The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

It was as if I could hear those words echoing in my ears.

Unfortunately, her relationship with Emma has become a bit delicate lately, and Emma certainly won't react in the same way as before.

She would probably speak very carefully, and then sit down very cautiously next to me.

"what happened to you?"

Saying things like that.

Soon, clear footsteps came from behind.

But unlike Emma's expected gentle footsteps, the sound of her footsteps seemed a bit deeper.

Tsukishiro Yuki: "...?"

Suddenly turning her head, Yukishiro saw a blurry figure backlit by the light.

What catches the eye is a figure that is significantly taller than Emma, ​​followed by a familiar silhouette that can be easily discerned.

A name immediately came to mind.

Utsunomiya Hoshino.

Surprise, delight, anticipation, and the emotion of quickly suppressing all of these.

Yuki Tsukishiro quickly changed her expression to a smile.

Why did he end up on the rooftop?

"Tsukishiro Yuki..."

For the first time, Hoshino Utsunomiya called out her name.

Can we be friends?

Then, on this first time calling his name as if it were the first time they met, he asked this question.

Can we be friends?

Hoshino Utsunomiya sent a friend request.

"...?"

Yuki Tsukishiro tilted her head, blinked, and a question mark appeared above her head.

What does it mean?

You mean you've been playing bullying games with me for so long, watering my flowers with a bucket for so long, and playing bullying house in all sorts of different ways until now?

Do you want to reconcile with me and become my friend?

...As expected, I still can't understand it.

You said you wanted to be friends with me...

"Really?"

Yuki Tsukishiro couldn't be sure whether the man in front of her was speaking from the heart or simply came up with a new idea after much deliberation.

But she thought it might be quite interesting.

Although I don't understand it, it seems quite interesting.

only......

"Yes. We're both in the same boat, let's get along well."

...Why does what you're saying sound so familiar?

If she remembers correctly.

She should say the next thing.

"That's great, please guide me!"

Chapter 33 Two people, or three people?

Although they had roughly decided on the method for making friends, Hoshino Utsunomiya still felt it wasn't very safe.

Would it be too... abrupt to just ask if we could be friends like that?

I can't help but have such concerns.

To dispel this concern, he decided to consult the system.

After all, it's a dating strategy system. So far, apart from being a bit clumsy in the bullying aspect, its serious dating strategies sound quite sophisticated.

So, after avoiding Emma, ​​the lion in the classroom, they wandered around and found their way to the rooftop.

Hoshino Utsunomiya opened his mouth.

[That's it, Host. Call her by her name first, so she doesn't misunderstand and think you're talking to someone else. Make it clear that you're talking to her and want to be friends with her.]

She didn't directly accept the offer, but that clearly wasn't a rejection. When she asked a rhetorical question like "Really?", it meant she actually wanted to agree, but was afraid you were just saying it casually, so at this point...

All you need to do is nod! Nod, and then say, "We're both in the same boat, let's get along."

Put yourself in her shoes and tacitly agree on her behalf. As long as she doesn't object, you'll be friends!

[Start as friends, gradually build the relationship, deepen the bond little by little, and eventually become inseparable!]

Although Hoshino Utsunomiya couldn't understand at all what made him and Yuki Tsukishiro seem similar enough to be described as 'fellow sufferers in the same boat'.

But that's how the system taught him to speak.

Of course, he just copied it directly.

Otherwise, if he were to do it himself, aside from the initial question, "Can we be friends?", his response to Tsukishiro Yuki's reaction would likely be...

"Well, so, shall we be friends?"

Repeating a grade.

Make your stance clear and ask the question again.

They wouldn't say anything strange like "we're all in the same boat."

But it was clear that the system's strategy was correct. Although the air around Yuki Tsukishiro visibly stagnated for a moment, she quickly changed her mind and agreed.

Please advise.

An outstretched hand cannot pass through the dense barbed wire, but with a little effort, a small opening can be created for a handshake.

So, after many days.

Hoshino Utsunomiya once again grasped Yuki Tsukishiro's small hand.

Silky smooth and delicate, as soft as water.

Although the last time I was held by this hand was probably when I was trying to lock her in the bathroom, the first time I was able to feel this touch clearly was definitely the very first day.

For some reason, I have a feeling that things are back on track.

Very subtle.

How does the wind feel outside?

The hand he gently held was quickly released; Utsunomiya Hoshino wasn't so attached to the feeling as to hold onto those hands tightly for a long time.

"It's cool."

"Then I'll give it a try."

As he spoke, Hoshino Utsunomiya didn't even need to look for an opening in the barbed wire fence that would allow the girl to easily climb over. He grabbed the wire fence and climbed over it with a few quick movements.

Sitting behind Yuki Tsukishiro, and deliberately choosing a side further away from where her shoes and socks were placed, Hoshino Utsunomiya let her legs dangle without taking off her shoes.

The feeling of relaxation from sitting in the corner, high up, naturally washed over me.

Beside him is the witch, and beside him is Tsukishiro Yuki.

If I were pushed down here by her... would that count as being killed by her?

I couldn't help but ask myself this question.

The immediate cause of death would be falling off a cliff, but the underlying cause of death would be the hand that pushed me down. But if I did it on purpose, deliberately maintaining the fall at a point where I was about to fall, just to let her touch that hand before I fell, and the underlying cause of death would actually be myself, then how do you determine that?

Extending from this, it's like having a machete or dagger pierced into the lower abdomen by a sharp weapon.

Subjectively speaking, it could be said that the witch murdered me, but objectively speaking, why can't it be said that I suffered from acute iron poisoning?

Such speculation is meaningless; these thoughts are all just wild fantasies.

Because I was sitting next to the witch, and because I could clearly sense that the person next to me was Tsukishiro Yuki.

That's why such thoughts and ideas came to mind.

Compared to all this nonsense, what he should really care about and ponder is this.

It's a relational issue.

Although Yuki Tsukishiro readily agreed to his friend request, it didn't mean he could so easily transition their relationship from bullying and being bullied to friendship.

A gradual process, a pivotal event.

A tacit understanding arises naturally, reasonably, and effortlessly.

Utsunomiya Hoshino doesn't play the "ghostly" card, but isn't this the correct way to develop the "ghostly" card?

Moreover, the bully himself should need a process of clearing his name, of remorse, of awakening, and of reforming himself.

Otherwise, the conflict and incongruity would be too strong.

The story should unfold like this.

The key is......

I promised myself I'd be Yuki's dedicated bully, but now I'm turning around and not bullying her anymore.

Are those guys going to make a comeback again?

"..."

Hoshino Utsunomiya sat beside her, gazing into the distance with a thoughtful expression, while Yuki Tsukishiro, sitting next to her, wouldn't waste any time looking at the human scenery she was already tired of seeing.

What's so interesting about a mere sunset?

If you're going to watch something, watch something even better!