“I heard there have been more disappearances near Ukiyoe Street lately, right? This is the seventh one this month, isn’t it? So scary!”
“Yeah, my parents won’t let me go to Ukiyoe Street these days. Now, we can only go to the station and Old Street.”
“I heard there’s a new cafe that opened on Ukiyoe Street. I want to check it out. Hey, Miura-san, how about we go after school?”
“Eh? That’s dangerous, we shouldn’t go.”
As he walked into the classroom, Nakano Yuu was disturbed by the chatter of the girls. Hearing about another disappearance, he couldn't help but look at the girls who were talking.
The few girls were the popular group in the class. Their average grades were normal, but the leader, Miura Yumiko, had great social skills. However, Yuu truly disliked her queen-like personality.
Regarding their character, Yuu didn't know much and didn't care. If it weren't for the girls mentioning something he was interested in, he wouldn't even have glanced at them.
However, looking at her appearance, Miura Yumiko was undeniably pretty. Her long golden hair cascaded down her shoulders, paired with green eyes and light, non-intense makeup, it highlighted the girl's youthful energy. Her figure, on the other hand, wasn't particularly outstanding.
“Hey, Nakano-san is looking at us!”
“Shh, be dignified! Don’t let anyone hear you!”
Noticing Nakano Yuu's gaze, the two girls surrounding Miura Yumiko blushed slightly and mumbled in hushed tones, but it couldn't escape Nakano Yuu's ears.
Hearing her companions, Miura Yumiko, who was trimming her nails, also turned her gaze towards him, her eyes meeting Nakano Yuu's.
Seeing the boy’s enchanting purple jade eyes and handsome face, Miura Yumiko couldn’t help but be stunned, her cheeks involuntarily turning red.
Nakano Yuu simply glanced at Miura Yumiko, didn’t say anything, and went straight to his seat, thinking about the recent disappearances on Ukiyoe Street.
“Wow, Nakano-san seems so cool! He’s my type! I want to add him on LINE!”
“What are you thinking? Nakano-san barely talks to people, let alone add them on LINE. It’s best to just forget about it, you know, Miura?”
The two girls chatted and joked, but they couldn’t get Miura Yumiko to respond.
When they looked over, they saw Miura Yumiko sitting sideways, silently observing the boy in the second to last row near the window.
“Eh? Miura, what’s with that expression? Don’t tell me she’s fallen for Nakano-san?”
“No way, is Miura going to give up on Hayama-san?!”
The two girls’ gossiping echoed like chirping sparrows, but Miura Yumiko didn’t seem affected at all.
As if sensing Miura Yumiko's gaze, Nakano Yuu turned his head and met the girl's eyes again.
Startled by the sudden return of the boy's gaze, Miura Yumiko froze, abruptly turned her head away, and silently lowered her head.
“Speaking of, I wonder what Nakano-san is like in private. I’m curious.”
“He’s probably a rich kid, right?”
The two girls continued their chatter, unknowingly triggering Miura Yumiko’s memories.
It was the afternoon before yesterday. As usual, she went home after school. Since her mood wasn't very good, she didn’t walk home with her friends. She even chose a deserted path, and coincidentally, a thug approached her.
Fortunately, Nakano Yuu appeared in time to save her; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
However, Nakano Yuu solved the thug situation and left immediately, without any intention to talk to her.
This incident made Miura Yumiko question her own charm.
Miura Yumiko didn’t know that Nakano Yuu was in the vicinity because his system mission's target was in that area. He went there for that reason, and rescuing her was just a side task.
Secondly, Nakano Yuu knew that Miura Yumiko liked Hayama Hayato. Though it was unrequited love, Nakano Yuu wouldn’t do something like that; after all, Miura Yumiko wasn't a stunning beauty.
At least compared to the five sisters, she was still lacking, so Nakano Yuu wasn’t willing to get entangled with her just for her.
Seeing Miura Yumiko no longer looking at him, Nakano Yuu was satisfied and withdrew his gaze.
The disappearances on Ukiyoe Street had already reached seven. It was suspicious. The police were also inactive. It seemed those things were wreaking havoc. He had to spare some time to deal with it.
After all, the Nakano family resided on Ukiyoe Street. If the five sisters were in danger one day, it would be too late for him to handle it.
Speaking of which, wasn’t there a group of yokai managing Ukiyoe Street? With such a major incident, wouldn’t those yokai take any action?
Lost in thought, class began before he realized it.
With the bell ringing, Nakano Yuu collected his thoughts and glanced at the seat next to him, but it was still empty. He sighed involuntarily.
The seat next to Nakano Yuu was occupied by a girl. Just saying her name would send chills down your spine! She was the famous yandere in the yandere world, beautiful and kind-hearted, with a wife-like aura—Katsura Yui!
Speaking of which, Nakano Yuu had a good relationship with Katsura Yui. They could talk normally, but they rarely went out together. After all, Katsura Yui’s family education was extremely strict.
However, Katsura Yui didn’t come to school today, nor yesterday. Was she sick? Maybe he should visit her.
This idea was quickly dismissed by Nakano Yuu. Their relationship was good, but not good enough for him, a male classmate, to visit a girl’s home. It was probably just a minor illness, and she would return to school in a few days.
Thinking this way, Nakano Yuu didn’t worry about it anymore.
Time at school passed quickly. The five sisters each had their own things to do at school and rarely came to him. Nakano Yuu didn’t have many friends. He could only chat with Katsura Yui. Now that she wasn’t here, the whole day passed boringly.
The sky at dusk was painted orange by the setting sun. Even the clouds were dyed crimson red. It was almost time for the school sports festival, and Yotsuba didn’t choose to go home with Nakano Yuu and the others. Instead, she stayed at school for training. Tokyo wasn’t safe lately, so Edan would pick up Yotsuba after training, which reassured Nakano Yuu a little.
However, to Nakano Yuu’s surprise, Ichika didn’t choose to go home with them either. Instead, she used the excuse of being busy with her career and took a taxi by herself, not even giving Nakano Yuu a chance to ask what happened.
Considering it was Ichika’s entertainment career, Nakano Yuu only told Ichika to call him if anything happened and didn’t say anything more.
He still had to deal with the Ukiyoe Street incident. It was like a thorn in his side, and he couldn’t rest easy until he pulled it out.
But Nakano Yuu didn’t realize that tonight was destined to be restless.
Ichika wouldn’t have imagined that tonight, her good brother would overturn her world view!
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