The Knight of the Second Generation of Demons Re-enacts

Looking up at the stars in the sky that had climbed up above their heads at some point, Hikigaya Hachiman and Yukinoshita Yukino, who had walked out of the courtyard of the home of an elderly man who lived alone, looked at each other at the same time and fell into speechless silence for a moment.

Hikigaya Hachiman sighed quietly, while Yukinoshita Yukino silently took out a ballpoint pen from her jacket pocket and helplessly crossed out another name on the notebook.

After the girl put down her notebook, the young man with dead eyes finally couldn't help but ask.

"What to do next?"

"Go back first."

Up to now, the two have traveled back and forth to more than five places in Tokyo.

Including the former subordinates of Yukinoshita's father who just visited, these people have now moved away from the address in Yukinoshita Yukino's memory for various reasons. After some questioning, they even found that some of them had died directly in an accident of unknown cause.

When they thought of the escaped squid Aoife in the morning, no matter how slow they were, Hikigaya Hachiman and Yukinoshita Yukino realized the unnaturalness of the whole thing.

I thought that the attack on the coffee shop manager by Ofinho in the morning was just an extremely low-probability event, but now it seems that there seems to be someone behind all this.

He or they obviously don't want Yukinoshita Yukino to obtain information about her family, so they are cleaning up the relevant people at a very fast speed to prevent the two from continuing their investigation into the matter.

On the way back to Yuigahama Laundry, Yukinoshita Yukino looked down at the names on the notebook again, and for a moment she was undecided whether to continue investigating based on these clues.

Just when she was hesitating, Hikigaya Hachiman suddenly made another suggestion.

"Since an honest investigation doesn't work, then we might as well change the direction of the investigation."

"what?"

She had never expected that Hikigaya Hachiman would give her advice at this time. Yukinoshita Yukino turned her head and was about to look at Hikigaya Hachiman's expression at this moment, but when her gaze was halfway turned, she suddenly noticed something behind him that concerned her.

"Well, what happened?"

Since the black-haired girl's pause was too obvious, Hikigaya Hachiman naturally followed her gaze and looked in that direction.

Afterwards, the eyes of the man and woman naturally met with a pair of light blue eyes.

On a bench not far away, a brown-haired girl who seemed inconspicuous at first glance was looking at the two people passing by her with longing. 】

"Hey, why is it me?"

The real world is located in a private house somewhere in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture. Isen Rina, who has the same appearance as the girl in the video, couldn't help but widen her eyes. She never thought that one day she would see herself appear in the "Kamen Rider" video.

After all, Jing Qinrencai has a clear self-awareness——

How could an ordinary person like her, who is introverted, has average grades, has no special dreams, can only observe the atmosphere around her and live by cooperating with everyone, be related to an extraordinary hero like Kamen Rider?

From childhood to adulthood, whether in elementary school, middle school, or high school, the girl has never had any outstanding performance in the eyes of others. If nothing unexpected happens, she herself feels that she will probably spend her life like this in an ordinary way.

"Ahahaha, he's just a passerby anyway. He might soon become a victim of Ophino."

After thinking for a long time, she could only come up with this relatively reasonable reason. She smiled bitterly and told herself not to have too high expectations, because not everyone can be as good as Miss Kawaharaki.

——But is it really all there is?

Jing Qin Renna looked at the video again. Somehow, she still had a little expectation for the development of the plot.

[The communication with the girl was not as smooth as Yukinoshita Yukino had imagined.

Although the girl named Jing Qin Renna did show an extremely strong desire for help in her eyes at the beginning, what they never expected was that just at the moment when their eyes met, Jing Qin Renna, who seemed a little weak just now, immediately made a 180-degree turn in her attitude without any warning in the next second.

Like a frightened animal, the girl withdrew her gaze as quickly as she could, trying to hide her face behind the phone, while secretly observing the actions of Hikigaya Hachiman and Yukinoshita Yukino, thinking she was hiding well.

——What a strange guy, could he be a troublemaker?

