Sometime after that…
Two months had passed since the housing project began, and things were moving along far more smoothly than I ever expected. The progress was steady, the workers were efficient, and each time I checked, the foundations rose higher, the walls stronger with the structure closer to completion.
What surprised me most was how naturally the elves accepted it all. The people of the Elven Kingdom didn't seem to mind at all that human women were heavily involved in the labor. In fact, they carried on with an air of respect, as though it was only natural that women could handle such tasks.
During that time, I couldn't just sit idle and stay there. I went back and forth between the Elven Kingdom and the academy. I couldn't allow myself to fall behind again—not after already losing months of my life in that other world. I had only just managed to continue with my third year, and skipping out for another long stretch would've been unacceptable.
