Chapter No. 6 - Giant Cage on the Great Sea

The fly is entangled in the spider's web, struggling to move, and not far away, the spider is slowly crawling.

For the fly, this is the most dramatic moment in its life, the moment of life and death, but no matter how hard it tries, it will eventually be eaten.

The fly will become a wreck in the web of fate, and the web will not change because of its death.

The fly is the same for the spider's web.

So is any individual to the river of destiny.

Ziongzong's heart was so tense that it seemed as if he could die suddenly on the spot at any moment, while the wind and clouds were still outside.

And he must also be like that calm clouds, at least on the outside, pretend to be the same as usual.

After pushing open the door in front of him, he will see what sight, he dared not imagine.

But if you don't push it open, you won't know anything.

--Schrodinger's cat was purring mournfully.

'I'm back.'

Ziongzong twisted the handle and the door opened.

Everything was as usual, as usual.

The same as usual can not confirm whether the maintenance mechanic outside - Watanabe Gengo did something, but at least it can give Ziongzong some psychological comfort first.

--It’s okay

Ziongzong first knocked on Uesugi Yuuki's door.

"Yuuki, it's me."

"Well, please come in."

Just opened the door, Uesugi Yuuki was already standing at the door, looking like she was waiting for Ziongzong, and offered to hand over a cushion.

"I don't need a cushion, I'll leave after I say a few words. "

Ziongzong gently pushed away the cushion, squatted down in front of Uesugi Yuuki, and pressed his forehead against hers.

This is the contact of feeling each other's body temperature, but at this moment, it is not used to measure the fever or not, but to convey the mood.

"Yuuki, thank you for calling me."

"...... huh?"

Uesugi Yuuki didn't understand why Ziongzong said thank you, she didn't think there was anything to thank for calling her brother.

"I know all the things you're worried about, so just leave the rest to me. "

Ziongzong stroked Uesugi Yuuki's hair and came up to her ear.

"I hope that next time, you can tell me what you think without worrying so much. "

"No matter how hard it is, I will find a way, so trust me. "

After saying that, Ziongzong left the room, leaving Uesugi Yuuki sitting in a daze, taking a long time to understand what Ziongzong meant by that.

Although they had only known each other for two months.

The image of this brother was more reliable than many people she had known for several years.

After calming Uesugi Yuuki, Ziongzong went back to his room and changed into his own imaginary person - whose name was Itou Yoshihiro - with a quick hand.

Since Ziongzong's bedroom is on the second floor, the disguise will not be easily discovered, so he dares to move around the house like this.

After finishing the disguise, Ziongzong tumbled out of the window, crossed the roof, and fell through the windowless side of the wall. After circling along the pathway, he managed to avoid the possible sight of the Uesugi family and arrived at Watanabe Gengo's place.

He was still working on the street light, holding a small hammer, and seemed to be completely unaware of Asukahiro Ito's approach.

"Yo."

Because the greeting was not clear, Itou Yoshihiro added a kick to the streetlight.

As a result, Watanabe Gengo also dropped a hammer intentionally or unintentionally, which landed right on top of Itou Yoshihiro's head ......

The hammer was caught by Itou Yoshihiro before it landed.

At this point, the eyes of the two, looking up and looking down, met.

As soon as they met, the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder, and it was no surprise when it exploded.

"Isn't this the one who used the rare metal whip? What a coincidence. "

Watanabe Gendo released the safety device and slid off the streetlight with a whoosh.

"I think it's called Itou ...... Yoshihiro? Am I remembering correctly?

In terms of remembering people's names, with the powerful contrast of Mayumi Araki, Itou Yoshihiro really wanted to praise Watanabe Gengo.

"Yes, that's right... Watanabe Gengo, sir."

But he wasn't in the mood now.

That night, the sight of Koga Mizuno falling on the roadside with bruises was a sight that Itou Yoshihiro would never forget.

"So, Mr. Watanabe, are all the prisons in Japan full? I don't quite understand why you are here at this moment. "

Itou Yoshihiro slowly took a half step back and distanced himself from Watanabe Gengo.

In his opinion, Watanabe Gengo was not a kind person who could talk about problems calmly.

"Explain?"

