"Why do I desire you?" Hinata Hajime unbuttoned his coat and threw it on the chair next to him. Since there was no one in the house, he just talked to himself.

In fact, Hyuga Sogan didn't know where he should go until Kamijou Izuru in his mind asked Hyuga Sogan to act according to his words. Hyuga Sogan listened unconsciously, and then he inexplicably arrived at an empty house.

Hinata Hajime was puzzled and asked Kamuzuru Izuru, who simply replied that this was an empty house with no owner and that some tricks had been done on the household registration.

I don't understand at all.

Of course, what he couldn't understand was not how Kamukura Izuru got him an empty house, but how he actually got the house into Hinata Hajime's name.

[What are you wondering about?] Kamukura Izuru's voice was as calm as ever.

"Because you said before, you were born because I longed for you." Hinata Hajime frowned slightly, "It sounds so ambiguous, but if we put this aside, why would I long for a stranger? And let a stranger be born in my body?"

"That doesn't make sense, does it? Are you my dead love?"

After losing his memory, Hinata Hajime still has basic thinking ability. Although his thoughts are sometimes weird and out of line, they are not abnormal.

Kamuzuru Izuru was silent for two seconds, [Bored.]

"Eh? Bored?"

[You longed for me, and I was born, but I never said that you made me born.]

"Is that so?" Hinata Hajime frowned slightly, "What a subtle word."

【And we are not strangers, we are the same person. 】

Hinata Hajime did not continue speaking. He sat in a chair and fell into deep thought. Since he woke up in this world, he had been silent for more and more times. Even now, he would occasionally fall into thoughts that he was not sure whether they were useful or not.

There were too many doubts and too many things that were wrong. Hinata Hajime looked out of the window calmly. The colorful lights outside were flashing even at night.

However, he thought: Kamizuru should not have deceived him.

Come to think of it, it's a bit unreliable to trust a voice that suddenly speaks to you in your head.

He also felt a little silly.

However, just as Kamukura Izuru said, he couldn't help but believe the other party. Every time the other party talked to him, even if nothing was solved, he was still caught in an indescribable joy. This inexplicable joy made him no longer worried even when facing such a predicament.

Although it sounds a little more stupid.

"Then do you know why I lost my memory?"

【Increases difficulty.】

"It sounds like a game." Hinata Sou sighed. He pulled off his tie and lay on the bed wearing only his white shirt. "Then why am I here? I remember you said you were here to find the fragment of hope. What is the use of the fragment of hope?"

【It has only one function, to curb despair. 】

"Suppress despair?" Hinata Hajime blinked, "...despair."

[Fragments of hope are born from despair. They will suppress despair so that humans will not lose faith in life. However, fragments of hope are too pure and can easily be contaminated by despair. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the weight of hope and despair is equal.]

[Once one side exaggerates, it will cause serious consequences. ]

"So, you're saying that the reason I'm looking for pieces of hope is because my despair level is too high?"

【Um.】

Hinata Hajime tidied his long hair and said, "I roughly understand. What about the relationship between you and me? Apart from you saying that we are one person, it seems that you have never said anything."

"And my past."

Kamijou Izuru sat in front of the Mirror Lake, listening to Hinata Hajime's voice, and after a while he spoke.

"Our relationship is simple."

"...we are each other's dreams that have been buried in the past."

Hinata Hajime's hand trembled, and he felt an indescribable feeling in his heart, like pain but not really pain, a stuffy feeling in his chest. If the feeling got any worse, he would be about to cry. Hinata Hajime sat up, pressed his chest with his hands, and frowned.

So sad.

"Are you sad?" Hinata Sou asked in a low voice.

"no."

"Don't lie to me." Hinata Hajime said, "I can feel that the one who is sad is not me, but you."

Kamuzuru Izuku spoke calmly, "I don't feel sad, and I have long lost the ability to hope or despair."

"Hinata Hajime, I will never be sad."

"You'll never be sad?" Hinata Hajime lay back down, his long black hair covering the bed sheet.

"That's not right, it's so sad."

…

In the following time, Hinata Hajime and Tomota Tosuka quickly became familiar with each other. Hinata Hajime was a little curious about Tomota Tosuka's behavior of taking charge of the HOMRA bar. After Tomota Tosuka said that the people inside were his most important companions, Hinata Hajime did not ask any more questions.

Jutsu Tadara, who has a wide range of interests, can chat with Hinata Hajime very well, because no matter what he says, Hinata Hajime knows a little bit, although he doesn't understand a lot.

Hinata Hajime would also ask Jutsuka Tadara if anything strange had happened to the people around them, because he heard from Kamukura Izuru that the Fragment of Despair seemed to have strange abilities.

