Chapter 3 - Part 3
Afternoon, a road somewhere in Ikebukuro
“Meow!”
A cute call sounded from the pet carrier that Anri was holding.
Through the carrier door slits, sunlight shone on Dokusonmaru’s form, who was facing upwards revealing his stomach.
Looking at the kittens’ exposed expression, Mika couldn’t help bending down and saying.
“So cute, meow meow~”
Mika extended a finger into the pet carrier and swayed her finger around, the kitten used one small paw to follow the finger and also started swaying left to right.
“I’ve always thought that people would unconsciously revert back to a child when they meet cute kittens. “
“No, it’s the kitten that is being treated like a small child.”
“Seiji and I are going to have kids that are even cuter than this kitten.”
Staring at Mika absorbed in playing tricks on the kitten, Anri didn’t know what to think in reply to that statement, she lowered her head with a red face.
Because she’s received innumerable kindnesses from Celty before, Anri wanted to repay her back through whatever means possible.
Shinra nodded his head and said: “If it’s Anri then it’ll be fine.” Shizuo and the others also believed in Celty’s trusted person, and gave Dokunsonmaru to Anri without hesitation.
Because that matter was easily settled, Anri instead started to consider if there was anything specific to do or not to do for the kitten. Until the pet owner Yuuhei said:
“Ah ah~~ but you met Hanejima Yuuhei and Hijiribe Ruri, I’m so jealous of Anri~~”
Mika said this seriously. However Anri gently shook her head.
“Because they were really famous, I froze and couldn’t say anything.…”
In reality, it wasn’t for this reason, it was because ‘Saika’ made her sense an inexplicably strange feeling towards Ruri. Of course she didn’t say this, she just used her usual lonely looking smile and with a low voice said:
“But thank you for complying with us today without asking questions.”
“It’s nothing, after all you said it’ll be good if I came with Seiji, so definitely no problem.”
After chatting like this, Anri and Mika bid goodbye and prepared to go home.
Mika suddenly asked: “Do you want to eat? I know a place where you can keep your pet there temporarily, want to go see?”
But not wanting to disturb Mika and Seiji’s time further, Anri refused her invitation, carrying the cart she walked towards Ikebukuro.
At this time, she still hasn’t noticed.
She hasn’t notice a gaze on her back, and the form of a person following her.
Celty and the others were all thinking too naively.
They all thought the stalker wouldn’t do anything to Anri, who has no association with Ruri.
They used common sense to guess the actions of the stalker who has no sense at all.
And the price for this negligence was this strange shadow that appeared to be following Anri.
However, it was a little different from the slasher incident.
The shadow following did not approach her, only tagged along behind her for a distance.
After Anri returned to her apartment, the form also quietly vanished.
They were satisfied just finding out her residence and left without taking any further action.
Except for the action of opening his phone and taking a picture.
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At the same time, Ikebukuro, Russian Sushi Restaurant
“Yes~ Today new sushi creations~ Small Sushi, Big Sushi, all fresh and slippery. There is also the whirlpool sushi and yida sushi that will make you cry out in joy as well as the dragon sushi waiting for your taste buds.”
At this moment as Simon was using his unique expression to introduce new commodities, Seiji and Mika sat near the register and selected a set meal and some select items, apparently preparing for an early supper.
Taking advantage of the moment, Simon strongly recommended the new set meal of large sushi, middle sized sushi and mini sushi. Apart from these three there is also a side dish of a huge sushi with a very interesting centre of seafood filling. Just like the Russian doll, matryoshka, it appears similar to a person inside a person inside a person.
While eating the unique sushi, Seiji asks Mika sitting next to him.
“What is it? You look like you've lost all your energy.”
“Eh?.... Really! How can I not have any energy when I’m next to Seiji!”
Mika hurriedly laughed. But Seiji calmly said.
“….Is it because of Sonohara?”
“…….Yes.”
Unable to refute, Mika honestly acknowledged the question. After a short silence, she stared at her tea placed on the table and asked Seiji with a quiet voice.
