Except for running six kilometers, Higashinohara spent the rest of his time at home, doing squats and watching movies on DVDs he rented from outside.
Not only does he have a bit of a geeky personality, but it also saves money.
During this day, Higashinohara did not forget to ask Shunsuke Nishimaru, who was on the same floor, whether there was any news about Nishimaru Miri from the police investigation.
After hearing this, the latter just shook his head with blank eyes, and then continued to stare at the dark sky outside the window, looking lost.
Do you regret it?
Higashinohara has little sympathy for such people.
Although Nishimaru Miria's disappearance was not directly related to him, he was so blinded by money just because of five million yen that he rashly asked his daughter to test the medicine, and then disappeared without warning.
Even if he feels regretful now that he has come to his senses, such a person does not deserve sympathy.
But in the end, before leaving, Higashinohara still left his mobile phone number - telling Shunsuke Nishimaru that if there was any news about Nishimaru Miri, he could call him at any time if he needed him.
Although Nishimaru Miria is only a six-year-old girl, she is very polite and good at reading people's faces and figuring out their intentions. This is probably due to her living environment.
But when Higashinohara came to this world half a year ago and was at a loss, those words "Big Brother, I'll work hard tomorrow" really gave him a lot of spiritual comfort.
Now that the little guy suddenly disappeared, Higashinohara looked at the simple shack built with discarded wooden boards in the corridor and the three kittens that had lost their owners. He felt a little disappointed for some reason. After thinking about it, he went downstairs to the convenience store.
I bought some food and brought it up.
Although poverty made Higashinohara feel a little worried about money, he still felt that he had to do this, otherwise the little cat would starve to death when Nishimaru Miria came back one day. That would be his incompetence as a big brother.
...
The next day, at half past ten on the weekend.
Setagaya Ward, New Tokyo.
The single-family villa of the Tachigawa family.
On a rainy day, a room with no lights on.
On the round bed, a petite woman hung upside down at the end of the bed without any image. She had a lolita-like figure, no more than 1.5 meters tall, and her long black hair fell to the ground. She looked like a hanged little ghost. What's amazing is that she could actually fight.
He snored evenly and occasionally smacked his little mouth twice, obviously sleeping very soundly.
Through the thin red sand around the round bed, you can see that there are empty wine bottles and empty beer cans everywhere on the floor of the room, the pink ashtray is filled with women's cigarette butts, and there are coats and underwear thrown around.
If it hasn’t been cleaned and tidied up in a month, some people will probably believe it.
Jingle bell—! Jingle bell—!
Suddenly, the landline phone in the room rang, and Tadokawa Asuka turned over on the bed, covered his head with the quilt and continued to sleep.
The landline phone rang for a long time to no avail. After it stopped, the mobile phone on the ground only lit up the screen for a moment and then automatically shut down with a low battery prompt...
But it's not over yet.
After a while, there was a knock on the door in the bedroom.
It's just polite to knock on the door.
next moment,
The sound of the lock cylinder turning was heard.
The door was opened from the bedroom, and a graceful and luxurious woman stepped in with one foot...then shrank back, and finally walked in with difficulty.
After ten minutes of struggle and compromise, Asuka Tachigawa, who was wearing blue monster cartoon pajamas, sat on the bedside, looking like a primary school student who bowed his head and admitted his mistake. There was no trace of the kind that made countless students at Takehara Minami Private Academy.
The momentum of the "Rogue Lolita" teacher.
Opposite her, sat a noble lady whose facial features and eyes looked somewhat similar to hers.
At this time, Tadokawa Asuka suddenly clasped his hands together and raised them above his head, "Mother, it's my weekend! I finally got some rest. Please let me go."
As she said that, she was about to crawl onto the bed.
"Come back here!"
The woman glared, and the latter immediately came back and did her job obediently.
She glanced around, covered her nose and said, "Look where there is a girl in your room. I told my aunt to clean it every day but you don't want to..."
Tachigawa Asuka, who was immersed in being an ostrich, beeped in a low voice, "I have mysophobia and I don't like others to mess with my things..."
"What do you call mysophobia?!"
The woman suddenly choked up when she heard this.
