Jiang Xia looked at Mouri Ran's slender hand, then at the falling brick dust. "..."
Later, he needed to remind the Ghosts that if they ran into Mouri Ran, they should avoid direct conflict, lest a perfectly good Detective Dungeon turn into a bizarre martial arts movie.
The five of them quickly climbed over the school fence, slipped silently into the building, and headed for the Mystery Phenomenon Research Club's Activity Room on the First Floor.
There were no lights in the corridor, and they could only rely on the dim Street Lamps shining through the windows.
Their footsteps creaked across the floorboards as they reached the Activity Room door.
They pushed open the door and found the room empty. Only the Computer in the corner glimmered with a faint, ghostly light.
"...Where's Miyano?"
The high school students looked around warily.
Jiang Xia walked over to the conspicuous Computer and lowered his head to look at the screen.
Before the blinking cursor were two lines of stark white text:
[Whoever opens the seventh door will become the ritual's sacrifice. —Magician After School]
"...A sacrifice?"
Kudo Shinichi also moved over to the Computer. Seeing that signature, a bad feeling suddenly rose in his heart. He lowered his voice and said to Jiang Xia, "Could she have been..."
Before he could finish, the Activity Room door suddenly rattled and was pulled open from outside.
The high school students gathered around the Computer abruptly turned around.
Two figures stood by the door.
Sakuragi Senior and the faculty adviser walked in. When they looked up and saw them, they paused in slight surprise.
"Are you here to see that so-called 'Death Ritual' too?"
After a pause, seeing the confusion on the students' faces, Sakuragi Ruriko seemed to understand something and