Takafumi Toyama once thought he was the most miserable person.

Yes, he was so miserable. He was fired by his boss, his family called him a waste and kicked him out of the house, and even his girlfriend was having an affair with other men in front of him.

It's so painful, I want to die so much, why does all the misfortunes in the world befall him?

After his friend left, Takafumi Toyama had a big fight with his girlfriend. He asked her why she was so close to that man and whether she was cheating on him. He asked her why she was so close to that man and whether she was cheating on him. He asked her why she was so close to that man and whether she was cheating on him. He asked her why she was so close to that man and whether she was cheating on him. He asked her why she was so close to that man and whether she was cheating on him. He asked her why she was so close to that man and whether she was cheating on him. He asked her why she was so close to that man and whether she was cheating on him.

The girlfriend shook her head and said no, but she hesitated and refused to tell him why she was with that man.

In extreme rage, he picked up the ashtray when his girlfriend wasn't paying attention. The blood was so red, just like his self-esteem, which broke into pieces and splashed all over the ground. He looked at his girlfriend lying motionless on the ground and cried like a tearful man.

He thought: I did nothing wrong.

I loved her so much, and this is how she repays me.

After wiping away his tears, Takafumi Toyama stuffed his girlfriend's body into the trunk. He drove calmly to an abandoned road where there was a fatal bend. Because many incidents had happened there and there was a cliff next to it, it was closed and no one would come.

Takafumi Toyama threw his girlfriend's body off the cliff and then drove back home. He thought it would not matter if the police found him because his life was already like this.

Living itself has no meaning.

Until a phone call brought him back to reality.

The person who called was the strange man, whom the girlfriend called a friend. Before leaving, he asked Takafumi Toyama for his number. Takafumi Toyama thought he was provoking him and finally did not give it to him. It should have been a casual call, but it made Takafumi Toyama fall into the abyss of despair.

"Hello, um, I'm Keiko's friend. I asked other friends for your number. Although Keiko said it was a secret, I think you seemed to have misunderstood, so I called you. Keiko kept telling me to keep it a secret, so you must not tell Keiko that I told you."

"Keiko wants to give you a surprise."

"She's going to propose to you."

With the warm blood still on his hands, Takafumi Toyama suddenly forgot how to breathe.

"He invited me to your house to decorate the venue. He also asked me to introduce the ring she ordered, so he wanted me to help decorate a romantic scene. I really have no other relationship with Keiko, and I am already married and have a lovely little daughter."

"Keiko loves you very much."

Takafumi Toyama was coughing and suddenly felt like vomiting. He couldn't help but ran into the bathroom and spit out mouthfuls of acid. He threw his cell phone on the living room floor. He raised his head in pain and saw himself in the mirror the next moment. His eyes were red and there was Keiko Tsumura's blood on his face.

"No, no, no, no!" Toyama Takafumi kept scratching his skin, "It shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be like this!"

The real despair is not that he encountered the most terrible thing in the world, but that he chose to extinguish his only hope. He killed the only person who loved him.

Takafumi Toyama was smashing things in the room like a madman, and just as he was screaming and throwing the remote control next to him, with a bang, the remote control hit the TV next to him. At that moment, the video that was still in the player started playing.

Although the video on TV is a bit blurry, it can be seen that it is the video that Keiko Tsumura recorded today.

Keiko Tsumura, wearing home clothes and holding a teddy bear, smiled happily at the camera.

"Guiwen, by the time you see this video, will we already be together? Have we even experienced a very romantic proposal scene? I'm really looking forward to it! I will soon wear the White Wedding Dress and marry you. I can even imagine this scene in my dreams!"

"I know you've been depressed and having a hard time lately. You've lost your job, and your uncle and aunt don't understand you. But it doesn't matter. I will always be with you. Let's never be apart, okay?"

"I am proposing to you now to tell you that you have not been abandoned by the world and you still have me."

