Valentine's Day (Patreon)

Valentine’s Day was a very special day in many Japanese high schools. For many young girls, it was a chance to profess their love to their classmates or their senpais. Along with the iconic heart-shaped box of chocolate, the once-Western holiday had long since settled into the modern culture of Japan as a centrepiece of the yearly romantic calendar, second only to Christmas in terms of romance.  

And for some girls, Valentine's Day had to be special, if only because it was the last day of their lives.  

For Nagasaki Girl’s Senior High School, Valentine’s Day was less a romantic day and more of a massacre. When a young girl confessed in this school, she almost always ended up being devoured by the girl she confessed to. Somehow, that didn’t seem to deter quite a lot of Miss Tamura’s students. Technically, eating someone without their consent was forbidden, though enforcing that rule was hard at best. Miss Tamura knew from personal experience and historical records that between a quarter and a half of her class wouldn’t survive the day,