Vol 1 Chapter 7 (2/2)

I stood still tes and looked doards I wept for awhile, the tears dropped down, and were absorbed by the billowing dust that ept up by a truck

Even so, I’m still just a useless, brainless, insensitive and cold-blooded person The ht that day, and tears couldn’t even come out anymore

Hu

And they don’t even feel that their habits are sorrowful things

The people who feel that it’s sorrowful are probably those who are in heaven, huh?

All of us are just manipulated by the notebook that was scribbled on rando soret some more, we could only strive to live on like this

On the evening two days after that, I draggeda thick woolen jacket, and wobbly rode my bike to the hospital

Ayaka was still in a coma

In the bright roo, the patient that is lying on the bed at the center of the room didn’t even have a hint of blood in her face, and that person is Ayaka The nurses told !” but I can’t see any movement in her chest The as so silent that I could al through the tube

I thought, Ayaka’s body is indeed here

But her soul is at goodness knohere

At that tiht shone from the other side of the door that was forcefully opened because of the drug The place that I saas probably not where Ayaka was, but my ohile the destination that Hakamizaka headed to was the darkness in his heart We are all io elsewhere

That’s right, are you Fujishi+ma-kun? I raised my head because of the nurse’s question I think that they are Ayaka’s classive them to you

The nurse took so out of the wardrobe at the side of the walls It was a plastic bag that was filled with ten colored papers Words written with an oil-based pen ritten on the plastic bag: ‘Fujishi+ma-kun’s ten papers’

I blankly stared at the face of the nurse The nurse smiled and pointed in the direction of the bed At that mo beside her pillow, and the card that was nearby said that it was a gift from class 1-4

Just callthat

I’m alone

I looked at the plastic bag with the colored papers inside with my head lowered

Why didn’t they forget about me? I didn’t even answer theo to school

I would probably cry if I continued to think about it, so I sat down on the round stool and took out the colored papers fro

It was just ten paper cranes, but it tooktily due to the crumpled up To tie the cranes onto the thousand cranes, I went to the side of the pillow and suddenly found so

On the wardrobe at the other side of the bed, things that see an intriguing combination

A small wreath of floas placed in a transparent, palm-sized box

Beside the wreath of floas a plastic tank model

The only normal present was a flower basket with dried up flowers

And there was also a 350cc deep red can

At the side of the bed, which is also at the side of Ayaka’s face, I bent down my back and looked directly at Ayaka

Saying that I can’t go anywhere is just a lie, because I can still ith s to walk around now, but I have soo

After hanging the ten paper cranes with the thousand paper cranes, and was about to walk out of the ward, I suddenly stopped

It was like I’ve heard so me, so I turned my head around Of course, it was just my illusion, as Ayaka was still frozen at the es on Ayaka, hurriedly rushed to the bed and stared at her face

Ayaka’s eyelids slowly fluttered open

I could see the color of Ayaka’s irises, but she was not looking at h the ceiling of the hospital, passed through the blue skies of the spring that was so sunny that itat that open door

My hand moved on its own, not sure of how ency button The sound of many footsteps came closer to the ward and surrounded me The nurses pushed me away and pressed herself close to Ayaka’s face As soon as she said to call a doctor, another nurse hurriedly ran out of the ward The people wearing white robes finally surrounded the bed and started to argue after doing a brain wave exa that it was the reflective action of the iris, then shooed me out of the ward

The white haired doctor walked out and started to explain about Ayaka’s condition toblankly in the sofa of the corridor Everything isn’t clear yet, as they won’t know if they didn’t do detailed exah it’s not too clear, conditions like this would occur occasionally Although the chances of her awakening are small, there is still a possibility

So go home for today

I once chose to cover my ears and just wait

But now I have a place that I o So, I nodded and stood up

Passing the bridge, passing through the Shuto Expressway, going around the station, I walked towards Hanamaru Ramen Shop that I didn’t show up for about a month and a half already

“I’ve thought of a new dish: ‘Sesame butter Ramen’, try it!”

Min-san, as about to start work, said as if nothing had happened It was like I came here yesterday and the day before yesterday Min-san’s tone of speech made my chest hurt— but they also calmed me

“Sesaood, but when mixed……”

I think that they’ll be bad

“Stop your blabbering It’s going to be done soon, so eat it”

“I have to go to Alice’s place for awhile”

“Hht……”

Min-san stretched her upper body out of the counter and patted my shoulder

“She’s really mad, you should be mentally prepared”

Eh, she’s really mad

“There’s no ice cream to help you this time, so you’ll have to put in effort yourself!”

Min-san laughed evilly, and forcefully pushed at my back It can’t be helped, it’s my fault, after all

The air in the NEET Detective Agency was so cold that it could freeze people to death, and s were also as sharp as the shards of ice that were given out by the air conditioner along with the cold air Alice, earing pajamas, had her back to me Her black hair that flowed on the blanket like rivers looked like a sharp object lass that day

“No need, you don’t need to apologize toh I experienced two hours like I was an abandoned man-ize even after looking through the whole world Being unable to climb down the ladder myself is coo look for Major He was called out by , hid from the teachers on duty that day and fetched me from the water tower”

“…… I’ize to you”

Alice didn’t even turn her head over, harshly pounding on the keyboard E a circular wall

She’s obviously mad Why am I so stupid?

