【Master Ming】Golden Day of the Gods

The first time I met Akechi was in Kamoshida's castle.

At that time, he walked to the campus with Ryuji Sakamoto whom he met while sheltering from the rain, but he didn't want the school to become the castle in the movie set.When they were arrested, none of them reacted.It wasn't until the boy named Ryuji Sakamoto was about to be killed in front of his eyes that Niwa finally broke out the anger that had been accumulated for a long time.This anger is not only for what happened in front of him, but also for the lingering bad luck that seems to be caught in a conspiracy from a certain day.

He alone gained power.They desperately searched for the exit, and the surrounding area was heavily guarded. In desperation, Niwa chose to become the bait and let Ryuji escape first, but was accidentally caught by the monster.The armor held his back with the shield.The blade was about to stab, and he thought it would be too tragic for him to die in such a place on the first day of school, so he heard the scream of the monster.

The one who rescued them was a handsome young man, dressed in white clothes like a western royal guard of honor, and wearing a red mask with a sharp nose.Inexplicably similar to his own attire, Niwa thought.

Ryuji recognized him as Goro Akechi who has been No. 1 in Shujin's popular student selection for three consecutive years.Zhi Zhi, who was a year older than them, said that he also came to this place inexplicably on the way to school, was bound by armor, and erupted with strange power because he didn't want to die——when he came back to his senses, he became like this.

Niwa suddenly felt a little intimacy with this person.In such extreme circumstances, it is really reassuring to have someone in the same situation as you.

The three of them searched for the exit together. On the way, they met the black cat Morgana who was imprisoned. After he was rescued, he acted as a guide and led them to the exit.After returning to the real world, it is inevitable that he will be reprimanded by the school counselor, but because the top student Ming Ming is also late, he made up an excuse to explain the two juniors who came forward, and the teacher is not easy to pursue.

After school, Ryuji couldn't hold back his curiosity, so he found Niwa and Akechi to discuss the distorted school. Akechi seemed to care about that world and promised them to find the truth together.Just as the group was breaking up and preparing to go home, Akechi stopped Niwa and told him that there were rumors about his criminal record in school.Niwa was overwhelmed by this for a long time, turned around and wanted to leave without saying a word, but was stopped by Zhizhi.

I don't think you did those things.His voice was soft and ethereal, as if it came from the rain.

Why do you think so?Niwa frowned at him.

I don't think such a person would hurt others if he would risk his life to save a classmate he had known for less than an hour.There was a sad smile on that delicate face.Many people in this school are as distorted as the world.

This is their first acquaintance.In a world of equally outstanding students.

In fact, the ones Kamoshida disliked were Sakamoto Ryuji and Niwa Sakuya. Akechi, the top student who won the first place in the simulation exam all the year round, had no reason to find fault and dared not, but Takamaki Xing refused to have a room with him and was threatened by him. The one who comforted her softly and calmed her down was also the wisdom with a friendly smile.Although Niwa was the first to discover the abnormality, he was taciturn and didn't think he could handle it better, so his trust in the wisdom of being able to handle it spontaneously arose.He originally had the idea of ​​not having any relationship with the people around him and passing through the protection observation period safely, but he was pushed behind by the invisible hand of fate and a wise smile.

He couldn't help but not believe in the word fate.Originally thought that he lived in a peaceful small town and he was far from hooked on the word danger, but he didn’t expect that in less than 60 days, he would experience the problem of being framed by a villain as a crime of assault. Cold and violent, and finally awakened superpowers and witnessed classmates jumping off the building.The hyper-expansion was too fast and made Niwa doubt his life, but before that he had to deal with imminent issues, such as being threatened to drop out of school.

This is not only being joked by God, but also being shot in the middle of the heart by God playing darts.No wonder the first time I went to buy a lottery ticket, I won [-]. It can only be said to be a little comfort for this bleak life.

Phantom Thief, which is limited to after school, is a game where you gamble your entire life.The old man in the velvet room told him that the rules were fucked, but you still had a chance, and that the key to rebirth was to get on good terms with everyone.

