At lunchtime,
“Alexa, do you often have strange dreams?” A girl with short black hair asked the person sitting to her left. The messenger of Goddess Magia was just chewing the food, so that she could not answer the question yet, but she pointed to her lips, which meant ‘I am eating’, and Aileen understood, so she did not demand an answer from the other person as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, the two teenage boys and another girl were still busy with their current activities, but one of the young guys heard a question from one of his female friends. Aiden tried not to appear to be eavesdropping, even though inside, he was curious about the answer Alexa would give.
When the food in her mouth had entered her throat, the daughter of the couple, Tristian Varden Writh and Lavena Isolda Keira, turned her attention to the girl sitting in the middle. Adaline acted indifferent, but inside, she felt the same thing as Aiden.
“Yes, I often encounter strange things in my dreams. How about you? Do you have the same experience as me?” Alexa answered Aileen’s question while also asking the girl a question.
“What a strange coincidence because I also saw visuals that I did not understand. For example, last night. I saw so many plants in my dream, but I never saw them in reality.” A young lady with a mole on her nose answered Alexa’s question while remembering details that she had begun to forget because she had long woken up from sleep.
“Really? Can you describe them?” Alexa, who came from noble birth but was forced to be abandoned by her parents in an orphanage, became interested in Aileen’s dream. She looked at the other person’s face with great enthusiasm, even though there was still a lot of food on her plate.
“Hmm… I am not sure that I can describe them. But I saw a beautiful yet strange plant. The object looked like a spiral, but when I touched it, it became big and shaped like a light brown box. When I touched it again, the box opened by itself, releasing a kind of beautiful music that had never been heard before in this country.” The young woman tried to provide as detailed information as possible, but Aileen had forgotten most of the things related to the plants she explained to the Chosen One. Alexa observed the confused expression of the person she was talking to, so the girl knew that Adaline’s twin sister could not be asked about the same topic.
“Are there any dangerous or scary plants in your dream, Aileen? For example, maybe they devour animals that fly by nearby?” The intelligent girl diverted the question to another topic but remained on the path of strange things in her female friend’s dreams. Adaline had finished eating lunch and did not hide her curiosity, so that girl with a mole on her right cheek openly listened to the conversation between Alexa and Aileen.
“I guess I did not see that. The plants I saw in my dream were mostly small, but when I held them, they became big. There were also giant plants that looked like strange creeping trees. Well, I assume it could reach an immortal god or goddess palace.”
The hazel-eyed woman smiled when she heard the last sentence spoken by the person she was talking to. However, Alexa did not want to laugh so as not to offend Aileen. Adaline glanced at Aiden, and the girl saw that the silver-haired young man was still continuing to eat lunch with an expressionless expression. On the one hand, she was happy with Samuel’s roommate’s reaction, but on the other hand, the teenage girl who rarely smiled was curious about what the opposite sex was thinking.
“You were so lucky. I hope that I can see those things in my dreams. My dreams were not interesting at all.” The girl with a sharp nose also comforted Aileen because she thought the other person was experiencing was better than her. A young lady sitting in the middle was interested in Chosen One’s last sentence as soon as possible because she had not heard Alexa’s story about her dream.
“Why did you say like that? You have to tell me what was going on. We are friends, aren’t we? Do not hide anything from us.” The teenage girl tried to seduce Alexa with the alibi that they were friends. The two magical dogs that the Queen of Witchcraft had assigned since early morning to follow and protect the target could see the virgin lady’s annoyed expression, even if only for a moment. Without thinking, one of them bit Aileen’s leg, which made her scream.
“Argh!”
Aileen’s voice was so loud that everyone in the dining room immediately turned towards the girl. They were all confused because the young woman was acting strangely, which raised significant questions for everyone. Meanwhile, the dog that had bitten the Adaline twin sister’s leg had let go of the mortal female’s calf. However, the animal’s bite marks had turned blackish purple, almost bleeding.
“What happened, Ai? Are you okay?” Adaline asked as she stood up from the chair, as did Alexa, who still felt strange about the attitude of one of her female friends. The young woman, who had a height of one hundred and sixty-four centimeters tall, was confused because she did not see anything suspicious, but there was a suspicious bruise on Aileen’s right calf.
The two young guys sitting in front of Aileen and Alexa also acted the same as the opposite sex. They were curious about Aileen’s condition and had not asked anything about the woman with short, black hair. Aileen grimaced and looked like she was almost about to cry because she felt the pain was unbearable.
“I do not know, Line. I felt something was biting my leg.” Aileen asked, pointing to her left calf, which still felt sore. Alexa also looked at her friend’s feet, and she was stunned because the color of the bruises was as soon as possible visible there. Adaline was silent for a few moments, then turned to Aiden and Samuel, who had been paying attention to the conversation between the three young girls.
“We have to take Ai to the medical room immediately. Her calf suddenly became swollen, and the color was strange.” Line did not want to delay any longer because she knew something was wrong with her twin sister, but as a human being, the girl did not know what caused it all to happen.
“I agree. Can you walk, Ai?” asked the red-haired boy, concerned. Samuel walked towards the opposite sex, and Alexa looked at the plate. Then, the pretty girl hurriedly finished the remaining food, knowing that she and her four friends would soon go to the medical room as Adaline wanted.
“I will try it first,” answered Aileen, hesitant.
When the young woman tried to walk, she almost fell because of the unbearable pain. Luckily, Adaline and Samuel held Aileen’s arms so the virgin could still stand. “I am sorry. I can’t walk like usual.”
“It is okay, Ai. I can carry you if you want to.” The one hundred and seventy centimeters tall teenage boy offered to help sincerely, but Samuel did not want to be seen as a perverted young man, so he waited for the other person’s approval first. Meanwhile, Aiden walked towards his roommate, but when he arrived at the same area, the young guy chose to stand next to Alexa, who was now drinking water from a glass.
“Yes, you can do it.”
Just as Aileen had given her decision, a fat woman had just arrived at the table of the four teenagers. She looked worried because she had heard screams from an orphanage child. “Are you okay? What happened to you?” asked the woman while looking at the children in the same spot as Alexa, one by one.
“I do not know, Madame. Earlier, Alexa, Line, and I were chatting, but suddenly something bit my leg, so it turned out like this,” answered Aileen honestly. The young woman started directing her eyes to the sore calf, and the woman turned there and was very surprised because this had never happened before in the orphanage.
“Oh my! You must hurry to Madame Ethnia. I do not know what has happened to you, but the Healer will definitely have the answer.” A woman who was in charge of the kitchen and dining room area also suggested the same thing as Adaline because she did not want the virgin to get better soon. Aileen nodded in response, and she almost cried because of the pain caused by the bite of a magical dog.
“Yes, Madame. But, the plates and glasses are dirty…” Aileen remembered the objects she and her four friends had used.
“Do not think about that. I will handle them. Hurry up and go to the medical room! Do not delay any longer!”
“Thank you, Madame.”
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