Students and parents began to exit in an orderly manner.

Just as Nishino and Ikuta were about to stand up, Arisugawa said to them, "Nanasai Ikuta-chan, I have something to do with Xiaoxiao, you can go first."

"Eh? Won't you go out with us?" Ikuta asked.

"Well, when you go out, don't wait outside the martial arts hall. Find a place to sit first. Shixiao-chan and I will come find you later."

"Oh well."

Nishino took Ikuta outside, and Arisukawa stood there for a while until a staff member came over.

"Sorry, please go this way if you want to go out."

"Excuse me, where is the rest room backstage?" Arisukawa showed his work ID card hidden in his clothes, "Can you take me there?"

——

"Ikuta-chan, do you know who Arisu-chan's elder is?" Nishino still remembered this and asked with interest.

Ikuta shook his head decisively, "I just asked Arisu-chan for a favor. I didn't expect that I could actually come. By the way, Nanase, didn't you see the puppets when you came?" She was still a little unwilling to give up, "No.

Do you think there’s anything strange?”

Nishino didn't understand what Ikuta meant, "No, it's all normal."

Okay. Ikuta puffed up his cheeks and said no more, feeling a little regretful. After all, there are not many opportunities to wear puppet costumes in daily life.

The two of them followed the crowd and walked out. Ikuta suddenly pointed at the students below who were leaving in an orderly manner, "Nanasai, is it Shiyao-chan? Ah, she looked over!" He waved vigorously.

Nishino also saw it.

Then a staff member came up and said a few words to her, and Wu Geng nodded. When facing Nishino, he pointed to the back of the stage, as if to say, I want to come over.

"What's going on with Arisu-chan and Shiyao-chan?" Ikuta said.

"I don't know..." Nishino pursed her lips, but she just felt that it might be more than just meeting her elders. The recent events made her sensitive inside, and her thoughts would drift to the dark side at the slightest disturbance.

No, no, she cheered up, now is the time to work hard!

"Ikuta-chan, let's go eat cake."

"OK!"

——

At the fifth watch, the staff came to the lounge backstage. Arisugawa was standing at the door waiting for her, and he immediately came over to greet her when he saw her.

"Shixiao-chan."

"only."

Arisukawa looked at the staff, who nodded and left on his own initiative.

Wu Geng wanted to say something, but Qichuan beat her to it, "Shixiao-chan, I know you are confused now. Because something happened, this meeting has been postponed until now, but it is not a big deal, so you don't have to worry.

"

"...Are there many people inside?"

The most terrifying thing about the fifth watch is that as soon as you enter the door, a group of people sit together in a circle, the light is dim, everyone holds a lighted candle in their hands, and the candlelight illuminates everyone's gloomy face. Just like she did a few days ago

It's the same scene from any horror movie I've ever seen.

"Don't worry," Arisukawa held her hand and opened the door, "There are only two of us."

After returning to Macau, the original meeting time was changed again and again. It wasn't until Wu Geng was admitted to Dongda University that the exact time was decided. Wu Geng didn't want his father to come here. The bigger reason was that he didn't know in what capacity he should go.

Facing him, she usually had her younger brother by her side when meeting her father. His younger brother had a cheerful personality and would never make the atmosphere awkward.

Take back your thoughts at the fifth watch.

As Arisukawa said, there were only two people in the room.

Haruki Murakami, who had just finished his speech, and another middle-aged man whose name cannot be named.

Seemingly sensing Wugeng's doubts, the middle-aged man was the first to speak, "My name is Akasaka Shinichiro."

He was not smiling, but he gave the impression of being easy-going and approachable.

"It's past midnight."

Murakami, who was sitting at the front, stood up and looked at him with a smile, "You should have heard about me from Wei, but this must be the first time we meet."

At this time, compared to the person standing on the stage before, he looked more like an uncle who could be seen everywhere around home, without the aura of a great writer. On the contrary, Akasaka sitting next to him looked more like a literary and artistic worker—

- A painter with a unique personality, or a musician with an eccentric temperament, or something like that.

"Shixiao-chan." Arisugawa called her softly.

Ah, Wu Geng realized this and took a step forward, "Hello, I have been reading your novels."

Because there was absolutely no atmosphere that she had expected, she felt that stepping forward to shake hands was like handing over change when buying something at a convenience store. It was neither excited nor disappointed.

"Sit down," Murakami said. "The only thing I have been talking about you is that we are no strangers to you, but you know us half-knowing. This is not a conversation between equals."

Across from him, Akasaka looked at Wu Geng calmly, with no intention of speaking.

"Shixiao-chan, do you have anything to ask?"

Wu Geng glanced at Arisukawa, "Is that okay?"

Murakami smiled and said, "It's just a simple chat. You haven't made up your mind yet on whether you want to join us or not."

This is true. Wu Geng has been in a state of hesitation. She kind of acquiesced to this statement.

"Excuse me, was Murakami-sensei responsible for what happened to Bunchun?"

Wu Geng asked herself that this question had no special meaning, and she did not mean to offend her at all. She was just out of curiosity. Wen Chun, who was quite stubborn, actually broke his instep on a piece of idol news. There was definitely something unknown behind it.

It's true that force is driving it.

When he asked this question, Murakami paused for two or three seconds. His expression did not change, but the already dry atmosphere in the lounge became more subtle. Wu Geng was sure that there was something hidden in it.

But Murakami just said, "As the same kind, we did make a difference."

A very thought-provoking answer because he cleverly avoided the central point of Wu Geng's question.

"Those magazines that speak for me..."

"It's true that we contacted each other, but mostly we just told the truth, but the focus was different."

This indeed sounds like what someone who makes a living would say. Wu Geng is not dissatisfied, she just feels ashamed that she is in the center but confused. She didn’t do anything, and a group of adults helped calm her down.

Feng Bo, I felt somewhat apologetic.

She thanked her sincerely, but Murakami waved his hand to indicate that she didn't have to do this.

"Fifth update, we have a general understanding of your situation. To be honest, this is the first time we have encountered a symbiotic relationship. Do you still remember the weirdly dressed Jumonji last year?"

"Akasaka-san's apprentice, right?"

The man opposite nodded, with an easy-going attitude but said nothing. If he hadn't said his name when he entered, Wu Geng would have thought there was something wrong with his throat and he couldn't speak.

"At that time, Jumonji didn't know anything about you. But when we watched the video later, after you were hypnotized, another one - the girl with the original body will come out. It seems that she doesn't blame you." Murakami watched.

She is the same.

Wu Geng pursed his lips, not knowing what to say.

"Murakami-san," Arisugawa said, "can Akasaka-san help me?"

Murakami looked at Akasaka and said nothing.

"Do you want to communicate with her?"

At this time, Akasaka, who had been silent until now, suddenly asked.

comminicate?

I don’t know yet. It really takes courage to do this. It’s like standing in front of a mirror and talking to yourself on the opposite side. This scene is not complicated or difficult to understand, but it just makes people feel scared.

If "the night passes by the fifth watch" is the night that passes by the fifth watch, then who is she?
Chapter completed!