"Very clever, but it's utterly meaningless..."
Little Nine, who had intended to capture the other party, shook his head. The ice block before him shattered in an instant, while a raging blaze erupted from the broken wall. It posed no threat to him, but it was a serious danger to Konoka.
With a wave of his hand, Little Nine swept away the surging flames. He pursed his lips. Come to think of it, why hadn't those portraits made any warning sounds at all?
"Let's go take a look in the corridor," Little Nine said to Konoka, but she made an awkward expression, her face flushing bright red. "Um... um, I really need to use the bathroom."
"Ahem." Jiu Ming coughed lightly and directly sealed up the hole in the wall. "Hurry up, then. I'll wait outside..."
As he spoke, he was about to jump down from Konoka's hand, but while still in midair, she reached out and caught him. "No! What if she comes back?"
"Hey, wouldn't it be even more awkward if I stayed here? Don't worry. If anything happens, I can get here in an instant."
Konoka shook her head. "That somehow feels even more awkward."
Looking at how red her face was, it was hard to tell whether she was anxious or simply holding it in. Just then, loud and frantic knocking rang out from beyond the door. "Enough already! A person's patience has limits! Are the people inside done yet?!"
Yue's voice? It was hard to believe that the girl who always seemed so calm and unhurried could sound so furious and flustered.
Was she in a rush to use the bathroom too?
Well, perhaps because she hadn't received a response right away, and the door wasn't locked, she finally lost patience and decisively broke in.