Until one day, Jutsu Tadara dragged him to watch a strange event, and then Hinata Hajime saw a giant sword floating in the sky.

"That's the Sword of Damocles."

Hinata Hajime didn't know what the Sword of Damocles was, but he knew that it was a little unreasonable for such a big sword to float in the air. Didn't Newton crawl out of the graveyard to beat people up? Afterwards, he asked Kamuzuru Izuru about the scientific principle of the sword floating in the air.

...and then was rejected.

It started snowing and everything was covered in white. Hinata Hajime sat on a bench that had been cleared of snow and waited for Tosugatsu Tadoroki to come over.

A warm brown scarf was wrapped around his neck, holding down his long black hair. His emerald eyes were staring at his palms, where there were a few marbles. When they rolled, the marbles emitted a brief white light, which appeared to be flickering.

But this is just an ordinary children's toy.

The owner of the shop next door looked around and walked over to sit next to Hinata Hajime.

"Young man, are you still waiting for that person?"

Hinata Sou turned to look at his boss, "Yeah."

"That guy does look nice, but listen to my advice, it's better to cut off contact with him." The boss whispered, "Shishu is a good person, but he joined a very scary organization. The HOMRA bar is full of hooligans who fight outside all day long."

"I think you are a good kid, but don't hang out with them."

"A thug?" Hinata Sou thought for a moment, "Neither Jutsu nor Mr. Kusanagi look like thugs. Besides, they both have jobs, and Jutsu even works part-time."

"I won't lie to you!"

The boss seemed to want to say something, but at this moment, Tosuke's voice rang out from a distance. When the boss saw Tosuke's figure, he felt guilty for a moment. He stood up and left in a hurry. When Tosuke Tadoyoshi came over, he stared at the boss who had already left, but soon shifted his gaze to Hinata Hajime.

"You're here so early today." Jutsu Tadoroki blew on his hands, "It's snowing, it's so cold today!"

"Yeah." Hinata Sou nodded, "Totsuka, are you a gangster?"

"Little thug?" Jutsu Tadoroki blinked, "Ah, I knew that guy must have said a lot of weird things to you just now."

Hinata Hajime leaned back on the bench. "There's something wrong with his eyes. Rather than saying he's doing it for my own good, he probably has other intentions. But I'm a little surprised that he actually called you a gangster. Compared to you, Hatta, who often goes to bars, seems more like a gangster."

"If Hatta hears this, he will quarrel with you." Jutsu Tadara said, "We are not ordinary hooligans."

"We are the king's clan."

"King?" Hinata thought for a moment, then uttered an unfamiliar word, "Super high school level princess?"

"well?"

"No, please ignore it." Hinata Hajime covered his mouth, "I didn't know what that was, I just said it directly."

Jutsu Tadara couldn't help but laugh.

"Stop laughing. First explain to me what the king's clan is."

"The king's clan is, of course, a clan. I am from the clan of the red king Suho Takashige, and everyone in Homura is Takashige's clan." Jutsuka Tatara smiled and said, "Homura is a great clan. Everyone respects each other like a family."

At this moment, the communicator in Totaro Jutsu's pocket suddenly rang. Totaro Jutsu had to pause his explanation and then answered the call.

"Izumo?" Jutsuka Tadara looked at the person on the communication screen, "What's the matter?"

"Where are you now? Come back now." Kusanagi Izumo said, "Anna is in trouble."

Jutsu Tado stood up suddenly and said, "I understand. I'll go back right now."

He closed the communicator, turned around and prepared to leave. After taking a step, he remembered Hinata Hajime. He turned around and looked at Hinata Hajime in a hurry. "Sorry, I have something urgent to do this time. I'll treat you to dinner next time."

"I'm fine." Hinata Hajime said, "If it's urgent, then hurry up."

Jutsu Tadara smiled, turned around and quickly ran back.

Hinata Hajime stayed where he was, thinking about what he had just heard.

Anna?

The name Hinata Hajime sounded familiar to him. Kusanagi Izumo seemed to have mentioned this name when he first entered the HOMRA bar. That was a child who was occasionally brought to their bar by adults. Judging from the name, she should be a girl.

Something happened?

Hinata Hajime came to his senses and looked at Jutsu Tadara. After a moment, he stood up. He rubbed his eyes at Jutsu Tadara's back, and when he opened his eyes again, he found that he was not mistaken.

Something like black smoke came out from Totara Jutsu's body.

"What is that?!"

【Desperate breath.】 The god's seat opened his mouth, 【Watch out for the hooting dance.】

"Huh?" Hinata Hajime was confused. "How should I pay attention?"

【Use your good relationships. 】

Hinata Hajime was shocked, "Do I have such good relationships with people?"