Su Shuang's world is collapsing [Comprehensive]

Awashima Seri was a little sad for some reason, in order to conceal this emotion, she raised her head casually, but her eyes glanced at the picture frame hanging on the wall beside her.

In that large picture frame, there is a jigsaw puzzle that has just been almost half completed.It can be seen that the jigsaw puzzle was put together from the two sides to the middle. The patterns on the two sides have been completed and gradually extended to the blank space in the middle. The top has been closed, and the unfinished part is exactly the picture. the middle and lower part.

With the help of the light in the room, the pattern of the jigsaw puzzle can be barely discerned; judging from the completed part of the semi-finished piece, it seems to be a section of tree-lined avenue in Chaowei Middle School.

The reason why Seri Awashima was able to draw such a conclusion is that a small corner of the girls' dormitory was exposed in one corner of the jigsaw puzzle.The boulevard in the puzzle is just outside the girls' dormitory leading to the campus.The green plants planted there are also different. There is a tall plane tree, and the shape of the leaves has a special beauty.

Seri Awashima instantly thought of a huge picture frame of almost the same size hanging on a certain wall in the office of SCEPTER4's director.

There is also a jigsaw puzzle in that frame—the difference is that the jigsaw puzzle has been completely completed.As for the pattern of the jigsaw puzzle, she remembered that it seemed to be the scenery of Academy Island shot down from a high place on the campus at sunset, and the setting sun was setting.

Seri Awashima seemed to have guessed something in an instant.

The director who loves jigsaw puzzles has put together [-] pieces if not [-]... However, there are only one and a half pieces of jigsaw puzzles that he hangs on the wall.

...Presumably, it was a work completed with someone, right?

Or, was it a gift from someone?

Although he is always dressed handsomely, and his interpersonal skills seem to have been cultivated to 200%, but inside SCEPTER4, especially among the few problematic teenagers, there is a rumor that "Even during the holidays, the head of the department seems to be I've never been out on a date before," rumors like that.

If everyone hadn’t graduated from Chaowei Middle School together, and had personally met the only female member of the Aobu when they were in school-at that time, Seri Awashima could not be regarded as a “member” because she served as the guide of the Aobu The post of teacher - if we have been together for almost a year, I am afraid that everyone's brains will be boundless by now.

Liu Quan Xinya.

When thinking of this name, it is inevitable to think of the kind of superpower she has.

Although I know that thinking like this is a bit weak and tricky, but——Facing the situation where the sword of Damocles of the Blue King is completely covered with cracks and begins to collapse, Seri Awashima can't help but think, if Yanagizumi Shinya Here—if Xinya Liuquan was also standing in the camp of the young group in the Yuzhu Tower last night, what kind of scene would it be like?

Judging from the incident in which she fixed the bullets issued by the Colorless King and saved ten bundles of Tatara a few years ago, her super power is very powerful enough to delay the attack of the king; and in that incident, she finally defeated The colorless king who intends to usurp her own body and kill him, although the whole process of killing the king is only evidenced by her own words, the Weissman value monitored by SCEPTER4 will not be faked—in short, whether it is No matter what method she uses, she seems to be able to achieve the goal of killing the king.

... Such a girl resolutely cut off her relationship and fled her hometown just because she woke up and found that the head of the office had to kill the evil king and swung a sword at her body that was once used to do bad things. ? !No matter how you look at it, this choice feels a bit inconsistent, right?Doesn't she have a strong heart enough to match her powerful abilities?But if she was such a fragile person, it would be impossible for the head of the department to think that she had any value in betting emotions from the very beginning, right? !

Seri Awashima, who has always been a high-achieving student, felt very confused.From her own standpoint as a woman, Liu Quan Xinya's choice is simply no room for thinking - because there is no tenable reason to support her to make such a decision.

Seri Awashima also thought about whether Yanagi Izumi Xinya thought it was more unbearable to stay with a lover who might attack him for the sake of world peace or human well-being at any time, so he chose to leave.

However, this speculation is not supported by facts.After the evil king is killed, as long as she herself does not become a bad person that endangers world peace, there is no danger of being sanctioned by the head of the room.What's more, even if she becomes a bad person, Awashima Seri feels that the director has other ways to solve this problem-the reappearance of the extreme situation that prompted him to do it like that day "is occupied and used by the evil king, the master The soul may have been wiped out", the chances of which are almost infinitely close to zero.

