Chapter 281.2 - The Unexpected Someone They Ran Into
BGM: Sunshine Coastline
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Was it mere coincidence that he noticed? Or did the tension of being alone heighten his awareness, honing his instincts beyond their usual edge?
Crunch. The faint sound of small feet pressing into sand echoed through the space.
Shimokawa’s body reacted before his mind could catch up. He spun towards the sound—— The corridor leading into the great hall. And there, framed by the passageway, stood someone who had been just moments away from entering.
There was someone.
No. It was definitely a 『Human』.
Not a classmate. Not a Goma. Not one of the countless humanoid monsters he had already learned to fear such as zombies, skeletons, and the like.
Shimokawa stared, breath caught in his throat. He knew at once that this was something unprecedented. None of his classmates had ever seen such a person before. This was their first encounter with a true outsider. A human from another world.