Chapter 11 Chapter Six

Two days later, on Monday, Machii, who was participating in the cowboy game, was wearing a cow mask. It was a cute mask sold by vendors at the temple fair, but it looked terrifying to me. "..." "..." "..." "..." "What's that?" Shiomi broke the heavy silence floating in the classroom, but it only lasted for a moment, and the scene fell silent again. "I'm the closest thing to a cowboy between us," Machii replied in a hazy voice, "so wear a mask!" "Uh, whatever you like...then let's start the fifth round of the cowboy game!"

Shiomi returned to normal, spread out the map and notes on the table, and explained the situation.Arai Shinichiro, who was killed the day before yesterday, disappeared after leaving get off work at the supermarket at 1 p.m., and his body was not found at the gate of the elementary school until 8:30 p.m.The presumed time of death was between 7pm and 8pm. While listening to Shiomi's explanation, I thought about Machii's alibi.Machii came to my house at 8:00 p.m., and Arai Shinichiro’s presumed time of death was between 7:00 p.m. And splashed paint before coming to my house.Quite short on time, but not impossible.

However, there is a problem here.How could the corpses thrown in front of the school gate between 7:00 and 8:00 pm not be found until 8:30 pm?What's more, the corpse and the school gate were covered with red paint, which was extremely eye-catching.This is indeed not a city, but it is definitely not a country. It is a standard residential street lined with bungalows and apartments, and it will definitely be discovered.Driving the corpse to the school gate, splashing paint on it and escaping——according to the situation this time, this is the only way.Judging from the above two points, it is very difficult for Machii to commit crimes.

Having said that, it is difficult to admit Machii's ability. ...I can manipulate the cowboy. Doesn't Machii's words mean that she and Niu Nan are accomplices? Although Machii presented two pieces of evidence, such as his alibi and the dated postcard, to me, it only raised the possibility of the accomplice theory above the foreknowledge theory.Yes, it is impossible to predict, it is impossible to manipulate the bull man. My mind was full of Machii matters, so I scribbled on paper. "Finished? Then open it together. One, two, three!" I was only interested in Machii, so I immediately turned my attention to Machii's paper.The location of the crime, Chigu.Date of crime?October 13th.The age of the victim?Twenty-seven years old.gender?Female.

This is it... Next time is this? "Everyone's writings are still different." Hengshan said: "However, fortunately, the date and location of the crime are close to Machii. Machii, do you think you can guess this time?" "of course!" Machii, who was wearing a cow mask, made a V sign. "Where is Chigu?" Shibata asked.Machii pulled up his mask, hemmed and hawed, and inspected the map, pointing out the destination.Shibata stared at the ground for a moment, then slowly turned his gaze to Hachio, and nodded to each other. "This time Nibu asked Machii to quit. The score difference is too big, and it's completely different from what I guessed."

Shiomi narrowed her eyes in confusion. "Hehe, and this time I'm still full of confidence!" "Please... think about the score difference, and think about me too!" "What are you begging for!" Hengshan interrupted. "But when it comes to scores, I can't say anything to others. I'm also a candidate for punishment." "Then I'll go first." Shibata stood up quietly, winked at Yao, and left the classroom. "It's disgusting!" "How can you say that? Shiomi, you are too rude!" "It's him who is wrong! That kid is too arrogant." Yanjian laughed contemptuously from the bottom of his heart. "Don't even weigh yourself!"

"How much do you weigh yourself?" Eight tails stopped. "What's the meaning?" "What's the point? That kid is Shibata! Since he is Shibata, he should be looked down upon!" ……what? Shiomi's words terrified me. The cold air rushing across his back was extremely intensified, causing a crushing pain. Vision is hazy. Vision dimmed. Forced to watch things you least want to see, touch things you least want to touch, and learn things you least want to know. I obviously escaped. Fleeing all the way to Kobe. But... Do I, we, have to continue to suffer that pain?

don't want! My eyes hurt. I knew I was going to cry. "do not talk!" However, before my emotions exploded, Hachio stood up and slammed the table hard; the map and notes bounced off, and Hayoo was quietly angry when they fell. She stared at Shiomi, her nostrils convulsed, her eyes stern. "What are you doing! Eight tails, what are you angry about?" Shiomi tilted his head suspiciously. "How can you not be angry?" "...Ah, oh, that's it, I understand. You like Shibata, don't you? Haha! Are you an idiot? Wow! You actually like that kind of person!"

