Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 256 Good Cop, Bad Cop

"What are we going to do for lunch, then?"

"Why have so many of the town's restaurants closed up?"

"Are they no longer open for business? It's all rather peculiar!"

The inn staff were taken aback to find them all still in town.

"Didn't you lot go out rowing together?"

"No."

"Well, that's a shame!"

The inn staff looked genuinely sorry. "Your school had organised the rowing activity to finish up at Lake Skyward, famous for its crabs. Many of the town's restaurant owners were called in to help cook there, but you missed out."

Half of the restaurant owners were busy preparing meals, while the rest didn't want to miss the crab feast and set off early in the morning.

That was why the town was now so quiet.

On hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded.

Silence grasped them.

Then, shock grabbed their hearts.

What? Today's rowing is meant to end with a crab feast at Lake Skyward!?

Good Lord, we've missed out, big time!

Why hadn't they mentioned this earlier?

up, "Why didn't you tell us yesterday?

our town, and

"No."

prepare meals today, we've got plenty of instant noodles in the

could instant noodles compare

They were speechless.

Words failed them.

assumed rowing would be a fruitless task, but now they were told there were rewards

quick. I'm famished. Haven't eaten a thing since morning,

fetch the instant noodles, but cautioned, "Mind you, the instant noodles

the school, hence there

with the school arranging a lavish crab feast at Lake Skyward that was open for everyone, these students opting for

Lake Skyward, Violeta and her companions had already assembled at the lakeside

it was more of a motivational ploy for the

food awaited, buffet-style,

crab banquet

they could feast

could even acquire keepsakes carved from wood. They were made in

looked like they could spring to life at any moment. Post-feast, they were treated to crab-catching and a tour of the ecological farms, an enlightening experience

eclipsing lunch in both warmth and

row back; transport was arranged, and they were

end that couldn't have been

had joined Violeta's group couldn't

about the boating trip, they

did they know they were headed for such a

them, quickly catching the eye

noodles. They crumbled about the lack of exquisite crab soup and

meal