Last Period Collab - Chapter 2

Mao: Heeeeey, where'd you go...? I'm not gonna hurt you!

(Man... I ran after it without a second thought, but what am I gonna do...?

I thought I saw it escape into here...)

—Huh!?

(Wh-What the hell?! Someone's suddenly pinned my arms behind me..?!)

???: What is this place.

Mao: Who the hell are you — what are you doing!?

???: Answer my question.

Mao: Owowow— The underground archives! These are the underground archives!

???: Underground archives? ...Of which palace?

Mao: I've got no idea what you're talking about, but we’re in Yumenosaki Academy?!

???: Yumenosaki Academy...? I could say the same to you. If you're just fucking around, then I'll break your arms.

Mao:Owowow!! Uncle, uncle! I give, they're seriously about to snap!

???: ...I've never seen those clothes before. Are you from the Huma Realm?

Mao: Uh, “Huma Realm”? Sorry, but I've never heard of that unit...

Actually, shouldn't you let me go since I answered you? I'm not gonna do anything to you anyway.

???: ........

Mao: Ah, finally...

Huh!?

???: Hmph. Don't stare.

Mao: Uh, s-sorry.

(What a seriously weird appearance~. Is he in the idol course?)

???: ...Tch. I don't remember this moldy place. What happened?

Mao: Uh, are you a third year?

???: What?

Mao: Nothing, I was just curious, since I don't think I've seen you before~... Uh, I'm Isara Mao, a second year in the idol course.

Zex: ...Zex.

Mao: Uh, Zex-san, are you a student in the idol c...

Woah, what’d I step on?!

???: Ugh...

Mao: Someone’s collapsed here?!

Zex: Just leave him there.

Mao: No way, I can't just do that! Are you okay? Please wake up!

???: Urgh...

Where...?

— Are you a human?

Mao: What’re you getting so mad for?! And stop thrashing around! You're asking that, but you're a human too, ri... huh?

(Am... Am I imagining things, or are those... ears? Sprouting from his head???

It's a hood. Yeah, that's gotta be it!)

Um, Zex-san? Do you know this guy?

Zex: What? No.

Wait, are you... Nero, from the Animal Realm?

Nero: .....

Mao: Umm, I still don't really get... He said your name is Nero, right?

Nero: Don't say my name so casually, human.

Anyway, what is this place... And what the hell happened..? Dammit, I don't get it.

Zex: Hmph, don't worry about that guy. Just take me back to the Huma Realm.

Mao: Uh, you can say that all you want, but...

What is this “Huma” place, exactly? It doesn't sound like the name of a unit.

Ah, maybe you're from the Theater Course? I'd totally get it if you were practicing lines...

Zex: Huh, theater? Don't mess with me.

Mao: Yikes, don't just grab my collar like that?!

Zex: I'm a Knight of the Huma Realm's Royal Guard, not of the theater.

Mao: Kn-Knight...?

(I really don't understand what he's going on about - is he serious? If he's not an actor... Is he even a student here?)

Oh, crap!

Zex: ...What?

Mao: The bell! Didn't the bell just ring? Class is starting!