Turn back the clock a bit.

"Smack!"

Being slapped in the face, the head leaning on the railing hit the iron railing, and the pain from both directions completely pulled Araragi out of the dream.

"Painful !!"

Frightened, he climbed up the stairs, terrified, and didn't know what the situation was for a while.

"What? What? ”

"Hold, I'm sorry, Araragi-kun."

What appeared in front of me was the face of the class president, Hanekawa-san, with an apologetic face and folded his hands to apologize.

"Because no matter how much you scream, you can't wake up Ara Ryoki-san, and seeing that you seem to be in pain, I feel the need to ......"

“…… Hanekawa-san? ”

Why?

Araragi was a little stunned, and he didn't know why Hanekawa suddenly appeared here, he should be with Kisshot......

He suddenly remembered, and jerked to his feet and looked around.

“Kisshot！”

However, the figure of the man was nowhere to be seen.

“……”

“…… If I ask Miss Heartunderblade, I didn't see her when I was called, and you're here alone, Araga-san...... Fell asleep. ”

“……”

Yes, I fell asleep, that's why I dreamed, I had nightmares.

- "In the name of your master, I command you to fall asleep." ”

At the end of the memory, he was ordered by Heartunderblade, who was the master, and suddenly fell into a deep sleep.

I can't see Kisshot anymore, but I can still feel the breath as a family member.

Can understand where she is.

Is it in ...... Far away......

That person won't run away, so, that is, he has gone to the appointment alone?

Ara Ryagi took a deep breath, pressed his hands to his face, and slowly sat down.

The situation has been understood.

That is, they were left behind.

What Kisshot was talking about and why he was doing such a thing, now, I can understand it a little bit.

If you wake up until dawn and wake up, everything will already be over, right?

In the end, I still couldn't answer her......

The goodbye that should be said by saying goodbye, not spoken, and the farewell that should be done by oneself has not been done.

"What the hell am I doing......

Li muttered.

He looked very depressed like this, and Hanekawa's eyes were hidden with worry.

"Arara-san, what happened? What about Miss Heartunderblade? What about Mr. Oshino? Why are you asleep here. ”

“…… They may have gone over there. ”

Go over there, that is, go to the appointment.

Hanekawa is a smart girl, and now in this situation, Li's expression, he said this, and he can roughly understand what is happening, showing a look of enlightenment.

Then, looking at the depressed face of the boy in the classmate, he hesitated for a moment, seemed to consider the sentence, and asked in a low voice.

"Then, Arara-san, you...... Did you take the initiative to stay? ”

I was really poked in the sore spot.

Araragi couldn't help but tremble all over his body and laughed.

"Ha, haha, yes, yes, Hanekawa, you're right, I stayed, she made me fall asleep here, I slept like a pig, Hanekawa didn't call me, I'm afraid it will be dawn when I wake up, and everything will be over by then, it's like she left me here...... But is this not the case, I gave up myself, I betrayed first, I broke my oath...... I volunteered to stay, not because of anyone, I wanted to stay myself, I'm such a bastard. ”

“…… Don't say that, Araraki-san. ”

"That's the way it is, I made an appointment to protect her to the end, but I couldn't do it, hehehehe......"

He laughed self-deprecatingly and continued.

"I had no choice but to do it, because it was a vampire, a monster that could kill people and eat people, how could I help such a monster? I thought it was the right thing to do to give her up...... It's not like that, I have known about this kind of thing for a long time, but I have always been reluctant to look at it, I don't want to think about it, let things develop to this bad state, and then I ran away on my own, not daring to face it. Mr. Li is right, I am a stupid person who doesn't understand anything, I intervene without authorization, meddle without authorization, save others without authorization, give others expectations, and don't do it to the end, say that I am enlightened, and in the end I am shaken again, in the end, I just make a mess of things, what, isn't this rotten, this man is really rotten. ”

He was self-loathing, feeling like a fool who had done a bunch of stupid things, and ended up doing nothing, doing nothing, just hurting everyone involved, like a villain, like a clown.

