Not long after, only Dark and the three maids remained in the shop. Pandora kept a very tight schedule—the sort of person who could squeeze water out of a sponge.
Moreover, Dark's travels over the past few days had kept her too distracted to study in peace. She would surely have to make up for it with ruthless intensity afterward.
Diana and Rose had just set themselves small goals as well. Even if it was only a burst of three-minute enthusiasm, they still had to give it their all.
As for Aurora, the study tasks she had set for herself were already packed to the brim. Otherwise, she could never have stood alone at the top among a first-year class filled with geniuses.
With the space around him suddenly cleared, Dark immediately lowered his head and began writing the proposal.
—It was only the second day since his return to the academy, yet he already had to start working.
Some things sounded simple enough when discussed, but once put into writing, he discovered countless details that had to be adjusted and patched up.
Thus, he spent the entire afternoon finishing the proposal. Only then did he lift the lemon black tea Eve had brewed, savoring it as he listened to her recount what had happened at the academy during this time.
The matters worth paying attention to at the academy mostly revolved around the "Saint Son," Evan Pearson, and the "Saintess," Audrey Jeanne d'Arc.
However, during the week that Dark and the others had been away, neither Evan Pearson nor Audrey Jeanne d'Arc had displayed anything unusual.
They had behaved themselves as though they had truly come only for exchange and study. Of course, Evan Pearson had maintained his habit of challenging an upperclassman every so often throughout the week,