Though there had been a major incident during the midterm exams, everything eventually settled down without spiraling into bigger problems.
It helped that the entire mess was caused by just one student—and more importantly, that no one died.
Had even a single fatality occurred, the academy wouldn't have been able to cover it up so neatly.
After the incident, Clarisse was taken away somewhere.
Naturally, the students she had attacked—most of whom never understood what was actually happening—started spreading absurd rumors.
But aside from that, nothing else seemed to happen.
For a while, it looked like the midterm period would end quietly without any more surprises.
…until Lisa came looking for me.
"…What? Failed?"
"Well, not yet," she said, her voice shrinking. "But if I don't do well on the makeup exam…"
I stared at her, unable to hide my disbelief.
Lisa stood there awkwardly scratching her head, looking like a kid who'd been caught stealing snacks.
