21-Bai Ze jasmine



 
 When Yuto ran out of the exam room and returned to his room at the hotel, the time was already past 8pm.

(Hmm, it's heartbreaking to measure the useless spiritual power and take a rank... but at this point, it's no use! (The point is, you just have to be able to do the job exactly the way you want to after you get your rank.

 So when Yuto forcefully told himself that, he became very hungry. He didn't know when he would be called out, so naturally he hadn't eaten. I'm starving.
 Now the exam does not include dinner, so I have to prepare dinner by myself.
 However, it is too expensive for Yuto to eat in the hotel, so he decided to walk to the station and buy some onigiri and tea at a convenience store.

 Heading to the station, he bought the items he wanted to buy and returned to the hotel to eat in his room.
 Entering the rather large, park-like grounds of the hotel, Yuto headed to the main entrance.

''Ahhh, I wonder if I can get a rank at this rate? Well, even if you think about it... hmm?

 Saying such a soliloquy, Yuto quickly stops in his tracks. And his expression is hard.
 Yuto slowly looked around. A faint sense of discomfort.......................it wasn't so much.

 But Yuto believed in this sensation........or rather, he had come to believe it through a lot of experience.
 Yuto placed the convenience store bag on the bench that was set up on the way to the main entrance of the hotel that was nearby.



''Huh? I think that girl is the candidate's... what? Gone?

 It was the balcony of the restaurant on the second floor of the hotel.
 Nissae had just finished her meal and had just come out to the restaurant's private balcony to catch the breeze outside in order to cool her burning skin, somewhat from alcohol.
 That's where she spotted the boy who was walking in from the other side, a rank exam candidate... but she lost him.

''What's wrong? Hisae.

 

Now, your favorite, you know, was walking around that area and it's gone.

Ho.....

 Kensei's eyes narrowed. Hisae asked, "Do you mind? I look at Ken Sei.

''No, do you think I'm more concerned about your mood now?''

Hm! You won't get anything out of me by saying that. Al, as tomorrow's body art examiner, you should be well rested today!

 Nissae walked back into the restaurant to shake off Ken Sei's hand around her waist. Kensei made a motion to cower his shoulders, then quietly turned his dark brown eyes toward the garden where the boy had been.



 The grounds of the hotel were lush with many trees, and within the grounds, a walkway was built around and around the hotel. There were several pavilions set up as resting places along the walkway.

 Right now, Yuto was in one of those pavilions.
 Yuto is silently looking at the corpses of two adult males who seem to be foreigners there.

 After that, Yuto headed in an uncomfortable direction. Then he heard a decapitated voice that seemed to belong to a man from ahead of him. By the time he sped up and arrived at the scene, it was already in the same situation as it was now.

(What's going on?) (Do I tell the police, or ... or ... or ...)

 Normally, he would have to report it to the police immediately, but the reason why Yuto was pondering such a thing was because this corpse.......was not a human being.......
 Another thing that Yuuto was curious about was the fact that some of them had escaped from this scene with injuries.
 On the ground, there are bloodstains on the ground towards the outside of the hotel. From the amount of blood, one could imagine that the owner who had left the bloodstains was not lightly injured.

 The plants and trees swayed as a fresh spring breeze passed through the area.
 With a casual movement, Yuto picked up a leaf from a tree that had fallen to the ground, still fresh and green. Then he threw it in the direction of the darkness where the trees were growing thickly, as if he were handling a throwing knife.
 The leaf disappeared among the trees with a speed that was unthinkable in its mass.

'Is it my imagination...?'

 A stronger wind blew around the area than before, and the two corpses underneath Yuto's feet turned to ashes and disappeared, leaving behind their clothes.......
 From the clothes, I can tell that one of them was a small man and the other belonged to a rather large man.

It wouldn't be in my category........ Ah! My tea and rice balls! We're in trouble if we get dumped. We've got to get going!

 Yuto suddenly became curious about the dinner he had purchased and, incidentally, thought he could tell the examination office about this, so he hurried away from the place.



 And there ... only the clothes of the man, who would have been a big man and a small man, were left behind.
 Deep in the darkness of the bushes of the pavilion where the Yuto disappeared........
 An even darker space is created in the darkness in the very direction where Yuto released the leaves from the tree.

''Who are you?'' He's... Kukku, you're the new guy...? I didn't know that there was anyone who could sense my existence........ Thanks to you, you've missed one assassin........

 In the back space of the darkness, someone wiped a streak of blood from its cheek with its long toes.



 After confirming that the dinner was safe, Yuto immediately went to the room where the newcomer's examination office was located and explained what had happened. The organizer, Nisasae, also came over immediately, and after hearing what Yuto had to say, she quickly gave him instructions.

''Oomine-sama. I did indeed find the clothes where you said they were. I immediately investigated the area, but so far I didn't find anything else unusual. Also, we are still searching for the injured man who said he left there.

Well..... Please report back to me after you've gone through the clothing and checked the personal effects. And, just to be sure, can you mobilize people to provide security? Equipment is also allowed to carry up to B equipment.

I understand.

 After watching the agency's staff leave the room, Hisae thanked Yuto.

''Thank you, Doudou-kun. We'll take care of the rest here, so take a good rest today, the exams will continue tomorrow.

  As she said that, while working on Yuto, Hisae saw the convenience store bag Yuto was holding.

'And that's dinner? You need to eat a little more of the right stuff. You're growing up, aren't you?

'I'd like to.... Hahaha.

 Yuto laughs dryly, as if he is in a bad mood. However, he quickly turned serious and asked Hisae.

''What does this one have to do with the rookie test this time?''

'I don't know. It's just that it's hard to imagine an outsider like them going out of their way to set up a group of people with abilities. Not only would it be of no benefit to you, but in some cases you would be in danger yourself. Well, just to be sure, we'll investigate and guard the area, so leave this matter to us and rest now, Mr. Du Du.

'Certainly ... yes. Then I'll be here.

 Yuto bailed to Hisae and put his hand on the door to leave.

''Ah, Doudou-kun. Just for the record, I want you to keep this matter to yourself. It would be a pity if the kids who are taking the exam get stressed out and can't perform to their full potential. There are a lot of kids who are putting themselves through this rookie exam. I'm sorry to say that you're the only one who knows about this matter, and you're the only one who seems to be drawing a poor one...

Oh, don't worry about it. I'm used to this kind of thing, I mean, I don't mind it.

 Hisae's cheeks also relaxed as Yuto gave her a carefree smile. Then Yuto bowed lightly and left the room that was used as the newcomer's examination office.

''Good girl. If there are only kids like that, it would be less of a hardship for us too~''

 Nissae said and sighed as she processed the paperwork for the claims from the Huang family.