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Chapter 149 White Rose’s Love (Day2-Rainy Day-1430 PM)

"Okay, okay..." Ayanokouji looked difficult, "Let me tell you what I thought at that time..."

"No, please wait a moment, it doesn't start from putting it in your mouth." Hui Yuanchu interrupted her, "-Please go forward. First of all, I want to know what you thought when you ordered the light bulb candy. You always wanted to Does it stick in your mouth?”

What Ayanokouji put in her mouth was not a real light bulb, but a special light bulb candy.

So she wasn't actually hurt, she just spent a few hours letting the sugar melt a bit before taking it out safely.The reason why she went to the hospital was just because she was panicked.

But what Huiyuan noticed at first was that the act of stuffing a lightbulb into his mouth that he shouldn't have could be classified as impulsive curiosity.But lightbulb candy...it was originally born to satisfy people's stupid thoughts.

Therefore, after going through a series of events including searching online, placing an order, and receiving the goods, Ayanokōji's last behavior of stuffing the light bulb candy into his mouth cannot be explained by "impulse".

"No, how is it possible?" Ayanokouji was stunned and waved, "It's obvious that countless people have verified that it can't be taken out, so why would anyone keep trying? I won't commit such stupidity."

"Then what did you buy it for?" Hui Yuanchu asked curiously.

Ayanokouji Kiyone's expression felt guilty.

Her eyes drifted for a moment, and she finally glanced at Ijuin: "...I planned to trick Ayano into eating it."

Ijuin was stunned for a moment, then slammed the table and said angrily: "Kiyone!"

If he wanted to watch her show off her posture, she would rush towards Ayanokouji with all her teeth and claws, so Hui Yuanchu stretched out his hand to hold down her head.

The girl suddenly became quiet.

Hui Yuanchu turned around and asked, "What happened next?"

"Later..." Ayanokouji's expression was blank for a moment, and finally he shook his head, "I only remember that in the last scene, I was still looking at the light bulb candy, and the next moment, it was already in my mouth, as if being It’s like a certain djinn suddenly performed a magic trick.”

"..."

Ayanokouji Kiyone held her cheek and thought carefully for a moment, then said: "But, it must have been me who did it, right?"

"Because although I don't remember how I put it in, I do remember the first feeling I had when I realized the light bulb was in my mouth..."

"It's not uncomfortable, but it's actually a pretty pleasant feeling."

"Although it's hard to describe, it feels like I'm relieved, like I've finally accomplished something I've always wanted to do."

Hui Yuanchu's expression was a little strange, and he asked softly: "...Relief?"

Ayanokouji Kiyone heard these two words and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, that's what it feels like."

"Oops..." She finally touched the back of her head in embarrassment, "This is probably called ghostly obsession."

Hui Yuan was thoughtful.

The file in hand records one thing - among all these strange records, the time when Ayanokouji Kiyone did something stupid was closest to the time when Imai Rieko fell from the building.

Looking up at Ayanokouji Kiyone, Haiyuan asked cautiously: "Did you hear any strange sounds or see any strange phenomena before eating the light bulb?"

Ayanokouji Kiyone thought for a moment and said, "Ah, there is one thing -"

"When I was unwrapping the light bulb candy, I seemed to hear Rieko-sama's night watch bell."

Imai Rieko...

Night watch.

……ring?
Seeing Ayanokouji Kiyone suddenly look away to avoid looking at each other, Haiyuan came back to his senses and realized that at that moment, his expression might be a little weird and scary.

After coughing twice, Haihara regained his composure and asked in a normal tone: "What is night patrol? What does it have to do with Imai Rieko?"

Fujihira Chihiro said: "Let me explain to Lord Gray. In the Holy Knot, White Rose has an important responsibility. Well, although, it is actually just a symbolic tradition."

"The white rose is responsible for 'protecting' all the flowers in the garden."

"So, she needs to choose one day every week to patrol the campus at midnight and conduct a 'vigil'."

"As a White Rose, Rieko-sama naturally needs to fulfill this kind of responsibility."

Hui Yuan nodded, and then asked: "——So, where is the ringtone?"

