As early as when they crossed the Connecting Bridge on the 45th Floor, Jiang Xia had raced against time to send his Shikigami flying upstairs.
The moment he crossed the bridge, he immediately put on his most villainous Persona, tucked Haibara Ai into his arms right in front of Akai Shuichi, paired it with a mysterious, provocative smile, and waited quietly for Ever-changing Killing Intent to erupt.
In the night, Jiang Xia watched from dozens of meters away through the gap in the building, staring at the opposite side.
However, in the corridor over there, Akai Shuichi merely furrowed his brow slightly.
A moment later, the Killing Intent around him slowly changed from a sake flavor to a colorless scent. Although it increased a little, it was nowhere near the explosive surge Jiang Xia had expected.
Jiang Xia: "...?"
Weren't you supposed to help your sister protect her little sister?
Your little sister is already in Uzo's arms, yet you're only giving me this tiny bit of Killing Intent as a halfhearted response??
Tch, what a scumbag!
...But Jiang Xia quickly realized the problem himself.
He lowered his head to glance at Haibara Ai and removed the hat from her head.
This overly cautious little girl had clearly made thorough preparations for today's "Twin Towers training"—not only had she used Professor Agasa's Fast-acting Hair Dye to turn her hair black, just as she had during previous disguises, she had even deliberately straightened her curly hair.
Jiang Xia silently looked at Haibara Ai, whose hair was now sleek and straight, who wore a pink children's face mask, an adorable Bow Tie Hairpin, and apparently a pair of black contact lenses too. "..."
Actually, you didn't need to be this cautious.
The children had been knocked unconscious by the blast