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

"He... he's probably suffered a terrible fate."

"He must have been quite frightened by the monster, and he didn't seem to be in a good mood. He went straight back to his dorm right after it ended."

Upon hearing this, Ichinose's breathing became lighter.

She lowered her eyes and remained silent for a long time, simply sitting quietly, holding the warm coffee cup tightly in her hands, lost in thought.

"If we encounter something that can interfere with our cognition again in the future, it will be very troublesome."

Sakayanagi Arisu picked up her black tea, took a small sip, and sighed, "Even after the battle is over, it's hard to tell whether you were actually hit or what you lost..."

Su Wei nodded in deep agreement.

indeed.

He found that silence was actually quite useful.

Whether it's used to create a sense of crisis or to allow him to easily adapt existing settings and patch them up...

Anyway, everyone forgets it as soon as they see it. Even if there are any logical loopholes, you can just push it to 'memory is blocked' and there is no need for the black ball to intervene.

The atmosphere at the table became somewhat tense.

Kikyo Kushida put on a sweet smile and took the initiative to try to change the subject:

"Well, don't be too pessimistic! At least Shiina and everyone else are okay this time."

"However, we really need to be more careful from now on. Whether it's the students taking the Black Ball exam or those who might become intruders like today, we all need to strengthen our teamwork skills."

Kikyo Kushida clasped her hands together, her tone sounding like she was thinking of everyone: "At least... in an emergency, we shouldn't be the ones holding everyone back."

Upon hearing this, Wangcang Mazi opened his mouth.

She wanted to say something sarcastic: No matter from any perspective, this is the last thing you should say to someone like you, Kikyo Kushida, who contributed zero to the black ball exam.

But before she had an attack.

Having regained her senses, Honami Ichinose nodded first, taking over the conversation:

"Yes, Kushida is right. Our ability to cooperate in responding to crises definitely needs to be strengthened."

"But I think everyone understands this principle after going through all of this, so there's no need to be too critical. In comparison, I think there's something more important right now."

As she spoke, Honami Ichinose looked across the table and directly at Arisu Sakayanagi and Masumi Kamuro.

"I learned from Ms. Hoshinomiya that tomorrow... a new transfer student will be assigned to our Class B."

"I'm wondering if this is some kind of mechanism? Does it mean that if a student is truly 'eliminated' because of a negative score in the future, the school will arrange for other transfer students to fill the vacancy?"

"Huh? A transfer student?"

Masumi Kamuro looked puzzled, clearly unaware of the news.

Sakayanagi Arisu put down her teacup and smiled noncommittally.

She was not surprised, of course.

It was at Hashimoto Masayoshi's behest that she went to look around outside Class B to give Ichinose a hint.

As the daughter of the chairman, how could she not know about the existence of "Tianze Yixia"?

However, this transfer student is most likely someone sent by the newly arrived vice chairman of Yuecheng.

Since this has become an unchangeable fact, she will naturally try to take advantage of it and make a fuss about it through Ichinose.

Of course, her job was only to throw out the bait.

As for what happens next, she doesn't need to guide things herself anymore; someone will naturally step forward.

really.

Just as she expected, Kikyo Kushida, not wanting to be left out, immediately chimed in:

"This new transfer student... is he just an unlucky guy randomly brought here by the black ball, or was he specially selected by the school's higher-ups...? It's all unknown."

Shiina Hiyori softly declined, attempting to ease the tension:

"But no matter what, now that we've been assigned to a class, the new students will be fighting alongside us in the exams, won't they?"

Just as Kikyo Kushida was about to retort with her usual "you can know a person's face but not their heart," she suddenly realized that she seemed to be deviating from her "little angel" persona.

She quickly changed her tone and tried to salvage the situation:

"Ah... Hiyori is right! That's only natural. When facing the black ball, we can only unite all the forces we can!"

Seeing Kikyo Kushida's attempt to make amends, Arisu Sakayanagi raised an eyebrow at her, a mocking smile playing on her lips.

'What terrible acting.'

'You're really lucky; you've managed to dodge it so many times.'

"Unity is strength...?"

Honami Ichinose seemed oblivious to the undercurrents among the girls.

As if she had made up her mind, she suddenly turned her head and spoke to Su Wei, who was idly scrolling through her phone screen:

"By the way... can I ask Su Wei for a favor?"