----Kouki Arakawa Viewpoint


Arakawa-kun, want to go test your liver?

　While I was cleaning up the cup that Con had bellowed and buzzed away, Aikawa-san suddenly said. As I looked at Aikawa-san with a look of 'Oh, you're tired?', she hurriedly denied it.

''Nah, it's not!　Because I don't believe in ghosts. I'm just trying to figure out the rumors of the Seven Wonders of the Academy.

　 And it's only June!　That kind of event is for cackling and cackling and getting excited in August or in the heat of summer, and if I'm wrong, it's not the kind of thing that I'd seriously tackle at this time of year, either.

I think it's fine with me.

　While Alice, who somehow seems to be the most opposed to the idea, is enthusiastically agreeing to it, I look at Shingo from the side, but he is shaking his head as if he has given up. This is the flow of being accompanied by........I feel like I'm being influenced by my surroundings a lot lately, and to be honest, it's a bother, so I want to decline, and the moment I was about to say 'I'm not going to be able to' to Alice, I decided that

No?　Kunugi-kun.

　I was pushed to the edge by her moist eyes. It's not fair, there's no way I could say no, and in the end, I ended up going along with her without a fight, just like I always do.

So, Aikawa-san, what's that rumor about?

　I'm sure the rumor is just a big deal anyway, if you listen to the content, you can pretty much guess what it is... I thought so and asked Aikawa-san about the content of the rumor. Then, as if he was trying to scare me, he starts talking in a lower voice than usual

The first one is about the cherry blossoms that never die. The second is the basement of the medical research building. The second is the basement of the medical research building, where a man's screams can be heard every night.
　The third is the mystery of the storeroom. In the evenings, a thin human shape is said to peep out of the slightly open window in the athletic department's storeroom in the secondary school.

　Hmm, if it's a rumor so far, it's predictable. After I asked Aikawa-san a few questions, I got a satisfactory answer, which prompted me to continue.

The fourth is a dancing figure. The fifth is the keeper of the clock tower. If you're in the tower when the clock strikes 21:00, you'll incur the wrath of the watchman.
　The sixth one is the disappearance of the main gate. The seventh one is...

　Aikawa-san was silenced by the seventh rumor, and we said, 'Hurry up and continue! But as he looked around at all the members, Aikawa-san said, "I don't know.

'I don't know,'

　Everyone crumbled the moment they heard those words, and when it came to Con, I could see him biting Aikawa-san's leg as if he was angry. If you don't know, then that's the Six Wonders!　I'm gonna complain about it.

I don't know what the seventh is, so that in itself is a mystery!

And I'm upside down. Well, now that we know what the rumors are and the general truth, it's just a matter of explaining them one by one.

I've already figured out what to do, but what should we do?　Maybe I should go to the actual place and explain it to you.

　When I said that, we were all going to go check out the truth. It's a hassle, but it can't be helped, we'll just take that thing and that thing and we should have that tool too. As I was making the calculations for the tools I was bringing, Aikawa-san approached Shingo and whispered something to him.

'Shin-kun, I'm scared, so let's hold hands.

Huh?

　After all, you guys just want to make out, don't you!　f*ck you!　I'm so jealous!　I don't say it, but I glare at Shingo with eyes that could kill him. Perhaps Alice noticed that, she laughed and said 'We'll hold hands too', such an Alice is cute after all.......





''Well then, since there's a time-sensitive reason, we'll go from the second medical research building first.

　When I say this, it's partly because it's still bright, but everyone follows me without any fear. It's a good idea to have a morgue in the basement, but if I had to guess, that's definitely the case.

"Aikawa-san, I heard earlier that the place we're going to go to now is basically closed to faculty and staff, isn't it?

Yeah, that's supposed to be up to the students.

　 I feel a little bit of mischief in my heart and tell Shingo to open the door, but he's afraid or reluctant to do so. I whispered to him. Then he made up his mind.

'Huh!　I'll open it.

He opened the door briskly as he said it.



What I saw was a mah-jongg table.



