"Smack! Smack! ”

The sound of whipping rang out in the room one after another.

Not only on Moriguchi's body, but also on the ground, on the cold metal chair, there were mottled bloodstains.

Especially on that chair, the black, long-congealed blood.

And when and from whom did it stay?

"Snow ....."

Moriguchi also spoke slowly and weakly.

"Smack!"

It's just that as soon as he opened his mouth, a more rapid whip was already drawn on his body.

"Uhh

Moriguchi couldn't help but let out a cry of pain.

The handsome face is even more hideous.

"Hehehe....."

And on the other side of him, Soma Xue was still wearing his usual clothes, that is, the one he wore in front of Harukawa Shirakawa.

The kind and gentle look was exactly the same as when Bai Chuanqing saw her today.

But from her mouth, there was a chilling laugh.

Extremely sharp and piercing.

Just by listening, you can understand the malice contained in it.

"Didn't you say it, do you want to call me Xiaoxue, what? Have you even forgotten about this kind of thing? ”

"Yes..... Light Snow ......"

Moriguchi Seiya replied in a difficult tone.

"Smack!"

In response, he was greeted with another ferocious whip, which also left scars on his already devastated body.

"Forget it, I changed my mind, you still call me Xue."

"Did you hear that!?"

"Yes....."

After saying these words, Soma Yuki's face showed a distorted pleasure, as if she was just enjoying the torture process purely, and as for the words she said, they were just an excuse for her abuse.

And excuses are such things, as long as you want them, you can come up with countless ones.

"Xiaoxue.... Light Snow ....."

And in the room, there was also a scarred man, the most obvious and the most concerned by Bai Chuanqing was a whip mark on his collarbone.

It's Ryota Soma who has a natural personality.

At this time, he was sitting in a corner of the room, his knees bent, and his hands on his knees.

His gaze stared blankly and vacantly ahead, as if it were a broken toy, muttering the name in his mouth.

There is no such thing as the liveliness and innocence of Harukawa Shirakawa when she saw him today.

It seems that that kind of natural performance is just Ryota's disguise, and deep in his heart, it has long been rotten and broken!

Looking at the scene in front of him, Bai Chuanqing's brows furrowed deeply.

[Is this really the case? 】

To be honest, the guess in Shirakawa Haru's heart is just like the dream in front of him.

The reason why Moriguchi Sheng's will also linger in this cowherd shop is because of his resentment towards Soma Yuki.

And what kind of resentment will make Moriguchi Shengya still unwilling to let her go even if he is dead?

Coupled with the whip marks seen from Ryota Soma, Shirakawa Harushi actually speculated whether there was a situation of secret torture.

And the information I got from Kuro Imada and the comments I got from my neighbors confirmed this even more.

After all, in all kinds of works, the more perfect the expression on the surface, the more likely it is to hide the dark side behind the scenes.

It's not that that kind of saint-like characters don't exist, it's just that for the general public, the probability of that kind of person appearing is too low.

If reality is really like this dream, Soma Yuki is a woman who is perfectly disguised and kind on the surface, but her real face is like this scene, a crazy and evil sadist.

It is for this reason that Seiya Moriguchi's remnant soul appears in Silver Fantasy.

I want to torture Soma Yuki who once tortured me in this way.

Again, this is likely to protect Ryota Soma, who is still under Soma Yuki's control, and some of the cowherds who are secretly abused.

If this is the case, it seems that everything can be explained with a reasonable explanation.

Even this dream may have been born out of Moriguchi's obsession - a similar situation occurred when he first faced the school bullying incident.

At this point, the incident should be declared over.

If Soma Xue was really that kind of person, Shirakawa Harushi would naturally not carry out this spirit removal commission, at most he would call the police and ignore this matter.

But.....

Shirakawa Haru turned to look behind him, and behind him was clearly visible stairs, without any traces that could be hidden.

