After Grey left the room, Aria also left and headed towards the cafeteria where she encountered a red haired girl in maid dress looking around for something with blood red expression.
"Aria, G一一 that person just come here!"
"If you mean by professor Shirabe, it seems he come to inspect the dormitory of this year's S-1 class students, though it looks like he just left"
What came out of her was fabricated words.
"I see...... "
Aria's heart felt a prickling pain again, when Stella's appearance as if it was the end of the world reflected in her eyes.
(Not again. Why I...... )
"N, Now, let's go to eat. Other's are also waiting for you, let's eat together."
"Ye...... ah"
As if to deceive the ache in her heart, she took Stella's hand and led her down the stairs toward the cafeteria.
They entered the cafeteria of the magic knight academy's first dormitory. The space of the cafeteria was exceedingly wide with numerous wooden tables and chairs.
And then, the scenery of the courtyard through the glass wall blending with the red evening glow, formed an indescribable charm.
It was dinner time and the cafeteria was already crowded with several dozens of students.
"Yo一, have a seat"
Alan urged them to take a seat. Well, the one he truly wants to invite should be the red-haired girl next to her. Be more discreet. Seeing that Stella has sat down next to her,
"I will go and order dinner. What do you want to eat Stella?"
"Anything is fine一一"
Says Stella in a faint voice.
"Then, it's alright with same as me, right? I will bring it right away, so wait for a while"
He sat up from the chair he should have just sat in and head towards the order counter.
"Do you guys know what the hottest rumor in the academy is right now?"
Alan said as he chewed his meat deliciously.
"Hotter rumor, right. Yes, yes, the usual"
Maybe to draw the attention of Stella, Alan has been speaking about this gossips a lot lately. And most of the time, they are just some normal and worthless gossip.
Aria shook her hand lazily,
"I will let that line off the hook for now. Don't be surprised when you hear this, actually一一"
And so, Alan spoke about that rumor. It's probably at that time I think. The wheels of the fate of Aria and her friends slowly but mercilessly began to move.