Chapter 27: Prying [Achievement 2: Sudden Death]...
Rejected, Kenji Hagiwara placed the champagne glass in his hand on the long table beside him.
"Young Master, you refused so bluntly, but it's a good thing to be vigilant at a banquet like this." He walked towards the orange-haired young man and stopped beside him.
The two of them were now standing on the same horizontal line facing different directions.
Being slightly taller than the young man, Hagiwara Kenji could easily see his expression. He said cheerfully, "Then I won't bother you anymore~"
After saying that, the man with semi-long hair brushed past the young man and blended into the crowd attending the banquet in an instant.
Hasegawa Yu, who stayed where he was, didn't care.
His cell phone vibrated at this moment. He looked down and saw that it was a text message from his Scottish senior.
[Do you know that man just now? —Scotch]
[I don't know him.] Hasegawa Yuu's fingertips danced, revealing his true situation. [He came to chat up, but I rejected him (≧ω≦)]
After about ten seconds, the phone received a brief reply from another person.
Got it. —Scotch
"This way of leaving a code name at the end of a text message is so cool!" Hasegawa Yu's eyes lit up and he made a sound as if he wanted a code name.
[No member of the organization who received a code name was spared from bloodshed.] Noah's Ark spoke up to dissuade him from this thought.
"Ah." Hasegawa Yu realized this belatedly and stopped talking.
Noah's Ark wanted to comfort him, but didn't know how to say it.
"Leaving a name can be cool too. Yuuni is so simple." Hasegawa Yu wrinkled his nose and put away his phone, deciding to do the same next time.
Noah's Ark remained quiet, and it seemed that his worries were in vain.
"But I don't see Scottish-senpai anywhere." Hasegawa Yu looked around curiously. "Senpai knew what I was doing right away. How amazing!"
Noah's Ark's heart, which had just been put at ease, began to fly again.
Is this the point?
After putting away his phone, Hasegawa Yu, who failed to find his senior's whereabouts, started looking for people from the Teiai Group in the banquet hall.
However, there are always some small obstacles.
"Sweet, don't be so quick to reject me. What if I need it someday?"
The black-haired, red-lipped woman said, holding a business card with her red-nailed fingertips and slowly stuffing it into the orange-haired young man's suit pocket on his chest. "Bye~"
Unable to avoid her actions, Hasegawa Yu breathed a sigh of relief as he sent the seventh person who came up to chat with him away with red ears.
The type of person he is least able to deal with is a lady like Sister Sara who is a mature lady.
I don't know why this type of ladies likes to tease him.
Thinking that there are a bunch of similar women among his fans, Hasegawa Yu scratched his head. He is not a star in this world, so why does he still encounter this situation?
"Young Master looks distressed. Do you need any help?"
A familiar voice sounded from the side. Hasegawa Yu turned around and saw that it was the man who had first spoken to him.
"If you have companions around, situations like the one just now will be much less likely to happen."
Hagiwara Kenji kindly reminded him and extended the invitation again, "I'm really bored alone, and I just need someone to chat with. How about it?"
Hasegawa Yu pursed his lips, "Then why don't you bring a companion?"
"Well, the person I want to bring is on a business trip." Hagiwara Kenji spread his hands, looking helpless, "He's very busy."
Hasegawa Yu looked at him steadily for a few seconds, then said, "Okay."
"My name is Hagiwara Kenji." The man with semi-long hair extended his hand. "What's your name, young master?"
Kenji Hagiwara had expected Hasegawa Yu to be so popular.
Those who come to this banquet are either rich or noble, and some even have both money and power. When their material desires are satisfied for a long time, they will naturally pursue other things.
People are always easily addicted to many things, and beauty is one of them.
Kenji Hagiwara looked up at the person in front of him. His beauty seemed to surpass the limits of human beings. Even when he was wandering in the luxurious world of fame and fortune, his eyes were still clear and unshakable. His every move and gesture exuded a unique aura.
Upon closer inspection, I realized it was someone I had never heard of and no family had claimed him. I went up to him to test him and received a lovely reaction.
Like a clownfish that strayed into a school of sharks, eating one at a time was not enough to fill its teeth.
And the best shark must take the initiative.
Upon hearing the name, Hasegawa Yuu opened his eyes wide.
Huh?!
