Chapter No. 2 - Two lethal Riddles

About why Katagiri Mai let Ziongzong Uesugi into her house, why she let Ziongzong Uesugi take a bath in her house, and even spend the night in her house -

A night spent by a lonely man and a lonely woman.

After waking up vaguely in the early morning and remembering what happened yesterday, Katagiri Mai attributed the cause of these events to a stupid mistake, a stupid mistake she could never have made in her life to bring this disgustingly disgusting boy into her house.

Katagiri Mai, who had changed into her school uniform, stood in the study, on the tatami mats, where Ziongzong Uesugi was sleeping soundly.

He was too tired.

But Katagiri Mai did not know this, and could not know, she just silently stared at the sleeping boy, looking at him for a long time, and then squatted down to observe from a closer distance.

The eyes are cold and unemotional, just like a geologist examining the veins of the earth.

--She had a fever and confused so she got stupid.

Katagiri Mai felt a little heavy in the head, people are also dizzy, obviously yesterday did not get wet, but still vaguely aware of the symptoms of fever.

--It was because of this that she had done something irrevocably stupid last night.

She was quite regretful, but the mistake had become an established fact and could not be changed.

--leave the key to him and go to school by herself. Although it was annoying, it was still a guy who could be trusted.

Although that was what was in her mind, Katagiri Mai was more than that, she just didn't want others to see her weak state when she was weak.

"Well... morning."

Ziongzong woke up at that moment.

When was the last time I met a boy in a defenseless state?

I couldn't remember, but I could feel my heart beating a sudden beat.

"Good morning."

After a hurried reply, Katagiri Mai fled the room in a panic.

* The Ziongzong who had just woken up was quite insightful, and although he realized that the person was Katagiri Mai, he didn't think of anything more than that. In contrast, the soreness in his own body was extremely obvious, so obvious that Ziongzong let out a slight moan when he moved around a little.

--Ah, all the bones in the body are going to break......

Ziongzong really want to just continue to lie down and sleep for another day.

But there was school to go to.

But this is not his home.

But he still has the face of his seniors to look after.

With a helpless sigh, Ziongzong kicked the covers off and got up - and then fell down again.

Because he had pushed too hard, his calf had cramped up ......

Ziongzong, who was trying not to wail, hugged his calf and rolled around on the tatami mat, waiting for the pain to subside.

"What are you doing?"

Katagiri Mai, who returned at some point, was already carrying her school bag and seemed to be ready for school.

"Morning ...... training. "

Ziongzong, who was trying to squeeze these words out of his teeth, made the rhythm of his tumbling more regular, that is, to make himself really look like he was exercising - but it was really a toil that did not help.

"The key to the door was left in the foyer, so lock the door before you go out and go first. "

The only person who could look at such a funny scene with no expression was probably Katagiri Mai. After she left the house, Ziongzong breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed, and incredibly, the calf cramps disappeared as well.

"Ah ...... exhausted me, where so many things. "

He sat up and crossed his legs, still feeling the exhaustion wracking his body, after all, it had been several days of maintaining an intense life without a proper rest.

--Washing utensils, school uniform, breakfast, there is really nothing here.

--Anyway, ...... should go home first.

In the time that Ziongzong didn't notice, he had already changed the name of Uesugi's house to home, but he himself didn't know it yet.

"Jacket and coat, socks and socks, shoes and shoes, keys and keys,"

Since he was the only one left in the house, Ziongzong had nothing to do, so he let go and prepared at his own pace, but -

"Meow."

The cat's pupils were filled with a sharp gaze of contempt for Ziongzong.

"I'm going, Anna."

Ziongzong, who was aware of Anna's presence, did not feel the contempt in that gaze, rubbed Anna's head, opened the door, locked it, and left.

And yet.

And yet!

But he met Katagiri Mai in the elevator.

Ziongzong "Well--"

Katagiri Mai "......"

Ziongzong "That ......"

Katagiri Mai "Wait Elevator."

Ziongzong"Oh yeah, elevator ...... elevator is really hard to wait. "

Katagiri Mai"Yes. "

A short, sharp, awkward conversation ended in an instant, and Ziongzong, who thought he would have to wait for a long time for the elevator, got into the elevator three seconds later.

No matter how you look at it, this elevator doesn't look like it's hard to wait.

--Is it waiting for me?

--It's impossible. ...... probably didn't feel comfortable letting me lock the door.

"Oh, by the way, I'll give you the key."

"Yeah."

For some reason, the moment she took the key, Katagiri Mai's expression darkened for a moment.

The moment they stepped out of the apartment building together, the night they had spent together ended without a hitch.

But the pace of life can be surprisingly fast sometimes.

"Oh-ho-ho-ho."

Just as the two of them walked out, they bumped into a certain girl waiting at the door.

The girl , who had appeared at the hospital last night, was now looking at the two of them with a bad smile on her face.

Without the need for the girl to say anything, her face clearly said, "The two of them came out of the apartment together early in the morning, they are really in love. Such an expression. "

The explanation and refutation had been said before, so even if this woman had any misunderstanding about the relationship between herself and Uesugi Ziongzong, it was no longer her business.

"This is really going fast - leaving you here alone. "

In response to Katsuki Ma-i's rash departure, the girl didn't even give a glance to see her off, always focusing on Ziongzong.

"Well... it's nothing, actually. "

On the contrary, Ziongzong's gaze followed the back of Katagiri Mai until it was no longer visible.

