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“Mr. Inoue, is this the person who will be my partner for this concert?”

　　　　???”

Hearing what the other party said, Duanmu Ai looked directly at the agent next to him, who also waved his hand hurriedly.

"No, Xiao Lishi, this is Miss Duanmu Ai... the demon summoner we invited to protect you."

 “She is a demon summoner?”

Hearing what his agent said, Kujigawa Rise was somewhat surprised, and looked at Duanmu Ai in front of him with wide eyes in surprise.

"Ah, I'm so sorry. I thought you were... I'm so sorry."

 What do you think I am?

Although Duanmu Ai really wanted to ask this question, it didn't matter, and Mr. Inoue coughed lightly.

“Externally we will claim that Duanmujun is your personal assistant, and she will accompany you until the end of this concert, no problem.”

"of course not."

Kujigawa Rise shook his head vigorously, and then saluted Duanmu Ai again.

“I’ll leave everything to you, Miss Duanmu.”

"No problem, but if you can, I'd like you to tell me the details."

"this……"

Hearing Duanmu Ai's inquiry, Kujigawa Rise glanced at Mr. Inoue with some embarrassment, and the latter stood up in a sensible manner.

“Then, let’s chat slowly while I go to check on the preparations for the concert.”

As he spoke, Inoue stood up and walked out of the room. It was only then that Kujigawa Rise breathed a sigh of relief.

“Are you really a demon summoner? Can you let me see your demon?”

"no problem."

Duanmu Ai took out her phone and turned it around. The next moment, the blond girl appeared in front of her. When she saw the little blond girl in front of her, Kujigawa Rise's eyes widened in surprise.

 “Wow, what a cute little girl...”

 “You’d better not get too close to her.”

 Duanmu Ai turned around the phone and put Alice away again. Seeing Alice disappear, Kujigawa Rise was somewhat disappointed.

 “Huh? But...”

“Can electronic demons consider their thoughts according to human common sense? Well, tell me what happened to you.”

"OK."

Kuchikawa Rise hesitated, nodded, and then told Duanmu Ai about his experience.

　According to Kujigawa Rise, she encountered these troubles after the release of her first album. At that time, her first album became an instant hit and became completely popular. Then Kujigawa Rise began to encounter some strange problems inexplicably.

For example, sometimes the shoelaces suddenly break, or the microphone malfunctions during recording. Of course, these are all minor problems at work, and she just feels that she is unlucky.

 But later, the situation became more and more serious.

In addition to these minor troubles that could be overcome at work, Kujigawa Rise also encountered some unexplainable strange things at home.

For example, when she was practicing singing and dancing at home, there would always be a knock on the door. At first, Kujigawa Rise thought it was her practice that had disturbed the neighbors, but when she walked to the door, she found that there was no one outside at all.

Moreover, the knock on the door always sounds from time to time, every time when Li Shi is busy.

For example, while eating, there is a sudden knock on the door.

 While sleeping, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Angrily, he came to the door and saw through the door control that no one was outside. When he turned around and was about to go back to the room, there was another knock on the door.

Anyone would have a mental breakdown if this kind of thing happened, and Kujigawa Rise was no exception. Because her parents were not around, she also cried to her agent. And the agent did hire a few female bodyguards to guard her outside.

 Originally, Rishi thought that it would be fine, but in the end - she actually heard the knock on the door again!

And when Rise went out angrily and wanted to ask the bodyguard why they didn't do their duty, the other party said that they didn't hear any sound at all!

 In other words, that knock on the door can only be heard by Rishi!

 This also made Rishi feel uneasy about her body. She went to see a doctor, who said that it might be auditory hallucinations caused by excessive stress, and prescribed some medicine to soothe her mind.

 In fact, for a while, Rishi also wondered whether he was hallucinating because he was under too much pressure. But she soon discovered that the problem was not that simple.

Although Rishi couldn't sleep well at night because of the strange harassment every day, she still tried to cheer up and participate in idol activities every day. However, various strange accidents will happen from time to time. For example, sometimes during rehearsals, I hear sounds like wailing and screaming coming from the speakers in addition to the music.

 When I stopped, I asked and found that no one else had noticed the problem.

Or maybe the sound coming out of the microphone is different from what you expected, like a man roaring. Even when performing on stage, the microphone in my hand suddenly ran out of power. Although I tried to trick it out at the time, when I returned backstage, I found that the microphone in my hand was fine and there was no problem at all.

