What does it have to do with me if they hate vests?

As the person holding the notebook, Shiki should theoretically have the highest mental resistance.

So yesterday the coffin was completely empty, but now he can see the corpse with mosaics. If Oosaka Taiga could see the blurry corpse yesterday and now he is looking directly at the coffin again, the contamination he has received may be even more serious!

Oosaka Taiga stared at the coffin for a moment, then turned his gaze away as if nothing had happened and asked Shiki, who had just called him, "What's wrong? There doesn't seem to be any problem."

Kashiwazaki Sena on the side finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But Shiki looked unhappy. He asked Oosaka Taiga, "Oosaka-san, do you remember why we came here?"

"Is there something wrong with your brain?"

Oosaka Taiga said sarcastically as always, and then under Kashiwazaki Sena's gaze, she replied as if it was a matter of course: "Of course we are here to attend Kashiwazaki Sena's memorial service."

"Then one last question."

Shiki grabbed the pale-faced Kashiwazaki Sena, pulled her in front of Oosaka Taiga, and asked, "Who is she?"

Chapter 298: Ordinary Daily Life is also a Miracle

"So could you please stop asking weird questions, Mr. Suspect? Of course she is..." At this point, Oosaka Taiga couldn't help but tilt his head and frowned, "Strange, she looks so familiar, but I can't say the words when they come to my lips..."

Kashiwazaki Sena seemed to want to say something, but looking at the confused expression of Oosaka Taiga, she couldn't say anything.

"Don't tell me yet, I'm sure I can remember it... Strange, what is it called..."

Oosaka Taiga, who was strong-willed by nature, stopped Shiki from telling her the answer. She just found a bench to sit down, closed her eyes and tried hard to recall the past.

Kashiwazaki Sena lowered her head and left quickly.

Shiki could only tell Oosaka Taiga not to run around, and then quickly caught up with Kashiwazaki Sena.

Kashiwazaki Sena didn't walk too far. She just ran to the corner of the church and wiped her tears silently.

"Even she can't recognize me anymore. We worked so hard to become friends."

The girl huddled in the corner aggrievedly and spoke in a low voice.

"Don't worry, there will always be a way." Si Ji could only comfort her dryly.

"Anyway, even if it's Washimiya-san, he will definitely forget me in the end and treat me as a stranger..."

Kashiwazaki Sena wiped her tears with her sleeves, but the more she wiped, the more tears she shed. She sniffed, "Rather than going through such pain, it would be better if you hadn't found me in the first place..."

"It's too hurtful to say such things."

Si Ji shook his head: "I think every encounter and every chance meeting in this world is a miracle."

The girl didn't say anything, but Shiki knew she was waiting for his next words.

So he continued.

"Have you heard of 'information cocoons'? Because of different backgrounds, upbringings, and interests, the circles that everyone follows are relatively fixed, as if they were living in different parallel worlds. Only when an accident happens and circles overlap, will the stories of people from two parallel worlds meeting each other and intersecting occur... There are seven billion people, and there are seven billion worlds. Among the seven billion, you and I, our two worlds collide with each other. Isn't this a one in seven billion miracle?"

"And your encounter with Oosaka-san was the same. Perhaps ordinary daily life itself is composed of countless miracles, and we are unique existences created by those miracles. If you think about it this way, don't you think that the situation you are facing now doesn't seem so scary?"

"It's just a trivial matter, but you make it sound so serious." Kashiwazaki Hoshina said in a low voice.

But after a pause, she continued resolutely: "But I also want to look at this with such an optimistic eye as you said... I will never let the relationship between me and Oosaka disappear! If this is considered a miracle, then let's create a miracle for her to see!"

Seeing that she had cheered up again, Si Ji felt a little relieved.

If even Kashiwazaki Hoshina, who is the main person in the matter, gave up on treatment, it would be almost impossible for Shiki to solve all the problems alone.

After making a righteous and sonorous speech, Kashiwazaki Sena asked somewhat at a loss: "...But how should we do it specifically?"

"Don't panic. We still have time. Let's go back to Oosaka-san first, and then see if we can get any clues from the people attending the memorial service."

Four Seasons comforted.

But he knew that time was running out.

Including today, Kashiwazaki Sena's body has been in mourning for three days.

