A crossover anime, where people are in Classroom of the Imaginary Era, and behind the scenes, the ki

Now is not the time.

She turned her head and looked towards the other side of the corridor.

There, Su Wei was killing two parasitic beasts that were on the verge of death and begging for mercy.

Charlie, an ape-man, huddled in the corner, head bowed, trembling and making twitching sounds like hiccups.

"hehe......"

Sakayanagi Arisu sighed softly:

"Knew it."

"No matter how arrogant or rational you are in normal times, you will feel fear when you are truly facing death."

"No living being can escape the instinct called 'survival'..."

Kamuro Masumi's lips twitched slightly as she stood to the side.

'......nonsense.'

If you weren't afraid of death, why were you dragging me to hide in the corner just now?

As they helped each other up from the shadows.

In the middle of the corridor.

As Goto breathed his last, Ichinose Honami gasped for air. Before she could even savor her victory, she abruptly turned and reached out towards the spot where Shiranami Chihiro had fallen not far away.

"Chihiro!!"

My fingertips brushed across the air, only feeling the coolness of the wind.

Just like before the last exam, I wanted to grab the hand of Amakura Asako.

Even though the enhanced suit granted her superhuman speed, she still couldn't keep up with the black ball's unreasonable rules.

But that time, she knew there was still hope.

this time......

Watching that warm teardrop fall from the sky and finally settle in her palm.

Honami Ichinose couldn't help but recall the expression on Chihiro Shiranami's face just before she disappeared.

The open mouth seemed to want to say something, but in the end, no sound came out, leaving only a tear filled with reluctance and regret.

"How could this be...?"

Sadness stuck in my throat, aching and bitter.

I promised to protect everyone... I already got the enhanced suit...

Why did it still end up like this?

"...cough cough."

At this moment, Katsuragi Kohei leaned against the wall, barely managing to keep his balance.

In the shadows not far away, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, who had cautiously slipped away when he sensed something was wrong, returned after confirming that it was safe.

Su Wei, who followed closely behind, glanced at the distraught Ichinose and sighed:

"Feel sorry."

"I didn't expect that the parasite would still have such fighting power after being separated from its host... This was my mistake."

He paused deliberately, his tone becoming more serious:

"However, there's no need to despair too much."

"According to what the black ball said before, as long as you collect 100 points, you can revive your dead companions."

“Now a single parasite is worth 20 points. Although this battle was difficult, it was largely due to our lack of experience and the fact that our weapons were destroyed by a sneak attack.”

"I believe that once we become proficient, and with the enhanced suit... a perfect score of 100 won't be far off."

Upon hearing this, Honami Ichinose's body trembled slightly.

She didn't turn around, but just shook her head sullenly.

"This is not your fault, Su Weijun."

"If you hadn't intervened at the crucial moment, we would probably have ended up being wiped out... and I wouldn't have the time to feel sad here now."

As she spoke, Ichinose blinked hard, forcibly forcing back the tears that were about to well up.

When she turned around again, a smile appeared on her face, somewhat bitter but not unpleasant.

She walked to Shiina Hiyori, who was lying on the ground, and reached out her hand:

"Shiina-kun, can you still stand up?"

"You... probably still owe us points from last time, so we probably won't get any extra rewards this time."

Ichinose looked at the gorilla in the corner: "You're almost at the limit... Go kill it first."

Hiyori Shiina paused for a moment.