A large number of words poured out, every sentence was self-harming, Ara Ryagi was pouring bitter water recklessly, Hanekawa looked at him like this, and felt a little distressed.

This kind of self-criticism is undoubtedly excessive.

"It's not the responsibility of any one person to get into this troublesome situation,...... Arara-san."

"I know, Hanekawa...... I know...... But for now, let me say so. ”

Surprisingly, he said this in a deep voice.

No, it's pure self-loathing.

I feel very uncomfortable and entangled, and I also understand that I am just uncomfortable and entangled, so I will say these unreasonable words.

He waved his hand.

"Just leave me like this, let me scold myself, hehe, I'm sorry, I'm interested in this, it's a shake M! It's going to be fun...... So don't comfort me. ”

His voice trembled a little.

"But ah, Hanekawa, even if I'm such a hentai, please don't go away, I may be a little willful and abrupt when I say this, but for now, please sit quietly next to me, because then I will feel better."

“…… Good. ”

Who wouldn't say yes to such a small request? Didn't you?

If this can soothe the teenager's heart somewhat, then it doesn't matter how long he stays with his mouth closed like this.

Hanekawa sat down obediently...... Well-behaved, that's not right, but sat next to the calendar in one breath, shoulder to shoulder, arm to arm touched.

I'm alone with a girl.,And so close contact.,In normal times.,I'm probably going to think about it.,I don't know what to think of.。

The temperature I feel now, I only feel that my panicked heart has been somewhat comforted, and I only have gratitude in my heart.

For a moment, there was silence between the two, and neither of them spoke.

But Araragi's mind was spinning fast, and his heart kept thinking about Kisshot.

She's gone.

So, have the two met now? Has the fight started again? Is it already time to decide the winner?

Remembered that nightmare. The man swung his sword down, and his head rolled to the ground, blood splattering out.

So, is Heartunderblade dying?

Ask yourself this question and answer it.

Yes, the opponent is strong, and there are four of them, each of them is a terrible warrior, and she herself said that she is not sure, so she will die, probably die.

So, is that the end of it? Is this the end of it?

Is that just waiting for Heartunderblade's death?

Do you want to let her face it on her own and sit back and watch her die?

When I think of that kind of thing, my heart, which was already entangled and painful, becomes even more entangled and painful.

It's unbearable, it's approaching the limit.

First, he broke the silence and spoke.

“…… Now, Hanekawa, should I really, stay? ”

Throw this question that you can't answer to others next to you.

Hanekawa was stunned for a moment, turned his head, and looked at the face of the boy next to him.

The line of sight is opposite.

In those black pupils, the eyes looked so weak, I didn't expect to be so clear about the pain in the boy's heart.

She opened her mouth.

How she should answer this question doesn't need to think too much.

The purpose of her coming here was to prevent Araragiri from going to that battlefield again.

If you go, you'll die.

If it was Mr. Debt Collector, he would definitely be killed.

So shouldn't go.

Then, at this time, you should say, "Yes, Aragagi-san, you should stay." ”

“……”

That's what should be said.

However, I can't say it.

Araragiri, sixteen years old, active male high school student, maverick, has no friends, and looks like a delinquent teenager.

But, in essence, gentle and kind people.

Now that I've become a vampire, I haven't even become that kind of monster inside.

Therefore, there is such a human nature, such a gentle and kind soul.

It is precisely because of such a person, because of such a human nature, that he is suffering and swaying now.

That's the human being, the person Araragiri.

So, the answer I can give will definitely not be the answer that this boy wants......

She was silent for a long time.

So much so that Ara Ryagiri, who had not received an answer for a long time, became anxious, thinking that he could not get an answer, he became disappointed, and his eyes began to dodge awkwardly.

"yes, that's right, I really need to think about it myself, ha, hahaha......"

"You shouldn't stay."

“……”

"I don't think you should stay, Araragi-san."

When he said this, Hanekawa himself felt that he probably had something wrong with his head.