This daughter really doesn't know that one day she will be so angry that she will die of anger.
I don’t know how many times I had this argument. Fortunately, this was not the purpose of her visit today. She took a deep breath to calm down and asked with a straight face:
"Do you know what day it is?"
Tadokawa Asuka raised her hand obediently.
"explain."
"off day!"
boom-!
She was immediately hit on the forehead.
The woman said with a bit of hatred, "Today is the day to meet the eldest son of Songping. You won't forget it, right? Don't forget your promise to me and your father!"
"Of course! Of course I didn't forget it!"
Tadokawa Asuka quickly patted the tablet on his chest, and then muttered dissatisfiedly:
"But didn't I tell you when I came back last week? I have nothing to talk about with that guy Matsudaira, and... it's impossible for him to like me."
"You only met once last week, why is it impossible?"
The woman raised her eyebrows and said earnestly and sincerely, "Your father and I were like this back then. Young people often find common interests and hobbies, and there will always be topics we can talk about together."
mutual hobby?
That seems to be true.
I like men and he also likes men.
Does this count?
Tadokawa Asuka complained in her heart, but remembering that she had said she would keep it secret last week, she still held back from saying the words. She could only lower her head and nod in agreement.
Seeing this, the woman nodded slowly and said earnestly, "Asuka, mother is not forcing you to marry the eldest son of the Matsudaira family, but you are not young anymore. As a member of the Tachigawa family..."
Tadokawa Asuka immediately raised his hands in surrender, "I know, I know, the genes of the super family are passed down! How many times have you said it..."
Dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, and the powerful families of New Tokyo's superpowers will also choose corresponding famous families when getting married to ensure that the genes of superpowers can be passed on to the next generation with a high probability.
Of course, if the continuation fails, it is either cheating or just bad luck.
At this time, Asuka Tachikawa was being teased by her mother, and she was no longer sleepy.
She simply slipped into the cloakroom, found a black bottoming sweater dress, and put it on. Then, with a short windbreaker under her arm, she went to the shoe cabinet and leaned over to put on a pair of over-the-knee boots.
When the woman saw her daughter's sensible compromise, she just wanted to praise her, but when she saw her dress, she felt angry again.
"Did you forget that the eldest son of the Matsudaira family said he would take you to a dinner party tonight? How can you go there in this outfit? You really want to piss me off..."
"Okay, okay! That guy Matsudaira is very smart. He will definitely prepare a dress before the dinner. Don't worry, mother, I have to leave first, otherwise I will be late."
After getting dressed, Tadokawa Asuka picked up the uncharged mobile phone and ran out. As soon as he disappeared from the door, he poked his head back and said, "By the way, don't forget to not allow others to enter my room to clean it. Mother, I have mysophobia.
I remember the layout clearly!"
"..." woman.
...
11:00 noon,
Odaiba Seaside Park.
Not only can you enjoy various views of the Tokyo coastline from the park beach, but it also has the world's tallest Ferris wheel. It can be said to be a leisure date spot for countless Tokyo couples on weekends.
It's just that the lingering rain that has fallen since morning has really affected people's interest in traveling, so there were only a few people in the seaside park until noon.
Outside a coffee shop, next to a small milky white round table under an awning.
A young man in sunglasses, wearing a silver patterned casual suit and his hair combed so smoothly it could make a fly skate, was sitting there, apparently waiting for someone.
"I never thought you would choose a place like this."
As soon as they met, Tadokawa Asuka vomited at the first sentence.
Yes, the young man in front of you is Kotaro Matsudaira, the eldest son of the contemporary Matsudaira family.
Hearing Tatogawa Asuka's complaint, he took off his sunglasses and put them in his coat pocket, raised his head and smiled gracefully, "Please don't be offended, Ms. Tatogawa, I chose this place purely because of the convenience, and I heard that Odaiba's Ferris wheel is there on rainy days."
It’s a unique experience. I wonder if Ms. Tatokawa is interested in experiencing it together.”
"Let's ride the Ferris wheel together?"
Hearing this, Tadokawa Asuka immediately looked at the other party suspiciously, and couldn't help but said, "Hey, hey! You kid can't pick me up, can you?"
