Full Text Chapter 2 Part 3 | Contents | Chapter 3 Part 1 I was reading a book that night. As the clock ticked past twelve, I heard a siren. I recognized it as a firetruck siren, but was shocked, as it sounded like it was getting closer and closer. I lifted up my body, which had been lying down on the bed, and approached the window to clearly see a reddish, shimmering light. There was a fire...
Full Text Chapter 1 Part 3 | Contents | Chapter 2 Part 1 Since I’d stormed out of both the Printing Preparation Room and my classroom, there was nowhere for me to go. That should be a good time for me to head home, but there was still something I had to do. I’d borrowed a book from the school library. It was titled somewhere along the lines of “The Rules of Writing A Proper Article”, and was...
Full Text Chapter 5 Part 3 | Contents | Chapter 5 Part 5 “Yes, I’m a liar. I’ve lied to you, and I’ve lied to Doujima-kun. I’ve also completely broken the promise to become a petit bourgeois. “But you’re also a liar, Kobato-kun. Have you noticed? While you were indicting me, you seemed to be enjoying yourself the entire time. While you were delving through your thoughts, not letting any small...
Full Text Chapter 4 Part 3 | Contents | Chapter 4 Part 5 After receiving the email, I wasted almost no time and immediately called Osanai-san. Holding my breath, I waited for her to pick up. However, the reply that came was emotionless, only stating that Osanai-san’s mobile phone was not turned on. Basically, this meant that she had switched off her phone right after sending that email. Of...
Full Text Chapter 2 Part 3 | Contents | Chapter 2 Part 5 While feeling a somewhat cold gaze from Osanai-san, I looked at the note again. I received a phone call from someone, but ignored it since I was busy. “Was that from Doujima-kun…” I could hear Osanai-san mutter something. “The first thing we should consider is whether there is anything I can associate from the character for ‘half’ at a...
Full Text Chapter 1 Part 3 | Contents | Chapter 1 Part 5 There was a series of battles known as the Battles of Kawanakajima. It was an extremely famous set of battles during which two heroes who represented the Sengoku period, Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin, fought. However, the Battles of Kawanakajima were actually not significant in the context of history. The Takeda and Uesugi armies...
Full Text Chapter 5 Part 3 | Contents | Chapter 5 Part 5 The situation was complex. I’ve read countless stories of people with superhuman powers of observation and deduction, who can reach a conclusion in a single leap of logic, but because of that struggle to explain it to normal people. Thankfully for me, I don’t possess superhuman powers of observation or deduction. Since I can’t do leaps of...
Full Text Chapter 3 Part 3 | Contents | Chapter 4 Part 1 Kengo was still moody when we stood next to each other in front of the long toilet. He asked me what I was doing, to which I responded truthfully that I was talking with Chisato-senpai. He followed up by asking what we were talking about, and I told him that it was about solving a puzzle. After that, we had some safe, friendly conversation...
Full Text Chapter 2 Part 3 | Contents | Chapter 3 Part 1 It is always better to nip a problem in the bud. On the day after I visited Osanai-san’s house, I had had every intention to put an end to the mystery. Unfortunately, Kengo had apparently gone to the Art Room alone once classes had ended. That was what Osanai-san, who had been gazing out of the window in the direction of the Art Room, told...
Prev Chapter Contents Next Chapter “So, once again, I am in your care.” “Let’s go on an all-out offense from the opening to the midgame to the endgame! Leave them no room to wriggle around! We’ll corner them by hook, crook, or jutte!” “You’re not planning to use violence off the board, are you?” “P-Please go easy on me……” The four of us surrounded a table and got ready for a fair fight. The team...
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