Volume 5: Chapter 6: Look Behind You!
<span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight:400">Volume 5: Chapter 6: Look Behind You!
<span style="font-weight:400">"Goodbye, everyone!" Arlo waved his hand as he headed into his ssroom. One by one, they separated from the group. Keith, Gabriel, and Herrick were the only ones left as they headed to ss. When the three entered, everyone was surprised. Then, it was filled with confusion.
<span style="font-weight:400">Why was Herrick there? Herricking into the ssroom with Keith and Gabriel was surprising.
<span style="font-weight:400">They probably came in by coincidence.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Herrick, when it''s lunch,e to me. I''ll hand you your lunchbox." Keith smiled.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm." Herrick nodded as he walked to his seat. But that alone was enough. Everyone blinked a few times. When did those two be close?
<span style="font-weight:400">First was Alfia. Now it was Herrick? What was going on?
<span style="font-weight:400">Keith sat down next to Carolyn. Thetter questioned, "Did anything happen this morning?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"How did you know?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Gabriel and your expression said it all." Carolyn chuckled. The two had tired expressions. They might try to hide it, but she could tell. It seemed something happened.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Yeah, there was something." Keithughed as he exined it to her.
<span style="font-weight:400">...
<span style="font-weight:400">During lunch,
<span style="font-weight:400">"Herrick, here''s your lunchbox." Keith handed the lunchbox over to him, "Do you want to join us?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"No, I have a table." Herrick didn''t say anything else as he headed over to a table. There were dwarves and beastmen there.
<span style="font-weight:400">"What?" He noticed how Melor was giving him a weird look. Melor exined,
<span style="font-weight:400">"Why did you leave your ind?" He heard about it from the beastmen. He couldn''t believe something like that happened. Herrick red at the beastmen,
<span style="font-weight:400">"You guys!"
<span style="font-weight:400">"I asked them about it." Melor stopped him, "So tell me, why did you leave?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Because I can." Herrick scoffed as he ced the lunchbox on the table.
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." Melor sighed as he turned his attention to the lunchbox, "Keith was the one who gave it to you?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Prince, are you really going to eat that?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"That''s human slop!"
<span style="font-weight:400">The beastman couldn''t believe Keith would give him something like that. One even got up, "I will throw it away."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Don''t you dare!" Herrick quickly pulled the lunchbox away from him. That caused the beastmen and dwarves to stare at him.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Is something wrong?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"You can''t touch the food?" Herrick''s gaze was menacing. There was no way he was going to let them touch it.
<span style="font-weight:400">He opened the lid, and the heating from the food was incredible. The others stared in surprise. But Herrick didn''t care as he started to eat.
<span style="font-weight:400">"What is all of this?"
<span style="font-weight:400">...
<span style="font-weight:400">"Okay, ss! Today, we''re going to have a drill with your horse." Tennol instructed them on what to do. Hearing this, the students nodded and got to work.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Keith, do whatever you want on the side."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Understood." Like that, Keith started to work out on the side. That had be a usual thing. This kept happening all the way till the end of the ss.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Keith, there are some new horses in the stable. Do you want to try?" Tennol asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Sure." Keith nodded as he headed to the stables. But when he tried to reach his hand, the horse backed away!
<span style="font-weight:400">Eh? Am I really that scary?! Keith could tell from a nce. That horse was afraid of him. And it wasn''t one. The other horses in the stable backed off as well.
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." What is going on?!
<span style="font-weight:400">Keith turned to Tennol. Thetter was the same as well! He didn''t know why the horses were acting like this!
<span style="font-weight:400">"I guess you have to try again another time." There was nothing to do if all the horses backed away from him like that.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I see." Keith sighed as he headed home. And the moment he did, he saw Diana waiting at the front door. Keith''s expression brightened, "Diana, did you finish with your work?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm. Sorry about all the trouble, Keith."
<span style="font-weight:400">"It''s fine. The person you should really apologize to is Fira. She was doing all the work." While Diana was away, Fira worked overtime. She was a little mad. But she was soothed instantly with the power of cookies.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I have to thank the little one for her help." Diana sighed in relief.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I should prepare dinner." Keith was ready to make something nice for her. But when he was about to head into the kitchen,
<span style="font-weight:400">"Keith, I need a favor from you." Diana paused when she said this.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hmm? What do you need from me?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"You know Nephele?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Yes. What about her?" Keith tilted his head.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I was wondering if she could stay on this ind?" Diana was hesitant as she asked this.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hmm? Why?" This was out of the blue.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Well, you see." Diana was going to say something when Keith''s eyes widened.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hmm?!"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Look behind you!" Keith pointed at the back. And when he did, he saw someone flying in the air!