Akagi Eito had a miserable childhood, but he was not an orphan at first.

Until one day, he came home from school and saw a lot of people gathered at his door. After seeing him, those people whispered to each other with a little pity in their eyes. Later, the police took him away, and he learned that his father had hacked his mother to death because he suspected that his mother had cheated on him, and then committed suicide.

His house was covered in blood and all the furniture was slashed with knife marks.

So, Akagi Eito became an orphan. He did not go to an orphanage, but stayed in this blood-stained house and grew up with the help of people around him.

Under such circumstances, psychological problems are an inevitable result, not to mention that Akagi Eito is an extremely cowardly person.

After being bullied and beaten by his peers again, Akagi Eito huddled in his decaying home and began to wonder why he was alive. Was he alive just to be bullied? He was hungry and cold, but he couldn't find anything to eat, and no one cared about him.

He thought of a classmate at school, who came from a wealthy family and had a gentle personality. She was as beautiful as an illusion, and was the only person who would not dislike Akagi Eito.

Classmates told Akagi Eito that in this world, as long as you have talent, you will have a way out.

He also wanted to have talent.

Therefore, his secondary personality was born.

The violent personality is completely different from the main personality, full of aggression, and the artistic talent is completely incompatible with the secondary personality.

He loves painting and can always find inspiration from violence.

He never thought that he was born for a personality. He thought: he was born for great art. He could appear in this world just to leave a mark in the art world. This is his mission and his unparalleled sense of existence.

However, the main character is a person who doesn't like painting.

The cowardly protagonist is very quiet and hates interpersonal communication. It seems that such people prefer painting, but this guy prefers cool sports such as football. His dream is to swing a baseball bat and hit a home run one day.

He kept thinking that painting was a boring thing and he would have given up long ago if it wasn't for his livelihood.

The secondary personality has had enough.

He always wanted to seize the initiative, protect his hard work, and keep his paintings, rather than having them sold out by the owner for a little money.

The secondary personality thought: Theirs is not a symbiotic relationship, it is a mutually destructive relationship.

They will never accept each other.

"You need evidence to arrest someone, Mr. Policeman." Akagi Eito put down his hand that was holding Hinata Hajime's collar. He gently patted Hinata Hajime's shoulder, but his eyes were full of malice. He said, "If there is no evidence, can I sue you for defamation? Maybe I won't be able to be a policeman anymore, Mr. Policeman."

The black and white bear on his shoulder kept laughing, making a shrill sound.

It was like watching a good show.

Hinata Hajime looked at him calmly, "So, you admit that you are not Akagi Eito?"

"Isn't it normal for people who engage in art to be a little strange?" Akagi Eito smiled happily, "Yes, yes, I sometimes become like this, very aggressive, because painting is a very complicated thing for me, but you can't say that I am not Akagi Eito because of this."

"Of course I am Akagi Eito."

“Indeed, some people become a different person when they draw.” Oreki-Junior said in a low voice, “So it’s normal for them to be aggressive.”

However, Hinata Hajime didn't need evidence.

He just needed to know who among these people was the Desperate Host, nothing more.

【Do you want me to take over? 】

【Outflow? 】

[You are responding to hostility with hostility. You are a person who will not use excessive means to treat others even if you are angry. In the end, you are just irritating him by not holding the event.]

Hinata Hajime was helpless, [Are you saying that I'm too indecisive? ]

[No, I'm just saying that this is not enough.] Kamukura Izuru said: [He needs more despair.]

[I understand.] Hinata Hajime said with a smile: [But, I think this is enough.]

【Didn't Izuru say that you can't just rely on yourself, you have to learn to rely on others.】

【And everyone here wants to catch this criminal. 】

Kamukura Izuru stood there quietly. His analytical ability had already told him how things would develop in the future. After a moment, he nodded.

【You can always find a better direction. 】

[Because I can always find someone who can point me in the right direction, right? Derived. ]

"If you want to sue me, then go ahead now." Hinata Hajime ended his inner dialogue and said, "No matter what you do, this competition will not be held, so it doesn't matter."

"No!" Akagi Eito reacted quickly, "No, this game cannot be cancelled!"

"So, even if your personality has changed, it wouldn't be to this extent, right?" Officer Megure frowned, "Why don't you allow the competition to be cancelled? You were clearly the most supportive person before, and compared to everyone dying because of the competition, it is more important to stay alive after canceling the competition!"

"I don't care what they do!"

Everyone looked at Akagi Eito with a strange and fearful look.

Inspector Megure quietly signaled to the people next to him to go around the window, hoping to catch the man as soon as possible.

His attitude is so weird.

It would be fine if he suddenly became a different person, but why did he care so much about this competition? He said he wanted to win the championship, but he didn't worry about being killed and not being able to participate in the final competition. Instead, he said he didn't care about other people dying.

Does he think that everyone will die and he alone will survive?

“Um, may I know why you want to participate in this competition so much?” Oreki Juu looked around and asked.

As the museum's informant, his presence is still higher than others, and Akagi Eito, who cares about the competition, will also pay more attention to him.

"I am close to the director. If there are reasons that convince me, I might be able to discuss it with him."

Of course, Oreki Ju was talking nonsense. He was just trying to cooperate with the police to attract Akagi Eito's attention and to get some information out of him.

This indeed attracted Akagi Eito's full attention.

"Don't cancel the game!" Akagi Eito yelled, "I need this game, no matter who it is!"

“Then, why?” Oreki Ju was a little scared, but in order to get more information, he tried to overcome his fear and took two steps forward.

"Do you need a reason to win?" Akagi Eito said, "If I have to find a reason, it is that I want to fulfill my dream, and this dream can only be fulfilled through this game, so no matter what happens, I will participate in this game."

