"You figured out it was me?"
"It was easy to figure out once you went around healing people."
Lake sighed after seeing the wide grin on their faces.
He had half expected to get caught one way or another, so it wasn't like this came as a surprise.
"Hehehe," Jayce chuckled with a wide grin as he patted Lake on the back. "So, junior, what brought you here? And how did you get so strong?"
Everyone's ears perked up after Jayce spoke. Even Hana who had her face buried in Landur's lap had her ears twitch slightly.
They had all witnessed his combat prowess these past few days, and it wasn't something that a first-year they'd fought with less than a month ago should be capable of.
Their gazes were all trained on him, but even after a while had passed, he just got up and dusted off his cloak.
"I'm here because of a punishment."
"A...punishment?"
Hearing Lake's unexpected reply, it left everyone incredibly puzzled.
'I mean, it's not like I'm lying.'
