The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

But at least, there is a place where we can pay our respects.

Hoshino Utsunomiya was not dead. He seemed to have only been hit once from beginning to end, even though it was a blunt weapon that seemed to be very heavy, and even though Hiro seemed to be fighting with all his might.

But if Hero doesn't repeatedly swing his blade to finish off everything, he won't die so easily.

He's not dead, but...

He's probably not in a good condition.

A blunt instrument, a heavy blunt blow, and it just so happened to hit the head.

The only conclusion that could be reached directly is a concussion.

Emma Sakura had visited him in the hospital many times, but even though his physical symptoms were all progressing in the best direction, and even the doctor said that his health couldn't be better.

He still hasn't woken up.

Was it really that injury that damaged his brain?

Hoshino Utsunomiya has no family, so even in this situation, no relatives will come to take care of him.

Fortunately, and perhaps the only saving grace, the Nikaido family is willing to take on the responsibility of paying the necessary medical expenses.

After all, no matter what, it involved taking action...

It's Nikaido Hiro.

That girl who was absolutely right in everyone's eyes, that girl who was so dazzling in everyone's eyes.

— He became the perpetrator of the assault.

Should I say thankfully I didn't die?

Hero doesn't need to waste the rest of his life in prison.

Fortunately, they were all minors.

Hero's future will not be erased.

However, Emma Sakura felt...

She has no future.

"..."

"...and now I'm all alone again."

I got up, forced myself to go to school, and forced myself to walk into the classroom, looking at the two empty desks and chairs in the back row.

Emma Sakura felt a pang of bitterness in her heart.

She was alone again.

Her friends were either dead, injured, or hurt others.

The only friend who seemed to still be alive, awake, and able to communicate with her also seemed to have fallen into a near-isolated state because of what happened that day, resisting any interaction with her.

...Perhaps Hiro is still resentful that he prevented her from committing suicide as well.

If Emma remembers correctly, it was like this...

Hearing her scream, Hero turned to look at her. Gradually calming down and regaining his senses with heavy breathing, he looked around at everything.

She looked at Emma, ​​then at Hoshino, and then turned to look at Yuki.

Perhaps it was because they finally realized what they had done, or perhaps they finally understood what they had accomplished.

The heavy iron rod clattered to the ground, and Hiro gripped his arms tightly, his sharp nails digging deep into his skin.

Emma wanted to take advantage of Hoshino's calmness to go up to her and ask what had happened and why it had turned out this way. She was also frantically thinking that she should call an ambulance as soon as possible to save Hoshino.

Light snow, light snow...

Xiaoxue is beyond saving.

However, before she could get close, before she could even speak to Hiro.

Hiro Nikaido's twisted expression turned into determination. She got up and walked towards Yuki's body, seemingly to put Yuki down from her hanging position.

Hiro probably felt that Xiaoxue couldn't continue hanging like that.

Emma thought so too.

She reached out to help Hiro put Xiaoxue down, and just as she was about to release the sadness in her heart, she looked at Xiaoxue's body and wiped away her tears.

Turning her head, she saw Nikaido Hiro put the noose around his own neck.

"—?!"

What does it mean? !

You're going to commit suicide too?!?!

Having no choice but to abandon Xiaoxue, Emma, ​​who was startled again, rushed forward and hugged Xiluo tightly, pressing her down and holding her down, ignoring her struggles and resistance.

Emma doesn't remember anything after that.

It seems the police arrived later, followed by Xiaoxue's parents. Then Hoshino was taken to the hospital, while Shiro was taken into custody as a suspect.

I heard that Hiro said a lot of crazy things in front of the police and was determined to have suffered a huge mental shock from witnessing his friend's suicide.

Of course, her ramblings only lasted a day; perhaps she calmed down and gradually returned to normal.

Given that the on-site investigation confirmed that Yuki Tsukishiro committed suicide, and considering her status as a minor, and the fact that the only victim, Hoshino Utsunomiya, is still in the hospital, the Nikaido family's help may be necessary.

Hero regained his freedom and returned to school.

only......

She never responded to Emma with a single word again.

Therefore, Emma had no way of knowing why things turned out that way, nor could she know the truth of the matter.

She could only drift through each day aimlessly and in a daze.

And so, Emma Sakuraba has arrived at this day.

Hospital, ward, inpatient department.

Carrying two bento boxes, Emma Sakura arrived here once again at noon.

She comes over every day at noon, bringing lunch for two people.

No other flowers are needed for visiting someone in the sickness, and no gifts are required.

All I need to do is bring a lunchbox; I just hope he can eat with me when he wakes up.

Unfortunately, he never woke up, so she could only sit by his bedside, eat her own bento box, and save the rest for the evening.

Because wasting food is bad.

"Whoosh..."

A gentle breeze stirred the pure white curtains, and Hoshino, awakening in her imagination, greeted her...

He disappeared from his hospital bed.

"......?" Sakura Emma stopped pushing open the ward door. She repeatedly stepped forward and backward to confirm that the ward in front of her was the one she visited every day.

It was confirmed that there was no familiar person in the same hospital bed.

Could it be that...

He's awake?!

Just as Emma Sakura's eyes gradually lit up and she looked around, trying to find her awakened friend.

"—Ah, there's another target here."

The moment the soft, gentle voice and the shadow coming from behind just covered half of Sakura Emma's body.

Her fair little hands, along with a white handkerchief, covered her mouth and nose.

Sakura Emma was startled and tried to turn around abruptly to see the person behind her, struggling to avoid the handkerchief.

But it was too late.

The resistance vanished in an instant, and the body became limp and powerless.

In the last moment of her semi-consciousness, for some reason, Emma Sakura saw a shadow that looked like an owl.

......

My head was throbbing, as if something heavy had bluntly struck my brain.

His body was stiff, as if he had been lying in a hospital bed for countless days.

As consciousness gradually returned, Hoshino Utsunomiya slowly opened his eyes.

I saw an incredibly unfamiliar environment and entered such an unfamiliar space.

Familiar people, unfamiliar people, and people who seem to have had similar experiences to him.

then.

then.

In the opening remarks of the explanation.

He heard a hoarse voice.

“One of you is the Great Witch in disguise.”

A strange owl said this to them.

Chapter 66 Let's take a look at the host in front of us.

witch.

A race whose appearance, physical form, and even all physiological structures are completely identical to those of humans.

The only difference is magic, or rather, the 'witch factor'.

All-powerful magic, miraculous magic, omnipotent magic.

Magic brings prosperity; magic shapes civilization.

Witches have their own writing system, architecture, books, and even beliefs.