[Master K] The bad one next door

After the end of the final exams, it's officially the season of spring.

Maybe it's the spring weather that makes people who are tired of work feel more comfortable, or maybe the number of students is too large, and the atmosphere on the street becomes lively with the arrival of the holiday.On the crowded streets, people can be seen holding signs saying "Tokyo Comic Con will open for the first time on March 3!", or "Hokkaido Family 16-Day Tour".

In a word, it was another vibrant and rosy summer vacation.

——Ah, it's really enviable...

Yazawa Maya, who was sweating profusely in the crowd dragging a heavy suitcase, couldn't help but think so respectfully.

In contrast——

The air in the bustling train station was stuffy and oppressive, and it was almost breathless. Coupled with the sound of shouts pouring into the eardrums, the dizziness in the head made a sense of powerlessness in the bottom of my heart.

Shinmi dragged his suitcase with great effort to squeeze out of the crowd, found an empty seat to rest, leaned against the wall for a while, and lowered his head to glance at the terminal in his hand.

— 4:30 PM.There is still more than half an hour before departure.

My legs were so sore that I could hardly stand up, and my mother, who said she had only been away for a short while, hadn't come back yet.

Obviously at this time before, she always stayed at home and slept soundly.

Now she could only squeeze in the crowd at the train station, unable to move, sniffing the smell of sweat in the air.

Miya couldn't help but sighed.

Why on earth did things become like this?

This has to start from the beginning.

Just a week before final exams, Mom and Dad signed the divorce papers.

Since the house was privately owned by father and mother before they got married, according to the law, the property rights of this house belong to father.Although the father had the intention of giving up the property rights to the mother and daughter, the mother firmly rejected him, packed her own baggage and took Miya with her on the train back to her parents' home - that is, the place where she grew up, Ikebukuro.

Speaking of "going back to her mother's house", she has to mention a strange thing: she has never met any relatives of her parents.She doesn't know anything about her father's house, but she still knows a little about her mother's house.For example, a person whose surname is Orihara lives in Ikebukuro.

It is understandable for her to feel nervous when facing relatives who are about to meet and have never met.

But my mother didn't care about it: "This kind of thing doesn't matter at all, you can just eat and live with me."

Such hooliganism is really embarrassing.But from another point of view -

"Huh? Does it mean that grandpa and grandma get along well?"

"... easy to get along with? Uh... In some ways, it is." Mom rolled her eyes, "It's just a bunch of psychopaths."

Maki: "..." Hey, is this family really okay? !

What kind of miraculous existence would it be that can make a mother who is "excessively lively" comment as "crazy".

Maya couldn't help worrying about the unknown future.However, not long after the two arrived at the train station, the mother received a call from "that group of psychopaths".

Mami stood by and watched as she impatiently took out the terminal from her bag.

"Hello? Brother? Ah, yes we are coming back... What are you talking about? It's too noisy in here and I can't hear you!... Wait a minute..."

The woman held up the terminal and yelled for a while, then slowly frowned.It is obviously not a wise choice to listen to the phone in such a noisy place. She waved to Zhenya to signal that she would leave for a while, then turned and got into the crowd.

Probably looking for a quieter place.With this in mind, Maki waited obediently at the same spot with a pile of luggage.

Unexpectedly, the wait was nearly an hour.

"Really, why haven't you come back..."

Leaning her back against the wall, she felt the cold touch penetrating into her back through the fabric, and she couldn't help showing a frustrated expression.

If I had known earlier, I should have gone with my mother.

It's not that she hasn't tried calling, but her mother didn't answer after calling several times.In this way, even the gods can only give up helplessly.

She looked at her watch again.There are only 25 minutes left before the train starts.She decided to wait another 5 minutes and go to the platform by herself.

but……

Mami turned her head to look at the pile of luggage beside her, and began to worry about how to drag them to the platform when the time came.It shouldn't be a problem to just ask a passer-by to help, right?But will this bother others?After all, most of the people who come here at this time are in a hurry...

"--Hey!"

Suddenly, a familiar cry came from the crowd.

At first, Maya didn't think it was calling him.After a while, she gradually reacted.

Wait a minute, this voice is...!

Mami was taken aback, and quickly looked up.

What came into view was rows of human walls, which completely blocked the line of sight, and the figure of the person who made the sound could not be seen.Just when she wondered if she heard it wrong, the voice sounded again, and it was clearer than before: "Maiya!"

At the same time, an orange head emerged from the crowd.