Noticing that Ziongzong wasn't looking at himself, the girl asked with some bad intentions.

"One night stand?"

Then, Ziongzong's eyebrows knitted together.

"Are you kidding me?"

"Yes, I'm joking."

Ziongzong's reaction wasn't as strong as the girl expected, so she brushed off the question with disinterest and got down to business.

"Although I'd like to say that it's a coincidence, but, in fact, I came to see you on purpose. "

the girl unzipped his handbag and took out a large bag from inside.

"I can't say who that person is and for what purpose, so I hope you can understand and accept this. "

Ziongzong looked at the large bag in the hands of the black long straight, and could vaguely speculate that it was something like a book.

"You can't tell me anything? "

"Well, yes."

Ziongzong hesitated whether to accept it or not.

"Do you think this should be given to me?"

He didn't rush to take the bag, but asked the girl a question back.

Such a cunning line, naturally, came from the handwriting of Uncle Heart.

"Why do you ask that? "

"If you think you should, then I'll take it. "

"It seems that I have earned your trust without knowing it."

"No, no, trust doesn't need a reason, suspicion does, doesn't it?"

the girl smiled.

"Then, I think you should take it."

She smiled and stuffed the big bag into Ziongzong's arms.

"I'll be off, it's going to be a great day for 24 hours, enjoy."

"Wait a minute."

"Can you tell me your name, my name is Ziongzong Uesugi."

"Next time~"

So, Ziongzong's first experience of asking a girl for her name ended in failure.

*

After parting with Ziongzong, the girl turned into some alley where a car was waiting for her, and a woman like a valet came up and opened the door for her.

"What's the matter Van, you look like you want to say something. "

However, the girl did not rush to get into the car, but was keenly aware of the abnormality of her subordinate.

"Miss, is it okay to do that."

The woman called Van asked the question cautiously, as if one wrong word would lead to serious consequences.

"What do you mean?"

The girl asked back, unconcerned.

This time, Van took a deep breath and pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Let that lord know so much inside, Mr. Narumi's side will ......"

"It does not matter."

She sly smile, fish into the car.

"Since Narumi won't let anyone else touch him, I'll let Narumi have to kill him with his own hands.

*

After a trip home to get ready and change clothes, a new Ziongzong appeared in the classroom.

Whether one sleeps alone or two, one always becomes energized after sleeping, in every sense of the word.

So, thinking that it was still early for class, Ziongzong slipped out of the classroom and wandered around the campus.

From a distance, he saw Mayumi Araki standing under the atrium tree, tilting her head and wondering what she was looking at.

"Good morning, Araki-sensei."

"Good morning, Ueyama Taro."

Mayumi Araki didn't take her eyes off the tree and recognized people by their voices alone.

Obviously, she said the wrong name, but the person was not mistaken ...... or, perhaps, it was a mistake.

"......'

'What's wrong.'

Mayumi Araki was still staring at the tree.

"It's Uesugi, not Ueyama.

"Besides, my name is ......, so call me what you want."

"Oh, so what's the reason for calling me, Uesugi Taro?"

"No, it's nothing, just a polite greeting."

"Oh, then you can go."

"......"

Ziongzong wanted to turn Mayumi Araki into a sponge, soak her in water, and wring her out bit by bit, repeating until she cried and begged for mercy.

This kind of abuse smelled like a pervert.

"Wait, Uesugi Taro. "

"......"

Yes, Mayumi Araki has always had this kind of attitude towards people.

Also, she was quick to correct her mistakes, but also quick to forget them, and repeatedly made them.

"I'm going to ask you to help out in the library after lunch. "

"Wait, wait, wait, why are you taking away my lunch break for no reason?"

"Don't forget that you owe me a favor."

"A favor?"

"Do you want me to tell you the truth?

"I don't have any secret information."

Ziongzong looked like he had no guilt and wanted to hear what Mayumi Araki could tell us.

"Really? Then I'll tell you."

"Ahem! Attention everyone, this Uesugi-san beside me, he ......"

But being told this to his face, and correctly saying the surname "Uesugi", Ziongzong had to admit that he couldn't beat Mayumi Araki.

There is no such thing as a person who is 100% honest and open in this world. The world does not exist.

"Forget it, I've lost to you. "

Ziongzong really felt that he had made a huge mistake in correcting the surname Uesugi.

"If only I had said that earlier, I would have asked you to do so. "

It was only then that Mayumi Araki looked at Ziongzong for the first time.

"I see. ...... What are you looking at when you keep staring at the trees? "

"Look at the leaves, look at the green."

"I've been using my eyes too much."

That said, Ziongzong didn't think Mayumi Araki's eyes looked abnormal, neither red blood nor dark circles.

"Sort of ...... last night too many blind things, while now there is nothing to see green heal the eyes. "

"Oh ......"

Ziongzong couldn't help but imagine what would make Mayumi Araki go blind.

But it was hard, just too hard.

Well, it was completely beyond Ziongzong's knowledge.

*

After returning to the classroom, Ziongzong noticed that Yui Uesugi had already arrived and was reading a letter.

--There are very few people who can write letters nowadays, right ...... Could that be ......

"What is that in your hand, sister Uesugi, is it a love letter? "

Because of the embarrassment caused by last night's incident, Ziongzong thought that a joke might ease the atmosphere.

