Dark said.
"If your extracurricular practicum site is close to the Free City this time, then head straight there once the practicum is over. I'll explain things to the professor."
Aurora set down the letter in her hands and looked up. "My extracurricular practicum site this time is expected to be the ruins of the Empire Where the Sun Never Sets in the east."
"The Empire Where the Sun Never Sets..." Dark pondered briefly before understanding. "The Giant Empire?"
Aurora nodded. "They say it was once the homeland of the Sun-Chasing Giants as well. I want to take this opportunity to have a look."
Dark said, "Who are you going with?" Aurora said, "Senior Emma." Dark said, "..."
Aurora said, "And Senior Winnie." Dark said, "What about the professor?"
Aurora said, "Apparently it's one of the Literature Club's supervising professors. I haven't met them yet."
A "special student" team only required two students from the lower-year group; it did not require them to be in the same year.
So it was reasonable for Aurora to ask Emma to join her.
And since Emma was a member of the Literature Club, it was also reasonable for her to bring in Senior Winnie and the club's supervising professor.
With such a team, even the ruins of the Giant Empire should be worth venturing into.
Probably.
Dark said, "The Empire Where the Sun Never Sets once called itself the 'Divine Kingdom.' At the height of its glory, giants were called 'gods.' They seemed to possess power no less formidable than the gods themselves, so those ruins are extremely dangerous."
Dark paused, then asked, "What is that professor's name?"
Aurora thought for a moment and said, "I remember it should be Enid? Lindbergh."
"A very unusual name. Let me think..." Dark carefully searched his