October 25th, half past seven in the morning

“…… Ha? Chong, who had just finished working in the Discipline Department, returned to the classroom, but heard an unbelievable request from Okazaki Tomoya, "Tomoya, you mean seriously?" ”

"Well, I think it's incredible, too" Tomoya Okazaki sat in his seat and nodded, "That guy seems to be in love recently."

"Fished?" Chong couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Did your uncle and aunt send him an extra amount of living expenses recently?" ”

"I don't know the specific situation, but many people have seen him go in and out with girls he doesn't know in the past few days," Peng also said seriously, "I think it should be true"

"Are you in love..."Chong tilted his head and looked at the seat that was still empty in the corner, it stands to reason that Yangping and Pengye usually arrive at the school together, but now that Pengye is here, Yangping has not yet come......

“… Friends, are you absent from school?"

"Of course" So the two of them immediately reached a consensus, this kind of thing can be endured by uncle, and we can't bear it! How can you let the garbage go outside and spread the virus!

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"But how do you know he went to Chiyoda Ward," asked Chongcai in a slightly surprised way after getting on the train

"I went to the Ministry of Information to ask for information," Tomoya said with some smugness, "Just ask Fujido-senpai."

(That's why I said don't let Orihara be their community advisor...... Look, it's already a gathering place for intelligence traffickers

"Anyway, if it's not a student from another school.、Or maybe it's some weird pseudo-girl," Chong found two places and sat down with his friends, and began to think about it carefully, "Today is not a National Day holiday, of course, I don't know if the middle school and the elementary school are on holiday."

"National Elementary School..."Peng Ye and Chong looked at each other and silently deleted this option, not because Yangping was not so frustrated, but because there would not be such a frustrated elementary school student

"So that means maybe it's with the students of junior high school..."Tomoya also tried to think of an answer, "So the question is, could it be Mei Yi?" ”

"Mei Yi is indeed a first-year junior high school student this year, but isn't she studying in her hometown in the countryside of Taitung" The only key element that Haruhara Yohei can mention as a person is that there is a well-behaved sister named Haruhara Meiyi, and that brother is completely different, this year's 13-year-old Haruhara Mei Yi is not only pure and cute, but also polite and well-behaved, although Chong has not seen her head-on, but has also seen photos and heard voices, and also heard some rumors from friends who have been to Yangping's hometown, The gift I gave in the New Year also received an audio greeting card as a return gift.,Judging from the writing, the IQ and the point of being a human being are already exceeded.

"Also, now that I'm busy with my studies, no matter how good Mei Yi is, it's impossible to come here to see Yangping" Actually, a phone call to ask is the standard solution, but since friends don't mention it, Chong will forget it, after all, they don't want to suddenly realize that this time the absenteeism is meaningless

"It's time to stop"

"Oh" casually chatted for a while, and the place had already arrived, because the rush hour for work was deliberately staggered, so there were not too many people in the station, which also made it easier for them to more quickly identify where the friend who might be committing a crime went

"Anyway, let's take a look at the map first," after borrowing a mobile phone from Chong's hand, Tomoya called up the map of Chiyoda City, "Hmm... Fujido-senpai said that Yohei took the train to Chiyoda Ward around 7:10, so where would he go based on the time......

"It's a pig, but if you go out with a woman, you'll definitely do your research beforehand." And why did Fujido Lilicia know about this level? Did she have a real eye in front of the station?

"That means then," Tomoya scanned back and forth across the map, "given the wealth of that guy in Yohei..."

"Plus his own fetish..."Chong noticed a dot on the map

"Maid Cafe... Right? ”

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"Do you want to go in......"

"It's quite difficult...... Chonghe Peng also stood about half a street away from the maid café and looked up at this sacrosanct place, although there are quite a lot of maid cafes, but there is only one reason why they chose this one, that is, because there are preferential activities here, judging from their understanding of Yangping's knowledge of the Shenwei Guanling brand juice that even dares to drink Shenwei Guanling brand juice in order to save money, he should also prefer here

"Let's go in and have a look..."Chongpo said with some hesitation, "go and ask if Yangping has ever been here."

