So, after a brief decision, everyone started orderly evacuating quickly.

At that moment, Arashikaze Manami approached.

"Katsuragi, do you think we have enough time?"

KatsuragiReimi just shook her head.

"No, no matter how you think about it, it's not enough time."

She replied straightforwardly.

Yes, she knew it better than anyone else, no matter how they acted, time was simply insufficient.

"So, are we saving whoever we can?"

"Not exactly. Judging by the speed of the explosion, this building probably won't hold much longer. We are not directly affected by the bomb, and judging by the sound of the explosion, the suspect most likely placed it on the ground floor."

"The ground floor?"

"Yes, by destroying the ground floor to make the building collapse. That seems to be the suspect's goal. And now that the explosion has stopped, it means the foundation of this building has likely been severely damaged."

KatsuragiReimi succinctly explained the severity of the current situation.

"So, that means..."

"Yes, as I mentioned earlier, this building won't last much longer. I can't say exactly how many seconds remain, but one thing is certain."

"Which is?"

"This building will collapse before everyone here can get out. In other words, unless something unexpected happens, no one will survive."

Even with the mindset of saving whoever they could, it was futile. It might be okay if they were on the first floor, but they were on the tenth floor. The elevators were already unusable due to the explosion, and even if the elevators were functioning, it would take several minutes to evacuate even a small portion of the people. In reality, while it was unknown when the building would collapse, it definitely wouldn't take several minutes. They could collapse in the next instant if luck was bad, or at most in a minute or two, which, under the best circumstances, was still not enough time.

It was impossible to save everyone.

"Since we already know it's futile, why did you...?"

"You mean, why did I remind them to evacuate?"

"Yeah, you should be well aware of the situation, so why...?"

In response, KatsuragiReimi simply sighed and lowered her head.

"It's nothing, I just didn't want to accept it passively. Would you call it a form of resistance?"

"Huh?"

At this moment, there was a palpable change in the air around KatsuragiReimi. Of course, nothing actually changed, but it gave off that sensation.

"Because knowing success was nearly impossible, I decided to give up. This may seem like a smart move, even something anyone would do, and in the past, I probably would have made the same choice as those people... But only now, I don't want to do that..."

Her words carried a sense of emotion different from before.

"Katsuragi, what do you mean..."

"However, there is no need to be so pessimistic."

"It was Katsuragi who originally said it was impossible, and now suddenly this."

Muttered Arashikaze Manami with some dissatisfaction.

"Well, let's not dwell on that anymore. And although I said it was impossible, as I just mentioned, that was only under normal circumstances."

"Under normal circumstances?"

The sudden turn of events left Arashikaze Manami somewhat puzzled.

In response, Katsuragi Reimi replied with a relaxed expression, a smile on her lips that revealed a hidden meaning.

"No one knows what will happen until the very end, so why say 'impossible'? Because... miracles exist in this world, and I have witnessed such a miracle with my own eyes."