It’s just because Alice was talking to me at my side, I vented my confused emotions on her, just like a kid

“Didn’t I say you don’t need to apologize to me!”

Alice’s voice that sounded like there were thorns in it came from my back

“But abandoning you outside and running hoo out next tiood care……”

The black hair suddenlyred

“Th- th- that’s just because you’re coincidentally by o out if you’re not here!”

“Ah, so- sorry”

I curled up my body I obviously didn’t mean that too

“What is thefun ofelse, hurry up and speak!”

Alice swung her pillow around with her face red, hitting the carpet

So else

The conversation just nohat I wanted to say…… If I just said that honestly, I would probably just rier, huh? What on Earth should I say?

Alice suddenly turned around to face the keyboard with her back against me

I pondered for a moment on what to say

Would this type of laument work?

I don’t know, so I could only try

“…… My employment contract…… is it still effective?”

The sound of the keyboard pounding stopped, the black hair flowing to a different direction because Alice turned around to face htly knotted, and the corner of her lips htly doards

“Of course it’s finished, because the contract ends when I find out about the truth”

“But……”

I usedthe nervous emotions in my heart

“ Alice said it before, but you’re still not sure about the situation So……”

I crudely pointed out the errors in Alice’s words If it’s Alice, if it’s the usual Alice, she would’ve used fifteen ti power to overwhelm me from the start But the Alice at that moment suddenly froze because of my answer

“So I’ht?”

“So I’ize today, and from now on—”

Ayaka ht tell us the truth that day So until that day, I will be Alice’s assistant

My words were interrupted because Alice suddenly started to throw e’ sound of the

“Idiot! Get out!”

Alice said with a slight red tinge on her cheeks This was the shortest comment that I’ve ever heard Alice say

I lowered hed and stood up

When I walked out of the rooy, and neither here for the otten about it subconsciously because I thought that it was too stupid Surely enough,the only words that I could say is just these

“…… Thank you, in ways more than one”

I said to the silhouette wearing teddy bear pajamas

Walking out of the roonboard came into my eyes

It’s the only NEET thing to do

Shouldn’t there be a better way of setting thing? But it can’t be helped, I’m just a useless, brainless, insensitive and cold-blooded kid For me, this is already the best effort that I have If this doesn’t succeed as well, the regret wouldn’t get me anywhere

There’s no reason for me to be here now

This is the result that I have chosen, because life cannot be turned back

After I walked down the stairs and alking towards the streets, I met a darkish person It was Tetsu-senpai! I became harried After just half a month, I didn’t even knohat to say at the start, I even thought of going past Tetsu-senpai and just runaway

But Tetsu-senpai spoke as if nothing had happened:

“Oh? Well if it isn’t Naruht time”

Fro on his back, and Yondai towards the kitchen backdoor

“Naru to visit Toshi+ today! To the police hospital, the police hospital! It’s at Iidabashi+, have you ever went there before? No, right? It’s my first time too” Hiro showed us a hearty sht that Yondaiht that he’d be locked up for five years or so too I never would’ve thought that he’d be out so soon, so we’re celebrating for hi out of the jail”

“Don’t say it like that, it’s the end of my custody”

“So nobody in your gang got caught? Congratulations Because it’s your treat, I’ll go all out and order a large bowl of roast pork noodles”

“Oi, wait a sec, why a? Normally shouldn’t it be the other way around?”

“It’s the saolf!”

“It’s not!”

“You’re so fussy, then how about the five of us play a game of poker, the last player treats!”

Tetsu-senpai took a pack of poker cards out of his pocket

Five of us?

“Naru? Hurry up and sit down!” Tetsu-sempai sat down on the stairs and knocked on the place beside hi on the stacked up tires, and Yondai at me

“…… I…… can join too?”

“Of course!” Hiro patted my back

I stood blankly there, loweredto suppressbecause of this? From that day, it feels like somewhere in my heart was hurt But it’s okay even so, it’s not like —

At that moment, the phone in my pocket started to vibrate

I used id hand to take out the phone from my pocket

‘There’s two orders for you right now’

Alice said It was indeed Alice’s voice

‘The first thing, change your ringtone to ‘Colorado Bulldog’’

My hand that was holding the phone was tre So that my tears would not fall, I forced myself to look at the sunny skies

‘The second thing, my stock of Dr Pepper had finished You’d see Lowson Market after you turn right at the end of the road, hurry up and go buy a crate of Dr Pepper here’

“Mnn, ah, that is……”

I said with tears in my eyes

‘I’ry with you, and you don’t have to apologize to me!’

“Mnn, I understand”

‘Write NEET Detective Agency at the end of the receipt’

And then Alice hung up suddenly I wipedor in surprise

“…… I want a sports drink”

“I want black coffee from Wonder”

“It’s fine as long as it’s hundred percent fruit juice”

“Oolong tea I’ll kill you if you dare to buy a brand other than Suntory”

And so I immediately became the errand boy Well, it’s okay even if it’s like that I ht be a useless, brainless, insensitive and cold-blooded kid, but there’s still so that I could do

Tetsu-senpai kicked my bottoe, I ran towards the main street