Komazuka Hiroshi withdrew his hand from the wine bottle and, unusually, replied, "All right, I understand."
A string of footsteps quickly receded from the doorway.
As soon as the cute female staffer left,
Komazuka Hiroshi turned to Yabuki Atsushi and snorted.
"Take your wine and get the hell away from me! I quit drinking ages ago.
"Instead of sucking up to me, spend more time looking at the script—when the real show starts, don't embarrass me like you did during rehearsal!"
"..." Yabuki Atsushi had never expected his perfectly good plan to fail so completely, only to earn him another round of mockery.
He gritted his teeth, forcing down the surging Killing Intent in his heart. After bowing, he turned and left with the wine.
Before the Killing Intent Cluster left the room, Jiang Xia quietly slipped down a side passage.
Toyama Kazuha was waiting there.
When she saw Jiang Xia approach, she quickly pulled him inside and anxiously whispered, "How did it go?"
Jiang Xia shook his head. "Komazuka Hiroshi didn't drink it. Yabuki Atsushi took the poisoned wine away again."
"That's great!" Toyama Kazuha had been feeling like she had done another good deed.
But then, seeing Jiang Xia's expression, she gradually realized something was wrong and asked in confusion, "What is it?"
"He took the wine away." Jiang Xia repeated himself, sighing. "If he plans to dispose of it, that would be fine. But if he intends to reuse it..."
As he spoke, the lounge door clicked open, and Yabuki Atsushi emerged.
Jiang Xia fell silent.
Toyama Kazuha pricked up her ears, listening carefully to the direction Yabuki Atsushi was heading.
Then, to her surprise, she realized the footsteps were not going toward Yabuki Atsushi's lounge. They were heading straight for the Prop Room.