“Really, regardless of what Celty said, she still can’t fully open up to me.”
Listening to her, it was as if she chatted with Celty before. Though it would be more understandable with further detail, Seiji didn’t delve into it further, just averted his eyes from Mika’s lowered heard.
“It was because she was wary of us….. Thinking about it, that’s probably my fault. Sorry.”
“Seiji doesn’t need to apologize! .....I’m the one that hasn’t talked to her recently, I feel apologetic……”
In fact, ever since she enterd Raira academy, she almost never noticed Anri.
That was because even without her, Anri had her new friends Mikado and Kida - it could be said Anri didn’t need to ‘follow’ her anymore.
Though it was very slow, Anri gradually became more carefree - therefore Mika also freely focused on her love for Seiji.
For her, she loves Seiji more than anyone else.
But her heart doesn’t only hold Seiji, it’s only that he’s in the highest position.
She holds Seiji, who only holds Celty’s ‘head’ in his heart, with an unsurpassable love, but Anri is truly a close friend.
It was at this time, Anri’s situation changed.
Yellow turbans and Dollars, the slasher incident started, the 2 gangs had a dispute. Kida Masaomi vanished from Anri’s sight.
But Mika also noticed, there is a shadow hidden in Anri.
Though Mika also asked Mikado -
A few months ago, Anri’s situation became drastically worse.
According to the facts she gathered from her own ‘intelligence network’, though she didn’t obtain the authenication from Anri, Mika couldn’t help but fall into self-depression, and depended on Seiji’s love to continue living.
Her heart also started to feel lonely.
But this loneliness can’t be concealed by loving Seiji or by Seiji’s love.
To conceal her restlessness for her friend by using Seiji, she wasn’t this low.
“That Anri, she always objectively regards everything through a third persons perspective, including herself… because she’s like this, she treats her own business like other peoples business and is unconcerned…… she simply doesn’t give a thought to her own danger.”
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Evening, Ikebukuro Sunshine 60 main road
“………”
Kida Masaomi is in a desperate situation.
Standing at the sunshine theatre intersection and looking around the surrounding pathways.
He left Ikebukuro half a year ago.
Though he once came back when Dollars was having a dispute with Toramaru he immediately left again, right now he leisurely strolled around the block he hadn’t seen for a long time.
If you had to say anything was different, it would be Yellow turban members that could be seen everywhere before have disappeared, the atmosphere was peaceful without any violent organisations about.
Students or OL, office workers that just got off work, foreigners, all kinds of people walked around in front of Kida’s eyes.
Also it was be the first day of summer vacation for students, the number of youngsters wearing casual clothing also seemed a lot more than usual.
In front of the movie theatre were a lot of young females, looking at the electronic monitor of Hanejima Yuuhei’s latest movie advert, it seems it’s receiving a high praise.
Kodota’s big frame with Yamasaki and the others should be very conspicuous with their strange appearance, so I’ll just look around for this.
At this time, Yamasaki and them would probably be buying Manga, I’ll patrol around Toranoana or Animate and the other big book stores.
While considering all this Kida observed the streets -
After several minutes, a familiar face suddenly appeared.
No, instead of saying a familiar face, it was rather a familiar appearance.
Or it should be said, though Kida knew him, the man did not know anything about Kida.
“Heiwajima…… Shizuo……”
“Though, yesterday the cat your younger brother brought was really cute.”
“Affirmative, a cat that can climb on Shizuo-san’s head must display attractive qualities.”
Tom murmered like he just remembered something. Vorona used her unnatural Japanese to reply.
“But if I had to say, I’m a dog person.”
While chatting with his colleagues, Shizuo also wondered whether Kasuka and Ruri would be attacked by the stalker, he felt restless.
“Overall, we finished quite early today. Collection also went smoothly, after we take care of the money how about Russian sushi?”
After listening to the boss’s happy proposal, Vorona shook her heak and said:
“Can only deny the proposal, with familiar people at a familiar shop cannot ingest any nutrients, too anxious and ashamed, avoids vigourously.”
