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Coming down from the rooftop, Kisaragi Rin glanced at the time, didn't return to the classroom, and instead went to the Service Club.
When Yuigahama Yui energetically pushed open the door of the Service Club, both she and Yukinoshita Yukino behind her were a bit surprised. Usually, Kisaragi Rin was the last one to arrive.
"Yahallo~"
Yuigahama Yui foolishly greeted him in her own way.
"Ya... Good afternoon, Kisaragi-san."
Yukinoshita Yukino quickly corrected herself; she was almost led astray by Yuigahama Yui.
Kisaragi Rin looked up, responded with a simple, "Hello."
"That's too perfunctory, isn't it?"
Yuigahama Yui sat down discontentedly, then pulled her chair closer. "Quickly confess truthfully, you didn't do anything to Mahiru yesterday, did you!"
"Shiina Mahiru and I live nearby. I just escorted her home, that's all."
There had been no progress on Shiina Mahiru's matter, and he was too lazy to tease Yuigahama Yui.
Only then did Yuigahama Yui realize they lived so close. Cupping her chin, she put on a disguise of Sherlock Holmes and said, "I knew it! Why would Mahiru go straight home with you? So that's how it is."
"So, how has the matter been resolved?"
Yukinoshita Yukino took out tea bags and a complete tea set from the cabinet, and as usual, began brewing black tea.
"Completely clueless."
He had already done a lot: dream-detecting people near the crime scene, cross-referencing the player list known through Spider Mother with Soubu High personnel one by one, and using divine sight to search for suspicious presences in Chiba...
Aside from finding a corpse of Kongou Masurao and a Miss Mary, there was no progress on Shiina Mahiru's matter at all.
After all, the abilities, equipment, and items in the Paradise were too numerous and varied, making too many possibilities.
For an accidentally deceased person, even if Conan were to come and use his deductive science, he probably wouldn't be able to tell if it was an accidental death or if the Death had arrived.
"I told you what kind of skill you have. Let me join the investigation today."
Yuigahama Yui took the black tea, saying proudly, and even winked at Yukinoshita Yukino, signaling that what she said yesterday was correct.
Yukinoshita Yukino didn't pay attention to Yuigahama Yui's gaze. Listening to Kisaragi Rin's results, she realized this was probably not a simple request.
If it were just ordinary stalking, how could Kisaragi Rin not find them? That could only mean it was a player, and one of no low level at that.
"Should I notify my sister?"
Yukinoshita Yukino asked, handing another cup of black tea to Kisaragi Rin.
At that moment, Yukinoshita Yukino's hand slipped. Her eyes widened slightly as she watched the black tea about to spill on Kisaragi. Kisaragi also noticed and reached his fingers towards the tea cup's impending landing spot.
And Yukinoshita Yukino also began to salvage the situation, trying to control her hand's movements to steady the teacup. As a result, the teacup slipped again, splashing a few drops of water, and instead distorted to spill towards Yukinoshita Yukino.
Clink!
The white porcelain teacup hit the floor with a crisp sound. Yukinoshita Yukino's school uniform perfectly caught all the tea, soaking her white shirt and revealing the black fabric underneath.
And Kisaragi Rin's fingers also grabbed on as Yukinoshita Yukino's movements changed.
Yuigahama Yui watched the entire process in a daze, then reacted, quickly pulling Yukinoshita Yukino away and standing in front of Kisaragi Rin. "Yukinon, you should go clean up."
Yukinoshita Yukino calmly buttoned her jacket and walked out of the Service Club, preparing to go to the restroom to deal with her shirt.
Kisaragi Rin looked at his fingers, a strange question appearing on his face.
If Kasumigaoka Utaha falling and tearing her stockings was due to her own carelessness.
Then was it possible that Yukinoshita Yukino didn't steady the teacup?
Not to mention Yukinoshita Yukino's enhanced physical abilities and self-control, even if she were an ordinary person, such an accident shouldn't have happened.
And why didn't his hand react to Yukinoshita Yukino's changing movement and just grabbed on? Was 14 Agility really that low?
"It really is the Death, but a Cupid version of the Death."
Kisaragi Rin sighed with emotion. The other party's actions were too urgent and clumsy, which instead gave him a clue.
Kisaragi Rin once watched a movie called Final Destination, which told of a protagonist with prophetic abilities who took his classmates off a plane destined to crash. But the Death didn't let them go, instead constantly killing these unexpected survivors through various accidents...
Only, what Kisaragi Rin encountered wasn't the Death, but a Cupid trying to make him constantly have romantic encounters.
"It's too urgent, too clumsy."
Kisaragi Rin muttered to himself. If this were handled seriously, there were clearly many smoother methods, yet they insisted on making these situations appear in a cluster.
Shiina Mahiru hadn't had any incidents for two days. Instead, Kisaragi's involvement made the other party anxious, and it seemed they had changed their target, completely shifting from Shiina Mahiru to him.
"What is the other party anxious about, and what do they need?"
New questions appeared in Kisaragi Rin's mind. Going to such lengths to make someone experience romantic encounters sounded as ridiculous as a friend who had transmigrated to another world and become a god planning to return home to alleviate poverty.
Yuigahama Yui saw Kisaragi Rin looking at his hand and felt somewhat embarrassed for Yukinoshita Yukino.
"What happened?"
Shiina Mahiru pushed the door open and walked in, only to see the shattered teacup on the floor and a blushing Yuigahama Yui, somewhat confused about what had occurred.
Yuigahama Yui didn't know how to explain the scene just now and finally only managed to blurt out that Yukinoshita Yukino had accidentally broken the teacup.
Shiina Mahiru squatted down to help clean up the fragments on the floor. Kisaragi Rin could still see her shining white collarbone, and his mood grew even worse.
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In a somewhat dim room, a large number of crumpled paper balls were scattered on the floor, sticky liquid keeping them in a fixed shape.
A hand reached for the tissue box again, but it was empty. The person didn't continue, instead grabbing the bedsheet directly to wipe his nose.
"Time is running out, I must clear this quickly... Abandon the side quests, I need to focus on the main quest... Even if it's not a perfect ending, there's nothing I can do. I wonder if a personal ending will be enough..."
A mumbling voice echoed in the room. In front of him was a faintly glowing book. After hesitating for a moment, the hand that had just wiped his nose finally continued to write.
"The Service Club is a strangely named club. No one else will come today... Hachiman Hikigaya will also be absent today because the person he once saved from drowning will thank him."
"Because Yukinoshita Yukino, Sawamura Eriri, Kasumigaoka Utaha are approaching Kisaragi... and the ambiguous situation that happened this morning... Shiina Mahiru can no longer contain her feelings and chooses to directly confess to Kisaragi-san."
"And Kisaragi will accept the confession due to Shiina Mahiru's charm, completing the Angel route..."
"This is very reasonable..."
In the dim room, his other hand had completely mutated into the form of a Goblin.
Occasional loud roars from outside couldn't stop his continued creation.
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