Greg did not go over to greet them.
Partly because they would be leaving soon, and partly because he felt there was nothing much to say just then.
They would be traveling together anyway. There would be plenty of time on the way.
He looked over the entire group.
There were ten representatives from each of the first three years. Including their instructors and the academy administrators leading the delegation, the total came to only about sixty people.
Though small in number, every member of this group was an elite chosen through multiple rounds of selection, representing the strongest fighting force Glory Kael Magic Academy had to offer.
Another thing worth noting was that Greg did not see Catherine among the second-year representatives.
That was no surprise, since Catherine had not participated in the Hundred-Academy Exchange Meeting in the original story's Third Act.
It was not because she had failed to be selected as a representative. Rather, running her merchant association mattered more to her than attending the Exchange Meeting, so she had voluntarily given up her chance to participate.
Still, that would not keep her out of the subsequent Fourth Act's Five-Academy Competition storyline.
Dragonfolk were greedy by nature and loved money, and Catherine's family had close ties with the Grand Duchess of the Dragonfolk Duchy. When the time came, she would attend as an invited guest to watch the competition.
Just as Greg's thoughts began to wander, two figures finally hurried to the assembly point.
Victoria had changed into a neat academy uniform, her long gray hair combed into perfect order. Though a trace of fatigue lingered on her face, it did nothing to diminish her delicate beauty.
Alice, meanwhile, had changed into a brand-new professor's robe. It was still the same loose-fitting style, but it clearly fit