“Don’t say that, aren’t they Russian peers? ……Okay, if it’s really no good, then how about MOPOKA, beside the Ikebukuro pasture where we can eat baked breads….. Shizuo, do you have any preferences?”
“I’m fine with anything.”
“Then what should we do, or we could go to Okinawa restaurant on the Meiji main road?”
Tom continued talking while slowly roaming on the evening street.
Then, a form suddenly appeared in front of them.
It was a hair-dyed golden somewhat slender youth.
“Ah, is there a problem? What did you find us for?”
Looking at the others frivolous appearance, Tom assumed it was a troublesome guy looking for Shizuo, he opened his mouth, but -
The young boy with a pained expression deeply bowed his head, and said:
“……I’m very sorry for disturbing your work ….But I have some business, I have to apologize to Heiwajima Shizuo…….”
“Ah ah?”
Standing behind Tom, Shizuo looking unconcerned tilted his head and said with a low voice:
“Who is this guy?”
“…..My name…….. is called Kida Masaomi.”
“Kida Masaomi?”
After hearing the youth’s name, Shizuo unconsciously frowned.
In ice-cold rain - a memory where he was hit by something.
“…..Huh?”
A sharp forceful impact in the chest, belly and foot.
The moment these feelings and scenes surfaced in Shizuo’s mind -
“Ah ah.”
The first one to speak was not Shizuo, but Tom.
“You’re the Yellow turbans…..”
On hearing this, Shizuo holding in his intent to kill, clenched his fists and lowered his head.
Kida imagined in the next intant his neck wrenched apart -
But still insisted on opening his mouth, and like he was on the side looking at himself speaking, he said.
“I am in the organization that shot Shizuo…. the leader of Yellow turbans, Kida Masaomi.”
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Mikado’s Apartment
“Weird…”
Ryuugamine Mikado, sitting in front of his computer in his room, whispered a sigh.
He had just opened Dollars display board web page.
Hijiribe Ruri’s stalker exists in Dollars.
In order to confirm this rumour, Mikado, from the Dollars exchange site, opened a control remission power’s web page related to Hijiribe Ruri, and starts reading the various information -
But he seems to have realized something strange, tilting his head he looks into the common people.
Generally, there are 3 precious years of high school life, and the absolutely most precious times within these years are the summer vacations.
However, on the very first day of the summer vacation he’s alone in front of the computer, he can only smile bitterly, he doesn’t have the slightest amount of regret.
While eating rice cakes sent from a married couple, Mikado fondly reminisces of his hometown.
Though last year, he went back to his old home early, this year he’s afraid he has to wait till the lantern’s festival.
Admidst the memories of friends and relatives, there is Sonohara-san and him changing, and the fragment of time when 3 people went to Raira Academy.
Though they would occasionally go out with other people to the bowling alley or Karaoke, but after lunch and school, both Sonohara-san and Masaomi lead normal student lives.
He was worried that Sonohara-san didn’t get along with the other girls, but because the times he had with Sonohara-san and Masaomi were so happy, he always forgot to ask Sonohara-san if she had this problem.
But now - the small group of 3 people doesn’t have Masaomi’s presence anymore.
Before Masaomi came back, Mikado’s time had been still.
Wait till he comes back, then the 3 people will tell each other their own secrets, then it’ll be like before.
At least that was what Mikado believed.
But then, that Mikado changed, starting from the vacation in May.
He received a deep impact from the violent events he experienced.
His own wish to prevent daily violence confused his world.
After the conversation he had with Masaomi, he’s started to consciously avoid meeting him.
The fact that he can connect throught the network has not added to his courage.
The first time he talked with the username “Bakyura”, Mikado couldn’t forget.
He’s also studying how to be better in a situation like the golden week incident.
But, Mikado believes that nothing has changed.
Kida and Sonohara-san, as long as the 3 people are together, then we can definitely move forward in the same direction again.
This idea will absolutely not change.
What changed in his heart is -
Including him, 3 people’s destinations. Once they return to that place, only he can protect it or he’ll create that place.
This is what he believes.