I didn't notice Shibata-kun was using a fake voice, so is this his real appearance?
The orange-gold eyes suddenly curved into a crescent moon. Hasegawa Yu held his hand and praised him without hesitation, "Senior Hagiwara's voice is very nice~"
If they hadn't used a fake identity to get to know him, could they have come clean?
Hagiwara Kenji raised an eyebrow, sensing a familiar and unexpected emotion.
The other party became enthusiastic.
It was obvious that she had acted like she didn't know him before.
Kenji Hagiwara wondered to himself, could it be that Bourbon told the newcomer his name?
Unlike, newcomers have no defensive emotions.
Assuming Bourbon takes a liking to a newcomer and truly wants to teach him, he will definitely tell him all his information so that he can be more vigilant.
Instead of being like now, Hasegawa Yuu looked like he had just established the connection between the name "Hagiwara Kenji" and his face as well as Shibata Jun and Sawada Kenichi.
So the newcomer has his own intelligence channels, but they are probably not detailed.
Kenji Hagiwara came to a conclusion in an instant and thought that it was normal for him to be confused in this case, because newcomers always behaved like Schrödinger's idiots.
"Senior Hagiwara." Hasegawa Yu winked at him, trying to make him understand what he meant. "Are you also here to complete a mission for the organization?"
He is also a member of the organization, so we can communicate in a friendly manner.
"Hmm? What mission?" Hagiwara Kenji pretended to be confused, "I don't quite understand what you said, young master."
He hinted so obviously!
How did this human become so stupid after returning to his true identity? Hasegawa Yu was anxious, "Wine name, code name."
"Young Master, do you want to drink?"
Hagiwara Kenji found his appearance very amusing and couldn't help but want to tease him, "It's a pity that I don't like drinking much."
He raised a finger to his lips and made a small "hush" sound. "Champagne glasses are perfect for show. Take a sip at a time. Only one glass is needed at a party."
"I don't like drinking either."
Hasegawa Yoshitaka, who didn't think he was drinking the Long Island Iced Tea last time, nodded and said, "I understand, Hagiwara-senpai."
He understood! This was what the senior meant by not having a code name for the wine.
How come such a powerful senior didn’t get a code name?
Hasegawa Yu couldn't help but glance at him again, then imitated him and whispered, "The color of ginger cola is very similar to some wines. If you put it in a champagne glass, it will be difficult for others to notice it, so you don't have to drink the wine."
This trick was taught to him by his agent.
"Share it with your seniors." Hasegawa Yu winked at him.
Just talk, why do you suddenly wink at him?
Hagiwara·No Codename·Speyside·Kenji couldn't help but recall the content of the conversation. What did the newcomer understand?
...I always feel that what he thinks is not the same thing.
Feeling that he had opened up the conversation, Hasegawa Yuu couldn't wait to ask what he was most concerned about. "I've always wanted to ask you a question."
"What's the problem?" Hagiwara Kenji tried to understand his train of thought.
"Senior's voice-faking skills are amazing."
Hasegawa Yu looked straight at him, his round almond eyes full of a person's figure, and his tone was sincere, "If it is convenient for you, can you teach me?"
He quickly added, "You don't have to teach me from the beginning. There are just a few minor issues that are a little rough around the edges."
Now that you can fake your voice, is disguise still a distant dream?
The orange-haired young man said this, using his thumb and index finger to indicate a distance not even as long as his fingernail, indicating that it was really only a little bit.
“…” When he met those eyes, Kenji Hagiwara opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn’t know what to say.
Finally, he swallowed the words that were about to come to his tongue and said, "Little one, why don't you say something first?"
Seeing hope, Hasegawa Yu used local materials and imitated the ready-made objects and said something.
"Hmm..." Hagiwara Kenji paused for a moment after hearing his own voice and gave his evaluation, "Xiaoyou said it very well."
What kind of academic genius is this who insists on getting 101 points on a test with a full score of 100?
Considering the other party's sensitive behavior to sound, Hagiwara Kenji solved the case, and he probably was recognized in this way.
The half-long-haired man, who didn't notice anything wrong with the fake voice, smiled and said, "I can answer Xiaoyou's questions."
He didn't use the word "teach" because the other person didn't sound like he needed to be taught. "But this is a very personal thing, Xiaoyou, don't you understand?"