Watanabe Gengo took off his helmet and shook his head to shake his hair out of the way, his arrogant expression seeming to say how ridiculous he thought the question was.

Again, it was as if he was laughing at Itou Yoshihiro's act of putting distance between him.

'Let me tell you a story.'

"Once upon a time, there was a drug dealer who carefully hid the drugs in a rag doll, then he found a little girl selling flowers on the street, bought all the little girl's flowers, and gave her an extra tip in return for her helping him deliver the rag doll to a customer in a cafe across the street. "

"If the drug dealer was caught later, do you think the little girl who sold the flowers would be charged with assisting in the delivery of drugs? "

Itou Yoshihiro knew what Watanabe Gengo was trying to say, but the story seemed like a far-fetched analogy to Itou Yoshihiro, so he didn't bother to answer.

And, Itou Yoshihiro's reaction was in the prediction of Watanabe Gengo, he looked at Itou Yoshihiro's expression with interest for a while and then continued the topic, asking himself the question.

"Obviously, this little girl is innocent, that's why I'm here now - as for why I'm repairing the street light, it's just because I can't find any other work at the moment, that's all, any more questions?

"There is one last question."

Itou Yoshihiro threw the hammer at Watanabe Gengo, who caught it firmly with a snap. Itou Yoshihiro gave a disdainful 'grunt' at the result, thrust his hands into his pockets, and walked up to Watanabe Gengo, so close that their noses almost touched.

"Can I punch you?"

"I'll take any number of punches if you can accept it for each punch worth 100000 yen. "

"......."

Itou Yoshihiro smiled and stepped back.

"Maybe next time, when I have a valid reason to hit you. "

"Then, it will be more than just a punch. "

With these words as a goodbye, Itou Yoshihiro walked behind Watanabe Gengo, and at the moment he passed him, Itou Yoshihiro deliberately stopped and said.

"Also, can you please try to stay out of the neighborhood, it's an eyesore. "

"Will you pay for it?"

Watanabe Gengo asked again, and the money was the only thing that came out of his mouth.

Itou Yoshihiro didn't answer, but continued to walk forward, and only after a few steps did he make a move.

Itou Yoshihiro raised his right hand and raised his middle finger to the sky, which was for Watanabe Gengo.

Watanabe Gengo's expression did not change for this vulgar provocation, still the look of arrogance to defy everything, and began to pack tools.

The sinful relationship between the two did not end with the last case, and now, it is still unbroken.

The small incident brought about by Watanabe Gengo came to an end when he finished his work and left.

Ziongzong looked out of the second floor window at the nearby alleyway and everything went back to normal.

They have not changed, what has changed is the mood of Ziongzong to look at them, emotions often capricious to the world color, can not control.

After calming down, Ziongzong thought back to the previous incident, if you want to blame, it can only be counted on the head of Akao, and Watanabe Gengo, just the little girl who sold flowers in his story.

--The drug dealer in the guise of a little girl selling flowers.

Regardless of the nature of this man, with what motive to do things, Ziongzong felt that it is better to avoid him as much as possible.

At night, after dinner, Ziongzong continued to use trivial little excuses to go out and look for clues about the man with the longbow.

Unfortunately, tonight was no different from the previous nights.

More than half an hour of toil still could not bring Ziongzong any visible harvest.

Not a single result.

Obviously are so attentive in the investigation, but there is not even a trace.

After several days, Ziongzong finally realized that this is an abnormal phenomenon.

A person who clearly exists in society, but can not find any clues, this itself is a problem.

--Someone was deliberately blocking information about the man.

If it was as Ziongzong suspected, then all the futility Ziongzong had experienced in the past few days made sense.

There is a huge impregnable barrier in front of this.

Ziongzong decided to put this matter aside beforehand, the time invested and the efficiency of the expectation is too much, we must wait until the breakthrough appears and then act, otherwise the investment is far more than expected and does not get the minimum result, the human patience is good will also have to wear out one day.

So, such a temporary abandonment, does it mean that Ziongzong's recent half-tone detective life first ended?

Not really.

When a person is entangled in a python, not just get rid of it easily.

Not to mention that the python named Doom.

The next morning, Ziongzong rode his bike to school for the rare reason that he had to return Eiji Hayamizu's bike.

