After soaking in the hot springs.

Aono, who was full of food and drink, returned to his room.

It is impossible for three people to share a room, or if there is only one person left in a room.

——The proprietress of the hot spring hall is a former guest of Aono, and even if she squeezes hard, she has to squeeze out two rooms!

According to common sense, there is one room for Aono, one room for Kanda Yukie and two girls.

As for whether the two of them can sleep peacefully tonight, it's not something that Aono needs to consider.

The room is made of tatami mats, and it's soft when you step on it, but it's not so soft that you can sink into it.

The room was intimately air-conditioned and warm.

Outside the window, the snowflakes are still falling.

Even if each snowflake is fine, the accumulated power is powerful, and after drifting for so long, the ground outside the room is still covered with a thin layer of snow.

Although when they wake up the next day, they will probably turn into snow in the morning sun.

But for now, at least, it's a pretty good view.

Aono's eyes were aimed at the small courtyard in the hotel, but he unexpectedly saw a slender figure, going back and forth in the small courtyard.

"Huh?"

Aono looked at it and saw the other party's face in the dim sky.

Under the bright moonlight, the girl standing in the snow is Tomie.

She put on a coat over her bathrobe, put on thick cotton slippers, and ran around in the snow with a kick.

If you are an ordinary person, if you do this just after soaking in the hot spring, you are afraid that you will directly catch a cold and fever.

Of course, there could not have been such a problem with Tomie's non-human body.

After a closer look, Tomie turned out to be ......

Build a snowman?

It was a small, ugly snowman, because there wasn't much snow, only such a thin layer, it was very difficult to pile it together, and it would get dirt and weeds, and the snowman that came out was of course short and ugly.

Not even one-fifth of the height of a Kanda Yukie!

Tomie keenly caught the sight from Aono's room, his big eyes flickered, and he didn't dodge, and waved his hand at Aono openly.

Do export type.

[Aono-kun, come down together! ] 】

She didn't have anything to dodge in the first place, and she wasn't doing bad things.

Aono just shook his head helplessly, but he didn't plan to mess around with her.

Today, all day long, he can be regarded as very indulgent Tomie, almost responding to requests.

Tomie puffed out his cheeks indignantly and glared at Aono faintly.

The eyes are resentful and aggrieved.

When ordinary men see her posture, they probably immediately turn into licking dogs, and they can't wait to dig out their hearts and give them to her.

But Aono didn't eat her set, he just wanted to lie lazily on the tatami mat and sleep for a while, relieving the sequelae of the gestalt collapse, as if a few strands of meat between his teeth had finally jumped out, and he felt a sense of relief.

Lying on the tatami mat covered with a soft quilt, Aono struggled to analyze the reason for his unusual indulgence in Tomie today.

"What is this sentiment called?"

"Shame? Guilty? ”

Aono muttered to himself.

He can more or less understand the reason why Tomie wants to "kill" the main personality.

Tomie hated not only the gods, not just the believers, nor just all the tragic things that had happened to him.......

She also hated herself.

The one who took the lives of others, devoured them, brutally tyrannical, stained with the blood of his own kind.

Even if those people are more than dead, it is an irrefutable fact that she "eats" people!

If Tomie hadn't seen Amamiya Hitomi and hadn't accidentally reawakened the memories that belonged to "Amamiya Rei", then she wouldn't be in pain at all, and would have gone further and further on the bloody road as a monster named "Tomie".

But when the girl's memories come back to life, everything that was beautiful and innocent in the past clashes with the crimes she has committed.

Add to that the sense of disconnect between reality and memory.

Tomie is bound to endure unimaginable struggles and suffering.

Aono guesses that even if Tomie hadn't met the indescribable form that had an impact on her soul, her soul would still be torn apart into two completely different personalities in agony.

At best, it has the effect of speeding up the process.

The reason why Tomie is reluctant to face Hitomi Amamiya is also easy to speculate.

She believes that she is guilty and evil, and may even cause harm to her brother.

Only to "kill" her.

The newborn and ignorant "Amamiya Mercy" can return to a normal life and return to his brother's side.

