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Kapitel 93

"Perhaps it should be said that they are being forced to maintain their lives."

"So, I've been taking a nap on the roof of the cabbage the whole time."

Kiba said in a low voice, his voice trembling.

"This—hey, what crime is this supposed to be? Hey, Masuoka, is this your specialty?"

"Um--"

Masuoka didn't know how to answer, his large eyes bloodshot.

"Well, if they've already swindled an inheritance or kidnapped someone for ransom, then there's nothing to say. Hmm—it seems the only question is whether it constitutes legitimate medical treatment—"

"I see. Hey, Aoki, can you forgive this behavior? Fukumoto, what about you? If we haven't broken the law, is there really nothing we police can do? Can we just say 'Oh, I see' and go back?"

Aoki—seems to still be caught up in the illusion of the girls in those boxes.

Fukumoto obediently remained silent.

Hey! Say something!

Kiba erupted in anger for what seemed like the umpteenth time.

"Kyogoku, what do you suggest we do?! You always wait until everything's over before you show up! Can we just leave this like this?!"

"sure!"

Kyogoku-do decisively made Kiba give up completely.

“Kiba Osamu, listen carefully, your enemy is yourself. The enemy was never outside from the beginning. This attempted kidnapping by Yuzuki Kanako is a crime, without a doubt, but Mimasaka Koshiro is practically unrelated to it. He just has a different outlook on life or values than us. We shouldn't criticize him and can't report him. My playing the clown in this farce is something I shouldn't be doing in the first place.”

"Chuzenji, I didn't expect you to have such self-awareness. So, you've had enough fun, haven't you? This farce should come to an end."

After Mimasaka finished speaking, she turned to us very slowly.

"Unfortunately, this play cannot end yet. Please perform it one more time. This play consists of four acts, no, five acts. There are three acts remaining."

The black crow said this to the white snake.

"You always pull this trick."

Kiba finished speaking with resentment and then shut his mouth.

"Alright, now it's time to change the main character. The next scene is the kidnapping of Kanako and the murder of Suzaki."

Kyogoku-do spoke listlessly. His guidance was merciless, and we, exhausted, could only let him lead us. But—we were the ones who actually wanted this situation; this talkative maze guide was merely complying with our wishes and reluctantly stepping forward.

“I don’t understand this. Although Mr. Chuzenji said the same thing last time, wasn’t Kanako actually kidnapped? How can it be considered an attempted kidnapping? I really can’t figure it out.”

Bird Mouth forced himself to ask a question.

"With the opportunity provided by Ms. Yoko, Shutaro Kiba initiated the Kanako fake kidnapping case, which was staged by Suzaki. This twisted crime aimed at defrauding the inheritance completely failed."

"What did you say! Didn't they succeed? Kanako disappeared like magic, no one saw through the trick, and if they hadn't been stopped, they almost succeeded in swindling the inheritance."

“Sekiguchi, do you think Suzaki planned his own death in the plan? That’s impossible, it was an unexpected accident.”

"The protagonist of the third story is—Norimasa Amamiya."

"Amamiya!"

Yangzi's reaction was stronger than expected.

"So it was him, but..."

"I don't know what kind of person Amamiya is, I have absolutely no idea what he's thinking, or what his life's purpose is. But these things aren't important. Not just in this incident, for the past fourteen years, he's remained a supporting character, and no one has ever discussed him from his perspective. At least, that's how those involved at the scene interpreted him—"

Kyogoku-do looked at Masuoka.

"Mr. Masuoka, you think Amamiya is an idiot, right?"

"Based on my worldview and rules of experience, he was indeed a complete fool. He didn't know how to seize opportunities, showed excessive loyalty without being asked, willingly gave away his luck to others, was overly self-sacrificing, refused to accept fair compensation for his labor, and lived his life dictated by his environment without a clear worldview. He entrusted his fate to others but received no benefit in return, always drawing the worst possible lot. He wasn't unfortunate, but he didn't know what happiness was. And in the end, he committed a grave crime. Anyone would see him as a fool."

After Masuoka finished speaking in one breath, he suddenly stopped.

Yang Zi defended him without hesitation.

"Please don't speak ill of him. He—is a good person."

Masuoka snorted.

"Indeed, describing him as a good person is the most fitting description. Living together for fourteen years, supporting your lives without asking for a penny—of course he's a good person. A good person. Such a common praise, even a stranger would say it. If he's really that good, why don't you just marry him? You don't think he's bad at all because you're the one who's toying with his life. You're just feeling a sense of responsibility, consciously or unconsciously. After living together for so long, what do you really know about him? You know nothing, don't you? That's the truth. Mr. Chuzenji is right, he's always a supporting character."

Masuoka's nostrils flared as he spoke with great fervor.

It seems that for Masuoka, the existence of Amamiya was beyond his tolerance.

If one recognizes his value, it will lead to self-destruction.

Yangzi frowned sadly, offering a brief protest:

“Mr. Masuoka, you’ve gone too far.”

"But this supporting character is actually the protagonist of this episode."

Kyogoku-do said those words again.

“Mr. Masuoka, he does seem to be going with the flow, but if you change your perspective, the whole situation will change. Try to think from his point of view, and consider his situation as exactly what he wants. Then you will find that he has a smooth life. He lives in a happy environment created for him by the people around him.”

What does he expect? What does he expect?

Masuoka's cheeks twitched incessantly, displaying an expression of disgust.

"An unnatural family, distorted relationships, and distant relationships—perhaps none of these were pleasant for him. And I think the person he fell in love with wasn't Yoko, but Kanako. To him, Yoko was just Kanako's mother. He truly loved Kanako, whom he had cared for since infancy, like a daughter. He could love her in a way that a real parent couldn't. If you ask why, it's because Amamiya was just an outsider."

