"If Miura-san doesn't want to say anything, then let's not force her. Since Majima-san suddenly disappeared right in front of us, maybe we can just go ask her directly."
After a moment of silent eye contact between the two sides, Sairenji Haruna was the first to speak and break the deadlock.
"Yeah. Since Miura-san doesn't want to talk about it, then we won't ask."
Kitamura Kaori also snapped back to her senses and nodded repeatedly in agreement.
She really wanted to know why Majima Yuuri could suddenly vanish on the spot, and she also wanted to know what exactly this Service Club was, which both Majima Yuuri and Miura Yumiko, two people who seemed to have almost no connection in daily life aside from tennis, had joined.
But since Miura Yumiko herself had not taken the initiative to explain, there was no way their questioning would end well.
"Service Club... does it have anything to do with Hachiman's Service Club? Hachiman and you are in the same class, right, Miura?"
Momioka Risa could not help but continue pressing Miura Yumiko.
Recently, Hachiman had been helping out in the tennis club, giving guidance to Haruna and Kitamura Chika. On top of that, the common point between Majima Yuuri and Miura Yumiko was the tennis club, and Miura Yumiko was also in the same class as Hachiman.
She felt that if she put all these factors together and made a few guesses, she might very well find the real answer.
However, Miura Yumiko did not even bother responding to Momioka Risa, giving her no reaction at all.
If it were anyone else, at this point they would probably already be thinking about how to drag Momioka Risa, Sairenji Haruna, and Kitamura Kaori into it to take her place and take the hit.
But Miura Yumiko herself had not officially joined yet, and had not even personally gone to the Service Club.
Tonight would be her first time going to the Service Club, and her purpose was to protect Nijika, to make sure Hachiman would have to step over her body before bullying Nijika.
In other words, she was the one taking the hit for someone else.
Under these circumstances, how could Miura Yumiko be willing to say anything? Even if there were things she could gloss over for now, once they were exposed later, it would be even more embarrassing.
And with her personality, it was either say it or not say it. Lying was not an option.
"Let's stop talking about this, Momioka. Let's continue on to find Saeki-san."
Seeing this, Kitamura Kaori tugged on Momioka Risa and signaled her to stop asking questions.
This time, she also did not refuse Sairenji Haruna and the others' suggestion to walk together.
She had originally thought that even if there were an elf princess, a dragon clan chief, and a mermaid songstress studying at Sobu High, those things had nothing to do with ordinary people like them.
No student dared to speak to the dragon clan chief who would punch a huge hole in a wall at the slightest disagreement. The elf princess was gentle and approachable, but she would not have any close contact with them either. As for the mermaid songstress, there was no need to say more. She was a world-famous, ultra-popular idol, and keeping some distance from fans was normal.
The oni princess shrine maiden served as a disciplinary committee member, easily maintaining campus order with her curse techniques. And the rumored vampire girl on campus was someone they could not even catch a glimpse of.
But now, seeing Majima Yuuri suddenly disappear on the spot, realizing that the seemingly ordinary Majima Yuuri actually had hidden depths, Kitamura Kaori suddenly had many thoughts she wanted to share with Sairenji Haruna and the others, to understand what each of them was thinking.
Could it be that Sobu High, which only looked like a school with an unusually high overall level of female attractiveness, was actually hiding many people like Majima Yuuri behind the scenes?
Otherwise, if Sobu High were as ordinary as she had originally thought, there would be no reason for so many demi-humans with high status and identity like the elf princess to choose Sobu High.
The group boarded a train and headed to Saeki's home.
Kitamura Kaori sat together with Sairenji Haruna and Momioka Risa, discussing quietly.
Miura Yumiko, on the other hand, knew that magic was not as wonderful as they imagined. After all, Hachiman had actually used magic to slack off during class in the classroom. She had no interest at all in listening to Kitamura Kaori and the others' wild guesses, and instead secretly sent messages to Ijichi Nijika and Kitagawa Marin.
She told them to remember to notify her when they went to the Service Club tonight. She would go after they did.
Even though she had not personally experienced it, as her relationship with Hachiman had gradually grown closer recently, she knew that something about Hachiman was definitely not right. His physical strength was absurdly high. Even taking turns stepping on him with Nijika and Marin did not work.
She did not want to face Hachiman alone.
Mm... deep down, she knew that even if she went up herself, she definitely could not beat Hachiman, and even if it really went that far, it would be useless.