"Okay..."Tomoya, who had never been in such a place before, crossed the street with a hard head, and Chong followed closely behind, and from the outsider's point of view, it looked like the Terminator was threatening passers-by to lead the way

"Master, welcome back~" As soon as I entered the door, I subconsciously wanted to go back, but now there is no turning back!

(Do you want to ask a question directly...) ）

(Drink something before asking...) After a whispered exchange between Peng and Chong, they found a place to sit down with some trepidation

"You see the menu" Judging from Chong's understanding of this kind of thing, the food on the menu will definitely not "look for a drink" normally

"Eh......" Peng also picked up the menu and looked at it twice, it was so dangerous, although the food column was a little unsightly, but the drinks were still very normal

"Please have a milkshake, and then another cup of black tea," Tomoya said to the smiling maid beside him, a little embarrassed

"Yes~Please wait a moment~" The girl in the maid costume chuckled and turned to retreat into the kitchen, ah... No, embarrassing cancer is coming

“……？” I've been concerned about it since I started, but isn't the maid sitting in the corner covering her face with an upside-down newspaper a little similar to someone in her memory?

“… Tomoya, what are you doing" turned his head to find Tomiya looking to the left hand side where no one was around

"Oh, I'm looking at the maid photos on the wall because I'm bored" Tomoya scanned the photos on the wall with his eyes to pass the time, "but the quality is very high, especially this girl with gray and brown hair"

"There's a name written down there...?" After a glance at Chong's inadvertent moment, he was suddenly stunned, "Nanxiao..."

"Ahhh Please don't reveal it! The maid, who had been sitting in the corner and didn't dare to look at people, hurriedly stood up, "Anyway, it's okay!" Don't tell them! ”

"Huh? Do you know her? Peng also said in surprise when he saw Nan Xiaoniao's appearance that he was eager to find a hole to get into

"Senior sister in the second grade, but I should be in class now to ......" Chong and Minami Xiaotori looked at each other and were silent for each other

"You... Skipping class? Nan Xiaoniao was a little surprised and a little lucky, it seemed that he had escaped the catastrophe

"Senior sister is, why is she here?" Peng was also a little surprised, and said, "There is no holiday today... Although it is true that skipping class is true."

"Because I'm going to take a test tomorrow.,So I was given a day off by the sound inspector.,I wanted to stay at home.,But I really can't stay" Nan Xiaoniao smiled a little embarrassedly, "That... It's a part-time job, so don't tell Hono Jam and Haiwei-chan if you're bothered? ”

"Excuse me, can you ask a question" Tomoya and Chong both looked like they wanted to get an inch, "Have you ever seen a person with blonde hair and a little baby fat face come here?" About the same age as us."

"Huh...? Oh! I have an impression," Nan Xiaotori thought carefully for a while and nodded, "I was here about half an hour ago, but I was pulled out by the girl next to him."

"Girl"

"I've been here" Peng Ye and Chong glanced at each other and stood up directly, "This information is very important, I'm sorry for you, Senior Sister Nan"

"No, just call me Birdie" Minami Bird smiled politely and suddenly remembered something, "Oh, by the way, your drink..."

"Please enjoy it with your colleagues, and by the way, I wish you a successful performance tomorrow," Chong said before leaving the maid café quickly

"Hmmm! I'll do my best! Nan Xiaoniao also made a look of cheering herself up

"Anyway, let's find it separately, I'll follow the same path, Chong, you just keep going, we'll meet at the station when the time comes" Peng also threw the phone back to Chonghou for some reason, and Chong also frowned slightly

"Okay, if you haven't found it in an hour, contact me on your phone right away" Chong nodded and ran briskly forward, and Peng also ran immediately after replying, as if this was an important thing for them

"So, this matter has nothing to do with us at all, does it?"