(In fact, when Ziongzong came home early in the morning, all the female members of the Uesugi family didn't give him a good look, and even Uesugi Tano only gave him a pitying sarcastic smile.)

"Yes, it's a love letter, from Eiji. "

However, Ziongzong's joke did not become a joke.

Uesugi Yui did not deny that the letter was a love letter.

Ziongzong knew he had made a mistake.

"Oh ......"

Ziongzong really did not know what kind of expression he should show at this moment, this is definitely not a problem that can be solved by smiling.

"Eiji ...... refers to Ishimoto Eiji? The president of the kendo club? "

"Yes, that's him."

Ziongzong's heart thumped hard.

"I don't know him very well. ...... What do you think, sister Yui? "

"He's a simple and serious guy, and as the president of the kendo club, he's someone I can rely on."

--A person you can rely on?

A hint of dangerous odor wafted past Ziongzong's nose and was sucked in by him.

"Then ...... how does sister Wei intend to reply to him? "

Ziongzong asked cautiously.

"How to reply to him ...... why should I tell you?

Uesugi only glared at Ziongzong, seems to be angry, just do not know whether angry last night, or now angry.

This can already be called a crisis, Ziongzong tried to think of a way to calm the atmosphere, but ...... he was too slow.

"It's not polite to ask a girl about something like that, Ziongzong."

Uesugi Yui held the letter and left the classroom at such a fast pace that Ziongzong couldn't even decide whether to chase or not.

So, he could only shake his head regretfully and went back to his seat to read his book.

-- always feel that today is all by the girls ......

-- coincidence, right.

*

A lot of unpleasant things happened, but Ziongzong still felt comfortable with his daily life.

At the very least, he could take a walk during class, doze off, eat Eiji Hayamizu's portion of bread at lunch ...... and so on and so forth, making him feel relaxed and free from the fast-paced, tense and anxious, hanging on to his heart all day long that he was afraid to put down.

After school, Uesugi Yui did not say any greetings to Ziongzong before leaving the classroom alone, such indifference made Ziongzong more or less feel a small loss, he was a little confused ...... Uesugi Yui, no, not only Uesugi Yui, he was confused about what happened to all the women of the Uesugi family, in the end is angry at him What, in the end, what is there to be angry about.

Whether it is Ziongzong or Ziongzong's uncle heart, it is difficult to understand this.

So he began to pack his school bag.

Then he found something in his book bag that didn't belong to him.

One of the "Yagyu of Sin".

--The so-called "Yagyu of Sin" is a manga that Ziongzong read last night at the home of Katagiri Mai, six volumes in total, which was not completed because the author died.

-- Could it be that he was in too much of a hurry in the morning and accidentally took it with him?

Ziongzong could only consider it that way, and then he glanced at the clock, ten minutes past the end of the school day.

--He should be able to make it.

He grabbed the book and ran, as hard as he could, except at the corner of the stairs to hold the handrail to make a forced turn, almost did not slow down, as fast as if being chased by the triads that burning life in the run - even if this is said is not exaggerated, Ziongzong is well aware that there are two key points in this matter. The first key point: their own initiative to return and Katagiri Mai found later to find their own if completely two different things; the second key point: Xiang Yu cut his own throat but Wu River, Uesugi Ziongzong rather die than go to Katagiri Mai home.

Because the consequences are already serious enough, and there is a growing trend.

Only, there are many things are not running faster to catch up, otherwise life would be much simpler, otherwise the 100-meter flyers marathon iron people will all become God-like.

Obviously, the gods of this world do not have to run fast.

The panting Ziongzong, looking at the empty second grade classroom, there is nothing to say.

Things did not turn out as he would like to see the situation.

---Or else, put it in her drawer first?

Ziongzong knew the seat of Katagiri Mai, but he did not do it.

-- Better give her in person

Ziongzong's reason for this choice was not because he wanted to have a reason to have a reasonable contact with his schoolmate.

Therefore, he will do so must be without much explanation.

*

Ziongzong who returned to the classroom with "Yagyu of Sin" had a complicated feeling, as complicated as vermicelli mixed in with rice noodles.

"Really, why are you on me. "

He muttered to himself to a book that didn't speak.

Complaining, he did not hate the book.

Or rather, he was actually touched by this book, so that this book would follow him from Katagiri Mai's house to here, which can be more or less called a sinful fate.

Yagyu of Sin

This is a dimension outside of the world, and Tone is a witch chosen by the elders, and she is given the mission of "surrendering to the gods". She was given the mission of "surrendering the gods", a holy duty that only witches can perform. In the process of hunting demons and ghosts, a "spirit" will accumulate in Tone's body, which will give birth to the "Son of God".

The "Son of God" will be born by cutting open the abdominal cavity of the "host" and the "host", the witch, will sacrifice her life for it.

It is not religious belief that kills people invisibly.

It is not the duty that kills people.

In the process of hunting demons and ghosts, Tone meets with a wounded young demon. By coincidence, fate has taken its course. Tone, who was at the age of motherhood, fell in love with the young demon, and she poured all her love into it, even though she knew it was forbidden.

It is called Yi.

Tone and Yi gradually became each other's indispensable existence, Yi for Tone, can go out of his way to hunt and kill his own kind, while Tone for Yi, also can not hesitate to kill.

Before she met Yi, Tone had already gathered a lot of 'spirit' inside her body, which made her the target of the demon ghosts' active attack.

