"You really need to rest, Yuuka."

Feeling the chill on her cheeks, Yuuka couldn't help raising her face. Looking at Hono who put a can of drink on her cheek. She welcomed it happily even though her face still looked a little sad.

Hono glanced at Yuuka, watching her unchanging face. The canned drink she gave her was only used as a handle by her long fingers. She shook her head lightly, took a seat beside her. Half a meter away so that Yuuka wouldn't be bothered.

"I.. don't know how I feel right now." Yuuka finally said. With her thoughts on her two friends who were lying weakly at the hospital. "Seeing them like that, it reminds me of the days when we were happy before. Live like a normal students, but now? It felt like breathing already difficult."

Hono muttered. "It's not your fault, at least."

"That means some of the others are my fault."

Of course.

The athlete shook her head. She's been walking for about five minutes back and forth in her room. Nobody knows on what basis Hono did that, but she can't seem to let her feet stay in place. Her legs were able to move normally, but she still had to train them. It has been a long time since she used her other leg muscles.

Finally she opened the balcony of her room, let the night breeze blow into the room.

" You still don't want to go home? "

She could hear the sound of breathing. "I'll just find a hotel."

"Seriously, this girl."

Hono chuckled. She turned around and walked over to Yuuka who was still sitting with her head up. Her eyes were closed, but Hono knew she wasn't asleep. Judging from the twitching of her eyelids and her rather fast breathing.

Looking back, the events at Sakurazaka had always almost made her shook her head. By the way, she still hadn't told Yuuka about Seki's discovery. Seki only told Yui and it seemed Yui decided not to tell Yuuka. She digs into the pockets of her pants, her fingertips feeling the texture of the paper. That means it's still safe there.

Placing her cup on the table, she pulled out the sheet of paper and placed it beside the cup.

"I still can't believe Karin betrayed us.." she said. "Really. She's the one you trust the most, right? Although Risa is someone who doesn't think twice and is hot-blooded, this time her trait brings us luck."

"Which leads us to murder, again. No more killing. We are not devils. I don't want that. Wait, what is this?" Yuuka moved forward, taking out the piece of paper. Her eyes paid serious attention to the numbers written on the surface. Suddenly her eyes widened.

Like you never killed people before.

"Why are you surprised? I thought you already knew that?" Hono frowned. Previously she had expected Yuuka to have a big reaction, such as going straight to the hospital and questioning her. Karin was still unconscious. She would probably do anything to get Karin to open her eyes, if that was the case.

But Yuuka instead gave a passive reaction. The girl put the paper back on the table, her body leaned back against the chair. But this time with an expressionless face.

"Okay, I assume you don't know this yet," Hono said again. "Seki's computer was immediately destroyed before she got all the digit numbers. So that's all we got. And seems to have explained everything."

"You told Risa too?"

"N-Not yet. We just told Yui and asked her to keep this a secret from Risa for a while because her relationship with Karin is not good."

The sound of the floor rubbing against the chair made Hono lift her head. Seeing Yuuka stand and take her bag and blazer. Her expression turned tense, different from Yuuka's just a moment ago. Her pupils widened, and Hono noticed Yuuka's hand was trembling slightly as she put her blazer back on and buttoned it.

"Y-You're not going to do something about her, are you?" Hono jumped up from her chair and grabbed Yuuka's wrist. "She's still unstable, please don't do anything to her." She stared at Yuuka's brown slices as she said that. Worried that Yuuka would immediately act according to what she imagined earlier.

Her stifled breath immediately leaked out in relief as Yuuka shook her head as she spoke. "I'm going to go home and get some stuff. It's late anyway, I have to call Yui too. "

Releasing her grip on Yuuka's wrist, Hono took a step closer to the girl. Then spontaneously hugged her. That movement made Yuuka flinch, indeed, who wouldn't be surprised to suddenly be hugged with a hint of force. Just when Yuuka's hand went up, Hono had already released herself first. Her eyes watched Yuuka from head to toe.