But the feeling of being peeed at, along with the strange feeling of this dream, always lingered in Shirakawa Haru's heart.

[Not true!] Something must be wrong! 】

Harukawa Shirakawa reminded herself in her heart.

I keep thinking about the images I saw and the words I heard today.

The more you think about it, the more doubts you have.

Bai Chuanqing suddenly thought of something unusual.

For example, on Soma Ryota's body, is there really such a visible whip mark?

[Is that really the mark of a whip? 】

And why do I happen to see that place? 】

Shirakawa tried hard to recall, but as that memory was repeated over and over again, some scenes at that time began to blur.

So much so that he couldn't confirm whether it was what he had actually seen.

This is something that is almost impossible for Harukawa Shirakawa's current memory.

This ambiguity is in itself the biggest anomaly.

[What's the ..... Blurring my perception? 】

Harukawa suddenly woke up.

After realizing this, Shirakawa Harukawa questioned all his previous speculations.

[At that time, was it true that everyone made a good evaluation? 】

[It seems.... That's not true? 】

[There are at least four or five people who don't like Soma Snow very much! ] 】

Harukawa Shirakawa's memories are clearer.

[Also, Soma Yuki, Konda Kuro, and Moriguchi Seiya talked to themselves, and that feeling of being extra stiff .....]

Once you start thinking about it carefully, there are no longer doubts about what was originally suspicious.

Or rather, the questionable thing became-

[What am I affected by? 】

When Bai Chuanqing was thinking like this, the silver background around him also changed suddenly.

The hidden door, the staircase behind it, and the blood-stained chairs and floor..... All set-ups are gone.

Only the floor beneath your feet looks more gorgeous under the bright lights.

It's like a stage that has been prepared for a long time.

And the actors, in fact, have already started performing on stage.

Since it is a stage, it is natural that there is an audience.

Harukawa Shirakawa raised her eyes and looked around.

In stark contrast to the bright stage, there was darkness under the stage, and it was a whole circle of darkness.

From the bottom up, there are rows of seats that extend from the ground to a high level.

It's like a concert that is held in a mega sport.

【Stage?】 】

【Theater!? 】

A slight pain began to come from Shirakawa Haru's mind.

It's hard to describe why this pain came about, but it was so real and clear that it happened to Harukawa Shirakawa.

Probably from the moment Shirakawa Harushi realized this anomaly, the dream itself began to collapse.

Bai Chuanqing's gaze was always fixed on the pitch darkness under the stage.

Now he can also understand where the feeling of being peeped at before came from.

What is hidden in that darkness?

His gaze wanted to cut through the foggy darkness and see what was behind it.

As Bai Chuanqing's spirit gradually concentrated, some faint images appeared under the stage.

It's like a shadow longing!

There was a figure, and there was far more than one figure, standing in the darkness under the stage, staring at Bai Chuanqing on the stage.

It's like.....

Harukawa Shirakawa is an actor on stage, and they are the audience off the stage!

And this kind of cognition inexplicably made Bai Chuanqing quite unhappy, and a strange anger arose in his heart.

This anger is not only because of this dream, but also because of ..... Something else, a deeper feeling.

He subconsciously wanted to summon the tentacles and black mist around him and devour it all.

But he couldn't do that.

Not only because it was a dream, but also because he felt his body, under the gaze of those beings, began to slowly stiffen, and even began to .....

Get out of his own control!

It's like trying to turn him into a marionette.

How could Harukawa Shirakawa let such a thing happen.

The willpower is becoming more and more concentrated, controlling the body, and fighting against the unknown force.

This kind of confrontation cannot be seen because it only exists in Harushi Shirakawa's body.

In this dream body, two slightly similar but completely different forces are fighting against each other.

The pain became more and more intense, and it appeared in Shirakawa Haru's body.

Now he is basically sure that the power that affects his cognition, judgment, and now wants to control his body comes from the existence of those who act as spectators in the audience.

