"That Magic Potion Studies instructor at Lu'ersike Elementary Academy was absolutely awful! She was an Old Witch who specialized in devouring her apprentices' creativity."
"Instructor Hekena, I barely dared to speak in her classes back then. Were you the one who poured Stench Liquid on her?"
"Of course. It was a perfect plan... That Old Witch didn't show up at the academy for an entire month."
"I remember... The apprentices in my year even celebrated because of it."
Shael watched the Spellcaster girl before her, who was a year or two younger than she was, smugly twirl the Charcoal Pencil in her hand.
While talking with Ciri, she had unexpectedly learned that Ciri had also graduated from Lu'ersike Academy. She had only been one year above Ciri at the time.
Unfortunately, Ciri had only studied through the Middle School Department before setting out on adventures, while Shael had been fortunate enough to enter the Sage's Tower and become Gray Robe's apprentice. Not long after, Shael had returned to Frost Country as its prince.
"I can feel my current mentor watching me now, so... Shael, wouldn't it be better to change this kicking-down-the-door expression to one using wings?"
After learning that Shael was actually her former "upperclassman," Ciri proudly recalled her heroic exploits at the academy.
However, Purple-robed One seemed to have noticed them already. Given Ciri's long list of past misdeeds, it was best not to bring them up in front of Purple-robed One.
"But how do we show pushing open a door?"
Shael also focused her attention on designing expressions. She and Ciri had already designed three brand-new owl expressions in a row.
"We can make animated expressions."
Ciri touched the owl on the paper with her fingertip. Pale purple Runes appeared around her finger, and the charcoal-drawn owl