After Arisui finished her phone call, the atmosphere immediately became even more tense.
Kiyotaka, who had remained calm the entire time, began reorganizing every possibility inside his mind.
He had already noticed the pattern forming—the suspicious movements, the unnatural number of people, and most importantly, the object Aizen had been holding from the very beginning.
A remote.
But what was it for?
That was no ordinary device.
“The attack will probably come from two directions,” Kiyotaka whispered quietly through their communication channel.
“The east entrance… and the rooftop. Aizen has already prepared something.”
Arisui immediately understood what he meant and quickly assigned Manabu a new role.
Without hesitation, Manabu changed clothes and disguised himself as one of the stalkers.
His face remained cold, but every step he took was carefully calculated.
He infiltrated the enemy group, gathering information without attracting even the slightest suspicion.
This was no simple disguise.
This was a life-or-death game for their entire plan.
Meanwhile, inside the meeting room, the atmosphere became increasingly uncomfortable.
Yuzuki stood beside Kiyotaka, silently enduring every insult thrown at her by Kiyotaka’s grandparents.
Her expression remained calm, but deep inside, she was desperately struggling to keep her old wounds from reopening.
Kiyotaka realized something.
If he won this argument, then the attack from outside would definitely begin as Aizen’s final move.
But if he lost—
Then all of this had only been an empty threat.
Without wasting time, he quickly sent a message to Yuki and Kuze.
“Prepare the smoke bombs. We’re going to lure them out.”
Then he remembered something important.
The enemies were not gathered in just one location.
There were two groups.
Which meant the plan had to change.
“Lure them to the back garden. The area is empty… but filled with cameras,” he muttered with a faint smile.
The cameras installed by Koenji had now become the key.
“Change positions. Now.”
On the other side, Yuzuki finally raised her head.
For the first time, she didn’t remain silent.
With a firm voice, she answered the insults she had endured until now.
“I’m not controlling Kiyotaka-kun like a dog. I’m setting him free.”
Kiyotaka’s grandparents laughed mockingly.
But this time, Kiyotaka himself spoke.
His voice was flat, yet filled with pressure.
He exposed their past—how they once rejected Fumino, only to change their attitude because of her family background.
“Am I nothing more than a tool to you?” he asked coldly.
For a moment—
The entire room fell completely silent.
Meanwhile, Manabu, still disguised, finally gathered critical information.
He overheard the stalkers discussing their plan.
Everything depended on one signal—
A flashlight.
If the green light appeared, they would launch a simultaneous attack through the ventilation system and hidden pathways.
The information was immediately sent to Arisui.
At the same time, Kuze had already begun moving near the east entrance.
He intentionally provoked the stalkers, even mocking them to stir up their emotions.
The plan worked.
Without suspicion, they chased after Kuze and entered the garden area that had already been prepared.
There—
Koenji and Ryen were waiting.
The fight became unavoidable.
Kuze intentionally took a punch, while Koenji casually blocked the endless attacks.
All they needed to do—
Was endure.
And wait for the right moment.
“Now,” Yuki’s voice echoed through the communication channel.
Ryen instantly moved.
With speed almost impossible to follow, he charged through the crowd and captured their leader.
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The leader was threatened and ordered to stop everything.
But he chose to remain silent.
Ryen only gave a faint smile before knocking him unconscious with a sleeping drug.
That was when Yuki appeared.
Her steps were light, yet overflowing with confidence.
She revealed recordings from multiple angles—
Not one camera.
But ten cameras at once.
“So? Are you going to surrender… or keep fighting and lose?” she asked casually.
The stalkers fell silent.
When they looked toward their leader, all they saw was his motionless body.
The police arrived not long afterward.
Everything outside was over…
At least for now.
Back inside the building, Kiyotaka connected his phone to a laptop.
All the evidence was finally beginning to gather together.
He knew this still wasn’t over.
Aizen was still hiding something.
Yuzuki, who had asked permission to go to the restroom, actually had another objective.
She installed an additional camera and accidentally discovered something that made her freeze—
Red and green laser lights aimed at a specific location.
She immediately reported it.
“So that’s what the remote is for…” Arisui muttered.
At the same time, Manabu began carrying out small acts of sabotage from within, disrupting their coordination without being detected.
Yuzuki returned to her role, pretending as if nothing had happened.
But behind the scenes—
Everything was already moving according to plan.
This game wasn’t over yet…
But now, it was Kiyotaka’s turn to control the board.