Masuoka doesn't seem to understand yet.

"I don't know what his feelings are for Kanako. Anyway, there's no point in knowing, and I don't want to know. Whether it's fatherly love or a girl fetish, he likes Kanako and wants to live with her. So at first glance, he might seem like a fool, but his selfless devotion to the Yuzuki mother and daughter, or his excessive loyalty to the Shibata family, can actually be seen as his wholehearted actions in pursuit of his own supreme joy. He actively pursued happiness and obtained it."

"So—Amamiya could be said to have been quite happy until this happened—right?"

Bird Mouth said.

“I think that’s exactly right. For example, although Suzaki was the one who terrorized Ms. Yoko, it was irrelevant to him. The intimidation itself wasn’t a big deal to him. He only reacted when the problem affected Kanako. Ms. Yoko kept the reason for the intimidation a secret after she left the entertainment industry, but he never asked about it. That means he had no interest at all. He didn’t express any opinion on your leaving either, right? Anyway, as long as the intimidator can leave, that’s fine. Because whatever job Ms. Yoko does has nothing to do with his own happiness.”

Yoko's expression was complicated.

"Therefore, the person who suffers the most after this happens is Amamiya."

"Amamiya - Norimoto."

Masuoka began to crumble little by little.

“His long-standing happiness was destroyed one by one. Kanako herself was ruined. Amamiya realized that happiness could not be obtained in the old way.”

"So that's why you took retaliatory action?"

"I need to know the answer," Masuoka asked quickly. He was eager to know the conclusion.

"No. He decided to end it all by burying Kanako himself. He took her hands and feet and held a ceremony on the lakeshore to mark the end of everything. But then, her arms disappeared."

Fukumoto shuddered, his body covered in sweat.

"Therefore, Amamiya felt extremely annoyed. This is why he, who is usually mild-mannered, kept arguing with Suzaki."

"So that's why he killed Suzaki? If Amamiya was so infatuated with Kanako, then Suzaki was the destroyer of his idol. No wonder, I see. How pitiful."

Masuoka desperately tried to maintain his individuality.

"That's not right either. To Amamiya, Suzaki is both a destroyer and a savior. Suzaki is the only one capable of saving Kanako's life. So he would never want to kill him. Just now, Ms. Yoko said that Amamiya seems to have completely given up on the possibility of Kanako's survival, but that's because he originally thought that Kanako had reached a world beyond his reach. But now Suzaki said that Kanako's ability to speak might be restored. This means that he is the one who can bring a ray of light to Amamiya, who hopes for a new kind of happiness. At most, they might argue, but he would never want to kill him. If he really had such a strong idea, he should have stopped the plan from happening first, and if such a motive could drive him to kill, then he should have killed him much earlier."

That's right, discussing motives is pointless. Amamiya probably felt the same way—

"What exactly happened?!"

Masuoka probably can't understand it.

"Amamiya likes Kanako. Suzaki probably revealed a secret about her—isn't that right, Ms. Yoko? During an argument with Amamiya, scientist Suzaki transformed into a despicable intimidator and revealed that secret."

What is that matter? When will the time come for this secret to be revealed?

"Susaki—"

Yoko, who was about to speak, was interrupted by Mimasaka.

"Susaki is an excellent scientist."

Kyogoku-do simply laughed off his words.

"Professor, Suzaki is someone who wanted to be like you but couldn't. He couldn't be a true scientist. He once said he wanted to inherit the Mimasaka name. If you hadn't given up your status and reputation, Suzaki originally planned to marry Yoko and inherit the Mimasaka surname. But you gave up your status and reputation—and even more difficult things to give up. Suzaki, who originally aimed to be like you, lost you and fell headlong into the labyrinth of science. And—Amamiya was deeply hurt after hearing Suzaki's words. He must have changed after that. But his emotion wasn't anger, but rather the sadness of having something you love slandered. Just like Yoko now."

"Was he originally a weakling?"

Masuoka seems determined to speak ill of Amamiya no matter what.

"No, not at all. Far from being a coward, he is extremely courageous."

"What's the meaning."

"He went to meet with the arm."

"What did you say?"

"He went to the incinerator to meet Kanako's left hand. To meet with the living arm of Kanako that was scheduled to be used as blackmail material several days later. He enjoyed a silent, forbidden rendezvous amidst the comings and goings of numerous police officers. Not only that, he also wanted to steal the hand—"

"A secret rendezvous? For what? Why steal it away? Why do something so disgusting—"

"He gradually learned how to achieve new happiness."

Kyogoku glanced at me, then turned back to look at Masuoka.

"Mr. Masuoka, it doesn't matter whether he has deviated significantly from your worldview, or how the world views him. Amamiya knows the secret to happiness better than anyone else here. No matter what environment he's in, he can always fit in and find happiness. He's someone who affirms reality almost to the point of madness!"

"happiness--"

"But this situation was truly exceptional, and it took him some time to adapt. However, what's astonishing is that he has already adapted to this unusual environment. Not by expelling or purifying the filth, but by striving upwards—"

Rock it, rock it gently.

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"Amamiya left the intensive care unit alone to see the new Kanako. The kidnapping commotion had no impact on his happiness whatsoever. He had no interest in anything that he couldn't have."

"Why deliberately choose that time—he clearly knew the steps of the plan, didn't he?"

"Aoki said. His lips were turning blue."

"Because Kiba-sama wasn't there at the time—it's that simple. Then Amamiya discovered it and reached his new happiness."