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"…I'm so tired."
That night, after finishing all the dating schedules, Shidou returned home and soaked in the bath water that Kotori had already prepared, making a low sound. Recalling the experience of the whole day, first I went to the park with Kotori, then it was Kaguya, and finally I only dated Ai, but two more suspects, Mii and Mai, appeared.
The three of them first kept talking about how they had abandoned Tohka and secretly met other women, and were later forced to accompany them to KTV. Fortunately, they sounded out their opinions while they were singing.
After taking a shower, Shidou sat leisurely on the sofa in the living room, lying on his back, still exhausted physically and mentally.
"I won't scold you for being "useless" today... After all, your performance is much better than that of someone else,"
Kotori said, and walked out of the kitchen slowly. She suddenly put the soda she had just taken out of the refrigerator on Shidou's face, which scared him.
"...Thank you."
Kotori said "Hmm" softly and sat down next to Shidou, while opening the drink in her other hand and drinking it.
"So, what are the results of yesterday and today's investigation?"
Kotori said, looking at Shidou.
"…Well…if I really have to suspect something, there is a suspicious guy…anyway, I dare not make any conclusions before all the people are investigated."
"Yes, basically, the investigation of all the suspects in the photos will be completed tomorrow, and the "substitutes" are also working hard. Don't feel so stressed, just have a good rest today."
"Yeah..."
Shidou nodded in agreement, but no one can calm down and rest in such a situation. The clock hanging on the wall will turn half a circle to twelve o'clock in the morning - the time when the angel "Duplicate Witch" who devoured Yuxian last night appeared.
I'm afraid that another person will disappear tonight.
"By the way, Kotori, have you changed your shampoo and shower gel?" While waiting, Shidou talked about something unimportant to ease his tension. It was just a small discovery when taking a shower just now. Kotori had used the same brand of shampoo and body care products for five years, but she suddenly changed to a different style some time ago.
"…Did you finally notice it, stupid Shidou?" Kotori whispered beside him and leaned against Shidou. Since April 10th, when Shidou met Tohka, the brother and sister have not been so close for a long time.
"Actually, it's been discovered a long time ago. It's not a big deal anyway..."
"It's not a big deal... humph... It's not a big deal that my sister was kidnapped..."
"Huh? Are you talking about Nanashi? Don't worry, if Nanashi shows up here, I will definitely protect you." Shidou patted his chest and assured Kotori. Kotori smiled, but then returned to her usual arrogant and stern expression in an instant.
"Hmph~ Then it's up to you... Onii-chan~"
"Oh! By the way, Kotori has been acting a little strange lately"
"What's strange about her?"
"For example... She's more mature, and her butt is more raised..." Shidou noticed that she naturally sticks her butt out when she's propping up her hands on the table, that she stands on tiptoes when picking up things from high places without shaking her body, and that she separates her underwear, pants, socks, etc. when washing clothes. Just like when Shidou came home just now, Kotori, who had just gotten out of the bath, ran out to greet him in her pajamas. When she saw that it was Shidou, she caught the flash of disappointment on her face.
"...Pervert," Kotori cursed with a sidelong glance, and nudged Shidou's arm with her delicate shoulder. By the way, from where Shidou was, he only needed to lower his head to see the scenery inside through the collar of Kotori's pajamas. However, since they were siblings, they would not feel anything if they saw it, so there was no need to restrain themselves.
While the two were talking, the entrance was gently opened and closed, and they did not notice that Daiki had tiptoed back after sending Yoshino home.
- At this moment, the hour hand and the minute hand overlapped at twelve o'clock, and behind Shidou and the other person, a spatial distortion formed in the center of the living room...
A broom spun around and appeared from it.
"What...!"
Shidou frowned and tensed his body.
This is the "Replica Witch" - the angel of the seven sins.
Shidou immediately thought of the reason why the angel appeared here. One of the suspects, Kotori, is here!
"Kotori!"
Shidou shouted loudly, threw away the half-drunk soda in his hand, and suddenly opened his arms to block Kotori. The front end of the "Fake Witch" seemed to cooperate with Shidou's action, slowly opening, revealing the mirror-like inside.
"Shidou! It's dangerous! Get out of the way!"
However, no matter how much time passed, the "Fake Witch" still showed no signs of absorbing Kotori.
"Hehe!"
A laughter that made people tremble came from the inside of the "Fake Witch". Looking towards the source of the sound, the figure of Nanashi appeared in the mirror part of the "Fake Witch". Although it was blurry, Shidou recognized it as Nanashi at a glance.
"Nanaza!"
"Hey, long time no see, Shidou." Nanazai waved her hand in a relaxed tone, raised the corner of her mouth, "Don't be so wary of me~"
"What nonsense! Give Yuzuru back!"
"That's impossible~ As long as you follow the rules of the game and guess the answer, I will give it back to you. However, if you know that you can't guess it in the end - then her "existence" will belong to me~ Hehe~"
"Existence...?"
"Yes. As long as I win this game, the disappeared suspect will never come back. I will enjoy this world on her behalf with her face, voice and appearance."
"!!" Hearing what Nanazai said, Shidou took an angry step forward, but was grabbed by the corner of his clothes by Kotonoha behind him. Fortunately, he almost lost his mind and punched Nanashi.
"...I won't let you succeed." Shidao said with a sharp look in his eyes and an angry tone, and Nanashi laughed out loud with joy.
"Well, the method is very simple. Guess me, who do you think I am~? Answer time... Let me think... I'll give you one minute~ Hehe~"
...
One minute passed very slowly, Kotori and Shidou looked at each other, and the imminent choice made them decide to give it a try. Shidou said the name of the person he thought was the most suspicious,
"Nanashi, the person you transformed into is-Yoshino."
Nanashi in the mirror put his finger on his chin and asked,
"Yoshino?"
"Yes! Among all the people we investigated, she behaved the most unlike her!"
"Oh..." After hearing Shidou's answer, he just nodded slightly, and then snapped his fingers.
Then the "Fake Witch" responded to her call, closed its front end, turned back into the shape of a broom, and disappeared into the void.
"That's right, Shidou, you shouldn't have been so defensive against me just now, because the person who is really dangerous is not me, but right next to you~ Hehehehe~ Keep an eye on the girls next to you~~"
After leaving such a sentence, Nanashi completely disappeared, and it was not even known whether the answer was correct or not.
"...My side? Danger? Girls?"
Shidou frowned in confusion. He couldn't think of any clues. According to her words, the girl beside him was Kotori... But Nanashi used the plural "girls".
He decided not to worry about it anymore. The most important thing now was to recover and welcome the third day...
Before leaving, he looked under the table in the living room with contempt, and said helplessly with a little contempt, "... I really hope you can be of some use, Daiki classmate... Forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything."
That's right. From the first second when Nanashi appeared, Daiki hid under the table with his head in his hands at an unusual speed. All of this was seen by Kotori and Shidou, but with Nanashi in front of them, none of them had time to care about this fat man with a big body and a small courage.
After Shidou dragged his tired body upstairs, Kotori squatted in front of the dining table.
"——How long are you going to hide? Get out of here quickly, you coward! You are embarrassing me."
"...Ahem, she was smart. She escaped before I was about to make a move and saved her life, damn witch."
"...Please, funny characters don't suit you...please stop talking."
Kotori's forehead was covered with embarrassed sweat as she looked at Daiki who was slowly crawling out from under the table. She decided to ignore him and followed Shidou's footsteps back to the room on the second floor.
That night, two girls disappeared.
Yoshino and Yamabuki Ai.