Chapter 4 - Part 3
“Then, we’ll go to Sonohara-san’s apartment again.”
Saying this, the Blue square boys wearing handkerchiefs around their necks bowed to acknowledge one boy that was wearing a ski mask and goggles covering his entire face.
If anyone saw him, they would sue him for illegal trespassing, but right now it’s not the time to worry about that.
But, in the next instant - a cat’s cry rang out across the roadside.
The cat was still young - a Scottish fold with ears folded forward, a species that runs faster than other cats in the countryside but doesn’t have the speed or fondness for running on asphalt road.
“Ah, what’s that, so cute!”
“Huh? This cat…..!”
The blue square boys were all talking while watching the cat that popped up beside them -
But, only after a few seconds, the cute cat turned 180 degrees and appeared in front of Kida.
The man walked closer to the boy’s who had their backs turned, jumped up high and manouvered a kick to one of them.
“Don’t block the way.”
Following Adabashi’s strange voice, the boy that got kicked flew forward forcefully.
The boy wearing the ski mask also fell down from colliding with his member, he immediately lost consiousness and lied on the ground twitching.
Being squashed under the other boy, his body moved but didn’t wake.
“Wha….. what are you doing! Asshole!”
The other boys immediately surrounded Adabashi in a circle.
One pulls out a nightstick, all of them preparing to attack.
“Don’t block the way, don’t block me, brats!”
Calling out excitedly, Adabashi ran toward the boy’s with no fear.
The boy holding the nightstick lifted his weapon but got kicked hard in the stomach.
He didn’t even have time to wield his weapon.
He could only see the movement of the opponent lifting his foot.
The boys’ body bent in half, stomach liquid poured out of his mouth and over his handkerchief.
“Wha……..!”
Adabashi saw that several youths have realized his strength by seeing their comrade beaten, but haven’t used the oppurtunity to run -
He made every hit directed towards Ruri’s suffering, wearing an infatuated smile that contained his love.
He’s the enemy after Anri?
Honestly speaking, Kida doesn’t know if he can win against him in a head-on fight.
At this time, a shadow moved in his line of sight.
It was the boy that was lying crushed beneath a few of the others, wearing the ski mask and goggles.
He moved his fainted companions to the side walk, then started running towards the attacker -
And like he was just mimicking martial arts he gave a powerless kick to the attackers back -
A weak thump resounded, the attacker turned his head confused about the sound.
Kuronuma Aoba wasn’t good at fighting.
If the member called Yoshikiri who’s in charge of fighting was there, the situation might have been different, but unfortunately, for the members of blue squares right now, he’s not here.
Therefore, the people most capable of fighting, was only this attacker as well as Kida.
But Kida -
Adabashi slowly turned his head, and stared at the boy who had apparently done something to him.
He kept looking at the boy who was one head shorter then him, then let out a strange laughter.
“Your height…. is similar to Hijiribe Ruri’s, of course, you don’t have breasts.”
“?”
“Okay, you’ll be Hijiribe Ruri.”
“…….? ………!?”
Adabashi used his huge hand to grasp the boy’s neck.
“……….! ……..!!”
“Don’t answer, if I hear a male voice, I can’t make you become Ruri-chan.”
Saying that, Asabashi used more force to grasp him.
Then, he let go of the struggling boys’ neck and instead grabbed the back of his head.
The choking boy’s head was then smashed against the wall.
The boy’s goggles cracked, and his nose almost broke.
“Ah, it would be so good if you were Ruri.”
Adabashi with an infatuated expression continued smashing the boy’s face into the wall.
When he started, he seemed to be holding back, and didn’t injure the boy too much - but, he gradually increased his strength, the pounding rhythm becoming more excited and crazy.
Seeing blood come out from the ski mask, Adabashi became almost frantically excited, he grabbed the back of the boy’s head and prepared to use even more force to smash his face into the wall -
“You aren’t giving me any time to call the police, you…… Sadist!”s
Along with a male’s voice coming from behind him, Adabashi suffered a heavy kick to his crotch.
Though the attackers legs weren’t that far apart, but the point of Kida’s foot scraped past his knees and managed to puncture his crotch.
“Tssshhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Not understanding what just happened the attacker crouched down.
