Unemiya hated this.

The moment Jinnie answered, he got straight to the point.

“Jinnie. I know I promised I’d never ask you to get involved with Bofurin.”

A sigh came from the other end.

“Then don’t.”

“I can’t.”

For once, Umemiya sounded genuinely worried.

“Endo’s here.”

Silence.

“Sakura, Suo, Kaji, Sugishita… they’re all hurt. I’m too far away to get there in time.”

Jinnie pinched the bridge of her nose.

“You know I can’t fight anymore.”

“I know.”

“Then why call me?”

“Because you’re the closest person I trust.”

A long pause.

Then an even longer sigh.

“…You owe me.”

“I know.”

“Send the location.”

—

When Jinnie arrived, the warehouse was eerily quiet.

Not because the fight had ended.

Because it already had.

Bofurin had lost.

Haruka Sakura was on one knee, bruised and bleeding, struggling to stand.

Hayato Suo’s glasses were cracked, blood running down the side of his face.

Ren Kaji looked exhausted, breathing heavily as he pushed himself up from the floor.

Even Kyotaro Sugishita was injured, glaring at Endo despite barely being able to move.

And standing over Sakura—

Was Endo.

Smiling.

His fist pulled back.

Ready to strike.

Sakura glared right back.

“Just shut up and hit me already.”

Endo laughed.

“You’re still interesting, Sakura.”

Then he swung.

And suddenly—

A hand caught his wrist.

The impact echoed through the warehouse.

Everyone froze.

Endo blinked.

Sakura blinked.

Slowly, every head turned toward the person standing between them.

A woman.

Long dark brown hair with red highlights.

Hands shoved casually into her pockets except for the one currently stopping Endo’s punch.

Her expression looked more annoyed than afraid.

Jinnie let out a tired sigh.

“Seriously?”

The warehouse fell silent.

Sakura stared.

Suo stared.

Kaji stared.

Sugishita stared.

None of them had any idea who she was.

Only Endo’s smile slowly disappeared.

For the first time since she arrived, Jinnie looked directly at him.

“Umemiya asked me to check on his friends.”

Her grip tightened slightly.

“So how about you stop trying to punch teenagers.”

For a moment, nobody spoke.

Then Endo smiled again.

Except this time, it wasn’t amused.

It was interested.

“Well…”

His eyes narrowed as he looked at her.

“This is unexpected.”

And suddenly, every instinct in the room screamed that Endo knew exactly who she was.