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Ollie pov: I saw Matsuri-senpai chatting with Luna-senpai and Reine, so I approached them and tapped Reine on the back, which caused her to jump.

"O-oh Ollie!" She was shocked.

"What?" I asked.

"I'm not used to people touching my back yet." She said nervously

"I'm sorry!" I screamed as I slammed my head into the ground.

"It's okay!" Reine said frantically as she glared at me.

"Huh, what's wrong with her back?" Matsuri-senpai asked

"You didn't know until yesterday that she was marked with the crimson flower," I said.

"Huh, wait! Fubuki was taken by people with crimson flowers on their backs when they were commanded to!" Matsuri-senpai said

"Okay, so maybe we should get Oga-senoai and we'll pay those people a visit...." Risu-senpai said

"Remember, Mumei got rid of all of them, and we captured two of the head haunchos," Reine said.

"Yup Tenma and Magni are captured well of... Risu-senpai said

"What do you know that we don't?" I asked

Moona may have brutalized Magni for what he did to Pekora. Risu-senpai said

"Ah, that makes sense...." I said I was not surprised by that outcome, not that I knew who Magni was.

"Ollie, don't worry about me. Let's just keep going. We need to find Fubuki-senpai." Reine said

I saw her visually begin to sweat, so I walked over and gently wiped it away.

"You are so sweet." She said softly

"Why are you so panicked?" I questioned

"For some reason, I think something happened to Kiara and Mumei," she told me.

"Don't worry, they'll be fine, and why would you say that?" I asked

"Because I have a sisterly sense," Reine said.

"You are being a little dramatic," I said.

"I hope so." She said

"What the hell, the ground is back to normal..." Botan-senpai said he was perplexed by what we just witnessed.

"Maybe it was never like that to begin with." Lamy-chan suggested

"Maybe there is a clause to what you said. I don't think it was fake, but maybe an illusion," Shishiron said.

"Well, I think it was an actual hole!" Polka-senpai claimed

"It couldn't have been..." Botan-senpai said her voice was filled with animosity: "We never fell when it caught up to the back wheel, and besides, it stopped." She explained

"She got you there." Nene-senpai giggled

"But we almost thought you were so worried about what the hell happened to that!" Polka-senpai asked

"Nothing, I just agree with what Lamy-chan said!" Botan-senpai stated

"Well, I think it might have been a real hole!" Watame-senpai said

"Valid point!" Botan-senpai said as Polka-senpai glared at her and sighed.

"Just because I said it, you won't pay attention, huh?" Polka-senpai groaned

"I paid attention; it's just that you're wrong," she said in response.

"You two fight a lot, huh?" Aloe-senpai said as she leaned against some junk.

"Well, not a lot. We just have some differences." Botan-senpai said

"Oooooh, Shishiron, Omarun, Wamy, Aloe-chan look!" Nene-senpai said as she pointed at a beetle she found.

"It's just a beetle. " Polka-senpai said

Nene-senpai let out a sharp gasp in shock; she sounded offended by her "It's a cool beetle!" She hissed

"Yeah, it's just a beetle!" Polka-senpai said in response.

"You just don't get it!" Nene-senpai cried

"Why do I need to understand it? It's just a dumb bug!" Polka-senpai said

"Wow, Omarun, you are acting pretty out of character." Botan-senpai commented

"Oh don't you start!" Polka-senpai said

"Well, you are kind of being a bit mean...." Lamy-senpai said

"Okay, I will give you that." Polka-senpai sighed

"Botan-sama "I think Luna-Tan is getting better at driving!" Choco-sensei stated

"You are letting her drive again?" Botan-senpai sighed

"Isn't that dangerous?" Lamy-senpai questioned

"Oh yeah, 100% Lamy-sama!" Choco-sensei laughed

"Where is Subaru-senpai?" Botan-senpai asked

"In the car with Luna-tan, do you want to go in the car with her, Botan-sama?" Choco-sensei asked

"No...." Botan-senpai commented

"She drives like Aqua...." Choco-sensei laughed

"Aqua-Tan drives that badly?" Botan-senpai asked

"Worse..." Choco-sensei said

Just hearing that, I could only wonder how Aqua-senpai drove if Luna-senpai was driving circles. I could have sworn the car broke down anyways, so I began to question how they were even driving.

"Ollie, you decide where we go next!" Anya said this loudly, getting my attention once again.

"Wait, shouldn't Risu-senpai get to decide since she's stronger and also more fit to be a leader than I?" I asked.

"No..." Anya said as she pointed to Risu-senpai.

Reine was throwing peanuts at Risu, and she was jumping up and catching them in her mouth.

"I like big nuts!" She said

"Okay, don't say it like that. I swear you are doing this on purpose.." I said

"Yeah, I am doing it on purpose," she said while catching a peanut in mid-air.

"Iofi gives me bigger nuts than this!" Risu-senpai said

I began to laugh since I knew that she jokes around now, but she looked serious and confused as to why I was laughing.

"What?" Risu-senpai asked

"That was a joke, right?" I asked

"What was a joke?" Risu-senpai said

"You said Iofi-senpai gives you big nuts!" I said

"Oh yeah, she makes specifically salted peanuts!" Risu-senpai said cheerfully

I sighed not getting her, but she was clearly messing with me, so I decided that now that we had her attention, she would decide our next location.

"Let's go to the mystical forest for a bit!" She said, "I need to talk to Oga!" She stated

"Let's go then!" I said

Reine and Anya went to inform Senpai where we were going, and we set off to find out where Fubuki-senpai went, then we would meet up with the rest.

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