Narrator: A month had passed since Dav arrived at the academy, and by now, everyone knew who he was—not just as the world’s hero but also as a professor and, for some, a friend.
Dav entered the classroom, and all the students stood up, greeting their professor with loud and respectful voices.
Everyone had heard about the day in the arena when Dav, with a single kick, had crushed the current Top 30 S+ rank as if he were an ant.
Dav greeted Professor Kael, handing him a nice cup of coffee, and apologized for his absence over the past few days due to some unexpected matters.
Kael, happy and relaxed, reassured him. "Don't worry.
Rest whenever you need to, especially if you're busy."
The lesson began, and Dav once again explained the principles of mana, writing every single detail on the large blackboard.
Gossip spread throughout the academy as Dav's lesson started.
Students from the First-Year High School Class A and Fourth-Year High School Class B began slipping into his lecture, listening in silence.
Meanwhile, many others, unable to find space, gathered outside the classroom doors.
- (1st) Year, Class A: 586 students
- (2nd) Year, Class A: 497 students
- (3rd) Year, Class A: 468 students
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(1st) Year, Class A: 695 students
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(1st) Year, Class B: 987 students
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(1st) Year, Class C: 845 students
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(2nd) Year, Class A: 754 students
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(2nd) Year, Class B: 822 students
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(2nd) Year, Class C: 678 students
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(3rd) Year, Class A: 875 students
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(3rd) Year, Class B: 672 students
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(3rd) Year, Class C: 654 students
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(4th) Year, Class A: 546 students
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(4th) Year, Class B: 413 students
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(4th) Year, Class C: 508 students
Narrator: After the lesson, Dav went to the cafeteria, heading to his usual spot.
He saw the professors smiling, all gathered at their regular table, while Miss Iris and Margherita Bellini were setting up the dishes for everyone.
As they were about to start eating, two small figures approached the table.
Marco and Martina, Dav’s little niece and nephew, hesitantly asked if they could join them for lunch.
Miss Iris, her eyes wide with excitement, immediately prepared plates for the adorable 9-year-old twins.
Like a caring older sister—or perhaps an affectionate aunt—she took care of them, chatting and playing with them using small hand gestures.
Dav, unnoticed, observed Miss Iris's warm smile.
Meanwhile, Margherita Bellini noticed Dav's gaze fixed on her.
Professor Kael got along exceptionally well with Professor Evelyn, to the point that they discussed their ideas and passions every day at the table.
The director enjoyed conversing with Professor Eldrin, both men well past middle age, sharing countless stories of their experiences.
Elysia watched her father, Dav, with a soft smile.
Dav kept placing more food onto Elysia's plate, ensuring she ate enough.
Meanwhile, Fin, Gabriel, and Leo, good friends, gathered every evening in Gabriel’s room, playing PC games and board games until late at night.
After lunch, Dav headed to the library, hoping for a moment of peace.
As he wandered through the shelves, he spotted a familiar figure sitting on the floor, leaning against the bookshelves with a book in her hands.
It was Valeria Moretti.
She had dozed off, her expression serene in a light slumber.
Dav observed her for a moment, noticing the book she had found for him days before, still in her grasp.
A barely noticeable smile formed on his lips as he stepped closer.
Silently, he took off his jacket from the chair beside her and gently draped it over her shoulders.
Then, he sat down a short distance away, opening a book and beginning to read.
But the quiet atmosphere of the library and the warmth of the room relaxed him more than he had expected.
The words on the page started to blur.
Slowly, he succumbed to the tranquility surrounding him, unknowingly drifting off to sleep.
Minutes turned into hours, but for Dav, time seemed to stand still.
The scent of old paper and the hushed silence of the books wrapped around him like a warm embrace.
The soft rhythm of Valeria’s breathing, so close to him, was a quiet melody that anchored him to this rare moment of peace.
His body relaxed, the book slipped from his fingers, and he let himself go—falling into deep sleep.
The silent connection between them seemed to take shape into something more, something that neither time nor distance could ever break.
In that small corner of the library, far from responsibilities and pressure, they had found a refuge in each other's quiet presence.
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