Until someone's figure descended from the sky...
(A hero's entrance, Galio)
Lin Mu withdrew his ability and handed the pen to Airi Sakura, his tone calm and gentle:
"Take it."
Airi stared blankly as she accepted the pen. The moment her fingers touched its barrel, she quickly pulled her hand back as if she'd been burned.
"Th-thank you..."
She clutched the pen tightly in her palm, quickly lowered her head, and buried her entire face in the crook of her arm, turning completely into an ostrich too afraid to poke its head out.
Only the tips of her ears showed, flushed red against her pink hair.
Lin Mu sighed softly to himself.
What a shy and pitiful girl.
He turned back, focusing his attention on the podium again.
At the podium, Sae Chabashira had already finished explaining the basic facts of the incident. She leaned against the desk with her arms crossed, wearing an indifferent expression that said, "This has nothing to do with me."
(Rain Woman Has No Frog—a pun combining a homophone and a reference to Onmyoji.)
At that moment, Kushida, seated near the front, sensed that something was wrong with the class's mood.
She stood up, her face lighting up with her signature gentle smile. Her voice was as soft as a spring breeze:
"Everyone..."
Her gaze slowly swept across the class, her tone carrying just the right amount of earnestness:
"Was anyone near Special Building 3 that day and saw what happened?"
She paused, lightly clasping her hands in front of her chest:
"Even the smallest clue would help."
Yosuke Hirata immediately stood up after her.
He stood straight, his voice steady and sincere, with a reassuring strength to it:
"I believe Sudo wouldn't be the kind of person to attack someone unprovoked."
He looked at