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	After the incident with the unknown girl, I head to my workplace. There is no official name for the place where I work. Its specialty is doll-making, but most of the jobs we get are construction-related. The president, Aozaki Tohko, is a woman in her late twenties and she is a weirdo that would buy an abandoned building to make her office. It means that this is not a company, but rather an extension of her hobby. There are many reasons why I decided to work here, but this is my daily life now. I have complaints but I have no troubles. I think I am rather fortunate. There are problems but they are all things I can bear.		After the incident with the unknown girl, I head to my workplace. There is no official name for the place where I work. Its specialty is doll-making, but most of the jobs we get are construction-related. The president, Aozaki Tohko, is a woman in her late twenties and she is a weirdo that would buy an abandoned building to make her office. It means that this is not a company, but rather an extension of her hobby. There are many reasons why I decided to work here, but this is my daily life now. I have complaints but I have no troubles. I think I am rather fortunate. There are problems but they are all things I can bear.
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	I close the door hard and leave the office.		I close the door hard and leave the office.

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	After looking at the conversation between Mikiya and Tohko for a while, Shiki finally opens her mouth.		After looking at the conversation between Mikiya and Tohko for a while, Shiki finally opens her mouth.
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	Shiki departs from the office, leaving only the sound of her kimono and a cold glare.		Shiki departs from the office, leaving only the sound of her kimono and a cold glare.

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	It can't be helped. After leaving the office, I decide to borrow some money from a friend of mine. We choose to meet at the cafeteria of the college that I quit in June. A bit after noon, Gakuto arrives. He has grown much bigger since high school. When I tell him what I came for, he makes a troubled face.		It can't be helped. After leaving the office, I decide to borrow some money from a friend of mine. We choose to meet at the cafeteria of the college that I quit in June. A bit after noon, Gakuto arrives. He has grown much bigger since high school. When I tell him what I came for, he makes a troubled face.
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	After saying goodbye to Gakuto, I decide to go to the murder scene. I feel that I'll have to really try if I'm to find him. Even though I know I shouldn't concern myself in these matters, I also know that this kid is in danger, so I could not decline Gakuto..		After saying goodbye to Gakuto, I decide to go to the murder scene. I feel that I'll have to really try if I'm to find him. Even though I know I shouldn't concern myself in these matters, I also know that this kid is in danger, so I could not decline Gakuto..


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Bored tenshi at 05:08, 15 February 2007

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Question at 01:53, 15 January 2007

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	I close the door hard and leave the office.		I close the door hard and leave the office.

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	After looking at the conversation between Mikiya and Tohko for a while, Shiki finally opens her mouth.		After looking at the conversation between Mikiya and Tohko for a while, Shiki finally opens her mouth.
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	Shiki leaves the office, leaving the sound of her kimono and a cold glare.		Shiki leaves the office, leaving the sound of her kimono and a cold glare.

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	After I leave the office, I couldn't help it, so I decide to borrow some money from a friend of mine. We decide to meet at the college cafeteria which I quit in June. A bit after noontime, Gakuto comes. He has grown much bigger since high school. When I tell him what I came for, he makes a troubled face.		After I leave the office, I couldn't help it, so I decide to borrow some money from a friend of mine. We decide to meet at the college cafeteria which I quit in June. A bit after noontime, Gakuto comes. He has grown much bigger since high school. When I tell him what I came for, he makes a troubled face.

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	... It seems he also has a favor to ask of me. Gakuto looks around and makes sure no one is listening.		... It seems he also has a favor to ask of me. Gakuto looks around and makes sure no one is listening.

	"Well, to put it simply, I want for you to look ~~forsomeone~~. It's one of our lower-classman, but he hasn't returned home. It seems he's involved in a strange crime."		"Well, to put it simply, I want for you to look for someone. It's one of our lower-classman, but he hasn't returned home. It seems he's involved in a strange crime."

	Gakuto's story is not peaceful at all. The name of the missing lower-classman is Minato Keita. He is missing from last night and Gakuto says he is a member of the group that was killed last night. Minato Keita has contacted one of his friend last night but it seems he was acting strangely, so that friend came to Gakuto for help.		Gakuto's story is not peaceful at all. The name of the missing lower-classman is Minato Keita. He is missing from last night and Gakuto says he is a member of the group that was killed last night. Minato Keita has contacted one of his friend last night but it seems he was acting strangely, so that friend came to Gakuto for help.

Solstrike at 22:07, 14 January 2007

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	After I leave the office, I couldn't help it, so I decide to borrow some money from a friend of mine. We decide to meet at the college cafeteria which I quit in June. A bit after noontime, Gakuto comes. He has grown much bigger since high school. When I tell him what I came for, he makes a troubled face.		After I leave the office, I couldn't help it, so I decide to borrow some money from a friend of mine. We decide to meet at the college cafeteria which I quit in June. A bit after noontime, Gakuto comes. He has grown much bigger since high school. When I tell him what I came for, he makes a troubled face.

