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After Miku came back from the toilet, she wrapped the white stockings she was wearing in a plastic bag and put them in her handbag, so her bare white legs were shining brightly in the dim room, and they also looked unique among the long skirt (Origami), black over-the-knee socks (Kotori) and Gothic red and white over-the-knee socks (Kaguya ).
Not long after, the door of the basement was opened again, and Shidou, who was still a little tired, came in. The girls' "quarrel" also stopped because of Shidou's arrival, but they all had some dissatisfied expressions on their faces.
Shidou first apologized to everyone for what happened in the past few days, and the three who knew the whole story easily accepted his apology. Because Shidou was also here, Kotori took out all the documents in the file bag and placed them on the table, where there were the original letters sent by Natsumi and twelve photos.
Origami, the smartest among all, stepped forward and boldly stated her guess, "...Shidou, can the elf you mentioned turn into an object?
" "Why do you ask this?" Shidou recalled the scene when she first met Natsumi and she turned the weapons of the AST members into carrots, and answered hesitantly, "Probably... yes..."
"Then ask more carefully, can she switch when there is a huge difference in size, or can she transform into inorganic matter?" Origami asked again, but this time Shidou couldn't be sure, because if Natsumi's transformation ability can only change when the size difference is not much, then the first person to suspect should be Miku, because among all people, only Miku's body shape is similar to Natsumi. Maybe this is also a misleading information given to them by Natsumi.
"I don't know either... I'm sorry"
"There's no need to apologize, Shidou. Just give it a try and you'll know."
"How do I try?" As soon as Shidou finished speaking, Origami pulled out a folding knife from her arms and inserted it into the stacked letters and photos.
Shidou then realized Origami's intention, "I'm among these people" or maybe she was referring to the photos.
However, as everyone waited with bated breath, the letters and photos didn't change at all.
"...It's a pity," Origami put the knife back into her arms and said with her head down, but Kotori saw that she was sweating. She had a full body check before coming in, and Origami was able to bring a knife in.
Shidou placed the photo with the hole stabbed by Xiaodao next to him and stared at it.
"The remaining four suspects... No matter how we investigate, there is no one similar to the Seven Sins..." She also made an unfavorable rule that one person will disappear every day. As time goes by, the number of suspects will only decrease, increasing the risk of her being exposed. It shows that she has great confidence in her ability...
"I'm among them... Can you guess which one I am?" Shidou muttered like a spell. He carefully examined all the information at any time of day and night, and dated them. A possibility that he racked his brains to come up with is right in front of him.
"Maybe... the Seven Sins are not among you."
"... What...?"
"Um... I have something else to do, can you let me go first?"
When everyone listened to Shidou's conclusion with wide eyes, Daiki's voice was not heard by them.
"Hey, what are you talking about, Shidou?"
"That's what you said. This is completely different from what you said before."
"Um... I have nothing to do here... Let me go back to Kotori." (Ignore)
Kotori and Kaguya frowned and said. However, Shidou shook his head.
"No, what I'm saying is not that Natsumi is not among the twelve people in the photo, but it is possible that Natsumi is not among the four existing people"
"...!"
Realizing the meaning of Shidou's words, Kotori quickly scanned the information she brought, and then cold sweat crossed her cheeks "So that's how it is... There is indeed such a possibility... But... If this is the case..."
If this is the case, then all the previous efforts were in vain.
"Huh? Huh? Wait a minute~ I can't listen to you anymore, tell me~"
Miku said pleadingly, and Kotori nodded
"...Okay... This is probably--"
"Huh!?" Before Kotori finished speaking, Daiki made a ridiculous sound, because in front of his line of sight, which was equivalent to the center of the room, the space was instantly distorted, and then a faint light was emitted.
The appearance of the "Forged Witch" attracted everyone's attention, and soon confirmed Shidou's thoughts. All four suspects were standing here, but the Seven Sins had already appeared.
"What...!?"
Everyone's panicked voices echoed throughout the room, but the clock in the room still pointed to 11:30... half an hour early.
"What's going on! Isn't today not over yet!"
As Shidou shouted, Natsumi appeared in the mirror at the front of the "Fake Witch". As always, she said to everyone with a charming voice, "Hehehe... Don't be so nervous. After all, it's the last night. Of course, you should enjoy it more."
There was no big table like the Gokawa family's for Daiki to hide, so he simply squatted in the corner... and watched the development of the situation.
However, Daiki did not hear nothing. Natsumi gave him a chance once every ten minutes... a total of three chances in thirty minutes. If he answered incorrectly, he would take one person away... If he answered incorrectly three times, everyone would disappear from then on.
The rules set by Natsumi successfully misled Shidou and the others, making them think that those who were taken away by Natsumi and not named by Shidou were not suspects...
Because Shidou had already concluded that Natsumi was not among the four people, excluding the three people named by him five days ago, Yoshino, Kotama, and Mai, the remaining people who were not named but disappeared became suspects - Tonomachi, Tohka, Mii, Ai, Yui...
Kotori took out the photos of the five of them separately and put them together... The number of suspects increased from four to five, and none of them were at the scene, so there was no chance to identify them.
——The first ten minutes came quickly, and according to Origami's speculation, it was very likely Yui who disappeared on the first night...
However——
"Pu Pu~ Guessed wrong~"
Natsumi appeared in the mirror again with a mocking voice, and at the same time, a white light appeared around Origami.
"Origami, Origami!?"
Shidou shouted at Origami, but Origami disappeared in the blink of an eye.
