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Akanishi Kaede's expression became serious: "Kiriyu-san, what does it mean that you suddenly care about this?"

"Pure curiosity." Kazuma smiled, using all his acting skills to make himself look like an ordinary gossip.

Akanishi Kaede showed a look of disdain: "I see all the news reports, they all portray you as a contemporary hero, especially the weekly Fang Chun, the scene where you burned the yen was so domineering. Now it seems that you are nothing more than that."

"Miss Akanishi, this is wrong with you." Kazuma showed an aggrieved expression, "If you don't want to say it, just say it. Why are you attacking me? There was something wrong with you from the moment I asked you about Ozawa-kun."

Only then did Akashi realize that his performance was a little too much, and he quickly straightened his expression.

Kazuma was about to open his mouth to continue to press, but the other party spoke first: "My gaffe is because I have suffered a lot over the past year because of Ozawa-kun. I'm sorry."

Kazuma: "Is that all?"

Akanishi raised his eyes and glanced at Kazuma, but did not answer, and continued to advance the topic: "My relationship with Watanabe-kun began to sprout as early as my first year of high school, but at that time, Watanabe, Oda, and I People are tired of being together all day long, like a trinity. I was afraid that confessing to Watanabe would damage the relationship between the three of them, so I kept ignoring my heart."

Kazuma frowned.

This childhood sweetheart love triangle is a bit too classic, and even the reasons for suppressing one's inner feelings are so royal.

In his previous life, Kazuma played countless love games. As long as they were childhood sweethearts, regardless of whether they were in love with each other, they would definitely choose to suppress their true feelings because they were "afraid of damaging the existing relationship".

This is not only done in games, but also in animations and even live-action Japanese dramas. Kazuma once wondered if drama schools in Japan had written this directly into their textbooks, so it was so scripted.

While Kazuma was complaining in his heart, Akanishi continued: "When I graduated from high school, because we may not all be admitted to Meiji University, the premonition of separation became stronger and stronger. I once had the urge to confess..."

"I once had the urge to confess. By your statement, do you mean that I didn't confess in the end?" Kazuma took the initiative and interrupted the other party's narrative rhythm.

When making up lies, I am actually most afraid of messing up the rhythm. Once messed up, there may be flaws and even logical flaws.

This is one of the little tricks that Hema has accumulated as a senior sales representative. When the other party starts to make up lies and prevarication, he has to interrupt the opponent's rhythm.

As expected, Akanishi Kaede showed a breathless expression, stuttered for a full second before saying: "Yes, I still didn't have enough courage in the end. But at this time, Watanabe said when we were having a study meeting together I made an initiative and said that if we all pass the exam, we will each reveal a secret that is hidden from everyone."

Kazuma: "You should disclose your secret only after you pass the exam? Isn't it unreasonable? Only if you fail the exam should you tell your last thoughts and say goodbye properly."

In fact, Kazuma's words were simply said casually, and their logic cannot stand up to scrutiny at all.

Anyway, his goal is to interrupt the opponent's rhythm. If the opponent stops talking about the logic of his words, he would like it more.

Akanishi ignored Kazuma's words and continued following his own logic: "Oda and I both agreed, and then we pulled the hook like children. We were in the family restaurant at the time, and everyone was looking at us."

She said with a sheepish smile.

Kazuma had seen so many beautiful girls that he was immune, but he glanced at Takei next to him from the corner of his eye and found that President Takei had been fascinated by this smile.

Akanishi continued: "After we made the agreement, we went all out to prepare for the exam, and I almost forgot about what I wanted to confess. At that time, I still had an idea in my mind: If I don't pass the exam, I don't need to confess, and we can legitimately be friends for life. , that might be better."

Akashi stopped and began to sob: "Now it seems that it is better that way."

Kazuma raised his eyebrows, and then he noticed that Tamamo was dipping her index finger in tea and drawing a crocodile on the low table.

It seems that Tamamo has decided that there is something wrong with this woman.

Kazuma: "So, you were admitted to Meiji University, and then everyone told a secret that was hidden from everyone. Akanishi, what you said was your affection for Watanabe-kun, right?"

"Yes. Then Watanabe also disclosed his affection for me. He always thought that I liked Oda..." Akanishi's expression was a mixture of joy at that time and sadness now. Under normal circumstances, Kazuma should feel this expression It's very touching.

Kazuma: "So you and Watanabe are in love, but what about Oda? Doesn't Oda like you?"

"No, Xiaotian doesn't like me."

Kazuma refused to give in and continued to press: "Then what is Oda's open secret?"

"His open secret is that he's actually an otaku."

Kazuma frowned.

