Chapter 20 Section 7

Misako was awakened by a nightmare in the middle of the night.A dream chased by something.It stands to reason that she should know the true face of the thing chasing her in the dream, but when she wakes up, there are only unpleasant memories left.She tried to remember what it was that was chasing her, but she always felt that it might be more uncomfortable to think about it, so she decided to forget about it. Misako turned around and turned to Akihiko.The side is empty. She twisted and glanced at the alarm clock.It was two thirty in the morning.Normally, this would be the time when Akihiko was asleep.

what is he doing? Misako didn't think he went to the toilet.He has always been a heavy sleeper, it is impossible for him to get up in the middle of the night.She closes her eyes.I don't know if it was affected by the dream, and I still feel a little restless. Suddenly, Misako heard a knock, followed by a low moan.She opened her eyes, and the voice continued.She got up and put on her nightgown and slippers.The moaning stopped for a moment, but she felt someone moving. She came out into the corridor and her voice became clearer.She had heard that sound before, and it was definitely the sound of a saw sawing something.Why saw something in the middle of the night?

The voice came from Akihiko's room.Misako held the doorknob but did not turn it, she thought the door must be locked.Akihiko rarely let her into this room.He even locked the door when he was not at home, on the grounds that the room was full of important materials, and if someone touched it, he would not know where it was.And even if the house is stolen, at least the things in this room must be kept. Misako let go of the handle and knocked on the door.After knocking a few times, the sound I heard just now stopped abruptly, as if someone had turned off the switch. After a while, the door lock clicked open.The door opened halfway, and Akihiko, who was wearing a sports jacket over his pajamas, appeared, his cheeks looking slightly flushed.

"What are you doing?" Misako asked while looking at the situation in the room.She glanced only to see the saw fall to the ground. "Doing carpentry." Akihiko said, "I'm making equipment for tomorrow's experiment. I forgot everything, just remembered." "Is that so... Do you have materials at home?" "Well, barely enough...too loud to keep you awake?" "No, it's nothing like that, you should go to bed early." "it is good." Akihiko closed the door with his hands.Suddenly, Misako let out a soft cry. "how?"

"Ah, it's nothing... Is that why you brought that instant potion home?" "what?" Misako asked again, and saw a look of bewilderment on Akihiko's face.He opened his mouth and blinked frequently.Misako found herself saying something she shouldn't have said. "how do you know?" "Just now When you sent my dad back, it fell out of your suit pocket." He breathed a sigh of relief, and squeezed out an unnatural smile. "I used that one in college during the day, and it probably slipped in my pocket, nothing." "That's it..." Misako pretended to accept this explanation, but her heart was full of doubts.

"Good night then." "OK, good night." Misako turned around and took a step forward, feeling Akihiko's sharp gaze like a blade on her back.She didn't have the courage to turn around again.