Right as Rho covered his ears, the dragons began attacking the humans. They were claiming it was the work of the Rave Imperial Army, specifically Lutiya. That logic made no sense.

That’s such a ridiculous story! Jill looked around while swinging her fist. The inter-class match just ended! Why did it lead to this!?

Fortunately, some students were taking action. Especially Noin, the class leader of the Gold Dragon Class. His cooperation was greatly appreciated. The students still hesitating were being swept along to follow.

However, the attack was far too well-coordinated. They should assume the enemy had been planning it for some time. In that case, a prolonged battle would be unfavorable for the students.

“Jill-sensei! The antechamber room beneath the spectator seats, it’s clear!”

“There’s no sign of the enemy!”

“Good! Retreat there for now! Start with the injured! Those who can still fight, don’t break formation!”

Perhaps they were trying to escape the terror before their eyes, but many students had rushed forward. This was their real first battle, and it had them too agitated. Jill grabbed one of the dragons that had swooped down and threw it aside, shouting,

“Listen! Don’t get ahead of me! Focus on defense!”

“B-but, isn’t this… too easy? The dragons aren’t even that coordinated, you know?”

A student from Blue Dragon Class spoke up, voice high-pitched from nerves.

Indeed, the dragon’s movements appeared wild and random, as though they were rampaging blindly. However, the fact that they were attacking despite Rho’s presence was abnormal. He was hiding inside the bag Jill carried on her back, refusing to coming out.

Then, there was also that overwhelming presence of magical power that had flared up just before the initial explosion occurred.

“Don’t let your guard down. There’s something big out there. Didn’t you feel it? That magical power was incredible.”

“—B-but, Jill-sensei, with you…”

“Even I’m not confident I could beat that.”

The students paled in shock. Jill spoke to them, quiet but with a firm tone.

“It seems to be keeping quite for now, but you all are absolutely not to engage with it.”

“O-of course…! B-but if even Jill-sensei can’t win…”

“Seriously…? I-is that thing even human…”

“That’s rude. There are plenty of people stronger than me. The world is a big place.”

Thinking of which lead Jill to worry about Hades. If his true identity were to be revealed in this chaos, everything would get problematic. Rave was with him, and he was quick to escape, so he should be fine, but even so, she was anxious. Most frustrating was that she couldn’t ask Rho to get in touch with him at the moment.

She’d have to go search for him once the students were safely secured. Hades’ judgement was crucial. The enemy was trying to frame Lutiya and incite the Grand Duchy of Leyca to revolt.

In short, a rebellion was being plotted. While there was no telling how many people would believe Gunter’s outcry, there was no denying that discontent toward the Rave Empire had been smoldering. Maybard should have been neat Gunter as well— What happened to him? There’s too little information right now.

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