(Thud)
The translucent dialogue box above Sakuragi Ruriko's head had now completely vanished.
She looked like an ordinary female student. Seeing that everyone had arrived, she tapped the tabletop with her pen. "Tap, tap." It was a reminder for those around her to come back to their senses.
The players withdrew their covertly exchanged glances and turned to look at her.
Sakuragi Ruriko gave a mysterious smile.
"I invited everyone here this time because of the 'Seventh Great Mystery.'"
Suzuki Sonoko and Mouri Ran froze. Remembering what they had seen in the cutscene just now, they both shuddered. "The thing where, once it's solved, everyone who knows about it is immediately killed by the Magician?"
Sakuragi Ruriko closed her eyes and shook her head, correcting them with meticulous seriousness. "Killed by the 'Magician After School.'"
"...""Before school" or "after school" wasn't the point at all! The point was obviously "killed"!
Sakuragi Ruriko seemed entirely unaware of the players' inward cries.
She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear and continued gently.
"You all know that the school has recently been planning to demolish the Old School Building.
"But a few days ago, the principal suddenly received a letter written in blood. It said things like, 'The North Building is mine. If you dare demolish it, I'll curse you to death.'
"The principal has been deeply troubled by this. I think it must be related to the Seventh Great Mystery—if we can solve this mystery, we can find the person secretly sending those Threatening Letters."
Near the window, beside several students, stood a stool.
A middle-aged man sat there with a frown, looking somewhat anxious.
—Every club needed a teacher to supervise it. The man by the window was the adviser for the Mystery Phenomenon Research Club, Shibata