Jeigan looked at Suire calmly.
"My real goal," he said, "is to make a personal deal with someone truly powerful."
Suire stared at him for a second.
Then she burst out laughing.
"What?!" she said between laughs. "You're joking, right?"
She wiped a tear from her eye.
"You're telling me you haven't even made a proper deal yet?"
Jeigan scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
"No… not really. I don't know how to make proper deals yet. I can only do small ones."
Suire raised an eyebrow.
"Small deals? What kind of small deals?"
Jeigan answered honestly.
"Well… I can make deals with small creatures."
"Like dogs, cats, donkeys, spiders… pigs… and other small animals."
Suire froze for a second.
Then she exploded with laughter.
"Hahahaha!"
"Are you serious?!"
She leaned on the desk while laughing uncontrollably.
"When I was a little kid, even I didn't make deals like that!"
She turned to the other girls nearby.
"Girls, why don't one of you make a deal with him?"
"Maybe he'll become powerful that way!"
The group of girls burst into laughter.
"Hahaha!"
"Look at him!"
Jeigan lowered his head quietly.
Jinha suddenly slammed her hand on the desk.
"Shut up, all of you!"
The laughter immediately stopped.
She looked at Jeigan apologetically.
"I'm really sorry about them, Jeigan. Please don't feel bad."
Jeigan shook his head.
"No, it's fine."
He forced a small smile.
"I'm already used to people laughing at me. And you don't need to apologize for them."
Suire crossed her arms again, still smiling mockingly.
"So you can't even make a proper deal yet…"
"And you're dreaming about making a deal with someone powerful?"
"What a joke."
One of the girls beside her laughed.
"Hey Suire, don't bully him too much."
"What if he suddenly makes a deal with someone powerful one day?"
Another girl added sarcastically,
"Yeah… what if he makes a deal with a devil?"
"Then he might destroy you!"
The group burst into laughter again.
Suire pretended to tremble in fear.
"Oh no… I'm so scared!"
"Please don't hurt me!"
Jeigan looked confused.
"Wait… what do you mean?"
"What's a deal with a devil?"
Suire looked at him like he had just said something ridiculous.
"You don't even know about devil deals?"
She rolled her eyes.
"Well, I guess that makes sense. You're new here."
Jeigan leaned forward slightly.
"Please… can you explain what it means to make a deal with a devil?"
Suire waved her hand dismissively.
"I don't have time to explain something like that to you."
"And honestly, there's no point."
Before she could say anything else, Jinha stepped in.
"Enough."
Her voice was cold.
"You girls should leave now."
Then she turned to Jeigan.
"Don't worry. I'll explain everything to you later."
Suire laughed as she stood up.
"Sure, sure."
She looked at Jeigan again with a teasing smile.
"After you understand it, maybe you can try making a deal with a devil."
"Good luck!"
She waved her hand dramatically.
"Bye!"
The girls walked away while laughing.
Jinha clenched her fists.
"That stupid girl…"
"She really makes me angry!"
Jeigan raised his hands quickly.
"Hey, hey… calm down."
"You're getting way too angry."
Jinha sighed heavily but still looked furious.
"I swear… one day I'm going to punch her."
Jeigan tilted his head slightly.
"So… is making a deal with a devil really that bad?"
Jinha's expression suddenly became serious.
"Bad?"
"It's far worse than bad."
She lowered her voice.
"Making a deal with a devil is extremely dangerous."
"Someone could easily lose their life."
Jeigan's eyes widened.
"Really…?"
Jinha nodded slowly.
"You won't understand everything right now."
"I'll explain it properly another time."
Then she looked toward the stage.
"Anyway… the ceremony is about to start."
At that moment, the sound of footsteps echoed through the hall.
The principal walked onto the stage and picked up the microphone.
"Good morning, students."
The entire hall responded together.
"Good morning, sir!"