Why are you messing with him? All the animals in Tokyo are his minions.

I don’t know when.

When Araki Sayuri is about to arrive at the house closest to the cram school.

At an intersection, she was surrounded by several young people.

They were all boys, and one of them called out in a contemptuous tone, "Hey, Xinmu..."

Araki Sayuri looked surprised, "Oh, it's you Satoma, what's going on?"

"...Araki, you, have you forgotten everything you did before?" The boy stretched out his hand towards Araki Sayuri roughly.

"You don't recognize us anymore after you leave school, right? Haha... So, if someone like you encounters an accident in a place like this, is there anyone who can help you?"

However, before he could grab Araki Sayuri's collar, he saw a beautiful smirk on Araki Sayuri's face.

Meow--

The black cat at Shinmu Sayouri's feet suddenly rushed forward and hit the boy's crotch accurately.

Although it was just winter, everyone was wearing thicker clothes than in summer.

But boys and girls in this country are the same. Even though they wear winter coats, their lower body is the weak part.

Not only that, the red fire ants that had been clinging to the black cat suddenly woke up and crawled onto the boy's clothes.

The black cat was extremely fast, and everyone present was knocked off balance by it.

This sudden change stunned everyone.

While they were distracted, Sayuri Araki spotted a gap in their blockade and broke out of it in a quick run.

Sayuri Shinki doesn't need to care about the lives of the "animal guards".

She wants to ensure her own safety.

The animals will definitely protect themselves.

If she stayed, she might become a burden.

Although Sayuri Araki specifically learned "street fighting" from Yui Kanda.

But unless it's absolutely necessary, Sayuri Araki doesn't want to get into physical conflict with those idiots.

The map of this place had already been memorized by Sayuri Shinki.

She passed through layers of obstacles and predicted the route that only she would take in the group, which was not the conventional route.

Not long after she escaped, those people reacted and hurriedly started chasing after her.

The black cat caught them off guard.

But it is winter after all, and those people will only feel a little pain at most, but they will not be knocked unconscious by a cat.

The black cat will not fight with them all the time, it will just run away after bumping into them.

“Meow meow meow—”

It let out strange screams as it ran, and the scattered stray cats around seemed to be responding to its voice and made terrible cat calls.

By catcalling.

Sayuri Araki, who had already run far away, knew that there were not many stray cats around, so she had to rely on herself.

Because it is winter, a large number of stray cats and dogs, as well as snakes, rats, insects and ants have entered a dormant state or stay indoors. Winter is too cruel for animals.

They can't offer much help.

However, a smirk still graced Araki Sayuri's lips.

In order to be with Shuyue, she is now very strong...

Araki Sayuri suddenly took out the door key, opened the door and went into the house before the group of people could catch up with her, and locked the door.

"Boom boom boom——"

Just as I pressed the lock button, there was a frantic knock on the door from outside.

Araki Sayuri did not stop.

She quickly took off her outdoor shoes and put on her home shoes. Then, she went to the bottom of the stairs leading to the second floor, lifted the carpet on the ground and opened a door leading to the basement.

Araki Sayuri quickly climbed down and, before closing the basement entrance, re-covered the upper entrance with the carpet.

Go down the ladder to the basement.

The basement floor is also covered with dark carpet.

Araki Sayuri took out her cell phone and used the light to look around.

It was a small, cramped space filled with cardboard boxes.

Sayuri Shinki found a mark on the cardboard box.

Then she moved the marked box away, and a narrow, one-meter-high door appeared behind the box, almost blending into the wall. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't see the door at all.

Sayuri Araki pushed open the door and shone the light from her cell phone inside.

Then, Sayuri Shinmu turned the marked box over and walked towards the small door, reinserting it into its previous position, with the marked part facing the wall this time.

After entering the low door, Sayuri Shinmu held the cell phone in her mouth and closed the door again.

She raised her hand to clear away the spider webs in front of her and began to sneak around cautiously.

Finally, she stopped in front of a similar door, opened the low door, and entered another basement.

The construction is the same as the basement of the previous house.

Sayuri Shinki walked up the ladder.

This time, she carefully pushed open the basement door, leaving only a crack to observe the surroundings.

After confirming that there was no movement in the house, Sayuri Araki carefully crawled out of the basement.

Re-carpet the basement door.

Araki Sayuri peeked out, then tiptoed up to the second floor.

In the room on the second floor, Sayuri Araki heard a commotion coming from the opposite side and the sound of glass being smashed.

Shinki Sayuri narrowed her eyes slightly, she stood quietly by the window, looking outside through the gap in the curtains.

