In the cold living room, after exposing each other's secrets (crossed out) with a classmate, Hagiwara Kenji, who believed his crimes were less serious than those of a certain blond classmate, cleared his throat and asked, "Where's Yuu-chan?"

"In the bath."

Hagiwara Kenji looked at the clock on the wall...no.

There is no equipment in this space that can confirm the time.

Hagiwara Kenji turned his gaze towards a certain blond-haired girl of the same age, his eyes full of meaning. "Bourbon-chan, is the ventilation of this villa solely dependent on that door?"

There aren't even any windows!

Great! I thought it was just a simple lock-up in a small dark room, but I didn’t expect that it would even confuse the concept of time.

What, you want You-chan to be completely dependent on you?

Kenji Hagiwara is ready to take action. Where are the handcuffs? Who among their peers is currently serving as a police officer?

Call the squad leader!

"It's currently 4:35 AM Tokyo time."

Facing the sharp gaze of the semi-long-haired man, the Jianggu brand time bird went online for service.

Taking a bath in the early morning?

"You've been tiring me all day, why don't you let Yu-chan take a rest?" Hagiwara Kenji ignored other factors and found fault unreasonably.

"This villa has windows, but they're mechanical. There's no need to open them in the middle of the night," Fūya Rei suddenly explained. "I also have a fresh air system."

Upon hearing this, Hagiwara Kenji carefully looked at the approximate location of the window. It seemed that there was a gap, which could probably only be seen by Xiao Zhenping at a glance.

As for the fresh air system, no comment will be made.

"Bourbon-chan, are you Ultimate Evolved?"

"What's wrong with taking a bath in the early morning?" Fūya Rei suddenly retorted on behalf of someone who wasn't present. "Xiaoyou just wanted to take a bath. A bath can also relieve fatigue."

Hagihara Kenji:.

Hagiwara Kenji: "Let's talk business, little Furuya."

Jiang Gu Ling, who had been replying at off-peak times, immediately replied, "No problem."

He nodded and gestured towards the sofa. "Please sit down, but I don't have any water to offer you. Please forgive me."

"..." Hagiwara Kenji's forehead twitched slightly, and his fist felt a little itchy.

I suddenly understood why Xiao Zhenping disliked Xiao Jiangu.

Hagiwara Kenji, who thought his temper was more docile than Curly's, sat down on the sofa. "Confirm the information? What about the memory that Kofuku just recovered tonight? How far have you understood it?"

Faced with these three questions, Furuya Rei sat up straight without leaving any trace, with a serious expression like the first one in the police academy giving a speech, with a reliable and trustworthy aura.

"I know part of the story, but there were so many unexpected things tonight that I haven't had time to talk to Xiaoyou in detail."

Hagiwara Kenji felt something was wrong and said nothing. "Hmm..."

He rested his elbows on his knees, his hands folded to cover half of his face, "Actually, it would save more time if we talked to You-chan together."

"Are you sure?" Furuya Rei raised an eyebrow and asked, "You can't reveal my police identity, but I haven't tried other ways to reveal it yet."

Kenji Hagiwara who recovered his memory earlier:

"I've tried. I can write sentences like 'Furiya Rei is a police officer' or 'Furiya Rei and I are from the same class', but no matter if it's a computer, paper, wood, or anything else that can be used to record it, as soon as I think about telling this information to Yu-chan, or as soon as I empty my mind to tell him, the information disappears the next second."

"There was no hindrance when we chatted privately." Furuya Ling pondered, "The key lies with Xiaoyou. Why can't he know that I'm a police officer?"

Could it be related to the contract with the Soul Crown on my head?

"Besides that, I also tried to believe that Rei Furuya is a good person and believed Bourbon."

Hagiwara Kenji paused for a moment before adding, "But I can't even say a word to say anything good about Kofuku."

Fūya Rei frowned.

"In other words, in front of Yu-chan, Kojou can only be a pure villain of the organization." Hagiwara Kenji concluded with a smile.

Furuya Rei: "If we play the 'speaking the other way' game, will that work?"

Since you can't say "good things", just say "bad things" directly.

Thinking of something, he asked again, "Can Noah's Ark know that I'm a police officer?"

"I haven't tried the first one, and the second one won't work either."

Jiang Gu Ling was silent.

Xiaoyou is kind-hearted and easy to coax and talk to, but the same may not be true for the artificial intelligence that accompanies Xiaoyou every day.