As she spoke, Keiko Tsumura took out two rings from a small box beside her. When she looked at the two rings, her eyes were filled with joy and happiness that could not be concealed even by the blurry picture. "So beautiful! I bought these rings with the two months' salary I saved from working part-time. I secretly measured the size of your fingers. I'm sure you will like them too!"

Then there was the sound of the door opening, and Keiko Tsumura hurriedly turned off the recording button. In the last video, he saw his own hand.

That was the moment before he came back.

Takafumi Toyama rushed out, drove to the bend, and climbed from the mud pit to the bottom of the cliff like a madman. In the messy dead grass at the bottom of the cliff, Keiko Tsumura's body had already become a mess. She was lying on the ground with her hair tangled in the dead grass. She looked nothing like the person with a happy smile in the video.

He rummaged through the dry grass and finally touched the ring box. Because it was thrown from a great height, the ring box fell off her body and hit a stone, leaving a dent on the ring. But it didn't matter. Toyama Takafumi put the ring on his ring finger with trembling hands. His knuckles turned purple from the difficulty he put it on.

Finally, he sat in the dry grass, clutching the ring, feeling empty and never raising his head again.

So desperate.

So desperate.

"I was wrong." Toyama Takafumi kept murmuring, "I'm sorry, it's my fault, Keiko, I love you, I love you so much."

"I was just in so much pain. I thought you were hurting me like those people. I was wrong. I didn't mean it. Please open your eyes and look at me. I beg you."

"Someone come and save me."

No one came to save him, only fragments of despair.

"What qualifications do you have to blame me?" Toyama Takafumi's voice was very calm. The panic and anger seemed to disappear in an instant. He looked at Kamukura Izuru calmly, his black eyes filled with empty despair. "After doing all the wrong things, I realized how stupid I was and how terrible the things I did were. Yes, I really brought it upon myself. I really deserved it."

"But what does this have to do with my desire to have hope?"

Toyama Takafumi stared at Kamuzuru Izuru, "This is a miracle that I finally got hold of. When despair grows, it can help me revive Keiko."

"When the time comes, I will find someone who loves me again, and I will love her with all my strength and try my best to make it up to her."

"It's still in time. Of course it's still in time."

Kamukura Izuru said expressionlessly, "You believe in the Fragment of Despair. It seems you haven't realized your own stupidity yet."

"Huh? Stupid?" Toyama Takafumi started laughing, "You don't know how powerful that thing is! That's definitely not something that modern science can do! It can create anything that anyone wants for them, as long as they complete the game! So it will revive Keiko for me, as long as I help it open the Wishing Stone game many times."

"Look, you came here just for the wishing stone game, didn't you?" Toyama Takafumi looked at Kamuzura Izuru sarcastically, "No one can refuse this hope."

"Come to think of it, when I got this power, I was warned that someone would come to cause trouble. Was that person you?" Toyama Takafumi looked at Kamuzura Izuru, "If I can make those who are dealing with despair fall into despair, how much energy will this provide me!"

"I'm so happy!"

[An evil man completely dominated by despair.] Hinata Hajime stroked his chin and thought, [Rather than saying that he fell into despair because of his girlfriend's death, it's better to say that he fell into despair because there is no one in the world who loves him anymore. He wants to resurrect his girlfriend, but he is just resurrecting a person who loves him.]

Hinata Sou concluded, "It's hopeless."

It is a great thing for a wicked person to be in despair. Hinata Hajime can also distinguish what kind of people can get hope and what kind of people are not worthy of hope and only deserve to sink in the abyss of despair. However, encountering such a desperate host is really a very troublesome thing.

If left alone, the Shards of Despair could lead to even more terrible events, but if left alone, it would be unfair to everyone to allow one evil person to gain hope.

Hinata Hajime stared at Toyama Takafumi who was pressed on the bench, his red eyes filled with contemplation.

