;//ƒuƒƒbƒN10020@w_•x ;//@konya 11/12 bg“\•t *10020_TOP ;{SceneSet _•} ;//--------------------------------------------------------------- [bgm storage="BGM01"] ;//Y‚a‚fF‹ó [bg storage="BGS008a"][trans_c cross time=500] ;[eval exp="f.l_map = 1"] [sysbt_meswin] *85| [fc] I just kept running mindlessly, abandoning Wataru and[r] fleeing.[pcms] *86| [fc] There's nothing I can do. It's best to run away in this[r] situation.[pcms] *87| [fc] If both of us are going to be instructed, it's better to[r] have fewer sacrifices.[pcms] *88| [fc] Before I knew it, I had run up the emergency stairs behind[r] the gymnasium and escaped to the rooftop using the[r] maintenance ladder.[pcms] *89| [fc] While catching my breath and resting my nearly bursting[r] heart, I cautiously looked down from the edge of the[r] gymnasium's rooftop.[pcms] *90| [fc] Then, I could see Wataru being instructed next to the pool.[pcms] *91| [fc] It seems he wasn't able to escape successfully after all.[pcms] *92| [fc] Although I felt bad for abandoning him after luring him out,[r] it's not like he's going to be eaten, so let's call it a[r] noble sacrifice![pcms] *93| [fc] Looking down at Wataru, I joined my hands together and[r] laughed.[pcms] ;//Y‚a‚fFŠwZ‘SŒi [bg storage="BG07a"][trans_c cross time=500] ;[eval exp="f.l_map = 1"] *94| [fc] [ns]Kousuke[nse] "Now, what should I do?"[pcms] *95| [fc] I can't go down until things cool off for a while.[pcms] *96| [fc] But this place is too hot.[pcms] *97| [fc] If I'm exposed to the blazing sun, I'll turn into a dried[r] fish.[pcms] *98| [fc] I decided to move to the rooftop of the "Kannan Academy[r] Annex Building" next door.[pcms] *99| [fc] It's a bit wide, but with a running start like in long jump,[r] I can leap over it.[pcms] *100| [fc] This rooftop is a garden with plants and even a simple pond[r] with fish, making it much more comfortable.[pcms] *101| [fc] [ns]Kousuke[nse] "This place has a good foundation."[pcms] *102| [fc] It's used as an annex building, but originally it was a[r] branch office building for Shibuya Ward.[pcms] *103| [fc] Due to the tight location conditions in Shibuya Ward, it's[r] built right next to the gymnasium.[pcms] *104| [fc] During the disaster four years ago, Japan's population[r] decreased and the offices were consolidated, and that's when[r] our school took over this building.[pcms] *105| [fc] The biotope garden on this rooftop was also taken over and[r] is now managed by the school.[pcms] *106| [fc] I walked leisurely around the annex building's rooftop as if[r] taking a stroll, seeking refuge from the sunlight, and[r] entered the school building.[pcms] ;//Y‚a‚fF•ªZŽÉ“à [bg storage="BG015"][trans_c cross time=500] ;[eval exp="f.l_map = 1"] *107| [fc] The inside of the building has been beautifully reformed, a[r] far cry from its days as an office.[pcms] *108| [fc] The commercial department's computer learning and such...[r] Well, now it's being used by students as a special classroom[r] block that the school wanted to add on later.[pcms] *109| [fc] The building itself is old, but the facilities are state-of-[r] the-art.