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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."

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.

She had to get it. But she couldn't just grab it. The room had eyes. The girl with the violet hair clips was the lookout—her phone's camera was aimed not at her notes, but at the door. Taro didn't look up

For a split second, his eyes widened. He quickly closed the notebook. "Just doodling."

Undercover. And her target was in this room. Boring

A collective groan rose from the six students scattered at two long tables. Perfect. Stoichiometry was the universal language of teenage despair. It was the perfect cover.

"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." It was a Phantom Circuit data-siphon—capable of draining

Taro Kishimoto. The science prodigy. The chess champion. The suspected data mule for the Phantom Circuit, a cyber-criminal syndicate that had been leaking state secrets through encoded messages hidden in academic papers.

"Nice work with the fake fumble. You missed your calling as a teacher."

"I prefer the term 'tutor,'" she said. "It's less paperwork."

A murmur of protest. The lookout girl’s head snapped up. Taro hesitated. "I'm fine here."