"Wait for the bus to come pick us up? How long would that take? By then, they might only be coming to collect a field full of corpses."
Thinking of the itinerary for this vacation, the others could no longer sit still. The upperclassman who knew Suzuki Sonoko thought of something and suggested, "No, we can't just sit here and wait to die. While it's still light out, let's all walk back together—if we get back to where we got off the bus, we're bound to find a passing vehicle sooner or later. Then we'll be safe!"
The plan sounded good, and everyone nodded in agreement.
But the wealthy wife had some objections. She hesitated. "Wait, if we leave, will they still give out those two Lifetime Membership Vouchers for the Vacation Villa?"
Her husband was no longer in the mood to placate her and said impatiently, "At a time like this, you're still talking about that?!"
The wealthy wife grew anxious too. "But that's why I came to this godforsaken place in the first place. Since we're already here..."
Vodka: "..." This woman had money on the brain, didn't she? At a life-or-death moment like this, she could still use "since we're already here" as a reason to act?... But judging by her earlier reaction, she seemed to know Jiang Xia. Maybe she had even met him in private. If so, that made sense. That brat Uzo did have a talent for brainwashing.
"Um..."
As the couple argued without reaching any conclusion, a timid voice drifted over and interrupted them.
Toyama Kazuha pointed out the window, a bad feeling rising in her heart. "It looks like there's smoke over there."
Jiang Xia walked over to her side and glanced outside, frowning. "I remember the Suspension Bridge we crossed on