Episode 25: Man in the Shadow
“I'm so full. The oden
was absolutely delicious. It was a real treat.”
“I see. I'm sure mom
will be happy to hear that.”
I got up and headed for
the kitchen with the pot of oden.
“By the way, has
Shimizu-san returned yet?”
“Maybe so. I have not
heard her open the door, so I think she is not home yet.”
The apartment we live
in has thin walls, so the sound of the next room's front door opening and
closing can be heard quite clearly.
“Onizuka-san, may I use
your restroom?”
“Yeah, go ahead.”
The layout of the room
is the same as theirs, so Misa opens the door to the bathroom without
hesitation and walks in.
I decided to wash the
pots and pans in the meantime.
I put a small amount of
detergent on the sponge and put my hand inside the pot, just then.
“Hmm ...!?”
I felt a chill run down
my spine.
I remembered this
unpleasant sensation.
“I've sensed a bad guy
......!”
I threw the sponge in
the sink and ran out of the room.
I look around outside,
looking for people.
It was seven o'clock at
night.
The area was completely
enveloped in the shroud of night, and there was not a soul in sight.
I think the area of
effect of the bad guy detection spell is a few hundred meters, so it wouldn't
be surprising if there was someone in the area that I could see.
“Where......?”
“Um, Onizuka-san?”
I heard a voice from
behind me and turned around to see Misa staring at me worriedly.
“What's wrong? Is there something outside?”
“Oh, no, it's .......”
I could have said it
was nothing, but I didn't want to hide anything from Shimizu-san and Misa-chan,
who had accepted me for who I was.
So.
“I'm using a spell to
detect bad guys, and I just got a reaction. I was just checking.”
I'll just be honest.
“There was no one
there, though.”
“Oh is that so? ......
Oh, wait a minute!”
When I was about to go
back to the room, Misa-chan made a small remark.
“Hm? What?”
“There's someone behind
that telephone pole over there.”
“What?”
I looked closely at the
pole.
“You’re right.”
Indeed, there is a man
standing across the street, hiding behind a telephone pole.
As soon as my eyes locked
onto him, my chills grew even stronger and goosebumps broke out all over my
body.
It's definitely him.
“Misa-chan, please go
back inside.”
“What are you going to
do, Onizuka-san?”
“I'm going to talk to
that guy.”
Depending on how the
other party comes out, it might be more than just talking, though.
“Oh, no, that's not
safe. If he's a very bad person, he's ......”
“I'll be fine. I'm off.”
My level is 4, and the
guy I'm meeting is shorter than I thought he'd be.
I sent Misa back to the
room, put on my shoes, and walked over to the man.
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