	"I'm ~~surprized~~. Calling for someone just to borrow money? Are you really Kokutoh Mikiya?"		"I'm surprised. Calling for someone just to borrow money? Are you really Kokutoh Mikiya?"

	"Yeah. You're special to me. You can be happy about that."		"Yeah. You're special to me. You can be happy about that."

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	After the incident with the unknown girl, I head to my workplace. There is no official name for the place where I work. Its specialty is doll-making, but most of the jobs we get are construction-related. The president, Aozaki Touko, is a woman in her late twenties and she is a weirdo that would buy an abandoned building to make her office. It means that this is not a company, but rather an extension of her hobby. There are many reasons why I decided to work here, but this is my daily life now. I have complaints but I have no troubles. I think I am rather fortunate. There are problems but they are all things I can bear.		After the incident with the unknown girl, I head to my workplace. There is no official name for the place where I work. Its specialty is doll-making, but most of the jobs we get are construction-related. The president, Aozaki Touko, is a woman in her late twenties and she is a weirdo that would buy an abandoned building to make her office. It means that this is not a company, but rather an extension of her hobby. There are many reasons why I decided to work here, but this is my daily life now. I have complaints but I have no troubles. I think I am rather fortunate. There are problems but they are all things I can bear.

	... While ~~I'm~~ thinking, I arrive at the building. It is four stories high, and the office is on the fourth floor. This building situated between the residential and the industrial ~~district~~ feels rather empty. It's not that tall, yet it seems to put pressure on the ones looking up to it. There are no elevators, so I go up the stairs.		... While thinking, I arrive at the building. It is four stories high, and the office is on the fourth floor. This building situated between the residential and the industrial districts feels rather empty. It's not that tall, yet it seems to put pressure on the ones looking up to it. There are no elevators, so I go up the stairs.

	When I enter the office, I see an unusual person amongst the usual junk scattered about. A girl with sharp eyes wearing a black kimono turns to me. ... The kimono has a fish pattern on it...		When I enter the office, I see an unusual person amongst the usual junk scattered about. A girl with sharp eyes wearing a black kimono turns towards me. ... The kimono has a fish pattern on it...

	"Huh, Shiki? Why are you here at such a place?"		"Huh, Shiki? Why are you here at such a place?"
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	"But Touko-san, even though you hate the idea, you already have a space in there for your gallery."		"But Touko-san, even though you hate the idea, you already have a space in there for your gallery."

	"It's not ~~under~~ my will. A person I ~~knew~~ just gave me that space as a payment. I could just sell it off but since I have some relations with the Asagami construction company, I can't just do that. Geez, a place that won't make me money is worthless."		"It's not of my will. A person I know just gave me that space as a payment. I could just sell it off but since I have some relations with the Asagami construction company, I can't just do that. Geez, a place that won't make me money is worthless."

	From the way she's talking, she seems to be having trouble with money. I get a really bad feeling.		From the way she's talking, she seems to be having trouble with money. I get a really bad feeling.
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	"What did you use the money on, Touko-san?"		"What did you use the money on, Touko-san?"

	"Oh, what I bought was this boring thing. It's an Ouija board from the Victorian age. I can't expect much out of its effect, but it's not totally worthless because it's over a hundred years old. No matter how uninteresting it is, some mana and a large amount of time will give it some additional value. Well, it still makes no difference ~~that~~ it's useless. If I have to give a reason for buying it, you could say it's part of my hobby."		"Oh, what I bought was this boring thing. It's an Ouija board from the Victorian age. I can't expect much out of its effect, but it's not totally worthless because it's over a hundred years old. No matter how uninteresting it is, some mana and a large amount of time will give it some additional value. Well, it still makes no difference even if it's useless. If I have to give a reason for buying it, you could say it's part of my hobby."

	I just don't understand this person. This person called Aozaki Touko is a magus. I always think how much better it would have been if she was just a magician or something, but that's the truth so I have to accept it. The magus continues her excuse.		I just don't understand this person. This person called Aozaki Touko is a magus. I always think how much better it would have been if she was just a magician or something, but that's the truth so I have to accept it. The magus continues her excuse.
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	I get up from my seat.		I get up from my seat.

	"Then I'm going to go find some money to live off of this month so I'm leaving early. Is that ~~alright~~?"		"Then I'm going to go find some money to live off of this month so I'm leaving early. Is that all right?"

	"Fine. By the way, Kokutou, I need to ask you a favor."		"Fine. By the way, Kokutou, I need to ask you a favor."
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	"That's right. I don't really like to accept this kind of a job but I won't be able to live without money. ......Geez, I'm going mad over money when I'm not an alchemist. This is all because Kokutou won't lend me any money."		"That's right. I don't really like to accept this kind of a job but I won't be able to live without money. ......Geez, I'm going mad over money when I'm not an alchemist. This is all because Kokutou won't lend me any money."

