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The discussion was complete.
Takamatsu Tomori locked the activity room door.
The three of them left the school together, holding umbrellas, and took the train to Shinjuku, then transferred to the Shinkansen to Kamakura.
An hour later.
"…We've arrived in Kamakura."
Kitahara Makoto stepped off the Shinkansen, holding an umbrella.
It was raining in Tokyo, and it was also raining in Kamakura.
In the gloomy rainy weather, the blooming hydrangeas were exceptionally vibrant.
"I came to Kamakura with friends when I was in junior high." Chihaya Anon walked in front, leading the way, "Kitahara-kun, Tomori, follow me. There's a bus stop not far ahead, and it has a stop right at the hospital."
Having someone lead the way was naturally easy. Kitahara Makoto and Takamatsu Tomori just needed to hold their umbrellas and follow behind Chihaya Anon.
The three of them quickly got on the bus.
Takamatsu Tomori whispered, "Anon is surprisingly reliable."
Chihaya Anon looked over resentfully at her words: "Tomori-chan, was I not reliable before?"
Kitahara Makoto said from the side:
"Before, you really didn't seem very reliable."
"Huh?"
Chihaya Anon's cheeks immediately puffed out.
Kitahara Makoto said without changing his expression:
"If you were really reliable, you wouldn't have played a spiritual game at KTV, would you?"
"It wasn't my idea to play." Chihaya Anon stammered, "Besides, I played spiritual games with friends in junior high too, and nothing ever happened. Who knew this time would be so unlucky."
"…"
The three of them chatted softly all the way as the bus swayed gently, passing through Kamakura City.
As one of Japan's three ancient capitals, Kitahara Makoto saw many ancient buildings along the way, faintly visible in the misty rain, which had a unique charm.
"We're at the hospital!" Chihaya Anon said impatiently, "Let's get off, let's get off."
Kitahara Makoto opened his umbrella and stepped off the bus.
Across the road was Shonan Kamakura General Hospital.
"Karin-chan is in the inpatient department, we'll go directly there." Chihaya Anon had many friends and was well-informed, "It's just that Karin-chan's parents are also at the hospital, which makes it a bit difficult…"
Kitahara Makoto whispered:
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Let's go there first."
The three of them walked into the hospital holding umbrellas, spent some time finding the inpatient department, and finally found Anon's friend in a ward on the third floor.
"I see Karin-chan!"
Chihaya Anon happily stopped.
Kitahara Makoto looked through the glass window and saw a short-haired girl lying unconscious on the hospital bed.
Good news: because of the girl's special condition, she was arranged in a private ward.
Bad news: Karin's parents were both in the ward.
"The two people inside must be Karin-chan's parents." Chihaya Anon pressed her thumb against her lips, "We need to find a way to trick Karin-chan's parents away…"
Stripping the curse requires taking off clothes. Now that Karin is unconscious, taking off her clothes is naturally not a problem, but the girl's parents would certainly not agree. Explaining it definitely wouldn't work, even if they told the truth, others wouldn't believe it. So the simplest way is to find an excuse to trick them out of the ward. It doesn't need to be too long, a few minutes is enough. Stripping the curse, the most troublesome part is actually taking off the clothes…
"I'll take care of tricking Karin-chan's parents out of the ward." Chihaya Anon said in a low voice, "The task of Stripping Karin-chan's curse will be up to Kitahara-kun and Tomori."
Kitahara Makoto nodded: "No problem."
Takamatsu Tomori clenched her small fists: "I'll take care of taking off her clothes."
The discussion was complete.
Chihaya Anon took a half-step forward and directly raised her hand to knock on the door.
Knock knock knock.
The two people in the ward looked over in confusion, especially the middle-aged woman, whose eyes were red and bloodshot, and she looked incredibly haggard.
"You are…?"
The middle-aged man asked in confusion.
"Hello, Uncle and Auntie, I'm Karin-chan's junior high friend." Chihaya Anon walked into the ward alone, her expression worried, "I heard Karin-chan was hospitalized, so I came to visit her…"
Kitahara Makoto and Takamatsu Tomori did not enter the ward, but hid around the corner of the hallway, otherwise, they would have to find an excuse to stay later.
"Can Anon-chan really get her friend's parents to come out together?" Takamatsu Tomori whispered, "Generally speaking, wouldn't one of them stay to take care of the patient?"
"Don't worry." Kitahara Makoto whispered back, "Anon-san is a social butterfly. Since she said to leave it to her, she must be confident she can trick them out."
If it were the timid Bocchi-chan, or the clumsy Takamatsu Tomori, they would most likely not be able to persuade the parents in the ward to leave. But Chihaya Anon is different; she is not only sweet-tongued and articulate, but also has excellent psychological fortitude, so tricking people would most likely not be a problem.
As it turned out, Kitahara Makoto's guess was not wrong.
In just five minutes, the ward door was opened, and Chihaya Anon walked out with the middle-aged couple, heading downstairs, clearly preparing to leave the inpatient department.
"It's up to you two now."
Chihaya Anon put her right hand behind her back and quietly gave an OK gesture.
"Tomori, it's our turn to act."
Once the backs of the middle-aged couple disappeared, Kitahara Makoto stepped out from his hiding place.
Takamatsu Tomori followed closely, clenching her small fists: "Hurry up, we can't let Anon sacrifice for nothing."
It's not like going to war, there's no sacrifice that exaggerated!
The two quickly walked into the ward.
"There's a surveillance camera." Kitahara Makoto looked up and around, quickly spotting a spherical surveillance camera on the ceiling.
"Eh?" Takamatsu Tomori blinked, hesitating, "Do we have to take off her clothes in front of the camera?"
"Don't worry, I'll check the bathroom."
Private wards usually have a bathroom. Kitahara Makoto went in to check, and quickly came out saying:
"There's no surveillance in the bathroom. If we carry her into the bathroom and are quick enough, there shouldn't be a problem… Tomori-chan, will you carry her?"
"I can't carry her." Takamatsu Tomori was very self-aware, shaking her head, "I can't carry her, Makoto-kun, you carry her to the bathroom."
"Okay."
Kitahara Makoto walked to the hospital bed, easily picked up the unconscious short-haired girl, and walked straight into the bathroom.
"I'll take care of taking off her clothes." Takamatsu Tomori looked up, "Makoto-kun, please go out first."
Kitahara Makoto nodded: "Try to be as quick as possible."
Standing outside the bathroom, Kitahara Makoto took out his phone and communicated the progress with Anon.
A moment later.
The bathroom door opened a crack, and Takamatsu Tomori poked her small face out:
"Makoto-kun, you can come in now."
Kitahara Makoto put away his phone, stepped into the bathroom, and immediately saw the short-haired girl Karin, who had already become a little white lamb, sitting on the bathroom, still unconscious.
In her unconscious state, she naturally couldn't actively cover her body, so Takamatsu Tomori stood to the side, using her two arms to help cover her, her forehead slightly sweaty, clearly very tired:
"Makoto-kun, will this not have an effect?"
"I don't know." Kitahara Makoto directly extended his right hand, "Whether it has an effect or not, we'll know by trying."
Stripping!
Kitahara Makoto's right hand clenched in the air.
The next second.
A warm, silky piece of fabric suddenly appeared in his palm…
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