“Ra… Raphne?”

Emily was the first to react to the familiar’s warning.

It made sense since she had been the one to fight Raphne on the last day she disappeared, so perhaps she was concerned.

“Why is Raphne here...? I heard she returned to her family’s home….”

“Escaped? That’s terrifying!”

Next, Mary and Alicia responded in succession.

Adrian and I were the only ones who remained silent.

Wait.

Adrian?

‘Why does he look so shocked?’@@novelbin@@

But what bothered me even more was the familiar perched on his shoulder.

I could understand the familiar alerting us to Raphne’s escape.

But why was it here?

And why did it seem as if it came to inform Adrian specifically?

Before I could find an answer to that question, Adrian, looking tense, opened his mouth.

“It seems like now isn’t the time to fight over badges.”

“What do you mean? I absolutely need to win the prize…!”

Mary hastily objected to Adrian’s sudden declaration, but her words were cut off.

“Kyaaaaah!!”

Because Alicia’s scream drowned them out.

“M-my head! It feels like it’s going to explode!!”

“What’s happening...? Ugh, I feel like I’m going to... throw up...”

It wasn’t just Alicia. Emily, who stood next to her, also grabbed her head and collapsed to the ground.

And then Mary.

“No, no! What is this… my head... Ken...!”

Shaking uncontrollably, Mary’s face turned pale as she collapsed to the ground like Emily and looked at me.

Her eyes filled with tears, and she seemed utterly terrified, as if drenched in fear.

“Gah…! Is it too late…?!”

Lastly, Adrian.

He too scrunched up his face and held his head in agony.

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