"It's really energetic, isn't something good happening? Well, don't get excited, Brother Araragi, I've already understood part of what you just said, the lines you blurted out, but it's only a part, so please don't expect too much. I'm not going to save anyone, they're going to save themselves. So, Brother Araragi, even if I understand everything, it will not help you much. ”

Oshino, a weird expert who lives in the abandoned cram school building of the Eikao Juku, said that the signature line made it impossible for me to ask anything in the future.

It was nearly ten o'clock at night, and ordinary students were forbidden to go out, but wearing the uniform of Naoetsu High School, I deliberately avoided the crowded streets and came to this abandoned cram school.

Although he planned to take a taxi on the way, he found that he did not have enough money on him, so he had to give up.

It's just that in terms of results, it's relatively smooth, right?

As an expert on weirdness, Oshino should be able to draw a conclusion.

I don't know what I'm supposed to do, but I'm afraid I'm still outside of Monogatari, right?

Whether it's me or Konobi, or Oshino, it's all fakes, and the means to find the real thing will definitely not be discovered so easily.

"The weirdness that deceived you and Shinobu is indeed the weirdness of the students who attacked the [Shouqiu Studio] in the middle of the night today, so do you have any thoughts on the wound that was cut by a sharp instrument? Anything weird comes to mind? Brother Araragi, your tsundere girlfriend might understand this......"

"The battlefield is the same...... But if I had to guess, would it be a sickle? I can't think of any weird thing that can cause a sharp wound......"

I don't know much about urban legends and myths. After all, my focus is on the exams in the near future.

Although the battlefield originally said that as long as you can enter the top ten of the class, you will go on a date again. But as a man, I can't agree with such a treaty.

You have to be proactive. The guy who has been passive will sooner or later be played by the other party.

"What about the scythe, that's a good guess. It's just a pity, but the weasel is a kind of monster in the legend of the Koshinetsu region. It appears in a whirlwind posture and attacks those it encounters with claws as sharp as a scythe. Although the victim's skin was cut open for a long time, it did not feel pain at all. And those victims were all hospitalized without exception, right? Definitely not a wound that does not have pain, at least some damage. ”

Oshino sat on a desk covered with newspapers, wondering if sleeping like this every day would cause his back and legs to ache.

Do you want to buy him a pillow or something like that in the future?

No, even if I bought something like that. Except for the chairs, there is no place for the empty classroom to put pillows.

Thinking of this, Oshino, who had his right hand on his right knee in front of him with the moon in the background, spoke again

"To put it simply, the weasel is the 'wind' that cuts people, and if you connect it with the legend of the 'demonic wind that hurts people'...... It can be found throughout the central part of Japan and the region, especially in areas with long snow-covered winters, and in some places it is even called a whirlwind. If I do, I'm going to have a headache. ”

Even Oshino, who is an expert in weirdness, expressed pain, and it seems that the weirdness of the sickle is indeed not so simple.

But I've also been clear. Since Oshino has said this, it will definitely not be the weirdness of the sickle.

"Think about it carefully, Brother Araragi, what is the weirdness that naturally appears in the night?"

"Naturally in the night......"

This made me think of Shinobu first, and she just appeared in the dark of night as a matter of course.

After all, as a vampire, appearing during the day is somewhat inconsistent with his role.

Occasionally, though, they show up in my room during the day......

Born in the night, accustomed to the night, what is such a weirdness?

There's a lot of it, but judging from the information I've had before, it might be-

"Wolves, huh?"

"That's right, the weirdness of hurting others in the night, the weirdness of European mythology, [Werewolf], the human wolf."

"Most of the people we hear are 'werewolves.'"

"That's true, isn't it true that Brother Araragi doesn't know the word "Werewolf"? It is a combination of the ancient Saxon words 'wer' (meaning 'man') and 'wolf' (meaning 'wolf'), and the reason why 'man' is placed in front and 'wolf' is placed in the back is because the transformation process of the werewolf is from man to wolf. Another way to describe it is, of course, "Wolfwere", from a wolf to a human. ”

"Whether it's [Werewolf] or [Wolfwere], they are based on wolves, should they be treated in a way like in the movie, with a silver weapon inserted into their hearts or something?"