On the other hand, it is an unheard of taboo for a witch to raise demon ghosts. The elders order Tone to kill Yi, but Tone refuses and the elders want to enforce the law, so Tone kills all the elders, the first time Tone kills for Yi.

They lived together for some time, and the occasional fishy storm made the peace more precious.

Only, the 'spirit' inside Tone gradually became stronger and began to pose a threat to Yi, who was a demon ghost, and as long as she was with Tone, Yi's life force was constantly weakened, but, even so, they were not separated.

Inside Tone is a god, while Yi is a demon.

Unknowingly, Tone killed many people for the weakening Yi, hoping that the human blood would help Yi to recover her health, and Yi, who knew that the sprit in Tone hurts it, did not say that it was because of the 'Son of God' inside Tone in order not to embarrass Tone.

So what if I did, would I have to separate from Tone.

So what if I said it, should I let Tone kill herself.

It knew that if it said it, Tone would not hesitate to pierce her own abdominal cavity.

In the end, Yi died, and Tone couldn't accept the fact. She thought of the 'spirits' inside her, and the 'Son of God' who relied on those 'spirits' to be born.

These "spirits" are good things, right?

At that time, Tone was hysterical, and her cloudy and crazy eyes made it impossible to believe that she was a witch.

In the last words of the sixth volume, Tone cut open her abdomen and put Yi's body, inside.

Will Yi be born again?

Transformed from a demon ghost to a god?

But, even if Yi is reborn, will Tone live to see it?

Is the arrow from the Witch Goddess' wooden bow an evil-breaking arrow, a sin-breaking arrow, or something else?

For survival or for desire, even for a reason like protecting someone, there is no escaping the reason for harm.

No matter what the purpose of the arrow is shot, it will ultimately hurt other things.

This is a story that is obviously good, but it is sad.

"How could it not be finished? "

Ziongzong looked at the "Yagyu of Sin" in his hand with great regret.

If the author had delayed the draft, I could still complain, but if the author was no longer alive, there was really no way to express my depression.

--Let's go home.

"Don't forget to help out in the library. Kojiro "

Mayumi Araki, who appeared at the door at some point, stared sharply at Ziongzong.

It really scared him.

If it wasn't for the library in the second half of the sentence as an illustration, Ziongzong wouldn't have associated the name Kojiro with himself in any case.

"Yes, yes, yes~ I see."

If Mayumi Araki hadn't come, Ziongzong thought he would have forgotten about it - the fact that Uesugi Yui received a love letter and didn't take an obvious attitude of rejection had a much bigger impact on Ziongzong than he had thought.

When Ziongzong walked into the library with his book bag, the librarians were already busy.

The number of people in the library is much more than Ziongzong expected, there are almost no empty seats for reading, and there are many people waiting in line at the service counter to borrow or return books.

-- Seems it is ture that here lack of staff

Ziongzong quickly walked around the back and entered the counter, but was stopped by a girl before entering.

"I'm sorry, but students are not allowed in here. "

"Uh, I'm a student who was asked to help out."

"Oh, sorry, I misunderstood you."

Realizing that she had misunderstood someone, the girl blushed slightly and smiled graciously and slightly coyly.

"Excuse me, are you ......?"

"My name is Ziongzong Uesugi, please tell me more."

This simple introduction of herself made her freeze.

Ziongzong noticed that after she gave her name, the state of the girl who had stopped her changed significantly - not on the occasion of saying that she was here to help, but on the occasion of saying her name.

She went from being drop-dead gorgeous to cautious, tying her hands and feet, nervous, and took a deep breath before responding to Ziongzong's words.

"No, I... I'm the one who's bothering you to take care of my side. "

After that, the work went smoothly, Ziongzong only had to do simple tasks such as going to a shelf and checking the books against the list, or helping to put the books that had just been returned to the designated place.

What he found strange was that the girl called Kurashige Yui seemed to have been avoiding herself since then, not saying a word to herself and avoiding any contact with herself.

--A strange girl.

"Can you put these two books on the E3 shelf for me, please? "

"Yes."

"This is the last one, you can go home when you're done. Thank you for your help today. "

"You're welcome, it's nothing."

The other librarian in charge handed the last two books in the return section to Ziongzong and went back to her own business. Ziongzong sorted the books by shelf and found E3, and as he was putting the books back, he noticed something big and small.

The books on the top row of the shelf, there are three books whose initials are exactly Yagyu of Sin, and the manga Ziongzong was reading at Katagiri Mai's house was called "Yagyu of Sin". On a whim, Ziongzong wanted to rearrange the three books in the order of the Yagyu of Sin, but because the position was too high, it was impossible to reach without finding a ladder.

--Ladder ...... ladder ......

"Well.

"Ah."

In the process of finding a ladder, Ziongzong accidentally collided with someone.

"Ah, sorry, is everything okay?"

When he looked down, he noticed that the person he bumped into was the librarian, Kurashige.

"No, it's fine."

Kurashige replied in a panic and ran ...... away ...... couldn't run.

She was being held by Ziongzong's shoulder, she couldn't run away.

-- Really, as soon as you see me, run outside, too impolite it.

Uncle heart feel that they are discriminated against, and is not a dangerous person, why so avoid themselves, too let people hurt. --And what's more, Uncle Heart is not alone, it's a delicate and fragile heart~

"Please ...... is there anything else? "

Kurashige Yui lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Ziongzong.

