Through the gap in the trees, you can see a boy wearing a school uniform, Sugimura Hiroki, with his face and upper body exposed. The sleeves of his school uniform and T-shirt have fallen off, and his entire right wrist is exposed. The white cloth wrapped around his shoulders

There was red blood oozing out from the top. I wonder if it was because of the rain, but it spread into pink.

Hiroki Sugimura's mouth was slightly open, but Kayoko's eyes, which were playing the piano, met the two eyes on his face that were stained by the wind and sand. They looked sparkling.

It was her, Kayoko Kototan, the woman he was looking for. For a moment, Hiroki Sugimura's heart was filled with excitement.

However, fear surged into Kayoko's body. Why didn't she notice that he was so close? Why...

"Kotan--" Hiroki Sugimura shouted loudly as he ran towards the woods.

Kototan Kayoko screamed, turned the heels of her sneakers backwards, and rushed into the bushes.

Her face and hair were caught by the branches, and the raindrops above made her whole body soaked, but it didn't matter.

She just kept running away. If she didn't run away quickly, she would be killed!

Even at this time, Kayoko Kototan had forgotten that she had a gun in her hand!

Kayoko Koto played and ran out of the bushes quickly.

The mountain road, which was about two meters wide, was winding and twisting. Based on a moment of judgment, Kototan Kayoko chose this road to rush down. If she chose to rush up, she would undoubtedly be overtaken. But

If it goes down...

Suddenly there was a voice behind Kayoko Kototan. "Kototan!" It was Hiroki Sugimura's voice. He was chasing after her!

Kototan Kayoko pushed her tired body and ran with her legs desperately.

What is this situation? If I had known this would happen, I would not have learned any tea ceremony. It would be better to practice running as soon as possible.

"Kotan! Wait for me! Kotan!" Sutamura Hiroki's voice came from behind.

If you are in a situation where you can listen more calmly to these words - that is, it is just a scene, and you are stuffing your mouth with popcorn while watching the actors perform - you can know that there is no doubt about it.

It was a pleading tone.

However, in the ears of Kototan Kayoko at this moment, the sound certainly sounded like the following.

"Qintan! Just wait for me! I'm going to kill you!"

Therefore, Kayoko Kototan certainly had no reason to wait for him.

The mountain road ahead divided into two, and she chose the left one.

The field of vision on the left has broadened.

From the gloomy light passing through the gauze-like rain, one can see the endless layers of citrus orchards.

Opposite the citrus grove, there is a forest full of bushes. If you can escape there...

She felt there was nothing she could do.

There was still a full fifty meters away from the forest, which was a despairing distance.

If he hid behind the irregularly arranged citrus trees and continued to walk unsteadily, Hiroki Sugimura would have caught up with him and then shot him in the back with a knife or a pistol.

Wait, gun, gun!

His eyes shifted to his right hand.

Damn it, I forgot about this thing.

Then Kayoko bit her lip while playing the piano.

She didn't want to do it, but she had to do it. The other party wanted to kill her.

She exerted force on her right foot to stop her speed. Turning to the left, Kototan Kayoko's entire body reversed.

When she turned around, she held the gun with both hands. All she had to do was pull the trigger.

On the opposite side of the already sloping road, seven or eight meters away, Sugimura Hiroki stood there motionless with his eyes wide open.

It's too late.

Do you think I can't shoot?

Kototan Kayoko watched coldly as Hiroki Sugimura stretched out his hands steadily and pulled the trigger to the end.

Bang! A small flame appeared from the muzzle of the gun, and the wrist shook upward due to the reaction force.

On the other side of the gun's muzzle, Hiroki Sugimura's big body spun around as if he had been bounced, and fell backwards.

Kototan Kayoko still held the gun and ran towards Hiroki's body with clattering footsteps.

He must be given a fatal blow! His life must be taken! He must not be able to get up again!

Kototan Kayoko stood about two meters away from Hiroki.

There was a small hole on the left chest of Sugimura Hiroki's school uniform, and the area around the hole began to turn turbid black.

Sugimura Hiroki suddenly turned his head and looked at the piano playing Kayoko.

Kayoko Kototan positioned the muzzle of the gun downward, then pulled the trigger...