"Brother Araragi, the reason why werewolves and other creatures are afraid of silver weapons is because they are all called 'dark' creatures, not created by God, and silver is a relatively easy mineral to obtain, and it itself has relatively strong anti-virus and toxicity, so it has become a tool to restrain werewolf vampires. But that's not the place we're talking about. ”

Oshino put an end to the topic at once.

So, what should be the real topic?

In my opinion, there are only two ways to retreat from weirdness, violent and non-violent, but so far most of the weird retreats are mixed with 'violent elements'.

"If you think about the situation, why did that weird girl have to pretend to be dead in front of you? Isn't that weird? If you have the power of a werewolf, you will also have the power to fight in front of your pair, but that weird girl chose to lie. ”

"I chose to lie instead of fighting."

Oshino nodded, his trademark smile and words made him look not serious at all, the Hawaiian shirt made Oshino completely look like a scrap uncle.

I decided that I would never become such a person in the future.

"Brother Araryogi, what did you eat tonight?"

"Huh? Well, let me think about it, there are probably tempura, miso soup, braised fish, and the 'egg rolls' that the two stupid sisters have to cook, but the women's power is completely insufficient, and the two of them really doubt that the statement of getting a boyfriend is a lie. ”

"What a good dinner, my dinner today is only the doughnuts you brought yesterday and the rainwater collected the day before yesterday."

"Hey! Is there really no problem with yours? ”

"Don't worry, rest assured, I've long been used to it, as long as there is water, human beings can live up to seven days in the limit state."

I really don't know if Oshino is optimistic or stupid, it's very dangerous to think about the limit state......

"Well~ I just want to maintain the balance between the human world and the weird world, eliminating weirdness is not a project I'm good at, after all, only you can do it."

Even though Oshino claims to be bad at destroying weirdness, I think he has the ability to see through everything.

It's because you've seen through everything that you won't do it yourself and wait for the day when the weirdness is eliminated, right?

Although weirdness is not necessarily evil, it is definitely not allowed to move freely.

"Alright, let's move on to the next question, Brother Araragi."

Oshino looked at the scenery outside, but there was not much to see from here, and the nearest houses were divided by half of the lights and general darkness.

"Brother Araragi, what do you think of the cooking made by your two younger sisters? Did you tell them what you were saying? ”

"Yes, in order to take care of their self-esteem, in order not to be woken up by them using lethal weapons the next day, I gave a 'pretty good' evaluation."

"It can be seen that Brother Ararayoki has lied, of course this is a well-intentioned suspicion, I don't want to pursue it, even if it is investigated, it is meaningless."

Oshino shrugged, lowered his head, and looked at the ground below.

There are a few newspapers scattered on the ground, and it seems that they are the latest news, and it seems that Oshino can learn about what is happening in this town even if he doesn't have to go out.

As the information age progresses, human beings will become more and more lazy.

It's just that even if Oshino goes out, it's useless, right? Unless you are planning to leave this town and wander to another town.

To be honest, the Oshino lifestyle is quite fantastic.

"Understood, Brother Araragi, you lied, just like that weird girl lied to you and created a 'lie'."

"Lying, wolf girl?"

"Yes, yes, that's right, lying wolf girl, but the lies he constructed are a bit like [The vampire is coming!] Instead of "Here Comes the Wolf!" Oh. The person who created the weird girl is most likely the one who first discovered the weird girl, that is, the 'Nangong classmate' in your mouth, I don't know much about him, and then it's your own home field. ”

"That's ......"

I heard Oshino's words clearly, and it seemed that the weirdness this time had nothing to do with me.

"But Oshino, how to retreat? As a member of this town, I need to make sure it doesn't hurt others. ”

"Are you a righteous partner? If you want to talk about the treatment method......

These are the memories of Ara Ryogi.

Araragi looked at the people in front of him and continued

"The means of retreat is to find the 'truth'."

Yes, that's the way to retreat...... (To be continued......)