While Inaba Tsukiyo and Takagi Saya were talking, Miyamoto Rei was still teasing the poor Marikawa Shizuka.
Facing such a scene, Inaba Tsukiyo finally couldn't hold back. After rinsing her body, she stood up from the small stool and came to the bathtub.
Inaba Tsukiyo didn't speak. She just stood quietly by the bathtub, opening her eyes and watching the mischievous Miyamoto Rei.
Miyamoto Rei initially didn't notice anything unusual, but soon she realized the air had become somewhat heavy. Although she was soaking in the bath, she could feel a bone-chilling cold current sweeping across her skin.
Tremblingly, she let go of Marikawa Shizuka, turned around, and found Inaba Tsukiyo standing not far away, watching her.
This startled Miyamoto Rei, who almost couldn't hold back a scream.
Connecting Inaba Tsukiyo and Marikawa Shizuka's relationship, she finally realized she seemed to have gone too far, and Inaba Tsukiyo couldn't bear to watch anymore.
"Miss Miyamoto, I have something very important to tell you now. Can you sit properly here?"
Pointing to a relatively open space in the bathroom, Inaba Tsukiyo looked at Miyamoto Rei with a cheerful smile.
Although the sentence was a question, her tone was affirmative, and coupled with her undeniable expression, Miyamoto Rei very obediently crawled out and sat in the spot Inaba Tsukiyo designated.
Next, it was Inaba Tsukiyo's lecturing time. Don't let her small stature fool you; she had a certain talent for lecturing.
Perhaps because she had lived for a long time, Inaba Tsukiyo's grand theories came out one after another, leaving Miyamoto Rei with no reason to refute and clearly realizing where she had gone wrong.
"Also, don't you know there are two Boys in this house besides us? Making such a ruckus, aren't you giving those Boys a treat?"
Hirano Toda and Komuro Takashi, the two Boys, hadn't appeared outside the bathroom since the beginning, nor were there any signs of eavesdropping.
However, the sounds coming from inside the bathroom would surely be heard by the The Boys and girls outside.
Such sounds, which would make Boys' blood boil, who knew how many Boys could resist? This guy couldn't have been doing it on purpose, could she?
At this point, Miyamoto Rei also knew where her problem lay, so she just nodded her hand, nodding helplessly.
After Miyamoto Rei settled down, Inaba Tsukiyo also left.
Such a luxurious activity as bathing should wait until things stabilized; for now, they shouldn't do such extravagant things.
Moreover, their dinner hadn't been made yet. She had seen intact ingredients in the kitchen's refrigerator earlier. Students in other houses should also be cooking, right?
The most important thing was to prepare changes of clothes for them. Besides her, no one else had prepared a change of clothes.
(fuhai: Actually, Inaba Tsukiyo hadn't prepared her own clothes either. This nightgown was just something she conjured using her ability.)
Komuro Takashi and Hirano Toda were in a room not far from the bathroom, holding crowbars they had found somewhere, and forcibly prying open the cabinets in the room.
This was Hirano Toda's suggestion; since the owner of this house even had a hummer, they might also have some firearms and weapons at home.
Finally, they really did find many firearms and weapons there, which made Hirano Toda, a military otaku, show a completely different side.
Seeing these weapons was like seeing naked beauties; he was practically drooling.
"Oh? You've already found weapons here?"
Inaba Tsukiyo, wearing black bunny-hooded pajamas, came before the two of them, curiously examining the weapons.
Faced with the sudden appearance of Inaba Tsukiyo, Komuro Takashi and Hirano Toda were visibly startled, but seeing Inaba Tsukiyo pick up a weapon and skillfully assemble it, Hirano Toda seemed to have found a kindred spirit and couldn't help but exclaim,
"Miss Inaba, do you also have knowledge of firearms? To be able to assemble them so skillfully, you must have received training, right?"
The firearms they found were not strictly illegal in some ways, because they were all disassembled into parts.
It was only when the firearms were assembled that they became prohibited, and Hirano Toda himself had done similar things.
"I wouldn't say I've received professional training, I just understand a little."
The Emperor's Privilege (EX) not only enhances swordsmanship but also greatly improves other areas, such as knowledge of firearms.
Coupled with Kallen's memories, when it came to handling guns, even the trained Hirano Toda was no match for her.
"You two organize things here. I'm going to make dinner. Dinner will be ready soon."
Putting down the weapon in her hand, Inaba Tsukiyo left this message and headed towards the kitchen.
She could procure her own guns and didn't need to compete with them for weapon resources.
After leaving a few outfits suitable (probably) for girls, Inaba Tsukiyo went to the kitchen and began preparing dinner.
Dinner was made quickly; the Boy who was loading bullets upstairs and the girls who had come out of the bathroom all smelled the delicious aroma.
The girls, wearing the clothes Inaba Tsukiyo had prepared for them, came to the kitchen and saw Inaba Tsukiyo in cute pajamas, standing on a small stool, tasting the soup with a ladle.
