Vol 8 Chapter 4 (1/2)
Chapter 4:High riskSuspect Designation
Part 1
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While sitting beside each other on the park bench, shi+dou and Kotori were silently gazing at the fountain
No, in correct words, it’s not like they were gazing The fountain was just in front of the his elbow on his knees and bending his back while, Kotori was folding her legs together and leaning her body on the back of the chair while, quietly ihts
The time was 11:30am Maybe it was a weekday; there were only housewives with their children and an olda stroll in the park Inside the on the bench quietly that stands out, occasionally there would be sohts over to them
But right now, shi+dou and Kotori have no leisure to bother about such sights
Although that is so, Yamai Yuzuru has suddenly disappeared
And, after some time passed, Kotori suddenly let out her voice
“…………hey Say so………This is still a date tentatively”
“Ah-aah…………that's right”
Being told that by Kotori, shi+dou ether
Yes Right now, although the time was a little late, shi+dou and Kotori attended the date that was planned originally--------right now, that was the only thing he could do
“Ah--…………and…………”
But, even if he tried to say so clever, no words came out immediately
When he did that, Kotori h as if she was irritated
“Feels absent-”
“……………sorry”
After shi+dou scratched his head, he blew out the irritation and powerlessness lurking in his lungs as a long sigh……………naturally, even if he blew it out, It’s not like any of them cleared out
shi+dou e he saw in <fraxinus> just now
Going back in time to 10am Reine visited the Itsuka house with shi+dou and Kotori in it
Fro Yuzuru’s disappearance But, since it was better not to let Kaguya know about it, Kaguya, and also, Tohka, Yoshi+no will be made to stand-by in one room in the next door mansion
“So…… Reine-san, where on earth did Yuzuru disappear to?”
When shi+dou asked, Reineher lips
“……………Lets start talking fro back the ht was confirht?”
“Yes It’s true she said that”
He recalled back the talk he heard fro
It’s true that, Kaguya saw Yuzuru coht Since she said she was tired, it looks like they did not talk with each other but, she saw her taking her bath and entering her bed
Which ht to
“……………Look at this”
After saying that, Reine deployed the tere of a rooht to be a room in the mansion was displayed
It was fauya and Yuzuru’s bedroo in There are two beds placed side by side in the back of the roo
“Is it okay to take so like this?”
“…………Aah The Yamai sister’s room isn’t the only one Inside the roouise as, has an autoht maybe, she would expose herself in a place where no one was looking”
After Reine said that, she once again operated the ter shown on the screen, started replaying in fast-forward The clock in the roo round and round and consequently both of their sleeping posture became hectic
“……………it’s almost time”
After saying that, Reine pressed the key near her hands and the fast-forward replay turned back to normal
Not long later, the needle of the clock pointed at 12am When that happened---------
“Wha…………”
“What is it…………”
shi+dou and Kotori voice piled on top of each other
Thethe Yamai sister’s bedroom When the center of the room distorted, a broom appeared from the empty space
“That’s------<haniel>………?”
Yes That’s Natsuo
<haniel> slowly opened its tip and exposed a mirror surfaced interior
And then, after the mirror shi+ned
Sleeping on the bed, Yuzuru’s body lass
“……………! Yuzuru!?”
Naturally, this happened inside the video shi+dou’s shout was useless and Yuzuru’s shadow and shape disappeared
And like that, <haniel> which sucked Yuzuru into it slowly closed its tip and dissolved into the empty space
“……………just like what you see”
Reine turned her chair around and faced shi+dou
“…………Yuzuru was kidnapped by Natsuh <haniel> Most likely, the real [Souised as, disappeared the same way”
“I-is Yuzuru alright………!? And the [So as too…………!”
When shi+dou asked, Reine made a difficult face and looked doards
“…………………I want to think they are safe but, I can’t say anything in the current situation”
Reine said in a soft voice shi+dou has no idea where to let out his anger and irritation swirling inside his head, and scratched his head violently
“I, what should I……………!”
“…………there is only one thing you can do It is to find Natsumi from the suspects as fast as possible”
“That’s the case”
As if to match up with Reine’s words, Kotori took out the chupa chups she was licking out of her mouth, and looked towards shi+dou
“We have no time-------let’s start with my Wardate”
And, whilea sharp look, she said that
Turning back tiuu eastern park
When shi+dou was recalling back the event that happened in <fraxinus>, Kotori sitting beside hi a few steps, shepose as if to separate the fountain with shi+dou’s sights
“Kotori…………?”
“touu!”
When shi+dou lifted his face, Kotori launched a sharp chop on the crown of his head
“Ouch! Wha-as that for Kotori!”
“Don’t loomy face Did you think Yuzuru would come back if you worry?”
