At Chinatsu's sudden appearance, panic flashed across the faces of Nanako, who was bound in ropes, and Mimiko, who could not move a muscle. Then they pressed their lips together in embarrassment.
Who wanted anyone to see them making fools of themselves? Especially when Chinatsu was someone they respected. If they had been able to move, they would have dug a hole with their toes and crawled into it.
Chinatsu raised a hand to her forehead as she took in the scene. How could she not understand what these two girls were thinking? She even knew exactly how they had ended up like this.
Nanako had been hit by Mimiko's cursed technique.
Mimiko had been hit by Nanako's cursed technique.
Although neither the original work nor the official fanbook had explained the names and effects of their techniques in detail, the scenes and their dialogue offered enough clues to make a few guesses. Besides, Chinatsu had a very special pair of eyes.
"You'll recover once the techniques wear off or your cursed energy runs out, but this was still a little too reckless."
As Chinatsu spoke, she walked over to the two girls.
First, she reached out and freed Nanako from the ropes wrapped around her. Nanako let out a breath, picked up the phone that had slipped from her hand, and took a picture of Mimiko with a click!
With the sound of the shutter, the technique affecting Mimiko disappeared, allowing her to move again.
Nanako and Mimiko exchanged a glance and gave matching awkward smiles. In truth, they had only meant to give each other a sudden scare.
Who knew the sisters would be so perfectly in sync? Both had acted at the same time, one deploying her ropes and the other raising her phone to take a