Unusual Offer
Luke kept trying to read for several minutes, but with each paragraph that he finished reading, he kept thinking about Alexis and Ayumi. This lack of concentration was bothering him. His heart was restless, worried about what might be happening outside the academy. Several thoughts were echoing in the young man's head.
[Calm down Luke, it's getting hard to live here.]
'Ah, sorry Balance...'
[No problem, I understand the reason for your concern. But thinking about it now won't do any good! Try to go out for a while, breathe, and put those thoughts aside.]
The goddess's Proposal made sense. An hour had passed since Luke had started reading. But even after so much time, he didn't seem to have enjoyed reading as much. Lying on the table, Megan was still sleeping soundly. Then the half-wolf concluded that today's research was over.