“Sir,” Han Sora said.0

“What is it?” I[1] asked.0

“They left,” she said.0

“Huh? What did you say?” I asked.0

“Didn’t you hear the news? The guys you did the mock battle with yesterday. Gilmore and some of his party members… eventually left the academy. After the mock battle, he stared off into the distance for hours… and then he submitted a request to leave before leaving on his own,” Han Sora answered.0

“Ah, the leader of the opposing party? He left just because of that? He just needs to think that this experience is part of life, and if he doesn’t graduate from the academy, how is he going to survive this harsh continent of Rohen?” I questioned.0

“Everyone in Squad 1 submitted a request to leave,” Han Sora added.0

“...”0

Now I feel bad.0

“...”0

If I were in their position…’0

It would be a traumatic experience for me as well. 0

They heard loud noises nonstop without having any idea about where the spells and arrows were coming from. The guys reinforcing them were eliminated amidst their agonized screams. They didn’t suffer any major injuries, but I had basically bullied them. 0

Of course, the audience was unaware of it, as they could see my bluff, but what Squad 1 had experienced was different.0

They experienced...0