Chapter 6 Chapter 1 of the Past: Records of Kyoichiro Kaga

On May 14th, I went to the municipal third country where Nonoguchi had been working for the past three months.It was just after school, and the students returning home poured out from the school gate.On the playground, a man who looked like a track and field team member was tidying up the sand with an iron rake. I went to the window of the General Affairs Office, reported my name, and stated that I wanted to talk to a teacher who knew Nonoguchi well.After discussing with her boss, the female staff stood up and went to the Academic Affairs Office.It took her longer than I thought, and just as I was feeling impatient, I suddenly remembered that school is such a place.After waiting for about twenty minutes, someone finally led me to the reception room.

The short principal Eto and Fujiwara, a male teacher who teaches Chinese, were in charge of meeting me. The reason why the principal attended was probably because he was afraid that Mr. Fujiwara might accidentally say something wrong, so he wanted to keep an eye on him. I first asked the two if they knew about Hidaka Kunihiko's murder.Both replied "very clearly".They also know that Nonoguchi is Hidaka's shadow writer, and because of a series of conflicts, he has the motive to kill.It seemed as if they were getting further confirmation from me instead. When I asked them what they thought of Nonoguchi’s ghostwriting, Fujiwara-sensei said hesitantly: “I know he’s writing novels, and I’ve read his works in children’s magazines. But , I never dreamed that he would be someone else's shadow writer, or that best-selling author..."

"Have you ever seen Nonoguchi write a novel with your own eyes?" "I haven't read it. He still has to teach at school, so I think he wrote it when he got home or when he was on vacation." "It can be seen that Nonoguchi's job as a teacher is quite easy, right?" "No, he doesn't have a particularly easy job. It's just that he's been home early, especially since last fall, and he's deftly avoided any chores related to school activities. What's wrong with him, I don't know." It's clear, but that person's poor health is well known, so we don't bother with him. However, in private, he seems to find time like this to help Hidaka Kunihiko write novels-this is really surprising to me .”

"You said he had been coming home very early since last fall, didn't you? Is there any specific record about this?" "Well, we didn't clock in, but I'm pretty sure it started last fall. For example, our Chinese teacher holds a regular meeting with Corey every two weeks, and he doesn't even attend that." "Has he not acted like this before?" "He doesn't have much enthusiasm for work, but he has participated in it before." Afterwards, I asked him what he thought of Nonoguchi's character. "He is very quiet, making it hard to guess what is going on in his heart. He always looks out of the window blankly. But thinking about it now, he should also be in pain, right? I don't think he has a bad nature. He is treated like that. It is understandable to do irreparable things on impulse. I also like Hidaka Kunihiko's novels and have read a few of them, but when I think that they are all written by Nonoguchi, I have completely different emotions. "

I thanked them and left the school. On the way back from school, there is a big stationery store.I went inside, took out Nonoguchi's photo, and asked the counter lady, has there been such a guest here this year? She replied that she seemed to have seen it, but could not remember it. On May 15th, I went to see Rie Hidaka.About a week ago, she moved to an apartment in Yokohama.When I called her, she sounded very sad.That's for sure, the reason why she moved was because she didn't want to be involved in the case anymore.Still, she agreed to meet me, maybe because I'm not the media but the police.

There is a shopping center near her apartment, and we meet at a cafe inside.She scruples about the media, so she asked not to come to her home. The fashion store next door to the coffee shop was doing discounted clearance, and the faces of the customers in the store could not be seen from the outside, and the noise was just right, and it was just right for saying something that I didn't want others to hear.The two of us walked to the innermost table. I asked her how she was doing first, and Hidaka Rie smiled wryly. "As usual, I live an unhappy life every day. I really hope that I can restore peace soon."

"As long as a criminal case is involved, there will always be chaos for a while." These words seemed to have no consoling effect on her, she shook her head, and said in a stern tone: "In this criminal case, we are the real victims, but what do the world think of us? They put it As a gossip in the entertainment industry, some people even say that we are the wrong party." I cannot deny this.Indeed, whether it is a TV talk show or a weekly magazine report, what everyone is more interested in is not the fact that Hidaka was killed, but the news that he embezzled a friend's work.Coupled with the fact that his ex-wife's affair was also involved, film and television reporters who usually have nothing to do with the literary world also enthusiastically stepped in.

