"Since there is a mastermind behind this, I hope everyone can see the bigger picture here. Which is about a group that has been in this city for who knows how long, someone who managed to make my students into working for them"
Everyone became surprised at the reveal of the mysterious hidden group in Atlisian City.
"That is all I have to say" Raven then ended her speech, despite that no one say anything or question her.
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"A mysterious group who secretly reached out to students to work for them. Then what about the students who are involved?" asked Irviel.
"Not sure, we were the last group to enter to hand in our statements, including Ms.Argonaut's evidence, after that the judge decided to end the hearing and schedule it for later"
"Hmm, so what do you guys think the punishment going to be?" asked Conner, stopping himself from eating and asked everyone.
"Probably expulsion" said Elena.
"Really? I thought they would only receive suspension" said Florence.
"How could they receive some light punishment and walk away like that? Expulsion is the least of their worries in my opinion"
"Really? What's the worst that could happen to them?" asked Conner.
"Their family would be the talk of the city in a negative way, and their status could be revoke, worst case is they are to leave the city"
"Wow, that bad huh?" asked Irviel.
"Well, it is Atlisian City after all...", Florence admitted the severity of their punishment.
The group came to silence as the realization dawned on them of the possibility of their fellow students.
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"Hey, that's her"
"Oh, you're right"
"The nerves"
"Can't believe it"
"Jealousy, huh?"
Laura can hear the voices of the other students around her whispering loud enough for her to hear as she walked through the corridor.
Having finished her lunch and receive the same glare in the restaurant, Laura headed toward the school right away only to find herself in the same situation.
"?" she then noticed the group of people she used to talk to and was about to engage in a light conversation like usual when...
They turned their head away from her and continued walking.
"...."
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The mood in Class Alpha can be described as dreadful as everyone only talks to each other when asking for something or to notify them of something.
Everyone remained quiet, even Alexia who is in the classroom couldn't bother to talk as well.
The door to the class opened and everyone turned their head to look at the person.
"Hey, what's up everyone," said Shin.
"....."
"What, surprised by my handsome face?"
"...", everyone turned back to doing their things again.
"....These guys..."
Shin ignored his classmates and headed to his table.
(Why is everyone so quiet today?)
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School ended like any other day with the students pouring out steadily, club activities went by like usual as the students came and played.
"....", Laura who just finished packing looked around the classroom to find every classmate had left already.
The sound of footsteps can be heard in the quiet hallway as she heads to the front gate.
"..."
'Remember this, even if the evidence may lessen your punishment you will still have to face other things, like the other students giving you the eye or the finger, so if you have that kind of problem or any other, you may contact me for help, alright?'
'Yes'
Though she said that.
Principal Office.
She couldn't bring herself to knock on the door.
"....."
(Maybe I should wait longer, this is only the first day after all)
She turned back only to find someone else behind her.
"!!!"
Which caused her to jump back too far that she hit her head against the door.
"...I'm sorry," said the student.
"...It's okay" she used a healing spell to heal her head immediately, then checked on the door.
(Oh, good, she didn't hear it) she thought.
"Do you need something from the principal?"
"...No"
"So yes, then"
"What? No, I mean no" she corrected herself, trying to sound stern.
"...Okay", the student nodded before heading out leaving Laura standing there.
"....."
(I'm...not...) her gaze dropped down to the floor and then headed home.
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"..."
'Interesting, I didn't know a phone can come in the form of an item'
'Yes, that too' said the person in front of her, pulling out a card.
'You stole a credit card?' she joked upon seeing the card.
'No, this is the key to the phone'
The person then tapped the back of the card for a few seconds causing the screen to fade to black, then as if rebooting a new screen appeared now much more clearer and in higher quality of the design.
'Interesting'
The site appears to belong to an organization, but she doesn't remember seeing such a symbol before, the software itself is also amazing displaying various features; maps, names, pictures, and sites of various needs.
'Who did you say you got it from?'
'From student No.53 on the list, the one who has been found'
'Right...Alright, it seems this should be enough'
'Then, good afternoon', the figure then turns to leave.
'By the way, did you do anything dangerous to the owner?' she gestured to the phone; the phone's owner who is now under arrest.
The figure stops and turned back to her.
'He attacked upon noticing me approaching, so I defended myself'
'Right. Alright, then, enjoy the rest of the day'
'Yes, you too'
(Now, we just have to wait and see), Raven's gaze reached the figure that person walking out of the school, with Laura walking out a distance away from them.
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"...."
"So, what do we do now?"
"Delete the software, obviously"