[Master K] The bad one next door

weekend.

The morning sun has already spread all over the earth, and an old man can be seen walking leisurely with his dog on the sidewalk.Shinya, who was sitting by the window, admired the bright scenery outside the window for a while, then looked away, fingers dancing on the terminal screen, while chatting with friends in the online chat room.

The Samsara dessert shop she is in is located in the golden stage of Zhenmu Commercial Street, and countless people pour into it every day.Two years ago, the dessert shop was implicated due to the terrorist attack on the commercial street, and suffered heavy losses in that attack. However, after the reconstruction, the dessert shop quickly returned to its previous appearance, and the business was miraculous become prosperous.

Although the official declared that "it was just a relatively large-scale ordinary terrorist attack", Shinya knew very well in his heart whether it was really ordinary.After all, she happened to be at the scene at the time and witnessed the whole process of the attack—of course, since it had been so long, she didn't need to pay too much attention to it.

Now she cares more about another thing.

Maya exited the chat room, looked at the time display on the top of the terminal screen, and couldn't help but sighed helplessly.

"Why so slow..."

Before the murmur fell, the next second, his eyes were quickly covered by the warm skin of his palm.

Then came the vitality voice of the girl holding back her laughter: "It's so early, Miya, guess who I am?"

……

Samsara dessert shop, by the window.

"...Are you a child?"

Zhui Tian, ​​who was sitting across the table, stuck out his tongue with a smile: "Well, because I saw you, I couldn't help but want to tease you."

Zhui Tian Wuyue is Maya's most trusted friend. With short messy brown hair and sharp eyes, it is easy to think of the word "handsome".That being said, she is actually a beautiful girl, not to mention that she has grown a lot in the past two years, and her slender figure and wheat-colored skin are full of androgynous charm.

For the next 10 minutes, the two talked for a while about their respective lives over the past two years.Regarding his experience in Ikebukuro, Miya just used vague words such as "it's not bad, everyone is very interesting", "although it is a bit messy at times, but it is quite exciting".

Then, Zhui Tian shifted the topic to another focus.

"But I really didn't expect you to apply for Tokyo Butei High School."

"what?"

"After all, a girl like Zhenya... how should I put it, she seems to be an obedient card who keeps herself safe, and after a deep relationship, she is indeed a target who can arouse others' desire to protect. Anyway, it doesn't seem like she can be in a high-risk occupation like Butei People who are related. 'Such a cute and cute little girl should sit on the balcony, bask in the sunshine of a peaceful world, and drink black tea elegantly while reading a book quietly'——Anyway, that's what I've always thought."

"...Mayue, you have too much brains!!"

I never thought that this girl would have such fantastic fantasies.

"Besides, Tobu's subjects are not all high-risk subjects."

Just as she said this, Zhui Tian's chocolate cake was served.Zhui Tian picked up the small silver spoon, boldly dug out a large piece of cake and stuffed it into his mouth, muttering indistinctly: "This is...then what subject are you going to choose?"

Maya took a sip of lemonade calmly: "Sniper Division."

"Oh, the sniper department... Huh?!"

Zhui Tian's expression changed instantly.

"...Hey, are you sure you're not bluffing me? Can the sniper department be called 'not a high-risk project'?"

"But, but, compared to the Assault Division that May wants to report to, the Sniper Division is considered to be very safe!"

Although she had already expected the dumbfounded look of the short-haired girl, Maya couldn't help but eagerly defended herself.

Tokyo Butei High School, as the name suggests, is a school that specializes in training Butei.Students studying here not only have to learn common sense subjects like ordinary high school students, but also learn the fighting skills of Butei.The ancients said that "skills have specialization", in order to achieve excellence, the school divided these skills into six categories, and formed six departments accordingly.Among them, the Assault Division for melee combat and the Sniper Division for long-range support are both affiliated to the Assault Department, so the Assault Department is also called the Combat Department.

In addition, there are Espionage Department, Detective Department, Military Depot Department, Communication Department, Hygiene Department, as well as the Superpower Search Research Department that specializes in cultivating abilities, and the Special Search Research Department that trains stunning girls and obtains information through beauty tricks.As for more information about Butei High School, Shinya doesn't know much about it.

Hearing what she said, Zhui Tian showed a disapproving expression.

"That's right... But Miya, have you passed physical education?"

The words of chasing Tian hit the red heart.

"This, this... Anyway, it's a subject of long-range sniping, so your physical fitness shouldn't be a problem..."

"Big mistake. Snipers are the rear support. They need to run around to check the best sniper and hiding places. They must also be careful of the enemies in the rear. If they are not careful, long-range combat may become close combat. Therefore, rich physical fitness is compulsory."

"...Ugh."

Zhui Tian poured cold water unambiguously, and Mami burst into tears.But she still did not waver, but clenched her fists, nodded vigorously as if to encourage herself, showing a firm expression: "Got it, I will definitely work hard!"

"Wait a minute, I didn't say so much to ask you to work hard...well, forget it." Seeing her making up her mind, Zhui Tian swallowed her words of persuasion.She sighed helplessly, picked up the spoon, and continued to eat the cake: "Speaking of which, did you see Hatta yesterday?"

Maki was taken aback.

