On the evening of the first Saturday in May, summer is getting closer and closer, and the air that is close to the skin has taken on a hint of warmth.

Of course...... It could also be her temperature.

The sudden encounter, the soft wind like a marshmallow, and the clear and nice voice.

"It's really messy, Shinohara-san."

and the helpless smile on the face of the teacher in front of him.

“……”

There was a moment of nervousness, so nervous that I forgot to breathe. But......

Maybe his voice just had a magical power that calmed people's hearts, or maybe it was the wind blowing in the night, or maybe it was some emotion from her heart.

In short, the girl who felt all this suddenly calmed down again.

"Good evening, Mr. Hirakawa."

She loosened her grip on the hem of her skirt, put her hand in front of her, and bowed slowly. Whether it's a gesture or a greeting voice, it's like a daily routine that has been repeated over and over again in the past - such a calm.

"Well, good evening." Tetsufumi Hirakawa also said hello softly.

Shiori Shinohara straightened up, and there was a quiet moment between the two, and then Tetsufumi Hirakawa spoke in annoyance.

"Hmm...... Can you elaborate? Shinohara-san, why are you here? ”

“……”

Shiori Shinohara paused for a moment, smiled again, and explained unhurriedly: "Actually, Shiori went out with Amamiya-san, and then accidentally ran into Mr. Hirakawa, so I wanted to take a look. ”

"That's right. What about Amamiya-san? ”

Shiori Shinohara looked left and right.

"I don't know, I don't know when I'm leaving."

Anyway, when I was on the phone just now, I vaguely heard the voice of Amamiya Night.

She said she went first.

I don't know why, but it doesn't matter. I was just answering a call from Mr. Hiragawa so it didn't matter; Now that I'm with Mr. Hiragawa Sho, then she's even less important.

"Okay." Tetsufumi Hirakawa accepted such an explanation.

Then, it was Shiori Shinohara's turn to ask, "What about Hirakawa-sensei, what about Hida-sensei?" ”

"Mr. Kuda has gone back to his residence first, and I'll come to see Mr. Shinohara." Tetsufumi Hirakawa replied.

"Is Hirakawa-sensei so sure it's Shiori? It's possible that you're wrong, right? ”

Whether it's on the line or on the phone, his voice is very affirmative, as if he doesn't think he's mistaken.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who heard this question, smiled: "I can't be wrong because ...... Shinohara-san is quite recognizable. ”

"Huh?" Shiori Shinohara didn't understand.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa continued to smile and looked at the girl with a puzzled look in her eyes.

Although it is just a plain dress, sailor suit, checkered skirt, white stockings, and the appearance of an ordinary high school student, this girl has a dignified atmosphere that ordinary high school students will not have.

With a straight posture and a moderate demeanor, it belongs to the aura of a famous lady.

You can see it at a glance.

"Miss Shinohara-sama."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa jokingly explained this.

Miss Shinohara-sama still didn't quite understand and pulled away her long hair, which was blown away by the wind.

But there was no need to dig deeper, Tetsufumi Hirakawa began to ask again: "So, how did Shinohara-san choose to follow the teacher?" ”

"Curiosity, gossip, something."

"Huh?"

"Gossip is human nature, Hirakawa-sensei."

Shiori Shinohara faced Tetsufumi Hiragawa with an inquiring look in her eyes, and once again said this unhurriedly.

"Okay."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa once again accepted this explanation.

"Now, after the gossip, where are Shinohara-san going to go?"

"I haven't thought about it yet."

"The teacher is going to go to the bookstore." Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked at the bookstore in the distance, "I suddenly remembered that I hadn't bought a book yet." ”

Shiori Shinohara hesitated for a moment and spoke: "That'...... Shiori also goes? ”

"Well, it's okay, let's go and have a look."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa nodded and walked slowly to Shiori Shinohara's side. Shiori Shinohara looked at Tetsufumi Hirakawa's figure and followed behind him.

The two walked together in the direction of the bookstore.

"Talking ......" was halfway through, Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked casual again, and asked, "What is the result of Shinohara-san's gossip?" ”

“……”

It's really a difficult question to answer.

Barely smiling, Shiori Shinohara, thought about answering.

"Hmm...... Probably, Hirakawa-sensei and Kuda-sensei ......"

"Me and Kuda-sensei, what's wrong?"

“…… Together? Asked in a whisper.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa smiled dumbly: "No, this is a completely non-existent thing. So, don't gossip. ”

Gossip is the most unreliable.

"Is that so?"

"Naturally." Tetsufumi Hirakawa nodded in confirmation.

After that, the two were silent.

In the sound of clattering footsteps, I took a few steps to the door of the bookstore.

"Kobayashi Bookstore?"

Anyone who has read a book will be surprised.

"Well, yes."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was the first to enter the bookstore, and Shiori Shinohara immediately withdrew her gaze from the name of the store and followed.

When you enter the store, you can look left and right at the interior of the store.

"Norwegian Wood", as well as the sign of [same surname and same name], you can see it at a glance.

