Truth is everywhere within range

on Monday.

Qiao Qiao pushed his scooter into the campus.

The teacher on duty and the discipline committee member stood at the door, checking the students' appearance.

"Kawakami, your hair has grown one centimeter, right?"

"Anyuan, is your skirt a little short?"

"Suzuki, why do you smell like smoke?"

And so on.

Qiao Qiao was not stopped.

Despite being on the disciplinary committee, sophomore Natsume Shishi stared at him as if he were a dangerous person.

Qiao Qiao's expression remained unchanged as he met Natsume Shi's blazing gaze and walked through the school gate.

After parking the car and going to the shoe cabinet, Qiao Qiao looked at the hair arrangement he had arranged yesterday, which was still intact in the gap, and nodded with satisfaction.

I opened the shoe cabinet, changed my shoes, and came to the classroom.

The classroom in the morning is very lively.

It's Monday after all.

There must be a lot to communicate during the two days on the weekend.

"Hey, do you want to go to karaoke tonight?"

As soon as Qiao Qiao sat down, Sakamoto Kazuya patted him on the shoulder.

"This time there is a girl from Ochanomizu."

He also said it quite mysteriously.

"No, it's nearing the end of the semester and I need to review seriously."

Qiao Qiao rejected Sakamoto Kazuya's invitation to practice.

"Final term? Isn't it more than a month away?"

Kazuya Sakamoto looked at the date on his phone.

"Wouldn't it be nice to review a week or two in advance then?"

"There is a Chinese proverb."

Qiao Qiao glanced at Kazuya Sakamoto.

"Be prepared for danger when you are in peace. If you are thoughtful, you will be prepared. If you are prepared, you will be safe from danger."

I am not that kind of talented player.

If you can't review early, wouldn't it be terrible if you are delayed due to something on the way?

"All right."

Kazuya Sakamoto returned to his seat with a smile.

Qiao Qiao took out the books about monsters borrowed from the library and used them as a morning self-study before the first class.

at this time.

"I heard that there is a lucky street in Chiyoda Ward."

"what? What?"

"I heard this from my cousin. She said that as long as you cross that street after ten o'clock in the middle of the night and think about your wish, if you hear any sound, the wish will come true quickly."

"It's true, I don't believe it."

"Really, my cousin tried it once and passed the exam immediately."

The girl next to her was gossiping, and her voice reached Qiao Qiao's ears.

Um.

Lucky street?

Is this another new urban legend?

There seem to be a lot of weird incidents in Chiyoda Ward recently.

Qiao Qiao was thinking while studying.

A few girls were chatting among themselves, and finally seemed to decide to go take a look at it in the evening.

Wait, as a high school student, isn't it a little bad to not go home at ten o'clock at night?

Although Qiao Qiao was not qualified to say this, he had a job after all, so he had no choice but to do so.

"What if there really is a resentful spirit or something?"

"Ten o'clock seems a bit too late."

"By the way, let's call Shima-chan. She is the apprentice shrine maiden of Toshogu Shrine."

"Okay, okay, with her here, it will definitely be fine."

Um?

Do you want to invite Natsume-san?

Qiao Qiao thought for a moment about the way she stared at him that morning.

That should be no problem.

Ueno Toshogu Shrine is a large shrine after all. Although it may not be as good as Asano Miko, Natsume-san's strength should not be bad either.

The school bell rings.

Qiao Qiao stopped thinking.

late at night.

Ten o'clock.

Chiyoda Ward.

Away from an alley.

"Is this the alley?"

Natsume Shishi took a look at this road. In his spiritual vision, there was nothing special about this alley.

"Yes, yes, this is what my cousin was talking about."

Saito Renko from Class A, second grade, nodded like a fool.

"It looks a bit spooky."

Her classmate, Yu Kinoshita, is hiding behind Renko Saito.

"It doesn't matter. This road looks dark, but in fact there are quite a lot of people walking on it. The apartment my cousin rents is not far ahead. We can still visit her then."

Rinko Saito smiled.

Another classmate was unable to make the trip because of her strict tutoring, and now there are only three girls.

The nights at the end of May can already feel some of the summer heat.

This road looks ordinary, but after Saito Renko's explanation, it is not so scary.

"Then let's try walking."

Natsume Poetry did not let down its guard.

At the shrine, she had been taught.

Weirdness is sometimes hidden in the most mundane things.

Since today is a school day, she does not need to go to the shrine to practice.

Therefore, there are no cumbersome spirit-killing props such as Kagura bells on me.

There is only one royal coin.

Therefore, Natsume Shi took out the royal coin and held it in his hand in case of emergency.

Since last time, someone had placed landmines in Qiao Qiao's shoebox.

After going through the channels of the shrine, Natsume Shishi roughly knew what happened during that time.

There was a time when she didn't dare to go out.

This world is too dangerous.

I didn't expect such a powerful monster to be hidden among the crowd.

This was a blow to the trainee miko's soul.

Of course, later on, Natsume Shishi overcame her own psychological shadow and successfully walked out of the house.

Maybe it was after that incident.

Natsume's poetry has grown up.

At this moment, her spiritual vision was fully opened and she was looking at the entire street.

Although Saito said there are usually many people here, but now there is no one else.

They were the only three girls on the whole street.

"Well, it seems a bit scary."

Although the street lights were so bright, the noise of the city came from far away.

But Yu Kinoshita was still trembling.

Natsume's poetry was at the forefront.

Holding the royal coin in hand, there are no distracting thoughts in his mind.

Different from Kinoshita Yu who was shivering, and Natsume Shi who was waiting for the battle.

Renko Saito, who was walking at the back, was thinking about his own wish.

She hopes to get good grades in the final exam.

If I can get good scores, maybe my father will take me abroad during the summer vacation.

Thinking of these things, Saito Renko suddenly felt a cool breeze coming out of the back of his neck.

just like.

Someone is blowing on their own neck.

"Na."

Then she heard a call.

Saito Renko turned around.

"Cousin?"

Renko Saito looked at his cousin, Ayumu Saito, with some surprise.

Saito Ayumu is a college student.

She was holding a lunch box and beer bought in the supermarket, as if she had just finished shopping and was about to go home.

Natsume Shishi and Kinoshita Yu who were walking in front also heard a call at the same time.

"Na."

She looked back.

"Saito-san?"

Natsume Shishi saw a woman standing next to Saito Renko, and suddenly became a little alert.

"This is my cousin."

Riko Saito explained.

"W-What, it scared me to death."

Kinoshita Yu said tremblingly.

"My house is right in front, why don't you go up and have a seat?"

Saito Ayumu looked at the three high school students and smiled.

Tuesday.

Qiao Qiao still pushed his scooter into the campus.

The teacher on duty and the discipline committee member stood at the door, checking the students' appearance.

"Takada, did you secretly put on lipstick?"

"Hasegawa, put your hair aside and let me see if your ears are pierced?"

"Kudo, isn't this how you wear school uniforms?"

And so on.

It's no different than usual.

Qiao Qiao walked into the door.

suddenly.

He found.

The disciplinary committee member next to the teacher on duty.

Natsume Poems.

Smiling to myself.