"What?"
That night, in his dorm room, Fang Li learned some news from Aria, who had suddenly come to see him.
"Watson transferred schools?"
Yes.
Watson had transferred schools.
Today, of all days.
That was the news Aria had brought.
"You took leave and didn't attend class, so of course you didn't know." Aria wrinkled her little nose and said, "According to the Academic Affairs Office, Watson completed the transfer procedures this morning. He didn't even attend class. Every girl in the class came running over to question me, asking whether I'd used some trick to force Watson away."
By now, everyone at Armed Detective High School knew that Watson had come here because of his engagement to Aria.
Now that Watson had suddenly transferred away without any warning, it was only natural for people to suspect something.
Still, if one said Watson had transferred because of the engagement, that would not be wrong either.
"Yesterday, Watson asked to meet me again and explained the whole situation." Aria seemed to be in a rather good mood as she said to Fang Li, "Because you defeated Hilda, Watson believed he couldn't beat you, so he gave up on our engagement. He said that since there was no longer an engagement, he had no reason to remain at Armed Detective High School."
Fang Li understood somewhat upon hearing that.
"Looks like when Watson asked to meet me today, he had probably already finished the transfer procedures and was ready to leave."
In other words, Watson had left directly afterward.
However, Fang Li guessed that giving up the engagement was only one reason for Watson's departure.
The more important reason should have been the Far East Campaign, right?
After all, Watson had already reached an agreement with Jeanne and Tamamo and was preparing