The brightness of the moon can reflect the cleanliness of a city's sky, but when the clouds are determined to frolic in the dark, even the bright moon of Kyoto can do nothing.

The dim moonlight became Ziongzong's collaborator this night, hiding his figure between the shadows attached to the walls.

Good position combined with his thin figure, as well as, Koga Shie completely did not anticipate that he would be followed , so Ziongzong tracked her very smoothly all the way.

Ziongzong and Koga Shie met only two or three days ago, the suit he still remembered.

And, if there is no wrong speculation, then, she should now be going to work, or, after work to go back to some place, for example, say the head office, or a place to stay.

The time of the day, the probability of Koga Shie going back to the head office is very high.

Ziongzong heard from the mouth of Hayamizu, after twelve o'clock still walking on the road must be finished work, because there are few guests who don't pay for the whole night after twelve o 'clock. Ziongzong attitute to Hayamizu to use such a direct and vulgar name of "easy girl" to feel some discontent, no matter how rotten this woman,but in the blood, she is still Mizuo's mother.

Although this is also true, but the most hurtful is often the truth.

The names on the roadside signs kept changing, and Koga Shie bypassed Teramachi and walked for a long time along Haruaki-cho.

--Where was she going?

There were many uncertainties, and if she had taken a taxi, Ziongzong would have been helpless.

Meeting her was an accident, and feet are no match for a motor vehicle.

--Don't want to lose her like this.

Ziongzong in the mind silently calculate the worst case scenario, in case she has a tendency to take the transport, Ziongzong will have to take before then, may be a little too aggressive measures.

Just ...... as soon as he ran into a patrolman, or even just a passing and Ziongzong as nosy, his position would become precarious.

While Ziongzong was thinking about this, Koga Shie walked into a convenience supermarket.

--Wait outside first.

After all, Koga Shie had met Ziongzong, and in the early hours of the morning, a convenience store with few people was not suitable for stalking.

So we had to wait outside.

But this is not a decision of desperation and without consideration, after waiting for about thirty seconds, Ziongzong immediately took off and circled the entire periphery of the convenience store, so that he felt grateful that the convenience store does not have a back door, that is, only the front door having an exit, after confirming this, Ziongzong reassured back to the corner of a short distance from the door, patiently waiting for Koga Shie came out.

The hour hand on the watch pointed to three in the morning, the autumn night is really not the usual cold.

Because he had been walking and was in a nervous mood, Ziongzong had not noticed the cold temperatures that surrounded him.

However, now standing still, he felt a driving chill.

-- This cold is going to kill me.

Ziongzong rubbed his hands together and breathed in desperately, but the partial warmth only counteracted the overall cold.

--The cold will come if you keep going like this.

--The body's tiredness is also getting worse.

Tired and cold, the state of the body began to plead with Ziongzong's brain to retreat, but he did not pay any attention to it, now support Ziongzong so determined, is worried about Mizuo.

The harsh conditions made every minute seem extraordinarily long, however.

The time that has passed is really not short anymore.

Koga Shie has been in for more than thirty minutes, anyway, it's too long.

--I was found by her?

Ziongzong decisively denied this possibility, but the problem of a situation that has gone wrong always needs an explanation, and when no explanation can be found, some necessary action needs to be taken.

After some observation, Ziongzong rushed into the convenience store in one breath.

Ignoring the strange looks the clerk threw at him, he flipped over one shelf after another, using swift action at this time instead to reduce the probability of a head-on collision.

--！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！

In the moment of poking his head through the shelves, Ziongzong pressed his head with his left hand and pressed his left thigh with his right hand, and finally did not move his body through the shelves.

Koga Shie is standing in front of the drinks cabinet with her back to him.

-- So close

Ziongzong sighed with relief and breathed steadily, pretending to be looking at the merchandise and peeking at Koga Shie through the gaps in the container.

Her handbag was on the floor, and next to that, there were several empty beer cans, and she, holding a can of beer, gulping it down.

The clerk didn't care about such unpleasant behavior of her, it seems that she should be a familiar customer.

Not a bar but a convenience store, a change of venue for beer, and its nature has relatively changed.

--The nature of beer has changed.

It's true that if you're in the business of social support, you wouldn't want to go to a bar or other place after work hours.

Instead, this bright place was the perfect place for her to have a drink.

--That's ironic.

Watching her drink like this, Ziongzong's disgust for her gradually diminished.