[pcms] *110| [fc] [ns]Kousuke[nse] "Speaking of which, I saw Margarita-senpai and the principal[r] coming out earlier. Was that compensated dating?!"[pcms] ;//Y‚a‚fF•‰æ–Ê [black_toplayer][trans_c cross time=1000][hide_chara_int] *111| [fc] [ns]Kousuke[nse] "There are rumors that Margarita-senpai is researching[r] Shibuya's history, so maybe it's part of that."[pcms] *112| [fc] I was amazed at my own wild imagination for jumping to[r] compensated dating and switched back to more plausible[r] reasoning.[pcms] *113| [fc] Speaking of which, this school's grounds seem to have quite[r] a history.[pcms] *114| [fc] During World War II, it was Imperial Army property, either a[r] prison or a training ground or something.[pcms] *115| [fc] There's an urban legend that remnants from that time still[r] lie beneath the school, and ghost stories about wandering[r] soldiers come up every summer.[pcms] *116| [fc] Another story is that there's an underground passage[r] extending to Shibuya Station that was made for evacuating[r] athletes when Yoyogi Park across from the school was used as[r] a village for world championship competitors...[pcms] *117| [fc] All these stories are dubious at best, but maybe Margarita-[r] senpai actually likes such occult stuff?[pcms] ;//Y‚a‚fFŠw‰€‘SŒi [bg storage="BG07a"][trans_c cross time=500] ;[eval exp="f.l_map = 1"] *118| [fc] I wonder how Mizuki is doing now.[pcms] *119| [fc] Suddenly, I remembered my childhood friend who I spent time[r] with at this school.[pcms] *120| [fc] She was good at singing, gentle... Not as lively as Yuuho,[r] but I felt at ease with her.[pcms] *121| [fc] Before I knew it, I had come to like her not just as a[r] childhood friend but as a girl...[pcms] *122| [fc] The truth be told, the real reason I started music was to[r] make Mizuki's dream come true and to live happily together[r] forever.[pcms] ;//Y‚a‚f•‰æ–Ê [black_toplayer][trans_c cross time=1000][hide_chara_int] *123| [fc] But before I knew it... Mizuki started hanging out with[r] shady self-proclaimed "industry people," and that was the[r] beginning of everything--[pcms] *124| [fc] We started fighting all the time. Suddenly she stopped[r] coming to school altogether.[pcms] *125| [fc] She doesn't seem to be returning home either, and there are[r] stories about her being seen with bad guys who drifted into[r] town from other places.[pcms] *126| [fc] Rumors started spreading that she became a gangster's woman[r] or got addicted to drugs...[pcms] ;ƒVƒXƒeƒ€ƒ{ƒ^ƒ“•ƒEƒBƒ“ƒhƒEÁ‹Ž [sysbt_meswin clear] ;//HEV???BiŽ÷‚̉ñ‘zƒV[ƒ“‚ÅŽg‚¢‰ñ‚µj [evcg”’ƒtƒ‰ storage="HEV009a" time=1000] [wait time=300] [evcg”’ƒtƒ‰ storage="HEV009b" time=1000] [wait time=300] [evcg”’ƒtƒ‰ storage="HEV009c" time=1000] [wait time=300] ;ƒVƒXƒeƒ€ƒ{ƒ^ƒ“•ƒEƒBƒ“ƒhƒE•\Ž¦ [sysbt_meswin] *127| [fc] And what was decisive was seeing a video rumored to be of a[r] girl who looked like Mizuki being raped. That was definitely[r] Mizuki herself.[pcms] *128| [fc] If things were going to turn out like this, I should have...[r] I should have protected her with my life back then. There[r] must have been a chance to stop her rampage.[pcms] ;//YŠwZ˜L‰ºiŠK’ij [bg storage="BG015"][trans_c cross time=500] ;[eval exp="f.l_map = 1"] *129| [fc] Sitting in the shadow of the stairs, I absentmindedly[r] thought about it.