The realization hit them all at once — in the chaos of the fight, they had lost track of Rin and Dracula.
The two had been with them at the start, standing calmly near the group as the battle erupted, but now the hallway was empty except for the team.
Hanako's eyes widened, her high ponytail swaying as she spun around, scanning the dark corridors with growing alarm.
Akane's breath caught in her throat, her plunging top rising and falling rapidly as she looked left and right, the earlier adrenaline of the fight now mixed with a sharp pang of worry.
Nagumo lowered his fists, his muscular frame still tense as he glanced at the empty spots where Rin and Dracula had been.
Hinata's voice crackled through the earbuds, her tone shifting from focused to concerned.
"Where are they? I can't see them anywhere."
