Chapter 7
An and Mizuki sat in the same place, waiting for Akito to get out.
"So, Mizuki, how's the song making going?"
An asked, completely out of boredom.
"Paused, I guess… Because me and Mafuyu are here."
An looked at the last cell, far away from Akito's.
"Oh, yeah, what's up with her?"
Mizuki shrugged, sighing right after.
"I don't know… She was doing great and now she's creepier than usual and I don't know what to do."
An put a hand on their shoulder.
"To be honest, every Kamikou student here is… changed. I mean, you've seen Kamishiro and Tenma, and Akito too. I'd be lying if I said I'm not worried about them."
"Yeah, and it's been less than 3 days."
Before they knew it, the door opened once again, and Akito ran straight towards them.
"Li'l Bro!"
He sat down behind them, exactly where he was laying down before.
"You know what? Tenma was right for being so weird after his interrogation."
He confessed, not even bothering to look at the two.
"Woah, is she really that good?"
An asked, getting no answer from her teammate.
"... I'll take that as a yes, okay?"
Meanwhile…
"NEEEEENEEEEE!!"
Emu yelled as she ran out of her school building, Nene waiting for her outside.
"Emu… You're being too loud…"
They started walking.
"Did anyone ask you about them today?"
Emu shook her head.
"Nope, but…"
"But?"
"I have seen Tsukasa's sister really worried lately, you know, instead of being all woosh woosh!"
Nene sighed.
"You want to tell her what happened at the Wonder Stage?"
"...Yeah…"
"Emu…"
Nene stopped walking.
"What is it, Nene?"
"You can't just go up to his sister and tell him how you witnessed him kill a person."
But--- She doesn't deserve to not know!"
Nene pinched the top of her nose.
"I'll put it simply, Emu. If you tell her what happened, she'll feel sad that her brother did those things. Even sadder than she is now, you get that?"
Emu sighed in resignation.
"Yeah…"
"Let's continue walking, then."
Emu didn't move.
"But what about you, Nene?"
"Huh…?"
"I don't think I've ever seen you this stressed. It's obvious that Rui helping is affecting you, and I don't like seeing you sad, Nene!"
She exclaimed, Nene slowly getting closer and pulling her into a hug.
"I just… Didn't think he'd be so dumb to help him… And then they ran away."
"They'll come back, Rui promised, right?"
Nene looked to the side.
"Sure, Emu, sure… Now come on, we need to get to the stage."
Emu pulled out of the hug, skipping and clapping much to Nene's dismay.
"They better come back."