Hanaoka Asako, hidden behind the cello, Ichiki Aoi pressing the pistons of the tenor horn, two brass players whose last names were all they knew, and Mayi Asuka guiding them.
"Excuse me," said Kiyono Lin as she greeted them, "Asuka, may I discuss something with you?"
Mayi Asuka looked at Kiyono Lin... and then at Dubian Che, nodding her head, "...Okay."
Ichiki Aoi clutched the bowstring in her hand, watching the three leave.
At this moment, the sky had turned deep blue, and soon it would be dark.
There was no breeze in the corridor, but for high school girls wearing only knee socks, it was too cold.
The three returned to the Human Observation Department's activity room.
Kiyono Lin finally relaxed her arms from her chest, revealing a comfortable and relieved expression.
When she removed the scarf from around her neck, she habitually flicked her hair.
The faint scent of her hair reached Dubian Che's nose.
