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?

you tell us yesterday? I would

our town, and it's really renowned. Didn't you check all

"No."

though we didn't prepare meals today, we've got plenty of instant noodles in

could instant noodles compare to a crab

They were speechless.

Words failed them.

assumed rowing would be a fruitless task, but

famished. Haven't eaten a thing since morning, and it's

but

were covered by the school, hence there were

for everyone, these students opting for noodles at the

and her companions had already assembled at the lakeside mansion

motivational ploy for the rowers. In the end, everyone would have an

spread of fresh food awaited, buffet-style,

a crab banquet was a rare

they could feast to their heart's

even acquire keepsakes carved from wood. They were made

into these souvenirs. Every crab had little differences between one another, but all looked like they could spring to life at any moment. Post-feast,

affair, eclipsing lunch in

row back; transport was arranged, and they were all

end that couldn't

Violeta's group couldn't hide their

hesitant about the boating trip, they had expected little

did they know they were headed for

captured numerous photos and shared them, quickly catching the eye of

do with instant noodles. They crumbled about the lack of

their meal with a