How creepy... Watching Konoka out of the corner of her eye, Asuna muttered to herself. After thinking it over, she decided to voice what was on her mind. "Konoka, you've been acting strange ever since you got that doll. Are you possessed or something? Should we have Negi take a look?"
Negi was a Mage. He should have plenty of ways to deal with unusual situations, right?
"No, no, it's just... how should I put it. ▲∴," Konoka scratched her head. "Actually, it's nothing. Don't worry, there's nothing bad about this doll."
"Is that so?" Seeing how troubled she looked, Asuna felt awkward about pressing her any further. After returning Little Nine to her, she quietly filed the matter away in her heart. If she got the chance, she would definitely ask Negi about it—but there were more important things right now.
To prepare for the exams, these girls who struggled with tests had really gone all out. In the dead of night, they had slipped out of the dormitory and come to Library Island as a group.
"I heard the school's been pretty unsettled lately. Especially at night—some really strange monsters have been showing up..." Makie crossed her arms over her chest and nervously looked around. Looking at this girl, Jiu Ming really wanted to ask whether she had an ancestor named Sasaki Kojiro or something—and, more importantly, whether that ancestor knew some badass move called Swallow Reversal...
That was right, her surname was Sasaki.
As for Swallow Reversal, Jiu Ming had a card for it in his Card Collection Book. The first requirement for using that move was having a weapon long enough.
"I've heard that too, but nothing serious seems to have happened. It's probably just a rumor."
The girl with twin braids, Yue Ayase, spoke calmly.