The internal organs in the lower part of his body were in severe pain, his consciousness almost left him.
After receiving the sudden attack, the victory should be clear, but -
“Wuyahhhh!”
Perhaps it was force of will overcoming the pain, though the attacker was staggering, he still managed to give Kida’s ankles a sharp low kick.
“Aaaahhhhhhh!”
As if his legs were swept away by the rapid currents of a river, Kida was thrown to the ground.
“You……. You’re also close to Ruri-chan?”
Kida initially thought he would be furious - but the attacker was smiling while saying these inexplicable words.
The attacker used his trembling right leg to step on Kida’s abdomen.
“Killing you, would Ruri-chan be sad?”
“What are you talking about? Who is Ruri-chan…..?”
Because his abdomen was being stepped on, Kida’s reply was soft enough that only the attacker could hear him.
“Ah…..well, it doesn’t matter even if you aren’t….”
Adabashi shook his head and let out a strange laughter.
“If someone unrelated died because of her, the gentle Ruri-chan will definitely feel sad.”
Because if he didn’t save them, he wouldn’t be able to face Mikado, Anri and Saki. Though he never made any promises to anyone, his dignity would never allow him to display such cowardly behaviour.
“?”
“?”
Both Kida and the attacker were confused by the sound, and stayed still -
But after a few seconds, the man’s body ignited with blue-white flames, these strange colours lit up the dim laneway.
“Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!”
The flames crackling leapt up to his ear, the blue colour gradually changed to yellow and red.
The attacker simultaneously ran away while frantically taking off his clothing -
Eventually, his form disappeared from sight.
Of course, Kida had no energy to chase after him, he could only sigh in relief that he was still alive while also wondering what just happened.
By his side was an oil cistern and in his hand was a Zippo cigarrete lighter.
Kida stared at the body crawling on the floor, and grabbed his collar.
“For now, until I confirm Anri is safe, please come along with me. If you guys are protecting Anri, I’ll express my gratitude, but if you’re trying to attempt something by using Mikado, then prepare for some retribution.”
Kida said this with a sharp look and a threatening expression.
However, hearing the words, the boy wearing the ski mask slowly lifted his head.
The boy’s face had an expression of disbelief, as if he was looking at a desert mirage.
“?”
Kida was confused about the other’s reaction.
He was too ignorant about the ‘situation’.
From how the blue square members acted, Kida judged that this boy was Kunamura Aoba - but he didn’t know.
Blue square members don’t use polite speech towards Kunamura Aoba.
Kida didn’t know.
He just didn’t know.
This boy with the ski mask isn’t Kunamura Aoba.
So far there was only one person that the members of blue squares spoke respectably to -
And this ‘one person’ looked at Kida and said one word.
“-------------------Masaomi?”
This was the voice Kida Masaomi wanted to hear the most -
And the voice he least wanted to hear from under the ski mask.
Kida wished he heard wrongly, but -
The boy being held by the collar by a startled Kida slowly took off his mask and goggles - to reveal a bloody face.
“Masaomi…..? This isn’t a dream….. right?”
“Mikado…..? This isn’t real….. right?”
Kida released his hand, and kneeled on the ground.
He had to say something.
Though he thought his, the unexpected reunion had rendered Kida’s mind empty.
“Why… are you here….. what do you want to do?”
Kida, word by word, slowly voiced the question in his heart.
Mikado used a handkerchief to wipe his face, and occasionally groaned ‘ouch!’ instinctively. His nose and cheekbone, perhaps both, were broken.
“Hey…. Are you alright? The hospital….. right, I’ll call the ambulance…..”
Kida muttered hurriedly, at that moment, he heard the sound of a car approaching from a distance.
A van stopped on the roadside, a boy wearing a bandana came out from the back seat and ran to Mikado’s side.
“Mikado-senpai! You’re alright!”
Then, several other boys also came out of the car, and ran to check the conditions of the other blue square companions.
“Yes…… it’s not too bad. But, the others were beaten really badly…..”
“Looking at the condition of your face, Mikado-senpai you’re also injured pretty badly…. this is?”
Perhaps he didn’t feel any hostility from Kida, the boy didn’t treat him as an ‘enemy’, only asked Mikado suspiciously.
