The senior girl looked to either side, hesitating slightly.
Dark understood her concern at a glance. He immediately rose from his seat and sat between Dulong and Pistan across from them.
"Huh?" Diana could not help showing a puzzled expression.
Dark smiled. "Let the senior sit on your side."
Three boys and three girls, three to a side. Perfect.
"Oh." Diana responded, then shifted one seat inward and sat by the window.
Rose naturally moved closer to her, leaving the outer seat for the second-year senior.
The senior girl let out a small breath and said as she sat down, "Thanks. My name is Katerina Asaya, a second-year student of the Magister House. I hope we can have a pleasant journey together."
Dark and the other four introduced themselves as well, and they quickly became acquainted.
Curious, Dark asked, "Senior Asaya, Sains... is that the City of Knowledge, Sains?"
As Katerina took a copy of xxx Collection from her backpack, she nodded. "That's what outsiders call it, but really, Sains just has a few more Sages than other places."
Katerina Asaya had only just entered her second year. Even for a girl who developed early, she was only about as tall as Dark.
Her slight figure also made her appear even younger.
She wore her black hair loose, with blunt bangs across her forehead that barely covered the area above her brows. She seemed quiet and reserved, yet delicate.
Her first impression carried something of Winnie Skadi's air.
However, top students of the Magister House seemed to share that same sort of similarity.
After chatting with Katerina for a few more sentences, Dark returned to his match with Dulong.
Once he destroyed Dulong's castle, the unwilling-to-lose Dulong clamored for a best two out of three, and they began the