Chainsaw Demon Pochi-chan!

If he failed to save her, Goto would feel guilty for the rest of his life.

However, she didn't have the strength to carry the unconscious girl out, so she could only leave her here temporarily.

"The rest... let Makima handle it after the report is finished." Goto let out a long sigh, "Pochita, get in the bag yourself."

"Woof~" Bochita barked and obediently got into the backpack.

After resting for two minutes, Goto picked up his schoolbag and walked out of the factory.

I had just walked a few steps outside when I saw Xiaohong squatting on the ground crying alone.

——What’s wrong with her?

Xiaohong was not only crying, but also choking and talking to herself.

Goto quietly took a few steps closer and finally heard what Xiaohong was saying.

"Wow... I originally thought that there were no demons in the world... Demon Hunter was an absolutely safe profession... so I just entered the profession..."

"It was my parents who forced me to either go into the sea or take a dangerous part-time job..."

"Just to support my brother's college education... wuwu... I want to go to college, too!"

Goto felt mixed emotions as he listened to her confession.

——Yes, although I suffer from social disorders and don’t have many friends, at least my parents love me very much.

——Compared to me who grew up safely and smoothly, Xiaohong is really... so pitiful.

Thinking of this, Goto walked step by step to Xiaohong and squatted down as well.

She remembered that her mother often touched her head to comfort her, and subconsciously she also wanted to touch Xiaohong's head.

But just as he extended his hand, he began to back down.

——Well, after all, what qualifications do I have to comfort her?

——It might even have the opposite effect...

She was still hesitating, but when Xiaohong cried, she couldn't help moving around.

As a result, her own head rubbed against Goto's hand.

"Ah!" Xiaohong shuddered all over.

Goto was also startled and quickly withdrew his hand.

Xiaohong raised her head and saw that it was Goto, her expression froze for a moment.

"Uh, that... is, I want to ask... are you... okay?" Goto managed to say.

As soon as she finished speaking, she wanted to slap herself.

——What am I talking about!

——She doesn’t look like she’s alright, so when I say this, it seems like I’m mocking her…

What Goto didn't expect was that Xiao Hong actually nodded and said, "No, it's okay."

Then, Xiaohong had a little red face.

Her cheeks were flushed unnaturally, and her eyes flickered slightly as she looked at Goto.

"Ah? Ah... I'm glad you're okay."

"Yeah." Xiao Hong nodded again, and then seemed a little afraid to look at Goto, and turned her face away, "Well, then... can we continue?"

"Continue? Continue with what?"

"..."

Xiaohong pursed her lips and said nothing, which made Goto particularly confused.

There was silence for about half a minute before Xiaohong uttered "Nothing".

Then there was silence again.

Goto, who is not good at socializing, naturally doesn't know how to actively find topics to talk about, so he can only wait in awkwardness.

Finally, Xiao Hong spoke first and said, "Well, I just want to say..."

"I'm actually quite happy to be partnered with Pochi-chan... or something... well, I didn't say anything..."

"It's almost time to go home, see you tomorrow!"

Xiaohong stood up suddenly, turned around and ran, leaving Goto confused again.

——Why is she so weird?

Thinking of Xiaohong's behavior just now, Goto felt more and more weird.

Generally speaking, if you were just crying and heartbroken, would you immediately blush and become shy just because someone touched your head?

There is no logic at all!

This change in attitude is so abrupt and unreasonable.

——But at least Xiaohong’s mood seems to have improved a little.

——So this... maybe it’s not a bad thing?

——Is she actually the kind of person who can cheer up immediately when someone touches her head?

Goto took note of it silently.

She also stood up and looked at the sky. The sun was about to set.

"Well, it's time for me to go home. Let's go, Bochita."

"Wang Wang~"

……

In the evening, STARRY performance room.

Hongxia sat on the chair, took out her cell phone and took a look.

After confirming the time, she said with some confusion: "Pochi-chan really didn't come today, and didn't say anything in the group."

"Maybe something happened suddenly and he didn't have time to tell you." Liang on the opposite side said indifferently.

"Maybe. We probably didn't do anything to dislike Pochi-chan~"

It's almost time to get off work.

