Finding that the matter was resolved satisfactorily, Saori said with emotion as she looked at the back of the man in glasses who was going away, bowing his head and playing with PFP.

"...Obviously a strange person, your glasses really need to be adjusted."

"Only this, I agree with what she said." The black cat also interjected at the right time to make up the knife.

"You guys..."

Seeing Gui Yanye blinking his big eyes and nodding in agreement, Ayase couldn't help but want to reprimand them for their faux pas.

"Well~ forget it, Ayase-san, don't be so angry."

"Although I am very grateful to you for defending my injustice—oh, unfortunately, this level of slander is like a breeze to me, and I can even say that I enjoy it."

Saying that, Saori also gestured with her hands to make a fanning movement.

"So please don't worry about it, it doesn't matter if Ayase-san can blame her as much as she wants."

"You... are you M..."

In the end, Ayase also joined the ranks of complaining about Saori.

"By the way, I'm just looking at our things..."

Tong Nai rested his fingers on his chin, as if thinking of something, his eyes turned to Gui Yanye, "Sister Gui, is there anything you want to visit?"

It seemed that he didn't expect the topic to suddenly change to himself. Under the gaze of several other people, Yan Ye, who was not used to being the focus of others' eyes, turned red suddenly.

After a while, he whispered: "I want to buy a set of Fu Jiang's booklet..."

"Uh……"

Seeing that everyone fell into a strange silence, Yan Ye added: "Let's forget it..."

"Compared to melulu's kind of super low-energy kid, and the clumsy works that only big friends who are cute enough will watch, Fu Jiang is at least a masterpiece..."

When he opened his mouth, he belittled Kirino's favorite Meluru series, and the black cat said that he didn't mind accompanying Yan Ye to buy the booklet.

"What are you talking about? If you watched the last battle of the first season, you would never say such insignificant words!"

Sure enough, Kirino immediately retorted when he heard the black cat mocking Meruru again:

"Oh—you're so pathetic! Didn't watch that! It would be very exciting with a hot-blooded episode! Don't underestimate children's animation!"

... What the hell is this!

Why did the two suddenly quarrel again.

My old lady really beeped POI...

Ignoring the two animation nerds who suddenly quarreled again, Ayase took the initiative to say to Gui Yanye: "Then Gui-senpai, let's go buy what you want..."

"Hey... Ayase, Katsura-senpai, wait for me!"

Kirino, who was arguing with the black cat, found that the three of Ayase had reached the exit of the store in the blink of an eye, and hurriedly chased after them.

Under the recommendation of Saori, a few people came to a comic shop that looked quite big. Because they didn’t know where Tomie’s horror comics were placed, they finally found the booklet after asking the sales staff. Location.

"What! Ayase, did you see the look in that clerk's eyes? Have you ever seen a middle school girl who buys horror comics? What a fuss!"

After several people came out to check out, Kirino complained to Ayase dissatisfied.

Although he was complaining, Kirino's eyes were full of uncontrollable excitement. Under the sun that was already sinking into the horizon, his hazel hair was also dyed golden.

Looking at Kirino whose eyes seemed to contain starlight, Ayase knew that this was just arrogance and comforted Kirino with a smile.

"Well! Little Tongtong don't care about this!"

Saying so, Saori pulled out the poster behind her like a lightsaber.

The poster shone brightly in the afterglow of the setting sun.

"Hmph, since you've already said that." Tong Nao, who hummed softly, shrugged and stopped talking.

Wearing round glasses and a headscarf, the plaid shirt hem was tucked into the trousers, Saori in the ugly outfit smiled and waved the poster in his hand handsomely, like swinging a lightsaber, and then inserted it back In the bag behind.

"I'm your father."

After playing a trick in Japanese English with a strong accent, Saori said to Ayase and Kirino sternly:

"Then, there will be a period later, and we will definitely meet again—Shinobu."

... You are addicted to playing this meme, hey!

After the five people standing at the intersection said goodbye to each other, the green light of the traffic light turned on, and Akihabara Station was dyed the color of dusk.

Saori turned around and left gracefully, her tall back held her head high and her chest full of confidence.

"Eh? Sister Gui, aren't you leaving?"

Tong Nao suddenly found that besides Ayase, Gui Yanye was still standing there and hesitated, so he couldn't help asking curiously.

"……Yan Ye."

After hesitating for a moment, Yan Ye whispered.

"Eh?" Tong Nao, who didn't seem to have reacted, didn't understand the meaning of the other party until Yan Ye repeated it again, and said hesitantly: "Yan Ye...senior sister?"

"Yeah!" Yan Ye, who received a satisfactory answer, had his big eyes bent into crescents, and his long eyelashes trembled with the movement.

After saying goodbye to Kirino and Ayase again, Yan Ye ran after Saori who was waiting in the distance.

After turning around and waving their hands, Yan Ye and Saori's backs, which were dyed golden by the setting sun, gradually shrunk until they turned into two small black spots...

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Thanks for the reward of a feather~ Thanks for the red hat°, the northern salty, the Royal Navy? The monthly ticket of the chaser~【Bow

Chapter 43 Koji Aragaki

After taking the train back to Chiba with Kirino, the two said goodbye at the station and agreed to see you at school on Monday, and then went home separately.

Because it was the weekend, there were not many pedestrians on the road. Affected by the previous serial murder case, almost all the shops on both sides of the street were closed early.

Walking alone on the deserted street, even Ayase couldn't help tightening her clothes, her right hand involuntarily held the satchel, and quickened her pace.

...this feeling of emptiness.