How sad it is to have to alcohol to continue your life after ending your work as an escort.

What exactly is the reason that makes her persist in life and engage in this career.

This is not a question that requires speculation, the answer was laid out in Ziongzong's heart from the beginning, even though he experienced all sorts of deliberate and artificial misdirection, but he was still able to point the bow in the direction the compass insisted on after the sway.

Ziongzong recalled the two attitudes of Koga Shie that contrasted greatly before and after in the hotel.

It was hard work to put on a forced smile.

And she looked like she was used to it.

--"What exactly can such broad and impotent condemnation do for someone who understands that she is doing something wrong and has to do it."

-- How exactly did Dean Paranoia help that prostitute in the first place.

--I wanted to help Mizuo, but I was too young to think about it in any way compared to the paranoid dean.

Ziongzong felt that he had been playing on the surface of the matter, and was satisfied with the cause, which he had only grasped a little, and he felt that if it had been the paranoid dean who had handled this Things, just a day or two to end, rather than dragging on for so long as he did, let the pain continue.

Envy of others is desolation, remembering the past is begging for death, avoiding the future is self-burial.

Ziongzong is a bit disoriented, a bit in a trance, with the goods on the shelves in front of him, but his eyes fail to reflect the image of the goods.

--The family environment can not be improved, mother-daughter relationship can not become harmonious, then, again encounter problems is only a matter of time.

It's easy to help someone, even if it's just a word or a hand or a step, but if it's to save someone, it's impossible to define it.

Once involved, it will become very troublesome.

This matter from the beginning, it is not the extent of helping the elderly to cross the road.

Or rather.

It's not about returning a dropped bird to its nest.

--Does it make you happy to do what you want?

--Does it make you feel good to freely use your power to help the weak?

--Do you know what hypocrisy is?

That noon conversation with Katagiri Mai, at this point in Ziongzong's mind replayed, but both then and now, he did not think what he did was wrong.

But, when the way in can't get a steady number, the words "there is a way to the mountain", Ziongzong can only accept with a smile.

How far could he help Mizuo, no, Mizuo and Koga Shie, in the end.

He was determined to try and see with his 'goodwill'.

However, the damage that this woman, who was not a mother, had done to Mizuo would not change.

--Shin Shiranui Maru-machi?

Ziongzong looked for the signposts and finally confirmed where he was.

Just how long had it taken?

His hands and feet were already frozen numb.

The respiratory tract also became a little uncomfortable because of the large amount of cold air inhaled.

After consuming more than an hour inside that convenience supermarket and wandering around several convenience stores in the area for a long time, Koga Shie finally walked to a five-story office building in Shin-Shiramizu Maru Town.

The hands on Ziongzong's watch pointed to 4:30 am.

--The actual hand on Ziongzong's watch was pointing to 4:30 a.m. Even if you sleep during the day and work at night, you don't have to torture yourself like this.

However, Koga Shie seems to be unconcerned, she has completely adapted to this kind of life.

The frozen stiff body not only restricts Ziongzong's movement, but also makes his thinking increasingly dull.

Although he thought about it countless times, but, the virtue that made Mizuo, and Koga Shie, let the two of them persist in life, always remained an unknown mystery.

--Death is easy, survival is hard.

Ziongzong once also understood this, but, death is not easy either.

Whether it's the instinct to survive or fear, are powerful enemies that thwart death.

For example, Ziongzong now because of fatigue, as well as the cold air, and was constantly harassed by the retreating psychology.

After half an hour, Koga Shie did not walk out, and Ziongzong did not chase in.

Because he saw other, dressed up women, although only two or three, but they also and Koga Shie, with a very natural posture, into this office building in front of him.

"......"

This is really a development that is going to be a big showdown situation.

Here gradually become a great place.

Ziongzong so feel.

The office building in front of him was the place where he came to work in the capacity of Ito Yoshihiro.

The seemingly scattered pawns have finally come together in one place.

Ziongzong let out a long sigh in his heart.

Compared to his current situation, reading also seems pleasant.

It's already after five in the morning, autumn is the season of equal day and night, the sky is already dawn.

In order to avoid being discovered by Yukino-san, as well as the condition of his body no longer allowing Ziongzong to stay like this, Ziongzong took a final check of the surrounding area and turned back to go home.

When he arrived at the doorstep, he could already hear the birds singing in the trees. The sunlight through the treetops restored some warmth to the ground, but the rising temperature made Ziongzong want to sleep more and more.

