The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

"......ha?"

"...?"

The clicking sound seemed to still echo clearly in Hoshino Utsunomiya's ears. Before he could react and start chasing after them, the girl had already disappeared into the reception room with another girl.

His hand was still hanging in mid-air, neither being grasped nor put down.

got rejected.

...Utsunomiya Hoshino couldn't understand it.

I was rejected! I was rejected! I was rejected!

The unlock password that worked once has expired!

They were saying the same things, doing the same things, and using the same tone.

Why were the results completely different?!

Was it because there were too many people? Was it because Rhea also reached out to her? Because she didn't want to upset either of them while they were both vying for her, she simply pulled Noah Kinosaki away without choosing either of them?

Where did this gentle protagonist come from?!

She is very gentle, kind, and like Meruru on Ice.

But what will I do if you run away?

What should I do about my infirmary CG, my cafeteria CG, and my grand death under a field of blooming flowers?

"...It seems that Miss Meruru has other ideas." Ryota Hasumi, who was also stunned, quickly calmed down from the surprise brought by Meruru's unexpected behavior. Meruru's apology dispelled her previous emotions.

She shrugged and turned to Hoshino Utsunomiya, asking:

"So, Hoshino-kun, who do you intend to choose?"

Chapter 86 Because you are still alive, you are not dead

...How come it's the same as the final choice for Ga La to enter the personal branch?

"Dudu..."

Just as Hoshino Utsunomiya was about to say something, his phone in his pocket started buzzing.

It wasn't just him; the other girls who remained here seemed to be the same.

Taking out his phone, Hoshino Utsunomiya saw several text messages from the 'Warden'.

[Time for outdoor exercise is over. Please return to your cells immediately.]

Those who violate the rules will be taken to the punishment room...

Please don't give me extra work...

"?"

Outdoor time?

Now?

Are you serious?

Just as Hoshino Utsunomiya was about to question it, she suddenly noticed the time displayed on the screen.

[9: 50]

Inside this prison, the witch encyclopedia provided on the mobile phone records the prison's daily routine.

From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., it is time in the prison where there is no free activity.

Wandering outside will result in being caught by guards and taken to the punishment room.

...If the guards are considered witches, then he wouldn't need to be afraid of breaking the rules.

But being a guard doesn't count, so he now has to go back to his cell.

but.

I don't remember it arriving that quickly.

Even by the most extreme time estimate, it takes everyone ten minutes to get up, five minutes to get up from the cell, twenty or thirty minutes for the owl's long speech with its inflections, twenty minutes for Rhea to introduce herself, and another ten or so minutes wasted on that whole thing.

It will take at most an hour!

Another half hour would be enough for me to drag Meruru to the flower field and hand her the knife!

Everything is wrong.

The person is wrong, the words are wrong, the unlock password is wrong, even the time is wrong.

Can dying once really cause such a big change?

Hoshino Utsunomiya couldn't understand it.

“It seems our prison exploration will have to be put on hold for now.” Ryota Hasumi put down her phone and said, “Then let’s meet again at noon in two hours.”

"Everyone can take a short break during this time, and also take a closer look at the information in the Witch's Compendium. This should be very helpful for our subsequent actions."

"Of course, you can also think about who you plan to travel with in advance."

With that, Renmi Ryoya turned and walked to the door, placing her hand on the doorknob. Just as she opened the door halfway and seemed about to leave, she stopped and turned back.

“By the way, Miss Shiro,” she called out Shiro Nikaido’s name softly, “if you don’t intend to go with the man who rejected you, perhaps you could walk with me on the way back and chat for a while.”

"I think this might change your opinion of me."

She waited a moment, but Nikaido Hiro did not move.

Ryota Hasumi's invitation has failed once again.

Fortunately, she no longer had much of an emotional reaction to this; she just shrugged helplessly.

"Okay, okay, it seems you do care more about this married man."

With that, she pushed the door open again and disappeared behind it.

Only the 'married man', the 'woman who is suspected of being married', the 'woman who cares a lot about married men' and the 'great detective' remained in the reception room.

"Hmph, I smell something related!" Holding up a magnifying glass tied with a bow, Tachibana Sherry bent slightly, twisting her waist as if sniffing, then suddenly popped her head up in front of Utsunomiya Hoshino:

"Could the great detective come and interview you? What's your relationship with him?"

At this moment, a large magnifying glass was thrust in front of Hoshino Utsunomiya as if it were a microphone.

"...Nothing special, just friends." Hoshino Utsunomiya shook his head: "As for Hiro, he's a friend of a friend."

...I said something like that before.

But when the person changes, you have to explain the previous situation to different people again.

Furthermore, while explaining, one can't help but notice again, something that was already noticed before, the fleeting look of relief and loss in Emma Sakura's eyes.

"..." Emma Sakura gently bit her lower lip.

The girl's little thoughts were obvious.

Hoshino Utsunomiya remained indifferent.

"It's time to go. If we stay any longer, the guards will drag us into the punishment room." Withdrawing her gaze from Emma, ​​Hoshino Utsunomiya turned to leave.

Although he didn't know what the punishment room was like, he didn't think it was a good thing to break the rules at this time.

"Friends, oh friends, friends, friends are right, friends are good."

Nodding repeatedly, Tachibana Sherry naturally followed in Utsunomiya Hoshino's footsteps.

"Wait, wait for me—"

Emma Sakuraba caught up a little later.

Nikaido Hiro followed behind, keeping his distance.

Soon, the group returned to the front of the cell.

Looking at the guard's tall figure and the huge scythe in his hand, Hoshino Utsunomiya suppressed his desire to take this opportunity to get close to Meluru on Ice and turned to walk into his own cell.

"Click".

The door closed again, making a distinct locking sound.

He would spend the next two hours alone in this cell.

"Unification".

Without much hesitation, Hoshino Utsunomiya exclaimed softly.

[Host, I'm here]

The system's voice sounded softly in my ear.

"Should I ask you first, or should you tell me then?"

Hoshino Utsunomiya's voice echoed softly in the cramped cell.

[Waaaaah...]

[Master, please ask... The system doesn't know where to begin.]

The reason why we have been silent since the beginning is also due to this.

How should I say it? How should I start? Where should I begin?

It might be better if the host asked the question.

"I'm not dead?"

It was only natural that this was the first question that Hoshino Utsunomiya would ask.

Is he dead...?

【Host, let's discuss the definition of death...】

In a broad sense, humans should have three deaths...

The first death was simply the cessation of breathing, cardiac arrest...

The second death was marked by a funeral and the cancellation of all social ties...

[The third death...]