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Vol. 3 Chapter 2.1




Translated by SoundDestiny Edited by SoundDestiny
Men’s intuition is also surprisingly sharp.
In the afternoon I headed off to school.
Of course, it was for a police interview.
Fortunately, Ryoko’s report made the situation clear. Thanks to her, I was able to take steps in advance to avoid the most unwelcome part – the reason why I am standing infront of the school. So there’s nothing to be nervous about.
‘I don’t have to

’
“Ehehe
.. this is already a date, isn’t it?”
“No, it’s not! I mean, why are you following me 

?”
For some reason, the young lady version of Fujiwara-san was walking next to me, clinging to my arm.
“Because, you know, an interview doesn’t have to take hours, does it?”
“Well, that’s true, but
..”
“Then we’ll just go on a date afterwards.”
“I’ll be going home after this.”
“Then I’ll go back to your place.”
“Please go back to your own house.”
While we were having this exchange, we arrived at the school. The usual guard,that old man, was not there, and there was a policeman at the school gate.
When I told them that I have been summoned by Detective Terashima, the officer exchanged radio messages with someone and then opened the service entrance for us, saying that we should head for the headmaster’s office.
When we arrived at the entrance, two other policemen were waiting for us there. I was then led to the headmaster’s office, and Fujiwara-san was led separately, saying, [escort, this way].
When we parted, she said, [Fu–min! Come home soon!] I dodge a kiss from Fujiwara-san and follow the policeman to the headmaster’s office.
On the way, I passed Teruya-san in the corridor.
She was probably being interviewed as well. However, we didn’t exchange any words.
Teruya-san just glanced at me with a suspicious looking look in her eyes and probably in her mind saying,[Why is this guy here?]
We haven’t even exchanged a few words in the classroom despite our seats being very close but our relationship is light-years away.
When I stepped into the headmaster’s office, I found a handsome uncle with silver-rimmed glasses and Ryoko on the sofa,and the headmaster sitting at the desk in the back, as he had done during past interviews.
[TL: It’s Ikemen Ojisan hence handsome uncle]
When prompted to sit down on the sofa, the handsome uncle opens his mouth with a fake smile.
“Sorry to have bothered you today. Did you have any plans for the afternoon?”
“Yes, I had a date with my girlfriend

.Well, she came with me as an escort, so we’ll go for a walk in the park afterwards.”
I was a little vain.
“I see. Well, I don’t want to make her wait, so I’d like to move on to a quick question

 It was after school the day before yesterday, right after sixth period. Were you around the girls’ club building?”
“Yes, I was there, but
..why?”
I make a surprised face and pretend to be puzzled, just as I had practised beforehand.
“Some people said they saw you there. This was before and after the women’s track team went missing
..”
“I had nothing to do with that!”
“I understand. Then what were you doing there?”
“Uuuu
.”
I faked a grunt and glanced towards the headmaster. I saw Ryoko give a small nod. Apparently, she had guessed my intentions.
“Headmaster, may I ask you to leave your seat for a moment?”
“Eee

Yes, I understand.”
Ryoko urged the headmaster to leave his seat with an air of reluctance. After watching the door close, I dared to open my mouth.
“Um
..actually, I had a bit of a bad lunch break
that’s why I took off during the fifth period but I was getting more and more pissed off

so I skipped sixth period and went to the back of the old school building to sit in the sun.”
“Sunbathing
..?”
“Yes. So I

was out and the next thing I knew it was the end of sixth period and everyone was starting to leave the school. I was skipping class, so I thought it would be awkward if my classmates found out

.”
“So?”
“I decided to go home through a hidden passageway

.”
“Hidden passage?”
“Oh, we just call it that. The fence behind the girls’ club building comes off if you lift it up a bit.”
At that moment, the handsome uncle’s eyebrows raised.
He looked at the uniformed officer behind me and gave some kind of signal. I felt the door open and the footsteps moved away. He probably went to check the fence behind the club building.
The ground is surrounded by a high fence several metres high to keep the ball from flying out. On the other side of the fence is a forest path.
The day before yesterday, when I captured the girls’ female track and field member, I actually went out onto the forest path from behind the club building.
If they examine it closely, they might find my footprints. However, I did not remove the fence at that time. I used a 『passage』 to get to the forest road.
After receiving Ryoko’s report, I asked Lili to take steps beforehand. I asked her to make it so that the fence would really come off. In addition, I asked her to dump one of the captured land crew members’ student notebooks in the woods in order to disrupt the investigation.
“I see

 skipping school is it? It would certainly be difficult to say in the presence of the headteacher. I understand what you said, but I’m not impressed.”
The good-looking man looked appalled.
“Haa

I’m sorry.”
“So, did you see anything unusual there?”
“Anything unusual? Er, 

nothing in particular that I can think of

”
“

 I see.”
The handsome uncle glances down at his watch.
“And

you said earlier that you skipped school because you were sick of it, but you didn’t leave right away. You said that you were sunbathing in the old school building, but why didn’t you leave right away?”
After all, this handsome uncle is very different from Detective Inomoto. What I was able to pick up on was the part of my answer that was 100 per cent false. He must be really good at it, to notice the unnaturalness of it.
I desperately try to turn my thoughts around. However, I felt that it was not a good idea to pile on the lies. Not all human behaviour can be explained by logic. I felt that it would be more unnatural to give a reason for this behaviour.
“Eh, oh

 yeah, why not? 