Akechi was not in the ranks of Kamoshida's target, and he was silent when he heard the bad news that they were forced to drop out of school.It is understandable that he did have concerns about not wanting to be involved, but thinking of what the old man said, Niwa mustered up all his courage at that moment and said, I want you to be a companion.

Zhizhi was stunned and smiled, and he said, okay.

Looking back later, that was the moment when I decided my defeat.

Later, Kamo Shida was successfully changed, and the matter of dropping out of school was cancelled.Maybe it's the opposite of the extreme, and later joined Takamaki Apricot, Kitagawa Yusuke, and the student council president Makoto Niijima, and the Phantom Thieves grew up visibly with the naked eye.With Akechi and Niijima in the team who are always competing for the first and second grades, there are more opportunities to hold study sessions.The location is, of course, Lublan, where Niwa is staying.A quiet coffee shop in the midst of hustle and bustle, only regular customers visit, and it has the flavor of a hidden city.The boss doesn't care if they will disturb his business if they have a study session in the store, he just provides them with free drinks and unlimited refills.More often, they go to the attic to hold meetings with phantom thieves.

The first time I came to Niwa's room, everyone made a fuss.Zhizhi looked around with his eyes wide open, and said with a smile that he really didn't expect you to live in this kind of place, and finally said that although the place is a bit dusty, there is always a sense of peace of mind.Since then, he has been occupying the chair that Niwa used to exercise, or standing against the wall and looking out the window, as if he was outside the Phantom Thieves.

As the leader of the Phantom Thieves, even though Niwa is reticent, he still has insight.Over the past few months, he has built up relationships with other teammates one after another, but he feels that only Zhizhi has not been able to communicate with him further.He thought maybe he was not capable enough to impress Zhizhi.Until I was working in a flower shop after school on a Friday, and met Zhizhi.

The apron is perfect for you.After exchanging pleasantries with him, Zhizhi smiled meaningfully.Niwa touched his head in embarrassment and asked why you are here.

Akechi picked up a brown paper bag in his hand and said that he was a regular customer of the bakery in the underpass of the Teikyu Building and had just bought dinner.

"You'll have this for dinner?"

"Huh? Is there a problem?"

Niwa couldn't think of someone who was more casual than himself, and after hesitating for two seconds, he said to Akechi, "I'm about to get off work, wait for me."

Tonight, the boss had something to do and closed the store. Niwa took Zhizhi back to the dark Lublanc, turned on the light, boiled water, opened the refrigerator, and took out several ingredients.Morgana urged that he was hungry, so while he was peeling a potato, he asked Mingzhi if he could feed the cat for him.Wisely accepted the honorable task entrusted to him, scooped some canned cat food into Morgana's bowl, and the black cat smacked its lips contentedly.

After a while, a strong smell of curry wafted from the kitchen, which complemented the gurgling coffee in the siphon pot.When Niwa put a plate full of special curry rice in front of Akechi, he opened his mouth in surprise.

I didn't expect you to be able to cook, he felt sincerely.Niwa sat down opposite him, and the two clapped their hands together and said that I started.

The atmosphere for dinner is relaxed and pleasant.At first, Niwa always felt a little nervous in front of Akechi, but this meal completely dispelled these concerns.When talking about the usual meals, the wise smile seemed a little lonely.

"It's been a long time since I've eaten a meal cooked by someone else."

This has nothing to do with him living alone.Before leaving, he said thank you, the curry is delicious, and the coffee is also very good.

When he was about to push the door to leave, Niwa stopped him out of some impulse that he didn't understand.

He said, if you are free, I can have dinner with you.

Eating a meal alone cannot be called a meal, it is just feed.Even though Morgana was there all the time, Niwa had forgotten what it was like to be alone, but he understood.

That feeling that turns something delicious into something unpalatable.

Even though there are so many companions around him, he still seems to be alone.He didn't want to show such a lonely look on this man's face anymore.