Aono didn't have to guess to know Tomie's sub-personality, and the memories of her torture and later murder were probably erased by her.

At some point ignorance, on the contrary, happiness.

"Alas......"

Aono sighed again.

Having said that, Aono now has real emotions, but new doubts have arisen.

Sometimes he doesn't understand why he feels this way.

Unlike in the past, it is enough to summarize the situation in most cases and analyze it rationally to determine what kind of expression to make.

At this time, Qingye can't understand where this "shame" comes from.

This is obviously Tomie's decision, no matter what the outcome is, she should bear it herself, right?

But.

But......

Aono couldn't figure it out.

But he's not a person who likes to drill the horns, so since he can't figure it out, he simply doesn't think about it.

Looking up at the window, Tomie had already left the snow, and there were a lot of white snowflakes hanging on his coat, and he was about to go to the house!

Sensing Aono's gaze again, he turned around generously.

With his hands behind his back, he smiled playfully.

The black hair is like a waterfall, and the white snowflakes can only be used as embellishments on Tomie's delicate skin.

At this moment, the girl in the moonlight is as beautiful as if she has come out of the picture.

Even Aono was in a trance for a moment.

Next.

Before Aono and Kanda Yukie got up, Tomie had already left.

Just as Tomie said to Kanda Yukie, she only needs one day, and she will no longer covet this precious good time.

If she continues to be greedy, maybe she can't help but change her mind!

Somehow, this would have been something to be happy about.

Kanda Snow Painting couldn't be happy at all, a picture of low interest.

"Huh?"

She looked into the courtyard and let out a soft sigh.

Aono followed the line of sight.

As the sun rose, most of the snow, which was not thick, melted.

Brownish-black grass was exposed, with only a few traces of white remaining.

In the middle of the small courtyard, stands a snowman with broken leaves attached to the "face", acting as eyes and mouth.

The branches are crudely inserted on both sides, acting as two arms.

What an ugly and short snowman.

In just two days at most, it will melt into snow and disappear from the world.

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In the blink of an eye, it was two days later.

Evening.

Aono sat at the dinner table, holding a copy of "The Psychology of Human Behavior", and read it very carefully.

He has always been very curious, in addition to the many true and false "knowledge" on the Internet, or the theory from books is more trustworthy.

[You're reading a related book!] 】

[Skill "Psychology" proficiency +3!] 】

[Extraordinary Skill "Hypnotism LV" Proficiency +! 】

But to be honest, Aono didn't get any valuable experience from this book, but instead brushed up a lot of useless proficiency.

On the other side, the TV was playing.

The female anchor with a sweet voice said.

"Recently, criminal gangs with emerging technological weapons have been gradually broken down by the Tokyo Special Operations Team and the Metropolitan Police Department, and some suspects have been arrested, and the situation has improved. However, please pay attention to safety, avoid traveling late at night, and avoid remote areas as much as possible. ”

"Regarding the rumors of witnessing a woman in red, we have also investigated, she is actually a member of the special task force, please do not continue to harass the citizens who were rescued by her......"

To the extent of Aono, it is naturally easy to use two minds.

Reading a book did not prevent him from learning about the current situation in Tokyo through the news.

Here's the interesting part.

Even now, Tokyo officials still haven't announced the existence of "extraordinary" powers, let alone the existence of the Lost Mist and all kinds of monsters that don't belong to this world.

Instead, a very far-fetched explanation is adopted - they are all the products of ultra-new technology.

Including the transcendent, it is not actually mutated itself, but the use of certain new weapons and technologies to cause that effect.

The villains, on the other hand, are criminal gangs that steal these technologies.

Created distorted monsters, and terrifying black fog, to attack people's cities.

This explanation sounds ridiculous, but when you think about it, it's not impossible.

When technology reaches its peak, it also goes to mystery.

During this period of time, the frequency and scope of the Lost Fog increased again, and it was far from being the only one in Tokyo, not in Japan, but on a global scale.

Interestingly, however, the fog of the Lost died down for two or three weeks as the Sacrificial Incident resolved.

