Vol 3 Ch 10.3: The Search

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Year 1

Season 1

Volume 3 - "One Must Deceive Himself"

Chapter 10: Part 3 of 3 - The Search

The setting sun bestows a deep, dark greyish-blue hue into the incoming clouds that blanket the horizon, cascading a foreboding feeling in a certain teen boy as he sprints across the soon-to-be wet surface.

Drip.

Rain begins falling.

'This is bad. If she's caught in this storm in her current condition, she's only bound to spend more time recovering.'

Drip Drip.

The rain is picking up speed.

Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip.

What was a shower is now a complete squall.

In the black of night, the figure leaps through rocks and trees. 

'The visibility is very poor. It is extremely dangerous of me to even consider doing this, as there are a lot of cliffs in the northern side of this island.' 

Looking down at his notepad, he stows it away. 'Luckily, my part of the map is finished, but that's not what I'm after.'

Undeterred, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka braves the microburst, a flashlight in one hand as he takes glances at his watch. Strong gusts of wind and rain push down at him, but he moves forward. The red dot on its screen is getting closer and closer as does its more frequent beeping since he has set the coordinate as his destination.

"You have arrived," The waterproof watch announces.

There within the forest's thicket lays Horikita Suzune, seemingly drifting in and out of consciousness and unaware of her surroundings.

There within the forest's thicket lays Horikita Suzune, seemingly drifting in and out of consciousness and unaware of her surroundings

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There are two ways to lift a person up:
1. Carry them over one's shoulder like a sack of potatoes. This is the preferred method soldiers use in war to evacuate wounded comrades.
2. The bridal style. Obviously, the romantic connotations surrounding this one make the carrier exude confidence, and the one being carried feels very self-conscious.

Approaching the girl, Kiyotaka picks her up bridal style without hesitation nor second thought about how either of them feel, right as she slumps over and falls asleep.

Approaching the girl, Kiyotaka picks her up bridal style without hesitation nor second thought about how either of them feel, right as she slumps over and falls asleep

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