After leaving the academy, Alex headed straight for home.
A lot of time had already passed due to the competition, luckily, he had informed Emily earlier, so she didn't have to wait for him after closing for school; she had walked home by herself since Alex won't be able to come get her.
Walking home, Alex's speed wasn't hurried or slow either. He had left earlier without anyone realising it, so he didn't meet any other student of the academy along the way, or that was what he thought.
Just after he had passed Emily's school a bit, a group of three people in the academy's uniform appeared in front of him from an alley.
There were three boys, one of them had a purple cloak, while the other two had red cloaks around their shoulders. Alex could immediately tell that the three of them were third-year students.
His eyes lit up with pleasant surprise as he recognised the boy with the purple cloak.
