“Chris-sense—!

I stopped Chris-sensei as she tried to leave the classroom.

“What?”

Chris-sensei turned around.

“I need to talk to you.”

“Is it something I should hear right now?”

“Yes.”

A student’s death, Dominic’s mutation, and the miasma.

Are they completely unrelated?

It’s not for us students to judge.

It’s something we should tell Chris-sensei as soon as possible.

“It may have something to do with the student’s death.”

“……Okay  …….We’ll change locations.”

Chris-sensei said, “Follow me,” and left the classroom.

I and Farren followed.

Then we went into a quiet room of about ten tatami mats in the corner of the school building.

“What’s wrong?”

“This place feels strange, doesn’t it?”

“Well, this room is a bit special.”

I thought I felt something strange, but then I realized that there were no windows in this room.

The fact that there are no windows in itself is not that strange.

You can find a lot of people who are interested in this kind of thing.

The space seemed to be cut off from the outside.

Chris-sensei closed the entrance door and then turned to us.

“So? What’s the story?”

“It’s about Dominic.”

“Dominic……. What’s wrong with him?”

“I felt the miasma from his magic.”

Farren said.

“Miasma……? Is that…… true?”

“I thought it couldn’t be, but I’m pretty sure…… it’s miasma.”

“Is that your opinion as a saint……?”

She stared into Chris-sensei’s eyes and answered.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“……I see. Well, if you say so, it must be true.”

Chris-sensei put her hand on her chin and pondered for a while.

Then I gave her another piece of information.

“Dominic was also at a suspicious gathering.”

“Gathering……? What kind of gathering?

“I don’t know, but I believe that group has to do with Dominic’s strange behavior and the death of a middle school student.”

“I don’t know if it has anything to do with it. But when it comes to the miasma……”

Chris-sensei stared into the void.

“Do you know where this meeting took place?”

“In a back alley in a commercial area. There was an oddly designed magic shop nearby, but I can’t find the name of it……”

It had a colorful exterior and the faces of orcs and goblins were displayed intact in front of the store.

It was a magic shop that Natalie and I had visited only once before.

“No, that’s all I need to know.”

The teacher stood up quickly.

And said, “Thank you for the information,” and turned to leave the room.

“Excuse me, what will happen to Dominic-san?”

“I don’t know, but…… he’s crossed the line. You know that, don’t you? You know what happens to people who have been exposed to the miasma……”

“Yes……. I know. That’s why I’m…….”

Farren grabbed the hem of her shirt tightly.

“You guys don’t get involved in this anymore. Especially Farren……. There’s nothing you can do about it.”

Chris-sensei nailed her and then left the room.