episode_0091

When Hermel and I arrived at the academy’s rooftop, we blinked at the sight that unfolded before us.

A well-maintained vine plant was blooming with light purple flowers on a chest-high fence erected to prevent falls.

The colorful spring flowers blooming all over the terrace brightly decorated what might at first glance be an empty space.

“Wow… … .”

Flashy, but not excessive. Moderately restrained, yet not too plain.

The terrace was decorated so beautifully that I thought it would be a bit of a waste to only open it for the spring festival.

“It’s pretty well decorated.”

Unlike Hermel, whose eyes were sparkling, I wasn’t particularly impressed, so I looked around and reacted appropriately. Hermel blinked and looked at me at my reaction.

“… … You’re so calm, aren’t you?”

“Because what I usually see is what I see.”

Hermel glanced in my direction at my words and tilted his head. The sight of him tilting his head to one side as if wondering what he meant was too cute for someone of the same age as me.

To be honest, I can definitely say that out of all the episodes I’ve been through, there wasn’t a single person who was as cute as Hermel in this episode.

Of course, this feeling was born out of possessiveness. It was something far removed from anything like friendship or love.

“The garden of my mansion. Don’t you remember?”

Hermel then sighed and scratched his head.

“That’s right. Considering the garden of your mansion, this might not be very impressive.”

“Still, I like it better here than there. Personally, I mean.”

“Huh? okay? Why?”

At those words, I looked at Hermel and smiled slightly. Then, without saying a word, he smiled and turned his back.

“I think the cafe is over there. Let’s go.”

Hermel, who had been blinking blankly despite my words, blushed half a beat later and quietly nodded.

cute. I chuckled and turned my head to look at the clock tower.

12 o’clock sharp.

The game had begun.

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̷̡̺̠̾̓̎ ̴̢̫̐̐̀̏ ̴̻̈́̿̓ ̸̔̐ ̶̡̏ ̷̍̃ ̶̖̇ ̷psi̕ ̷̶̵̣̬̽̽̀ ̷̤̐ ̵̷̬ …

“Keuuu… … . Ahhh!!”

It pours.

Memories pour into my head.

A huge amount of memories that I could not block out with my hands forced their way into my head.

My body trembled spontaneously due to the terrible pressure, as if dozens of people were holding my head and pressing it down, and the terrible headache, as if my head was being pierced with a large needle.

“Argyle… … . Argyle… … !!”

As I slowly sorted out my jumbled brain, what came to mind was something I had forgotten about for a month and a half――

‘Forget about your girlfriend.’

All the memories I had no choice but to forget. The feeling of loss that my girlfriend and fiancé were taken away. 내가, 내 입으로 그녀를 그 개새끼에게 넘겨주고 말았다는 죄책감.

And, it was unbearable anger towards that fucking bastard.

My teeth were ground. I ground my teeth until my jaw hurt and my throat hurt. Suddenly, a sour pain rushed through my mouth, along with the feeling of something breaking.

I had a headache that made my head feel like it was going to explode. I felt nauseous. The breath I exhaled roughly gave off a sweet smell, and I felt like my eyeballs were going to fall out.

anger. That time when the anger welling up was eating away at me.

‘From 12 o’clock sharp to 6 o’clock – that’s as much time as you can remember.’

A slightly distorted memory came to mind. I couldn’t remember exactly what was said, and I couldn’t remember who the other person was. One thing was certain.

Six hours from now, all these memories will disappear again.

Feeling a slight weight in my pocket, I quickly reached in and took out what was in my pocket.

What came out of the pocket was a silver pocket watch. It was the watch that was handed over at that time. The pocket watch, exposed to sunlight, opened on its own and showed the current time without me even touching it.

Tick–tick–

12:04.

I calmed my mind as I watched the clock ticking non-stop.

“… … .”

Let’s calm down. Let’s calm down… … . If you are excited about it now, it’s not helpful to find the dog.

I suppressed my boiling emotions, closed my pocket watch, and stood up. At this moment, my emotions were so incredibly calm that what had been boiling up just a moment ago felt like a lie.

Quietly, I just walked quietly and looked for the pig. I walked around the street where many people walked, but I couldn’t see him.

When I raised my head thinking I couldn’t find it here, the rooftop of the Academy came into view. I headed straight there and looked at the academy grounds over the railing.

“Where… … . Where are you… … .”

