Thump!
Zhuzhu headbutted Amamiya Natsuki in the chest and shouted in embarrassed annoyance:
"Stop it, you idiot!"
"..."
The night passed in silence.
The next day.
Amamiya Natsuki helped Zhuzhu awaken that morning, then planted a mushroom on Elder Sister Haruno that evening. At last, everyone successfully regained their memories.
"There's only one thing left," Amamiya Natsuki said gravely. "That's defeating the supernatural being."
Fujiwara Chika suggested:
"I remember the president has a skill called Super Long Reflex Arc. Could it come in handy?"
Super Long Reflex Arc was a skill they had obtained the last time they defeated a supernatural being. As the name suggested, it was similar to Berserker Mode. While active, it made the user immune to pain and mental effects. It didn't prevent injuries, though; it merely delayed the damage until the skill ended, when it all hit at once.
"Reflex Arc..." Amamiya Natsuki glanced at Hayasaka without drawing attention, then said nonchalantly, "It should work, but I've hardly ever used it, so I'm not practiced enough to control it. If I build up too much mental damage, I might pass out from the shock... We should only consider using it if there's really no other choice."
Hayasaka Ai's pretty face flushed involuntarily. She glared at Amamiya Natsuki in embarrassment and annoyance.
She had actually used Reflex Arc more often than he had. She'd even tried combining Reflex Arc with Time Stop before. The result had been a completely blank mind—and she really had passed out.
Shinomiya Kaguya said softly:
"What about the president's Possession Skill? We could split into two groups, one in the open and one concealed. If anyone suffers mental contamination and starts attacking their teammates or harming themselves, we can activate Possession and prevent anything worse."
At the mention of Possession, Zhuzhu