Now I have serious doubts. There was definitely a change in the group, but it was so drastic that I was probably just imagining it.
'Yes, it must be the stress of meeting the goddess. If no one says anything, it must be my imagination.'
I decided it was best to ignore the obvious change, which must definitely be my imagination, and called the group to discuss the gains inside the classroom.
"Okay, guys, let's go inside and talk about what happened,"
I said, encouraging them to move into the classroom where I usually teach my runes and theoretical magic classes. As I walked to the front, I heard them conversing normally, which reinforced the idea that what I saw was just my imagination.
"ಠಿ_ಠ"
Mike was especially excited.
"You're not going to believe me, guess, guess what happened," he said excitedly, as if no one could guess the obvious in this situation. To answer him, Ban blurted out his typical stinging observation.