After they finished dinner, the two took the subway to Setagaya Ward.
From the moment they exited the station, Yukinoshita Shizuku walked ahead without saying a word.
Tsushima Kagami simply followed behind Yukinoshita Shizuku without asking any questions.
They walked like this for an unknown amount of time, moving far away from the lively district they started in, arriving at a residential area that was obviously inhabited only by the wealthy.
After walking further in for a while, Yukinoshita Shizuku stopped in front of a Japanese-style courtyard.
By the light of the streetlamps, one could still see a sizeable garden inside, featuring a classic karesansui dry landscape design; the gardening arrangement and pruning within had clearly been done with great care.
However, compared to the brightly lit residences surrounding it, this place was pitch black. Obviously, this estate was no longer inhabited.
Tsushima Kagami felt a hunch.
"We used to live here?"
"Yes, our former home."
Yukinoshita Shizuku walked to the courtyard entrance, murmuring as she looked at the 'For Sale' sign hanging on the gate.
She stood there in a daze for a short while before Yukinoshita Shizuku turned around. "Thank you for accompanying me here. Let's go back."
"You're not going to look anymore?"
"I've already seen it. There's no meaning in looking any longer. We won't be coming back here in the future."
Tsushima Kagami simply nodded.
Just as the two were preparing to leave, they saw a "grandpa-mobile" driving over from not far away. As it neared Tsushima Kagami and Shizuku, it slowed down more and more, finally stopping directly beside Tsushima Kagami.
As the car window rolled down, a tiny pink head poked out from inside.
"Oh my, oh my, isn't this Yukinoshita-san?"
"Good evening, Komoe-sensei."
"You said 'small' again!"
"There, there. Why is Moe-sensei here?"
"I was just preparing to go to Shimokitazawa. Do you want to come along, Yukinoshita-san?"
"Eh? Is this the Yukinoshita-san from the other class?"
Tsukuyomi Komoe only noticed Yukinoshita Shizuku at this moment.
"Hello, Moe-sensei."
Yukinoshita Shizuku immediately understood how to address this teacher.
"Ara, hello, hello."
Tsukuyomi Komoe checked the time again.
"No time to explain, get in the car!"
On the road, Tsushima Kagami and Yukinoshita Shizuku found themselves forcibly stuffed into Komoe-sensei's "grandpa-mobile."
Tsushima Kagami couldn't help but ask, "Moe-sensei, what on earth are we going to Shimokitazawa for?"
While tapping the steering wheel with her fingers waiting for a traffic light, Tsukuyomi Komoe said proudly, "Hmph hmph, count yourselves lucky. I'll take you to experience the world of adults~"
*
Setagaya Ward, Shimokitazawa.
Theaters, galleries, cafes, vintage clothing stores, and various live houses.
This place had the Honda Theater where new actors and underground idols gathered, beer bookstores where people drank heavily in broad daylight, secondhand clothing stores converted from bathhouses, and a massive amount of street graffiti.
It was hailed as the gathering place for Tokyo's literary youth and a paradise for subcultures.
After parking the car in a parking spot, Tsukuyomi Komoe led Tsushima Kagami and Shizuku through the alleys, which were feasting on lights and wine in the night.
Finally, they turned into a corner in some unknown location and arrived at a noisy bar located in a basement.
After the three took their seats, Tsukuyomi Komoe took a large gulp from the draft beer she had just ordered, then skillfully took out a cigarette and lit it.
Only then did she notice the gazes of Tsushima Kagami and Shizuku.
"Ahaha, sorry, I forgot you two were still here."
"But it's not a workday right now, so taking a puff doesn't matter, right?"
Tsukuyomi Komoe looked at Tsushima Kagami with a slightly guilty conscience.
"People are smoking everywhere here anyway, regardless of whether you smoke or not."
"That is true."
In the end, after hesitating again and again, Tsukuyomi Komoe still stubbed out the cigarette.
"So, does Moe-sensei have business here?"
Tsukuyomi Komoe sighed, then pointed to the stage nearby.
