[Union]

Half a day had passed since Nishino and the Chairwoman returned to the share house. 

During this time, there has not been a single attack by the other party. 

The sun had already set and the outdoors was dimly lit. In the lighted living room, they are sitting on the sofa facing each other. The living room is a quiet place without any sound. Their casual gestures to each other sounded strangely loud. 

"I think it's time to order some food." 

The Futsumen said, raising his gaze from the phone in his hand. 

Facing him is the Chairwoman, who is working hard on her studies with a textbook in her hand. 

Shimizu, who defies the desire to study even under such circumstances, had a regular cram school examination coming up in the near future. Shimizu is not a student with such a low level of awareness that he would delay her studies due to abduction or confinement. She is aiming for Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. 

"Are you going to pay a delivery?" 

"Yes, that's the plan." 

"But Nishino-kun, didn't you set up a trap at the entrance ? " 

The Chairwoman looked up from her textbooks and said. 

In the past few hours, the share house had been lined with traps all over the place by Nishino. In case Francisca or Gabriella visit the house, they have taken a certain amount of precautions. However, if they hit a third party, they would not be exempt from a lawsuit. 

"Yeah, the Chairwoman is right. I'll have to take it down once." 

"In that case, maybe I'll help." 

"...... You sure?" 

"It's not for Nishino-kun, okay?" 

"Yes, I know." 

Unexpectedly, I got a chance to eat the Chairwoman's homemade food. 

I would be lying if I said I wasn't happy, Futsumen. 

If Suzuki-kun found out, jealousy would be inescapable. 

Shimizu gets up from the sofa and heads for the kitchen. Recalling the refrigerator she checked before and after lunch, she begins to rack her brain for a menu of what to cook. She is the one who usually cooks for her father and sister at home. 

Just then, a loud thud echoed through the share house. 

At the same time, a dazzling glow emanates from the window. 

"......" 

"Chairwoman, I'm sorry. Come here." 

The explosion came from outdoors, from the front porch. 

Holding a short machine gun that the Futsumen kept by the sofa, she moved. Hiding her body against the wall of the house, she slid back the curtains in the living room a little and peeked outdoors. Then, in front of the front door, she saw the shadow of the Futsumen. 

"It looks like I caught someone." 

"Are you okay? I heard a loud noise, but..." 

"It's a non-lethal weapon, just like the one we got at Igarashi's house." 

Oh, that thing, the Chairwoman said with a small nod, stroking her own thigh. 

There, under her skirt, she could feel the hard metal texture on her fingertips. 

"I mean, they're definitely going to call the cops, right? " 

"Even if they do, the police won't be coming anytime soon." 

"What? Why? ......" 

"If they rush to the scene immediately, there is no time for someone somewhere to do something about us. Also, considering the losses of the other party in the past, they would not do anything that would put their regular personnel in the line of fire." 

" ...... "

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Shimizu let out a sigh inwardly, thinking that she was involved in a terrible commotion. 

Beside her, Nishino slightly opened the windowpane of the living room window facing the entrance. He then began shooting the men through the gap with a short machine gun. Through the silencer, a pasping sound can be heard. 

" ... Isn't it a non-lethal weapon ?" 

"That's why a follow-up attack is necessary. In all previous cases, we had allowed them to break in easily, and perhaps they were caught off guard, but this time we were able to defend ourselves quite effectively. Hopefully we can keep this up and buy ourselves some time until tomorrow." 

Nishino muttered as he watched the retreating men through a gap in the curtains. 

Those who fell to the ground were carried away by those who were not. The people got into a black minivan parked on the street and drove away. 

It seemed that the climax had been reached. 

Nishino looked away from the curtains and turned to the Chairwoman. 

"I'd like to check the house just to be sure." 

"Eh, again ? "

"It is true that we looked around the house right after we arrived. But if they were still cleverly hiding, this would be the time to strike when we are not on our guard. It is also possible that they are overlooking the possibility of a timed or remote detonation. That woman is not very good at field work." 

"Nishino, you are surprisingly skeptical." 

"No, it's better to be careful ... " 

In the middle of this exchange, a large amount of smoke began to billow out from under the sofa. 

With a loud whooshing sound, a large volume of smoke filled the room. The force was so great that within a few seconds, Nishino and the others were completely blinded. 

