“This is the wishing stone.”

Yoneyama Yu was sitting on the ground, his ill-fitting coat covered in dust. He was trembling violently, his eyes fixed on the stone.

He was so scared that even his fingers were unsteady when he took out the stone and he almost dropped it to the ground. He looked at Hinata Hajime uneasily, then gasped for breath and carefully placed the stone on the ground, like a collector who couldn't bear to part with his treasure.

It was a crystal stone with a little dark red bloodstain on it. No one knew how long it had been there. It didn't look beautiful at all and even a little dirty.

"When did you participate in the Wishing Stone Game?" Hinata Hajime asked.

Yoneyama Yu lowered his head and glanced at Hinata Hajime secretly. The moment his eyes met Hinata Hajime's red eyes, he looked away in fear. He stared at the hole in the second-floor window, and his memory floated back to the past.

A month ago, he was humiliated by the editorial department, but Yoneyama Yu knew that his novel was definitely worth more than 10,000 yen. They deliberately bullied his work because they saw that Yoneyama Yu was short of money. In the end, he held on, had a big fight with the editorial department, and ran away.

It was a very dark night that day, and he was walking alone on the street thinking about what to do next.

His father was still in the hospital, and the medical bills were getting bigger and bigger. He needed to come up with more money, and he didn't dare go home because the debt collectors would come to his house to make trouble. The house couldn't be sold normally due to lack of procedures in the early years, especially when his father was not conscious, and even the procedures could not be completed, so the sale had to be postponed.

He had reached the end of his rope, and just when his mind was blank, a man came over. He was wearing a black coat and even his face was covered with a black mask. He stopped Yoneyama Yu and handed him a promotional poster.

"Are you worried? Don't deny it, I can see it." The man's voice was hoarse and weak, as if he had just recovered from a long illness, and his exposed wrist was pale.

"But I can offer you hope."

Yoneyama Yu thought he had encountered another pyramid scheme, and when he was about to throw the poster in his hand into the trash can, he heard the man's next words.

"Bet everything you have, including your life." The man's voice suddenly became louder. "This is not an ordinary game. If you don't believe it, you can give it a try."

Yoneyama Yu turned around and looked at the man in black. Suddenly, he couldn't throw away the poster in his hand.

He felt an inexplicable attraction. He wanted to give it a try and grasp this hope. If it was true, then he would no longer have to worry about his father's medical expenses and would be able to pay off the usurious loan. In the future, he could happily write his own novels.

"I don't know what happened. By the time I realized what was happening, I was already at the playground." Yoneda Yu held his head, tears streaming down his cheeks. "Maybe it was because I was so eager for a miracle to happen, so I really regarded it as a miracle at that moment."

"The initial game was very simple, and I passed it quickly. Then the hospital informed me that my debt had been settled, and they also paid for my father's medical expenses for a week." Yoneda Yu scratched his hair, "I knew it was wrong, but I couldn't help but be attracted to it."

Hinata Hajime looked at the small stone and said, "Why didn't you continue playing? According to what you said, you participated in the wishing stone game a month ago."

"That's because I'm a novelist, and a detective novelist at that." Yoneda Yu smiled bitterly, "I know this routine better than anyone else. It's so similar to the routines of those gambling scams. They give you benefits at the beginning, and then entice you to get in a little bit. There is no such thing as a free lunch. I'm scared. I'm really scared to death."

Yoneyama Yu did not participate in the next game. He waited until his father's medical expenses were used up and tried to find ways to make money. He even took three or four odd jobs a day, hoping to maintain this way, but this was obviously just a drop in the bucket compared to the medical expenses.

He was informed by the hospital that if he did not pay the medical bills, his father's treatment would be stopped.

The hospital is not a charity. It has been very kind of the hospital to provide free treatment for his father for such a long time.

On one hand, he had to face his father who was about to die because he could not continue to treat him, and on the other hand, he had no idea what he would face in this horror game. After three days and three nights of consideration, he decided to participate in this game. Then he found out at the mission location that this was actually a game of self-destruction.

Yoneda Yu was almost scared to tears. How could he kill someone? He didn't want to kill anyone, nor did he want to be killed.

So he hid the whole time, and during the week he was hiding, he kept receiving news of the deaths of his game subjects.