	Touko sticks her cigarette into the ashtray saying she's in a bad mood. Shiki thinks Mikiya is probably is in a worse mood than her.		Touko sticks her cigarette into the ashtray saying she's in a bad mood. Shiki thinks Mikiya is probably in a worse mood than her.

	"Well, about that incident last night..."		"Well, about that incident last night..."
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	Touko looks meaningfully at Shiki. Touko has only explained the results of the murder that occurred between 7PM and 8PM last night and Shiki is saying she understood what kind of crime it was. This is definite proof that Shiki is a person closer to the world Touko lives in.		Touko looks meaningfully at Shiki. Touko has only explained the results of the murder that occurred between 7PM and 8PM last night and Shiki is saying she understood what kind of crime it was. This is definite proof that Shiki is a person closer to the world Touko lives in.

	"The client has some idea of the killer. Your job is to take ~~the~~ her under your care if possible, but if she happens to fight back even slightly... the client said to kill her."		"The client has some idea of the killer. Your job is to take her under your care if possible, but if she happens to fight back even slightly... the client said to kill her."

	Shiki nods. The job description is easy. Find the killer, and kill her.		Shiki nods. The job description is easy. Find the killer, and kill her.
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	... It seems he also has a favor to ask of me. Gakuto looks around, and makes sure no one is listening.		... It seems he also has a favor to ask of me. Gakuto looks around, and makes sure no one is listening.

	"Well, to put it simply, I want ~~for~~ you to look for someone. It's one of our underclassmen, but he hasn't returned home. It seems he's been involved in a strange crime."		"Well, to put it simply, I want you to look for someone. It's one of our underclassmen, but he hasn't returned home. It seems he's been involved in a strange crime."

	Gakuto's story is unsettling. The name of the missing underclassman is Minato Keita. He has been missing since last night and Gakuto says that he was a member of the group that was killed last night. Minato Keita contacted one of his friends last night, but it seems he was acting strangely, so that friend went to Gakuto for help.		Gakuto's story is unsettling. The name of the missing underclassman is Minato Keita. He has been missing since last night and Gakuto says that he was a member of the group that was killed last night. Minato Keita contacted one of his friends last night, but it seems he was acting strangely, so that friend went to Gakuto for help.
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	"No, the ones who used them were the ones who were killed. Don't you remember Keita? He's one of the kids that liked you."		"No, the ones who used them were the ones who were killed. Don't you remember Keita? He's one of the kids that liked you."

	... During high school, I was liked by some underclassmen for some reason. Maybe because I'm a friend of Gakuto, or something.		... During high school, I was liked by some underclassmen for some reason. Maybe because I'm a friend of Gakuto or something.

	"It would make things easier if he were just tripping on a new drug. What kind of drugs do they use? Uppers or Downers?"		"It would make things easier if he were just tripping on a new drug. What kind of drugs do they use? Uppers or Downers?"
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	There are two types of drugs: Uppers, the ones that make you mentally high and feel good; and Downers, the ones that make you depressed. The one Gakuto names is an Upper.		There are two types of drugs: Uppers, the ones that make you mentally high and feel good; and Downers, the ones that make you depressed. The one Gakuto names is an Upper.

	"It's terrible if he's using drugs to escape his fears. The killer really might be after this kid. ~~Alright~~, I'll look into this. Tell me about his friends."		"It's terrible if he's using drugs to escape his fears. The killer really might be after this kid. All right, I'll look into this. Tell me about his friends."

	Gakuto hands me an address book as if he was ready for me to say so. Having lots of friends is characteristic of the members of that group and it seems he's no exception. Many names with their cell phone numbers; along with each group's hangout place, are written.		Gakuto hands me an address book as if he was ready for me to say so. Having lots of friends is characteristic of the members of that group and it seems he's no exception. Many names with their cell phone numbers; along with each group's hangout place, are written.
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	By "protection", I mean handing him over to Daisuke Nii-san, a cop. Gakuto nods, understanding. We reach an agreement. To start off my search, I borrow about twenty thousand yen from him.		By "protection", I mean handing him over to Daisuke Nii-san, a cop. Gakuto nods, understanding. We reach an agreement. To start off my search, I borrow about twenty thousand yen from him.

	After saying goodbye to Gakuto, I decide to go to the murder scene. I feel that I'll have to really try if I'm to find him. Even though I know I shouldn't concern myself in these matters, I also know that this kid is in danger, so I could not decline Gakuto..		After saying goodbye to Gakuto, I decide to go to the murder scene. I feel that I'll have to really try if I'm to find him. Even though I know I shouldn't concern myself with these matters, I also know that this kid is in danger, so I could not decline Gakuto.

