บท 336: Explanation

Ely wanted to laugh out loud after seeing Ning there. The person she was so curious to find out about had turned out to be none other than him. 

The other 2 principals looked around in confusion not knowing what was going on. Not even Jivon knew about Ning due to him being a very reserved figure in the Alchemy wing for the last hundreds of years. 

Yola on the other hand didn't know what to think. She knew a little about Ning, especially the truth about him being old. But other than that, she hadn't bothered looking into much information about him.

"What are you doing here, teacher Ning?" Yola asked. "Didn't you leave for somewhere before us?"

"Ah, it seems your academy's people are here, senior," Tsado said when he saw Yola.  He then looked at the rest and said, "Good to see you guys have made it here quite fast. Let me introduce you to senior Ning."