Chapter 92 You think you can do this?
Tsukino, Chiya, Ouma Kokichi, and Komaeda Nagito stood openly outside the old school building in the North District, without any concern that the daily patrol guards might suddenly appear and surround them.
"Has Hinata-kun not arrived yet? How much longer will it take?"
While waiting, the three of them changed topics again and again, and the conversation gradually shifted to trivial topics such as "why meteorites always hit the crater with such precision."
Finally, someone pointed out something was wrong while waiting.
Komaeda Nagito turned his head to look at Tsukino and Chiya, and only after seeing that the other two were looking in his direction did he continue speaking.
"Because, although waiting is inevitable, it's not that I lack the patience to wait for hopeful new information to arrive. But... I think it would be better to know a relatively definite time than to wait aimlessly?"
"Ah, of course. This is just a small, insignificant suggestion from me, and I don't mean to presumptuously give advice to Ohma-kun and Tsukino Kazuki."
"It's me who would prefer to know the exact time... Which hospital did Tsukino Kazuki take Hinata Hajime to yesterday? Oh, right, similarly, this question doesn't mean to question Tsukino Kazuki's decision."
"I believe Tsukino Kazuki must have entrusted Hinata-kun to a reputable hospital. I just wanted to estimate the distance... After all, it's really worrying that Hinata-kun hasn't come for so long..."
...Ah, here we go again.
Tsukino and Chiya gradually got used to Komaeda Nagito's speaking style, and even began to find it not so strange anymore.
In a sense, Komaeda Nagito is also a very talkative person.
Tsukino and Chiya thought to themselves.
In fact, Komaeda's real purpose is very simple, and it can be explained in just a few words.
But this guy's language habits are really... self-deprecating, praising others, extolling hope, plus his own unique hope that "the untalented can never compare to the talented," so what could have been a brief statement always ends up being long without him realizing it.
However, this is not a big problem for Tsukino and Chiya.
Because of their childhood interactions with their mother's colleagues, Tsukino and Chiya have some experience interacting with riddle tellers.
In addition, he later met Ouma Kokichi, who was also very talkative and spoke a lot of lies mixed with a little truth... With these experiences, Tsukino and Chiya felt that their ability to extract the truly important information from a lot of words was increasing day by day.
so……
—Don't think that just because you've rambled on like this, I can't tell you're trying to find out which hospital Hinata was taken to yesterday, and are trying to use that as a starting point to continue your investigation of me!
Tsukino and Chiya felt helpless.
For an ordinary person like him, there's really no need to go to such lengths.
Moreover, I have a feeling that if Komaeda really does find out about the amazing Tsuchiro-sensei by following this clue, then the fact that I am just an ordinary person seems even more inexplicable...
Although Tsukino and Chiya felt that being acquainted and on good terms with people who are not ordinary doesn't mean that one is not ordinary either, it's true that, according to the ingrained thinking of many people, the people around successful individuals are also successful.
It's a bit of a hassle. But Tsukino and Chiya have been misunderstood so much since they were little that they just feel helpless about it and don't really care about it anymore... probably.
"I have been in contact with Hinata."
Despite their feelings of helplessness, Tsukino and Chiya didn't stop shaking their phones after listening to Komaeda Nagito's words.
"I was just texting Hinata. He's already gotten off the bus and will be here in about ten minutes."
After confirming this, Tsukino and Chiya stopped contacting Hinata Hajime. After all, it was such a short distance, and the probability of something happening while walking and looking at their phones was probably higher than the probability of another unexpected situation.
Hearing Ouma Kokichi shouting, "It's outrageous that Tsukino and you are secretly contacting other people while I'm here," Tsukino and Chiyo thought for a moment and decided to send another message to Hinata Hajime to confirm the situation.
Let's just consider it a precaution.
The black-haired boy looked down at his phone, earnestly correcting, "But Ohma, I was clearly contacting Hinata openly and honestly," while reopening his phone, intending to send a message to Hinata Hajime.
Um?
No signal?
This situation... while not unheard of, is indeed quite rare. In fact, within a spiritually disturbed environment, it's generally possible to communicate with others using a mobile phone in most cases.
Seeing this, Tsukino and Chiya asked the two people next to them, and quickly concluded that everyone's cell phones had lost signal.
"It seems something unusual has happened."
