"Ugh!!"
The moment Yukina stepped onto solid, dry ground, her legs gave out and she dropped to her knees. It seemed her fear of heights was no better than Kogoro Mouri's.
"Are you all right, Yukina?"
"I-I'm fine, Senpai..."
Hearing Airi's question, Yukina raised her head and answered. But the next moment, her eyes gradually widened as she stared behind Airi.
"S-Senpai!! Behind you, the plane!"
"Hmm?"
Airi turned around and watched the plane they had just ridden take off in a rush and disappear into the clouds. It left the two of them alone on this desolate island, which seemed completely devoid of human presence.
"Senpai! Th-this is...!!"
"Hmm, looks like we've been played."
Unlike the pale-faced Yukina, Airi remained quite calm. In fact, the situation before them made it obvious: Magus Sculpting had deceived them. They had deliberately dumped them on this isolated island to imprison them, yet the two of them had fallen for it without realizing a thing.
"It-it's all my fault. If only I had seen through it..."
Yukina still looked grim and pale, while Airi merely stretched.
"Nope. Everything's going according to plan."
"Huh? Senpai?"
"All right, let's take a look around first."
Airi smiled and waved at Yukina, who had raised her head, then glanced up at the sky.
"Standing under the blazing sun isn't good for my mental state."
As she spoke, Airi left the beach and headed into the island's forest. Yukina forced herself to stand and jogged over to Airi's side.
"Senpai, you said you saw this coming?"
"That's right. After I went back yesterday, I investigated Kensei Youze and Magus Sculpting, and I found something very interesting..."
Airi giggled as she spoke.
"On the surface, Magus Sculpting is a company that manufactures cleaning robots. But their main customer is