"No... well, before, it was Lord Chiba, so... so..."
Faced with Chise Hibiki's abruptly changed gaze and Shizuyama Kosaku's suggestive words, the already panicked student guards turned pale in an instant. They kept trying to explain, yet could not even form a complete defense for themselves.
Hearing this, Chise Hibiki, who had been on guard, felt his heart skip another beat.
"Oh? Is that so?"
This time, however, Chise Hibiki's heart skipped a beat with a darkened expression, and his gaze had already fallen on the two student guards.
Sure enough, Chise hadn't changed at all.
Seeing Chise Hibiki like this, Shizuyama Kosaku narrowed his eyes slightly. Amid his pained breathing, an imperceptible smile flickered across his lips.
Kosaku really was impressive!
He'd hit Hibiki right where it hurt!
Iwaki Taisuke understood as well. Catching sight of Shizuyama Kosaku from the corner of his eye, this thought could not help but arise in his heart.
"You mean you previously let someone in without verifying the passphrase?"
At this moment, Chise Hibiki slowly stood up. The gloom on his face gradually turned into seriousness as he asked solemnly.
"Y-yes, but th-that was... Chiba..."
Seeing their superior change expression, seemingly ready to hold them accountable, the two student guards tried desperately to explain themselves. But their voices trembled and stammered as soon as the words reached their mouths. In their panic and eagerness to prove themselves, they had already become incoherent.
"As I recall, no matter who it is, even me, they must verify the passphrase before entering or leaving. Don't you know that?"
Upon hearing this, Chise Hibiki's serious expression sank back into gloom.
This made things easier.
Both sides were at fault...
However, with a precedent already set, it was understandable that these two had acted on impulse and followed