Viska was the sort who could never sit still, especially with so many acquaintances around. There was basically no way she could stay in one place. After harassing a few "juniors," she ran off to chat nonsense with Fina, then dragged Bellavella over when she happened to pass by. Now she was animatedly recounting her heroic exploits from back in the day. Fina and Bellavella wore entirely different expressions: the latter looked caught between laughter and tears, while the former tilted her head in confusion and blinked now and then. Fina was introverted and reserved, and she normally did not interact much with others, so she was clearly having trouble processing Viska in her current state.
When I went over, Ice Sister was in the middle of telling one of her greatest achievements—according to her, anyway, and she had no fewer than several thousand such "greatest achievements." Rogue was practically standing on the chair. "...Back then, I was full of spirit, you know? Full of spirit! Not only did I graduate across disciplines, I even produced exclusive research results across disciplines. I was practically a legend back then, hailed as a genius of the Dark God Race—though over two hundred teachers had forced me into it. The first time I went to submit a research paper at the local temple, I was pretty nervous. I was such an ignorant little girl then. I even stupidly listened to my mom and wore this terribly rustic Academic Robe. But once the defense started, I wasn't afraid of anything anymore. You all know I'm someone with very firm opinions and strong initiative when it comes to academic style. As long as it's my field, I could curse Father God out without even biting my tongue. The fiercest part of that defense was the