But knowing that her good friends were being bullied by Hachiman while she did nothing was also unacceptable. After all, Nijika and Marin were both dragged into this pit by her. If it were not for her, Nijika and Marin would not have been bullied by Hachiman.
Ding!
Very soon, the train arrived near Saeki's place, and they got off together and walked over.
Saeki Ai was also a first-year student like Sairenji Haruna and the others. Her tennis skills were much better than Haruna's hobby-level ability.
At the beginning, Saeki Ai had been very enthusiastic about participating in club activities. But as training increased, the tennis club began internal practice matches.
Vice captains Kitamura Kaori and Date Reiko, as well as powerful second-year seniors like Takamine Aika and Majima Yuuri, all began real match practice with the club members.
Sugiyama Mio, Saeki Ai, Kitamura Chika, Hayakawa Nishi... After going through a full round, it was not that she had never won, but she lost too many times. It seemed that Saeki Ai, who would even have to compete for a spot as a reserve member in the future, had been shaken by it.
She spent less and less time participating in club activities, attended less and less frequently, and recently had not shown up at all.
This kind of matter should originally have been handled by the club president, Hayakawa Nishi, by understanding the situation clearly and then dealing with it.
However, Hayakawa Nishi's grades had dropped, forcing her to focus on studying to improve her performance. As Hayakawa Nishi's trusted partner, Kitamura Kaori took on this task.
Ding-dong~ Ding-dong~
At the entrance to Saeki Ai's house, Kitamura Kaori stood in front of Sairenji Haruna, Miura Yumiko, and Momioka Risa. She lightly pressed the doorbell twice and waited for a response.
"Kitamura-senpai? If you have something to say, then come in and talk," After the doorbell rang, Saeki Ai's voice quickly came through the intercom. It seemed she noticed the girls behind Kitamura Kaori and immediately added, "But only you can come in."
"Only one person? That... alright... then Sairenji-san, could you wait outside for me?"
Hearing Saeki Ai's request, Kitamura Kaori turned to look at Sairenji Haruna and the others. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded.
She had originally planned to come alone to find Saeki-san. She just had not expected Sairenji Haruna and the others to follow along.
Now that so many people had come together, but Saeki-san only allowed her to enter alone, it instead made her hesitate.
"Okay. Be careful. If anything happens, call us immediately. Or you can keep in touch with us by phone right now."
Sairenji Haruna was also helpless. They had come precisely to accompany Kitamura Kaori to see Saeki Ai.
Who would have thought that Saeki Ai had no intention of letting them in at all, and even ignored them completely, not even greeting them.
"Okay. If something happens, I'll shout for you."
Kitamura Kaori nodded and slowly walked in through the opened gate, prepared to shout loudly if she encountered any unusual situation.
As for keeping in contact by phone at all times, she felt that was being overly wary of Saeki.
Saeki usually behaved quite well. She also thought Saeki had talent. If she worked hard, she would definitely achieve good results. The upperclassmen in the tennis club would eventually graduate, and the club would have to rely on the current first-year students in the future.
If it were not for Sairenji Haruna's serious warnings, she would not have been this nervous.
Sairenji Haruna, Miura Yumiko, and Momioka Risa watched together as Kitamura Kaori walked inside.
Unexpectedly, not long after Kitamura Kaori went in, they suddenly heard two screams coming from inside.
"Something really happened?"
"Kitamura-san?"
"I'm calling the police right now!"
Sairenji Haruna and Miura Yumiko hurriedly rang the doorbell again, while Momioka Risa picked up her phone.
However, before Momioka Risa's emergency call could even connect, they saw Kitamura Kaori, who had only just gone in, open the door and come back out.
"Kitamura-san! Are you okay?.What was that sound just now? What happened inside?"
"I'm fine... I'm not hurt..."
"Just now, just now... Saeki-san and her boyfriend were inside..."
Kitamura Kaori walked out slowly with a dazed expression. Looking at the worried Sairenji Haruna, Miura Yumiko, and the others outside, she opened the door while explaining softly in a confused manner.
"Saeki-san and her boyfriend blocked my way out and tried to force me..."
"And then... Hachiman-kun suddenly appeared in front of me... Saeki-san and her boyfriend were lying on the ground, blood all over the place..."
"Hachiman-kun seemed to have something urgent to do, and he left immediately..."
Kitamura Kaori did not know how to describe what she experienced after entering Saeki's house.
She had come simply to persuade a junior from the club, only to discover that the junior was actually doing that kind of thing, and even had ill intentions toward her and tried to grab her.