“Tha-that kind of…………!”
shi+dou raised his voice and--------swung his head as if he thought back again
“…………no, it’s just like what you say, Kotori Now is not the ti this”
When shi+dou said that, Kotori Fuun exhaled whilethe rod of the chupa chups she put in her mouth stand up
“It’s good you understand Nothing will be concluded if all you do is worry-------all theus No…………rather than calling it added, the details were revealed, putting that way is more natural I wonder?”
Kotori distorted her eyebrows in detest
The rule that was revealed There is no mistake; it is about the phenoht
“[Before everyone disappears]……………that last part written on the card, was probably referring to this as expected”
“Should be------this will be h……………most likely, one person froh <haniel> each tiresses And, once all 12 suspects disappears except the [Souised as, Natsumi wins If shi+dou finds Natsumi before then, then shi+dou wins”
Kotori hts It’s true that, if the literature on Natsumi’s sent letter was treated the way as it is then, it would be the case
“……………I wonder if I really can find Natsumi”
“I don’t want to hear your complaints Now that Yuzuru disappeared, there are 11 suspects left including me There is only around 10 days left”
“Aah………that’s true”
shi+dounod from Kotori’s words
After that, for a while------ they becaain
When that happened, Kotori let out her voice as if she was irritated
“………so, shi+dou”
“Hnn? What’s wrong?”
“There is around 30 h”
“Eh? A-ah………”
When shi+dou ue reply, Kotori distorted her mouth to the shape of a へ character
“That’s why I aate me or not”
“Ah……………”
When she said that, shi+dou opened his eyes wide
That’s right He has forgotten about it until now but, the Kotori in front of hiuised from Natsumi
Naturally, shi+dou does not want to doubt his cute sister who just encouraged him just now But, by any chance the coe would be much more serious compared to anyone else has For the future, he has to prove Kotori’s innocence right now
“Let’s see, then, I’ll ask a few questions…………”
“…………over here?”
“Eh?”
“………although it has the title of an investigation but, this is still a date, tentatively”
shi+dou [Ah……] scratched his cheeks from Kotori’s words
He remeht
That’s right He was at wit’s end because of the strange situation of Yuzuru disappearing but, this was a date Just because Kotori understands the situation, there is no way he can end it with just practical questions
After shi+dou h, he stood up from the bench and extended his hand to Kotori
“--------------That’s right Let’s walk a little I guess”
“………hnn”
In a disappointed way, however with a little blush on her face, Kotori took shi+dou’s hand, and stood up from the bench
And, while having their hands linked, they sloalked to the outer edge of the park
“Soether like this”
“Hnn………that’s true”
“I’ll ask just in case, do you remember the place of the date on June?”
“Of course Ocean park”
“Haha…………correct”
When Kotori said that, Kotori fuun exhaled
“But, if by any chance I aless”
“Eh? What do you mean”
“Try thinking about it Although I ah idea of the investigation’s objectives I think it is only natural to investigate about the past”
After saying that, Kotori raised the side of her lips Sweat flowed down shi+dou’s cheeks
“O-oioi, give me a break from the jokes”
“It would be nice if it was a joke------well just in case, about that, you know…………with a s like that, isn’t there so we should check out?”
Kotori said that while averting her sights for some reason
“? What method is it”
“For exa it …………in order to see my reaction”
“Try it? Try what?”
“Tha-that’s……well you know, errr, that……………Ki,…………ki------“
“-------ah”
shi+dou had so that comes to mind, and his eyebrows jumped up
Luckily-------------shi+dou had an idea what that method was
“------------Kotori, can you close your eyes for a while?”
“! Ah…………u-un…………”
When shi+dou said that, Kotori closed her eyes with her cheeks slightly blushi+ng
“……………Touu”
Taking the chance, shi+dou brought both his hands closer to Kotori’s head and---------------stole the black ribbon tying her hair
“Fu………fuee------!?”
Maybe she noticed the strange feeling of her tied hair touching her shoulders, Kotori raised a hysteric voice
She then petapeta touched her head in panic and when she found out her ribbon was not there-----
“U-uwaaaaaaah!?”
And, while having teary eyes, she jumped towards shi+dou who stolen her ribbon
“O-Onii-chan! What are you doing! Give it back! Give it back!”
Kotori shouted with a tearful voice while pyonpyon hopping to get back the ribbon shi+dou was holding Completely from the oppressive Miss Commander from just now, she had aspects which were similar and yet not similar
Kotori usually put herWhen she puts on the black ribbon, she can -self] In the opposite, if she takes off that ribbon, and put on the white ribbon, she will transform into an innocent and cute sister mode
---which means, like this
“Onii-chan! Onii-chan!”
