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 have definitely joined

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

"No."

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

compare to a

They were speechless.

Words failed them.

fruitless task,

Haven't eaten a

innkeeper motioned for a staff member to fetch the instant noodles, but cautioned, "Mind

expenses were covered by the

was open for everyone, these students

companions had already assembled at the lakeside mansion for

it was more of a motivational ploy for the rowers.

of fresh food awaited, buffet-style, offering everyone the freedom to

youngsters, a crab banquet

could feast

acquire keepsakes carved from wood. They

souvenirs. Every crab had little differences between one another, but all looked like they could

affair, eclipsing lunch in both

have to row back; transport was arranged, and they were all

end that couldn't

Violeta's group

about the boating trip, they had expected little in

did they know they were headed for such a

shared them, quickly catching the eye

inn, everyone else made do with instant noodles. They

meal with