A few days had passed, and there hadn't been another meeting regarding the mastermind yet. Monokuma hadn't thrown any new motives at us yet, which I was grateful for, but I was sure it wouldn't last. It never lasted.

Currently, I was investigating the houses in the new area with Michio. Even if no one was talking about it, it could only do good to look for clues. The two of us were inside one of the abandoned houses, looking through the drawers in a room that appeared to be a personal office.

"I don't think there's anything here. There's just files about some company..." Michio said with a small sigh. "I'm getting worried that we won't find anything. I mean, the mastermind probably wouldn't just leave clues out for us to find."

"You shouldn't think like that." I responded, "We're going to find out who it is and get out of here together."

Michio gave me a small smile. "That sounds too good to be true. Well, if we're gonna make that happen, I guess we can't give up." He put everything back in the drawer he was looking through, and pushed it closed. "Next house?"

I nodded. "Yeah, next house."

We left the house together, closing the door behind us. Before we could even get back to the sidewalk, I was met with Satchiko's bright blue eyes.

"Oh, hey Kazuki!" She greeted, then looked to the other boy, squinting slightly. "...And Michio. What are you two doing here?"

"We're investigating, though not finding much." Michio responded, scratching the back of his neck. "Would you wanna join us?"

Satchiko then did something I had never seen her do before, and it thoroughly shocked me.

She glared.

It was only for a split second, but I could've sworn I saw her glaring at Michio. Her expression quickly went back to normal, and she shook her head. "Oh, no, I think I'm done my investigating for today. It's almost time to feed Cinder... I'll see ya later!"

Satchiko quickly hurried off, and I was left feeling confused. As soon as she was out of earshot, I turned to Michio.

"Did something happen between you two?" I asked him.

Michio gave a small shrug. "Not that I remember... we're actually friends. Well, it could just be that time of the month." He dismissed it, then smiled at me. "Let's get going! This place won't investigate itself."

"Right..." I replied, but as we walked to the next house I couldn't help but think back to Satchiko.

Why did she glare at Michio?