"Nishino-kun ? This... " 

"Chairwoman, over here! " 

It was just a brief, uneventful affair. 

The best that could be done was to talk to each other. 

It seemed that the situation that Futsumen had feared had just occurred. 

Nishino rushed to Shimizu's side in a panic. However, his hand cut through the air even as he extended his arm to where she was standing. So, having no choice but to turn on his heel, he opened the window facing the street to deal with the smoke. 

A breeze blew in, expelling the smoke from the room. 

The Futsumen bent low and looked around the room. 

After a few moments, the scene in the living room became clear. 

When the smoke cleared, he saw the trapped Chairwoman. 

A large man with his head completely covered by a mask is standing behind Shimizu, near the doorway of the living room. He is holding her mouth with one hand, and his other arm is holding her torso with both arms, restraining her body. 

Another man, his face hidden by a similar mask, is standing nearby. This one was holding a pistol toward Shimizu, who was restrained by the other half. The distance from the muzzle to the head was about one meter.

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Both men are wearing jeans, the man holding the Chairwoman is wearing a deck jacket, and the man holding the gun is wearing a leather jacket. If they were not masked, they would look like ordinary people. 

"Chairwoman... " 

"Hmm ! Hmm ! " 

The Chairwoman, became quiet just after the smoke cleared when she saw the muzzle of a gun in the immediate vicinity. She seemed to have understood at a glance what kind of situation she was in. Her eyes widened in surprise, and her whole body began to tremble. 

"Your moves are strangely skilled. Are these Special Forces, rather than local associates." 

Another horribly smelly line came out of Nishino's mouth. 

From the Chairwoman's point of view, he is completely out of it. 

Goosebumps were rising on her arms, even while she was in restraint. 

"I don't know how you got over that trap without drawing our attention." 

"If you don't want this girl killed, drop your weapon and get down on the floor." 

In place of the short machine gun in his hand, Nishino's mouth is filled with cynicism. 

The mentality of the Chairwoman, who stands on the front of the line, is already full of holes. 

The men, on the other hand, do not care about his flippant words, and return them without hesitation. 

Nishino nodded and slowly put his weapon at his feet. 

"Give it to me." 

"You don't have to tell me. I'll give it to you." 

Following the instructions of the men ahead of him, he kicked the rifle on the living room floor. It slid across the flooring, freshly waxed and shiny, and moved under the men. In position, it would be beside the man holding the Chairwoman, just within reach of her if she took a step forward. 

"Get down." 

"Well, this is why men with no time to spare are in trouble." 

"Shut up! Just get down!" 

Each time one of the instructions was given, the cynicism was repeated. The men seemed to be getting more and more irritated by this. Little by little, but surely, the voice of instructions became filled with anger. 

The Chairwoman, who for some reason was embarrassed by this, she felt as if she were about to lose her head in fear and shame. 

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At the same time that Nishino and the Chairwoman were in a pinch, there were visitors to the share house. They were three female students who had formed a close group in Class 2A, with Shimizu at the top of the group. 

There are also two other male figures beside them. 

They are wearing tight, damaged jeans and chinos, with hoodies and jackets over flashy patterned shirts. Both are rough looking individuals, with numerous ear piercings in their ears and tattoos peeking through the sleeves and collars of their clothing on their skin. 

One of them has a long reeded Mohawk and a perm. 

The other wears his hair bleached in a loud style, all back. He wears sunglasses. 

"So, is this where Miki-chan's sister friend lives?" 

He, asked the group of good friends. 

In their view is a shared house where Nishino lives. 

Apparently, he knows the acquaintance of someone named Miki, the older sister of one of the members of the good friends group. They talk to the group of good friends, grinning and smiling happily.

From the Chairwoman's point of view, she is the one whom he considered it safe to call her best friend. 

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"This isn't the Chairwoman's house, but I think she's here now. Also, don't tell your sister about this, okay? I don't want to make a big deal out of it, and I don't want her to get in trouble either."

"I know that, Miki's sister is always concerned." 

"You just want to take naughty pictures of this Shimizu girl, don't you?" 

The men speak in a light tone. 

This is in contrast to the three good friends of the group, who are all nervous. All except one, who is the center of the conversation, are completely intimidated. Her eyes were anxiously moving left and right between one of the men and the other one who was answering the questions. 

