Disappeared

The two of them headed toward the Academy district together.

Elias was also planning to register for the examination, so he was extremely enthusiastic. Along the way, he kept telling Lathel every rumor he had heard from a baker, a carriage driver, and even an old man who claimed he had once worked as an Academy guard, only for it to turn out that the man was actually selling hair-growth medicine.

Lathel only heard about half of it.

The other half of his thoughts were still occupied by Catrina.

Until a black carriage suddenly stopped beside the road.

Elias also stopped talking.

The carriage door opened. A pair of slender legs stepped down first, followed by a familiar cloak and dark purple-black hair that shimmered slightly beneath the sunlight.

Kiyome.

The moment she stepped out of the carriage, she looked at Lathel, and her gaze first stopped at his neck.

It lasted only a moment, but Lathel still noticed.