TEASER CHAPTER 6 - PAST 4
On that day, when Nozomu, Lisa, and the other students
came into the school, the first-year atmosphere was strangely restless in the
morning. Even after the morning assembly was over, the restless atmosphere did
not disappear. Lisa and the rest of the class tilted their heads at the strange
atmosphere.
After parting ways with Nozomu, Lisa and the others
entered their own classroom and found that the atmosphere was still the same.
Lisa called out to the classmate who was closest to
her.
"Hey, what's going on? Somehow everyone looks
strange ..."
"Um, Lisa-san. Actually ..."
After Lisa's classmate calmed down, she took a deep
breath and opened her mouth.
"Actually ... Nazwel and his friends died during
a request in the forest..."
"Wha!?"
Ken's and Lisa's faces were dyed in shock.
Nazwel was one of the most talented students in the
first year. Although he was not a student of this class, he had shown Nozomu
and the others that he was in good health the day before.
It's hard for Ken and the others to believe that the
story of his death was true.
"I-is that really happened?"
"Y-yeah. Because someone from the same party as
Nazwel-kun was able to come back. It seems that person rushed towards the guild
for help. But the others are ......."
When Ken and the others heard the story, they were
very surprised. From the way she spoke, there was no way she was lying. There
was no reason for her to do that. So this story must be true.
"T-tell me the details ......."
When Lisa leaned forward to ask for more information,
the teacher in charge of the morning class came into the classroom.
"Okay, everyone, please take your seats. Class is
about to begin."
Lisa and the others hurriedly came back to their
seats. When the teacher stood in front of the class and was about to open her
mouth to start the class, the girl who had just been talking stood up.
"U-um, sensei! About Nazwel and the others
......"
"Oh, so everyone already knows about that story
....... It's true that yesterday, a party of first-year students who were
carrying out a request in the forest met with a demon beast and were attacked
by it. All but one died."
Everyone in the classroom was rendered speechless by
the teacher's affirmation of the rumor.
"The demon beast they encountered was a C rank.
In this school, we teach our students not to explore the forest or fight
against higher-ranked demon beasts, but it seems that they thought they could
win because they only had one opponent, so they went into battle."
The teacher's indifferent voice was the only sound in
the quiet classroom.
"I am sorry to hear about the students who died,
but you must understand that there is always the danger of death outside the
city. Otherwise, you will end up losing your life just like them. Now let's get
back to the lesson. Please open your textbooks to page 40..."
Despite the presence of deceased classmates, daily
life in Arcazam continued as usual.
On that day, the classroom remained shrouded in a
gloomy atmosphere.
