DING-DONG.
The crisp ring of the school bell marked the end of class, dismissing the teacher from the podium. Phoenix Academy Maggie reached into her drawer, pulled out her phone, and unlocked it.
During class, she had noticed incoming messages on her LINE account; she had very few friends on it.
Aozawa and the others could be ruled out, leaving only one possibility: her mother.
Phoenix Academy Maggie tapped the app to see the message from her mother.
"Something unusual happened in Washington D.C. today. I'm fine, but I may return to Japan later than planned, or perhaps earlier."
Upon reading this message, confusion flickered through Phoenix Academy Maggie's mind. What happened in Washington D.C.?
"Nani!!"
A shocked voice echoed in the classroom. Terao Kanno, always loud and outspoken, yelled again, "There's been an unprecedented riot in the United States?! Preliminary estimates suggest over thirty thousand casualties!"