“……..Masaomi….. Kida Masaomi……. He’s my close friend.”
On hearing the name, the boy narrowed his eyes.
“Ah, you are……”
The boys voice contained a lot of emotion. However, Kida didn’t miss the brief smile that appeared on his face.
Only, that kind of detail wasn’t important right now, facing Mikado who was holding Aoba’s shoulder to stand, Kida said.
“Hey…… Mikado….?”
Mikado headed towards the van -
Then, he turned his head, and said somewhat sadly.
“I’m sorry, Masaomi, please keep waiting.”
“Huh?”
Though his expression was sad, he didn’t feel sad, the expression was like when an elementary student forgot to return a borrowed game software.
“Waiting? ......What are you talking about?”
He had to say something.
Though he knew this in his heart, Kida had no idea what to say.
Looking at Kida’s confused face, Mikado smiled.
The same as before, smile.
The same as when they were in elementary school, smile.
The same as when he asked ‘Is it Kida?’ when they first met in Ikebukuro, smile.
He smiled. Smile. Smile.
It was the same smiling face as the old Mikado.
Because of this, looking at his smiling face, Kida froze, and could not utter a word.
On a roof top where a typhoon is blowing on your house, wearing a raincoat, his face is wearing his usual smiling face.
From Mikado’s smiling face, Kida received this kind of strange image.
Wearing his usual smiling expression, Mikado said to the silent Kida.
“It’s nearly there.”
“Huh?”
“It’s nearly created…. a safe place for Masaomi and Sonohara-san.”
Kida felt his own back make a cracking sound.
An alarming ice-cold shiver crawled from his feet up his entire body.
But, he decided that he had to say something so he approached Mikado.
“Hey….. Mikado…..?”
However, Mikado didn’t stop walking, only softly spoke with his back still turned.
“So….. until it’s created, please wait patiently, I’ll definitely…. help Sonohara-san and Masaomi. So, before that…. I think it’s better if we don’t meet.”
These were the concluding words.
Kida wasn’t able to say anything, he just stood there in the same position.
“What about the stalkers?”
“One was punched till his eyes were inflamed, then escaped, another I think is the guy that attacked Mikado-senpai, he escaped by car. Overall, right now Sonohara-senpai is safe.”
“Really…. that’s good then.”
After they got on the van, Mikado leaned his head out the window, and said to the pensive and dull standing Kida.
“Sorry, Masaomi, I have a….. no, two requests.”
“Requests? ….What is it? Don’t talk to me like a stranger! Whatever you want to say, sat it!”
“Afterwards, I’m going to meet with Sonohara-san.… what I’m doing, please keep it a secret from Sonohara-san. The fact that I’ve been here and that I wanted to help her.”
“Huh……?”
“Also, the other request is…. please return that cat to Sonohara-san.”
“Meow~”
A friendly kitten was rubbing against Kida’s feet, as if saying ‘play with me!’.
Kida didn’t know how long he stood there.
In fact, Mikado and the van just left, not even one minute had passed, but to Kida it felt like several hours had passed, just like being in a deep sleep for several days with a sense of being lost and lonely.
The van carrying Mikado and them vanished from his sight - Kida noticed Anri coming out from a hiding place.
“……..Anri.”
Anri, wearing glasses, saw the soft-spoken Kida, and off-handedly came over.
“Kida-kun…..? …..How come….. you’re here!?”
A reunion after over 6 months causes Anri to give a startled yell.
Kida’s mind thought fuzzily that ‘Anri just yelled, this is the first time I’ve seen that’. Then, he answered her question.
“Ah…. this is…. I incidentally passed by….”
Although his excuse was far from credible, Anri didn’t care.
She laughed and asked.
“Kida-kun…. Since then, why did you…..”
Not finishing her sentence, Dokusonmaru sitting beside Kida’s feet cried out.
“Meow.”
“! Dokusonmaru…. Kida-kun, did you save the cat?”
Though the injuries she obtained from before caused her not to see too well, looking at the scars from abdomen to shoe, she knew he couldn’t have possibly just ‘incidentally passed by and found the cat’.
Before inquiring about his condition, Anri resolved to express her gratitude first, but -
“Thank…….”
“Sorry, Anri!”
“Eh?”
