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Extra Chapter 314.7 Strange Thoughts
"——Were you responsible for the deaths of Oro Aoi and Orihara-san?" Yumiko Tamaki summoned up the courage to ask directly.
Ijuin Ayano covered her face that had just been slapped. She was dazed for a moment, and then suddenly woke up with a startle.

"You, how dare you say that! How could I...how could I harm Lord Gray!!" She screamed again.

Sure enough, he refuted fiercely!Tamaki Yumiko cheered up and continued to pursue: "But, you just used the power of the witch to force me to fall from the building. Doesn't that kind of ability fit the way those two people died?"

In fact, Tamaki knows that ability itself is not evidence.

"Can do it" does not mean "will do it".Even if Ijuin Ayano's ability can drive people to jump off buildings, it does not prove that those who jump off buildings must be driven by her.To put it mildly, why do you need to activate your ability to make a person fall down?In many cases, a push is enough.

However, the problem is that in addition to ability, if the "timing" and "location" also match, the level of suspicion will greatly increase.

——The murderer pretended to be a detective's companion, and together they returned to the murder scene to investigate as if nothing had happened.And at the moment when the detective finally discovers the truth, the killer betrays, reveals his true identity, and kills the detective in the same way he killed his victim.

Ijuin Ayano’s behavior is so consistent with this plot! !
The famous detective Tamaki Yumiko, who was born in novels, observed Ijuin Ayano's expression, her heart was beating, and she felt that she might be only one step away from the truth——

But then, Ijuin Ayano did not retort more fiercely as Tamaki Yumiko expected.The expression on her face was dull for a moment, and then turned blank.

"What are you talking about, letting you fall from the building? When have I ever done that? I have nothing..."

Even a gentle person like Tamaki Yumiko became a little annoyed at this time: "Do you want to say that you didn't do anything? You obviously even took out the Flower of False Spirits, didn't you?"

Yukinoshita Saya's cold sword intent, which was invisible but could be felt by anyone, also silently extended from her back and pointed at Ijuin Ayano.

Ijuin Ayano was also startled, and her expression immediately changed.

She waved her arms vigorously and said in a panic: "Wait, wait, wait!! Wait, no, I did use the power of the witch just now, but it was just to make you look embarrassed!"

"Make a fool of yourself?"

"Big, probably... take off your skirt, bare your lower body, pee in public, lick the floor, break your own fingers, slap your partner, etc...?" Ayano Ijuin looked away, shrinking. said.

"..." Tamaki Yumiko couldn't understand.

Seeing the indescribable expression on Tamaki Yumiko's face, Ijuin hurriedly said: "——The Lock of Heaven. My witch power is called 'The Lock of Heaven'. Its effect is to open the lock deep in the human heart..."

"You, you understand, right? Sometimes people just have so many weird thoughts!!"

"My Heavenly Lock is really just about making people unable to control a very powerful thought and do it without hesitation." She finished speaking in a panic, "It doesn't really control you! !”

Tamaki Yumiko frowned.

The first thing her intuition told her was that Ayano was not lying.

Using rationality to analyze slowly, the same conclusion was reached.What Ijuin Ayano said was very consistent with her personal experience just now, and even made her feel vaguely enlightened—it turned out to be like this, that ability.

There are countless thoughts churning in human consciousness all the time.

As for Yumiko Tamaki, just before Ayano arrived at Ijuin, the strongest impression in her heart was "flying".

Because she was triggered by the scene of Oro Aoi falling from the building, that thought was indeed strong enough at that moment, stronger than any other thought, so it came to Tamaki Yumiko's surface consciousness.

But under normal circumstances, this idea only surfaced and was "realized" by Yumiko Tamaki.It will definitely still be firmly contained by the surface self, and after a while it will dive back into the depths of consciousness, gradually fading and weakening as it dives.

——But this time, precisely, that thought hadn't completely dissipated before the "sky lock" was opened.

So, her reasoning was wrong, what happened just now... was just an accident?
"Believe me, believe me!" Ijuin Ayano was still trying to defend herself, "I, I really just released some weird thoughts -"

And Tamaki Yumiko took a deep breath.

--"Snapped".

Then, she slapped Ayano Ijuin a second time without hesitation.Then he said loudly to her: "Don't use the witch's ability on others casually, especially if you don't think clearly about the consequences of your own ability, don't use it!"

What made Yumiko Tamaki angry was actually not the fact that she almost fell to death.She became really angry when she thought - if the situation this time was not her but an ordinary person here, and if there was no one like Saya to help, then...

In life, there are actually crises hidden everywhere.

Even if it is a small pair of scissors, when people use it carelessly, they will have a flash of "what will happen if they poke it into their eyes".

