The entire student population was terrified. It was reasonable. There had been a murder, one of their own killed inside their very walls. Not to mention the fact the body was nigh unrecognizable with all the cuts made it even scarier. Reina believed that if not for some of Nicholas’ friends who’d stated he’d gone missing had come forward, it was likely none of the students would know his identity.

That posed a problem. They said Nicholas had gone missing for two days. That meant the attack had been during the first full week of school. It had also been around the time Neverstien shut down for a period.

Was that all a coincidence? Reina didn’t know.

Classes were still ongoing; the teachers wanted to make it seem like there wasn’t anything to worry about and everything was going to be alright. However, they’d moved classes that were located outside or required you to go outside. Staff patrolled the corridors 24/7 and the security was tighter than ever.

Yet the death aura still hadn’t gone away. Rena had taken to listening to the older students. The general theory the students had was that this was a plot against a famous second year.

Apparently, this second year (she couldn’t care to remember his name) had killed a famous villain a while back. Conveniently, nobody knew how and he didn’t disclose anything yet he was still lauded with praise. He was arrogant, the fame having gone to his head since long ago but he wasn’t dumb. He had said the attacker was most likely a supporter of the enemy he killed and was attempting to get revenge on him for his victory.

It did make sense, except why didn’t the attacker head straight for him? Why target a seemingly innocent guy who had no connections to the second year? Was it to scare him?

He may have been the center of many things but Reina had the suspicion this mystery was centered around somebody else. She didn’t want to say herself, because that was egotistical, but it also made sense. She had made enemies, a lot of them.

Until she could find out more, however, she’d taken necessary precautions. Reina stopped sending Avery mail in order to keep her and the orphanage safe. Instead, she sent out fake mail to an address that Reina didn’t mind if the attacker destroyed.

Beyond that, Reina couldn’t do much. The most she could do was buckle down and hoped she survived the incoming wave.

“R-Reina?” May asked. Reina looked at her friend who’d come out of nowhere. Well, she thought they were friends. They were treating her with caution and shy May facing her way wasn’t a likely scenario to happen. And yet happen it did.

“Yes, May?” Reina asked.

“I n-need your h-help! Please come!” May stuttered. Reina was a bit taken back at the exuberant request but nodded nonetheless.

“Uh, sure. Whatever, lead the way.” Reina followed May down the corridor to wherever she was taking her but couldn’t shake the feeling something bad was about to happen.