[Izuru, let him go first. 】

Without asking the reason, Kamizuru Izuru stopped immediately, and Toyama Takafumi, who had regained his freedom, fell to the ground like a wolf. He sat on the ground with a smile, looking at Kamizuru Izuru provocatively.

"You agree with me, right? Because that's the reality."

[That's not right!] Hinata Hajime said the signal word, and then he remembered that he didn't control his body. He coughed and said, [Izuku, do you have any ideas? Something more efficient.]

【Kill him, and wait for the Fragment of Despair to choose its next host.】

Hinata Hajime: ...

[No!] Hinata Hajime denied helplessly, [You absolutely cannot kill anyone, even if you use someone else to kill!]

Kamuzuru Izuru looked away, as if to say, "I've finished talking, it's your turn to decide the rest."

"I will definitely be happy!" Takafumi Toyama shouted.

Kamukura Izuru looked at him, then silently spoke in his heart, "If you want to deal with him, it's best to put the matter of the fragments of hope aside for the time being. Evil people will never regret, and will not recognize the hope in love. You can only fight evil with evil to make him understand the price."

[Fighting evil with evil?] Hinata Sou murmured softly, and after a moment he frowned slightly, with a smile on his lips, [I understand.]

【Exchange of body control.】

[Huh?]

【Very boring.】 Kamuzuru Izuru closed his eyes.

Hinata Hajime smiled. He knew that Kamuzuru Izuru was really bored and there was no point in continuing, so he took over the control of his body as a matter of course. When he opened his eyes again, Hinata Hajime was still sitting on the bench, but his whole temperament had changed a lot.

The original indifference and tranquility all turned into the gentleness of spring breeze.

Hinata Sou turned to look at Toyama Takafumi, "Have you ever thought of a more efficient way to compensate me, Mr. Toyama?"

"Mr. Toyama?" Toyama Takafumi was stunned for a moment. He looked strangely at Hinata Hajime who had suddenly changed his appearance. He still looked the same as before and had red eyes, but the man in front of him no longer looked threatening and even seemed quite friendly.

No? What's wrong?

"For example, there will be punishment for murder, and the law is always in effect. Since you want to compensate your girlfriend so much, why not go to jail and wait for her to come back? That way, she won't resent you when she wakes up." Hinata Hajime suggested, "That's perfect, right?"

"Of course not!" Toyama Takafumi stared at Hinata Hajime, "I want to see Keiko as soon as possible. I believe Keiko wants the same thing. We can't be blocked by anything!"

Hinata Hajime looked at him, "You are the one who killed him. Even the most magnanimous person would be afraid when facing the person who killed him."

"Of course not, I will delete this memory of Keiko." Toyama Takafumi murmured, "How can I let her have such terrible memories? She only needs to keep the memory of loving me and live happily in the beauty of my love for her. This is the perfect prelude!"

“So you don’t want to pay any price at all.”

Hinata Hajime sighed, "Of course, this is also to be expected."

"Yes, I just don't want to pay any price." Toyama Takafumi said righteously, without any regret in his voice, "Are you going to punish me? Sorry, I have already put away the body, no one can find it. It doesn't matter if you record it, because you have no evidence, and I can also say that I was just talking casually at the time."

"It doesn't matter if you restrict me. Despair is spreading. As long as there are participants in the Wishing Stone Game, this game will not end."

Hinata Hajime looked at him, and after a moment he smiled, "Really?"

"Um?"

Toyama Takafumi was stunned for a moment, and he suddenly realized that Hinata Hajime's expression was too relaxed.

He seemed to have no sense of nervousness from beginning to end. He did not feel that the current situation was tricky at all, let alone hopeless. He looked at him with a gentle smile, as if he was looking at a poor person who voluntarily walked into the spider web, and his smile was full of pity.

"You, what did you do?"

"No, I didn't do anything." Hinata Sou shook his head, his red eyes still as always. He smiled and said, "I said that there are laws. Criminal cases need to be investigated by the police, murderers need to go to prison, and witnesses related to murders will be protected."