“……………………”
He has finished confir but, since he did not see whiteup like a rabbit was unbearably cute He lowered the ribbon in front of Kotori and when Kotori ju and lifts his hands, he repeated this several time
“U…………uu……………”
At first Kotori was desperate to take back the ribbon but, not long later her face started gettingher nose
“So-sorry sorry Here you go, Kotori”
Itlike that, shi+dou handed over the ribbon and with a speed, Kotori snatched it away and tied her hair into two
And then, Yurari…………, she lifts her face, and directs a sharp glint towards shi+dou
“shi+dou………why you…………”
“N-no! That’s great that’s great It looks like Kotori is the real one!”
Just noas a method he used to confirm if she was real or not to the end, he raised his voice as if to emphasis that------but, Kotori looks like she could not hear any of it
“Ko-Kotori? Calm down------“
“No excusessssss!”
Added with a superb twist, Kotori’s straight right pierced towards shi+dou’s face
Part 2
“………shi+dou, what is with your face………”
The date with Kotori ended and after he reached to the next spot, Kaguya waiting over there was looking at shi+dou’s face doubtfully while raising her eyebrows
Nonetheless, itKotori’sred and a rolled up tissue was thrust into his nose to stop his nose bleeding…………at least, it was not a face for attending a date
“No………I kind of was attacked by a boxer in the street corner when I was on the way here”
“I-I see………”
Kaguya was clearly uessed the situation somehow, she did not pursue any more than that
Incidentally, Kaguya was right noearing, a shi+rt with alphabets, crosses and a skull design on it, a bottoothic style Froht her to buy clothes and daily necessities, she fell in love with it in first sight and bought it immediately
“Fuun………but even so, I was shocked on thatYou should have informed me beforehand that it was an inspection, that’s common sense”
And, while s upwards That face right now has no traces of the panicked and even tearful Kaguya fro
That’s because, she was explained by Reine that Yuzuru will be sent to the <fraxinus> headquarters temporarily for inspection
It was somehow a lame excuse but…………it looks like she believed it
“Souya”
“…………It would be nice if that is the case”
After shi+douthat in a soft voice, Reine replied back with a difficult voice
“Eh?”
Even though he tried asking back-------shi+dou’s words, were cut off by Kaguya’s unsatisfied voice
“Oi, are you listening shi+dou It is blasphe to listen to my words Know that imprudent fellows like that will be burned in hell fire, and dropped into the depths”
“Aah……sorry sorry I’ll tell you that I will be careful from now on”
“Okay Do that and it’s good--------so, how long does Yuzuru’s inspection or whatever is it called takes?”
“Eh? A-ah……since we are talking about the headquarters so, it should be about 10 days……”
shi+dou thought about it for a while, and then replied
10 days That’s the tiame he was able to think of in the current situation
Now that he thinks about it, finding Natsumi no matter what before the tiht be an expression of his determination he made unconsciously
“Fuu—n”
After Kaguya distorted her face in boredom from shi+dou’s answer, she said that with a soft voice
But, after ihts to shi+dou in a posed angle
“Kuku, that is quite slow Pray as et tired”
“Ou……that’s true I will ask them to finish it as fast as possible
“Umu, excellent---------so, shi+dou”
After shi+dou nodded, she made a beautiful turn and thenpiin! She pointed towards the building behind her On the roof of the big white building, there was a giant bowling pin soaring on it
Yes The place <ratatoskr> designated for the date with Kaguya was a bowling alley which is a 15 uu station
“When I thought it was sudden, it looks like you want to have a match with me”
“No, It’s not like I want to have a match…………”
“Kuku, I’ll buy that courage but don’t you think you are too reckless? I auya! There is no chance you would win!”
Even when shi+dou scratched his cheeks and said that, it looks like Kaguya did not hear it She took an oddly cool pose while saying that Even without Yuzuru, her love for
Well, he doesn’t mind if that would help her loneliness with Yuzuru even if it was a little After shi+dou uya
They then borrowed the shoes and ball froistered to
And at that uya pulled at shi+dou’s sleeves
“Wai-wait shi+dou Look at that”
While her eyes were oddly sparkling, Kaguya pointed towards the back of the counter shi+dou twisted his head while sending his sight to the direction she was pointing to
It was the shop corner with various bowling products lined up The shoes, ball that shi+dou and Kaguya borrowed and the bag for storing all those were being displayed inside the showcase
For an instant, he was about to say the rental goods were enough but-------he iuya pointed there
Beside the ball, there were excessively cool protectors used by pro bowlers in their dominant hands lined up there……………what’s more, it seems it was not for rental
“…………I have no choice”
After shi+dou s to the shop counter; he then purchased a protector for feuya
“Here, try it on”
“U-Uoooh!”
After Kaguya’s cheeks were blushed from excitement, she quickly put on the protector on her dominant hand
“This is the legendary, Fegefeuer gauntletAratory………!”
“Is it legendary………?”
“Kuku, is this okay shi+dou? Giving me a divine weapon like this It was a er overwhelap you know?”