-- ah ah ah ah ah! I can't stand it, why are you so scared of me, really ......

"I want to ask if there is a ladder here, I want to borrow it. "

"Yes, it's in the storage room over there, this is the key, you have to remember to lock it after using it, and then put the key to the front desk, the librarian there will help to keep it. "

After saying this in a fast speed, Kurashige said, shoved the key into Ziongzong's hand and ran away, this time Ziongzong had no reason to press her shoulder again.

-- well, it shouldn't be my problem, it's her problem, ladder ladder ladder ~

Today was a rather peculiar day for Ziongzong, the uncle heart realized something, there is some kind of connection between these things that are stacked together -- but Ziongzong himself was not aware of it.

After finding a ladder, Ziongzong placed the three books in the order of the three words of Yagyu of Sin, as he had hoped. However, things didn't seem to be that simple, and a line was carved on the inside of the bookshelf covered by those three books.

Tone and Yi, should they meet.

Ziongzong froze at that moment.

A moment later, he came back to his senses and realized that the original three books were placed in this order, not by coincidence, but deliberately placed by someone.

This question engraved on the bookshelf made Ziongzong think for a long time, and finally could not decide.

--Should or shouldn't, it's not up to me.

He thought about it and once again adjusted the order of the three books, changing from Sin of Yagyu back to Yagaui of Sin again.

At that moment, Ziongzong felt the floor vibrate slightly, and then he began to slowly rise -- no, the floor was rising, and only the four pieces under his ladder.

The ascent lasted about ten seconds, and Ziongzong had to lower his head slightly to keep from hitting the ceiling, and at that height he saw at the top of the bookshelf, a black cardboard box.

-- This is ......

Ziongzong hesitated, this carton has been covered with dust, as if it was left here for a long time, not a month or two months, but a unit of time calculated in years.

Furthermore, the floor tiles that would rise, the three books arranged in the order of the Yagyu of Sin, the questions carved into the bookshelf, and this box placed at the top of the bookshelf, must be related designs -- the person who designed these, wanted to use the Yagyu of Sin as a lead to make people discover this black box.

-- Open and see

Ziongzong carefully uncovered the box, which did not contain anything shocking, but only an ordinary book that looked like a diary.

And that is indeed the diary.

The type of the book is a loose-leaf notebook whose pages can be removed at will. Ziongzong turned the diary over and found only one page in the huge book.

--The owner of the diary, I'm sorry, I know how offensive it is to read it, but I still want to read it, and for that, I will accept any punishment that comes with it.

After mumbling these words in his mind, Ziongzong took the diary down the ladder along with the black box, which was too strange to read while standing on the ladder anyway.

Moreover, it is also too unobtrusive.

Then again, it was a sneaky act, and not sneaky would be too un-sneaky.

Ziongzong thought a little, put the diary back into the black box, wiped the box clean, and stuffed it into his school bag.

In the meantime, the rising floor tile descended back to its usual position, looking nothing special.

--This mechanism, I think, is designed to activate when something over a certain weight is pressed on it, and after a certain amount of time.

Ziongzong stepped on that floor tile to verify his guess.

Ziongzong has decided to sneak a look at the park, on the way home, looking for a bench to sit down, take out the diary, openly read it.

Ziongzong's curiosity was piqued by the fact that the diary, which was only one page long, had recorded what was needed to be so placed and set up.

July 13 Weather Cloudy to sunny

I have been sensing omens for a long time.

However, Ishodo has always been very slow in this regard, so slow that I was slightly worried that he was regretting it and hating me. (laughs)

I should say that Ishido-kun is a down-to-earth person, which is why he has been preparing for so long.

As he had foretold, he booked a date with me yesterday on time. The itinerary of the date was still his usual style, from the travel route and transportation to the arrangement of the dining place and the handling of special situations, everything was taken care of, making me feel like a princess (laughs).

When I'm with Ishido-kun, I always feel important, not humble like before.

Blah blah blah, how can I talk about the past on such a happy day.

So that's why!

Well, so that means that Ishido-kun proposed to me just as I guessed.

Ah ah ah, to write down this sentence really need to muster up some courage ah, really a lot of hard, but write it actually in one go, incredible ~

I wonder if I could not help but snicker when I said yes, I think it should be no, after all, practiced so many times, if I snicker when say yes to marriage, does not it look like I can not wait to get married with Ishido ...... is too graceless.

Blah blah blah, what is going on today, always writing and writing into negative emotions, this must be the reason for the cloudy weather, after all, people are sentimental weak women -

no no no, this diary must be kept top secret in the future, how I always write these things that are not seen.

So!

So, today is the anniversary of, um, July 13, when Ishido-kun proposed to Kurashige Mei, and the anniversary of his engagement to Kurashige Mei.

--Well, it's true that I read what I shouldn't have read.

Judging from the aging of the paper, Ziongzong felt that this diary should be at least several years old, the exact number of years he could not estimate, after all, not a professional.

-- But ...... what could this diary have to do with Yagyu of Sin?

This is what makes Ziongzong feel most strange and interested.

That mech must have been designed with great effort, and its purpose could not be just to let people read such a diary.

Ziongzong re-examined the diary and found nothing special -- if I had to say, I could only say that there was only one page left in the thick diary which should be hundreds of pages.

--- Did you ask someone to find all the remaining pages? That's too boring and clueless.

He put his eyes on the black box.