--No, I can't sleep yet.

Ziongzong forced himself up and pushed open the fence.

--Huh?

The wooden fence outside the house is not closed, it seems that the wind blew it open because the latch was not hung.

Ziongzong remembered that last night when he left, he had already closed it.

--Yukino-san gets up early and goes shopping for special ingredients?

There was no time for Ziongzong to hesitate to care about so many details, he stepped on the branches protruding from the tree trunk and climbed into his house on the second floor.

The moment Ziongzong landed on the ground, a creepy sound came from the direction of his desk.

"Oh oh oh oh oh ......"

electronic synthesized sound emitted, not human can imagine out, difficult to hear the indescribable realm of the cock crowing, let Ziongzong very rightfully, very ugly fall down.

Although he tried his best to use a forward roll to roll to the alarm clock to cancel out the sound, but the loud sound made by the fall on the ground still made his heart pause for a second.

Fortunately, there were no other noises coming from downstairs.

-- It is okay

Ziongzong left last night, but he forgot to cancel the morning alarm clock, despite all his disguises.

Or perhaps he simply did not anticipate that he would return at this time.

People do unplanned things out of greed.

People do unplanned things because they are forced to do so.

Just because from the beginning, the plan, a non-binding box, could not restrict people.

The room after a night, because no one stayed in it, there is still the cold of the overnight.

Ziongzong opened all the windows and doors, and after properly making signs in the house that someone had slept, went downstairs to brush his teeth and wash his face.

For Ziongzong, overnight is not the first experience, but the exhaustion of blowing a cold night, it is impossible to adapt, on the contrary, if the more insensitive to exhaustion, then the body is not far from breaking down.

After washing up, Ziongzong recovered a little, and he hoped that some sunken eye sockets would not betray him.

"Well ...... Good morning, Zongzong."

"Well, good morning, Yukino-san."

-- Yukino-san ...... did not go out?

Ziongzong was so self-possessed as to be imperceptible, and his calm manner was enough to speak loli to shoutai ,to poor breast to imperial sister.

"...... Well. "

Just out of the room, sleepy-eyed sister Yukino, staring at Ziongzong's face for a while, did not say anything.

Just that alone sent a chill down Ziongzong's back, even though he didn't show it.

"Little Zongzong ...... your face is ugly."

But Yukino-san's intuition as well as observation power is superhuman level.

"Uh, that, maybe I didn't sleep well last night, I've been dreaming or something.

Ziongzong was trying to pass it off as something vague.

"Oh ......"

Yukino, who just woke up, always seems to be confused, and so did Ziongzong when he took Mizuo away last time. ......

Anyway, it was an excuse.

--Mizuo.

Ziongzong knows that Mizuo should still be in Yuuki's room right now, but he can't quite put his mind at ease because he knows where Mizuo is going to go next and what she's going to do.

This feeling of uneasiness grew stronger and stronger, like a tightening noose that strangled Ziongzong's throat as time went on.

Physical exhaustion made breakfast seem tasteless, but this is not the time to be picky, even if each bite, the feeling of wanting to vomit, but Ziongzong forced himself to replenish some calories.

Otherwise, the next thing to do today is enough to kill Ziongzong this life.

"Little Zongzong, aren't you going for morning training today? "

"Yes."

Yukino-san was brushing her teeth and wandering around the house. Although she had just woken up, her hair was not sticking out, her skin was shiny, and she was not tired at all, but her hazel eyes looked confused.

"Then what are you doing up so early?"

"Uh ...... I have something at school, I have to go there early."

"Oh ...... Oh yeah, Yuuki also said she'd get up early today, so go wake her up for me, I'm going to the market."

"Yes."

After seeing Yukino-san leave, Ziongzong held his breath and walked to the door of Yuuki's room.

This time, he had a legitimate reason to enter his sister's room, but he was more careful than usual, because he knew that at this moment, in his sister's room, she was not the only one.

Ziongzong just symbolically knocked on the door of Yuuki's room, and by symbolic, I mean it looked like he knocked, but did not make a knocking sound at all.

So, rightfully so, no one answered.

-- Hope they are still asleep

Ziongzong tried to turn the handle, the door was unlocked, so he just pushed it in.

The quilt on the mattress was neatly folded, and on top of it lay a set, familiar to Ziongzong, of white pajamas.

The room that would have been crowded with just two people was now empty.

"Yuuki?"