It may be that the destruction of the ancient space, and the peeping of those beings, have inspired the protective mechanisms of the surface world.

Strengthens the effect of "Correction" and stops the Lost Mist by the way.

But Rao is like this, and the turmoil on the Internet has intensified, and all kinds of rumors are flying all over the sky.

It is undoubtedly inappropriate to allow public opinion to develop in this way.

It is because of this that the official explanation of this "ultra-emerging technology" has been launched.

In this matter, all countries in the world have tacitly unified their voices and use this explanation to persuade the people.

It's not that no one questioned, and it's not without drawbacks.

But there's really no way around it.

Whoever speaks, will be known.

The mere talk of the word "transcendental" can lead to the gaze of them from the inner world and lead to a bad situation.

It is even more conceivable that once this concept is popularized and accepted by countless people, their penetration power into the surface world will become more and more powerful.

At that point, the transcendents could no longer compete.

Some people may wonder, why are ordinary people who usually watch anime or movies and mention a lot of words related to the extraordinary?

Because ordinary people clearly know that things that are created such as anime are false.

It will only exist in fantasy and will certainly not be affected.

But once you see strange monsters in reality and start "believing" them to be something extraordinary, you'll attract attention.

This is the power of "believing" that comes from the heart.

In desperation, countries came up with this lame excuse, even if it can't be covered up for too long, and it only serves as a buffer, which is very important.

At this time, a photo was shown on TV, just a back in a red dress.

Aono recognized it in an instant, and the woman in red, who did not want to be named, could only be Tomie.

In just the past two days, Aono has seen Tomie on TV and the Internet more than once.

She was unexpectedly not idle at all, and destroyed four or five X-cultist strongholds, and the other party was completely wiped out.

The final scene is extremely bloody, and normal people will definitely vomit when they see it!

But it did not kill a single innocent person, and saved many ordinary people and members of the Einsatzgruppen.

This is probably why the Einsatzgruppen is willing to accept her in name.

And because of Tomie's appearance, many people seem to be directly obsessed with her.

The three views follow the five senses, which is almost the case.

In Aono's view, in the words of the second point.

Tomie's approach is undoubtedly to carry all the sins on her shoulder, no longer have any worries, and at the last moment, she is willing to have blood on her hands and create a better world for her other personality.

"Aono-kun, I'm back."

Kanda Yukie pushed open the door and returned home, his tone weak.

As a very important main force in the Tokyo Rangers, Kanda Yukie is still very busy, and sometimes he can't come back for dinner at night.

Today is considered lucky.

It's just that the little girl is in a bad mood, not only because of the hard work of today's battle, but also because of an inexplicable reason.

After getting along with Tomie that day, Kanda Yukie still didn't like her very much.

But how to say it......

Not so annoying anymore?

"Counting the time, she should have done that, right?"

Aono said.

“...... Well. ”

The girl replied sullenly.

Even though the table was full of her favorite dishes, she was still not happy.

If things go well, it should be over this morning.

What's strange is that Tomie's deputy personality hasn't contacted them yet.

And if it's to find Amamiya Hitomi, Amamiya seniors should also call Aono soon.

"It's kind of ...... Odd. ”

Qing Ye felt an indescribable weirdness in his heart, as if there was a cloud of doubt hanging over his heart, in short, it was not very comfortable.

and persuaded himself in his heart.

Maybe Granny Ishiyama's ceremony will take more than one day?

Eventually, Aono decided to give Tomie a call.

- Tomie actually always had a personal mobile phone, which was one of the old man's legacy, but he rarely used it.

The mobile phone number was only told to Aono alone, but it was never used.

"Drip-drip-"

Aono entered the number, and there was only a busy sound on the phone.

There was no answer for a long time.

'Sure enough, isn't it over yet?' ’

Aono thought so.

Extremely coincidentally, after hanging up.

An unexpected number called.

A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone, it was the voice of Ayaka Hino.

"Uh-huh?"

Aono listened carefully and responded softly.

But in the end, I couldn't help but let out a surprised sound in my mouth.

"Akiko Ishiyama....... Missing? ”