If he fails to win the competition, Akagi Eito will be expelled from school and will not have the opportunity to participate in other art competitions.

Not only that, Akagi Eito's main personality doesn't like painting, and once he is expelled from school, he will never pick up a paintbrush again.

The main personality will never know that what he is giving up is not a livelihood, but the life of the secondary personality.

"As long as I win the competition, I can continue painting," said Akagi Eito.

He is a vassal of Akagi Eito. He lives to protect the main personality from harm. The value of his existence is to keep the main personality alive. Once the main personality is uncomfortable, he will take over. Every time he wakes up, he sees his own work being sold off.

On what basis...

"I have dreams too. Why can't I live like a human being?"

This was his despair.

A life without control, a dream that will never come true, and the damage that will always be a shadow.

He wanted to be alone, but reality told him that, let alone becoming a person, his favorite paintings would be abandoned and he would not be able to grasp anything, because he was just a shadow that could only appear in the sun, and no one would care whether a shadow was incomplete or not.

No one cares whether a shadow has any thoughts.

He wondered: Who have I hurt?

Even if he wanted to paint, he had to work hard to save it. He tried his best for a competition, just to let Akagi Eito, the nominal protagonist, win, so as to compromise and retain the opportunity to paint.

Is this Shadow's fate?

But on what basis...

Black and White Bear was laughing, he even started clapping his hands, as if he was mocking everyone.

You see, that's what despair is.

What an interesting thing.

It was also at that moment that Hinata Hajime suddenly realized that not everyone had a relationship like his and Kamijou Izuru.

They coexist and move in the same direction even if they don't have the same goal. They consider each other's feelings and even give and take the initiative.

Only they would try hard to leave more traces of each other in this world.

"But, have you ever thought that the director gave up the match just because someone died?" Hinata Sou lowered his head, his voice was very soft, "I understand your desire to win, but why didn't you think of this result?"

"What result? No, I don't care." Akagi Eito said, "I only care that I win."

"Since you like painting so much, why don't you give it a try."

Hinata Hajime said: "Aren't you a genius?"

"You are so proud of your talent in painting, why don't you try it yourself?"

Akagi Eito smiled, but his smile was filled with unconcealable sadness.

Yes, he has talent, and he is proud of his talent, but the one who draws is not him, but Akagi Eito, the main personality who hates painting.

He had no ambition to improve himself, and the painting skills he inherited from his secondary personality were being ruined by him.

The protagonist has absolute initiative, and he cannot write for the protagonist during the game.

Therefore, he must ensure that the garbage personality wins. That is why he must do this. He wants to win and wants to stay.

Even so, this is a kind of despair that cannot be expressed.

"Don't cancel the game." In the end, Akagi Eito could only keep begging, "No one else will die."

"Mr. Oreki, please."

The police jumped in through the window and pinned Akagi down with force to ensure he wouldn't hurt anyone.

After the trance, Akagi Eito opened his eyes, looked around in horror, and let out a shrill scream.

"Hey? Hey? Help!" Akagi Eito quickly turned into the cowardly person he was before, "What happened? It hurts! Mr. Police, why are you doing this? I didn't do anything bad."

Officer Megure came over and said, "Take the person to a separate interrogation room."

"Do you want a doctor?"

"Please one of you observe outside." said Inspector Megure.

The policemen pressed the terrified Akagi Eito out, and Inspector Megure followed behind. When passing by Hinata Hajime, he nodded to him, then left with a serious expression. Only Hinata Hajime was left standing there. No one knew what he was thinking, and he didn't even respond.

Oreki Juu walked towards Hinata Hajime carefully and said, "Officer Hinata?"

"No, don't call me officer, I'm on vacation." Hinata Hajime replied.

"Okay, Mr. Hinata." Oreki nodded. "My mission is complete, right? Is there anything else I can help you with? If not, I'm going to go back. The director is still waiting for me to tell him the final result."

Hinata Hajime nodded, "Thank you very much for your help, Mr. Oreki and the director."

“No, no, no, there’s no need to thank me. After all, we all want this to end quickly.” Oreki Ju hastily waved his hand, “Goodbye then.”

Oreki Juu left quickly, and finally Hinata Hajime also slowly left the police station. He stood at the door, suddenly not knowing what he should do.

The desperate host has been found, but how to eradicate the despair of the desperate host?

He doesn't deserve forgiveness because he killed so many people and he was an extremely selfish person.

So, how can we transform the fragments of despair into fragments of hope?

Thinking this, Hinata Hajime was walking on the side of the road. When he came to his senses, he found himself back at Akagi Eito's house.

【Outflow? 】

"Go and have a look, maybe you'll get something good." Kamukura Izuru said.

Hinata Hajime blinked, looked around, then walked to the door and opened it.

Fortunately, he just closed the door without locking it after he came out last time, so there was no need to unlock it this time.

This place was exactly the same as what Hinata Hajime saw last time. No one came here, and no one destroyed anything. The room was very quiet, with only a few paintings on the floor standing out. Hinata Hajime looked at the paintings, and after a moment he walked into the painting room next door. The room was even more messy than he had imagined.

On the floor of the painting room, Hinata Hajime saw a painting. The unsigned painting was thrown in the garbage dump. Only a few red spots made Hinata Hajime realize that it was different from other garbage.

Hinata Hajime unfolded the painting, and then he found that it was a half-finished painting that had been stepped on heavily, making it look particularly ugly.

The colorful bird was locked in a black cage. The bird kept pecking at the cage, and the feathers that fell to the bottom of the cage were stained with blood.

Dark and painful, there is blue sky in the bird's eyes and invisible chains on its body.

Hinata Hajime remembered the theme of this competition.

free.