Chapter 213 The Third Player
Fortunately, only one day had passed, and Igarashi Yuuki finally returned to school safely.
It was a rare occasion for him to change into his middle school uniform. The boy with short black hair wore a dark blue suit and looked particularly energetic.
"Igarashi Yuuki" pulled his tie somewhat uncomfortably - how should I put it, he stayed in the previous world for a long time, and most of the time he wore the loose and easy-to-move-in black uniform of the Jujutsu High School. Now he actually feels uncomfortable wearing something like a tie... Habit is really a terrible thing.
Fortunately, this discomfort is only temporary, and "Igarashi Yuki" has always had good adaptability.
Before the bell rang, a well-behaved boy from Teitan Junior High School stepped into the bright new teacher's office.
"Hello, teacher. I am Yuuki Igarashi who has returned from leave this time—"
Even though I can't be in the same class with the protagonist now, at least being in the same grade in the same school is considered progress, right?
If you work hard, maybe in three years you will have the chance to close the gap between us and become students in the same class, make friends with us, and maybe even get some camera time, too?
Xihai Qingdou is eager to try.
Working people have a working spirit, and working people are all the best. People like him who are diligent and conscientious, have several identities and work several jobs, shouldn't they be the best of the best?
Anyway, the first step is... start with what "Igarashi Yuuki" is familiar with, study hard, try to make a name for yourself in school, and work hard to become a well-known figure or one of the school's signature characters.
After all, whether as the previous "Shijukuin Yusuke" or the current "Igarashi Yuki", recalling the situations when he was in Shohoku, Kohinoki High School, Tokumei High School or Jujutsu High School... this doesn't seem to be that difficult?
Haruto Saikai secretly made a list for "Yuuki Igarashi".
Of course, these are all later stories.
For the moment, let’s rewind time back to the day when “Yuyuan Chiaki” and “Mochizuki Kaoru” woke up.
While "Yuen Chiaki" pretended to have amnesia and was being tested in the organization's laboratory, "Mochizuki Kaoru" was quite naturally... bargaining for vegetables.
...This is what a good man like him, who is frugal and knows how to live, is like.
But on the way home after buying groceries, I accidentally couldn't help but buy another pot of dwarf bamboo.
...Well, it’s February, which is the perfect season to plant bamboo!
It’s not expensive anyway, right?
The young man, who looked to be in his twenties, had purple-black medium-short hair, a noble face, and a gentle and steady temperament. He was wearing a purple-gray striped kimono and a pair of square glasses with gold-rimmed frames on his nose. He was holding two shopping bags filled with various vegetables and meat and a potted plant in his hands, and was walking confidently in the bustling and crowded alley.
If you only look at his appearance and temperament, you would think he is on his way to attend some elegant banquet, but "Mochizuki Kaoru" can even half-squat and bargain seriously with a street vendor with a very natural look.
These overly lifelike actions made him seem like a worldly person, and even made people overlook his overly elegant appearance and expensive clothes. He seemed to blend in completely with the bustling environment, as if he was no different from every other passerby around him.
...But, isn't this even weirder? What normal person would wear a kimono that looks so expensive and go out to buy food on the street? And judging by his face, he really looks like a rich young man who is out to experience life.
In the dark, there was at least one person thinking this way.
The dark places in Yokohama are always different from other places - the fundamental reason is that Yokohama itself is a special enough city.
So when "Mochizuki Kaoru" was passing by a shortcut in an alley carrying two bags of vegetables, two tall men whose faces could not be seen immediately reached out and planned to "borrow" some money from him - so as to let the "yokohama life" who came out to experience life feel the real "Yokohama life" up close. Anyway, they would not go too far and take his life, but just let him feel the real danger of Yokohama!
“Don’t take shortcuts through side alleys alone after sunset”, this is one of the rules of life in Yokohama - they are only too happy to help people understand it deeply.
...At least that's what the two people who attacked "Mochizuki Kaoru" thought.
Then a second later, both of them fell to the ground in a daze - they couldn't even see who made the move and when.
"Mochizuki Xun" still held her shopping bag in her hand. Her expression didn't change at all as she bent down and approached the two men. She uttered a few words from her thin lips: "Robbery. Follow the old rules. Take out all the money you have."