"That's not true. Your head is so dirty, you immediately think about everything in that direction!" "Hachi, Hachio, don't be angry!" Machii took off his mask and threw it away, intervening between the two. "See you, please apologize." "Ah? Why do you have to apologize? It's Yao who wants to be angry, it's Yao who wants to like Shibata!" "You... are too much." Yokoyama said in a low voice. "I'm not too much, I'm not too much, I'm even gentle! Think about it, Shibata! What's the point of saying that? People who like Shibata, even Yao, I won't be polite!" Shiomi bared his teeth , happily declares. "Because discrimination is justified!"

"See you in salt!" When I turned around, I had already rushed to see Yan. I punched him in the face, knocked him to the ground, and kicked him in the stomach even though he was spraying nosebleeds. Shiojian looked surprised, the unexpected violence made him confused, so he couldn't deal with it, he could only let me beat him. I hit someone for the first time. I have always lived a life of being unilaterally avoided, ridiculed and scorned. I have never had a strong interpersonal relationship of hitting or being beaten. I once had the idea of ​​beating someone; rather than saying "Zeng"...it should be said that I have always harbored this idea.I am obviously not wrong, and my sister is obviously not wrong, why do I have to suffer so much?I'm always surrounded by this high concentration of anger.However, this was the first time I did it, and I was amazed at my courage.

