"- Dr. Lilina!

Our "Red Purity" followed Dr. Lilina into the woods.

Far enough away from the other students that I spoke to Dr. Lilina.

Dr. Lilina, who was walking, stops and looks back at this one.

And I sighed.

"Ha... why are you following me?

"That's what I wanted to help Dr. Lilina with!

That was one thing.

But there are other real reasons.

"Don't feel a desperate vibe somewhere just because you want to help me. Is there a reason?

Dr. Lilina tells me, I'm dodgy.

Yes. This time, I followed Dr. Lilina for one selfish reason.

That's - that's about the cyclops the other day.

That cyclops was an anomaly.

I was following the oak and making a herd.

We did not report to anyone the existence of a cyclops with such abnormal behavior.

Because he tried to hide the fact that he broke the rules and engaged the Cyclops.

But it's a stupid thing to think about now.

That was an obvious anomaly.

It was one piece of evidence that something strange was going on in this forest.

If only we'd reported it properly.

In this extracurricular class, you may never have come to the woods.

We would have headed for other safe hunting grounds, where no anomalies had occurred.

If you think about it, I'm responsible for this case, too.

Kent was compromised because I missed the report.

The bad news is, it's me.

As Dr. Lilina questioned me, I spoke my heart out.

The three of you who followed me just by looking at me also look surprised and out of your mind because you finally understood my thoughts.

"... For one thing, let's put aside the failure to report, and the engagement with the Cyclops. Now it's important to know if you're going to be a solving force or not."

Dr. Lilina talks with her head in her arms.

"Well, if it's true that you buried the Cyclops in one blow, Farri, you have an A-rank equivalent offense. The other three can also be counted as the lowest hunter in the B-rank based on their class grades."

Saying, Dr. Lilina looks at our faces in turn.

"It's not sneaky to put students at risk, but honestly, if you guys were here, I could expect far better results than doing a search on my own. As for this one, I'm not refusing to cooperate."

"Then..."

"Except!"

Joy, blocking me from about to raise my voice, says Dr. Lilina.

"Running away as soon as you think it's dangerous. Absolutely follow my instructions. Be sure to run away if you tell me to. Like?"

"... Yes! I get it!

I snort firmly into Dr. Lilina's words.

Naturally. I do not intend to dedicate my dear friend's life.

Really, I'm going back to school alive. If you think it's dangerous, you run away properly.