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	"Huh, Shiki? Why are you here at such a place?"		"Huh, Shiki? Why are you here at such a place?"

	"Sorry that this place is "such a place". It happens to be your workplace, ~~Kokutoh~~."		"Sorry that this place is "such a place". It happens to be your workplace, Kokutou."

	Touko-san, who is sitting behind Shiki, glares at me. She is dressed as plainly as always with a cigarette in her mouth. She is wearing black pants with a white shirt, and an earring in one of her ears: orange, of course. I don't know why, but she seems to have this habit of always wearing something orange.		Touko-san, who is sitting behind Shiki, glares at me. She is dressed as plainly as always with a cigarette in her mouth. She is wearing black pants with a white shirt, and an earring in one of her ears: orange, of course. I don't know why, but she seems to have this habit of always wearing something orange.
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	"Um, I don't want to say this so bluntly, but can I have my pay?"		"Um, I don't want to say this so bluntly, but can I have my pay?"

	"~~Kokutoh~~, about that... unfortunately, I don't have any money. It's unfortunate, but I'll have to pay you all next month."		"Kokutou, about that... unfortunately, I don't have any money. It's unfortunate, but I'll have to pay you all next month."

	Touko-san declares so calmly. She sounds like I'm the bad guy instead.		Touko-san declares so calmly. She sounds like I'm the bad guy instead.
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	"Touko, about that thing."		"Touko, about that thing."

	"That's right. I don't really like to accept this kind of a job but I won't be able to live without money. ...... Geez, I'm going mad over money when I'm not an ~~Alchemist~~. This is all because ~~Kokutoh~~ won't lend me any money."		"That's right. I don't really like to accept this kind of a job but I won't be able to live without money. ......Geez, I'm going mad over money when I'm not an alchemist. This is all because Kokutou won't lend me any money."

	Touko sticks her cigarette into the ashtray saying she's in a bad mood. Shiki thinks Mikiya is probably is in a worse mood than her.		Touko sticks her cigarette into the ashtray saying she's in a bad mood. Shiki thinks Mikiya is probably is in a worse mood than her.
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	It can't be helped. After leaving the office, I decide to borrow some money from a friend of mine. We choose to meet at the cafeteria of the college that I quit in June. A bit after noon, Gakuto arrives. He has grown much bigger since high school. When I tell him what I came for, he makes a troubled face.		It can't be helped. After leaving the office, I decide to borrow some money from a friend of mine. We choose to meet at the cafeteria of the college that I quit in June. A bit after noon, Gakuto arrives. He has grown much bigger since high school. When I tell him what I came for, he makes a troubled face.

	"I'm surprised. Calling for someone just to borrow money? Are you really ~~Kokutoh~~ Mikiya?"		"I'm surprised. Calling for someone just to borrow money? Are you really Kokutou Mikiya?"

	"Yeah. You're special to me. You should be happy about that."		"Yeah. You're special to me. You should be happy about that."

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	After the incident with the unknown girl, I head to my workplace. There is no official name for the place where I work. Its specialty is doll-making, but most of the jobs we get are construction-related. The president, Aozaki ~~Tohko~~, is a woman in her late twenties and she is a weirdo that would buy an abandoned building to make her office. It means that this is not a company, but rather an extension of her hobby. There are many reasons why I decided to work here, but this is my daily life now. I have complaints but I have no troubles. I think I am rather fortunate. There are problems but they are all things I can bear.		After the incident with the unknown girl, I head to my workplace. There is no official name for the place where I work. Its specialty is doll-making, but most of the jobs we get are construction-related. The president, Aozaki Touko, is a woman in her late twenties and she is a weirdo that would buy an abandoned building to make her office. It means that this is not a company, but rather an extension of her hobby. There are many reasons why I decided to work here, but this is my daily life now. I have complaints but I have no troubles. I think I am rather fortunate. There are problems but they are all things I can bear.

	... While I'm thinking, I arrive at the building. It is four stories high, and the office is on the fourth floor. This building situated between the residential and the industrial district feels rather empty. It's not that tall, yet it seems to put pressure on the ones looking up to it. There are no elevators, so I go up the stairs.		... While I'm thinking, I arrive at the building. It is four stories high, and the office is on the fourth floor. This building situated between the residential and the industrial district feels rather empty. It's not that tall, yet it seems to put pressure on the ones looking up to it. There are no elevators, so I go up the stairs.
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	"Sorry that this place is "such a place". It happens to be your workplace, Kokutoh."		"Sorry that this place is "such a place". It happens to be your workplace, Kokutoh."

