The Academy Sank?!

Mendou: [——What?! The academy collapsed? What do you mean?!]

Hoshoujo: [Shhh!]

Mendou: [Ah——]

I accidentally raised my voice and shouted, making Najimi look at me with just a neutral expression.

He is bound to ask what happened, look.

Najimi: [What happened?]

See? The fact that he heard me and Hoshoujo still stands yet, even with his super high-level intelligence, he can't comprehend something that is said with emotions.

I have to calm down to tell him properly.

Hoshoujo: [It didn't sink. My grandfather took back what he said. He said he had sworn that he saw the school collapsing into a massive hole, but now he said... it's back to normal.]

Mendou: [O-Oh, that's a relief. The dean must have just been imagining things due to exhaustion! You should tell him to get some rest.]

Najimi: [...]

Hoshoujo: [...]

H-Huh? Suddenly, these two went silent as Najimi just knew what happened. They both looked worried and somehow... sad.

Mendou: [W-What's wrong? It's all fine, right?]

I asked them, but they knew something that I don't. They looked and glanced at each other.

That's an obvious gesture for me to notice.

Najimi: [You see... Hoshoujo's grandfather, the Dean can actually...]

What? Don't tell me he can see the nightmares as well?!

Hoshoujo: [...Believe it or not, my grandfather can perceive premonitions of certain things he sees.]

Ok, this is some supernatural crap. I'm not saying I don't believe that, but trust a magician, there's no goddamn thing as a fortune teller or oracle.

Najimi: [He was the one who told us when we were kids that we'd be separated, so he made this school so we can meet up again, inevitably, as students.]

Okay, so her grandfather is a darn schemer as well. I thought I was the only one trying to set them up for each other but to think that he's also in it?

Mendou: [But, won't your parents know?!]

Hoshoujo: [They won't. Neither of our parents will. You can notice that our bodyguards can't go beyond the gates. It's because my grandfather prohibited them from doing so.]

That makes sense. It's a school ground, not a damn mall. Why would you have bodyguards in a school anyways? Unless you're a gangster then it's a different matter.

Najimi: [Anyways, what we are trying to say is, it's the real deal. You have to believe us. If her grandfather saw it, then it will happen.]

Mendou: [...]

Najimi's words were firm about it. He's serious despite that neutral expression, but it looked a bit stiff. He's trying to express his seriousness, but he's only raising his jaw.

That's now how you appear serious. You just slightly lower your brows and look at me dead straight in the eye.

Well, he did that but he has his eyes a bit more open than usual. I couldn't say it but, I'm a bit laughing now in a supposedly serious moment.

Mendou: [...Ehem. So, when is this supposed premonition going to happen?]

Hoshoujo: [Usually... It happens the next day.]

Mendou: [...]

They're not kidding. They look sad as if they already accepted what was gonna happen.

But, this is different. I'm here and the future is changeable!

Mendou: [Well. I should go home and change first then. Will you stay for a bit Hoshoujo? His parents aren't home anyways.]

Hoshoujo: [You're leaving already?]

Najimi: [Well, I don't really need to be taken care of since it would be my servant's job. You guys can go home and rest.]

I stood up and made a small farewell and get well soon pat to Najimi. I left the room first, but I would only see Hoshoujo come out as well after seemingly bidding her goodbye.

There were servants who would point the way out but I already knew, which Hoshoujo followed as well.

Hoshoujo: [H-Hey! Why are you moving too fast!]

I was walking fast. It wasn't my problem if she can't catch up. The servants are there to lead her out anyways.

Hoshoujo: [Do you think we're joking back there? We're serious about it! Even my grandfather extended the break!]

Mendou: [——I believe you.]

I stopped abruptly, only looking a bit behind to say that.

It wasn't that I don't believe it, but I had a feeling that it must be true.

Since...

Hoshoujo: [———!]

My senses were... tingling.

Mendou: [——Well, I have to go home now! Ciao!]