Her hand stopped moving slightly, because Hiroki Sugimura hurriedly opened his eyes and shouted urgently: "Run away, run away! Maybe someone heard the gunshot. Run away quickly!"

Then, just like a difficult-to-assemble jigsaw puzzle with a large number of pieces, accurately put together to form a picture, Kayoko Kototan finally understood the situation in her mind. This time it was a correct understanding.

"Ah...ah..."

Kototan Kayoko dropped her pistol and knelt down beside Hiroki Sugimura. She knew that her knees had been scraped, but that kind of thing was no longer a problem.

"Sugimura-san! Sugimura-san! I...I actually did such a thing...!"

In this case, everyone knows that the other party is actually no longer an enemy!

Without realizing it, tears flowed from Kototan Kayoko's eyes one by one.

Indeed, Sugimura Hiroki is a boy who makes people feel a little scared.

He would regularly go to places like boxing dojos, giving people a rough impression, and he often spoke very little, and even when he did speak, he was in a bad mood. He was with the boys, yes, with Mimura Nobuhi or Nanabahara Akiya

When those people talk, sometimes you can see a little smile.

But other than that, he probably kept a straight face. I had also heard rumors that he was dating Chigusa Takako, and the two of them seemed to be quite good friends.

But Kayoko Kototan could only think about it at best: "I really don't understand Takako's taste. Is it really okay for someone as beautiful as her to date a boy who is a bit scary?" In short, she has feelings for Sugimura Hiroki.

It is unmistakable to have such an impression. And under this situation - under the situation where my classmates are indeed dying one after another - I am also extremely afraid of Sugimura Hiroki. But, but...

"It doesn't matter." Hiroki Sugimura closed his eyes slightly and said. He was smiling, as if he was very happy. "I'm going to die soon anyway."

At this moment, Kotodan Kayoko finally discovered that in addition to the wound she had just shot, the right side of Hiroki Sugimura's school uniform was completely soaked by a liquid different from rainwater on the lower right side of his abdomen.

"So...run away from me...I beg you!"

Kototan Kayoko sobbed, her hand trembling slightly next to Hiroki Sugimura's head. "Let's run away together. Come on, stand up."

Sugimura Hiroki opened his eyes, looked at the piano playing Kayoko, and seemed to smile.

"Don't worry about me," he shook his head and said, "I'm very satisfied to see you."

"...Ah?" Kayoko Kototan opened her eyes full of tears...Ah? Just now, what? What did he say?

"That...that, what is..." Kayoko's voice was trembling.

Hiroki Sugimura spat out with a cry, whether he was holding back the pain or just sighing a long breath. "If I tell you, will you listen to me and run away?"

"What? What on earth is it? Answer it quickly!" Kayoko Kototan said urgently.

Sugimura Hiroki spoke, and he was quite straightforward. "I like playing the piano. I have always liked you very much."

Kototan Kayoko once again couldn't understand what Hiroki Sugimura was talking about. What is this? What is he talking about? Is this person...?

Sugimura Hiroki continued to talk. He looked up at the sky where the rain was falling.

"That's the only thing I've always wanted to say. Hurry, run away!"

Almost unconsciously, Kayoko's lips squeezed out a few words. "You...but...you and Takako..."

Hiroki stared into Kayoko's eyes again and said, "I like you."

It’s really touching! I thought I had let go of love, I thought I could throw it away, but now I realize that I was just deceiving myself!

Lin Hua was hiding in the woods, holding a revolver and his eyes were reddish.

He had been resting here. It wasn't until the moment when Kayoko Kototan appeared with a scream that Lin Hua knew that there was someone else here besides himself.

And when I found two people, I saw this scene.

But it is very touching, just like watching a movie. Can anyone really die for the one he loves?

Lin Hua looked at the two people and couldn't help but touch his left chest with his right hand.

But if it were me, I should, I shouldn’t be able to do it!

For his own selfish gain, he was determined to kill the original Tang Feng, so that he could use Qiuya Nanabahara, Noriko Nakagawa and the others without hesitation, even though they were just strangers beforehand.

Lin Hua, who wanted to shoot, finally slowly put down the revolver.

Think of it as your last chance to reunite.

Leaning against the tree, Lin Hua narrowed his eyes slightly.
To be continued...