(Furuwa's Perspective)
"The victor is number 116!" the mayor declared.
Walking off the stage in triumph, I put my sword back into my inventory, then glanced at the time displayed on the top right corner of my System. It read 6:45 PM. Since I already ate dinner, I decided to go to the Hunter's Guild to pick up some quests. I had time, so might as well make the most out of it and get even stronger.
Most of the quests I got happened to require me to go to the forest to the east of Qilian City, so I headed for the eastern gates. As I walked, I thought about two certain people - Igarashi Kaze, and Sakura Hina. They had said they were sick since two weeks ago, but now that the two weeks have passed, they still did not show up at school. At least, Sakura-senpai did not. Kaze wasn't in the same school, so I had no way of telling. However, my instincts told me there was something off about the two.