Misaki Hatta squeezed through the crowd with some difficulty, and when she came out, her feet staggered, almost tripping due to inertia.After squeezed out of the crowd, his tense expression suddenly relaxed, let out a sigh of relief, shook the sweat from his hair casually, and ran to her in a few steps, showing a happy smile: "Phew, that's great." Alright, it seems we've caught up."

Maiya stared at him blankly, a little unbelievable: "Misaki?"

Why is he here?

"Wait, wait, you're not..."

"Ah, this." Hatta scratched his head, grinning the sharp canine teeth that were showing at the corners of his mouth, which looked very cute, "I ran back before Brother Zun finished collecting the protection fee... Well, Brother Kusanagi shouldn't It doesn't matter if you scold me for such a trivial matter."

Maya couldn't help but fell silent.

... Collecting protection fees is not something to be proud of at all!

It was probably because her expression was too subtle, Hatta suddenly suppressed his smile, and stared at her with a trace of displeasure in his eyes: "Why? You are not welcome?"

If you think about it carefully, no one would be happy if you came to the train station to say goodbye after working so hard, but you got such a lukewarm response.

"No, no!" Mami flusteredly waved her hand in denial, paused, and mumbled, "Actually, I am very happy that Misaki can come, but I feel a little surprised, so..."

Even if she didn't say anything further, it was self-evident that she was being looked at so earnestly by those wet black eyes.

Hatta's constantly bending and stretching fingers paused, as if he was a little surprised.He stared blankly at the girl in front of him blushing anxiously, looking anxiously at his expectations, and inexplicably recalled the words that ten beams said to him with a smile that day——

"It turns out that the child's name is Mami, what a cute name."

...Accidentally apt, with her silly temperament.I was taken so seriously just for talking casually, maybe one day I will be cheated and pay for it.

Cute... not just the name, but the person too...

……

and many more!

The orange-haired boy's face instantly turned blood red.

No no no no no!There must be something wrong!What bad thoughts did he have about his childhood sweetheart just now! !

How could such a frivolous idea be thought of by him!Forget about it!Forget it all! !

"Misaki? What's wrong with you?"

Maya looked suspiciously at Hatta, who was inexplicably mad at the place where smoke was rising from the top of his head, and couldn't help but worry: "You didn't eat anything strange——"

"I'm fine! Very good!"

Hatta interrupted her in a panic, blushing like a boiled shrimp, looking away guiltily, as if hiding something, looking around: "Ah, so you're the only one? Where's Aunt Liangzi?"

As soon as this was mentioned, Maya's slightly joyful mood after seeing Hatta fell again: "...I don't know either."

"Mom has been away for a long time and hasn't come back. I don't know what to do, so I wonder if I should go to the platform and wait..."

Hearing what she said, Hatta also felt a little at a loss: "Then you..."

Just as he spoke, Maki suddenly thought of something.

"—Ah, by the way, Misaki." She looked up at the boy in front of her, with a slightly serious look, "Can you do me a favor?"

<<<<<

Although it was the girl who asked slightly apologetically, for Misaki Hatta, this was not really a big help.

"...Tch, women are troublesome, you can't even carry this kind of thing." When he was carrying a backpack with a Hello Kitty pendant on his back, and pulling a heavy black fake leather suitcase, he squeezed out of the crowd with ease, Couldn't help muttering like this.

——At most, it’s just enough to carry a suitcase.

Except for the travel bag that Yazawa's mother was carrying when she left, there are three pieces of luggage left: two bulky suitcases and a slightly smaller backpack that Maya has been carrying on her shoulders.After Zhenya made this request nervously, the backpack and one of the suitcases had already been snatched into his hands by the orange-haired boy with a tough attitude—in fact, if her attitude was not particularly firm, he would have wanted to give the other suitcase to the contractor. down.

To be honest, he hardly felt any weight at all.But for a girl of Mami's age, it is indeed a bit heavy.

Once out of the crowd, Hatta stopped, frowning and waiting for her sweating profusely to pull the suitcase out of the crowd: "Hey, are you really okay?"

"Of course!" Mami turned her head and smiled at him, and continued to grit her teeth and drag the box, "After all——Misaki is here to help out of kindness, if I let you all come——it's—too—too—unreasonable—wow!"

The wheel finally slid out with a "beep", but she couldn't stabilize her body due to too much force, she leaned back and almost fell to the ground.Hearing her screaming in panic, the corners of Hatta's eyes twitched.

"...What, are you an idiot! What an inexplicable idea!"

Having said that, she still didn't go against her wish to snatch the box.

"A little further ahead is the platform, hold on."

"……Yes!"

Maki tried her best to cheer up and responded, speeding up her pace to keep up with him.

