Lin Guang sensed that Inori Yuzuriha had already been surrounded by three boys with ill intentions.
The three creeps forced Inori Yuzuriha into a corner and leered at her.
"It's fine. We're just checking whether you have a tattoo. Don't worry."
One of them kept advancing on Inori Yuzuriha, almost pressing against her.
He claimed he only wanted to check for a tattoo, but what he really wanted was to look at Inori Yuzuriha's back.
As far as the three of them were concerned, with Inori Yuzuriha cornered in this stairwell, her cries would go unanswered. No one would come to save her even if she screamed herself hoarse.
But as the three advanced, crystalline blades suddenly emerged from Inori Yuzuriha's body and killed them.
Then Inori Yuzuriha headed downstairs, seemingly unaware of what she had done.
"There's a really nasty rumor going around right now. Has anyone attacked you, Inori?"
Lin Guang came over just then and happened to run into Inori Yuzuriha.
"It's fine. I haven't met anyone here."
Inori Yuzuriha answered with an impassive expression.
Hearing her answer, Lin Guang held Inori Yuzuriha's gaze for a while.
But her expression gave him no way of knowing whether Inori Yuzuriha was lying or genuinely didn't know.
"That's good! Come with me for now. We'll be safer together."
Lin Guang intended to take Inori Yuzuriha away first. Things were too chaotic now, and he simply couldn't feel at ease letting her walk around alone.
Meanwhile, elsewhere, Ayase Shinomiya had once again been surrounded by the same two men from before, along with three of their companions.
"I've thought something was strange for a while. What year and class are you in?"
Namba questioned Ayase Shinomiya.
"Move."
Ayase Shinomiya acted as though she hadn't seen Namba and the others, pushing