Takina Inoue's head throbbed from the noise. Pinching the phone between two fingers, she hurriedly held it far away from herself.
At that moment, Takina Inoue looked rather cute.
Takina Inoue covered one ear with one hand and said to Chisato Nishikigi over the phone, "I was wrong~, so stop scolding me~."
Everyone had their weaknesses, and Takina Inoue's weakness was Chisato Nishikigi.
Shino Asada stood nearby, looking somewhat pleased at her misfortune.
[Finally, someone can rein in your lawless personality.]
Chisato Nishikigi also had quite a headache as she said to Takina Inoue, "I'll handle the rest. You two stay out of it."
Both Shino Asada and Takina Inoue nodded to show they understood.
Meanwhile, Ai Hayasaka was crouching behind cover to avoid being targeted by the sniper. She looked at her bleeding thigh and knew she could not delay any longer. If this continued, she might pass out from excessive blood loss.
She hurriedly surveyed her surroundings and spotted a metal trash can in the distance.
Then she looked at the distance between herself and the gate.
A bold idea rose in her mind.
Ai Hayasaka burst out from behind the obstacle, dove straight into the trash can, and shut the lid. Then she rolled across the ground, tumbling toward the gate.
Even if someone fired at her, the thickness of the trash can's metal should be enough to block the shots for a while.
That was what Ai Hayasaka thought.
Just then, Chisato Nishikigi strolled out through the gate, humming a tune.
She was even spinning a pair of handcuffs around her finger.
Her delicate little foot, clad in a black knee-high sock, stepped down and stopped the trash can Ai Hayasaka was hiding in.
Chisato Nishikigi wore an innocent smile as she said, "Go on, roll