Surviving in a School of Ghost Stories-Chapter 35

“Deal?”

“If you join the investigation team for ghost stories, I’ll give you what you want.”

“What I want is for you to take your little brother Raven out of this school?”

Noah-senpai looked at me with an unexpected answer. He was silent for a moment and then asked.

“Why are you taking Raven out?”

“I can’t tell you that.”

I knew you wouldn’t believe me even if I told you.

You didn’t believe me when I said I went back in time a year.

“If you don’t mind being hated by your little brother, I can help you get expelled.”

“That is.......”

If that happens, Raven will hate you. You might never be able to forgive him.

But is that more important than Raven’s life?

“As expected of your little brother, he’s also receiving a scholarship, so I don’t think it’s because of tuition.”

I nodded at Noah-senpai’s words. It’s true that we don’t have much money, but that wasn’t important right now.

“I’m worried about having my younger sibling in this school full of ghost stories.”

“I feel the same way. I’m worried about the students at this school. It seems like our goals are the same.”

I can either get Raven expelled and destroy his future, saving his life.

Or I can risk my life to protect him.

I was given two choices.

“Actually, I can’t guarantee that I can help Raven get expelled. He’s trusted by the principal.”

“Oh, right...! I promised to tell you why Raven is trusted by the principal.”

“He’s easy to handle.”

“Huh?”

“Raven is a child with a strong attachment to the school and a strong desire to succeed. He’s also smart enough to receive a scholarship, so the teachers like him. Above all, he’s an orphan. Is there a student that’s this easy to handle for the principal?”

Every word of Noah’s words sunbae pierced deep into my bones. Not a single word was wrong.

If he had said that to me, it wouldn’t have hurt, but it was especially so because it was about Raven.

My senior apologized with a slightly apologetic look on his face after seeing my expression.

“I’m sorry for saying such heartbreaking things. But Melody. You have to face reality to prepare for the future.”

That’s right. I had to know the truth, and I had to know about Raven. It’s sad, but this is reality.

“I didn’t say that to hurt you. If what you’re worried about isn’t Raven’s expulsion but her safety, then the problem would be solved if the evil spirits sealed in this school disappeared.”

As I continued to listen to my senior’s story, one question arose.

Did Raven in 903 really commit suicide? Or was he murdered by someone?

If not... ... .

Wasn’t Raven from the past also involved in a ghost story?

Smart.

At that moment, the door to the hospital room opened and two familiar female students came in.

It was Erica and Sally.

“Melody! Are you okay? Do you know how worried Sally and I were?”

Erika asked me with a worried face.

Even though we shared a dorm room, I hadn’t seen Erica the day before. It was because her school arrival and departure times were different from those of the main building students.

Anyway, she only said she would go to school yesterday and disappeared, so I was worried.

The two people who were approaching me looked surprised when they saw Noah-senpai.

“Why is the president here again......?”

“Tell me. You two knew each other before, right?”

Erika and Sally asked one after another. The senior shrugged his shoulders.

He said goodbye to me without saying anything.

“Think carefully about what I suggested.”

Erica and Sally looked at Noah-senpai’s back as he left the hospital room suspiciously. Then he came up to me and said.

“The student council president is against it.”

“That’s right. The student council president is a hot topic both inside and outside the school, so Melody will have a hard time.”

“That’s not true. Really.”

Then, Erica and Sally brushed their chests, saying that it was fortunate.

Anyway, the doctor said that there was no particular abnormality other than my finger, so I could be discharged right away.

So I was discharged while taking on the worries of Erica and Sally.

The next day, the bulletin board was filled with stories about me and Noah-senpai.

Saint Gloria Private School Student Bulletin Board

September 6, 902, Continental Calendar Bulletin Board

Did anyone see the student council president carrying a transfer student yesterday?

⌎ Wasn’t that a dream?

⌎ No. I saw it too. A lot of people saw it.

⌎That's ridiculous. The student council president?

⌎Why the student council president? But isn't that possible? He's so kind. I envy transfer students. I want to hug him too.

⌎He's kind to everyone, but he's not close with anyone.

⌎There's someone he's close with. Easton.

⌎I'm not that close with that student council president (Easton himself).

I kind of expected it to happen yesterday, when I saw the students staring in shock every time Noah-senpai carried me past... ... .

I'm so embarrassed I can't live.

Anyway, other than that weird post, each day went by peacefully.

Noah-senpai told me to think about the offer, but he didn't come to see me after that.

But the fact that Raven kept avoiding me was a bit of a problem.

A few days passed like that.

I couldn't stand it anymore, so I made a decision.

‘I’ll definitely meet Raven today!’

So I skipped my last class and headed to the main building.

I decided to wait for Raven’s class to end in front of the first-year S class.

‘It’s crazy every time I come here.’

The Johannes Castle where the F class was gathered was gloomy and isolated, giving off a quiet atmosphere, but the main building had a completely different atmosphere.

It felt bustling not only with students but also with school officials passing by.

It seemed like the third and fourth years had already finished their classes, so there were students in their uniforms passing by, making it look crazy.

“Isn’t that Hastings?”

“Hey, you’re a transfer student.”

Students passing by the hallway noticed me and started gossiping.

I knew I was a famous person, but I didn’t know it would be this bad.

‘It’s burdensome.’

In Johannes Castle, everyone ignored me, so I didn’t really care.

I glanced inside the first-year S class while checking the time.

I could see the inside of the classroom through the window in the hallway, and Raven was sitting in the back of the classroom.

After standing there for about ten minutes, receiving the attention of the students, the bell rang outside the main building, signaling the end of class.

A minute later, I saw the teacher leave the classroom first, followed by students.

When I was hanging out in front of the boys’ dormitory, I had been reported by other students and dragged out a couple of times.

So since I was banned from approaching the boys’ dormitory within 100m, this was the only way out.

My heart was pounding.

I finally met Raven. I hadn’t practiced how to greet her when we met again.

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I waited for Raven with such excitement, but no matter how long I waited, I couldn’t see her.

‘Huh? What’s going on?’

It seemed like most of the students had left the classroom, but Raven was nowhere to be seen.

At that moment, a boy coming out of the first-year S class stopped walking when he saw me.

He had platinum blonde hair and /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ emerald eyes, and his face looked familiar.

It was Raven’s roommate, Easton Riven Lauderdale.

“Are you looking for Raven Hastings?”

I nodded vigorously.

“Where.......”

“He ran away through the window.”

A window?

I opened the back door of the classroom with a start and looked inside. There was no one inside the classroom, and just as Easton had said, one window was open.

“This is the second floor.”