Crossover anime, a daily life that begins with hunting supernatural beings.

"Give it back to me! Give it back to me!!!"

But he was clearly just opening and closing his mouth, without saying a word.

"What exactly is he saying?"

Cold sweat trickled down his forehead as Yoshiki Kishinuma suppressed the urge to run away and stood protectively in front of Ayumi Shinozaki.

"I do not know."

Despite being terrified, Ayumi Shinozaki mustered her courage and took a step forward.

"You must be Yoshizawa Ryo."

"Give me back my...!!!"

Without answering Ayumi Shinozaki's question, Yoshizawa Ryo roared and lunged at the two of them.

The immense impact instantly shoved Yoshiki Kishinuma, who was protecting Ayumi Shinozaki, away. His head slammed heavily against the wall, and Yoshiki Kishinuma immediately lost consciousness.

Shinozaki Ayumi, who had been thrown to the ground, had her neck tightly gripped.

With her trachea compressed and unable to breathe, Ayumi Shinozaki's brain began to suffer from oxygen deprivation.

them...

Am I really going to die like this?

82. The Survival Rules of a Lone Wolf

No, I don't want to die like this.

Shinozaki Ayumi struggled desperately, but no matter what she did, she couldn't break free from Yoshizawa Ryo's body, and her body trembled incessantly.

Unwilling to let it end like this, Ayumi Shinozaki struggled desperately, and as she turned her head, she inadvertently saw...

Half a tongue fell out of a blood-soaked cloth bag with the name Yoshizawa Ryo written on it.

Could it be that...

A sudden thought flashed through her mind, and Shinozaki Ayumi, realizing a possibility, tried to grab the half-tongue that had fallen to the ground.

So close, so close, just a little bit more!

Inching forward with immense difficulty, little by little, until finally...

Just before she was about to suffocate from lack of oxygen, she managed to grab the severed tongue and place it in front of Yoshizawa Ryo.

The moment Yoshizawa Ryo saw the tongue, his attention was drawn to it, and he released his grip on Shinozaki Ayumi's neck.

"mine..."

"Tongue."

His bluish-black skin had returned to the normal skin tone a child should have, if it weren't for the fact that his skin was still sickly pale and there was a faint trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.

It looks like a living person no matter how you look at it.

Yoshizawa Ryo, muttering to himself, quietly watched Shinozaki Ayumi.

His eyes were filled with gratitude.

He finally got his tongue back, the tongue he had lost for so long!

The tongue in Ayumi Shinozaki's hand turned into a white light and merged into Ryo Yoshizawa's body.

A golden halo appeared in the sky.

His body gradually became translucent, and Yoshizawa Ryo's body disappeared into the halo.

Staring blankly at the scene, Shinozaki Ayumi, who was breathing heavily, had never been so grateful that the demon who wanted to kill her was a child.

Her weight is still within an acceptable range.

She dared not imagine what her fate would be if she were an adult.

"Just now, that should have calmed that brat's soul, right?"

Just like in all murder cases where the police arrive late, only after everything has come to light, Yoshiki Kishinuma finally emerged from his brief coma and began to trust.

"I think so."

"Kishinuma, what you just got should be the child's severed remains from the murderer..."

"Tongue."

"Yes, there are three more people."

"We must find their tongues and return them to them."

"The doll should tell us the location."

Putting everything together, Ayumi Shinozaki understood that the puppet would only speak if it was near the location of the children's tongues.

In other words, this doll is the crucial key for them to escape the school.

......

......

"Shinozaki, you're really amazing. You're not afraid of those ghosts at all."

The flickering candlelight illuminated Yoshiki Kishinuma's profile as he sat on the stairs.

Yoshiki Kishinuma couldn't help but think, his eyes filled with Ayumi Shinozaki's profile.

Can he really protect Ayumi Shinozaki on his own?

In the past, due to family problems, he lived alone away from his parents in a cheap apartment.

Working while attending school.

After being caught smoking in the school restroom by the physical education teacher, the teacher used Liang Shu's family problems to satirize him.

At that time, Yoshiki Kishinuma was filled with anger and wanted to beat up the teacher and wait for his expulsion.

Just then, Ayumi came to his rescue, and from then on, Yoshiki Kishinuma secretly vowed in his heart that he would protect Ayumi Shinozaki no matter what.

But...

In this school, he was repeatedly protected by Ayumi Shinozaki.

Just now, guided by the doll, they have searched the entire school and found the tongues of three children.

Yoshiki Kishinuma was of no use at all during this process.

On the contrary, it was Shinozaki Ayumi, this gentle and weak girl, who was always protecting him.

How utterly incompetent I am.

We can't even protect the people we absolutely must protect.

A bitter smile tugged at the corners of his lips; Yoshiki Kishinuma forced a smile, concealing his true feelings.

This is his basic skill for living alone.

In any case, weaknesses should never be exposed.

These are the basic skills for a lone wolf to survive in the wilderness.

"Of course I'm scared, I'm just pretending to be calm."

"It's all because some people are unreliable."

Yoshiki Kishinuma's smile froze after being teased by Ayumi Shinozaki; his heart felt as if it had been stabbed.

"Alright, we've found three already, only one left."

"I remember her name was... Shinozaki Sachiko."

He stood up and reluctantly changed the subject.

"That's true, but according to the reports, Sachiko should have been discovered before she was murdered."

"In other words, there is absolutely no way to quell Liao's rebellion."

Shinozaki Ayumi, who had already noticed this during the search, still revealed the fact.

"Eh..."

"That's not right. If she wasn't killed, she should be alive and well. She should be an old woman by now."

With a big X in his hand, Yoshiki Kishinuma said that if she hadn't been killed because of the series of kidnapping and murder cases, she should be alive and well now.

Even if someone dies for one reason or another, there should be no resentment.

At the very least, her soul shouldn't be in this school.

After all, she didn't die because of that murderer.

"In that case, the children's souls should have been at peace, but nothing happened."

"In other words, the child should not be completely at peace yet."

so...

It was only then that Ayumi Shinozaki realized there was a fourth child harboring resentment.

otherwise...

They shouldn't be unable to get out.

Unless, of course, there are other components to this place besides the children's resentment.

"In that sense, it doesn't seem wrong."

With a somewhat stiff expression, Yoshiki Kishinuma had to admit that, from the starting point, Ayumi Shinozaki's idea did have some basis.

hateful...

If that's the case, how exactly can I escape from this school?

Avoiding the somewhat ferocious-looking Yoshiki Kishinuma, he couldn't help but slam his fist against the wall.

The next moment, the bell rang.

"What? It was just a bell. It really gave me a fright."