The pitch-black figure and the illusory afterimage flashed through his mind when he instinctively sensed something.

The dreamlike and illusory dream had troubled Naegi Makoto for a long time. It appeared without warning and disappeared without a trace, making it impossible for people to trace it back.

Intentionally or unintentionally, he thought that he would quickly forget this somewhat indescribable memory. But reality was reality because it was an objective existence that was completely different from people's wishful thinking.

He did not forget it at all.

The beautiful blue-haired girl was still in front of him. She clenched her fingers and nervously and shyly waited for his answer.

Miao Mu stood in the same place. His body was still there, but his mind was uncontrollably scattered. He forced himself to calm down and opened his mouth slightly. "I …"

So strange. Why did he suddenly think of that matter?

After uttering the first syllable, he inexplicably paused and looked back.

At the corner of the corridor, there was a corner of green clothes exposed outside.

There was a person there.

Green clothes, green … Was there anyone among the freshmen who was wearing green clothes?

"That … Naegi-kun, what's wrong with you?" Maizen waited for a long time but there was no follow-up. She asked curiously.

"Sorry, sorry, I suddenly had something urgent …" The brown-haired youth mumbled vaguely for a moment. He looked at her apologetically and turned around without hesitation. "Let's talk next time!"

"Eh?"

She was stunned for a moment. Before she could reach out her hand to try to stop him, Naegi Makoto had already run away quickly. His anxious appearance seemed to indicate that something he cared about very much had appeared.

"…"

Maizen stood in the same place for a while. After a long while, she let out a long sigh of disappointment.

"I keep feeling that it's harder to get close to Naegi-kun now than when I was in middle school …" Intuition or an illusion?

She subconsciously did not want to clarify the reason. Maybe if she continued to pursue the root of the matter, she would completely lose the opportunity.

"Huff … Huff …"

The sound of rapid breathing echoed in his ears.

At the other end of the corridor leading directly to the dormitory area of the hall were the rooms of the other freshmen. Because Miao Mu's own room was one of the outer rooms, he had only followed the crowd to the canteen for a gathering after waking up, so he didn't have much of a clear memory of the arrangement of the inner rooms.

The name plates of the owners of the rooms were hung on the doors one by one. Great God, Kuwata, Ye Yin, Yamada. Miao Mu's gaze swept across each of the closed doors one by one. His brows furrowed slightly, and then he stopped at a door without a door plate at the end of the corridor.

There was clearly someone there just now. It couldn't have been his illusion. He had clearly seen it … So, why was he hiding from him?

Miao Mu held the handle and turned it gently.

It's not locked.

Closing the door, he slowly walked into the room. In front of him was probably the school's garbage processing plant. Iron fences separated the inside from the outside. On the inside, there were garbage sorting boxes and incinerators, while the outside was empty. There was only a switch on the side wall, as well as monitors and cameras all over the school.

Miao Mu's gaze lingered on the iron door on the ground that seemed to be connected to somewhere below for a long time. He squatted down and tried to open it, but the door was completely locked. He wasted half a day trying to open it, but he couldn't move it at all.

Miao Mu sighed, stood up, and stomped his legs that were numb from squatting. He couldn't tell if it was because he understood or because he was disappointed. He went to check the iron fence again.

As expected, it was still locked.

The incinerator inside was so big that it should be easy to hide a person inside, right?

He didn't give up and tried to tiptoe to look inside. It was quiet inside, and the shadows behind the machine were very deep. He couldn't see through everything inside even if he tried.

Miao Mu bit his lips unwillingly. It was impossible that there was no way … Since it was a garbage treatment plant, Monokuma had no reason to stop them from using this place.

Even if that guy wanted to use the excuse of disposing of garbage to stop them from getting close, it also meant that they could take turns guarding this place and find out the true identity of the mastermind.

Miao Mu, who didn't find anything, still remembered his lucky guess. He almost blurted out a name in his mouth and opened the door gloomily.

"Ah!"

Bu Er was walking towards him?

D was shocked by him.

"Mia- Naegi-kun?"

The other party's eyes widened like a frightened animal. Starting from the neck outside the collar of the school uniform, a thin layer of red appeared on his skin at a speed visible to the naked eye. Subconsciously, he panicked and trembled as he held the thing in his arms tightly. "Why are you here?"

"I'm just here to take a look …" Miao Mu's eyes fell on Bu Er.

D's military green uniform and the stack of clothes in her arms. "Bu Er?

D, did you just come back from the laundry room? "

"Yes, that's right."

Bu Er?

Even though D was smiling, her expression was strangely nervous. Miao Mu noticed that she was clutching her clothes so tightly that her fingertips were white.

This kind of behavior made him doubt himself. He didn't look like the kind of person who would scare people, right?

"I'm sorry, Naegi-kun. I'm in a hurry to go back to the dorm to use the bathroom. I'll be leaving first."

She blushed and whispered. Bu Er?

D lowered her head uncomfortably. She walked around Miao Mu, who was confused, and quickly headed back to the dorm.

"In a hurry to go to the bathroom?"

Miao Mu blinked.

There were male and female bathrooms between the laundry room and the garbage treatment plant. If she was in a hurry, why was she in a hurry to go back to the dorm?

And, Bu Er?

D's dorm was the same as his. They were both on the outer side of the hall. Why would she take the long way to the inner side?

The person he saw when he was chatting with Maizen … and the strange Bu Er?

