After an unknown amount of waiting, a dark cloud drifted from the distant horizon, indicating that it would soon rain, which would conveniently extinguish the large fire at Senba Academy. (The function of the Fourth Divine Key)
"It looks like the fire will be put out soon," Elysia said, looking at the distant dark cloud, then stood up. "Let's go, let's find shelter from the rain first."
Hearing Elysia's words, Theresa, who was almost asleep, instantly sobered up. "Ah, mm."
The two walked into a nearby shop and waited for the rain to put out the fire.
"Theresa, why did you wait with me?" Elysia asked casually, feeling a bit bored.
"I don't know," Theresa replied immediately.
"Don't know? Why wouldn't you know? When people do something, there must always be a reason, no matter how absurd or trivial, it's still a reason."
Hearing Elysia's words, Theresa thought for a moment. "Because I didn't want you to be alone."
"So, can I assume, Theresa, that you've fallen for Miss Elysia? ♬ ~" (Elysia really said it like that, I'm sure!)
Theresa was silent for a while again, thinking about what Elysia had said. Had she fallen for Elysia? Had they known each other for half a day since they met? Probably not.
Or rather, since Elysia saved her, it hadn't even been a full day yet.
She saved her, and she had a special weapon on her. The information about Elysia that she had previously found must have been fake. Then there was eating a meal with Elysia, and after that...
Theresa slapped her face hard, trying to forget that scene, and finally, Judah's reaction.
Elysia looked at Theresa's actions with some surprise. Why was this child slapping her own face for no reason? It was all red. "Little Theresa, why are you slapping your face?"
"It's nothing." Theresa's eyes darted away. So no matter what, Elysia was a good person.
"Alright, but no matter what happens, don't use so much force on yourself, okay? Look, your face is all red from slapping it." As she spoke, Elysia reached out and rubbed Theresa's cheek.
Because of Elysia's action, Theresa's face turned even redder. Then, realizing what was happening, Theresa quickly slapped Elysia's hand away, then took a step back, moving away from Elysia, retracting her previous statement, Elysia was a bad woman!
As the two played around, the dark clouds in the distance finally drifted over the area of Senba Academy.
Outside, a light rain began to fall, and then the rain grew heavier and heavier.
Listening to the sound of the rain, Elysia slowly calmed down. No matter when, she still liked the sound of rain, but not heavy rain.
Light rain was the best.
No, or rather, she would like any kind of weather, it just depended on her mood at the time.
Her current liking was just her current self.
Theresa's communicator received a message at this moment. After glancing at it, Theresa said to Elysia, "The people from the Academy who are coming to pick us up will be here soon. Do we still need to wait here?"
"Hmm, if you can't wait, little Theresa can leave first," Elysia replied. She was really concerned. If she wasn't afraid of fire, she might already be inside rummaging for things that interested her.
"Then should I tell them to wait above your house when they arrive?"
"Above my house?" Elysia was a little confused. Why above her house?
"Yes, I said I would take you back to the Academy. Aren't you going to pack your things?" Theresa looked at Elysia with a strange expression.
"Pack things?" Elysia thought for a moment. "You can tell them to come directly here to pick us up. As for my things, only these things on me are more precious." As she spoke, Elysia even picked up the bow in her hand to indicate.
"I see. Then I'll send them a message and tell them to come here." After speaking, Theresa began sending a message on her communicator.
After sending the message, Theresa continued chatting with someone on her communicator, occasionally looking up at Elysia, then looking up at Elysia again, making Elysia quite uncomfortable.
But this situation did not last long.
Under the heavy rain, the large fire at Senba Academy was quickly extinguished, but there might still be smoldering embers in some places, which could reignite at any time.
But that was enough.
"Alright, Theresa, I'm going over there for a bit. Just wait for me here." As she spoke, Elysia intended to brave the rain and go into Senba Academy to find something that attracted her.
"Are you just going to go like that? I'll go with you!" Theresa quickly put away her communicator and jogged to Elysia's side.
"Alright, alright, you should still wait for me here. Don't forget your injury just healed not long ago, and you also fought a battle, so you should rest here. I'll be back very soon." After speaking, Elysia directly rushed out.
Theresa looked at the departing figure and stomped her foot in anger, but seeing Elysia's weapon still left there, she picked up Elysia's weapon and waited for her there.
She didn't know why she listened to Elysia, but she somehow felt that if she followed Elysia, she would make Elysia unhappy.
But now Theresa was a little unhappy because Elysia wouldn't let her go with her. (Indeed, happiness cannot exist simultaneously.)
Theresa wasn't afraid that Elysia wouldn't come back, because with Judah, Judah indicated that she had already remembered Elysia's scent and could bind her here at any time!
Holding Elysia's weapon, Theresa remembered seeing Elysia's weapon turn into a glove on the way. How did that happen? There were clearly no mechanisms on this weapon.
Elysia ran through the rain to the entrance of Senba Academy and saw the potholes on the road. This was where she fought the pseudo-Herrscher.
Walking to where the girl had stood, Elysia saw something sparkling on the ground, so she knelt down and picked up the sparkling item.
It was a gem, but this gem looked like a corner had broken off, and inside the gem, there were cracks, giving one the feeling that this gem could break at any moment.
She carefully put the broken gem into her pocket, then walked into Senba Academy.
This broken gem had some attraction for her, but it wasn't that strong. She could feel that there was something more attractive to her inside the Academy.
Following her feeling, Elysia walked to the center of the Academy, where only a fountain remained intact.
Elysia could feel that what attracted her was inside this fountain.
She walked into the fountain and approached the stone sculpture in the middle of the fountain. The closer she got, the hungrier she felt, as if something was attracting her to eat it.
Walking in front of the stone sculpture, Elysia saw the thing that attracted her, which was also a gem, a purple, somewhat dangerous-looking gem. This gem was embedded in the very center of the stone sculpture.
Elysia looked at the gem, and as she was thinking about how to remove it, her hand already touched the gem, and then this gem directly fell from the statue. Elysia quickly caught it.
It came off so... easily?
And then? What was this gem for?
From the moment she got this gem, Elysia no longer felt hungry, as if getting this gem had already satisfied her.