On a road leading to the concert venue, a car once again sped through at top speed, racing toward the venue.
While Hamazura Shiage focused intently on driving, cold sweat kept breaking out over the atmosphere inside the car.
Mugino Shizuri sat in the front passenger seat beside Hamazura Shiage. Though she did not say a word, she seemed unable to calm down.
Kinuhata Saiai, Frenda, and Takitsubo Rikou were also in the car, seated in the back, their expressions all somewhat stiff.
There was no other reason.
It was simply because there was an uninvited guest in the car.
Since this was only an ordinary sedan, there was not much room inside to begin with. Kinuhata Saiai, Frenda, and Takitsubo Rikou had no choice but to squeeze together in the back.
That alone was nothing.
Kinuhata Saiai and Frenda were petite to begin with. Even with Takitsubo Rikou added in, the three girls could still sit together with room to spare.
But now, a man sat between Kinuhata Saiai and Frenda, taking up a huge amount of space. It looked as though he had both petite girls in his arms, with Takitsubo Rikou beside them as well, making the car unbearably cramped.
That was why the three girls' expressions were so stiff.
Timid Frenda was practically on the verge of tears.
Yet Fang Li paid no attention at all to anyone's feelings. He switched on the radio's Bluetooth, connected it to his phone, turned on the speaker, and spoke to the person on the other end.
"How are things right now?"
The moment Fang Li finished speaking, a voice from the other side of the phone rang clearly throughout the car.
"Things are extremely bad!"
Tsuchimikado Motoharu sounded as though he was sprinting at full speed, clicking his tongue