In Snowstar High School.
As students were going in and out of their classrooms, the hallways were crowded with people. It was about to be the last class of the morning, and that caused a sense of excitement among the students.
In class 1-A, several students were wearing VR helmets, enjoying their time in White Online before the last class.
When Alice was finished packing her school books, she saw her VR helmet hidden inside the backpack. During the breaks, however, she had never been brave enough to use it, despite how desperately she wanted to.
With her hands raised, her fingertips were about to brush the surface of the helmet with the tips of her delicately curled nails.
It was then that the door of the classroom opened, and two young men entered with their eyes scanning all corners of the classroom in a careful manner.
As all of the students were wearing VR helmets, and only Alice wasn't wearing one, they were all in a state of silence.