In addition to their previous confrontation in the United States, Noah's Ark might tell Xiaoyou about his deeds as a "bad guy".

Seeing the blond man lost in thought, Hagiwara Kenji's eyes flickered slightly, "The most important thing right now is to find a way to lower the darkening values of Kojindaira Komorobushi and the squad leader."

The half-long-haired man had a depressed expression, "I'm Xiao Zhenping's childhood friend, but I can't even reduce Xiao Zhenping's dark value!"

Furuya Rei raised his eyelids slightly, "Judging from Matsuda's performance, it should be soon."

He noticed the other person's expression and said calmly, "You cheated me."

"Who asked Xiao Jiangu to hide it first?"

Hagiwara Kenji rubbed his arms exaggeratedly, "Wow, for a second, Kenji-chan was actually considering the possibility that Kofuya was a corrupt cop."

"They're pretending to be good police officers, but they're actually just waiting to get information so they can bust us all."

After all, without the Honkai value, he doesn't know what happens a few years after his death.

It's always better to be cautious, just in case.

Hagiwara Kenji looked directly at the blond man with his violet eyes and said in a joking tone, "Kenji-chan will probably be the first one to be dealt with."

"oh?"

Fūya Rei tilted his head slightly, his golden hair swaying on the side of his face, and he supported his chin with one hand. "How can Speyside be sure that I'm not a corrupt cop?"

"Bourbon-chan, don't underestimate me."

Hagiwara Kenji winked at him playfully, "Although he died a little early, but emotional observation is a skill that Kenji-chan has been good at since he was a child~"

Furuya Rei's comment: "Hagiwara, some of your words are truly hellish."

"Hey~"

"I don't want to know how Kougu and Yu-chan came to blows."

Hagiwara Kenji took a deep breath and emphasized his words, "So, can we have a good chat now?"

Fūya Rei's eyes flickered for a moment.

Ten minutes later.

After finally revealing the true information, the two of them gathered their thoughts.

"The mission has changed." After telling all the information except the Soul Crown, Fūya Rei's expression became a little serious.

"I was wondering before, Yu-chan looks like a child who will be favored by the gods."

Hagiwara Kenji sighed, "Noah's Ark can't possibly exist in the contract. Yu-chan has to complete the mission alone, and the mission for the Kingpin Candy Jar is obviously more in line with his ability level. On the contrary, the Honkai Value mission is unreasonable."

Suppose Hasegawa Yu does the Honkai value mission alone, how many times will he die.

Furiya Rei also thought of this, "Time goes back, is this why he can no longer go back in time?"

Hagiwara Kenji, who wasn't as severely affected by the magic, blinked and said, "Why can't it be SL?"

"Save and load at a certain point." He raised his index finger and waved it. "Just like in the game, there are also limits on saving."

Rei Furuya recalled the orange-haired young man's expression when he mentioned going back in time. "...The konpeito jars are almost complete, but I've never seen Yuu 'collecting' them, and he's never revealed anything about the 'future'."

If the konpeito jar is not affected by the reset, SL is possible.

Time goes back... If you are always stuck in going back to the time before death, you will naturally not be able to experience the "future".

Not including the corners he didn't know about, at least two or three times, Furuya Ling thought.

The driver killer once, the Beika Building sniper once, the time when Jiang Shouzhe sent the killer is still to be determined, and the time when Hiro hit the car's fuel tank is also still to be determined.

In these events, Xiaoyou never avoided them in advance, as if she was experiencing them for the first time.

Is it a new "branch" derived from different choices, the butterfly effect, or a small-scale time travel?

If it's SL, where would the node be? Furuya Rei brainstormed and tried to simulate it.

"I'll ask you about Yuu-chan's specific 'magical' abilities later."

This sentence received a look from Bourbon Hitomi.

Unfazed by the thought of someone he couldn't ask in person, Hagiwara Kenji continued slowly, "Regarding the mission change, it can't be..."

The two looked at each other.

For these "red guys".

The two of them held their foreheads at the same time, feeling very complicated.

"Xiaoyou most likely met us when he was completing the Kingpin Candy Jar mission." Fūya Rei sorted out the timeline from the beginning.

Hagiwara Kenji: "The two missions will not exist at the same time, and we will not have the so-called 'collapse value' at that time, but after contacting Yu-chan, the memories of the original world will still be restored."