In the end, only he and the person who got the wishing stone were left.

"I didn't want to kill him, I really didn't want to kill anyone!" Yoneda Yu suddenly collapsed, "I just wanted to steal the wishing stone secretly, I didn't want to kill anyone, I just needed to win. He had already won the last game, so it doesn't matter even if he loses this time. That's what I thought at first!"

But Mizuide Taro suddenly came back, and he had no time to dodge and had to hide. Mizuide Taro nervously ran to the place where he hid the wishing stone, and was relieved to see that the wishing stone was still there. Then he realized that the thief had not left, so he took out a knife and prepared to kill the last player.

In extreme fear, an idea suddenly came to Yoneyama Yu's mind: just kill him first.

By the time Yoneyama Yu reacted, the kitchen knife in his hand had already stabbed into Mizuide Taro's back. Mizuide Taro fell to the ground, twisting in pain. Yoneyama Yu was frightened and cried. He hurriedly took away the wishing stone, covered him with some debris, and then hurriedly left the scene.

"You said people who died in the game would be notified?"

"Yes!" Yoneyama Yu hurriedly took out his cell phone, and with trembling hands he clicked on an unnamed text message, and then Hinata Hajime saw the message sent by this account.

【03:25, Someyama Yusuke lost the game.】

【13:54, Goshang Dawu failed in the game.】

【……】

【09:32, Mizuide Taro lost the game.】

[Congratulations, Mr. Yoneda, you are the winner of this wishing stone game. Please come to the game venue and make a wish. ]

"I didn't make a wish because I was scared. I couldn't forgive myself when I thought about my hands being covered in blood." Yoneda Yu pulled her hair hard, "But I can't die, and I can't be caught. If I leave, no one will care about my father, and he will die!"

"What should I do?!" Yoneda Yu collapsed, "I have nowhere to go."

"Of course there is a way." Hinata Hajime replied with a smile.

Yoneyama Yu was stunned for a moment, he turned to look at Hinata Hajime, "What did you say?"

There was a warm look in those red pupils. Hinata Hajime sat on the chair, and it seemed that he didn't even breathe heavily.

"Do you know how to make amends?"

"Huh?" Yoneyama Yu widened his eyes slightly.

"Mizuide Taro once won a game in which he eliminated most of the players, so he killed at least seven people. He is a villain who deserves the death penalty." Hinata Hajime said the terrible words with a smile, "Of course I know that lynching is not allowed, so I need to make up for my mistakes."

"Helping me destroy this playground and preventing more people like you from being deceived is a great achievement, isn't it?"

Hinata Hajime said in a gentle voice, "Never think that there is no way to go. As long as you want, you can find a new way."

Yoneyama Yu stared at Hinata Hajime in a daze. After a moment, he lowered his head and tears fell. He said, "Sir, you are too kind."

"No one knows better than me how hopeless I am. If I hadn't followed the men in black, this wouldn't have happened. If my father knew that I did this for him, he would definitely get up from his sickbed and beat me up."

"I killed someone, this is an unchangeable fact, so I should pay the price."

Yoneyama Yu grabbed the stone and put it into Hinata Hajime's hand.

"This is a wishing stone. You can see the address of the playground from the inside of the wishing stone. I know my own limitations and I can't make up for my mistakes." Yoneda Yu shook his head, "I will accept the worst outcome."

Hinata Hajime looked at the stone, then turned on his cell phone after a moment, and then patted Yoneyama Yu on the shoulder not a moment later.

"Don't give up. I told you there will always be another way."

"You don't need to comfort me, sir."

Hinata Sou shook his head, "This is not to comfort you."

He handed the phone to Yoneyama Yu, and the phone interface lit up with the procedures for completing the house. Yoneyama Yu was stunned for a moment, he looked at Hinata Hajime blankly, and then kept looking at the files in Hinata Hajime's phone as if he didn't believe it.

"I took a quick look around the house before you came, and I saw the documents you threw into the trash can." Hinata Hajime said in a gentle voice, "I thought this must be something important, so I helped you get the money. See, the medical expenses you wanted can be raised."

The cell phone fell from Yoneyama Yu's hand. He kept looking at Hinata Hajime, and after a moment he smiled.

