Crutiara: Where New Demon Lords are Born

17. Gamble Every Single Second

Thursday, the exam day. We took the written exam. Luckily, no one failed in the three of us, not even Majiro. We usually spent the same lunch break but I ditched them at dismissal.

I need to settle this matter quickly.

After the crowd gathers, she seems to disappear quickly! Still, I can't create a commotion in this room. It will be another noisy chaos. I'm tired of gossip.

I wandered around the parks, the cafeteria, and the school buildings but I didn't see a fragment of her face. I headed to the administrator's room as a last resort, but Miss Chiho wasn't there.

I have no choice but to ask the co-director about this matter. I rammed through the door as I was rushing.

"Sir Takio…" I breathlessly hunched.

And I thought I could inhale the stamina lost in me. I didn't expect to cough in a foggy room with almost zero visibility. I saw the silhouette of the co-director near the open window.

"Sir… Are you smoking?" I asked.

I heard a silent chant. Instantly, the window, which emits