Their restricted abilities are refreshed every week.

"I am leaving."

She spoke to the empty little house, then walked downstairs, but felt a slight chill when she took the first step out of the building.

Why do I feel like someone is watching me?

Chapter 26 How to activate the drinking system

Holding two unopened bottles of orange soda, Shirakawa Haru, hiding in the shadows of the grass, stared intently at Toyokawa Shoko who walked out of one of the old apartment buildings.

He couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly.

——Even though he was 90% sure, he was still a little surprised when he actually saw that Teacher Daxiang was willing to live in such a place.

You know, not everyone can accept the feeling of going from luxury to frugality and falling from the clouds to the ground.

What's more, Xiangzi used to live in a manor-style villa, and the public area alone was comparable to that of several Shirakawa families.

Then he saw Xiangzi, who had just walked out, standing there, frowning and looking around as if he had realized something.

Shirakawa Haru didn't move.

Humans have a very weak ability to capture stationary objects.

Moreover, his entire body was now covered by weeds and sewer pipes, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed - if Xiangzi could still discover this, Shirakawa Haru would immediately ask her to practice sword.

Unfortunately, it seems that Teacher Daxiang is not a kendo prodigy.

In a few seconds, Shirakawa Haru saw Xiangzi walking towards the convenience store with confusion, and he slowly moved his eyes and looked at the other person's feet.

——Do you want to show up now and confront Teacher Daxiang directly?

Shirakawa Haru thought about it, but ultimately rejected this immature idea.

Since it has been confirmed that Xiangzi lives here, there is no need to rush to confront her.

It would be better to follow behind the other party and observe secretly... No, it should be escorted secretly.

Besides, if he showed up on the street and became "the person Toyokawa Shoko didn't want to see", he would probably run away before he could even have a proper conversation with her.

——It would be better to block the door when the time comes.

Not only can it ensure that Xiangzi does not run away, but they can also have a good long chat... and by the way, they can also have a cup of tea.

Forty-nine steps...fifty steps.

The distance of fifty steps can be said to be pretty much the same - as expected of a former Chinese lady, she even has very good etiquette in this regard.

But in contrast, Shirakawa Haru could easily estimate which floor of the building Xiangzi lived on.

In this way, the target is narrowed down to two households or at most three or four households. Just come back and knock on the door later. If you are lucky, you can confirm Teacher Daxiang's exact coordinates in one go.

“Thank you for your patronage~”

The sweet voice of the convenience store clerk sounded, and Xiangzi, wearing a school uniform, came out again with a small rice ball in his hand.

When the other party walked a little further away, Baichuan Qing followed silently.

……

Next, Shirakawa Haru followed Toyokawa Shoko all the way to school like a wolf.

Of course, we took the cheapest ordinary tram.

If the bus hadn't been slow to arrive at this time, Shirakawa Haru guessed that Teacher Daxiang would have taken the bus to go to school.

"It seems that there is no hidden plot to be explored."

Watching the other person walk into the campus, Shirakawa Haru breathed a sigh of relief.

If Toyokawa Shoko were to get entangled by the thugs or gangsters in this area, a fight would probably be unavoidable.

Standing behind the old locust tree outside the school gate, Shirakawa Haru, like an old father, withdrew his gaze and once again rushed towards the building that Toyokawa Shoko had just walked out of.

……

Not long after, Shirakawa Haru returned to the stairs where Xiangzi had just come down.

He was slightly stunned.

I didn't expect to see cement stairs with rotten railings in Tokyo.

Shirakawa Haru closed his eyes, imagined Xiangzi's stride, and counted down for himself as he walked upwards.

third floor.

After reaching the third floor, Shirakawa Haru stopped and was somewhat surprised to see only two house numbers.

I can only say that this house is really too narrow.

I always feel that the overall width is not as good as an ordinary single-family house...

But this is much more convenient for me.

He put on a puzzled expression and knocked on the door on the right.

"Hey~Daxiang, do you live here?"

After a pause, Shirakawa Haru knocked on the door again and asked the same question, then stood at the door looking dazed.

Then, footsteps came from the house and stopped at the door - as if observing him through the peephole.

After more than ten seconds, as if confirming that the student standing outside the door was not a threat, the security door with rusty hinges was pushed open, and the face of a middle-aged woman peeked out from it.

"Student, you knocked on the wrong door."

The woman was furious and said with dissatisfaction: "Stop yelling at me, or I'll call the police!"

After saying that, she closed the door, and the hot wind blew up the bangs of Shirakawa Haru, who had no time to speak.

Baichuan Qing nodded in understanding and turned to look at the old security door behind him.

——So, this is Shoko Toyokawa’s new home.

Shirakawa Haru went downstairs with a smile on his face.

He was looking forward to the day when Teacher Daxiang would open the door and find his expression.

That kind of expression will surely make people want to take a photo to record this moment.

He was curious.