Only this -
Ryuugamine Mikado’s gear starts to turn in an entirely different direction than before.
After passing through a short network, Mikado quietly sighed.
Then, after an instant -
“….? This…..? ….!?”
Watching the computer screen appear with several pictures, Mikado’s expression stiffens.
Immediately, after reading supplementary article files, his face becomes paler.
“No way…..”
After shivering for several seconds-
The boy quickly takes out his phone, and starts calling someone.
“.….Ah! Hey Hey! It’s me…”
“What is it, Mikado-sempai, you voice is a bit weird.”
The other side of the phone is Aoba. Mikado continues talking with growing anxiousness:
“Sorry, it’s bad…… I want to organize a meeting immediately.”
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Somewhere in Tokyo, a man in whispering
“Dollars hasn’t really changed.”
The female on his side apparently said something, but the man ignored her. While he cleverly played with two knives in one hand, he continued saying:
“I heard that Mikado-kun has changed…. but how has he actually grown, I’ll watch with anticipation.”
The man smiles, his phone suddenly rang out with electro-acoustics.
“Yeah, what’s up?”
Though the man greets the phone with a happy sound, but -
Suddenly, the happy expression is removed, and he’s only left with the corners of this mouth pulled in a reluctant smile.
“Ah, Shizu-chan and Kida huh…?”
“You’re still managing a feeble existence, Shizu-chan!”
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“Meow!”
A cute call sounded from the pet carrier that Anri was holding.
Through the carrier door slits, sunlight shone on Dokusonmaru’s form, who was facing upwards revealing his stomach.
Looking at the kittens’ exposed expression, Mika couldn’t help bending down and saying.
“So cute, meow meow~”
Mika extended a finger into the pet carrier and swayed her finger around, the kitten used one small paw to follow the finger and also started swaying left to right.
“I’ve always thought that people would unconsciously revert back to a child when they meet cute kittens. “
“No, it’s the kitten that is being treated like a small child.”
“Seiji and I are going to have kids that are even cuter than this kitten.”
Staring at Mika absorbed in playing tricks on the kitten, Anri didn’t know what to think in reply to that statement, she lowered her head with a red face.
- “Although, me and Shinra’s jobs don’t have specific times, I don’t know if we can look after the cat….”
Because she’s received innumerable kindnesses from Celty before, Anri wanted to repay her back through whatever means possible.
Shinra nodded his head and said: “If it’s Anri then it’ll be fine.” Shizuo and the others also believed in Celty’s trusted person, and gave Dokunsonmaru to Anri without hesitation.
Because that matter was easily settled, Anri instead started to consider if there was anything specific to do or not to do for the kitten. Until the pet owner Yuuhei said:
- “Dokosonmaru won’t get close to bad people, so there’s no problem.”
“Ah ah~~ but you met Hanejima Yuuhei and Hijiribe Ruri, I’m so jealous of Anri~~”
Mika said this seriously. However Anri gently shook her head.
“Because they were really famous, I froze and couldn’t say anything.…”
In reality, it wasn’t for this reason, it was because ‘Saika’ made her sense an inexplicably strange feeling towards Ruri. Of course she didn’t say this, she just used her usual lonely looking smile and with a low voice said:
“But thank you for complying with us today without asking questions.”
“It’s nothing, after all you said it’ll be good if I came with Seiji, so definitely no problem.”
After chatting like this, Anri and Mika bid goodbye and prepared to go home.
Mika suddenly asked: “Do you want to eat? I know a place where you can keep your pet there temporarily, want to go see?”
But not wanting to disturb Mika and Seiji’s time further, Anri refused her invitation, carrying the cart she walked towards Ikebukuro.
At this time, she still hasn’t noticed.
She hasn’t notice a gaze on her back, and the form of a person following her.
Celty and the others were all thinking too naively.
They all thought the stalker wouldn’t do anything to Anri, who has no association with Ruri.
They used common sense to guess the actions of the stalker who has no sense at all.
And the price for this negligence was this strange shadow that appeared to be following Anri.
