With Filiel still occupying Yui’s thoughts, the first day of the training camp finally arrived. That being said, in order to actually get to where everyone was staying for the camp, they first had to travel for two days by train to the town of Bahal, then take a carriage. At present, Yui was on the train. Instead of looking at the scenery outside the window of the room she had all to herself, she was nodding off to sleep.
Just then, there was a knock on her door, which brought her thoughts slightly back into focus. Yui stifled a yawn, then said, “Yes... Come in...” Then, surprised by who entered, she really woke up. “Why are you here, Finney?” she asked.
Finney hadn’t been on the list of students going to the camp. Actually, Yui’s presence was itself an irregularity, as she wasn’t in class A. Still, for some reason, Finney was standing right there in front of her. For a moment, she had thought she was just tired and mistaking him for someone else, but by then she was wide awake, and there was no doubt that it was Finney.
“Yeah, I know, I know,” Finney said. “I was just as shocked as you are. It looks like I overdid it a bit on the test.”
“If it was just ‘a bit,’ you wouldn’t be here right now!”
Yui had been so surprised to see Finney that she hadn’t looked at anyone else, but when someone fired off a cutting retort from behind him, she finally noticed that Finney wasn’t alone.
“Lyle...and Clo and Ivo.” Lyle was the one who had spoken just a moment ago. Apart from him, there were Clois Castren—or Clo—who wore glasses and had a nervous demeanor and Ivo Arman, who had a youthful face and was a bit taller than Yui, though he was somewhat short compared to other boys his age.