Glonas slowly and theatrically bowed with a creepy smile on his face, as he turned to Ramy.
Representative… He said while appearing to be more like the leader of a cult or a pope. Ramy was at a loss for words over his increasingly creepy smile, but recovered and yelled.
“So you’re representing this dangerous meeting? You look the part…!!”
“Don’t call it dangerous. The Friends of the Night Society is a gathering of people who sympathize with the ideals of the herald of true justice, Black Veil. We simply think differently from all of you.”
“I don’t care about your meeting! You can sympathize with the ideals and justice of a criminal all you want, just don’t involve the students of our school!”
“We did no such thing. They decided to participate all on their own. It is quite vexing to hear you imply we dragged them here against their will.”
Ramy yelled hysterically, while Glonas argued back with a relaxed attitude.
This evasive attitude intensified Ramy’s anger, who forgot about her original goal and hurled abuse at the people of the Friends of the Night Society.
“Quiet! Can’t you see that a dangerous group worshiping a criminal organization sullies the honor of not just Luminous Academy but also this city!? Holding up a murderer as just… Have you no shame!!?”
“Hou? A teacher of Luminous Academy calling Black Veil an evil murderer? Oh dear… That is something irredeemable.”
The moment Ramy scorned Black Veil’s justice, the air around Glonas changed.
Anger rose even more among the other believers who heard her, and pointed at Ramy and the other students with her like Shian.
“To call someone judging criminals evil…! That woman can’t be forgiven!!”
“Black Veil is an envoy of justice who executes divine punishment on criminals on our behalf! Not someone who you can easily categorize as a murderer!”
“How is that different from magic knights who kill monsters and monster armor beasts!? In the end, it is just hunting beings that are harmful to people!”
“M-Miss… T-this isn’t good…!”
“D-don’t panic! You are students of the proud Luminous Academy! Don’t let something like this shake your spirit!”
The students felt the believers’ anger gradually swelling, and fearfully turned to Ramy.
Ramy scolded them, but she was quite shaken herself, so her words carried little weight.
“Please calm down, my fellow believers. They did say something quite hard to let go, but there is no need for us to act. They will surely be judged by Black Veil. This fiend and the students who were taught the wrong justice will surely yield before true justice! Should you not look forward to that day?”
Glonas yelled towards the other believers, hinting at something.
These words said in a cult-like environment led to cheers. Ramy and the others were overwhelmed by this strange intense atmosphere, so they got the students together in a hurry, and quickly ran away.
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“…Is what I heard from a guard that infiltrated the meeting. A teacher went in and disparaged the one they worship as a god, and apparently they want the hammer of justice to fall on people related to the academy too.”
“It sounds like they were rash and provoked them. There were better ways to bring students back.”
“This is all because I attended the meeting… I am very sorry…”
Yuugo and the others had sour expressions on their faces, and a bad feeling about what they heard from Jinba.
The hero prospects followed Sakura to the meeting, prompting even more students to attend it, causing an even bigger mess. Sakura had a very regretful expression on her face.
“Those Friends of the Night Society people are seething. I’m saying this for your own good, but you should go back to the academy right away. I’ll accompany you.”
“Yes… We’re not wearing uniforms, so they won’t spot us at a glance, but it would be bad if they realized we’re from Luminous academy. Let’s go back for today.”
Said Melt.
This situation was not good, and they should return before it became worse.
Everyone agreed with Jinba, and were going to return to Luminous Academy with him, but… Sakura interjected.
“Please wait. I will go back after taking Miss Mary home. You can go without me.”
“No, that’s bad. We should all go then.”
“I agree. I’ll take her home, and you should all return to the academy.”
“I don’t need anyone to take me home anyway. I’m not a student of Luminous Academy, so I have nothing to worry about.”
“Still, just in case. I am responsible for what happened, so if something happened to you, I would not be able to face Mister Goto. I won’t have peace of mind if I do not see you home safely. Setsuna and the others should follow the guard to the academy. There is no need for concern, I will make it back safely.”
Setsuna and Raiha looked at each other and sighed.
It felt as though the two girls who knew her for a long time knew she would not change her mind.
Still, Yuugo could not let her take Mary home by herself, and spoke while getting up.
“Then I’m going too. A guy can’t let a girl walk around alone at night.”
“If Yuugo is going, I am too. That should be safer, right?”
Said Ryuuga.
“T-then me too! I can hold the reins so Sakura doesn’t do anything weird!”
Said Raiha.
“No this is my problem, so there is no need for you to lend me your help…”
“Geez, it’s too late for that, Sakura. And all of this happened because you took action alone without speaking with anyone, right?”
“Uu, mumu…”
Sakura wanted to say no to the others going with her, but Raiha’s argument left her silent.
Yuugo saw this as an opportunity to advance the discussion.
“That’s it then. Marcos, look after everyone.”
“Hmph, fine. Leave the rest to me.”
“Eh… But I want to go too.”
Said Melt.
“Stop. Even four is actually too many. More people will slow us down and make us stand out too much, so go back first.”
“Tche…”
The others were not happy, but returned to the academy with Jinba.
Yuugo’s group hurried so it would not get too late, and headed towards Mary’s home.
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“Eh… But I want to go too.”
Said Melt.”
Theres an extra quote mark there hida
Even in a different verse, Sakura still sucks XD