"Forget about the media coverage, it's better for you." "Of course, I will try to ignore it. If I don't, I will go crazy sooner or later. However, the media is not the only one who hates people." "What else?" "But there are so many. There are a lot of annoying phone calls and letters. I really don't know how they found out my natal family. Maybe they saw media reports and knew that I no longer live in my husband's house?" --should be. "Did you tell the police about this?" "I've said it all. But the police can't possibly solve this kind of thing, can they?"

As she said, however, I can't just take it for granted. "What is the content of most calls and letters?" "There are all kinds of things. For example, they want me to return the royalties so far, saying that it is a waste of their support; there are also people who send letters together with my husband's works in cardboard boxes. Those who write letters asking us to return the literary award a lot of." "That's right." According to my inference, these people who intentionally attacked should be fans of Hidaka Kunihiko's books. I'm afraid there are very few true literature lovers, right?No, maybe most of them only know the name Hidaka Kunihiko from the beginning to the end?This kind of person builds his happiness on the suffering of others, and pays attention to where there is such an opportunity all day long. As for who the object is, he doesn't care at all.

Hearing my analysis, Hidaka Rie nodded in deep agreement. "The irony is that my husband's book unexpectedly sold well, which is also a kind of voyeuristic fun." "There are thousands of people in this world." Kunihiko Hidaka's books sell well, and I know that too.However, what is currently circulating in the market is the part in stock, and the publishing house seems to have no intention of reprinting it.I thought of the editors who objected to my statement as a shadow writer. They should also plan to wait and see for a while, right? "By the way, even Nonoguchi's relatives contacted me."

