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?

us yesterday?

innkeeper happened to pass by and chuckled at the comment. "Lake Skyward is near our town, and it's really renowned. Didn't you check all the

"No."

prepare meals today, we've got plenty

could instant noodles compare to

They were speechless.

Words failed them.

fruitless task, but now they were told there were

bring them out quick. I'm famished. Haven't eaten a thing since morning, and

the instant noodles, but cautioned, "Mind you, the instant noodles aren't complimentary." Silence hung

the school,

that was open for everyone, these students opting for noodles at the inn meant the owner couldn't extend free

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

of a motivational ploy for the rowers. In the end, everyone would

awaited, buffet-style, offering everyone the freedom to savour

a crab banquet was

could feast to their heart's

keepsakes carved from wood. They were made in the

little differences between one another, but all 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,

affair, eclipsing lunch in both

arranged, and they were all ferried

that couldn't have been more

joined Violeta's group couldn't hide

trip, they had

did they know they were headed for

photos and shared them, quickly catching the eye of their

do with instant noodles.

meal