Leveling Murderer - Chapter 23

 Episode 23: Sensing a Killer

 

“... A-Ah, this is oden, my mom made it ... A-Ah, I-I'm sorry, I'm sorry to bother you!”

“Ah, hey...”

Misa put the pot she was carrying on the doorstep and ran off in the direction of the school.

 

A young man and woman are in a room together early in the morning.

That's what she witnessed. ......

 

“The girl from the other day definitely misunderstood the relationship between me and Onizuka-kun, didn't she?”

“I'm sure she did....... I can't believe it. It's because Hosoya-san left without permission.”

“What, are you mad? Are you trying to get that girl?”

“No. Of course not.”

 

She is a sophomore in high school, and if I am not careful, I will have my hands cuffed behind my back.

In the first place, Misa-chan wouldn't be interested in a dull 24-year-old man.

 

“I've got to go. I have to go home and change.”

“Yeah, and you should call your boyfriend, too. I heard your phone ring many times yesterday.”

It was only natural that she had skipped the date.

 

“Did you see that on my phone, by any chance?”

“No, I didn't. I just thought it was probably your boyfriend.”

I don't know if I'm that untrustworthy, but Hosoya-san has suspicion in her eyes as she stared at me.

 

“Then it’s fine.”

“Do you have a best friend, Mr. Hosoya?”

“W-Why all of a sudden?”

“No reason.”

I wondered if Hosoya-san, who was always wearing a cat, had anyone she could call her best friend. I suddenly had that thought.

 

“Whether there is or not is none of Onizuka-kun's business.”

Judging from the response, I'd say we're not too far off the mark.

 

“Do you have such a person, Onizuka-kun? A best friend?”

“Yes, I do. It's Saeki.”

“Hmm~ Saeki-kun is your best friend~”

I felt my body temperature rise a little, wondering if I had said something embarrassing when I saw Hosoya-san smiling meaningfully at me.

 

“Anyways, like I said before, we tell each other when there's a murderer or a bad guy.”

"Right. From now on, I'll always have the sensing spell on. Whenever I see one, I'll send you a message.

“I understand. I'll do the same.”

 

Hosoya put on her coat and left the room.

At the front door.

“ChinkayaShinjitsusa”

She mumbled.

 

And then.

“Ah-- it's so cold!”

Hosoya-san shivers as she looks at me.

Maybe it was the murderer detection spell that was giving her the chills.

 

“Right. I only have three days left, so please give me the information on the bad guy as soon as possible. If not, I'll find a suitable man and kill him. See you.”

After saying that, Hosoya-san squeezed her body with her arms and ran towards the place where she had parked her car.

 

I saw Hosoya-san off until she was out of sight

“...... O-- it's cold.”

I went back to my room to finish getting ready.

 

  

 

[I just saw a serious-looking man, about a hundred and seventy centimeters tall, with short black hair all back, glasses, and a suit at the B-Mart near my office. Probably a murderer].

 

During my lunch break, I was eating lunch in the break room at work with Saeki when I received a LINE message from Hosoya-san.

I followed the text with my eyes, being careful not to be seen by Saeki.

 

“B-Mart......”

B-mart is a local supermarket in my area.

“Hmm? Did you say something?”

“Oh, no, nothing. I'm just talking to myself.”

“Oh, really?”

 

I couldn't bear to keep anything from Saeki, but I had no choice.

I put my phone away and acted as if nothing had happened.

 

Still, I didn't realize that there really was a murderer right under my nose.

It would be best to refrain from going to the B-mart mentioned here for the time being.

 

I'd like to give Hosoya-san some information on bad people that can be killed instead of the murderers, but I was in a hurry this morning so as not to be late, and I didn't have any outside work to do in the morning, so I didn't got a chance to find anyone like that.

 

I'm off work tomorrow, so I can concentrate on finding the bad guys.

I'll ask Hosoya-san to wait until then.


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1 comment:

  1. now he has to focus on 2 kills per week, i'm not sure his local area can sustain the rapid consumption, he'll have to stalk the train station after an month at this rate, and that'll be pretty suspicious.

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