However, it was a little different from the slasher incident.
The shadow following did not approach her, only tagged along behind her for a distance.
After Anri returned to her apartment, the form also quietly vanished.
They were satisfied just finding out her residence and left without taking any further action.
Except for the action of opening his phone and taking a picture.
※※※※※
At the same time, Ikebukuro, Russian Sushi Restaurant
“Yes~ Today new sushi creations~ Small Sushi, Big Sushi, all fresh and slippery. There is also the whirlpool sushi and yida sushi that will make you cry out in joy as well as the dragon sushi waiting for your taste buds.”
At this moment as Simon was using his unique expression to introduce new commodities, Seiji and Mika sat near the register and selected a set meal and some select items, apparently preparing for an early supper.
Taking advantage of the moment, Simon strongly recommended the new set meal of large sushi, middle sized sushi and mini sushi. Apart from these three there is also a side dish of a huge sushi with a very interesting centre of seafood filling. Just like the Russian doll, matryoshka, it appears similar to a person inside a person inside a person.
While eating the unique sushi, Seiji asks Mika sitting next to him.
“What is it? You look like you've lost all your energy.”
“Eh?.... Really! How can I not have any energy when I’m next to Seiji!”
Mika hurriedly laughed. But Seiji calmly said.
“….Is it because of Sonohara?”
“…….Yes.”
Unable to refute, Mika honestly acknowledged the question. After a short silence, she stared at her tea placed on the table and asked Seiji with a quiet voice.
“Really, regardless of what Celty said, she still can’t fully open up to me.”
Listening to her, it was as if she chatted with Celty before. Though it would be more understandable with further detail, Seiji didn’t delve into it further, just averted his eyes from Mika’s lowered heard.
“It was because she was wary of us….. Thinking about it, that’s probably my fault. Sorry.”
“Seiji doesn’t need to apologize! .....I’m the one that hasn’t talked to her recently, I feel apologetic……”
In fact, ever since she enterd Raira academy, she almost never noticed Anri.
That was because even without her, Anri had her new friends Mikado and Kida - it could be said Anri didn’t need to ‘follow’ her anymore.
Though it was very slow, Anri gradually became more carefree - therefore Mika also freely focused on her love for Seiji.
For her, she loves Seiji more than anyone else.
But her heart doesn’t only hold Seiji, it’s only that he’s in the highest position.
She holds Seiji, who only holds Celty’s ‘head’ in his heart, with an unsurpassable love, but Anri is truly a close friend.
It was at this time, Anri’s situation changed.
Yellow turbans and Dollars, the slasher incident started, the 2 gangs had a dispute. Kida Masaomi vanished from Anri’s sight.
But Mika also noticed, there is a shadow hidden in Anri.
Though Mika also asked Mikado -
A few months ago, Anri’s situation became drastically worse.
According to the facts she gathered from her own ‘intelligence network’, though she didn’t obtain the authenication from Anri, Mika couldn’t help but fall into self-depression, and depended on Seiji’s love to continue living.
Her heart also started to feel lonely.
But this loneliness can’t be concealed by loving Seiji or by Seiji’s love.
To conceal her restlessness for her friend by using Seiji, she wasn’t this low.
“That Anri, she always objectively regards everything through a third persons perspective, including herself… because she’s like this, she treats her own business like other peoples business and is unconcerned…… she simply doesn’t give a thought to her own danger.”
※※※※※
Evening, Ikebukuro Sunshine 60 main road
“………”
Kida Masaomi is in a desperate situation.
Standing at the sunshine theatre intersection and looking around the surrounding pathways.
He left Ikebukuro half a year ago.
Though he once came back when Dollars was having a dispute with Toramaru he immediately left again, right now he leisurely strolled around the block he hadn’t seen for a long time.
- Nothing has really changed.
- Nothing changed……really?
If you had to say anything was different, it would be Yellow turban members that could be seen everywhere before have disappeared, the atmosphere was peaceful without any violent organisations about.
Students or OL, office workers that just got off work, foreigners, all kinds of people walked around in front of Kida’s eyes.