Compared to Komaeda Nagito, who doesn't know much about paranormal events and thinks it's normal for cell phones to have no signal in this situation because of various movies and TV shows, Ohma Kokichi is obviously quicker to react to things.
"Hey, you guys think, given the current situation, who is in more danger—those of us who are closest to the old school building, or Kohinata, who unknowingly came to the old school building and is currently acting alone?"
They all sound terrible, like the pot calling the kettle black.
However, considering all factors...
Tsukino and Chiya reasoned, "It's more dangerous for Hyuga to be all alone." Moreover, he clearly has future ties to the old school building, making it even more dangerous.
It's a real shame that Hajime Hinata wasn't there; otherwise, he probably would have heard someone say, "Don't be so calmly analyzing this useless stuff at a time like this."
However, although Hinata Hajime wasn't here, Tsukino and Chiya knew the route he had taken after waking up at the clinic. Plus, they already knew Hinata had gotten off the train, making the journey to find him even shorter.
Under the current circumstances, Tsukino and Chiya do not agree to act alone—leaving aside Komaeda Nagito, who possesses the special talent of luck, Tsukino and Chiya do not intend to separate from Ohma Kokichi, whether for rational considerations or some personal reasons.
However, before Tsukino and Chiya could suggest that the three of them leave first and follow the route to find Hinata Hajime's whereabouts...
On the phone, which still had no signal, a message suddenly popped up from Hinata Hajime.
After seeing the few words that had been sent, Tsukino and Chiya subconsciously exclaimed, "Huh?"
The next second, the illusion, which was not serious because the mark's time limit had not yet approached, suddenly exploded in Tsukino and Chiya's vision.
******
The message from "Hyuga Hajime" was brief, but it left a deep impression on Tsukino and Chiya.
—Kill them.
Tsukino and Chiya didn't think this message came from Hinata Hajime himself... After all, sending such a terrifying message without a signal was really not Hinata's doing.
not to mention……
Tsukino and Chiya's lips curled down slightly.
For someone who usually shows almost no change in expression, this was already a very obvious emotional outburst.
What just happened was more than just a message.
Tsukino and Chiya felt a chilling and terrifying aura emanating from him, overwhelming him directly. Perhaps there's an even simpler and more direct way to put it… it was killing intent.
It not only affects oneself, but also influences one's killing intent.
Tsukino and Chiya felt a strong urge to kill.
He needed no reason, no motive, no prior information; he simply wanted to kill. Killing was the rule here, and he had to kill... Only by killing others could he become the only one to leave this place alive.
At this moment, he was acutely aware that he was being influenced.
Just a moment ago, Tsukino and Chiya were talking to the other two about Signal and Hinata Hajime at the entrance of the old school building. The next moment, after receiving the message, they were standing in the familiar school building corridor again.
However, compared to the murderous intent that was being forcibly instilled in them and was constantly churning within them, what truly made Tsukino and Chiya's emotions clearly show was something else.
—He has lost contact with Oma Kokichi once again.
Not very happy.
Feeling depressed.
I really want to kill... no, never mind that.
"...Hoo." As if trying to calm himself down, the black-haired boy slowly exhaled.
Although this wasn't the first time that things had gone awry due to various unexpected circumstances, the fact that this had happened so repeatedly still made Tsukino and Chiya quite unhappy.
He had previously appeared indifferent and rationally convinced himself with ideas such as "this is normal," "there's nothing we can do about getting separated," "there's no use in being anxious, we should hurry up and investigate the clues to speed up the reunion," and "Wang Ma is a very capable person, he won't get into trouble even if he's alone."
However, perhaps it was the murderous intent that was being forcibly instilled into his mind and body that finally stirred up some of the negative emotions in his heart.
But if that were all, it wouldn't have caused him to lose his composure.
Besides that, what truly angered Tsukino and Chiya was that he suddenly realized something—
Tsukino and Chiya turned around and saw two figures gradually approaching them.
These are... the two strange creatures he had seen on the first and second floors before. Their appearance is the same, only the weapons they are holding have changed.
The short stick came crashing down, but the black-haired boy swiftly raised his hand and caught it precisely. The stick head collided with his palm, producing a heavy thud.
Tsukino and Chiya paid no attention to the numbness in their hands from the shock. He stared at the strange sight in his field of vision, his dark eyes churning with coldness.
"Can you do it?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com