Chapter 98 Who do you like? [Receiving fifth round memories...]...
After the conversation with Rei Furuya, in the fifth week, Yu returned to the host club as Chira Orimoto.
"Great!" He jumped a little on the spot. "My conversation with Jōya-senpai was a great success!"
The ring was not handed over.
Kudo Shinichi and Akai Shuichi, who watched the entire process through artificial intelligence, felt complicated.
During the conversation, Akai Shuichi, who was eager to pull the trigger, rubbed his chin. "Bourbon is jealous of the young master's disguised face. It has something to do with me."
Kudo Shinichi: “?”
So he's the only one bothering with plans?
The artificial intelligence did not relay this unimportant conversation between the two to the merman.
The first thing Yu did after returning in the fifth week was to find the logistics personnel disguised as Hagiwara Kenji.
"Mr. Shibata." He said excitedly, "I'm back safely~"
"The person who threatened Chiro is dead?" This was Kenji Hagiwara's first reaction.
Yuu was surprised in the fifth round. "How could that be! I just had a serious chat with him and came back."
Serious? How serious? The kind of seriousness that comes with being a bourbon person?
Kenji Hagiwara glanced at the young man without leaving any trace and said nothing.
He didn't know the true appearance under this disguise mask.
As a fellow disguise artist, Hagiwara Kenji naturally discovered the suspicious points of Yu in the fifth week during the trial.
At first, he thought the other party was sent by Bourbon, but after a detailed investigation, he found that it was not the case.
In the fifth week, Yuu's identity and background remain flawless, and his gambling-addicted brother still works at the Di Ai Group's casino. But where did he learn his disguise skills? Does Bourbon know his true appearance? Does he recognize his disguise?
The closer they got, the more Hagiwara Kenji's doubts not only failed to be resolved, but instead increased.
It's not like he hasn't considered a direct showdown, but...
"Mr. Shibata, are we going to meet the manager?" Yuu showed an expectant look in the fifth week.
...As long as "Chira Orimoto" doesn't achieve her goal, she will probably stay here forever.
If the puppy smells danger and runs away without a leash, it will be a headache to find it.
Hagiwara Kenji nodded calmly, "I've already made an appointment with the store manager, but it's a little late today, so he said it wouldn't be too late to see you tomorrow."
So the next day, in the fifth week, Yu was called to the office by the store manager.
"This is it." Shibata, who led the way, stepped forward and knocked on the door. "We're coming in."
Along the way, Yuu kept turning his head to look at him.
"Chira, what's wrong?" Shibata asked puzzled.
Yuu shook his head in the fifth week, "No."
The voice is wrong, someone else has been asked to change.
It turns out that Senior Hagiwara doesn't know how to clone himself, Yu thought regretfully in the fifth week, and followed him into the office.
Compared to Shibata, who would be easily lost in a crowd of disgraceful people, the store manager Hayami Jun is much more attractive and is one of the best in the host club where many handsome men gather.
Letting Shibata go first, Hagiwara Kenji, who had changed into a new disguise, started the conversation, "I've heard everything about Chira."
Yuu, who was in the fifth week and had a huge debt for the first time in his life, nodded slightly embarrassedly.
The billion-dollar debt was fabricated by Noah, but in reality there is indeed such a loan sharking company, and there is also a debt collection record, so it cannot be found out anyway.
"One billion is not a problem for me, but it is also a considerable amount of money. Does Sen Luo have any plans?" Hagiwara Kenji said casually.
"..." In the fifth week, Yu hesitated to speak.
He really wanted to say that he didn't need help paying it back, but given the situation, it didn't seem appropriate to say so.
But if the senior is asked to "pay back", then he will really be in debt!
Although the 1 billion "returned" will definitely be intercepted by Noah and transferred to his account...
Thinking of this, Yuu was confused. "Manager, how much is your interest?"
If it's too high, he'd better refuse it.
“…”
Hagiwara Kenji's eyelids twitched. "No need for interest. Chiro just needs to pay me back the principal."
Hearing this, Yuu breathed a sigh of relief, "That's fine with me. I'll follow the manager's instructions!"
At least it's a reason to get closer to my seniors.
"Oh?" Hagiwara Kenji said meaningfully, "Will Chira listen to whatever I arrange?"
Yu hesitated in the fifth round, "Illegal behavior is absolutely not allowed."
In the end, Kenji Hagiwara assigned someone a job to help handle documents in the store.
"Professional matters should be left to professionals. Wouldn't that make things less efficient?"
Dizzy from reading documents, Yuu slumped over the table and said, "Mr. Shibata, I'd like to take a fifteen-minute break."
