"Heh…" A soft laugh rang out, carrying undisguised amusement, "Wrong guess, it's your favorite idiotic miss."
Claudia's voice drifted over leisurely; she had obviously rushed over to mock her immediately.
"What are you doing here?" Serie's heart sank. Why was this plague god here?
"Where's Yuki?"
Only the two of them were left in the empty classroom, and Serie felt a chill run down her spine.
Surveillance… there was surveillance here, surely this person wouldn't act recklessly, right?
"How would I know?" Claudia's tone was light and airy, "Maybe she's lingering at some snack stall, forgetting to return?"
She was well aware of Yuki's habits.
"She… often does this?" Serie was speechless.
"Otherwise?" Claudia rolled her eyes, "The first time we met, didn't you already experience her goldfish brain?"
At least when it came to complaining about Yuki, the two reached a subtle consensus.
"How… did you manage not to beat her?" Serie asked from the depths of her soul.
"Huh?" Claudia sounded as if she had heard a joke, "Quite the opposite, I didn't hold back."
She chuckled to herself as she spoke, reaching out and pulling Serie up from her seat.
"Hey! What are you doing?!" Serie was startled and almost lost her balance.
"Taking you back, Young Miss," Claudia said as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Serie was taken aback—was this person actively showing goodwill? Had the sun risen from the west?
"No need! Just find Yuki for me." She flatly refused, her body sinking even deeper into the chair instead.
Claudia was momentarily stunned by her unappreciative reaction. Why was this girl so ungrateful?
"That won't do," Claudia folded her arms, a mischievous smile playing on her lips, "Either you come with me, or… you can stay here for the night."
This blatant threat completely confirmed Serie's suspicion—Claudia was definitely up to no good, waiting to see her make a fool of herself!
"Then you can leave," Serie stuck out her neck, issuing an eviction notice.
"Alright," Claudia agreed with surprising crispness. She turned and walked away, which, in turn, completely threw Serie off.
Five minutes…
Ten minutes…
Half an hour…
No, seriously, sis, are you really leaving?
Serie sat in her original spot, feeling like she was turning to stone.
And that airhead Yuki! It had been over half an hour!
Was she really a goldfish? Forgetting a whole person like her completely?!
Even if Yuki wasn't reliable! Were the people on duty in the monitoring room asleep too?!
There was a whole living person left in the classroom and no one cared, hey!!!
Serie was burying her face on the desk in self-pity, pretending to be a dead fish, when that annoying voice suddenly rang out again.
"Had enough? If you don't leave now, I'm really leaving."
Serie abruptly lifted her head, even wondering if it was an auditory hallucination.
Seriously… was this girl sick?
She really just wasted over half an hour here with her?!
What for?
"…Alright, alright, let's go, let's go!" Serie completely lost her temper, extending her hand in resignation and grabbing Claudia's arm, which had been waiting there, with a gesture of tragic acceptance.
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