"Senior!!!"
Just as Airi wobbled onto her broom, intending to leave the school, Yukina came hurrying over with an instrument case on her back, shouting as she approached.
"What is it?"
"Hmm, it seems there's news about the terrorists. The Security Force has found them, and both sides are currently exchanging fire. I'm going to check out the situation."
"I'll come with you too. After all, I'm your partner, Senior..."
"Okay, then I'll have to trouble—"
Before Airi could finish, an ominous feeling suddenly welled up inside her. She frowned slightly.
"No, Yukina. Stay here."
"Huh?"
Yukina froze at Airi's sudden order.
"Why?"
"I have a bad feeling... Right, tell Astarte to enter alert mode while you're at it. I suspect this may be a scheme to lure the tiger away from the mountain."
"You mean... they know you're here, so they deliberately clashed with the Security Force to draw you away?"
Yukina looked equally puzzled.
"But what would they gain from attacking the school?"
"I don't know either. It's just an intuition—a premonition. You understand, right?"
"I understand... but..."
Yukina could not say that Airi's explanation was impossible to understand. Espers did indeed possess the ability to divine the future, and Yukina had studied it at the Lion King Agency as well, though she was not particularly good at it. If Airi said so, Yukina had no way to refute her.
"Fine, Senior. Leave the school to me."
In the end, Yukina hesitated for a moment before nodding. Airi breathed a sigh of relief and took a small pair of headphones from her pocket, handing them to her.
"Take this."
"What is this?"
"You don't have a phone, right? If anything happens, just press the button on it and you'll contact me immediately. Simple, right?"
"I-I understand..."
Yukina carefully