	~~Tohko~~-san, who is sitting behind Shiki, glares at me. She is dressed as plainly as always with a cigarette in her mouth. She is wearing black pants with a white shirt, and an earring in one of her ears: orange, of course. I don't know why, but she seems to have this habit of always wearing something orange.		Touko-san, who is sitting behind Shiki, glares at me. She is dressed as plainly as always with a cigarette in her mouth. She is wearing black pants with a white shirt, and an earring in one of her ears: orange, of course. I don't know why, but she seems to have this habit of always wearing something orange.

	"But you sure are here early today. I told you there are no jobs for a while, so you should show up around noon."		"But you sure are here early today. I told you there are no jobs for a while, so you should show up around noon."
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	Shiki does not say anything, but rubs her eyes sleepily. ... Was she walking around at night again? ... It's only been about a month since she recovered from her coma. For some reason, we're finding it rather uncomfortable to talk to each other. It seems Shiki does not want to talk so I sit down at my own desk. ...There's nothing to do, so I decide to talk. Fortunately, there is a topic handy.		Shiki does not say anything, but rubs her eyes sleepily. ... Was she walking around at night again? ... It's only been about a month since she recovered from her coma. For some reason, we're finding it rather uncomfortable to talk to each other. It seems Shiki does not want to talk so I sit down at my own desk. ...There's nothing to do, so I decide to talk. Fortunately, there is a topic handy.

	"~~Tohko~~-san, did you see the news this morning?"		"Touko-san, did you see the news this morning?"

	"You must mean the Broad Bridge. It's not like some foreign country, I don't think Japan needs that big of a bridge."		"You must mean the Broad Bridge. It's not like some foreign country, I don't think Japan needs that big of a bridge."

	I recoil at her comment. What she is talking about is a big bridge, about 800 meters long, that is planned to finish construction next year. The town we live in is close to the port. If you drive for about 20 minutes, you can get to the port, but the shape itself is troublesome. To put it simply, there is another side to it. If you look at it on a map, it looks like a crescent moon, and a long roundabout is forced if you want to get from the top to the bottom. The city's construction group teamed up with a big construction company and put into action what they said was the solution to the public complaints. They are building a straight route across the tips of the crescent shape in the form of a bridge. ... Of course, most of the money to build this is coming from our taxes. I think it is a typical case of the government saying they are solving public complaints which did not exist from the start, only resulting in more public complaints. The bridge is also to have museums, aquariums, big parking lots and such, and you can't really tell whether it's a bridge or an amusement park. It was called Baybridge until recently but according to what ~~Tohko~~-san is saying, I guess its name has officially been announced as Broad Bridge. Both ~~Tohko~~-san and I do not like the idea of this bridge.		I recoil at her comment. What she is talking about is a big bridge, about 800 meters long, that is planned to finish construction next year. The town we live in is close to the port. If you drive for about 20 minutes, you can get to the port, but the shape itself is troublesome. To put it simply, there is another side to it. If you look at it on a map, it looks like a crescent moon, and a long roundabout is forced if you want to get from the top to the bottom. The city's construction group teamed up with a big construction company and put into action what they said was the solution to the public complaints. They are building a straight route across the tips of the crescent shape in the form of a bridge. ... Of course, most of the money to build this is coming from our taxes. I think it is a typical case of the government saying they are solving public complaints which did not exist from the start, only resulting in more public complaints. The bridge is also to have museums, aquariums, big parking lots and such, and you can't really tell whether it's a bridge or an amusement park. It was called Baybridge until recently but according to what Touko-san is saying, I guess its name has officially been announced as Broad Bridge. Both Touko-san and I do not like the idea of this bridge.

	"But ~~Tohko~~-san, even though you hate the idea, you already have a space in there for your gallery."		"But Touko-san, even though you hate the idea, you already have a space in there for your gallery."

	"It's not under my will. A person I knew just gave me that space as a payment. I could just sell it off but since I have some relations with the Asagami construction company, I can't just do that. Geez, a place that won't make me money is worthless."		"It's not under my will. A person I knew just gave me that space as a payment. I could just sell it off but since I have some relations with the Asagami construction company, I can't just do that. Geez, a place that won't make me money is worthless."
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	"Kokutoh, about that... unfortunately, I don't have any money. It's unfortunate, but I'll have to pay you all next month."		"Kokutoh, about that... unfortunately, I don't have any money. It's unfortunate, but I'll have to pay you all next month."

	~~Tohko~~-san declares so calmly. She sounds like I'm the bad guy instead.		Touko-san declares so calmly. She sounds like I'm the bad guy instead.

	"Wait a minute! You had 1.12 million yen in the bank yesterday! How could you say it's all gone!?"		"Wait a minute! You had 1.12 million yen in the bank yesterday! How could you say it's all gone!?"

