Rafayel engraved the adorable scene into his mind and once again said to them both, "Congratulations on your graduation!"
Lately, Rafayel had been spending more time with Elia who is also a fellow water magic user.
Elia was slightly shorter than him, which Rafayel appreciated.
It made him feel like he was the older brother—like he had to protect him.
Having always been around his older brothers or the physically larger Kael, Rafayel had often been perceived as the small one, the one who needed protecting.
Even if Rafayel was of average height, being shorter than those around him—and having a feminine face—seemed to automatically cast him into that role.
That said, he had grown taller since then and now stood at 146 cm.
For someone at his age, that wasn't too bad, right? However, his face remained as cute as ever.
Well, of course it did.
There was no way he was going to look cooler than this.
And he was perfectly fine with that.