It's almost summer now, and the body can't be preserved for too long. It's impossible to keep it for a full seven days. It's not that it can't be done, but there's no need to.

No matter how hard it is for Kashiwazaki Hoshina's father to accept it, he has to prepare for the burial tomorrow, so the actual deadline is today. Once the burial is done, it may not be so easy to get Kashiwazaki Hoshina's life back on track.

Although Kashiwazaki Sena still felt a little confused, after being encouraged, she finally had the courage to continue.

In the end, Oosaka Taiga still couldn't remember Kashiwazaki Sena's name, and Hitoshi completely forgot the purpose of their coming here. He just thought that they were really attending the memorial service and was already thinking about eating the meal.

Although Kashiwazaki Sena was sad, she managed to control her emotions. She mustered up her courage and, together with Shiki, talked to other people in the church, hoping to get some clues.

However, this courage quickly disappeared after she saw someone attending the memorial service.

"what happened?"

Si Ji, who had been paying attention to her expression, asked immediately.

"I saw someone I didn't want to see..."

Kashiwazaki Sena answered in a low voice, with a slight tremor in her voice, as if she was afraid of something.

Shiki followed her line of sight and discovered that the girl she was looking at was a strange one. She was wearing a uniform, but it was not Toyonosaki's sailor uniform. It looked a bit like a nun's, probably the uniform of St. Chronica Academy. Judging from her age, she should be from high school.

If Kashiwazaki Sena had not taken the entrance examination and gone directly to Toyonosaki, she would most likely have been promoted directly from the junior high school to the high school of St. Chronica Academy.

Thinking of this, Shiki realized something. He looked at Kashiwazaki Sena and said, "Could it be that that guy has done something bad to you?"

The girl did not answer, but once again recalled the despair of being locked in the toilet cubicle, the coldness of being soaked by mop water, and those playful, mocking, contemptuous and pitying looks.

She hugged her arms as hard as she could, as if that was the only way to get a little warmth, and pleaded with Four Seasons, "Let's find another way... Don't go over there..."

After seeing the appearance of Kashiwazaki Sena, Shiki finally understood what the girl's psychological trauma was and how much impact this trauma had on her.

If possible, Si Ji does not want to force her to face her tragic past, but if she wants to solve the adolescent syndrome, she must overcome the scars of the past in her heart.

"But there are some tricks..."

Thinking back to the time when he had half-tricked and half-deceived and finally successfully solved Takanashi Rikka's problem, Shiki nodded and said, "You go to Oosaka-san first. I'll go talk to that guy."

As long as you know the specific events that caused the other person's psychological trauma, there are more or less some methods you can try.

But Kashiwazaki Sena held on to the corner of Shiki's clothes tightly and did not let go.

Si Ji did not rush her, but just waited quietly.

After a long time.

Kashiwazaki Hona raised her head, looked at Shiki, and spoke in a voice that seemed to have taken so much effort to make up her mind that her throat became a little dry.

"Let's go together."

Chapter 299: The Meaning of Phosphophyllite

Seeing the girl's uneasy look, Si Ji thought for a moment and pretended to take out a ring from his pocket.

"Take this."

"Ah?" Kashiwazaki Sena looked at the ring in Shiki's hand and her face turned red: "This...that..."

"This is a talisman. Maybe your luck will be better if you hold it."

Four Seasons continued.

"Eh? Amulet?"

The girl blinked her sapphire eyes, looking at Si Ji in surprise: "But isn't that what giving a ring usually means..."

"Are you stupid? I've only known you for two days. There aren't that many cases of love at first sight in this world."

Shiki couldn't help but knock her on the head.

"Woo, I'm not an idiot. Even you say that to me..." Kashiwazaki Sena said, covering her forehead with tears in her eyes.

"Just tell me whether you want it or not." Si Ji raised the ring in his hand.

"need!"

The girl naturally took the ring.

If the other party really gave her the ring to confess his love, Kashiwazaki Sena would probably refuse it, but judging from her behavior, it seemed that it was just a simple amulet. A girl who encountered such a thing, not to mention being superstitious, would want to worship all the gods and Buddhas if possible, so she naturally would not refuse an amulet that might improve her luck.

