Chapter 7

　　"Is this really necessary?"

　　My eyes furrowed as I looked at Pia. We were now sitting in a long chair just beside the eating station. I was tired of roaming around this mall just to buy different school materials that were not important. I had left with no choice but to let Pia do what would make her happy since it was her money we were using.

　　"Do you know the word 'classmates'?"she asked knowingly. "Tell me if you don't. I will not mind."

　　Reading lots of novels before gave me an idea of what school life looked like.

　　"I do. Blockmates, classmates, seatmates. I know those words."

　　She sighed in relief. "That's a good thing to know. Then, you know about bullies?"

　　Bullies were the people who hurt their co-students just to satisfy themselves. They were all the antagonists of all the stories I had read.

　　"For your information, you are going to study alone. I mean, without me. Some might bully you; that's why let's talk about that thing first."