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Tobacco Road Cake – Part 05

Around that time, Kazuya Kujou was climbing the emergency stairs alongside Coup de Grâce, up the chilly, dimly lit concrete space. Mary the firefighter and the mysterious Troll trailed behind.

The heat of the summer day lingered. Their footsteps echoed loud. Sweat dripped down their brows.

Coup de Grâce glanced down at the emergency stair key hanging from Kazuya’s neck with concern. Kazuya caught his gaze and looked up.

“Be careful not to drop it, Linlin,” Coup de Grâce cautioned.

“I guess it’s true what they say,” Troll said. “Big men tend to be meticulous. I doubt he would lose something important.”

Coup de Grâce fell silent awkwardly.

Mary swiftly came to his defense. “It’s not a bad thing to be cautious. We don’t want to go back down to pick it up. In rescue operations, we’re taught not to rely on luck.”

“I see,” Troll said.

They went up, turned clockwise at a landing, then up