Kamisama no Memochou:Volume 7 Chapter 3 - Revision history

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	'''"The settings were changed! When did that happen? I didn't tell her about this!"'''		'''"The settings were changed! When did that happen? I didn't tell her about this!"'''

			I pressed my hand on my chest. I was the one who taught her how to do that. However, why did Yui-san run away?

			"What happened? Why do you think she'll look for me?"

			''"Well, aren't...you are boyfriend? I thought you'll know, more or less."''

			"Of course, I'll go look for her, but do you know why she disappeared?" At the very least, I needed some clue."

			''"I guess...eh, well..."''

			"But what? Clarify that."

			I started to get anxious. For some reason, Washio-san was acting a little strange.

			''"I told him the homeless man died."''

			The buzzing of the drunkards that were beside my ears suddenly became distant and vague from me. The sound of my gulping my saliva sounded as loud as a wok landing in a hole.

			"Wh-what, what the?"

			''"I had no choice! The stalling of the construction at the park caused an activity to delay, and even the police dropped by once. This incident will probably be on the news tonight. No way can it remain under wraps."''

			I suppressed my fury. At the very least, let her be mentally prepared!

			''"I told Yui that person might not be her father! That man might not be her father! Just have her think of the murdered homeless man as someone else, and forget about it."''

			"You said something that stupid? That he got murdered too?"

			Washio-san went silent on the other end of the phone,

			''"I'm definitely wrong about this. I never thought that she'll disappear before the start of the show."''

			"I'll go look for her. Where was she before she vanished? When did she disappear?'

			According to him, it was at the studio in the luxurious building I was at, and the last time she was seen was at 7.30pm or so, when the receptionist lady noticed her. I asked what attire Yui-san was in, and gave Alice a call.

			"Yui-san's gone. Mind tracking her cellphone GPS?"

			I seemed to hear a gasp, but Alice merely replied, <strong>"Understood. I shall notify you."</strong>, and hung up. I then gave Yui-san a call, but as expected, she didn't pick up the phone. How did she feel after being notified by her psychotic manager that her father just passed away? And furthermore, murdered--

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		The next day, events developed in a way I did not anticipate. Around 8 p.m. or so, the manager gave me a call,

		'''"Where's Yui?"'''

		I heard him shriek the moment I picked up the phone, and in my shock, I nearly fell from the beer crate that was a makeshift chair. I was worried that Min-san or Ayaka would overhear us, so I peeked back up the kitchen through the back door of 'Hanamaru'. Luckily, they were busy dealing with the shop full of customers, and had no time to bother.

		"...Di-did something happen? Yui--"

		'''"She didn't look for you?"'''

		"No, she didn't."

		'''" it's the live broadcast today! Rehearsals start at 8:30! Ahh, where did she run off to? Do you really have no idea?"'''

		"The cellphone GPS--"

		'''"The settings were changed! When did that happen? I didn't tell her about this!"'''

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	"It's a little inappropriate for me to say this...but isn't this dangerous?"		"It's a little inappropriate for me to say this...but isn't this dangerous?"

	So Ayaka too knew that it was a murder. Trying not to let her suspect anything, I sighed ~~slightly~~.		So Ayaka too knew that it was a murder. Trying not to let her suspect anything, I gave a little sigh.

			Strangely, I was not terrified by this.Seeing a headless body seemed to have robbed all form of reality from by body over time. I guess it was probably because I did not see the severed part though. If I did see the disgusting bit, I probably would have gone crazy. However, the corpse I saw beforehand had faded in my mind, like a sculpture with no concern of life and death. That was not a corpse without its head, but one that did not have any--

			I shook my head to rid myself of the useless delusions.

			There was someone with a murderous intent, still on the run from the law. This was the unchanging fact.

			"It's dangerous." I answered nonchalantly,

			"But you'll continue to investigate, right?"

			My eyes gave chase after the white breath as Ayaka spoke, and slowly nodded,

			"Because we have a request."

			Of course, this was a lie. Nobody asked us to investigate a murder. Was my answer not similar to what Alice would do? Fear trickled down the darkness of ignorance, and I could not move forth on my own limbs, only able to continue investigating based on a certain person's wishes.

			"You're becoming more and more like Alice now."

			I was seen through by Ayaka, and I covered my face with my hands.

			"Eh? Eh? You aren't happy about it?" Ayaka peered at my expression from below.

			"Why would I...?"

			"Because you're just like Alice! Don't you really admire her?"

			"A-Admire? When did you have such thoughts?"

			"Didn't you become her assistant because you wanted to become more like her?"

			I sighed into my hands, put them into the pockets, and looked at my own feet.

			"...I can never become a detective. After being an assistant for so long, I understand this. I can't become like Alice, but it's just..."

			I just wanted to be by her side, bear the burden she couldn't; that's all.

