The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

He could ask this question openly, even when facing Yuki Tsukishiro herself.

Why did he die?

speak.

What's there to hesitate about? What's there to worry about?

The worst-case scenario is that she did it on purpose; she wanted this outcome, she wanted to get closer to her partner, cultivate feelings, and have expectations for the future, and then, at this worst moment, she would hang herself and shatter everything.

To piece together beautiful things and present them before your eyes, and then to smash them to pieces.

If I had to put it in perspective, it does resemble something a witch would do.

...If that's really the case, then the only conclusion we can draw is that Tsukishiro Yuki never developed any feelings for him from beginning to end.

Are you scared?

What's there to be afraid of?

Hoshino Utsunomiya had already said that.

He fell in love with Yuki Tsukishiro unilaterally at first sight.

It has nothing to do with whether she likes me or not, and it has nothing to do with her attitude towards me.

Even if she really is that awful.

It simply means that the feelings invested are not reciprocated.

Is this something so rare?

Ultimately, one-sided feelings are inherently unrequited. Rather, expecting the other person to reciprocate one's feelings is a form of arrogance, an assumption that if one likes another, the other person will automatically like one back.

only......

If he could, he really hoped that Yukishiro liked him.

So he asked this question.

Why choose to commit suicide by hanging?

Suicide is one reason, and hanging oneself is another.

Falling, lying on the tracks, cutting wrists, jumping into a river, hanging...

To explain the necessary reasons for choosing to hang oneself.

Utsunomiya Hoshino could only think of one.

For easy viewing.

An unlocked door, a pre-sent message, and a corpse that was immediately visible.

I hadn't thought about it in detail before.

But looking back now...

...It's too deliberate.

The most deliberate thing was definitely that text message.

The phrase that was withdrawn was "My cat at home can do backflips."

What he didn't retract was his declaration of reconciliation with Emma.

In the former case, Yuki Tsukishiro's house does not have a cat.

...If it hadn't been withdrawn, he might have used his reasoning skills to interpret the text message as a plea for help. Perhaps Tsukishiro Yuki was in danger, and her hanging was actually a staged scene by the perpetrator.

Although he didn't know what kind of murderer could kill the witch.

However, the text message was withdrawn and replaced with a more reasonable one, which also involved Emma's declaration of reconciliation.

Xue said she wanted to make up with Emma, ​​but she didn't know how to say it, so she asked him to go to her house first and let Emma come later.

This statement would be correct if Tsukishiro Yuki hadn't hanged herself.

But she ended up hanging herself.

It seemed like she had just made up some excuse to lure him over to watch her hang herself.

However, the purpose of having Emma come at different times...

He still doesn't understand.

Wouldn't it be more impactful to witness it together?

Or do you just want to see my reaction?

Why make Emma arrive later?

These are actually questions that should have been considered long ago.

The details of Yuki Tsukishiro's suicide do not stand up to much scrutiny.

The reason it's been delayed until now is firstly because the interval is quite long. People are dead and can't be brought back to life. When I first woke up, I didn't have much feeling about that memory and didn't think about it in detail.

Secondly, there were many things to do. The unfamiliar environment, the witches everywhere, the guards, the warden, and the new environment and all kinds of information poured in at once, making it impossible for him to think about these issues.

Over time, you'll start to overlook it.

You can say you've forgotten about it.

But now, Hoshino Utsunomiya feels that he really needs to seriously consider this issue.

why?

Can the witch provide a reasonable answer?

Tsukishiro Yuki: "......"

why.

Because I think you might actually not like me.

If the answer could be given in just one sentence, it would probably be very easy.

Tsukishiro Yuki understood, but Utsunomiya Hoshino couldn't understand, or rather, couldn't comprehend, such an answer.

She didn't want to hear that 'nonsensical' comment again.

Therefore, everything must be explained clearly.

To explain everything clearly...

We have to start from here.

"I did say that I gave 'Witch Slayer' to Emma, ​​didn't I?"

It may seem like nothing is related, but deep down, Yuki Tsukishiro knows that this might be the most fundamental and direct reason.

"Actually, what I said just now wasn't complete." A one-sided answer is not detailed enough.

What Emma truly thought at that time.

"I want to see Emma fall into depravity, I want to see Emma's pure heart become tainted."

"But Emma never became the executioner I wanted; she didn't even realize she possessed magic."

Will she remain pure forever?

Yukishiro gently grasped her own hand.

Because she was about to begin expressing her malice.

Although......

It wasn't directed at Hoshino, and it wasn't entirely directed at Hoshino.

"Actually, I haven't spent much time with Emma, ​​and we haven't been friends for very long."

"But then I start to worry, what if she doesn't become a witch? What if she doesn't take action?"

"I would think to myself, if Emma were to die peacefully of old age without doing anything, should I give up on destroying humanity because Emma is really good, or should I destroy humanity because the last good child has died?"

"On the other hand, I was thinking that if Emma hadn't become a witch, she might never have realized that she actually possessed the 'Witch Slayer' power. In that case, it wouldn't be a question of choosing to destroy humanity or giving up the destruction of humanity."

"At the very least, I need to find a way to make Emma a witch and realize that she has witch-slayer magic."

Once you've stated your thoughts and reasons, it's time to confront the malice directly.

"I want to be her friend while I continue to be bullied and harassed."

"I need to suppress her emotions and prevent her from standing up for me and blocking the malice."

"Hiro's appearance was actually an accident; she is indeed the type who can't stand things that happen."

"But it doesn't matter."

Although there is much to say about Hero, he is not the main focus at the moment.

"It's enough if Emma is too afraid to stand up for me when I'm being bullied because of the atmosphere. Rather, with Heero around, she'll naturally rely on him and hope he'll help me."

"In this way, the conditions for 'observing from the sidelines' are met."

When faced with a friend being bullied, they simply watch coldly, doing nothing.

"If things continue like this, then one day, I'll pretend to be so bullied that I can't take it anymore, and then I'll hang myself..."

"Emma will definitely turn into a witch in one go."

At this moment, Yuki Tsukishiro should probably raise her head and show a bright smile.

Thankfully, she didn't.

She still couldn't bring herself to smile.

Even though it was only a plan targeting Emma, ​​it would be funny to laugh at this point.

She can probably only be a 'witch'.

Yukishiro doesn't want to be called a witch.

I don't want him to call me that.

She didn't smile, but Yuki Tsukishiro secretly looked up at Hoshino Utsunomiya.

We still need to pay attention to their reactions, otherwise they'll just keep talking to themselves, immersed in their own world, and might say something they shouldn't.