Takezawa's Ghost - Episode 34
[Michi’s POV]
“……?”
　It felt like Takezawa had just come to me for help.
　Even though he is a ghost, he has a keen sense for sensing such things as prayers.
　It’s hard to imagine that someone like him, who is capable of doing anything on his own, would need help from someone like me, but there’s the example of Junsuke.
　Maybe it’s a really bad situation.
　If that’s the case, I guess I’ll do it quickly.
　I wish he had suffered a bit more before dying, but given Takezawa’s predicament, it can’t be helped.
“Michi?! It was you, Michi?! I’m so sorry about back then! I’ll do anything, so please forgive me!”
　Even though it was my revenge, I had always felt bad about leaving it all to Takezawa.
　Furthermore, from my perspective, he was a villain who killed Junsuke, but from Takezawa’s perspective, he instigated Aida, who was his benefactor, and drove him to his death. It’s unacceptable that he’s the only one who doesn’t do anything.
　The reason I know he’s dead is because Junsuke passed away just a moment ago.
　He said he was sorry to leave me behind.
　That’s typical of a kind Junsuke.
　I’d better kill him quickly so that I can continue.
　Kato Mei was lying on her bed in her room, unable to move, begging for her life.
　Although I may not be at a high level as a spirit, I can still pass through walls and paralyze people.
　But I was a little surprised that he remembered me.
　I thought that the only people who bully others were weirdos who would forget about them immediately after they died.
“You hate that guy more than me! Kaori hates him more right!? I’ll cooperate so please let me go!”
　He’s not a freak, but he is apparently a bit of a scum.
　That’s good, that’s good.
　Now you can kill without feeling guilty.
“He’s a bad guy who’s making me do pillow business! So let’s go together…”
　Stabbed through the heart with a knife.
　I can’t think of a creative way to kill someone like Takezawa.
　In the end, they killed Kato Mei in a boring way.
　Well, whatever. He’s a boring guy.
　Okay.
　Let’s go and help Takezawa.
[Shinji Takezawa]
　As usual, my violence is useless against ghosts.
　This means they can do whatever they want.
　The most likely cause of death for Naoya was drowning.
　Hence the curse that choks your breath strikes.
　It doesn’t matter if you have analgesia or not. If you are deprived of air you will die.
　Things wouldn’t be good if things continued like this, but if Michi could come, victory would be assured.
　The winner of that victory is not Naoya, but Kaori Kondo.
　The only reason he has Naoya on his side is because he promises to let him meet his beloved sister.
　So what if that person actually showed up?
　And in ghost form.
　Naoya will no longer have any reason to protect Kondo Kaori, so he may become our ally.
　Needless to say, there’s no reason for Michi to help.
　The awkward atmosphere has been lingering since the Aida incident, so it wouldn’t be surprising if she’d given up on me and switched to someone like Machida.
　However, we cannot say that the possibility is zero.
　Is this what they call trust?
　Trust is a concept that has no logic whatsoever, simply because we have overcome difficult situations together in the past.
　Until I met Michi, I never thought my thoughts would be influenced by something like this.
　I think it has made me weaker rather than stronger.
　Unable to bear the fact that I was so weak and unable to breathe, I collapsed to my knees.
　The brain doesn’t work either.
　…Ahh. So this is fear.
　Michi, Junsuke Araki, and Kunekune were trying to scare me, but it didn’t matter. All I had to do was take away the air.
　Takezawa Shinji is human too.
　Without oxygen we can’t do anything.
　……a.
　jump.
　It should be painful, but there’s also a little bit of pleasure.
　I’ve never done it, but I wonder if this is what it feels like when you’re on drugs.
　The moment I thought that.
“Takezawa!”
　The person you’re waiting for has arrived.
　Of course, it wasn’t Michi…
“…Hirose.”
　Since I couldn’t even speak, Naoya said the person’s name for me.