The fish couldn't figure it out, the fish didn't understand why the fish had to do this!
Hagiwara Kenji, who wanted to test the true purpose of You coming to the host parlor in the fifth week, put down the documents in his hand, some of which involved the entire Kabukicho business, and sighed softly, "Chiro is really an idiot."
I don't want this, so what do I want?
"It's called specialization." Yu puffed up his cheeks in dissatisfaction. "I admit I'm slow at processing documents, but I'm also learning carefully."
"It's okay if Mr. Shibata calls me stupid, but you should also praise me when I do something well."
He handled all the documents today by himself, and not once every five minutes did he ask for help from his seniors!
Facing those eyes that were full of "Praise me", Kenji Hagiwara curled his fingertips slightly and his eyes moved slightly.
Oh no, even the “fake” eyes with colored contact lenses look so beautiful, which makes him want to see what Chiara Orimoto really looks like.
It will definitely be very exciting.
After a while, the man with an ordinary face said, "Qianluo did a great job."
"~" In the fifth week, Yu shook his head happily, and pink flowers seemed to emerge from behind him.
"Why did Chiro come to the host club in the first place?" Hagiwara Kenji suddenly asked, "Because he was threatened... Now the person who threatened Chiro has already rescinded his order."
He was sure that there were no Bourbon people around Kabukicho and Chiro's brother.
The room was silent for a few seconds.
Kenji Hagiwara stared at the young man in front of him, without looking away, as if he was determined to get an answer.
In the fifth week, Yuu blinked and looked back at him directly.
After a few seconds, he pursed his lips and said with determination: "It's for the store manager."
Hagiwara Kenji was stunned.
"I came to the host club because of the manager." Yu said frankly in the fifth week, "I had planned to leave if I didn't meet the manager, but luckily I ran into him before that~"
Quickly coming back to his senses, Hagiwara Kenji opened his mouth and said, "That Chira is too impatient."
"Huh?"
"The manager is so busy, how could he be in the store so often?" Hagiwara Kenji leaned forward unconsciously. "What does Chira want to do by looking for the manager?"
Thinking of the final development after he once said to Morobushi Kagemitsu "I want to see him every day", Yu made a zipper-zipping motion to his mouth in the fifth week, "Secret~"
Hagiwara Kenji didn't ask any further questions.
As a result, starting from the next day, Hayami Jun appeared next to Yu in the fifth round more frequently.
"Leave professional matters to professionals."
Hagiwara Kenji, who had changed into Hayami Jun's disguise, said seriously, "Shibata has his own job. It's not good to bother him every day with the documents."
There was only one person on each side, and Yuu didn't have any objections. "Okay~"
Kenji Hagiwara was very dissatisfied.
Why is Chiro's attitude towards the store manager exactly the same as his attitude towards Shibata?
He also said it was for the store manager...the store manager even lent him 1 billion!
After observing for a while, Kenji Hagiwara became even more unhappy.
Chiro's attitude towards other people in the store is similar to his attitude towards him, of course he is more enthusiastic in front of the manager and Shibata.
"Between me and the store manager, who does Qianluo like more?"
One day, Hagiwara Kenji, wearing Shibata's disguise, asked this question.
"?"
Yu gave his evaluation in the fifth week, "Mr. Shibata is calm and reliable, and the store manager is humorous and witty. I like them both!"
"You have to choose one." Hagiwara Kenji didn't give him a chance to serve water.
In the fifth week, Yuu couldn't figure out the man's thoughts. After hesitating for a while, he decided to follow his heart and intuition. "As long as it's 'you', I like it."
Because in the final analysis, it’s all Hagiwara-senpai.
Caught off guard, Hagiwara Kenji opened his eyes wide, his heart skipping a beat, "Chira..."
"No matter what Mr. Shibata looks like, I believe I can become good friends with Mr. Shibata!" Yu clenched his fists in the fifth week.
Hagihara Kenji: "."
Hagiwara Kenji lowered his head in frustration, "Ha... really..."
It seemed as if something had died with a snap.
Fifth Week Yu: “???”
Why does the senior seem to be shocked?
The senior, who seemed to be shocked, did not show up for several days.
Therefore, in the fifth week, Yu, who had more free time, was asked out by Morobushi Keimitsu.
I don’t know if it’s my illusion, but in the fifth round, Yuu feels that Senior Morofushi in this round is much easier to talk to than in the previous round.
After spending this period of time together, he increasingly felt like he was communicating with his seniors from the late fourth round.
for example……
"Mr. Midorikawa, the aquarium is great, why don't we go sit in a nearby shop?"
