Junior High School
She almost wanted to talk to Sakurai Momoko about how many steps the school had and how many trees were planted next to the playground. Ikeda Anna's repeated expressions of "I miss it so much" and "I really want to go back and see it again" were all ignored by Sakurai.
Ikeda, feeling somewhat discouraged, stayed quiet for a while, then regrouped and moved towards Sakurai.
Sakurai, who was cutting vegetables, felt the friction of Ikeda's coat against her arm. Ikeda's disgusting voice was getting closer and closer to her ears, as if his whole body was attached to one side of her body. The nausea in her heart finally couldn't stop boiling over.
Trying to shake off the "black mud" on her body, Sakurai raised her arms and dodged to the side, but the kitchen knife was slammed on the chopping board and slid into the sink.
"What do you want? Don't you know how to keep your distance?!"
Sakurai was so angry that she wanted to strike immediately, but was startled by the blood gushing out from between Ikeda's fingers.
"...Why were you rubbing against me while you were cutting vegetables?!"
Sakurai was almost mad at Ikeda, and now that there was no one else in the kitchen, he dared to yell and vent his anger.
She didn't expect the other party to be so bad and stupid, and dared to provoke others with a knife. She suddenly pushed him and he accidentally cut his finger with the knife.
Looking at Ikeda, who was still holding the knife in a daze and staring at her wound without moving, Sakurai resigned himself to going upstairs to help her find iodine and bandages.
As soon as Sakurai left, Hinata Aoi went into the kitchen to get an ice pack from the refrigerator.
I don’t know if it’s because the training intensity is too high or for some other reason, but many players have sprains and bruises these past two days.
The first aid kit was constantly traveling back and forth between the venue and the hotel. Today, I remembered to bring it to the venue, but I forgot to put the trauma spray in the kit.
Hinata Aoi was assigned an easier task, so she ran back with Inumaki Satoru.
Goujuan was responsible for going upstairs to find the spray, so she took a few ice packs from the refrigerator and sent them back to Goujuan, while she stayed in the kitchen to help Sakurai and Ikeda prepare the food.
As soon as she stepped into the kitchen, Hinata Aoi saw Ikeda standing alone like a tree stump.
His left hand was raised in the air, drops of blood slid down his skin, and were finally hidden or absorbed by the cuffs of his coat, leaving only bloodstains on his hand.
The other hand was half-raised, holding the knife. A spot of bright red on the blade revealed the source of the wound, and nearly half of the chopping board under the knife was stained red with blood.
Ikeda stared at the wound without blinking, letting the blood flow without even turning on the tap to rinse it. His face was pale, and his gray eyes were filled with fear, yet a hint of pleasure glimmered.
Hinata Aoi paused for two seconds, and when she noticed that Ikeda was about to turn his gaze from his fingers to the knife, she approached quickly and quietly.
With one hand he grasped Ikeda's forearm, and with the other hand he grasped the exposed half of the knife handle through Ikeda's fingertips.
His left foot thrust between Ikeda's shoes from behind and tripped him hard, causing Ikeda to suddenly lose his balance and fall uncontrollably onto the chopping board with his upper body.
Hinata Aoi put her elbow on Ikeda's back and pressed half of her body on him to prevent him from struggling. She pried open Ikeda's fingers one by one and took the knife away.
Ikeda Anna cried out in pain after being thrown down, and subconsciously struggled a few times, but suddenly stopped moving without a word of explanation. It was not until Hinata Aoi grabbed the knife and moved away that she slowly got up from the chopping board.
Inujuki Satoru ran down the stairs and saw this scene. Feeling something was wrong, he immediately pulled Hinata Aoi behind him to block her. He stared at Ikeda Anna who was getting up, as if he was witnessing the birth of a zombie.
He went upstairs to get the trauma spray and happened to run into Sakurai. After learning the whole story, he rushed to the kitchen, determined not to give Ikeda and Hinata Aoi a chance to be alone together.
But he was obviously a step too late. Hinata Aoi thought Ikeda was going to commit suicide and had already had close contact with Ikeda.
When Gojuan went to search the Ikeda family's house, he only saw a low-level cursed spirit lying on Ikeda's father's shoulder. When the man went out to throw away the garbage, he disguised himself as a passerby and exorcised it with his hands.
The filth on Ikeda's body obviously did not come from that cursed spirit, so we need to continue tracking and observing to prevent any malicious incidents.
Since he has no clue at the moment, he really doesn't want Ikeda and Hinata Aoi to have any contact.
Hinata Aoi's behavior just now was to protect Ikeda Anna.
If Ikeda discovered some "miracle", he couldn't figure out what bold actions this girl, whose mental state was unknown, could take.
Momoko Sakurai stood breathlessly at the kitchen door, holding the medicine and watching the confrontation between the two sides.
Seeing Goujuan running down with a look of serious trouble on his face, and unable to stop him even if she shouted, she quickly found spray, iodine and other things, and rushed down with him.
Seeing Ikeda stand up straight, there was a large bloodstain on the front of his coat, and the dried blood on his hands was not cleaned. The wound that was broken again due to the movement was still dripping blood.
Momoko Sakurai screamed but her throat was stuck before she remembered that she was supposed to treat Ikeda's wound. She threw the spray to Goumaki Ji and took an iodine cotton swab to apply medicine to Ikeda.
"Are you a fool? Don't you know to use..." water to clean the wound first?
Sakurai was halfway through his words when he took action, blocking half of Gojumaki's vision.
Ikeda Anna saw the perfect moment and started from zero frame, accelerating towards Hinata Aoi. She knocked Sakurai to the ground, causing the iodine bottle to fall from her hand and roll a long way.
"Ah! What are you doing!"