"That child hasn't come to school for more than two months. I'm here to persuade her to go back."
"Oh right, and the two beside her as well."
After saying this, Tsukuyomi Komoe rubbed her head, looking very troubled.
Tsushima Kagami and Yukinoshita Shizuku both looked toward the center of the stage, where a band composed of three young girls was playing music.
Below the stage, there were only a sparse few fans in twos and threes cheering them on.
However, the girls on the stage looked a bit familiar to him, especially the girl with long blonde hair and a 'Bugles' snack shape on top of her head.
Archangel of Shimokitazawa?
No, that's Ijichi Seika!
After recognizing Ijichi Seika, he quickly spotted the bassist and vocalist with purple hair and purple eyes, Hiroi Kikuri, as well as the Sound Engineer Miss serving as the keyboardist, with her black princess-cut hair and lacking her various piercings.
"Yukinoshita-san, you must help me stop them tonight."
"The last few times, they escaped because of their height advantage!"
"If this goes on, the school will expel them directly. I can't just leave them be."
Tsushima Kagami took a sip of the drink Tsukuyomi Komoe had ordered for them and said, "Moe-sensei really cares about her students, huh."
"What silly things are you saying? She is your classmate too, Yukinoshita-san."
"Eh? How did I not know that?"
"Uh, Mrs. Yukinoshita seemed to have told me you were hospitalized and had amnesia before. How is your health? Honestly, not a single one of you saves me any worry!"
"Thank you for your concern, Moe-sensei; there are no issues. However, it seems they've finished playing and are preparing to leave the stage."
Watching Ijichi Seika and the other two packing up their things to exit from the backstage, Tsukuyomi Komoe stood up with a whoosh.
Emmmmm... she seems even shorter than when she was sitting.
Moe-sensei immediately ran to the backstage area and spread her arms like a red panda, blocking the path of Ijichi Seika's trio.
"Ijichi-san, let's have a good talk!"
Ijichi saw that it was Tsukuyomi Komoe again. "Tsukuyomi-sensei, I really don't want to go to school anymore. I'm doing just fine playing in a band now."
"Are you being bullied at school? Or is there some other reason? You can tell Sensei any difficulties you have, and Sensei will think of a solution."
"It's really just that I feel school is very boring, and I don't need Sensei to worry about it."
After saying this, Ijichi Seika prepared to forcibly break through the blockade.
Seeing the situation turn bad, Tsukuyomi Komoe immediately shouted, "Yukinoshita-san, come help Sensei quickly!"
Tsushima Kagami walked over, only to see Ijichi Seika covering her nose with a look of disgust. "Hmph, you even brought a male along this time?"
Tsushima Kagami froze.
Eh? Don't say it—I know this question.
Tsushima Kagami mimicked Ijichi Seika, covering his nose with his left hand, and then made a DJ scratching gesture with his right hand.
Accompanied by the rhythm of Nujabes - Luv(sic.) pt3 in his mind, and under everyone's incredulous gazes, he began to sway gently.
"Here come the men, here come the women, here come the gays, here come the lesbians, here come the femboys, here come the lolis, here come the shotas, here come the traps, here come the trans, here come the newhalfs, here come the attack helicopters, here come the Walmart plastic bags, here comes Takamatsu Tomori, here comes Anon, here comes Soyo, here comes Kaname Rana, here comes Taki, here comes Umiri, here comes Uika, here comes Nyamu, here comes Mutsumi, here comes the kid, here comes Momoka, here comes the taxi hailer, here comes Ash, here comes Pikachu, here comes Rupa, here comes the auntie, here comes the trash dad, here comes the simp, here comes the god-tier, here comes Milk Dragon, here comes Belial, here comes Hakimi, here comes Gugu Gaga, here comes Inspiration Shroom, here comes Mambo, here comes Ding Dong Chicken, here comes the Isekai, here comes the Reincarnator, here comes the System, here comes the Cheat, here comes Lao Ba, here comes Aolighei, here comes the Alien, here comes the 2D, here comes the Paper Person."
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