Tokyo: Let the wicked women pay the price!

In the consultation room,

The air was still frozen.

Even though spring had passed, Fujino's hand holding the cup was still trembling slightly.

He caught a shadow.

A shadow brought out by Shinya Kasuga.

Nayako Himemiya, who lives in Minato Ward and studies law at the University of Tokyo, recently visited Sai Nakamura in Shimokitazawa.

This surname was certainly giving him too much to think about.

More importantly, Nyaruko's behavior is almost identical to that of Himegami Ayame.

It appears in both the port area and Shimokitazawa. While we cannot explain its "simultaneous appearance," it at least creates an intersection.

Perhaps this yandere girl is Himegami Ayame, whom he has been searching for all along!

This idea sprouted in Fujino's mind like a weed, growing wildly in the wind after it emerged.

Some things will feel much smoother once you find the right starting point.

A yandere girl, after being severely traumatized by another girl using psychological techniques when she was young, begins to study psychology on her own in order to seek revenge.

That makes perfect sense.

He successfully gained admission to the University of Tokyo and used his legal connections to investigate Nakamura's residence.

That makes perfect sense.

During her practice, she identified her own patients and began to manipulate them mentally, gradually becoming more proficient...

That's quite reasonable.

Everything fits together.

Why does Himegami Ayame possess such perfect legal logic and flawless methods for escaping punishment?

Because she studies law at Japan's top university every day!

Why is she able to accurately grasp the psychological defenses of every marginalized person?

Because she had been battling that mental monster, Nakamura Sai, in the gutter of Chiba Prefecture for a whole year!

Fujino took a deep breath.

All of this remains speculation; there is no evidence to suggest that Nyaruko is Himegami Ayame.

But just like his previous decisiveness, Fujino knew he wasn't a policeman.

No chain of evidence is needed, and no one is convicted.

If this hypothesis is valid and has some value, he can submit it to Inspector Yamagami so that he can decide whether to launch an investigation.

Having figured everything out, he made a phone call.

"Yoshi yoshi, is that Ukyo-kun?"

"Yes, a patient of mine just provided some information that might be helpful in understanding Himegami Ayame's identity. Do you want to take a look?"

"Hmm, Nyaruko Himemiya, who lives in the port area, is a law student at the University of Tokyo. She's someone I can keep an eye on..."

Long after hanging up the phone, he was still somewhat immersed in the moment when spring had just unveiled its beauty.

Shocked.

The first time I heard of another woman with the surname "Himemiya," she happened to be a lawyer at the University of Tokyo.

How can they be so similar?

Hopefully, there will be new discoveries in the Yamagami Ukyo area.

This way, it would be convenient for me to report back to Mr. Hatoyama, and it would also be a way to give an explanation to all these patients.

And he?

Fujino took off his long coat and hung it on the wall.

He was getting ready to go home to buy groceries; he still had to serve dinner to Miss Saki and Miss Yui tonight.

Fujino slowly closed the door and softly called out into the hallway, "I'm home, Saki-chan."

Click—

The consultation room fell silent and dark.

Just like the high school classroom in a mountain valley in Chiba Prefecture two years ago, it was dark and dim.

......

Metropolitan Police Department, conference room.

A large crowd surged forth.

Yamagami Ukyo had just hung up the phone not long ago and was now looking at the report his subordinate had brought him.

Fujino's sudden news was so shocking that he was still reeling from it.

What do you mean he's already found a Himegami Nyaruko for me to pay attention to?

However, the report prominently listed the words "Minato Ward" and "Himemiya Family".

It was he who made Kaoru Hanayama temporarily put aside his surveillance of the port area.

"Come from the beggar mountain."

He casually gave instructions to his underlings outside the door, but in his heart he was thinking about how to handle the matter.

From the very beginning, Kaoru Hanayama had her sights set on the Himemiya family, who lived in the Minato Ward.

That makes perfect sense; as a veteran officer, she shouldn't miss such crucial information.

The right person would have been this guy from the port area from the very beginning.

I may have misunderstood her.

But... wait, wasn't it Fujino who mentioned paying attention to Kitazawa last time...?

It's a bit like my left and right brains are fighting each other.

Just as he was hesitating, the conference room door was pushed open.

A series of crisp footsteps in leather shoes broke the noise in the room.

Kaoru Hanayama stood ramrod straight in front of Ukyo on the mountain.

Her face bore the marks of hardship; anyone who had just rushed back to the Metropolitan Police Department from Shimokitazawa and had barely settled in before being summoned to their superiors would not have given her a pleasant look.

"Hanayama..." Inspector Yamagami Ukyo's voice was slightly hurried and dry, "This time, I may have misjudged."

"???"

"Fujino-san just said that the Himemiya family member you're keeping an eye on in the port area is highly suspicious. I was being presumptuous."

Kaoru Hanayama narrowed her eyes slightly and craned her neck forward a bit.

What does that mean?

Others may not know, but she knows it perfectly well.

The one who used the alias Himegami Ayame and instigated Yukinoshita to commit arson is none other than the demon from Shimokitazawa.

Nakamura Sai.

The so-called Himegami family in the port area was just a smokescreen she used to divert attention by using a pseudonym.

What exactly is Inspector Yamagami saying?

Kaoru Hanayama suddenly felt a little lost.

No one should know that he was covering for Nakamura Sai, so why did Fujino suddenly turn his guns on him?

At first, when he was forced by the mountain to go to Shimokitazawa, he was uneasy, thinking that Fujino had seen through everything.

Now it seems...

"Of course, Fujino-san also said that Nakamura Sai hasn't been cleared of suspicion, so we still need to keep a close eye on her."

Kaoru Hanayama pursed her lips.

This is not good news.

Fujino's senses were still as sharp as ever, which made her feel somewhat constrained.

Although her act of being both a player and a referee was somewhat shameless, it also made her behavior less conspicuous.

She could only pour all the dirty water onto the young lady of the Himegami family in order to clear Nakamura Sai's name.

But this means there are risks.

Unresolved cases and cases under in-depth investigation are completely different.

She had only suspected it before, so she could keep investigating, but Kaoru Hanayama knew she wouldn't find anything.

However, if the investigation is too drastic and focuses on Nyaruko Himegami, and the investigation reveals that she is innocent, it would put Nakamura in a dangerous situation.

Kaoru Hanayama quickly reviewed her actions to see if she had given herself away.

No.

All actions were in accordance with the charter.

It can only be said that she was slow to react, not that she had ulterior motives.

That's a good thing.

Although she was entrusted with protecting Nakamura Sai, she might not necessarily want to get herself involved as well.

However, a hint of confusion was visible in Kaoru Hanayama's eyes.

After hearing Fujino's reasoning, even though she knew that Nakamura Sai was the one who instigated Yukinoshita Yui, she began to suspect Himemiya Nyaruko.

That makes perfect sense.

I'm currently in Minato Ward and have been to Shimokitazawa.

The action plan and the forum IP address that instigated Ms. Kitano were exactly the same...

A look of confusion appeared on Hanayama Kaoru's face.

Could she also be Himegami Ayame?