-- What? Is it

Ziongzong picked up the black box and looked at the exterior, but there was nothing there, and then he opened it and looked inside, but there was nothing there either.

"Well ah ......"

Ziongzong headache.

--Could it be that I'm just making a fool of myself?

He was suddenly worried that things would turn out this way, and if so, wouldn't the image he had worked so hard for so long be ruined and burned to the ground!

--No, wait a minute.

--This black box, I think I've seen it somewhere?

---It seems to have appeared in "Yagyu of Sin"?

-- So, now go to Katagiri's house and look at that manga again to see if there are any hints?

At the moment of catching the clue, Ziongzong was instantly filled with energy and burning!

-- No no no no ...... how to think can not just go to her house, will be killed.

Then cooled off in time.

The place where you can see the cartoon is much, knowing that there is a tiger on the mountain to the tiger mountain that is forced.

I thought it should not be too difficult, but Ziongzong ran all the nearby bookstores, but did not find that set of comics.

Not because the year is too old, but because the manga is too niche and not very popular, resulting in few stocks - although it is indeed a good manga.

-- Can you really only go to the Katagiri house? ......

-- No, no, it's too dangerous, it's scary to think about.

-- Check the Internet for resources.

Ziongzong chose to go home with considerable regret.

Things can not be done in one go is always unpleasant, as if there is something old stuck in the chest like, quite uncomfortable.

--This is the end of the day.

Ziongzong has not yet realized that he has stepped into another vortex, only as a small adventure, do not think there is any danger.

And it really is not much danger, at least so far.

But but but, there are occasional dangers in walking on the road.

"Ziongzong captured! "

Ziongzong only heard these words, before his eyes fell into darkness, a soft thing picked up his head, and full weight, with a hot temperature, and some children's unique fragrance.

"What are you capturing me for, to take back to eat."

Ziongzong easily picked up this foreign body on his head, its body is Koga Mizuo, just jumped down from the tree, unexpectedly hugged Ziongzong's head.

"I'm not taking it back to eat it! "

Koga Mizuo broke Ziongzong's hand, lightly landed on the ground, raised his head, looking at Ziongzong with a serious expression.

"It is to bring home as a father."

"My mother, like you."

Koga Mizuo's serious expression turned Ziongzong into an ice sculpture with an embarrassed expression.

"Just kidding."

"......"

Ziongzong, who had just been thawed by these words, touched his heart nervously, and the impact of Koga Mizuo's words was enough to rival an M24 shank grenade (commonly known as: potato masa).

"Are you still serious?"

How could Ziongzong say, "Of course I'm serious"?

--No, no, no, no, even if I like it, it's Itou Yoshihiro's business, it has nothing to do with me, and Itou Yoshihiro won't appear in the future ......

After thinking about this layer, Ziongzong is a lot more relaxed.

"The first thing you need to do is to go home. "

He casually stroked Koga Mizuo's head, the little loli pouted in dissatisfaction, but did not show resistance, just let Ziongzong touch around.

"I'm here to ambush you."

Koga Mizuo hummed a little, holding her hands on her chest, as if she was complacent about her successful ambush.

"What can I do for you?"

"I'll take you to my house."

"......"

"It's not what you think!"

Ziongzong's brief silence made Koga Mizuo wonder what she had misunderstood and shout in a panic.

Ziongzong didn't really know what he was thinking.

'Actually, my mother said she wanted to see you.'

--This is really a grim state of affairs.

It was clear that she was able to deal with Koga Shie before, but after her identity changed back to Koga Mizuo's mother, Ziongzong felt tricky instead.

Ziongzong cast his eyes away and avoided the question.

--But ...... Mizuo did become happier than before, and being able to hang on to the word "Mom" from time to time was the best proof of that.

"Can we do it another time, Mizuo? "

Ziongzong clasped his hands together and bowed his head.

"Is Ziongzong very busy?"

"Sort of, I had to solve something at home today."

Ziongzong, who could notice that Mizuo had become happy, never noticed the change that he had made Uesugi's house his "home".

"So... is it okay if Mizuo goes to Ziongzong's house for dinner with him?

"...... is not a problem, but what about your family? "

"It's okay!"

Mizuo patted her flat chest.

"I'll bring my mom with me."

--......

Ziongzong Uesugi, knowing that he was about to make a very important choice, tried to imagine the consequences before he chose:

At the dinner table of the Uesugi family, sitting around the helpless Uesugi Tano. The Uesugi family's dinner table was filled with the helpless Tano, the murderous Yukino-san with a smile, the Uesugi Yui who could kill herself with her gaze, the innocent and pitiful Uesugi Yuuki, Koga Mizuo who was good at aggravating the situation, and Koga Shie who didn't know what would happen.

Ziongzong felt a twitch in his gut - even without Mizuo's family, tonight's dinner table was bound to be a horrific asura, and if If he agreed to Mizuo's request, then ......

he could see that his time was coming.

"I'm sorry, Mizuo! "

Ziongzong bowed his head in apology.

"Can I come to your house tomorrow?"

"There's nothing wrong with that ......

Mizuo beamed, her eyes full of sour grief, so full they were overflowing.

"Then it's a deal, I'll come to your house for dinner tomorrow. "

As a result, her painstaking grievance was just ignored by Ziongzong.

"See you tomorrow. "

Then Ziongzong walked away.

"A heartless guy!"

Mizuo grimaced and kicked the wall, then got even sadder because his foot hurt.

