I'm a weird expert in Japan

“Except for the parents, almost no one knew.”

"almost none?"

"Until last May."

"What happened in May?"

"Ryouya-kun came to the signing event for the second volume... We recognized each other there and found out that we were students from the same school." Shiyu clenched her left wrist with her right hand to calm herself down.

"Love at first sight?"

"No, although he called out my name at the book signing, I pretended to be unhappy at first...but..."

"but?"

"That was just polite talk... the book fans who were chattering and passionate about my works became my friends... or companions when I talked about my works."

"What happens after this?"

"Because my work as a light novel writer is a secret in school, we always meet at stations where there are no acquaintances. From summer to autumn, I explain the scenes in the book to Tomoya-kun in a cafe, and watch him be fascinated by the story and the environment."

"Is that all?"

"For example, the future development of the plot of "Love Metronome", the positioning of this work in the light novel industry, the requirements of cross-media cooperation, the heroine theory, the male protagonist explosion theory... many, many things..."

Although her tone was bland, judging by how clearly she recounted these memories, they must be her treasures.

“That can indeed be considered as like-minded.”

"Because the topic is limited to the same work, we are like otaku writers and otaku book fans. We talked a lot about dreams... Tomoya-kun seems to have endless topics to talk about."

"Are you happy?"

"I don't have any friends, or I should say my personality is not suitable for making friends... But I did make some friends, and they are guys that I get along with very well..."

"So you fell in love with him?"

"Yes... that was the first time in my life... that I fell in love with a boy."

"A real first love must be unforgettable and you don't want to lose it, right?" Senjougahara sighed slightly, but immediately changed his tone and maintained a calm tone.

The summer we met.

Autumn of conversation.

And…a winter that tried to take a step forward but failed miserably.

"Before the last volume was released... it was snowing that day, I remember it very clearly... I found Tomoya-kun with the manuscript I had just completed, hoping that he would read it and give me an 'answer'."

"A confession in the style of a writer."

"But Tomoya-kun refused..." Shiha's voice began to cry bitterly, "He refused to see the first draft before it was released because... 'he couldn't be responsible for this work'."

"why?"

"Because Tomoya-kun is a loyal fan of "Love Metronome"..." Shiyu said softly,

"now what?"

"After that, we haven't spoken for several months... until yesterday... he came to me for an inspiration and hoped that I could help him..."

“Does this result make you feel painful?”

"Yes, it's painful." Shiyu bit her lip, "Why... why can't Renye-kun understand my feelings? Why can't you accept my feelings... I've obviously been so..."

"Whose fault do you think it was?"

"…It's my fault…If I were just an ordinary otaku, just an ordinary girl, Renye-kun wouldn't have adhered to the so-called ethics between writers and fans and rejected me."

Sure enough, even though they are the rejected party, or even the victim.

Kasumigaoka Utaha still blamed herself for the whole incident.

Because I have become an idol that the other person has to look up to.

"Do you think so?" Senjougahara couldn't help but be moved.

"Yes...it's all my fault that Tomoya-kun didn't dare to cross that line."

Lian, who had been listening there without interrupting from beginning to end, sighed silently, then raised her eyes and looked at the thing in front of her.

"Since you really think so..." Lian took over the conversation at the right time, "I didn't do anything wrong, but I took all the blame on myself. Self-reflection is a good thing, but it's... too stupid."

"Too stupid..." Shiyu murmured.

"Open your eyes and take a look."

At Lian's prompting, Shiyu slowly opened her eyes.

“Ah…Ah…Ah…Ah…Ah…” She made miserable sounds as if she was drowning.

A shocked expression, a trembling body, and cold sweat pouring out.

Kasumigaoka Utaha is afraid.

Because I saw 'that'.

Between her and Miss Senjougahara, there was an open space about four or five meters wide.

A crab appeared there.

White? Transparent? Or another color?

The ripples of seeing all this are indescribable, those are colors that cannot be blended by human brushstrokes.

