On Monday morning, only 23 students showed up.
"Xuan Kai…" Feng Mian whispered beside me in worry. "It's those two from Saturday…"
I narrowed my eyes and frowned in thought. "… So they did get expelled, huh?"
"E-Eh?! Doesn't thyat mean our class is nyow at a disadvyantage against the others?!" Amane cried in shock.
"A-Ah… I'm sorry…" Lan Xiao Su whimpered quietly like a poor lost kitten, thinking it was her fault they got expelled, thus resulting in our class's disadvantage.
"Don't worry about it," I quickly said. "It's not your fault… and besides, this isn't all that bad."
"Huh? How so?" Yu An Yan asked in confusion.
But before I could explain, Ms. Cai walked into the room, expression as neutral as ever.
"Okay… good morning, class… I'm too lazy to do attendance since everyone appears to be here, so I'll just announce some news…"