date a live ^The chase^

The chase has started

“Um, just now what was......”

“shidou! We’re back! There’s the gooey milk pudding and the pudding that’s full of cream, which one do you want!?”

Just as Shidou was about to ask Kotori, the door opened with a bang, Tohka’s energetic voice sounded out.

“......Hm? What’s wrong with the two of you?”

“Ah, that’s......probably nothing......I guess.”

Shidou could only give a vague response.

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At 11:30 pm. Shidou was walking along the street dimly lit by street lamps.

Tohka and Yoshino had returned to their respective rooms, Kotori had also turned in as well, therefore there was no problems with sneaking out. Of course, if Kotori woke up in the middle of the night, he had left a message saying that he had gone to a nearby convinience store.

The location where Shidou was currently headed to was the park where Origami had indicated in the message.

It’s not like Shidou really wanted to meet with Origami, it’s just that since Origami said that it was something important so she must have her reasons for doing so......Furthermore Shidou was worried about the “Deep trouble” that she had mentioned. Shidou had also attempted to ask her about this via a message, but he only received [I will wait for you] as a reply.

“Hm......Well, I don’t need to rush with that much time.”

Speaking to himself he turned right at the T-junction. He should arrive at the park as long as he follows the path.

At this moment——

“............!?”

All of a sudden.

Shidou stopped moving.

That wasn’t correct——he was forced to stop.

It was not due to finding something in front of him, nor because his legs felt weak. It was due to a more simple reason, his legs were being held down by someone.

Hastily looking down at his feet. Shidou’s eyebrows creased due to witnessing the strange situation.

On the ground in front of him where the street light should be illuminating was a patch of black shadow, two thin, pale, white arms had stretched out from the shadow and held down Shidou’s legs.

“Wha......!”

Shidou couldn’t help but widen his eyes in surprise. This was obviously——an unique situation. If one were to think about this logically this should only happen in horror movies.

However, that was not the reason for Shidou’s surprise.

Shidou ——had seen this shadow and the two arms before.

“Kurumi......!?”

“——Kihi, hihihi. Congratulations, you are right.”

The same time Shidou called out her name, a young girl appeared from the patch of shadow right in front of him.

Black hair bunched up in different lengths, pale sickly skin. Her body was wrapped in an elegant one-piece dress comprising of blood and darkness. However, the part that would leave the deepest impression on people would be her eyes. Her golden left eye had the pattern of a clock, making ticking sounds as it moved like an actual one.

Kurumi. Appearing by Shidou’s side targeting the power of the Spirits that was sealed within him, a cannibalistic Spirit.

“Good evening. It really is great seeing you healthy and well, Shidou-san.”