Ziongzong called out at a normal volume, but it was obviously useless.

The only thing that answered him was the golden sunrise outside the window.

Yuuki's school bag was still on the table, her textbooks were still unorganized, and her cell phone was hanging on the corner of the table on a chain like an abandoned pet, swaying with the breeze.

In this room, there was neither Yuuki nor Mizuo.

--that's why the grill was open.

Ziongzong felt a dizziness in his head, and a sense of weakness filled his body at once, causing him to lean against the wall so as not to be unable to support himself. He pressed his middle finger and thumb against his temples, closed his eyes, and actually felt the state to which his body was now weakened.

-- Yukino-san doesn't know yet, right?

Nevertheless, Ziongzong's first thought was not about himself, but about the fear of the Uesugi couple knowing about this matter, and the guilt of not confessing this matter to the Uesugi couple still lingered in his heart.

--But this is not the end.

--But this is not the end.

--Not the end that he can not do anything

Ziongzong reached out to test the bedding and noticed that it was still warm, which meant that they hadn't left for too long, and that the state of the room after they left was not as simple as it appeared.

--The one who left first was Mizuo, hiding it from Yuuki.

-- But Yuuki still sensed Mizuo's mind and followed her out quietly after Mizuo.

There is no solid evidence for such an inference, but Ziongzong feels that it is right, considering the state of affairs, their relationship, and their moods.

--Then, I should go, too.

The body's fever clearly told Ziongzong that his adrenaline was secreting heavily, which was the best stimulant and the deadliest poison for this tired body, but he couldn't care less, he just needed this body to move.

Then, let the calm mind mobilize this stimulated body.

Ziongzong hid Yuuki's school bag, textbook, phone and school uniform hanging behind the door into the kitchen cabinet and ate the breakfast that belonged to Yuuki.

Then, in his room also made the appearance of "going to school", but actually brought out a lot of equipment not related to school, for example, disguise supplies, first aid supplies, communication equipment, as well as, the necessary weapons, nine-section whip.

The nine-section whip, even though the nine-section whip itself is not a common, ordinary weapon, but Ziongzong's nine-section whip, more special than the ordinary nine-section whip, because he did a mechanical modification, the back end of the whip head has four N2 injection points, the left and right sides of the whip head has a N2 injection points, through the end of the whip section on the wireless remote control terminal to control, and the optional whip head has a total of two kinds, one is a sharp cone, one is a flat hammer, Ziongzong's nine-section whip. One is the flat hammer, Ziongzong after a little hesitation, chose the flat hammer.

Seeing blood is no one wants.

After everything is ready, the last to leave home, is the entrance hall.

Yuuki's shoes were not on the floor.

--This child is too careless to go out without disguise.

-- But now, it's really like that.

Everything is going in the worst direction.

The realm of bloodlessness, Ziongzong is still a long way off.

--I've been in Japan for less than two months.

-- Dean, peaceful times are far from being what you make them out to be.

After once again confirming the items he should bring, the creak of the door said goodbye to Ziongzong.

He did not notice that Uesugi Yui is standing by the window, is watching him leave, and he did not return all night last night, and what to take out this morning, these things, these things are actually known by Uesugi Yui, Ziongzong does not know.

Even though he knew that they did not go out much, but this needle in a haystack type of search, not easy at all.

Ziongzong can only take physical strength and speed to make up for it, fortunately, he only used more than ten minutes to find Yuuki and Mizuo.

And unfortunately, the two of them were standing face to face.

This meant that Yuuki had failed to follow Mizuo and had been discovered.

If Ziongzong's deduction is correct.

"You're the one who's thinking too much, Yuuki, why are you so nervous? "

Mizuo's smile couldn't hide her lie, and Yuuki knew very well that Mizuo was hiding something.

"Then why did you leave secretly without telling me. "

The woman who had always acted introverted and shy was now as strong as if she was a different person.

"Because ...... didn't want to wake you up, seeing you sleeping so soundly. "

Mizuo tried her best to find an excuse.

"But there's no need to go to school alone, can't we go together? "

"I ...... was worried ...... that your brother would see me, so I wanted to leave before it was too late. "

"Excuses, when you left, you weren't worried about being seen by anyone at all. "

The matter was picked up too clearly, and the atmosphere became instantly tense.

"So you're deliberately pretending to be asleep to follow me? "

No longer covering up, Mizuo gave up on something, and her tone turned sharp.

"No, it's not what you think, I'm just ......"

