(Heartfelt thanks to 'Gs Da Shi', 'Erciyuan de Shuangxiezuo', and 'Yunqi Qinggu' for their rewards!)
Ansarivan Dragon Riding Academy, Student Council Office...
Wu Yan, Sylvia, Ash, Eco, and Cosette had all gathered there. Aside from Cosette, who stood behind Sylvia, everyone else sat around the table, and none of them looked particularly well.
Clearly, everyone present was in a terrible mood. Even Eco, who usually loved making a fuss, wore a gloomy expression and had none of her usual energy.
Because of that, an unbearably heavy atmosphere filled the Student Council office, leaving it deathly silent...
No one knew how much time had passed before the Student Council office door was pushed open. Rebecca strode in from outside, looking as valiant as ever, but her usual confident, charming smile was gone. Her face was unusually grim, her emerald eyes filled with worry and even traces of exhaustion.
"Cosette..." Seeing the weariness Rebecca could not hide in her eyes, Wu Yan let out a soft sigh.
"Pour Rebecca a cup of tea..."
"Yes..." Cosette smiled with pursed lips and set a cup of black tea on the table before the seated Rebecca.
"Whose maid are you, exactly..." Sylvia protested weakly and somewhat unhappily as she watched Cosette obediently follow Wu Yan's instruction, but she said no more.
After all, this was not the time to care about such things...
"Thank you..." Rebecca finally managed a smile. She picked up the black tea before her and took a light sip, recovering somewhat.
"How did it go?" Wu Yan asked concisely. Though his words were brief, everyone present understood what he meant and turned to Rebecca.
"She's already been taken back to Maeve Dormitory..." Rebecca gave a bitter smile.
"But the moment she returned to her room, Luca shut the door and ignored