Kanji Ike had experience with outdoor camping. It was already nighttime, visibility around them was poor, and to make matters worse, the moon was hidden behind dark clouds.
Looking outside now, he could barely see anything.
But when he hurriedly found his flashlight, he discovered that the companions beside him had already... disappeared.
Huh?!
"Hey, don't run so fast!"
"It's easy to get lost or run into danger in the dark."
This was an Artificial Island, so there were no truly lethal dangers, but things like nonvenomous snakes could still be found.
At the same time, the ground was mountainous terrain, and some places were slippery, so moving quickly through the darkness could indeed cause problems.
But Ike was just an ordinary person. He had no idea that his teammates were basically all overpowered monsters.
"Ayanokouji-senpai is really fast."
"Has he undergone some kind of training?" Tsubasa Nanase asked, striking up a conversation.
Although he had not taken a flashlight, Ayanokouji had brought his tablet.
He turned it on and used its faint glow to inspect the terrain.
Tsubasa followed along beside him.
They were trying to save people, but advancing alone through the darkness was dangerous in these conditions, so staying together was the best option.
"I don't think watching me will help." Ayanokouji-senpai said. "You should be watching Oreki instead."
"..." Nanase fell silent.
It was precisely because she could not keep up with Oreki-senpai that she could only talk to him.
Still, Oreki-senpai was moving a little too fast, wasn't he?
In just an instant, she felt as though he had shot off. When she looked again, he had already vanished from sight.
"He's up ahead!" Ayanokouji-senpai suddenly said.
Tsubasa hurriedly looked over.
Under the faint moonlight, she could vaguely make out three people ahead.
One was