BANG!!
That evening, after dinner, Annie, Black Rabbit, Izayoi Sakamaki, Asuka Kudo, You Kasukabe, and the members of the maid group—Leticia, Pest, Shirayuki, White Princess, Lily, and the others—were enjoying tea, snacks, and a lively little get-together in the hall of the Bearhead No Names' fortress. Then, quite unexpectedly, Russell came stumbling through the living room doors, waving some kind of paper. He should have been burning the midnight oil in the library, reading himself ragged, but instead he barged in as if he'd seen a ghost.
"Everyone!"
"Quick..."
"Huff! Huff!"
"Quick..."
Maybe he'd run too fast. Maybe he was too excited or nervous. Or maybe it was something else.
Whatever the reason, Russell stood there with one hand braced on his knee and the other waving a red sheet of paper he'd clutched in his fist, but for the longest time he couldn't manage a complete sentence.
"??"
"Russell, what's...?"
"!?"
"Did something happen?"
"That paper..."
"Ah!"
"Did someone come to cause trouble again and force our community into a Gift Game?"
"White Snow!"
"Don't scare us like that!"
The group had been enjoying their tea and conversation, so they couldn't help staring at him in surprise and confusion. Black Rabbit, Asuka, You, White Snow, and Lily all stood up, and the room filled with wild guesses as they talked over one another.
"Look..."
"Russell, you're the leader of our community, even if none of us expects you to be particularly strong. The least you could do is keep your composure."
Izayoi didn't join the others in panicking. Instead, he walked over, pretending to be calm as he scolded Russell.
"Tch!"
"What is it? Give it here, let me see!"
With that, he snatched the red sheet from Russell's hand and read it himself.
"!!"
"This is..."
Izayoi quickly