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"Well, that's that. Let's leave him be, Shizu."
"Yeah, I know, I know. It's time to go back to the others."
"Well, that being said..." Shizuka's smile twitched here and there when she heard Mizuto gave up on calling for Kishi's name, as nobody replied from the other side of the telepathic line. "... did he just disconnect on us?"
"Hahaha, that's..." Mizuto was about to defend the lavender-haired male when his brain suddenly went blank, away from all the reasons he should spout out. It just clicked to him that Kishi always disconnected at the most crucial moments.
"I have no words for the guy."
"Of course, you don't," Shizuka scoffed, putting her hands on her hips and looked around.