"... I should have," began Mio, still frowning, "And I'm not going to try and make excuses, but I was worried about Kazuko-san and I wanted to see how she was doing."

There might not have been any denying that calling would have been a good idea. However, Mio hadn't thought of it, and she had been in a hurry... and it was justified, wasn't it? Her friend was in the hospital, in a coma... so she'd been in a hurry to see her. And she had to go every day, after all. She'd decided to do so and there was no question one way or the other about it. It was important, she knew it was. Even if Kazuko had no idea she was there, it had to help, didn't it? Mio had yet to even change out of her uniform she had rushed to the hospital so quickly.

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It had barely been a few steps before Black Storm Barrage encountered the library. She hadn't even seen it at first... but she recognized it, and proceeded inside. It was only seconds before the inhabitant was far, far too close. They had met before, of course. And battered... battered was an understatement. Even though she had healed, the blood was still sprayed all across the front of her body. Black Storm Barrage reservedly stepped back before answering Radiant Blossoming Apparition's question. "I tried breaking through glass flower. I have to try again."

It was a simple statement that covered the entire situation perfectly, delivered in an almost emotionless tone. Almost. The black-haired girl's voice wavered slightly as she spoke. But... no matter how many times it took, she would break into the flower and get her out. She'd kill as many of the creatures as she needed to in order to get into the glass flower.

String Master was in there. And she had to be saved.