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“Give it back to me, give it back to me!!!”
But, he just opened his mouth and didn't say anything.
"What on earth is he talking about?"
Cold sweat dripped from his forehead. Ryoki Kishinuma resisted the urge to run away and protected Ayumi Shinozaki.
"I do not know."
Ayumi Shinozaki, who was also extremely frightened, still mustered up the courage to take a step forward.
"You must be Yoshizawa Ryo."
"Give me back my...!!!"
Without answering Ayumi Shinosaki's question, Yoshizawa Ryo roared and pounced on the two of them.
The huge impact force instantly pushed away Yoshiki Kishiinuma, who was protecting Ayumi Shinozaki, and the back of his head hit the wall heavily, causing Yoshiki Kishiinuma to faint on the spot.
Ayumi Shinosaki, who was thrown to the ground, had her neck strangled tightly.
Ayumi Shinosaki's brain began to lack oxygen as her trachea was squeezed and she couldn't breathe.
them...
Am I going to die like this?
82. Survival Rules for Lone Wolves
No, I don't want to die like this.
Ayumi Shinozaki struggled desperately, but couldn't get free from Yoshizawa Ryo's body and her body kept shaking.
Unwilling to let it end like this, Shinosaki Ayumi struggled desperately, and when she turned her head, she accidentally saw...
Half of a tongue fell out from the blood-stained cloth bag with the name Yoshizawa Ryo written on it.
Could it be that...
A light bulb suddenly lit up in Shinozaki's head, and she thought of a possibility and tried to grab the half of her tongue that fell to the ground.
Almost, almost, just almost.
I moved towards it bit by bit with great difficulty, and finally...
At the moment before she was about to suffocate from lack of oxygen, she successfully grabbed that half of her tongue and placed it in front of Yoshizawa Ryo.
The moment he saw the tongue, his attention was drawn to it and Ryo Yoshizawa released his hands that were pinching Ayumi Shinosaki's neck.
"mine..."
"Tongue."
The dark blue skin returned to the color of a normal child, if it weren't for the still sickly pale skin and a hint of blood at the corners of the mouth.
He looks like a living person no matter how you look at him.
Ryo Yoshizawa muttered to himself and looked at Ayumi Shinozaki quietly.
His eyes were filled with an emotion called gratitude.
He finally got back his tongue which he had lost for a long time!
The tongue in Ayumi Shinosaki's hand turned into a white light and merged into Ryo Yoshizawa's body.
A golden halo appeared in the sky.
The body gradually became translucent, and Yoshizawa Ryo's body sank into the light circle and disappeared.
Staring at the scene blankly and breathing heavily, Ayumi Shinosaki had never been so grateful that the ghost who wanted to kill her was a child.
Her weight is still within her acceptable range.
She didn't dare to think about what her fate would be if this was an adult.
"Just now, that should be considered to have calmed the little devil's soul."
Just like in all murder cases, the police only arrived when everything was clear. At this time, Kishinuma Yoshiki finally came out of his brief coma.
"I think so."
"What you just got, Kishinuma, should be what the murderer cut off from the child..."
"The tongue."
"Well, there are three more people."
"We must find their tongues and give them back."
"As for the location, the puppet should be able to tell us."
Combining everything that had just happened, Shinosaki Ayumi had already understood that the puppet would only speak when it was close to the children's tongues.
In other words, this doll is the crucial key for them to escape from this school.
......
......
"Shinozaki, you're really amazing. You're not afraid of those ghosts at all."
The flickering candlelight illuminated the profile of Kishinuma Yoshiki, who was sitting on the steps of the stairs.
With his eyes full of Ayumi Shinosaki's beautiful profile, Kishiinuma Yoshiki couldn't help but think.
Is it really possible to protect Ayumi Shinosaki just by relying on my own words?
In the past, due to family problems, he left his parents and lived alone in a cheap apartment.
Working and going to school at the same time.
After being caught smoking in the school toilet by the physical education teacher, the teacher ridiculed him by using Ryoki's family problems.
At that time, Ryoki Kishinuma was filled with anger and wanted to beat up the teacher and wait for expulsion.
At this moment, he was rescued by Ayumi. From then on, Kishinuma Yoshiki secretly swore in his heart that he would protect Ayumi Shinozaki no matter what.
But...
In this school, he was protected by Ayumi Shinosaki time and time again.
Just now, with the guidance of the doll, they walked around the school and found the tongues of the three children.
In this process, Yoshiki Kishinuma was of no use at all.
On the contrary, it was the gentle and weak girl Ayumi Shinozaki who had been protecting him.
I am really incompetent.
I can't even protect the people I have to protect.
The corners of his mouth curled up bitterly, and Kishinuma Yoshiki forced a smile without showing his inner thoughts.
This is his basic skill for living alone.
No matter what, you must never expose your weaknesses.
This is the basic skill for a lone wolf to survive in the wilderness.
"Of course I'm scared, I'm just pretending to be calm."
"It's all because some people are unreliable."
After being ridiculed by Ayumi Shinozaki, Yoshiki Kishinuma's smile froze, and his heart felt like it was stabbed hard at this moment.
"Okay, we've found three, so there's only one left."
"I remember her name was... Shinozaki Sachiko."
He stood up and changed the subject very reluctantly.
"That's true, but according to reports, Sachiko should have been found before she was murdered."
"That is to say, there is absolutely no way to appease Liao by using such methods."
Ayumi Shinozaki, who had already noticed this during the search just now, still stated this fact.
"Eh..."
"That's not right. If she wasn't killed, she should be alive and well. She should have become an old woman by now."
Making a big cross sign with great force, Kishinuma Yoshiki said that if she was really not killed because of the series of kidnapping and murder incidents, then she should be alive and well now.
Even if someone passed away for one reason or another, you shouldn't feel resentful.
At least, her soul shouldn't appear in this school.
After all, she didn't die because of that murderer.
"In that case, the child's soul should have been at peace, but nothing happened."
"That is to say, the child should not be completely at rest yet."
so...
Only Ayumi Shinozaki would feel that there is resentment from the fourth child.
otherwise...
They shouldn't be unable to get out.
Unless, this place has other components besides the children's resentment.
"No matter what you say, it doesn't seem to be wrong."
With a somewhat stiff expression, Yoshiki Kishiinuma had to admit that from the starting point, Ayumi Shinozaki's idea did have some basis.
hateful...
If that's the case, how can I escape from this school?
Avoiding the ferocious-looking Kishinuma Yoshiki couldn't help but hammer the wall hard.
The next moment, the bell rang.
"What? It turned out to be the sound of a bell. It really gave me a scare."