Passing through the crowd and up a few steps, the train she was on came into view.

The sunlight from nature sprinkled down from the gap between the top of the train and the roof overhead, and the blue sky could be seen faintly.Mami looked around the entire platform, seeing that there were more than half of the people there than before, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Are you waiting here now?"

Hearing Hatta's question, Mami nodded and showed a smile: "Hey, mom should be here soon."

As soon as the words fell, a pleasantly surprised cry came from not far away.

"Maya-chan, you're finally here! Ah, and Misaki!"

Shinya and Hatta looked up at the source of the sound in surprise.

Beside the train, Yazawa Ryoko held onto the door frame of the train with one hand, and waved exaggeratedly at them with the other, with an excited expression on her pretty face.And beside her, Zhui Tian Wuyue, who was wearing neutral casual clothes, stood leisurely.

……

"Haha, fortunately, I have Misaki's help. I originally wanted to ask May to find you, but now it seems that this matter has been saved."

Maki was a little dissatisfied: "Since my mother is here on the platform, why didn't I answer the phone? I waited for a long time by myself."

"This," my mother tilted her head and thought for a while, clasped her hands together, and the overjoyed smile on her face showed no sign of apology, "I'm sorry, sorry, I accidentally forgot you, and I only remembered here, and the terminal was set again. It's muted...well, it's not a big deal anyway, just forget about it!"

accidentally forgot...

What a weird excuse!

Maya couldn't help puffing up her cheeks angrily.Seeing this, my mother quickly pushed her forward; "Oh, the train is about to start in 10 minutes, you three should say goodbye." After speaking, she slipped into the car immediately.

Watching her back disappear at the door in an instant, the black-haired girl sighed helplessly: "...Really."

Zhui Tian took a step forward and hugged her shoulders with a little sympathy: "Forget it, there is no way to do it, you also know that Aunt Liangzi has that kind of temper."

Zhui Tian is dressed very handsomely today: a blue peaked cap, short brown hair tucked inside the cap, the coat on his body is open, revealing the sweatshirt and delicate collarbone inside, and the wheat-colored skin shows a kind of neutral beauty.Mami rubbed her shoulders kissingly, hearing her teasing words, couldn't help laughing: "Has Wuyue been with mom all this time?"

Hatta's "hum" sounded from the side.Maya turned his head in confusion, but saw him quickly look away, staring at the train beside him with a sullen face.

I don't know what he is unhappy about.

"No, I just arrived a few minutes ago." Zhuitian shook his head, and suddenly reached out to ruffle her hair, "But I can't tell you're brutal, and you made a strong counterattack in this final exam. Many people say that you are the biggest dark horse in the first grade this year."

"Huh?" Mami was stunned, and after realizing what she said, she scratched her cheek in embarrassment, "Reverse, counterattack or something... It's just luck, it's not that exaggerated."

Zhui Tian refers to her extraordinary performance in this exam.Although it seemed to Shinya that this was no different from an ordinary exam, in the eyes of others, it was already an astonishing feat to rush from the top [-] or [-] in the grade to the top three.

In fact, she didn't know why she suddenly broke out to such a level - thinking about it carefully, it could only be a coincidence.

Zhui Tian sighed, and continued to lick her head happily: "You, why are you so modest, you pass the exam if you pass the exam, there is no need to use such a frivolous word as luck to summarize it."

"I-I see... But even so, Mayu please stop! Don't mess with my hair again!"

"Hahaha Mami's expression is so cute, I really want to love her~"

"Hey!"

The two chatted for a while, during which Maya tried to pull Hatta in, but he didn't seem to appreciate it, and he responded perfunctorily a few times and remained silent.She had to refocus on the conversation with Zhui Tian.

"By the way, Shinya, have you heard of Tokyo Butei High School?"

"Martial detective? Ah, I know this, it is the profession that is equivalent to the combination of police and detective that emerged after World War II..."

The word "wu reconnaissance" often appears in the news.Maya doesn't understand very deeply, but she still knows a little bit.

"Yes." Zhui Tian pressed down on the brim of his hat, showing a smug smile, "I decided to study there in high school."

Mami was stunned for a moment, and opened her eyes wide: "Huh—?"

"Yeah, I've started training for the entrance exam now, and I'll definitely protect Miya when I become stronger."

The black-haired girl couldn't help being a little dazed when she heard this.After a while, she came back to her senses, rubbed her red nose, and gave Zhui Tian a bright smile: "Well, I'll wait!"

