I'm a weird expert in Japan

"You really are birds of a feather." Lian tried to hold back his laughter.

Then he was hit on the head by Hanekawa.

The problem still has not been solved, and even the invincible teacher Hanekawa has no constructive ideas. Lian wants to contact Woyan Izu Lake.

But as soon as he took out his cell phone, he received a call from Kasumigaoka Utaha.

"Is it convenient to answer the phone now?"

"Not bad..." Lian replied in a low voice.

The advantage of a bookstore over a library is that a certain degree of conversation is allowed.

"Sawamura-san fell asleep."

"He has such a high fever, but he can still stay awake. How strong must his mental strength be?" Lian didn't find it strange.

Shiyu seemed a little hesitant. "I saw something... I think I need to tell you. Teacher Hanekawa is here too, right?"

"You really guessed it right..."

"And then... there are some strange changes in Sawamura-san..." Shiha's tone was not relaxed, "Maybe it can be understood that the weirdness is beginning to show."

Chapter 125 Chapter 2: The Expert at a Loss and the Unexpected Assistant ()

Earlier, in Sawamura Spencer Eriri's room.

Ying Lili, who was out of strength, tried to get out of bed several times, but was easily pushed back by Shiyu.

"Kasumigaoka——! If you do this again I'll call for help! This is my home!"

Eriri was furious and felt that she was being teased by Kasumigaoka Utaha. She became so angry when she thought about it.

"Go ahead and shout. This is something that Sigong-kun asked me to do. With the way he handles things, he will probably tell your family members about it." Shi Yu crossed her legs and supported her chin with one hand. "Personally, even if I don't get along with you, I advise you to have a good rest."

"Why is even Shizhu on your side?" Ying Lili was very dissatisfied.

Shi Yu was speechless. "I am on your side... or to be more precise, on the side of your health. I have never seen a best friend who would watch his friend act recklessly regardless of his illness."

This sentence seemed to hit the mark right on Ying Lili's face. She suddenly became depressed, and her mood was no longer as high as it was a moment ago. She was like a wronged puppy, standing beside the telephone pole in the heavy rain, not saying a word.

She looked helpless, as if she was waiting for someone to pick her up.

Obviously in my own home.

"...Where is Shizhu..." Ying Lili managed a whisper.

Shiyu was stunned and didn't know how to explain it to her.

Saying "You are being haunted by something strange now, it's not as simple as having a high fever, your best friend and Lian are going to find a solution together" would probably make her completely confused and at a loss.

Looking back, I was inexplicably thick-skinned at the time. Shiyu laughed at herself in her heart.

When I saw a talking bat, what I felt was not fear or terror, but the surprise of discovering a “kindred spirit”.

Perhaps it was because he had already realized that he was abnormal at that time, but had no one to talk to.

But this logic obviously does not apply to Eriri Sawamura Spencer.

"Let's go buy some medicine." Shiyu said perfunctorily.

"Yeah."

Eriri simply accepted the answer, laid down with her forehead pressed to her chest, and pulled the quilt up.

He fell asleep almost the moment he closed his eyes.

Or maybe he was unconscious? Shiyu couldn't tell.

Just as she was about to check, Sayuri Sawamura pushed the door open and came in to check the situation.

Seeing that his daughter had fallen asleep again, he felt a little relieved. He smiled politely at Shiyu, said, "Please have someone notify me when Yinglili wakes up," and left the room.

Shiyu, who didn't know what to do alone, turned around and took a book from the table behind her to read.

It's a light novel about an alternate world, and the illustrations are very beautiful.

But unfortunately, it was Shiyu who had read it, so she only read about ten pages and completely lost interest in it.

It’s not that the story is not interesting, but the current situation is too delicate.

Lian took Shizhu out to look for ways to identify the strangeness, but she could only stay here to take care of the patient.

After all, there was only one symptom, high fever, and there were too many strange numbers that matched it. With the knowledge she had accumulated so far, she couldn't identify the specific type.

"How pitiful..." Shiyu muttered to Eriri as she sat on the bed, "Now we really are the same kind of people... I hope your reasons are different from mine, that's too sad."

But in the final analysis, apart from their common identity as creators, they are actually people from two completely different worlds.

Eriri is Eriri, and Kasumigaoka Utaha is Kasumigaoka Utaha.

I hope she is not as pitiful as I am. Shiyu smiled self-deprecatingly.

She didn't hate Eriri at all, otherwise she wouldn't have secretly bought the book that Eriri created for "Love Metronome" online at ten times the original price after that quarrel.

Rather, I have always wanted to work with her.

There is no doubt that Tomoya Aki lied about the invitation to the project, but he couldn't fool Shiyu.

She simply stopped for the time being and took a wait-and-see attitude because she saw that the people gathered together agreed with her ideas.

What's more, there is someone here who intends to control everything.

Those who send out invitations will soon regret doing so.

Thinking about these trivial matters, Shiyu stood up and walked to the painting workbench, where the draft that had just been outlined was placed. Next to the table was a corrugated cardboard box with a stack of drawings that looked like waste.

