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Itogami City, Ayahama Academy...
The sky was still brilliantly clear, pouring down heat without restraint. The vast Ayahama Academy was completely blanketed by the scorching sunlight, and the temperature had risen who knew how many degrees above body temperature. Fortunately, the academy's buildings all had air conditioning. Otherwise, in weather like this, nobody would have had the energy to study seriously.
Neither students nor teachers wanted to expose themselves to the sun in this weather, leaving the academy buildings filled with the sounds of people while the outdoors was eerily silent. There was not even the sound of cicadas. It was hard to say whether that was strange or only natural...
No matter how high or low the temperature was, it seemed to have nothing to do with Natsuki. While the students below the podium complained that it was still hot even with the air conditioning on, Natsuki wore her usual black lace Gothic outfit, one that even looked rather thick—something she could have worn in winter without issue.
If anyone else wore clothes like that, they would surely have been drenched in sweat by now. Yet Natsuki acted as though nothing was wrong. With an utterly impassive face, she swept her gaze over the students looking back at her, a barely noticeable trace of seriousness passing through her eyes.
Natsuki was engraving the image of her students more deeply into her mind.
After all, she was about to leave this world with Wu Yan. She probably would not be able to return for quite some time...
She maintained that scene until the dismissal bell