Maris didn't even looked at who was that young man and went away. If she had stayed and then she would meet the wandering swordsman who was one of the male leads but since she didn't stayed, she missed it.
Even if she had met this wandering swordsman, she wouldn't talked to him, so it's didn't make much of difference if she stayed or not.
Maris went back to her grand temple, thinking of Lucan, wanting to meet him.
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After the break, in the staff room of the Royal Academy.
The martial arts tournament that was held in the royal capital had concluded, and Lucan had come to work as usual.
"By the way... were you surprised? Did you see the finals?"
The question came from Xue Lan, a colleague with a relaxed expression.
"The semifinalist and favorite, Kiran, lost, and the final was between Alec and an unknown swordsman, you know?"
"Is that so? That's unexpected."
