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Let's hear the story.

Yeah, where were we?

Hadn't even started.

Oh, huh. Then I guess I better hike up my skirt and start again.

Hm...

But I should probably drink something first.

Hey!

Ah——

I could go for another ice soda.

If only that gang of nobles hadn't taken apart the vending machine.

Glug, glug glug.

Phew——

Hm?

Somebody else thinks they can make it out of the campus?

The masked dudes just pushed 'em back in. Tsk.

Hey, aren't you Rosalind from class 3?

Yeah, that's me.

We're from the Peterheim Benevolent Society. Our boss, Big Andrey, wants you to join us.

How about it? Give it some thought?

Nah. Not interested.

Are you really turning us down?

In the past two days, like four or five different gangs have tried to poach me?

I don't even get why we have so many little groups. And they all have such big, tough names.

Huh? What's that supposed to mean...?

Woah, don't provoke her.

Rosalind, there's kids from a whole bunch of different schools here now. Even a bunch from a noble school got sent to ours.

You know how many of our classmates get pushed around by those noble pricks.

Isn't it time for us all to band together?

Andrey says as long as you come along, he'll treat you right.

You'll have food, drinks, anything leftover can go to you too.

Just think about it, 'General Leto.'

Hm...

Well...

Okay, I agree to your terms.

Awesome! Thanks for being so reasonable!

Hold on a sec. Don't get too excited.

You gotta get me what I want.

Go on.

Find Sonya and get her to ask me to join.

Err...

That's all you gotta do, and I'll wear your armband.

We need to think this one over.

Sure. Take your time.

See ya.

I deal with these boring punks every day.

Pain in my ass.

Hm?

Come on, did I drink that much just now?

There's no more?

*Sigh*.

This sucks.

You're Rosalind.

Here we go again...

Yeah, that's me.

You, you, and you, go.

Oh, we're fighting?

Wow.

Well okay then.

This is way more fun than talking!

I never had these before. Always too lazy to deal with the shell.

Mm, I never knew these nuts were so good.

So that means it wasn't just kids from your school in there already?

They took students from a bunch of different nearby schools and locked them in with us.

Including the gopniks from Her Worship's school.

Sorry, which one are you talking about there?

Oh, that's Natalya. One of the Ursus girls with us.

I just got used to calling her that.

She's not a bad girl. But back then she was into some real messed up shit.

We all remember.

Hey, Beehunter, do the thing for me again.

Which?

The thing you just did.

That trick where you crack the nuts with your hands.

Gimme one.

Here.

Watch.

D- don't kill me!

Aieeeee!

Coward.

*Spit*.

You all suck at putting out fires, but you sure are good at stealing.

Wait, no.

I don't have any food here either. Why are they always coming at me?

They're all gopniks from our school.

None of these punks have armbands. How am I supposed to know if they're with Andrey or Vasily?

I'll take a few bits, just to fill my stomach.

I can't keep going like this. They bug me every night.

The garbage from #4 took over the cafeteria cold storage, and the other canteen went up in smoke.

Drinks are gonna be the least of my problems if this keeps up. I won't have food or water.

Gotta think...

Hm...

What if I went to Sonya?

She's already got a couple kids over there, right?

She won't mind taking one more.

Yeah, that's it. That could work.

I offer up a few cans and she'll let me right in.

Good idea.

That'll be a little more 'stable' at least.

Never would've thought the world's second strongest would have to go beg first place for help.

But I'd be able to get a good night's sleep over there...