Her slender fingers lightly tapped against the back of the chair as she pondered for a long time.
From the very beginning, she had sensed that Raiden Mei was closely connected to her, but she had never expected the gap between reality and her expectations to be so great.
Yet her intuition told Yomi that what Grey Serpent had said was most likely true.
For a moment, Yomi's heart was thrown into turmoil...
"Teacher Yomi?"
A somewhat surprised voice rang out beside her, causing Yomi to open her violet-pink eyes.
"Kiana, why are you here?"
Looking at the white-haired girl, Yomi asked calmly, though she was somewhat puzzled.
"It's nothing, I was just taking a walk. I happened to see you, Teacher Yomi. Can I sit with you?"
Kiana wore a lively expression.
After returning to the dormitory, Mei had seemed upset and gone back to her room to sleep. Seele was taking care of Bronya, and Kiana had nothing to do, so she could only come out for a walk. (She was actually looking for where Yomi lived.) By chance, she ran into Yomi.
"Mm, come sit."
Yomi nodded lightly.
The academy bench was not short. There was plenty of room left even with two people sitting on it, yet Kiana unconsciously sat in the middle, right beside Yomi.
Yomi did not mind Kiana's little thoughts. In her eyes, Kiana was just a kid. What bad intentions could she possibly have?
"Teacher Yomi, what are you thinking about?"
Seeing how absentminded Yomi looked, Kiana leaned a little closer and asked.
"When we're not in class, just call me Yomi. There's no need to be so formal."
Yomi did not feel like much of a teacher at all. In her view, she had only come here to carry out a