Martha and their POV
Every year me and my team would be assigned to cook and manage the lower-class dormitory however this year of lower lower-class students were different from the rest.
"Miss Martha, what do you think about the new students?" Gil asked while he and Jerome carried the supplies.
"I hope they don't lose hope like what happened to last year's lower class"
"You said it right Jenny I still remember how those students lost their hope to study" Jerome couldn't but speak as he remembered the gloomy atmosphere of last year's lower class.
"The pressure and bullying must be too hard for them to endure" Nadia said while carrying the kitchen utensils.
"Hmm?..what is that Miss Martha" Jenny asked when they noticed the shadows of certain things outside a certain room.
"It's too dark to see...wait aren't those the furniture in the tea room?"
Gil finally realizes this as they walk closer.
Then the more they move closer the more they can hear voices coming from a certain room.
They all looked at each other when they realized those voices and unconsciously they looked at the door.
"It's coming from the room"
"Wait let me open it"
With the small gap made by Jerome, they sneakily look inside.
"Hold Apollo down!"
"Wait why are you ganging up on me!"
"This is my revenge for tricking me into eating a fart cookie in the tower Apollo!"
"It's all your fault Mckenzie because you are a glutton!"
"Shut up! hold him tight now!"
"Piss off!"
Sixteen kids began pulling pillows and hitting each other with it.
Laughter and continuous teasing can be heard making the five people outside look at each other.
"It seems like we don't need to worry"
"Yes it really seems so Miss Martha"
"Let's head inside and prepare for tomorrow's breakfast"
"Yes Miss Martha" they said in unison.
All of us thought that the new lower class would be more successful than the last however they were more unique than we initially thought.
"Gil can you pick up the vegetables at the back door"
"Yes Miss Martha"
Gil with Martha's orders immediately went to the back door however as soon as the sound of the door being closed a scream could be heard after.
"What is it, Gil!"
Martha ran to his side and saw three dead bodies lying flat on the ground.
"These people are from the maintenance team!"
Gil gasped as he realized this.
"Hmm?... I thought none of you would come out at this time"
A childish voice can be heard making Martha and Gil look for its source.
"Apollo"
Martha's voice made the boy snap from his dark thoughts.
"People don't easily change especially those with firm will"
"Little one no matter what happened"
She calmly said while wiping the bread crumbs on the boy's cheeks.
"We will always remember the little kid we saw on the first day. The kid that freely enjoys his friend's company and smiles like nothing needs to worry" she continues to say making Apollo look down.
"Gulp!"
A big spoonful of soup and a chunk of bread were immediately devoured by the kid as if he wanted to divert his attention to a different thing.
"Thanks" he suddenly voices out while showing his clean bowl of soup.
"Your words mean a lot to me"
He then smiles happily at Gil and Martha.
"I'll be going then"
Apollo left leaving the two still in a daze.
"In the end what really is happening" Gil couldn't help but say.
"I should probably ask the headmaster"
"Okay Miss Martha I'll just clean this up"
While Gil remained inside the kitchen he suddenly remembered something.
"Why do I feel like I am forgetting something important?" he questioned however he quickly dismissed the idea.
"It might be just me," he thought while cleaning the stack of vegetables.
Unbeknownst to him a friend of his was stuck outside not knowing what to do.
"Just what am I supposed to do with these bodies" Jerome grimaced as he thought of possible ways to eliminate the bodies.
...
Teaching in the Academy was something I never dreamed of, but since the emperor gave me an order to change my duties and instead of being a soldier, I became an undercover professor. My task is to protect a couple of students and those students are these sixteen staggering students.
"What's this Apollo? why so slow"
I spoke looking at the kid that I think I don't need to protect.
He was strong beyond his age and his usage of his skills may have been attributed to his life inside the tower. I was witnessing the growth of a monster and it made me both excited and scared.
This past week more and more people disappeared within the academy. From the maintenance team to the newly hired and old professor, they began disappearing and appearing as dead bodies.
Surprisingly their bodies have something similar. An irregular construction of Mana, it was different and blackened to the point of corruption but for some reason they didn't.
It made me wonder why we didn't notice such a detail, I have killed hundreds of members of the monastery yet I didn't notice such a thing. Somehow I felt like someone was aiding us.
My gaze then landed on the boy who I suspected to be that person.
"That's a very swift transition, I am impressed"
I waved my pen again activating one of the sealer's gravity spells.
"Argh!"
I chuckled seeing his reaction and at that moment he became an ordinary-looking child in front of me.
"I hope you kids remain this way"
Despite the hellish experience the students are experiencing the professor remains happy seeing them struggle.