"Ah, Fukiyose-chan? Are you feeling better now?"
Fukiyose Seiri made a call, and Tsukuyomi Komoe's voice could immediately be heard.
She was in the atrium of the hospital now. After resting on the hospital bed for a while and walking around after that, she had regained her strength, and her mobility had drastically increased.
In this resting place that had a roof, there were wooden benches. Besides Fukiyose, there were 5 or 6 patients using their phones. There was a metal plate nailed onto the pillar, 'Phone usage area, sophisticated medical devices are forbidden to be brought in here,' like a sign indicating that it was a smoking area.
To people who liked to make a call whenever they were free, the hospital, a place that banned the use of cell phones everywhere, was a rather oppressive place to them. This place was one that allowed them to use their phones at will.
Fukiyose placed the phone near her ear.
"I'm alright here. Is there anything wrong with Daihaseisai? Like, did those fools disclose any funnels?"
"Ah! There is! There is! Himegami-chan was in critical danger!"
"…Don't tell me that those idiots saw her changing!?"
"It's not that! Himegami-chan was attacked and sent to the hospital! Luckily, Kamijou-chan and his friend were passing by. If it was just Komoe-sensei…if it was just me, it would have been a really serious situation…"
Komoe-sensei sounded depressed, but it didn't feel like despair from deep inside her heart. Maybe she was relieved that they had avoided the worst case scenario.
But, Fukiyose was still mindful of some things.
(Attacked…?)
The first question that came to mind was, by who? And why?
The transfer student, Himegami Aisa, may have a few problems of her own. However, it was said every year that those people who hated Academy City wanted to make use of Daihaseisai to do something. If so—
(What are the Anti-Skill and Judgment members doing…?)
Not considering the Judgment members who had to take part in the matches, Anti-Skill should be doubly prepared. The open feeling of Daihaseisai was just what it looked like on the surface.
Were they slacking around?
Or was it that someone with better abilities than them was running around on the streets?
And most importantly,
"What does 'if not for Kamijou-chan and his friend' mean?"
"It's just like that. Himegami-chan was hurt badly, Sensei was unable to handle it by myself! But Kamijou-chan and his friend settled it flawlessly! Ah, who's that priest that's with Kamijou-chan? He ran away before I could thank him…ah! Can it be that guy who slipped past the corner!!"
On the other side of the phone, one could clearly hear the sound of footsteps 'patapata'.
"…"
Wasn't that the same feeling in the beginning?
That time, when she fell due to heatstroke, who was the one who had reacted first, and who took care of her?
That boy who specially snuck into other schools' matches.
Calmly assessing the entire situation, it did seem strange.
Fukiyose thought.
(I got heatstroke, Himegami was attacked. Is there anything related between these two cases? However, if both cases are related to Kamijou Touma…)
What was going on? Fukiyose frowned.
(…What's going on in this city?)