Yuuki, who knew she had said the wrong thing, was trying to redeem herself.

"If you don't trust me and have to follow me to confirm something, then why do you have to act like you care about me? "

But the choice of a fork in the road is often just a momentary one, and all the remorse afterwards is useless.

No one can go back in time, not even for a second.

"Have you always seen me as such a person? "

Neither Yuuki nor Mizuo were far from mature, and these words that hurt too much fell apart here.

"Yes, so please stop thinking you care about me, I've had enough of this condescending pity. "

The conversation has already deviated from the initial hope, Ziongzong resisted the desire to rush out, he knew that his presence at this time would only make the situation more chaotic, but he did not want to see the two of them say things that were not true from the heart.

"Since you said this, then I don't care about you. "

These words brought the atmosphere down to freezing point.

Yuuki turned her back and left.

This was the worst possible ending.

Whether it was Ziongzong who was a spectator, Yuuki who was determined to help her best friend, or Mizuo who had no choice but to speak nonsense, they all thought so, only, Mizuo forced herself to choose this ending.

It was early in the morning, the world was not yet awake, and after Yuuki left, Mizuo was left alone on the street.

Ziongzong leaned his back against the street lamp, debating how he should appear before her without being rejected by her.

---'Are you investigating me.'

Ziongzong could still remember the look on Mizuo's face, and that's what made him act so much more cautiously this time.

But many times, the opportunity is not good or bad, but only the opportunity to catch, and the opportunity to catch.

In order to wait for a good opportunity and miss the opportunity, is to think that the smart fool.

The clear has been cut off, the remaining things can only be done by himselve, and must be done by him.

It is no longer possible to involve more people, and those who care about are not worth the risk for such a humble self.

Mizuo checked her school bag and confirmed the tools she needed once more: a camera, and a knife.

"Hoo - go! "

Mizuo took a deep breath, raised one hand high to cheer herself up, and then stepped forward.

-- No matter what, I'm going to get the evidence, trash that place, make her ...... make that woman, free from that life.

Her awareness, her courage, all exist only in this moment, at some point in the future, will be lost because of the young, weak and these factors that make her dare to go forward, so she, Koga Mizuo, can only seize the present, with this fleeting courage and awareness, to do what she has always wanted to do, but did not dare to implement.

But there was someone who wanted to interrupt her.

"Is that enough, to piss off the people who want to help you one by one. "

The junior high school student who was standing in the middle of Koga Mizuo's path had a grim expression.

This boy, by far, was the guy Mizuo liked the most and hated the most.

And, at the very least, she valued him.

No he can not be involved in this

"Brother and sister. Even the tone is identical."

Mizuo did her best to say these harsh words in a mocking tone.

"So what?"

But Ziongzong was unmoved.

He blocked Mizuo's way, not even trying to get out of the way.

"Is there anything I can do to help."

Ziongzong, who was standing tall, made Mizuo feel oppressed for the first time.

"No, don't make a fool of yourself, don't pester me."

She pressed one hand to Ziongzong and tried to push him away, but Ziongzong didn't move at all. The sturdiness of this junior high school student's body was far more than what Mizuo could tell from his appearance.

"So, what did you say that night, and what do you count as doing. "

Ziongzong didn't even take a step forward, such an aggressive attitude was too cruel for a young girl, but he had to do it again.

He did so, forcing Mizuo into a desperate situation, and the result of doing so was an outburst of Mizuo's stifled feelings.

"That was just a period of psychological weakness for me to say those words of help to a big pervert like you. "

"You can take it seriously or take it as a whisper, but I'm telling you clearly, stop dreaming about being hero! "

"And then, I'm leaving, bye!"

But even with the outburst, Mizuo couldn't say what was in her heart, she wished she could be more capricious and share her pain with others ......

She couldn't.

Mizuo turned around and left with her back to Ziongzong, not looking back the whole way.

--Don't catch up, idiot.

She thought so, quickened her pace, turned the corner and continued on.

However, to Mizuo's surprise, there were no footsteps behind her, and Ziongzong did not catch up with her, which made her feel a small loss, but she blamed herself for such a sense of loss.

At this time, she did not know that waiting for her in front of her, only an iron wall that does not speak, she also did not know that will not involve her friend in the matter, is not her decision, not she holds the consciousness of sacrificing herself, will be able to be as desired.

Two hours later.

