My youth story cannot be a knight war

[——As for me now, there is absolutely no problem.]

【Finally, Yuigahama Yui recalled a long-ago past. 】

[That was the question she asked to the boy who had not yet left her world when she was still in Sobu High School.]

[“Huh? You ask me why I encouraged that guy Zaimokuza?”]

[The dead-eyed boy who was drinking a 100% sweet strawberry drink with a straw turned his head to look at himself with a curious face and rolled his eyes.]

[“There’s no reason. I just think that guy might be able to do what he says.”]

56. Kousaka Kyosuke's Good Friday (Two-in-One)

"Hachiman! So you trust me so much! My lifelong best friend!!!"

"This is so disgusting! I hate any contact with men, especially hugs! Stay away from me! Your snot! Your snot is all over my clothes! Ugh!"

Zaimokuza was so moved that he opened his arms with tears streaming down his face and wanted to give Hikigaya Hachiman a bear hug, but he was quick-eyed and quick-handed and grabbed both of his hands and tried to push them away. However, a 100-pound lightweight could not beat a 200-pound heavyweight after all. Hikigaya Hachiman watched helplessly in despair as the fat man's tearful face in front of him got closer and closer, and the snot hanging down kept getting closer and closer to Hikigaya's bloodshot eyes and contracted pupils.

The next moment, shrill screams resounded throughout the health room. Hayato Hayama, who was standing next to the two men, turned his head away, unable to bear to watch. Facing the miserable sight of Hikigaya who was screaming under the pressure of a mountain and attacked by snot, the corners of his mouth kept twitching and he almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

"Well, how should I describe this scene? Um... the unique friendship between men?"

"Then this friendship is too tragic. I'm afraid Hikigaya-san will be traumatized forever by this."

Yukinoshita Yukino made a sharp complaint as she watched Hikigaya, who was pinned down by a two-hundred-pound mountain of flesh, stretch out an arm to her that was trembling constantly in request for help, but ultimately fell powerlessly to the floor of the infirmary.

"It feels like if this continues, Hikigaya-san will die at Zaimokuza-san's hands before we learn of his cause of death in the future through the video... huh?"

Speaking of this, Yukinoshita Yukino's heart moved, and the look in her eyes when she looked at the two of them immediately became different.

"Could it be... that this is how Hikigaya-san will die at Zaimokuza-san's hands in the future?"

"No, no, no, Yukinoshita, your idea is a bit too extreme. No matter what Zaimokuza says, he won't - no, maybe this is really possible..."

Seeing Hikigaya rolling his eyes and foaming at the mouth as he was pinned down by Zaimokuza, Hiratsuka Shizuka held her forehead in silence.

"Perhaps, should we remind Zaimokuza to be careful? Or should we ask Zaimokuza and Hikigaya to maintain an appropriate social distance? Or should we simply forbid them from meeting each other? Or--"

"...Teacher, if you keep saying 'still', Hikigaya-san will really die."

[Intensive Care Unit on the third floor, Kanto Medical University Hospital, downtown Tokyo.]

[The name "Zaimokuza Yoshiki" is written on the doorplate of the intensive care unit. ]

[“Hmm——”]

[Looking at Zaimokuza who was sleeping on the bed in front of him, Makishima Saori propped her chin with her fingers and murmured in a low voice, her glasses reflecting a strange light like a dead fish. ]

【"What's wrong with you again, Makishima?"】

[Kousaka Kyosuke next to him looked as if he was not surprised. He found that since he met her and Zaimokuza, his ability to withstand pressure and accept abnormal things has increased sharply. ]

[“How should I put it? It feels a bit out of place~”]

[Makishima Saori smacked her lips and said this.]

[“Inharmonious? Do you feel there is something wrong with Zaimokuza?”]

[“It’s none of his business, Kosaka-kun, look over there!”]

[Kousaka Kyousuke looked to the side following Makishima Saori's white and tender finger, and saw a clean and tidy hospital bed. That bed was exactly the one he had stayed in during his previous hospitalizations.]

【“What happened to the bed?”】

[“Think about it, you two always came to the hospital together and stayed in the same ward. This ward was almost occupied by you and Zaimokuza-san. You even used the same paper for the door number. But this time, only Zaimokuza-san came in. I’m a little uncomfortable with this~”]

[Hearing her regretful truth, Kousaka Kyosuke's face turned dark, and veins on his forehead throbbed like a crossroads.]