Speaking of this, she remembered the pressure from her family to get married in the past two years, and suddenly sighed and said, "Alas! Although you don't meet my ideal type, your character is still barely passable, and you are the same as me.
They both like men and have the same interests."
"How about... let's just make do with it..."
Unexpectedly, Matsudaira Kotaro's elegant and calm face suddenly changed when he heard this. He looked at Tatokawa Asuka who was sighing in a strange way, coughed dryly and said, "Miss Tatokawa, I don't know if I should say something... you don't have a man."
Friends, do I have them?"
"..."
In an instant, Tachigawa Asuka's petite body trembled, and his whole body felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
Is there any justice for this meow?
You have a boyfriend and you went out on a blind date last week?
Matsudaira Kotaro saw Tatogawa Asuka's face getting darker and darker. Although he had only met him once, he still knew the rumors that the little eldest daughter of the Tatogawa family was known as a "raging loli", so he quickly changed the subject and said, "Ahem
...Actually, what I want to say is...Miss Tatokawa, aren't you curious about what kind of banquet is tonight?"
As he spoke, Matsudaira Kotaro took out a gilded black invitation letter from his pocket, gently placed it on the table in front of him and pushed it over.
Tadokawa Asuka's eyes were attracted by the invitation letter. After picking it up and looking at it carefully, he couldn't help but frown slightly - except for the time and place of the dinner, there was nothing on this invitation letter.
Even the names of the invitees are blank.
What the hell?
...
"What kind of invitation is this?"
Taitokawa Asuka asked.
Seeing that he successfully changed the subject, Matsudaira Kotaro breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It is said that it is a dinner invitation hosted by Sigmund International Trading Company. It is held regularly every year, but there are only eight such invitations every year in the entire Wano Country.
Black invitations are sent out."
Speaking of this, he babbled a little proudly.
"Well, I got the letter in front of you from a friend who attended the dinner party last year. He mysteriously told me that tonight would definitely be a worthwhile trip."
"Oh, so confident?"
Asuka Tachikawa curled her lips. As the eldest daughter of the Tachigawa family, she had never seen any banquets since she was a child. "What is the content of the dinner? A charity dinner?"
Kotaro Matsudaira shook his head to express that he was not sure. After thinking for a while, he added, "By the way, my friend said that the important point is not the content of the dinner, but... the content after the dinner..."
Tadokawa Asuka waited for a long time and found that there was no follow-up. He couldn't help but take a deep breath and said, "This kind of treacherous friend, beat him to death for me next time we meet."
"..." Matsudaira Kotaro.
The two of them were chatting first, when suddenly, the door of the coffee shop opened from the inside, and a waiter came out with two cups of freshly brewed coffee on a tray in his hand.
"Hello, please take your time with your coffee."
Huh?
This sound?
Why does it sound familiar?
Tadokawa Asuka raised his head in confusion, and suddenly said in surprise, "Eh? Higashino-san? What are you doing...are you working here?"
Higashinohara stopped and turned around with a smile on his face.
"Yes, hello Mr. Tatokawa."
...
Higashinohara had actually noticed Tadokawa Asuka, his class teacher at Takehara Minami Private Academy, for a long time, and figured that he might be dating.
But it's not illegal to work part-time, so he didn't hide.
Speaking of which, Higashinohara temporarily found this morning's part-time job online. It was mainly a part-time job for the villa dinner in the afternoon. Not only was the location very close to each other, but the time was also different.
Now they met each other by chance. After a brief greeting, Higashinohara said that he had something to do in the coffee shop and left first. Only Tadokawa Asuka was left holding her chin and tilting her head, looking at the man in the coffee shop through the glass with interest.
Busy figure.
"He is a hard-working boy."
She sighed.
"Yes, he is also a handsome boy."
Kotaro Matsudaira sighed.
Tadokawa Asuka was stunned when he heard this, and immediately knocked on the table with his hands turned down with a bad look on his face, "Hey, hey, hey! That's my student, you can't pay attention to him."
Matsudaira Kotaro was also stunned for a moment. He blushed as if he had been slandered and said, "Miss Tatokawa! I want to reiterate! I am! Have! a boyfriend!"