"Huh? That's right..."

"So,"

Chasing Tian Zhengse said: "Have you told him about applying for the Tobu exam?"

There was a long silence.

"...QAQ."

"...So there really isn't one?!"

<<<<<<

that time.

When she said the words "Fushimi-kun", the originally lively atmosphere in the bar suddenly became heavy.

The undisguised anger in Hatta's eyes made her, who was watching, hold her breath in shock.After staring murderously at the glass in front of him for a while, he grabbed the glass violently, drank the Coke in it, and roared through gritted teeth, "Don't mention that traitor's name again!"

"Little Hatta."

Kusanagi sounded a warning.Hatta's arrogance was instantly extinguished as if cold water had been poured on him. He lowered his head, muttered "Sorry", and stopped talking.

Looking at the orange-haired boy who was so dejected, a chill suddenly ran up her spine.

……

"In that case, I couldn't even ask about Fushimi-kun, let alone being a Butei."

Zhui Tian quietly listened to Mami's story about the whole process of meeting Hatta, and after listening to it, he sneered: "Don't make excuses, I don't know you yet, even if this kind of thing doesn't happen, you still can't make up your mind to tell him Bar."

This is the fact that was ruthlessly exposed by friends.However, Maya, who was already used to it, only had calm thoughts like "Oh, it really was seen through by Wu Yue" in his mind.

Chasing Tian saw the black-haired girl with a wry smile, and tapped the edge of the empty plate with a spoon: "But I really don't understand, what are you afraid of? That guy won't eat you again, of course, even if he really wants to I will protect you even if I eat you."

"...The last assumption is completely untenable, and Misaki is not Godzilla."

"It's going to breathe fire anyway."

"Acrobats can breathe fire too!"

Mami groaned and then fell silent.After waiting for a long time, Zhui Tian heard her whisper: "Because... I don't want Misaki to worry."

Zhui Tian looked up at her in surprise.Maki clenched her hands tightly into fists and put them on the table, obviously nervous.She smiled embarrassingly: "Just like what you said just now, Wu Yue, I... am weak, and if something happens to me, I don't even know how to protect myself. If Misaki knew about it, she would definitely say something like, 'Why do you want to Doing such a dangerous thing?! Are you an idiot? I’ll just protect you!’ If that’s the case, I will definitely be shaken at that time. So, I want to explain this to him after I become stronger , he doesn't have to worry so much."

During the previous interview, the teacher of Butei High School asked her such a question: "Why do you want to be Butei?"

That's what she replied at the time.

——"Because I don't want to always live under someone else's wing."

Whether it's the childhood sweetheart of the capable person, Butei's best friend, everyone in Ikebukuro, or his mother.There are always dangers around them, and every time, she is the dragging burden.

"So, once in a while—"

——She also wanted to do her best to help them.

After Mami finished speaking, the two did not speak for a while.In the end, it was Zhui Tian who broke the silence: "Is that so, I sort of understand your thoughts."

She took a sip of lemonade, and smiled at the corner of her mouth: "How should I put it, Miya, you really love Hatta, I'm a little jealous—no, to be precise, I'm very upset."

"Re-huh?!"

Mami was stunned for a long time, and when she realized it, her face turned red.

"No, no, no, that's not the case! Wu Wuyue, you misunderstood me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, Mimi, Misaki, and I don't have that kind of... Woo! Cough cough cough!"

Stuttering and denying in a panic until the end, her tongue was tightly knotted, and before she could breathe, she was choked by saliva, her face was blushing and she was crying and she was in a very embarrassing cough.Zhui Tian has no self-knowledge of the perpetrator, and sits across from him laughing as if the matter has nothing to do with him.

Maki became angry from embarrassment: "Mayue!"

"Okay, okay, just think I misunderstood, ah." Seeing that he really hit her friend's weakness this time, Zhui Tian quickly got up and stroked her hair in a good-tempered manner, and at the same time said courteously, "Speaking of which, you don't really care about it. Did you see something? Do you want to tell you?"

Maki glanced at her, then turned around.

Zhui Tian waited patiently.

As expected, the black-haired girl struggled for a long time, then turned her head with puffed cheeks reluctantly: "What's going on?"

Chasing Tian Dengshi beamed, and strove her hair wildly in a good mood: "Although I don't know the details very well, I still know a little bit. The relationship between Hatta and Fushimi is probably...well, from half a year ago. started."

Mami was suddenly distracted: "Rip it up when we meet?"

Zhui Tian secretly made a "V" gesture.She sat back in her seat, cleared her throat, and said seriously: "Yes. Before that, people with abilities in Zhenmu often fought in groups. Hatta and Fushimi belonged to one of the organizations that used red abilities, and the other group It's a group of people in blue."

Miya nodded understandingly.The red organization should refer to Barbara, and the blue organization should be the Secter4.

"Then, one day, when I saw them again, Fushimi actually went to the side of the blue organization."

The turning point came so suddenly that Mami didn't react for a while.She was stunned for a long time, staring at Zhui Tian with a determined face in surprise for a moment, then said hesitantly, "Is this 'to...there' the one I thought of 'to...there'?"

Chasing Tian smiled.

"If you think of the word 'job hopping'."