No sooner had the students spilled into the hallway than a crowd formed around Taro, the power dynamics visibly shifting before their eyes.
Han's group was the first to approach, followed closely by Luna's maids and cousins.
Even Jin's usual errand-runners now orbited nearby, trying to catch Taro's attention.
The corridor buzzed with excited whispers.
"It's incredible!" Han beamed, his spider's web patterns shimmering with excitement. "First student with a bronze beast! And only 130 days after starting school!"
"Actually..." Taro scratched his head, clearly uncomfortable with the attention, his new beast's markings shifting beneath his skin, "it was only 100 days of cultivation."
"A hundred days?" one of the maids moved closer, her cloud bird manifesting in her hairt. "How is that possible?"
