(Chastity Reversed) The Legitimate Wife War: How I, a Harem-Hater, Ended Up Creating an Ultra-Eccentric Harem with a Villainess, a Sadistic Beauty Teacher, a Scheming Classmate... etc. - Chapter 135.2 - Unrest and Search

Would she lose herself to anger and call someone by name? If so, it should have happened with Hosho-san and Akizuki-san too.

Was there some special relationship?

I was also concerned about the momentary expression of frustration she had shown when looking at me.

I could speculate about part of it, but I didn’t understand everything.

And the fact that Kazari-san wouldn’t tell me meant there had to be a reason she couldn’t.

Even with my eyes closed, my thoughts kept producing more and more outlandish ideas.

Most of those thoughts were heading in bad directions.

“Ah…!”

Suddenly warmth touched my eyes.

It was the scent of hands I knew.

“It’s okay. Things flow in good directions, so if you calm down, it’ll be nothing.”

They were warm hands.

Apparently Ayaka-san had placed her hands there.

The warmth and scent of her hands soothed my heart.

I vaguely felt that things would work out somehow.

Before I knew it, I had lost consciousness.

When I opened my eyes, Shiraishi-san’s face was in front of me.

“…How long was I sleeping?”

“Not even 30 minutes… more importantly, how do you feel? No nausea or feeling sick? Any strange sensations or anything like that?”

“No… I’m fine.”

Perhaps because I had slept a little, my consciousness was clearer than before.

“That’s good.”

“…What about Tachibana-san?”

Ayaka-san silently shook her head.

“…I see.”

She wouldn’t be found that easily.

“Let’s search too.”

“…But—”

Ayaka-san hurried to stop me.

But I was thinking properly.

“I understand, so let’s search by car. I’ll sit in the passenger seat. That would be fine, right? Ayaka-san would feel at ease too.”

“…That’s not exactly good, but I’ll allow it.”

Ayaka-san nodded reluctantly.

“I’ll go prepare the car, so wait a bit.”

Ayaka-san went downstairs.

While waiting, I also contacted one person.

I had actually hesitated whether to contact her. But—

“I should ask the person who knows Tachibana-san best… since she’s her best friend and understands her.”

I kept the message simple.

I needed to ask about places she might go.

[Tachibana-san has disappeared. Do you have any idea where she might be?]

That one sentence was all I sent.

As soon as I sent the message, it was read and a call came in.

“If Mizuri has disappeared, I’ll search too.”

“But—”

“—It’s useless to stop me. I already left home.”

I could indeed hear wind sounds occasionally.

“Tell me the situation.”

I had only intended to ask, but Aoyama-san probably wouldn’t back down now.

Having more people would be better for searching.

“Got it. I’ll explain the situation.”