Chapter 56: I liked you better from afar

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The city hall... To be honest, Elizabeth was thinking 'Ours is more impressive' since she was comparing it with the one in her hometown... That seemed to be a trend nowadays. The one in her hometown was a monument to architecture and was built almost like a temple.

Perhaps her father had something to do with that?

He always said how the municipality buildings should be imposing. And since the mayor seemed like he didn't want to make too many problems for her father, perhaps they had splurged on the national building on aesthetics or something?

She was feeling sorry for the poor man. She had seen him once or twice during the matches her father took part in. Especially during the sports session, and he was quite amiable with her, always bringing her candy and treats.

But she would leave that for another time, since right now the pink-haired girl was tugging at her arm, "Let's go Eli-Eli!" saying as such and rushed her forward to the city hall. It seemed as if the girl didn't want to spend much time in the streets.

Elizabeth had noticed how some people were starting to keep a wide margin from them, so perhaps her friend wasn't feeling as well as she pretended?

"No rushing Rossie, they will not go away," said the blonde girl while letting herself be dragged towards the stairs into the building.

She didn't mind it that much since the limo that had brought them here had left without even saying goodbye after dropping both girls here. The guide made her wary. She never introduced herself, and since she was having a hard time even remembering how she looked...She was sure that some [Skill] were at play. Perhaps a passive perception lock? It was the only thing she could think that would get past the mental blocks her mother had installed in her.

Either way, they walked towards the city hall, and inside they found....Quite a gathering, there were students wearing uniforms in different styles and colors all over the place, it seemed that they had been among the last ones to arrive, this was mostly denoted because the office work in the front desk gave both girls a number with three digits on it.

"Let's sit over there Eli-Eli." Said the pink-haired girl who was still hugging her arm while guiding the blonde girl towards a couple of chairs on the back end of the gathering of students.

They all took notice of both girls, and some smirked at them for arriving late. Elizabeth ignored the looks and just sat with the pink-haired girl sitting at her side and leaning on her. Curiosity overwhelmed her as she saw everyone around and how they built the place.

The interior design left much to wish for. Since it was quite simplistic, it seemed as if they had forgotten both luxury and comfort for the people coming here. The chairs were hard and uncomfortable to sit on, there were very few AC vents to help regulate temperature. And while the seating left everyone with some personal space, it allowed some people to invade your space. Just like how Rossie was hugging her arm and didn't have too much trouble doing it.

It appeared that the seating had been arranged in odd ways, with certain seats offering some level of isolation, and these areas were clearly marked.

A green lane on the floor denoted one area where everyone was seated quite closer one to another, this was the area where both Elizabeth and Rossie sat at.

Then there was an area denoted by a yellow lane, the seating was somewhat more separated, but most people here looked... Quite aggressive, the students and normal people there had a rugged appearance and she didn't need to [Identify] them to know they held some type of self-enhancement skills.

After them there was a red stripe with some yellow lanes on the floor, here the seating was separated one from another, and a few people were there. These had some kind of energy or elements surrounding their body. Not like the student members that had elements around them.

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