Part of me wonders if it's because the sack broke and ruined the "trick". Just because the ringleader wanted to make sure she hadn't looked in the sacks when they first captured her, which seems like an odd thing to ask in that situation.
Letting all the victims go home safely feels a bit too...
Not how I expected the prez to be totally fine, but...sure. Hopefully they go back to that sooner rather than later.
Anyway, it's been a while since they killed their classmates, how many of the band members are gonna die next chapter?
Just because the ringleader wasn't using any tricks doesn't mean the prez didn't come up with one of her own. She spent ages examining how they do this, after all.
Also, nice to see we're getting hints of the yuri the tags mentioned.
Also also, I just noticed this isn't a "part 1"? Although I...
Honestly, I like this kind of outcome. Like...after the previous chapter, I was cynically prepared for her to be revealed as a manipulative psycho because...that seemed to be the pattern they were going with.
Knowing that not every other character is out to kill them means there's actually...
So, there's a tiiiiiiiiny chance that she's actually trying to help and Sakura's getting paranoid because of the previous classmates...and like a 99% chance she just wants Sakura to reach out so she can claim a finger as a trophy/make it clear she's offering them to the specter/etc. in an...
Felt that SO bad with the taunting in chapter 1 followed by "oh, I was going to be a hairdresser and go where it's bright and everyone's smiling when I got out of here" as she's dying.
And I get the impression that we're not going to get much depth to many characters other than the protags...
I could see it being a combination of "save her from the monster that didn't work last time (Sounded like it might not be completely lethal? Or being in the vicinity didn't count?)" and "save her from one monster to earn her trust so it's easier to throw her under the bus train later". Page 58...