(Heartfelt thanks to 'Light de Worries' for the 1888 reward, and to 'Youcai Luobo,' 'Heart of a Pirate,' and 'Night-Drunk_Storming the Brothel' for their rewards!)
Tengu City Airport...
"Students! Assemble according to your respective classes!"
In the airport plaza, Xiao Zhu and the other teachers raised their hands and directed the Raizen High School students attending the school trip to line up by class, ready to board the plane for Oromi Island at any time.
Shiori tugged Tohka, who kept looking around with intense curiosity in her eyes, toward the forming lines. Wu Yan followed behind them, carrying a travel bag packed with the three of their clothes and daily necessities. He swept his gaze across the entire airport and tapped the hidden earpiece beside his ear.
"By the way, is it really alright for Fraxinus to come along to Oromi Island...?"
"It's necessary!" Reine's weary voice sounded softly through the earpiece.
"After all, the travel agency sponsoring your school trip this time has a rather unsettling background..."
"Oh?..." Wu Yan paused at Reine's words, a faint smile appearing on his face.
"You noticed it too...?"
Reine, who was speaking with Wu Yan in Fraxinus's command room, froze.
"So you already knew..."
"Well, vaguely..." Wu Yan curled his lips and continued following behind Tohka and Shiori.
"Is it DEM...?"
"DEM?..." Mana's voice sounded from the earpiece as well, filled with surprise and confusion.
"Could this school trip have something to do with DEM too...?"
"Whether it has anything to do with DEM is impossible to say..." Wu Yan shrugged.
"Still, when I asked Xiao Zhu why the school trip destination had changed, she said a travel agency called Cross had contacted the school. Supposedly, to promote its tourism business, it offered to cover the expenses and provide the location for