This Is What Deep-Sea Terror Really Looks Like (Continued)

Knocking on the floor or walls wouldn't make much noise, so everyone needed to help.

"Got it." Fujiwara Chika was the first to respond. Although some of her memories had been blocked, Secretary Chika's helpful nature hadn't changed. She raised a fist and said, "Let's all do our best and find Shoko!"

No matter how much they doubted the truth of Amamiya Natsuki's claims, they hadn't been harmed, so the girls all chose to help.

A short while later.

"We've searched everywhere. We didn't hear a thing."

"We didn't hear any response either."

"Natsuki-classmate, could you have remembered wrong?"

"..."

Everyone gathered together again. No one had heard Shoko respond—not even the sound of knocking.

Amamiya Natsuki furrowed his brow, unable to keep his growing anxiety at bay.

Shoko had definitely gone into a room, but why hadn't she responded?

They'd already searched every floor...

Just then, Ice Sculpture Young Lady suddenly spoke, folding her arms across her chest.

"We haven't searched the floor we're on."

"Hm?"

Amamiya Natsuki looked at Young Lady and immediately realized that he'd made the mistake of overlooking what was right in front of him.

Since he'd found Kaguya and his senpai, he'd assumed there was no one else on the floor where he'd arrived. But with Shoko's communication disorder, even if she heard him call her name, she wouldn't be able to give him a clear response.

Everyone hurried to the stairwell and looked down.

The murky, frigid water kept rising without pause. Before they knew it, it had reached an ordinary person's chest. All kinds of debris floated on the surface, making the water look especially cluttered.

"Wait up here." Amamiya Natsuki wasted no time. He took off his shirt and jumped into the water. "I'll search down there."

Splash!

Amamiya Natsuki plunged