But he also had the practice of walking to school with Uesugi Yui, so he couldn't leave Uesugi Yui alone and go first, so Ziongzong adopted the simple compromise of giving Uesugi Yui a ride to school.

Riding a bicycle and driving a girl to a certain place is a kind of romance for most guys, and for Ziongzong as well.

It could well be called a must for young boys.

However, there is a major premise here.

That is, if Uesugi Yui could just sit quietly on Ziongzong's back without talking.

"I have a strange feeling when I think that there are other girls in the back seat. "

This can only be a beautiful luxury.

Uesugi Yui, as soon as she opened her mouth, made Ziongzong think that his heart rhythm was out of order, and what should have been a steady rhythm of dong-dong-dong suddenly became a chaotic rhythm of dong-dong-dong-dong, like the weightlessness of a bungee jumper roller coaster.

--The thought of carrying other girls in the back seat gives you a strange feeling.

This comment is clearly pointing to the fact that Ziongzong drove Katagiri Mai yesterday.

If you answer, you lose.

Ziongzong decided to focus on his bike and not talk.

He didn't know what to say anyway.

It was a dangerous topic that reeked of death, and Ziongzong decided to avoid it, even if it meant stupidly burying his head in the sand with his butt exposed.

Even ostriches don't do that.

"Don't you think so, Ziongzong?"

Uesugi Yui just won't leave Ziongzong alone.

Now that he's been named, what should I do?

"...... Uh, in fact, not necessarily, high mountain flowing water, there are always some compelling reasons in the world, just as the launch of rockets also need to consider the speed of rotation of the earth, what, and so on. "

Ziongzong babbled and didn't know what he was talking about.

So Uesugi Yui didn't understand either.

But she didn't care.

Anyway, her original purpose was to make things difficult for this cute 'new' brother.

It was enough to do that.

"Huh? What are you talking about? I'm saying that this kid, Hayamizu, is a womanizer, and he must have driven a lot of girls with this car. "

Uesugi Yui rounded up with a long thought out ruse, even if she was petty, she wouldn't be jealous just because Ziongzong gave Katagiri Mai a ride yesterday, not to mention that her fondness for Ziongzong was not a love affair.

So the jealousy argument doesn't hold water.

-- You definitely did it on purpose.

On the other hand, Ziongzong knew that Uesugi Yui was definitely misleading him on purpose to make him scared.

But so what if he knows, I should say, it is because he knows that Ziongzong is even more unable to fight back.

The scenery that has been accustomed to, on both sides of the bike clattered past.

As the party said, if you fight back, you lose.

There was still some distance to the school, and the conversation could not stop yet.

"In fact, Hayamizu is not that bad. "

This time, Ziongzong took the initiative to continue the conversation.

"It's rare that you'll help him out. "

"Well, ...... may have a reason. "

"I don't believe it, Eiji Hayamizu is a scoundrel ......"

Whether Eiji Hayamizu is a scoundrel or not, a scoundrel or not, it doesn't matter to Ziongzong.

Is he defending Eiji Hayamizu?

Of course not.

What matters to Ziongzong is that he successfully changed the subject to Eiji Hayamizu.

He's starting to look at Uesugi Yui's 'bad'.

He doesn't want to be led by Uesugi Yui forever.

Common sense says.

Unless there was an event that affected everyone, a large collection would not change its form of operation because of the abnormality of some individuals.

This statement refers to the school, meaning that even though Ziongzong's life began to change drastically in the past few days, his life in the school does not become any different from what it used to be.

In extreme terms, no one can expect the world to put on mourning clothes for the death of a loved one.

So when Ziongzong meets Ito Tomono in the cafeteria at lunchtime, the smile on his face is as if that potassium cyanate drink had never been in his life.

He still treated Ito Tomono as the Ito Tomono he knew, which wasn't easy.

"How's the training coming along? There's only a few days left. "

Ito Tomono looked like he didn't know anything about it, and his face was full of anticipation for the overseas training.

"I've got my luggage, but do I need to prepare anything else? "

"How is your mental preparation?"

"Mentally?"

"Mental preparation!"

Ito Tomono's eyes were glowing, her hands were clenched in fists, and he didn't know what she was excited about.