"Don't do anything too bad, okay? I don't want you to get hurt or anything." 

"I know that. I'll make sure you don't want to go to the police. Just leave the rest to us, and we'll take care of the situation! I'm sure Shimizu will be sorry for what she did." 

"You can seriously trust us. It's not the first time we've done this kind of work." 

"Just to be sure, their parents aren't coming, right? We don't want them to show up after we've arrived, so we'd like to make sure we're clear on that." 

"I heard that this house is a shared house, so there is no such thing. I heard that there are only kids right now. The Chairwoman's house isn't here, so I don't think we need to worry about parents or anything like that." 

"Okay, so let's get right to it, let's get out of the way!" 

"Then, then I'll ring the doorbell at first ... " 

Her finger, went to the doorbell on the front porch. 

But regardless of this, one of the men opened the front door. 

"It's unlocked. Let's just walk right through it." 

"Yeah, that's a good idea." 

"Oh, hey ! Don't step on the floor like that......!" 

It seems that the reason why the Chairwoman's close group of friends confirmed the Chairwoman's whereabouts to Risa was to take advantage of his weakness. With the help of their outrageous acquaintances, the girls decided to get Shimizu's naughty pictures and use this as a pretext to secure their position on campus. 

Nowadays, such pictures can be found on the Internet in any number of places. Some students even set up their own accounts in order to be pampered by others. Matsuura-san is one of them. With this background, the girls decided on a strategy to protect their position on campus. 

The girls thought that it was not us who were at fault, but the Chairwoman, and so on. 

As a result, they entered the scene at the worst possible time. 

It was on the first floor, past the entrance and up the stairs. 

"Ah? What's with these guys? ......" 

"Ch, Chairwoman ...? " 

It was right after Nishino was ordered to get down. 

The eyes of everyone in the living room turned to the Chairwoman's group of good friends and the two men they had brought with them, gathered near the doorway. Through the door frame of the small house, a masked man holding a gun and another man were bumping into each other. 

From the Chairwoman's point of view, the situation is also incomprehensible. 

Her friend had arrived with a group of men who looked like they were going to do some bad things. What is more, the place they visited was a share house where Nishino lives, so what could be said about them?

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" ... " 

It is the masked man who moves first. 

Keeping the muzzle of his gun pointed at the Chairwoman, he hit the men with his other free hand. The bottom of his palm, gaining momentum, accurately hit the other man's body. The latter, mowed down by the blow, collapsed in the corridor without time to scream. 

"Damn you!" 

In response, the one remaining, the man in sunglasses, made his move. 

Kicking the floor, he rushes forward and leaps at the man who released the palm strike. He doesn't think that the gun in his hand is the real thing. He lowers himself as if wrestling, and charges at the man as if he is holding his opponent's body. 

The man tries to avoid the attack, but it is difficult to do so in the cramped indoor environment. 

He ended up rolling on the floor. 

The pistol in his hand left his hand from the impact of the grip hitting the floor. 

For Nishino, this was the best chance he had. 

After confirming that the muzzle of the pistol was off the Chairwoman, he jumped toward the short machine gun on the floor. He takes a step forward and, in the manner of a head-slide, reaches out wide toward the target. The physical skills he had acquired through his dance training were demonstrated without regret. 

However, Futsumen's deed was not done. 

The man who was restraining the Chairwoman kicked against his side. 

His whole body twitched with the unexpected impact. 

Nishino's hand does not reach the grips. 

He let out a pitiful scream and had to roll on the flooring. 

Instead, it was the Chairwoman who regained her freedom. 

The man's arms that had restrained her torso loosened as she swung her legs. Shimizu, who had gained a little freedom, reached her hand under her skirt to her own thigh. The men did not expect to see a young girl, with a gun strapped to her leg. 

She pulled it out, just as Nishino had taught her. 

The smart Chairwoman released the safe in a second, based on the sensation in her fingertips. 

Without a pause, she squeezed the trigger and shot the man in the leg in a fraction of a second. 

"....!?" 

The man is frightened by the unexpectedly intense pain. 

Shimizu's restraints are completely released. 

When this happens, there is no one who can stop the Chairwoman any longer. 

Her mind had gone blank from fear, and as her survival instincts appealed to her, she fired the pistol in her hand. The muzzle of the gun was aimed at the person who had been holding her down. She head-shot the man who was crouching down to protect his legs. 

