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Part 5 

[…This is…where?] 

When Yō came to, she found herself in the area that was being made into an emergency casualty collection point. The other patients who were carried in were those who had sustained injuries in the battle.[79] 

Yō was feeling a little embarrassed at the fact that she wasn’t sent in due to reasons from the battle and had curled up into a ball on the bed. 

……She then remembered the reason for her loss of consciousness before being sent in. 

The dull throbbing pain that was coming from the back of her head should be due to the formation of a contusion. She could feel the swelling from her finger touch. However, to sustain such a light injury when the debris and tree roots should have crushed her….that was the fact that should have been the focus of the question. 

[……I……] 

“Oh, you’re awake?” 

At this moment, Asuka appeared from behind the curtains of the adjacent patient bed. 

Seeing the hand swathed in bandages, Yō couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath. 

“Asuka! Your hand……” 

“Oh, this? It’s just s minor graze. You needn’t worry about it.” 

Asuka casually sat on the chair beside her bed. While Yō managed to connect the dots. 

It was Asuka who had thrown herself in to help her. 

“……Asuka.” 

“Kasukabe-san, there’s something else that is more important. About this could you explain it for me?” 

The item that Asuka had swiftly passed to her was the flaming logo. 

Which was the registered brand of Izayoi’s headphones. Since Asuka was holding such a thing in her hands, there was no doubt that she would know about the headphones being destroyed as well. 

Yō assumed that she would be getting a scolding and had burrowed under her sheets, curling up to become smaller. 

“Kasukabe-san……Were you the one who took the headphones away?” 

“……” 

“Or was it not you?” 

“……No.” 

Yō quietly replied as she peeked her head out of the sheets. 

Asuka folded her arms across her chest as she seemed to be pondering over something troubling. 

“Then……Can I assume that this has nothing to do with Kasukabe-san?” 

“……I don’t know. But it was found in my bag.” 

“Did you place it in?” 

“No.” 

Yō answered immediately. That was the truth for she sure didn’t see it in her bag when she prepared her baggage for the journey. 

Then, who could have placed it within her bag? 

“Nn……By collecting all the facts we have now, it should be like this right? After Kasukabe-san has packed her baggage, the culprit stole Izayoi’s headphones and hid it into Kasukabe-san’s bag……who could have accomplished those things?” 

“……Me?” 

“I’M REFERRING TO A PERSON OTHER THAN KASUKABE-SAN!” 

Asuka gave a wry smile as she added that condition. 

Hearing how her friend had believed her innocence, Yō slightly regained her usual self and sat up on her bed. 


“Even…Even if you say it like that… I can’t think of anyone besides me who could have accomplished those---” 

At that point, Yō suddenly swallowed her words and started to think. 

Following that, she gave an expression that seemed as though she had swallowed a yellow lotus[80] as she said: 

“……Asuka, lend me that logo for a while.” 

“Eh? Why do you want it all of a sudden?” 

“Maybe……there’s still a scent of the culprit.” 

Asuka clapped her hand in understanding. She had almost forgotten that Yō had senses as sharp as a sniffer dog. 

It seems that the both of them had been so shocked that they had overlooked such a simple course of action. Yō’s Gift was best used to its full potential in these kind of situations. 

“……” 

“How is it?” 

“……Nn. It’s still there as I thought.” 

However……Yō’s expression became more twisted and troubled. She couldn’t get why the culprit would do such a thing when it has never acted in a way to bring Yō any trouble till today. 

There might be something going on behind all these……Just as Yō was worrying about it, the voices outside the curtains caused her to turn her head sharply. 

“Nn……Kasukabe-san of [No Name]……Yes, got it! Is it all right to bring you just here, Calico Cat Oji-san?” 

“Thank you nya, Kirin tailed Onee-san. It’s great enough that you brought me here.” 

“Nono, knowing about the troublesome situation, if I were to stand by and watch without doing a thing, it would be dishonorable to my Community [Six Scars]. Though I understand that I might not be much help here, I’m willing to help be the buffer zone between the two of you.” 

“Good to see you my two usual customers~! I’ve brought back Calico Cat Oji-san who has been feeling quite down all these while!” 

“Meowwwww! There’s no need to say all those things too!” 

“Eh~? But Oji-san really had the look of one who was thinking about the end of the world coming to him and was very troubled in that corner.” 

“Onee, that…that was due to various reasons……” 

“……Calico Cat.” 

Meow! Calico Cat who was hugged by the cat eared waitress jumped in fright. 

Kasukabe took Calico Cat from the hands of the waitress and asked with a saddened look: 

“Why?” 

“That……That’s ……because it hurt my heart to see Oujo feeling so down……so I decided to take revenge……” 

“……” 

For it to be due to such a reason---the thoughts of scolding Calico cat that had risen up were now dissipated. 

Yō calmed herself down as she closed her eyes to ponder. 

---If she were to directly pass the culprit, Calico Cat, to Izayoi, that would be too easy. 

However, did the fault really not fall on her as well? 

Tracing to the root of the problem, wasn’t the real problem due to her very own lack of strength? 

Moreover, being the person who fed Calico cat, she also had to take on some of that responsibility. If she were to just throw it all to Izayoi to settle, that would really be the end of their relationship. 

“……Asuka.” 

“What’s the matter?” 

“As I thought, just knowing who the culprit is isn’t enough. I must find a way to restore the headphones……Will you help me?” 

“Nn. I’ll be glad to.” 

Yō got off the bed and put on a new mood. 

In the world of Little Garden, there must be a miraculous way to do it. The duo rushed back towards the dormitories in search for a plan. 



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