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“It’s not like we have a chance. Those hero students are gonna fill out the ranks.”
“And they change up the events so much you can barely even prepare for it. Like— how is anyone else meant to get through? We’re basically just glorified cannon fodder.”
A huff, equal parts resignation and exasperation. “Don’t discount everyone so fast.”
“What?” The realization comes fairly quickly. “Ah. You think?”
“I wouldn’t be surprised if she had a hundred of her ‘babies’ prepared. And then there’s…”
“I heard her ranting about branding opportunities a few days ago. But him… I don’t even think he knows about it.”
A pause.
“No. Probably not.”
“Is someone going to say anything?”
Everyone redirects their gaze towards the subjects in question. Manic mutterings echo from the back of the room, only interrupted by successive strikes of metal; Maijima-Sensei grimaces from behind his desk, and more than a few students wince.
Something explodes, then. Hatsume cackles madly, and Haganezuka doesn’t even flinch.
“Absolutely not,” is the resounding reply.