The next thing the three knew after being called out by Instructor Ranni was that they were trailing behind her in silence.
It was awkward. Unbearable.
Despite Lumine and Yelena having done nothing wrong, it felt as if they were marching toward their execution. Yet, the one who should have been the most concerned—Vergil—looked completely unbothered, his expression one of sheer boredom.
'Instructor Ranni only called the three of us, even though a fight almost broke out in the garden. Lumine and I had nothing to do with it, so… why are we being taken to the Headmistress's office? Wait… now that I think about it, isn't the office in the opposite direction?'
Yelena remained silent, suppressing her unease. They continued walking for several more minutes until they arrived at another garden.
This one was different.
There were no cadets lounging around or causing trouble. But there were cadets—standing in perfect formation.
