The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

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Bullying is a very profound subject.

Hoshino Utsunomiya couldn't help but sigh.

Why is it so hard for him to just want to be a bad guy?

How about we actually try stealing indoor shoes?

Hoshino Utsunomiya began to seriously ponder this problem and soon chose to put it into practice.

......

Indoor shoes are relatively clean shoes worn only indoors.

Japanese schools have special shoe lockers where students change their shoes when going to and from school.

In other words, the shoe cabinet is a fixed checkpoint that everyone must pass through.

Therefore, many activities, such as sending love letters or confessing one's feelings, take place here.

Of course, the same applies to bullying.

They would fill the shoe cabinet with a mixture of insects, rotten leaves, withered branches, and rotten mud, stuffing the soles of shoes with it, and then hide to watch the bullied person's reaction.

Should I force myself to put on the shoes despite feeling nauseous? Or should I give up and go barefoot into the school? Or perhaps I should turn back and bring back new indoor shoes?

Regardless of the reaction, the expression on the face when the cabinet is opened is exactly what the bully wants to see.

As for not changing shoes before entering the school...

If you had that kind of courage, you wouldn't be bullied.

Stealing shoes and leaving the shoe cabinet empty is also a form of bullying.

So today, Hoshino Utsunomiya arrived at school early and stood in front of the shoe locker.

"Moon dai... Moon dai... Moon dai..."

Skipping over the cabinets with the Nikaido surname and ignoring the cabinets with the Sakuraba surname, Utsunomiya Hoshino scanned the first-year students' shoe cabinets one by one.

They successfully located Yuki's closet.

The shoe cabinet will not be locked, since it will be used interchangeably as students progress through the grades. If keys were assigned, it would be troublesome to change keys when it's time to replace them, and it would increase management costs, whether the key is lost or a duplicate is made.

Anyway, it only contained indoor shoes, nothing valuable enough to need to be locked.

That's right, they're just indoor shoes.

After silently repeating this to himself, Hoshino Utsunomiya gently took out the pair of shoes from the cabinet.

These are a pair of simple white cloth shoes.

The toe is flat and smooth with a rounded curve, seemingly allowing a young girl's five toes to rest comfortably. The upper is made of fabric with neat stitches, and its elegant appearance is full of homey interior feel.

But in the end, it's just a pair of cloth shoes.

If you don't consider the image of its owner wearing it, then it's just a very ordinary pair of cloth shoes.

If we don't consider that...

...Can we not consider it?

Hoshino Utsunomiya came specifically to steal these shoes, and he did it to mess with the owner's mindset.

As he hooked his index and middle fingers inside the shoe to lift it up, he already thought of that evil witch.

Even though it's clear there's no warmth inside the shoes and no athlete's foot.

But as my fingers hooked in, I couldn't help but have the illusion that my fingers were being enveloped in a breath of energy.

...Will the smell be strong?

In a daze, such a strange thought popped into my head.

"Pooh!"

Regardless of how strong the smell is, I definitely won't smell it!

More and more students were arriving, and it was almost time for everyone to go to school. Soon, Yuki Tsukishiro would be here.

We need to hurry and hide these shoes.

Where is it hidden?

The words on your body are too conspicuous and will be easily found if you are nearby, so if you want to hide, you should go further away, preferably to a place where she will never go.

Two choices appeared in Hoshino Utsunomiya's mind.

Your own shoe cabinet, or the men's restroom.

No one should care about the former; no one will take it out or open it. As for the latter, it's simply a place that Tsukishiro Yuki wouldn't go in the conventional sense.

After spending half a second rejecting the next option, Hoshino Utsunomiya decisively opened her cabinet.

"Click".

After a slight click, the cabinet door closed, and Hoshino Utsunomiya breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there was nothing wrong.

It's still manageable to fit my outdoor shoes inside and close properly without squeezing the cabinet door up or making it look awkward.

very perfect.

Now we just have to wait and see Yuki's reaction.

just.

She's here.

Silent footsteps, a short stature, and striking long silver hair.

Miss Witch opened the cabinet door, and just as she was about to reach out to take out the leather shoes, she found nothing.

Her small hand froze in mid-air; she was clearly taken aback.

But within moments, she began to move.

He closed the door again, turned around without hesitation, and glanced around.

Yuki Tsukishiro caught Utsunomiya Hoshino as he quickly retreated to hide, and strode towards him.

She stood in front of Hoshino Utsunomiya.

Hoshino Utsunomiya waited expectantly for her to lash out at him.

Tsukishiro Yuki bent down, reached out to her feet, and gently and smoothly took off her outdoor leather shoes one by one.

She grabbed Hoshino Utsunomiya's hand and solemnly placed the shoes in his palm.

"Here, this pair is for you too."

she says.

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The little black leather shoes, still warm to the touch, were gently placed in Utsunomiya Hoshino's hand.

Perhaps it was just her imagination, but Hoshino Utsunomiya felt as if she could see the clouds of smoke rising from the top of her shoes.

These are a pair of small, black leather shoes.

The toe is rounded and slightly upturned, with a perfect curve that seems to hold five plump toes just right. The shoe body has a slightly curved leather surface, and the bright black leather reflects an oily luster.

Most importantly, even though she shouldn't have touched the inside of the shoe, the moment it was placed in her hand, Hoshino Utsunomiya felt as if she could feel the residual warmth.

That was the body heat that had just been clinging to Yuki's feet.

The thought that had been discarded along with the pair of cloth shoes I had tossed into my shoe cabinet resurfaced.

This time it wasn't the imagined temperature and smell that didn't exist, but rather real, tangible leather shoes that had just been taken off Yuki's feet.

—It will definitely smell terrible.

"...What does that mean?" Pulling himself away from observing and feeling the leather shoes, Hoshino Utsunomiya lowered his head. "What does that mean?"

His gaze swept across Yukishiro's face, then followed her body and stopped at her feet.

The calves encased in white socks, the toes below the calves, and the curves of the toes that could be vaguely seen through the white socks.

Noticing his gaze, Yukishiro seemed to remember something and bent down again.

I took off my socks too.

'place'

It was placed in the hand of Hoshino Utsunomiya, who was already holding the leather shoes.

"I'm sorry, I forgot to give you this too," she said.

This time, the warmth isn't just transmitted through the sole of the leather shoe.

It actually landed on my hand, touching my palm, just after I took it off.

White stockings.

Will it be soaked with sweat? Will it be tainted with scent? Yes—

It's very dirty, smelly, and disgusting!

"Thank you, but I don't need it." With a somewhat forced smile, Utsunomiya Hoshino didn't run away this time: "You should put it on yourself."

"You took away my indoor shoes?" Yuki tilted her head.

When she asked him that question, Hoshino Utsunomiya finally remembered his purpose.

I'm here to stir up hatred.

There is no need to maintain this basic respect.

That.

"Then I'll just throw it away." Clutching the shoes and socks tightly in her hands, Hoshino Utsunomiya turned her head away with a cold expression, turned around without hesitation, hung the items in her hands over the trash can, and then turned back around.

Seeing Yuki Tsukishiro's still calm smile, Hoshino Utsunomiya let go of her hand.

"Clap."

The weight of the garbage bag caused the shoes and socks to sink to the bottom of the trash can.