"Yeah." Hasegawa Yu was a little disappointed, but he was also mentally prepared, "I understand."
The orange-haired young man's head drooped quite a bit.
Hagiwara Kenji twitched his fingers at his side and finished his unfinished words, "But I'm always very generous to my own people."
The man, who had never taught any newcomers how to fake their voices or disguise themselves, said meaningfully, "For example, if the boss assigns me to lead a newcomer, even teaching them disguises is no problem."
Hasegawa Yu suddenly envied the newcomer who was being taught.
Thinking of the boss's rejection of his email, Hagiwara Kenji, who didn't care about the relationship between the newbie and the boss, continued to hint, "If Xiaoyou wants to learn, why not apply to the boss?"
He paused, finally revealing a hint of his true purpose, "I don't mind taking over Bourbon's people."
Upon hearing this, Hasegawa Yu shook his head and said, "Thank you, Hagiwara-senpai, but I'll stay with Furuya-senpai."
Kenji Hagiwara couldn't believe that he couldn't beat Bourbon, even though the newcomer looked very excited!
"Why?"
"It has nothing to do with the organization. I want to learn voice manipulation and disguise out of my own interest. It doesn't matter if I can't learn it."
Hasegawa Yu said matter-of-factly, "Furiya-senpai has helped and taught me so much during this time. How can I just abandon him? We should at least discuss this with you."
Kenji Hagiwara didn't think Bourbon would agree to release the person.
Tsk.
Why did the boss give the newcomer to Bourbon?
"I see." Hagiwara Kenji concealed his thoughts, "What is Xiaoyou going to do at the party? Maybe I can help."
There is no corner in the world that cannot be pried open, and he will not give up easily.
Thinking of what his Scottish senior had said to him, Hasegawa Yuu put on a serious face and reminded him, "Organization members cannot casually inquire about the content of others' missions. Senior, please remember this."
Hagiwara·Seven years of organizational experience·Graduate School 2:?
He replayed the conversation in his mind.
Kenji Hagiwara was in a trance. I wondered if the newcomer thought he didn't have a code name.
"Thanks to Xiaoyou for reminding me, I almost forgot."
"You're welcome~"
“…”
Finally understanding a little bit of his train of thought, Hagiwara Kenji rolled his eyes slightly, but did not try to clarify, "Then I will just stay by Xiaoyou's side to prevent anyone from coming up to chat with her again."
This time Hasegawa Yu did not refuse.
Before the orange-haired youth could go find the people from the Di Ai Group, Noah's Ark spoke first, "Xiaoyou, the memory fragment of your death in the second round has appeared. The death point is in five minutes."
At this time? Only five minutes again.
Hasegawa Yu looked around the busy banquet hall and couldn't imagine what danger might come here.
The time outside wouldn't change when he received the memory fragments, so he quickly made a decision, "I want to sit over there for a while."
Hagiwara Kenji glanced at the orange-haired young man calmly without asking any further questions. "There are seats near the terrace over there."
Hasegawa Yuu sat down on the chair absentmindedly.
The next second, fragments of memories from the second round came to mind.
The second week begins from the night he met the driver killer.
After all, it's him, and his behavioral logic won't change much. In the second week, Yu also sent the driver killer sent by the Tei Ai Ji to the nearest police station.
In the second round, he did not meet the children in the orphanage, but met a high school student.
Hasegawa Yu vaguely remembered the child's description: black hair and blue eyes, very similar to the appearance of the high school student in the second round's memory.
A lost high school student asked him for help. Of course, Yu didn't know the way in the second week, but he still turned on the navigation on his phone to help find the way.
However, after walking with him for a few laps, the high school student said he remembered the route, then said goodbye and left. The whole process took no more than ten minutes, and all his actions were normal.
In addition, in the second week, Yu often goes out to look for ordinary people who need help.
While doing these things, Yu received a mission from Senior Furuya in the second week, and he went to Nagoya Port.
In the second round, this is the first time he meets Morobushi Kagemitsu.
The mission process is similar, but Hasegawa Yu saw that he did not meet the disguised Kenji Hagiwara at the dock in the second round.
Not only that, after he said that he could falset his voice, the Scottish senior's attitude changed a lot. He became... distant and wary, and did not let him get on the freighter with him.
In the second week, after Yu stated that he would not kill anyone, the look in his eyes was strange.