Ziongzong wondered if perhaps Ito Tomono had some special understanding of the term 'mental preparation', but, in any case, Ziongzong wasn't interested.

What he needed to do now was to change his readiness from "not yet clear" to "ready to complete" after this conversation.

Compared to Uesugi Yui, Ito Tomono is as innocent as a child.

"I'm looking forward to that day, then. "

It was because of such a simple Ito Tomono that Ziongzong could not ask about the potassium cyanate drink.

Toad in a funnel glass.

Damn riddle.

There was no breakthrough in the riddle, which made Ziongzong more and more worried.

That's why, when Ziongzong received a phone call from Officer Dojou Kazuaki at the end of the school day a few hours later, he forgot about his guard and just fell into a mood of anticipation.

Even Ziongzong, who thinks he has an uncle's heart, is still far from strong in the matter of 'heart'.

After school, Uesugi Yui took the initiative to invite Ziongzong to go home with him since Kyudo Club was closed for the day.

Unfortunately, this invitation was interrupted by an abrupt phone call.

Uesugi Yui couldn't hear the content of the call, but the slightly exuberant mood Ziongzong became after answering the phone was clear to Uesugi Yui from the way he acted.

If it was an ordinary boy, Uesugi Yui could easily guess the general content of the phone call, there are only a few topics that would make adolescent boys excited, but when the topic fell on Ziongzong, a foreign transfer student whom he had only known for two months, a brother who was not related by blood but belonged to the same family, Uesugi Yui could not guess it yet.

"I'm sorry, I have something to do, I can't go home with you. "

What could it be for the newcomer.

If it's a school matter, he wouldn't be able to cover it up by saying "I have something to do".

I'm sure I can't guess.

Then should I ask him?

If I do, he might tell me.

--But it's not my style to interfere too much with other people's privacy ......

Uesugi Yui has been a sister for more than ten years, but it's her sister's sister, not her brother's sister, and she realizes that her experience is still lacking.

"Well, it doesn't matter, so let's do it next time. "

Since I couldn't guess, there was nothing I could do.

So, it was better to retreat here for the time being.

Uesugi Yui would have thought this way, and originally it was just out of curiosity, she knew that it was time for her to collect herself, the training was coming, and in her last year of high school, she had to do this last thing right and give it all she had.

So, of course, she would not know that Ziongzong went straight to the police station after parting with her.

The short time it took to reach the police station startled Ziongzong himself.

He didn't even think he was that fast on his feet.

However, the urgency was a stimulant that drove his body and brought him to the police station in a flash.

Dojou Kazuaki were standing at the door waiting for him, which flattered Ziongzong to think that decisive evidence had been found in the case, making the officer, who had previously had a harsh attitude, come out to greet him personally.

This fully illustrates that Ziongzong's perception of the police profession is still on the surface.

Subsequently, he realized that this was the tenderness of an adult to a child, and a tenderness characteristic of a considerate adult who has a child.

After entering the police station, Dojou Kazuaki took Ziongzong directly into a small room with three walls, only in the middle there is a table, opposite two chairs, a lamp.

The only light was from the lamp on the table, which wove a spherical mass of light in the center of the room.

Ziongzong's mood, which had been in a high fever, was then brought to freezing point.

--This is to do what, interrogation of prisoners.

And this is indeed the interrogation room.

Dojou Kazuaki paced to the other side of the table and sat down.

"Do you know why it's here?"

"Yes, if I were an adult, I would be brought here, right? "

Ziongzong took his right hand and pinched his left hand, using the pain to keep himself calm.

''Very well, it seems that the last time I said that, it was not in vain.''

Dojou Kazuaki seemed relieved, his tense expression eased, he stood up and turned on the lights in the room.

The atmosphere suddenly eased a lot.

''Since you answered my question correctly, I'm sure you can guess the result of the investigation - the dessert store is innocent, and no clues were found.''

Dojou Kazuaki sat down again.

"Once a case starts, there must be a result. "

"If the evidence is in favor of the dessert store, then it's you who reported the crime. Did you tamper with the drink, Uesugi Ziongzong?"

"Are you lying, Uesugi Ziongzong?"