			So, ahh--I see. That would be ample reason. I did not want to see her show the lonely expression of a desert at midnight. No matter how hollow the reason would be, I would always but in, digging for the truth everywhere like a dog.

			Before I knew it, Ayaka narrowed her eyes and stared at my face, agreeing with me. Embarrassed, I turned my back on her, and took out my cellphone. I sent a message to Yui-san, with only one message, <em>I want to meet you. Are you free?</em>

			I was about to close the cellphone, only to find Ayaka staring at my palm.

			"...So, the client this time..."

			"Wah!" I hurriedly stuffed my cellphone into my pocket, turning away.

			"So this time, it's that person who came by our shop, that Natsuki--"

			"E-erm, Ayaka, forget about that. Just pretend that you didn't see anything, and don't say anything about that."

			"I won't say anything, but then, actually,"

			"You know that artistes are really cautious about various things, don't you?"

			"I know that, but at least be aware of Alice's feelings, Fujishima-kun."

			"...Alice?"

			"If she wants to, Alice can check the phone logs, Fujishima-kun. That message might look like it's an invitation for a girlfriend!" Then don't look at it. I have my rights to maintain my privacy.

			"We're pretending to be lovers because her manager might be checking on us, so we're sending vague messages."

			"So you'll care about the client's feelings, and not Alice's? Anyway, delete that message. I'll warn Alice not to check on your phone too."

			<em>I'll be going back to work then!</em> Ayaka shouted, and ran back to the shop. If she's going to warn Alice, then Alice's just going to do it, right? This was the job Alice instructed me to do, so there's nothing to hide in any case...

			Well, whatever.

			I sat down on the stairs facing the park, and my backside felt the concrete, causing my body and my head to chill. Well, I already sent my message to Yui-san, and there's no turning back at this point. Got to sort my feelings out.

			First, I had to tell her that Ginji-san died. However, I couldn't tell her that he was murdered. Looking at the body, the only conclusion would be that he was murdered. However, the police might not have disclosed that the head was removed, so I shouldn't try to shock her too much.

			And then, I had to tell her that we intended to continue with the investigations. That we wanted to discover the words of the dead, that we want to be his messenger.

			But if she refused, what should I do?

			In any case, it would be expected that she would reject us.

			I suddenly had a thought of getting Alice to continue with the investigations alone, and then, maybe I should pay for this out of my own pockets, I guess?

			However, I cupped my knees, and pondered a little, before shaking my head. If that alone would have been enough, Alice would have swung her sword around without any restraint right from the beginning, just to satisfy her own curiosity. Right now, I knew that the reason the petite detective chose to do all these was to save anyone. She had no friends, and said that she had no power to save anyone, but she was a humanist who really liked people. That's why she would always dress up in mourning clothes at the very end, leave her room, and personally face the particular people she might end up mortally wounding. This was neither out of reservations nor courtesy, but that she wanted to alleviate some of the pain by bearing it.

			However, Alice was unable to interact with anyone. She did not know how to help anyone. She did not know where her battlefields were. To make up for the deficiencies, she labeled herself as 4 letters of the alphabet, and sealed herself in the office of the same name. For she did not know what other methods she could use.

			And thus, this was where I come in.

			Even if it was a clumsy reason, I want Alice to interact with the world.

			Looking at reality, there was a huge possibility of Yui-san recalling the request. The one she hoped for us to find and bring to her had died. If she chose to give up, what do we do? Who should we continue investigating for?

			Mori-san and Pe-san really admired Ginji-san, and they probably wanted to know who murdered him. It would have been fine if we could investigate for their sakes, but they were penniless, unable to request us. One of the self-imposed rules by Alice was to be a professional detective; she would never work for nothing.

			I looked up at the grey, gloomy skies, letting out white breath.

			Right, there was Major too. He had been working for Ginji-san's sake, and was working alone. I didn't know what he was hiding, but he too probably wanted vengeance.

			At this moment, another chill engulfed me.

			At the very least, Major should know something about the culprit. He was the first to discover the corpse, and had the time to collect the fingerprints of the headless corpse, but would not explain the situation back then. Also, he had been investigating on the culprits who shot at the homeless. If the culprits were the murderers, Major should have gotten quite a fair bit of information, so why did he hide them from us. I rubbed my arms on my duffle coat, wanting to rid myself from the cold.

			Thinking harder about it, I really didn't know anything about Major. Even Tetsu-senpai and Hiro knew nothing of what Major was thinking, or his past, and they never tried to. The NEETs just wanted to remain as buddies, lazing around at the back door of 'Hanamaru'

			But I'm not at NEET, just a brat, someone who had meaningless pebbles and crystal balls in my drawer that I couldn't throw. Thus, I had to really ask Major what exactly he was thinking about. What did he see, what did he know, and--if there was anything we could help with.

			I stood up, patted the sand off my frozen arms, taking out my cellphone as I went towards the station, but unable to think of whatever message I should send to Major.

