Hashimoto Masayoshi pushed the hair in front of his forehead and said calmly, "I'm okay, Hamaguchi must be quite scared."
Hamaguchi Tetsuya raised his head and wanted to refute, but he opened his mouth but did not say anything.
Kitagawa Kai asked warmly what happened. The two of them calmed down and briefly recounted what they had just experienced.
They originally just wanted to go to the bathroom, but when they passed a room, Hamaguchi accidentally saw someone lying on the ground through the crack of the half-open door, bleeding a lot of blood.
The two people instantly realized that something was wrong and decisively exited the room. They immediately ran to notify the leader, teacher Mashima, and called the police.
Having said this, Hamaguchi Tetsuya lowered his head and looked at the paper cup in his hand.
"As soon as I close my eyes now, the scene just now is in my mind..."
"You don't have to force yourself." Kitagawa Kai comforted, "You two have done everything you need to do, and you've done a great job of staying calm in times of crisis."
Hashimoto Masayoshi nodded again and again, and reached out in a panic to get the water glass, but while shaking, he accidentally let the glass hit the small plate on the table, making a crisp "ding" sound.
The movements of his hands stopped, and Hashimoto smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly, "It seems... I'm not any better than Hamaguchi."
Ichinose Honami also encouraged him. "Hashimoto, Hamaguchi, you are very brave if you can calmly run out and call the police at the first time."
"If I encountered such a terrible thing, I would be so scared that I would collapse on the ground and be unable to move."
Shiina Hiyori, who was sitting quietly aside, asked softly, "You two... are you feeling scared and uneasy because you witnessed that tragic Matoba scene?"
Hearing this, Hashimoto Masayoshi and Hamaguchi Tetsuya were both stunned, and then nodded.
Shiina Hiyori said in a calm voice, "I once saw a method of treating this kind of psychological trauma in a book."
"It is said that when humans suddenly witness the corpses of their own kind, the instinctive aversion and fear of death in their genes will be instantly activated."
"However, if you go to the bathroom and stay for a while, your mood will feel much better."
Ichinose Honami was a little surprised when he heard this, and his beautiful eyes widened slightly. "Hey? Is there such a magical psychological adjustment method?"
"It does happen."
Kitagawa Kai explained, "This is because the smell of excrement remains in the bathroom. In human instinctive genes, excrement represents a signal that 'similar living organisms exist and live here'."
"When you smell this smell, your subconscious mind will receive positive psychological cues, thereby dispelling the fear of death and corpses and calming uneasy emotions."
After listening to this, Katsuragi Kohei showed a look of surprise on his face and agreed with great approval, "That's it, Hashimoto, Hamaguchi, it's not an option for you to sit here in a daze all the time."
"Let's go, I'll go to the bathroom with you and wash your face and wake up."
With that said, he led Hashimoto and Hamaguchi, who were feeling a little more at ease, outside.
However, just as the three of them walked to the door of the lounge, the door to the room was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
I saw a tall and slender girl with long black hair and a signature 'unicorn' hairstyle on the top of her hair, walking in boldly.
She was wearing light-colored casual clothes, with a pair of big, clear eyes flashing with apology. She bowed slightly when she entered the door and said, "Excuse me, is Teacher Mashima here?"
"I'm just, what's the matter?" Mashima Tomoya stood up and responded.
"I am Mōri Ran, Inspector Megure. Please come over. I want to confirm something with you. I happen to be here, so I will send a message for him."
Kitagawa Kai secretly took a few glances at Mōri Ran, especially the very eye-catching "unicorn" hairstyle, which felt particularly magical.
How much setting spray was used to achieve this hairstyle?
How can it maintain such a sharp three-dimensional sense?
Kitagawa Kai resisted the urge to reach out to confirm and looked away. It would be disrespectful to look any further.
"Okay, please lead the way."
Mashima Tomoya stood up and gave some instructions to Katsuragi, asking him to rest here after accompanying the two of them back.
Kitagawa Kai also said, "Teacher Mashima, let's go there with you and see if we can help."
"Okay."
Mōri Ran took a half-step aside thoughtfully, waited for a few people to walk out of the room, and then led them to the other end of the corridor.
Ichinose Honami followed her, took the initiative to close the distance and introduced himself, "My name is Ichinose Honami, and we are all students of Advanced Nurturing University. This is Kitagawa Kai, and Shiina Hiyori."
"It turns out she is a senior from the university."
Mōri Ran was a little surprised, then he smiled and said, "I am Teitan High School Second Year's student, just call me Ran."
"Then you're welcome, Ran."
Ichinose Honami shouted quite naturally, and asked her if she was also traveling to Izu.
"Yes, I won the first prize. I originally thought I could go shopping today, but I didn't expect that this kind of thing would happen again..."
"Again?"
Mōri Ran explained somewhat helplessly, "Because my father is a detective, and sometimes when I go out with him, I always encounter murder cases."
Kitagawa Kai was listening and couldn't help but secretly complain.
Mōri Ran, classmate, you use "sometimes" too conservatively, wouldn't you die wherever you go?
"Then it's quite hard for you, and you still have to help me." Honami said warmly.
"I'm just running errands to send messages and call the police. I can't really help much with reasoning matters."
"It's not just reasoning that can help. If you hadn't led the way, we would have spent time looking for someone to ask."
Hearing what she said, Mōri Ran smiled sheepishly, "Senior Ichinose, you are really good at comforting people."
"Just call me Honami-senpai."
After a few words, the two of them had become familiar with each other.
Ichinose Honami is such a positive person. When facing people he has just met, he can always find topics quickly and make the other person willing to continue chatting.
Although Kitagawa Kai also has this ability, he restrained the urge to talk at this moment and only smiled politely when Ran looked over.
Shiina Hiyori stayed timidly beside the boy, following him step by step.
Mōri Ran heard that they came here specially after receiving the notice, and looked back at Kitagawa Kai: "Kitagawa, seniors are also very concerned about their classmates."
"Kai-kun is Student Council President. Hearing that everyone may be in danger, he couldn't sit still."
Ichinose Honami said, and inadvertently reached out to hold the boy's arm, and added with a smile, "Kai-kun is so reliable."
Mōri Ran looked at the boy's hand she was holding tightly and tried to ask, "Senior sister, are you...?"
"Well, we are dating. Kai-kun is my boyfriend."
"That's it, the relationship is really good."
Mōri Ran was just about to say something more when a loud and powerful male voice came from the room in front of him, "Inspector Megure! I think it's better to call the three suspects in for a thorough interrogation!"
She stopped by the door, turned her head a little embarrassed, and explained in a low voice, "That... the one yelling inside is my dad."