"Mr. A is the first to regain his memory."

Furuya Rei casually gave a pseudonym, "Once I realize something is wrong with this world, I'll definitely find a way to restore the memories of the other BCDs."

Hagiwara Kenji: "But even if all twenty-six letters regain their memories, the world won't restart without a mission."

The blond letter glanced at him and expressed his initial thoughts after learning the information, "But this world... you have been resurrected, so it would be best if it could not be restarted."

you?

Hagiwara Kenji paused for a few seconds, smiled helplessly, and revealed some of his thoughts through the simulation scene, "I...we can live, who wants to die?

Therefore, they will try to change social atmosphere and disintegrate the Black Organization from within. Not to mention that the five of us are all in the organization and have high status.

"But even after the Black Organization collapsed, given the current state of society, there are still the Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, and Purple Organizations."

Furuya Rei reveals the reality: "Unless the upper echelons change relevant policies and spend a considerable amount of time on the transition, the trajectory of society is likely to move closer to the original world."

Showing his crescent eyes for the Rainbow Organization, Hagiwara Kenji remained calm, "To achieve this, capitalism and political power are indispensable... Xiaofugu, have you ever considered becoming Prime Minister?"

"Me, the Prime Minister?" Furuya Rei pointed at himself in disbelief. "Is this true?"

"Among the five of us, you are the only one closest to the center of power." Hagiwara Kenji spread his hands.

"Okay, the ideal outcome would be for me to become prime minister."

It was just a hypothesis, Prime Minister Furuya admitted. "If we can restore our memories and influence each other, won't those 'black characters' also restore their memories?"

They won't do the test, but there is a high probability that this will happen.

"Thank you to every member of the organization who is aloof and likes to be alone."

Hagiwara Kenji changed the subject, "If a black character recovers his memories of the original world..."

"The first one to be killed will be Xiao You (You-chan), who can influence all this." The two said in unison.

"With the current strength of the organization and the situation of our memory recovery, Xiaoyou will face a dragnet in Japan and there will be nowhere to hide."

Furuya Rei closed his eyes and said, "Even if I flee to other countries, I will still be hunted down forever."

By then, just a few of them would not be enough to protect Hasegawa Yu.

"I would tend to let Xiaoyou speed up the collection of konpeito jars and leave this world." Hagiwara Kenji sighed softly, "The premise is that I have recovered my memory by then."

The assumptions they are making now are all idealistic.

Furuya Rei: "Anyway, after various attempts failed, Xiaoyou found a way to ask the gods to change the resurrection mission and solve the problem from the root."

Kenji Hagiwara: "And we will definitely conceal the fact of death."

He nodded his chin, "Well, 'sacrifice' twice, it's really a different experience."

"It's going to be a 'sacrifice' anyway, so why not take a gamble and maximize its benefits?" Fūya Rei couldn't help but mutter.

The crown of his soul.

According to his thinking, of course he has to save his peers himself!

Xiaoyou has paid enough, and besides, would the gods really be so easy to talk to? Would they just change the task?

"No." Furuya Rei quickly rejected this point.

If the contents of the contract can be deduced so easily by him, and he loses his memory related to the contract, then there is little point in prohibiting him from revealing his identity as a "good guy" to Xiaoyou.

The key to fulfilling the contract for the Soul Crown must still lie with Xiaoyou.

"Xiaojianggu."

Looking at his peers mumbling to themselves, Hagiwara Kenji said in a gloomy tone, "Are you an onion? When you peel off one layer of information, there's still another layer hidden."

"Ahem." Furiya Rei cleared his throat as if to cover up. "I didn't use the jammer during this conversation. Hagiwara, can you contact Noah's Ark?"

Hagiwara Kenji smiled wryly, "As expected of a veteran in the organization's intelligence department, Kenji-chan, a newcomer who has only been here for seven years, is simply no match for him."

After saying that, he ignored the annoying blonde onion spirit and took out his cell phone to contact Noah's Ark.

"He said there was signal interference." Hagiwara Kenji quickly received a reply, "It started after we sat down on the sofa. I can't tell Noah that there is no jammer."

"Xiao Jiangu, has your police identity violated the law?"

Jōgu Rei said nothing and accepted his fate.

Let him be a bad guy.

"It's okay. I've never tried the irony game before."

