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"Don't panic, Kita will definitely be fine."
Kitahara Makoto held Kita in his arms, showing no panic. Given Little Miss Anxiety's personality, she definitely wouldn't push the door open, so there was no need to worry about being exposed. "Hitori-chan, please wait for me in the living room. I'll get up and get dressed right away, and then we'll look for Kita-san together."
"Okay…"
The footsteps outside the door quickly faded away.
Thump-thump, thump-thump.
In the quiet room, the girl's heartbeat was exceptionally clear, and it was accelerating rapidly.
Kitahara Makoto lowered his head and looked at the red-haired girl hiding in his arms.
Their eyes met.
Kita Ikuyo's delicate little face quickly turned red, then she flusteredly closed her eyes, and then…
Bang!
A powerful cute tiger headbutt landed directly on Kitahara Makoto's chin.
"Kitahara-kun, let go of me quickly!" Kita Ikuyo's voice was shy and urgent, her small face flushed and hot, and she whispered, "I don't want Bocchi-chan to misunderstand!"
Kitahara Makoto clutched his aching chin and couldn't help but retort:
"Then you could have just said so, why did you have to hit me?"
"Because… because I don't know either!" Kita Ikuyo closed her eyes, "Anyway, I just wanted to hit Kitahara-kun!"
"…"
Bocchi-chan was anxiously searching outside for her 'missing' friend, so Kitahara Makoto naturally couldn't do anything excessive to Kita. He quickly got dressed, coordinated their story with Kita, and then left the room.
"Kitahara-kun."
Seeing Kitahara Makoto come downstairs, Gotō Hitori immediately rushed over anxiously, her eyes already misty.
In a normal everyday world, she wouldn't be so worried, but don't forget, this is a world where evil spirits truly exist. A friend suddenly disappearing mysteriously, with her phone and clothes left in the room, would naturally cause anxiety and worry.
"Kita will definitely be fine." Kitahara Makoto reached out his right hand, ruffled Bocchi-chan's little head, and said softly, "Maybe she went out to buy breakfast… Let's go out and look for her."
Little Miss Anxiety, with teary eyes: "But Kita isn't even dressed…"
"Some people like to go out in their pajamas in the morning." Kitahara Makoto said calmly, "I've tried it before, and maybe Kita-san has the same habit."
"Oh…"
Kitahara Makoto led Little Miss Anxiety out of the house and began to search for Kita nearby.
Five minutes later.
A phone rang suddenly.
"Hitori, it's your phone." Kitahara Makoto reminded her.
Gotō Hitori quickly picked up her phone, a surprised expression on her small face: "Eh, eh, it's Kita's call… Kita says she's at home and asked me why I disappeared!"
"Then it's fine." Kitahara Makoto said softly, "We'll talk about the rest when we get back."
"Mm-hmm."
Receiving Kita's call, the dark clouds covering Bocchi-chan's heart instantly dispersed. She then recalled being petted by Kitahara Makoto earlier, her small face quickly turning red. She quickly lowered her head to look at her toes, but unfortunately, her chest blocked the view, and she stammered:
"Le-let's go back quickly."
"…"
The two turned around and went home. Kita Ikuyo said she saw a very pitiful kitten crawling on the road outside, looking very dangerous, and then, worried, went out to move the kitten to a safe place. However, when she lied, her gaze drifted, and she seemed a bit unnatural, clearly feeling guilty about deceiving her friend.
Fortunately, Bocchi-chan didn't suspect anything; as long as her friend hadn't been taken by an evil spirit, that was enough.
The rest is self-explanatory.
The two girls washed up in the Toilet, while Kitahara Makoto went to the kitchen to prepare a simple breakfast.
After breakfast, Bocchi-chan packed everything up, put her large schoolbag back on, and then said goodbye and left with Kita.
Miss Evil Spirit had already been punched to oblivion, so the two girls naturally didn't need to continue staying over. They happily said goodbye and went home.
Kitahara Makoto cleaned the house, then went to the park for a run, easily completing five kilometers.
"Next… Today, nothing to do, off to listen to music at the red-light district."
Kitahara Makoto felt completely relaxed and went out to listen to music.
In ancient times, listening to music meant going to brothels and taverns, but now, listening to music is much simpler. Just go to Akihabara, walk a few steps, and you'll encounter underground idols promoting themselves. Then, buy a ticket and enter to listen to music at the red-light district.