In short, no matter how you look at it, Liu Quan Xinya's departure is very incomprehensible.But not only did she really leave just like that, but she also disappeared completely.

After SCEPTER4 regained some important power from the golden clan "Ashikiin", Seri Awashima even used his power a little bit to inquire about the current whereabouts of Xinya Liuquan.However, all the clues were interrupted after Liuquan Xinya left Narita Airport at the end of March that year.

At her request, Fushimi even found out that Xinya Liuizumi had indeed arrived in the United States later and had an entry record, but that was all.After that, where she has been, what she has done, where she has studied and lived, it is all a fog.

Afterwards, it is the official records of foreign governments. As a small fourth branch of the Household Registration Division of the Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau, and must keep the secret of the Dresden Slate, there is no such legitimate excuse to ask the other party. Be cooperative and help with the investigation.

Seri Awashima couldn't help but wondered whether the head of the office had also used his authority to investigate these things, because when she went to Fushimi to ask to investigate the computer records, Fushimi once clicked his tongue and said impatiently in a low voice. Say to yourself, "One and two come...".

However, Fushimi probably wouldn't just hide something from her.So everyone knows the same thing, that is, Liuquan Xinya has indeed disappeared into the vast sea of ​​people. If you want to see her again, you can only wait for her to enter the country next time, or take the initiative to appear in front of them.

Seri Awashima moved a little, wanting to take a few steps back and change her stance, and wait for the next instruction from the head of the room. However, with just this movement, her eyes naturally drifted and fell on the window in front of the window. On the big desk.

There was a photo frame on the corner of the table. Although she was a little curious about things like "Will the head of the office still put family photos on the desk?", she didn't think much about it.

Now when her eyes moved, she happened to be facing the photo frame.The photos inside made Seri Awashima, who has good eyesight, terrified for a moment.

"This, this is...!"

She couldn't help blurting out in a low voice.

Of course, the head of the room with sharp ears heard her exclamation immediately.

He immediately turned around, and after realizing what she saw, his eyes opened slightly behind the lens for a moment, then slowly closed, and when he opened again, he showed his usual ghostly smile.

"Oh, you saw something terrible." He said in a very casual tone.

Seri Awashima was shocked immediately and apologized immediately.

"Yes, I'm sorry, Chief! I didn't mean it...it's just a coincidence..." She stammered a little, feeling a little confused in her usually calm mind.

Reiji Munakata was silent for a moment.

"It doesn't matter. Since it's placed there, you must consider the possibility of being seen by accident." He said in an extremely objective and rational tone, as if being seen by Awashima Seri is not a big deal something the same.

Most people would definitely be fooled by his indifferent tone.

Saidori Awashima, deputy director of the Fourth Division of the Household Registration Division of the Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau, thinks that he already knows his boss very well to a certain extent.

However, even though it was just a quick glance just now, the scene in that photo was imprinted in her eyes so deeply that it was absolutely impossible to read it wrong-if it spread out, the head of the room would probably smile from the source to every day. A shocking picture that blasted everyone who had spread it to pieces!

... To put it bluntly, it was the scene at the Christmas party five years ago that the director mentioned just now.

The girl on the left side of the screen happened to press the fingertips of the boy opposite her on her forehead with one hand for some reason, so she showed a bit stunned and bewildered expression; while the boy on the right side of the screen leaned forward slightly , showing an innocent smile, and a gentle and deep light shone in the long and narrow eyes hidden behind the lenses.

It was such a wonderful moment.Compared with the present five years later, it is especially cruel and sad that time has passed.

Seri Awashima didn't know what to say at all.It seems that any language is powerless in the face of this kind of thing. No matter how sincere and beautiful the words are, they cannot erase the regret and incomprehension.

Reiji Munakata's eyes seemed to be hidden behind the lens, and they flicked across Seri Awashima's face.

He seemed to see something, but he was not interested in further discussing this topic, and finally he simply said: "...I'm tired."

This kind of words that the head of the room would never say before, like a eviction order, Awashima Seri instantly realized that he was troubled tonight-even though he had only thought about unnecessary things in his mind, and knew very well The Blue King, who can easily see through almost everything, can't be unaware of other people's psychology.

"Yes! I'm very sorry, Chief! I disturbed you tonight." She immediately straightened her face and said seriously.