In good conscience, Sensible is a pretty good companion.With high skills and a smart brain, he can always play a pivotal role in the exploration of the maze.After eating the curry made by Niwa himself in Lublanc that time, he really ate with him from time to time.Sometimes he sent a message to invite Niwa, and sometimes Niwa intercepted him in front of the bakery.They ate ramen muffins out at restaurants recommended by various magazines with an hour-long queue, and when they got bored, they ate curry in Lublanc.After coming and going, Sojiro couldn't help complaining about how good your relationship is, and Morgana nodded again and again.There is no reason for him to say this.Needless to say, girls, even Yusuke may not come here so frequently to eat and drink.But it's not without benefits. The two of them have become more tacit in the battle, and sometimes it only takes a look to understand.

As the relationship deepens, he gradually learns about Sensei's hidden past.His mother was the mistress of a bad man, and died of depression early on, leaving the young him tossed among relatives.In high school, he began to live independently, hoping to stay away from the unbearable past.

Wanting revenge on this unfair world and corrupt adults, that's why he joined the Phantom Thieves.Unlike the more specific and compelling reasons of other members, he was almost persuaded by himself to join the Phantom Thieves.Originally, he could have a more ordinary life.Occasionally, Niwa thought, maybe this person is unexpectedly unable to resist other people's expectations.

indeed so.Akechi Goro has basically never left behind the activities of the group.Needless to say, he did not miss any of the palace and impression space guides, and he never missed any of the celebration banquets. Later, under his strong suggestion, he ate a high-end sushi that would not be transferred.On the day they made an appointment to watch the fireworks festival together, they were extinguished by the heavy rain without even seeing the fireworks.After Futaba woke up, they went to the beach together to make up for Xia Tian's regret.With wisdom, there were even many girls who came to strike up a conversation, but he rejected them all with a pleasing face.For this reason, Long Si often muttered that he wasted resources.

After Megiddo became famous during the summer vacation, the number of requests on the Phantom Thieves bulletin board exploded, so they had to run around the Impression Space for three days.Zhizhi seems to have some concerns. He thinks that the explosive popularity brought by Mejido seems to have some ulterior motives. I am afraid there are other strange things in it, so everyone should be careful.But Ryuji thinks this is just groundless worry, after all, the Phantom Thieves are expected, and it is a good time to show justice.So Zhizhi smiled and sighed, and never mentioned this matter again, but Niwa looked at his side face buried in the shadow, and a seed of uneasiness was quietly planted in his heart.It's not because Akechi Goro is considered a high IQ talent in the Phantom Thieves, but that this criminal organization has gone so smoothly that he instinctively wondered how long the character he had accumulated could last, and in his dream he had a long nose. Does the often unexplained sinister smile have something to do with this.

He is right to be concerned.Soon, they got news of the sudden death of the principal of Xiujin School.

A few days after the start of school, another study trip abroad was ushered in.The police were stationed in the school because of the principal's death, and the top student Akechi and Niijima went to Hawaii with the second-year students as escorts.In the end, Akechi asked to share a room with Niwa, and Mishima, who was eager to communicate with the head of the team, was forced to share a room with Ryuji.Obviously, the other party is also a boy, so sleeping in the same room is nothing to worry about, but for some reason, the fact that Akechi is sleeping next to him makes Niwa feel uncomfortable, and he didn't sleep well all night.The next day he was still able to prevaricate with the excuse of jet lag, and at night Xing and Ryuji came to their room to play poker and chat, chatting and saying that they would just sleep here at night.Immediately afterwards, Ryuji made the floor bunk, and Xing occupied Niyu's bed, so Niwa was forced to share the bed with Akechi.

It's good now, and I can't sleep anymore.

After being a phantom thief for a long time, some small movements became natural.For example, you can suppress your breathing so that you sound like you are sleeping.It's a pity that beside him is also a companion who has lived and died together for nearly half a year. If he doesn't expose it, he naturally doesn't want to expose it.But Zhizhi, who was sleeping on the other side with his back to him, was very disrespectful today.

"You can't sleep?"

Niwa was startled, turned sideways and said a little.In fact, the biological clock adjusted by Morgana and two days of not having a good rest made his physical strength almost bottomed out, but his mind was still sober.

So the chestnut-haired boy beside him turned over and sat up, smiling at him in the hazy night.

"I can't sleep either, do you want to go for a walk?"

On the pitch-black beach, only the starry sky is the only source of light.The sea breeze of the island is rustling, the palm trees are swaying behind, and the waves lose the favor of day tourists and are pityed by the night, gently rubbing against the shore.

