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And again with the cruel voting. Why did Mister Mayor insist on making them send someone to get hurt? None of them deserved this-hadn’t Mister Suishouryuu’s injuries been bad enough? Apparently not. Mister Myojin had offered himself as the one to take the fall, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it; he didn’t deserve this.

It would seem not enough people shared that thought as off he went to that creepy room. Though it was far less bloody than the last time, it still looked unpleasant. She just hoped he’d be alright. Of course, Mister Mayor decided to take advantage of the fact that everyone was in one place to announce his next incentive. Money...? She almost expected another scary video, or really anything else but this. Still, it was something to think about-or, in her case, something to avoid thinking about.

Emerging from the chapel, she noticed the downpour. Oh drat, she didn’t know it was going to rain. She’d already had the pleasure of being doused in water from when she lived with Mister Hokori and Miss Horimaida and she didn’t feel like repeating it. Ah, there was a supermarket over there...! She hurried over there, hoping the downpour would be kind to her.

One failed attempt to dry her poor coat out later, and she stepped back out into the rain-this time prepared. Sadly, she’d had to tuck her coat into her bag as it was very damp and she didn’t want to wear it in that state. She’d managed to find a small umbrella shaped like a frog in the supermarket and since it all seemed free (or at least she hadn’t been reprimanded for taking it from any robots) she’d taken it with her.

She actually hadn’t thought about where to go next, so she just wandered around aimlessly. Since she hadn’t really looked around this area, it was probably a good move. Plus, it was kind of refreshing to be walking around like this-aside from the chill and the water getting in her shoes; the sound of rain falling had always been nice. A new sound, that of someone walking behind her caught her attention, and she turned around to see Mister Suishouryuu, whom she still wasn’t sure was her brother yet.