"Have you heard of the curse of class 3?"

"You mean the one where-?"

"No, not that one. The other one."

"The one with the hand in the pond?"

"Not that one either… the one that sounds like a ghost story."

"Oh… I've only heard rumors."

"They're true, you know. At least the bigger ones."

"You mean-?"

"Yeah…"

"But it is a combat school. Things like that are bound to happen sometimes. Even if there are all sorts of safety measures."

"You'd think so, but this is different. It's like the chances of something happening are… greatly increased. So the accidents are basically guaranteed."

"But it's just a myth, right?"

"They say all myths have a basis in reality."

"… Who's they?"

"I don't know… it's a saying, I guess."

"…"

"…"

"Do you know if it happened last year?"

"I don't think so… I think it was an off year."

"Do you think it will happen this year?"

"I don't know, but I hope not. We're in class 3…."

"Yeah… I don't know what I'd do if it happened this year."

"Well, I can't be sure… but I'll bet this is an off year."

"How do you figure that?"

"You know what the trigger is, right?

"Oh, I see what you mean…"

"Yeah…"

"I think the worst part is that once it's started…"

"Yeah. At least one person dies every month."

"Well, let's just hope it's an off year."

"Or that the rumors aren't as true as you say they are."