D's …

Even if they were classmates, there would be things that they couldn't share with each other.

He thought for a while and bitterly scratched the back of his head.

After all, even I am …

When I find a good time, I'll …?

Η Bu Er Ji?

Yi Ye San

As for the so-called good time, when will it be?

The brown-haired boy stood there in a daze for a while. After a while, he sighed gloomily.

How unlucky. If only it was as smooth as the dream …

Because of his little secret that he couldn't share with others for the time being, Miao Miao Cheng's subsequent actions intentionally or unintentionally avoided the other students. Other than the usual breakfast and morning meeting, he would explore the first floor of the school alone.

Unfortunately, he found nothing.

"Strange, this can't be a completely enclosed space."

If it was a completely enclosed space, then the one who appeared beside him on the night of school???

M Dou wouldn't be able to hide his tracks so perfectly.

But the fact was that the other freshmen never noticed it??

Φ Bu Er Ji?

Major Sniper Gully? "

Bo Er?

Si Bu Er Ji??

The Desert Cistanche is timid and the Cold Buck is cold?

Xi Shen Bo Er Ji has secretly exposed Huang Xin Bian?

Nan Dong Ao

As if … as if everything was just his own delusion.

"No, no, this is impossible." He shook his head slightly. Could Monokuma's attitude prove it??

Η Bu Er Ji?

Huan Si Bu Er Ji?

Afraid of Bu Er Ji?

Is it because of the mother, Qu Yu, Qu Yu

Gu Wen Wu was stunned, Yu Yinjian???

Mo Jiao Kui?

Chang Yuan Ji Yu Ji?

Ji Fu Er?

Bu Er?

I Xiu?

Ji Mu Jing Huan N?

Yu Ji?

Wu Luo Fan Niu??

Guanidine?

Ye Jiao Kui?

Ji Mu Jiao?

Well, there must be another way.

When Kirigiri and Xiangzi met Miao Mu, she saw him touching the wall while slowly moving forward.

"What are you doing?"

"Ah?" Miao Mu blinked innocently, "I'm investigating …"

Even if he was eager to leave this place, this clumsy and inefficient way of searching seemed too stupid.

Kirigiri looked at him and thought speechlessly.

"I didn't expect you to be one of the people who is eager to leave this school." She crossed her arms and commented emotionlessly.

The freshmen had distinct personalities. Facing the fact that Monokuma had locked them in this closed school, some of them were as calm as Celeste and Shikami, while others were as calm as Yamada and Fuji.

D was as anxious as Ōwada, and as anxious as a trapped beast. According to Kirigiri's observation, Miao Mu, who looked like a gentle herbivore, should be in between the two states of anxiety and muddling through.

However, they had only known each other for a short time, and each person's nature was still a question that needed to be observed. She did not think too much about it.

"By the way, do you know anything about this school?" She suddenly asked.

"Uh?

Kirigiri classmate? "Miao Mu's heart skipped a beat.

"You said before that you know the seniors here."

Kirigiri looked at him. "No matter how inconspicuous the details are, if it's convenient, can you tell me?"

Miao Mu, under the gaze of her cold eyes that seemed to be able to see through everything, suddenly felt a sense of guilt that had nowhere to hide.

"Actually, I don't know much about this school. As someone who was lucky enough to be selected, I only really tried to get to know Hope Peak Academy after receiving the acceptance letter."

He thought for a moment and said hesitantly, "Before coming to this school, I might have gotten to know the seniors here before everyone else. He is —"

"Miao Mu!"

A clear female voice interrupted him.

"I heard your voice. What are you doing sneaking into this place?" The girl with pink pigtails strutted over and noticed Kirigiri. "Huh?

I didn't expect the always elusive Kirigiri classmate to be here too. "

"Ah!" Miao Mu was shocked. "So it's Enoshima classmate. You scared me."

"Hm?" The girl glanced at him from the corner of her eyes and laughed loudly. "You're scared just like that?

Miao Mu, you're too lame … Or is it because you have a guilty conscience? "

"Eh?

No! "Miao Mu retorted angrily.

"I see …" Jiang Zhidao dragged out her tone playfully. Her sky-blue eyes and his clear green eyes looked at each other for a moment. She smiled. Before Miao Mu could react, she reached out her finger at lightning speed and flicked his forehead with a "pa" sound.

"Ah, it hurts!"

Miao Mu covered his reddened forehead and stared at her in confusion.

"Hahahaha, you look so silly."

Enoshima laughed without caring about a boy's delicate self-esteem. She even bent down and poked his cheek with her long red fingernails. "That's right. It's obvious that a person like Miao Mu can't hide anything."

"I don't know if it's a compliment or a mockery." Miao Mu's mouth twitched as he stepped back to avoid the teasing.

"Hm?"

Enoshima tilted her head and blinked innocently. "It's a compliment. It's rare to see a pure and cute boy like Miao Mu these days."

"Thank you, but the word cute won't make a boy happy." He ridiculed.

With Enoshima's interruption, the conversation with Kirigiri was interrupted.

"Looks like I won't get the answer I want this time."

Hearing Kirigiri's sigh, Enoshima made an "oh" sound and looked at her with Miao Mu. She laughed heartily. "Kirigiri, do you have something you want to ask?

Don't mind me, don't mind me. Just say it. "

"… No need."

The silver-haired girl glanced at Miao Mu who was obviously nervous. Enoshima was right. He was indeed someone who couldn't hide his thoughts … She smiled and turned to leave.