Meanwhile, on the other side of the academy, Lucy, with her knitted face, sat on the soft seat the nurse room provided as she looked at a window beside the white bed where Hina was resting her body.
Hina's torn uniform had been changed into a casual white one, and her body had been cleansed by one of beginner light magic named cleanse to get rid of every impurity in her outward body.
Looking at the vast black canvas that stretched far away, glittering dots scattered across it, closing the curtain of the day, bringing her a sense of momentary peace. But suddenly, her relaxed facial muscles tensed once again as she recalled what Soma had said to her.
"Fuu…".
Lucy sighed and recalled that ever since she was a child. She was a gifted girl with a loving family and a loving environment that helped raise her into the current her.