"It's really Kobayashi Bookstore."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa smiled, didn't respond, and walked towards the store with the girl.

Shiori Shinohara stopped looking at Midoriko Kobayashi, who was sitting and reading, and followed Tetsufumi Hirakawa to the depths of the bookstore, into the shelves, and his eyes swept over the neatly arranged books around him.

"Speaking of which, which book is Hirakawa-sensei going to buy?" After walking a few steps, Shiori Shinohara walked to Tetsufumi Hirakawa's side and asked in a low voice.

"I'm not in a hurry." Tetsufumi Hirakawa said unhurriedly, "Take a look." ”

"Hmm." Shiori Shinohara has no opinion.

It should be said that she likes this feeling very much, with a slow pace, Mr. Hirakawa by her side, walking in a bookstore with classical charm, and the fragrance of ink on the tip of her nose.

The two walked through one book after another, and Tetsufumi Hirakawa also looked like he had chosen carefully.

Until his fingertips touched the spine of a book on the shelf.

He stopped.

Shiori Shinohara took a step, then stopped and turned around.

Her gaze followed the fingertips of the teacher beside her, touching the spine of the book.

The bright yellow cover is called "Lolita".

'What's going on?' ’

His gaze was fixed on Tetsufumi Hirakawa's side face again, and he asked with his eyes.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa didn't look at Shiori Shinohara, but tilted his head slightly, leaning a little closer to the girl, using a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"Well, this book, the teacher just finished reading it last night, and now I've encountered it again."

"Huh?" Shiori Shinohara didn't know what he wanted to say.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa continued to explain unhurriedly: "It's a pretty good book. Also known as "Confessions of a White Widower", as the name suggests, it is mainly in a self-narrated tone, telling the story of 'me' and a young girl named Lolita's forbidden love. ”

"Hmm...... Lolita, Shinohara-san should know, right? This is where the roots of the word loli come in. ”

"So it's forbidden love."

"Succumbing to desires, taking advantage of unequal relationships, and gaining the weaker other party, this emotion is deformed by any way."

"At the end of the story, of course, 'I' went to perdition."

There is no doubt that the content of this book is a critique of this situation. But at first, in fact, "Lolita" was also listed as a banned book because of this. ”

It seems to be a casual tone, and it seems to be a casual introduction.

Like a tour guide, Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who finished explaining, didn't go to Shiori Shinohara, left "Lolita" with his hand, and strolled between the bookshelves again.

After walking for a while, Tetsufumi Hirakawa picked a book at random.

"Alright, Shinohara-san, the teacher's book has been bought." He said to the girl beside him.

Shiori Shinohara didn't see any special expression on her face, and nodded her head slightly: "Hmm." ”

The two walked to the counter, and Tetsufumi Hirakawa handed the book over.

Midoriko Kobayashi, who was reading a book, finally looked up.

"You're you again?" Looks like she recognized him.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa smiled: "Yes." ”

"What is this?"

"Just now it was my colleague, this is my student."

"Teacher?"

"Hmm."

This Kobayashi Midoriko didn't ask much, settled the account for him, and then sat down again and read the book by himself.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa walked out of the store.

Behind him, Shiori Shinohara followed and walked out.

She looked at the figure of the teacher, and watched him stop at the door waiting for her.

Well......

I don't know how to describe it.

However, the moment Shiori Shinohara, who walked out of the store, did feel a little cold.

Just now, I clearly felt a little hot.

Why?

In fact, the air on a May night should be lukewarm.

So whether it's hot or cold, it's all an illusion.

Shiori Shinohara thought expressionlessly.

"Brother Shen!"

"Hmm!"

Shen Changqing walked on the road, and when he met someone he knew well, he would say hello to each other or nod his head.

But it doesn't matter who it is.

There was no superfluous expression on everyone's face, as if they were very indifferent to everything.

on this.

Shen Changqing is used to it.

Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, it is an institution that maintains the stability of Great Qin, and its main responsibility is to kill demons and monsters, and of course there are some other side jobs.

Arguably.

In the Demon Suppression Division, everyone has a lot of blood on their hands.

When a person is accustomed to seeing life and death, then he will become indifferent to many things.

When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but over time he got used to it.

The Demon Suppression Division is huge.

The people who can stay in the Demon Suppression Division are all powerful masters, or people who have the potential to become masters.

Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.

Among them, the Demon Suppression Division is divided into two professions, one is the town guard and the other is the demon exterminator.

Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Division starts with the lowest level of demon slayer.

Then step by step, he is expected to become a town guard.

Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level of the demon slayer envoys.

Have memories of the predecessor.

He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.

It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of an attic.

Unlike other places full of slaughter, the attic here seems to stand out from the crowd, and in the bloody Demon Suppression Division, it presents a different tranquility.

At this time, the attic door is open, and there are occasional people entering and exiting.

Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment, and then stepped in.

Access to the attic.

The environment has changed in vain.

A burst of ink fragrance mixed with the faint smell of blood came to his face, making his brow furrow instinctively, but quickly stretched.

The smell of blood on everyone's body in the Demon Suppression Division is almost impossible to clean.