At this time, otaku culture was also a new thing in Japan. There were only a small number of otakus, and they were all very hardcore.

For example, Okada Koji - the person who lived in a different time and space with Ma Ma is called Okada Toshio - he is an otaku, who can complete the setting work of hard-core science fiction works such as Wang Li's Space Army alone, and then fool him The management invested heavily in this awesome but just not good-looking animation.

Of course, in this time and space, because Kazuma, a butterfly, flapped its wings fiercely, there was no Wangli space army, and Okada Koji and Anno Akito went to work on the world's first cyberpunk sword and halberd film.

All in all, in this era, those who can call themselves otakus are basically big guys who have done in-depth research in a certain field, which is different from the ones a few decades later.

So Kazuma directly asked this question: "Is Oda an otaku? What field is he an otaku in? SF (science fiction)? Mystery? Or is he just a doujin otaku? How many exhibitions has he been to? What works has he published?"

Akanishi was speechless for a moment: "This...I don't understand that. He just said he was an otaku, otaku. I don't even know how to write this word. I don't understand the rest at all."

Kazuma: "Is that so? Then I don't understand. Oda is an otaku and doesn't share his hobbies with you. You are a couple. He sticks with you two all day long, making light bulbs. What's the point? Woolen cloth?"

Akanishi: "We are childhood sweethearts!"

"So what? Don't look down on otakus, just die now!" Kazuma has been an otaku for 30 years since his mother's womb, and now he is letting out a deafening cry from his soul.

"Otakus, as long as you have something you like, you don't need a powerful social creature at all! Your hobbies are ten thousand times more important than wasting time being your light bulb!"

Akanishi was speechless and struggled for several seconds before saying, "You don't even know Oda, how can you make such an assertion..."

Tamamo: "Because I'm a history otaku."

Akanishi and Takei stared at Tamamo in disbelief.

Tamamo: "I'm not kidding. I know the history of Japan very well, starting from the establishment of Yamatai Kingdom by Himiko."

Kazuma nodded: "She talks about historical things as if she has experienced them herself, which is awesome."

Tamamo: "I am also a supernatural nerd, dedicated to using science to explain supernatural events. I am familiar with the cooking methods of various monsters..."

Kazuma touched Tamamo under the table to remind her of the slip.

If this continues, it will no longer be a confrontation with the suspect, but a talk.

Tamamo: "Sorry, there is a guy in our dojo who is keen to turn all conversations into manga. I am a bit influenced by her."

Takei: "That one must be from Kansai, right?"

No, Mikako has been from Tokyo since her father's generation, and her hometown seems to be in the Echigo area, which is not next to Kansai.

Akanishi: "Okay, I have to admit that I don't know much about otakus. I thought they were just like ordinary people. So I don't know the reason why Oda continues to hang out with us. In short, we continue to act together as three of us. Just like before. President Takei knows!"

President Takei nodded: "Yes, the three of them are together all day long. We joke that they are a trinity."

Kazuma: "The Trinity is three men, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Did Miss Akanishi turn out to be a man?"

"Of course not! This is just a theory." Akanishi rolled his eyes at Kazuma, "In short, this is what happened. This time last year, it had only been a few months since Watanabe and I had confirmed our relationship. We were still in love, and then we met This kind of thing..."

She began to sob softly again.

Kazuma glanced at Tamamo, who was drawing a turtle on the table this time - why a turtle?

never mind.

Now Kazuma is sure there is something wrong with Akanishi and she is covering it up.

What happened that day on the mountain last year was definitely not a simple accident.

As a future detective, Kazuma Kiryu has the obligation to make the truth known to the world.

Kazuma was thinking, and just then there was thunder outside, and the wind with moisture flowed into the window.

——Strange, it was a cloudless and sunny day just after sunset. Does the weather in the mountains really just change?

Kazuma thought as he turned to look out the window, when another bolt of lightning flashed across the sky.

When he turned around, someone knocked on the door.

"Come in!" Takei, as the current owner of the house, responded.

So the hotel lady opened the door to Ms. Ubashima and bowed to Takei: "Mr. Takei, I'm very sorry. We need to close the windows. A typhoon is coming."

Kazuma: "This is a deep mountain. Will the typhoon still affect this place?"

"Of course, every time a typhoon makes landfall on the coast near us, there will be strong winds in the mountains. Our hotel is still built halfway up the mountain, and it will be like Wuthering Heights." Ms. Umashima said.

Kazuma: "Wuthering Heights? Works by Emily Bronte? Have you read English literature, Heroine?"

