"That's interesting." Sakayanagi Arisu said, then tapped the floor with her cane.
"I'll remember this!"
And that was where the recording ended.
However, she probably still had things to take care of, so Classmate Sakayanagi left the Voice Recorder there and departed with Kamuro.
"..." Oreki prepared to open his eyes.
He was about to get up.
But just as he was about to rise, he suddenly heard a sound coming from the door lock.
It was not the normal sound of opening the door with a key card. It sounded more like someone was using some kind of tool and skillfully picking the lock.
It was clear that the other party did not take the usual route.
"I followed Senior Sakayanagi here, and I ended up with this kind of lucky break?" the intruder said.
"..." Oreki.
Oreki knew he could not wake up just yet.
Farewell, Tsukishiro!
Oreki knew he could not wake up just yet.
Because someone else had come, and this person was unusual. Classmate Kushida, Classmate Horikita, and even Karuizawa had all obtained room cards from the staff.
Then they entered using those room cards.
But she was different.
This counted as picking the lock to get in, didn't it?
And her movements were extremely sharp.
She entered the room, but instead of heading toward Oreki, she went to the drawer.
Then, with a click, she pulled it open and actually took out the Voice Recorder Sakayanagi had used earlier.
"A Voice Recorder..."
She seemed to murmur to herself.
Then she turned it on and deleted the portion containing the sound she had made earlier.
She seemed remarkably cautious and thorough.
After dealing with the Voice Recorder, she practically relaxed.
"Senior Oreki is still the same as he was the past few days, always catching