"Then what was that about?" Huiqi sank into thought again.
"Let's go take a look together. It's our first time performing this kind of experiment, too. Unexpected complications are bound to come up."
"Yes, that sounds good."
The three of them headed back the way they had come.
In the corridor, the sound of leather shoes against the floor rang out with particular clarity.
Tap... tap... tap...
Every footstep tugged at Saiko's nerves. Judging by how closely they followed one another, there were even more than two people!
Saiko refused to sit there and wait for her fate. She struggled upright and wriggled toward the space beneath the bed.
The anesthetic in her system had yet to wear off. Even with the boost from her kakuhou, her limbs were still weak and limp. Inch by inch, she strained to drag herself to the edge of the bed.
Thud!
"Ugh!"
Creak! The door opened.
All three sounds rang out at once.
Saiko hid beneath the bed, staring at the three pairs of feet before her, her eyes blazing with fury. That damn pervert teacher! One person wasn't enough, so he brought three! I'm not some heroine in a video who'll let people do whatever they want! Once I've recovered, I'm going to hit them hard!
"Where is she?"
"Where's the patient?"
"She vanished?"
Huiqi and Jin Toka stared at the empty bed, stunned. Where had a whole living person gone?
"Let's check the surveillance footage... An experimental subject disappearing into thin air is a serious matter."
"All right."
The three pairs of feet turned, ready to walk out.
"Yes!" Seeing this, Saiko quietly congratulated herself on her brilliance. All she had needed to do to evade her pervert teacher and his pervert friends was hide under the bed.
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