Take the "Tokiwa Line" limited express train from "Ueno" Station in the direction of "Mito" and it will take about an hour to reach "Ibaraki".

On a first-class seat in a certain carriage.

"Hey, so why are you rushing back to Ibaraki in such a hurry? Kyou-chan."

A woman dressed as an urban beauty said to her lover beside her: "Obviously the moving company will come tomorrow, can't you wait one more day?"

Following her gaze, a man who was looking at the scenery outside the window slowly turned his head.

He has brown hair and brown eyes, and has regular facial features. Even though his complexion is slightly pale, he is still considered a handsome guy.

It was Yaguchi Kyouya whose life was hanging by a thread last night.

Faced with his girlfriend's inquiry, Yaguchi Kyouya responded with a forced smile: "...Anyway, you've pretty much taken care of things at work, and I've also entrusted the apartment to the manager, so just treat it as...

There’s nothing wrong with adapting to the new environment earlier and returning to Ibaraki early, right?”

"Eh-but..."

The woman pursed her lips somewhat unhappily, "Even so, I haven't even told you to have a good time with you. I obviously planned to go to Disneyland..."

He looked around.

Because I bought the ticket in the morning, there were not many people in the carriage. Even including them, there were only five people in total.

The other three people are: the OL sitting in the front seat, the man in a suit in the front left seat, and the boy in the baseball cap in the row next to the aisle.

Among them, the OL is working on the computer, the man in a suit is reading a book, and the baseball boy is playing pinball.

Everyone was busy on their own, and no one paid attention to them.

The train was moving smoothly.

The bright sunshine shines in from the window, making people feel warm.

The atmosphere seemed peaceful and peaceful, as if everything last night was just a dream.

It gave Yaguchi Kyouya a feeling of being in another world.

He rubbed his abdomen involuntarily, as there still seemed to be a faint phantom pain lingering there, and the air he breathed into his nose vaguely smelled of sea water.

There was a look of memory in his eyes.

Ever since the incident of breaking into Sayu's house, Yaguchi Kyouya fled back to his girlfriend's apartment and hid to observe the situation.

Even though he said he didn't care, when he thought that the police would really come to his door, he still inevitably felt a sense of fear.

Especially when he was caught on the spot by that hot girl.

According to his guess, even if Sayu himself didn't call the police, Asami would definitely have called the police at that time given her character.

But after hiding in the apartment for a night, he was surprised to find that this did not happen.

And when everything was fine the next day, Yaguchi Kyouya was finally convinced that the other party really didn't call the police.

Although he doesn't understand the reason for this, it is actually a good thing for him.

After having the courage to accompany his girlfriend to a nearby clinic to have his wounds treated, Yaguchi Kyouya finally felt relieved.

Until last night.

Since his girlfriend was going to spend the night at her best friend's house, he was left alone in the apartment.

With a subtle mentality, Yaguchi Kyouya, who had put on a disguise, went to the convenience store where Asami and the others worked and bought two cans of beer.

Since it was already evening, it was natural that he did not see the two girls, but he did get the news from the night shift employee that the girl had taken leave due to illness.

Then came what happened next. At that time, he never thought that it would unfold like a thriller movie.

Originally I was just watching TV at home in a daze and drinking beer.

As a result, his attention was attracted by a strange noise coming from outside the balcony. It was a sound like a pulley rubbing against the ground.

"Gulu Gulu..."

After looking at the empty room, Yaguchi Kyouya felt strange and got up from the living room and came to the darkly lit living room.

A cold wind blew in from the floor-to-ceiling windows, causing the curtains to sway.

After tightening his clothes, he walked to the window and opened the curtains.

What appeared in front of me was a large black suitcase.

Immediately afterwards——

"Yaguchi Kyouya?"

Accompanied by a soft inquiry from behind, a hand covered in black gloves suddenly rested on his shoulder.

In an instant, a numbing chill rose up from under my feet and quickly swept through my whole body.

He looked back suddenly.

Red face, erect eyebrows, long nose.

A ferocious face wrapped under a black hood came into his eyes unprepared.

Immediately afterwards, his world went dark.

A feeling of palpitations arises spontaneously.

While thinking about this, his face became paler.

As for the reason why that person let him go later, Yaguchi Kyouya didn't know, and he didn't want to delve into it.

Having been lucky enough to taste the water of Tokyo Bay, he only had one idea left in his mind - to escape from this place quickly.

As for the others, he believed that he would have plenty of time to investigate slowly in the days to come.

…

"Xiao Gong...?"

Seeing that he remained silent, the woman couldn't help but asked in confusion: "What's wrong? All of a sudden... Your face looks so bad. Is it because you feel unwell?"

"……Well--?"

Returning from his fugue state, he licked his dry lips.

Facing the woman's question, Yaguchi Kyouya rubbed his face and said: "...Sorry, I was just thinking about something. I probably didn't get a good rest last night, so I'm a little dizzy."

Hear the words.

"That's why I said there's no need to leave in such a hurry."

The woman said something a bit annoyed at first, and then held his hand very considerately.

"But it's time to eat something sweet at a time like this. I just bought some muffins before getting in the car. Let's eat them together~~?"

Feeling the warmth coming from his hands, Yaguchi Kyouya's complexion couldn't help but feel much better.

He opened his mouth and was about to say something when a strange sound suddenly came from the other side of the corridor.

"Gulu Gulu Gulu..."

The moment that sound reached my ears.

His pupils dilated instantly and he looked over there suddenly.

I saw the boy in the baseball cap bending down to pick up a marble from the ground, which seemed to have been accidentally dropped while playing.

When the other party raised his head, a delicate and handsome face came into Yaguchi Kyouya's eyes.

Probably because he felt that the noise he made disturbed others.

Facing his horrified gaze, the young man nodded slightly apologetically, then put away his marbles and walked outside.

'Am I overthinking it?'

He couldn't help pinching his eyebrows. He felt a little headache and said to the woman: "Sorry, I have to go to the bathroom. You can eat the muffins first."

After finishing speaking, he walked directly towards the connection between the carriages.

It is both unexpected and reasonable.

When he came to the bathroom, he saw the young man just walking out of it with his head lowered.

Probably because I didn't see his relationship.

"boom--"

The two bodies bumped into each other accidentally.

Looking up at him, the young man smiled apologetically, then turned around and left.

"Won't this person even apologize?" Yaguchi Kyouya muttered quietly, but didn't think much about it.

About five minutes later.

When he returned to the carriage, the boy was already playing marbles on the table again, and his girlfriend had already prepared waffles, which were sprinkled with snow-white frosting sugar and golden honey, which looked very special.

Have appetite.

"Ah, it looks delicious. Thank you for your hard work, Yumiko." Yaguchi Kyouya said.
To be continued...