She didn't seem to take it seriously, but I was astonished to hear it. "Nonoguchi's relatives? What are they talking about?" "It seems that I want to return the benefits of my previous works. They think that for those books based on Nonoguchi's works as drafts, they have at least the right to ask for originality fees. I remember that his uncle was the representative of the discussion." Uncle was chosen as the representative, perhaps because Nonoguchi had no brothers, and his parents were both dead.However, I was still very shocked that they actually asked for the return of benefits. There are really all kinds of people in this world. "Then how do you answer them?" "I said I'll get back to them after I've spoken to the lawyers." "It's the right thing to do." "To be honest, I was thinking in my heart, what is going on here? We are obviously the victims, and we were extorted by the prisoner's relatives for money. I have never heard of it." "This case is a bit strange. Although I am not very familiar with the law in this area, I don't think it is necessary to pay." "Well, I think so too. But, it's not about money. What I'm not willing to say is that in the mouths of the world, my husband's death has become self-inflicted and deserved. Even the person who calls himself Uncle Nonoguchi is a little bit apologetic nothing." Hidaka Rie bit her lower lip, showing a strong side of her personality.It seems that the anger has overcome the sadness, so I feel more at ease.If you cry in this place, you will be in trouble. "I seem to have mentioned to you before that I would never believe that my husband would plagiarize other people's works. Because every time he talks about new works, his eyes are always shining with excitement like a child. That makes me I feel that being able to create stories according to his own heart really makes him very happy." To Hidaka Rie's remarks, I just nodded.I can understand her mood very well, but I can't agree with her.She probably read my mind, and instead of continuing, she asked me what's the matter. I took a document from the inner pocket of my jacket and put it on the table. "Could you please look at this first?" "what is this?" "Nonoguchi's notes." Hearing my words, Hidaka Rie clearly showed displeasure. "I don't want to read it. It's just about how my husband bullied him, right? I already know the general content from the newspaper." "Are you talking about the confession written by Nonoguchi after he was arrested? This note is different from that one. You also know that after committing a crime, Nonoguchi specially wrote a record that does not match the facts in order to hide the police's eyes and ears. This is a copy That came from." She seemed to understand this explanation, but the disgusted expression on her face remained unchanged. "Is that so? Then what's the point of me reading something that doesn't match the facts?" "Please don't say that, anyway, can you read it first? The pages are not many, so I think it should be finished quickly." "Now? Here?" "please!" She must have thought what I said was strange, but she reached out and took the materials without asking any more questions. After fifteen minutes, she looked up. "I finished watching, then what?" "There are two things that Nonoguchi personally admitted about the false description in this note. First, the place where the conversation with Hidaka Kunihiko was described was actually not that harmonious, and their response can be said to be very dangerous." "It seems so." "Secondly, I also asked you to verify the situation when Nonoguchi walked out of your house. In fact, you only sent him to the entrance, but he wrote here that you sent him all the way outside the gate." "That's right." "Is there anything else? In your memory, is there any detail that is obviously different from what is described in the notes?" "You said something else..." Hidaka Rie showed a confused expression, her eyes stopped on the photocopied note, and then she shook her head uncertainly: "It's not particularly different." "So, what Nonoguchi said and did that day, is there anything that is not mentioned here? It doesn't matter how trivial it is. For example, he went to the toilet during this time or something." "I don't really remember, but Mr. Nonoguchi probably didn't go to the toilet that day." "What about the phone? Did he call out?" "This... If it was typed in my husband's room, then I don't know." Hidaka Rie doesn't seem to remember much of what happened that day.It's no wonder that when Nonoguchi came to visit, she didn't know that this day would be special to her. Just when I was about to give up, she suddenly raised her face. "Ah, there is one thing." "What is it?" "I'm afraid it's totally irrelevant." "It doesn't matter." "When Nonoguchi was going back that day, he gave me a bottle of champagne as a gift. I didn't write about it in the notes." "Champagne? Are you sure it's that day?" "Absolutely." "You said he gave it when he went back. Can you describe the detailed situation?" "After Fujio Miyako came, Nonoguchi came out of my husband's studio. At that time, he told me that he was only talking to Hidaka and forgot about the gift. In fact, he bought champagne, so He took the wine out of the paper bag. He told me it could be saved for drinking at the restaurant tonight, so I took it bluntly." "What happened to the bottle of champagne?" "I put it in the refrigerator in the hotel room. After it happened, the hotel called and I told them, just dispose of it yourself." "Did you not drink?" "Yes. I wanted to wait for my husband to come to the restaurant after work and enjoy it together slowly, so I iced it first." "Has this ever happened before? It doesn't have to be champagne, does Nonoguchi often give wine as gifts?" "I didn't know about it earlier, but as far as I can remember, this is the first time, probably because Nonoguchi himself doesn't drink alcohol." "That's right." Nonoguchi himself wrote in his confession that he brought whiskey with him when he visited Hidaka's house for the first time. Of course Hidaka Rie didn't know about it at that time. I continued to ask, "Is there anything else that was not recorded in the notes?" Hidaka Rie