"Student... casualties?"
Hilia's pupils contracted.
She knew that casualties were inevitable when clearing a Heretic Base.
But when it really happened, Hilia still felt... something she couldn't quite describe.
It was a bit like... feeling sorrow for one's own kind? A sense of shared fate?
Very complicated.
No wonder Mr. Blake's mood was off.
Benovia said, "This news will spread to all the trial teams soon. When that happens, issues might arise—so that's why we've stopped pressing the assault on the Heretic Base."
Yesterday, Hilia's group was one of the first teams to return, thanks to the timely arrival of the Holy Maiden Squad and Alina risking injury to block the first wave of the sudden attack for the fleeing students. They managed to avoid casualties.
After returning, they handed the captured heretic over to the Law Enforcement Knight Order. Hilia didn't involve herself any further, focusing solely on practicing Wind Domain, not knowing what happened next.
