"What's with you?"

Solomon took a moment to compose himself as he tried to hide his shock. He wore a poker face as he tried to think of an excuse.

"Nothing. I think I'm just showing signs of a cold."

Inna gave him a weird look that showed how she didn't fully buy it. But she didn't think much from it anymore since the weather is kinda cold nowadays so, it's possible that he's coming down with a cold.

So, she figured to just continue.

"But, as much as I want to undergo training, I'm not sure if I should do it. I'm already having trouble with the s.h.i.+tload of lessons you've given me, so adding one more thing would probably suck my brain juice dry."

Solomon sighed.

He arranged those lessons to be helpful for her.

They were the most basic lessons he can give her.

And all of them are essential in forming a proper magic user.

So he had no choice but to ram it in a single schedule so that hopefully, by the next year she won't be too behind.

But if she really wants to undergo training, then she's going to have to squeeze the training hours in her already strict schedule.

And it'll result in having less time for her to rest which is not good in the long run.

What can he do in this situation?

Solomon tapped his chin as he contemplated.

From the way he's acting while staring off to s.p.a.ce, Inna knew he was thinking of a proper response to her situation. So, she decided to give him time and just wordlessly looked around the darkening surroundings.

Then, after a few moments, Solomon sighed again.

"I have an idea."

Inna looked at Solomon curiously as she gave him her undivided attention.

"I'll stop your Spell Casting lessons."

Inna's eyebrows shot up as she looked at him with surprise.

"What?! are you sure?"

Inna didn't expect him to choose that option.

She was so sure that he was going to tell her to be a 'proper' student and that if she were to train, she should be the one finding time for it.

Solomon nodded and for some reason, he felt warm when he saw Inna's smile slowly start to form.

But then, Inna's face grew serious in a moment as she stared at him.

"Wait, which one are we talking about? The lecture? Or the practical? I need to know which so that I can adjust how much happiness I'm supposed to feel right now."

Solomon snorted at her remark but he couldn't control the smile forming from his face.

It seems like her happiness is strangely contagious.

"C'mon! Tell me! Which one is it?"

Inna urged hurriedly.

"Both."

Hearing the word, Inna couldn't help but squeal in excitement as she did a small victory dance.

"Yeahhhhh! Four hours of cla.s.ses canceled! And just right after lunch too!"

Solomon looked at her weirdly when he saw her reaction becoming too happy.

Did this little idiot just forget the reason why he's canceling the lesson in the first place?

"Just because I canceled these cla.s.ses doesn't mean it'll be free time for you, you know? It's going to be the time I'm giving for you to train with… your trainer."

Inna's smile slowly turned into a frown at the realization.

Oh.

Yeah.

She sighed in dismay but she knew how to be grateful so she held back her disappointment.

After all, she really didn't expect him to cancel a three hour and one hour lesson for something like training that's not even coming from him.

So, she couldn't help but ask him.

"Why'd you cancel that lesson though? I mean, I'm truly grateful for it. Believe me. But, why?"

Solomon smiled mysteriously as he answered.

"You have very great luck if you're able to convince him to train you."

Inna furrowed her brows at his statement.

"What do you mean? You make it seem like Raghnall's such a big shot. Just who is he then?"

Solomon looked at her with innocent eyes as he played dumb.

"Huh? No idea. I was just saying that you were lucky to have a Rose cla.s.s student to train you, that's all. So, listen well to him and don't make me regret canceling a lesson for you."

Inna was still unsatisfied with Solomon's explanation because she's truly confused whether he's just weaseling or not.

Inna was about to insist on who Raghnall really was but Solomon suddenly raised his hand.

In an instant, numbers suddenly glowed and floated near his hand.

Thirty minutes past eight.

She read the time that it showed.

"So, it's pretty late and I still have two dining table's worth of paperwork so I have to go sort them out now. I'll inform the professor for your cancellation first thing tomorrow morning so tell… your trainer… to start immediately."

Inna growled internally when she realized that he just unknowingly evaded her upcoming question.

And when she saw Solomon ready to teleport, she knew that asking him now would just be useless because he'll surely just keep silent until he teleports, make up a lame excuse or probably just change the subject.

Just recalling all the times Raghnall and Solomon used these 'tactics' on her just to avoid telling her something is enough to make her exhausted.

So, after waiting for Solomon to finally leave, she sighed in frustration. And with a slightly slouching back, she slowly went inside her dorm house.

It's already 8:30 and with all that happened, the only thing she wanted right now was a good night's rest.

She had three papers due by tomorrow but she figured to just wake up in the middle of the night to make them.

She's just far too tired to even try and start her papers.

But then, as she wordlessly walked up the stairs, she felt her stomach grumble and she abruptly stopped.

Dinner.

She groaned in annoyance.

Guess it has come to a point where Inna had to choose between the two things she held dearest in her world.

Food?

Or Sleep?

After much deliberation, Inna held in her tears as she sadly thought.

Bye, my dear beloved...

Dinner.