Worthy of being the disciple of the Sage of Secrets, Selma carried herself with remarkable grace in both word and deed, unconsciously revealing the depth of her vast knowledge.
Dark found their conversation thoroughly enjoyable. After barely more than ten minutes, they spoke as though they had known each other for years.
Aside from that, Emma's family was actually quite ordinary. They were not even considered well-off among commoners, only barely reaching the middle class—and that was only because Selma herself held patents for several products.
Selma was the sole breadwinner of this family of three. Although Emma's father worked as a teacher at the church, everyone knew what churches were like—they were practically charitable institutions.
However, through his teaching at the church, Emma's father had indeed built up a good reputation for the family. He was well known in the neighborhood and highly respected.
Emma's family and Robert's family seemed to have been connected for a long time. Both were natives of Phoenix City, and Emma's father and Robert's father had known each other since childhood.
However, there had always been a divide between boys and girls. Robert had been mischievous since he was little, while Emma was introverted and quiet, so the two had not interacted much.
But with two Saint Marian Academy students appearing on the same street, people often compared them... and Robert always ended up serving as Emma's foil.
Selma was also very gentle toward her daughter's classmate, often taking his feelings into consideration and prompting him to speak.
Robert was a blabbermouth. No one had asked him before, so he had not mentioned anything. But now that Selma had specifically inquired, he poured out everything he knew like beans spilling from a sack.
Selma immediately understood her daughter's behavior at the Academy—she was