"...... bastard."

*

The next day.

When Ziongzong woke up, he could no longer remember how he had survived last night.

Originally, in the daily life, should be lively, in a relaxed chatting atmosphere spent in the Uesugi family dinner time, last night not half people talk.

With emotion-less Yukino-san, innocent Yuuki , serious Yui and helpless Tano.

Silent dinner, silent table is terrible.

Then, last night ended quietly.

But this is not the way to go on.

--Shouldn't I go and admit my mistake better?

Ziongzong hesitated.

-- But what I did is wrong?

Ziongzong was confused.

-- Although I spent the night at my schoolmate's house, I didn't do anything!

——Ahhhh I can not figure it out

Yes, the woman's heart, is a field that even scientists shy away from, compared to the absolute field where entities can be investigated, this field is too deep to allow male humans to set foot.

--can only be left to the almighty time to solve it ...... but the problem is always there ......

Ziongzong with a restless heart to wash, and then, rightly so The corridor met Yukino-san.

He was so frightened that he almost dropped his heart in his hand on the floor.

"Good morning, Yukino-san.

"......"

Yukino-san didn't answer immediately, but stared at Ziongzong for a long time.

"Good morning."

-- Finally, she spoke to me ......

Just that, and then nothing, Yukino-san brushed past Ziongzong.

--But it's still not normal ......

"Yukino-san, wait a minute."

"What's wrong with ......."

"Shouldn't I apologize?"

"What do you think?"

"But I don't know what I've done wrong."

"What do you think?"

--No, it's too passive, it's not going to solve the problem at all.

"I'm sorry Yukino-san, I don't know what I did wrong, but please forgive me!"

"......"

Ziongzong, who had bowed and apologized, waited a few seconds before looking up cautiously, only to find Yukino-san with her cell phone pointed at her.

"Yukino-san?

"Yes."

"What are you doing?"

"Recording."

"Recording?"

"Recording."

Ignoring Ziongzong, Yukino-san shouted "Tano~" into the room, and within three seconds, Uesugi Tano appeared in front of her.

Sister Yukino put the phone to Uesugi Tano's ear and played a recording of the conversation she had just had with Ziongzong.

"How about it, I told you it's M physique, right? "

"Well..."

Uesugi Tano gave Ziongzong an intriguing look, then nodded at Yukino-san.

"So I won the bet, I can't renege on what I said. "

"You cook tonight, you cook tomorrow night, you cook this week."

"Yes ~ yes ~ yes ~"

"Oh yeah ~ husband you're the best ~ chirp ~"

After that, the drama went into the couple's love mode again, Ziongzong with a dull expression like "- _____-" only to look at the side for a long time, then came back to his senses.

-- Wait, wait a minute, what is this with what ah!

---Isn't they angry with me?

--just simply teasing me?

--So that's what happened. ......

Indeed, if the Uesugi couple had a private bet with each other, no one in this family would dare to say anything if Yukino-san put on a bad face. ......

"Sorry. I'm sorry for bullying you a little bit for the bet, Ziongzong."

Yukino-san smiled and apologized to Ziongzong.

"But aren't you sorry for what you did, little Zongzong? "

"I didn't do that!"

Ziongzong saw Yukino-san's horrible evil smile for a moment.

-- Did she know something?!

-- No ...... is impossible, this kind of thing does not exist in the first place, how to detect.

Only Ziongzong himself knows whether he has a weak heart or not.

In the end, there is no "bad thing" to do, only Ziongzong himself will know.

*

sadness can not be too long, happy can not be too early.

After eating breakfast, Ziongzong realized this truth when he was leaving for school.

Yukino-san is not angry, but someone is really angry, and he knew yesterday, but forgot.

Ziongzong and Uesugi Yui only up on the way to school, the two did not say a word - more precisely, Ziongzong said a lot, but Uesugi Yui only a sentence ignored him.

It was quite a difficult trek to the classroom, and Ziongzong finally found a small shelter in his seat.

As for the matter of the love letter yesterday, he did not dare to mention a word.

He knew that if he randomly apologized to Yui, it would certainly lead to a terrible irreparable painful result for him.

So he could only wait and see and wait and see.

When Ziongzong saw the class president of the second year C class appearing at the door of his class, he was in the mood to die.

He blocked his face with his textbook and stared at the empty desk with a deadly gaze, if the gaze has the power to kill, then the chastity of the desk is already at stake.

This is really a lethal gaze.

--Anyway, it's not for me!

"Excuse me, is Uesugi-senpai here?"

"Oh, I'm sitting right there."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Ziongzong heard the conversation he least expected to hear.

Footsteps were coming straight towards him.

"Uesugi-senpai, are you free now?"

-- Wow, who is this guy? Why is she so polite? Is she the alien who cover the skin to Ito Tomono

Ziongzong glanced through the book, this girl looks like Ito Tomono on the surface, but this kind of talk is definitely not her!

"Uh, may I ask who you are?"

He tried to play dumb.

"Ito Tomono, the class president of second year C.'

" ......"

Ziongzong wanted to continue to play dumb and say 'first time meeting', but was forced back by Ito Tomono's scary eyes.

"So, are you free now, Uesugi-senpai?"

Ziongzong really wanted her to call him "Uesugi-senpai" more often in such a respectful tone, but that seemed like a big risk to take.

"Yes, what's wrong?