In the fifth week, Yu said with a stiff upper lip, "I don't really feel like going to the aquarium lately. I might have something else to do later so I have to leave first..."
Wow, senior, I hope you won’t come again this round.
Zhu Fu Jingguang glanced at him and agreed.
It was not dinner time, so the two of them found a quiet bar where there were not many people around.
On the way, Zhu Fu Jingguang asked casually, "Has Qian Luo's debt been paid off?"
Yuu hesitated in the fifth week, "I guess I've paid it off."
"If Qianluo needs it, I can help pay it back first."
The seniors are so kind, they all want to help him "pay off his debts"!
Yuu was touched and said, "Thank you, Mr. Midorikawa, but it's really not necessary."
"Okay." There was a hint of regret hidden in Zhu Fujingguang's two words.
Yuu didn't hear it in the fifth week, but after arriving at the bar, he excitedly ordered, "What would you like to drink, Mr. Midorikawa?"
Zhu Fujingguang stared at him, speaking each word slowly, "A cup of rusty nails."
Yu, who was in the fifth round and had no idea what to drink, thought for a moment, "Mr. Midorikawa and I will order the same, but with a higher ratio of honey to whiskey."
"." Zhu Fujingguang retracted his gaze, "I just want to be normal."
After noting the two guests' taste requirements, the bartender went to the side to mix the cocktails.
Two cups of Rusty Nail, similar in appearance but with very different tastes, were quickly served.
There were not many customers in the bar at this time. Only the band on the stage was responsible for creating the atmosphere and singing soothing and gentle songs.
Yuu hummed along softly in the fifth week, then turned and asked, "You can request songs here. Is there anything Mr. Midorikawa would like to hear?"
While the young man was speaking, Zhu Fu Jingguang was looking at the rusty nail in his hand, which was changing into different colors under the light.
He put down the wine glass, which had returned to its original color at a certain angle, and said, "I want to hear Qianluo sing."
Yuu was surprised in the fifth week, then quickly agreed, "Okay, what song would you like to hear, Mr. Midorikawa?"
"The song Qianluo usually hums. 55543, 5677768, I remember it was this melody, right?"
Zhu Fu Jingguang hummed a melody roughly, "Qian Luo likes to hum this song when he is happy."
After all, this is the mermaid song.
Fifth Week Yuu's eyebrows arched, "Then I'll go discuss it with the band."
Although this song is not suitable for the atmosphere of a bar, as long as the audience wants to listen, he can sing it!
"I want to hear Qian Luo sing with her original voice."
Before they were about to stand up, Zhu Fu Jingguang calmly added a condition, "We've known each other for so long, and I've always been with Qian Luo as I am. Shouldn't Qian Luo reciprocate?"
Hearing this, Yu hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the man nervously, "My original appearance is not suitable for appearing in public."
Zhu Fu Jingguang seemed to be thinking about something.
The two went to the closed box.
"It's you." Looking at the young man after he took off his disguise, Zhu Fu Jingguang had a feeling that it was as he expected for some reason.
Even before Yu faked his death in the fifth round, he still thought that he was a guy with great acting skills.
I didn't expect that I was actually a fool.
"Senior, do you want to listen to more songs?" Yu looked at him nervously.
"listen."
After getting the answer, Yu put on his disguise again in the fifth week, found an excuse to go out and borrow some musical instruments, and talked to Noah again just in case, ready to escape at any time.
Seeing the young man leave, Zhu Fu Jingguang raised his hand and pressed his head, which had been aching from time to time recently, and frowned slightly.
After successfully borrowing the musical instrument, Yu in the fifth week saw that his senior was no different from when he left. He casually strummed a guitar chord, cleared his throat and started singing.
However, halfway through the song, the only audience member fainted without warning.
“!”
Considering that Kudo Shinichi and others all showed symptoms of coma on the eve of recovering their memories, and without finding any other wounds on Morobushi Kagemitsu's body, the fifth-week Yu reluctantly put his mind at ease and waited for them to wake up.
An hour later, Zhu Fu Jingguang, who had recovered his memories of the original world, opened his eyes.
Before Yuu could say anything in the fifth week, a phone call interrupted them.
Zhu Fujing glanced at the caller ID and chose to answer the call. He was completely relaxed and raised his hand to signal Yuu, the fifth week player, that he didn't need to leave the box to avoid him.
"Hiro, where are you?"
"Dating someone." The black-haired man with phoenix eyes didn't blink. "Why, a mission?"
After hanging up the phone after talking with Yu Junran, Zhu Fushi Jingguang learned the general situation from Yu in the fifth week.
