Moments Before The Fall...

The Next Morning ~

Ares got dressed in his academy uniform like usual and walked toward the academy's main building.

And as he was proceeding, he began to reflect on what had transpired yesterday.

"Even though it was unexpected to have Ayla join me, everything went smoothly and worked out well in the end," Ares muttered to himself.

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Moments Before The Fall Of First-year Faction Leaders. ~ 

When Ares announced that he would be forming his own faction and the news spread, two students had already reached out to him and requested to join his side.

...And that two students were Eric Gunner and Penelope Benjamin, who previously participated in a mock gate with him.

However, Eric was already on Claude's side, and Penelope was a member of Diana's faction.