Volume 7 Chapter 17 Poison
When she woke up, she was in a western-style room somewhere.
"Uh, what? I came back from college, why?"
Hinata Yukari tried to sort out her confused head.
That's right, she had finished college and was about to go home after saying goodbye to Souji, Matsuda, Hana and the others.
It was the usual, unremarkable way home.
But that usual way was interrupted halfway.
She had no memory of going home.
Hinata was seated on a leather sofa. She was not restrained in any way, nor did she have any noticeable injuries or signs of her clothes being messed up.
For now, she was relieved that she had not been r*ped, and Hinata cautiously stood up.
"Where is this...?"
The room looked like a typical western-style guest room, with nothing strange about it.
Hinata took out her smartphone as if remembering, and tried to open the map or contact her family.
"No, it won't connect... why?"
If this happens, even the tools of civilization will be of no use.
Anyway, she had to check the place and walked toward the window, but for some reason it was dark outside.
Even at night, she thought she would see some light from the city, but all that was there was a shapeless darkness.
"..."
Hinata was attacked by an indescribable anxiety and ran toward the door.
Maybe she would meet the person who brought her here. Still, it was better than staying in this room forever.
The door opened by itself as she was about to grab the doorknob.
Someone opened it.
"Oh, you're awake already"
The person who came in was different from what she imagined.
A woman. She had a beautiful and friendly smile on her face. She had a tray in her hand, with a cake and a tea set on it.
Hinata, who had imagined a scary kidnapper, didn't know how to answer.
"Ah, you are"
"Well well. You must have a lot of questions. Why don't we have some tea first. This cake is my favorite"
The woman said that and started to prepare the table with practiced movements.
It was a strange sight. It was a scene she had seen in manga or drama, but when she actually faced it, her thoughts stopped.
She might be able to escape if she wanted to.
If it was a woman, she could shake her off and get out of the door.
"Oh, you better not try to run away. There's a scary person outside who brought you here. We don't want to hurt you unnecessarily either."
"..."
Having her thoughts crushed in advance, Hinata clenched her teeth.
"Come on, please sit down. There's milk and sugar for the tea too."
The woman's smile was scary. She felt fear from the men she met at the sea, but this woman was something different.
But Hinata had no choice.
Now, she had to find out why she was brought here, and buy some time while gathering information.
Hinata sat across from the woman.
The tea in the white teacup was steaming.
"First of all, let me apologize. My name is Hoozuki. I wanted to talk to you, Hinata-san, so I had you brought here by a rather forceful method. I'm sorry for making you anxious."
"..."
Hinata didn't answer anything. It was too suspicious. She couldn't let her guard down just because of the polite words. Wolves always wear sheep's skin and approach.
"I understand that it's not easy to trust so easily. It was also a difficult decision for us. Your surroundings are being surveilled by a certain organization. Have you seen anyone unfamiliar on the premises?"
Hinata's eyebrows moved slightly at Hoozuki's words.
It was indeed the time when she had thought so.
"It may surprise you, but they were surveilling you all."
"Me, us?"
"Yes, more precisely, someone close to Yamamoto Yuusuke and Isumi Tsukiko, perhaps."
"──"
Hinata held back the voice that was about to come out involuntarily.
She never expected to hear the names of the two here. The sight of the two and the alarming word "surveillance" did not fit together.
After taking a sip of tea, Hikari continued.
"It's no wonder you're surprised. Those two are a bit special. They have powers that others don't possess. An organization that aims for that power is keeping an eye on them and the people around them. That's why we had no choice but to bring you here forcefully."
"..."
She wanted to deny it.
Even if she was suddenly told something like that, she couldn't accept it.
However, there are also parts that she can understand. Tsukiko's unique atmosphere, Yuusuke's unusual fighting strength. And the fact that they disappeared together for no reason.
Each individual thing made sense, but when they all overlapped, it became strange.
"So, why me?"
That was the only thing Hinata could ask.
She's still half in doubt, but let's say that the two of them were special humans.
But she doesn't understand the reason for telling her that. She knows very well that she's a normal human.
Hoozuki smiled. With a soft voice that reassured people, she said,
"Right now, Yamamoto-kun is in a very difficult situation. I thought that only Hinata-san can help him, so I'm here to talk."
The poison of words seeped into the room where only the two of them were.
Kushina Mikoto, who introduced herself as Hoozuki, smirked at Hinata's disturbance and lowered her gaze as if hiding her expression.
This is one of the bases that Try Order has had since ancient times. No one can reach this room that does not exist magically.
There is no one coming to help Hinata Yukari.
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