"Why not? If it weren't for your kid rushing out, our friend wouldn't have fallen to the ground, would he? ”

"What do you mean by rushing out suddenly! Beloved has been looking ahead, but isn't it you who suddenly came out of the corner and didn't look at the front? ”

"How can you be a woman? Which school?! ”

"What do you want to do? What is a group of men bullying two girls? ”

"Don't blame my sister...... It's all my fault..."

"Beloved, don't reason with this kind of person, they just want to make trouble"

"You woman really dare to say it! I think you look better with a short ponytail, do you want me to give you a free haircut?! "When I crossed the road, I saw a group of people in front of the avenue, and the arguments between men and women could be clearly heard in the circle

"..."This voice is really unexpectedly familiar...... Well, okay! Count me out of luck today! I didn't expect to encounter this kind of in such a hurry

"Hey" is threatening Maki Nishikino with a knife in his hand, and Maki Nishino's street is not good, and suddenly he feels that someone is calling him from behind

"Huh? ......" When he turned his head and saw Chong's face, the man suddenly became dumb for some reason, and the fox friend standing next to him felt that something was wrong and followed suit, and he also fell into a panicked and helpless mood

"The scene where the hero saves the beauty is too old-fashioned, so you don't want me to do it," Chong narrowed his pupils slightly dangerously, "And do you want me to call a classmate?" I didn't expect that even if I came out of the garbage heap, there would still be a group of garbage that could not be seen as a human being."

"I'm going to find a friend now.、It's Yohei Haruhara, who was also taken care of by you when I was in junior high school" Chong stared coldly, "Do you want to get in the way of me?"

"Wow, ah, ah, !!" The men who were still bullying the weak just now ran away in a panic while screaming, well, it seems that the thing that was done during the middle school was indeed a bit too much, and it seemed that this group of people was already psychologically frightened

"Thank you......"

"If you come out with a child, take care of your safety a little, and by the way, I wish you all the best for tomorrow's performance" and for some reason, but maybe it was for the Nishikino (Yazawa) family who came out to show their affection, and after saying hello, Chong ran forward through the street that had been cleared, sorry, now is not the time to waste time with you

Ten minutes later

"Walk along the road, and no one knows where that bastard Noro is......" Ten minutes of running at a speed that wouldn't bother people would be a problem, Chong still hadn't gotten even a shit of news about Yohei, and that was the last thing he wanted to see

"Tsk...... It wasn't long after I fell out with the people from the Armed Investigation Department recently.,Don't force me to transfer people from them again" Last time, I laughed at the height of the soldier commander because of the matter in Ayase Eri.,Until now, Chong doesn't think this matter will be so easy to forget about it.,Although it's unlikely that the back of the neck will be cut.,But I always feel like this height will be a.

"Na Na ~ Hua Yang pro, go eat that meow next~"

"Woo... Won't it make people feel a little bulging on this side of their stomach when they wear their costumes tomorrow? ”

(What's the matter, there are so many acquaintances today...) Chong, who was leaning against the corner of the wall to adjust his strength, only felt that his breathing began to tighten again, ah, by the way, the two of them had seen Yangping, so just go and ask them

"I'm sorry, I want to inquire..."Chong, who barely adjusted his breathing to a normal level, walked towards Koizumi Hanayo and Starry Sky Rin, who were carrying large bags and small bags

"Hey?!!" Koizumi Huayang was subconsciously taken aback, only to find out that it was someone he knew: "You, hello! Is there anything wrong? ”

"Yohei Haruhara, that is, my classmate, have you ever seen him on this street?" Chong asked in a short sentence

"Yes," Starry Sky nodded lively, "it's the blonde haired one, right?" I saw him walking with a girl over there with Hua Yang just now."

"Very good...... Is it over there?" Chong stretched out his finger and pointed casually in one direction

"No, it's that side," Koizumi Huayang hurriedly pointed in a direction for Chong

"Well... I know... I wish you two a smooth performance tomorrow" I couldn't help but start gasping just by talking, ah...... That one seems to have recurred

"Wait a minute, you're all right, right?" Seeing this situation, Starry Sky Rin couldn't help but be concerned, "Na, how about going over there to rest?" Rin has a sports drink here."