thought about it seriously, and replied: "I can't think of anything else."Then, she asked me, "Why are you still investigating this kind of thing?" "A case has to go through a lot of complicated procedures to be closed, and confirmation work is one of them." The victim's wife seemed to believe my explanation completely. After parting ways with Rie Hidaka, I immediately called the hotel where the Hidaka couple stayed that night to ask about champagne.It took a while, but I finally got in touch with the staff who remembered the situation at that time. "I think it's Don Bellino's rosé champagne that's been sitting in the fridge. Because it's expensive and hasn't been opened, we discreetly contacted the owner, who told us we should do it ourselves. Deal with it, so we did it." The tone of the male staff member was very polite. I asked him, what happened to that bottle of champagne?After hemming and hawing, the hotel clerk finally admitted that he took it home. I continued to ask him, did he drink it?He replied that he drank it two weeks ago and lost the bottle. "Is there a problem?" He seemed worried. "No, there's nothing special about it. By the way, is that bottle of champagne good?" "Well, it's pretty good." The clerk sounded pleasant, so I hung up. After returning home, I played the tape of Nonoguchi sneaking into Hidaka's house, and I asked the Supervision Department to copy a volume for me. I watch it repeatedly but get nothing, only boring images are branded in my eyes. On May 16, after one o'clock in the afternoon, I arrived at the Ikebukuro office of Yokota Real Estate Co., Ltd.The scale of this office is small, with a glass-paneled counter in front of it, and only two iron desks behind it. When I went in, Miyako Fujio was the only one handling business inside, and the other staff seemed to have gone out.Therefore, I didn't ask her to go outside to talk, but started chatting directly across the counter.From the eyes of others, it probably looks like some suspicious-looking man is looking for a cheap apartment. I made a few small remarks, and then immediately got to the heart of the matter. "Do you know Nonoguchi's confession?" Miyako Fujio nodded nervously: "I've read the general content in the newspaper." "what do you think?" "What do you think?... In short, I'm just surprised. I didn't expect that "The Hunting Ground" was also written by him." "According to Nonoguchi's confession, he said that because Hidaka Kunihiko was not the real author of the book, he couldn't show a clear attitude when negotiating with you. What do you think about this? Do you have any questions? said?" "To be honest, I don't know very well. Although I also feel that when negotiating with Hidaka, I always teach him to muddle through." "When you were negotiating with Hidaka, did he say anything that made you feel strange as the author of "The Hunting Ground"?" "I don't think there is such a thing, but I'm not sure. Because, I never thought before that Hidaka Kunihiko is not the real author." "Assuming that the author of "The Sanctuary" was really repaired by Nonoguchi, is there anything that makes you think it is true or does not agree with it?" "I'm afraid I can't answer you with certainty. That Nonoguchi, like Hidaka Kunihiko, is my brother's classmate, so they may both write that novel. If someone tells me, the real author is a man named Nonoguchi Man, I only had the reaction of 'Oh, that's it.' Because, I don't even know Hidaka Kunihiko very well." "That's right." It seems that there is no way to get further information from Fujio Miyako. Just when I was thinking this way, she suddenly continued with an "ah": "If the novel is really not written by Hidaka, maybe it is necessary to re-read it. Again. How should I put it? Because I always thought that a certain character in the book was about Hidaka himself. If the author was not Hidaka, then that character would not be him.” "What do you mean? Can you explain a little more clearly?" "Have you read The Sanctuary, Mister Detective?" "I haven't read it, but I have a general understanding of the plot. I have read the outline written by other colleagues after reading it." "That novel talks about the protagonist's middle school days. The protagonist uses violence to make his peers submit to him. As long as he sees anyone who doesn't like him, he will attack him mercilessly. To use the current term, it is the so-called school violence. And in The biggest victim of his despotic power is a male student named Hamaoka in the class. I always thought that student named Hamaoka was Hidaka himself." After reading the outline, I know that there are scenes of school violence in the novel.However, the above did not write the detailed names. "Why do you think that student is Hidaka?" "Because the whole novel is written in the way that the character Hamaoka tells himself about the past. And judging from the content, it is not so much a novel as it is a live record, which makes me believe that the boy is Hidaka." "That's it, I understand when you put it that way." "And..." Miyako Fujio hesitated for a moment, but she continued, "I'm thinking, Hidaka himself has experienced something like Hamaoka, so he wrote such a novel, right? " I couldn't help looking at her face: "What do you mean?" "In the novel, Hamaoka hates the protagonist who leads all the violent incidents very much. I can feel that hatred floating between the lines. Although it is not clearly stated in the book, Hamaoka will feel the death of the man who tortured him The interest is obviously because he has deep resentment in his heart. The boy Hamaoka is the author, which means that Hidaka achieves the purpose of revenge on my brother by writing this novel, this is my interpretation." I stared at Miyako Fujio without blinking, writing a novel for revenge, something I had never even thought about. No, our search team paid no attention to the book "The Sanctuary" in the first place. "However, according to Nonoguchi's confession, it doesn't make sense to say that." "That's right. However, as I said just now, if you only consider the author as the prototype of the characters in the novel, the result is the same whether it is Hidaka or