Listening to his slightly weird voice, Hui Yuanchu thought that his expression must be scary again.

However, I have no intention of controlling it.Because countless thoughts are surging and colliding under the surface of the surface of consciousness.

"Every White Rose will receive an ancient rattle from the previous generation that has been passed down since the founding of the school. During the inspection, the White Rose will ring the bell all the way, symbolizing where the bell goes. to drive away evil."

"Is that the night of the night watch?"

Ayanokouji Kiyone took over and said: "No. That's why I felt strange. But then I thought, maybe it's because Rieko-sama is leaving for a trip the next day... She is a serious and conscientious person, and maybe she plans to make up for her responsibilities as much as possible. Bar."

Hui Yuanchu didn't ask any more questions and fell silent.Ayanokouji Kiyone's "thinking" was just based on the lie spread by Huang Qiangwei about Imai Rieko and Asano Eimi going on a trip together.

Hui Yuanchu knew, however, that it had nothing to do with whether she had fulfilled her duties, and it was impossible for White Rose Imai Tate Keiko to ring the bell and pass by the dormitory area at that time.

...Because at the same moment, she was jumping from the abandoned bell tower of the old campus a few kilometers away.

She didn't have the rattle with her either.

So that sound was not the bell of the White Rose Night Watch at all.

Like it sounded last night…

Hui Yuanchu asked again: "Did you...hear the ringtone last night?"

"No." Ayanokouji Kiyone replied quickly, and then asked with some confusion, "Rieko-sama and Eimi haven't come back yet?"

"Maybe they have come back secretly? Maybe they want to give everyone a surprise or something." Hui Yuanchu said nonchalantly, then took a sip of black tea and closed his eyes with a smile.

He seemed to be sipping black tea, but he began to drive the cicadas to think about the information they had just obtained.

The group of cicadas began to move swiftly. Some began to carry various thoughts, while others vibrated themselves and accelerated the flow of thoughts around them.

So, all of a sudden, in addition to various thoughts in Hui Yuanchu's mind, there was also the chirping of cicadas that gradually sounded.

Of course, it was Ayanokouji Kiyone herself who put the light bulb in her mouth.

Although she said that she knew how stupid this behavior was... but because she knew that she "couldn't" and "shouldn't" do it, she could not help but "want" to do it.

People are like that.

At every moment, there are countless thoughts in the mind...or countless "selves" fighting with each other.

But in the end, only the one who is "most suitable for the current situation" can become the winner and be presented to the front desk of consciousness.

And the other selves who think in the "inappropriate" way of thinking will be locked in the lowest level of the subconscious.

Only in this way can human beings be able to inherit and reproduce to this day without causing negative consequences.

Human thoughts are like countless locks.

Only one can be turned on at a time.

But under the sea of ​​consciousness, the remaining countless locks are struggling and making noise at the same time...

And if you release the locked thoughts, you will naturally feel "liberated".

The situation is very similar to that of Imai Rieko.

——So, why is the lock released?

It's "ringtone".

"Ringtone" drives the locks of Imai Rieko, Ijuin Ayano...and Oriuru Aoi.

But where did the ringtone come from?

The devil comes ringing the bell.

Just like... Asano Eimi, with only half of his face intact, was walking on campus holding a rattle.

In the darkness at midnight, a figure struggled to drag half of its body, and every time it moved, a bell sounded.

"jingle--"

"Dingling—jingling..."

——The cicadas were finally so noisy that even Hui Yuanchu couldn't bear it anymore.

After closing the cicada group and dispersing all kinds of thoughts, Hui Yuan opened his eyes and exhaled, seemingly absent-mindedly saying: "Speaking of which, Bai Qiangwei is me now... Should I also discuss with Lord Rongzi? Wouldn’t it be better if we also fulfill the tradition of night watch?”

"Huh?" - "Okay." - "I'll accompany my sister!"

The other three girls showed different expressions.

Chihiro Fujihira, who knew the most, frowned and then thought deeply.

Ayanokouji Kiyone agreed.

Ijuin Ayano's reaction was unprecedentedly quick, with a look of excitement that couldn't be concealed.

(End of this chapter)