(Fourth update...)
(For how hard Ru Qing has been working, everyone, please show some support...)
Bang!
The hall door was flung open almost violently. Outside, Xiao Hei had her head lowered as she charged straight into the hall.
"Xiao Hei?..." In the kitchen, Hinagiku, wearing an apron and washing dishes, had not yet noticed anything unusual and greeted her as usual.
"You're finally back. I thought you were planning to go somewhere at this time. Go wash—"
Unfortunately, before Hinagiku could finish, Xiao Hei tore through the hall with wild force, ignoring her completely. She rushed into the room she shared with Wu Yan and slammed the door shut.
Thud!
The loud sound was enough to shake the entire ceiling. It startled Hinagiku and made Mikoto, who had been watching TV, realize something was wrong.
"What happened?..." Mikoto abruptly rose from the sofa.
"What's wrong?..."
"I... I don't know..." Hinagiku looked flustered. Ignoring the dishes she had been rinsing, she ran out of the kitchen, arrived at the bedroom door, and knocked.
"Xiao Hei! What's wrong?!"
"What happened?!" Mikoto also shouted toward the door.
"Come out first, Xiao Hei!"
Yet the tightly shut door kept both Hinagiku and Mikoto outside, as though it had erected a barrier between the two girls and Xiao Hei. There was not a single sound from within.
"Th-this..." Hinagiku and Mikoto looked at each other, concern appearing on both their faces.
Before long, the hall door opened again, and Wu Yan walked in from outside, drawing the attention of the two helpless girls.
"Yan..." Hinagiku and Mikoto called out, wanting to say something. Wu Yan raised a hand and stopped their words.
"It's fine. Go back to your rooms first..."
"B-but..."
"Don't worry..." Seeing how worried Hinagiku and Mikoto were, Wu Yan reassuringly squeezed both