"No... It's just a little overdone just now," Chong shook his head, and after refusing, he tried to direct the starter to move forward, damn... Gotta run faster

"Wait a minute! You're likely to get heat stroke! "Koizumi Huayang hurriedly wanted to hold Chong" is looking for a friend, right? I'll help you find it with Rin-chan, right? ”

After waving his hand vigorously to refuse, Chong broke free from Xiaoquan Huayang's side after barely giving the command of "run" to his brain, ah, but then again, that direction is a little strange......

"No, meow! Something will definitely go wrong with this! Starry Sky Rin put the food bag in his hand aside, "Hua Yang, wait here!" Rin will go and bring him back to Meow! ”

"That Rin-chan?! I also...... By the way, let's call Yazawa Senpai first! Koizumi Huayang watched his friend chase him directly, and then hurriedly took out his mobile phone, "I remember that it should be brought from the department store..."

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“！” When I woke up from the sea of consciousness, the first thing I did after waking up was to hurriedly scan the surroundings, and sure enough, it was not a place that should have been familiar

"What was that ...... just now," he clutched his head and howled in pain, unlike before, it was a memory that Yuyun Chong had never had

"Minister?! Are you awake? Takasaka Honoka hurriedly ran from outside the door with a basin of water, "Towel...... Wow, ahhhh ”

"Okay, don't play with me for wet benefits or anything!"

"I'm sorry... Get your quilt wet" After getting out of the quilt, I looked at my clothes, well, I didn't take it off, fortunately

(It seems that the sleep time is not long) is still fifteen minutes away from the agreed hour, since this is the case, you still need to go out to find it, if you can't find it, you can only call someone, it's a big deal to explain the situation to Levi, if he really dares to play tricks and cause this matter to be yellow......

-- Then wait for me

"Suinaiguo, is the minister awake...... What the hell! Sonoda Kaiwei walked in and saw that Chong's whole body was soaked, and he hurriedly wanted to turn around and get a dry towel

"No, that's it," Chong said he didn't need to dry himself

"No, that's... The shirt is transparent... The pectoral muscles came out......"

"Ah, sorry, please give me a dry towel"

"Ding-" The phone rang as he wiped his body

"Pengya, Yangping found it? ……………… Okay, I know, take him back to school, and wait for me to go back" The first half of the sentence is still half nervous and excited, and the second half of the sentence is completely cold, "I will let him understand how serious the trouble is this time"

"That bastard guy ...... "almost crushed his phone because he didn't restrain his feelings" would be so stupid... Speaking of who, who was the woman who was with him, he didn't even think to ask"

"So......" glanced at the avoidant figure outside the door, then looked back at the window in the room

"Minister, it's not good yet... Oops?! When Takasaka looked into the room with a shy face, he found that the window was wide open and the towels were neatly placed next to the quilt

"Please cheer for tomorrow's performance--" The words were written on the towel with a slightly distorted ink pen

“… Yes! Will definitely do the best! Takasaka Honogo looked at it for a long time and smiled, "Please come and see it!" ”

postscript

"Ah, what a coincidence" On the way after school, I met Eri Ayase, who was going home with Nozomi Tojo, and both of them were carrying things with large bags in their hands, so it seemed that they were taking advantage of the vacation to relax like everyone else

(Huh?) Wait, why does Ayase Eri also have a holiday?