Ziongzong replied, pretending to be calm.

"Please come with me for a moment, there's something I want to say to you.

"...... Oh."

Ziongzong was simply taken out of the class by a schoolgirl.

He was well aware that he could clearly feel that there were countless lines of sight staring at him behind him.

Among them, the sight of Uesugi Yui was the most intense.

--What the hell is wrong with my life, how come since the incident was solved, there are always more and more girls around!

-- But ......

Ziongzong knew very well that Ito Tomono, the president of the second year class and the president (chairman) of the new Kyudo Club (fan club), would never do such a thing as "calling the senior out for confession ".

Then, they went to an isolated corner where no one was around.

"Well, there's no one here, what can I do for you?"

"What do you mean there's no one here? It's not like I called you out because there's someone in the class. "

Ito Tomono didn't look happy, and her slightly arrogant tone was the same as the usual Ito Tomono.

"I'm warning you.

What do you mean, "What's wrong?"

Ziongzong gradually fell in love with this kind of bad play.

"You ......!!!"

Ito Tomono's little fist clenched tightly, raised, couldn't do anything, and dropped again.

"Don't look at me like I'm so open and honest, but I'm actually very vindictive! "

"So what?"

Ito Tomono was so angry that she wanted to roll on the ground when she saw Ziongzong's painless look.

But ...... was so angry that she wanted to roll on the ground, what kind of anger is it?

"Forget it, I won't talk to you, it's always like this. "

"Cough! Cough! Cough, cough, cough!"

Ito Tomono coughed once, twice, and three times in a pretentious manner.

"I called you out for business."

"Oh ......"

"The Kyudo Club, I mean the original one, is going to have a training trip in the near future."

"So ......?"

"We haven't decided yet, but I think it's going to be some country overseas."

"Oh ...... but what does it have to do with us?"

"I was told that since we are part of the same Kyudo Club, we can join if we want to."

"Well, that's good."

"What's so great? Don't make it sound like it's someone else's business!"

Ito Tomono waved her hand and tried to slap the top of Ziongzong's head, but the difference in height and Ziongzong's intentional dodging made her stand on her tiptoes but she couldn't achieve her goal.

Then panting, she crossed her waist and stared at Ziongzong with a sorrowful gaze.

"What do you say, are we going? "

"Hey? Do I have to decide?"

"Don't be cocky, I'm just asking your opinion."

"It's good, why not?"

"So you're going?"

"If you don't want to, you don't have to."

"What are you talking about? Don't underestimate me, asshole!"

"Yes... yes... yes... so you're going?"

"......."

"Then we're done talking, I'm going back."

"Oh."

Ziongzong was relieved. If Ito Tomono had given him any trouble, he would have been unable to bear it.

--The gentle class leader in the class, but in private, he turned into a little hedgehog who barked at every touch ......

*

The rest of the day passed uneventfully until noon, when Ziongzong and Eiji Hayamizu finished their lunch and went to the rooftop to blow off steam, as was their custom. the usual way to the rooftop to blow off steam.

He sat on the wire fence and looked out aimlessly at Kyoto with the cool breeze in his face.

--In the past two days, except for Hayamizu, there are only women around.

"Why are you sighing in the middle of the day, young man?"

"I just want to sigh."

"What's up? Did you find out anything?"

After two rounds of conversation, Ziongzong realized that something was wrong.

The voice that came out of nowhere, after a slight delay, almost scared Ziongzong off the wire.

A middle-aged man, at some point, appeared to Ziongzong's left, sitting steadily and looking like he was enjoying himself.

He and Ziongzong had met once, he was the man who took Ziongzong's nine-section whip and told him to investigate Situ Qilian.

-- Damn, this guy actually dared to sit next to me like this ......

Ziongzong had already clenched his fist, as long as this middle-aged man showed the slightest crack, he was confident that he would put his opponent down.

However, the middle-aged man just sat like this and did not move otherwise.

Ziongzong had a very strong feeling that if he made the first move, he would be blocked away by the other party, and then, he would lose his balance and fall from this five-story rooftop.

--Forbearance.

"I don't have a clue about that guy, so I'm trying to figure out what to do. "

"Really, it's interesting, maybe you'll get more motivation if you look into it." "

The middle-aged man stroked the scruff on his chin and took a note out of his pocket.

"I came to see you today because I wanted to give you this. "

He gave Ziongzong a piece of letter paper with a scrawled handwriting, not in Japanese.

"There are two riddles on there, try hard to guess them - then, I should go too."

The middle-aged man got up and stood easily on the wire fence, which was only a line wide, and straightened his clothes calmly.

"If you can't guess, you'll have to pay for your life. "

After saying that, the middle-aged man signaled Ziongzong what was behind him, so Ziongzong turned his head, but in fact nothing unusual, realized that he was tricked Ziongzong hastily turned back, but the middle-aged man had disappeared.

--This guy ...... is Superman.

Ziongzong do not think such a short time can walk from the wire fence to the door of the rooftop, then this man is a direct jump from the fifth floor?

What a joke.

-- Although I am also interested in that Chinese genius boy, but since I have rested enough ......

Ziongzong did not even read it and stuffed the note into his pants pocket.

--Then it's better to start preparing to deal with you first, the pretentious uncle.

Then, he took out his phone from his sleeve, and on the screen was the profile image of the man from earlier.

-- took someone else's things is bad, your mother did not teach you, your mother did not teach you, right.