"It's really comfortable... This is the first time I feel this way."

The sea breeze blew Zhizhi's slightly longer hair back, and he sighed while pressing the messy hair.

"Have you been here before?" Niwa stood behind him.

"Actually, this is my first time here." He said, "I couldn't come on the school trip last year because I had something to do."

So it can be regarded as making up for regrets, and I still follow everyone.

He smiled and turned his head, his eyes flickering under the faint starlight.Niwa looked at him, suddenly his throat felt a little dry.

"wise."

"Ok?"

"Are you happy with everyone?"

He saw a flash of surprise in the other person's eyes for a moment, but soon, the person smiled and said, of course.

"Although it's a bit noisy and silly, but... I envy everyone, especially you."

"I?"

"You didn't give up even under such conditions, and led the Phantom Thieves to this day... It's really amazing to play a bad hand like this."

Facing the wise admiration, Niwa just smiled wryly.

"It's not like that. I can't do anything without you... without you."

Zhizhi turned his head away, and Niwa vaguely heard a low "This is this kind of place...", but it was quickly annihilated by the sea breeze.He couldn't help asking a question.

"Suo Ye has something that I don't have." Zhi Zhi's voice was smiling, but for some reason, there was a trace of incongruity in his words.

"? But you also have something that I don't have."

The boy in front of him seemed to be smiling happily, but it made Niwa feel inexplicably anxious.This feeling of inseparability, he will feel it from time to time.In the final analysis, perhaps it has not been able to guess what this person is thinking.He has witnessed every companion who has a personality mask, but only wise, he dare not say that he understands him.Every time the relationship with him goes further, but the heart does not get closer.The person is always avoiding something.

I want to break this status quo—it should be said that I want to know the real him.

Thinking of this, he involuntarily grabbed the other person's wrist, and felt his hands tremble, as if all the thoughts of this person were transmitted to him, filling every gap in his mind.

"I want to know the sensible thing." So he said truthfully that he was no longer himself when he invited the other party to join the team, and he still needed to muster all the courage.He looked straight into the wise and clear eyes, and said bluntly: "It doesn't matter whether it's a happy thing or a worry—no matter what it is, I want to know about you."

Zhizhi looked at him silently, and then lowered his head to the ground after a while.Their shadows are entangled in deep solitude, quiet late summer nights, only the sound of the waves can be heard.

"Deep in everyone's heart, there must be secrets that they don't want others to know." He turned his eyes to the coastline, and the sea breeze brought his voice from far and near. "Even if it's you, I'm afraid there are things you can't tell me, right?"

Being reminded meaningfully by Akechi, Niwa remembered that they were chatting in the room not long ago, Xing asked if you have someone you like, his first reaction was to subconsciously glance at Akechi.For a moment of trance, his hand unknowingly let go.

"You didn't refute it." As if he had expected this answer a long time ago, Zhizhi darkened his eyes unnoticed.He withdrew his hand, turned and walked towards the hotel.The wind blew the corners of his white shirt, and his back was thin and lonely.

Niwa's heart also sank, chewing on the sense of loss that he didn't understand, and he followed closely.

As if to confirm Zhizhi's premonition, after Haru Okumura joined the team, her father, Kuniwa Okumura, who became the target of a change of heart, was repented by them and died at a press conference due to disability.After that, the popularity of Phantom Thieves plummeted.But being infamous is not the worst thing. Soon, they learned from Zhen that her sister Sae Niijima had begun to investigate the matter in depth, and investigators also entered the school.Inevitably, everyone panicked—after all, they were just a bunch of high school kids.When the atmosphere was deadlocked, the wise man standing by the window calmly proposed: Let Sae Niijima change his mind.

"Even if the change of heart is successful, this will probably be the last time, the activities of the Phantom Thieves." Finally, Akechi said worriedly.

"Don't we have to end like this!" Long Si roared unacceptably.

"Of course I don't want to do this, but after all, this concerns the safety of all of us. Are you going to sit and wait for death! Especially Shuo Ye, if he is caught, his life will be over!"

The wise words silenced everyone.None of them could have imagined that this would happen.