"Make sure to prevent yourself from getting hurt. You know who you ask for help to." Hono touched Yuuka's shoulder attentively. It was as if she knew what she had been through and what she would experience after she left her house that night.

"Like I'm going to die soon. But, thank you."

Hono didn't say anything as Yuuka disappeared behind the closed door of her room. Nor did she ask where she was going after this. No, it's not like she doesn't care about her. She already told Yuuka that she could ask her for help, right? That means Hono is not a bad person.

But the matter of where Yuuka had gone was not something she had to think about all night. The only thing she thinks about is how she does what she has to do next. The Elites are in a bad position, if it's true that Karin is a traitor it means one pillar has collapsed. The position of The Elites in Sakurazaka will be shaken and they will return after a year.

One year ago, when she was a first year student. That's where all this trouble started. Not about the five girls' accident, but something else. The dark side of Sakurazaka that no one has ever known.

She turned left. Right above the desk, there is a rectangular photo frame that is not too big. It was a photo of her during the student admission ceremony at that time, beside her another girl smiled awkwardly — but showed her best smile as much as possible — embracing Hono with one arm while the other hand showed a peace pose.

"I will save you. Please wait a little more."

----

Yui drives the car at top speed on the freeways of the city. Supposedly at the age of seventeen, it is not advisable for her to drive a car with a speed above 120km/h. But at that time all she could think about was how she got to that place before someone she met left.

She had to be careful because the stitches on her palms had not fully healed. She cringed repeatedly because she was too hard to touch the steering wheel or gear. A trip that would normally take thirty minutes was reduced to just 15 minutes — you can imagine how fast Yui driving.

The car have started to leave the freeway and enter ordinary roads where there are grocery stores or restaurants on either side. But that wasn't where Yui's real aim was. Not as fast as before, Yui now drive little careful not to run into other riders on the rather busy road.

Her cell phone rings. The display shows the name Seki Yumiko. Yui lowered the volume of the music, touching the screen of her smartphone which was attached to the phone holder.

"Yes, Seki?"

From the end of the phone came the rustling of plastic and the sound of the car door closing. A moment later, Seki replied, "Where are you? I thought you were leaving because you wanted to meet Yuuka, but it turned out that my guess was wrong." Now a sound like opening a plastic cup, followed by the sound of Seki slurping noodles.

"There is something sudden I have to do. By the way, what about Karin and Risa? Their parents have come?"

"Yes. Shit, they got into a difficult conversation. Although in the end the problem was resolved peacefully. By the way, Karin is awake, she doesn't want to open her mouth just to defend herself."

Yui slightly turned the steering wheel. She turned towards a rather quiet area. "So you really think she's a traitor?"

Seki did not answer. She seemed to stop her activities, she didn't even touch her food anymore. Yui patiently waited while occasionally stepping forward in her seat to get a good visibility from the dirt road in front of her. The lights were starting to be minimal so she had to be more careful so that her car didn't hit something.

"You and I both know Karin. And I'm sure she's not the type to just defect. She's a little clumsy but she's a good girl."

Yui rubbed her face roughly. The breath from her mouth caused a faint puff of smoke that immediately faded within seconds. She nodded weakly at Seki's answer, even though they made voice calls.

"What do you think we should do?"

The car stopped at the side of the road that was no longer paved. Still on the road, it's just a dirt road surrounded by sandy areas. There were some plastic tents deep in the definite bum shelter. Yui then took out her phone, then pressed a button to turn off her car engine.

"Sorry, I've arrived at the destination. I'll call you later," she said before turning off the phone. Paying attention outside and find there is still no one there.

Yui opened her car dashboard. Inside are several personal protective weapons. Such as combat knife, pepper spray, Swiss army knife, and a stun gun. Including the brass knuckle. Usually she always carried a brass knuckle but considering the unsupportive condition of her hand this time she chose to carry a combat knife. Yui pulled the knife out of its sheath, its sharp surface gleaming in the reflection of the light.