No, not right. This is not courage. It's anger. Simple and intense anger. I am angry. Trembling and weeping in anger. "Shiomi... there's only that word and that reason, you can't say or do it." My fist left Shiomi's face, red blood dripped from my hand, it was Shiomi's blood. "To feel the pain, the pain of being alienated for reasons that don't concern you. Shiomi, do you understand?" I kicked Yan Jian who fell to the ground, and left the classroom without waiting for his answer. "Shibata called just now." Immediately after returning home from school, Machii received a call. "He seems serious." "Seriously? Seriously what?" "He asked me if the foresight was true, and if the bull man would come to Chigu on October 13th." "Aren't you very confident? Then there's no problem..." "That's why there is a problem!" Machii exclaimed. "Shibata wants to see Niu Nan!" "Want to see Niu Nan?" "Do you remember? Shibata said before that he wanted to see Niu Nan." ... I want to see a bully man, such a powerful bully man. I remembered that Shibata, I, and Machii had said that when we searched for Niu Nan together. "This is terrible." I regained my grip on the microphone. "Hey, it's bad if you don't stop him, right? It's dangerous, right? If something happens to Shibata's factory... it's my responsibility, right?" "wrong." "That's right! It's because I told others where it is!" "It's not your responsibility for Shibata to go knowing the danger." "No, it's my responsibility, absolutely." Machii said in a low voice, "Do you believe that I can manipulate Niu Nan?" I was at a loss for words. "You don't believe it, right? Forget it, I don't blame you, it's okay. But I believe it, and I think it's true. I can manipulate the bull man, and I predict that the bull man will kill people in Chigu on October 13: maybe The sex has converged, and the bull man has already set out there. This is my responsibility, and it is my foreseeable responsibility." "If you really have that kind of power, wouldn't it be enough to do it all over again? As long as you predict that 'the cow man will not kill people on October 13th', wouldn't you be fine?" After finishing speaking, Machii suddenly fell silent; after waiting for a while, she still did not respond.I thought it was because I spoke too directly, so I called her several times, but she still didn't respond, and there was only the occasional faint sound of breathing from the other end of the microphone. "Machii, why..." "Yes!" Machii exclaimed suddenly. "Yes! That's right! It's a good way to overthrow the prediction with foresight! You are so powerful, I was shocked!" "Machii, don't you..." ... Seriously? "That's right, that's right! It's good to do this! My foreknowledge can still be used in this way!" Machii said to himself. "This is to look at things from another angle and turn misfortune into happiness. Well, thank you for your kind words and help!" "No, I didn't help you." "Then I'll give it a try right now! Use the foresight to overthrow the foresight and influence Niu Nan's movements. Ah! Thank you so much! Then..." "Wait...wait a moment, please wait a moment." I called out hastily. "I understand... I understand your claims and ideas, and I know that you are serious. So now I am discussing on the premise that the foreknowledge really exists. Hey, let's formulate a strategy!" "Strategy?" "Yes, strategy." I turned my head desperately. "Si... let's do this! You re-forecast to change Niu Nan's behavior, but don't tell Shibata: In this way, Shibata, who didn't know it, will go to Chigu on October 13th, but the second prediction has changed In the future, so Niu Nan will not appear, Shibata is just waiting for nothing. However, just in case, the two of us, Machii and I, followed Shibata that day; how about this?" "Great, this idea is great!" Machii seemed to admire from the bottom of his heart. "In this way, Shibata will no longer believe in my foreknowledge. You are so smart!" "No, I'm sure there must be a better strategy, but I haven't figured it out yet. If I do, I'll call you." "Hey, it means you believe in my foreknowledge, right?" "...I don't know, I don't know how much I believe in you. The last time was indeed very powerful, but there may be some mechanism." "Hmph! You still say that. But, but, since you doubt it, why did you draw up such a strategy?" "Because I want to get away from things I hate." I answer immediately. "Hate things?" "Fear, pain, sorrow, sadness, cruelty... as long as I can escape these nasty things, even if the possibility is remote, I will do my best; even if it is based on such stupid things as precognition." "Even if you don't believe me, I'm glad you're willing to help me, thank you," Machii said. "I have one more thing to thank you for." "another thing?" "Didn't you be fierce today and have a meal?" "……think." I think about that terrible thing. "I'm very surprised. You don't look like someone who would lose his temper, so you suddenly yelled and hit someone, which scared me to death." "I was taken aback too." I replied with a wry smile. "I can't forgive him, he shouldn't have done that." "However, that is helpless!" Machii said in a low voice. I bit my lip. helpless. Just give up. Just like that. That's it. And so on and on. I am not wrong. I am not guilty. I am not responsible. I did nothing! but why? Helpless? Stop bullshitting! I will not be deceived by this statement. Never get scammed. I bit my lip even more. There was a sweet pain, and dripping blood stained the phone. curse. pray. Sound violence. wait and see! I will definitely ask you for this account. "That's right! There's nothing I can do about it!" In order to calm down my emotions, I shook the muscles of my entire face and forced out a smile. "Nothing to do! Think, think, nothing to do." "Shibata doesn't care about his own background, and the students don't care too much: it's just that Mr. Indica, the adult, always