A dry thud echoed through the living room. 

A few moments later, the masked man fell to the floor with a thud. 

Without checking this until the end, the Chairwoman continued to set her sights on him. It was the man who had been holding a gun against her just a few moments before.

His free right hand picked up the gun from the floor just now. 

The muzzle of the gun was immediately aimed at the Chairwoman. 

A series of high-pitched gunshots rang out. 

A bullet pierced through the head. 

The two were only pointing their guns at each other for a short time. 

The man was lying on the floor. 

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Since then, the masked man has not moved an inch. 

The attention of everyone present turned to Shimizu. 

"Chairwoman....." 

The close shootout seemed to end in victory for Shimizu. 

This was a surprise to Nishino. 

He had given her his weapon in the hope that she could at least be used as countermeasure. However, he found that the Chairwoman had subdued the enemy without wasting bullets. In particular, her decision to shoot him in the leg as soon as possible with her first shot was praiseworthy, even from the Futsumen point of view. 

"Nishino-kun, I am ... " 

However, it was difficult to say that her mental health was fine. 

If it was the first time she had fired a gun, it was also, of course, the first time she had killed a person. Shifting her gaze from the masked men who had collapsed to the ground to Nishino, she was at a loss as to whether she should cry, be angry, or saddened by the various emotions that overflowed in her chest. 

As a result, Shimizu stared at Nishino. 

In response, Nishino picked up a short machine gun that was lying beside him and got up, not caring about his injured side. Then he fired dozens of bullets at the masked men whom the Chairwoman had shot and killed. 

With a sound of dismemberment, a large number of shell casings rolled on the floor of the living room. 

In response to Futsumen's unusual behavior, the Chairwoman's mouth dropped open.

"Hey, Nishino-kun ? " 

"Chairwoman, that was a close call. It seems that the other party still had some breath left in them. I'm sorry to say, but I had to finish him off."

" ... " 

"The gun I gave to the Chairwoman was pretty weak. It must have slipped through his skull." 

It can no longer be confirmed whether Nishino's words were true. Especially the damage to the head is severe. However, even the Chairwoman of Hitman's first grader could understand that the person in front of him cared for himself. 

When this happens, it is the people who have been present by chance that they are not calm in their hearts. 

"Chairwoman .... That can't be right! ... " 

One of the Chairwoman's close group of friends muttered in a trembling voice. 

She was the one who knew the sister, the one who had led the two men to this place. 

"What the hell is this? I didn't know this was going to happen." 

Immediately afterward, a voice came from the sunglasses man. 

He seemed to understand that the firearms that the Chairwoman and Nishino were handling were real and that they now understood what they had stormed into the situation. A scream naturally escaped from his mouth. His initial composure was completely lost. 

He stood up in a panic and ran away. 

He escaped with his friend on his back. 

He goes down the stairs, not caring about the Chairwoman's close group of friends. 

"Ah ... " 

Looking at her back, Shimizu takes a step forward as quickly as she can. 

As for Shimizu, she was saved from a close call. She did not know what the reason was for visiting the share house, but she was thinking of saying thank you. She is a woman who never forgets her duty no matter what the circumstances. 

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However, the world is harsh on the Chairwoman. 

"Don't come here! Don't come over here!" 

Her group of close friends also moved in response to this. 

They rushed to be the first to leave the share house. 

The clattering and bustling footsteps soon receded into the distance and were no longer heard. 

" ........ " 

What is left behind are the bodies of the dead men and the stunned Chairwoman with a firearm in her hand. And then there was Futsumen, who looked at her with an apologetic expression on his face. It is no exaggeration to call it the worst situation in Nishino's opinion. 

He understands that the three girls who fled are friends of the Chairwoman. 

"I'm sorry, Chairwoman. It's all due to my ineptitude." 

"...... How did those get here?" 

The Chairwoman noticed the look of rejection she witnessed as they left. 

Why did these girls visit the share house today? They had entered the house without even taking off their shoes. 

The background that could be inferred from various perspectives was enough to make even Shimizu, who was not familiar with such topics, make a certain kind of judgment. It was a shocking event that made her feel numb, as if she had never imagined that she would be involved in such a situation. 

" ........ " 

When this happens, Nishino can't come up with a good response. 

