Speaking of which...... I should have thought of it a long time ago. She's a super-college-level soldier, a battleblade.

But that's not the point. For the rest of the conversation, Shady and Blade Skeleton each lowered their voices, and I didn't want to risk listening to what they had to say, so I ducked into the aisle at the first right turn.

As in the game, the storage rooms lined up neatly on either side of me, the doors mostly blocked by brick debris or twisted door frames.

To pass the time, I tried to twist the handle in front of the six doors that were not blocked by broken bricks in the corridors, except for the second room on the right—

Wait, why six rooms?

As far as I can remember, when the entire area of the Final Chapter Academy was open, there were only four rooms that were not blocked by brick and tile debris. Why are there two more now?

Forget it and see what surprises come your way.

I pushed the third room on the right, and then the left. The right side was fruitless, but the left side was unexpected. With a slight push, the door of the third room on the left opened.

It's also covered with dust. The front and back walls were gone, littered with chunks of concrete rebar, broken metal lockers, tables turned into pieces of wood and plastic, cloth and ceramic shards so dirty that they couldn't be seen in their primary colors, and computers that had become splinters of scraps left on the floor, sometimes mixed with pink......

I bent down and picked at the pink spot hard, pinching it on my finger and rubbing it gently.

It's bloodstains. Completely coagulated bloodstains.

Clearing the dust, I saw a large patch of irregular pink. Underneath the office chair in front of you, there are two rows of blood marks that are almost parallel.

Tut...... According to my estimates, someone must have been stabbed in the abdomen with a sharp object and quickly soaked the floor. Then the murderer pushed the body forward, and the blood dripped down the wound on the ground directly in front of it, forming a symmetrical row of blood stains on both sides......

At this moment, the originally fragmented pictures in my memory suddenly became a complete scene.

The same room, the difference is the once snow-white walls. I crouched down at my desk by the wall and put a notebook ...... Tucked into a drawer?

The walls are in ruins.

Table - half a plank under the bricks.

Drawers – Is it really possible......

But I did find that little notebook.

A small notebook with a black cover, not much bigger than the yellow pages of the phone, full of dust.

……

"Onekawa-chan?" Enoshima looked at me a little panicked, "Why are you here?" ”

Hey...... Anyway, you're also an elite among mercenaries, can you calm down a little bit?

"When I hear a little noise here, I'll get up and take a look, and get some milk by the way," I said, rubbing my eyes vigorously and pretending to be sleepy...... Why is Enoshima-san also in the hallway? Did you hear the movement too? ”

"Move, move?" Enoshima Shield—no, it should be the Blade Skeleton—looked a little bad, but quickly regained his composure. She wiped her cheeks in a cold sweat and explained with an embarrassed smile, "What's the matter...... I'm just out to breathe...... Ah, that, let's not talk about it, I'll go to sleep first, and you go to bed early. Good night! ”

I breathed a sigh of relief as she spat out these incoherent words as Enoshima Shield disappeared into the depths of the hallway.

OK...... Warblade Skeleton is a.

I looked up and glanced at the surveillance probe in the hallway. It also stared at the hallway leading to the school building, as if it hadn't moved.

Speaking of, is that guy in the school building?

I went back to my dorm. Crossing the floor of Naemi Makoto, he looked at the bed on the side of Hibiki Kiriki.

The bed next to the mist cut is empty.

……

Every time it was night, the hallways throughout the academy would be dimly lit. If at the end of the corridor at this moment, there is a person with a less exaggerated figure, and at a glance from the position of the stairs, he cannot even be sure that the other party exists.

But I'm not afraid of getting into trouble. Before going upstairs, it had been confirmed that no one was not in the dormitory at the moment.

I kept my ears stretched out, paying close attention to the rings around me. No matter what happens, I can't help but stop and look around.

But there was nothing. There are no cries and laughter often depicted in horror movies, no squeaky rats or things moving, not even the hum of central air conditioning or air purifiers at work......

An inexplicable anger suddenly enveloped me and lingered. So, when I entered the classroom on the third floor, I looked at the colorful black and white bear patterns on the blackboard, so I picked up the blackboard eraser and wiped the black and white bears on it.

……

Same as I thought. When she opened the door to the recreation room, Cyrus was sitting on the couch.

She just sat quietly. The recreation room centered around her, as if time stood still.

I suddenly remembered the last day at Huang Yinggong's family. The moonlight sprinkled casually on the face as white as goat's milk and the reflective black wig......

