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It seemed that when she compared the current situation with the time when she went home previously, it caused a deep and heavy ee color of setting sun aroused loneliness in people without reason, it seemed that E by the scenery of her ho sky
Kousuke who knew about the gruesoh in these few days, hesitated about what to say back He thought that he should say soaze wandered unable to find any good words In this tiitator who could spun words smoothly
Emily made a faint sulped up the drink in her hand in one go before she said one h the rearview e between the two at the backseat, opened her h to be the replacement of Kousuke
「Excuse me, Doctor Grant……」
「Geez Vanessa too, don't worry about me I told you I'm fine」
「No, I really cannot believe that Doctor Grant What is called liht」
Vanessa's unexpectedly serious expression could be seen through the rearview ht in her throat Kousuke was thinking「As expected fros about how to care to a person who is dragged into a case」while sending her adaze――
「Is your urinary bladder, really okay?」
「What kind of thing you are worrying about there!?」
Of course, it was a worry about the dignity of the peeing girl Easoline station before that, I noticed that Doctor Grant didn't go to toilet And yet, you were drinking two large size coke and coffee I'et more wound like this」
「Tha, tha tha tha, that's-」
「However, I cannot believe that Doctor Grant who has already done a severe failure for twice already will be so easy-goingly take an optimistic action like this Doctor Grant……」
「Wha, whattt」
Einal size while her wariness and shaly through the rearview mirror at such Emily
「By any chance, were you awakened?」
「Wha, what does thatof that question Of course the youngVanessa asked with determination
「To the pleasure of urination」
「ARE YOU IDIOTTT――――!! There is no way I' like that!! Do you want to make me into pervert!?」
World Unknown to Eood fro their pant in public! If there was anyone like that, then that person was a pervert without doubt!
Of course, there was no way Emily had awakened to overly special pleasure like that And so, Emily turned at Kousuke with a fretful expression and pleaded「That's wrong! That's co! I'm not that kind of pervert! Believe me, Kousuke-」
「Ca, cal that you are a pervert or anything」
「Really? Really, really? Kousuke is――」
E out a beautiful intercept at that ti was how Vanessa Paradis roll
「So Doctor Grant isn't awakened to that……it's unfortunate for Mr K isn't it?」
「There ain't no way that's true! Don't make me into a pervert so naturally like that!」
「Ko, Ko Ko, Kousuke!? Yo, you are ai for my "that"? You are happier if I' fora bit troubled like that!? What do you ly there at all cost!」
Chaos maker Vanessa She displayed that ability of hers without sparing any effort, driving Kousuke and Emily into the crucible of bewilder ahead for us It's better to be energetic like this Both of you are full with fighting spirit there」
「You, just shut up already!!」
「You, shut up already!!」
The retort of Kousuke and Emily burst out in harmony Vanessa made an expression that see up on Vanessa as scattering word bo justification desperately at Kousuke, while Kousuke was desperately soothing down E was starting to change entirely
They entered into the town There was high construction, butoff retro ato across the town center and head to the north A river will come into view after some time There is also a restaurant that ht away because they have cute signboard」
「Roger This is the first time I come here but……this is quite the beautiful townscape」
There was chic building with brick color, and there was also glass building But, those two types of building didn'tand the old thing accepted each other, giving anyone atched a gentle impression
In this don at the ti, the local people had cal with relaxed pace on the stone paving while holding bag that was stuffed with food The sight had a comfortable impression where they could slowly feel the flow of ti when they left the town center and entered the suburb There was reenery, houses in the sa siht of sunset also beca Emily's direction In contrast with E, Kousuke was tensing his body inthe possibility of an a for them
But, in contrast with his expectation, he couldn't find anything like black car or the like parking nearby They could see children noisily playing with lot of energy, and the figures of fathers,then of conflict, the area really looked peaceful
「Ah, over there That house hite van parked! The light is on It looks like father and others are hoh The white van was the car Eht as replacerand wheelchair could also ride car They still hadn't finished paying the loan for this car There was also a blue light motor vehicle parked beside it That was the car of the mother Sophie
Vanessa stopped the car in front of the house Eht away, but Vanessa halted her back And then, Vanessa observed the surrounding's situation carefully froun from her breast pocket
「Let's be careful I'll stress this to you Doctor Grant, please don't separate from me no matter what」
「Ye, yes I understand」
Vanessa's hand reached the engine key and she glanced at Kousuke Kousuke's usual light ataze, but before long his expression turned perplexed
「Mr K What's the ?」
「…………No, there is nothing wrong There is none but……that's exactly why it feels wrong」
「? What do you ht away at Vanessa's question He stared for a while at the direction of the house E Kousuke who didn't seem normal Endo shook his head and then he spoke with reservation in consideration of En of people」
「Eh?」
Ehting inside the house was also turned on Those were the proof that the family was home Despite so, there wasn't anyone inside A bad premonition bloated up inside her heart
On the other hand, Vanessa raised one of her eyebrows and her expression turned dubious The "sign" that Vanessa , or if there anyone peeking at the cars that looked out of place with this neighborhood, she meant about "human trace" that was visible to eye like that
Just how did he know about inside the house that was out of sight……
「Anye cannot do anything fro outside a bit at the neighborhood」
「Ri, right Surely, it's like that」
Kousuke noticed the anxious expression of Eed theot out of the car to move in the lead Vanessa buried her doubt inside her chest from that action of Kousuke
They crossed the lawn that elllike new fro wheelchair, and they arrived in front of the entrance
