After dinner, the sky began to darken. At the drill ground, instructor Nathan’s face was black as he looked at the students of Company 39 expressionlessly. He did not speak.
The atmosphere was so quiet that it was suffocating. One by one, the students started to feel uneasy as they did not know what sort of punishment was to come.
I, however, was not all that nervous. Instead, I was slightly pensive as I looked over to the crowd of bystanders in the far distance; at first, I was suspicious and did not understand why anyone would find faults with me for no reason. Afterwards, when the second wave of people had dashed out, I saw Daniel and understood in an instant.
I saw Daniel standing at the side and looking around. When he suddenly met my gaze, his expression changed a little and he su