Out of curiosity, Shiyu squatted down and took out a picture to look at it.

Spreading out the wrinkled drawing paper, Shiyu widened her eyes.

"this is……"

She had seen this painting, just an hour ago, in the art gallery.

The shortlisted and winning works of this art competition are exhibited there.

This one is the work of Shizhu Sigong.

Or rather...he was copying the work of Sigong Dianthus.

The temperament conveyed by the brushstrokes is completely different from what is on display. Just by looking closely, you can tell that this should have been painted by Eriri.

Why copy someone else's work? Didn't she win the gold medal?

With this question in mind, Shiyu risked being scolded and took out a few discarded drawings.

In addition to the entries that are imitations of Shinomiya Dianthus, there are also Eriri's own entries.

Each one is similar, but not exactly the same.

All from the same person.

Was it a demonstration work, or was it that after creating many works, one was selected to be sent to the competition and the rest were discarded?

In any case, there are doubts between Eriri and Shizhu that neither of them has expressed to each other.

I heard Eriri mumbling in her sleep behind me.

Shiyu turned around and saw Eriri still sleeping, her expression not looking very peaceful.

The high fever doesn't go away and the body is actually not feeling relaxed. You may even have continuous nightmares when you fall asleep.

Just as she was thinking about whether to ask someone to come and take a look, Shiyu stood up and happened to see something between the golden hair behind Yinglili's head.

"that is……"

Shiyu hurried over, barely peeked between the hair, and reached out her hand to lift it away.

After seeing it clearly, Shiyu was shocked and didn't know how to think.

No one noticed, and no one knew.

If we had noticed it from the beginning, perhaps the answer would have been obvious.

I have never known or seen anything so strange.

There was only one thing to do now.

She took out her cell phone, found Lian's number, and dialed the number while walking to the window.

As for that person...if he encounters a problem that he can't solve, he will definitely go to Mr. Hanekawa.

Although I am very unwilling to accept it, it is an indisputable fact that I am far inferior to Mr. Hanekawa in this regard.

But this is just fine as it saves the trouble of paraphrasing.

"Is it convenient to answer the phone now?"

"Sawamura-san fell asleep."

"I saw something...I felt I needed to tell you. Mr. Hanekawa is here too, right?"

"And then...some strange changes have occurred to Sawamura-san..."

Regardless of whether it was useful or not, Shiyu chose to tell Lian all her findings first.

Chapter 126 Chapter 1 "Flowers Blooming on Bamboo" ()

Shizhu rushed back to Sawamura Spencer's house after receiving the call. As soon as he stepped into the yard, he saw Shijo Lian sitting on the steps of the main entrance of the villa from afar.

My friend was sitting cross-legged, facing the gate.

"Oh, you're finally here. I've been getting impatient waiting." Lian tilted his upper body slightly, supporting his chin with one hand, with his elbow resting on his knee.

Shizhu slumped his shoulders and stared at Lian helplessly, "I'm already fast enough, you didn't send me the email until you arrived!"

"You are so energetic. Did something good happen to you?" Lian said again.

"Didn't you send me an email asking me to come back, saying that you had figured it out?" Shi Zhu's eyebrows twitched. "If you want to amuse me, forget it. Come back another day. I'm going to continue looking up information."

Lian let go of her hand and sat up straight. "Oh, I just wanted to talk about it... unexpectedly it doesn't suit me."

"If it were a little sloppier, it might be more appropriate."

Shizhu folded his hands and tapped the ground with his right foot. He was not as relaxed as he appeared to be.

"Shizhu, please sit down." Lian said.

"Stop making jokes, okay?!" Shizhu stomped his right foot heavily on the ground with a click.

"No, I mean you should sit down and talk. Isn't it weird to stand?" Lian waved her hand.

Shizhu shook his head. "Forget it, forget it. I'll just listen... It's even more uncomfortable to sit down. Didn't you say you already have a clue? What's going on with Yinglili's weirdness? Tell me quickly so I can have some idea..."

“I know what it is, and I also know what to do.” Lian leaned his body back and kept supporting his chin with one hand.

After he and Mr. Hanekawa listened to Shiyu's call, they came to a special conclusion under Mr. Hanekawa's guidance.

He looked at Shizhu and said, "Let's start with the conclusion..."

The other person's eyes lit up and he seemed very focused, which made Lian feel difficult to say, but he had to say it.

"The strangeness that triggered Sawamura Spencer Eriri's illness this time... is all because of you."

Then, as expected, Sigong Shizhu's legs went limp and he sat down on the ground.

Shizhu, who was always full of confidence in my impression, had never looked so out of control before, and was extremely embarrassed.

"…It's because of me, what's going on?"

After being stunned for a long time, Shizhu asked in a panic.

"Everything I'm going to say next is an inference based on known information. How much correctness and how much error there is is entirely up to you to judge." Lian maintained a seemingly relaxed state.

"Just say it..." Shizhu's hands were on the ground, his eyes were lowered, and his emotions could not be seen clearly.

"Bamboo leaves have grown out of Sawamura's hair."

"Bamboo leaves?" Shizhu asked back.