3 Happy Hunting! 1 (1/2)

Ayumi frowned at her friend's attitude and even more confused at her question.

”What are you talking about?” Ayumi whispered back.

”You stupid! Why did you release your pheromone all confidently?! You wanna be raped??” Chinatsu scolded while she observed their surroundings.

Ayumi's face turned blue at the drop of Chinatsu warning. ”W-What?” She stammered, losing her ability to talk.

”I can smell it like a fucking cocaine! What the fuck did you do?!” Chinatsu continued to berate her.

”I-I-I-” Ayumi's head turned blank. She could neither think nor breathed properly all of the sudden. Her heart pumped relentlessly like a galloping horse in savannah. She felt her blood draining out of her body.

Chinatsu secretly kicked Ayumi's butt from under the table to pull her out of her absentmindedness. ”Wake up, you moron!! It's not the time to daydream. Get your shit together and stop your pheromone from spreading further.”

”B-But,” Ayumi was still stuttering in panic as she tried to pull back her pheromone, ”S-Shit..C-Chi...I-I can't. It's not working.”

Tears began to stream down Ayumi's face. Meanwhile, the students had thrown the teacher's explanation at the back of their head and busying themselves by trying to identify the source of this delicious fragrance. Even the teacher herself who was an Omega couldn't help but be distracted. Everybody almost got it five seconds ago but then, the scent suddenly turned chaotic which made the trail scattered all over the place.

”Breathe, Yumi,” Chinatsu tried to calm her down. ”Don't be anxious! The more you panic, the easier you'll lose control.”

Ayumi tried to follow Chinatsu's advice. She repeatedly inhaled and exhaled while she tried to retrieve her scent. Slowly but surely, the smell dissipated however the main problem still remained.

”Good. Now, onto the next-” Chinatsu's voice was cut off at the sound of a melody that marked the beginning of every Beta's doom.

Ayumi's eyes widened as her head slowly turned towards the white speaker which was attached on the wall near the classroom's door. Not only Ayumi but every single person in Kyuten Gakuin was currently gawking at the speakers around them. One by one they stopped to listen.

An automated voice over of a female echoed throughout the school.

”Mina-san, kon'nichiwa! You have now reached the end of today's lesson. May the knowledge you receive in the present aid you in your future endeavors. Kyuten Gakuin forever wish you success and for the odds to always be in your favor.”

And then the announcement stopped for a split second, before a male voice resounded through the speaker.

”May our founding father, Saito Jun, found his peace and forever protects us from the Devil's hand. May human race continues to exist and the Alpha continues to persist.”

”Let the Hunting commences.”

Afterwards, both the female and male voice spoke together.

””Your faith lies in your own hands and your choice shall be your ending.”

”Happy Hunting! May the strong prevails and the weak be damned!”

The announcements ended then.

...

- In a particular room at the central building -

Nine figures were hanging around without a care in the world. As if the society struggles and the hunting for survival did not concern them. They were just happily lounging around.

Three girls were sitting down on the zabuton which were arranged near the opened balcony overlooking the desolate view of the perilous Hell Valley. From this central point of view, they could even get a glance of the scene at the foot of the valley. This was how the three girls enjoyed their time while sipping on warm tea.

Meanwhile, one petite figure was playing with a female senpai's dark brown hair who was currently playing a game of go with a male senpai. Whilst the other two male members were playing an online game in their phones at the corner.

Across the room, behind a shoji made of eight panels plum blossom screen, two third years were taking a break from their workload.