some reason. Maybe she senses something's wrong with MC too." Monika: "That's concerning. Let's not waste any more time. We'll check up on him after school." (After school, the club members gather outside MC's house. Monika rings the doorbell, but there's no answer.) Monika: "He must not be home. Does anyone have any other ideas?" Yuri: "Perhaps we could try peeking through his windows? I know it sounds invasive, but we're just trying to make sure he's safe." Sayori: "I don't like the idea of invading his privacy, but I suppose it's our only option at this point." Natsuki: "Hold on, maybe his parents are home? We should try asking them if they've seen him lately." Monika: "That's a good idea. Let's go knock on their door." (After knocking on the neighbor's door, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, MC's neighbors, answer.) Mrs. Smith: "Hello, what can I help you all with?" Monika: "Hi, we're friends of MC's from school. We were wondering if you've seen him recently. He hasn't been answering our calls or messages." Mr. Smith: "I'm sorry, we haven't seen him for a few days now. In fact, we were getting worried ourselves." Sayori: "Oh no... Do you think something could be wrong? Should we call the police?" Mrs. Smith: "Let's not jump to conclusions just yet. It's possible he's just gone on a trip or something. I'll let you know if we see or hear anything, though." Natsuki: "I hope he's just away and forgot to tell us. It would be really bad if something happened to him." Yuri: "Let's give it a little more time, but if we still don't hear from him, we should definitely involve the authorities." Monika: "Agreed. For now, let's keep reaching out to him and asking around. We'll find out soon enough what's going on." Sayori: "I really hope he's okay... I can't shake this feeling that something's not right. We just have to stay positive and keep searching."