Emily sounded the chime And then she called「Father! Mother! Grandh to prove the correctness of Kousuke's words, there wasn't any reply co from inside the house
E that the door was surely locked if there wasn't anyone home And then, she put in the key and was about to open the door……
「E, eh?」
The door wasn't locked right frohborhood, it was i the home not locked Emily's cheeks spasmed
「Father! Mother! This is me! You aren't here!? Grandma! Where are you!?」
「Doctor Grant! Calm down!」
Emily opened the door loudly and stepped into the house without being unable to contain herself Vanessa hurriedly stopped E didn't enter E of her family was in disarray from the abnormal condition of the house She desperately supported her heart that felt like it would be crushed under unease and terror while running around the house She did that while calling at her family She wanted to say her usual "I'm home" She wanted to hear "Welco room, whether it was in the kitchen where herher apron, whether in the bathroom, or in the second floor's bedroom, or even in Emily's room, there wasn't anyone at all
「It, itout for a bit right now Tha, that's right Surely, they are going to Mr McBurney's place, or at Aunt Hannah's place」
「Eht away And then, I'll properly introduce Vanessa and Kousuke to theo out of the house with a dry s tone to stop her E around with a stiff movement like asight of Kousuke taking up a table that was put on the living roo that Emily overlooked before But, that item was definitely not Grant family's property
The reason was,
「It's addressed, to me……」
Yes, the name of Vanessa Paradis was displayed on the screen of the tablet that was left in turned on state There was no way Emily's family who didn't know about Vanessa's existence could prepare so like that
In other words, this hoo, by someone other than Grant family members, someone who knew about Vanessa……
Eered unsteadily Kousuki swiftly supported her
Urged by Kousuke's gaze, Vanessa touched the tablet
Then, the table projected the ie of a room somewhere The room didn't look particularly desolate, it was a normal room There was a sofa with cloth cover and a wooden table There was no one there It seemed that the tablet was just put in place to take video
But, a beat later, the door at the corner of the camera opened What entered fro on it And then, aon that wheelchair A wo on the hand of that randma-, father-, mother-」
Emily's voice echoed like a shout
The people in the video didn't look like they would be haresture, it see However, even so it still couldn'tthe video to have a peace of mind Emily looked at her kidnapped family and powerlessly fell down
And then, the video cut off and the display becaht that was it, slowly an ie of a clock that displayed the time of a few hours froraph was starting to get displayed It was a show that was like the embodiment of the bad taste of the maker
「That place……looks like a warehouse district They are screwing around」
Vanessa spat out those words Beside her, E her knees and head She was getting flashback of the chain of events that should be called as her trauma, where she lost her important people
Perhaps, she would also lose her family……that terror pushed aside thebrothers and sisters, and pushed her off into an abyss of terror and despair She wanted to cry while begging, that she would listen to whatever they say, so please don't hurt my family
A voice spoke to such Emily That voice was soft yet harsh, warm yet sharp, that kind of voice
「Emily, it will be fine I don't knoho did this, but there is no sign of struggle at your house, and there is no sign of violence on your fah they can use your family to threaten you, they cannot hurt the that will only push Emily past despair and into hostility」
「Kousu, ke」
Kousuke gently took the hand of E her head and softly pushed it down
「E kept alive and let escape alone, and having so entrusted to you If you stop here, then, surely the saain」
「No, I don't want that! Soain-」
Emily raised her voice with her expression distorted in tears Kousuke nodded「Right?」, then this time she pulled up her hand and made her stood
「――"If there is a time where you must muster your all for once in your life, then now is exactly that tiht now, in this ti froh crushing defeat, I was able to stand up one more time froainst bunches of ht now」
「Kousuke……」
Emily lost her words That was just how "heavy" the words of Kousuke just now They reverberated at the deepest depth of her weak heart profoundly
Kousuke's sharp eye glint that looked like a veteran warrior pierced straight through Eht now is exactly the tirit your teeth, and then yell until your lung burst "Who is going to do anything that you say! Don't look down on me, you shitty bastard!" Like that」
Those were passionate words like a boiling h Emily
Therefore, there was only one reply Emily could make
「Yeah Yeah!」
Her soul that almost sunk into the swaly clasped back the hand of Kousuke that was clasping her hand
「Kousuke, will also lend ht?」
「Yeah That hat I told you I'll becoth Emily's family, let's save them for sure」
Emily's eyes shined like a starry sky The distance between the tas so close they could feel each other's breathing It was as though that was the current distance between their heart――
「……Should I read the"Don't forget me, pleazeee"? That is the question」
Vanessahow Emily leaped back from Kousuke like a ni how she turned small from shame when she recalled how she was super close with a boy just now
In a tiht had fallen coht of a warehouse district at the outskirt of toas cut apart by a car's headlight The car that was carefully advancing slow and quiet soon entered a spot that was surrounded froht illuminated a black car ahead
Vanessa, Eht still turned on Vanessa walked at the front with Kousuke and E the sleeve of Kousuke's clothes tightly
The black car at the opposite side turned on its headlight as though to oppose their side A person got down froilant Vanessa The person's figure wasn't clear due to the backlight's backlighting, but Vanessa could ht 「Aa, so it's like that just as expected」 At the saht「It will still be better if it's Kient Paradis You really have put us into et a disciplinary discharge you know?」
That figure walked with clopping footsteps and showed themselves It was a reality that if possible Vanessa wanted to deny
Chief of national security bureau――Sharon Magdanese, it was this person who appeared
AN: Thank you verythis every tihts, opinions, and reports aboutand omitted words
The next update is planned at 6 PM Saturday too, desu