On the following Wednesday morning, after the welcome party and new member gathering, I noticed Lana's face drooping in dejection as she rested her head on her desk in the classroom.
I approached her while returning the greeting to Ester, who was standing next to her seat, in response to her short bow.
"Good morning. You sure look out of gas today, Lana."
"Good morning, Zephyr. Sigh I really do want to accompany new members to the dungeon."
"Good morning, Zephyr-dono. Lana-sama has a briefing session to attend today after classes regarding homecoming, so she has been like this since morning."
Ah, so it's that huh. Ester's explanation cleared the confusion I had.
Basically, not only was she unable to participate in the training of new members of ?Arc-Arcadia?—that's going to last for today and tomorrow only—she also had a boring meeting to attend. It's no wonder her usual energetic self was nowhere to be seen.
Oh, right, they did say she would be too busy to participate in guild affairs for these two days. And due to that, her attendant and guards—Ester, Shizu and Pamela—would be absent as well.
Friday was reserved for the D-rank exam while we're going to hunt ?Battle Wolf (3rd Form)? . There was basically no time for her to join in during activity with ?Arc-Arcadia?, and right after the weekend, we would enter term-end exams period and the dungeon would be off-limits for these two weeks.
Well, it sure will be quite some time before she could be involved in ?Arc-Arcadia?. But seeing her usual bubbly self depressed really didn't sit well. I contemplate another plan and put it forward.
"Well, it would obviously be impossible to use the dungeon during the exam period, but we can still use the training ground. Although not everyone can participate due to studying, I will see if I can find a chance to gather them."
"That's it, Zephyr! It sounds perfect to show my cool idea!"