Great Swordsman Ke Xue

At about six o'clock in the afternoon, Shimizu Koji left alone. Of course, Haibara Ai was left with Miyano Akemi tonight.

As for getting home, it took more than half an hour longer than usual because it was rush hour. It was already seven o'clock in the evening and the night was gradually falling.

After Koji Shimizu parked his car, he did not go home directly, but walked to the mailbox.

He only remembered it on the way because he had spent the night at the castle and he hadn't picked up today's newspaper yet.

As soon as he opened the mailbox, Koji Shimizu took out the newspaper and at the same time took out two letters that he was not supposed to see until tomorrow morning.

But this affects nothing.

In the living room of the villa, Koji Shimizu sat on the green single sofa.

He only turned on a small lamp on the table, but the atmosphere was not dark, just very calming.

Of course, if you are a timid person, you may have to turn on all the lights.

Because among the two letters that Koji Shimizu read with a frown, the signature of the first letter was "Witch."

The witch's letter was on top of the letter with the fire seal. According to the sequence, the witch's letter should be the last to be put into Shimizu Koji's mailbox.

And the content above——

Sincerely:

[I'm sorry that I can't meet you in person. Your temperament makes me afraid to act rashly. 】

[But your destiny, or the balance of this world, has reached the midpoint. Although I don’t know what you are going to do, please remember: Good and evil in the world coexist. This is a balance of permanent balance. You Your good deeds will bring greater evil consequences, and your evil deeds will also breed opposing good deeds. The world will be chaotic because of this, and the final future will become more unpredictable. 】

[A strong person who does not belong to this world, please do not break it hastily. 】

[P.S.: For the sake of my sincere advice, please show mercy to the Phantom Thief. 】

The content of this simple three-paragraph letter contains almost no nonsense. It contains a lot of information and reveals a lot from the seemingly irrelevant first sentence.

A timid witch?

But maybe she has a clearer understanding of Shimizu Koji's character or his past in this world.

Because if there is any extraordinary person of unknown origin, there is a high probability that Koji Shimizu will kill him first.

As for the balance between good and evil mentioned in the middle

These words reminded Koji Shimizu of a person, a drunken boy who was almost swept into the garbage dump of his memory.

But compared to that boy, the words in this letter were too clear, and it was even as if I was worried that he wouldn't understand.

And the third paragraph

Shimizu Koji thought about it for a long time and had to admit that he might have underestimated the extraordinary abilities of this world. This was almost his biggest secret.

But what he didn't know was that the third paragraph, the simplest one, was the most expensive one for the witch who delivered the letter to him. She even spent all her money to come up with an ambiguous divination.

And what came to this letter was actually just her guess and temptation.

As for the postscript, Shimizu Koji took a look at it and remembered it in his heart, so he didn't think about it any more, because he had no clue at all and it was unpredictable.

He doesn't doubt that the other party is spying on him or eavesdropping on him. Not to mention the fact that the organization has come to this house. He often searches carefully to see if there are bugs or the like. Just judging from the content of the third paragraph of the letter. , it’s not necessary, the other party’s ability to predict something is still very powerful.

However, it is easy to see something from this sentence with the most obvious purpose.

That is, the other party is very concerned about it, or in other words, this witch whom he has never met may have some kind of connection with the Phantom Thief.

And that kind of connection——Kouji Shimizu's eyes returned to the second paragraph of the letter. He probably guessed the purpose of the witch's letter.

A balance between good and evil?

Koji Shimizu put the letter from Miss Witch aside and opened the second letter.

The red fire paint ink pad was as gorgeous and dazzling as blood, and before Koji Shimizu opened it, he had a vague intuition that it was very possible that this letter was the reason why the witch who had been quietly paying attention to him suddenly delivered it. .

That Phantom Thief——it's still a little far away in terms of time, and it's just a hasty postscript.

The ink pad was uncovered, like a mirror that could never be rounded again, and its corners became fragmented.

This seems to be an omen. Once it is opened, there is no possibility of treating it as if it never happened.

Just like when Belmode sent the check to Hiroshi Shimizu, once he took it, there was no possibility of returning it or treating it as not received.

Because the portion is enough.

The signature was Chrissy Wynyard, and Koji Shimizu immediately saw the familiar signature in the lower right corner.

This signature has no other meaning. In the eyes of Koji Shimizu, it now only represents five million US dollars. No matter what this letter says, it is difficult for him to pretend that he has not seen it.

So, let him see if this wealthy female star is who he thought she was, or if she has some more mysterious purpose.

【A secret makes a woman woman】

Who is the witch?

If he wasn't very sure that he had read it correctly, Koji Shimizu might have wondered whether he had held the letter backwards.

Compared to the previous letter, which could even be said to be cautious, purposeful, and with a strong desire to survive, this letter made Koji Shimizu frown at the beginning.

[Dear Koji-kun, do you still remember the prepaid drink fee~? 】

[I would like to invite you to have a glass of absinthe together at the same place. Next Wednesday, at nine o'clock in the evening, I have prepared some gifts. I look forward to your visit. 】

The whole article is in English. If Shimizu Koji is not good enough, he may have to look up the information for a long time before he can translate it.

After reading it, Shimizu Koji did not get any additional information, just like the special reminder at the beginning, which focused on a mystery.

After frowning and thinking for a while, Koji Shimizu put the two letters together and threw them on the table.

Even the place where they met was a riddle that wasn't a riddle. It was an old place. The only time they met was at the North Star Club.

Leaning into the soft backrest of the sofa, Koji Shimizu raised his face slightly, closed his eyes, and thought quietly.

Combining these two letters, he could get a lot of information but not much.

And if it was as he suspected, the second letter, Chris Wynyard's mysterious invitation, might have some purpose that could affect his fate.

And was the witch advising him, or was she afraid?

balanced

Are you worried that he, a person who does not belong to either good or evil in this world, will upset the original balance?

The night outside the window is thick, and a new moon is rising.

The bright and cold moonlight shines equally on the whole world, shining through the gap between the curtains into the living room, like a veil blowing over the face, covering half of Koji Shimizu's cheeks.

And the darkness in the living room seemed even deeper and more terrifying because of this. In the dead silence, the moonlight and shadows were divided into two parts with the straight bridge of Koji Shimizu's nose as the boundary.