	~~Tohko~~-san replies, while rocking on her chair, that it's because she used it all. Shiki is looking at ~~Tohko~~-san with some jealousy. ...Certainly, ~~Tohko~~-san looks like she's having fun in that chair. No, I don't care about that right now.		Touko-san replies, while rocking on her chair, that it's because she used it all. Shiki is looking at Touko-san with some jealousy. ...Certainly, Touko-san looks like she's having fun in that chair. No, I don't care about that right now.

	"What did you use the money on, ~~Tohko~~-san?"		"What did you use the money on, Touko-san?"

	"Oh, what I bought was this boring thing. It's an Ouija ~~Board~~ from the Victorian age. I can't expect much out of its effect, but it's not totally worthless because it's over a hundred years old. No matter how uninteresting it is, some mana and a large amount of time will give it some additional value. Well, it still makes no difference that it's useless. If I have to give a reason for buying it, you could say it's part of my hobby."		"Oh, what I bought was this boring thing. It's an Ouija board from the Victorian age. I can't expect much out of its effect, but it's not totally worthless because it's over a hundred years old. No matter how uninteresting it is, some mana and a large amount of time will give it some additional value. Well, it still makes no difference that it's useless. If I have to give a reason for buying it, you could say it's part of my hobby."

	I just don't understand this person. This person called Aozaki ~~Tohko~~ is a magus. I always think how much better it would have been if she was just a magician or something, but that's the truth so I have to accept it. The magus continues her excuse.		I just don't understand this person. This person called Aozaki Touko is a magus. I always think how much better it would have been if she was just a magician or something, but that's the truth so I have to accept it. The magus continues her excuse.

	"It suddenly appeared on sale, so I bought it on impulse. Don't get so angry. I'm out of money too."		"It suddenly appeared on sale, so I bought it on impulse. Don't get so angry. I'm out of money too."
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	"Then I'm going to go find some money to live off of this month so I'm leaving early. Is that alright?"		"Then I'm going to go find some money to live off of this month so I'm leaving early. Is that alright?"

	"Fine. By the way ~~Kokutoh~~, I need to ask you a favor."		"Fine. By the way, Kokutou, I need to ask you a favor."

	~~Tohko~~-san says this in a different tone. Maybe it has to do something with the fact that Shiki is here... I calm down and stop.		Touko-san says this in a different tone. Maybe it has to do something with the fact that Shiki is here... I calm down and stop.

	"What is it, ~~Tohko~~-san?"		"What is it, Touko-san?"

	"Can you lend me some money? I'm broke as you can see."		"Can you lend me some money? I'm broke as you can see."
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	After looking at the conversation between Mikiya and ~~Tohko~~ for a while, Shiki finally opens her mouth.		After looking at the conversation between Mikiya and Touko for a while, Shiki finally opens her mouth.

	"~~Tohko~~, about that thing."		"Touko, about that thing."

	"That's right. I don't really like to accept this kind of a job but I won't be able to live without money. ...... Geez, I'm going mad over money when I'm not an Alchemist. This is all because Kokutoh won't lend me any money."		"That's right. I don't really like to accept this kind of a job but I won't be able to live without money. ...... Geez, I'm going mad over money when I'm not an Alchemist. This is all because Kokutoh won't lend me any money."

	~~Tohko~~ sticks her cigarette into the ashtray saying she's in a bad mood. Shiki thinks Mikiya is probably is in a worse mood than her.		Touko sticks her cigarette into the ashtray saying she's in a bad mood. Shiki thinks Mikiya is probably is in a worse mood than her.

	"Well, about that incident last night..."		"Well, about that incident last night..."
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	"I see...... I only explained to you the scene of the crime, but you already know? You're pretty sharp."		"I see...... I only explained to you the scene of the crime, but you already know? You're pretty sharp."

	~~Tohko~~ looks meaningfully at Shiki. ~~Tohko~~ has only explained the results of the murder that occurred between 7PM and 8PM last night and Shiki is saying she understood what kind of crime it was. This is definite proof that Shiki is a person closer to the world ~~Tohko~~ lives in.		Touko looks meaningfully at Shiki. Touko has only explained the results of the murder that occurred between 7PM and 8PM last night and Shiki is saying she understood what kind of crime it was. This is definite proof that Shiki is a person closer to the world Touko lives in.

	"The client has some idea of the killer. Your job is to take the her under your care if possible, but if she happens to fight back even slightly... the client said to kill her."		"The client has some idea of the killer. Your job is to take the her under your care if possible, but if she happens to fight back even slightly... the client said to kill her."
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	"Here's her picture and her status. What were you going to do without knowing what she looks like?"		"Here's her picture and her status. What were you going to do without knowing what she looks like?"

	Shiki looks at ~~Tohko~~, who throws her the file containing the information. It drops to the floor.		Shiki looks at Touko, who throws her the file containing the information. It drops to the floor.

	"I don't need it. That killer is definitely of my kind. ... So if we were to meet, we'd try to kill each other at that very instant."		"I don't need it. That killer is definitely of my kind. ... So if we were to meet, we'd try to kill each other at that very instant."

