Chapter 172: Happy Winter Break
Hearing Jia Na's words, Vivian inexplicably shivered.
"What you're talking about, it's not those black, stinky eggs you made last time, is it?"
"Yeah, don't you think it's delicious when you dip it in vinegar and eat it?"
Remembering the last time, under Jia Na's enthusiastic hospitality, Vivian reluctantly tasted a bite of the "black egg".
That unforgettable taste, even now just thinking about it, makes Vivian feel like throwing up.
"Hmm—the taste is quite unique."
Seeing Vivian's forced smile and knowing her "fun" had been politely declined, Jia Na merely shrugged. She didn't force Vivian, who had always only loved sweets, to accept the delicacy from her previous life's hometown. "Jia Na, over here!"
Just as she walked into the public classroom on the third floor of the Magic Tower, Jia Na heard Maluo-Haige's enthusiastic call.
"Morning, Maluo, thanks for saving us seats."
"It's what I should do."
Because they were delayed for a longer time at the cafeteria, Jia Na and Vivian arrived relatively later today.
At a glance, except for the last few rows which were relatively empty, the front seats seemed to be full.—
"Jia Na, Vivian, I'm here."
Just as Jia Na was about to take the reluctant Vivian to sit next to Maluo-Haige, Bell-Moonshadow's voice suddenly rang out from the second row.
"So Bell saved us seats too. Jia Na, let's go sit there—after all, you still prefer sitting in the front."
Vivian, feeling a sense of familiarity with Bell-Moonshadow's voice for the first time, immediately pulled Jia Na towards the front row.
Seeing this, Jia Na could only politely apologize to Maluo-Haige, and then followed Vivian to the old seats next to Bell-Moonshadow where they often sat.
"Stop looking, be careful your soul gets hooked away again."
Seeing Maluo-Haige's reluctant gaze towards Jia Na's back, Niya-Flame, who was sitting to his left, mercilessly exposed his little thoughts.
"Mind your own business."
The somewhat exasperated Maluo-Haige, uncharacteristically dropping his composure, merely replied coldly to Niya-Flame before turning back around.
"Some people, no matter how humble her background, her existence is destined to be like the moon in the sky, unreachable———·she is not the same kind of person as us."
Remaining silent for a long time, listening to the noise in the classroom, the complex-looking Maluo-Haige didn't say another word·—
"Bell, what made you think of saving us seats today?"
Because they teamed up in the Swamp Secret Realm, the relationship between Vivian and Bell-Moonshadow had eased considerably.
At least it wasn't that stiff relationship where they didn't even greet each other when they met in private, like before.
"I didn't save these, and I didn't arrive much earlier than you—it's just that when I got to the classroom,
I happened to see these few seats were empty and no one was sitting there."
Hearing this, Vivian's gaze couldn't help but look towards the male apprentices in the third row. Seeing their slightly evasive eyes, Vivian understood and sat down next to Jia Na.
"It seems we still underestimated someone's Charm~"
"What do you mean?"
Bell-Moonshadow, who didn't understand the hidden meaning, tilted her head and looked at Vivian with a puzzled expression.
"As long as it's a seat someone frequently sits in, no one will ever sit there—after all, there are plenty of people helping us keep an eye on it."
Saying this, Vivian looked at Jia Na with a mischievous expression, but the latter's reaction was as if it had nothing to do with her at all. She just habitually tucked her hair, sat quietly in her seat, and didn't say a word.
"Professor Grace is here!"
Someone shouted, and the originally noisy classroom instantly became quiet.
As crisp footsteps sounded at the door, Grace-Eva, dressed in a deep red wizard robe, walked briskly to the podium.
"Apprentices, first of all, I want to congratulate you here on officially completing all the first-year courses. Starting next semester, you will be official apprentices of the second year at White Coral Academy—welcome."
Clap clap clap clap—As soon as Grace-Eva finished speaking, the classroom spontaneously erupted in applause.
After all, in this final exam, nearly a quarter of the people left the academy forever, returned to the Lower City, and bid farewell to the path of a Wizard··
"Secondly, besides congratulating you on successfully graduating from the first year, I also want to remind you to be careful during the upcoming two-month winter break—-I don't want to suddenly hear about someone's death when the next semester begins—..."
Listening to Grace-Eva's half-serious, half-joking instructions, Vivian next to her couldn't help but nudge Jia Na with her arm,
"Do you want to come stay at my place for a while during the winter break? My family has always wanted to meet you."
"Really? Am I that famous?"
"Of course——no, it's mainly because I always mention you in front of them, so they're quite curious about you—"
Perhaps because the break was approaching, the whispering in the class also increased. Seeing this,
Grace-Eva, who was usually stern, didn't stop them. Instead, a hint of a smile appeared in her eyes.
"Finally, I'll wish everyone a Happy New Year in advance all swoosh all As soon as the words fell, several white lights suddenly flashed in front of the apprentices.
As the light dispersed, a white wizard robe with a coral pattern embroidered on the chest appeared on each apprentice's desk.
"It's the second-year wizard robe. Can't we choose the color ourselves this time?"
Looking at the white wizard robe on the table, Vivian, whose personal aesthetic preference was for ice blue, couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.
"Alright, class dismissed. See you next year."
"Goodbye, Professor Grace—"
As Grace-Eva walked out of the classroom, the already not-so-quiet classroom suddenly became like a boiling pot.
"Jia Na, seriously, do you want to come to my place for the New Year this year?"
Seeing Vivian's serious expression, Jia Na's expression also became serious.
"Will that disturb your family's internal gathering? After all, I'm just an outsider, it might affect you."
"You're not an outsider at all! You're a good friend!"
Hearing Jia Na's distant words, Vivian's mouth pursed up like a boiling kettle.
"Alright, if you don't mind the trouble———I'd be delighted."
"Yay!"
Hearing that Jia Na finally agreed, the smile on Vivian's face almost spilled over.
"Let's go, it's my treat today! Let's go out and have a good meal together——-consider it a celebration for the first day of winter break!"