"By the way, what's that mosaic you're carrying?" Eri Ayase asked a little strangely

"Oh, I'm going to throw it in the garbage dump later" shook the Haruhara Yohei in his hand, "I don't know if the incineration plant is open now"

"Hey~~~ So what did this mosaic do?" Nozomi Tojo asked with interest

"I went out casually with a woman I didn't know, and then I got out in a hurry because my wallet was missing and I didn't pay" Chong Leng shook again and shook Yang Ping, who didn't even have the right to moan and moan, "That's it"

"That's too much," Eri said without hesitation

"So are you two also preparing for tomorrow's performance?" asked Chong, carrying his shoulder bag

"I'm going with Nozomi.,I don't know why the music inspector gave me a day off" Eri Ayase smiled bitterly, "Well, it's just a little too much to go"

"Hehe~... Ah, by the way, I still forgot something at the station" Nozomi Tojo smiled and suddenly pretended to be suddenly enlightened, "Eri will go back first~ I'll go to the station to hang up"

"Huh?!" Eri quickly realized that something was wrong, but Nozomi Tojo moved faster than her, and before Eri could hold back, she had already run away

"Do you want to send it" Chongsao also accepted the opportunity given by Nozomi Tojo, and by the way, he didn't forget to throw Yohei aside casually

"Then I'll have to trouble you" Eri Ayase was different from the first time, and accepted the proposal without hesitation

"By the way, Chongjun, you skipped class today" Ayase Eri changed to a more intimate title, "I was notified by Hono Guo, she called, saying that something seems to have happened to you"

"Otherwise, how can we get that lump back," Chong said, pointing to Yohei twitching in the corner, "It's okay, it's just that it might look tired."

"Hehe~" Eri Ayase couldn't help but chuckle, "It's really hard, it feels like the big brother in the family, and Mahime said this kind of thing in the afternoon."

(Speaking of which, how did I get mentioned to the Wagashi shop owned by Takasaka Honoka's family?) Chong was said by Ayase Eri and couldn't help but start to think of this problem.,Although I look thin, my weight is still not enough for the girl to take back.,Could it be two people? That's a shame

"But is it really okay to be physical?" Eri Ayase asked with some concern, "Are you worried about your friend?" ”

"I guess," Chong replied indifferently, "I had a bad memory before."

"Mind talking about it? I... I want to know," Eri Ayase's face faintly flushed

"It's nothing, it's just that a little ill-intentioned people don't dare to find me, so they just find someone closer to me" Although it is an understatement, the tragedy at that time is simply impossible to ignore, leaving an irreparable scar on Haruhara Yohei, smearing a firmer mark on Okazaki Tomoya's heart, making Yukumo Chong almost fall into the absolute edge of violence, and at the same time making Chong understand that some distances cannot be crossed

-- For example, the distance like the current one

(Sometimes I wonder ...... Shouldn't you live alone like a shadow) Don't appear in front of people's eyes, just become a sharp blade in the hands of others, and forever fall into the darkless crypt of despair like when you were young

That will only make Yukumo an outcast who will never even forget his true nature, and will fall into a nightmare of reality that he cannot escape for the rest of his life, and he will be more vulnerable than he imagined

"......" Eri Ayase didn't know what to say, she knew that the man in front of her was not ordinary at the beginning, and he was obviously younger than her but had already carried the expectations of many people

"Senior sister, you also have a lot of wishes," Chong suddenly said, "For example, to become such an excellent woman as you are now"

"Hey?!! This kind of compliment is really ......," Eri Ayase's blush on her face was already visible to the naked eye

"So is there something that others want Senpai to do now?" this sentence made Eri Ayase suddenly shocked, "For example, to realize your long-awaited dream ......?" ”

"Listening to other people's opinions and living may be the right way, I'm not good, but that's how I came through" Takawa and Ayase Eri always walked on the same line, but Ayase felt that there was a distance between the two that was neither long nor short

"Ayase-senpai, I wish you all the best for your performance tomorrow" Yukumo Chong said as he turned back to Ayase Eri, which was the "revelation" that the person walking in front said to the person who was behind

-- Because I think you must be beautiful on stage

Note 1: In order to prevent me from missing something later, I will now start to make a memo, and there are two foreshadowings for this chapter, one: who asked Haruhara Yohei out, two: what happened to the protagonist after he fell into a coma, and what he dreamed about after falling asleep, the above two points