Matsutani was the first to retreat. He carried the unconscious Imai Yoshida and ran into the void portal.
Shika carried Yuuko, Hitaka managed to carry both Maishi and Nomura by herself, and Rana dragged Rinura through the portal and returned to reality.
Finally, Seiji grabbed Miyabi and rushed out of the void portal together with Natsuya, escaping this completely collapsing world in time…
Everyone in the award ceremony banquet hall woke up again.
The award ceremony attendees were rather confused at how much time had seemingly elapsed without them realizing it, which caused a commotion.
Several hundred people collectively fell unconscious for several hours! However, not a single person among them was injured, poisoned, robbed, or anything like that. How were they supposed to interpret such an event?
The host, Thunderbolt Literature, had no experience in dealing with such an abnormal event, either.
