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「Hatsu-chan...... I'm thirsty」
「You're not the only one who's
suffering, Shima」
「That's true, but...」
Such exchange happened between
Captain and Shima-senpai.
It had been a few hours since anyone
had opened their mouths.
All the members of the club are
already awake.
But it was only for the first hour
that they screamed and cried at the sight of their indecent outfits.
The rest of the time, no one said a
word, and they just lay their limp.
「I heard that people can live for a
while without food, but not for long without water. We'll have to do something
about that」
「How to do that......」
「Listen, Shima. It is said that those
who are lost at sea drink a “piss” to quench their thirst」
They must have overheard our
conversation. And some people began to shiver and tremble in various places. I
suppose that's natural. Even I don't like it.
「The only problem is, if I'm in a
situation where I absolutely have to drink, “whose piss will it be”?」
「Is that the problem?」
I knew I shouldn't say that, but I
did.
「Oh, Moribe. Hmm, I think I can drink
yours」
「Moribe-chan is likely to provide
water, right?」
「Huh!?」
I couldn't help but choke on my
voice.
However, the two girls quickly
shifted their target to another girl.
「How about…. Inui?」
「I think it's more likely no」
This time, I heard a gasping sound in
the distance.
Probably, it's Mako that has just
been mentioned.
Then, the first-year student who was
lying next to Shima-senpai, who has ringlet hair and looked like a young lady,
let out an exasperated voice. (*Note: ringlet hair -> drill hair)
「Senpai...... please stop this. We are
all frightened」
Her name is Yui Kayama.
She is said to be a young lady from a
good family, but she is weak under pressure and spends most of her time in the
bathroom during the competition, which has earned her the nickname “Miss Bowel”.
She is a gem of a girl who is sure to become the shame of the track and field
club.
「Don't worry, Kayama. You are the best
of the worst」
「I'll pass, too, Kayama......」
「Why is that!?」
「Why is that? ......Well, I just think
that a nice young lady like you might have a protein or sugar problem from overindulgence」
「Isn't that adult disease!?」
「But it seems you eat a lot of meat.
You look like an animal」
「You're so prejudiced!!」
I really don't even know how many
hours I've been confined.
I'm at my wits end...... I think. It
is hard, and I can't help it.
But why are these people so cheerful?
When I thought about it, I realized that all three of them were long distance
runners. It made sense to me.
◇ ◇ ◇
It was almost noon when I left the
house and went to school.
I was dressed in jeans and a
long-sleeved t-shirt because I didn't have any classes.
Thanks to Ryoko, I knew exactly what
was going on.
And with the help of Lili, I was able
to explain to them why I was near the girls' track and field club room.
So, there's nothing to be nervous
about, even though it's an interview.
I don't feel it... but
「Ehehe... Fu~min is super cool in
plain clothes too」
「Why are you following me ......?」
The young lady's version of
Fujiwara-san was walking next to me, clinging to my arm.
「I mean, an interview doesn't have to
take hours, does it?」
「Well, yeah, that's true」
「Then let's go on a date afterwards」
「I'll be straight home」
「Then I'm going to your house」
「Please go back to your home. I beg
you」
While we were having this exchange,
we arrived at the school. The usual guard was not there, but there was a
policeman in uniform at the entrance.
I told him that I had been called by
Detective Terashima, and after exchanging a few words with someone on the
radio, he opened the gate and said, “Please go to the principal's office”.
When I got to the shoebox, two other
policemen were waiting for me.
One of them asked Fujiwara-san, “Are
you his escort?” She replied smilingly, “I'm his wife ❤”,
and an indescribably delicate atmosphere arose.
The policeman let out a dry laugh, “Haha”.
I'm really sorry.
After regaining his composure, I was guided to the
principal's office, and the “escort” to the other room.
“Fu~min! Hurry up and come back!”
Said Fujiwara-san's after I dodge her throwing kisses and followed the
policeman to the principal's office.
On the way to the principal's office,
I saw Teruya-san walking toward me.
She was probably being questioned as
well.
However, we didn't exchange any
words.
Teruya-san glanced at me with a
curious look, “Why is this guy here?”.
Well, we had never exchanged a word
in the classroom either, and although, our seats were so close, but our
relationship was light-years away.
When I entered the principal's
office, I found a good-looking uncle with silver-rimmed glasses and Ryoko on
the sofa, and the principal, as usual, sitting at the desk in the back.
As soon as I sat down on the sofa,
the good-looking uncle opened his mouth.
「I'm sorry you had to come here today.
Did you have any plans this afternoon?」
「Yes, I had a date with my
girlfriend....... Well, she came with me as an escort, so we'll go for a walk
in the park afterwards」
Is it good? I feel it’s a little
vain.
「I see. Well, I don't want to keep her
waiting, so I'd like to move on to the questions quickly......」
「Yes」
「Well then, the day before yesterday
after school...... just after sixth period. Were you in the area of the women's
club activity building?」
「Y-Yes, I was there, but it was.......」
I made a startled face and pretended
to be confused.
「Some people said they saw you there.
It was just before and after the girls' track & field club went
missing......」
「I-I had nothing to do with that!」
「All right. Then what were you doing
there?」
「Ugh......」
I pretended to groan and glanced at
the principal. I saw Ryoko give a small nod. It seems that she understood my
intentions.
「Principal, may I ask you to leave your
seat for a moment?」
Ryoko said.
