Chapter 114 Hirata’s World 9 (1/2)
Chapter 114 Hirata’s World 9
”Obviously, certain things could not have been done by Hirata, like leaving fukui's dead body in the roo Bujue said ”But your appearance, Shuichi, has explained everything For me, when I deduced your existence, the case could not have been plainer
”You would not have surrendered because that would have lowered the sentence You merely took Haruko home and tried to scare her into submission so that she wouldn't dare call the police It wouldn't have been hard Her husband suddenly turned into a different person and murdered a man in cold blood Furthermore, she was partly responsible for fukui's death Since the gun was eun in Hirata's rooation
”The next day, you went to work like usual You are stronger than him He doesn't know about your presence, but you have free access to all his memories You purposely went to the coation Once the police asked around, they would have suation But since the body was not discovered until the afternoon of the 27th, you waited a whole day for naught
”On the way back home, probably out of inspiration, you returned the body back to Hirata Perhaps you wanted to witness how the tould react when he returned to face Haruko At the ti He was so out of it that he couldn't remember the way home, and that hen the third part of his ot ho fro That hen his mind shattered As expected of someone in his mental state, he screamed The old lady next door overheard him and came over to knock on his door You then took over the body to deal with her You purposely allowed her to see certain things before showing her the door You aiting for her to call the police After all… you wouldn't call the police yourself because that ht be construed as an action of surrender
”In the end, as you wished, the police arrived at the long house and arrested you They also found Yaun That explains why you were able to drink the tea cale was deee success You returned to the deep recesses of Hirata's mind, until today
”And Hirata, well, he went mad Prison trapped his body, and the three partial memories in his mind turned into a source of horror and madness They tortured his ed to survive for fifteen years Unfortunately, due to his resilience, he will continue to suffer until the day he dies”
”Hahaha…” Shuichi widened his eyes and revealed a strange, wicked smile He leaned closer to the mirror to whisper, ”That idiot deserves it”
”Not really No one could have judged whether Hirata has , the only conclusion I can draw is that good things never co Bujue said ”Without your interference, he wouldn't have ended up as poor as he is now”
”Then, what do you plan to do about that, Mr F?” Shuichi asked with a cold se the past?”
”I don't, but I can bring you and hi Bujue replied
”Release? Hu tortured I don't need any…”
Feng Bujue cut him off ”There are three layers of consciousness here The deepest layer is the one that has brought Hirata the most torment over the years I don't kno many layers you have over there, but based on my assessment of your mental state, I believe there is only one Hmm… fifteen years… no, for the past twenty-one years, you have been experiencing a scary memory similar to the one at the deepest layer of Hirata'sabout” Shuichi's eyes darted to the side This ood liar
”My consciousness is not h these layers of e of consciousness I can move toward Now, I can take over Hirata's body in real life if I want to Similarly, I can cross over to your side and then toss you to… h Bujue said in a dark voice
”That's impossible!” Shuichi exclaimed ”You…”
Before he finished, theBujue stood up The shackles on his wrists and ankles had fallen away The apparel that he wore reverted to the purple suit He touched his pocket, and the three keys were all there Of the three keys, there was one that had not been used He walked to the cell door and plunged the key into the lock of the door that represented the lock in Hirata's ht strea Bujue The next second, the scene changed again, but this tie to enter the unknown… Shuichi's world
”Hirata… are you serious?” A pretty and young girl stood beside hi a fleece coat Feng Bujue, ore the Joker outfit, looked rather preposterous standing there, but in her eyes, she seemed to see Hirata Shuichi
The two of thee, the location where, according to urban legends, activities like confessions, break-ups, and suicides were carried out The city expanded to the horizon under the bridge Even though it was late, in this city where skyscrapers touched the sky, the city eaving its neonBujue tried to ask
”Hirata, earlier, you said… you're going back hoirl said that, there were tears shi+ning in her eyes
Sato… So, this girlBujue thought to himself So, all these years, the memory that tormented Shuichi was the break-up with Miss Miko That was Hirata's choice, but he has to suffer the consequences He has to repeatedly watch the girl he loves cry and leave, but he is unable to change anything He has to relive the moment his life spiraled out of control day after day No wonder his personality has distorted to such an extent
He nudged his fingers and realized that he could un or wrench, but that did not see the situation This was similar to the black and white world The deeper the reater the amount of freedom he enjoyed While in the layers closer to reality, his body would be increasingly restricted