　I threw a small fist-pumping pose at the sight of what I had imagined, but both Shingo, who opened the door, and Alice, who was standing next to me, looked puzzled, so I decided to explain.

In the research building of the "School of Special Higher Education", where no faculty members come, the only thing men get together to do at night is to play mah-jongg. And if no one comes to see you because of a psychic story, even better, the screams must have been made by the person who lost.

　When Alice heard my explanation, she was dumbfounded, 'Nah. Rumors are just like that, she affirmed it with a laugh when I said that. Well, next time........what time is it now?　The place we're headed to changes depending on the time. As I was thinking this, I was trying to look at the time on my terminal, when Shingo sensed this.

It's 4:30 p.m.

He told me. That's my best friend!　As I was staring at him with respect, Aikawa-san

Singh, you always wear your watch the other way around.

I said as if I were looking at something rare. Well, even Shingo changes it depending on his mood, and I change the arm I wear on the device depending on the day.





　We've come to the third floor terrace of the gymnasium, which is used by the sports club at the edge of the school. You can see the back side of the storeroom just fine from here, and as I watched with the binoculars I brought with me, I noticed the window slowly open a little.

'I knew it,'

　When I exclaimed that, Aikawa-san took the binoculars from me and looked at the storeroom, then shouted angrily, "You're smoking!

'Isn't that a cigarette?

　 They are at an age when they want to be a bit of a jerk, so it's not hard to understand how they feel, but it's a bad place to be. I thought I should be careful because of the danger of fire, but Aikawa-san was the first to send a text message to the life guidance teacher's terminal.
　The teacher came running into the storeroom and jumped into the storeroom, that's a battery of stuff.

'It's dangerous in that place and you shouldn't be breaking the law.

　I'm not sure if Aikawa-san's anger has subsided or not, but I decided to lead everyone to the next location while I watched Shingo appease her.





　The place I arrived at is the institute's Botanical Research Institute, and as I recall the cherry blossoms in the courtyard are under its jurisdiction. Alice is nodding to herself, looking predictable, but I urge her to ask the researcher about the cherry blossoms in the courtyard.

'Oh, the cherry blossoms in the courtyard?　That's a cherry tree we bred and it blooms for a long time. It's imperfect, and when they do fall off, they fall off overnight, so that's an improvement.

　When asked by Alice, the researcher man answered really simply. I could feel everyone's tension dropping as the mysteries of the Seven Wonders were easily solved. I mean, frankly, it's so predictable that I want to leave!　As I recall, there's a documentary about my favorite animal that's airing today at 6pm, and I want to go home and watch it right now. Can't we just break up now?　So I'll ask him.

Do you want to keep going?　I'm sure the truth of all the other rumors goes something like this.

I want to know everything anyway! Con! Con!

　Not only with Aikawa-san, but unexpectedly, 'Con' suggested that we continue. Shingo and Alice seem to want to continue with the inertia of 'we've come this far,' and I almost sigh, but we move on to the next place. You can find a place where you can see the chemical research building from the second floor of this building, we all went to the place and were looking at the chemical research building when Kon noticed something and started crying.

'Are people dancing?'

　Alice noticed a figure in a room at the end of the drug lab building. I find the room as well, but I'm getting tired of being so predictable again. That's the kind of thing you always see in my lab building.

'It's ventilation. You always do that in the lab before Alice leaves, don't you?　He's fanning himself with a fan or something to keep the smell and stuff out, unlike Alice, who looks like she's dancing because her movements look stupid. 'When the people are gone' is also the reason they do it when they go home, so the humans are none other than that guy.

'I wonder if I'm acting that weird from the outside too...'

　I heard Alice whisper drearily, but I didn't care and headed for the fifth clock tower.




'Well, it's 6:50 p.m. right now, so that's just fine.

　When I say that, Shingo gives me a strange look and asks me a question.

'Gongju, wasn't the time in question 9pm?'

