Listening to the lonely footsteps, Amane's eyes grew brighter.
Just as she was about to follow her up, Kiryuin suddenly started running without a word.
"Hey! Fuka!"
Amane's shouts did nothing to make Kiryuin stop.
Soon, Kiryuin's footsteps disappeared into the teaching building.
Amane twitched her ears.
Kiryuin's running footsteps, though seemingly noisy, didn't go very far. This teaching building, including the rooftop, only had six floors.
The sound of Kiryuin's footsteps disappearing was roughly at the fourth floor.
Moreover, Kiryuin was wearing small leather shoes; even walking would produce a sound, and she could hear even the slightest sound.
At this moment, Kiryuin's footsteps had vanished on the spot.
This indicated that Kiryuin had suddenly stopped around the fourth floor.
Or perhaps... she had taken off her shoes and was walking.
Either way, her behavior seemed very strange.
One might ask, what was the purpose of her doing this?
No one would make such a peculiar move without reason.
Especially since Kiryuin had acted quite normally just a moment ago; it couldn't be that she suddenly became mysterious upon arriving here.
Kiryuin's actions had only one purpose: to lure her upstairs.
Amane barely had to guess to know that Kiryuin had something prepared for her upstairs.
As the saying goes, curiosity killed the cat.
Knowing the other party's intentions, any normal person would choose the most effective way to break the situation.
If Amane were to turn back now, all of Kiryuin's actions would appear like those of a clown in the eyes of others.
However, Amane was no ordinary person.
"You're the one who started this game, so don't blame me~"
Amane slowly ascended the steps.
Kiryuin, standing at the fourth-floor stairwell, had her head lowered.
Her silver-white long hair covered her face.
One could vaguely see red liquid constantly flowing down from her purple pupils.
Amane arrived at the fourth floor, step by step.
She saw Kiryuin, standing at the stairwell on the fourth floor, facing Amane, her hands and head hanging limply.
"What kind of trick are you playing?"
Amane's calm voice made the other party move.
Kiryuin suddenly lifted her head.
Her pale face gave an unreal feeling. With her mouth wide open, she seemed to be roaring, but unfortunately, no sound came out.
Creak, creak.
A faint sound of gears whirred.
Amane's ears twitched.
Just as she was about to go forward and check on Kiryuin, Kiryuin suddenly bent her knees and forcefully made a springing jump.
While Amane was still wondering what Kiryuin was going to do, she saw Kiryuin's feet gradually lift off the ground, and she began to float upwards.
Seeing this, Amane quickly ran over.
Kiryuin's ascent speed also suddenly increased. Just as Kiryuin was about to float up to the fifth floor, Amane lunged and hugged Kiryuin's thigh.
Kiryuin's upward momentum abruptly stalled.
The creaking sound also disappeared.
"Fuka! Playing like this is asking for trouble!"
Amane's icy voice came from behind Fuka.
Gurgle.
Kiryuin's throat was constantly moving, looking as if she was swallowing something.
Due to the hot weather, sweat began to appear on Kiryuin's forehead after being hugged for a while.
The sweat continuously washed over Kiryuin's face, leaving streaks on her pale complexion.
Suddenly, the creaking sound became agitated.
Kiryuin's body was forcibly ascending.
Amane's feet were also off the ground. Seeing that something was wrong, Amane's eyes darted around, and she looked up.
Kiryuin was wearing a skirt, and she wasn't wearing safety shorts.
Fuka, you brought this upon yourself~
Amane smiled mischievously, pulled hard with both hands, then suddenly let go.
"Ah!!!"
A scream came.
Kiryuin's body quickly ascended.
After about five or six seconds, the creaking sound disappeared again.
It seemed she had reached near the rooftop... If it was just one floor up, about two or three seconds would be enough.
But that strange sound had lasted for a full five or six seconds.
It looked like she must be on the rooftop.
Amane looked at the trophy in her hand, a triumphant smile on her face.
With this, Kiryuin would definitely come looking for her.
Next, she would have a good time with her on the inevitable path.
How dare she pretend to be a ghost to scare her.
The last person who scared her like that was instantly defeated by Amane.
Amane even had to ask her to be strong and not to die.
"Achoo!"
On the rooftop of the teaching building.
A white-haired girl, gazing into the distance, suddenly let out an unexpected sneeze.
The girl beside her quickly put her hand to her lips.
"Sakayanagi, be quieter. If we're exposed, won't all our efforts be in vain?"
The girl called Sakayanagi showed a slight apology on her face.
"My apologies, my voice was a bit loud. Even on a summer night, there's still a hint of chill. I might have caught a slight cold."
The girl beside her spread her hands helplessly.
"Sakayanagi, is your body made of paper? You catch a cold from such a small breeze?"
"Kamuro-san, is that how you speak to me?"
Sakayanagi didn't look at Kamuro.
Despite her petite stature, she exuded an almost innate sense of pressure. Leaning on her cane, she didn't look like someone who could win people over with physical prowess in any way.
This meant that Sakayanagi relied purely on her other abilities to control a girl like Kamuro.
"Tsk, you just boss me around. I'm going to see what's happening with Kitou and Hashimoto."
Kamuro, feeling somewhat uncomfortable next to Sakayanagi, said this and, without waiting for Sakayanagi to speak, immediately walked away quickly.
Immediately after, footsteps echoed from behind.
"Fuka, you shouldn't have made that sound."
Sakayanagi's stern gaze made Kiryuin, who was already feeling a bit guilty, flush slightly.
"I encountered an unexpected situation!"
Hearing Kiryuin's excuse, Sakayanagi became somewhat interested.
"For you to call it an unexpected situation... could Amane have seen through our plan? Impossible, right? With a prepared mind against an unprepared one, according to my estimation, the chances of success are at least fifty percent."
Sakayanagi said with a serious expression.
It was either she saw through it or she didn't. So, it was indeed fifty percent.
Seeing that Sakayanagi was actually interested in this, Kiryuin inwardly screamed and quickly tried to change the subject.
"What if she sees through it?"
Kiryuin's worries were, in Sakayanagi's eyes, not worth mentioning.
"What's there to be afraid of? For this plan, I've called Kitou-kun, Hashimoto-kun, and Morishige-kun to be on standby on the fifth floor. Even if it's seen through, Fuka can change from a planner to a player, adding some difficulty for Amane."
Regarding Sakayanagi's confident plan, Kiryuin was full of black lines.
"You're saying she'll follow your game rules, right? But the problem is… have you told her what the next rules are?"
"Of course, I left the clue in the room on the fifth floor. Morishige-kun is in charge of that. What's wrong?"
Sakayanagi was clearly still in her excitement, overlooking the simplest problem.
"What if she goes straight to the rooftop? You wouldn't want to cry in front of her again, would you?"
"I, I never cried!"
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