Sakurai raised her head in pain and saw Ikeda trying to pounce on Hinata Aoi like a mad dog, but was stopped by Inumaki Saki who was protecting Hinata Aoi. He used his palm as a knife to chop the girl's neck, but seemed to be worried about something, so he pulled Ikeda to the other side, and took the time to make a phone call gesture with one hand, indicating Hinata Aoi to go first.
Hinata Aoi didn't hesitate much. She followed the safe space created by Inumaki Saki to Sakurai, helped him up, and then ran to the hotel door together.
It was only at this time that Hinata Aoi realized that Ikeda Anna was the one possessed by a cursed spirit.
After living a life without any ups and downs for too long, Hinata Aoi's senses in this regard had become dulled, and she had never considered that there was another reason why Gojumaki protected her and didn't let Ikeda get close to her.
Although she hadn't encountered ordinary people haunted by cursed spirits in recent years, Ikeda was undoubtedly the craziest person she had ever met.
Without saying a word, he just rushed towards her, as if he wanted to tear her into pieces and swallow her into his stomach, becoming a panacea for her illness.
Hinata Aoi believed that with Inumaki Satoru's ability, he could easily deal with Ikeda. He patted the frightened Sakurai and signaled her to call the police. He opened his mobile phone and thought about it, then wrote a message and sent it directly to the coach. He was afraid that the coach would not see the message, so he called him, but he hung up after the call was connected.
Sakurai quickly took out his cell phone, dialed the number, and tremblingly recounted the whole story. At Hinata Aoi's suggestion, he sped up and quickly reported the crime scene to the police.
After hanging up the phone, Sakurai, whose mind was working again, hesitated whether to call the mental hospital again.
Ikeda Anna was truly mad... and had probably been mad for a long time. She was convinced of it.
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Seeing the two girls leave safely, Gojumaki, who was inside the door, no longer held back. He used the thin rope that he always kept in his pocket for emergencies and skillfully tied up Ikeda.
Just now he subconsciously wanted to knock Ikeda unconscious, but it would be difficult to explain to the adults after knocking him unconscious, nor would it be convenient to call the police.
It's just right to tie him up now, and he still has a mouth to answer the police's questions.
Ikeda Anna was like a fish on a chopping block. After struggling for a few times and realizing she couldn't break free, she slowly regained her sanity and began to speak softly:
"Gojumaki-kun, why are you tying me up?"
"I just saw that Hinata-san had some dirt on her and wanted to help her clean it up."
"...Hinata-san pressed me down on the table and it hurt. I was just trying to scare her for fun~"
"My hand, my hand is still bleeding, please let me go and I need to bandage it!"
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The few words that didn't make sense were weak and pale. Ikeda's patience with the stubborn Gojuan was completely worn out, revealing his true nature:
"Do you know what's going on with Hinata? She's a monster!"
"That dirty thing disappeared as soon as she touched it. How could it disappear just like that? And how could it come back just like that after leaving her?"
"She did it! She's a witch! She's the one who hurt me! Catch her now!!"
The dog that was squatting nearby twitched its eyelids and frowned. It resisted the urge to kick a few times and took out its cell phone to send a message to Hinata Aoi to let them know it was safe.
After a while, the coach arrived.
Seeing Ikeda tied up on the ground, the coach was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the two little girls who were huddled together behind him and crying in fear. He ignored Ikeda's pleas and took out his cell phone to contact the hotel owner.
Hinata Aoi wiped away the tears that were forced out of her cheeks to conserve her strength. She would cry again to show her vulnerability when the police and others arrived.
Two policemen and a man in a suit arrived almost at the same time.
The man was thin, with deep dark circles under his eyes and stubble on his chin. His hair and suit were still messy from rushing here.
Hope filled Ikeda's eyes when he saw the police. Just as he was about to call for help, he saw the man behind the police and instantly shut his mouth with a deathly pale face.
The person who came was Ikeda's father. After briefly understanding the situation, he bent down to apologize to the coach. He was not angry when he saw Ikeda was tied up. He just said that he would take good care of the child and did not give Ikeda any chance to explain.
The police here rarely encounter cases, and rarely encounter cases that are so easy to mediate. After giving Ikeda's father a verbal education, they let Ikeda leave with his father.
Suppressing the irritation and violence in his eyes, Ikeda's father took Ikeda, who was as obedient as a puppet, away.
Gojuan Ji also breathed a sigh of relief.
For ordinary people like this who can neither be beaten nor killed, it is better to make a big deal out of it so that they can spend the remaining days of training peacefully.
The coach sent a few guys to take Sakurai home and let Hinata Aoi have a good rest.
Tonight, let’s ask the other managers to buy some barbecue to reward the hard-working players and to liven things up a bit to get rid of the bad luck.
Compared to Sakurai, who was really scared and kept talking incoherently about Ikeda's actions in Hinata Aoi's ear after calling the police, Hinata Aoi's emotions did not fluctuate much.
But the acting has to be done in full, and Hinata Aoi wants to follow Sakurai on the grounds that she is afraid to stay in the hotel room alone, and she also wants to drag Inumaki Saki along.
The coach hesitated for a moment.
He could understand Hinata Aoi being with Sakurai, the two girls could comfort each other, but he didn't understand why they had to bring Inumaki Saki along.
Isn't it inappropriate to bring a boy to a girl's house?
Before the coach could say anything, Sakurai agreed.
She couldn't tell her grandparents about this, and she had to digest it alone after returning home. She was extremely happy to have Hinata Aoi and Inumaki Tsuchiya accompany her.
There are enough rooms in the house and her grandparents are welcoming enough, so tonight she will put aside her conflict with Hinata Aoi and turn on the lights until dawn!
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