Nonoguchi. However, for a long time I always overlap the characters in the book with Hidaka’s image, so it’s hard to accept someone else’s statement for a while, and I always feel that it’s weird. By the way, it’s like seeing the actors when the novel is changed into a series His temperament does not match the image of the characters in the book, so he always feels angry, right? That’s the feeling.” "Assuming it's Hidaka Kunihiko, does he match Hamaoka in "The Hunting Ground" in terms of image and temperament? Please answer based on your subjective opinion, it doesn't matter." "I think it seems to fit, but this may be my personal preconceived idea. Because, as I said just now, in fact, I hardly know Hidaka." Miyako Fujio cautiously tried to avoid being too sure. Finally, I asked her, regarding the case of "The Hunting Ground", the object of their struggle has changed from Hidaka Kunihiko to Nonoguchi Osamu, what plans do they have in the future? "In any case, let's wait for Nonoguchi's verdict to come down." She replied in a calm tone. Regarding the case of Hidaka Kunihiko's murder, I still pursue it and refuse to let go. I think my boss is not very happy about it.The prisoner has already confessed, and even has a confession written by himself, why bother to ask around?It was only natural that he would think so. "Any more questions? Isn't it all very reasonable?" the boss asked impatiently.And I can't find any reason to deny that the investigation of this case has come to an end.Apart from other things, many of the clues that are regarded as important evidence this time were found by myself. Even I myself don't feel the need to check any further.Nonoguchi's forged alibi has been debunked, and the grievances between him and Hidaka have also been revealed.To be honest, I'm even proud of my job performance. The reason why I had doubts was that when I was taking notes for Nonoguchi in the ward, a certain idea suddenly entered and exited my mind, but I ignored it at the time.Because that thought was just too weird and surreal. However, even if I can ignore it for a while, I can't always avoid it. That weird thought can't get rid of in my mind.To tell the truth, since the arrest of him, I have often had a misguided unease, and now it is even more pronounced. Maybe it's because I'm still very young no matter in terms of criminal police work or life experience, so I have such an illusion.This is very possible, but I have been unable to convince myself to let the case come to an end. Just to be on the safe side, I tried to reread the confessions written by Osamu Nonoguchi.As a result, I found several suspicious points that I hadn't seen before: 1. Kunihiko Hidaka threatened Nonoguchi with the evidence of the attempted murder as a ghostwriter.However, on the other hand, if Nonoguchi voluntarily surrendered to the police with the awareness of abandoning everything, then Hidaka would also suffer a certain degree of loss, and maybe the writer's life would be ruined because of this.Isn't Hidaka worried about this?Although in the end Nonoguchi did not turn himself in on the grounds that he did not want to hurt Hatsumi Hidaka, but at the beginning, Kunihiko Hidaka should not have been sure that things would develop like this? 2. After Hidaka Hatsumi's death, Nonoguchi Osamu still did not resist, why?In his notes, he stated that it was because he was too lazy to engage in psychological warfare with Rigao.However, in this state of mind, most people should choose to abandon everything and turn themselves in. 3. Seriously, can the tape and the knife really be used as evidence of attempted murder?The video only showed Nonoguchi invading Hidaka's house, and there was no blood on the knife.In addition, apart from the suspect and the victim, only the accomplice Hatsumi Hidaka was present.According to Hatsumi's testimony, the possibility of Nonoguchi's innocence should not be low. 4. Nonoguchi wrote about his relationship with Hidaka, saying that they have become "seamless partners". Under such circumstances, is it possible to form a partnership and work together seamlessly? Regarding the above four points, I tried to ask Nonoguchi for confirmation, but his answer was the same, but it was: "Maybe you will find it strange, but the fact is like this, and I can't help it. Now you are asking me why I did that , or why I didn’t do that, I can only say that even I don’t know. In short, my mental state at that time was beyond common sense.” If Nonoguchi wanted to answer like that, I couldn't help it.If it is something on the material level, I can also provide counter-evidence, but these four points are all problems on the psychological level. In addition, there is one of the biggest doubts that has always made me feel wrong. In a word, it is the problem of "personality". I know a lot more about Nonoguchi than my boss or other investigators.As far as I know, this person's personality and what he said in his confession can't be combined. Gradually, I couldn't get away from the strange assumption that suddenly sprouted.Because, if that assumption is correct, all problems will be solved. I went to see Hidaka Rie, of course I had a special purpose.If my reasoning (strictly speaking, it can only be called fantasy now) is correct, then Osamu Nonoguchi should have another purpose in writing the event notes. However, I couldn't find any key clues from her. The only thing I got was the bottle of champagne. Whether it can support my reasoning is still unknown.Champagne is not mentioned in Nonoguchi's notes, could it be that he just left it out?Or is there some other special reason?Nonoguchi, who usually doesn’t give wine as a gift, specially brought champagne there that day. I think there should be a special meaning in it. If there is, what will it be? Sadly, I can't think of anything at the moment, but, about the champagne, it seems necessary to store it in memory first. I thought, I'd better re-examine the relationship between Osamu Hanoguchi and Kunihiko Hidaka.If we start off on the wrong track, we have to go back to where we started, and start over. In this regard, I was right to go to see Miyako Fujio.To sort out the relationship between the two of them, one