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"Huh? …… Are you trying to sneak into my room in the middle of the night and do something weird to me? ”

"Of course not! I wouldn't do that. ”

"Really? Really, won't? ”

"Absolutely not!"

Really, what the hell did Hoshino think of me?

"So, what is your answer?"

Adjusting my mind, I asked again.

"Hmm...... I... Refuse. ”

"Well, that's your right."

Of course I'm not going to force Hoshino, if she doesn't want to, forget it.

"Where's Harina?"

"Me? …… Well...... May I? ”

"Of course, we're teammates."

"That'...... You're welcome. ”

Harina looked very happy.

Is it because I want to live with my companions?

"Hmm."

I saw Hoshino's lonely eyes again.

Isn't there something on this guy's mind?

But she seemed to sense my gaze and immediately turned to a fierce glare at me.

"Captain, it seems to be noisy outside, huh? Did something happen? ”

Needless to say, I heard the noise outside, but who could be on such a deserted street?

"Miss Suzuki, look there."

Following Harina's finger, there was a tall building, right next to the villa.

That's where the noise comes from.

"What's that?"

"It seems to be...... North El Prison. ”

"Prison? Prison would be in this kind of place? ”

"Because the warden admonishes the prisoners at night, the prison can only be built where no one is around."

"Isn't it okay to admonish in the morning?"

He has to admonish him at night, and he doesn't rest?

"It is said that the warden hates the daytime, so he has to do it at night."

It's really casual, I always feel that everything in this world is so casual!

However, in this case, the power of the prison director must be very great.

"Speaking of which, it looks like it's near the prison too."

"That? What's that? ”

Suddenly there was a bad premonition.

I followed Hinako closely behind and came to the west side of the house.

"Sure enough, there it is."

"What's there?"

"Graveyard."

Graveyard?

- Graveyard!?

Why is there a cemetery in such a place? It's already strange that there is a prison, and there is a cemetery.

"No, it won't—"

The gravestones tell me that this is not a joke.

This is indeed a cemetery.

I'd love to pick up my knife and talk to Yukona.

"Yay! Let's go on an adventure! ”

Hinako began to say things that only children would say.

"Agreed!"

Nana, are you a kid too? …… Well, you really are a little kid.

"Harina, you ignore them, they ......"

Why do you look like you're looking forward to it?

It's over, this team is completely finished.

"Don't you think it's amazing?"

"What's amazing?"

"Isn't it exciting to live next to prisons and cemeteries!"

It's not awesome at all, it's not exciting at all, is it?

I really don't know what is going on in her head.

Anyway, I'm going to find a chance to get in touch with Yukona, I don't want to live in a hellish place like this for the rest of my life.

"Now, Suzuki-san, shall we go on an adventure?"

Nana tugged at my sleeve and tried to fool me with cuteness.

I will never be fooled!

"Let's go!"

"Oh! Long live Sister Suzuki! ”

"Long live the captain!"

Well, I compromised.

In this way, the five of us came to this cemetery to adventure.

To be honest, I don't really see anything worth the risk here. Nothing else is visible except the tombstone or the tombstone.

Edward – Sentenced to death for several thefts.

Roger – Sentenced to death for child trafficking.

……

The tombstones are written on death row prisoners.

This is probably the resting place of the criminals who were sentenced to death in the prison.

May they rest in Heaven.

"Suzuki-san, are you scared?"

"Scared? What's so scary? ”

"Sister Suzuki is amazing."

"Could it be that Nana is scared?"

I could feel Nana's body trembling a little.

“…… Well, a little. ”

"It's okay, I'll protect you."

I touched her head to soothe her uneasiness.

"Hmm!"

"Wow! Captain, look, this tombstone seems to be a little different! ”

Hinako does have a tombstone in front of her that is a little different from the other tombstones, and it's hard to notice the difference if you look at it.

I really don't know how she found out.

"It's coming, it's coming."

Chris, the thirty-third warden of prisons, died in the midst of a crackdown on fugitives.

The prison director was also buried here after his death, which means that not all the condemned prisoners were buried here, but also some prison personnel.

Then again, this warden named Chris is really pitiful, he actually died in the process of suppressing fugitives.

"Miss Suzuki, something is coming."

"Something? What is it? ”

I didn't immediately understand what Haruna meant.

"Ghouls."

Ghoul - A magical beast that often roams the graveyard and gathers to attack animate humans, but the level is not high, between fifteen and twenty

Really, I forgot that there were ghouls in the graveyard, and there was inevitably a fight.

"Everyone is ready to fight."

"Understood."

"Nana, just catch me, you shouldn't be able to see those monsters clearly at night. Hinako, prepare for magic. ”

Because of Nana's eyesight problems, I'm not going to let her fight. At the end of the day, I don't know if she'll be able to make a difference, even if it's not night.

"But my magic ......"

Hinako seems to be a little haunted by today's failure.

"I'll support you with auxiliary magic, just use it with confidence."

"I see."

"Harina, please get their attention first."

"Huh? Am I coming? But those monsters look terrifying. ”

"It's okay, you just have to let them follow you."

Suddenly I felt that running fast still had some effect.

“…… I know. ”

"Hoshino you ......"

"I know."

Needless to say, Hoshino also understands her own duties.

Come on! Let's use you to wash away the shame you encounter today!

As a bait, Haruna brilliantly attracted the attention of the ghouls, and desperately rushed towards Haruna.

But Harina's excellent running speed made it difficult for the ghouls to catch up, and they began round after round in circles in the graveyard.

"Alright, Miss Suzuki? I almost couldn't run. ”

But she didn't look like she was running at all.

……