Soon they would be going back to their homes, so they couldn't help but think of Goto, whom they hadn't seen for the whole day.

After all, Goto's guitar is still stored here.

Xingge was sitting behind the counter, listening to their conversation, but she felt mixed emotions.

——Ms. Makima only said that there is a high probability that Goto is still alive, but it is not certain.

——Could it be that Goto really...

Originally, Xingge still held on to a lot of hope.

But now, Goto hadn't received any news for the whole day, and she could no longer deceive herself.

She gradually began to believe that something tragic had indeed happened.

"Hongxia, Yamada...I want to tell you something." She finally couldn't help but speak.

"Sister, what's wrong?" Hong Xia turned around and asked.

Liang also looked over, with a hint of curiosity on his cold face.

Xingge gritted her teeth and said in a deep voice: "Pochi-chan...may never come to STARRY again."

"What's going on?" Hong Xia couldn't sit still. "Yesterday, it was just you and Pochi-chan left. Did you say something hurtful?"

"The manager has always been good at saying things that hurt people," Liang said with certainty.

"No." Xingge shook his head heavily and sighed, "Because Pochi-chan is already dead..."

Hongxia and Liang both widened their eyes.

"what?!"

"Manager, what are you talking about?"

"There must be a limit to joking!"

Chapter 16 A lonely stalker?

The next day, Goto went to school as usual.

During breaks, I had several chance encounters with Xiaohong from the next class.

However, Goto had always been the one avoiding Xiaohong before, but this time it was completely the other way around.

Whenever Xiaohong's eyes met Goto's, she would quickly look away with an unnatural blush.

Goto was really confused by this.

Although being able to get along well with my partner Xiaohong should be a good thing.

But the speed was still so fast that she found it a little unbelievable.

After school, there was nothing else to do, so Goto could finally report to STARRY again.

However, this time when she came near the performance room, she was stunned.

Because Xingge, Hongxia and Liang were not inside, but were standing on the ground in front of the door.

Goto frowned and decided to observe secretly first, so he hid behind a tree.

Only then did she see clearly that the three people were actually surrounding a small stone tablet.

The three words "Pochi-chan" were engraved crookedly on it.

"Liang, you should be more serious. This stone tablet is so ugly. If Pochi-chan knew about this, she would definitely climb up and beat you up!" Hongxia said with her hands on her hips.

"I'm sorry, but I tried my best." Liang stretched out his hand and pretended to grab the air. "It took a lot of effort, but this is the best I can do."

"Oh... Never mind. I think as long as our feelings are there, it should be fine."

"Yeah." Liang nodded in agreement.

Hong Xia said a little embarrassedly: "Yesterday, when I heard the news of Pochi-chan's death, I actually cried... Hey, I only knew her for a few days."

Xingge at the side sighed, lowered her head and said: "Goto-san deserves our treatment."

"Didn't I say this yesterday? My life was saved by her."

"Yes," Hong Xia nodded, "I didn't expect you to encounter a demon..."

"Rather, there are demons in this world." Liang added, "I was really shocked when I saw the report on TV this morning."

What was reported on TV was naturally the previous muscle demon incident.

It has caused such a big commotion in the commercial street that it is impossible to cover it up.

So the police simply announced the existence of the devil to the public, and everyone was a little panicked for a while.

After all, no one knows when this seemingly peaceful daily life will be disrupted by a sudden appearance of a monster, right?

"Let's not talk about that anymore... Anyway, we will remember that Pochi-chan is a selfless hero!" Hongxia said.

She said as she took the bag off her back and unzipped it.

Inside was the guitar that Goto had left there.

"Pochi-chan, you would be lonely without guitar and rock music, right?" Hong Xia said, "We will burn the guitar for you so that you can reunite with it down there!"

"Well..." Xingge nodded while choking, "Let's get started."

Liang didn't say anything, but just silently piled up the leaves, then took out a lighter and lit them.

The flames quickly grew larger.

Hongxia picked up the guitar and slowly walked towards the fire.

Goto, who was hiding, turned pale.

——If I remember correctly...the guitar my father gave me seemed to be quite expensive.