"Vlad..."
"Vlad..."
"VLAD!"
Seraphina called out to him in a loud voice, shaking his arm.
"Y-yeah," Vlad replied, blinking. "I-I was just about to reach the other side."
"What are you saying?" Seraphina asked, her brows raised in worry. He had been worryingly silent for a while now.
"Nothing," Vlad shook his head, pressing his temples. His gaze shifted to Aldric, who was standing on the other side of the table in his usual upright posture, one hand resting on the head of his cane. "Professor, does the academy provide loans?"
"..."
Aldric just gave Vlad a silent stare. "You do remember that you are already fifty thousand credits in debt, right?"
A wave of gasps rippled through the squad standing behind him. What in the world had he bought from the academy to end up in such debt?
Even Seraphina released a low gasp, standing beside Vlad.
"Might as well announce it to the whole academy using a speaker," Vlad muttered, rolling his eyes.
