A few days later.
No one cared that Tom had stopped attending school.
In the infirmary.
Victim Rasis awakens after treatment from two great nations.
Rustle rustle
At that moment, the two great nations, who had been aimlessly wandering around town without investigating, appear perfectly on time.
“We’re in your way~”
“This is the guidance of the gods!”
Beilclark, the great nation of the north.
The Leo Siblings, proud of their martial prowess.
Hiizuru, the great nation of the west.
A priest famous for his devout followers.
It was clear they weren’t here to investigate.
They pushed aside their subordinates, using their forces as guards at the door, and appeared.
“Tch.”
“My, my~”
Bergarth, the great nation of the east.
Taiyon, the great nation of the south.
Bergarth’s captain looked obviously displeased.
Taiyon smiled, revealing no inner emotions.
All four great nations were present.
Rasis recalled the day of the incident and the day before.
Hubbub hubbub
No one held back.
They organized the information about Rasis.
They tried to identify the culprit.
Under the guise of catching the culprit, they tried to take down their rivals.
“This is all I can recall. I’m sorry.”
“Gahahaha, don’t worry about it~”
“We’ll definitely catch the culprit!”
“Leave it to us three!”
“God has illuminated the path. Ah, thanks to God!”
“Try to remember a little more… No, thank you for the valuable information.”
“Smiling~ Then, we will proceed with the investigation~”
“Wait!? You got here before us. We should go first… Stop!”
“Smiling~ Investigations are a competition~”
“Damn, what kind of walking is that? We can’t catch up at all…”
Beilclark’s noisy presence disappeared.
Bergarth and Hiizuru also left the room.
Rasis was left behind.
The person caring for her gave her medicine and told her to rest, and she fell back asleep in bed.
***
During the break between classes.
The students were excited that investigation teams from the great nations, who hadn’t shown their faces until now, had appeared in the infirmary.
“This will solve the case~”
“I’m glad Rasis-sensei is safe too.”
“Melek-sensei went to see her right away. They’re close. Gufuufu, is Melek-sensei the attacker? Or Rasis-sensei?”
“You really love shipping people, don’t you…”
“Eh, but handsome guys in a two-shot are the best!!”
Giggles giggles
“The girls are making noise.”
“Even if the art class resumes…”
“Ah, I know what you mean. It’s boring.”
We don’t have an artistic eye.
“I’m actually quite good.”
“Me too, me too.”
“Don’t lie. You’re about the same as me.”
Changing the subject.
As they began to guess the culprit of the incident, the pre-lesson bell rang.
Rustle rustle
“Is everyone here? We’re starting class.”
“Yes, we’re here.”
***
Ding dong ding
After school.
The investigation teams from the four great nations competed in their search for the culprit.
The club building was suddenly attacked.
“Is the culprit here~”
“Sorry if we’re wrong~”
“Is this the target of Gouwan Issen Ryu~”
“Hiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeee”
“This is the Bergarth investigation team. Let us in quickly. We will punish anyone who obstructs our investigation.”
“It’s the culprit here… Wah wah wah. Don’t show yourselves to us nobles!”
“Captain, we can’t.”
Wah wah?!
“Smiling~”
“Um, what do you need?”
“Smiling, secured~”
“Huh? Why!? Please let me go! What did I doooo?”
“God points to this room~ Lost sheep, confess your sins to us~?”
“…? What do they want with us, the Handicraft Club…? Hey! Let go, let go! Where are you taking me? Aaaaaaaah”
The Newspaper Club.
“Captain! Soldiers are coming here for the investigation too, wah!”
“What? What did you say!? Let’s run.”
Thanks to the junior’s information.
They managed to escape.
“They’re not here?”
“Contact the supervising teacher.”
“Yes.”
The school grounds are vast.
There are many places to hide.
But they would be found with a human wave tactic.
“Why are we being forced to run and hide…”
“Since Rasis-sensei’s interrogation, they’ve been barging into various clubs.”
“What are they aiming for? I don’t think the culprit is here…”
“Captain, there’s a rumor. They’re trying to smoke out the culprit.”
The culprit must be somewhere on campus.
False arrests and arbitrary investigations.
The culprit, seeing this, would panic.
They might be caught by chance. How to avoid that?
It’s simple. Leave school with a valid reason.
“There are probably soldiers waiting outside the gate.”
“Captain~~, what should we do? Even if we ask the teachers for help, they can’t do anything.”
The Newspaper Club desperately hid from the soldiers,
and mingled with the flow of students heading home during dismissal.
They tried to escape through sheer numbers.
“Fufufufu, how naive, how naive~!”
“Kowtow before us, hahaha~!”
“To challenge us with sheer numbers, fufufu~!”
The investigation team led by the Leo Siblings deployed and formed ranks at the main gate.
Are these guys planning to start a war?!
Seeing the overwhelming number of soldiers, the captain gave up resisting.
And was taken away.
“Captain! Kya!”
“Stop being rough with her. I won’t run away.”
“Hey, be gentle with the girls.”
“Yes. I’m sorry!”
“Bite your teeth!”
“!! ”
“Hii!”
The junior was terrified by the sudden violence.
“It’s okay. I’ll see you at the club room tomorrow.”
The junior, told not to worry, was taken to an empty classroom.
No rough treatment was administered.
What were they gathered for amidst the search for the culprit?
“Ahem. First, I apologize again for bringing you here so roughly.”
Rustle rustle
The students (leaders of various clubs) were confused by the change in attitude.
The eldest brother, Alreohn, continued to explain, and the atmosphere completely shifted to one of attentive listening.
(In short, is this an invitation to join?)
(For 20 years… Are they planning to start a continental war before we were born?)
(What happens if we refuse? Are the other countries doing the same thing? What about the culprit of the incident?)
Hishishishi
Having learned about the northern barbarians in history,
they had no choice but to accept the proposal.
They agreed to eventually relocate to Beilclark and were released.
“Salute to our new comrades.”
*Salute*
…
They walked home along the street lit by streetlights.
They brushed off the worried greetings of their parents and landlords.
Skipping dinner and baths, they dove into bed.
“Uwaaaaaa. Tomorrow it’s another country.”
A male student whose stomach hurt just imagining it.
“I don’t want to emigrate. But… betrayal… shiver…”
No matter which country they aligned themselves with, they would offend someone.
A female student felt overwhelmed with anxiety about her future school life and her future.
The culprit of the coma incident.
Still at large.
