"Wait..."
Just as Ryuji and Shiki were about to leave, the orange haired boy who was beaten by the thugs at first stood up.
"What's wrong, young man?" Ryuji asked lightly.
"Young man... Aren't you similar to me!" The orange-haired boy had a bruised nose and swollen face, clutching an injured arm.
Ryuji seemed to be about the same age as him, so he was called a youngster, which made him feel belittled.
Seeing Ryuji beat up the bullies that bullied him to his heart's content, but the orange-haired boy still spoke in a 'bad' manner.
Shiki stood on the sidelines in great interest.
"Is this the case..." Ryuji asked, "Then what's wrong with you, classmate?"
Ryuji didn't even ask his name, he probably took it as a stranger who met by chance.
"Can you take me to a place where no one will find me?" The orange-haired boy asked hopefully.
This is a very strange request.
"What is the reason?"
"I...I..." The orange-haired boy stuttered, unable to speak.
Ryuji suddenly lost interest, and greeted the two to leave: "Shiki, let's go."
Shiki nodded and followed Ryuji to leave.
"Wait!"
The orange-haired boy became anxious, and said something shocking: "I, I killed someone!"
He said this in a low voice, only Ryuji and Shiki heard him.
"I see, then I hope you don't get caught by the police too soon." Ryuji said indifferently.
"Damn it, don't you want to help me!"
Ryuji gave him a strange look "When did I say I would help you?"
The orange-haired boy was taken aback, as if he didn't say anything.
"Also, it's great that I didn't call the police for such a big deal as a homicide." Ryuji shrugged.
He patted the orange-haired boy on the shoulder, and said comfortingly: "Tomorrow will be better, so please live strong!"
The orange haired boy was dumbfounded, why did he say he would die.
After Shiki and Ryuji left, the orange-haired boy left in a daze.
After he left, two figures emerged from the shadows.
"What do you want to do?" Shiki asked.
"That boy has a problem," Ryuji said.
"What is the problem?"
"He could fall to the ground!"
Shiki had the urge to hit Ryuji hard.
"Well, to be honest, that teenager's attention has always been on you."
"...Are you kidding me?" Shiki suddenly turned cold.
What a strange reason!
"It seems you are not very aware of the abnormalities around you." Ryuji shook his head and said.
The mere matter of killing was already a big deal, but it happened in front of Shiki, it was hard for Ryuji to ignore it.
His intuition, which couldn't be compared to a woman's sixth sense, told him that there was a shadow monk behind this incident.
"Follow him, there may be unexpected surprises."
Ryuji happily plays the detective game.
Shiki sighed, and followed behind Ryuji.
The orange-haired boy walked blankly, and even walked back to his own apartment.
This place left him with too many bad memories and fears.
At home, he dreamed of being killed by his mother every day, finally he couldn't stand the fear and he attacked his mother before she did!
The feeling of blood on his hands made him want to vomit, and he finally escaped from the room, and also from this apartment...
For some reason, he came back here.
Ryuji followed the orange-haired boy, glanced at the apartment and saw something was wrong.
There was only one apartment in the vicinity, and it was an odd cylindrical shape instead of the usual cube shape.
Araya Soren is an enchanter. If the lair is here, most of the buildings with a unique style are made by him.
"Would I like to go up and have a look..." Ryuji hesitated.
In a one-on-one situation, Ryuji had the confidence to face Araya.
But once stepping into the opponent's enchantment, the result is a dilemma.
Ryuji was able to pass through the singularity, relying not on recklessness, but careful planning.
"Let's go." After thinking for a moment, Ryuji decided to back off.
Shiki frowned, and she felt even more that she was being toyed with.
"Aren't you going to follow that person!"
Ryuji shook his head, "The required information has been understood, there is no need to follow the puppet being used."
"What information, doll?"
Ryuji didn't think much of Shiki, she didn't even notice that the orange haired boy wasn't human.
"You will find out later." Ryuji showed a mysterious smile, then dialed Touko's number.