"If not, can you defend yourself? "

"What if someone is deliberately trying to get you into trouble and use it as an excuse to sue you? "

"...... If you cling to the idea of pretending to be an adult, then this is what will happen. "

Kazuaki asked one question after another, pressed hard, and then stopped at the right time, watching the high school student.

Ziongzong did not say anything, nor did he waver in fear, but just continued to look straight at Kazuaki.

The "fortunately no case."

He sighed and said so, and opened the door.

"Go back."

"Don't let it happen again."

Ziongzong didn't answer, and as he passed by him, he was stopped by Kazuaki's hand.

"Do you understand?"

"Yes."

Ziongzong nodded his head in a small way.

Too high expectations, too much innocence, made him fall heavily in this short period of time, ash.

Such an experience, probably a lifetime can not be forgotten.

--There will be no next time for such a lowly mistake.

But if there is blame to be placed, Ziongzong knows he can only blame himself.

The fault is never his own, not in others.

Yes, not don't come to the police station to report again, but don't do this kind of childish behavior that neither achieves its goal nor damages its own interests.

When Ziongzong returned home, Uesugi Yui was already packing.

Kyudo Club's overseas training was already on the schedule.

"We're not leaving until the day after tomorrow, and now we're packing? "

"Well, I'm busy with other things tomorrow, but basically I'm just confirming some arrangements, like where I'll live when I get to China and where I'll be on the cruise ship. "

"Shouldn't the instructor be in charge of that?"

"Most of it is the teacher's responsibility, but since it's our business, we should help as much as we can, right? "

Uesugi Yui asked the question as a matter of course, but she didn't understand why Ziongzong was asking it.

This is the style of Uesugi Yui to say.

Ziongzong felt that if she joined politics in the future, she would certainly be able to get a high approval rate, and his mind could not help but imagine the horrible scene of Uesugi Yui on stage waving her hands high, and various ruling slogans on the stage.

"You've decided the schedule for ......, too? "

"Well, we will leave at 1:00 p.m., go to Kobe, take a cruise ship, arrive in Shanghai, China, after two nights and one day, and then take an eight-hour train to our destination, Xiamen. "

"......"

The itinerary left Ziongzong speechless.

It would take three days just to get there, and ......

"Is it the same trip back? "

If so, it's just a quick trip to Xiamen and then a long journey back to Kyoto - not to mention the overseas training, not even an overnight stay in Xiamen.

"No, we would have to take a direct flight from Xiamen to Kyoto. "

But Uesugi Yui rightfully denied it.

"Oh ...... that's good, otherwise most of the training time would have been spent on the road. "

"It's good that the school is paying for the travel and accommodation costs. "

The school and the Ministry of Education are both good.

So Ziongzong happily said, "Wel"l, it's his greatest hope to not cause any trouble to Mr. and Mrs. Uesugi.

"Then I'll go pack my bags too, and if you need help tomorrow, just call me. "

"You've become more aware, that's good."

Uesugi Yui patted Ziongzong's shoulder with a gratified expression, as if a leader appreciates his subordinate.

--Awareness is a word that is really ......

Ziongzong felt that Uesugi Yui's future was unpredictable and scary.

When packing, inevitably, Ziongzong saw some key items during this time.

However, since the training abroad was imminent, some things that could not be solved in the short term, such as say, the damned ghostly riddle, the remnants of the diary with an uncertain future - these could not continue to be dealt with.

Even though the man with the bow on his back had said that the ghostly riddle was a matter of life and death, Ziongzong did not think that the impact of these words would last overseas.

Therefore, Ziongzong decided to put these aside for a while and wait until he returned.

The day's time difference passed quickly and the dawn of the training trip to China came with the first bird song.

The Kyudo Club group left their homes and finally met at the station, where a large group of people took a bus to the boat ride, Kobe.

Probably because most of the people had little experience in traveling long distances by boat, when they saw the vehicle they were about to take, they all looked as if they had seen a super man with his underwear on flying through the air.

"Unbelievable ......"

"It's so, so, so shocking, the size!

"Carnival Destiny."

The English name of the cruise ship was pronounced in four versions: Chinese English, Japanese English, Standard English, and - someone actually broke it down into letters.

