This difference might not have been particularly amusing to those involved.
But to onlookers enjoying the drama, it felt entirely different. As Dark watched, it began to feel like he was watching a light romantic comedy, and he could not help but smile knowingly.
However, his smile did not last long.
At one point, Sara suddenly glanced in his direction.
Their gazes met directly, with no way to avoid each other.
I've been spotted!
The thought flashed through his mind, and Dark swiftly turned back, focusing on his meal. Today's gossip had filled him to about seventy percent, which was enough.
Too much was as bad as too little. Too much was as bad as too little.
"What did you see?" Heidi asked. Sara shook her head slightly and said, "Nothing."
She had taken note of Dark Demon dining with an unfamiliar woman.
But with her discerning eye, she could tell at a glance that Sophia was not a magician.
And since she was not a magician, she could not be a contestant. She could only be a spectator.
"A spectator... a fan? He's actually having dinner with a fan." Sara looked up at the points leaderboard displayed behind the counter. Dark Demon's name was ranked twenty-ninth.
Then she thought of her own ranking and suddenly felt that she was in no position to comment.
So she simply shut up and pretended she had seen nothing.
But before one wave had settled, another rose.
Shrek Holmes and Mars Carey walked into the restaurant arm in arm once again.
"I heard they have belly dancing here..." Mars's voice was still rather loud.
Smack! Shrek abruptly slapped him on the shoulder. Judging from the sound, it had to hurt.
Mars hissed, then immediately spotted the younger students seated four to a