More precisely, it seems like the smell of the dark wolf and the monsters have latched onto the human. Momo’s nose sure is impressive to detect something like that.
“And the smells seem to continue beyond the park.”
“Eh? But that means ”
Ichinose-san starts to think after hearing my words. Indeed, if that’s true, there’s something peculiar. The question of why the man carries the scent of the monsters and the dark wolf.
“The other monsters include goblins, orcs, and a species that we have never encountered before.”
Ichinose-san’s expressions become increasingly steep.
“But there weren’t any monsters here when we arrived. Perhaps this person defeated the dark wolf and the other monsters?” “Yeah, that could serve as an explanation for the smell, but ”
The dark wolf was severely weakened, so an individual with high levels and powerful skills could have potentially killed it.
“ If that’s true, there should be some marks of battle, right?”
Ichinose-san has noticed as well. There are no signs of battle whatsoever in this park. If that person fought against the monsters to the point where their smells linger around, it wouldn’t be weird if the park was destroyed.
“Then maybe that person was hiding from the monsters?”
“And that individual ran away after the monsters left? In that case, the monsters should have gone in different directions.” Momo says that all the smells are coming from the same direction. Then where have those monsters gone? Why isn’t “Detect Enemy” showing any reaction?
The dark wolf’s scent that abruptly ends here. Monsters that disappeared after leaving behind their presence. The mysterious individual with the monsters’ smells wrapped around him. What do these indicate? I imagine something terrible in my mind.
“Momo, can you chase after the individual and the monsters?
Momo nods with confidence. I hope I’m mistaken. I hope I’m just thinking too much. But, if my predictions prove to be accurate, it might become troublesome. There shouldn’t be any harm in checking things out.
“Let’s go.”
When I convey my thoughts to Ichinose-san, she agrees. Following the scent, Momo starts to run. We follow her from behind. Passing through the park and the streets, we head towards the source of the smell. After a few minutes, we arrive. To be precise, we have returned. It’s because this is where we were a while ago.
“Isn’t here ?”
Ichinose-san raises her voice in surprise. I feel the same way.
“I wonder what this means ”
The place where the smell led us to was the school.
CH 75
“And that is the report for this incident.”
Igarashi Toka was listening to the students’ reports in the meeting room. The content of the report was about the dark wolf. With the information regarding the injured being brought up, the conversation was about to come to an end.
“How are Tana-kun and Kato-kun faring?”
“They are resting right now in the infirmary Unfortunately, they will face some difficulties in their daily lives from now After all, they no longer possess anything below their knees.” The male student that was reporting had an expression that said that it was inevitable.
The two students being mentioned were the duo that were caught up by the dark wolf’s “darkness” and had to be saved by Rikka. However, in exchange for their lives, they lost their legs. Even though they would’ve died otherwise, it wouldn’t be easy for them to organize their emotions.
“I understand. I’m grateful for your report.”
After thanking the student for his hard work, she dismissed him from the room. In the room where only the student council members were left, President Igarashi heaved a heavy sigh.
“You must be tired.”
The girl next to her acting as the secretary spoke up.
“Well, it would be a lie if I say otherwise. After all, I’m only human.”
4 days since the world changed. She hadn’t had any proper sleep. The overall command and operation of the school were being directed by the student council. Although minor decisions were left to those on the spot, the more important ones had to pass through her.
Food, places to sleep, resources. There were so many things that had to be done. There wasn’t any leeway for rest. For the past few days, she was working to the point where it wouldn’t be strange for people without “Stress Tolerance” and “Fatigue Tolerance” to collapse.
(Even so )
While organizing the reports from the students, President Igarashi pondered. It was about the attack from before.
(There are so many points that seem suspicious)
When all the reports were brought together, she noticed some peculiarities. The monster that appeared out of nowhere and disappeared abruptly like the wind. The fact that it was already injured before their battle. The fact that the monster fought alone despite being a species that moved in packs. The list went on.
(There are numerous possibilities. But most likely-)
While thinking, she heard a knock on the door. When she gave her permission to enter, a male student came in. He wore glasses and seemed serious.
“Excuse me, I have just returned.”
“Ara, Vice-President Miyamoto. Good work.”
“It was nothing troubling. On the other hand, President must be exhausted What are those documents?”
“They’re the reports about the recent assault. We’re organizing them right now.”
“Please leave things like that to people like me and her. I think you are working too much. Please take a break from time to time.” Listening to Miyamoto, President Igarashi gave a small smile. After all, her secretary had said the same thing a moment ago. Did she appear exhausted from the outside?
“Fu fu, I’ll only accept your feelings. I’m fine. After all, I’ll be taking a proper break after this.”
“That’s a promise. It’ll be troublesome if something befalls you. To begin with, if we had subjugated that monster during this fight, there wouldn’t be a need to organize so many documents and deal with the aftermaths. But that Nishino stopped me from doing so and disobeyed my orders This is why delinquents are ” “You don’t have to speak so badly of him. Despite his appearance, he’s a capable student.”
“President, you seem to expect much from him?”
Miyamoto openly made a face against Igarashi who defended Nishino.
“Well, I’ve known Nishino and Aisaka since middle school. Even then, he was pretty famous. He regularly scored first place in tests and was always serious and active. He was well liked by teachers during that time and no one in class hated him.” “ Is that true?”
Miyamoto showed an expression of disbelief. Igarashi laughed when she saw his face.
“Fufu, everyone has the same response Speaking of which, Aisaka-san’s looks also changed significantly. Back then, she wore glasses and had black hair how nostalgic.” “The past is the past. How is he now? It doesn’t change the fact that he is acting like a delinquent now.”
“Indeed, but I believe that he is just putting up appearances. After all, it isn’t so easy to change one’s nature. I’m sure that he’ll become a great ally in due time.” “Tsu ! P-President! Are you trying to say that Nishino is better than I am? Impossible! Delinquents are people who only think for themselves! They’re at a different level from us who try to consider the wellbeing of everyone in the group. As proof of that, none of the people around him have good nature! We should chase them away as soon as -” Miyamoto cried hysterically as if he had reached the limit of his patience. However,
“-Vice-President Miyamoto.”
Miyamoto trembled. Abruptly, the temperature in the room appeared to drop to absolute zero. Her tone was cold. Igarashi’s eyebrows clearly indicated her displeasure.