-atom 084- Ameri Ichinose Sneaked Into The Room Pretending To: Tutor Students

Taro didn't look up. "It's already balanced if you consider combustion," he muttered. "Glucose plus six oxygens yields six carbons diox and six waters. Boring."

At exactly 4:47 PM, her phone buzzed in her pocket. A single, pre-arranged text: EVAC. Taro didn't look up

That’s when she saw it. Tucked under his laptop riser, invisible from every other angle but this one, was a slim, metallic USB drive. It wasn't a standard model. It was a Phantom Circuit data-siphon—capable of draining an entire hard drive in seconds. Boring

She turned the corner at the end of the hall and pressed her back against the lockers. She pulled out the USB drive. It was warm. Tucked under his laptop riser, invisible from every

Taro stared at her. His eyes narrowed. He glanced at his laptop riser. Nothing. The drive was gone. His face went pale, then a dangerous red.

Undercover. And her target was in this room.

"Good afternoon, everyone," she said, her voice a decibel softer than expected. "I’m Miss Ichinose. I hear you're all having trouble with stoichiometry."