"Please rest well tonight, I'm going back."

Hearing Munakata Reiji hum in response, Awashima Seri turned and walked towards the door of the apartment.

When she opened the door, she heard Munakata Reiji say another sentence indifferently behind her: "Tonight, go to HOMRA and contact Kusanagi there to discuss new cooperation content and countermeasures in the future."

Seri Awashima's hand rested on the handle of the door, and he froze for a moment.

"...Director!?" She turned her head abruptly.

But saw Munakata Reji still standing in front of the window, looking down at the crowded street.

"Go ahead," he said.

"Just for one night, even if you don't talk about work temporarily, you are specially allowed."

Seri Awashima moved his lips, wanting to ask "why", but swallowed the words back.

However, the head of the ghost and animal department has already understood her question.

"I want to ask why?" He changed his standing posture, leaned against the window frame, slightly turned his head and continued to look at the sea of ​​lights outside the window, with his hands folded in front of his chest, the lights outside the window were on his short dark blue hair A thin layer of golden light was applied.

"According to the novel, let's think of it as 'Christmas magic'."

He actually raised the corners of his lips slightly, and said it half-jokingly, half-truthfully.

Seri Awashima was horrified for a moment.

"...Yes." She didn't ask much, after thinking for a second, she answered seriously in a deep voice.

"Then I say goodbye."

After saying goodbye again, Seri Awashima walked to the door and opened the door.

Hearing the sound of the door being automatically closed with a click, Reji Munakata smiled, turned around and walked to the desk, and picked up the half glass of wine that had been placed there before.

The ice cubes in the glass had already melted more than half, he shook the rim of the glass, then closed his eyes and took a big gulp.

The cool mellow wine slid down his throat, and he slightly raised his eyes. From this angle, he happened to be able to see the photo frame on the table that shocked Seri Awashima just now.

Under the dim light in the room, he stared at the photo frame for a while, and then suddenly raised his wine glass towards the photo frame.

"Your passport seems to be expiring in another month?" He said suddenly, with an incomprehensible smile on his lips.

"Haven't submitted a passport renewal application yet, are you the kind of person who would make such a low-level mistake?"

He smiled, as if talking to himself.

"Would you like to help you with this last favor before you disappear? It's really hard to think about."

"After I disappear, will you be able to hear the news? What kind of expression and reaction will you have when you hear the news? It's really unpredictable."

He stared at the picture frame, silent for a long time.

"I really want to see what you were like at that time. ...Will you still say those unexpectedly handsome lines, or shed tears because of this bad news——"

He suddenly smiled wryly.

"No, thinking back to the scene when you got angry at ten bunches of Tatara at that time, I think maybe you might also be angry and yell at the sky, 'Have you ever thought about what will happen to others when you die'..."

"It's something to look forward to, this is your strength."

His eyebrows and eyes settled down strangely, and he suddenly raised his head and drank the less than half of the wine in the glass.

"No matter what, those with power must shoulder the responsibilities that power brings. Needless to say, you know this, right?"

"So, although I don't know how long I can hold on, let me run until the moment I fall down."

*【～Volume [-] Academy K End～】*

The author has something to say:

February 2:

Let me explain a little bit about the last few words the director said:

1. At the beginning, the girl arranged a plot of "going abroad and disappearing into the sea of ​​people", but the director used his authority to investigate the girl's passport use record. . .Then it was discovered that the passport under the girl's name was about to expire, but the holder of this passport did not apply for a replacement or extension. . .

2. As for why the room chief said to help the girl make up for this flaw before he disappeared, hehehe. . .Feel free to think about it~~ :P

★Please look forward to the future appearance of 【Return Chapter K】~~

[PS. A new volume will be released tomorrow. Because it is a holiday now, the author decided to update [-] words every day, at least for ten days! (If you don’t feel so tired right now, why is it swollen?]

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The soundtrack of this chapter: still the new song "クリスマスソング" (ChristmasSong) by bacKnumber, which is the same as the chapter about the Christmas party in Chaowei Middle School~~

The AMD made by my friend for this song can be found at Bilibili, the director of the office~~Since JJ doesn’t let you post the link now, if you try it online, you can only search for it yourself, sorry for the inconvenience~~

Volume [-]: The World of Kazetome at the End of the Bakumatsu·Time Only Walks in One Line