Chapter 25: Interlude 1

Chapter 25: Interlude 1

"...Uh, what exactly was that story for?"

Hang on. Especially that last bit; what was that? Updated from novelbIn.(c)om

I'd thought she was starting pretty far back, and then she'd busted out an especially embarrassing episode for me. Weren't these supposed to reveal the truth behind Siesta's death? This one had just been a trap to humiliate me...

"Oops, wrong one."

"That was absolutely on purpose!"

Siesta, who'd appeared on the screen again, lowered her head slightly. Her face was still expressionless.

Seriously, don't set up ways to mess with me a year in advance...

...That said, thinking back, that was how Siesta and I had decided that it was in both our best interests to stick together before we set off on our journey.

"Doubt what we see..." Natsunagi murmured softly. Then she glanced at me. "Huh? Maybe this isn't really Kimizuka...?"

"I know Siesta had that thing about forgetting what I look like if she hadn't seen me for two days, but you can let that one lie. You don't have to honor everything from her last wish."

And that is absolutely not what she meant by that, all right?

"Now that that's out of the way, I'll show the next clip," Siesta said. On the screen, the scene changed. "My assistant should still remember this part as well."

The screen showed the streets of London. Siesta and I were just entering a brick building. "I'm pretty sure this is..."

A little over a year ago. I recognized the building where we'd lived and had our office. And what had happened in this city—

"All right, here we go."

Siesta signaled that the story was about to move forward. "From this point on, try to uncover the truth of my death."