Blue Archive - White Day (Volume 2)

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''S-sensei, I'm fine.''

He hugged her tightly. Hina hugged him back gladly. Haruna thought it was cute. Mika thought he was hugging her too much so she separated them.

''And Hoshino? Where is Hoshino?''

''She's here...''

The president of the Foreclosure Task Force was sprawled on the floor snoring. Like Hina, she was jolted awake by Sensei.

The four girls were lined up getting a loud lecture from the educator. Hina and Mika cringed at the scolding while Hoshino nodded from sleep and Haruna puffed out her chest proudly.

''I know this was mostly all your plan, but please don't be so proud.'' Sensei looked in the direction of the Utnapishtim district. "We have to stop the war immediately. Can any of you communicate with the girls on the bridge?''

The four ladies in front of him checked their cell phones and communicators. With the exception of Haruna, they had all destroyed their devices during their fights. The president of the Gourmet Research Society Club tried to contact Iroha, Ibuki, Satsuki, the Prefect Team girls and, as none of them answered, Makoto, but she couldn't reach her either.

''What do we do?''

''We have to make them all realize that he is the real sensei.''

The pink-haired girl, the biggest one, looked up at the sky. She saw the blimp moving across the sky.

''How about we use that?''

''That's a very good idea,'' Hina said, "If we had the number of someone from Kronos, maybe they could help us transmit the image of sensei on the blimp.

''Leave that to me, I think someone can help us,'' Haruna said, "It all depends on whether she's on the bridge or not.''

''And how do we prove it's him? The way the impostors are identified is still sensitive information. It would be better not to reveal it. That would still give us an advantage over the enemy.''

''It's simple. The Shittim Chest only works on him.''

''And where is it?''

''I don't know. Since Aru's birthday, I haven't heard anything else.''

''I hid it in Makoto's desk in the Pandemonium Society Club room,'' Haruna said.

''You had the Shittim Chest?!''

''How could you trust Makoto with something so important?'' Mika asked.

''You said so, Sensei. Almost everything was my plan. Sorry, my contact isn't answering.'' Haruna put her cell phone away. ''And I didn't entrust it to her. I just hid it there. Makoto still thinks no one knows about her secret garden behind the closed building.''

''You and I will have a long talk,'' Sensei said.

Hina and Mika forbade him to do such a thing with frowns on their faces.

''Maybe among Makoto's contacts we can find the info of someone who is in the Kronos school. Let's get moving.'' Hoshino remembered them what was really important.

Sensei and his four students went to the Pandemonium Society room. Haruna looked for the Shittim Chest and returned it to sensei. Arona appeared on the screen with tears in her eyes.

''Sensei, sensei, I missed you so much!''

''It was only a couple of days without seeing each other.''

''Sensei, I just thought I would never see you again.''

''Everything's fine. Don't worry about it.''

''I found it,'' Hina said.

Then the Prefect Team president called Kronos School. At the same time, Haruna's cell phone rang.

''Hello, how's it going? ''

''How's it going? Have you finished what you were going to do?'' Shots could be heard in the background.

''Ah, yes. Sensei is mine.''

''Of course not!'' Mika shouted.

''What happened?'' Haruna asked, ignoring her.

''Is sensei with you?''

''Yes, why do you ask?''

''Take him away!''

''What? Why?''

''I'm at the academy campus, but...'' The call was cut off for a moment by the background noise. ''I don't have time to explain! Go away!''

The call was disconnected. The Gourmet Club leader looked at her cell phone with concern.

''What are you saying?'' Said Hina, ''The bridge is about to fall and they are still fighting...? Ok... Ok... Ok... All right... I'm counting on you.''

''What did they say?'' Asked Sensei.

Some gunshots were heard outside the building. Haruna went to the door. She threw her cell phone at Mika. They asked her where she was going, but the silver-haired girl didn't say more than protect Sensei. The S.C.H.A.L.E. leader asked for someone to accompany her. Hoshino went after her.

''What's going on? Where are they going?''

''I don't know... but I have a bad feeling. What did the Kronos girls say?''

''They will help us, but... The situation is really bad. The bridge is about to fall, there are many injuries and there are many who keep fighting without listening to anyone. Besides... I didn't understand it very well... I'm not sure... But apparently there is someone who crossed both fronts causing a lot of havoc on the road and... It seems she was coming this way.''

''Ican think of a name when I hear that..." Said Sensei.