Ziongzong is calmly catching up on his sleep in the classroom, because he knows what Mizuo is going to do, as well as he knows the mode of operation of that company, so that this morning he dared to let Mizuo then leave.

But his calmness was only forcibly pretended, lying on his back for half a class and still not being able to fall asleep, he also felt really ridiculous.

Even closed eyes are not counted, he just lying there , repeatedly thinking about things.

Knowing that it is very stupid behavior, but also have to cheat themselves in this way, in exchange for no use of time wasted.

He raised his head, glanced at the mathematics teacher who was solving the trigonometric exercises, and then again lying down, such a lesson, even if it is usual, Ziongzong is not listening.

Because it is something that will, so there is no need to waste time on it.

Then.

Because it is useless, the act of wasting time on it, does it seem too stupid, stupid to be in line with their own style?

-- Just skip it

Ziongzong saw the right time to leave class, put on his backpack and went out over the wall. skipping school always puts people in an exuberant mood, no matter what time of day it is, and he, scattered his legs and flew.

There were so many things that happened this morning that it affected the situation to some extent. Ziongzong did not know if Yuuki had gone home or to school after the morning separation, he just trusted that the sensible Yuuki would choose not to bother others, and likewise, he did not know where Mizuo was going, although Ziongzong knew where Mizuo would go and be frustrated there, but he did not know where Mizuo would head after the setback.

It was these uncertainties that prevented him from sitting still and resting in the classroom, and he ran out of the room because he could not resist.

---'If you want to do a good job, you have to have a good tool.'

With such axioms in front of him, Ziongzong could only pretend that they did not exist, and he bet his chances of winning in this regard on his own possibilities, no matter how hard it was, he felt that he would be able to pull through.

Just like the 1,000-meter test, it is not that you can't do it, but not to burn out the last ounce of power in your life, always worried about something, looking ahead, and give up the opportunity to give it your best shot.

In a few moments, Ziongzong had arrived outside Akao's company, and he was satisfied with the closed door and the empty and silent state of the surroundings.

The five kilometers he had run under his feet, in such a physical condition, he actually felt no pain, just a few breaths to regain a steady breathing - such a reaction, in Ziongzong's rational opinion can not be optimistic, at least, this is a symptom of his body's security system is not functional, he can no longer sense whether he is fatigue or not.

But what's that worth?

Ziongzong felt himself burning, and it felt good to be reckless.

Before he could take the next step, his cell phone rang.

"Hello, is this Ziongzong Uesugi, the brother of Uesugi Yuuki?

"Yes, I am."

"I'm Yuuki's homeroom teacher, she didn't come to school today, do you know anything about it?"

-- Yuuki didn't go to school ......?

This is going to be a very important phone call.

Ziongzong couldn't help but grip the phone tighter.

"May I ask if you have called anyone else about this matter."

Watching his wording, Ziongzong asked carefully.

"No, not yet, is it important? "

"That's good ...... because Yuuki was with me, and because she had a sore throat, I took her to the hospital for a checkup, and I forgot to call you first to ask for leave, I'm very sorry. "

Such a lie, Ziongzong made it look as if it was true.

"Uh...... is like that. "

But the voice on the other end of the phone still seemed a bit skeptical.

"Let's do it this way, teacher, I'll let Yuuki talk to you. "

There was no need to go this far, but in order to avoid letting the Uesugi couple know, Ziongzong decided to eradicate the problem. He held the phone away for a while, cleared his throat, and when he spoke into the phone again, the voice that came out was a slightly hoarse Yuuki's voice.

"Teacher, I was on my way to school with my brother today, and I felt sick in my throat, so my brother brought me to the hospital. "

"Oh, really? Then take care of yourself, and if you really don't feel well, you don't have to come to school today. "

Hearing Yuuki's voice, the air of suspicion in the teacher's voice disappeared.

''Well, then, goodbye teacher.''

Since he had told a lie, he had to make it come true, and Ziongzong made it clear what he was going to do next.

Make the lie come true.

There could only be one answer to the fact that Yuuki hadn't gone to school, and Ziongzong didn't think something so small in probability would actually happen.

He clenched his fist.

As anger flared, reason led him to a place worth leaning on.

-- Can you give me a hand, Mr. Policeman?

Ziongzong walked towards the police station.

Koga Mizuo, cowering in a corner, didn't know what to do.

The sunlight could not enter the small room, but only cast shadows over her, enveloping her in darkness.

She watched as Yuuki was forcibly taken away, but could do nothing about it.