"I'll have Noah send Xiuyi's contact information to the seniors." Yu was excited in the fifth week.
There are new teammates!
"Yeah." Zhu Fujingguang couldn't help but feel fortunate that he didn't do anything too outrageous to Xiaoyou.
Seeing the curious look on his face, he hesitated to speak, so he smiled and said, "Xiaoyou, is there anything else?"
"I didn't mean to overhear that." Yu raised his hand in assurance. He couldn't help but ask, "Senpai's nickname is hero?"
Zhu Fujingguang: "Puff."
"Stop laughing!" After hearing the explanation, the fifth week player was embarrassed and annoyed. "I'm sure you won't misunderstand me if you listen to it live."
The sound from the phone was already very low, and he usually never opened his ears. Plus, the two tones were so similar, so it was normal for him to hear it wrong.
Seeing this, Zhu Fu Jingguang considerately changed the subject, "Xiaoyou, where are you going now? I'll take you there."
Yuu: "Well... I'll go back by myself."
Hagiwara-senpai probably doesn't know that he is connected to Morobushi-senpai.
Another week passed after I returned to Kabukicho.
During this time, the fifth week's waiter saw Tsukino Riko coming to the store again and returned the ring to her, "Thank you for your kindness, Miss Tsukino. You should keep the ring yourself."
Seeing that the ring had not been touched, Tsukino Riko said helplessly, "I know."
"Qian Luo, I will work hard to redeem you from the store manager and completely sever your ties with the host parlor!"
"???" Yuu waved his hand in rejection, "Don't do that!"
But why use the word “redemption”?
That afternoon, in the fifth week, Yu finally met Kenji Hagiwara again.
"Manager!" He took the initiative to greet, "What a coincidence~"
Hagiwara Kenji, who had been having inexplicable nightmares this week, stared at someone and said, "Chira, I have something to talk to you about."
Yuu came forward and asked, "What?"
"you……"
"!" Yuu rushed to catch up with the man who fainted before he could finish his words, "Manager?!"
"What are you doing?"
A strange voice sounded from behind, and before Yuu could react, he was pulled by the collar and thrown aside.
"hagi?"
The black curly-haired man who suddenly appeared called out to the unconscious You Xunran anxiously. Seeing that he didn't move, he hurriedly carried him on his back.
"I'll settle the score with you when I have time."
After saying this, the man with black curly hair left in a hurry.
【It's Jinpei Matsuda. 】
Seeing the other person's back disappear around the corner in an instant, Wu Zhoume You swallowed the words he was about to say, "Noah, let's follow him."
Senior Hagiwara should also be recovering his memory.
Jinpei Matsuda took the man to the nearest hospital.
Only after hearing the doctor say that the patient was not seriously injured and was just in a coma did he scratch his hair in annoyance.
The one in the store before, Matsuda Jinpei had heard about it from Yukunran, and it was said that he was someone sent by Bourbon.
What were Bourbon's men doing at Hagi's? Wasn't it enough that they'd just tricked me into going to Hakata a while ago? Now they're going after Hagi too?!
As he was thinking angrily, Matsuda Jinpei, whose information remained at the initial version, looked up and saw the "murderer".
"Your purpose."
Ignoring his surroundings, he lowered his brows and gradually cornered Fifth Week Yu. "My patience is limited. I urge you to be honest."
"What did Bourbon send you for?"
Yuu, who meets Matsuda Jinpei for the first time in the fifth week, tries to explain, "I'm no longer working for Bourbon. I promise the manager will wake up in an hour at the latest."
"Yeah."
Matsuda Jinpei narrowed his eyes dangerously, grabbed the young man by the neck, and slammed him against the wall, his fingers tightening. "Bourbon is full of lies, and I think his men are no less capable."
"Ugh!" Yu's vision went dark in the fifth week. He subconsciously pressed the man's hands with both hands and tried to pry them away, but he was no match for his strength.
With their palms touching at such a close distance, Matsuda Jinpei vaguely felt that there was something wrong with the skin between the young man's jawline and neck. "Are you wearing a disguise?"
He used his free hand to rip off the disguise mask of Yu from the fifth week.
[Xiaoyou, watch!] Noah's Ark shouted.
Yes, the self-defense equipment made by Professor Agasa. In the fifth week, Yu took a quick breath.
“Sizzle——”
A flash of lightning flashed between the two of them.
“Ahem—”
The fifth week Yu, who was almost suffocating, fell to his knees, holding his neck and coughing, saying, "Where's the doctor's diagnosis? Mr. Matsuda, why don't you wait an hour and see."
"If Hagiwara-senpai hasn't woken up in an hour, it won't be too late for you to deal with me. I won't run away."
