'Dude, is everything

okay? '

Shiki blinks, looking up from her seat at the table. On the other side, Choki straightens and begins putting away various documents into their proper folders at the interruption from her classmates.

Kinji slides into the empty seat on her left, while Kirara brackets her on the right. Vaguely, Shiki is struck with the disconcerted feeling of being ambushed.

She tilts her head questioningly.

'Heard you killed someone yesterday, ' Kinji continues bluntly. 'Didn 't you say that you were just heading out to find Kusakabe-sensei? How did you end up getting wrapped up in this? '