Chapter 467: Have you seen Nero?
"So any updates on Nero?" asked Bella with a grave expression as he sat down in the mess for dinner. Around him were not just his barrack-mates, but many other cadets who had shared in the punishment with them.
By now, everyone knew the story of what had actually happened. The hazing for Nero and his group actually involved a prank on one of the senior female cadets. She had done something to her brother, Roland Burns, and as revenge he had planned to send the junior cadets to irritate her.
Everyone else just got caught in the crossfire. The exact details of what the sister had done, and how Roland planned on taking revenge, were not known. Yet everyone more or less realised that they were behind everything.
The most infuriating part was that Roland and the others who were responsible for everything did not get any punishment because they had to go for external training that could not be delayed. Thus, countless others suffered while they themselves got away free of any trouble - at least for now.
The promise of a challenge Nero had issued had also spread among the cadets... which brought them to their current issue. It had already been four days since Nero disappeared. He was not running drills, and he was not attending classes, which did not make sense.
Had he been expelled? But if that was the case, they should have at least heard about it. Yet Nero had disappeared entirely without a trace.
"Not at all. I even reached out to his other friend, Silas, and he has no idea where Nero could be. This is too strange," answered another cadet while they ate. No matter how dire the situation, they would not pause their food. How would that help anyone? It wouldn’t.
"Do you think we should ask one of the professors? This is too strange. Or is it possible that he was seriously injured during the training and the academy is suppressing it?"
The group was discussing amongst themselves when an unexpected person walked into the mess. He stood there for a moment, searching the entire hall, before walking towards them.