"----"
At that moment, everyone present seemed to have lost the ability to speak, falling into successive stretches of silence.
Even so, the expressions on their faces were completely different.
Chloe looked somewhat worried.
Kanata watched everyone in silence, as if there were no place for him to intervene, simply observing from the sidelines.
Luo Zhen, meanwhile, calmly stated his intentions without the slightest change in expression.
As for Yuri, her prickly attitude faltered slightly. The fire in her heart seemed to vanish along with it as she lowered her eyes.
Then...
"...Senior, do you really not plan to stay in the Aerial Combat Mage Department anymore?"
Yuri spoke in a low voice.
Her tone was filled with sorrow, and even more so with resistance.
She looked as if she wanted to confirm something, yet was afraid of hearing the answer she did not want to hear. It was so heartbreaking that anyone would feel sorry for her.
Luo Zhen fell silent for a moment, then sighed and spoke.
"I want to transfer to the Omni-Fusion Alchemy Department. That's what I intend to do for now, and I have no intention of changing my mind."
He voiced that determination plainly.
Both Chloe and Kanata fell silent.
"...I see?"
Yuri lowered her head, closing her eyes almost imperceptibly as she bit her lip.
Not long afterward...
"You liar..."
Leaving those words behind, Yuri turned around and quickly walked away, as if she did not want anyone to see her expression.
Seeing this, Luo Zhen did not choose to follow her. He merely watched her leave in silence.
Chloe and Kanata did the same.
However...
"You're not going after her?"
Kanata at least asked that much.
For all his seemingly self-centered ways, the man actually had an unexpectedly kind heart. Seeing a