The Futsumen also witnessed the altercation that broke out between the girls and the Chairwoman in the classroom after school. He himself was probably involved in it.

But they had no time to be discouraged. 

The quietness in the house was short-lived. 

" ......... Chairwoman, close your eyes ! " 

"Wait a minute!" 

Nishino, holding the Chairwoman's body, jumped sideways from the living room toward the hallway.

Immediately thereafter, something was thrown into the room, breaking the window facing the entrance. 

The Futsumen held both of Shimizu's ears with his own hands. She panicked when she was suddenly pushed down the hallway. But it was only for a short time. A burst of sound immediately took the Chairwoman out of her thoughts. 

A flash of light flashed across her eyelids, which were closed as Nishino told her to do. 

As she does so, she hears the sound of people slamming from downstairs. 

"This way!" 

After a few seconds of lying face down in the hallway, Nishino immediately got up and pulled the Chairwoman's arm. Shimizu had no choice but to follow. Following the Futsumen's lead, they ran up the stairs to the upper floor of the share house. 

Their steps lead them past the third floor and up to the rooftop. 

Under the darkness of the night, they move from the narrow stairwell to the outdoors. 

"Nishino-kun, what are you going to do ? " 

"We're going to follow the gutter down to the ground." 

The Futsumen speaks with a short machine gun in his hand. 

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Nishino takes a crouched position against the wall surrounding the rooftop. The Chairwoman follows his example, crouching low right next to him. The same place has a wall up to the height of her waist, and a metal fence continues above it. 

"Oh, no." 

"I want you to be relieved, I prepared a rope in advance." 

Nishino points with his eyes at the rope around his feet. The rope has bumps at regular intervals, so that you can go up and down by hanging both feet on the rope. The Chairwoman felt that this might be a good idea. 

One end of the rope is securely tied to the rooftop fence. 

"I want the Chairwoman to go down first. I'll take guard around the perimeter." 

"I understand ... " 

The Chairwoman, who was prepared to do so, responded with a small nod. 

Immediately after, the door to the stairwell was opened. 

Upon confirming the presence of the stranger beyond, the Futsumen fired the short machine gun in his hand. The quiet nighttime residential area was filled with the sound of bullets being fired. The high-pitched sound of shell casings hitting the ground sent shivers down the spine of even the Chairwoman. 

The destination temporarily retreated in response. 

As the bullets passed through the wall, they pulled back down the stairs. 

"Chairwoman, now" 

"Yeah ! " 

The chairwoman nodded honestly and stood up vigorously. 

Immediately after, a bullet was shot into her foot. 

" ... " 

Just as it seemed, a group of several people from an adjacent house jumped from one to another toward the rooftop where Nishino and his friends were positioned. Everyone was armed with body armor and pistols. Helmets on their heads. In addition, face masks covered their faces. 

Compared to the two people who had just arrived, their appearance looked very imposing. 

"N, Nishino-kun ... " 

Shimizu stiffens on the spot, still holding the ropes in both hands. 

Taking a step forward, the Futsumen shielded her. 

In contrast, the armed group deployed to surround the two men. The muzzle of the pistols in their hands were pointed at Nishino and the others without a single exception. The lean and disciplined movement made the Chairwoman, who was watching this, think that they looked like real soldiers. 

"...... Nishino, you don't have to try to impress." 

"It's okay, Chairwoman. This is not a problem."

" ........ " 

Hearing the same light talk as usual, the Chairwoman felt goosebumps on her arms. 

However, only today, Shimizu was unintentionally able to see the small, unreliable back that looked right in front of her, and it made him look just a little cool. If Nishino-kun had been good-looking, it might have been a little more watchable at the end. 

The Chairwoman cursed her own misfortune and looked up at the sky with a feeling of leaving her luck to the heavens. 

I thought my life was over. 

I wanted to at least try for the college entrance exam. 

"Ah ... ah ah ? " 

Suddenly one of them, the one farthest away from the two, screamed and fell on the spot. 

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The attention of not only Nishino and the others but everyone present turned to the source of the voices. 

One of them was convulsing all over, unable to move his body.

He seemed unable to move his body, and was trembling in a prone position. It was as if he had been electrocuted by a high-voltage electric current. He did not respond to the voices of those around him. 