Her words were interrupted by Kida, her eyes widened in surprise.
“Next time I’ll definitely explain the situation to you! So, please…… please keep waiting.”
By Kida’s firm expression, the sense of being lost and lonely wielded.
Seeing Anri’s face full of doubt, Kida wants to say.
“I’ll definitely come back to you guys. Until then, I’m…. sorry!”
After saying this, Kida turned his back on Anri and ran off into the night.
“Ah…. Kida-kun….? Kida…..!?”
Anri wanted to chase after him, but anchored her footsteps through her will.
Because, staring at the sword she was holding, Saika-
Her heart was intensely singing the ‘love sound’.
Anri used her will to shake her head, and forced Saika that had unexpectedly come out back into her body.
But - Mikado and Kida - entered an outside frame.
Because of this, the young girl was feeling restless.
She can’t watch them without an objective.
She only hopes that at the time both their world’s are together again, Saika’s evil clutches won’t reach them.
Anri listens respectfully to Saika’s voice, but because she listens to the voice, she feels afraid.
If she falls in love with someone - she will completely become a part of Saika, and injure that important person.
Because, thinking of herself as a parasite, losing a host is very fearful.
Dokusonmaru imitates Anri who’s worrying and fidgeting restlessly -
Rubbing next to her foot, he cried out to her.
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Saying this, the Blue square boys wearing handkerchiefs around their necks bowed to acknowledge one boy that was wearing a ski mask and goggles covering his entire face.
- It’s that guy, Kuronuma Aoba.
- This road, is where Anri was attacked by those slashers….
If anyone saw him, they would sue him for illegal trespassing, but right now it’s not the time to worry about that.
- Ok, I’ll wait until Aoba’s alone, then I’ll grab him and ask him about the situation.
- No, wait…. right now I’m hidden, should I go to Anri’s place first?
- But, if I rashly go to Anri’s apartment, it’ll be bad if these guys find out…..
But, in the next instant - a cat’s cry rang out across the roadside.
The cat was still young - a Scottish fold with ears folded forward, a species that runs faster than other cats in the countryside but doesn’t have the speed or fondness for running on asphalt road.
“Ah, what’s that, so cute!”
“Huh? This cat…..!”
The blue square boys were all talking while watching the cat that popped up beside them -
But, only after a few seconds, the cute cat turned 180 degrees and appeared in front of Kida.
- !?
The man walked closer to the boy’s who had their backs turned, jumped up high and manouvered a kick to one of them.
“Don’t block the way.”
Following Adabashi’s strange voice, the boy that got kicked flew forward forcefully.
The boy wearing the ski mask also fell down from colliding with his member, he immediately lost consiousness and lied on the ground twitching.
Being squashed under the other boy, his body moved but didn’t wake.
“Wha….. what are you doing! Asshole!”
The other boys immediately surrounded Adabashi in a circle.
One pulls out a nightstick, all of them preparing to attack.
“Don’t block the way, don’t block me, brats!”
Calling out excitedly, Adabashi ran toward the boy’s with no fear.
The boy holding the nightstick lifted his weapon but got kicked hard in the stomach.
He didn’t even have time to wield his weapon.
He could only see the movement of the opponent lifting his foot.
The boys’ body bent in half, stomach liquid poured out of his mouth and over his handkerchief.
“Wha……..!”
Adabashi saw that several youths have realized his strength by seeing their comrade beaten, but haven’t used the oppurtunity to run -
He made every hit directed towards Ruri’s suffering, wearing an infatuated smile that contained his love.
- This is bad.
- Though not comparable to Shizuo or Kadota, this guy is really strong.
He’s the enemy after Anri?
Honestly speaking, Kida doesn’t know if he can win against him in a head-on fight.
- Should I call the police….. tell Anri to evacuate?
At this time, a shadow moved in his line of sight.
It was the boy that was lying crushed beneath a few of the others, wearing the ski mask and goggles.
He moved his fainted companions to the side walk, then started running towards the attacker -
And like he was just mimicking martial arts he gave a powerless kick to the attackers back -
A weak thump resounded, the attacker turned his head confused about the sound.
- What was that?
- That Aoba, is a complete amateur!
Kuronuma Aoba wasn’t good at fighting.
