What If I Told Tomori-san, The Girl Who's Cold Only Towards Me, That I Knew Her Secret Account? - V1 Chapter 9.2

The Hidden Side of Kimitaka Kagisaka 2

(Calling the police… is it feasible?)

We don’t have clear evidence of a kidnapping, and the situation is still ambiguous.

Besides, Aisu Academy is one of the top schools in the country.

If it becomes a police matter and the school finds out, there is a possibility that Tomori will be penalized in some way.

It is a fact that Tomori got involved in some external troubles.

“What do you know about her dating partner?”

“I heard his name is Takashi Yamashiro! Do you know him?”

“No, I don’t.”

“I see… What should we do? It might cause various problems, but maybe we should contact the police—”

“It’s okay. I’ll take care of it.”

There’s no other choice.

Of course, Kimitaka Kagisaka alone can’t resolve the situation.

However, it’s a different story if it’s Kei, the former leader of Kazarina.

I’ll try to rely on the connections from our days in the streets.

“But, Senpai, you left Kazarina ever since—”

“Don’t worry, it’s been a while since we last contacted each other, but I believe everyone will lend their help.”

“…Thank you so much. How can I express my gratitude…?”

“Don’t worry about it. More importantly, don’t try to search for her alone just because you’re anxious. If you do go, make sure to go with at least five people.”

“Y-Yeah! Got it! I’ll share the information with everyone in our class through LINE!”

With that, the call ended.

Immediately, I dialed another number.

Nervousness smoldered within my chest.

As I had told Chifuyu earlier, I had never contacted this person before. Yes, ever since that incident…

“—Hiroto-san? It’s been a while. Actually, there’s something I want you to look into—”

*****

20 minutes later, I had a general understanding of the situation.

Takashi Yamashiro’s background.

He’s a 21-year-old university student attending a university in Tokyo from a middle-sized company executive’s second son.

His facial features are good-looking, but he has a reckless spending habit and seems to enjoy a flashy lifestyle.

Yamashiro’s name was well-known in delinquent circles.

However, it was a bad name that one should stay away from.

The problem is that recently Yamashiro borrowed money from even more disreputable individuals, and in order to repay it, he used his good looks to extort money from younger women.

(Is that why Aisu students are being targeted?)

Our academy has many sheltered young ladies.

Takakura is likely one of them.

From what I gathered, it was clear that Yamashiro had been involved with multiple women and was gathering unsuspecting targets.

However, even with this information——

“Thank you, Hiroto-san. You’ve done enough in such a short time.”

I still couldn’t determine Yamashiro’s whereabouts.

Nor could I locate Azusa Tomori.

“Please continue searching. Give it your all. Feel free to use my name. Oh, and if you find anything, let me know.”

After ending the call, I took a deep breath.

(Let’s calm down.)

Kazarina has an extensive network of information in the delinquent world.

So if I just wait in my room, I should receive a call soon.

However, no matter how much I tried to convince myself that there was no problem, the unease didn’t disappear.

[Sorry, Kei.]

What comes to mind are the words of my former partner.

The hospital room was tinted orange by the evening sun.

A body that was covered in pure white bandages.

The apologetic smile of my partner lying on the bed.

[I can’t be with you anymore…]

It was supposed to be just another same old trouble.

Thanks to my partner and me, the number of consultations we received from our peers at Kazarina had increased.

We were glad to be relied upon, and we devoted ourselves to helping others with all our might.

(Because that was our ideal.)

However, as a result, we got involved in a certain incident.

It was a big brawl in the downtown area at night, which was featured on TV and resulted in some arrests.

During the brawl, my partner sustained severe injuries.

His life wasn’t in danger, and he eventually recovered completely.

In everyday life, there was no problem.

However, he could no longer be involved in rough activities anymore.

Since then, Kimitaka Kagisaka left the team.

I realized that my confidence was nothing more than arrogance.

Although there had been incidents where our comrades were injured while solving cases, none of them had suffered as severely as my partner.

(I never even considered that helping someone could put someone important to me in danger.)

I cursed my foolish self from the depths of my heart.

(In the end, it’s good that I left.)

Kei’s name had become too well-known in the delinquent world.

When I heard that the number of consultations brought to Kazarina significantly decreased after it became known that Leader Kei had left, I honestly felt relieved.

Now, no one would get deeply hurt like my partner did.

If I just don’t have any connections, everything will be fine.

No one will get hurt.

That’s what I thought…

Driven by anger, I pound on the wall of my room.

My left-hand tingled, but it didn’t matter.

——How can I help Azusa Tomori?

I’m not going to let that happen.

I won’t let someone close to me get hurt again.

“Ah——”

As I pondered within myself, my eyes fell on my smartphone.

It must have fallen to the floor from my pocket due to the impact of hitting the wall.

“That’s right…”

The secret account.

Azusa Tomori’s SNS that no one else knows about.

Perhaps there could be some clues there.

However, my finger stopped as I was about to trace the secret account from the internet history.

(I decided to just remain as a normal classmate. Is it okay for me to look at her secret account?)

I felt uneasy.

Because for the past week, I have been ignoring that person relentlessly, and the anger towards me might have been written in her secret account.

Or maybe Azusa Tomori no longer likes Kimitaka Kagisaka, and moreover, she might even hate him to the extent of not wanting to speak to him ever again.

No, on the other hand, I don’t think that’s possible, but…

” ——— “

I was anxious, but I was determined.

With the single-minded desire to know Tomori’s whereabouts, I accessed the secret account.

I scrolled through the tweets from a few days ago in search of any clues. And there, what was written———.