After a few seconds of trembling, he stopped moving. 

It was not clear whether he had fainted or died. 

However, there seemed to be no doubt that he had been attacked from the outside in some way. 

Then, two or three screams went up one after another.

"What's going on ! " 

"I don't know, but there's something else out there." 

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Nishino also went on the offensive. 

He fired a short machine gun in his hand and quickly subdued the armed group. He also received several shots from the other side, but fortunately they were all stopped by bulletproof vests and various types of guards. On the other hand, his shots accurately caught them in the face and landed with a head shot. 

Within a few minutes, the rooftop was quiet. 

Then Nishino suddenly noticed that the men's feet were wet. 

The wetness seemed to emanate from a specific direction and extend in a straight line, as if it was the result of a water pistol shot. This bothered Futsumen, and he turned his foot toward one of the fallen armed men as he walked up to them. 

Immediately after, a loud voice echoed across the rooftop. 

"Wait a minute! Don't touch that! Seriously, don't touch it!" 

"...... Is that Takeuchi's voice?" 

"Eh!?" 

Nishino was surprised to hear a familiar voice. 

He turns his eyes in the direction from which the voice came. 

The same goes for the Chairwoman. 

They were standing on the opposite side. 

Then, there was a person just as he had imagined. 

On the roof of a neighboring house, the number one handsome man in the class, the pride of Class 2A, was lying face down and hiding. It was a different building from the one where the armed group had appeared. And for some reason, he was holding a water pistol in his hand. 

"I'll go there too, so wait quietly, okay? " 

Takeuchi carefully checks his surroundings as he rises to his feet. 

He then jumped onto the roof of the share house. 

Normally, this would be something he would hesitate to do, but the good-looking man, in high spirits after the extraordinary event, took up the challenge and cleared the roof without incident. With a light thump, he climbed over the fence and landed on the rooftop. 

The handsome man, a genuine, long-awaited member, had arrived. 

Looking at him, Nishino nervously asks.

"Don't tell me you did this, Takeuchi?" 

"Water guns these days are amazing, aren't they? They can shoot several meters with ease." 

The handsome man held up a water pistol in his hand and spoke proudly. 

A tube extended from the part in charge of discharging water, and the end of the tube was connected to the bag that Takeuchi was carrying. From its shape, it appeared to be a backpack-type water pistol with a syringe and a separate water supply tank.  

" ......... " 

A look of alarm comes over Futsumen's face. 

It was a manifestation of feelings that had never been directed toward Takeuchi and the other members of the 2A class before. Various assumptions and speculations began to circulate in Nishino's mind. He wondered to what extent he could trust the person in front of him with a wry smile on his face.

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"I'm sorry, but could you ask Francisca what's going on?" 

"Did she do something to Takeuchi?" 

"I acted on my own. I've already repaid my debt to her at the hospital." 

" ... Oh, I understand." 

Nishino nodded his head for the time being, but he did not understand the situation in any way. He felt a cynical atmosphere in the conversation and reacted on the spur of the moment. When it is a talk with a classmate whom he admires, it is a conditioned reflex. 

From the Chairwoman's point of view, it is a complicated feeling. 

According to her, Takeuchi-kun has become like Nishino-kun. 

"I'm absolutely embarrassed to explain myself. I mean, I don't understand myself in the first place..."

"No, I understand. " 

Putting the matter off, Nishino decided to comply for the moment. 

Instead, his attention went to the water damage on the rooftop. 

"By the way, this water damage........." 

"It's as corrosive as hydrogen fluoride, so don't touch it, okay?" 

"Is it poisonous ? " 

"It erodes even on clothes. I think it's okay if you step on it with your shoes, but if it gets on your skin, you'll see what I mean. I'll have to tell Francisca to clean this area as well. I'll have to check to see if there are any other spots on it."

" ........ "

It was a disturbing question for Nishino to know where he had gotten such a potent poison. If Francisca was unilaterally involved, the Futsumen began to fill his chest with anger, saying that he did not expect it to go away. 

He never dreamed that the poison was actually Takeuchi's pee. 

He was a handsome guy who had been drinking a lot of water since yesterday in order to secure a tankful of poison. He was struggling to put it in a container and do something so as not to spill it in the toilet of the cafe. 

In the meantime, the Chairwoman now raised he voice. 