Hagiwara Kenji's eyes turned slightly, "I'll go find Yu-chan and see if he's finished his bath."

Not only did Hasegawa Yu finish his bath, he also took a short nap at the bottom of the bathtub, looking very energetic.

"I wonder if there is a gym in the villa." He even remembers to run every morning.

It's time for my morning run in just one hour!

"Yu-chan, can I come in?" Hagiwara Kenji's voice sounded outside the door.

Hasegawa Yu put aside his morning jog and ran to open the door, only to find his two seniors outside.

Brother Yaner, Brother Ling. He raised his hand and gestured: Haven’t you rested yet?

"We're not tired, we're used to it."

Kenji Hagiwara secretly looked at the orange-haired young man, and after noticing that his home clothes fit him exceptionally well, he glanced sideways at a certain blond-haired youth of the same age.

You've been really well prepared, you must have been planning this for a long time, Xiao Jiangu.

shameless!

Having become desensitized to this, Fūya Rei ignored his gaze and asked with a cheeky concern, "How was your bathtub experience, Xiaoyou? Was it comfortable?"

Hasegawa Yoshi nodded, gave him a thumbs up, and had a happy smile on his face: Superb!

Kenji Hagiwara didn't know whether he should sigh.

It's amazing that You-chan can successfully complete the Honkai mission.

But...Kenji Hagiwara took another look at the young man. He looked so radiant, and didn't look like someone who had suffered from heatstroke after a night of hard work.

It's more like a monster that has absorbed a lot of energy.

"Do Rei and Kenji want to talk to me about something?" Hasegawa Yu was curious.

"There's something I want to talk to Yuu-chan about."

After confirming that the two were still in high spirits, Hasegawa Yu invited them in.

After entering the room, Kenji Hagiwara immediately took a look at the layout and decoration of the bedroom. His eyes fell on the black sheets and he sneered silently.

He walked over naturally and said, "You-chan, your drawer is not closed properly. Let me close it for you."

Empty?

Kenji Hagiwara raised his eyebrows and looked back at a dark-skinned man who was sitting calmly on the sofa in the small living room of the bedroom.

As if sensing his gaze, Fūya Rei responded with an innocent yet puzzled inquiring expression.

Tsk.

Hagiwara Kenji followed and sat down, "Yuu-chan, Bourbon and I figured we wouldn't be able to sleep since it's almost dawn, so why don't we play a game together."

Okay~Hasegawa Yu quickly responded: What game?

"Yes..." Hagiwara Kenji realized that he couldn't say the name of the game.

Then don't blame him.

The half-long-haired man said without hesitation: "Before we play games, there is something I want to tell you."

"Bourbon has a problem with his brain."

Jiangu Ling:?

Hasegawa Yu: oo?

“It’s pathological.”

Hagiwara Kenji remained calm, "So he often behaves like he did tonight. Yu-chan, be more careful in the future and always carry some self-defense gear with you. His attacks don't always come at the right time."

[Ha, I told you Bourbon is a pervert, he definitely hasn't taken any medication!] Noah's Ark snorted and laughed.

Is Brother Ling receiving treatment? Hasegawa Yu looked around and gestured worriedly: What disease is it specifically? Can you tell me?

"It's skin hunger." Before his peers could open their mouths, Fūya Rei said without blinking.

Hagihara Kenji:?

Hasegawa Yu: OO?

【？ 】

"I usually try to restrain myself."

Furuya Rei placed one hand on the back of Hagiwara Kenji's hand and gripped it tightly. "But sometimes it's like this, I can't help but want to touch others."

"Luckily the people of Speyside are nice enough not to mind that."

The force in his hand was so great that Kenji Hagiwara didn't even care about the goose bumps. He secretly gathered his strength to break free: Do you have to do this?

Fūya Zero smiled: Didn’t you start it first?

If you can’t tell me the name of the game, try playing another one. Don’t think he doesn’t know what you are up to!

The kind-hearted Speyside noticed the young man's gaze on him, ended the eye contact with his peer, and changed the subject.

"Luckily, Bourbon's condition is much more stable now. He needs to go through abstinence recently to fully recover. Yuu-chan, please remember not to let him get close to you."

After saying that, Hagiwara Kenji pulled his hand away and said, "Just like this."

Hasegawa Yu is confused. Is this what skin hunger is like?

He thought back to his past deeds and what had happened in bed tonight, and then a look of sudden enlightenment appeared on his face.