"Do it." In an atmosphere full of anxiety, Niwa stood up and agreed. "We have no other choice. As long as we get through this, there will always be a way."

As the team leader, he finally made everyone make up their minds when he spoke.And Zhen also noticed the change of her sister long ago, so the plenary meeting unanimously passed and set the action day.

The support rate on the Phantom Thief channel is dropping every day, but even so, there are still some people who believe in Phantom Thief who write their troubles on the message board.They finished raiding Sae Niijima's palace, and all they had to do was wait for the action day to file a complaint.Instead of waiting anxiously, it is better to do something to eliminate fear, so they go to the impression space to make commissions from time to time.

One day, we made an appointment to go to Impression Space, but Zhizhi suddenly sent a message and asked for leave on the grounds that he was not feeling well.This is not the first time. He also said before that he would go to a cram school and not participate in the exploration, but since the ones he caught up with were all small commissions, everyone didn't have any objections.But this time, Niwa looked at that message and suddenly felt uneasy.After completing the commission, he didn't spend any more time exploring, and let everyone disband early.He entrusted Morgana to Futaba, and took the subway directly to Akechi's house.On the subway, he sent a message to Zhizhi, asking if he was home.It took 5 minutes for the phone to hear back.

"Why is it so early today?What about entrusting? 』

"It's over. I'm coming over to your house now."

"What happened? ...Hold on a minute, I'm still in the hospital, I'll be back soon. 』

"Shall I go to the hospital to find you?"

『No, it will be over soon on my side.wait for me a while. 』

After leaving the subway station, it happened to be raining.Niwa didn't have an umbrella and didn't care about it, so he trotted along the street in the rain.Usually Zhizhi came to Lublanc, but he never went to his house once, but he vaguely remembered that he mentioned that address.

It was an apartment in a residential area. When approaching the destination, a familiar figure appeared in sight.Holding a transparent plastic umbrella, he looked at this side in surprise, and hurried over again, covering the two of them with the umbrella.

"What's wrong? You don't even hold an umbrella—"

The chestnut-haired boy in the rain looked a little pale, but his expression was really nervous about him.Niwa breathed a sigh of relief for some unknown reason, and stared at him firmly.

"Are you feeling unwell?"

"Huh? Ah, yes... I have a cold, so I went to prescribe medicine."

He lifted a bag in his hand, which indeed looked like medicine.He sighed again, and smiled wryly:

"Did you come here specifically to confirm my condition?...Really, if the leader also catches a cold, how can I explain to everyone?"

come in.He took his hand and walked towards the apartment door.It won't work if you don't wipe it dry.

A sensible residence is a bachelor apartment, with a small hall and a bedroom inside.It contains only the necessary furniture, neat but lacking in atmosphere.He threw a towel onto Niwa's head, and said, "It's too careless, it's not like you." He wiped his messy black curly hair.Under the bright light, the boy's profile is clean and beautiful. I often hear girls in school discussing this popular senior, saying that "when I see him smile, my heart melts."This has something to do with his always being soft to others.Seemingly gentle without edges and corners, but looking at it from another angle, it is just a synonym for keeping a distance.

But he wants to get closer to his heart than the people around him.

"Aren't you going to take your medicine?" He asked abruptly, and the movement above his head stopped.

"That's right, then I'll..."

Zhizhi smiled softly at him, walked away to pour water and take medicine.Sitting on the sofa and looking at his back, Niwa suddenly had such an impulse, and that impulse also cleared his mind, so he stood up without thinking, approached the other party, and gently hugged him from behind. A lean body.

Just like when he held his hand before, that body shook violently, and then all movements froze.He buried himself in the other's shoulder, and naturally he could hear Zhizhi's trembling voice, trying to force a smile.

"That... Niwa-kun?"

"You don't even call your name, Goro?"

He spat out the name viciously, not surprisingly, he almost dropped the water glass in his hand.Niwa reached out and put down the precarious cup in Akechi's hand, then took his hand and interlocked his fingers.

In the cramped space, there were almost only the sound of the breathing of the two of them, and Niwa could feel the person in his arms gradually relax, whispering why.

"because I like you."

The urge to get closer to your heart, I will prove it to you.