The open rooftop of the academy was perfect for finding people, and I was quietly looking for that little pig.

I was able to find the pig entering the street with Argyle and two other female students.

I immediately came down from the rooftop and headed to the place where I last saw him.

There were many people on the streets, but the pig was noticeable in everything from its appearance to its size, so we were able to find it again quickly.

“――I found it.”

I headed straight to the guy. Right now, at this moment, there was only one thing left on my mind.

It wasn’t a righteous idea of getting his girlfriend back from him, nor was it a lukewarm idea of beating him up.

Just one thought: to kill that guy in front of me. There was just one thing.

I grabbed a piece of wood that was nearby for fixing a sign and headed towards him.

“Kuhuh, that’s good. It’s a spring festival.”

Now we’re close enough to hear his voice.

The sharply forged blade pierced a hole in my emotions.

“Hey.”

“Oh?”

I hit the guy on the side of the head with the piece of wood I was holding.

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Sigh――

The actions of those enjoying the festival stopped temporarily due to the cruel and terrible sound that did not fit in with the joyful and happy festival day.

“Ah… … ?”

Starting with someone’s voice, the same sound as before was heard again.

Sigh–!!

As the sound grew louder than before, the eyes of those around them turned to the place where the sound came from.

There was a male student wearing glasses lying bleeding and another male student hitting the male student’s head with a fist-sized piece of wood.

“Now, wait a minute… … !!”

A boy wearing glasses raised his hand to block another boy, but the boy on top of him swung his arm faster than his hand could reach the other boy.

Wow!!

The bespectacled student’s head whipped around with an intense sound that made me frown.

“Ah, ahhh!! head. My head!!”

Those around him were shaken by the screams of genuine pain. It must be stopped. I need to stop it.

The moment I saw the face of a male student wielding a piece of wood, I had no choice but to stop on the spot.

“Please――! I, I was wrong!!”

The wide-open eyes were unfocused and lifeless. All that was there was deep darkness, like an abyss.

Ghost energy.

Those who were overwhelmed by his eerie and creepy eyes and the atmosphere that seemed somehow out of place did not even dare to come forward.

” too, help me!! Please, please help me――Ugh!?”

At the moment when the male student looked around and stretched out his hand to ask for help, the male student who had been sitting still swung his arm holding the piece of wood again.

There was a screech and blood and fragments of the glasses-wearing boy’s teeth splashed around.

“Kyaaa!!!”

At that moment, someone who was terrified screamed. At the same time, the people around them started running away.

“Gaima… … !! What the heck!! More, more!!!!”

A student with broken teeth and a burst lip cried out at the top of his lungs, reaching out with difficulty to the fleeing citizens, but no one helped him.

Even the three female students who are still by his side.

“Ah… … . iced coffee… … !!”

The male student thought as he saw three female students and one male student looking down at him with emotionless faces.

‘I shouldn’t have touched it.’

‘I should have just thrown it away.’

‘I don’t want to die.’

‘it hurts.’

‘Please, anyone can save me.’

“Guhehe――”

The moment the male student was about to muster his last strength to call for help, the male student who had been quietly looking at him grabbed a piece of wood in his hand and hit him in the mouth.

There were cracks in his nose and upper jaw. The male student who had been hit began to scream and struggle with all his might, but the other male student grabbed a piece of wood with both hands and struck the other male student’s head indiscriminately, as if this was just the beginning.

Snap, snap! Sigh, wow–!!

Until the dry sound changed to a wet, sticky sound.

Until the rough struggle stops and the body shakes from the recoil of hitting the piece of wood.

Until the nose and upper jaw completely sank, and one side of the face completely collapsed, and the protruding eyeballs rolled over the brain.

He didn’t stop swinging his arms.

“――… … .”

Eventually, a sound that was no longer human came out of the male student’s mouth like a sigh.

The other male student raised his arm one last time and hit the other male student on the head.

Kwasik!

And it makes a sound like stepping on an egg and breaking it.

The boy’s breath completely stopped.

“There, there it is!!”

At the same time, a security guard brought by one of the people who had run away arrived at the scene.

“Ah, ahhh!!”

“I hate it, I hate it――I hate it!!!”

“Ahahahaha!!!”

The ‘three people’ who had been brainwashed showed different reactions.

12:40.

It was a scene of chaos that happened so suddenly and was completely unsuitable for a spring festival.