I handed her the tissue, and she blew her nose vigorously and sobbed to tell me the story of that day.

That's what happened before the reunion.

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Because I went to sweep my biological mother's grave the day before, when I went to school the next day, thoughts of nostalgia and melancholy were still surging in Sakiya's body. She couldn't help but think of the student union classmate Takakawa who helped her in her first year of high school, so she deliberately walked to the door of his class after school to peep. When he found that he was about to turn around and come out, he fled in a panic.

Although the two had contact once in their first year of high school, they never got along in private again, and even if they did, they were far away from each other. The eyes met several times, but I didn't know what the road was for, and Sakuya always inadvertently got out of the way. Takakawa didn't take the initiative to talk, but Sakuya always felt that whenever he saw him and Morino talking together, there was always a faint relief hidden in his cold eyes.

Although he was a little concerned, Sakiya didn't feel that he was in love with Takakawa. For her, Takakawa is like the hero in the comics who suddenly appeared when she was in trouble, and if she had an older brother, it must be this stern but gentle feeling.

That's it. Sakiya has always felt that as long as she can see him from afar, she can be satisfied.

However, this day was special for her.

Every year when she sweeps her mother's grave, she will find that the nostalgic and warm figures of the past are gradually fading. Maybe one day, if I don't have a photo, I won't even be able to remember what my mother looks like and smells like. As soon as I thought of this, my chest began to suffocate, and I felt fear, so I couldn't wait to see Takakawa-san, and imprint his appearance in my heart.

On this day, my friend Morino and my boyfriend Shirai have an appointment, so Sakuya is left alone, and I feel more and more lonely.

She watched from the stairs as Takakawa walked under her, thinking that he had not left the school to join the student council, only to see him turn all the way to the back of the school building.

It was the only abandoned piece of land on campus, with an old stone ping-pong table, overgrown weeds, and tall and shady trees, with a desolate feel. Before Sakuya entered school, no one was playing there. One of the toilets in the school was located there, so there were some people who used to go there, but after the new toilets were built, it was completely abandoned.

It is said that the school has a plan for redevelopment, but it is not known whether the road is due to insufficient funds or imperfect planning, so it has been stranded.

Sakuya hadn't been there for a long time, not only because of the disgust that the classmates who had been there had when they described it, but also because I had heard that the people who went there were bad people.

They were there fighting, smoking, gambling, and maybe doing bad things to the girls.

But today, Gao Chuan, a well-known honor student in the school, went to that enclave very naturally.

I always felt that I could see the unknown side of Takagawa.,Because of curiosity.,Sakuya suppressed the uneasiness in his heart.,Follow him from afar.。

Along the way, I didn't see anyone else, and in the huge wasteland, there were only two people in front of him, and Sakiya suddenly felt a little happy, like the secret shared by the two of them had increased.

Takakawa didn't come out after entering the old toilet, and Sakiya was surprised at first, why didn't he need a more comfortable new toilet? Later, I gradually became impatient, so I decided to go back.

When I passed by the table tennis table, I saw two familiar figures turning towards me from a distance.

Sakiya was startled, and because she didn't want to be discovered by an acquaintance, she squatted down behind the ping-pong table and hid in the grass.

The person who came turned out to be Morino and his boyfriend Senior Shirai. It's unbelievable that they're going to be in this kind of place when they're dating.

Senior Shirai is a very ordinary junior in high school, and according to Morino, the two became a couple when they were in junior high school. It's not that I'm prejudiced against Shirai-senpai.,But Sakuya has always thought it's strange that they'll become lovers.。

Still, the affection between the lovers is unquestionable.

Morino and Shirai came to a place less than five meters away from the table tennis table, but they didn't notice anyone behind the table. Sakuya's heart was about to jump out, and she pursed her mouth tightly.

"Ajing, are you telling the truth? Do you have that kind of thing? Morino asked a little nervously.

Shirai took something out of his pocket and handed it to Morino, who curiously grabbed it between his two fingers and held it high above his head to meet the afterglow of the setting sun. Now even Sakuya can see clearly, it is a small gray stone.

"It looks ordinary." Morino said.

"What do you want this thing for?" Shirai asked, "It's useless, I'll keep it as a souvenir, and there are three more at home." ”

"Missing memorial?" Morino laughed exaggeratedly, "You really don't remember when you disappeared?" Ajing. ”

"yes, it's depressing."

"But after I came back, my body has become much better than before, and I am very satisfied."

"Maybe it's something good that I've done, so I'm getting paid." Shirai said nonchalantly.

"My parents like stones with strange shapes and origins, so they collected a bunch of them and put them all in their hometown. I would like to give this stone to them as a birthday present, is that okay? Morino said pleadingly, looking at Shirai.

Shirai agreed in a panic.

"If you need it, I'll give you the other three."

"Well, if you need to."

"Then I'll go to practice first." Shirai said hello and turned to leave, walked a few steps and then turned back and said, "Is this kind of thing worth coming to this place deliberately?" ”

"Because it feels like an agent joint." Morino replied in a tone of course.

“…… Be careful when you get home. ”

"I know it."

Although he said that he had said that he had said it, Morino did not leave after seeing Shirai go away. After a few more moments, a man who didn't look like an employee of the school walked in.

At first, Sakuya thought that the person had bad intentions and might do irreversible acts against Morino, so he was nervous and excited, grabbed a stone in his hand, and made up his mind that if the other party made any rash moves, even if he would be scolded by Morino afterwards, he would rush out of the gang to protect her.

But unexpectedly, Morino and the strange man seem to know each other.

"Did you get the thing?" The man asked.

Morino looked unhappy and threw the gray stone in his hand to him. The stone in Sakiya's hand almost fell to the ground in surprise, didn't she say that she wanted to give it to her parents as a birthday present?

"Yes, that's it. Is that the only one? ”

"It will take a while for the other three, but they will be available in two weeks at the latest."

"Well done, Morino. I've decided to give you a reward, so tell me what you want. ”

"Then give me more contributions, and give me the money."

"Is that all? No problem at all, I will give you enough contribution points for promotion, and in a few days you will be a high-level disciple, and you will work hard in the future. ”

"Then I'll see you then, will I bring the information with me, or the old place?"

"Yes, we're going to perform the ritual there, it's ready."

After the deal was completed, Morino and the strange man left separately. But Sakuya didn't come back to his senses until the two left for a long time.

What's going on?

She thought that her friend Morino was an innocent girl, but the strange conversation and actions shook the relationship between them. Why do you want to cheat on your boyfriend? What is the origin of that strange man? She recalls the words "cultist," "contribution," and "sacrifice" in the conversation, and she couldn't help but worry. Was Morino bewitched by some strange sect organization?

In order to clear up the doubts in his heart and rescue Morino from the dire situation, Sakuya began to spy on Morino quietly. Finally, on the second Sunday, Morino turned down Sakiya's offer. Sakiya followed Morino, who traveled mysteriously, and came to the so-called old place.

She could never have imagined that in the factory building that used the closed factory, she witnessed the most horrific scene in her life.