As the days passed and the "final exams" drew nearer, the girls became increasingly nervous. Some shut themselves in their rooms to study, while others went off somewhere to train.
But for Altina, none of that mattered.
After all, she had already followed Fang Zheng to several other worlds. As for Ciri's world, she was not as interested in it as the others were, so she had no particular desire to compete. While everyone else studied and trained hard, Altina simply finished her assignments as usual before heading out for a walk.
However, just as Altina reached the hall, she saw Claire sitting at the coffee table beside it, her brow tightly furrowed and her face filled with anguish.
"Claire, what's wrong?"
Seeing Claire looking as though she were about to climb a mountain of blades and plunge into a sea of flames, Altina walked over and asked. Startled by Altina's voice, Claire hurriedly looked up at her.
"Ah, Altina. You startled me... Aren't you going to study?"
"I'm not interested in that."
Altina silently shook her head.
"What about you? What happened?"
"Ugh..."
Hearing Altina's question, Claire hesitated for a moment. But considering that Altina, like herself, belonged to the Imperial Intelligence Division, she answered anyway.
"Actually... I've been thinking about how I can... deepen my relationship with Mr. Fang Zheng."
"Deepen your relationship?"
"Yes..."
As she spoke, a faint blush appeared on Claire's pale cheeks.
"It's Chancellor Osborne's order, but I don't know what I'm supposed to do..."
"..."
Hearing Claire's answer, Altina tilted her head in confusion.
"Mr. Fang Zheng is very easy to get along with."
"Huh? That's not what I mean. Of course I know he's easy to get along with, but that's not what I'm talking about."
Claire grew even more flustered, then stood