His eyes were focused on the entrance, expecting to see anyone standing in the doorway, looking for them. But what greeted them were the flames of fire around the hall. The plastic glasses were still lying on the table and Akira was missing.
Reon caught up with Hitori. Her heart was already beating hard and she was exhausted from the fighting and crying, and the running had cost her all of the air in her lungs.
She put her hand over the side wall and examined the hall. "Where is everyone?" she asked.
Hitori's eyes fell on the way at end of the hall. They were in that room, he thought. But what are they doing there? He had to find out. What was the thing from they were excluding Reon and him?
Reon kept staring and panting as Hitori walked to the doorway at the end. It was just an empty door frame, what ahead was a room with firewoods in the corner, and a few mud utensils. Totally an Edo Period vibe.