If the member called Yoshikiri who’s in charge of fighting was there, the situation might have been different, but unfortunately, for the members of blue squares right now, he’s not here.
Therefore, the people most capable of fighting, was only this attacker as well as Kida.
But Kida -
Adabashi slowly turned his head, and stared at the boy who had apparently done something to him.
He kept looking at the boy who was one head shorter then him, then let out a strange laughter.
“Your height…. is similar to Hijiribe Ruri’s, of course, you don’t have breasts.”
“?”
“Okay, you’ll be Hijiribe Ruri.”
“…….? ………!?”
Adabashi used his huge hand to grasp the boy’s neck.
“……….! ……..!!”
“Don’t answer, if I hear a male voice, I can’t make you become Ruri-chan.”
Saying that, Asabashi used more force to grasp him.
Then, he let go of the struggling boys’ neck and instead grabbed the back of his head.
The choking boy’s head was then smashed against the wall.
The boy’s goggles cracked, and his nose almost broke.
“Ah, it would be so good if you were Ruri.”
Adabashi with an infatuated expression continued smashing the boy’s face into the wall.
When he started, he seemed to be holding back, and didn’t injure the boy too much - but, he gradually increased his strength, the pounding rhythm becoming more excited and crazy.
Seeing blood come out from the ski mask, Adabashi became almost frantically excited, he grabbed the back of the boy’s head and prepared to use even more force to smash his face into the wall -
“You aren’t giving me any time to call the police, you…… Sadist!”s
Along with a male’s voice coming from behind him, Adabashi suffered a heavy kick to his crotch.
Though the attackers legs weren’t that far apart, but the point of Kida’s foot scraped past his knees and managed to puncture his crotch.
“Tssshhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Not understanding what just happened the attacker crouched down.
The internal organs in the lower part of his body were in severe pain, his consciousness almost left him.
- Did I finish him?
After receiving the sudden attack, the victory should be clear, but -
“Wuyahhhh!”
Perhaps it was force of will overcoming the pain, though the attacker was staggering, he still managed to give Kida’s ankles a sharp low kick.
“Aaaahhhhhhh!”
As if his legs were swept away by the rapid currents of a river, Kida was thrown to the ground.
“You……. You’re also close to Ruri-chan?”
Kida initially thought he would be furious - but the attacker was smiling while saying these inexplicable words.
The attacker used his trembling right leg to step on Kida’s abdomen.
“Killing you, would Ruri-chan be sad?”
“What are you talking about? Who is Ruri-chan…..?”
Because his abdomen was being stepped on, Kida’s reply was soft enough that only the attacker could hear him.
“Ah…..well, it doesn’t matter even if you aren’t….”
Adabashi shook his head and let out a strange laughter.
“If someone unrelated died because of her, the gentle Ruri-chan will definitely feel sad.”
- I totally don’t get what this guy is saying! Is he high on drugs?
- But, right now the situation is really bad!
- Shit, I knew it… shouldn’t have gotten involved in the turbid waters of blue squares affairs.
- Why did I come out…… and help them….
Because if he didn’t save them, he wouldn’t be able to face Mikado, Anri and Saki. Though he never made any promises to anyone, his dignity would never allow him to display such cowardly behaviour.
- I’m really such an idiot….. this is just like with Shizuo…. I’m a suicide applicant….
“?”
“?”
Both Kida and the attacker were confused by the sound, and stayed still -
But after a few seconds, the man’s body ignited with blue-white flames, these strange colours lit up the dim laneway.
“Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!”
The flames crackling leapt up to his ear, the blue colour gradually changed to yellow and red.
The attacker simultaneously ran away while frantically taking off his clothing -
Eventually, his form disappeared from sight.
Of course, Kida had no energy to chase after him, he could only sigh in relief that he was still alive while also wondering what just happened.
- !
- This guy……
By his side was an oil cistern and in his hand was a Zippo cigarrete lighter.
- This guy….
- Did he burn that man without any hesitation…..?
- I don’t think, after all, Yamasaki has Kadota to watch over him….
- Is it these loose kind of guys trying to use Mikado….
Kida stared at the body crawling on the floor, and grabbed his collar.
