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? I would have definitely joined

comment. "Lake Skyward is near our town, and it's really renowned. Didn't you check all the

"No."

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

instant noodles compare

They were speechless.

Words failed them.

a fruitless task, but now they were told there were rewards

famished. Haven't eaten

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

covered by the school, hence

school arranging a lavish crab feast at Lake Skyward that was open for

her companions had

custom dictated first-come, first-served, it was more of a motivational ploy for the rowers. In the

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

a crab banquet

they could feast to

even acquire keepsakes carved from wood. They were

all looked like they could spring to life at any moment. Post-feast, they were

a hearty affair, eclipsing

didn't have to row back; transport was arranged, and they were all ferried back

was a day's end that couldn't

couple who had joined Violeta's group couldn't hide their

about the boating trip, they had expected little

they were headed for such

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

the inn, everyone else made do with instant noodles. They crumbled about the

meal