Arriving in Akihabara.
Kitahara Makoto quickly saw an underground idol dressed in a cute cat-girl outfit, diligently handing out flyers by the roadside. Although she was very enthusiastic, most pedestrians ignored her, not even bothering to take a flyer.
"Please give me a flyer."
Kitahara Makoto walked straight up to her.
"Eh?" The cat-girl paused, a surprised expression quickly appearing on her face. She quickly handed over the flyer in her hand and kept bowing and thanking him.
"You're welcome." Kitahara Makoto took the flyer, "It's just a System task."
"…Meow?"
As is well known, underground idols in Japan are actually quite hardworking. Their average income is only one-third of that of office workers, and some underground idols are so poor they can barely afford to eat, so they can only perform in small theaters, small bars, small restaurants, and similar places.
The cat-girl's performance venue was in an underground small theater. Since it was the weekend, the performance was earlier than usual, with a show at two in the afternoon.
The performance small theater was right next door. Kitahara Makoto followed the cat-girl's directions, descended the stairs, and entered the underground small theater.
There weren't many customers inside, and the lighting was dim. Kitahara Makoto bought a concert ticket and ordered a glass of juice, then quietly played on his phone in a corner.
An hour later, the concert began.
The number of customers below the stage was still not large, and the atmosphere on stage wasn't particularly enthusiastic, but it didn't affect Kitahara Makoto's good mood.
A ticket only cost eight hundred yen; what more could you ask for?
Of course, the ticket fee was just a small part. Later, there were additional fees for photos, handshakes, and even hugs, and all the miscellaneous charges added up to quite a bit.
Kitahara Makoto had no interest in the post-concert activities. After listening to one show, he opened the System, and sure enough, the task [Today, nothing to do, off to listen to music at the red-light district] was already checked off.
"So… time to draw."
Kitahara Makoto decisively spun the ability wheel.
What?
Ten consecutive draws for a miracle?
Only truly ruthless people can save up for ten consecutive draws, and Kitahara Makoto said he simply couldn't do it.
The ability wheel in his mind began to spin rapidly, and soon after, a golden light appeared.
"Oh, I actually got a miracle with a single draw?"
Kitahara Makoto's spirits lifted, and he eagerly opened his status bar.
[Ability: Future Sight]
[Attribute: Passive]
[Overview: When trigger conditions are met, you will be able to see the future]
[Side effect: ???]
"Future Sight?!"
Kitahara Makoto was quite excited when he saw the ability name.
If he could truly see the future, it would definitely be a legendary-grade, super-rare ability. Putting everything else aside, as long as he could see one day into the future, he could easily achieve financial freedom.
"But what's with the passive ability? What are the trigger conditions?" Kitahara Makoto finished reading the ability description carefully and couldn't help but complain, "You should explain it more clearly!"
Kitahara Makoto's good mood vanished. He tilted his head back, finished the juice in his cup, and left the underground theater feeling depressed.
As he reached the stairwell, four girls happened to be coming down from above.
They met by chance in the stairwell, and a familiar exclamation immediately rang out.
"Eh, eh, eh? Kitahara-kun?!"
Kitahara Makoto looked up. The sun outside was bright, causing him to squint.
It was Kita who had spoken. The girl's red hair was particularly radiant in the sunlight. Behind Kita, a severely socially anxious Bocchi-chan was hiding, only able to walk in others' shadows.
Beside the two of them were a cute girl with brilliant blonde hair tied in a side ponytail, and an expressionless, lazy-looking short-haired girl.
"Eh, is he the boy Kita mentioned?"
The blonde girl with the side ponytail covered her skirt with both hands, leaning slightly forward, and looked over curiously.
Their eyes met.
Kitahara Makoto suddenly felt a soft 'buzz' in his mind, followed by many never-before-experienced scenes suddenly flooding his brain.
[Nijika's mother's affection for you has increased… You have fallen into a love triangle… You died young.]
The final future scene in his mind was fixed on a rooftop, where the highlights in Nijika's mother's eyes had disappeared. She held a blood-dripping cleaver in her hand and was muttering:
"Why… why… why did Makoto-kun have to cheat on me?"
After seeing the future vision, Kitahara Makoto felt completely numb: "I don't want a future where I die young!"
At the same time.
The blonde girl with the side ponytail, Nijika, suddenly bit her lower lip, her slender eyebrows furrowed slightly, and then she raised a hand to her forehead…
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