All in all, this behemoth docked on the pier, really surprised the crowd for a long time, the mouth opened wide, as if the jaw will fall off accidentally like that, ah, no, is the jaw fell off but can not fit on the look.

After all, the cruise ship was as amazing as a skyscraper several dozen stories high lying on the surface of the sea.

"I didn't expect to be able to ride on such a nice ship. "

"I thought that only a club like the Kendo Club, which had advanced to the national level, could enjoy this kind of treatment. "

"Yeah, yeah, yeah... I can talk to them when I get back..."

"Hey, what are you talking about? "

The members of the club accidentally broke the taboo and were met with a blank stare from Uesugi Yui.

The Kyudo Club can never give in to the Kendo Club.

You know, until five years ago, the Kyudo Club was better than the Kendo Club.

This has been said by Uesugi Yui, and it's not something that gets trotted out much these days.

She has led the Kyudo club for two years, but has not been able to return to her former glorious position.

So, Uesugi Yui changed her words.

"If you can see yourself so easily, who can you expect to be valued? "

"Good-Effort! "

It looks like she wrote something wrong, so let's pretend it's right.

It was all right anyway.

Don't tell those who don't understand, don't ask those who don't understand, it's as simple as that.

After Uesugi Yui handed over the baton, Kyudo Club still has a long way to go in the future.

After boarding the ship, the most important concern was the room for accommodation than the restaurant, tennis court, cinema, swimming pool and other dining and entertainment facilities. After the teacher assigned the room cards, they all went to their respective rooms.

Ziongzong was not in a hurry to go to his room, so he followed Uesugi Yui first.

"Which room do you have, Ziongzong?"

So when Uesugi Yui asked him that, he realized he hadn't even looked at the room number yet.

"Well ...... let's see ...... which room are you staying in?"

Ziongzong asked casually as he went through his pockets.

"511, I don't know who I'm staying with.

Uesugi Yui showed his room card, then Ziongzong also found his own room card, but ......

"I found it, I'm staying in--"

Ziongzong froze because he saw the number on the sign. Ziongzong froze when he saw the number on the sign.

"511 too?"

"Let's see!

Uesugi Yui's reaction was even stronger than Ziongzong's, and he almost snatched the card.

"......"

The truth is often silent, because the truth doesn't argue, and it's useless to argue with it.

"You wait here for a while, I'll go ask the teacher."

With that, Uesugi Yui clattered away at the speed of a hundred-meter sprint.

Ten minutes later, Uesugi Yui returned, this time walking back slowly at the speed of a million kilometer marathon.

Blah blah blah blah such dragging feet back.

Ziongzong could not get any information in advance from her bland expression.

"Because of the funding ...... and the problem that the room was already very tight, it can only be me and you sleeping in one room."

"Uesugi Yui, you should act like an older sister - that's what my teacher told me. So, if you don't act like a brother, you should worry about yourself. "

"......"

That's a great statement.

Worry about yourself Yourself= Worry about your brother.

This is really a remarkable misinterpretation.

Ziongzong swallowed a mouthful of something with the scientific name of saliva.

"What does it mean to "act like less of a brother, sister Yui? "

At a time like this, it's impossible not to be bad.

Ziongzong's uncle heart exists for this reason.

"Just don't treat your sister like a sister. "

However, this simple and clear answer was very effective.

Uesugi Yui easily killed what Ziongzong thought was a very difficult question.

Ziongzong was so impressed that he decided not to let Uncle Heart give him any more advice in the future.

"Oh ...... that, I now want to go to the room to see, sister go together? "

"No, I'll go see how everyone is doing."

"It's been hard on you, President Uesugi."

"Don't call me like the president of a big company with a big belly."

"Well, I'll go first."

"Yes."

Uesugi Yui is still very concerned about sleeping in the same room with Ziongzong.

Ziongzong thinks he sees it.

This is certainly not to blame the teacher, much less to thank him with an impure mind.

There is no excuse that the teacher would make such an arrangement, because, the matter of Ziongzong being an adopted son is still a minority of people who know about it.

Moreover, the Uesugi family did raise him as their own son.

By the time all the passengers were on board and settled into their lines, it was almost time to depart.

With the roar of the ship, the ship sailed, and the low whistle made Ziongzong shiver from head to toe.

