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?

didn't you tell us yesterday?

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

"No."

shame. But don't fret. Even though we didn't prepare meals today, we've got plenty of instant noodles in the pantry

noodles compare to a

They were speechless.

Words failed them.

assumed rowing would be a fruitless task,

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

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

were covered by the

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

on the shores of Lake Skyward, Violeta and her companions had already assembled at the lakeside mansion for the crab

dictated first-come, first-served, it was more of a motivational ploy for the rowers. In the end, everyone would have

mansion, a bountiful spread of fresh food awaited, buffet-style,

youngsters, a crab

could feast to their heart's

carved from wood.

craftsmen put a lot of work 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, they were treated to crab-catching and a

hearty affair, eclipsing lunch in both

was arranged, and

was a day's end that

who had joined Violeta's group couldn't hide

about the boating trip, they had expected

know they were headed for

photos and shared them, quickly

else made do with instant noodles. They crumbled about the lack of

meal