Fang Zheng was a man of his word. Since he had promised Kushida Kikyo, he would not reveal her secret to their classmates.
So...
"Uwah... I never thought there'd be such awful humans, desu."
He told Suiseiseki about it.
"Right? Humans come in all kinds, but people like that are really quite rare."
Holding Suiseiseki in his arms, Fang Zheng walked down the nighttime streets, looking around as he went. Of course, he was not foolish enough to face an unidentified monster alone. However, Crimson went to bed at nine every night without fail, Hinaichigo had to stay by Crimson's side, and Laplace was responsible for watching the house.
So after looking everyone over, only Suiseiseki was willing to accompany him on a nighttime patrol.
Of course, it was clearly unusual for a young man to wander the streets late at night while holding a doll, but if anyone noticed, he could just say he was a puppeteer putting on puppet shows.
"Humans like that need to be properly corrected, desu. Don't you think that was too much?"
"I think it's fine. There are all sorts of people in this world; it's just that people like that are exceptionally rare."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng checked his watch.
"All right, we should head home. Looks like we got nothing again today."
"I want ice cream, desu!"
"You're not afraid of getting a stomachache—oh, right. You can't get a stomachache."
Hearing Suiseiseki's request, Fang Zheng shrugged. Then, with Suiseiseki in one arm and a case in the other hand, he headed toward a nearby convenience store.
However, just as Fang Zheng was about to reach the convenience store entrance, Suiseiseki suddenly spoke up.
"Hey, human, you're looking for someone suspicious, desu?"
"Yeah?"
"Isn't that suspicious enough, desu?"
As she spoke, Suiseiseki