[“…You sound like you’re sorry that I didn’t come with you this time.”]

[“Yeah, after all, you look cute when you’re asleep, Kousaka-kun. I’ve made a lot of money just by selling photos of you sleeping. If you don’t come, I’ll lose a lot!”]

[Makishima Saori pouted and said, a top-notch queen making such an expression is extremely cute in contrast. If a man who doesn't know her saw her expression, he would probably be so cute that his face would bleed. ]

[But Kousaka Kyosuke didn't think she was cute at all. Instead, he felt creepy. Makishima Saori's words revealed a chilling message to him. ]

[“Wait! My photo? You sold the photo of me sleeping to someone else???”]

[“Oh.”]

【Realizing that she had let the cat out of the bag, Makishima Saori tilted her head and stuck out her tongue, then clenched her hands into fists and hit herself on the head.】

[“Hey, Kousaka-kun, what are you talking about? I don’t quite understand~”]

[“Don’t try to fool me with this trick. Tell me, who did you sell my photos to?!”]

【Kousaka Kyosuke was not fooled by her cute behavior. Knowing the bad nature of this woman, he held Makishima Saori's shoulder tightly with one hand and asked aggressively.】

[“Well, I didn’t sell it to anyone.”]

【Seeing that she couldn't fool people, Makishima Saori simply spoke out. 】

[“That is, your fans, Kosaka-kun, and some of your little fans, and——”]

[“Who else?”]

【Kousaka Kyosuke's eyes twitched because of her sudden pause, and a bad premonition surged from his heart.】

[“Well——just some special people!”]

【"Special people..."】

【Faced with Makishima Saori smiling and raising a finger as she said this, Kousaka Kyosuke muttered these four words with twitching eyes.】

For some reason, he felt the hairs on his body stand up at these words, especially his buttocks, which felt cold, just like sleeping at home without clothes or a blanket.

[At the moment when he was stunned, Makishima Saori quietly slipped to the door, and Kousaka Kyosuke reacted and asked hurriedly. ]

[“Stop! Who are the special people? What else have you done besides this? Hey!”]

[“Oh, yeah, I have a few seriously ill patients to take care of right now, so I’ll be leaving now. Please stay with Mr. Zaimokuza.”]

【Makishima Saori smiled as she opened the door and walked out of the ward amidst Kousaka Kyosuke's shouts. Before leaving, she tilted her head back at a 45-degree angle and looked at Kousaka Kyosuke with a half-smile. Her long straight black hair almost fell to the ground because of her action, and her slender waist was bent in an arc that made people worry that it might break.】

[“Also, Kosaka-kun, I’ve reserved this ward for you. The fee will be halved when you come next time.”]

【Click! 】

[After saying this, she closed the door and ran away without waiting for Kousaka Kyosuke to answer.]

[Kosaka Kyosuke: "..."]

[Sooner or later I will press this woman on my legs and beat her butt until it is swollen! ]

[Secretly swearing in his heart, Kousaka Kyousuke turned his head to look at Zaimokuza who was lying unconscious on the bed, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. ]

[He only remembered this after Makishima Saori reminded him. Although he knew that such a thought was very unfair to Zaimokuza who had fainted after fighting until he was exhausted, Kousaka Kyousuke was sincerely glad that he did not come in with him this time. ]

[Sharing a dorm room with a white-haired male god sounds pretty good, but Kousaka Kyousuke, who has actually experienced it, knows what it feels like. It is definitely different from the romantic scene that many girls imagine: "You are sleeping under the moonlight, and I am counting your eyelashes until dawn."]

[Because when girls imagine themselves sleeping with their idols, they never imagine that they are snoring loudly, just like a chainsaw sawing a tree.]

[For them, GeiGei snoring while sleeping is absolutely impossible, just like fairies don't need to go to the bathroom. It is an absolute truth in this world.]

[Therefore, they don’t know that sleeping with a male god is not necessarily a wonderful thing, and they may even want to kill the male god. ]

[“Hmph… That’s all. See you tomorrow, Zaimokuza.”]

[Kousaka Kyosuke rubbed his sore brows. He felt very tired after a whole day of investigation. He turned around and went out to rest at the Metropolitan Police Department.]

……

【Tokyo City, Metropolitan Police Department. 】

【08:45 PM】

[Kousaka Kyosuke returned to his desk and sat down, covering his face with his hands and exhaled deeply, as if he wanted to exhale all his fatigue.]

