In front was the knight in pale blue armor with the white cloak, leading the way.
Just behind him was Agares, then Li Shen himself, and three more knights in pale blue armor followed close behind, walking side by side as if to shield his back.
Li Shen wanted badly to look around more, but there were too many people passing through the corridor.
Each time someone saw the knight in the white cloak at the lead, they immediately stepped aside and bowed their heads.
But the moment their eyes moved past him to Li Shen, they would freeze mid-motion—or drop their books and papers with a loud crash.
This kept happening again and again.
Not knowing how to respond, Li Shen forced himself to remember the expression that, back in his old world, his friends had called "passable." They had joked that at best he could pass as "atmospherically handsome."
He locked that expression onto his face and kept walking.