must go back to middle school, and "The Hunting Ground", known as a realistic novel, should be the best reference book. After I met her, I immediately ran to the bookstore, bought a copy of "The Sanctuary", and started reading it on the tram on the way back.Since the content is exactly the same as the outline I know, I read it faster than usual, but I still don't understand anything about its literary value. As Miyako Fujio said, this novel is written from the standpoint of Hamaoka.At the beginning of the story, Hamaoka, an ordinary office worker, learned of the assassination of a certain printmaker from the newspaper one morning.So Hamaoka remembered that the printmaker Nishina Kazuya who was killed was the number one monster who bullied him in middle school. Hamaoka, a young man who has just entered the third year of junior high school, has suffered countless life-threatening violent injuries.He was stripped naked, tied up with scotch tape, and thrown in a corner of the gymnasium; also, when he passed under the window, hydrochloric acid would be poured on his head suddenly; of course, simple punching and kicking, Even verbal violence and deliberate exclusion tortured him mercilessly day and night.This aspect is described in a very delicate and realistic way, full of tension.I can understand why Fujio Miyako would say that this is not a novel but a live record. The novel does not clearly explain why Hamaoka became the target of bullying by everyone. According to Hamaoka himself, "it was as if he was suddenly affixed with a devil's spell one day", and the school violence incident began like this.This can be said to be the common denominator of all school violence throughout the ages.Although he didn't want to give in, gradually, his heart was dominated by terror and despair. "What scares him is not the violence itself, but the negative energy emitted by those who hate him. He never imagined that there would be such maliciousness in this world." This is a passage in "The Hunting Ground", which can be said to have indeed expressed the true state of mind of the victim.When I was teaching, I also dealt with incidents of campus violence. Facing many unreasonable oppressions, the victims had no choice but to succumb. These injuries ended with the sudden transfer of the mastermind Kazuya Nishina.However, no one knows where he went.It is said that Nishina raped a girl from another school and was sent to discipline, but Hamaoka and the others are not sure if this is true or not. Hamaoka's memories came to an end temporarily, but later, due to some twists and turns, he wanted to investigate Nishina Kazuya.The part describing the twists and turns may have some literary significance, but I think it should have nothing to do with this incident. The subsequent evolution of the novel is mixed with Hamaoka's memories and interview records.The first thing to reveal is the real reason for Nishina Kazuya's disappearance.The girl who was raped was a student of a certain church school. He asked his gang to bring her here and raped her in front of everyone. Some people at the scene filmed the scene with a V8 camera.Afterwards, Nishina Kazuya planned to sell the undeveloped film to a bad gang he knew, because the woman's parents used all their contacts, so the matter did not cause a big problem. In this way, the first half of the novel took a lot of effort to describe the cruelty of Kazuya Nishina.As for the second half, it is written that because of some kind of chance, the protagonist became interested in printmaking, and thus developed on this road.At the end of the last story, Nishina was assassinated by an oncoming prostitute. The incident happened on the eve of his upcoming solo exhibition. Everyone knows that this paragraph is based on a real case. Miyako Fujio thinks that the character Hamaoka in the novel is the author herself, which is not false.Of course, for general novels, it would be too ridiculous to infer that the narrator is the incarnation of the author.However, the vast majority of this novel is believed to be based on fact, so such speculation should be reasonable. In addition, she guessed that the author wrote this novel in order to avenge the past holiday, which is not far from the Arabian Nights.As she said, it is really hard to say how much kindness is in the description of Nishina Kazuya in the book.It gives people the feeling that it is not like writing about an artist, but about a layman who aspires to become an artist.From the beginning to the end, he deliberately described the ugliness and weakness of ordinary people, which can indeed be interpreted as Hamaoka—that is, the author's revenge psychology. However, if the boy Hamaoka is really a double of the author (Osamu Nonoguchi), then there is one thing that cannot be explained. In the novel, there is no number one character who can match Hidaka Kunihiko. Of course, if the author is Hidaka Kunihiko, the situation is the same, and there is no character like Nonoguchi in it. If Osamu Nonoguchi was bullied by his peers when he was in middle school, as written in this novel, then what was Kunihiko Hidaka doing at that time?This is the problem.Did he just stand by and watch in silence? There's a reason why I clung to this point.It's because Noguchi's performance from beginning to end makes people feel that Hidaka Kunihiko is his good friend. In the case of campus violence, unfortunately, the affection of parents or the guidance of teachers does not help much. Only friendship is the best weapon.However, seeing Hamaoka being bullied, the "good friend" just stood by? I can be sure that this kind of person is definitely not a friend. The same contradiction also appears in Nonoguchi Osamu's confession. A friend will not steal a wife, let alone conspire with another wife to kill her husband; and a friend will not threaten each other and force others to be their own shadow writers. So, why does Nonoguchi refer to Hidaka Kunihiko as his "good friend"? All of this can be solved with a knife if I explain it with the strange thoughts I'm thinking now. When I saw Osamu Nonoguchi's callused middle finger from holding a pen for a long time, the thought suddenly flashed by...