Such a huge cruise ship, in the sea as flat, a little rocking feeling is not.

So, after the novelty had passed, Ziongzong lay down on the bed, his arm resting on his head, looking at the ceiling and thinking about things.

There are still many things that he needs to think about slowly.

Knock, knock.

At this time, someone knocked on the door.

The bed was not even warm yet, who could it be?

Ziongzong only knew that it could not be Uesugi Yui.

"Coming."

The person who came was Katagiri Mai.

This really scared Ziongzong.

It was like a guy who escaped from a debt to Mars and saw his debtor when he opened the door.

Immediately afterwards, Ziongzong began to worry that nothing good could come out of it, said Ziongzong.

"What's wrong? "

Ziongzong was already in turmoil inside, but outside he still had to try to hold his ground, and a thin layer of sweat had crept over his back.

"Why are you sleeping in the same room as Yui-senpai?

Katagiri Mai didn't care about that, and came up with a very strong tone.

A bitter battle was coming.

What should I do?

Ziongzong wanted to say, "I can't help it, I didn't arrange it. "Then shut Katagiri Mai out.

Or worse, put Katagiri Mai in his room and kick him out.

But even that won't help. It's not like we'll never see each other again after this one meeting.

Ziongzong needs a sustainable strategy.

This is called the legendary scientific concept of development.

"I...."

"What are you guys talking about?"

Just when Ziongzong was about to get confused, Uesugi Yui showed up just in time.

It was as if he had been ambushed for a long time and had picked the right time to drop in.

"Why is Yui-senpai sleeping in a room with this beast? "

Katagiri Mai immediately grabbed Uesugi Yui's hands and pulled her to her side with an attitude of righteous indignation comparable to a textbook.

-- Why call me this beast?

Ziongzong wanted to argue, but Uesugi Yui gave him a blank look first, so he just kept quiet.

He thought Uesugi Yui was coming to help him.

"What have you done to people, this is directly called you beast. "

But Uesugi Yui actually added fuel to the fire, which made Ziongzong laugh and cry.

"I said I'm innocent, can anyone believe it. "

Unfortunately, everyone in the room shook their heads, even Ziongzong himself.

He also knew it was useless to nod his head.

"Yui, come sleep with me in my room, there's room for two! "

"Well, but that's not good, after all ......"

"There's nothing wrong with that! "

"I don't know what will happen if I sleep in the same room with such a beast!"

-- Why did you say this...

Ziongzong sighed, shook his head, gave Uesugi Yui a "I'm counting on you" look, and skipped out.

The long trip on the cruise ship is indeed very fresh, but unfortunately the shelf life is too short, and within a few hours, Ziongzong already felt little difference from the land.

After dinner, he had nothing to do to wander on deck, not so listen to the waves, smell the sea breeze words, he really have no real sense of the sea.

So alone on the deck to feel the sea, Ziongzong feel very comfortable.

The girls all gathered to play around, and Eiji Hayamizu, who usually walks with Ziongzong, was also excited to go hunting - Ziongzong really worried that if Eiji Hayamizu's philandering nature of playboy was exposed, he would most likely be thrown into the sea. sea to feed the plankton.

Here is not like land, and can not fly, can escape to where, swimming and is not the opponent of marine life.

But ......

the deck is brightly lit and full of people laughing and playing, or hugging couples.

This does not meet the requirements of Ziongzong after dinner walk, he looked up and down everywhere, and finally found a cold deck, located on the upper level, the lighting is dim, in Ziongzong seems to feel.

It was the kind of feeling that was so cold that it was almost haunted.

Ziongzong circled the deck that was currently his only deck, then leaned on the railing and looked out over the waves in the dark.

In the middle of this ocean, even this behemoth is just a flat boat.

After a long time, he was cold from the sea breeze and decided to go back to his room to sleep.

As a result, just looking back, he froze for a moment.

The deck, which was empty a moment ago, suddenly had an extra pillar at the end near the cabin.

--Huh? What is that?

--a pillar?

-- How could there be an exposed pillar on the deck? It's not like there's a ceiling above ......

After looking closely for a while, Ziongzong noticed that it wasn't a pillar, but a tall, sturdy man.

The huge figure, visually estimated at more than two meters, made Ziongzong mistake him for a pillar.