“For now, until I confirm Anri is safe, please come along with me. If you guys are protecting Anri, I’ll express my gratitude, but if you’re trying to attempt something by using Mikado, then prepare for some retribution.”
Kida said this with a sharp look and a threatening expression.
However, hearing the words, the boy wearing the ski mask slowly lifted his head.
The boy’s face had an expression of disbelief, as if he was looking at a desert mirage.
“?”
Kida was confused about the other’s reaction.
He was too ignorant about the ‘situation’.
From how the blue square members acted, Kida judged that this boy was Kunamura Aoba - but he didn’t know.
Blue square members don’t use polite speech towards Kunamura Aoba.
Kida didn’t know.
He just didn’t know.
This boy with the ski mask isn’t Kunamura Aoba.
So far there was only one person that the members of blue squares spoke respectably to -
And this ‘one person’ looked at Kida and said one word.
“-------------------Masaomi?”
This was the voice Kida Masaomi wanted to hear the most -
And the voice he least wanted to hear from under the ski mask.
- Ah…….
- Mika……..do……?
Kida wished he heard wrongly, but -
The boy being held by the collar by a startled Kida slowly took off his mask and goggles - to reveal a bloody face.
“Masaomi…..? This isn’t a dream….. right?”
“Mikado…..? This isn’t real….. right?”
Kida released his hand, and kneeled on the ground.
He had to say something.
Though he thought his, the unexpected reunion had rendered Kida’s mind empty.
“Why… are you here….. what do you want to do?”
Kida, word by word, slowly voiced the question in his heart.
Mikado used a handkerchief to wipe his face, and occasionally groaned ‘ouch!’ instinctively. His nose and cheekbone, perhaps both, were broken.
“Hey…. Are you alright? The hospital….. right, I’ll call the ambulance…..”
Kida muttered hurriedly, at that moment, he heard the sound of a car approaching from a distance.
A van stopped on the roadside, a boy wearing a bandana came out from the back seat and ran to Mikado’s side.
“Mikado-senpai! You’re alright!”
Then, several other boys also came out of the car, and ran to check the conditions of the other blue square companions.
“Yes…… it’s not too bad. But, the others were beaten really badly…..”
“Looking at the condition of your face, Mikado-senpai you’re also injured pretty badly…. this is?”
Perhaps he didn’t feel any hostility from Kida, the boy didn’t treat him as an ‘enemy’, only asked Mikado suspiciously.
“……..Masaomi….. Kida Masaomi……. He’s my close friend.”
On hearing the name, the boy narrowed his eyes.
“Ah, you are……”
The boys voice contained a lot of emotion. However, Kida didn’t miss the brief smile that appeared on his face.
Only, that kind of detail wasn’t important right now, facing Mikado who was holding Aoba’s shoulder to stand, Kida said.
“Hey…… Mikado….?”
Mikado headed towards the van -
Then, he turned his head, and said somewhat sadly.
“I’m sorry, Masaomi, please keep waiting.”
“Huh?”
Though his expression was sad, he didn’t feel sad, the expression was like when an elementary student forgot to return a borrowed game software.
“Waiting? ......What are you talking about?”
He had to say something.
Though he knew this in his heart, Kida had no idea what to say.
Looking at Kida’s confused face, Mikado smiled.
The same as before, smile.
The same as when they were in elementary school, smile.
The same as when he asked ‘Is it Kida?’ when they first met in Ikebukuro, smile.
He smiled. Smile. Smile.
It was the same smiling face as the old Mikado.
Because of this, looking at his smiling face, Kida froze, and could not utter a word.
- Are you…..
- Really Mikado?
On a roof top where a typhoon is blowing on your house, wearing a raincoat, his face is wearing his usual smiling face.
From Mikado’s smiling face, Kida received this kind of strange image.
Wearing his usual smiling expression, Mikado said to the silent Kida.
“It’s nearly there.”
“Huh?”
“It’s nearly created…. a safe place for Masaomi and Sonohara-san.”
Kida felt his own back make a cracking sound.
An alarming ice-cold shiver crawled from his feet up his entire body.
But, he decided that he had to say something so he approached Mikado.
“Hey….. Mikado…..?”
However, Mikado didn’t stop walking, only softly spoke with his back still turned.
