"You said... you got into the kingdom's top-ranked university? And your mentor is James?"
On campus, Sulu had come to complete the final procedures and bid farewell to his friend George.
George's expression was wildly exaggerated. "That James with the iceberg face and poisonous mouth?"
"He... was alright, I guess."
Sulu smiled guiltily. He felt that James's attitude had become quite amiable later on.
"You don't know... he eliminated every student from our district except you. There was this genius girl who'd been famous since childhood—he scolded her until she ran out crying..."
George looked thoroughly shaken.
"Oh..."
Sulu neither agreed nor disagreed.
"And... Mentor James is a famous big shot in the Royal Capital. After coming to White Tin, lots of high-ranking officials went to visit him... Wait here..."
George suddenly wore a strange smile and ran back to the classroom.
Before long, a figure in a school skirt flashed past the doorway, then shrank back.
But after waiting a moment, she seemed to finally gather her courage and walked over.
It was Ginny, doll-like as ever.
"Hello... Morphy... Congratulations on getting into university."
She twisted the hem of her skirt. "I heard your mentor is James? That very influential gentleman?"
"Yes. Goodbye!"
Sulu covered his forehead and looked at the many faces peering out through the windows, George's among them.
There was no need to think about it. George must have spread the news.
I'm not a child anymore, and he's still this childish...
He turned and left, not giving Ginny the slightest chance to speak.
It was obvious she wanted to plead for her father. If he spoke up, James would probably agree, but the question was, why should he?
Watching his retreating figure, Ginny's shoulders began to shake rapidly.
"Hey, hey..."
As Sulu exited the school