Disciple Bizarre!
Ch. 36 - Guilty's

Lullin has not been in since Nishimura-sensei's 1-f class incident. No one knew where Lullin lived so not a single student came to see him.

"I don't care that Nishimura-sensei doesn't teach here anymore, I'm more worried about Lullin being lost without any news. Come on, let's go find him!" Giana kicked the table.

"You're sure he's missing? Not necessarily, loh. He could've locked himself in the room."

"Yes, it could be. Given Lullin's timid nature, perhaps he felt very guilty about yesterday's events, and did not dare to come here again."

Shuu and Hoshi made comments.

"Because of that, let's go to his house!"

"Nobody knows his house, Giana. Not even Jui-sensei knows." Sera sighed.

"I know, but we have to keep looking!"

"Where are you looking?" ask Roman.

"I don't know, but if we all work together, I'm sure Lullin's house can definitely be found!"

Giana was already close enough to Lullin, she did not want to lose her friend just like that.

"I'm not coming. If you don't know where to look, bother looking. Just report to the police. Beret." Kensel who was in the form of a gp moto rider, left the crowd.

"me too. I think it's better to leave it to the police."

"I have a lot of work after school."

"Sorry Giana, not that I don't care, but something like this we'd rather leave to the adults."

The disciples left the crowd one by one, leaving him with Erza, Yurina, Rock, Keiko, as well as Roman.

"Acchem... Giana. actually the departure of Nishimura-sensei is quite impactful for us. After he left, no English teacher wanted to replace him. Me and Jui-sensei are trying to persuade another teacher to take his place. So, sorry, I can't go looking for Lullin with you."

"Yes, it's okay."

Roman left them.

Giana looked at the four disciples who were still holding up with her.

"Why don't you guys go too?"

Rock scratched his head. "I'm worried about Lullin. I want to find him."

"Don't you have to look after your school? Just go Rock, it's okay."

"I can get permission, really. If it's just one day."

Giana looked at Keiko.

"I'm not an idol anymore. I have plenty of free time."

After retiring from idol, Keiko changed profession to a food youtuber. It was just a hobby, Keiko did not take it seriously, but the channel visitors are still many.

The turn of Yurina who was stared at.

"I'm just going with Erza."

Erza who was stared at by Giana and Yurina cleared her throat.

"Actually, I know where Lullin is now."

His words made Rock, Keiko, and Giana shocked.

Giana clasped Erza's shoulder.

"Is that true, Erza?!"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Why are you quiet?!"

"I just found out this morning."

Giana stopped gripping Erza's shoulder, and let her speak.

"Crowd brutes. I was told by the crow I fed near my boarding house this morning. He said a girl wearing the same uniform as me, had gone to the other side of the world one week ago."

"Other world side?"

"Yes, the crow said... Lullin has gone to the ghost village."

Yurina, Giana, and Keiko looked at Erza's words. It doesn't feel real, but Erza doesn't look like she's joking.

"Ah. I've heard." Rock nodded.

Erza and the others immediately turned to him.

"What's Rock like?"

"I've heard the rumors during Junior High. The case was very crowded at my school. You really never heard of it?" Rock back make sure.

"No." Giana and Keiko answered compactly.

Erza and Yurina certainly do not know because they did not go to school in Japan at Junior High.

"What is Hampu village like?" ask Keiko.

"I don't really know, it's just a rumor. You guys still wanna hear?"

Everybody nodded.

Rock cleared his throat before telling a story.

"As the name suggests, the village is just a ghost. There is no human. The people who come there can never come back. My friend from Junior High never came back. But since he already had no parents, no one cared about him. The school made a false statement saying he had been found, but moved because he felt traumatized. All this is done to keep the good name of the school. It's been almost a year, I don't know if he's been found or not."

Rock's long story made those who heard shudder in horror, especially Giana.

"Then, does that mean Lullin will never be able to return?!"

Giana pressed down on Rock, making him difficult to answer.

"Yes, as far as I've heard that."

Giana's mouth is open.

"I-I-I'm sorry." Rock looked away.

Giana screeches.

"You want to go to a ghost village? I'm coming, I know the location." Hide suddenly stood behind them.

"Is that really?! Where's where?!" Giana looked enthusiastic.

Hide fixed his glasses. "Every Friday, when it's not raining, right at 5pm, a bus will appear at the Naniwa stop, a stop that has been out of service for a long time. It was the route Lullin used to take when he came home. You guys know that stop?"

They look at each other.

"Not knowing."

"My return path and Lullin's are different."

"I am too."

Hide nodded.

"My path was different, too, but I've seen him walk past the stop."

"Then can you take us there?!" Giana urged, already impatient.

"Yes, after school, we go there together."

"How about we invite...."

"Don't bring too many people. It was a deserted village. Too much coming could make them annoyed."

"All right...." Giana who plans to invite a classmate to undo her intentions.

***

After school, they regroup. Giana, Keiko, Rock, Erza, Yurina, and Hide.

"Let's go."

Right in front of the gate, Nana stood blocking the six of them. He stretched out both his hands.

"You can't go!"

"Nana?" Giana was sweating.

"I know, you all want to go to the ghost village, right?! I won't allow it!" Nana refused firmly.

"Why?!"

"I don't want you guys to disappear like Lullin! Let Lullin be the one missing, you guys don't!"

"Nana! Lullin's our friend, we have to save him!"

Nana wiped her tears that were about to come out.

"I know, but... people who have been there will not be able to come back again, right? I heard your talk. I don't want you to leave!"

Giana and Nana were about to argue right then and there, but Hide immediately said.

"Just calm down, people who have gone there can come back, really," he said calmly.

"REally?!"

Nana and Giana stared at the same time.

"Yes, not only was Rock's classmate, a classmate of mine when Junior High was away..ahem. was kidnapped to a ghost village, but he made it home."

A glimmer of hope appeared.

"Does that mean Lullin can go home?!"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Yatta!" Giana and Nana shouted.

"If so, I'll come too!" Nana enthusiastic.

"Don't Nana, you're a kid" Erza sneered.

"Huh?! I'm the same age as you, Erza-hentai!"

"Cum?! I thought you jumped class" Keiko replied.

"I think so too."

"No! I'm your age!" Nana yells.

They also laugh together.

Giana looked at her six friends once more.

"Are you sure you want to come? I can't guarantee we can get back from that place. Right, Hide?"

Hide nodded. "I have absolutely no idea how the ghost village is. I was just told a friend. I might not be much help. You guys wanna keep going?"

Keiko sighed.

"Stretch it, but I'm curious, I want to know how the ghost village is filled."

"I am too."

"Me too!"

"I just want to help."

Keiko, Erza, Yurina, and Rock gave their answers.

"Then, let's take Lullin home!"

On that sunny Friday afternoon, 7 students of class 1-f went to challenge death by crossing to the other side of the world.

No one knew whether they would return or not, but their determination to save Lullin was already unanimous.