The old lady was suddenly a little scared.

Speaking of which, I haven't heard any news about serial killers recently.

It should be alright... right...

"Bah bah, isn't this old lady raising a flag for herself..."

Realizing that she had unknowingly set up a big flag, she spat lightly, and Ayase said to herself, "Bah bah, crow's mouth..."

Quickening her pace, Ayase hurried through the deserted street.

"Well, if you turn right ahead, there seems to be a small path that can save time..."

"However, when the flag is just set up at this time, it is absolutely fatal to go around! How can I be so stupid!"

Looking at the sun in the distance, which was almost sinking below the horizon, Ayase thought for a while, but still rejected the idea of ​​taking a shortcut.

When Ayase finally stood at the door of the house, the sky was almost completely dark, and the street lamps on both sides of the street were humming and buzzing due to years of disrepair, and they would suddenly flicker and crackle from time to time.

"I am back!"

Ayase, who knew there was someone in the house, said hello because she saw the light coming from the window when she was outside.

——Although it has been a long time since I came to Japan, and I have gradually become accustomed to the Japanese way in various daily life, but if it is sure that there is no one at home, Ayase will not care about whether there is no one at home like many Japanese do Everyone says hello.

Because in Ayase's opinion, that would be too stupid.

"You're back~"

"Oh, you're back."

Two different human voices came from the direction of the restaurant at the same time, and the voice with a clear and rising tone was very familiar to Ayase, who was Ayase's current mother Haruka Aragaki.

As for the other, a thick and steady male voice, this was the first time Ayase heard it.

...But, it's so late.

Men who are still at home.

Probably the... titular father I haven't seen until now, right...

After thinking about it for a while, she figured out who the male voice was before that, and while arranging her clothes, Ayase looked for things about Koji Aragaki in her memory.

Unlike Haruka Aragaki, who has a changeable personality, Koji Aragaki belongs to the other extreme - calm, stubborn, and desire to control. These words perfectly describe Koji Aragaki's character.

So after thinking that it might be Koji Aragaki who was at home, Ayase arranged her clothes at the entrance first, and after confirming that there was no problem with her appearance, she came to the restaurant.

Sure enough, at the dining table in the restaurant, Koji Aragaki was sitting on the seat with a straight back and a serious expression.

Speaking of which, although Ayase has been in this world for more than a week, this is the first time seeing each other face to face.

Because of the serial murder case before, Koji Aragaki seldom went home, even if he went home occasionally, it was during the day when Ayase went to school.

The only time she went home on the weekend was when Ayase went to Kirino's house to spend the night last weekend.

Therefore, not in the memory, but in the real face of Koji Aragaki, Ayase said in her heart that she was not nervous, it was a lie.

But fortunately, because there is already a long period of adaptation, now Ayase has been able to integrate into her role very well.

Pulling away the chair opposite Koji Aragaki, Ayase sat on it seemingly normally.

An upright man in his 40s, Aragaki Koji has a standard Chinese-character face, correct facial features, and there are not many signs of age except for the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.

The face that seems to be shaved by a knife gives people a feeling of calmness and prestige. He has been in the position of an important government official all the year round, allowing Aragaki Koji to cultivate a majestic aura.

"Where did you go today? Are you back so late?"

Didn't know that Ayase was watching him secretly, seeing that Ayase was sitting silently, Koji Aragaki took the initiative to ask.

"Ah, Kirino and I went out for a while."

"Did you go out with your friends? Did you meet any suspicious people on the way back so late?"

The two started a conversation in this strange question-and-answer format.

"No, what's the matter? Is it about serial killers?"

"The serial murder case is closed."

"Eh? When did it happen? Her dad didn't tell you when you came back?"

Putting a plate full of dishes on the dining table, Haruka Aragaki interrupted when he heard the conversation between the two.

"Well, I wanted to talk about it during the meal, but the case has been closed, Wuzhen over there..."

When the word Butei was mentioned, Ayase noticed that Koji Aragaki paused, frowning as if he was reluctant to mention this word.

"...The Butei did not tell the specific details of the process, but only reported the results of the Ministry of Defense case."

After finishing speaking, Koji Aragaki snorted coldly again, and continued: "Butei, hmph, sooner or later, this kind of organization that breaks away from government management..."

Seemingly realizing that work matters should not be discussed at home, Mitsuji Aragaki stopped the conversation in time, and changed the subject and said, "I heard from your mother that you are no longer a part-time model?"

"I heard that you are going to start writing light novels, right?" Seeing Ayase nodded affirmatively, Koji Aragaki continued:

"From the government's point of view, otaku are not criminal reserves like the media reports, but there are indeed many unemployed people in them."

"Although I don't object to your attempt to write something like this, you must pay attention to distinguishing between good influences and bad influences, and don't become that kind of otaku just because you come into contact with more otaku."

When talking about his daughter's education, Mitsuji Aragaki's already majestic face became more serious.

"If you yourself are under too many bad influences, all I can do is stop you."

"Okay! The food is cold! Hurry up and eat!"

During the time when Aragaki Koji was preaching to Ayase, the dinner had already been served on the table, and Aragaki Haruka, who had been waiting in the seat for a long time, interrupted Aragaki Koji's words.

Although he was interrupted, Koji Aragaki, who had a very good relationship with Haruka Aragaki, was not angry, but shrugged his shoulders in a way that didn't suit his temperament.

After the three of them finished their dinner in silence, Koji Aragaki suddenly stopped Ayase who was about to go upstairs to her bedroom.

"By the way, there is one more thing I want to tell you."

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