Zhizhi didn't speak, it would be better to say that he couldn't say anything.Niwa let go of him, but only made him turn around to face him at a close distance, his expression was stained with unprecedented timidity and panic.

"Now I have nothing to hide from you." Niwa said, Akechi looked at him in shock, the smile finally disappeared from his face, and something tightly stitched in the amber clear eyes was shattering bit by bit crack.

"...You came here specifically to say this?"

"It's important."

"Haven't you thought about the possibility of my refusal?"

"Think about it, but I still have to tell you."

cunning.Wisely lowered his eyes and said something.Did you already know what I was thinking, that's why you said that?

Niwa didn't understand what he meant, but the senior who was a year older than him suddenly showed a gorgeous smile - that was something he had never seen before - wrapped his arms around his neck, and kissed him flatly.When they parted, Akechi took off his glasses with a complicated expression.A blank face.He obviously looks innocent, but why did he become a phantom in the night.

"Originally, I planned to hide it to the end...because Shuo Ye is my important person."

"Since it's important, shouldn't it be said?"

"That's why I envy you." Zhizhi said softly, "Sakuya, not everyone can be like you. For me, important things cannot be said."

He didn't go on, but how could Niwa not understand the implication in the words.That was perhaps the only moment Zhizhi revealed his fragility. He saw through the loneliness in this person's eyes and wanted to do something about it, but he was blocked by everything before he could speak.

The smell of rain and coffee are entwined silently.Looking back on it later, it was probably Zhizhi’s reluctance to reveal anything about himself and a deliberate plan to delay the attack.Maybe not all.Because he was being pushed on the bed to gradually climax, looking at his eyes, apart from joy, there was only endless sigh.

too late.He seemed to hear this sigh lightly falling to his ears, and then melted into the night like fragments.

At that time, Niwa was immersed in a short-term paralysis, and he didn't know that his defeat was already doomed, and this was the last condition that pushed him to ruin.

He chose to believe in him, and ushered in the love that put him to death.

In fact, it has long been discovered that that person has reservations.

But I don't want to think about that, so I keep all my doubts in my heart.

He chose to believe him, but he didn't get a reciprocal return.

So when he escaped from Niijima's palace, he was arrested, and he was knocked out by the police and used a confession agent. The real Niijima Sae sat in front of him and interrogated himself. When he asked about his wisdom, he decided that he was a companion and didn't say anything. The person who finally dealt with him held a real gun that was not a clumsy molded product but a cold real gun against his forehead—that is, the person he failed to confess and was still kissing him a few days ago, he was more shocked , more of a disappointment.

Goro Akechi, who was wearing a school uniform, looked at his prey expressionlessly, no longer the tenderness of that night.In front of him, the black-haired boy who had made coffee for him, made curry, and lingered with him had not lost his former composure even though his body was covered with bruises.He has watched him grow and is jealous of it.

"Looking at your expression, you don't seem very surprised." Akechi said as if he was just talking about the weather.

"I have also noticed to some extent that your actions are unnatural. You have not participated in the exploration several times, it is to carry out your 'real commission'." Usually after those actions, there will be dehumanization incidents .Niwa stared at him and deduced, "Even you pretended to have a cold that day. You've been doing these things way back in time, before we met."

"Yeah, you suddenly sent me a message, which really shocked me. I thought I was exposed, but I didn't expect you to be so stupid."

Zhizhi pulled out an ugly smile, his eyes darkened a bit.

"Since you noticed it, why didn't you expose me? Why did you still fall into this situation?"

"Because I have always regarded you as a companion."

As soon as the words fell, the person in front of him burst into laughter. Such a presumptuous and ferocious laughter came from this man who always showed his gentle image.The laughter stopped abruptly, Zhizhi looked down at his former companion with cold eyes, and tightened the gun in his hand.

"You're really stupid, Joker. Gambling with the lives of yourself and your companions for such a stupid reason?"

"Yes, I was dead wrong. I thought I could stop you."

Niwa's tone sounds like it contains some kind of regret, but it's not regret for what he did, but regret for not being able to really go deep into his heart and not being able to stop him.

Sensei stared at him, a disbelieving laugh escaped his throat.