She breath slowly. Trying to calm herself down. She did this for a few seconds before inserting the knife into her jacket and stepping out of the car.

Cold air greeted her as soon as she stepped away from the car. Unlike the previous situation, the place was completely deserted. Its really quiet so you can hear the sound of your own heartbeat in your ears. Yui stood up, stuck her cold hands into her jacket pockets. One hand gripped the handle of her knife.

She was not surprised when someone suddenly grabbed her by the shoulder from behind. Holding her to turn around. She was only startled when something cold touched her nape — the metal object slowly twisted around and now it was in her neck, it could slice her throat anytime.

"Did I surprised you?"

The knife that had almost cut her neck is now pulled back by its owner. Yui could breathe more relaxed now. Even so, she couldn't let her guard off for just one second.

"Almost." Yui replied briefly.

"Oh. Raise your hands."

"What?"

"I said, raise your hand. Right now!"

Yui hissed. Perforce, she had to remove the grip from the handle of the knife in her pocket. She raise her hands, hook her fingers behind her head and sit on her knees. All in slow movement. She couldn't resist when the girl had started rummaging through her jacket pocket and pulled out a combat knife.

"Huh, as I thought." Ozono walked around. She is now in front of Yui, who was still sitting on her knees with her hands behind her head. "how bold of you."

"Just in case. If any time you intend to be sneaky." Yui replied. She then lowered her hand and stood up from her position. The expression of someone in front of her... she couldn't explain. The way Ozono looks is very different from the Ozono she usually sees at school.

Ozono who was in front of her let out an emotionless smile. There were no wrinkles in her eyes even though her lips formed a broad smile. That smile was terrifying, especially with the knife in her hand. The smile of a psychopath.

"It's you, right? About what happened to us." Yui asked with a low voice. And also, careful.

Ozono's expression changed. She put on a face as if to say Are you serious? The knife in her hand lowered slowly and she closed the scabbard again at its sharp point. "Geez. I thought you suspected me, again. Isn't it enough for you to stress me out, Kobayashi? "

"Since we became the rulers, you no longer come out as a troublemaker. And it got me thinking. Who else would be looking for trouble with us if not you. "

"Seriously. Listen, Kobayashi Yui. You've wasted precious time making me listen to your nonsense. Wait a minute.. you meet me in private. That means the contents of the video at that time were true? In that case, you really are murderers."

Yui narrowed her eyes. Looking sternly at Ozono, "Reflect on yourself," she began to take a step forward, almost pushing Ozono away if she didn't point Yui with a knife.

"I'm innocent, Kobayashi. I've never done anything while you were up there. You guys are looking for trouble yourself, okay? Were Marino's words not enough for you? Look, I'm tired of the power struggle or something. Bothering you doesn't do me any good either. Because we both have something that prevents us from disturbing each other."

"Also, I don't want my name to be tarnished by your vague accusations. Really, I'm not kidding." Ozono lowered her combat knife, then thrust the knife deep into the ground. She stood up, put her helmet back on. "See you at school. Have a nice day." She said before turning around and driving her motorbike.

Yui growled in annoyance. All of her analysis that she had carefully assembled had apparently been misplaced. Enraged, she forcibly pulled her combat knife from the ground and returned it to its hood.

But if not Ozono, then who? Is Karin really a traitor? No... no, that's impossible.

The girl returned to her car. Opening the lockscreen of the phone, she opened the phone history and tapped on Yuuka's name. It took a while for Yuuka to receive a phone call, so Yui immediately spoke without letting Yuuka ask anything.

"Whatever it is, definitely not Ozono."

"Eh, what? You met her without my permission? Yui! Shit, you... weren't set up by her? Are you okay? Why don't you discuss with us, you know how dangerous she is!"

