The professors' secrecy measures this time had been unexpectedly thorough. Even now, no specific rules had leaked out.
Even the upperclassmen who had experienced several years of Halloween events had their interest piqued anew because of it.
The students rubbed their hands together, waiting only for the ball to arrive.
No matter what, the professors' strategy of secrecy seemed to have worked superbly, successfully shifting the students' interest from "romance" to the "event."
At the same time.
Within the four towers, nearly all the students were excitedly making their final preparations.
The unknown inspired fear, but it also inspired curiosity.
October 31st.
According to past practice, the Bal Masqué event would begin at exactly six in the evening.
Before that, students could move freely within the Castle until exactly noon.
Everyone anticipated and longed for an unprecedentedly grand Halloween Bal Masqué!
The calendar page turned.
The moment the students woke up that morning, they received a notification from their Sorting Cards: no one was permitted to leave the towers!
Though this prohibition was enforced only by the guardian Golems at the tower entrances. If someone truly wanted to leave, there were all sorts of ways to do so. But obviously, no one would risk detention over something so meaningless.
Afterward, everyone had to return to the Tower Dormitory as required, leaving the Castle to the professors and school staff.
All the monsters and mechanisms for the Bal Masqué event were set up within those short six hours.
But today was clearly different.
As a loyal and diligent Familiar, it had flown to the Cafeteria as usual to fetch food. However, the Halfling chefs in the Cafeteria handed it only two newspapers.
DemiDevimon said, "Though it's regrettable, the Cafeteria really can't provide food today."
"Then there's nothing we can do." Dark