The house diagonally opposite was the one she had just escaped into.

It is connected to the underground where she is now. This room is empty now and is also the real estate of Eiko Araki.

In the past, after finishing her tutoring classes, Sayuri Shinki would go to the house diagonally opposite to rest for a while.

In the evening, Eiko Araki would drive to pick her up and take her home.

This group of people had obviously been scouting the area for a long time.

I already know the route that Sayuri Shinki takes home after her tutoring get out of class.

At this moment, Sayuri Araki's heart seemed to be about to jump out of her chest.

After being chased, secretly spying on the scene of the pursuers going crazy on the opposite side made Araki Sayuri feel a strange sense of excitement.

My heart is beating, my temples are pounding, and my blood is boiling...

Araki Sayuri was glad that she was not so naive.

The other party was obviously well prepared and would not let her go just because she ran into the room.

Shuyue once said that these walls and doors could not protect against thugs.

They can climb over walls, break windows, and commit murder.

Now, even if these guys read more basic detective novels and detective comics, they would not be able to find the basement immediately in such a short time.

Even if the basement is found, it may not be possible to find the tunnel entrance immediately without tools.

They would just think that Sayuri Araki ran into the house and then ran away through another exit.

At this time, Sayuri Araki slowly walked out of the room.

In the corridor on the second floor of the house.

Sayuri Araki immediately called her mother Eiko Araki.

Chapter 080 Shuyue, I want to sleep in your bed...

Sayuri Shinki's voice swirled in the empty darkness.

"...Ah~ Mom, I was chased by a group of boys after tutoring." Araki Sayuri said in a serious voice.

"..."

"Oh... I'm hiding, so they can't find me yet. However, they smashed the French windows of the house, and they might have kicked the door in too, right?"

"..."

"No, I bullied them at school, but I apologized recently. As a result, they probably thought I wasn't a bad kid anymore, so I'm easy to bully, right?"

"..."

"How did I bully them? It seems... well, I forced them to drink some water soaked with weird Halloween candy. I remember it smelled like laundry detergent. They thought I really gave them laundry detergent..."

"..."

"I don't know how they plan to retaliate against me, but I won't confront them head-on..."

"..."

"Well, I'll leave it to you then...Okay, bye."

……

Eiko Araki said she would call the police immediately and ask the police captain there to go to the old house to arrest the person. She told Sayuri Araki not to act rashly.

however……

After hanging up the phone, Araki Sayuri reached out and gently stroked her chest, and then her expression began to become pitiful.

"Cough cough..."

After adjusting her voice, Shinki Sayuri dialed Shuyue's cell phone number.

"...Shuyue~ Where are you? I'm so scared... Black Flash just helped me, and now I don't know what happened to it... Can you... Can you come pick me up?"

Sayuri Araki sobbed softly into the phone in what she considered the most pitiful voice.

Shuyue, who was far away in the main family of Shihoudo, was originally drawing comics.

As the weather gets colder, many animals' limbs begin to become stiff and their moods become agitated.

So Shuyue allowed them to have a long vacation.

After all, they have been working very hard since the summer, and finished about half a year's worth of serial updates by the fall.

Even if they hibernate collectively, Shuyue is still very relaxed while painting alone.

Therefore, Shuyue prepared warm nests and sufficient food for the animals so that they could spend the winter well.

Shuyue didn't expect that he would receive a call from Sayuri Shinki just after finishing dinner.

"What happened?"

Shuyue put down the dip pen and looked at the manuscript he had just drawn.

"I apologized to those I bullied before and stayed away from them, but today someone came looking for revenge on me."

Araki Sayuri's unique coquettish voice came from the phone.

I heard that voice that seemed very anxious, but actually nothing was wrong.

Shuyue said nonchalantly, "Oh~ Are you not hurt?"

"No, no..." Araki Sayuri said, "But I was scared. They are still smashing the windows. Shuyue, can you come and pick me up~"

Shu Yue held his phone in one hand and his sketch in the other. He said calmly, "Didn't you call your mother? Didn't she answer you?"

"I told her to call the police and let the police chief handle it, but I didn't tell her where I was hiding because I was afraid there were traitors around her." Araki Sayuri said as a matter of course.

Hearing this, Shu Yue sneered and said, "Then how dare you tell me? Aren't you afraid that there might be a traitor here? Or rather, aren't you afraid that I might be the one who betrays you?"

"... Shuyue, you wouldn't do that. You know where I am without me having to tell you." Araki Sayuri chuckled, "Also, my mom is too conspicuous. If I get in her car, other people will definitely notice, and then it will be troublesome."