"To be honest, I've been tired of Phantom Thief games for a long time. It was not my plan to join you, but I judged that doing so would make you trust me more, and you can use it when necessary. Just like now."

"Your goal has been achieved."

"Well, thanks to you, my plan was successful."

"Are you satisfied with this?"

"?!"

"I don't know who is behind you. Whether it's dehumanization or pushing your actions to the head of the phantom thieves, isn't it all according to your wishes? As long as you kill me, everything is a perfect crime." He stared at Zhizhi without fear, and emphasized his tone. "Then why do you hesitate?"

The gun on his head trembled slightly.Zhizhi no longer had the original arrogance, and his wavering was reflected in the black pupils.Shut up, shut up, shut up, he's like a broken turntable, muttering words trying to hold him back.

"Goro, even though you don't believe it yourself, to the Phantom Thieves and to me, you have actually—"

"I told you to shut up!"

A muffled gunshot rang out, but Niwa opened his eyes after the severe pain. Instead of being shot in the head as he had imagined, he was shot in the shoulder. He raised his head reluctantly, but in his blurred vision, it was the man falling behind. teary face.He wanted to reach out and wipe away his tears, but he couldn't.

Blood gushed out from the muzzle of the gun, and a large swath of crimson spread on the ground.Zhizhi looked at all this with a broken expression, wanting to get close but not daring.

It's too late... If I could have met you sooner...

Sakuya.He heard him calling his name in a low voice, as if calling his half body that was dying and could not come back.

It is always late to meet each other, it has always been like this.Committing such a crime, but he still likes him the most, that was already decided from the beginning, when they met in that castle.

Watching that person disappear behind the door, Niwa realized that everything was over.Not only himself, but also the Phantom Thieves and Sensei have all become losers in an unreasonable game. The real winner in this game is only the banker himself.

This ending is unacceptable.No one wants to admit this fate of being played with.The truth is still shrouded in fog, and someone behind the scenes is manipulating all this and I have no idea.Could it be said that the efforts so far are just a dying struggle in the quagmire? !

The blood loss took his consciousness away gradually.In a trance, Niwa saw blue butterflies with scales flying past.A familiar voice echoed in my mind.

"My trickster, are you willing to indulge in this controlled ending?"

The girl's voice seemed to be sighing.Niwa clenched his fists, and his fingertips became cold.

Of course not reconciled.So sad it ended like this.

It's hard to resist step by step to get to this point, but it's a wrong step and everything is lost.My life, everyone's life, and that guy's...Give me one more chance, and I will definitely take it all back!

"...I did hear it. I am the 'key' that has been imprisoned, but the bonds you have formed with others, coupled with what little power I have left, can give you another chance."

I promise to do whatever you want me to do.As long as I do it all over again, I will definitely not make the same mistake.

"Understood. I will open the backtracking door, and you can go back to the origin of the game again. However, you have to keep in mind that my power is still not enough to completely escape the control of 'him'. Maybe the reincarnation of time and space will bring other unstoppable Controlling factors, maybe you still can't get the ending you want, all of this is unpredictable."

enough.If you carry everything you have now, it may become a burden for rebirth.

"...I'm so glad you've come to this realization. May your luck prosper. Please save your fate, and this world..."

In the next second, Niwa Sakuya seemed to be absorbed by a ray of white light, and lost consciousness in the blink of an eye.

"...Huh? Are you going this way? What's wrong with you, transfer student?"

"Ah...it seems that I heard someone calling me just now."

The black-haired boy wearing glasses looked back, and there was only an empty alley.He tilted his head, feeling as if he had forgotten something very important, but he couldn't remember it.

The second time they met was in the social science trainee in June, on the TV station.But earlier, Niwa had seen this person on TV.A handsome boy with delicate features, the suit and school uniform of a well-known local private high school gave him an image of a good student, and he nicknamed him Detective Prince.On TV, he always had a smile on his face, and what he said were seemingly rational and objective comments, which easily aroused girls' curiosity and pursuit.

This is the face of the world.Every time Niwa saw this person on the screen, he thought nothing of himself.

Ever since I met the real person and confronted him on the show the next day, I actually