Although Iver had taken the day off, he only intended to skip classes that morning.
Previously, he had used his status as a teaching assistant to get a note from his mentor and borrow a copy of Ordinary Ritual Studies from the university library. Now that he had some free time, he could read it for a while in his dormitory.
He had to admit, the standard of knowledge at the university was indeed high.
The "Secret Knowledge" the Noble Red Society had taught Iver through letters was merely common knowledge in this book. Its contents covered all kinds of common rituals up to the Second Level. Although the book's original purpose was to allow priests to identify and counter the various evil rituals used by the Path of Transcendence...
There was nothing wrong with Iver learning how to use ritual magic in reverse.
After breakfast, Iver devoted himself to reading in the study on the second floor.
That was, until an unexpected yet entirely reasonable guest came to visit.
"Senior Hai Na?"
Iver put down the book in his hand and teasingly addressed the girl who had been invited into the study and was sitting on one of the sofas. "See? This time, you didn't make an appointment in advance, and the time of your visit was much more appropriate."
It was ten in the morning.
She had finally managed to visit Iver at a normal hour... Iver was deeply relieved.
"Actually, I wasn't that prone to being late for class before, either. I don't know what happened..."
Hai Na sighed helplessly and casually moved past the subject. "Forget it. Let's not talk about that. I came to see you about three things."
"Three?"
That surprised Iver a little. "Are they related to yesterday's club?"
"Mm, one of them