(Heartfelt thanks to 'Shangguan Lianqin,' 'Yunqi Qinggu,' 'Youcai Luobo,' 'Yan Yu Jiangnan,' and 'Shao Feng Ye' for their tips!)
Behind the Central Auditorium of Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart, the lawn between the Medical Department and Law Department buildings that served as the venue for the Night Party had, in a single night, turned into an enormous crater...
Students, professors, and guards who had been present struggled to their feet from the ground, looking around at the scene as though they had yet to process the sudden turn of events. Their faces were filled with both fear and bewilderment.
In that state, an eerie silence descended over the entire area. Only after some time did those who recovered first begin causing a commotion, plunging the scene into chaos.
Standing at the edge of the crater, Charlotte with Sigmund, Frey with her five Hellhound Series Automatons, and Raishin with Yaya stared at the chaos before them, unable to speak for a long time.
At that moment, there was only one question in everyone's hearts.
Why?
Why had Wu Yan attacked the Academy Headmaster?
Why had things suddenly turned out like this?
"Anri..." Charlotte suddenly spoke. Her unsteady figure walked up to Henriette, who had her head lowered so deeply that her expression could not be seen. Trembling, Charlotte grasped Henriette's slender shoulders. "You told me to stop him just now? You know why he did something like this, don't you?..."
"Big Sister..." Henriette raised her head and looked at the sister before her—someone who had always surpassed her in every way, beautiful, strong, and powerful—now pale-faced and helpless. Her heart twisted as though it had been cut by blades.
"Tell me... Anri..." Charlotte's voice was nearly breaking apart, each word blurred and hoarse.
"What exactly do you know?..."
"Calm down, Char..."