Divine Luck: SSS-Rank Battle Maid Harem

They looked at him, waiting for clarification.

"Why what?" Zach asked since it was clear Anerias didn\'t know why they were just looking at him.

"Why would someone order that man to kill Rierdan?" Anerias\' question was very reasonable, and the others looked at each other with wide eyes, realizing their oversight.

"That\'s true. It\'s not like his parents would have built a grudge against the Underworld. And while he\'s a member of the club, he is the least threatening." Violina didn\'t disparage Rierdan. He was comatose. He wouldn\'t do much to the Underworld in his current state.

"Is it because he\'s in a coma? An easy target to see if they can control people who have started to undergo the underworldification process." Nessa\'s suggestion made the others think.

"There wouldn\'t be a need for them to try and kill Rierdan like this, though. They could have tried it out in a place where we wouldn\'t discover it and then keep it as a trump card when we fight them." Dukiel shook his head. Nessa\'s suggestion was possible but unlikely.

"Why Rierdan of all people? He can\'t even move!" Anerias cried out again. It was spineless of the underworlders to aim for Rierdan. They weren\'t enemies worthy of respect.

"That\'s exactly it." Zach looked up after looking at his reflection on the shiny wooden table.

"Didn\'t Dukiel just say it wasn\'t because he\'s weak." The others nodded along with what Julius pointed out.

"They\'re afraid he won\'t stay like that. They\'re afraid he\'ll wake up, that he\'ll move, that he\'ll talk."

"He knows something!" Anerias stood up and slammed his palms against the table with his shout.

Zach nodded. The man and, to be more precise, whoever ordered him, wanted to silence Rierdan. The only reason to do that was if he knew something that could interfere with their plans if it was exposed.

"You guys don\'t think…?"

"That Rierdan\'s attack was an inside job?" Zach was the only one not afraid to say what Nessa was thinking out loud. He didn\'t like it any less or more than the others. But he had already come to that conclusion when he first came up with the theory.

"Not only that, he must know at least something that can expose the traitor." At Violina\'s cold voice, everyone realized how important Rierdan\'s safety was, now more than ever. They had no idea when or if he would ever recover, but until he did, they had to keep him safe.

"I\'ll talk to the infirmary staff about safety measures."

"I\'ll try to find out if anybody visited that man."

"I\'ll see if anyone visited Rierdan."

"I\'ll see if I can pick up any traces of underworld energy."

"I\'ll talk to Jarron about the possibility of a teacher being in cahoots with the Underworld."

"No." Zach stopped Dukiel. "For all we know, he might be the one. He might not be. If he isn\'t, he won\'t be of any help to us. If he is, we\'re in trouble. The instructors won\'t help us with anything outside of their lessons."

"But…"

"You remember how he was when Liam came back after Rierdan was taken. The principal or whoever won\'t let them help us beyond a certain point, even if they want to. It\'s part of the \'curriculum\' or whatever," Zach said mockingly."

"..."

The others hung their head silently in response to Zach\'s words. They knew just as well as him that the instructors were skilled and cared for the students. That was why they went all out during the lessons to teach them what they needed to survive. They still remembered Instructor Drupesch\'s first lesson, even if they rarely had classes with her.

The practical lessons, especially the ones with some kind of combat, were very practical. The students were regulars at the infirmary.

But outside of classes, the instructors were merely instructors of the Academy, nothing else. Their roles set them apart from the students. It was like they were living in two different worlds that only intersected during lessons.

"Where is Liam, by the way?" Violina suddenly asked.

Instantly, all six of them flipped through their memories to check when they last saw Liam.

Dukiel and Julius were the first to cut the nightly trip to the sewers short as they brought the man back. Zach and Rabst returned a couple of hours later. They sparred. Then, the club visited the patients. That whole thing happened. They regrouped in the club room, and now they were here.

Before they knew it, it was almost time for morning lessons to start. As they realized that, the tension from the night\'s escapades faded and multiple people yawned simultaneously.

"I…Haven\'t seen him in a while." Nessa said. The others gave slight, vague nods.

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"Wasn\'t Liam and Rierdan—"

"Schh!" Violina stopped Anerias from finishing his thought. They were all thinking it.

They were all aware of it.

But saying it meant bringing it into the world.

"Let\'s not draw any hasty conclusions, everyone. We\'re tired. I\'m tired. Let\'s call it. Don\'t talk to the others about what we\'ve discussed today. Make sure no one overhears you when you\'re talking about what you probably shouldn\'t talk about when you can be overheard.

I\'ll trust in all of you\'s discretion. See you guys in an hour or so." Zach met eyes with everyone and nodded when he established eye contact and understanding.

"Class starts in forty minutes."

"I said what I said." With that, Zach left.

It was a good thing he hadn\'t told anyone about what Alzara was doing. If he did, they might have tried to surveil her or interfere with her progress.

He wasn\'t sure what anyone could actually do to her. But third or fourth-year students were pretty powerful. Instructors were even more powerful. And Alzara had just been summoned. She had a lot of room to grow.

Hopefully, she had grown and improved some while he was away.

Zach had barely entered Alzara\'s lab when there was a knock on the door behind him.