Of course, these words can also be considered as delusions caused by too much pressure. However, during the rehearsal, the stage light suddenly fell down and almost hit Rise Kujigawa on the head and broke her blood. Fortunately, she was because of Due to lack of sleep, I almost lost consciousness during the rehearsal and walked in the wrong direction, barely escaping.

On subsequent inspection, I discovered that the bracket of the stage light seemed to have been cut off by something.

This can’t be my own illusion.

Of course, if Kujigawa Rieyo can still support the past with his professionalism when it comes to work problems, then the problems in life are different.

 In addition to knocking on the door, various problems gradually arose in Kujigawa Rise's life.

For example, the taste of food is very strange. Although others eat the same bento with relish, it tastes the same when I eat it, or it is just unpalatable.

Also, when I take a shower, the reflection in the mirror is the shadow of a woman I don’t know at all. When I go to the toilet, I always feel like there are hands reaching out from the toilet to touch me...

Wow...this is really a nightmare.

Listening to Kucigawa Rise's cries, Duanmu Ai couldn't help but feel speechless. To be honest, just hearing it felt terrifying, but Kucigawa Rise was able to persist for so long... This willpower is indeed admirable.

But then again, is this the work of an electronic demon?

Although Duanmu Ai can't say it's impossible, as far as she knows, electronic demons generally have a three-minute heat, and rarely insist on doing anything unless their master gives an order.

According to Kujigawa Rise, this nightmare experience has been going on for almost three months, and ordinary electronic demons simply don’t have this patience.

But...it can't really be haunted, right?

After all, where did the ghost come from in this world hahahahaha...

 …There should be no ghosts, right?

 After all, I have not seen this future for 60 years.

But considering this is the future of that world - there is a séance in the Clock Tower.

 It can’t be that the spiritual energy has revived, right?

Of course, just discussing here will lead to no results. The best way is to follow Kujigawa Rise for a day and see the situation.

To be honest, Duanmu Ai has no interest in artists, but I have to say that in her opinion, this is really hard work.

After Mr. Inoue returned, Kujigawa Rise entered working mode.

First, I go to the recording studio to record new songs, then I go to the dance studio to practice dancing, then I have lunch, sleep for half an hour, get up and go to some fan meeting in the afternoon, then there is a variety show on the street, and then there is the evening show Recording…

"To be honest, looking at you all day long, I suspect that you are hallucinating due to excessive fatigue."

 Sitting in the car going home, Duanmu Ai couldn't help but sigh to Kujigawa Rise.

"Really... For me, today is a rare day of relaxation... because I didn't encounter any trouble..."

　　Sitting in the car, Kujigawa Rise was in a daze, shaking her head and spoke. Indeed, as Kujigawa Rise said, Duanmu Ai did not encounter any of the troubles she mentioned before. So much so that she really doubted that what Kujigawa Rise said was true, but she had hallucinations or delusions of being persecuted...

However, just when Duanmu Ai thought of this, suddenly, there was a violent "bang" sound, and then the car carrying the two people suddenly flew out of the road like a wild horse and hit the telephone pole next to it. past!

 “Boom!”

The next moment, the car hit the telephone pole hard, knocking the heavy telephone pole down directly. Then I saw the reinforced concrete telephone pole falling straight down, hitting the roof of the car like a hammer!

 “Hey? What’s wrong? What happened?”

At this moment, Kujigawa Rise opened her eyes drowsily from her sleep. By the way, for ordinary people, this would definitely be dead, but at the critical moment, Duanmu Ai summoned Alice to give them and the driver It took a physical rebound to escape the disaster.

 “Anyway, let’s get out of the car first.”

Duanmu Ai grabbed the dazed Rise Kujigawa and left the car. The driver on the other side also climbed out with a pale face.

 “Why, how could this happen?”

 “What happened?”

 “It seems that the car had a flat tire...”

 “It’s a flat tire.”

Duanmu Ai frowned and glanced around. Perhaps it was because the telephone pole was broken and there was a power outage. The intersections around him were dark, there were no street lights on the streets, and there were no lights even in the nearby buildings. The whole world seemed pitch black. Yes, only the three of them are left.

 This is an accident? Or a coincidence? Or is it……

Duanmu Ai silently took out the summoner, looked around, and then looked at Kujigawa Rise who was still rubbing her eyes, as if she didn't get enough sleep.

 It seems a bit strange.