Kushida Kikyo arrived at the private room first, only to find that Horikita Suzune was already there.
"Hmph. I didn't expect you to get here so early."
Kushida Kikyo snorted and firmly locked the door behind her.
Following Ximen Makoto's instructions, she had even dragged over a nearby chair and wedged it against the door to make sure no one would disturb them.
She strode over, sat down across from Horikita Suzune, braced both hands on the table, and leaned forward slightly as she started breathing right in Horikita Suzune's face.
"Horikita Suzune, are we even on the same side or not? Why do you always make things difficult for me?"
"Keep treating me like that, and just see what happens!"
"And those bastards, every last one of them says whatever they want..."
Kushida Kikyo's voice grew louder and louder. The resentment she had built up over the past few days came pouring out, as if she meant to unload every last bit of it.
Her sharp words rained down on Horikita Suzune like a volley of arrows.
But Horikita Suzune seemed to have grown used to all this. Her face remained completely unchanged.
She could even put on some music without so much as blinking while being berated, then grab a bottle of water for herself and Kushida Kikyo.
Only after Kushida Kikyo had worn herself out did Horikita Suzune get down to business.
"Karuizawa Kei came to me and said she'd gotten the message from Teacher Ximen and wanted to join forces with me. Don't you think that's strange?"
Makoto Nishikado was the kind of elite even her older brother had to acknowledge. His abilities and savvy were far beyond ordinary.
She had experienced it firsthand herself and agreed that Makoto Nishikado was indeed impressive.
By rights, he