Two Paths Converge
The air was filled with the fresh scent of orchid perfume. Fujino Asagami her. It was so warm. Although her stomach still hurt, she didn't want to leave this cozy bed. She wished she could just melt into it forever.
"Now that you're awake, don't lie still; time is running out."
The man's voice broke the soothing sound of the rain outside the window. Fujino quickly got up, opened her eyes, and looked at Bai Mo sitting beside her.
Where am I? Who are you?
Fujino's voice trembled slightly, like a frightened kitten. Fear drove her to bare her claws at everything unfamiliar around her, regardless of whether the visitors were well-intentioned or malicious.
"Is that what you care about most right now? The murderer?"
"No, I'm not a murderer."
Before she could finish speaking, Bai Mo tossed her the bag in his hand. Inside was an identification document—it belonged to the man she had killed. Memories surged forth like a hot spring, washing over her mind.
In her relentless search for Keita Minato, she tirelessly sought out anyone connected to him, anyone who knew him, but to no avail. Finally, Fujino Asagami...
The rain was pouring down, and the wound on my stomach was throbbing with pain. My body temperature was dropping rapidly, and finally, I collapsed from exhaustion. When I woke up, I saw the person in front of me.
Bai Mo and Fujino locked eyes. Meeting his gaze sent a chill down Fujino's spine.
"Another Mystic Eyes, huh? Didn't Touko say they were rare? How come they seem to be everywhere in this city?" Sensing Fujino's eyes, although they didn't seem as Shiki Ryougi Shiki's Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, she could still easily kill ordinary people with just a glance.
"The police officer will probably have a headache for a long time, after all, no one would expect that a high school girl could knead a man into an indescribable lump of flesh."
Faced with Bai Mo's questioning, Fujino buried her face in her hands, her voice trembling with tears, and said, "No! I didn't want to do that. I just wanted to find Keita Minato, but I don't know where he's hiding."
Thinking of that man, Fujino's heart pounded uncontrollably, while on the other side, Mikiya Kokutou searching for a person named Keita Minato.
Kanade accepted the commission to earn a living. Keita Minato junior of Mikiya, and finding people happens to be Mikiya's forte. During the time that Fujino was asleep, Mikiya had already quickly narrowed down the scope of the search.
From Keita Minato's classmates to the billiard hall he frequented, he even managed to find the person who Keita Minato the medicine. Thanks to his excellent communication skills, Mikiya even managed to get a discount from the medicine seller's acquaintance, getting a half-price discount of 2,000 per bag.
During this process, Mikiya also came to a basic understanding of Keita Minato's situation. The younger generation, under the influence of this society, had become a person who had lost touch with high-class tastes.
Judging from the fact that the young man Keita Minato comes into contact with a bunch of insects, it's clear that he's become proficient in all sorts of vices, including drinking, gambling, and whoring, and has become the scum of society.
It is impossible for a person to completely conceal all their movements. These clues led Mikiya to a room filled with sports equipment.
"What do you want with Keita Minato?" Bai Mo asked Fujino, a question that Mikiya had been asked repeatedly during this period.
"I... I killed someone." Fujino answered, head bowed, to Bai Mo, who had witnessed the crime.
"When I was little, I cut my hand, but I didn't feel anything. Although I loved my mom's comforting hugs, I really didn't feel any pain. Then, when I came here to study, I was attacked by that group of people..."
Fujino Asagami slowly recounted her past, Bai Mo listened quietly. He already knew these things. It was precisely because he had read her mind beforehand that he brought her here to let her rest. If she were a wanton murderer like Ryunosuke, Bai Mo would only give her the same pain as her victims before letting her die.
Bai Mo listened quietly. Although the Magnetic Field Power could read minds, it couldn't reveal changes in a person's character. Fujino Asagami's words were all true, which made Bai Mo abandon the idea of taking action. At least for now, she hadn't completely become a serial killer.
"Recently, they started abusing me..." Fujino Asagami whispered.
On Mikiya's side, Keita Minato trembling voice, "That woman is like a doll. She's very beautiful, but she has no feelings or feedback whatsoever. Recently, I suddenly had the idea to get some feedback from her, and then..."
"I was hit in the back with a metal baseball bat and also stabbed."
One of her companions hit her with a metal baseball bat.
Upon hearing Keita Minato's words, Mikiya Kokutou's face darkened. At that moment, he had an urge to leave immediately and let this scum fend for himself.
He opened Keita Minato's phone; there was a message from Fujino.
"I felt pain, my stomach hurt so much. Although it hurt a lot, after so long, I finally felt alive again. I didn't want to give up, but I killed those people, those who abused me. Mr. Keita Minato, who escaped, witnessed it all."
Fujino spoke, her tone grew increasingly agitated, and swirling afterimages began to flash in her eyes.
"I can't let anyone know I'm a murderer, so I have to kill Mr. Keita Minato." Fujino uttered the same words as in the message.
After the message finished playing, Keita Minato, as if grasping at a last straw, grabbed Mikiya Kokutou's trouser leg and pleaded, "Please save me, Mikiya- senpai! That's not human, it's a monster! If this continues, he'll definitely kill me, Kokutou- senpai!"
Hearing Keita Minato's pleas for mercy, Mikiya found it incredibly noisy, but having witnessed everything, he couldn't just leave. The only place that could protect him from being killed by Fujino was Garan no Garan no Dou.
It seemed that Mikiya could see Shiki and Touko mocking him.
On the other side, Bai Mo stood up. Fujino hadn't lied to him from beginning to end, so Bai Mo wasn't going to ignore her. No, it couldn't be said that she hadn't lied at all.
You weren't stabbed.
Bai Mo's words made Fujino tremble, her eyes filled with doubt.
"You have chronic appendicitis, and it will likely perforate and worsen into peritonitis in a few days. Given your physical condition, once it reaches that stage, it will kill you within half a day at most."
Bai Mo's voice had a convincing quality. Fujino felt that she was not facing a young man but a very experienced doctor. These were the kinds of words Bai Mo had learned while working at the hospital, which made patients trust doctors.
"I can help you with your treatment, but your situation is rather complicated. Therefore, I will take you to a place called the Garan no Dou, where there are experts in this field."
Bai Mo could sense the power contained within Fujino's bloodline, and with her Mystic Eyes, this was something that needed to be handled by a professional. Hopefully, Touko and Caren had already returned to the Garan no Dou.
And so, Bai Mo, with Fujino who wanted to kill Keita Minato, Mikiya, with Keita Minato was escaping Fujino's pursuit, headed together to Garan no Dou.