I ran off. I don't need to tell her anything.

Hoshoujo: [H-Hey! That's the wrong way! Isn't your house this way?!]

I had to go to school, and with my distance already being reasonably far, I can no longer understand what she was saying.

For all I know, the next move I must do is to meet the dean, Hoshoujo's grandfather.

If he's for real, then he must be able to see my future as well.

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Hoshoujo: [...That idiot! Leaving me here when I hired him to be our servant!]

All I could see from here was that idiot's outline running towards the direction of the school.

He could be just going towards the convenience store that way.

Annoyed, I pulled back my phone and saw my grandfather's message. He was completely worried back there.

Hoshoujo: [——?]

I looked at my phone and there, my grandfather's message popped up again.

He could just call me and not bother typing out everything he says. He should learn how to use the call function.

Hoshoujo: [Just... what is happening to the school?]

I read the latest message.

[I'm sorry, Yuna. The school might collapse, I'm not sure, but I will stay here and make sure it doesn't. Don't worry, I will be fine.]

Hoshoujo: [You can't tell me to not worry! Tch!]

I quickly dialed another number. I called Takeru to fetch me.

I need to go to school. My grandfather is a foolish man. He'll go to lengths just for me.

I can't have that!

Takeru: [Mistress...]

It has been less than 5 mins since they arrived. As expected of them.

I boarded the limousine and took the liberty to remove my shoed inside as my feet began to ache on it.

Hoshoujo: [To the school.]

Takeru: [But Mistress, hasn't your grandfather announced that there will be no classes?]

Hoshoujo: [Are you going to listen to your master or my grandfather?]

Takeru: [P-Pardon me, Mistress.]

Takeru was seated at the front, right beside the driver. She wasn't this inquisitive before but since it's regarding my grandfather, she does want to let me reconsider my decisions.

However, I won't. I'm Hoshoujo Yuna, and I take decisions and responsibility into my own.

That will not change.

Takeru: [Driver! To the Academy!]

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Mendou: [Ok, running was a bad idea...]

Ok, I'm an actual idiot.

I ran from Najimi's house to the academy and now I'm completely exhausted.

I did a quick stop at the convenience store but the ice cream quickly melt and dropped after I was halfway done eating it.

It was the only source of food I can cool myself down. Curses.

Anyways, I arrived at the gates and they were closed. People were guarding it, and of course, I said hi but they pushed me away.

They won't let me in easily, huh? It's easy for someone like a mob like me to go meta and just magically end up inside without explaining anything at all, right?

Well, too bad. I'm already inside when you were just reading that one paragraph.

Keke, you want to know how? Simple, I've used magic.

Mendou: [Teleport is very hard on resources. I'm exhausted by two-fold now.... waaaa.]

If you didn't know, stamina and mana are like having two completely different systems. If stamina is for physical, mana is magical, and if they both are low, I'm as good as a lump of meat that can't move.

Anyways, I'm inside now. I should go meet the dean that's still standing beside the window in his office.

I could see him from here.

Why is he inside? Didn't he say the school is going to collapse?

Mendou: [Solving this kind of thing isn't my forte but heck! I won't let this end my peaceful school life!]

Mendou: [——?!]

I stepped into the building where the dean's office is, yet as I did, I could feel something.

It wasn't nightmares. But it was something familiar instead...

Mendou: [Magic? Someone else is using it here? That's impossible!]

It felt like it was connected to a big magic circle that surrounds the academy.

It's a damn sinkhole! Someone set this up here!

Mendou: [This is trouble some that I thought!]

The problem is that I can't see who cast it. They hid their traces very well for me to even see.

In any case, I should go and see the dean first.

Mendou: [Let's just hope for the best!]

I ran upstairs to the third floor where the dean's office would be found and just in time, he had just closed the door to his office as if saying goodbye to it.

Mendou: [Ah! Mr. Dean!]

Yes. I forgot his name——