The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

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Chapter 64 Three Good News and Three Bad News

Today is the day that Nikaido Hiro returns from abroad.

Short-term study abroad is very short-term; it won't last very long.

She has no plans to spend her junior high school years overseas.

Even if the plan takes longer, she will definitely return to China before graduating from junior high school.

Because here, there are the people she cares about.

Yukishiro, who is bullied, Yukishiro, who is completely different from others, Yukishiro who is not right, but Yukishiro who makes people want to protect her.

I can't let go of my worries, even after I'm overseas.

I often wonder if I'm moving too fast, if I should make some preparations, and if I trusted Hoshino Utsunomiya too easily.

She clearly didn't know him very well, and apart from that confrontation, she hadn't even exchanged more than a few words with him.

But it was only because he witnessed him stop others from slandering him, only because he saw him use violence to stop others' violence, and only because he appeared before him at his most uneasy moment, leaving an indelible mark on his mind.

She believed him so easily.

When trust comes too easily, in retrospect, one realizes that this trust was actually quite superficial.

Without any foundation of interaction, trust will only become a castle in the air.

Therefore, Nikaido Hiro was filled with worry.

It's okay, there's nothing to worry about. Even if Hoshino Utsunomiya isn't of any use, there's still Emma, ​​isn't there?

Trust your own judgment. Since you've already chosen to believe in Hoshino Utsunomiya, there's nothing more to worry about.

Snow will be well taken care of.

I imagine that when I return, I will see Yuki Tsukishiro, who has gained a lot of weight, developed extra fat on her lower abdomen, and grown flesh on her thighs, returning to a normal healthy standard.

Isn't it said that love can grow flesh and blood...?

Wait a minute, that's not right.

After all, Hoshino Utsunomiya is a man, and the desire that stems from his protective instincts... seems quite plausible!

If love truly gave birth to flesh and blood, Nikaido Hiro felt he had good reason to doubt that this flesh and blood was not the same as that flesh and blood.

However...they are, after all, minors. Perhaps, probably, they should...

Will there be any problems?

Nikaido Hiro didn't know, but she could only suppress her restless heart and place her hopes on others.

Fortunately, the short-term study abroad period was not long, and after several months of studying abroad absentmindedly.

Nikaido Hiro finally got the chance to return home.

Book your flight, complete the paperwork, and pack your luggage.

She walked through the airport, dragging her small suitcase, casually tossing her beautiful, long, black hair, letting it float in the air.

Hiro Nikaido, return!

The first thing I did upon returning was to go back to school. The second thing I did was to go to Yuki, Utsunomiya, and Emma's classroom. The third thing I did was to use the teachers' trust in me to find out the addresses of Yuki and Utsunomiya's residences.

The fourth thing upon returning.

Arrive at Yuki's house.

Then, at the doorway, I heard Hoshino Utsunomiya's laughter.

He laughed brightly, but his laughter was almost unbearable, filled with indescribable emotions.

What is he laughing at?

As he stepped over the threshold and into the house, the first thing he saw when he looked up was a familiar yet unfamiliar figure that Utsunomiya Hoshino's body couldn't completely block out.

Hemp rope, noose, moon-blown snow.

Big chair, small chair, legs dangling in the air.

This is a scene that can be recognized at a glance, a picture that can be seen at a glance.

--suicide.

What has lost its vitality is Tsukishiro Yuki.

The one still alive and standing nearby is Hoshino Utsunomiya.

"—"

Unable to speak or shout, the screams that should have arisen from witnessing a death scene were completely suppressed in their hearts.

What followed was an overwhelming sense of betrayal.

Nikaido Hiro didn't know what had happened, nor did she want to know.

There is only one conclusion to be drawn.

Yuki Tsukishiro died, while Hoshino Utsunomiya lived.

Now that things have come to this, I no longer care to distinguish right from wrong.

I can only follow my strongest emotions.

Unleash divine retribution upon evil.

......

For Emma Sakuraba, there are three pieces of good news today.

Hiro's short-term study abroad program has ended; she has exchanged contact information with Hoshino; and Koyuki says she wants to make up with her.

The return of friends she hadn't seen for a long time doubled the number of people in her already meager social circle.

The exchange of contact information with Hoshino was a landmark event marking the progress of their friendship, demonstrating that she was making great strides on her path to becoming a social butterfly.

Although it seems like they've broken off all contact, they haven't actually said anything to each other. A strange tacit understanding has led to the current situation where they don't recognize each other. However, in her heart, Emma Sakura still considers Yuki Tsukishiro as one of her friends.

Therefore, even though the news of the reconciliation came through Hoshino, she was still very happy.

This means she must have at least three good friends.

Three!

Although they've reconciled, she gained two new friends today, a 200% increase; tomorrow she'll gain three more, and the day after, six more...

Twelve, twenty-four, forty-eight.

In just six days, she will be able to fulfill the expectations of one hundred of her friends!

Of course, the calculation wouldn't be done this way, but this way of calculating would make her happy for a while, and that's enough.

"..."

Emma Sakura was called to the office for being reprimanded for using her phone in class. After her mind wandered and absorbed all of the teacher's words, Emma Sakura swayed back into the classroom.

I couldn't help but look up at that spot.

Hoshino Utsunomiya's seat was empty. Did he go to the restroom?

Xiaoxue still hasn't come...

Speaking of which, I think I just received a message.

—Make up?!

Looking at the text on the screen, Emma Sakura felt a disorienting sense of fantasy coming true.

Is Xiaoxue really going to beg for forgiveness and beg me to continue being friends with her?!

cough cough.

How should I respond?

Should I knock her hand away as I imagined? Or should I gently and gracefully take her hand again and say that I don't mind?

Or perhaps, or perhaps...

Time slipped away in my imagination.

until......

"--Bang."

It wasn't a gunshot; it was just the sound of a girl, reunited with her lover after a long separation, forcefully opening the classroom door.

Nikaido Hiro arrived and glanced into the classroom.

Emma Sakura's eyes lit up, and she raised her hand as if wagging her tail, wanting to greet and respond.

—Nikaido Hiro is gone.

Emma Sakura: "...?"

Hey hey hey, Hero, Hero, don't go! I'm here! Can't you see me?!

Friends who have parted, words of reunion, and many things kept bottled up in my heart.

Once again, it was forced to stay in my throat.

Emma Sakura pressed down on the table, trying to get up, but then felt the intense gaze of the teacher on the stage.

She was forced to sit down again, anxiously waiting for get out of class to end.

The moment the bell rang, the girl, with steps that had been waiting for her, darted out of the classroom like a rabbit.

"Don't run in the hallway—"

Emma Sakura didn't care about anything else, leaving the teacher's voice far behind.

Something's not right, something's not right, something's not right.

Something was very wrong.

What is Hero in such a hurry about?

Why hasn't the Minor Snow solar term arrived yet?