Meanwhile, the students below and the professors seated among the faculty all picked up their knives and forks and began to eat heartily.
Dark was no exception.
As he quietly chatted with Diana and Rose, he savored the delicious turkey.
Diana and Rose's Magic Spirits were also attending a Christmas party exclusively for them at the top of the Spiral Clock Tower.
But since those Magic Spirits did not often go out, the two girls were rather worried about them.
Dark, meanwhile, was more worried about Aurora, who was far away.
Though Principal Arte was secretly overseeing things, and she was extremely reliable most of the time, she always tended to be rather scatterbrained in certain situations.
It was hard not to worry a little.
But then he remembered that Oli and Chris were there as well, which put him somewhat more at ease.
About half an hour later, the members of the music club left the stage, and the performance portion of the Christmas party officially began.
The students temporarily slowed their eating and looked up at the stage. As an exceptionally stirring horn sounded, a girl draped in white robes ran out from behind the curtain in hurried dance steps, unveiling the opening of the stage play.
"Song of God!"
Dark looked at the girl onstage in some surprise.
Song of God was a stage play that only clergy could perform. In previous years, one could only see it at grand events organized by the Holy Church.
He had not expected tonight's opening performance to be provided by the Holy Church. But after his surprise came a sinking feeling. "It seems the kingdom's situation is even worse than I thought."
This stabilization effort had not merely made use of him and the two princesses; it seemed to have