"Hey, what are those two talking about?" Yazawa Nico asked Maki Nishikino, raising an eyebrow as she watched the two girls whispering nearby.
"Why are you asking me? How would I know?" Maki Nishikino habitually twirled a lock of her hair around her finger, looking just as puzzled as she watched the two girls whispering.
"I don't care what the circumstances were!" Minami Kotori scolded Senba Gari, her brows knitted and her temper flaring. "Gari, you really went too far this time!"
"Ugh..."
"I know you knocked me out, and then went to fight that monster before your wounds had even healed! You promised me you wouldn't do that again! Why did you knock Kotori out? Why did you go fight that monster again? Tell me!"
Umi: "I have to say, Gari, you really went too far this time."
Honoka: "Exactly! Kotori's right!"
Nozomi: "Gari, you really were out of line this time."
Eri: "If Gari had fallen unconscious and not woken up again, we really wouldn't have known what to do."
Nico: "You're older than us, but you're still so reckless."
Hanamaru: "Th-that was too much..."
Rin: "Exactly, meow!"
After Minami Kotori finished scolding him, the other girls joined in, reprimanding Senba Gari one after another.
"...I know I was wrong!" Knowing he was at fault, Senba Gari didn't try to make excuses. Instead, he sincerely apologized to the nine girls standing before him.
"Don't do it again, okay?"
"Or we won't let you off so easily, Gari."
Seeing how sincere Senba Gari was, the nine girls softened. One after another, they spoke up.
"By the way, where's Geki?" Nozomi Tojo glanced around. Silver Phantom and Golden Firmament were doing something strangely game-like, while Senba Gari was right in front of her. Only Takai Geki was nowhere to be