"Haaa~m...."
Exhausted from yesterday's events, Yami had fallen asleep at the counter. He woke up with a yawn.
"So hungry..."
Now that he thought about it, he hadn't eaten at all because of the sudden arrival of Black Suit. He'd been too down about it.
"Huh?"
The time was...
[1:00 PM]
Did I see that right? He rubbed his eyes with both hands and looked at the clock again.
[1:01 PM]
"...Are you kidding me??"
Where did my morning go!?
"My phone, my phone...!!"
The call app...
"Ack...!!"
[20 Missed Calls from Hoshino-senpai]
[13 Missed Calls from Shiroko-senpai]
[5 Missed Calls from Serika]
How many times did they call?! But why didn't I even notice...? I guess I'm amazing in a different sense.
— Momotalk —
[Hoshino-senpai (1)]
[Heehee~ Kouhai-kun, if you're asleep and couldn't answer, could you please bring a magazine and grenades and come to school right away~ The delinquents really attacked our school properly this time, and we're out of supplies~ This old man is tired~]
At least Hoshino-senpai seemed to realize I was asleep and only sent one Momotalk message.
It seemed it wasn't a prank this time, as she even sent a picture.
She must still be feeling bad about the last prank.
"I can just take the supplies here. There isn't much, though."
Still, I should check the rest of the Momotalk messages, just in case. What if someone important sent one?
And as Yami checked the next Momotalk, he regretted that decision.
"...Shiroko-senpai... What on earth...?"
How can you even get 99+ Momotalk messages?
[Shiroko-senpai (99+)]
[Kouhai. Where are you?]
[Kouhai. Where are you?]
[Kouhai. Where are you?]
[Kouhai. Where are you?]
[Kouhai. Where are you?]
[Kouhai. Where are you?]
[Kouhai. Where are you?]
[Kouhai. Where...]
"...Let's just stop here..."
I can feel the madness... If I look any more, I'll be too scared to go to school.
"Serika's side hasn't sent anything. She probably figured Hoshino-senpai had already contacted me."
Smart girl.
He got up from the counter and packed as many supplies as he could into a bundle.
"Time to go~"
He locked the shop door and headed towards Abydos High School.
On his way to Abydos High School... he saw a dying body.
"..."
Yami paid it no mind and walked past. It's something I see every day. But then... the body grabbed Yami's foot as he was passing.
"...Let go."
"...M-m...w-water..."
"...Haaah... You're an adult, aren't you?"
"...Uh... yeah..."
"...Phew... Can't trust adults... Tsk. Consider yourself lucky."
He pulled out a water bottle from his bundle and forcibly pushed it towards the dying adult's mouth.
The adult gulped down the water frantically, quickly finishing the entire bottle.
"Gah!! Thank you!! You saved me. I thought I was going to die stranded here..."
"...Whatever. So, who are you? I haven't seen an adult around here before."
"I'm Han Seol-guk. I'm the Sensei from Schale."
"...Schale? What's that, a new club or something?"
"Yes. It's a club the General Student Council President created personally."
"...General Student Council President?"
Looks like I saved someone important.
"So, what brings the Sensei of that Schale, or whatever it is, to this place with nothing but sand? You look like you came in quite a hurry."
"Ah. Can I even say this? Arona, is this okay?"
"What are you talking about? Who are you talking to?"
Is he crazy, talking to a tablet all of a sudden? Yami thought.
"Ah, I can? Okay."
"..."
Is this person really okay? Is it a setup where he created an imaginary friend because he was stranded?
"Abydos High School requested help. So I was heading there, do you happen to know the way?"
"...I'm an Abydos High School student, though?"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"I mean, I'm an Abydos student."
But 'help'? Could Ayane have sent the request? Does that mean the situation is that serious?
"Great. We can go together. I'm heading to Abydos High School too. So, follow me."
"Huh? Huh?!"
He grabbed the Sensei's hand and dragged him along by force. He kept him at a distance where he could deal with him immediately if he was lying.
You never know. There's a chance everything he just said was a lie.
After all, the only adults Yami knew were liars.
Though, I guess the chances are low. He wouldn't use the phrase 'General Student Council President' in a lie if he didn't want to die.
And so, as Yami and the Sensei were heading towards Abydos High School...
"Hey!! Hands up and give us everything you've got!!!"
"Hand it over while we're being nice about it!!"
They ran into Sukeban.