Upon hearing this completely unexpected declaration, the entire restaurant fell into absolute silence.
Everyone stared wide-eyed and gaping, their eyes fixed on the eight-year-old Flick Shadow, leaning on a cane, who from afar resembled a golden rooster standing on one leg, and up close resembled a horse raising its hooves—but upon closer inspection, it was clear he wasn't suffering from polio. They watched as he stubbornly stretched out his left hand, holding a crudely folded, hand-folded envelope—its contents, however, would undoubtedly cause a sensation throughout the entire school—flat before Skylar Vance.
Who exactly was this kid? Almost no one in the restaurant recognized him, which could only mean he was a rookie student who had only been at the school for a couple of days. Leavin
