Whose youth romance story begins with a witch's trial?!

"That, um, Xiao Rong..."

"Hmm? What's wrong, Saeki-kun? Do you have any clue about where the [bow and crossbow bolts] are?"

Chang Rong sent the photo to the small group she had finally squeezed into (Prison Space) and asked her search partner next to her: Uncle Saeki Miria.

"The crossbow bolt seems to be the murder weapon that pierced Xiao An. We still don't have any clue about the bow and crossbow, but..."

"{The murder weapon was a crossbow bolt that pierced through the victim}—hmm, but what?"

"But... what if this trial results in... a second death? Hahaha, hahaha..."

Saeki Miria, sweating profusely, let out an awkward and stiff laugh, while her gaze kept darting towards the corner of the reception room—

"stare--"

"stare--"

Several gazes merged together, their origins untraceable, forming a super-assembled Spear of Longinus, seemingly intent on piercing Saeki Millie's field with tens of thousands of transparent holes.

—Why did it turn out like this? I just wanted to live a peaceful and ordinary life, so why... did I become everyone's 'focus'...?

Before gathering evidence to find out the truth for Natsume Anan, Saeki Miria's more important task right now is—how to avoid becoming the next victim.

All of this was caused by the 'astounding wisdom' of the rabbit beside him on a whim.

Volume 1: Chapter 74. Even an older man can become my XX's woman.

Although I initially thought of using a cheat similar to the dating system to first identify the murderer through abnormal values ​​and then deduce the truth from there, the flaws of this ridiculous system's 'daily refresh' feature were exposed.

Almost none of the girls on the list had any abnormal data. Even Natsume Anan's data was still displayed correctly as "45/100", which made Chang Rong feel a little sore.

However, as I said before, now is not the time for reminiscing.

A true man can only shed tears of blood after he has personally executed a witch!

"Speaking of which, Saeki-kun—"

"Huh? Oh, what's wrong... Xiao Rong?"

The blonde bombshell Saeki Miria, who was looking around, paused for a moment, then responded with a smile befitting a working professional.

"I'm sorry to have dragged you into this... but at the time, stopping them from continuing their nonsense was the most effective method I could think of."

Chang Rong could more or less sense certain gazes, but in order to advance the investigation as quickly as possible, he had no choice but to use Saeki Miria, who was almost neutral and had a kind-hearted nature, to take the blame for him.

"Yeah, it's alright... Although I wasn't used to everyone's stares at first, when I think about it, compared to the way people looked at me when I accidentally flung my lawyer's badge off during my first court appearance and had to present the case report, this is actually quite easy."

"Just hearing the description makes me feel hopeless..."

"The lawyer's badge even accidentally knocked off the prosecutor's wig... Hehe, hahaha..."

"Well, it's only natural to slip up, I guess," Chang Rong said, forcing a smile as she tried to comfort the 'uncle'.

"Later, when I slammed my hand on the table, I injured my finger. When I raised my injured middle finger, the head referee misunderstood and I was severely beaten..."

"We'd better hurry up and gather evidence, Saeki-kun!"

Although I'm very curious about Saeki Miria's story, if I keep listening, I'm really going to start digging my toes out of my three-bedroom apartment, and then I'll just cut myself in the process.

———Chang Rong's Study & Bedroom, 5:10 PM———

Since the task is to investigate and collect evidence to reconstruct the case, no matter how much we resist, the first thing we must do is go and check the scene of Natsume Anan's body.

"Although this isn't the first time I've encountered something like this... I still find it hard to get used to."

"I guess only people who collect Gundam every day can get used to this kind of thing—uh, Zi, Zifang-kun?"

When Chang Rong returned to the study while talking to Milia, he saw Arisa Wisteria standing at the door in the corridor.

"...Don't look at me like a rabbit seeing a big bad wolf. I'm going to kill you."

Although Arisa Wisteria instinctively wanted to breathe, her words came out weak and feeble.

Although Natsume Anan and Shito Arisa were not very familiar with each other, Arisa still felt saddened by Anan's death.

And she would also quietly follow behind 'Balloon Teacher' to take care of Noah; Arisa is still a good child.

"Rongrong..."

Noah poked her head out of the room, and judging from the redness and swelling around her eyes, she had probably been crying again.

"Noah hasn't had time to finish illustrating An An's script yet..."

"...We will find the witch."

Chang Rong rubbed Noah's head, still unsure how to comfort him.

Whether to be thankful or unfortunate, Natsume Anan's body has been disposed of and taken away by the guards.

The layer of white powder that had been covering the entrance was also cleaned up.

Because of Noah's Blood Butterfly magic, apart from the faint red butterfly patterns on the floor, it's now almost impossible to tell that a murder had occurred in this room.

Chang Rong could only get a rough idea of ​​Natsume An'an's body from the photos sent by Hasumi Ryouya in the small group chat.

An'an was pierced through the chest by a crossbow bolt, which is likely the direct cause of her death.