She didn't even have the courage to take out the knife she kept in her school bag, and could only watch, hiding, as her most important friend was taken away by the child abductors.

She was so remorseful that she bit her lip and blamed herself. She knew that if it wasn't for herself, Yuuki wouldn't have been left alone in the early morning and wouldn't have been kidnapped in the street in a straightforward manner.

--She knew that if it wasn't for herself, she wouldn't have been left alone in the early morning and wouldn't have been kidnapped in the street in the open.

The tears in Mizuo's eyes, from the day she was rejected by Koga Shie until today, all the things that have happened, the pile of emotions, the sadness and grief, she can no longer bear, lonely and helpless, she cried loudly in her own home.

This morning, after Mizuo ruthlessly drove Yuuki and Ziongzong away, she went alone to Akao's company, where she knew that some illegal business was being done, and she knew that her mother, Koga Shie, was also a victim of being chained to that company and forced to do vulgar work.

So she wanted to find evidence that would prove that company's crime and turn it over to the police in order to destroy Akao's company and free Koga Shie from her escort work.

Mizuo told herself that she was not doing this because she was worried about that woman, but that she had taken her money for so many years that it was necessary to return the favor to her.

However, when she arrived, she realized that she had no way to start, this company has not yet begun to work, she was too ill-considered, did not think about this aspect at all, in the face of the portal closed steel and concrete, she could only choose to go back home first and wait for a while.

Only, instead, she encountered the scene of Yuuki being kidnapped on the way.

She knew that instead of choosing to go home or to school, Yuuki was walking around the streets in order to find herself again and make up with her, because Yuuki had always been a kind-hearted child, and she had known exactly that from the time they met three years ago, and it was Yuuki who had shielded herself from the rain, shielded herself from the slurs, and earned herself a place in her class.

However, Mizuo can not help her at all, put in the school bag of the knife, and is afraid to take out the idea , hold in the hands of the camera, did not take, a picture she was afraid to explore the lens will be found by them, too afraid to do anything.

She ran all the way home, nothing can be done, nothing can be done, has been on the outside pretending to be strong pretending to be fearless she, in the end how fragile, at this moment, a glimpse of the exposed, so she had to accept that she is so useless waste.

In this dilapidated room, huddled, trembling, frustrated, sobbing.

So when the man appeared in front of her and tenderly placed his hand on her head, she even felt that it could only be an illusion, an illusion constructed by her weakness.

"What are you crying for? You're always so toxic, little girl."

--That's Mizuo who looks so energetic.

"I've been looking for you so hard, but you're fine."

--"I finally found you, Mizuo. "

"I don't know if you'll reject me again, but I'll say it anyway. Is there anything I can do for you, Mizuo?"

--Whatever it is.

The thoughtful voice like a wool scarf penetrated Mizuo's heart a little.

She looked up, saw Ziongzong's face, stopped sobbing, but couldn't stop the tears, looked at Ziongzong, and was at a loss for words.

This was not her hallucination, but real.

"What's wrong, can't even speak?"

-- Cheer up！ Where is the energetic Mizuo?

Ziongzong sat on the ground in front of Mizuo, gently wiped away her tears, and then quietly waited for her to speak.

But the child's inner shock is far from easy to calm, choking for a long time, Mizuo only uttered a name.

"......Yuuki,Yuu,ki ......"

"I know. "

-- what you are worried about, I know, leave it all to me.

"Brother Ziongzong ...... help me."

--That goes without saying.

Ziongzong cupped Mizuo's cheeks and helped her put on an exaggerated smile.

"Let me do it all, so don't cry."

Ziongzong had worried that the more people who intervened, the more serious the consequences would only be.

But he wanted himself to believe that his decision was the right one.

Otherwise, even if it is right, he will make a mistake because of indecision.

As long as you believe in yourself, even if you are wrong in the end, you will not have any regrets.

Those details that were once useless, at this moment turned into premonitions, slowly circling in Ziongzong's mind, like black crows, emitting gloom overhead.

But these crows, all of them, will be burned out by the blaze of anger.

-- Do they know what they are doing.

--Do they know that these are just two little girls in elementary school.

--The people who are killing the happiness of others because of their own misfortune have forgotten what happiness feels like.

--Even if you get happiness, it will be tasteless.

--What's more,there is no relationship between the life of Mizuo and happiness of these two words.

--The game has been set up, there is no reason not to check mate.

--Mr. Akao.