Winter break finally drew to a close. I'd spent these precious weeks balancing my time between dates with the four girls, reconnecting with my family, managing Ouroboros's transition to Silver-rank, and somehow catching up on eleven months of missed schoolwork.
Now it was time to return to Mythos Academy.
Despite everything that had happened—despite the power I'd gained and the experiences I'd endured—I still wanted to complete my lower years at the institution. There was something to be said for finishing what you started, even when you'd outgrown it in many ways.
I hadn't been back on campus for more than a minute when a message found my phone, delivering a summons from Headmaster Eva. No surprise there—disappearing for nearly a year without explanation wasn't something the administration would simply overlook, regardless of my standing.