Immediately afterwards, there was a new movement on the deck, a figure slightly taller than Ziongzong appeared, seemingly carrying something on his back, and walked up to the man who was comparable to a pillar, and after two or three words of exchange, the two left the deck together.

The sound was blown away by the sea breeze, Ziongzong could not hear anything.

-- Could it be that ......

an aura crossed Ziongzong's mind.

To make this judgment, intuition accounted for a far greater proportion than credible clues.

But Ziongzong felt that his guess was not impossible, and immediately followed.

In the cabin tracking is quite difficult, even a little heavier footsteps, the sound will be amplified several times, which makes Ziongzong had to be very careful.

The two of them came to a stop at the end of the corridor, turned their backs on the corridor entrance and started talking.

The ample lighting in the cabin helped Ziongzong confirm one thing, namely, that although the man was carrying something covered by a black cloth, it was vaguely visible in the shape of a bow, and coupled with that familiar feeling, Ziongzong felt that there was no mistaking the man who had robbed him of his nine-section whip and left a ghostly riddle.

But he was talking to this pillar-like man, the identity of no way to know, coupled with the distance is too far, the conversation is completely inaudible, Ziongzong had to be careful to approach some more.

Just when their voices were about to be clear enough for Ziongzong to understand, the conversation came to an abrupt halt.

A bad feeling flashed through Ziongzong's mind, he immediately ducked into the aisle, almost at the same time, the two men began to walk back.

-- He was noticed!

Ziongzong did not feel that he had made any noise, only that they were too perceptive to notice the difference.

Ziongzong evacuated in a hurry, there were walls along both sides of the road, he now needed a place to turn in... ...After walking quickly for nearly a hundred meters, Ziongzong finally was able to find a room with a hidden door.

He dodged inside, closed the door tightly with his hand, and then pressed his ear to the wall -

the sound of two men's footsteps gradually approaching the place, and then far away ...... finally disappeared.

Barely escaped.

-- so close.

-- But why was the bow man on this ship, and who was that huge guy?

There were many questions, but not many answers.

Ziongzong realized that this voyage would not be as joyful as expected.

The other side did not follow, but immediately out is not a wise choice, since staying is also staying, Ziongzong began to wander in this hiding place.

Only then did he notice that he had entered a strange place.

--This is?

The room was unusually large, with neatly arranged lighting on the ceiling, but it wasn't on, only dim orange light vaguely helping to illuminate it.

This is a warehouse, and no one seems to be on duty.

A large number of cargo boxes are stacked neatly in rows, Ziongzong looked over row by row, just casually browsing, until he saw a special cargo box.

The outside of the crate was emblazoned with the symbol of the heart of the rotten leaf.

The so-called Kureha Heart refers to a giant merchant group that has considerable influence in Japan and the world at large.

So, in the warehouse of this cruise ship, why is there a separate cargo box?

Inside the cargo box, there should be something precious and special, right?

Ziongzong is curious, but just curious can not help, there are two difficulties, one is that the cargo box is located on the highest level, at least five meters above the ground, the second is that the cargo box is wooden, but the binding is very tight, without the use of tools, it is difficult to open.

--That can only be abandoned.

Even without these two difficulties, it is not possible to mess up, this is the moral level, for people.

Late at night, only the cruise ship is lowing while breaking the waves.

Ziongzong returned to the room safely after staying in the warehouse long enough event.

However the room was empty.

Once back in the room, Uesugi Yui was already waiting for himself on the bed - such a scene, to say that it was not considered, then Ziongzong would be against his conscience.

Of course, it was no big deal.

Even if Uesugi Yui was already in the bed, Ziongzong was sleeping in a different bed.

A double room is never directly equal to a double bed, ahem.

What's more, Uesugi Yui is not even in the room right now.

Ziongzong laid himself down on the bed, looked at the ceiling, habitually began to think, and then, unconsciously fell asleep.

This is a typical example of being inside a huge scene often can not be the first insight into the overall situation.

Ziongzong, at this time, had not considered the appearance of the man with the bow, equivalent to that ghostly riddle of life threatening degree extended to the sea.

The mice running around in the iron box, how will know that outside the iron box there are lab workers in white coats staring at them.