"Okay."
Lawrend nodded his head and smiled at her. He stood up from his seat and sat beside her.
"Hm? Why did you move?"
Levin and Johan noticed Lawrend switching seats. They looked at him in wonder.
"You can both chat with each other. I'll sit here."
Lawrend replied to him.
"Alright."
Levin nodded his head, and Johan stood up and sat at Lawrend's previous seat.
"So… Where did you come from?"
She asked him with an interested smile on her face.
"Lanika City. How about you?"
Lawrend replied to her and asked.
"I grew up in this city. I've been yearning to explore the world outside these cumbersome walls."
She replied to him. She looked outside the windows in melancholy.
"Then we're the same."
Lawrend smiled at her. He could still remember a few months ago when he had been stuck in Lanika City all his life.
"Oh, really? How was it outside?"
She rested her elbows on the table and asked him with interest. She rested her head on her hand and looked up at him.
"It's chaotic. I almost died three times."
Lawrend replied to her with an awkward smile on his face.
"I'm jelly. Can you take me outside sometime?"
She asked him with a sincere smile.
"Alright. You can come if I ever travel outside the city."
Lawrend nodded his head. He didn't think much of it. She was just a nice classmate in his eyes.
"My name is Humility Undra. And I'm 18 too, hehe."
Humility introduced herself and winked at Lawrend.
"Hahaha."
Lawrend laughed hearing her imitate his words earlier. She didn't have to say that she was also 18.
"Why are you laughing?"
Humility pouted as she stared at Lawrend.
"Haha, nothing."
Lawrend shook his head with a faint smile on his face.
"Ehem."
June faked a coughed to get the class' attention.
"Everyone, calm down. I'll start the class in a bit.
Lawrend turned his head away from Humility and focused to the front. There were two blackboards on the wall in front of the class.
"For the new students that are unaware, your First-Year is dedicated to the study of Magic Theory. If you don't know the Magic Theory, your usage of magic will be inefficient. What I will be teaching you is the Magic Theory for lightning magic.
"Once a month, the test for Moving Up is conducted. If you pass, you will be a Second-Year student. That is why the term First-Year is misleading. There can be Second-Year students that only studied as a First-Year for 8 months."
"Since that's out of the window, I'll start my discussion now…"
June explained the Magic Theory to the whole class. As Lawrend listened on, he felt enlightened. He was finally being taught magic, and it made him happy.
Throughout the lesson, he would discuss his ideas with Humility. In return, they had become friends. She was particularly amazed at his unique ideas about magic.
…
"Lawrend, do you want to eat with me at my favorite place?"
Humility invited him as they stood up. June had just announced their break time.
"Lawrend, are you coming?"
Levin also asked Lawrend. He had his shoulder around Johan's. They looked like best friends already.
"..."
Lawrend looked at the two of them in confusion. A male classmate or a female friend? The answer was obvious.
"Sorry, Levin, but Humility asked me first."
Lawrend smiled at Levin a little bit smugly.
"Hehehe. Let's go, Lawrend."
Humility giggled, and she led the way out of the classroom, and Lawrend followed after her.
"That bastard…"
Levin gritted his teeth and clenched his fist in anger.
"That woman… Levin, you should advise him to stay away from her."
Johan said to Levin with squinted eyes as he watched Humility leave with Lawrend.
"Why?"
Levin asked in confusion.
"Come here, I'll tell you…"
Johan whispered to Levin's ears.
…
"This is your favorite place?"
Lawrend looked around at the restaurant they just entered. There were many tables inside it, filled with students from different departments. It looked luxurious and well-maintained. Meanwhile, Aezel followed behind Lawrend like a shadow.
"Yes, is it not to your liking?"
Humility asked him a little embarrassed.
"No. I just didn't think that there would be so many restaurants in the academy. I was expecting a cafeteria."
Lawrend shook his head and explained to her.
The restaurants they passed by were serving different kinds of food. It was diverse and hard to pick one.
"Hehe. Then let's sit here."
Humility giggled hearing Lawrend's response. She led him to a 2-person table. Aezel stopped and stood behind Lawrend.
A waiter approached them with a note and pen in his hand.
"Do you want the usual?"
The waiter asked Humility with great familiarity.
"Yes. Lawrend, do you want to try what I eat here? It's really good."
Humility asked Lawrend.
"Sure. This is provided by the academy, right?"
Lawrend nodded his head, and he couldn't help but ask in worry.
"Yes. You don't have to worry. As the kingdom sponsors the academy, everything here is provided by the kingdom."
Humility replied to Lawrend with a smile.
"Please wait a moment."
The waiter bowed slightly to them before he left to get their order.
Lawrend and Humility discussed the lesson earlier as they waited for their food to be served.
"Dumpling dim sum and rice with soy sauce for two."
The waiter arrived in front of them. He carried a tray which he laid the contents on the table. Shortly after, he left.
"This is your usual here?"
Lawrend looked at the food in front of him in surprise. He didn't expect to see a food similar to the Chinese food in his past life. It seems that the two worlds have some similarities between them.
"Mm. You don't like it?"
Humility asked Lawrend worriedly.
"I love it, actually. It looks tasty."
Lawrend replied to her with a smile. Seeing a familiar food made him happy.
"I'm glad."
Humility beamed at Lawrend.
'Isn't this a date?'
Lawrend asked himself with a wry smile on his face. He then shook his head and started eating.