Along with the pierced object was the sketchboard, which appeared to be a script created by An An and Noah. However, due to being stained with blood from direct contact, some of the content was illegible.

"This is the new script that Noah painstakingly drew last night..." Noah's eyes welled up with tears again when he saw the sketchbook in Natsume An'an's arms in the photo.

A new script?

"Yes, because Noah learned a way of drawing that is not affected by drawing, he drew all sorts of annotations on the old script for everyone!"

Nuo Yiya handed the new script to Chang Rong. It not only had individual illustrations of each character, but also included scene illustrations. However, these illustrations were all made of low-resolution powder mixed with water, colored tape, or even strands of hair, with only a thin layer of paint on the surface.

"It's really hard to keep the artist from realizing they're drawing... Large drawings are easier to handle, but for small designs, you have to create a framework in another way first, and then slowly trick the artist."

"Noah truly lives up to his reputation, he's a great artist!" Chang Rong said, rubbing Noah's arm.

"Uncle, I think Xiao Rong didn't understand at all, did she...?"

"Well, Noah must be right anyway!" Chang Rong replied cheerfully.

"Tsk...!" Arisa Fujito, standing to the side, clicked her tongue and glared at Chang Rong, causing Chang Rong to shrink back.

"Oh right, Noah found this behind the door." Noah took out a flattened, thread-wrapped ball from his pocket.

"Is this... um... a toy for teasing cats?"

Chang Rong was a little confused, but Milia, who was next to her, took a picture and then immediately put the item into her pocket without saying a word.

"Huh? Saeki-kun, what's going on here—"

"Secret Technique: First Strike - Take away any strange evidence found at the crime scene without hesitation!"

Saeki Miria suddenly seemed like a different person, speaking to Chang Rong with a serious expression.

"Uh, huh?"

"Hmph, Xiao Rong, you still have a lot of practice to do. If you're not prepared to sneak away with all the evidence, or even carry a metal detector to court, you won't be able to survive in this industry, will you?"

"What a strange industry!"

"So, Xiao Rong, you still have a long way to go." Saeki Miria gently ruffled Chang Rong's hair.

"Huh?" "Ugh—!"

After playfully rubbing the rabbit's head, Saeki Miria instantly realized what she had just done and was momentarily stunned.

Chang Rong, who always took the lead in taking other people's heads, was also caught off guard by Saeki Miria's sneak attack and stood there stunned.

"Well, anyway, I'll go wait for you outside first, Uncle!"

Saeki Miria slipped out. Chang Rong blinked, finally deciding to omit the last few letters of what had just happened, and then looked at Noah.

"Speaking of which, I was just about to ask you, Noah, what are you doing carrying a bucket of quicklime so early in the morning?"

"Noah... Noah has learned a new way of drawing, so he wants to show it to Rongrong!"

"But Noah still messed it up... He was planning to use the [white powder] to draw a picture on the grass in front of Banyan Tree, but he accidentally tripped and fell, and spilled it all..."

Noah pointed to the lawn, weeds, and bushes outside the open window opposite the study door.

"Drawing on the lawn with quicklime... As expected of Noah—No, this kind of thing can't be ignored. Next time, Noah, you're not allowed to touch these dangerous things when Nikaido isn't around, understand?"

"Nono nono...!"

Chang Rong resisted the urge to continue rubbing Noah, and instead made a fist and gently tapped Noah's head.

Alas, the pain you suffer is in my heart, Noah! It wasn't me who struck you, it was this chaotic world that struck you!

"No, that's right...! That's how you should fight... no, that's the only way to fight! Now that we've finished beating Balloon Teacher, shouldn't I also..."

On the other side, Witsuka Arisa, who witnessed Chang Rong disciplining her daughter, became increasingly excited. Realizing that something was wrong, Chang Rong quickly chose to run away.

———Storage Room, 5:22 PM, "Lin Si Liu" Fin 88 Oak Yi Fen———

"1, 2, 3... No."

"Leya-sama, have you found any clues?"

After leaving the bedroom, Chang Rong and Milia saw Léa Hannah and went over to her.

"Hey, my number one fan~! Oh, and Milia too."

Leia's eyes lit up as she greeted Chang Rong, then switched to business mode and brought Saeki Miria along.

"Haha... Uncle, I'll pretend I didn't feel any discrimination..." Milia nodded in response with a wry smile.

"We didn't find any clues, but..."

"but?"

"But I know how Hannah's kite takes off vertically. Hmph, that method is less like martial arts and more like dance, or rather, it's cheating!"

"Is this the time to talk about this kind of thing?!" Hannah Tono exclaimed loudly from the side.

"Of course it's related! After all, if your score is also reset to zero due to cheating, then my [Simple Limb Extension Kite] will be promoted to runner-up!"

"Wow, this guy is hopeless in every way... Anyway, it's okay to tell Chang Rong. The principle of my kite is actually very simple - like this."