Also it was be the first day of summer vacation for students, the number of youngsters wearing casual clothing also seemed a lot more than usual.
In front of the movie theatre were a lot of young females, looking at the electronic monitor of Hanejima Yuuhei’s latest movie advert, it seems it’s receiving a high praise.
- ……but, I still don’t feel easy.
- It’s these ordinary groups that can be seen as Dollars.
- In the end, it’s still best to meet up with Kadota.
- …….Though I say that, after the disagreement last time with Kadota, I can’t just ask for help like nothing has happened. Moreover I’m afraid that even meeting would be difficult…..
- ….but there’s no helping it.
- I can’t identify one person by one person… and I can’t face Mikado and Anri.
Kodota’s big frame with Yamasaki and the others should be very conspicuous with their strange appearance, so I’ll just look around for this.
At this time, Yamasaki and them would probably be buying Manga, I’ll patrol around Toranoana or Animate and the other big book stores.
While considering all this Kida observed the streets -
After several minutes, a familiar face suddenly appeared.
No, instead of saying a familiar face, it was rather a familiar appearance.
Or it should be said, though Kida knew him, the man did not know anything about Kida.
- Though I said I wouldn’t be able to identify through one person by one person…..
- I might die by the first strike. If I really die, then I’m really sorry, Saki.
“Heiwajima…… Shizuo……”
“Though, yesterday the cat your younger brother brought was really cute.”
“Affirmative, a cat that can climb on Shizuo-san’s head must display attractive qualities.”
Tom murmered like he just remembered something. Vorona used her unnatural Japanese to reply.
“But if I had to say, I’m a dog person.”
While chatting with his colleagues, Shizuo also wondered whether Kasuka and Ruri would be attacked by the stalker, he felt restless.
- Dammit, if I just knew who the criminal was, then even if it’s the roof of Sunshine I can rush up there…..
“Overall, we finished quite early today. Collection also went smoothly, after we take care of the money how about Russian sushi?”
After listening to the boss’s happy proposal, Vorona shook her heak and said:
“Can only deny the proposal, with familiar people at a familiar shop cannot ingest any nutrients, too anxious and ashamed, avoids vigourously.”
“Don’t say that, aren’t they Russian peers? ……Okay, if it’s really no good, then how about MOPOKA, beside the Ikebukuro pasture where we can eat baked breads….. Shizuo, do you have any preferences?”
“I’m fine with anything.”
“Then what should we do, or we could go to Okinawa restaurant on the Meiji main road?”
Tom continued talking while slowly roaming on the evening street.
Then, a form suddenly appeared in front of them.
It was a hair-dyed golden somewhat slender youth.
“Ah, is there a problem? What did you find us for?”
Looking at the others frivolous appearance, Tom assumed it was a troublesome guy looking for Shizuo, he opened his mouth, but -
The young boy with a pained expression deeply bowed his head, and said:
“……I’m very sorry for disturbing your work ….But I have some business, I have to apologize to Heiwajima Shizuo…….”
“Ah ah?”
Standing behind Tom, Shizuo looking unconcerned tilted his head and said with a low voice:
“Who is this guy?”
“…..My name…….. is called Kida Masaomi.”
“Kida Masaomi?”
After hearing the youth’s name, Shizuo unconsciously frowned.
- Huh? Where have I heard of that name before.
- Actually when did I hear it?
- I think it was about half a year ago…..
In ice-cold rain - a memory where he was hit by something.
“…..Huh?”
A sharp forceful impact in the chest, belly and foot.
- “If you want to hate someone, then hate the person who gave us the order and the gun…..”
- “If you want to hate someone, hate Kida Masaomi!”
The moment these feelings and scenes surfaced in Shizuo’s mind -
“Ah ah.”
The first one to speak was not Shizuo, but Tom.
“You’re the Yellow turbans…..”
On hearing this, Shizuo holding in his intent to kill, clenched his fists and lowered his head.
Kida imagined in the next intant his neck wrenched apart -
But still insisted on opening his mouth, and like he was on the side looking at himself speaking, he said.
