The room fell silent for a moment.
"Maybe she's a relative or something?" Seiji tried to guess.
"That's what I thought as well." Horda nodded. "If we want to investigate further, we can continue with this, but I think it's enough.
Her cell phone number has been erased, and her identity and name are fake. She's pretending to be someone who died ten years ago … No matter who this girl is, this situation is enough for me to forbid my son from going out with her again.
I deleted Vast's cell phone number and photo, and told him that this girl was a scammer who pretended to be someone who died many years ago. Although I don't know what her goal is, she's definitely not a decent person, and he can't go out with her again. The next time he sees her, he has to resolutely refuse to talk to her and avoid her completely.
"Hiroshi was very unwilling, but under my pressure, he agreed on the surface."
Aiko and I have been keeping an eye on him, and we haven't noticed any abnormal movements from him, nor have we seen that girl's face again. "
The middle-aged father looked at Seiji.
"Harano-kun, I'm telling you all this not only to answer your questions, but also to keep you on your guard. If you see this girl, be careful not to have anything to do with her … don't become like Vast. "
His tone was filled with the concern of an elder for a junior.
Seiji smiled.
"Thank you for your concern, Fuuma -san. I'll be careful."
…
After leaving the study, Seiji was invited to Airi's room by Seiji.
Seiji went to the little girl's room and chatted with her just like before.
"Big brother, I'm going to Genhana Middle School next year. At that time … can I go find you in the high school section?" Airi asked as she hugged her large Cream Bunny plushie.
"Sure," Seiji responded. "I'm quite happy that a cute junior would come looking for me."
Cute … Airi's heart skipped a beat when she heard him say this.
"Then … can I call you Seigo -senpai?"
Not Harano -senpai, but Seigo -senpai.
Seiji thought about it. He felt that it was just a form of address, and there was no need to care too much about it, so he answered with a "yes."
Very good! Airi clenched her fists in her heart.
"You can call me 'Airi' too," she said.
"Yes, Junior Airi."
Hearing him call her that, the little girl was so shy that she covered half of her face with the doll, and a silly smile appeared on her face.
Seiji looked at her.
"Junior Airi, how is your relationship with your brother now?"
The little girl was stunned for a moment, and then her expression dimmed slightly.
"Big Brother apologized to me, and I also apologized to Big Brother, but … I'm still a little afraid of him. I feel like he's different from before."
"Cold, is it?"
Airi nodded.
After what had happened, it would be difficult to restore a harmonious sibling relationship in a short period of time, especially when the older brother was in a depressed state. Seiji recalled Hiroshi Fuuma's expression and behavior. He estimated that he would be like this for a while.
Was that girl really a liar? Could she be a "mystical" existence? Did she have a relationship with Vast for a short period of time in order to absorb his spiritual essence?
Seiji used [Astral Vision] to observe Hiroshi Fuuma, but he was unable to see anything. At the very least, he didn't seem to be under a curse.
That girl canceled her contact with him and never contacted him again. It seemed that the matter was over.
"Wait for some time for your brother to recover, and then slowly get back on good terms with him," Seiji told her. "It was his fault for doing such a thing, but perhaps he's also a victim himself."
Airi nodded again.
"Dad told me before that Big Brother became strange because a bad girl clung onto him."
It would be fine if it was just a normal bad girl.
"Did your dad show you a picture of that girl?"
"Yes. He told me that if I saw this girl on the streets, I should avoid her. And if I saw her together with Big Brother, I should immediately call him or mom. "
"Do as your dad says," Seiji told her, and then thought about it.
"Apart from that, let me know … perhaps I'll be able to do something."
Airi blinked at this.
"Seigo -senpai, do you care about that bad girl?"
"Yeah … because I think that she might not be an ordinary person."
"Not an ordinary person?"
"It's not convenient for me to explain, and you don't need to know too much." Seiji chuckled. "At any rate, if you see her, let me know."
"Okay …" Although Airi didn't understand, she still agreed.
They chatted for a while after that.
Seiji felt that it was time to leave, so he got up and said goodbye.
Before he left, Fuuma -san gave him an exquisite gift box. She only said that it was a small gift, but didn't say what it was.
Seiji politely accepted it, then said goodbye to Fuuma's family and left.
When he returned home, he opened the gift box and saw that it was an exquisite, high-class tea set made of porcelain. He casually looked it up on the internet and found that this tea set cost nearly two hundred thousand sakuras, which was quite an expensive gift for an ordinary family.
Shika Kagura washed the tea set and made some tea.
After the tea was brewed, Seiji drank some tea with her and told her about his plans to go to the doujinshi convention tomorrow.
Little Shi was no longer as afraid of her [Reaper's Curse] as before, but she still needed to avoid going to places with many people, so she didn't intend to go together with him.
"If you're interested, you can watch my livestream. If you want to buy anything, let me know, "Seiji told her.
Actually, he wanted Little Shi to watch the livestream the same way as Hana … did this count as bringing two younger sisters with him?
Shika nodded, indicating that she understood.
…
The next day.
Seiji put on his backpack and equipped himself with outdoor livestream equipment and left his home.
He went to knock on Uehara's door. When Mika came out and saw the camera on him, she paused for a moment.
"I haven't started recording yet." Seiji chuckled. "There's a limit to the battery. I'll only start the livestream when I arrive at the convention."
"Oh …" Mika relaxed.
The two of them went together to the agreed upon meeting place, an intersection near the business district.
When they arrived, they saw that Kaori was already waiting for them.
After saying good morning to each other, the three of them waited for a while before Chiaki and Genji arrived.
Genji was wearing a black windbreaker, a white mask, sunglasses, and a woolen hat that completely covered her face.
'So this is what it means to have a good disguise …' Seiji felt like he was seeing himself on the day of the Winter Snow Festival.
"Good morning, everyone. I'm Reiko." Genji happily greeted everyone before looking towards Kaori. "You must be Lavender, right? Nice to meet you. "
"Nice to meet you … nice to meet you." Kaori blinked as she looked at Reiko.
"Don't mind her. Although she's so secretive, she's still a good person … probably." Chiaki smiled.
"The word 'probably' is unnecessary!" Genji retorted.
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