"Can you see it? At least I can see it." Lian said.

"See, I saw it...it's the same as it was back then..." Shiyu was extremely frightened.

"In that case, say what you need to say and what you want the other person to do." Senjougahara reminded.

"What should I say?"

Shiyu was at a loss. She was always being led by the nose and had no idea what to do.

But now she is suddenly asked to do it herself.

There are no special ideas, no special thoughts.

I just subconsciously raised my head to look at the other person.

She felt herself being pushed away and fell to the side.

In contrast, Lian was flung away, flying backwards at the speed of a cannonball.

Instead of actively dodging, he flew away after being hit.

It hit the wall behind.

Just like in a funny cartoon, his body was embedded in the wall and couldn't be pulled out.

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Of course, it wasn't that he didn't want to come down, but——

The crab was strangling Lian's neck with its huge claws, holding him down.

Lian pulled out his hand and grabbed the crab's claws tightly, with blood oozing from the corners of his mouth.

That's the result of the impact.

"Really... we can't be careless at all... or... it's a good thing I can see it..." Lian squeezed out a voice from between his lips.

"That's the difference between being able to see and not being able to see..." Senjougahara rolled up his sleeves, "That's why you were able to react in time, huh... Little girl, you're lucky."

“……”Shiyu didn’t listen.

The original spirit-sentence ceremony suddenly turned into an attack by a fantastical giant beast.

Lian seemed to have stopped the crab's claws from cutting off his head, and they were caught in a stalemate.

Crabs, however, have two claws.

His hands could only block one.

Seeing the other pliers coming over, Lian was horrified, "What——?!"

Before he could react, the crab grabbed his legs and pulled him out of the wall.

He twisted Lian's body like wringing a rag.

Click, click, click, click, click, click--

Crisp sounds continued to be heard, that was the sound of bones breaking.

"Pfft-!"

A stream of blood spurted out of his mouth, and Lian's eyes widened, almost popping out.

It sounded like all the bones in his body were broken. His body was twisted beyond recognition, like a discarded rag thrown away by a crab.

After rolling on the ground for a few times, he became motionless.

“……” Shiyu covered her mouth.

She instinctively wanted to vomit, but she only retched.

The boy who was joking with him the moment before suddenly turned into a corpse, and a corpse with a miserable death.

Fear, helplessness, self-blame.

It would have been better if I hadn't relied on him in the beginning.

It would be better to live with a weight that does not belong to you.

That way... at least no one irrelevant would lose their life for you.

Before Shiyu had time to think, the crab turned back and came in front of her.

The next one... is me?

Shiyu, with tears streaming down her face, stared at the crab—or rather, the strange god—in despair.

Then, bow your head and prepare to face your fate.

The crab raised its claws high and fell towards Shiyu.

The expected pain or squeezing feeling did not appear. Shiyu thought it was too fast and she didn't have time to feel it.

After a long time, she opened her eyes and saw that the crab seemed to be tied up and could not fall down.

"Huh?" She was confused.

Then, four ripples popped out from behind the crab's head with sly grins.

"whee--"

"Shijo...kun?" Shiyu thought she was hallucinating.

"Why do you have that expression?" Lian seemed very relaxed. "Or rather, I should say something appropriate to the situation."

Then he put on an expression that only a villain would have, "What a pity! God! If you had just ripped my head off with a little more force, and then smashed my head to pieces, even the brain marrow, then I might really be dead! Just because I broke a few bones in my body, I think I'm dead. That's the treatment of humans."

He grinned evilly, as if he had succeeded in his mission, but Shiyu looked at Lian in confusion, as if she had seen a real... god.

Why? He's already dead?

Or is it an illusion?

Shiyu, who was completely confused, suddenly noticed that the fangs in Lian's grinning mouth were unexpectedly... sharp!

vampire? !

The same existence as that blonde girl? !

But he can stand in the sun and tell stories to Kasumigaoka Utaha.

"It's not a vampire. To be precise, it's a hybrid of vampire and human."