Although he did not sense any hostility from her, Hikigaya Hachiman's excellent sixth sense still gave him another warning, making him realize at the first moment that this young girl might be an extremely troublesome person.

As expected, no matter how Yukinoshita Yukino tried to hint at it, there was no effective communication between them for a while.

Even Hikigaya Hachiman saw it clearly. When the opponent noticed Yukinoshita Yukino approaching, his body trembled instantly, and he suddenly jumped up from the bench like a nimble deer. In a panic, he adopted an unstandard boxing stance that even a layman like Hikigaya Hachiman could see, and he was in a state of confrontation with Yukinoshita Yukino.

Looking at the aggressive performance of this hedgehog, Hikigaya Hachiman can be sure this time.

——Hmm, he must be a troublesome guy.

Following the principle of less trouble is worse than more, Hikigaya Hachiman wanted to ignore the girl's suspicious behavior and go home as if he saw nothing.

Unfortunately, his employer, Yukinoshita Yukino, did not agree with his idea. Even though the other party remained silent, he still tried various methods to establish communication with the other party.

Fortunately, Jing Serina's "AT stance" did have a weakness after all, and the stalemate between the two sides was finally broken after the girl's stomach made a long roar.

After randomly finding a Yoshino (beef rice) restaurant nearby to treat her to a meal, the two finally heard the specific reason why the other appeared in front of them.

"So, you're a kid, and you're still hanging out so late because you took the wrong subway line?"

"Yeah, Tokyo's train stations are too complicated. By the time I found the right way, the agency had already closed. I didn't get the key to my new home, so I could only sit outside."

"wait."

Hikigaya Hachiman frowned.

"Didn't you say you lived in Kawasaki? It's quite a distance from here."

"Ahaha, because I just finished charging my phone at a convenience store and found out that a guitarist I admire is going to have a special outdoor performance nearby today, so I thought I might as well do something else and came here."

Jing Qinrencai touched her head a little embarrassedly, but no one noticed that there was a hint of obvious disappointment in her eyes.

"But my luck today really isn't very good. I don't know why Miss Momoka didn't show up."

As she spoke, she turned on her phone, and a screenshot of the blonde woman's live broadcast appeared in front of everyone. 】

927: Find an unlucky guy to steal

[On the square screen of the mobile phone appeared a female guitarist with long dark blond hair. Her heroic appearance and androgynous dress made Hikigaya Hachiman and Yukinoshita Yukino feel the unruly temperament unique to musicians at first glance. Overall, it was quite consistent with their stereotypes of playing music.

And it seemed that because she was talking about her idol, Jing Serina completely let down her guard when they first met, and spared no effort to recommend this guitarist named Kawaharaki Momoka to the two of them.

He was so excited that he wanted to turn his two benefactors into fans of Kawaharaki Momoka right here and now. For the first time in his life, Hachiman Hikigaya truly felt the horror of star-chasers.

"So, you haven't even solved the problem of where to stay tonight, and you don't have any money on you, but you still want to go to the show? Are you a fool?"

"Ah this."

The truth is sometimes more hurtful than a lie. Although Iisei Jina was unhappy about the other party calling her an idiot, it was undeniable that Hikigaya Hachiman's straightforward words left her no room for rebuttal.

My behavior so far has indeed not been smart in any sense. The money for the beef rice in front of me was even paid for by the kind-hearted older sister next to the dead fish eyed man.

——Damn it, I was called a fool by a pretty boy who asked girls to pay for his trip. I was so angry.

Like a deflated puffer fish, Jing Qinrencai could only pick up the food listlessly with his head drooping, but he still couldn't help muttering to himself.

"What can I do? That's Miss Momoka's outdoor performance. I came to Tokyo just to become like her. This has always been my dream..."

The girl spoke softly, but Hikigaya Hachiman still heard it.

When hearing the word "dream", Hikigaya Hachiman's eyes flickered slightly, but were quickly suppressed by his own rationality.