Two minutes later, the young man relaxed completely and walked out of the alley without any defense.
These two who have just arrived in the past few days... acted so recklessly, without even thinking about why he dared to walk into the alley so skillfully by himself?
As expected, they still need kind-hearted people like him to help them understand what is evil in people's hearts. As for the money they just paid, just regard it as their tuition fee - no need to thank him too much, he is such a kind-hearted and helpful teacher.
But something seems to be missing...
When he reached the exit of the alley, he paused again.
Before the two unlucky robbers who were shot after their failed robbery attempt thought that he regretted his actions and wanted to "silence the victim", they saw the young man put the bag in one hand, took out a mobile phone from somewhere, and seemed to dial a number. Then the young man's voice echoed faintly in the alley again:
"Hello? Yokohama Police Department? I want to call the police. Someone wants to rob me... The address is..."
After hanging up the phone, the young man turned around, his expression looking inexplicable in the light and shadow of the deep alley: "Ah, I believe that you two will not take this opportunity to run away, but will surrender to the Yokohama Police Department and accept criticism and education, right?"
The two unlucky guys stared at him in amazement. After a few seconds, they didn't know what came to their minds. They trembled and nodded frantically, looking at him with even more fear: "Don't worry, sir. We will definitely turn ourselves in and confess all the crimes we have committed!"
Damn it, where in Yokohama did this psychopath come from who wants to send someone to the Yokohama Metropolitan Police Department? !
But a useless thing like the Yokohama Police Department... seems like it still has one last good thing... safety?
Although it may not always be safe, it is better than encountering this scary psychopath again, right?!
In Yokohama, what ordinary people fear the most is not the police, the mafia, killers or the like, but people like this - psychopaths and lunatics who do things without logic or basis, and people cannot guess what they want to do by doing anything.
Because at least those people can sometimes be reasonable and sometimes may not kill people, but madmen are different. Not to mention killing people, they may even anger others.
Xi Hai Qing Dou didn't care what they were thinking. As long as they nodded, he nodded with satisfaction and turned away.
He said something was missing... For a good citizen like him who obeys the law and pays taxes, if he encounters a robbery, he would of course call the police!
Okay, now it’s complete.
"Please keep an eye on them for me - remember to make sure they stay inside the Metropolitan Police Department."
He still whispered in a low voice, looking like he was talking to himself - but he knew that someone would definitely hear it.
Some people who have been secretly following: …
...This guy is really abnormal, right?
There is one less pair of eyes in the dark.
Only when Xi Hai Qing Dou returned home with his vegetables and potted plants did all the eyes in the dark withdraw their gazes.
Xi Haiqing Dou pretended that he had no feelings at all. He took out several mobile phones without emotion, wiped off the dust casually, opened one of them, found a contact method, and sent a few messages without hesitation.
The person on the other end was probably not busy, as he replied very quickly. Xi Haiqing Dou chatted with him for a few sentences, and finally ended the conversation with "I'm going to prepare for dinner", ending the conversation neatly, and then completely disassembled the phone, leaving no possibility for the other end to track him.
Then I realized something was a little off: ... Ah, no... It seems that the other person knew where he lived? So there was no need for him to dismantle the phone, right?
...This damn habit.
After touching his nose, Xi Haiqing Dou lowered his head again and reassembled the phone.
Without checking to see if there was any reply from the other side, Xi Hai Qing Dou checked the time, sorted the vegetables and meat one by one and stuffed them into the ice box in the kitchen, then rolled up his sleeves, put on an apron, and prepared to start cooking.
Unlike "Uzeki Chiaki" whose cooking is only barely edible, and "Igarashi Yuuki" whose cooking is delicious but accidents always happen resulting in the final product being only barely edible, "Mochizuki Kaoru"'s cooking skills are at the "home cooking" level - the kind that can be delicious without any skills.
After the meal was ready, Xi Hai Qing Dou went out and opened the door, and not surprisingly found the figure of a good neighbor.
"Mr. Mochizuki? Long time no see. Welcome back." The tall French man curled his lips slightly, smiled and nodded to him.
"I am glad that the camellia you gave me has not withered yet."
"Good evening, Lan Tang-kun."
Xi Haiqingdou nodded to him, and then naturally extended an invitation: "Would you like to have dinner with us?"
Camellia...what camellia?