Just like that, both Michail and Fimana left the principal's room. The others were worried as one of the classmates, Jamis said...
"Is it okay to watch them go just like that?" Ten then answer Jamis.
"They'll be no safe place for those two if they just leave this go like that. Giving a week or two, they probably will be killed by an assassin."
"So you're gonna leave them both to die?" Said Ryuma who stood beside Ten. Ten's pupils deviated to Ryuma as he spoke the word...
"No, I'll find a way later. Now, all I'm just gonna say is that the Project is an utter failure."
"Project? Failure? What do you mean by that?"
"It's like I said, you all have been participating in this project that was made by Sage Melium called 'Project Monsters'."
"Project Monsters?!"
"Yes, It's the project with the purpose of training you all who have the power called Unique. The project is made to learn the existence of the power called Unique. To research it, and also to experiment with it. Ryuma, do you know anything about your Unique?"
Hearing Ten's question, Ryuma looked at the palm of his hand.
(Unique? Now that I think about it, all the answer I got is from this Red Fire.)
"I don't know when and how I got it, but this is the only answer I got." Ryuma shows the Red Fire burn on his hand.
"Perhaps, that is indeed your Unique. But, simply having the ability to use Red Fire isn't rare or common. Everybody could do it if they were given time to train it. But, if you were to say you were able to use Red Fire without knowing, that's something I would need to look for." Said Ten to Ryuma.
(And it also confirms something based on Line and Valena's story. The authority to control rain... I need to look deeper into this.)
"Now that the ice has broken, I would like to hear all of your words. Would you like to still stay in this school? Or would you like to leave? Keep in mind that if you choose to leave, that means our contract with your family will broken and they need to pay 1 million gold coins for breaking the contract."
"Y-You scoundrel! How dare you threaten us to pay money..." Lori shouted angrily, but then the words from Ten made her silent.
"No, you don't need to pay for anything. The project is a failure, and you all have to know the truth. I'll pay the money from the contract, if you'd like to leave, just simply walk out of the dorm, go back to your room, pack your stuff, and leave the school."
Ten said the words, and then the whole room fell silent. As each second went by, the first person who walked out of the door was Lori. And then Xenyi. But that's only two people since the rest of them decided to stay.
"That's four people who choose to leave this school. What about you, Ryuma Ochiro? Wouldn't you be angry because your friend was hurt?" Ryuma is silent and thinks...
"Yes, I'm angry because they were hurt. But, if I chose to leave this school, I feel like I'm gonna regret it for the rest of my life." One of Ryuma's traits is curiosity. This is the main reason why Ryuma chose to stay in this school despite after he had learned everything.
"Then that's that. Congratulations, Ryuma Ochirou, from now on, your path isn't gonna be an easy path. There are no cutting corners, and you're gonna meet a fate that's worse than death, despite you already died twice." After hearing Ten's words, Ryuma smiled widely to his ear. But, Ten didn't surprise, me because Ryuma is the type of person who isn't gonna back off from the rough path.
"Don't make that sound like I'm gonna go to hell. But, it's fine. Because I'd like to see what my future self would be. In that case, I hope you'll take care of me. Sage Melium." After that, Melium could only sigh.
"*Sigh* I suppose this outcome is fine. Oh well." Melium said it with an easy-going tone. But then, Ryuma asks a question.
"Ten, I'm gonna assume things wouldn't be fine to those who'll leave, right?" Ten, opened the box of cigarettes. And use the lighter to light it.
"Yeah, I can tell those guys won't live long out there. Especially there's bounty right on their head."
"A bounty? Is that because they left the school?" Ten, after blowing the smoke of a cigarette from his mouth, he speaks again.
"No, I have a confirmation from the 'Dark World'. 10 million gold coins for each of the student's heads. In other words, there are a lot of people who are going to kill you. Including your friends."
"What?!" Ryuma couldn't believe what he just heard. Apparently, they were being targeted by the bounty hunter. As soon he heard it, Ryuma then left the room. Then same with the other classmates, they also left the room not long after, leaving Ten and Melium together.
"Now that the thing settled, I'll take my leave as well."
"Wait." The words stop Ten before he leaves. Ten looked back right where Melium was. Melium got out from behind the bookshelf and showed himself to Ten. But, his face wasn't shown because it was hidden by the shadow.
"What's the reason you do this? Telling them the truth and making them leave the school. What are you planning?" After that, Melium can see the double-barrel shotgun being pointed toward him.
"I should be the one to ask that, what were you planning by using that artifact?"
"That artifact? I supposed it would be more effective for the student's growth-" The shotgun was fired, and the sound echoed throughout the room. But Melium is still standing as he blocks the bullet with the Magic barrier.
"It's not about being efficient, 3 years was more than enough for them. But as I said, it's not about efficiency. It's about trust."