But there was no moonlight, only a tiny line of table lights as dim as kerosene lamps, but that didn't stop Celes from showing off her breathtaking beauty.

And then...... She just kept her head down and sat quietly on the couch. A sacrosanct aura emanated from her, and I stood at the door...... Momentarily speechless.

I don't know what Cyrus will be thinking at this point in the original work.

Probably and now...... It's going to be different, right?

It may also ...... There is no difference from the original.

……

From the moment I met at the casino, I made up my mind about it. Although she looks like a petite girl who likes gothic costumes, once she gets close, she will be surrounded by a suffocating aura.

Because I was afraid, I kept my distance from Cyrus; Out of fear, I swore many times that I would keep Cyrus here; I'm always distancing myself from this guy because I'm afraid......

It's ironic...... I said that I would let her fend for herself, but the distance between us is narrowing.

Here, Cyrus noticed me at the door. As always, there is never a lack of schadenfreude in her ridicule.

"What a coincidence, Onikawa-san." She smiled happily at me.

Completely ignoring his situation.

"I really didn't expect that in the middle of the night, there were other people hanging out outside." I say.

I noticed that my hands were shaking.

"Speaking of which...... Why does Onikawa happen to be hanging out too? "I suddenly noticed that Cyrus's voice ...... Something doesn't seem right.

I suddenly wondered what was wrong.

She groaned softly, then suddenly raised her head, held out a hand to me, smiled and said to me, "I'm sorry, that's rude." I've been in here for so long, and I haven't asked you to sit down yet. ”

I nodded without saying a word and sat down in the chair directly in front of her. The chessboard table in the doorway was moved to the couch so that Celes could lie bonelessly on the black couch, one hand supporting her face, looking at the chessboard in front of her.

It's another game of chess, and each piece is placed in as neat a position as possible to look like the work of an obsessive-compulsive person.

"It's a ...... Invite? I asked.

The room was dimly lit, with only a table lamp illuminating the chessboard. The light of the lamp was on my hands, and on Cyrus's black gothic outfit, and on her white skin......

Only...... Doesn't shine on the face of the opponent.

e4，e5; Horse F3, Horse C6; Like b5, a6.

"It's been a long time." Cyrus said.

For you, that's a week, right?

"I heard that in the morning, Miao Mu just accompanied you to play a plate." I smiled.

"No," Celence's laughter showed a hint of helplessness, "Fighting against an opponent who can't win is like catching a fish that won't run away." ”

Elephant A4, Horse F6; O-O, like e7; Like e1, b5.

"Do you hold on to white again?" I asked softly.

Joke...... As far as chess is concerned, I'm only familiar with the rules. Now without the help of hypnotic powder, how can it be ......

How can it be...... I have the idea that it is not too difficult to defeat Cyrus......

“…… This world is the way it is," Cyrus whispered softly, "and if you don't fight, no one will give it with both hands." ”

Elephants b3, d6; c3，O-O; h3，h6。

"Even if it's to give everything?" I asked.

d4, car e8; Horse D2, like F8; Horse F1, like B7.

"It's ridiculous to say that human life is the least valuable," said Cérus, "and there are so many things in this world that are worth exchanging for life." ”

For example, the bonus of the third motive?

MA G3, A5; Like C2, Horse C4; Like d3, b6.

like d2, c5; MA D5, C8; b3，c4。

We were silent. Half because of the complexity of the board, half because I don't know what to say.

Like F1, Like D7; horse H2, car C8; B4, MA A4.

"Woohoo, I didn't even ask what is worth it...... It's worth exchanging people's lives.,It's not like Onekawa-kun's style.。 ”

Speak as if you know my style......

Listening to Cyrus's emotion, I stretched my hand faster and accidentally touched the other person's hand.

rear f3, g6; Like e2, like g7; h4, MA h7.

“…… All right. I asked, would you like to answer? I smiled.

h5, horse g5; rear e3, f5; Rear A7, F4.

“…… There's always a chance to say it in the future," Cyrus suddenly let out a soft cry as she spoke, "Oops, it's a little unfavorable." ”

Horse F1, like A8.

"You seem to have lost again," I commented lightly, "do you know where you lost?" ”

After B7, car E7 (0-1).

Black and White never lost a disc, but White was once again in total passivity.

Cyrus took out the White King without saying a word.

“……”

"Greed."

I just left, and there were no shouts of "thank you" and "Gui'an" behind me.

Again, I sat on the threshold of my room with a lean, waiting for the seven o'clock announcement.