The Tension Before the Announcement

Main Auditorium, Yukihime High School, Elffire City…

It was a normal school day at Yukihime High School. The students arrived early for their morning classes, studied diligently under their teachers, and enjoyed their lunch breaks with the usual chatter and laughter. But as the day wore on, an undercurrent of anticipation began to ripple through the hallways. The tension was almost palpable, like a current running through the air, as everyone knew what was coming after the final bell.

As soon as classes ended, the school seemed to awaken from its routine, the regular hum of activity replaced by a buzz of excitement and anxiety. Students streamed out of classrooms, their footsteps quick and purposeful as they made their way to the main auditorium. The announcement of the final rankings from the first-ever Yukihime High School Club Festival was imminent, and no one wanted to miss it.