Chapter 85 - chapter 85 : Preparations for the School Festival Part 10

Shortly after, the teacher arrived, his presence silencing the room where murmurs were rising. Everyone implicitly knew they had to behave. However, although his gaze was authoritative, what really weighed on me was Erwing's intense stare. I felt his gaze piercing like a red-hot iron, straight into my back. It wasn't something to laugh at; you could see a suppressed fire in it, a kind of silent duel that had begun without my permission. His eyes, burning, almost unbridled, seemed to be seeking some kind of competition, a war I had no intention of waging. I was already getting tired.