“I am in the organization that shot Shizuo…. the leader of Yellow turbans, Kida Masaomi.”
※※※※※
Mikado’s Apartment
“Weird…”
Ryuugamine Mikado, sitting in front of his computer in his room, whispered a sigh.
He had just opened Dollars display board web page.
Hijiribe Ruri’s stalker exists in Dollars.
In order to confirm this rumour, Mikado, from the Dollars exchange site, opened a control remission power’s web page related to Hijiribe Ruri, and starts reading the various information -
But he seems to have realized something strange, tilting his head he looks into the common people.
Generally, there are 3 precious years of high school life, and the absolutely most precious times within these years are the summer vacations.
However, on the very first day of the summer vacation he’s alone in front of the computer, he can only smile bitterly, he doesn’t have the slightest amount of regret.
While eating rice cakes sent from a married couple, Mikado fondly reminisces of his hometown.
Though last year, he went back to his old home early, this year he’s afraid he has to wait till the lantern’s festival.
- At least before that time.… I want this matter to come to an end.
- Though I don’t know what I can actually achieve in any situation…
- But at least…. I want to do everything possible…
Admidst the memories of friends and relatives, there is Sonohara-san and him changing, and the fragment of time when 3 people went to Raira Academy.
Though they would occasionally go out with other people to the bowling alley or Karaoke, but after lunch and school, both Sonohara-san and Masaomi lead normal student lives.
He was worried that Sonohara-san didn’t get along with the other girls, but because the times he had with Sonohara-san and Masaomi were so happy, he always forgot to ask Sonohara-san if she had this problem.
But now - the small group of 3 people doesn’t have Masaomi’s presence anymore.
Before Masaomi came back, Mikado’s time had been still.
Wait till he comes back, then the 3 people will tell each other their own secrets, then it’ll be like before.
At least that was what Mikado believed.
But then, that Mikado changed, starting from the vacation in May.
He received a deep impact from the violent events he experienced.
His own wish to prevent daily violence confused his world.
After the conversation he had with Masaomi, he’s started to consciously avoid meeting him.
The fact that he can connect throught the network has not added to his courage.
The first time he talked with the username “Bakyura”, Mikado couldn’t forget.
He’s also studying how to be better in a situation like the golden week incident.
But, Mikado believes that nothing has changed.
Kida and Sonohara-san, as long as the 3 people are together, then we can definitely move forward in the same direction again.
This idea will absolutely not change.
What changed in his heart is -
Including him, 3 people’s destinations. Once they return to that place, only he can protect it or he’ll create that place.
This is what he believes.
Only this -
Ryuugamine Mikado’s gear starts to turn in an entirely different direction than before.
After passing through a short network, Mikado quietly sighed.
- ….So that’s how it is.
Then, after an instant -
“….? This…..? ….!?”
Watching the computer screen appear with several pictures, Mikado’s expression stiffens.
Immediately, after reading supplementary article files, his face becomes paler.
“No way…..”
After shivering for several seconds-
The boy quickly takes out his phone, and starts calling someone.
“.….Ah! Hey Hey! It’s me…”
“What is it, Mikado-sempai, you voice is a bit weird.”
The other side of the phone is Aoba. Mikado continues talking with growing anxiousness:
“Sorry, it’s bad…… I want to organize a meeting immediately.”
※※※※※
Somewhere in Tokyo, a man in whispering
“Dollars hasn’t really changed.”
The female on his side apparently said something, but the man ignored her. While he cleverly played with two knives in one hand, he continued saying:
“I heard that Mikado-kun has changed…. but how has he actually grown, I’ll watch with anticipation.”
The man smiles, his phone suddenly rang out with electro-acoustics.
“Yeah, what’s up?”
Though the man greets the phone with a happy sound, but -
Suddenly, the happy expression is removed, and he’s only left with the corners of this mouth pulled in a reluctant smile.
“Ah, Shizu-chan and Kida huh…?”
“You’re still managing a feeble existence, Shizu-chan!”
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