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	After the incident with the unknown girl, I head to my workplace. There is no official name for the place I work ~~for~~. It's specialty is doll-making, but most of the ~~job~~ we get are construction-related. The president, Aozaki Tohko, is a woman in her late twenties and she is a weirdo that would buy an abandoned building to make into her office. It means that this is not a company, but rather an extension of her hobby. There are many reasons why I decided to work here, but this is my daily life now. I have complaints but I have no troubles. I rather think I am fortunate. There are problems but they are all things I can bear.		After the incident with the unknown girl, I head to my workplace. There is no official name for the place where I work. It's specialty is doll-making, but most of the jobs we get are construction-related. The president, Aozaki Tohko, is a woman in her late twenties and she is a weirdo that would buy an abandoned building to make into her office. It means that this is not a company, but rather an extension of her hobby. There are many reasons why I decided to work here, but this is my daily life now. I have complaints but I have no troubles. I rather think I am fortunate. There are problems but they are all things I can bear.

	... While I'm thinking, I arrive at the building. The building is four-stories high and the office is on the fourth floor. This building situated between the residential and the industrial district feels rather empty. It's not that tall, yet it puts pressure on the ones looking up to it. There are no elevators, so I go up the stairs.		... While I'm thinking, I arrive at the building. The building is four-stories high and the office is on the fourth floor. This building situated between the residential and the industrial district feels rather empty. It's not that tall, yet it puts pressure on the ones looking up to it. There are no elevators, so I go up the stairs.
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	"You must mean the Broad Bridge. It's not like some foreign country, I don't think Japan needs that big of a bridge."		"You must mean the Broad Bridge. It's not like some foreign country, I don't think Japan needs that big of a bridge."

	I pull back at her comment. What she is talking about is a big bridge that is about 800 meters long planned to finish ~~constuction~~ next year. The town we live in is close to the port. If you drive for about 20 minutes, you can get to the port, but the shape itself is troublesome. To put it simply, there is another side of it. If you look at it on a map, it looks like a ~~crecent~~ moon and a long roundabout is forced if you want to get from the top to the bottom. The city's construction group teamed up with a big construction company and put into action what they said is the solution for public complaints. They are building a straight route across the tips of the ~~crecent~~ shape in the form of a bridge. ... Of course, most of the money to build this is coming from our taxes. I think it is a typical case of government saying they are solving public complaints which did not exist from the start, only resulting in ~~creating~~ more public complaints. The bridge is also to have museums, aquariums, big parking lots and such, and you can't tell if its a bridge or an amusement park. It was called Baybridge until recently but according to what Tohko-san is saying, I guess it's officially announced its name as Broad Bridge. Both Tohko-san and I do not like the idea of this bridge.		I pull back at her comment. What she is talking about is a big bridge that is about 800 meters long planned to finish construction next year. The town we live in is close to the port. If you drive for about 20 minutes, you can get to the port, but the shape itself is troublesome. To put it simply, there is another side of it. If you look at it on a map, it looks like a crescent moon and a long roundabout is forced if you want to get from the top to the bottom. The city's construction group teamed up with a big construction company and put into action what they said is the solution for public complaints. They are building a straight route across the tips of the crescent shape in the form of a bridge. ... Of course, most of the money to build this is coming from our taxes. I think it is a typical case of government saying they are solving public complaints which did not exist from the start, only resulting in more public complaints. The bridge is also to have museums, aquariums, big parking lots and such, and you can't tell if its a bridge or an amusement park. It was called Baybridge until recently but according to what Tohko-san is saying, I guess it's officially announced its name as Broad Bridge. Both Tohko-san and I do not like the idea of this bridge.

	"But Tohko-san, even though you hate the idea, you already have a space in there for your gallery."		"But Tohko-san, even though you hate the idea, you already have a space in there for your gallery."
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	"It's not under my will. A person I knew just gave me that space as a pay. I can just sell it off but since I have some relationship with the Asagami construction company, I can't just do that. Geez, a place that won't make me money is worthless."		"It's not under my will. A person I knew just gave me that space as a pay. I can just sell it off but since I have some relationship with the Asagami construction company, I can't just do that. Geez, a place that won't make me money is worthless."

	From the ~~say~~ she's talking, she seems to be having trouble with money. I get a really bad feeling.		From the way she's talking, she seems to be having trouble with money. I get a really bad feeling.

	"Um, I don't want to say this so bluntly, but can I have my pay?"		"Um, I don't want to say this so bluntly, but can I have my pay?"
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	"Wait a minute! You had 1.12 million yen in the bank yesterday! How could you say it's all gone!?"		"Wait a minute! You had 1.12 million yen in the bank yesterday! How could you say it's all gone!?"

