Future and Fate

"I thought you said you weren't told to meet the Headmistress today?"

At Lumine's question, Azriel merely shrugged nonchalantly. The three of them—Lumine, Yelena, and Azriel—stood in front of the Headmistress's office door.

"I wasn't," Azriel replied, "until after lunch break."

Lumine accepted the explanation with a casual nod, but Yelena's mood wasn't as calm. She looked visibly anxious, shifting uneasily in front of the door.

"Why do you think the Headmistress herself asked to meet us? Did we do something wrong?"

Azriel glanced at her and offered a faint smile as he adjusted his sleeves.

"And what exactly have we done wrong?"

'Except for killing an instructor—which only I did.'

At his words, Yelena pursed her lips and quickly averted her gaze. From her perspective, the three of them had done nothing to warrant trouble. So logically, there was nothing to worry about... right?