emphasizes not to discriminate, and he will teach these things in class, which makes us pay more attention..." "Oh, is that so? Si... So that's the case! We're not wrong!" what to do?I want to cry so much. "Shiumi is not someone who talks like that all the time, but sometimes the two of them will act like that, and every time we stop it; but Shiomi doesn't listen at all, and Shibata refuses to laugh it off. Instead, he confronts him head-on. It's really a headache." "Really? It turns out that you have worked very hard to stop them! You are so unworthy, so powerful, and so kind." what to do?I really want to kill. "However, today is particularly serious. Eight tails are so angry." "Does Yao like Shibata?" I think back to the way Hachio looked when he flew into a rage; I know that it takes a considerable amount of emotion to put on that look for someone else. "It should be." Machii's tone was full of confidence. "That's why it's even more pitiful." "If that happens again, I will stop it, don't worry. I will definitely stop it, and I will never allow it." "Si, thank you... Ah! I'm sorry, my mother is back, I have to hang up. Let's talk next time, goodbye!" "See you at school tomorrow..." The phone was cut off. "Is that the person who called last time?" A voice came from behind. I hurriedly turned around and saw my sister standing behind me. "when did you come?" "Is that the woman calling?" "You can't speak in that tone. It's hard to call 'that woman'." "Although I have made many friends, the most important thing is my brother: but my brother seems to be different. After coming here, I started to miss spring." "Stop talking, don't mix everything up." I warned her. "Mix together? Mix what with what?" The younger sister didn't flinch. "You want me not to compare my importance to my friends with my brother? What are you talking about? It's too much." "It's not too much, it's normal." "So you want me to turn a blind eye and close one eye?" "Hey!" "Don't be so loud." "When I came to Kobe, I not only made friends, but also didn't have to worry about other people's eyes. It's much easier, isn't it? I don't want to do anything to disrupt the status quo. Think about it, I'm your brother and you are my sister Yay! I don't think it's strange to say that..." "Brother, your lips are bleeding." My sister licked my lips. I push my sister away. My sister fell to the ground and looked at me intently. "Didn't I tell you that this is weird!" I wiped my lips, but no matter how I wiped, the touch of saliva refused to disappear. Troublingly, I wasn't unhappy. "...not promising." My sister stared at me with eyes that a child would never have. Troublingly, that look didn't offend me either. "……no." I drove the only remaining self-control in my body and crushed the desire. "why not?" "We can't even make this mistake!" "It's okay to be wrong!" "It's time to suffer again!" "It doesn't matter." "No way, it can't be like this. It's wrong, you understand? You know it's wrong, don't you?" "It doesn't matter." My sister got up quickly. "No? So what!" I pushed my sister away again and fled into my room: I had no choice but to push my sister away and flee into my room. At the same time as I entered the room, there was a voice in my head that made me want to vomit.It was an annoying sound; it was like the sound of a large number of cicadas being put into the cage one by one, and finally almost bursting the cage, flapping their wings desperately while rustling.I patted my head several times, but I didn't recover at all—my body was weak, and I bent my knees and fell to my knees.What happened? I struggled to raise my face in pain, and found a pair of black ears protruding from the gap in the closed wardrobe. I crawled to the closet, grabbed the closet and got up to take out the doll. Cow doll. I think about the time when our family was still together.At that time, my father was still around, my mother was full of energy, and my younger sister was lively and cheerful. Although there were many misfortunes and hardships, they still lived happily during those days. This doll was in the house before I was born. This is physical evidence of the past. Head hurts. "Are you finally letting me out?" A friend's voice sounded. "Leaving me in the closet all the time is too much! I feel as if I have been forgotten and lonely. It feels really lonely to be forgotten!" I put the cow doll on the wardrobe. "What's the matter? Look at your painful face." There is a strange feeling between his words. I think he's pretending. What are you hiding?I asked. "I didn't expect you to say such a thing, I was very surprised." The friend's answer was still hypocritical. You know about the cow man, right? "I don't know about that kind of perpetrator." At least you know about Cangyou's head on the desk. "Why do you think so?" No why. "If you're just guessing by intuition, even if you guess right, I won't tell you." The cow puppet moved...I think it moved. Head hurts. "Your expression is really painful." The friend said sympathetically. ah?pain? Of course, it was painful. Why? Why? I just want to spend every day happily, cheerfully, and ordinary. What I pursue is ordinary happiness. I am not extravagant, not greedy, and have never had any absurd, unscheming, humble, or arrogant thoughts. I am innocent and should be innocent. If I have made any mistakes unintentionally, I would like to apologize. Sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry. Although I don't know anything, I'm sorry. I have no memory though, sorry. In a word, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. Please forgive me. forgive me. If you don't forgive me... I will fight. Fight and win.The limit of patience has been reached. I am angry.Fight, fight, fight, I'll kill you, crush you, flatten you, crush you, fly you! I have the confidence to beat you.Come, let the horse come over! "Hope your hard work pays off."