On the surface of the ring is a gem that is similar in color to the color of Kashiwazaki Hoshina's eyes, but there is also a small pink diamond embedded on the side, which looks quite delicate and cute.

"What kind of gem is this?" she couldn't help asking after looking at it for a moment.

"Phosphophyllite," Shiki answered, and after a pause, he continued, "It symbolizes rebirth."

The girl lowered her head again and looked at the ring in her hand with light in her eyes.

Then she put it in her pocket with great care.

Seeing that she seemed prepared, Shiki took the girl towards the female student wearing the St. Chronica College uniform.

"Excuse me," he asked, "What is your relationship with Kashiwazaki-san?"

At first, the female student probably thought that Shiki was just here to chat up, and showed an impatient look, but when he asked about Kashiwazaki Sena, she flinched slightly and said, "We were just classmates in junior high school."

"That's it."

Si Ji's expression didn't change at all, but he had already concluded in his heart that this guy was lying.

Because just being 'classmates' was not enough for the guard to let her in - otherwise Siji and the others wouldn't have had to climb over the wall yesterday and today.

The other party is very vigilant, and if you want to break her defenses in a short period of time, you need to use some drastic measures.

So Shiki continued, "I'm Sena's boyfriend in Toyosaki."

"Eh?" "Ah?"

Kashiwazaki Sena and the female student let out strange noises together, which even attracted the dissatisfied gazes of other people in the church.

The two of them subconsciously shrank their necks.

Having said that, the girl clearly showed a look of doubt.

However, because of this, in order to make the subsequent conversation go more smoothly, she listened to Si Ji's instigation and followed them to the small courtyard outside the church.

"Although she looks like a smart and capable lady, she is actually a cute little girl who is a bit pitiful."

Standing next to the flowerbed, Shiki said meaningfully, "Oh, by the way, the way she yelled 'I can't do it anymore~' while doing it was also quite cute."

Kashiwazaki Sena herself looked as if her face was about to burn, and she muttered softly: "Even if it's just... too much..."

The girl also looked confused: "Do, what?!"

"Cooking, what else?" Si Ji said nonchalantly.

"..." Then the other party's expression suddenly calmed down, as if saying "cooking, that's fine".

"Besides that, the little beauty marks on her lower back and on the southern hemisphere of her chest are also very cute."

"A spot like that shouldn't be called a beauty spot, right?"

"Really? It's on the inside of Sena's thigh..."

"Okay, that's enough, I get it, stop talking."

The girl finally couldn't stand it anymore and stopped Shiki from continuing. She sighed, "I believe you are Kashiwazaki's boyfriend...but what does this have to do with me? Also, the kid behind you looks like he's about to faint. Is that okay?"

"It's okay. Her head is always filled with a field of flowers. This is normal."

"...This mental state is no longer considered okay, right?"

"Anyway, it is precisely because I am Xingna's boyfriend that I naturally know that the people attending this memorial service cannot be just her classmates."

At this time, Si Ji finally put away the frivolous smile on his face, and his oppressive eyes fell on the other person through the thick plain lenses, making the girl feel nervous involuntarily.

"When Hoshina was in Toyosaki, she never talked about her past life in Saint Chronica Academy, but because of this, I more or less knew that she was not doing well there."

Shiki's voice didn't sound much different. It was still as calm as before, and his tone was casual. However, this slow way of speaking made the girl feel a little palpitating: "Her sudden departure may be related to what happened during that period... So can you please tell me what happened in Saint Chronica?"

"...No." "She's already lying there, are you still going to keep it a secret?" Before she could finish her difficult words, Si Ji had already interrupted her lies in a harsh voice, and asked in a low and serious tone that was enough to make a mentally unstable person collapse: "Facing her current state, don't you have even the slightest bit of guilt!"

"I……"

The girl was silent for a long time with tears in her eyes. Finally, she seemed to give up and sniffed: "I know, I will tell you... Maybe this is the punishment I have to endure."

As she spoke, she began to tell Si Ji what had happened in the past at St. Chronica's College.

Once upon a time, she was just a marginal person in the classroom and a little transparent in the group. Although she was not excluded, she could not find her place in the class. In order to be able to blend into some small groups, she even did errands for others, but even so the results were still not optimistic.

The person who appeared at that time was Kashiwazaki Sena.