"Give him back to me."
Xi Anya took the rabbit back. "If you say that, the little bunny will be sad."
Short-haired girl: ...
"Oh."
"Then I'm sorry, little bunny."
"Meeting An An was lucky for you, too."
If it were up to her, she would have thrown the stuffed rabbit away long ago.
Even a stuffed toy this small would feel like it was taking up space in her dorm room.
"Thump-thump~ thump~"
"Thump~ thump-thump~"
Xi Anya woke up groggily.
She didn't open her eyes. Instead, she covered her ears with the quilt.
So annoying.
What—
Xi Anya's eyes flew open.
That sound...
She took a deep breath.
Her mind was instantly clear.
"Hui Hui, Hui Hui..."
"Xiao Lan..."
"Miao Miao..."
"An—"
Hui Hui's slightly displeased voice abruptly cut off.
The familiar voice beside her made her sit up at once.
"It's happening again."
The long-haired girl pushed aside her mosquito net and looked toward the balcony.
But the tightly drawn curtains blocked her view.
"What's going on..." Xi Anya murmured.
She had a bad feeling.
After they'd reported the situation to their teacher that day, they hadn't heard the strange knocking that night.
They'd thought the person had given up.
That would have made sense.
After all, the school knew he was around and was looking for him.
Who would be stupid enough to show up again now?
The next few days passed so peacefully that they had nearly forgotten about it.
But now, today, it had started again...
And right after she'd seen the feather again.
Was it a coincidence?
She didn't know.
But if it wasn't...
No.
She couldn't imagine how it could be anything but a coincidence.
Whether it was the feather or the strange sounds in the middle of the