……

Shoko Toyokawa presented the prepared speech to the homeroom teacher and Haru Shirakawa, and felt relieved when she saw that neither of them seemed suspicious.

The former was naturally deceived by Xiangzi...

"Smell of alcohol? Why does Xiangzi smell of alcohol?"

After close contact with the other party, Baichuan Qing, who used to activate his drinking system every night after overtime work in his previous life, frowned.

If you didn't drink a lot of alcohol the night before, or stayed in an environment filled with the smell of alcohol all night, it would be impossible for the smell of alcohol to remain on your body until now.

Moreover, as expected, the taste should be the cheapest [Asahi Draft Beer], which can be bought for just over 200 yen.

Then a bunch of unpleasant terms popped up: hostess, Kabuki hall, nightclub...

"President, I'll leave the information here."

A cold voice came from beside him, Baichuan Qing responded and observed secretly.

But as expected of Teacher Daxiang, there was no flaw at all on the surface.

Even if you ask directly, he will never tell the truth.

At this time, it is time to ask some friends for help.

Shirakawa Haru lowered his head, opened the group of "A Loving Family", and started by @ing everyone.

Shirakawa Haru: Guys, have you seen a high school student named "Toyokawa Shoko" hanging around brothels lately? She has blue hair and is about 155cm tall... Forget it, I'll just post a picture.

A photo of Xiangzi in the crowd was sent, and Shirakawa Haru circled her in red - the purpose of the photo was just to ensure that they could recognize Xiangzi.

[Shirakawa Haru: If you have any news, please send me a private message - if there is no news, it means I am overthinking it.]

[Shirakawa Haru: Also, remember not to expose me, and refrain from using violence.]

[Dragon Tiger Club Wakaguchi: OK]

[Ku Quan Team Leader: Got it.]

A group of people followed and received it.

The reason why Xiangzi drinks so much must be found out.

But it is impossible for Shirakawa Haru to guarantee that he will follow behind Teacher Daxiang all the time.

——For example, the band meeting that Aine will hold at RING tomorrow afternoon.

Chapter 27 You are Shiina Maki’s sister, right?

"Why is Ms. Soyo also on the list of people invited by Aine?"

After getting off the train and walking out of the station, Shirakawa Haru soon arrived opposite RING.

He almost got lost because he had never been to Ikebukuro before, but he spoke a few words in Chinese and got directions from a fellow villager who was passing by.

Here, there, turn left...

The taste is right.

Shirakawa Haru found his destination in no time.

While waiting for the red light, Shirakawa Haru, who had forgotten countless times to open the information sent by Aine, finally clicked on the picture and showed a black question mark expression.

——Obviously, Nagasaki Motoyo wanted to revive Crychic, right?

Otherwise, why would she have the entry above her head, and why would she go to so much trouble to find Toyokawa Shoko through herself?

But how could Soyo, who only wanted to pick up Crychic again, accept Aine's invitation to form a band?

The answer is actually quite simple.

In Nagasaki Suyo's intelligence network, Shirakawa Haru and Shoko, Riki's sister Maki, and even Takamatsu Touma all have close relationships.

For her, joining this unfamiliar pink-haired band would allow her to further strengthen her relationship with Shirakawa Haru, and at the same time, get in touch with Takamatsu Teru, whom she had not contacted for a long time.

In this way, whether "Shirakawa Haru" or "Takamatsu Tomori" is used as the core of the relationship network, crychic will be rebuilt with a high probability.

As long as she joins Pink Hair's band, Nagasaki Suyo can play two sets of cards.

——But Shirakawa Haru doesn’t understand this.

"Are you trying to practice your bass skills here?"

Shirakawa Haru always assumes the best of what others are thinking.

He never imagined that Ms. Soyo wanted to gather everyone together, kick out a certain unknown pink-haired person, and then use Crychic as a shell company to be reborn.

Walking into the brightly-lit RING, Shirakawa Haru stared at the infrared-sensing automatic door in amazement - she had no idea that there was such a high-end comprehensive concert hall in Ikebukuro.

The time now is 3:00 in the afternoon, and there is still a full hour until the scheduled meeting time of 4:00.

Shirakawa Haru came early to check out the place and observe the environment, and secondly to try the drinks and desserts here before the band arrived.

Of course, there is also a habit reason - if you come early, you can always "receive" friends one by one, and then take the initiative in the conversation.

After walking around, Shirakawa Haru walked into the slightly empty coffee shop.

“Welcome~”

He blinked and sat down at the bar alone.

In a few seconds, the brown-haired waiter standing at the bar carefully wiped the glass, put it back, and walked to Shirakawa Haru with a smile, and handed her a glass of iced water.

——Isn’t this service very thoughtful?

After taking the price list, Shirakawa Haru heard the brown-haired, blue-eyed clerk say to him:

"If you've decided, you can call me to place your order~"

"Ah, okay."

I always feel that this brown-haired clerk looks a little familiar... Is he the drummer of some band?