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<h6 class="has-text-align-center">Contact from an Unexpected Person</h6>\nIt was about a month after entering high school when I heard a rumor that Rin was dating a senior two years her senior. A classmate had told me that he was a handsome boy who belonged to the soccer club and had a good reputation within the school.
I was not surprised. Rin had been popular since he was a small boy, and it was strange that I had never heard of him before. Rin never talked to me about it, but just because you’ve known each other since childhood doesn’t mean you have to share your love stories. I knew better than anyone that no matter how close we were, everyone was hiding something.
But Rin and I still go to and from school together. I thought it would be wrong for us to be alone together even though she has a boyfriend, so I said to Rin as we walked to and from school together, “If you have a boyfriend, I can’t be with you.”
“If you have a boyfriend, maybe you shouldn’t be with me.”
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It was just a casual remark. But Rin looked miffed.
“You don’t trust me, do you?”
“Huh? What are you talking about?”
“Do you believe such rumors? I have Riku-chan, so there’s no way I’m going out with a senior like that.”
I thought she was still a scary woman. I can’t believe Rin’s words. In the past, I was different. I believed everything Yui said. It was because I believed her that I was hurt.
I found myself saying to her, “Trust me or don’t trust me, I’m not the one you should be talking to.”
Whether you trust me or not, we are not in a relationship, so it’s up to you whether you want to have a guy or not. I won’t be surprised if you come out of a love hotel with a guy.”
When he said this, Rin burst into tears. Then she said, “Why do you say that?
“There is no way I would come out of a love hotel with that senior. Besides, we’ve been together for such a long time, you should trust me a little.”
Rin seemed unusually angry, and with that, she quickly walked away from me.
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No matter what Rin said or what tears she shed, nothing could change my mind. How can I trust anyone else? I can’t even trust myself.
When I got home, I started researching about Takatsuki as usual. Ever since I read Yui’s diary, I found myself searching for information about the politician Toru Takatsuki on the Internet. I wanted to forget about it, but I felt like I was being rushed back to the past all the time.
Ostensibly, Takatsuki’s career was an illustrious one. During his college days, he was a model, taking advantage of his tall stature. After graduating from college, he worked as a public secretary for his father, a member of the House of Representatives, before being elected to the prefectural assembly.
On the other hand, I saw some bad rumors about Takatsuki when I was searching for him. Apparently, as a university student, Takatsuki often got into trouble with women, and each time he would settle out of court. I don’t know if it is true or not, but I came across such bad rumors when I was searching for information about Takatsuki. To me, it seemed to be a very Takatsuki-like story. Takatsuki’s bad taste in women had been well known since high school. It seems that his problem of sexual desire does not change even after he grows up.
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When I was researching Takatsuki, I found a message sent to a fake account I had created when I was investigating whether Yui had committed suicide, pretending to be a reporter. Thinking that an old acquaintance had sent me some new information, I took a look and found that the message was from an unexpected person. The message was from an unexpected person.
“I contacted you because I heard that you were searching for the truth about what happened 16 years ago. I was hoping I could be of some help. I am Yui Shiraishi’s sister.”
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