But that'..... What exactly?

Harukawa looked at it again in disbelief.

Still can't see their faces, only that they seem to be wearing a robe?

The robe covered the body, and the face was covered with a dark shadow.

A touch of deep yellow color caught his eyes, as desolate and indifferent as a desert.

That's the color of their robes!

[Yellow clothes? 】

Harukawa looked to the side.

In that darkness, it turned out that all the figures were dressed in yellow!

All the seats, it's the same figure!

Densely spread all around the entire stage!

And Bai Chuanqing was also the first time he saw their images, and he could recognize them - they are definitely not human!

The existence under the yellow coat is probably an existence that ordinary people can't look at directly!

The sight in the shadows stared indifferently at Bai Chuanqing on the stage.

Countless eyes were focused on him alone!

Even Shirakawa Harushi is under an extremely difficult pressure!

The hallucinations that hadn't appeared in front of his eyes for a long time resurfaced!

Since devouring the Buddha, Harukawa has hardly hallucinated due to that chaotic temperament, and has never had a spiritual [judgment] again.

But at this moment, in front of this group of yellow-clothed beings, that long-lost unquiet mood reappeared in his heart.

Even he came up with an inference, at least in nature, that the other party and himself ..... In the same position!

Is He a different god?

Or is there something else?

Bai Chuanqing was still not afraid at all, and under the extremely strong mental stimulation, the surging black mist and tyrannical tentacles stretched out violently.

But at this time, the people in yellow one after another disappeared in the next second.

The whole space began to crumble.

Cracks are appearing in this world, whether it is the audience or the stage, they are constantly disintegrating.

It was only at this time that Bai Chuanqing noticed that he was not the only one on the stage.

There is also a figure, it is Moriguchi Seiya!

At the moment when the dream collapsed, he seemed to realize something, and those eyes were full of tears.

Before Bai Chuanqing could think about anything more, the dream completely dissipated.

The bright light shone into Shirakawa Haru's eyes.

He sat up abruptly and looked around.

It is in the room of the younger sister.

It's just that.....

[What's pressing on me?] 】

Bai Chuanqing looked down and found that Xiao Aoi, who was supposed to be lying on her bed, still fell asleep and fell asleep on top of herself - obviously yesterday's warning, my sister didn't listen to it at all.

No wonder I feel heavy on my body.

"Ernie sauce?"

Bai Chuanqing's violent movements naturally couldn't hide his sister, who was leaning on him for almost half of her body.

It's better to say that it was his actions that woke up Xiaokui.

Shirakawa Aoi rubbed his eyes a little sleepily, still looking a little sleepy.

"Got up? Ernie sauce? ”

"Not yet, you can sleep a little longer."

Bai Chuanqing glanced at her phone, but it was about half past five, which was still too early for Xiao Kui's wake-up time.

So he touched the little guy's little head and said.

I'm going to talk about criticism and education until she gets up.

On the other hand, Shirakawa Haru was also thinking about the dream just now.

In addition to the yellow-clothed figure that even made Harukawa Shirakawa a little surprised, Seiya Moriguchi, who still existed on the stage at the end, seemed to explain something.

[Could it be that .... He was actually also influenced, substituting himself into that drama, and substituting himself into that kind of plot, so that he had such a strong hatred for Soma Xue? 】

Bai Chuanqing felt that it was not impossible to do so.

The more important question is, how did the man in yellow enter his dream?

He certainly did not appear without reason.

He couldn't remember anything special he had been exposed to during that time.

"Bell bell bell—"

Harushi Shirakawa's phone rang.

The caller ID above is Suzuki Soma.

- Before leaving, Harukawa Shirakawa also exchanged contact information with Soma Yuki.

But why did she call herself at this time?

It's only five o'clock.....

"Hello? Ms. Soma? ”

Harukawa Shirakawa asked.

"White Night-kun..... I see the saint again....."

Soma Xue said in a trembling voice.