*DING*
As Michael and Rudy jogged down the hall, a sudden chime echoed in his mind, bringing him to an abrupt halt.
"Did you hear that?" Michael asked, glancing around, trying to pinpoint the source of the sound.
"Yeah… it sounded like a bell," Rudy replied, equally confused.
In the next moment, something flashed red in the corner of Michael's vision—an exclamation mark pulsing softly. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
[New notification]
"New notification? What the hell does that mean?" Rudy asked, staring into empty space with a puzzled look.
Michael quickly pieced it together. If Rudy was seeing it too, then it wasn't just in his head.
"Activate your emblem," he said. "It must be a message from the academy."
He sent a pulse of mana to the violet emblem on the back of his hand, and sure enough, a system message appeared.