“So….. until it’s created, please wait patiently, I’ll definitely…. help Sonohara-san and Masaomi. So, before that…. I think it’s better if we don’t meet.”
These were the concluding words.
Kida wasn’t able to say anything, he just stood there in the same position.
“What about the stalkers?”
“One was punched till his eyes were inflamed, then escaped, another I think is the guy that attacked Mikado-senpai, he escaped by car. Overall, right now Sonohara-senpai is safe.”
“Really…. that’s good then.”
After they got on the van, Mikado leaned his head out the window, and said to the pensive and dull standing Kida.
“Sorry, Masaomi, I have a….. no, two requests.”
“Requests? ….What is it? Don’t talk to me like a stranger! Whatever you want to say, sat it!”
- Say it.
- The situation right now, is this what you want?
- So, just say ‘please help me’, say it!
“Afterwards, I’m going to meet with Sonohara-san.… what I’m doing, please keep it a secret from Sonohara-san. The fact that I’ve been here and that I wanted to help her.”
“Huh……?”
“Also, the other request is…. please return that cat to Sonohara-san.”
“Meow~”
A friendly kitten was rubbing against Kida’s feet, as if saying ‘play with me!’.
Kida didn’t know how long he stood there.
In fact, Mikado and the van just left, not even one minute had passed, but to Kida it felt like several hours had passed, just like being in a deep sleep for several days with a sense of being lost and lonely.
The van carrying Mikado and them vanished from his sight - Kida noticed Anri coming out from a hiding place.
“……..Anri.”
Anri, wearing glasses, saw the soft-spoken Kida, and off-handedly came over.
“Kida-kun…..? …..How come….. you’re here!?”
A reunion after over 6 months causes Anri to give a startled yell.
Kida’s mind thought fuzzily that ‘Anri just yelled, this is the first time I’ve seen that’. Then, he answered her question.
“Ah…. this is…. I incidentally passed by….”
Although his excuse was far from credible, Anri didn’t care.
She laughed and asked.
“Kida-kun…. Since then, why did you…..”
Not finishing her sentence, Dokusonmaru sitting beside Kida’s feet cried out.
“Meow.”
“! Dokusonmaru…. Kida-kun, did you save the cat?”
Though the injuries she obtained from before caused her not to see too well, looking at the scars from abdomen to shoe, she knew he couldn’t have possibly just ‘incidentally passed by and found the cat’.
Before inquiring about his condition, Anri resolved to express her gratitude first, but -
“Thank…….”
“Sorry, Anri!”
“Eh?”
Her words were interrupted by Kida, her eyes widened in surprise.
“Next time I’ll definitely explain the situation to you! So, please…… please keep waiting.”
By Kida’s firm expression, the sense of being lost and lonely wielded.
Seeing Anri’s face full of doubt, Kida wants to say.
- Back then my expression and Anri’s is exactly the same.
- Sorry, I’m truly sorry, Anri.
- But, the me right now….. doesn’t have the right to talk to you.
“I’ll definitely come back to you guys. Until then, I’m…. sorry!”
After saying this, Kida turned his back on Anri and ran off into the night.
“Ah…. Kida-kun….? Kida…..!?”
Anri wanted to chase after him, but anchored her footsteps through her will.
Because, staring at the sword she was holding, Saika-
Her heart was intensely singing the ‘love sound’.
- ‘Cut!’ ‘Cut!’ ‘Cut!’
- ‘Love!’ ‘Love!’ ‘Love!’
- ‘That child, and Mikado, don’t you like them!’
- ‘So, let them both be-’
Anri used her will to shake her head, and forced Saika that had unexpectedly come out back into her body.
- No.
- It’s not like that…..
But - Mikado and Kida - entered an outside frame.
Because of this, the young girl was feeling restless.
She can’t watch them without an objective.
She only hopes that at the time both their world’s are together again, Saika’s evil clutches won’t reach them.
Anri listens respectfully to Saika’s voice, but because she listens to the voice, she feels afraid.
If she falls in love with someone - she will completely become a part of Saika, and injure that important person.
Because, thinking of herself as a parasite, losing a host is very fearful.
Dokusonmaru imitates Anri who’s worrying and fidgeting restlessly -
Rubbing next to her foot, he cried out to her.
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