【"Um?"】

[Just as he was about to tidy up the documents on the table and return to the dormitory to rest, to gather his energy for tomorrow's press conference on Unconfirmed Lifeform No. 21 and a new round of search operations, a thick file bag on the table attracted Kousaka Kyousuke's attention. ]

【"This is?"】

[Kousaka Kyosuke reached out and picked up the file bag with doubt. When he saw the words "For Mr. Kosaka!" written on the front of the file bag and a thumbs-up emoticon attached at the back, he knew who had given it to him.]

[Kousaka Kyosuke curiously untied the drawstring of the file bag and reached out to pull out a thick stack of manuscript paper from the file bag.]

[“My Life as a Cowherd? The author is General Ashikaga Yoshiteru II?”]

[Looking at the title written on the cover of the manuscript, Kousaka Kyosuke was full of suspicion. What is this? ]

[Suddenly, he remembered a conversation between Zaimokuza and himself more than a month ago before he set out to expel No. 6.]

[——That's really hard~ By the way, Mr. Kosaka, if you can't sleep, why don't you read my new novel? This is a work I'm confident in! Maybe it can improve your sleep quality. ]

【--novel?】

[——That’s right! I’ll show you the manuscript when I get back. Mr. Kosaka, you’re the first reader of this work of mine!]

[——Thank you very much. I really want to find a book to read recently.]

[——Don't worry! I promise I won't let you down! I will definitely shock you both mentally and physically, Mr. Kosaka! ]

[“…I almost forgot that Zaimokuza was actually a writer. I didn’t expect that he would still remember what I just casually said to him.”]

[Looking at the stack of manuscripts in his hand, Kousaka Kyosuke couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. ]

[“But that’s fine. I’ll just be sleeping and resting when I go back anyway. I might as well read a book for a while before going back.”]

[Thinking like this, Kousaka Kyosuke turned to the first page of the manuscript paper...]

……

[“Officer Kosaka, you have new information.”]

[Wu Geng Liuli reached out and knocked on the office door, but no one responded for a long time. ]

【"?"】

[She was a little confused. The light was on at the office door, so why was there no one inside?]

【“Officer Kosaka?”】

【Knock knock knock——】

[Wu Geng Liuli knocked on the door a few more times, but still no one responded. Feeling something was not right, she reached out and turned the doorknob and walked in.]

[“Officer Kosaka, you are——Officer Kosaka!???”]

[Gogen Ruri turned around and closed the door, and just as she was about to speak, she was frightened by the scene she saw, and the stack of documents she was holding fell to the ground.]

[Not far in front of her, Kousaka Kyosuke was lying on the ground, with his right hand stretched straight forward, four fingers bent and the index finger raised, as if guiding the way ahead for everyone. There was a pile of scattered manuscripts under him.]

[This stack of manuscripts extends from the position of Kousaka Kyosuke's desk to the bottom of his prone body, and his desk and the door are almost at opposite corners. ]

[Based on the location and direction of the scattered manuscripts, it is estimated that after falling down, Kousaka Kyosuke managed to crawl all the way to the gate, but when he was only a few feet away from the gate, he no longer had the strength to crawl. ]

[“Officer Kosaka! What’s wrong with you? Are you okay?!”]

[Gokou Ruri hurriedly ran to the prone Kousaka Kyosuke and turned him over, holding him in her arms and rocking him continuously, looking at his closed eyes and ashen face, she asked anxiously.]

【“——Five——Five!”】

[Hearing a familiar voice, Kousaka Kyousuke forced his eyes open with pupils almost dilated, and grabbed Gokou Ruri's shoulder with one hand and spoke with difficulty. ]

[“I’m here! Officer Kosaka! What’s going on? Who did this?!”]

[Wukeng Liuli grabbed his hand and asked with a concerned expression. ]

【"--material!"】

[What Gokou Ruri didn't expect was that after hearing what she said, Kousaka Kyosuke's eyes suddenly opened wide, almost popping out of their sockets, and the sound he made was filled with incomparable grief and indignation! ]

[“Cai? Is that the murderer’s name?”]

【“Don’t—don’t look at these damn things!”】

[In the end, Kousaka Kyosuke did not say the name of the "murderer". Instead, he forced himself to tell Gokou Ruri these words with his last breath, then loosened his grip on her shoulders, rolled his eyes, and fainted with foam at the mouth.]

[“Officer Kosaka! Wake up! Someone come quickly! Officer Kosaka has fainted!”]

……