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		I left the office, and went down the tracks towards the station, and then, I stopped in my tracks at the stairs of the park, for there was something I never saw before. I initially assumed it was a flower bed, but on a closer look, I found three pots of flowers lined by each other.

		The first were dried flowers placed in a normal basket, and the next were white Pansies in a plastic case with the shop name of Pachisuro. The third one was an old Japanese military helmet used as a flower pot, containing Christmas Roses.

		I stood at the stairs, and stared at the flowers for a while. My feelings were as rock solid as frozen wax, trickling from my ears.

		When would it be that I could be as strong as the others, I thought. Could I really hold in the pain in my heart and continue taking action to investigate the actual problem? Could I really become this strong?

		Already, I could not summon my courage to open my cellphone. I wanted to create a new message for Yui-san, but I did not know how to do so. How do I go about doing this? No matter how I would start off, it would end up hurting her in the end. Better explain everything by mail then. I can settle this without meeting her. No, what am I doing? I should be thinking about Yui-san's feelings.

		And so, I could not write the message. Guess I had no choice, better do it the next day. I closed the cellphone, and intended to go on, only to hear footsteps running towards me.

		"Fujishima-kun?"

		I turned around, and found Ayaka. The winter uniform on her had a bright cream colored coat on her, and she was holding 4 bottles of beer under her armpits.

		"Ah, these--" Ayaka noticed my stare, and said, "Min-san told me to bring them here as an offering. I heard that someone died here...someone who frequented our shop, right?"

		Ayaka laid out the beer bottles by the flower pots, and clapped her palms together before praying. I looked up at the stairs, and could see the police pulling the yellow cordon tape and some figures in deep blue clothing taking action. How much did Ayaka know exactly? Even if the incident did not make the news, anyone could tell that there was a questionable death here, and it's likely that the rumors of a head being severed was spread. But so what? If there was nothing else she could do, she could only pray. I had better knowledge of this incident than Ayaka, but was this not what I could only do too?

		I went next to Ayaka, lowered my head next to her, and clapped my hands together.\

		However, I, who knew more than Ayaka did, was not praying towards the flowers, but towards the space I front of the stairs, towards the ground where the bloodied Ginji-san had fallen towards.

		I really wanted to talk with him some more.

		I wanted to ask about everything he lost, everything he rejected.

		I pretended to know everything, but I knew nothing. Why did he abandon his family and child? Why did he refuse to meet his daughter? And why did he choose to live in the chilly atmosphere of the streets?

		Everyone lost the opportunity to the answers of these questions.

		Ginji-san was murdered, and this incident was completely different from what I experienced, since the head was chopped off from the corpse. This met that the killer undoubtedly wanted to do the job. With a shiver, I opened my eyes, and climbed the stairs. Appearing in front of my eyes was the cloudy sky, the bare ground, and the ominous yellow cordon tapes cutting through the trees.

		Did I really want to know?

		The outstanding police of this country would definitely unearth everything and put the culprit in prison. But did I really want to know?

		"...Fujishima-kun?"

		"Eh?" Ayaka called for me, and I turned towards her, who was showing an anxious look on her face.

		"Are you investigating?"

		Ayaka pointed at the scene.

		"Nn..." I averted my eyes from Ayaka, hesitant as I replied. From the corner of my eyes, Ayaka's face got gloomier.

		"It's a little inappropriate for me to say this...but isn't this dangerous?"

		So Ayaka too knew that it was a murder. Trying not to let her suspect anything, I sighed slightly.

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 "It's heaven compared to the camp at the foot of Mt. Fuji in the winter."
-Major shrugged as he answered, and sat beside me. Like the day before, he was dressed in a trench coat and a Russian styled cap covering the ears, and the eyes under the goggles seemed to have thick black rings beneath them. Major put his hands in his pocket, and scanned out three.
+Major shrugged as he answered, and sat beside me. Like the day before, he was dressed in a trench coat and a Russian styled cap covering the ears, and the eyes under the goggles seemed to have thick black rings beneath them. Major put his hands in his pocket, and scanned us three.
 "I have something to report to Alice. Come along."
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 "Tetsu-aniki is really strong! He's able to knock down a bicyle just by breathing at it! I heard that the stripes would look for him whenever they had trouble."
-I didn't know how much exaggeration there was, but it was certain that the police, especially the detectives, seemed to owe Tetsu-senpai a favor, His links with the police had come with handy in several cases for the NEET detective agency.
+I didn't know how much exaggeration there was, but it was certain that the police, especially the investigators, seemed to owe Tetsu-senpai a favor, His links with the police had come with handy in several cases for the NEET detective agency.
 But this time, the situation was different.
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 "Metal bullets?" Hiro frowned.
-"Right, the detective said those were metal BB bullets."
+"Right, the investigator said those were metal BB bullets."
 Hiro and I both gasped in unison. BB bullets?
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 In fact, someone was killed. This wasn't to be taken as a joke.