The Author's POV

[Yesterday, at around 9:45 P.M. Hollberg, a group of unidentified individuals attacked multiple students from the lock killing 389 and crippling 107...]

Sitting on a comfy chair inside of a private hospital, I looked at the large TV screen on the wall.

Currently, a male news anchor was reporting the happenings of the Hollber accident. Next to him, a pretty female anchor added a few comments here and there.

[…According to the investigation, no valuable information was gathered regarding the aggressors as they all killed themselves or died from unknown causes. According to reports, thanks to the support of Hero rank 156 Donna Longbern and S ranked hero Connor Novak the number of casualties didn't reach the four-digit figures...]

[This type of massacre on students had never happened before in the history of the lock nor humanity. What happened yesterday will forever be remembered as 'The massacre of Hollberg' and we can only extend our support and prayers towards the victims of this accident]

Stacking the papers on the table, looking towards the camera, the news anchor's voice deepened

[Now this gives rise to a new question. Is the lock really that safe of a place? Is the lock really the safe haven advertised by the central government and the union? Who should be held accountable for the death of those 389 people? I'm not sure about you, but...]

-Clack!

-Bam!

As I was listening, suddenly the TV shut off. Following which the sound of something hard smashing against the cold hard floor echoed across the hospital.

Turning my line of sight towards where the sound came from, angrily standing up, a professor glared at what remained of the controller.

Looking back at the TV, he shouted

"What sort of nonsense are you talking about!? Do they expect us to protect all of the students when we too were fighting for our lives? Do they not understand what we went through that night!! Haa? Tell me!"

"Professor Rim please calm down."

"Professor Rim!"

Noticing the outburst, a couple of students and professors immediately headed towards the professor trying their best to calm him down.

Despite their struggle, the professor didn't calm down. It was only after more professors and students came that he finally stopped going on a rampage and calmed down.

Tensions were at an all-time high.

Not just the students, but the professors were heavily affected by the incident. Despite the fact that the professors had gone through a lot of similar situations, that didn't mean they too didn't feel terrible for what had happened.

Be it, students or professors.

They all thought one thing.

...What if I was stronger?

Could an extra life had been saved?

Looking at the commotion, I shook my head.

There were no what-ifs in the world. What had happened had already happened. You either looked ahead or remained stuck in the past.

Glancing at the students that sat next to me, their eyes were hollow. It was evident that they were traumatized by the incident.

I sort of understood what they were going through.

Having lost my parents at the peak of my dependence, I knew the feeling of losing loved ones.

Some lost their best friends, some lost their romantic partners, or some even lost their siblings.

Almost everyone lost something yesterday.

me, an indescribable

had already mentally prepared myself for this outcome, but every moment I stayed

the parents of the deceased students rang throughout the whole hospital tearing

suffocating. Almost as if I was crammed inside of a small room

volume of my mp3 to the max did I manage

"Fuuuu..."

a long breath, I stood up and decided to head out to get some

in this place, the worse

my mind

best place is the

quiet place with no one to disturb me. The rooftop was the perfect place

...

inside of the hospital, Donna was going

access

was currently watching was filmed by a camera that recorded the hall for rooms 500-599. Naturally, it contained the battle between

if found out, having gone through most of

last hit wasn't

Kevin wrote on his

whom was found next to Kevin and the rest showed that the individual was killed by a sword strike straight to the

shortswords. Amanda used a bow, and

the last hit wasn't

a hold of the autopsy report of the other black-clad individuals found inside of the room where

found in that room. Apart from the ranked one, the remaining five were all ranked. A

ranks.

a drastic difference compared to the

the room at that time Kevin and the rest

"This student…"

more footage, there was a student who caught her attention. From head to toe, he was ordinary in every way. Inside the video, the man in question was not doing anything out of the ordinary. When the black-clad individuals appeared, he was nowhere to be seen. It was as though

fact that she had been actively looking for him, she

next was

9:58 P.M., turning around the corner to

look carefully, they wouldn't have noticed this small detail. It was so subtle

zooming the camera and slowing the video down, Donna couldn't

the

Something didn't add up...

demenour in general didn't add up. It wasn't something a student should have. That emotionless and indifferent attitude was only something top heroes

was even more

575. The exact room where Jin was staying as well as where

rest of

same room the man in question had

couple of minutes after they entered, Donna saw the last black-clad individual making his

power, he broke through room 575

though she couldn't see what was going on, she could hear the sound

Because of the light, the camera froze up for a solid minute. By the time the screen came back to normal,

"…Hmm."

Donna figured that during that minute where the camera

and after matching his face with her database, she immediately found the identity of

Ren Dover.

a small recollection of

was during the first

had left an impression on her that day. Not a good

had placed him on her blacklist that day thinking that he wasn't worth having expectations

placed him on her blacklist that didn't mean she gave

the footage, maybe she needed to reevaluate her previous opinion