"Hey, Takeuchi, can I have a word with you? " 

"What is it? Chairwoman." 

The good-looking guy's attention shifts from Nishino to the Chairwoman. 

Since Takeuchi-kun thinks he has just shown off his cool side, this is the perfect place to show off. Putting aside his true love, Rose, if there is a scene that he can be proud of to the opposite sex, Takeuchi is sure to pick up on this. That will lead to sex tomorrow. 

This is the opposite of the Futsumen, who surely squanders numerous opportunities. 

However, Shimizu's voice is wordless to the end. 

"Chairwoman, we'll discuss this later."

"Eh ... " 

There was a response in the stairwell set up in the corner of the rooftop. 

It seemed that the group that had retreated indoors just a few minutes earlier under Nishino's sweeping fire was now on the offensive once again. From the slightly opened door, shots were fired in rapid succession, as if to check them. 

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Nishino and the others moved in a panic to keep their distance. 

In the meantime, Futsumen also intercepted them with a short machine gun in his hand. 

"Seriously ... " 

Even Takeuchi screamed at this. 

Perhaps deciding that now was the time to attack, several troops from the house leaped onto the roof. They were equipped with the same equipment as those who had just jumped over from the neighboring house. Moreover, only the two who had deployed in front of the house were holding riot shields. 

In this situation, no matter how hard they tried, Nishino's short machine gun would not have enough firepower. The bullets scattered around were stopped by the shield without any exception, and could not damage the opponents. It seems that they had temporarily retreated to procure this. 

"I think that shield thing is not fair!" 

"Chairwoman, please don't worry. I will surely save you." 

Raid after raid, and still, Nishino speaks plainly. 

He was a Futsumen who was also still determined to survive. 

He carried the bodies of the men who had fallen on the rooftop and used them as improvised shields. The darkness of the night also helped, and there was a risk that Takeuchi's poison would stick to the bodies. But even so, Futsumen decided that he could not replace the lives of his classmates. 

A handsome man who witnessed the situation took over the role in a great hurry. 

How can you be so positive? was the honest thought of Shimizu, who was standing right beside her, staring at him. If she had been in the same position, she could have sworn that she would have fallen apart without a doubt. 

In fact, the three of them were trapped in a corner on the rooftop and in desperate straits. 

In the midst of all this, a helicopter approached the share house. 

The sudden approach of the rotor noise made everyone's attention turn to the night sky. 

The occupants stand on the skids by the door, leaning out. 

The three of them are staring at a figure with blonde hair fluttering in the night sky, an infantile figure that can be clearly felt even from a distance. As far as I can tell, she has a chest that is quite flat, and a short stature similar to that of an elementary school student, a figure I have become accustomed to seeing over the past few months. 

"Eh, Rose-chan ...? " 

"I see. So that woman is back." 

The helicopter quickly reached the sky above the share house. 

Rose jumped down. 

She landed on the rooftop without a hitch, despite the difference in height of several meters and even the speed at which the helicopter was moving. The helicopter, flying overhead, passed by the share house without slowing down.

As they passed each other, Nishino saw Francisca in the cockpit. 

It seemed that she had come to drop her subordinate.

"I can't help but feel bad that they trashed my place... " 

Today Rose is wearing a black rubber suit and a thick long coat. Underneath, she is armed everywhere, starting with a rifle in a holder. Her young age, combined with her young appearance, made her look extremely uncomfortable. 

In front of Nishino and the others, Rose ran toward the armed group. 

She pulled out a large knife from her pocket. 

She approached the group in less than a few seconds, ignoring the gunfire from the group ahead of her. 

She lightly jumped over the shields set up in front of her and began to swing the knife in her hand toward the group behind her. The blade was accurately placed on their necks, and one by one, the group died. 

A series of screams came from the group ahead of them. 

Blood spatter stained the rooftop bright red. 

Even so, Rose continued to swing her arms, determined not to let anyone escape. 

It was a hellish scene. 

" .......... " 

" .......... "  

The Chairwoman and Takeuchi-kun were also taken by surprise when this happened. 

They had always understood Rose's dangerous side, but they had not expected it to go this far. The blonde Lolita, her entire body stained bright red with blood from the incident, was still raging without a care in the world, and she was nothing but a monster. 

Rose was furious at having her love nest defiled.

 

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