There were still ten minutes left before Professor Esther arrived to begin the lecture.
Yet even before she showed up, the classroom had already begun to fill slowly.
Class S had a total of one hundred students, and by now, nearly seventy had arrived.
Seats that were empty just moments ago slowly disappeared as students entered in small groups, taking their places.
Leon glanced around the room.
Except for him, no one really missed classes the way he did.
Well, they could not help it.
Research scholars were granted certain privileges in Eclipse, and even in Class S, only two students held that position.
Leon himself, and Alice.
He turned his head slightly and looked at her.
"How many classes have you missed so far?" he asked.
Alice yawned openly, rubbing her eyes without any shame.
"Classes?" she muttered lazily. "Umm…"
She paused, her eyes remained unfocused as she began counting in her head.