After hearing this, Tadokawa Asuka's veins jumped in her forehead. Although she knew that this guy was stating an objective fact, why did she want to beat him up so much?
...
The afternoon slipped away quietly.
When night falls quietly, the Rainbow Bridge decorated with neon lights not far away is reflected in the sea water, like stars, everything is dreamlike.
It's a pity that no one appreciates this beautiful scenery.
From three o'clock in the afternoon, the seaside park announced that it would be closed early. Several nearby roads were closed to traffic for unknown reasons. No pedestrians or vehicles could enter. Even the voice navigation on the mobile phone map to nearby intersections would be blocked.
Remind you to take a detour.
certainly,
Not everyone will take a detour.
I don’t know when,
The road beside the beach was illuminated by car lights, red taillights flashed one after another, and a long and winding queue of extremely luxurious cars drove towards the single-family villa on the beach one kilometer away.
...
The entrance of the villa.
Higashinohara, who arrived here at three in the afternoon to complete his training, was wearing a waiter's suit, a red bow tie under his neck, and a dark gold dragonfly mask covering his face.
In fact, it wasn't just him. Every waiter who came in the afternoon was now wearing various animal masks on his face. It was said that it was necessary for work. Higashinohara guessed in his mind that this might be some kind of theme dinner.
At this time, he was looking at the car lights in the distance in front of the parking lot, thinking that tonight's guests would arrive as soon as possible to finish the dinner, so that he could call it a day and go back to start today's training.
At this time, a thin man wearing a white lab coat walked past him.
Higashinohara's ears only heard slight footsteps at first, but without warning, a "long-lost" wanted warning sound from the crime manual came in his mind.
[Warning: Target found!]
【Sin Manual 002】
[Name: Djimon Hounsou (doctor)]
【Sex: Male】
[Race: Sky Fox Clan]
[Racial Talent: Incitement]
[Ability: Talent Serial Number 43 Nightmare - Drag the enemy into a dreamland from which they cannot escape. There are three levels in total. If the enemy believes that he is being killed in the dream, he will also die in reality]
[Ability level: Stage 5, Stage 1]
[Sin value: five stars]
[Character profile image (can be clicked to open)]
[Generating now, you can choose the mission... After the generation is completed, capture the Sky Fox Tribe Djimon Hounsou (doctor) who tortures and kills humans/trafficking humans. If you are successful in capturing, you can immediately obtain a prisoner ability]
[Task description: 50 temporarily freely allocated attribute points (5*X10) can be obtained, lasting 30 minutes. After using the temporary attribute points, the host please hurry up, justice cannot be delayed! 】
Higashinohara stared at the wanted notice posted in the crime manual in his mind, his body stiffened slightly, and his brain quickly entered high-frequency operation.
What is the situation with human traffickers?
Isn’t this a theme dinner for a big company?
This guy nicknamed "Doctor",
A dinner guest?
Or the organizer of the villa?
Just as Higashinohara was thinking about these questions.
Under the dark golden dragonfly mask, out of the corner of his eye, he accidentally spotted a familiar figure again, nodding and bending, saying something to the man in a white lab coat.
It's Shunsuke Nishimaru!
Why is he here tonight?
Dong Yeyuan was a little surprised.
And from his angle, he just saw that when Shunsuke Nishimaru lowered his head and begged for something, the thin man nicknamed "Doctor" clearly nodded, and reached out to pat Shunsuke Nishimaru on the shoulder, but the corners of his mouth were filled with emotion.
With a somewhat playful smile.
Immediately afterwards, Shunsuke Nishimaru seemed to have received some answer. He was so surprised that he almost knelt down and thanked him repeatedly. The two of them walked into the brightly lit villa door behind them one after another...
what's the situation?
etc!
Shunsuke Nishimaru appears here...
Does this mean that the "doctor" has something to do with the oranges that Nishimaru Miria ate? Or maybe Nishimaru Miria's disappearance has something to do with him?
Thinking again of the doctor's crimes of killing humans and trafficking in human beings recorded in the crime manual, Higashinohara's face behind the mask suddenly turned a little cold.