(blushes)~
Hashimoto Maya continued, "After we entered Mask Hall, we suddenly heard screams and a lot of commotion. Then the western door opened too, and everyone gradually came over."
Inspector Megure listened and took notes, but he kept feeling as though something was missing. A moment later, he remembered and looked at the rock singer. "You were staying on Jiang Xia's side too, right? Why didn't you act together with them?"
The rock singer sighed. "The other guests were all staying on the 2nd Floor, but my room was on the 1st floor. I had no idea what was happening upstairs. Later, I heard them going next door to find the maid, so I got up and followed them to see what was going on."
The others hurriedly clarified as well. The photographer said, "I was asleep too. Then I heard a huge commotion outside and went out to take a look. I happened to see the maid on our side heading to Mask Hall to open the door, so I followed her."
The baseball player said, "Same here!"
The fortune teller said, "Me too."
Torimaru Naoko recalled how a whole string of people had followed behind her and nodded, confirming that this was indeed the case.
Whether their accounts were true or not, everyone had an explanation for their movements. Only one person was the exception.
Inspector Megure looked at the secretary, his gaze sharpening. "What about you? You seemed to have taken a long time to show up last night."
The secretary jolted in fright. "I drank too much last night, so I slept too deeply and didn't hear anything—I'm innocent!"
"Hmm..." Inspector Megure narrowed his eyes at her suspiciously.
The secretary knew she was in a dangerous position too. Gritting her teeth, she decisively used *diverting trouble