[pcms] *130| [fc] It's been over a year since Mizuki disappeared. For some[r] reason, we still haven't met again, but next time I want to[r] save her by force if necessary.[pcms] [ChrSetEx layer=5 chbase="ren_j1"][ChrSetXY layer=5 x=185 y=0][trans_c cross time=150] *131| [fc] [vo_ren s="ren0434"] [ns]Ren[nse] "Ko-chan? What are you doing here, Ko-chan?"[pcms] *132| [fc] Suddenly addressed from behind, I almost slid off the[r] stairs.[pcms] ;//[ChrSetEx layer=5 chbase="kou_e1"][ChrSetXY layer=5 x=161 y=0][trans_c cross time=150] *133| [fc] [ns]Kousuke[nse] "Oh, ohh, Ren-chan... You surprised me."[pcms] [ChrSetEx layer=5 chbase="ren_j3"][ChrSetXY layer=5 x=185 y=0][trans_c cross time=150] *134| [fc] [vo_ren s="ren0435"] [ns]Ren[nse] "What are you doing in a place like this?"[pcms] ;//[ChrSetEx layer=5 chbase="kou_e1"][ChrSetXY layer=5 x=161 y=0][trans_c cross time=150] *135| [fc] [ns]Kousuke[nse] "I was just taking a break."[pcms] [ChrSetEx layer=5 chbase="ren_j1"][ChrSetXY layer=5 x=185 y=0][trans_c cross time=150] *136| [fc] [vo_ren s="ren0436"] [ns]Ren[nse] "On the stairs?"[pcms] ;//[ChrSetEx layer=5 chbase="kou_e1"][ChrSetXY layer=5 x=161 y=0][trans_c cross time=150] *137| [fc] [ns]Kousuke[nse] "Well, it's an adult circumstance."[pcms] ;//[ChrSetEx layer=5 chbase="ren_j3"][ChrSetXY layer=5 x=185 y=0][trans_c cross time=150] *138| [fc] [vo_ren s="ren0437"] [ns]Ren[nse] "Is sitting on the stairs an adult thing to do?"[pcms] *139| [fc] While dealing with Ren-chan's curious questions, I casually[r] brushed them off and changed the subject.[pcms] ;//[ChrSetEx layer=5 chbase="kou_e1"][ChrSetXY layer=5 x=161 y=0][trans_c cross time=150] *140| [fc] [ns]Kousuke[nse] "Anyway, are you on your way home now?"[pcms] [ChrSetEx layer=5 chbase="ren_j3"][ChrSetXY layer=5 x=185 y=0][trans_c cross time=150] *141| [fc] [vo_ren s="ren0438"] [ns]Ren[nse] "Yeah."[pcms] ;//[ChrSetEx layer=5 chbase="kou_e1"][ChrSetXY layer=5 x=161 y=0][trans_c cross time=150] *142| [fc] [ns]Kousuke[nse] "Then, how about we go together to borrow some records from[r] the master at LASER's DJ-Bar?"[pcms] [ChrSetEx layer=5 chbase="ren_j8"][ChrSetXY layer=5 x=185 y=0][trans_c cross time=150] *143| [fc] [vo_ren s="ren0439"] [ns]Ren[nse] "Sure. I wanted to go to Manga Darake anyway, so it works[r] out well."[pcms] ;//[ChrSetEx layer=5 chbase="kou_e1"][ChrSetXY layer=5 x=161 y=0][trans_c cross time=150] *144| [fc] [ns]Kousuke[nse] "Alright, it's settled then."[pcms] ;//Y‚a‚fF•‰æ–Ê [black_toplayer][trans_c cross time=1000][hide_chara_int] *145| [fc] As we moved to the bicycle parking area, Ren-chan noticed[r] that Wataru's bicycle wasn't there and mentioned it to me.[pcms] *146| [fc] Ren-chan, with a somewhat sulky expression, told me that[r] "Yuuho must have gone somewhere with him after practice."[pcms] *147| [fc] She started typing an email on the spot. I guessed that we'd[r] probably meet up at LASER, watching her as she did so.[pcms] ;[zapend_random] [zapfade] ;//ƒuƒƒbƒN00020 ƒ‰ƒxƒ‹uzap02 –ß‚èæv@‚Öjump ;[jump storage="00020.ks" target=*00020_04] [jump storage="00020_04.ks"]