CH 12

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“Hi, I don’t feel like saying my name… Well, It doesn’t matter in this situation. Anyway I go to the same school as your daughter.”

“… That’s sudden again, so?”

There was a slight pause in his reply, but there was no change in his expression.

It was late in the evening, so the area was dark and the atmosphere was a little intense with an air of violence, which is a bit rude to say.

“I’m sorry for the suddenness of this, but you’re being violent towards your daughter, aren’t you?”

I start with a light jab.

His eyebrows twitch, but he smiles in denial, a playful smile on his face.

“What are you talking about all of a sudden? How could I be violent towards my own daughter? Don’t tell me she said that?”

Did that girl say that, I felt clearly irritated at the moment I said that.

I’m still scared to deal with these kinds of people, but it’s probably Thanks to the hypnosis app that I’m able to stand proudly like this.

“Yes, she told me directly. She also showed me the bruises on her body, and it seems that you tormented her for a long time. What do you think about that as a parent?”

I said it in a slightly provocative way.

Is it because I’m a bad person or because I’m a human being that I’ve got this unusual power that I’m getting all worked up… well, it doesn’t matter either way.

In response to my question, he raised his eyebrows in a clear way and stretched his arm.

“Oops…”

“Shut up, you little shit.”

It’s no big deal, as I just ducked his outstretched arm.

The blank expression that had been on his face just a few moments ago faded away, and he opened his mouth to glare at me.

“What I do with my own daughter is up to the parents. Don’t you dare talk to me you stranger, or I’ll kill you, you little shit.”

“—”

What can I say… it makes me very sad to see someone who has experienced life longer than me talking like this, I thought to myself.

I feel really sorry for Wagatsuma, who is far more feeble-minded than I am, and a girl, who has had to deal with such selfish parental convenience all her life.

[No one I can rely on, no one will help me].

I’m not going to be on the side of justice, if it wasn’t for the power of the hypnosis app, I wouldn’t be standing here like this, proudly.

No matter how far I go, I’m a coward and a lousy outcast who can only do things to girls who have no willpower, but even so, if I can help someone, that’s not so bad.

“Well, it’s too much trouble to talk to someone like you, so I’m just going to get on with it.”

“What the hell yo-?”

I activate the hypnosis app and put him into a hypnotic state.

The atmosphere from before was gone, and after confirming that he had become a puppet who only obeys my words, I further manipulated my phone and pressed the record button.

“You’re violating and abusing your own daughter, am I right?”

“Yes.”

“Why are you doing that?”

“Because it’s getting in the way. She’s in high school and it’s costing me more and more money, how could I not see her as a distraction?”

“—”

I thought that perhaps there was something hidden deep down in his heart, but it was a selfish convenience that was too simple to be true.

It’s true that the bigger the child gets, the more money it will cost, and I’m sure there were worries that only a parent with a child could have.

“But any of that had nothing to do with that child. For a long, long time, that child had to endure your violence… and she kept wondering what her value was, you know?”

“What is that thing worth? Oh, she’s got a great body, and it might be good to hold her and make her realise that she’s only worth being a woman in bed.”

I was speechless.

I’m not in a position to speak for others, but this man may be the worst scumbag than I could have ever imagined… no, he’s a piece of shit that’s not a human.

“I think, through you, really, I’m blessed with a good family and I’m really happy.”

“What are you talking about? Parents everywhere would be so annoyed with their children if they had to pay for them.”

“Ha, at least you do, but I assure you my family doesn’t.”

I didn’t expect our values to be so different.

“Is your wife the same?”

“I don’t know. I haven’t talked to her as far as I can remember for years now.”

Yes, she said, the family is completely broken up.

This means that no matter what miracles happen, Wagatsuma will never be happy in this family and her broken heart will never be healed.

If I’d been a little later to set my eyes on her, maybe… maybe it could have happened.

“Well, I’ll ask you various questions as I see fit afterwards, and you will answer them.”

I then made sure it was well recorded and I left.

I might make some phone calls when I realize Wagatsuma isn’t at home, but I’ve told Aisaka not to send her home no matter what, so I’m sure she’ll do fine.

“…It would be easier if I knew who to contact or something at a time like this. I wonder if Aisaka’s will tell me if I ask her.”

Thinking of this, I left Wagatsuma’s house.

I don’t know what Wagatsuma is doing at Aisaka’s house at this time.

If I could only wish for one thing, it would be a peaceful moment away from that father.

That evening, after Kai had finished his work, Mari was facing Saika, whose expression was still a little stiff.

“Um… thank you so much, Aisaka-san.”

“It’s fine, no problem at all, but I’m sorry too for suddenly asking you out, okay?”

“No, I was very happy. I’ve never had someone ask me out like this before, and…”

Mari gently stroked Saika’s head, who was at a loss for words, to calm her down, while thinking back to what had just happened.

[Wagatsuma-san, will you come to my house from now on?]

Although it was too direct a word, Saika followed her like this without refusing.

Mari sensed from her appearance that she wanted to get away from her family, although Saika must have been disbelieving in part because they had never spoken to each other at all.

“…Hey Wagatsuma-san, can I call you Saika?”

“Umm, yes… that’s fine, but…”

“In return, can you call me by my name too?”

Mari Aisaka, also known as the communication monster, can easily get into the minds of the same sex.

Normally, it would be outlandish to let a girl you’ve just spoken to stay at your house, but there are circumstances and above all, the fact that it was Kai’s request was significant.

“Mari, I-I… don’t want to go home.”

“Abuse… right?”

Kokun and Saika nodded.

Although Kai had told her about her being abused, she had actually already heard about the bruises on her body since they had taken a bath together.

“It’s going to be okay, I’m sure. There are people working to save Saika now.”

“…That’s…”

Mari thought that this much would be good.

Although she doesn’t know how he will solve the problem, Mari trusts him in her heart because it is Kai who is working on it.

One of the reasons why she trusts him is because she thinks it’s admirable that he can work for the benefit of others, and another reason is that he sounds like the voice she often hears in her dreams these days.

— I feel really relieved. You might think, what on earth am I talking about, but his voice is really reassuring…

There are dreams that I suddenly see when I’m in a daze, dreams that are etched in my memory, albeit vaguely.

I was happy to hear his voice rescuing Mari, who was troubled about her childhood friend and family, and casually asking me if I was okay for a long time after that.

—… is it because I’m frustrated sexually? Or is it more about what I want from the bottom of my heart him?…

Thinking that much, Mari shook her head.

Saika was surprised at Mari’s state, but when I told her not to worry, she smiled lightly and nodded.

“…Can I talk to you a little?”

“Yes.”

“I, I thought I was worthless. I’ve been thinking about what the reason for living is, until yesterday.”

From there, Mari heard about the strange things that had happened to Saika.

It was a similar case to Mari’s, and it also led her to feel closer to Saika.

The two of them are talking amicably, and there is certainly a sense of harmony, with little sign of the troubles they once had.

However… Mari had something to hide.

—I still can’t throw away the blade that I used to injure my body. That voice… when the day comes that I can’t hear that voice that resembles Masaki-kun’s, I will hold it in my hand. When I can’t hear his voice, my feelings sink. ….

Fortunately, she hasn’t hurt her body since then, but it goes without saying that Mari is in a bit of a troublesome situation.

If Mari is like this, what will happen to Saika, whose state of mind was even worse… no one knows that yet.