The remnants of a meal and a fire led Ellen to conclude that someone besides Class A and B must be living on the island.0

“Does this have something to do with the ‘specific condition’?”0

“It must be related.”0

As we made our way back, Ellen was more vigilant than before. It should have occurred to her that, as long as we were here on a mission, it was unlikely for us to encounter a life-threatening situation.0

However, that didn’t preclude something unexpected from occurring. Ellen led the way with heightened caution, and I followed her.0

Thanks to her intelligence, she’d pieced together the clues.0

Nonetheless, we returned to camp drenched in sweat, not only because of the weather, but because of how tense we were.0

It was an important discovery. As soon as we reported it to Vertus, he immediately halted all activities and gathered everyone together.0

The kids’ faces lit up when they heard we’d found water, but their expressions turned to disbelief when they learned there was someone else on the island besides us.0

Connor Lint’s face turned white with fear. 0

“W-What should we do? Are they cannibals?”1

“Wh-What are you talking about?!”0

His fear started to spread amongst the group, and everyone else grew pale as well.0

Of course, Vertus remained calm. 0

“The fact that this isn’t an uninhabited island must relate to...0