I could actually tell them I was resigning at this very moment. Without the shared link of club activities between us, I would not have any reason to encounter Noah or Flora again. Then we would deviate naturally according to the contents of the prophetic book.
“Hm? What’s the matter?”
But as soon as I saw Flora’s face, all the scenes of bullying that she was to face flashed past my eyes.
And I felt terribly guilty.
Oh, Flora… Flora.
“W-wow, that’s great!”
Swallowing back tears on the inside, I smiled, even going as far as to give her a thumbs up.
“Right? I knew you would appreciate the news too.”
As expected, Flora smiled at me like she was the happiest person in the world. So bright, in fact, that I even wondered if she was doing that on purpose so that I couldn’t say anything else.
“Whoops, I better go in now. Bye, Kate.”
“Bye.”
Following behind Flora, Noah also said his goodbye and waved at me.
With a half-given-up expression, I waved goodbye to them, and when I could no longer see them, I sat down on the spot.
Gah, you nosy girl.
“Ugh…”
You fool.
Squatting on the floor, I ripped at my hair.
No, but honestly, if you had an idea that someone you knew was going to be bullied, only psychopaths would pretend not to be aware of it.
You have to keep an eye on them bit by bit, and if it gets really bad, you secretly help them avoid it.
No matter what I felt, I couldn’t just let Flora get bullied. No, that would be the end of humanity.
That’s right, let’s not hit ourselves over the head too much. It isn’t too late yet. If it really gets disgustingly bad, then let’s go ahead and resign.
“Oh.”
I’m going to be late for the opening ceremony.
After abruptly checking my watch in the midst of my passionate self-rationalization, I grabbed my bag and dashed into the main building.
“Why are you so late? Did you see how the professor was frowning at you?”
“No way, we haven’t even started yet.”
I slumped down on the chair that my friends had thankfully saved for me, giving them a smile.
“Your arm…” Mallory murmured, covering her mouth.
If my arm injury was this summer’s biggest news, how boring of a summer had you spent?
“As you can see, it’s fine.”
When I raised up my arm with the thin scar on it for her to see, Mallory nodded and continued speaking. “Echo said that monsters appeared in your fief, so Noah came to subdue them?”
Dora whipped her head around, her eyes lit up with interest. “What? You didn’t mention that.”
I waved my hands to tell her to calm down. “No, so what happened was….”