It was 10 P.M. by the time Tatsuya and Miyuki arrived home after their
dinner with Katsuto, Mayumi, and Masaki.
Although it wasn't a particularly late hour for a high schooler, Minami
was still awake to welcome them.
"Welcome back."
Minami wore her maid uniform to greet Tatsuya and Miyuki at the front
door.
"We're back. Did any news come in?"
Minami hesitated for a moment at Tatsuya's query.
"There were no calls from the Main House, Kuroba-sama, or Tsukuba-
sama."
Tatsuya was waiting for them to contact him about the results of the
investigation on the magician that he had tracked down. However, there
was a hint of another matter from Minami's tone.
"I'll listen to you in the living room."
"Understood."
Tatsuya, Miyuki and Minami entered the living room. Tatsuya and
Miyuki sat down on the sofa while Minami stood to deliver the news of
the event that transpired while they were gone
"There was an emergency message from First High."
"Emergency message?"
"Yes, Miyuki-sama. Although the contents are not very pressing, it had
to be sent before the end of the day so it was marked as 'urgent'."
"So, what's the announcement?"
"The school will be closed until Saturday, the 23rd
, although the closure
might be extended."
Once Tatsuya's query was answered, the siblings were visibly surprised.
"...That's quite sudden."
"...After the incident at Second High, such an incident took place here
today. It's understandable for the school to take these measures."
Tatsuya felt the same as Miyuki. So, he made up a somewhat plausible
reason and settled on that.
"I see... Still, this is troublesome."
Miyuki put her hand on her cheek and sighed softly.
"How so?"
At Tatsuya's inquiry, Miyuki subtly averted her gaze in a slightly
embarrassed manner.
"Due to the riot that happened after school, I headed back home directly
from the police station... and left some personal items in my school
locker."
Tatsuya had judged based on Miyuki's expression that the personal item
was something that she didn't want anyone else to see.
"Shall we get it tomorrow then?"
Miyuki looked at Tatsuya with a surprised expression.
"But, Onii-sama, isn't the school going to be closed?"