No wonder Brother Ling always likes to make trouble!

Don't worry, Brother Kenji. Thinking it through, Hasegawa Yu patted his chest and promised: I will cooperate with Brother Ling's treatment!

“…”×2

No, the purpose was clearly to make trouble for Hagiwara (Ojirōya), but in the end, I felt ashamed.

"Let's play a game." Hagiwara Kenji's conscience pricked, "What do you want to play, Yu-chan?"

Hasegawa Yu thought for a moment: How about meditation? Let’s see who can close their eyes longer!

As far as he knew, both seniors had not slept for a day and a night.

Humans will die suddenly like this!

Hasegawa Yu pointed to the bed not far away: Look, a ready-made place!

The two people who sensed the young man's kindness but wanted to refuse him very much: "..."

They could barely accept sleeping in the same bed, but not in this style of bed.

So weird!

Seeing the two of them silent, Hasegawa Yu blinked his bright orange-gold eyes: Kenji-brother, Ling-brother?

That look again, puppy dog look! ×2

I can't refuse it at all! ×2

"Then lie down for a while." Fūya Rei squeezed out a few words like toothpaste. "Spese, you're a good person. How about being my opponent?"

"Ah," Hagiwara Kenji replied dryly, "This kind of competition will probably be decided soon."

Hasegawa Yu raised his hand very actively: I will be the referee!

The two of them lay stiffly on the silk bed.

Fūya Rei was lying at the very edge of the left half, his hands on his abdomen, his eyes closed, looking extremely peaceful.

Kenji Hagiwara was lying at the very edge of the right half, his violet eyes rolling around.

After a while, he called out in a whisper, "Yuu-chan."

Hasegawa Yu, who was worried that the two would fall off the bed, came over and said: Huh?

"Bourbon is asleep. I won. Can I get out of bed now?"

Hasegawa Yu pulled the quilt over him, tucked in the corners, and patted him: Kenji, brother, go to sleep too.

"...Then can I ask Yu-chan a few questions?" Hagiwara Kenji changed the subject.

On the other side of the bed, Rei Jyoutani was breathing steadily and didn't move at all.

Hasegawa Yu gestured for him to ask.

"Is there magic in Yuu-chan's world?"

Hasegawa Yu looked at him in surprise, thinking that Hagiwara Kenji was curious about things in his own world, and simply admitted: Yes, but I don’t restrict who can use it.

Jiang Gu Ling's eyelids twitched slightly.

Kenji Hagiwara ignored his classmate who seemed to want to peek, and suddenly remembered something.

"7 is indeed my lucky number. I'm glad to meet you, Senpai."

"I'm so lucky to have met you. I was lucky to have met you at Nagoya Port."

These two sentences were said to him by the young man on the day of the mission in the Mihua Building.

At that time, Kenji Hagiwara couldn't understand why the other party said that.

Now consider Hasegawa Yu's sudden attempt to find a seat and avoid the window, as well as the fishing technique forum post that failed to find any clues.

If the post was done by Noah's Ark behind the scenes, it would make sense.

Ah, I see. So that’s how it is.

This new timeline, which cannot be restarted, is his seventh time.

Hagiwara Kenji sat up and without warning hugged the orange-haired young man sitting on the bed, "You've worked hard, Yu-chan. I'm glad to meet you, too."

Eh?

Hasegawa Yu didn't understand what was going on and tried to gesture with his hands, but his arms were also hugged.

Before the two could separate, Kenji Hagiwara suddenly fell off the bed with a thud.

The kind that still remembers to let go before falling.

Hasegawa Yu was startled and hurried to help the man: Brother Yanji, are you okay?

"Haha, it's okay."

Kenji Hagiwara gritted his teeth and glared at his blond classmate who seemed to be motionless and still lying peacefully on the left half of the bed.

That’s a hard kick, damn Bourbon!

"Yuu-chan, let's go out and not disturb Bourbon's sleep."

Hasegawa Yu looked at him, then at the blond senior on the bed: Okay.

It seems that Brother Yaner really doesn't want to sleep.

[I recorded the scene of the two of them sleeping in the same bed, it is worth remembering.]

Noah's Ark spoke at the right time: "Xiaoyou, if you want to print out the photos, you can contact me."

Ang. Hasegawa Yuu became increasingly confused.

Why do we need to commemorate sleeping photos?