Ple-Sen
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On the one hand, it was nice to hear praise, even if it came from such a... temperamental mentor as Altino. On the other hand, even this compliment was phrased not so much as "what a great job you're doing, Leila," but rather as "Oh, Seven, you're the only normal person in this gathering of talentless individuals." However, it wasn't as if Leila didn't understand the elf's reaction; in some ways, he was even right – among all her future colleagues, only Varya managed to elicit a more or less coherent response from the Lily mage. And even her reason probably sounded to the experienced mage like, "I want to become a powerful mage who pretends to be poor, robs naive rich people, and burns their homes." But she could have tried to balance her helplessness outside of battle with magical talents, instead of giving free rein to her destructive nature.
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The list of clubs turned out to be quite diverse, although it didn't entirely meet Leila's expectations. It even turned out that Nira's joke wasn't just a joke, and Shera had indeed organized a "Tea Ceremony Club" for herself. They went through with it, after all. But at least there was a mention of kimonos, which means that the club would be partially connected with learning about foreign culture. But for the most part, its members would still be discussing gossip, happily consuming tea bought with public funds. They've settled in nicely; there's nothing to criticize. It's only surprising how Futaba overlooked this. However, given the abundance of supporters of scientific progress among the members, there are likely to be discussions on more interesting topics.
If it weren't for the logo and its president, the magic club would have been worth considering, but after all of Toad's antics, the peak of which was his definition of magic, Leila had no faith in the guy. Most likely, instead of studying subtle matters, the club members will be busy discussing their favorite female magicians, or even trying to convince the girls from the club to try on "clothes that just happened to be in the closet" based on their characters. Well, of course, this is only if anyone other than Toad joins the club. It would be more productive to ask Mr. Tita for advice on self-study during free time from school than to bring Toad's fantasies to life.
Speaking of self-study, a club was also formed on this topic. A club consisting of struggling students, who were already entitled to extra classes to improve their academic performance. Another strange idea that could easily have been suggested to Futaba in an alternative form – optional lessons on the same topic of improving academic performance. Classes of this kind had already taken place at the academy. (by the way, Futaba could definitely do something like that) Nevertheless, the club was given the right to exist. As did the club for brawlers, which Varya was actively inviting Leila to join. It would seem that there were already enough opportunities to cross real and metaphorical swords with peers, but some people wanted more. Or maybe Varya was just afraid to step out of her comfort zone, to try something new, fearing new failures.
But perhaps the biggest surprise related to the clubs was that the problematic trio NAILS... created something surprisingly sensible? Yes, the club is not for everyone, but their idea was quite original, in line with the concept Leila had in mind. Of course, if this is not a cover for some of their relatively clever schemes, as clever as they can be. Although it is unlikely, since they were allowed to create the club. Futaba must have been closely monitoring them after their last escapade... she was closely monitoring them, wasn't she? In any case, they might even put their excess energy to productive use. And they might even delight their peers with performances.
The last two clubs, dedicated to swimming and art, respectively, did not go beyond the expected. And both of them, along with the tea ceremony club, were more interesting to Leila than the others. The first would help her improve her not-so-impressive swimming skills, something that had been bothering the time mage. To compensate for this weakness. The second would allow her to better develop her creative skills, in a small but very talented company. A company from which she could learn a lot. And there was a good chance that the club members would chip in for a gramophone, or even the administration itself would be generous enough to provide one for the club's needs (they were generous enough for tea and kimonos for the tea club!), which would be an additional reason to join – Ixora's gift wouldn't listen to itself. As for the tea club, it simply promised a certain form of relaxation, combined with informative conversations. It was probably even similar to another type of club, a "gentleman's club," with the caveat that the setting and the presence of only one gentleman, Gideon, were different. The rest of the members were girls and Elliot. But ultimately, Leila chose the art club, as it was the most conducive to developing her existing potential.
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On one of her free days, Leila borrows the third issue of "Castle Castillon" from Varya and spends OS on it.
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The list of clubs turned out to be quite diverse, although it didn't entirely meet Leila's expectations. It even turned out that Nira's joke wasn't just a joke, and Shera had indeed organized a "Tea Ceremony Club" for herself. They went through with it, after all. But at least there was a mention of kimonos, which means that the club would be partially connected with learning about foreign culture. But for the most part, its members would still be discussing gossip, happily consuming tea bought with public funds. They've settled in nicely; there's nothing to criticize. It's only surprising how Futaba overlooked this. However, given the abundance of supporters of scientific progress among the members, there are likely to be discussions on more interesting topics.
If it weren't for the logo and its president, the magic club would have been worth considering, but after all of Toad's antics, the peak of which was his definition of magic, Leila had no faith in the guy. Most likely, instead of studying subtle matters, the club members will be busy discussing their favorite female magicians, or even trying to convince the girls from the club to try on "clothes that just happened to be in the closet" based on their characters. Well, of course, this is only if anyone other than Toad joins the club. It would be more productive to ask Mr. Tita for advice on self-study during free time from school than to bring Toad's fantasies to life.
Speaking of self-study, a club was also formed on this topic. A club consisting of struggling students, who were already entitled to extra classes to improve their academic performance. Another strange idea that could easily have been suggested to Futaba in an alternative form – optional lessons on the same topic of improving academic performance. Classes of this kind had already taken place at the academy. (by the way, Futaba could definitely do something like that) Nevertheless, the club was given the right to exist. As did the club for brawlers, which Varya was actively inviting Leila to join. It would seem that there were already enough opportunities to cross real and metaphorical swords with peers, but some people wanted more. Or maybe Varya was just afraid to step out of her comfort zone, to try something new, fearing new failures.
But perhaps the biggest surprise related to the clubs was that the problematic trio NAILS... created something surprisingly sensible? Yes, the club is not for everyone, but their idea was quite original, in line with the concept Leila had in mind. Of course, if this is not a cover for some of their relatively clever schemes, as clever as they can be. Although it is unlikely, since they were allowed to create the club. Futaba must have been closely monitoring them after their last escapade... she was closely monitoring them, wasn't she? In any case, they might even put their excess energy to productive use. And they might even delight their peers with performances.
The last two clubs, dedicated to swimming and art, respectively, did not go beyond the expected. And both of them, along with the tea ceremony club, were more interesting to Leila than the others. The first would help her improve her not-so-impressive swimming skills, something that had been bothering the time mage. To compensate for this weakness. The second would allow her to better develop her creative skills, in a small but very talented company. A company from which she could learn a lot. And there was a good chance that the club members would chip in for a gramophone, or even the administration itself would be generous enough to provide one for the club's needs (they were generous enough for tea and kimonos for the tea club!), which would be an additional reason to join – Ixora's gift wouldn't listen to itself. As for the tea club, it simply promised a certain form of relaxation, combined with informative conversations. It was probably even similar to another type of club, a "gentleman's club," with the caveat that the setting and the presence of only one gentleman, Gideon, were different. The rest of the members were girls and Elliot. But ultimately, Leila chose the art club, as it was the most conducive to developing her existing potential.
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On one of her free days, Leila borrows the third issue of "Castle Castillon" from Varya and spends OS on it.