Three days later.
"Alfred, why are you staying in a place like this?" Giselle frowned as she looked around the modest room. "Why not choose somewhere closer to the academy?"
Alfred replied evenly, "As long as I can rest, it's sufficient. There's no difference. Besides, the area near the academy is too noisy."
He had already contacted Giselle before arriving in Central City.
Each Skysea Alliance received just over a hundred quotas for the Central Academy's entrance exam. Only after exhausting every option and making numerous concessions had President Fenris managed to secure four of them.
Naturally, all four were outer court quotas. Given West Ocean Academy's standing, inner court slots were completely out of reach.
Giselle had been startled by Alfred's sudden call, but her surprise quickly turned into delight when she heard he was bringing his students for the exam. Once, because he had returned. Twice, because of the children he had nurtured.
