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Full Text Chapter 5 Part 2 | Contents | Chapter 5 Part 4 Osanai’s feet were surprisingly quick when she ran off. A firetruck had already arrived, so someone must have called for it. I could hear continued shouts of “Fire!” Residents from the surrounding area were gathering around. The police would probably arrive soon […]

Full Text Chapter 4 Part 2 | Contents | Chapter 4 Part 4 Arson Attack at Ueno Town, Kira City – Suspected Case of Serial Arson At approximately midnight on 10 May, some abandoned bicycles caught on fire under the elevated railway in Ueno Town, 1st District, Kira City. The fire was spotted by a

Full Text Chapter 3 Part 2 | Contents | Chapter 3 Part 4 The Newspaper Club’s editorial meetings were usually held on the first week of each month. However, with the spring break eating into the first week of April, as well as there being some bustle right after the entrance and advancement ceremonies, among

Full Text Chapter 1 Part 2 | Contents | Chapter 1 Part 4 My intuition had been off the mark. I’d thought that the note had been written by a male, but the person waiting for me after school in my classroom was a female student. The sunset had lost the intensity that was painful

Full Text Chapter 5 Part 2 | Contents | Chapter 5 Part 4 “I’ll explain it to you, Kobato-kun. So…” “Halt!” I unconsciously raised my voice. Some new material was just presented, so it was worth reconsidering. It was a tape recorder, probably with some tape in it. Tape, which is usually used for voice.

Full Text Chapter 4 Part 2 | Contents | Chapter 4 Part 4 With Osanai-san being uncontactable and the kidnappers asking for a ransom by phone, her mother’s response to that situation was exceptionally appropriate. First, she contacted her husband and explained about their daughter’s kidnapping, then called the police. It was the first time

Full Text Chapter 1 Part 2 | Contents | Chapter 1 Part 4 Osanai-san lived on the third floor of an apartment building. It was a nice building, with cream-colored walls. It also held a good number of units. I didn’t get lost, since I’d been over a few times already. After I knocked on

Full Text Chapter 5 Part 2 | Contents | Chapter 5 Part 4 Osanai-san is in the wrong. The little citizens that we aim to be should not hold such an appetite for vengeance. However, I could not stop her. Another option I had was to help her, but it was rejected. We did promise

Full Text Chapter 4 Part 2 | Contents | Chapter 5 Part 1 Osanai-san was sitting at the same table, but with different cakes in front of her, none of which seemed to be a pumpkin pudding. It seemed that she’d demolished the pumpkin pudding in the time it took me to get from that