A… Unique Friendship

"So… are you excited?"

The two kids—Serah and Neron—were laying on a vast field within the Kaelid Estate.

Surrounding them were rubbles and debris from various parts of the manor, but they both ignored them and focused on the conversation at hand.

"Excited? For what?" Neron turned to look beside him, seeing Serah's cute face.

For some reason, she was smiling at him.

"You know… the exams coming up in a few months."

Both of them would be turning 12 very soon, which meant they had to prepare for the Ainzlark Academy Entrance Exams.

Every child of a Noble or revered Mage household had to attend the Academy, considering its prestige in all of the Eastern Kingdom.

Neron sighed the moment he heard this, almost as if he was tired of the question.

The truth is… this wasn't the first time she had asked him.

It wasn't even the second one.

Every time they hung out, she had to bring up the whole Ainzlark thing at least once.