Blade Knight Chronicles

Volume 2: Chapter 7

Almost all of the students were at the hotel, eating the barbeque buffet, having the time of their lives after the whole hunt for the prize courtesy by the museum's director, Helena.

On the other hand, Leon was sitting alone at a table for two as he only ate like a chicken barbeque and a hotdog on a stick while his only beverage was a can of Pepsi. He was occupied by playing games on his phone however, his mind has been floating elsewhere even when he's playing.

'Well, there goes my chance of asking her name. Way to go, Leon,' he thought to himself. 'Although, I can't help but feel like I've seen her before. But where?...and when?'

Just then, Nicole, who was holding a plate of food, sees him and walks toward his table saying, "Is this seat taken?"

Leon looked up from his phone and seeing Nicole, he replied, "Nope,"

Nicole placed her plate down on the table as she sits down in the chair opposite him. Noticing the small meal that Leon's eating, she said "Still on that diet?"

Leon looked at her and scoffed, "Uh, no. I'm not," he replied, "Just, uh, not that hungry,"

Nicole smirks, "Why so defensive? It's only a question," she said,

Leon sighs and picks up the hotdog on a stick and begins eating it while playing his game. Nicole shrugs and begins eating her food as well. The atmosphere around the hotel became a little more lively than it did. Many of the students finished their meals and began heading outside to the park, located outside the hotel, where the bonfire will be held.

Leon and Nicole placed the plates along with the long stack of plates on one table and followed the students to the park. By the time they got there, they were surprised to see that the seats were carved logs placed on the ground, surrounding this large bonfire in the center.

As he looked around, Leon spotted the girl he paired up with during the hunt. He saw her sitting on a log alongside what appears to be two of her friends. He was about to approach her when Nicole called out to him. Leon turned around and followed Nicole to a spot in the middle, where the view of the campfire behind the moonlight is visible.

Just as soon as the rest of the students began to take their seats, Helena stood in the center, a few steps away from the bonfire, as she faced the students while holding a microphone in her hand. "Alright, everyone. This marks the first day of your overnight stay in the establishment as well as a successful first hunt" she said through her microphone, "Now we have one more thing to do before we could end the night so gather round and one section will be the outer circle while the other will be the inner circle..."

A few minutes have passed and all of the students reluctantly form the circles and are now waiting for the next instruction.

Helena a counting the students while her mic is off, "...and now the outer will move clockwise while the inner circle will move counter-clockwise." she continued, "While that's going on, you must face each other and do a handshake and quick introduction like your name or something. A-a-a-and you may begin!"