Chapter 184 - Charity (2) (1/2)

”The counsel is a group that governs the first district made up by the eldest members coming from the most powerful and wealthiest families,” Luke explained.

Didn't this mean the counsel were the ones that came up with the harsh school and point system? And if they were the one that came up with the partner system, they were probably also responsible for my engagement with Luke. I flopped onto my bed as I processed the new information inside my head.

”Is your family also part of the counsel?” I asked Luke.

”My great great grandparents are a part of it,” he admitted.

It was four generations above Luke when I counted on my fingers. How long did people in the first district live? They had to have a longer lifespan than other districts for his great grandparents to be alive in a state they were able to govern.

”People in the first district live for a long time,” I commented.

”They did celebrate their six hundredth wedding anniversary this year,” Luke agreed.

Six hundredth?!? My jaw dropped from the large number. They couldn't possibly be human beings when they lived for such a long time. I was starting to think they were almost immortal. Could this be the difference between the world with mana and without?

I nodded my head while comprehending the new information. I didn't need to fill my brain with more worrisome stuff when it was already dead from too much school. I slapped my cheeks to fill me with determination to get through the next few days.

”I think we can visit the places tomorrow,” I planned.

”But that is after we finish everything,” Luke reminded me.

”I know…” I groaned.

This was how my face was placed on the cold desk to cool off my brain. Luke had overdone himself in the study session today. It was hours longer than usual, like he was purposely trying to exhaust me from having any thoughts about going anywhere. Honestly, it wasn't a bad plan if he didn't know how motivated I was to get out of the school.

When he was about to leave the study room to head back to our room, I grabbed the edge of his shirt. He needed to stay so we could take the hover car instead to visit those charities today. Once I entered the dorm room, I knew I would just flop onto my bed to get more sleep.

”We need to go to the places I mentioned yesterday,” I reminded him of his promise.

”Let me contact Alex and Shelly as well,” Luke briefly pondered if his study session today was too short.