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? I would have definitely joined

happened to pass by and chuckled at the comment. "Lake Skyward is near our town, and it's really renowned.

"No."

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

could instant noodles compare to a crab

They were speechless.

Words failed them.

fruitless task, but now they were told there

eaten a thing since morning, and it's

staff member to fetch the instant noodles, but cautioned, "Mind you,

expenses were covered by the school, hence there were no

open for everyone, these students opting

her companions

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

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

crab banquet was a

could feast to

carved from wood. They

could

a hearty affair, eclipsing

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

a day's end that couldn't have been

couple who had joined Violeta's group

the boating trip, they had

know they were

photos and shared them,

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

their meal with a