Yui started the engine, took a detour to return to the busy area. She did not want to be blocked by Ozono's group who might be waiting for her to arrive on the road she had passed earlier.

"There is no time. Did you realize that if we discussed the traitor would be with us too? Better to go alone than have to wait. There's another post on the school blog, the same photo as the one this morning. Don't delete the photo, they can think we eliminate the evidence. And reinforce suspicions."

"Yui, I know that number. Karin.. "

"Is a traitor, huh? Which side are you actually on?"

"Forgive me. I can't help but believe it. But you know what? I just came back from Hono's house. There was something that shouldn't have been there since we were last in her room. It's a photo of her and Hirate."

She hissed. "Then? We all know that Hono was her friend."

"Then when she hugged me and said goodbye, I felt a sense of discomfort from her. As if making me to get away from her immediately."

"Who cares with feelings. Don't be naive, Yuuka. Don't trust your feelings too much. Oh, Seki told me that Karin was awake, but when Seki asked her a few things she didn't want to answer. What should we do?"

"Shit. Why isn't she even defending herself." Yuuka sighed. "It can't be helped. I thought there was no other way but to wait for Karin to explain everything. How was the result of the school board meeting? Did your father tell you the results of the meeting?"

"The results of the meeting will be announced tomorrow in front of all school officials. My father didn't discuss it at all, she looked really unkind after learning about this incident. I can't provide any more information, sorry."

"No problem. Anyway, I have to go. Make sure to visit Risa too, okay? Goodbye, I love you."After saying those three words, Yuuka couldn't help but laugh. "Sorry."

Yui gripped the steering wheel tightly trying her best not to take Yuuka's words seriously. Just preventing herself from getting her hopes up. "I love you too." Finally she answered too. Although she immediately turned off the phone and focused on driving.

But since that day Yuuka should have known her feelings, right? Yuuka should have felt the same way towards her.

Yui frowned. Moriya Akane suddenly appeared in her mind. The girl that Yuuka has been approaching recently. Although she reasoned that the two of them were just friends. Yui wondered to herself, should she take care of that one problem?

Better not. Yuuka already understand with her own limits.

She really didn't know what Yuuka was thinking. She can only believe. About Yuuka's relationship with Moriya Akane, Yui can take care of it later. Taking her mind off the complicated issue, she stepped on the gas pedal even deeper. Her BMW M8 roaring savagely. She must go home and rest.

----

Akane stared at the white board on the wall of her room. There are several photos and arrows that link together — although some end in a question mark. The first is Hirate Yurina, along with the five female students who died in an accident. Both objects are circled.

Then, The Elites. With the photo of Fujiyoshi Karin and Watanabe Risa a little separated from the other photos of her friends. Under the The Elites group photo, Akane wrote down a few points; Murder, bullying, internal fighting. Especially for internal quarrels, aimed at Karin and Risa.

In the section that doesn't have a photo, the missing student. Akane drew a line from the Elites group to the missing student section. But on consideration, she ended up erasing the line and leaving it blank.

She then turned around, staring at her laptop screen showing pictures of her friends. Habu joined them, because she already knew the plans they had and they also had enough faith in Habu. Through the video call, only Fuyuka was busy taking notes — scribbling everything on her book so that she didn't know when Akane finished drawing the map on the board.

"I've noted everything in sequence. Based on the last information we got from Hirate as well as some guessing," Akane started. She tilted her head to the side, realizing something. "My camera is a little damaged? Forget it."

"So the story is like this. Hirate is a victim of bullying from The Elites. For some reason they took Hirate somewhere, until her friends found out about it and decided to pick up Hirate and save her from The Elites."

Koike nodded. She took out a newspaper. "Unfortunately on that day, the day before December 23, there had been a snowstorm so the road was slippery with snow and ice. They may go so fast that the car loses control and crashes into the guardrail. Because the collision was too hard, the road divider destroyed and the car was thrown into the sea."

