"Seriously, he disappears without a trace. Where is that idiot brother?" Asuka yelled angrily.

They had just left the shopping mall and realized that it was already getting late. So they decided to go home separately. However, the two of them continued walking while heading home.

"Well... according to the information from the shikigami, it seems like he is over there," Hiyori said, pointing in a certain direction with her hand.

"Is that so? Wait for me then!" Asuka, full of enthusiasm or rather anger, headed towards the direction that Hiyori had pointed, regardless of whether it was correct or not. Hiyori followed along, even though they were supposed to go home. What's happening now?

On the other hand, after leaving the shopping mall, Ryuto and Tensyoin Miyuki headed home together. They were told that part of the route was the same, so they decided to walk together for now, just like before.

One in front and one behind... the order was important.

However, the slight difference was that it wasn't so much Ryuto being forced to walk behind, but rather the person in front was walking too fast. Ryuto could barely catch up even if he tried his best.

Did the person in front take some kind of stimulant? They were walking quickly, humming something softly and leaving Ryuto far behind.

"Hurry up, don't be so slow," the person in front would occasionally turn back and hurry Ryuto, looking quite at ease.

Ryuto could only suspect if they had taken some enhancement drug. It took a lot of effort for Ryuto to keep up because he definitely didn't take any medication.

"Hey, can't you walk a bit slower?" Ryuto asked.

"You're just too slow," came the reply.

Unconsciously, it seemed like the attitude had changed.

Hmm, must be an illusion. Perhaps it's because I'm tired today. How could I mistake it for a change in attitude?

"Um... if I had known it would be so late, we should have ended it earlier. We wouldn't need to rush home like this, were you worried about your family?" Ryuto said.

Just as he finished speaking, the person in front suddenly stopped abruptly, and Ryuto nearly collided with them. Fortunately, he stopped in time, otherwise, he would have been in trouble.

Tensyoin Miyuki just stood there, without turning or looking back, keeping her head down quietly. As Ryuto wondered why, he suddenly heard a voice coming from ahead.

"No one's home..."

The reply was calm and plain, but somehow, it carried a hint of helplessness and sadness.

Oh, so no one's at home. In that case, why were they rushing like this? I thought there would be someone waiting at home, so I was happy to walk fast. It would make sense to be excited in that situation.

Just then, a voice came from somewhere else, saying, "Found you!" Ryuto looked in the direction of the voice and saw a tall muscular man standing on a rooftop not far away. He wore a black uniform and stared at them with predatory eyes.

Huh, a rooftop, a tall man with a muscular build... this sense of déjà vu is weird. Could it be that he's here to find me again? The only difference is that he's not wearing a mask this time.

Damn, so lazy that he can't even bother to wear a mask. That's just being really lazy.

"Um, let me ask, are you looking for me?"

This assassin is coming too frequently, can't I at least catch my breath? And now Hiyori is not even here, it's a major crisis no matter how you look at it.

"Ah...? Who are you, buddy?"

The unexpected question came from the other party.

"..."

Both sides were now puzzled.

"Hmm? Aren't you here to find me?"

"Why would I make a special trip to find you?"

"Is that so... Well then..."

Anyway, at least the worst-case scenario has been avoided.

But along with it came a new question, who is this guy looking for?

As soon as I thought about it, the answer immediately came to me.

As if to confirm Ryuto's speculation, the tall man spoke impatiently.

"Hey, hey, involving ordinary people too, is that okay?"

"Tch..."

Tensyoin Miyuki clicked her tongue after hearing that, it seems like she knows the person.

During this pause, the tall man smiled and stated his purpose.

"It's quite challenging to find out your identity, after all, I didn't expect the culprit would be a student."

"..."