This definitely wasn't due to the cold wind blowing on her.
"As for what it was like exactly … I can't remember. My memory is very hazy … I only remember that I saw something really scary and was so scared that I screamed …
"Mayuzumi pushed me to the ground and used her body to protect me …
"I saw that thing coming towards me, and then I don't know what happened after that … When I woke up, it was already morning.
"Everyone collapsed … I thought for a moment that they were all dead, but someone else immediately woke up just like me …
"I tried to wake Mayuzumi up, but I couldn't, and I discovered that her face was burning up …
"Two other people didn't wake up just like Mayuzumi, and they both had a fever. One was the president, and the other was a girl.
"We called an ambulance and sent them to the hospital …
"Mayuzumi only woke up after an entire day.
She had a fever for almost a month … and had nightmares every day … "
Mayuzumi's tone was filled with deep regret.
"It's all my fault …"
"I caused Mayuzumi … to become like that."
"No, it was just an accident," Seiji said in a serious tone.
"You didn't expect such a thing to happen; nobody could have expected it, so it was just an accident."
"But if it wasn't for me …"
"Editor Yoshizawa, you only forcefully made Sensei participate in the event; you didn't force her. You didn't have any ill intentions; you just wanted to be together with your good friend. "
"… Even so, I still made a mistake." Saki lowered her head with a dark expression.
Seiji sighed inwardly upon seeing her like this.
It seemed that this was the reason why Editor Yoshizawa viewed Peach-sensei as someone she needed to take care of, or even "protect."
Because she felt that she had made a huge mistake in the past, she deeply regretted and felt guilty, so she felt a sense of duty to protect her good friend.
In order to uphold this feeling, she even … sacrificed herself.
Before loading, Editor Yoshizawa must have tried her best to stop Shouhei Hirai and ended up being killed.
Seiji felt like he could see that scene in his mind.
Hirai … Seiji had met him once, and he really didn't think that Hirai was an evil person.
As for Sensei and Editor Yoshizawa's descriptions of Hirai's university days, they at most described him as a rather hot-tempered and somewhat foolish college student. Even Sensei himself didn't think that Hirai was a bad person.
Seiji recalled Hirai's blank expression at that time.
Just like the Terminator … a robot, it seemed to be controlled by itself.
Wanhua Summer Night also said that she might have been cursed.
Was there really a mastermind behind this? If so, who could it be? What did he want to do? Why?
There were so many questions.
He hoped that Mai would be able to find out the truth.
Speaking of which …
"Editor Yoshizawa, you're saying that this incident has something to do with Sensei's nightmares. Is it because Sensei's nightmares seem similar to those nightmares recently?"
Saki nodded.
"Seeing how upset Mayuzumi was, I recalled what happened at that time … Do you think that it's possible that it's something from that time … that has continued until now?"
Seiji was silent.
"The water is so cold!" Mayuzumi exclaimed.
She was swept aside by the waves. Laughing, she stood up and walked back.
"Saki … what's the matter?" Mayuzumi noticed her friend's strange behavior.
"It's nothing … I just feel a little cold." The editor chuckled.
"Hey … I'm sorry for making you accompany me here." Mayuzumi held Saki's hand.
"Your hand is so cold … Let's go. We don't want to stay here any longer."
"I'm fine. It's rare for us to come to the beach, so you should watch for a while longer."
"We've seen enough already. Let's go back."
"How is that possible? It's only been a while …"
Mayuzumi paused.
That was because a boy's jacket had landed on her.
It was Seiji.
He took off his own jacket and put it on Saki.
"This should warm you up a little," he said with a smile. "It's rare for us to come here, so we should at least walk around the beach and see more."
Mayuzumi and Saki were rendered speechless.
'Haruta-kun always acts so cool naturally.' The manga author inwardly sighed.
'This jacket … has his scent on it. It's rather warm …' The editor could feel it.
"Saki, are you still cold?"
"I'm not cold anymore. Thank you, Harano. "
"You're welcome."
Then, the three of them started strolling down the beach, leaving behind a trail of footprints.
"By the way, Harano, what was the important matter that you said you wanted to discuss with me in person this morning?" The editor suddenly recalled something and asked.
"Er … about that …"
'Actually, it's nothing at all. I only said that in order to meet you, because I knew that you would die … I can't say something like that!'
Seiji thought about it for a moment.
"Actually … it's fine. I originally wanted to discuss the conditions for the publication, but now that I think about it, I'll let it go and do as we agreed. "
"You're not satisfied with the newcomer's treatment, and you want better conditions?" Saki blinked in surprise.
"Er … that's right, but when I think about it more carefully, I feel like I'm being too arrogant. I'm afraid that I must have slept too much. So forget it, just pretend that I never said anything. "Seiji tried to fool her.
However, Saki had a serious expression on her face.
"Harano, your 'Brother Monogatari' was well-written, and the entire editing department, including the head editor, believes that it's likely to be a popular story, or even one of the most popular! That's why you actually have the right to ask for special treatment.
If you want it, I can discuss it with the head editor and try to obtain better conditions. "
Seiji had only wanted to fool her, but he didn't expect such a development.
Seiji wanted to refuse, but that would seem unnatural, so he could only go along with it.
"Er … is that really alright?"
Saki nodded in confirmation.
"Then … I'll have to trouble Editor Yoshizawa." Seiji seemed rather embarrassed.
"No need to be polite." Saki's lips arced upwards in a faint smile.
She was quite happy to be able to help this boy.
At this moment, Seiji's cell phone rang.
It was Mai Houjou!
He accepted the call.
"Hey, Senpai, what's the situation?"
"I found Shouhei Hirai," the voice on the other end of the phone said. "He's in a hospital."
"A hospital?"
"Yeah, he's badly injured, and he's currently unconscious."
"How could that be? I didn't injure him that badly … "Seiji was astonished.
"Also, I used [Astral Vision] to check on him and confirmed that he wasn't possessed by an undead," Mai continued.
"This …" Seiji was stunned for a moment.
"He probably fought with someone else after his battle with you, which resulted in him being beaten to this state and having his undead purified," Mai continued. "From his injuries, it's easy to tell that he was injured by a powerful Spiritual Ability user."
Seiji was rendered speechless.
He was defeated by someone else!?
Seiji was rather astonished.
'Hey, hey, this script isn't right again!
He found the enemy, only to discover that he'd been defeated by someone else and had his undead purified!
Who did it? Was it his enemy, or was it a passing messenger of justice?!
A moment of silence fell between them.
"Since the enemy has been defeated, does that mean that my mission is complete?" Mai asked.
"This … I guess … you could say so." Seiji had a subtle expression on his face.
Hirai was still unconscious, so he couldn't ask anything even if he wanted to.
He had no idea what was going on, nor did he understand what had happened.
How strange!
Was this really the end of the incident? Not necessarily, but …
"If we want to know what happened, we'll have to wait for Hirai to wake up," Seiji sighed.
"There's another method," Mai said, "which is to investigate his residence in detail. Perhaps we'll find out something."
"Oh, right … if I trouble you, will there be an additional fee?"
"Count it as my service to the end. I'd be too embarrassed to ask for a fee if it ended like this. " The maid chuckled. "I'll go do that right away. I'll leave it to Grand Mistress Amami to inform her of the situation."
"Alright."
They hung up.
Seiji then explained the situation to Mayuzumi and Saki.
Both girls had subtle expressions on their faces when they heard that Shouhei Hirai had been defeated by someone else.
"No matter what, at the very least, that guy won't be able to attack again. As for whether or not this incident is over … it's hard to say. "Seiji rubbed his chin in contemplation.
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