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At the second ten minutes, Kaguya attacked Natsumi as soon as she appeared. Natsumi just waved her hand and sent her flying against the wall. Fortunately, Daiki was there as a meat shield, so she didn't get hurt much.
At this time, Kotori also gave her second answer - Tohka.
"Puuu~ I guessed wrong again~ Who should I take away this time~ Well~ It's you~"
After saying that, Kaguya , who was lying on Daiki, also emitted light... The whole process happened so fast that Daiki didn't react, and Kaguya disappeared in an instant... Only a bracelet was left on Daiki's hand.
"...Huh?" Daiki noticed a sense of incongruity, looking at the bracelet on her hand... That was the day when Yui disappeared, Daiki bought them as a laborer, a set for the two of them, and it was accidentally pulled off when Kaguya was thrown and caught by Daiki just now, but that's not what he noticed...
The bracelet, Yui's bracelet disappeared, why? Because she was wearing it... Needless to say, when Natsumi makes someone disappear, the clothes that person was wearing at the time will definitely disappear as well, otherwise Natsumi would have hidden a naked man and a group of naked women...
Why did Origami become the first target just now? She is the only ordinary person among the suspects, and her fighting ability is weaker than that of the sports idiot Miku, and she is the least threatening. Is it because she guessed the answer of Yui? But Kotori, who brought up Tohka, was fine... The difference is that Origami asked at the beginning, "Can Yuzuru's transformation ability transform into an object?" This is more threatening than Kaguya ... It means that she is getting close to the correct answer, so Natsumi is eager to shut her up.
Combining these two points, the outline of the suspect appeared in Daiki's mind, and it all started with Daiki's prank... Daiki sent Shino back to her room on the night she disappeared, but he was "naughty" again and stuffed the fallen vibrator back into her vagina... He also put a condom on Shino for her... But two days ago, when Daiki went to Kaguya 's room to spend the night, he went to Shino's room and there was no trace of the vibrator, but Shino was still lying beside her pillow... No one has been to her room since Shino disappeared, so naturally no one would care about this... Natsumi did not hide, but openly monitored Shido's every move by standing beside him - using Shino's body.
In fact, if Origami had stayed a little longer, she would have figured out that there were thirteen suspects in the twelve photos, but she left early.
Daiki was already certain that Yoshina was Natsumi, and he just had to give the answer the next time Natsumi appeared... and before Shidou gave the wrong answer and the whole army was wiped out... But he would not take the risk, and while Shidou and Kotori were racking their brains for the last chance, Daiki pulled Miku into a corner.
Then, she told her about the speculation that Natsumi is Yoshina, and Miku looked as if she had suddenly realized something. As long as Miku could successfully lead Shidou in this direction... So, Miku used her superb acting skills to show a frightened look and came to Shidou.
The air in the room became heavy and suffocating. Just after confirming that five minutes had passed, no, there were only five minutes left. Shidou's heart began to beat faster. So far, he was still at a loss. Anxiety caused confusion, and confusion interfered with judgment. Shidou exhaled a trembling breath and scratched his head.
"Ahhhhhhh!! Disgusting! I can't stand it!"
Perhaps unable to endure the tense atmosphere, Miku shook her head and yelled.
"Miku... calm down!" Shidou himself couldn't calm down, but when he saw someone around him who was even crazier than him, Shidou's heart relaxed.
"Darling... I... I... I!"
Miku's teeth trembled in confusion, and suddenly loosened the hair accessory that was clipped on her hair and put it in Shidou's hand.
"Mi, Miku? What are you doing?"
"Even if I disappear... please don't forget me...! "When you see this hair accessory, think... think of me""
Miku's words were also infused with spiritual power. Although it had no effect on Shidou, it should be able to attract his attention... After all, this was the first mission given to her by her "father".
"What bad luck are you saying! I won't let you disappear! I will definitely find the Seven Sins..."
Shidou shouted, and returned the hair ornament to Miku, but Miku had no intention of accepting it.
"Miku...?"
"Because... because... if I wear it, "when I disappear, won't I disappear with you!" I don't want... there to be no trace of me by your side, darling!"
"What are you talking about...!!!"
At this moment, Shidou felt a current running through his body. The hint given by Daiki had been conveyed to Shidou, and the rest depended on his performance.
But a few minutes after Shidou pointed at the "Replica Witch" and said "Nanazao, it's you! Yoshino", the mirror of the "Replica Witch" suddenly exploded, and white light like a spotlight shot out from the cracks in the mirror. After the strong light, several people appeared out of thin air on the floor that was empty just now...
But Daiki could not see the scene of Kaguya hugging Yuzuru and crying, Origami and Tohka looking at each other, and Yoshino yawning, because the moment the mirror broke, the powerful spiritual power released made him fall into a coma, and the same happened to ordinary people like Tenmachi.
——Feeling the sunlight on his face, Daiki blinked and tried to rub his eyes with his hands but couldn't reach them. So he walked to the door of his room in his memory, but found that the door handle was too high and he couldn't reach it. At this time, he saw the phone dropped on the floor, walked forward, and through the reflection of the mirror, he saw——
"What is this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The pink piglet appeared in the phone. Of course, his miserable howling did not appear, because he was not a real pig, but a stuffed piglet with cotton stuffing... The mouth was sewn up with black thread. Needless to say, it must be the work of Natsumi, who was the only one who had this ability... The stitches on the mouth probably meant "Don't talk too much."
It was indeed Oki's talkativeness that caused Natsumi to lose the game.