"That is true. On that day there was a blizzard." Fuyuka replied. She is now focused on the screen. "Good job, Mii-chan!"

This time it was Habu who was going to express her opinion, "Oh, and more. Photos and videos from the blog show that there is a traitor from The Elites. That means they are also afraid if one day it's revealed that they took Hirate out of the city that day. But the question is why did they target Hirate and not the other students? Also, why do blog posts always refer to the word killer."

Matsuda replied. "The Elites have a pretty strong alibi. They were in their own club that night. Karin was a traitor, and Risa executed her. There must be something they are covering up."

Akane fell silent. Then shook her head. "No. Karin didn't do that, I swear. She's a good person." Her friends stared at her in confusion from the monitor screen. Questioning why Akane defending Karin. "She once took me home. We talked many things, and she told me to leave Sakurazaka. She also mentioned the bad guys."

"It refers to The Elites."

Matsuda lowered her head. Ruffled her hair in frustration. "Argh.. this is confusing. Did they really kill those five female students? Impossible! Coupled with the information from Akane, why didn't you tell us from the start, eh?"

Akane ignores Matsuda's question. His face looked seriously thoughtful. After a while she spoke again. "There is one senior who told me that she was also investigating the same thing. She offered me cooperation. "

"..who?" Koike asked.

"Ozono Rei. You know her? "

Habu raised her eyebrows. "O-Ozono ..? When I was in first grade, she and her friends were well known among the students. They were involved in a conflict with The Elites. Somehow those girls have kept Ozono's group quiet until now."

"You accepted the offer, Akane? That Rei seemed to have a lot of information that could be shared. Better than we interview the mentally ill and just go around here." Fuyuka said. Several of her friends nodded, except for Koike. She doesn't seem enthusiastic about Ozono.

"Hey... don't call Hirate as mentally ill person. I still have to ask her about the missing children later!" Akane replied. Followed by a sigh. "Okay. I'll talk to Ozono. We agreed on a single accident scenario, for now."

DING

"Someone's coming." Akane said. She then walked toward the door, peeked at the peephole that was there. But when she peeked, she couldn't find anything out there. Annoyed, she opened the door rather rudely. Her mouth is ready to speak disrespectful words if she finds anyone out there who is bothering her.

But she immediately canceled her intention. Because she notice Sugai Yuuka standing in front of her. She immediately jumped back. "Shit, are you a ghost or something? I can't see you in the peephole!"

Yuuka smiled. She then bowed, greeted Akane. "I thought you were asleep. Sorry for being rude, but can I just stay at your house for the night?"

Stay overnight? Akane repeated the words in her head. Can't believe what Yuuka said. She did not immediately answer, but paid close attention to Yuuka's situation. The girl was carrying a backpack that was rather full. In her training pants, hiking shoes, and bomber jacket, Yuuka still looks charismatic.

"Why are you here? Why don't you just go to your wife's house? My place isn't that fancy, you know? "

"She's not my wife. At least not yet."

But then Akane's eyes caught the bandage near Yuuka's neck. And on closer inspection, there were several bruises on her face. Yuuka also carries a bag hooked on the left shoulder. Her desire to refuse this Elite request in front of her instantly evaporated. She doesn't know what happened to Yuuka until she had to go out at night and hitch a ride at her place.

This is bad. I have to hid the damn board right away. Akane forced a smile, then said. "Wait a minute, okay?" without waiting for Yuuka's reply, Akane walked back in and closed the door slowly.

With a quick step she stood in front of the monitor, her friends waiting. The arrival of Akane who was somewhat running and her panicked expression certainly made them very curious.

"Yuuka is here." Akane said. She immediately lowered the white board and looked around the room. "Where am I hiding this, damn!"

"Why is Yuuka there?" Fuyuka's voice came from her laptop speaker. It's a bit loud, and Akane prayed that her room was soundproof like what the apartment owner had said.

