The distance from Ishizaki's room to Ike's room was not far. If they had not been delayed by Kikyo for a while, Ryuuen's group could have arrived in five minutes.
When everyone reached Ike's door, Ryuuen was not entirely confident. He did not know whether Karuizawa Kei had found the belt, and less than twenty minutes had passed since he had messaged her.
Ike took out his room key and opened the door.
It was a standard boys' dorm room: clothes strewn everywhere, snack bags tossed on the floor, a trash can overflowing with instant noodle cups, and crumpled paper on the bedside table. The room was filled with an unpleasant smell.
Ichinose Honami, Sakayanagi Arisu, and Kamuro Masumi did not enter the room.
Although Ike's room was a mess, he knew exactly where he had put his belt. He headed straight for a display cabinet near the window. It held quite a few collectibles and figurines, but no belt.
"How is that possible?!" Ike stared at his display cabinet in disbelief, then instinctively turned to look at Ayanokoji.
The situation once again tilted in Ishizaki's favor. Ishizaki immediately put on a smug face. "Who was bragging about having the real belt just now? Why can't I see it? Don't tell me it's the emperor's belt, one only smart people can see? Is there anyone smart here who can see it? Hahaha."
Ishizaki was in high spirits, rubbing it right in Ike's face.
"Ishizaki, even if your belt is real, that does not prove you are innocent." Horikita Manabu's words poured cold water over him.
"Since Ike cannot produce the belt, that proves Ike was the one lying. In other words, Ike is the most suspicious person now." Ryuuen directed the accusation at Ike.
"Just because the belt isn't with