	Tohko-san replies while rocking on her chair that it's because she used it all. Shiki is looking at Tohko-san with some jealousy. ...Certainly, Tohko-san looks like she's having fun in the chair. No, I don't care about that right now.		Tohko-san replies, while rocking on her chair, that it's because she used it all. Shiki is looking at Tohko-san with some jealousy. ...Certainly, Tohko-san looks like she's having fun in the chair. No, I don't care about that right now.

	"What did you use the money on, Tohko-san?"		"What did you use the money on, Tohko-san?"

	"Oh, what I bought was a boring thing. It's an Ouija Board from the Victoria Age. I can't expect much out of its effect but it's not totally worthless because it's over a hundred years old. No matter how uninteresting it is, some mana and long time will give it some additional value. Well, it still makes no difference that it's useless. If I have to give a reason for buying it, you could say it's part of my hobby."		"Oh, what I bought was this boring thing. It's an Ouija Board from the Victoria Age. I can't expect much out of its effect, but it's not totally worthless because it's over a hundred years old. No matter how uninteresting it is, some mana and a long amount of time will give it some additional value. Well, it still makes no difference that it's useless. If I have to give a reason for buying it, you could say it's part of my hobby."

	I just don't understand this person. This person called Aozaki Tohko is a magus. I always think how much better it would have been if she was just a magician or something, but that's the truth so I have to accept it. The magus continues her excuse.		I just don't understand this person. This person called Aozaki Tohko is a magus. I always think how much better it would have been if she was just a magician or something, but that's the truth so I have to accept it. The magus continues her excuse.
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	"Fine. By the way Kokutoh, I need to ask you a favor."		"Fine. By the way Kokutoh, I need to ask you a favor."

	Tohko-san says so in a different tone. Maybe it has to do something with the fact that Shiki's here... I calm down and stop.		Tohko-san says this in a different tone. Maybe it has to do something with the fact that Shiki is here... I calm down and stop.

	"What is it, Tohko-san?"		"What is it, Tohko-san?"
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	"That's right. I don't really like to accept this kind of a job but I won't be able to live without money. ...... Geez, I'm going mad over money when I'm not an Alchemist. This is all because Kokutoh won't lend me any money."		"That's right. I don't really like to accept this kind of a job but I won't be able to live without money. ...... Geez, I'm going mad over money when I'm not an Alchemist. This is all because Kokutoh won't lend me any money."

	Tohko sticks her cigarette into the ashtray saying she's in a bad mood. Shiki thinks Mikiya probably is in a worse mood than her.		Tohko sticks her cigarette into the ashtray saying she's in a bad mood. Shiki thinks Mikiya is probably is in a worse mood than her.

	"Well, about that incident last night..."		"Well, about that incident last night..."
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	"I see...... I only explained to you the scene of the crime, but you already know? You're pretty sharp."		"I see...... I only explained to you the scene of the crime, but you already know? You're pretty sharp."

	Tohko looks meaningfully at Shiki. Tohko has only explained the results of the murder that ~~occured~~ between 7PM and 8PM last night and Shiki is saying she understood what kind of crime it was. This is definite proof that Shiki is a person closer to the world Tohko lives in.		Tohko looks meaningfully at Shiki. Tohko has only explained the results of the murder that occurred between 7PM and 8PM last night and Shiki is saying she understood what kind of crime it was. This is definite proof that Shiki is a person closer to the world Tohko lives in.

	"The client has some idea of the killer. Your job is to take the killer under your care if possible. But if the killer happens to fight back even slightly... the client said to kill her."		"The client has some idea of the killer. Your job is to take the killer under your care if possible. But if the killer happens to fight back even slightly... the client said to kill her."

	Shiki just nods. The ~~jod~~ description is easy. Find the killer and kill her.		Shiki just nods. The job description is easy. Find the killer and kill her.

	"But what about after that?"		"But what about after that?"
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	After I leave the office, I couldn't help it, so I decide to borrow some money from a friend of mine. We decide to meet at the college cafeteria which I quit in June. A bit after noontime, Gakuto comes. He has grown much bigger since high school. When I tell him what I came for, he makes a troubled face.		After I leave the office I couldn't help it, so I decide to borrow some money from a friend of mine. We decide to meet at the college cafeteria which I quit in June. A bit after noontime, Gakuto comes. He has grown much bigger since high school. When I tell him what I came for, he makes a troubled face.

	"I'm surprised. Calling for someone just to borrow money? Are you really Kokutoh Mikiya?"		"I'm surprised. Calling for someone just to borrow money? Are you really Kokutoh Mikiya?"

	"Yeah. You're special to me. You ~~can~~ be happy about that."		"Yeah. You're special to me. You should be happy about that."

	"Heh, who would. Besides, why don't you go borrow from your relatives?"		"Heh, who would. Besides, why don't you go borrow from your relatives?"