-91- The culprit

At the same time, in the classroom of Class 1-D.

"He still hasn't come back..."

Sakura Airi stood by the window, watching the sky gradually tinted with the colors of the setting sun, her voice revealing an extremely strong sense of unease.

There was no way.

Whether it was due to concern about the outcome of the incident or not, the classmates in the class didn't stay in the classroom but left, leaving Sakura Airi alone.

For Sakura Airi, this situation was the most frightening.

"If only I had blended into the crowd and returned to the dorm..."

However, that wouldn't solve the problem at all.

Yesterday, Sakura Airi did just that.

But even when she returned to the dormitory, Sakura Airi didn't feel a shred of security. She could only hide under the covers, frightened, not daring to use her computer or phone.

That feeling almost drove Sakura Airi to collapse.

So, Sakura Airi turned to Hori for help.

Only by Hori's side was the safest place.

Sakura Airi was sure of this.

Because, anyone around her could potentially show malice, except Hori.

Through the weekend, Sakura Airi confirmed that Hori was not scary to her, which allowed her to be sure of this.

But now, everyone around her had disappeared, leaving Sakura Airi alone in this place.

"If I were found at this time..."

Sakura Airi couldn't help but say such words, then immediately shook her head to dispel the anxiety and fear in her heart.

"It won't happen... It definitely won't happen..."

Sakura Airi could only look through the window, watching the figures coming and going on the road below the school building, sincerely praying aloud.

"Please come quickly..."

That appearance was almost like seeking a reliable partner.

For Sakura Airi, the greatest failure of her life was at this moment.

Her plea did not elicit a response from the person she hoped for, but rather the response from the person she least wanted to see at this moment.

"So, you've been waiting for me all this time."

Accompanied by such an intoxicated, trembling, ecstatic voice, Sakura Airi's body froze, and the phone she was holding tightly fell to the ground.

"Tap..."

With a crisp sound, the phone held in Sakura Airi's hand hit the floor and slide away.

Then, Sakura Airi stiffened her face, slowly turned around, and looked behind her.

The next moment, Sakura Airi saw it.

An employee in the uniform of an electrical appliance store unexpectedly appeared in the classroom of Class 1-D.

His eyes, full of aggression like on that holiday, were filled with desire as he stared at Sakura Airi.

And, because of excitement, he was ecstatic.

"....!"

Sakura Airi recoiled as if struck by lightning.

But behind Sakura Airi was the window of the classroom, which was against the wall, so there was no way out.

"N-No..."

Sakura Airi could only lean against the wall, revealing a voice full of fear.

"Ha... Ha..."

But that employee, due to excitement, exhilaration, and ecstasy, trembled all over as he slowly approached Sakura Airi.

"D-Did you... see my message? That's why you waited for me here, right?"

The employee's neurotic voice kept ringing out, fast and eerie.

"I... I knew we were connected by fate! Finally... finally, I've waited for this day!"

With this spine-chilling tone, the employee expressed his love for Sakura Airi while approaching her.

"Don't... don't come any closer..."

Sakura Airi kept shaking her head as she watched this scene unfold.

Her gaze, facial expression, and heart were all consumed by fear.

The employee seemed oblivious to this.

Or rather, in his eyes, there was only Sakura Airi, completely ignoring her feelings.

"Do you know? Do you know?"

The employee spoke as if possessed.

"I... I fell in love with you the first time I saw you in the magazine, and now that we've met here, it must be fate, don't you think?"

"I love you so much, I can't stop."

"Now, I'll show you my love, we'll be connected together forever."

At this point, the employee's eyes began to wander lasciviously over Sakura Airi's body.

From her legs, hips, abdomen, waist, to her chest, the employee's eyes swept over these areas with lecherous intent.

Desire had completely leaked out from the employee.

Feeling the employee's unabashedly lecherous gaze, how could Sakura Airi not understand how bad her situation was right now?

"No..."

Sakura Airi could only shake her head with a pale face, praying for the other party to have a conscience.

Unfortunately, Sakura Airi didn't know that her trembling appearance due to fear only stimulated the sadistic tendencies of the man in front of her.

"In the future, we'll always be together!"

"Shizuku!"

Calling out that name hidden in his heart, the employee rushed towards Sakura Airi with a terrifying momentum.

Despair surged up in Sakura Airi's heart.

Sakura Airi could only shout out that name.

"Nanaya-kunl!"

Like a wail, representing the last hope in the girl's heart, it spread throughout the entire classroom.

And this time, Sakura Airi's plea was answered.

"Thud!"

A dull thud rang out.

It was the sound of a chair being kicked away at the classroom door.

The chair, kicked away, seemed to turn into a weapon, carrying an aura as if it was about to break the sound barrier as it flew through the air.

Finally, it fiercely hit the back of the employee who was rushing towards Sakura Airi.

"Thud!"

A solid impact followed.

Under this blow, the employee, filled with desire, seemed to exhale all the air from his chest. He only managed to let out a muffled groan before he was knocked over to the ground.

It wasn't until this moment that the sound Sakura Airi had been hoping to hear finally reached her ears.

"So, you're the one responsible for Sakura's unusual behavior these past two days?"

A calm voice with a hint of coldness awakened Sakura Airi from her fear-induced stupor.

Sakura Airi quickly opened her subconscious closed eyes and looked towards the classroom door.

Naturally, the person who appeared there was the one she had been calling out to all along.

"Nanaya-kun!"

Like crying with joy, yet also like surviving a disaster, a sobbing voice rang out from Sakura Airi's mouth.

Hori couldn't have not heard it.

Looking at Sakura Airi, who was leaning against the wall, trembling with fear, Hori lowered his gaze to the employee lying in front of Sakura Airi.

In his pitch-black eyes, a chilling coldness emerged.

//// Gonna stop updating for a while, my second term exam is drawing closer so I won't have any time. Will upload more when I finish the exam.////