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Snow falls, and Snow sits upright, emphasizing...
"Before getting to know him better, I don't think I can impress Baili with my looks alone."
"Most people's first impression is based on their appearance."
To put it bluntly, this is a world that judges by appearance.
Closer to home.
Baili took the right to speak again.
"Why did Yukinoshita-san contact me?"
"This place is called the Mysterious Research Club, and Baili is the club president, right?"
"That's right, the vice president is Mai-senpai."
"To be honest, I don't believe there is any supernatural mystery involved; there is only the unknown that has not been understood or discovered."
"If people have different worldviews, their thoughts will indeed be different."
"But I want to give it a try."
Yukino Yukinoshita stood up and lowered her head.
"I've run into a problem, Baili... could you please help me?"
The day after Hyakuri established the club, Yukino Yukinoshita sent her first request.
Chapter 34 Yukino and the Truth of the World; The Evil Spirit That Devours Memories?
[Sakurajima Mai: I really want to go, but this time it's taking much longer than I expected. Hyakuri-kun, you can go back first.]
[Baili: I wanted to go home first, but I just received a request that will likely require me to take a detour.]
[Sakurajima Mai: So fast? Who is the client?]
[Hyakuri: The head of the Service Club next door, Yukino Yukinoshita.]
[Sakurajima Mai: Yukinoshita-san, when the second-year rankings were released, she was often one place behind you, right? I vaguely remember.]
[Bai Li Yue Yi - First Release: I will investigate the anomaly she mentioned.]
[Sakurajima Mai: No problem, please be careful in all aspects.]
[Bai Li: In various aspects?]
[Sakurajima Mai: Just be careful! The teacher's here, we'll talk later!]
This text message chat has ended.
After looking at the last reply, Baili put away his phone and then looked at Yukino Yukinoshita beside him.
"Yukinoshita-san, what mystery do you want me to know?"
"I think...it has something to do with memory."
Yukino Yukinoshita prepares to recount the background of this request.
But before she could explain, Baili interrupted the girl.
"Are you going to the school grounds or off-campus?"
"Off-campus".
"Let's talk as we walk, that will save time."
"Ok."
Yukino Yukinoshita nodded in agreement.
The two women closed the doors of their respective clubs and walked along the corridor toward the school gate.
Midway through, Yukino continued their conversation.
"The incident dates back to three days ago..."
"Is it related to the commission from your Service Department?"
"Well, right now the Service Club only has me and Yuihama. Three days ago, she received a request. A girl lost a bracelet, which was a gift from her deceased grandmother, so she hopes we can help her find it."
"Could we ask the student council for help with this?"
“We did do that, and followed the girl to different places to investigate: her usual cafeteria seat, the track and field activity room, the playground she passed on her way to and from school, and the courtyard where she stopped at noon, etc., but we found nothing.”
Yukino Yukinoshita emphasized in turn.
"She told us that the bracelet wasn't worth much, and theoretically it shouldn't have been stolen by outsiders. After all, the bracelet was of infinite value to her; it was a memory of her grandmother."
Baili agrees with this point.
The bracelet may not be made of expensive materials, but it has a special value to the owner as a gift from a deceased loved one.
"Originally, our operation was limited to the campus, because if we expanded the search to outside the campus, finding the bracelet would be like looking for a needle in a haystack."
Yukino Yukinoshita looked ahead as she finished speaking.
"However, on that day, Yuihama decided to follow the girl on her way to and from school to investigate, and also texted me to go to the park near the girl's house to look for the bracelet."
"what's the result?"
"We came up empty-handed, but the real key point is what happened after that, which is also when the anomaly occurred."
Yukino Yukinoshita pondered how to explain it.
She composed herself slightly and continued...
"The next day, I met the girl and asked her about the bracelet, but she gave me the answer that I had never worn a bracelet before."
"Oh?"
"It wasn't just her; I also talked to Yuihama later, and she also looked puzzled, saying she didn't know anything about the request related to the bracelet."
"Something like a memory lapse?"
"Today, Yuihama-san didn't come to the Service Club. After I found her... Yuihama-san seems to have forgotten her identity as a member of the Service Club."
Yukino Yukinoshita's description is concise and clear.
The student who entrusted the Service Department to find the lost item forgot about it;
Yui Yuigahama, who helped, also encountered the same problem, and her related memories were affected.
And all of this is most likely related to the parks they visited.
According to Yukino's description, all the unusual events occurred after they went to the park.
After hearing the explanation, Baili felt it necessary to investigate.
Did you talk to Hiratsuka-sensei about this beforehand?
"I already said that she contacted the girl's parents."
"How is the result?"
"The girl's parents told Hiratsuka-sensei that the amnesia might be caused by academic pressure or something similar, and that they were going to take her to the hospital for a check-up and to rest for a few days."
For ordinary people, losing part of their memory does indeed seem like a kind of illness.
It's impossible to associate it with the supernatural.
"So... is this considered mysterious, Baili?"
"I think it's worth investigating."
When this topic came up, Baili suddenly remembered the meaning behind Hiratsuka Shizuka's words.
The department that just happened to be vacant;
The Service Department next door.
There's also the problem that Yukino Yukinoshita and Yui Yuigahama encountered.
"Where's Yuihama-san? Is she resting too?"
"Yes."
"Let's go check out the park they visited first."
“I had the same thought, but… if I went and lost all my memories like them… I might even be more blinded by it.”
"Don't worry about that."
Baili said confidently
"I won't let that happen."
His words have undeniable power.
Yukino found this somewhat unbelievable.
But there was no other way at the moment, so Yukino chose to believe.
I believe the young man in front of me has the ability to change the current situation.
Just do it.
The two then left the school and went to the park that Yui and her client had visited.
After boarding the bus at the station, Yukino looked at Hyakuri with concern.
"I've already asked Hiratsuka-sensei for the address. Before we get there, what are your thoughts on all of this, Hyakusato-kun?"
"I think they might have encountered some kind of strange thing that affects their memories, like a demon or some kind of evil spirit."
"Demons, evil spirits? Do those things really exist?"
Yukino looked doubtful.
"Anything is possible, Yukinoshita-kun. The truth of the world may exceed many people's expectations."
Baili was certain that once the two arrived at the scene, the answer would immediately become clear.
Chapter 35 The Cat That Devours Memories, the Memory Keeper of the Crossover Anime World?!
Ding dong.
Baili pressed the button next to his seat.