"Xiaoyou, there's no need for us to get too involved with that group of dangerous people."
The puppy doll, who had to stay in the safe house for various reasons, used its plush paws to lift the candy jar with a shallow bottom. "You see, we can fill it up by healing the hearts of ordinary people."
"You only have one year. If you don't collect all the candies in one year, your resurrection mission will fail!"
"I know, Mr. Ikki."
Yuu pursed his lips and smiled, "After I figure out the killers of the Tei Ai Group, I will slowly distance myself from them."
"And that annoying system!" The puppy doll jumped up and down, and the idol, who already had an angry expression, was about to spit fire from his mouth in the next second.
"But Ararat apologized."
Yuu, no longer calling out to the system Siri, comforted him, "He promised to help us leave the organization."
He said he was going to leave, but it was not certain when he would be able to leave, so in the second week, Yu went to the library to learn relevant knowledge.
The way he gets along with Senior Furuya hasn't changed much compared to this week, including the detectives of the Investigation Division.
However, in the second round, Yu did not meet Jun Shibata in the library, which made his learning progress a lot more difficult.
Before attending the banquet at the Beika Building, Yuu in the second week basically spent more time with Muranishi Yoshishi, who had come to the park to pick someone up, mainly because the other party contacted him frequently.
In the second round, he and Hagiwara Kenji first met in the Beika Building and saw each other's true appearance.
In the second week, Hagiwara never came up to talk to him, and Hasegawa Yu didn't go to see him, concentrating on looking for people from the Teiai Group.
In the second week, when Yu passed by a window in the banquet hall, a bullet flew in from the window and hit him in the head.
So unexpected.
Unlike the first act, this time the orange-haired youth's body was witnessed by many people.
Will it cause ripples in the hearts of those who come into contact with him, such as the detectives of the First Investigation Division and the public security officer Rei Furuya in the second episode?
Perhaps, they have become accustomed to corpses and death, and will forget about it in a few days.
The ripples appeared for a moment and then quickly subsided.
Achievement: [Sudden Death]
After receiving the memory, Hasegawa Yu always felt that he had missed something.
In the second round, when Ararat came into contact with these red-sided characters with Honkai values, it seemed that he did not even give any indication of their Honkai values.
Even Mr. Yijie said that his resurrection mission is to collect all the candy jars within a year, rather than reversing the red character's collapse value.
Hasegawa Yu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he couldn't help but hold his head.
It hurts so much. They are all nasty bad guys who love to hit him on the head.
[The resurrection mission has changed this week.] Noah's Ark was silent for a moment, his tone heavy, [In the second week, my panel shows no one's Honkai value.]
[Now is not the right time to discuss this. Let's talk about it after we get home tonight. Hagiwara Kenji is watching you.]
[Snipers usually stay in one fixed spot until they succeed in killing someone. Xiaoyou just needs to avoid the windows in that direction.]
"Is Xiaoyou okay?" Hagiwara Kenji said with concern, "Xiaoyou has been acting strangely since a while ago."
"It's okay." Hasegawa Yu shook his head and subconsciously looked for the window of the banquet hall.
If it was a sniper, then he just had to avoid the windows.
Hasegawa Yu recalled the window that was shattered by the bullet, which happened to be not far from where he was currently.
Kenji Hagiwara followed his gaze and looked in the same direction, but didn't notice anything special.
After calming down from the shock of the memory of death, Hasegawa Yu stood up and said, "Senior, how about we go to the other side and take a look?"
Fortunately, there are curtains to block it out.
"Okay." Hagiwara Kenji agreed indifferently, observing the expression of the orange-haired young man, "Is Xiaoyou really okay?"
Why does it give him such an awkward feeling?
"Something."
Hasegawa Yu said solemnly, and then smiled at him without warning, his orange-gold eyes were extremely bright, focused and happy, as if the person he was looking at was his whole world.
"Seven is my lucky number after all. I'm glad to meet you, Senpai~"
Sometimes a little detail can change a lot of things.
In the final seventh round, his encounter with the red team's characters happened earlier than expected. How could that not be considered lucky?
Hagihara Kenji was stunned for a moment.
[Kenji Hagiwara, current collapse value 88%]
Eh?
Hasegawa Yu blinked, and his level of collapse suddenly dropped without him doing anything.
I'm really lucky~