"What's wrong with you all? It's just a simple meal. Aren't you hungry?"
Inaba Tsukiyo wiped the water from her hands, took off her apron, and looked at the stunned group in confusion.
"...Although I asked before, I still want to ask you again, Tsukiyo-chan. Can you really not see anything?"
Takagi Saya was puzzled. Could someone who could cook to this extent truly be blind?
Didn't this imply that they, a group of girls who couldn't cook, were even worse than a fool?
For a moment, the girls present who couldn't cook felt extremely awkward, not knowing what to say.
However, the Boys didn't have these thoughts, especially Hirano Toda, who excitedly came to the dining table, picked up chopsticks, tentatively picked up a piece of food in the water, and his eyes lit up. Disregarding everyone else's expressions, he began to eat heartily.
Seeing Hirano Toda secretly eating, the others couldn't hold back either. Everyone gathered around, sharing the rare delicacy.
The dining table is like a battlefield; that saying is absolutely true.
Inaba Tsukiyo, who had long anticipated this, brought a small plate from the kitchen with a small portion of the meal and rice; this was her dinner.
While the others were scrambling for food, Inaba Tsukiyo sat aside, quietly eating her portion, not competing with these barbarians.
"Honestly, I didn't expect Tsukiyo-chan's cooking to be so good. I heard that Tsukiyo-chan lives with Teacher Marikawa, so does that mean you, Teacher, get to eat such delicious food every day?"
Miyamoto Rei and Takagi Saya said enviously. Facing their gazes, Marikawa Shizuka rubbed her head, showing a shy smile, as if someone was praising her.
"Hehe~ Let me tell you, Tsukiyo and Teacher Shizuka are actually not related. It was probably last year when Teacher Shizuka met Tsukiyo on the street."
Busujima Saeko, who understood Inaba Tsukiyo and Marikawa Shizuka's past, simply explained what she knew, and only then did everyone understand Inaba Tsukiyo's specific identity.
"An orphan? No wonder she protects Teacher Marikawa. But Classmate Inaba is so capable, even if she became an orphan, she shouldn't have gone unadopted."
Miyamoto Rei said in confusion. Even a fool could see Inaba Tsukiyo's swordsmanship.
For someone so capable to have no one wanting to adopt her, no matter how one thought about it, it was too strange.
Regarding this matter, Marikawa Shizuka and Busujima Saeko also didn't understand much; Inaba Tsukiyo had never told them about herself.
This made Marikawa Shizuka and Busujima Saeko realize that their understanding of Inaba Tsukiyo seemed too limited.
"Hmm? Why are you all looking at me? Do you want to hear about my past from my mouth? Hehe~ It's not that simple."
She wouldn't reveal her past so easily. Even to Marikawa Shizuka, with whom she had spent almost a year, she hadn't revealed much. These guys actually want to know about her?
Don't even think about it. It's more important to deal with the current situation.
"Can't you really tell us? We're all in the same boat, after all. Can't you tell me about your past, Tsukiyo-chan?"
Takagi Saya was truly too curious. What kind of experiences would it take to forge a being like Inaba Tsukiyo?
Everyone else's gaze involuntarily focused on Inaba Tsukiyo. They were all very curious about Inaba Tsukiyo's identity.
This was true for both Marikawa Shizuka and Busujima Saeko, who had known Inaba Tsukiyo for some time, and for Komuro Takashi and others who had only met her for less than a day.
"It's not that simple. I won't say. If there's a suitable plan, maybe I'll tell you."
Shaking her head, Inaba Tsukiyo said unhurriedly.
While eating, remembering her experience watching TV in the office, Inaba Tsukiyo turned on the living room television to watch the news that was playing.
As expected, just like what she saw in the school office, all channels were broadcasting the same program.
Simply put, the main bridge was not allowing anyone to cross, making all citizens gather outside.
However, this behavior caused public dissatisfaction. Under the intentional instigation of certain individuals, the public began to gather and cause trouble, and the situation was gradually getting out of control.
Besides dissatisfaction with the bridge closure, the reason for the protest also included suspicion that this disaster was very likely caused by a failed Japan-U.S. biochemical experiment.
It must be said that these people had very wild imaginations, but it was indeed because of this reason.
Inaba Tsukiyo vaguely remembered a movie where a scientist used dogs as test subjects for a growth agent, and each time it failed, he threw the bodies into the sewer.
As a result, these bodies were eaten by a baby alligator that had been flushed down a toilet into the sewer, and the baby alligator grew into a giant.
It's possible that this experiment was indeed caused by a Japan-U.S. biochemical experiment, after all, some people just like to court disaster.
The scene continued. Perhaps because the protests were too loud, zombies began to appear on the bridge. To prevent these zombies from advancing, the police opened fire on them.
However, this scene was perceived by the instigator as the police firing on innocent citizens.
Finally, a police officer couldn't take it anymore. Under the man's bewildered gaze, he approached him, aimed his weapon at his head, and pulled the trigger.
Bang!
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