Little Raven~ Won't Sleep~

"Me too?"

"You too."

Dumbledore raised his eyebrows and nodded, looking as though it were only natural.

Manus raised his eyebrows as well.

"So, I had another question just now that you still haven't answered, Professor."

"Hmm? What else did you say? Forgive my age... Oh, right. I will indeed use this to make some plans afterward, but that is not something you should be worrying about yet. Focus on your studies first."

Dumbledore maintained his gaze on Manus, lowering his head slightly and looking at him from an upward angle as he shook his head. It was a mildly teasing expression of disapproval.

"I have already heard about your deeds from Minerva and Filius. You seem to push yourself a little too hard in everyday life... To be honest, I have never seen a student like you, not even in Ravenclaw."

If Dumbledore had not known that Manus had been like this since childhood, he might even have suspected there was something wrong with him.

"Professor Flitwick and the others have helped me greatly. I will arrange my time properly now, but given the current situation, we really do need to hurry and improve ourselves, don't we?"

Manus felt that things outside had already escalated to this extent. If not for the small number of Wizards, it could even have been called a state of war, yet they were still attending classes and entertaining themselves at school at an unhurried pace...

That was a little too carefree.

Weren't they afraid that, when trouble reached them, they would be powerless to resist?

Yet upon hearing this, Dumbledore seemed to have suffered some sort of blow. Though he was clearly a tall man, he suddenly looked far more worn down.

"...It is the responsibility of people like us that you must