No matter what, the matter of the Disaster Box still had to be resolved in person.

But if it turned out to be just some serial killer behind it all... Then Beichuan Si didn't have any particularly great methods to deal with it.

Because to Beichuan Si, serial killers were not as easy to handle as vengeful spirits.

If that were the case, the only hope would be for the local police in Yamanashi Prefecture to develop a response strategy quickly and bring the serial killer to justice sooner or later.

But before all that...

"Ai?! Did you call Brother Temple over again today?"

Sakura Miori, who was scooping up a big spoonful of ice cream with a silver spoon, froze.

She turned to look at her best friend in utter disbelief.

Although she also had Beichuan Si's LINE and phone number, just logging into LINE and sending a greeting was already her limit.

But Sakura Miori had not expected that Otomoto Ai had already stealthily progressed to such an extent.

Not just limited to greeting on LINE, she had even started to contact him by phone!

Not only did Sakura Miori show such an expression, but Takiyama Nanako, Sakurai Saki, and the others all looked at Otomoto Ai with some bemusement.

Faced with their various expressions, Otomoto Ai didn't hesitate much. She swept her hair up behind her ear before finally speaking:

"Although I don't know what you guys are thinking, I can assure you, the content of my chat with Brother Temple is definitely not what you imagine."

"That's easy to say..."

Sakura Miori and Sakurai Saki exchanged glances.

"..." Otomoto Ai.

She shook her head, not wanting to argue with the people in front of her in such an energy-inefficient place.

She pulled out her phone from her bag, unlocked it with her fingerprint, slid open the LINE chat history, and showed it to the three people in front of her.

On the plain LINE interface was an unusually concise conversation.

Otomoto Ai: Brother Temple? Are you free tomorrow? I would like to meet and talk about the Inuzuka Sister in detail.

Temple: Yes.

Otomoto Ai: Can I bring Saki and the others along? I would also like them to hear about this, I don't want them to worry about me.

Temple: Hmm.

Otomoto Ai: Thank you, Brother Temple! Then let's meet at CURE Cafe tomorrow, that should be alright, right?

Temple: Hmm.

Temple: I'll bring Mirai with me.

Otomoto Ai: Alright. Thank you for the trouble!

Temple: Hmm.

The chat history ended there.

This overly concise chat history only took the group half a minute to read through.

After reading the chat history, Takiyama Nanako twitched the corner of her mouth and said in a strained tone:

"Brother Temple... this is basically saying nothing, right? It seems like he only paused when mentioning Senior Shen Gu, saying a bit more."

It's known that even an energy conservationist like Otomoto Ai had typed so much! But Beichuan Si was even more energy-efficient than her.

Just as Sakurai Saki and Takiyama Nanako were surprised by the chat record on Otomoto Ai's side, Sakura Miori also raised her hand somewhat embarrassingly on the other side:

"Actually... this is already pretty good."

Saying so, she showed her phone screen to the three people present.

On the slightly pink LINE chat screen was her conversation with Beichuan Si.

Sakura Miori: Good morning, Brother Temple!

Temple: Hmm.

Sakura Miori: I had a painting class today, ah, Hui Li's paintings are really great!

Temple: Got it.

The chat record paused, then jumped to the next day.

Sakura Miori: Good morning, Brother Temple!

Temple: Hmm.

Sakura Miori: Listen to me, just now...

It was as if it had entered an infinite loop.

The dense chat records essentially all started with 'Good morning, Brother Temple!'

"But... but finally one day..." Sakura Miori said with indignation and sadness, scrolling down with her fingers, then showing the chat record to Sakurai Saki and the others.

At the very bottom of the dense 'Good morning, Brother Temple!' there was a message from Beichuan Si that was particularly conspicuous.

Temple: Sakura, just to say, I already have a girlfriend.

Uh...

The air fell silent.

Everyone subconsciously turned their eyes to Sakura Miori.

Only to see Sakura Miori turn sadness into appetite, shoveling ice cream into her cherry pink lips while calling out extremely aggrieved: "I know, I know! I know about things like this! Brother Temple already has a girlfriend! And the girlfriend is that 'Monopolizing Witch' Shen Gu Mirai, Senior, but... but..."

Sakura Miori pouted, dispiritedly said: "I thought maybe, just maybe, I had a tiny chance. But the opponent had to be that 'Monopolizing Witch,' that's just too despairing!"

Uh——

Otomoto Ai, Sakurai Saki, and Takiyama Nanako were at a loss for words.

As Sakura Miori said, after all, the opponent was Shen Gu Mirai.

Maintaining first in the class since junior high, even in Kyubei High School, she consistently held the top position in the grade... Because Shen Gu Mirai monopolized the top position of the grade for years on end, she was recently called the Monopolizing Witch...

There were even rumors that if Shen Gu Mirai was given free rein on questions, only limited by time, she could score into the thousands without trouble.

To compare oneself to such an exceptional opponent...

Honestly, not just Sakura Miori, but even her close friends felt she didn't stand a chance at all.

No wonder Sakura Miori had been dragging them out to eat so often recently.

Looking at it now, was she trying to vent her sadness and frustration through eating?

How could one fight this? It was simply unbeatable.

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