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Yoshou Elementary School.

A name filled with nostalgia.

Kagura Hikaru had graduated there as an elementary student, though he had been absent for two years.

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There, he had first met Chiyoko.

Back then, his girlfriend wasn't the person she is now; she had been a delicate girl who was bullied because she was a child star. Kagura Hikaru and another classmate, Sakata Asahi, had teamed up to rescue her.

As a consequence, he had had to stay in the hospital for two years.

However, during that time Ayakoji Chiyoko often visited him at the hospital, so it hadn't been too tough.

It was a period of innocent bliss, and just the faint memory of it brought a smile to Kagura Hikaru's face.

"You're smiling, thought of something?" Kiryu Hina leaned over next to him and asked with a smile.

Kagura Hikaru immediately wiped the smile off his face.

He looked up at the school gate before him.

Yoshou Elementary School had since been abolished, renamed, and turned into another elementary school.

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It looked much better than he remembered, probably because it had been rebuilt.

"Can we really go in?" Kagura Hikaru turned his head and asked.

Elementary schools were naturally the most secure, and even as an alumnus, his status wouldn't grant him entry to the school.

In this country, there were too many anti-social elements wishing to harm elementary students, and the security wouldn't let them through.

"You're right," Kiryu Hina made a gesture with her eyes, "so we have to sneak in."

"You want to climb the wall?"

"How inelegant, I am a lady after all."

Kiryu Hina pointed at a security guard sitting in the guardhouse reading a newspaper, guarding the school gate, and whispered, "Look at that man, his name is Nakamura Tomo, 46 years old, lives at 12 Clock Street, single, has a golden retriever, and his mobile number is xxxxxxxxx."

Kagura Hikaru looked at her in surprise, "Never mind where you got your information, why are you investigating a security guard?"

"Well, just because."

Kiryu Hina took out her phone, dialed, and put it to her ear.

The security guard nearby who was reading the newspaper had his phone ringing, and he naturally picked it up, "Hello?"

"Is this Mr. Nakamura?" Kiryu Hina switched to an impatient tone, like a middle-aged woman busy selling clothes in a shopping street.

"Yes, it's me, and you are..."

"I live at Clock Street 9, your dog has run out, but I am about to leave, please come and take it back quickly."

"Ah! Sakura-chan has run out? How did she get out!?"

"How should I know."

"I am sorry, very sorry, please wait for me a little longer, I am coming back right now!"

The security guard hung up the phone anxiously, threw down the newspaper, picked up the walkie-talkie, and said, "Kondo, come take over my shift quickly, I have an emergency... yes, I must go, come quickly!"

After saying this, he opened the door of the guardhouse and ran out.

Kiryu Hina hung up the phone and shrugged at Kagura Hikaru, "Now we can go in."

Kagura Hikaru stared stunned at the now unguarded school gate and walked over with Kiryu Hina, asking as they walked, "Do you know the person at Clock Street 9?"

"Don't know them, but when I was scoping the place earlier, I saw they had flowers planted inside and women's clothes on the clothesline, it shouldn't be exposed anytime soon."

"How did you know that Nakamura Tomo would leave work early for a dog, what if he didn't care?"

"How could he not?" Kiryu Hina said, "A 46-year-old man living alone, only having a dog at home, he would pour all his longing for family into his pet. It's just leaving work early, nothing compared to his dog."

"You really are... very thorough."

"You're welcome."

Kagura Hikaru actually wanted to say that she had great potential to be a scam artist, but on second thought, that didn't seem like a compliment, so he dropped it.

With no security to stop them, they smoothly passed through the small path beside the school gate and entered the school.

However, just as they walked in, they saw a young man in a security uniform jogging towards them from a distance.

The two of them immediately dodged behind a large pine tree at the entrance, watching the security guard enter the guardhouse.

It seemed he was the one coming to take over the shift, "Kondo."

"Let's go."

Kiryu Hina tugged at Kagura Hikaru's sleeve, signaling him to walk further inside.

After passing the school gate and the pine tree, they could see two school buildings at a right angle to each other, with a playground at the back.

The layout of the school was still exactly as Kagura Hikaru remembered,

Of course, the two of them couldn't go inside the school.

There were too many people inside, and the possibility of being discovered was too high; they could only stroll around the downstairs and the playground.

Even so, Kagura Hikaru was very happy.

"Look at this, I drew this before."

They were now under the wall at the edge of the playground, and Kagura Hikaru pointed at the slightly old wall in front of him excitedly.

There was a series of crude paper-cut figures on it, as if they had been carved out with stones.

The nearby walls all had similar marks; mischievous students liked to scrawl on the walls or in the sand with stones during PE classes, showcasing their childish imaginations.

Kagura Hikaru recognized his own masterpiece immediately; he had also left his mark here.

Kagura Hikaru touched the carvings on the wall, his eyes showing nostalgia, "Did you know, back then, I, Chiyoko, and Sakata went to school here—oh right, you might not know Sakata."

"Sakata Asahi, I know," Kiryu Hina said with her hands behind her back, looking at the wall, "She was also my friend. You, Asahi, Ayakoji Chiyoko, and I, we all studied here."

"...You're saying that again." Kagura Hikaru frowned, "I've told you, I don't remember you."

"When Ayakoji Chiyoko was being bullied, it was Asahi and I who told the teacher," Kiryu Hina turned her head with a slight smile, which slowly receded, "But back then, I thought things were too simple, I got you involved to help, and it resulted in you staying in the hospital for two years."

"..."

"It was only after graduating that Ayakoji Chiyoko knew of your existence; afterward, she went to study in the Capital City, but Asahi, you, and I became classmates again at Bunkyo Public Middle School. Remember?"

"What are you talking about, it was Chiyoko who studied with us!"

"Not really, Ayakoji Chiyoko should have been at a girls' school in the Capital City at that time, it's easy to find evidence."

"..."

Kagura Hikaru covered his forehead.

His headache struck again.

It was as if his body was resisting his memories, his head throbbing painfully, soon covered in cold sweat.

"Are you alright?" Kiryu Hina supported him, "Do you have your medication?"

"...I do."

Kagura Hikaru stiffly took out a painkiller from his pocket, took one, and the symptoms of his headache somewhat eased.

"Did you remember something just now?" Kiryu Hina asked, rubbing his back.

"No... but I'll verify what you've said."

"The truth always stands the test."

Kiryu Hina placed her hand on her handbag, her expression somewhat hesitant.

Kagura Hikaru noticed her gesture: "What's wrong?"

"Actually... I also brought a photo here, but it might be too soon to show it to you now."

"Let me take a look," Kagura Hikaru reached out his hand.

Since he insisted, Kiryu Hina could only unzipper her bag, pulled out a photo, and handed it to him.

It was a large group photo with several dozen people, labeled 'Yoshou Elementary School 37th session'.

It was Kagura Hikaru's class.