「Eh.... Yes, I understand」
The principal left the principal's
office with an air of reluctance. After watching the door close, I opened my
mouth.
「In fact, on the break, I had a......
bad day, and while I took the fifth period, I got more and more sick and tired
of it, so I skipped the sixth period. After that, I sat in the sun on the
stairs at the entrance to the old school building」
「Sunbathing......?」
「Yes. I was dozing in the ...... sun
and before I knew it, it was the end of sixth period and everyone was leaving
for school. And if the other people in my class found out I was skipping class,
it would be embarrassing......」
「And?」
「I thought I'd go home via the “hidden
passage”......」
「Hidden passage?」
「Oh, that's what we call it. The fence
behind the girls' club building comes off if you lift it up a little」
The eyebrows of the good-looking
uncle twitched.
Then, he looked at the uniformed
police officer behind him and gave some kind of signal. I heard the door open
and the sound of footsteps walking away. He probably went to check it out the
place.
The place was surrounded by a high
fence, several meters high, to keep the ball from flying out. On the other side
of the fence is a forest road.
The day before yesterday, I actually
got out of there after capturing a member of the track & field club.
If someone examines the area closely,
they might be able to find my footprints.
However, I did not remove the fences
at that time.
Because I used <Passing Through
Room> to get to the forest road.
The fence, which was could be lifted
up, actually what I asked Lili to do.
In addition, I asked her to throw
away one of the student handbooks of the track and field club members in the
forest, just in case they started to investigate the forest road in earnest.
「I see... You're skipping. I'm sure
it's hard to say in the presence of the principal. I understand what you're
saying, but I'm not impressed......」
「I'm sorry.......」
「So, did you see anything unusual
there?」
「Nothing that comes to mind......」
「......Okay」
With that, the good-looking uncle
glanced at his watch. It seems it's a very expensive watch from a famous
foreign manufacturer that I've heard of.
「Then..... earlier, you said that you
skipped school because you were sick of it, but you didn't leave right away.
You said that you were basking in the sun at the old school building, but why
didn't you leave right away?」
I knew this good-looking uncle was
much different from Detective Inomoto. He was able to get into the part of my
answer that was a hundred percent a lie. Maybe he is really good at it.
However, I felt that it was not a
good idea to lie on top of lies. Not all human behavior can be explained by
logic, anyway.
「Eh..... W-why not? I think it's
because I felt kinda want it...... Yeah, kinda」
The good-looking uncle was watching
me closely. I understand that. Next to him, Ryoko looked uncomfortable.
「Is that so? .......By the way, is
your girlfriend from this school?」
「Eh, ah...... yes, she's a girl in my
class」
「I see...... Actually, you know. I'm
going to get married soon, too. I'm getting married soon to this Ryoko
Terashima-san」
「W-wait a minute, Inspector! What do
you say all of a sudden?」
「Oh, is that so? Congratulations!」
「Yes, thank you」
What is it? What is this detective
trying to say? Is he trying to trick me? I couldn't help but be alarmed.
At the same time, I felt a little bad
thinking that this was Ryoko's fiancé. Because Ryoko is already mine.
「So, Kijima-kun. What kind of person
is your girlfriend?」
「Eh? Um... I'm sorry. Is that related
to the case?」
「No, it's just small talk」
「O-okay...... that's fine. At first, I
was tired of her following me around, but... I just couldn't ...... leave her
alone」
「So, she confessed to you?」
「Y-yes, she did」
Don't look so surprised! No,
actually, I was surprised too!
At that moment, there was a knock at
the door.
「Come in」
”Excuse me!” The uniformed police
officer who came in gave an ear-to-ear talk to the good-looking uncle.
The good-looking uncle's face
immediately changed.
「Kijima-kun! I heard that your
girlfriend collapsed due to hyperventilation」
「Eh!?」
「I heard that she's resting in the
infirmary after giving her first aid, so please get her there as soon as
possible」
「I understand!」
◇ ◇ ◇
In the place of Master who hurriedly
ran out of the principal's office, the uniformed policeman who went to check the
fence at the back of the school came back.
「There is indeed one part that can be
removed」
「I see...... Then, please allocate an
investigator to check it thoroughly. Oh, right. Please ask Detective Inomoto to
take charge」
「Yes, sir!」
When the uniformed officer left,
Inspector Nakamura turned his head toward me and smiled.
「It was an unexpected harvest, wasn't
it? If it is possible to go out of the school directly from the back of the
club building, it will be a very different story」
「Ehh, that's...... true」
「Hmm? What's the matter?」
「Umm...... Takehiko-san. Why did you
tell him ...... that we were getting married?」
「Was it sudden?」
「Ehh, pretty much...」
「Well...... at first I was just going
to bide my time until the fence was checked. However, it seemed to me that he
was looking at Ryoko in an unpleasant way. Well, just think of it as childish
jealousy」
「Geez...... Takehiko-san!」
I showed my embarrassment.
In fact, my gut is boiling because I
feel like I've exposed something embarrassing in front of my Master, but it's
for my Master's sake. I guess I have to be patient here.
But Inspector Nakamura narrowed his
eyes and said.
「I think it's best to keep an eye on
him for a while longer. As Inomoto said, he looked like a typical bullied
child, with a strange air of confidence peeking out from time to time. He seems
to be a type of person I've never met before」
That was, oddly enough, the same
impression I had given Inomoto-senpai when I first met my Master.
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