Chapter 186 Calm Before The Storm 1 (1/2)

Raggnall told her that usually there would be a veteran tier barrier that would prevent all students from ever leaving the academy's premises that included the marketplace below the mountain. But since the day was a special one, the Headmaster temporarily nullified it to allow the students to roam free, though he still prohibited teleportation to avoid students from causing mischief then getting away easily.

And so, Raghnall and Inna had no choice but to walk all the way there for nearly an hour. When they finally arrived at the village, they couldn't help but be amazed at how crowded the place was.

Hundreds of people about their age, wearing all their best and colorful garments, filled the streets of the village as Inna and Raghnall toured around. Some were familiar to them while the others looked slightly older and more mature. Inna surmised that they were probably upperclassmen.

And looking at the busy street before them, Inna could really say that the village was certainly a lively one.

It was obvious that the villagers have been anticipating the arrival of the students from the Academy judging from the colorful paper lanterns decorated around the streets and by the walls of their houses.

And the more she looked around, the more she felt as though instead of reincarnating, she time traveled instead.

The houses throughout the whole village were made from a mixture of maroon bricks and dark wood that made Inna recall the olden towns from her history books. And each house seemed nearly identical with each other, but they had varying number of floors and decor around them.

There were also some strange looking structures that looked out of place in Inna's eyes. But according to Raghnall, it seems like they were specialty shops. And also he told her that sometimes houses and some shops might look the same since some people live in their shops so, to distinguish one from the other, usually a small hanging signage would be shown near to its front door. And each signage has a corresponding symbol to show what the store was or what it sells.

With that piece of information, Inna couldn't help but play a small guessing game with Raghnall to figure out what each symbol she saw meant. But as she looked around, she failed to see the path ahead of her which had a small irregular stone jutting out from the road. And so, before she knew it, she already tripped and fell to the ground.

After laughing for a short while, Raghnall helped her up gently while casting a spell to heal the scratches on her knees and on her palms which she used to support herself from completely laying flat on the floor.

Apparently, the streets they were walking on were made from stone so there would be instances where little pieces would be jutting out. Hence, Inna tripping while walking was something Raghnall both expected and anticipated.

Inna dusted herself off as she tried to control her face from turning red. Her tripping made a few students stop to turn their head and observe but Inna's embarrassment didn't stem from the fact that she fell in public.

It was because Raghnall was straight out laughing at her from falling in public.

So, unknowingly pouting, she slapped his arm lightly as she tried to hide her shame.

”You do not laugh at someone who just fell, asshole. You help them right away.”

Raghnall snickered as he tried to hold in his laughter.

”Thanks for the compliment. And, you see, I was about to but then, it's just that your face...”

He couldn't finish because he suddenly busted into a fit of laughter.

When she fell, her eyes were comically wide open and her mouth was agape. Her whole face scrunched up and it was by far the most hilarious way he's ever seen someone fall.

Inna huffed when she saw Raghnall was still laughing after healing her. So, with a small stomp on his right foot, Inna angrily walked away from him.

Raghnall exclaimed in pain from the stomp and he was about to apologize again for laughing when he saw her walking away.