Someone had summoned Magic Spirits over the lake and used an Ultimate Move to thicken the thin ice on its surface into a solid sheet.
Then the students waiting by the shore stepped onto the ice one by one and began skating.
Dark blinked, wanting to join them for a moment. But as he saw the crowd growing larger and larger, he began to hesitate again.
Before long, Diana and Rose knocked excitedly on his door and invited him to play on the lake with them.
Dark stopped hesitating, gathered his Magic Spirits, and left the Castle as well.
The professors came over upon hearing the commotion, but merely looked up with wry smiles instead of stopping them as they usually would.
After all, it was Christmas.
Of course, some concerned professors quietly went over and added another layer of protection to the already thick ice. So long as no giant Magic Spirits jumped about recklessly, there was basically no need to worry about the ice breaking.
Some sharp-eyed students saw through the professors' handiwork. As word spread from one to ten and ten to a hundred, more students learned that the professors had tacitly approved of the day's activities and swarmed over.
By the time Dark reached the lake, laughter had already filled the air.
Fortunately, the lake was wide enough that no one had to squeeze together.
He and Rose wandered side by side behind the loudly shouting Diana for a while before calling Diana back. Then, using alchemy, he crafted a pair of skates fitted with blades on the spot and gave a demonstration before the two girls.
Diana's eyes immediately lit up, and she begged him to make another pair at once.
Dark made two pairs, gave one pair to each girl, and taught them