Growth

  Ethan frowned when he heard that… It seemed like an event that would happen in anime or manga. He couldn't see the point of that, even more so at such a period in time. It was suspicious if anything… that being said, maybe there was something else about that since those two were the ones sent, and they were the most famous students.

"You are supposed to be good at gathering Intel, right?" Emily asked. "Doing this kind of thing at such a time looks weird… and I am sure you think the same and went to investigate it."

"What if I did investigate it?" Ian asked. "While we are friends, this kind of information is hard to get, so what do you offer in exchange for it? I guess it will be fine if you two owe me one as well." 

"Nah, I am fine," Ethan replied and then shrugged. "I can't see the point of learning about this… while it seems suspicious, I am sure that it isn't a bad move."

"You could be wrong about that," Ian said and also shrugged.