After Kaguya said that, she ing her shoes in a good ed his shoulders as if he had given up and followed her
“Well, let us begin I’ll specially allow you to have the first !”
“Yeah yeah……and here goes”
After saying that, shi+dou took the ball in his hand and walked towards the lane with the pin set up, Kaguya then raised her voice as if to stop hi
“Wait! I know, I thought of soood”
“Hnn…? What is it?”
“A nor Why don’t we make one bet-------the one who loses the match will have to obey the winner for one request, how about that?”
“Eeehh…what is that condition”
When shi+dou uyahalf her face with the hand wearing the protector in a cool et scared of defeat after all this time?”
“No, rather than defeat, i just don’t want to be made to………”
And, when shi+dou was about to talk back while having sweat flowing down his cheeks, he could hear Reine’s voice coht ear
“…………well, It should be alright If it is an aberrant request then, ill stop her”
“………………”
Haa, he uya
“I get it ------in exchange, if you add such a condition then, even I will get serious then”
When shi+dou said that, Kaguya nii lifted the side of her lips in a happy manner
“Kakaka! This turned interesting! Alright, show me that so-called seriousness of yours! I will take it down easily!”
“You said it……look closely”
After shi+dou hts sharp, he threw the ball with a beautiful form
The 13 point purple ball rolled straight down the lane-------and hit the center of the pins lined up into a V shaped The pins made a nice sound and continuously fall down; the crystal screen installed above the lane then displayed aa strike
“Alright! How about that!”
“Hohou, not bad! it won’t be interesting if that weren’t the case!”
“Fufu, that’s because I occasionally co with Tonomachi I won’t lose that easily”
After saying that, he folded his arether proudly
However, Kaguya didn’t looked a little disarrayed at all, she then took the orange ball and sloalked to the front of the lane
“Kuku, look at this carefully The hurricane child’s hurricane And then, understand it The fact on hoerless you are………!”
Kaguya said that and swung the hand holding the ball,
“Special move! Dunkelheit Windhose-------!!”
When she shouted a mysterious skill nay Goo! Such a heavy sound was produced and caused a slight tres
“Oi oi Kaguya, do you kno to bowl----------“
And, when he was telling that to her while h, shi+dou stopped his words there
The ball slaya! Started advancing forith tre a sound that is produced by car tires when it suddenly takeoffs He has no idea how she did it but, a proper revolution was added to it
Whileon the lane, the ball easily blew off the pin lined up ahead
On the crystal screen of 3 lanes, the strike mark appeared at the same time
“Did you see that! My definite kill, the Dunkelheit Windhose!”
“You’re joking oi!?”
“Kaka, a game like this, I have already finished it with Yuzuru last time! This special move I polished to the extreme, I’ll show this to you nicely!”
After Kaguya hts to shi+dou, she made a confident smile
---After around 1 hour shi+dou was completely defeated
Although he succeeded in stopping Kaguya in counting the strikeslanes, it was just a temporary peace of mind shi+dou’s score is by any chance not bad but, frouya ame is only half-way done
“Kuku, it looks like it’swell!”
“…………I’m flattered”
When shi+dou raised both his hands to show he given up, Kaguyaher arether
“Well then, you probably did not forget this The contract we exchanged before our sacred battle”
“I remember it clearly…………so? What do you want me to do?”
When shi+dou said that, Kaguya suddenly looked serious and started exas nearby
“Hn? What’s wrong?”
“……………the [Ki] flowing here is bad, because of the ley line We are changing the place”
After saying that, Kaguya took shi+dou’s hands, and walked heavily deeper into the building like that
“O-oi, where are we going”
“It’s okay so keep quiet and follow uess”
The place Kaguya pointed was a resting spot with vending machines lined up there She pointed deeper in, at the bench hidden under the shadows of the vending machines
“Sit over there”
“A-aah………”
He was anxious and as Kaguya thinking about but, shi+dou has no right to refuse right now He quietly sat on the bench like he was told
After that, Kaguya silently sat beside shi+dou before, changing her face completely into a serious one like just now and quietly moved her lips
“…………alright then, I will command you Listen carefully”
“Wha-what is it……?
He raised his eyebrohile sas oozing down his forehead, frouya stared at shi+dou while continuing on
“--------right now for 10 minutes, vow that you will not be surprised in what I do no matter what, won’t be disarrayed, and also will not refuse at all And also, swear that you will never tell anyone on what happens during that time”
“Eh…………?”
“Swear!”
Kaguya said that in a stronger tone shi+dou reflexively nodded fro intensity
“I-I get it…………”
“Okay”
After Kaguyafor a while------
When he thought her upper body dropped frohs
“……………!?”
He let out his voice by groaning froht now, he promised he won’t be surprised, disarrayed----and also won’t refuse
“Kuku, well isn’t this co you as a full-ti you know?”