-One Hour Before the Current Events-
—Frey Starlight's POV—
I was running fast—closing in on my destination bit by bit.
Tension and anticipation were building inside me, my heart nearly bursting from how violently it beat. I wasn't used to this kind of eerie calm.
Step by step, I moved closer to where I needed to be.
Pushing my body further and further, I finally broke through the forest…
And found myself walking along golden sands.
I slowed down, carefully scanning the area around me.
There were no students.
The place was completely empty. I was alone.
But that wasn't quite true.
As I moved deeper in, approaching what I thought was the end…
The heat inside my chest rose, and every hopeful thought in my head instantly evaporated.
Because I saw them.
A man in a sharp black suit and glasses, standing beside a bald, muscular old man with a thick white beard.
Both radiated pressure on the level of an S-rank—or possibly even higher.
Somehow, I recognized them.
"Kaiser…"
