Beneath their feet lay a clean, beautiful modern city, untouched by any abnormal contamination.
Traffic streamed through the streets, while the lights of countless homes gradually flickered on.
For some reason, as Yotsuya Miko watched this scene, she suddenly felt...
That this was actually pretty nice.
Even if they had to set aside an hour every day to take part in the Black Sphere Exam.
As long as everyone could still enjoy the ordinary lives of normal people like this for the rest of the time...
It seemed like an acceptable price to pay.
Unlike Miko's calmness.
Since they were in this enclosed space with only the three of them, Ichinose Honami no longer had to worry about being punished for leaking information.
So, for once, she let go of her usual reserve and seized Su Wei to ask him all sorts of details about the exam.
At first.
When she heard that Shiraishi Asuka and Shiina Hiyori from the same year, even Kushida Kikyo, had been selected and dragged into the exam arena.
Ichinose pressed her lips together tightly, as though regretting that she hadn't been chosen and hadn't been able to protect everyone.
But as Su Wei continued his account.
When she heard that Su Wei had been successfully ambushed by the dead cat girl's deathrattle because he had protected Shiina Hiyori and Shiraishi Asuka.
Her regret at not going with them instantly changed.
It became a fearful anxiety of gain and loss, along with... an inexplicable, sour jealousy!
Ichinose Honami lowered her head, her bangs concealing her eyes.
Even though she knew perfectly well that such thoughts were dark and selfish.
Ichinose still couldn't stop herself from sulking inwardly.
'Obviously, whether it's Shiraishi or Shiina, they both know that as a Fixed One, Senpai is forced to