"Please, first take a look at who lived here in the past. Don't talk about anything else. Akutagawa Ryunosuke. It was my mother who hosted him at that time. In order to chat with him, I read a lot of literary works. Well, I just read along."

Kazuma was shocked: "This...according to your statement, you are already over fifty?"

"It's 61. How about it? Can't you tell?"

Kazuma's mouth opened into an O shape.

He glanced at Tamamo, this glance was to confirm whether the female general was a human or a monster. Tamamo smiled and said nothing.

It seems to be human.

Is there really someone in their sixties who looks the same as someone in their thirties?

But when Kazuma thought about it, he thought of another person who was good at looking good: Hirohiko Araki, and he felt relieved immediately.

Teacher Hirohiko Araki is 60 years old in 2020. He looks like a young man in his early 20s. Readers of his comic "JOJO's Miraculous Smoke" joked that the teacher has worn a stone ghost mask and is no longer a human being.

As a native of the 1980s, Takei has not seen Araki Hirohiko's ageless appearance, so he sighed: "You are not a monster, are you? Because you are a monster, you will not age or anything... By the way, are you? Is it the legendary Tamamo-mae?"

Kazuma couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Tamamo picked up the tea made with a tea bag in the cup in front of her and drank it.

Ms. Ubashima pretended to be angry: "Ah, does Kiryu-sensei think my appearance is not up to Tamamo-mae's standards?"

That's for sure. Tamamo-mae is right in front of you. Wouldn't it be over if you compare yourself?

Kazuma was thinking about how to please Tamamo without offending Ms. Ubashima, when suddenly an idea came to him.

He glanced at Tamamo and then said: "Actually... I wouldn't be too surprised if Tamamo really shows up here at this time.

He turned his attention to Kaede Akanishi: "Akanishi-san, you said that the three of you were obsessed with various supernatural events and folklore when you were in high school. You joined the Fantasy Creatures Research Society because you wanted to use the research society's funds to conduct folklore surveys. ."

Akanishi: "Do you have to say this in front of our president?"

"Sorry, I didn't mean it." Although Kazuma said this, he still continued the topic, "The Jinguji Tamamo next to me was also the director of the supernatural department in high school. She is committed to using scientific methods to explain various supernatural phenomena. However, she also has to admit that there are many supernatural phenomena that cannot be explained by science now."

Tamamo: "That's only temporary. One day in the future, all supernatural phenomena will have scientific explanations. Especially breakthroughs in quantum physics are likely to solve a large number of supernatural phenomena whose principles are currently unknown."

Tamamo's grammar here seems a little problematic, but Kazuma knows that she means "solve supernatural phenomena", literally.

Kazuma: "But now most of quantum physics is still based on theory and experimental observation, so there are still a lot of supernatural phenomena that we cannot explain."

Akanishi looked at Kazuma confused.

Ms. Umashima directed the male workers in the store to close the windows with wooden bars while listening to the conversation with her ears.

He Ma: "The same goes for folk customs. Many folk customs cannot be thought of until now. They can only be generally explained as the ancestors were full of awe of natural phenomena and evolved various legends.

"For example, in this hot spring street, there is a legend about the descendant of the mountain god."

Akashi frowned visibly.

Kazuma: "Watanabe-kun, the day before the camera was lost, I saw the Son of the Mountain God in the mountains. Am I right?"

Kazuo and Ma had some sporadic chats with the Meiji University group before, but no one mentioned the subject of the Son of the Mountain God.

When Huashan talked about Ozawa, he didn't mention it at all.

Therefore, Kazuma boldly speculated that Watanabe only said that he saw Kentaro in their small group of three.

Akanishi's expression confirmed this.

She snorted: "It's nonsense, there is no such thing."

"Yeah." Kazuma checked his hands, "Maybe not. However, I'm afraid the descendant of the mountain god does exist. Just over a week ago, he was peeking in from the window of the hotel. I saw him and I chased him. He is ten miles away."

Akanishi: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Kazuma could clearly hear the fear in her voice.

She took the bait.

Watanabe told her that he saw a white figure and maybe took a photo of it.

Then they received testimony from Granny Noda.

Finally, after going to the god's side, Mr. Watanabe looked solemn, and even pulled Oda over to tell small stories - these things Akanishi told Kazuma should be true.

Therefore, at this moment, others may not believe what Kazuma says, but Akanishi must believe it.

Kazuma: "Speaking of which, Grandma Noda said that after Dvořák's New World sounds, you should go home quickly, because from that time to the next morning, it is the time of the monsters."

After finishing speaking, Kazuma took out his harmonica.

He looked directly at Akanishi and played Dvořák's "From the New World" on the harmonica.