"Thank you, thank you." Yoneda Yu kept thanking him, "Although I don't know how you did it, I really appreciate it."

Hinata Hajime was right, there must be another way out of the difficult situation, just like now, he got help at the worst time.

This is the path that has been reopened.

…

[We have found the address of this game center, but we still don't know how many people are participating in this game.] Hinata Hajime put one hand in his pocket, [We need to find a way to get the list, Deru, do you think there will be a list of players in that game center?]

Kamiya Izuru calmly replied: [The fragments of despair do not need to be recorded on a list.]

[That's right, the Despair Fragment is not real at all, and there is no need for a registration list, so this is a tough job.] Hinata Hajime walked forward in a black suit, [So I want to go to that amusement park for the time being.]

【I refuse.】

[You rejected it too quickly.] Hinata Hajime said helplessly, [But, look at me, I don’t look like a villain at all.]

In the spiritual world, Kamiya Izuru sat on one knee on the shore, with a sea of ​​mirrors beneath his feet. He said nonchalantly, "I have the ability to be an actor, and since I have the talent, you can use it, so don't let me go."

[Do you want to see me play you, Izuku?] Hinata Hajime said with a smile.

【It doesn’t matter.】

【real?】

Hinata Hajime hugged Kamizuru Izuru from behind, his face was full of smiles, and his red pupils, the same as Kamizuru Izuru's, were filled with a gentle smile. He knelt on one knee on the ground, his white hair entangled with Kamizuru Izuru's hair color, and Hinata Hajime rested his head on Kamizuru Izuru's shoulder.

"Izuru, help me."

"Boring." Kamizuru Izuru remained unmoved.

Hinata Hajime raised his head, "But if you don't contact the outside world, you certainly won't find anything that interests you. Look, I use your thoughts to be outside. Although I feel bored, I won't refuse contact. As long as you try to adapt, you will always find things that interest you."

"I don't need to adapt to everything." Kamukura Izuru turned his head and faced Hinata Hajime, his red eyes calm, "I don't need to find the meaning of my existence from everything."

"I just have to adjust to you."

Hinata Hajime was stunned for a moment, he blinked, and after a moment he scratched his left cheek awkwardly, "Have I reached the point where I need you to adapt?"

“What a trouble.”

Kamiza Izuru flicked Hinata Hajime's forehead with his index finger. When Hinata Hajime covered his forehead, Kamiza Izuru stood up and took over the body.

Sitting in the seat in front of the throne, Hinata Hajime couldn't help laughing. He put his hands down and looked at the mirror lake under his feet.

“What a nice ending.”

After taking over the body, Kamijou Izuru took out the wishing stone and took a look at it. There was a line of small words engraved inside the already dirty crystal. He came to this location and there was another person standing there. He was covered in blood and blood was oozing out of the wounds on his body.

The moment he saw Kamizuru leaving, the man smiled morbidly, "Hey, you are also the winner of this game?"

Kamizuru glanced at him calmly without saying anything.

"You're quite brave, boy." The man stretched his neck. "But it's certainly not easy for a guy to win in this game. How many people did you kill?"

"One."

"Huh? Only one?" The man was a little surprised.

"You can win by killing the person who gets the wishing stone in the end. It's a simple matter." Kamukura Izuru looked at him calmly, "Rather than how I win, you can focus on yourself."

The man sneered, "Are you educating me?"

"Boring." Kamiya Izuru turned his head away, "Please put away the Mafia aura on you."

The man was stunned for a moment. He subconsciously looked at himself, then looked up at Kamijou Izuru, but Kamijou Izuru had already walked into the playground. He was silent for three seconds, then followed with mixed feelings.

All the way there he had only one thought in his mind: How did he know?

A mysterious organization suddenly emerged from the darkness of Beika Town. This organization was holding a wishing stone game. This matter could not be hidden from the dark side's mafia, especially the black organization that has deep roots in Japan. He was just a small member of the black organization who was ordered to come here undercover.

He had killed people before, so participating in the game was not a difficult task for him. However, when he got the wishing stone, he was attacked by the opponent and got injured.

But he really didn't expect that this young-looking guy could be identified as a member of the Mafia at first glance.

And... there was no smell of blood on him.

He probably didn't kill anyone.

How did he get the wishing stone when he had never killed anyone?