"I don't know, urgh." Akane walked out of the room, running towards the kitchen. She peeked behind the cupboard. There was a small gap between it and the wall. Without thinking twice, she immediately slipped the board in and ran towards her laptop which was still on. Without turning off the video call, she closed the lid and immediately opened the door. "Come in."

Whispering a thank you, Yuuka entered. Not forgetting she took off her thick shoes and put them in the shoe holder. Her last visit at Akane's place was a few weeks ago, and the place hasn't changed much. Besides the pile of box that has moved somewhere.

She sat in the living room chair. Noticing Akane tidying up some of her scattered items before joining Yuuka.

"You haven't answered my question, Sugai." Akane repeated. Demanding Yuuka with a question she thought was important.

Yuuka gave her a glance. Before turning her eyes upwards, to the ceiling of the room. "I'm just driving around. Take it easy, I'll just stay overnight."

Akane frowned. Paying attention to Yuuka once again. The girl's face somehow looked tired, compared to Yuuka when they first met. She actually wanted to ask more about the wounds on Yuuka's body. But she canceled her intention.

"Just a moment." Akane got up from her chair. Take the phone that she left in the room and return to her original place. "What do you want to eat? Don't be expensive, I don't have enough money." She has opened a delivery app.

"Hey. No need, I already ate on the way here."

"Okay. Then I'll just order chicken, you have to finish it with me." Akane answered briefly and got busy with her cell phone. After confirming the order, she put the phone on the table.

There was silence again. The two both confused about what to say. Besides Yuuka was also in a difficult situation, so she didn't have a chance to think about a topic of conversation. Akane of course, panicked. Hope Yuuka doesn't find the board that she hid behind the kitchen cupboard.

It's uncomfortable to be in the middle of silence. Akane decided to break the ice cubes between them. She remembered when Yuuka gave her the umbrella the other day, "Thank you. If you don't come then maybe I won't be able to go home."

"Not a problem. We already know each other and I can't possibly let you be stuck there until the night." Yuuka answered. "By the way, Yui got mad at me after that." She chuckled. Her hands covering her mouth as she laughed.

It turned out that her girlfriend was angry.

Akane has no more topic to talk about. In her heart she hoped that the food delivery would come sooner. Even though that was impossible. Her cell phone rings, she picks it up and checks the incoming message. Again it came from an unknown number. But there is the sender's name at the end of the email.

Kobayashi Yui. Akane swallowed hard. The contents of the email weren't suspicious, but Akane was still confused about how she answered. Even though Yui only asked Akane to meet her.

"I, Risa and Yui are childhood friends,"

Akane raised her head. Yuuka's voice made her aware of her wild imagination about Kobayashi Yui who would beat her up for disturbing her relationship with Yuuka. See, even with the other Elites she is still scared.

"Risa is a person who is really serious at everything. She grew up in a military family, no wonder. She also has bad anger management so she will explode any time if there is something that upsets her. But actually she's a kind and understanding person. Yes, although kind and understanding in her vocabulary will be annoying for you."

"Meanwhile, Yui is a person who tends to be passive. But sometimes she can be really aggressive. She had traumatic experiences as a child, but she never told us about it. Didn't I ever say that she has multiple personalities?"

Akane nodded.

"Maybe the experience in the past have a serious effects on her. When her other personality appeared, she will be aggressive with everything. Even with her closest people. Incident in the music room that time. It's likely that she intentionally injured herself so that she could prevent her other personalities from taking over her body."

"We entered different junior high schools and met at Sakurazaka Academy. During our first grade my father told me about my relationship with Yui." Akane stared. She thought that all this time their relationship happened because their own will. "Children are always victims of their parents' business." Yuuka ended her short story.

"About Fujiyoshi.." Akane said. Somewhat hesitant.

"Risa and Karin were close friends before. Karin considers Risa as an older sister she can rely on and Risa considers Karin to be the younger sister she must protect. But for some reason they hate each other." Yuuka let out a rough breath. "I don't expect them to kill each other."