She thought she would very likely meet a terrible fate, only to have the Service Club president, Hachiman, whom she had recently invited to help the tennis club, suddenly appear and instantly deal with the two of them.
All of this happened within just a few seconds.
She did not even have time to express her gratitude before Hachiman-kun left.
It felt unreal, but Saeki-san and her boyfriend were still lying on the floor inside, unable to get up, in agony.
"They tried to force you?"
"Hachiman suddenly appeared and saved you?"
Sairenji Haruna and Miura Yumiko exchanged looks. They had not expected there to really be danger at Saeki Ai's place, and they had not expected Hachiman to appear at all.
From what Kitamura Kaori said, Hachiman had only appeared to save her, and then left in a hurry without even waiting to hear a word of thanks.
"Then, then what should we do? From what you said, Hachiman-kun instantly dealt with the people who had bad intentions toward you, but it sounds like there are still screams coming from inside... Should we leave now, or should we call an ambulance for them?"
Momioka Risa could not help interrupting Sairenji Haruna and Miura Yumiko's speculation, urgently reminding them that the door to Saeki Ai's house was still open, and intermittent wails were still coming from inside, sounding extremely frightening.
She really wanted to just grab Haruna and leave, but if the two inside were seriously injured and died, and they ran away now, they would definitely be dragged back later.
But calling the police... according to what Kitamura Kaori said, the two on Saeki Ai's side were so badly injured they could not get up, while they themselves were completely unharmed. Who knew whether they would be judged guilty?
She had already hung up the emergency call she started earlier and was now struggling with what to do.
"Saeki-san and her friend... seem to have had their legs broken by Hachiman-kun and can't crawl anymore..."
Kitamura Kaori shook her head, her tone complicated as she turned to look toward the end of the street.
"Hachiman-kun told me to just come out and wait here. He said he had already notified someone to come help us handle it."
In tennis, her strength was very strong. Together with the other members, she had crushed Saeki Ai to the point of suffocation, even causing her to avoid club activities. But when it came to matters like this, she had no idea how to deal with them.
She was practically terrified out of her mind, not knowing what to do, only following what Hachiman told her before leaving.
"..."
Seeing that Kitamura Kaori had completely lost her composure, Sairenji Haruna and Momioka Risa could only choose to wait together. After all, there were still occasional groans coming from inside, and they did not dare to go in and check.
Hearing that Hachiman had made arrangements, Miura Yumiko secretly let out a sigh of relief.
Although she was extremely annoyed by Hachiman's excessive desires, to the point where she, Nijika, and Marin had worked together until their feet were sore and legs numb and still could not satisfy him, and he had even actually eaten Nijika before letting Nijika tell her the outcome, when it came to serious matters like this, she still trusted Hachiman.
Last time, when she had asked Hachiman to escort Nijika and the others home, he had resolved a train groping incident and prevented Nijika and the others from being harmed.
Wait, could it be that it was from that incident onward that Nijika and Hachiman's relationship became closer and closer, to the point she did not know about?
Clearly, Nijika looked like the most conservative one, yet she was the first among the three of them to be completely eaten by Hachiman. Even Marin, who loved cosplay, had not been eaten that quickly!
Time slowly passed as Miura Yumiko replayed the process of her best friends falling one by one.
Before long, Sairenji Haruna and Kitamura Kaori noticed a truck and an SUV stop in front of them.
The rear door of the truck opened, and a group of people wearing tightly sealed protective suits and holding various tools stepped out.
After getting out of the vehicle, they directly passed by the somewhat nervous girls who stepped back, and marched straight into Saeki Ai's house with intimidating momentum.
At the same time, from the SUV stepped out a black-haired girl with a straight long hairstyle and a stiff expression, and a short platinum-blonde-haired girl with a bright smile. After getting out, they walked straight toward Sairenji Haruna and the others.
"Hello. I'm Inoue Takina. This here is Nishikigi Chisato. We rushed over immediately after receiving your emergency call. May I ask which one of you is Kitamura Kaori? I need to record the criminal process."
Wearing a single-ear headset and holding a notepad, Inoue Takina walked up to Sairenji Haruna and the others, asking coldly.
She had just received a call from Mr. Hachiman, and thought she would finally be able to receive Mr. Hachiman's training.
"Emergency call?"
Hearing Inoue Takina's question, Momioka Risa felt something was off.
Hadn't she hung up the emergency call before it even connected? How did the police receive it?
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