Yeah. Misuzu, Megu, Mana, Ruriko, Yoshiko-san.are all afraid.
Katsuko-nee.can you make everyone in the room hear my voice?
Margo-san nods at my proposal
Anyway, those girls need someone who can say words to ease them
Yes, wait a moment!
Katsuko-nee opens the line and after a while
Okay, go on!
Hello.it’s me. I’ve heard the situation from Misuzu and Katsuko-nee .Onii-chan Yoshi-kun, are you okay?
The one microphone picks up the sound in theemergency evacuation room
Mana and Megu’s voice jumped into my ears at the same time.
I’m sorry.Onii-sama
The one grieving.Ruriko?
Even though Onii-sama has given me orders.I took my eyes away from Grandfather
.It’s done so there’s no helping it. Don’t mind it
It’s too late to talk and scold her about it.
Jii-chan originally evacuated us to theemergency evacuation roomand planned to return to the upper floors of the hotel. You do know that, right?
Yes, there were signs.so I should’ve never took my eyes off from Grandfather Ruriko, that’s already done.Ruriko did her surveillance properly. Therefore, Jii-chan made an excuse to be alone with Minaho-neesan to escape Ruriko and other’s eyes, is that correct?
Yes, I would’ve never thought that he would escape together with Kuromori-sama
I think that Jii-chan explained his reason why he absolutely want to go to the upper floor to Minaho-neesan, instead of asking Minaho-neesan to overlook his escape. And, from what I’ve heard.Minaho-neesan decided to go upstairs with him That’s the only scenario I could think.
Either way.Jii-chan and Minaho-neesan aren’t people who would silently abandon us. Am I right.Ruriko?
Yes, Onii-sama.I know that, but.
The dark shadow of anxiety is covering Ruriko.
Misuzu, deal with Ruriko.Yoshiko-san too
Yes.Danna-sama .Certainly
Ruriko has grown up dependent on Jii-chan.
Even though she understand that there might be some reason.her mind can’t able to respond to the reality that Jii-chan left her silently
Anyway.we’ll be looking for Jii-chan and Minaho-neesan’s whereabouts Once we discover somethin, we’ll contact you
Please.Onii-sama Yeah. Megu and Mana, try to get along with everyone and wait for me! I know, Yoshi-kun Yeah.Onii-chan Nagisa too.take care of them Yes. Leave this room to me.dear
If Nagisa watches over the room then there’s no need to worry.
Ruriko’s anxiety should be eased with this.
How’s Mao-chan?
Completely asleep. She met various people today so she’s too frolic and now tired
I see.there’s so many fuss about today.
For the small Mao-chan, the day is already over, but. Our day isn’t done yet. We’re in the brink of the game right now.
Katsuko-san.is all the data from the hotel being sent to themonitor room?
Margo-san asks.
Well.not all of them are coming. Of course, the image date of the floor battling with the enemy are arriving. The data of the entire hotel aren’t sent, there are some floors that are completely hidden .As expected
Margo-san says while looking at the terminal borrowed from the headquarters earlie.
It’s the same here.Chief Tanizawa doesn’t intend to let us access the data except for those he want us to see
.Does that mean?
There are things they definitely don’t want us to see!
Margo-san smiles wryly.
There’s no doubt that Jii-chan has sent instructions to make Chief Tanizawa restrict our access. What are they trying to hide?
But, this equipment is connected to the internet outside the hotel
Katsuko-nee said
I can’t write but we can see the information outside freely
Can you check if the press picked up the current situation of this hotel? Wait.no, it’s not appearing on any news sites
Katsuko-nee answers Margo-san’s question.
It’s a news blackout.it must be the work of Kouzuki-san?
Shirasaka house is the only press organization that this house can’t suppress.
Furthermore, I don’t think that the Japan media has the power to control Cesario Viola, an American Criminal
What we know right now is that Kouzuki-san has plotted something to summon Cesario Viola to this hotel. Furthermore, he has his board and their children together
.Aren’t we the same?
Yukino said.
Right.We were also invited by Jii-chan here.
We’re the same but.Yukino’s different.
Margo-san said.
The fact that we brought Yukino-san is unexpected. Normally, you would be on the school’s confinement room
No way, that’s such a narrow room!
Yukino remembers being trapped in the confinement room at the basement of the principal’s office.she makes a complaint
.Anyway, Kouzuki-san is the one who gathered all the people in here. Then, purposely gathering us.we were isolated in a safe rom
.Safe room?
He left the guards and escaped by himself.Kouzuki-san has a lot of confidence in the defense of the emergency evacuation room in the basement. Otherwise, he won’t leave both of his precious granddaughters together there Yeah.that underground room should be completely defended.
Then, we werequarantinedin that room too. Nei.check the door
Got it, Maru-chan
Nei-san touches the door knob of the room
.Gachagacha.
It’s not opening.locked
.Does that mean?
The key’s not working from inside?
I asked just in case.
Of course.it’s not doing anything
Or rather.this room, the normal hotel rooms are auto-licked so the door should open if you turn the knob from inside the room
Margo-san said.
If you close the door, it’s locked automatically so it won’t open from the outside. In order for the people to evacuate immediately when a fire or something similar happens in the hotel. If you turn the knob from the inside, the door should open. And yet.this room is locked.
Does this mean, as expected, Jii-chan?
Rather than Kouzuki-san, it’s Tanizawa-san. He operated it from theheadquartersand making us think that we’re using an electronic lock
In short.we’re trapped?
Earlier, Tanizawa-san said that the 21st floor should be the absolute defense line. This is the 25th floor. I think that we’re absolutely protected if we’re on this floor
Speaking of which.Tanizawa-san tried to pull Seki-san and Reika-oneesan away from us!
Nei-san.
Yeah.This room is an evacuation for us.no, I think it’s intended to lock us. Earlier, I noticed it when entering the room, the door of this room is sturdy that’s impossible for ordinary rooms. This is originally a room built assuming the restraint of an enemy. If Michi-chan and I were seriously refusing. It’s not just the doors, but also the walls and windows are strengthened than usual.
Margo-san says.
But you see.Seki-san and Reika-oneesan is with us!
Nei-san grinned.
Seki-san has her pistol so she can just shoot the electronic lock circuit of the door, Reika-oneesan.
Right.if we have Reika’s death cane, then we can easily take down the door
.Should we break it?
Reika looks at Margo-san and me
Wait.we won’t have any clues what to do after even if we get out right now. Let’s gather information here for a while longer
Margo-san heads to the comm device.
Katsuko-san.check all the areas that can be accessed in that computer, then I think that the restricted areas would be coming out via reverse engineering
Sure.I’ll try We’ll be doing the same thing on this terminal
Margo-san heads to the computer terminal.
Yeah.if we know what Jii-chan is trying not to show us. There’s nowhere for us to move to. Over Margo-san’s shoulder.Nei-san, Seki-san, Reika, Kouzuki Kenshi looks into the monitor. I.don’t know anything about it so I’m not butting in
Hey, is there any tea here?
Yukino asked.
There’s a pot in there isn’t it?