"Why did they get like that?" Akane started acting enthusiastically. But actually she was asking bait questions.

Yuuka raised her head when Akane was done with her question. Looking straight into Akane's eyes, she didn't blink at all. Yuuka didn't answer and just stared at Akane. And it made Akane feel uncomfortable. After all, who is she to know the ins and outs of The Elites? She is just a new student who happens to be close to some of its members. Not that she has the right to know everything.

"Moriya," Yuuka finally made a voice too. But her tone became serious now. "Sometimes there are things you really shouldn't need to know. Indeed, humans is always filled with curiosity. But, you have to realize that your curiosity could get you in a big trouble anytime."

Akane froze. She hold her breath. Yuuka's words hit her really hard. A blow that Akane didn't expect. Her self-confidence collapsed. Crushed like an idol smashed by an ax. Doubt, fear, whatever takes over Akane like a parasitic plant.

However, Yuuka didn't actually mean to make Akane like that. She was insulting herself.

Nobody noticed that the doorbell was ringing for a while. It took time for Akane to return to the real world. As she was about to stand up, Yuuka pressed her shoulders and made her sit back down. The girl walked to the door, took their food order and gave the courier some money — and refusing the change.

Yuuka returned with a large box of fried chicken. With two large glasses of drink. She put the box on the table and began to open the box. Akane still didn't budge. Apparently the smell of the chicken that was still smoked didn't arouse her sense.

"You know the effects of curiosity?" Yuuka idly sat beside Akane. It kind of eroded the distance between them. "There were two people who pulled plug of the ocean from its place and made the whole sea subsided. Curious how do I know that? I watched Spongebob Squarepants."

Yuuka's random words made Akane smile unconsciously. Somehow Yuuka's joke just raised her emotions. Yuuka then gently patted Akane's shoulder as she stood up, walking towards the seat opposite Akane. "Let's eat. Bills on me. "

Akane looked at Yuuka who looked very enthusiastic. She also followed. Tak the chicken pieces and put them on a plate. Looking at Yuuka once again, to be honest Akane doesn't mind if Yuuka chose to sit beside her.

----

A nurse just left her room. Finished checking her intravenous fluids. Even though her jaw was sore, she didn't mind when the nurse asked her to speak a few sentences. At least it made her not feel lonely in her room.

That large VIP room, if only used by herself, does feel lonely. Only the sound of air conditioner can be heard. She also getting used to the smell of medicine. But still not used to the strange sensation on her side. Like.. wet? It felt like parts of her flesh weren't sticking together, and when she moved they hurt a lot. Oh, she remembered if Risa stabbed her with scissors.

She stared at the ceiling. Let the drowsiness take over. But deep in her heart she cursed anyone who had made those accusations to her. She's not a traitor.

She held the paint can purely on purpose. She immediately hid the can in her bag for fear that Risa would find out and beat her on the spot. Come to think of it, her position is very uncomfortable. Whatever the decision at that time, she would still be beaten by Risa.

"I hope she's well." She muttered. Karin was completely unconscious when she hung Risa. She only realized that terrible thing when the loud sound of the door being smashed made her wake up.

Besides, Risa didn't give her any other choice but to defend herself. And that is her way of defending herself.

Click

Karin strained her ears when the sound of the door was followed by the sound of slow footsteps approaching her. For some reasons, only the lights on the rear wall are on and not the main lights. And Karin regretted that now because she couldn't see clearly who is the person who came without permission in her room.

Someone pulled the curtains open, revealing a human figure with tied hair, wearing a dark leather jacket. When the person approached, Karin felt herself in danger. Because hat person's right hand is carrying a cutter knife. Slowly the person's face began to appear, and suddenly it made Karin widen her eyes in disbelief.

Standing in front of her is the true traitor.

"Don't be afraid. I've been driving at night like this just to visit my beloved comrade."