　I didn't answer the question with a smile, but instead filled the glass I brought with me with water and then went into the clock tower and left it there. Then I turned to the others and explained

You'd better cover your ears because the clock tower bell will be ringing in three minutes. Conn, you'd better curl up in my bag for once.

　With that, they all covered their ears and Con hurriedly went into my bag and curled up. That's when a loud bell rings to announce the time, and it's stupidly annoying!　At first I thought about going inside, but I knew it was a good idea to just let the glass in.... When the bell stops, I open the door to the clock tower and show them the glass I put inside.

''Con!''

　I can see that Con is terribly surprised, well, it's more difficult to ask this newborn guy to understand the reason for the 'broken glass'. The other members don't seem to understand much either, so I'll explain briefly.

'It's the sound vibrations, that's what the Watchman's rage is all about. Didn't the cups on the table blow up when Con roared in the research building earlier?　Just like the thing. If a person heard the bell ringing properly in here, I think they'd fall over with a concussion, and it's the same principle with acoustic grenades and stuff like that.

　When I tell him that, he nods his head in agreement. Alright, we'll end with just the mystery of the main gate!　




　When I arrived at the main gate, I figured out a place and had everyone waiting. I think it's probably safe there, but I'm not sure, if I fail, I'll have to wait for the car to arrive again. While I was thinking about that, a car came from inside the academy!　Hmmm, just in time for a car to come from the side of the road. I raise my voice so that everyone waiting can hear me.

'It's only for a second, so watch closely!

　And the car's headlights are stacked around me.... Did it work?　I looked at everyone anxiously and said, 'It's gone! He's making a lot of noise, and apparently he's succeeded. Shingo comes running up to me after the car has passed, and closes in on me.

'Huh!'　What was that?　What happened?

It's an evaporation phenomenon, also known as glare. If you're in the middle of a car's headlights at night, you can lose sight of them, one of the most dangerous phenomena that can cause a car accident. Maybe at this moment, if you turn next to the main gate and go completely out of sight, you could mistakenly think you're really gone.

　I explained a little better, and he nodded in admiration. In the end, all the rumors are just stories that have gotten bigger. Whenever there's something a little strange, it spreads quickly, and I can understand that it's fun, but I don't want you to get involved. At that time another car comes out of the academy and stops in front of me and talks to me with its window down.

You're not going to be able to find out what's going on.　You're not Arakawa. What are you doing here, you're supposed to be driving to and from school, right?

　It was the headmaster who peeked out the window to ask me, and when I explained what I had just done, he laughed and complained bitterly.

''Yes, but it's late, go home. Saito-kun, Aikawa-san and Alford-san are all there, right?　Everyone's gone home and it's time for dinner.

　As we watched the headmaster leave, we each went home.






　I was eating dinner back home when my personal terminal started beeping. It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with your friends and family.

I'm sorry, Kouki!　I left on my way home, but have you figured out all the Seven Wonders?

　That's what Shingo's email said. What does it say?　You would've stayed with me to the end, I reply, but I freeze when I get a text back right away.

What are you talking about?　I left right after I found the mah-jongg table because I had to run an errand, and Emi and Alice also informed me that they left with me after they figured out the cherry blossoms in the courtyard.　I heard that Gongju headed to the drug research building by himself to continue because he was curious about it, but isn't that right?''







Who was I with today?






---Kaoru Yamamoto's Point of View

　I held back a laugh as I drove. That Arakawa-kun also had a childlike side to him, I didn't expect him to tell me with a straight face that he was solving the seven wonders. He was mistaken, but there is a rumor about the seventh wonder.
　When I first arrived at the academy, a student told me that it was the 'copy mirror rumor'. The rumor was that if you walked in front of a mirror somewhere in the academy, you would be tricked by Nanika, who would imitate someone you knew. It's the kind of rumor that would make any child happy....

''Nevertheless...''

A few words come out of my mouth.

''By the way, Arakawa-kun was 'alone' in front of the main gate, but where were the others?''

　Did I come in and scare people into hiding?　With that in mind, I kept driving towards home.