Matsuda Jinpei's gaze moved meaningfully around the young man's wrist, then he looked at the large area of his skin that was burned, and as if out of sight, out of mind, he turned around and entered the ward.
Seeing this, Yuu sighed, "No wonder Xiuyi didn't suggest that I approach Jinpei Matsuda first."
He picked up the broken disguise mask on the ground, put on the hood of his coat, hid his face before others noticed him, and sat in a corner outside the corridor waiting.
Well, luckily my throat is fine.
An hour later.
Hagiwara Kenji, who had just woken up, beat up Matsuda Jinpei without hesitation, "I'm sorry, Chira! What did the doctor say about the wound on your neck? Come and beat up little Jinpei too."
"I'm really sorry. I didn't take good care of Xiao Zhenping."
Matsuda Jinpei, who was confused and beaten, said: "???"
"The doctor said it's nothing serious and the marks will disappear in a few days."
Yu shook his head. "I know that Mr. Matsuda is worried about the young child. Besides, the situation is special. It's not too late to wait for him to talk."
Hagiwara Kenji suddenly felt even more guilty.
"Hey, shouldn't you explain it?" Jinpei Matsuda said in dissatisfaction after being ignored.
Hagiwara Kenji: "Zhenping, please mute your microphone for a moment."
Matsuda Jinpei: “?”
After driving away the beaten up Kotsu-ran, Hagiwara Kenji carefully examined the wound on Yu's neck in Week 5, "How about Yu-chan pinch it back? I can help!"
Because the orange-haired young man has fair skin, the purple finger marks on his neck are even more shocking and make people's scalps tingle.
Yu pulled up his collar to cover the wound. "I fought back, but it seems that the wound on Matsuda's hand hasn't been treated with medicine yet."
"He's tough, don't worry." Hagiwara Kenji sighed, "I basically understand the situation. I will find a way to help Jinpei recover his memory as soon as possible."
"Um."
With the two new teammates coming online, the fifth week became easier for Yu.
"We're all in the room, why is Xiaoyou still wearing a scarf?"
[Xiaoyou, the node for the fourth round of death has arrived.]
Two voices sounded at the same time, and Yuu was stunned for a moment.
When he dies in this week, the game will be rolled back to five minutes before the current time.
I'm still with Furuya-senpai.
Fūya Rei keenly sensed something was wrong, "Xiaoyou?"
"I'm not hot." In the fifth week, You signaled Noah to inform others of the time node.
Looking at it this way, I'm quite lucky. Senior Hagiwara just recovered his memory yesterday.
Fūya Ling raised his eyebrows slightly, supporting his chin with one hand, "The three months are almost up, and I don't think Xiaoyou is in any hurry at all."
With new teammates, one of whom was a fifth-rounder who had been acquainted with the person in front of him since childhood, Yu was fearless and patted his chest, "Don't worry, senior, I won't run away!"
"..." Furuya Rei paused, with a faint smile, "Oh? I'll look forward to it."
Before the three-month deadline, the few people who had recovered their memories finally found time to meet.
Knowing that the black characters might also recover their memories of their original world after prolonged contact, Zhu Fujingguang pondered for a moment, "Why not take this opportunity to try to find a way to kill Gin."
Learn from this experience for the next week.
As a member of the action team, although he tried to reduce the frequency of contact, Zhu Fushigami still had to inevitably come into contact with that group of people.
Gin is the biggest time bomb in it.
Kenji Hagiwara couldn't help but consider the feasibility.
Akai Hideichi looked at Morobushi Kagemitsu with a hint of surprise, "I can cooperate with Scotland."
Kudo Shinichi: “?”
What experiment? A hundred ways to kill Gin?
Zhu Fujing glanced at the FBI who seemed to be enjoying the fun and taking no prisoners. "Actually, I have another idea. Perhaps this one will require even more help from Lei."
Shuichi Akai had a bad feeling for some reason.
"How about assassinating the Prime Minister?"
Morofushi Kagemitsu suggested with a smile, "The real power behind the Prime Minister is Karasuma Renya. If we don't solve this problem, we will never be able to bring down the organization."
"Ho~" Akai Shuichi touched his chin with interest, "Very interesting, I will consider it."
Hagiwara Kenji looked around and said, "You guys are really messing around."
Kudo Shinichi nodded in agreement, saying it was too simple and crude.
"Add me in!" Kenji Hagiwara was eager to try.
Kudo Shinichi: “???”
So he's the only minor who thinks seriously about the plan, right?
Where is Xiaoyou? These adults are obviously very reliable when he is around!