While my thoughts were still tangled up in everything that had just happened, something felt… off. The forest had gone quiet in that strange way that didn't feel peaceful at all. And then we noticed it.
It wasn't just one rabbit that had appeared.
Shapes moved between the trees. One, then two, then more—small figures slipping through the undergrowth, their red eyes catching the light as they stared at us. My chest tightened when I realized how many there were. They were surrounding us, slowly but surely, as if they had been waiting for this moment.
"Oh, looks like you're not the only one who gets to have fun, Sakai," Amakawa-kun said casually, almost like he was commenting on the weather. He reached for his sword, his fingers wrapping around the hilt without hesitation. "Come on, boys. Let's massacre these rabbits!"
The word massacre echoed unpleasantly in my head.
