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         It was a common tradition that the students visit the historical museum a few kilometers North of Canilim. There, the details regarding how Arioch ascended from a small, backwater community grew to be one of the most economic cities around. Inori had visited this place lots of times already so, suffice to say, the novelty has already worn off.
"Boriiinnnggg...There was actually a time when I would've been excited at coming here. Now, it just seems monotonous, seeing that this place rarely changes."
Inori sighed as she walked around with Saya. On the other hand, Saya seemed a little bit excited at seeing all these rare artifacts. There were cannons, old style rifles, dresses and such. On the side of each exhibit is a short passage describing the item and maybe the wielder of each.
"Hey, Inori-san? Let's check out that wall over there. The one with the sword and rifle."
"I don't mind but, haven't you seen enough rifles already? There's a whole rack of them there if you're interested in the old weapons."
Nevertheless, the two moved closer to read the details on the wall. Well, at least Saya did. Inori had already read it several times that she almost memorized the passage. Almost.
In what seems to be a dark chapter in Arioch's history, we now enter the event known as "The Rounder Uprising". Discontent with the divide between nobility and peasantry, the other citizens started massive revolts and arson on the noble residences. A majority of the peace-keeping task force, the Rounders, also joined in the protests, bringing their weapons with them. A few still chose to do their task and try to maintain order, leading to the "Battle at the East Harbor". Several people were killed in the incident. The items above belonged to a Rounder who fought for the nobility.
Saya and Inori looked up and inspected the items. A dusty red scarf, a dark blue jacket with a bullet hole in it and some weapons. The rapier is now rusted and seems to be on the verge of collapsing into dust already but some inscriptions can still be read on the handle.
"Now, I haven't noticed that before."
"Can you read it?"
"KZHN - 003. What's that? Did he mistake this for a rifle or anything?"
"No, this probably refers to his position among the barracks. The letters may be his initials or something."
"You know a lot. Are you some kind of history nerd or something?"
"Maybe. I kind of like studying history."
The two headed off to view the other exhibits, as freshmen start to crowd around a tour guide that gives them the details of each exhibit.
"Hey Inori?"
'What is it?"
"Do you have a dress, by any chance?"