"Eh?"
The sudden voice left everyone present frozen on the spot.
Then, a sedan sped into the area, kicking up a cloud of dust as it screeched to a stop in front of everyone.
"You all...!?"
From the driver's seat, Hamazura Shiage stared in shock at the girls of "Item," covered from head to toe in injuries.
These girls, who had once seemed so terrifying in Hamazura Shiage's eyes, had actually been reduced to this state?
But at that moment, no one cared about Hamazura Shiage anymore.
Because everyone's eyes had been drawn to a single figure.
"Bang!"
Amid the crisp sound of a car door opening, he stepped out of the passenger seat and appeared before everyone.
Looking at the battered state of the girls from "Item," then at the three Dark Department members of "School" led by the completely unscathed Kakine Teitoku, Fang Li suddenly smiled.
"Pretty lively here. Mind if I join in?"
His voice was calm enough to be frightening.
It was not the lofty calm Kakine Teitoku possessed.
It was a deep, pure, indifferent, icy calm.
If it had to be compared to something, it was a blade.
The instant Fang Li spoke, an intangible presence sharp enough to scrape a person's skin faintly radiated from him.
It made hearts tremble.
"You...!?"
Even Mugino Shizuri, who had not shown the slightest shock while being overwhelmingly crushed by Kakine Teitoku, was finally stunned.
"W-Why is he here...!?"
Kinuhata Saiai, Frenda, and Takitsubo Rikou all turned slightly pale, as though they had recalled something terrifying, their faces filled with fear.
"Could he be..."
"He is..."
The girl in the dress and the strange boy were somewhat startled as well.
As for Kakine Teitoku, he frowned slightly at Fang Li as he got out of the car, only