 yeah, sort of.”
The handsome uncle is observing me closely. I can see that. Next to him, Ryoko was baring her displeasure and wrinkling her brow. She seems to think that the uncle’s comments towards me are unforgivable.
“I see

By the way, is your girlfriend from this school?”
“Uh, ah 

 yes, she’s a girl in my class.”
“Aaa
.. actually. I’m going to get married soon too. I’m getting married soon, to Ryoko Terashima here.”
“He, hey, inspector! What are you doing all of a sudden?”
“Aa, yes! Co,Congratulations!”
“Yes, thank you.”
‘What? What is this uncle trying to say? Is he playing some kind of trick on me?’
I was unintentionally alarmed. At the same time, thinking that this is Ryoko’s fiancĂ©e, I feel a little sorry. Because she already belongs to me.
“So, Kijima-kun. What is your girlfriend like”
“Eh? Um
.. sorry. Does that have anything to do with it”
“No, just making small talk.”
“Ha, ha

 right. At first I was fed up with being followed around, but then I kind of

couldn’t leave her alone

”
“Hou, so she confessed her feelings to you?”
“Ye,yes, she did.”
“Heeee

”
‘Don’t look so surprised there! I know it’s unexpected!’
At that moment, there was a hurried knock at the door.
[Excuse me!] says a uniformed police officer who enters, whispering in the ear of the handsome uncle. Immediately, his colour changed.
“Kijima-kun!　I heard that your girlfriend has collapsed.”
“Eehh?!”
“First aid has been given and she’s resting in the infirmary, so please go to her as soon as possible.”
“I understand!”
×××
After parting with Fu–min, I was shown by the officer to the counselling room next to the staff room.
Even though it is a school facility, I have never been in this room before. Normally, the school counsellor uses this room for counselling but it seems to be used as a temporary waiting room at the moment.
“Please wait here if you are an escort.”
“Okay~!! Thanks~!!”
When I thanked the officer and entered the room, it was a very small room. There was a sofa set for six people in a space about the same size as a chemistry lab preparation room, and there was one other person on the sofa at the back of the room.
‘uwa, a very fancy lady. 
..’
Her hair was dyed platinum gold, almost white, and curled up in a bun with so much volume that it looked like she was wearing a lot of clothes. She is wearing an open-necked one-piece dress that is open all the way down to her shoulders. It has a sexy silhouette that seems to stick snugly to the body.
By all appearances, she was like a hostess who is about to go to work. The way she floated away from the surrounding landscape was unbelievable.
But the moment the woman looked up from the phone in her hand──
“Hiiiiiii!!!!?”
I gulped unintentionally.
“Oh
.. it’s been a while, Koganei.”
With a grin, the woman’s mouth twists into the shape of a crescent moon.
Yes, how badly I have been treated by this person with this smile
..
“
.. Ah, An,Anna–na

senpai.”
Anna Teruya senpai. She is the one who bullied,tormented and even made me do prostitution.
“Why

here 

?”
“Annn? Why, I’m escorting Hikari-chan. I promised to take her out for a nice meal, so it was just a side trip. But still, you’ve changed a lot, you seem to be in a good mood. Koganei

or is it Fujiwara now?”
I was aghast. My knees began to wobble and shake.
‘Aa, she knows my new surname too
.there’s no escape after all
..’
As soon as I thought that, my heart jumped. It was an unpleasant feeling.
“Haa, Haa, Haa

”
“Are~? What’s wrong with you? You look pale, “Ko・Ga・Ne・I”
I can’t calm myself down. My breath, I can’t breathe. I can’t stop shaking. As I unexpectedly fall to my knees,  A policeman in a panic looks into my face[What’s wrong? Are you alright?]
‘Help me, I’m in trouble, I’m being eaten, I’m scared, I’m scared, I’m scared.’
I scream in my mind, but not in my voice.
“Haa, Haa, Haa,Haa

”
“Hey!! are you alright!?”
I saw the surprised look on the officer’s face and with his eyes wide open. After that, it was as if the TV had been switched off, and everything went black.
×××
In the place of Master who hurriedly ran out of the principal’s office, the uniformed policeman who went to check the fence at the back of the school came back.
“Indeed, in one place, the fence had been removed.”
“I see

Then, please allocate an investigator to check it thoroughly. Oh, right. Please ask Detective Inomoto to take charge”
“Yes, sir!”
When the uniformed officer left, Inspector Nakamura turned his head toward me and smiled.
“It was an unexpected harvest, wasn’t it? If it is possible to go out of the school directly from the back of the club building, it will be a very different story.”
“Ye, yeah

.I suppose so.”
“Hmm? What’s wrong?”
“Umm

 Takehiko-san. Why did you tell him 

 that we were getting married?”
“Was it abrupt?”
“Yes, it was
..”
“No
..At first I was going to hold out for time until I finished checking the fence. I couldn’t help but think he was looking at Ryoko-san in a disgusting way. Well, think of it as a kind of childish jealousy.”
“Mouu
..Takehiko-san.”
I put my cheek on his shoulder, pretending to be embarrassed. In fact, I feel like I’ve humiliated myself in front of master and my gut is boiling, but this is also for master’s sake. I guess that’s what I have to put up with.
Inspector Nakamura turned a satisfied eye towards me, then squinted and said.
“However, he should probably be watched for a while longer. He looks like a typical bullied person, with an odd air of confidence peeking through from time to time. He doesn’t seem like the type you see very often.”
That, oddly enough, was the same impression I had given Inomoto-senpai when I first met Master.
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