Having been working outside for many years, Hachiman Hikigaya knows the hardship of wandering alone. The age of the girl in front of him reminds him of his sister whom he has not seen for 5 years. Chasing dreams at this age, rather than being brave, Hachiman Hikigaya would rather call it reckless.

——This girl’s parents really let her come to Tokyo alone.

Thinking of this, Hikigaya Hachiman, who did not want to play the role of a caring older brother, spoke even more mercilessly.

"You can't eat dreams. Seeing how careless you are, you don't think it's easy to live alone in Tokyo, do you?"

The moment the words came out of her mouth, Isen Rinna, who was eating with her head down, suddenly stopped moving, and something heavy slowly rose up from the girl's body like a flame, causing Hikigaya Hachiman and Yukinoshita Yukino, who was thinking about something, to look at the girl opposite with some surprise.

"I never thought about it that way..."

"what?"

This time the girl spoke in a softer voice than before. Hikigaya Hachiman, who didn't hear clearly, subconsciously turned his ear to the other side and was startled by the sudden increase in the volume of Isen Jinna.

"I mean, I don't want to be told that by a pretty boy!"

"Hey, why are you yelling so loudly? And who are you calling a gigolo?"

"Whoever responds to me, I'm talking to him!"

"You! Ouch! It hurts!"

Unable to bear watching Hachiman Hikigaya's childish behavior of quarreling with a minor, Yukinoshita Yukino immediately used her sharp elbow to hit the young man's side, immediately stopping this quarrel between the children that could have gone on endlessly.

Ignoring the dead fish eyes who was lying on the table covering her ribs, Yukinoshita Yukino looked apologetically at Isen Rina who was obviously also somewhat frightened by her violence.

"I'm sorry, my companion was a little outspoken. As an apology, would you like to stay with us tonight?"

"Huh? You want to take this troublesome kid back with you? Hey, that's Yuigahama's house, right? Don't make a rash decision..."

Hikigaya Hachiman shut his mouth halfway through his speech. He thought about it and decided that it would be okay to take the kid in for a night, just as an act of kindness.

Well, it was definitely not because I saw Yukinoshita Yukino raising her arms towards me again out of the corner of my eye!

"Well, I don't need..."

"No, there are no hotels in this area that can accommodate minors. It's too dangerous for a girl like you to sleep on the street, right?"

"Uh, okay."

Not used to the kindness shown to her by others, Isenai Jinna originally wanted to directly reject Yukinoshita Yukino's invitation.

But after feeling the pressure from the smiling Yukinoshita Yukino that was comparable to that of the dean, the girl finally agreed somewhat from the bottom of her heart. 】

Kid brother: Damn it, Hikigaya Hachiman’s words are so irritating.

Contains alcohol! : I don't think your personality is that good either.

We Can't Learn Together: Are all Japanese people in 2003 so weird?

Dr. Agasa: People of that era were indeed more reserved in expressing their emotions than modern people, but I think it was more because of their own personalities.

Sister Sun: It was Yukino who really scared me. Based on her personality in real life, she should have been the one who persuaded the girls with moral principles. I didn’t expect that she is now acting as a peacemaker. Yukino in the video has really matured a lot.

Mr. Pan: …

Iron Fist Invincible: On the other hand, this guy Hikigaya... Although I know that Hikigaya wanted to persuade Jingqin that it was too dangerous for a minor to come to Tokyo alone, but why do I feel that he is more twisted than in real life.

EMT: What a weird person! You are obviously touched by Ninai's dream-chasing behavior, but you deliberately say bad things to her to make her give up?

Guo Huang: Well, he is a tsundere type that is quite different from Jiedou.

The dead fish eyes of the Great Teacher: I don’t have such a personality trait! Stop it now!

[The two children, one big and one small, were eventually carried back to Yuigahama Laundry by Yukinoshita Yukino, one on each side, as if she was looking after two children.

After explaining the whole thing to Yuigahama Yui, the kind-hearted Tuanzi agreed and happily took Isen Jina to the vacant guest room.