Even if you are walking on the street and passing someone behind, you will have a flash of "what would happen if you pushed this unsuspecting person in the back and pushed him under the wheel".

Regardless of whether they are kind or not, people just have all kinds of weird thoughts that only represent "possibilities" but are actually terrible in terms of consequences.As long as you are a human being, you cannot be free from any distracting thoughts.

...No, actually the witch is the same in this regard.

Therefore, Ijuin Ayano's witch power is actually very dangerous and terrifying.If Saya hadn't happened to restrain her this time - Yumiko Tamaki thought, and continued to scold her sternly: "Have you never thought that many of those 'weird thoughts' are very dangerous?"

"Maybe it's a danger to yourself, maybe it's a danger to others."

"They were locked up because of danger, but you let them out? For example-"

Ijuin Ayano covered her slapped face again and looked at Yumiko Tamaki with a dazed expression, as if saying "I never thought about it".

At this point, she seemed to finally understand what had just happened, and even asked stupidly: "Tamachi, what do you mean - you just had the strange idea of ​​falling from the building? ... and was unlocked by the Lock of Heaven?"

Yumiko Tamaki took a deep breath and suppressed her irritation: "This kind of thing can't be controlled by humans, right? Have you never had a similar situation yourself? When you stand at a high place."

"That is to say, because of me -" Ijuin Ayano opened her mouth and suddenly showed a strange expression.

It was like... suddenly recalling something terrible.

Then, she bit her lip suddenly, lowered her gaze, and her body trembled slightly.

Detective Yumiko Tamaki stares at Ijuin Ayano's abnormal behavior.Frowning, doubts arose again.

In fact, after just figuring out the principle of the Sky Lock, Tamaki Yumiko no longer doubted Ijuin Ayano.

Mainly because, "It's not such a coincidence."

Although Ijuin Ayano's witch power is powerful, its biggest shortcoming is that it is "non-directional", which means that Ijuin Ayano herself cannot control the final effect of the witch power.

Tamaki Yumiko was affected by the Sky Lock, and the result she showed was "falling from the building", but in fact this was a "coincidence" under many conditions.

If the same is true for Zhelukui and Zheyuan Hui, it means that the same "coincidence" will happen three times in a row.

This is impossible.

But at this time, Ijuin Ayano's reaction... Or maybe he thought wrong, is there another way?
"Ayano, what's wrong with you?" She asked suddenly.

Ijuin Ayano made a startled voice, instinctively raised her head to look at Tamaki Yumiko, and then quickly averted her gaze: "No, it's okay, it's just... just thought of some unpleasant things—"

Tamaki Yumiko was about to ask again, but at this moment, Saya's voice came from behind.

"Tamachi, are you done asking?" she said, "Or, we can get up and ask again."

Only then did Yumiko Tamaki remember that because she had been conducting key questions, she had forgotten that the three of them were still in the same posture as before - the three of them were separated, one sitting in the arms of the other, "intimately" hold together.

"Ah, but -" But Tamaki Yumiko was a little hesitant about whether to let Ijuin Ayano go.

If Ijuin Ayano is really the murderer, then there is no doubt that the current situation where Saya's "knife" is still against Ayano is the most advantageous. If we separate, the other party may run away... But Tamaki Yumiko actually still hopes to believe it. Ayano-chan's.

So she simply asked: "Saya, do you think you can trust Ayano?"

Tamaki Yumiko hated her own indecisiveness.

But on the contrary, Yukinoshita Saya is a person who will never be ambiguous. No matter what question she faces, she will always give a refreshing answer like "a clean break".

So Yumiko Tamaki thought to herself that since she couldn't make a judgment, she would just listen to Saya...because she believed in Saya.

"It's not Ijuin." Yukinoshita Saya was quite sure.

"……why?"

"Because Ijuin is a witch. Even the two of us can't kill Oruru Aoi." Yukinoshita Saya seemed to be answering the question inappropriately.

But Yumiko Tamaki suddenly realized that she had been ignoring a key point.

No matter how dangerous or terrifying Ijuin Ayano's ability is, it may not be effective even if it is folded in half.

Just like Yukinoshita Saya and Tamaki Yumiko, even if they wanted to kill Oruru Aoi, they couldn't.

Although she is only a human, the "Guide" has some secret method that will not be revealed to the witch, and she is immune to at least the ability of the witch she "raised".

Otherwise, how can the guide have the confidence to appear in front of the witch, "guide" the witch, "raise" the witch, and yet ensure that he will not be harmed by the witch?
Thinking about it this way, what happened just now was indeed just a misunderstanding.She can still continue to trust Xiao Ayano.

Tamaki Yumiko thought about it and relaxed herself.

(End of this chapter)