……

The time with friends is always short, and after a while, it seems time to finally get on the bus and check the ticket.In the end, Maya gave Zhui Tian a big hug, turned around, stared at Misaki Hatta who had been silent since the beginning, hesitated for a while, and said softly, "Misaki...do you want to hug me too?"

As soon as she made this presumptuous request, she regretted it.

Sure enough, Hatta was stunned, his eyes widened, and his face turned red: "You, you, you, what are you talking about! Are you an idiot?!"

Miya was not surprised by this reaction.But still a little lost.

I don't know what emotion drove her to ask such a question.It is also the gratitude and reluctance before leaving, she can hug Zhui Tian without hesitation, but she needs to be careful with Hatta who has been with him for a long time.

What's the point?

Mami sighed helplessly: "Well, forget it... But Misaki, your misophobia really needs to be cured, otherwise what will you do in the future."

For example, getting married and having children... If there are no offspring, Aunt Hatta and the others will definitely beat him to death, Misaki.

With a strange mood, he said the last sentence that seemed to be gloating, and Zhenya waved to the two of them, and was about to turn around and get in the car, when a boy's voice suddenly came from behind him: "Wait, wait!"

She turned her head in surprise, but the orange-haired boy was blushing and staring at her with clenched teeth.Seeing her looking back, Hatta choked, clenched his hands into fists, turned his head away from her with a blushing face, obviously very nervous, but still managed to spit out every word tremblingly:

"I... I didn't say... I can't..."

Time seemed to stop instantly at the moment his voice fell.

Mami froze for a moment.

She stared blankly at Hatta Misaki who was so shy that the top of her head was almost smoking for a while, as if she realized what he said, the expression of disbelief on her face gradually turned into a smile of surprise and joy.

In the next second, she jumped out of the car door lightly.

The train whistle blared harshly.

It was the first time that Yazawa Maya crossed the invisible gap of one meter. With the sound of the siren, the soft body of a girl threw herself into the arms of the red-faced orange-haired boy, wrapping her arms around his waist, tightly , as if never let go.

There was an interval of 13 years.

The black-haired girl buried her face in the boy's warm embrace, sobbed, and the tears she had been holding back finally rolled down.

—— "Then I'm not polite."

She choked up, but said with a smile at the same time.

<<<<<

Until the shadow of no one was seen for a long time, Maki was still staring out the window stubbornly.

"Why, don't you want to part with Misaki and May?"

Yazawa Ryoko on the opposite side made a non-malicious joke: "Ann, it's not a farewell, you will meet again one day... and the crying at the end is really ugly, like a child."

——It’s too rude.Really mother?

Maya was already unable to complain about her mother who was never serious, so she could only ignore her words and bow her head in a daze.

A soft female voice came from the TV on the top of the carriage: "Yesterday, the leader of secpter4, Mr. Reiji Munakata, appeared at the symposium and gave our reporter a response to the rumors of supernatural beings, saying that the s4 he leads is an organization of supernatural beings." , in the future, we will slowly disclose the information about the supernatural beings to the general public..."

As Mami listened, his mood suddenly became depressed.

"This news has been very popular recently. I didn't expect that there would actually be a person with the ability in the novel. It makes people scared and excited, hahaha..."

The mother looked at the young elite man with dark blue hair and glasses on the TV screen, sighed exaggeratedly for a while, and finally shifted her gaze to the silent daughter: "Mami, what's wrong? Are you uncomfortable?"

"I..." Mami hesitated to speak, organized his words, and whispered, "Am I very useless?"

"……what?"

Yazawa Ryoko had a bewildered expression of "what is this stupid kid talking about".

"Just, that is to say! Everyone around me is so powerful, so ambitious..." Mami clenched her fists on her thighs, and said dejectedly, "So is May, and so is Misaki... It seems that I am the only one who is confused , don't know what to do..."

"I've heard about May, but you said Misaki...?"

Shocked, Mami hurriedly smiled at the puzzled mother as if to cover up: "Ah, it's nothing, I was just talking to myself."

Hearing what she said, my mother didn't ask any more questions, but moved on to another topic.Mami listened absent-mindedly, occasionally answering once or twice, and kept looking out the window, tapping her fingers on her knees unconsciously.

at this time--

A slight vibration came from the terminal in the pocket.

She pulled out the terminal, turned on the screen, and was surprised to find that it was a new text message.

The sender is "Stars will die if you don't eat marshmallows".

……

...Wait, wait, when did she save such a nasty note for others?Does she have this person in her address book? !

Mami opened the text message with black lines all over his head, and casually glanced at the screen.When she saw the content of the text message, she was stunned for a moment.

——"So, Maki-chan, do you want to fight alongside them?"

【National Middle School End】