Toyama Takafumi looked at Hinata Hajime, and after a moment he raised his head. At this moment, he finally felt something was wrong.

The despair anchors that link game participants no longer convey despair.

It was as if the source of despair for everyone had been cut off.

"You have participated in gambling, so the methods you use are very similar to gambling. Coincidentally, the police have also investigated many gambling cases." Hinata Hajime looked at him, "They know better than you how to make gambling addicts quit gambling. As for those who have killed people, there are laws to punish them."

Hinata Hajime smiled and said, "This time, I'm not the only one working hard."

At the same time, outside the police station, Conan Edogawa turned off the communicator in his ear. He frowned and looked a little anxious.

"Habara, how's it going? Have you found out where Hinata is?"

"It's very troublesome." Huiyuan sighed, "The other party is a very security-conscious person. He turned off all positioning and definitely protected his phone. I couldn't find his location through the calling card. It will take time to crack this protection."

Conan Edogawa twitched his lips, "Hinata is really a weirdo, still caring about privacy at this time."

"How are you doing over there?" Haibara Ai asked during the investigation.

"It went very smoothly." Conan Edogawa said, "It was surprisingly smooth. When the police came, Yoneda Yu directly admitted that he had killed Mizuide Taro. He also confessed the Wishing Stone Game and provided the police with other participants in the Wishing Stone Game. After collecting evidence, the police determined that the blood on Mizuide Taro came from the dead game participants."

After saying those words, Conan Edogawa saw Yoneyama Yu's relieved smile. He closed his eyes and was willing to be taken away. His father had been entrusted to someone he could trust, taking all the money he had earned after selling the house.

"I sent the list to the police anonymously using other people's identities. The police took it very seriously and have already detained all the people on the list. They are also screening other people who may exist through conditions."

There were quite a few police officers in Beika Town, and with their high-intensity work, the matter was quickly resolved.

Huihara Ai nodded, "This is a big case. If it is reported to the public, it will probably shock the whole country."

…

"Police?" Toyama Takafumi was stunned for a moment, "You called the police?"

"Calling the police when you encounter danger is what normal people should do, right?" Hinata Hajime looked at him in surprise. "Are you a villain who kills people without paying the price? Do you think everyone is like you? No, no, no, I'm just an ordinary person. I still believe in the laws of this world."

"You can't do this!" Takafumi Toyama walked over and grabbed Hinata Hajime's collar.

"Let go." Hinata Hajime's voice suddenly became extremely cold, and in that instant it turned into bone-chilling coldness. Hinata Hajime's eyes were full of coldness. At that moment, he and Kamijou Izuru were infinitely close.

Hinata Hajime grabbed Toyama Takafumi's wrist and threw him off. "What you despise will always become your hell."

"I think it's a good ending."

"So what if that's the case!" Toyama Takafumi sneered, "The police can't find me here. Even if they do, they won't have any evidence. You've only met me. No one will believe your words. All your plans will be in vain."

Hinata Hajime looked at him and sighed, with a hint of pity in his voice, "What a pity."

"It's not just the police you're ignoring, it's the Mafia as well."

For example, an international criminal organization is researching the elixir of life and looking for more raw materials, and has even inserted undercover agents here.

"Mafia organizations don't need evidence."

Iwata Takeshi, the despairing man who resented both sides, as the only game participant not on the list, has passed on the news that wishes can be realized here and that there is a mysterious leader. Since he had already taken the blame last time, he might as well take the blame again.

Hinata Hajime looked down at Toyama Takafumi from above.

"Are you prepared to be captured by the Mafia and tortured, or do you want to ask me for help and give up this power?"

"Don't be anxious, you can think about it slowly." Hinata Hajime said.

[It's rare that you can use your acting talent to this extent.] Kamuzuru Izuru said.

Hinata Hajime: ...

Is this person praising him or mocking him?