The ice cream was very delicious. I couldn't forget the sweet, soft, and cold feeling in my mouth. If that man gave me the ice cream, I would go back to White Room instantly.

As Shakespeare said; If I were to eat the ice cream and go to hell. I would. So then I can brag with the devils I saw heaven without even entering it.

I knew why I had to run away from the White Room. I ran away and traveled through the dangerous journey just to meet this fantastic dessert.

If someone blocked me from this precious thing, I would not let him breathe for another minute.

I would spread his leg and blackmail him.

I would trick him to the rooftop and punch him until he understood what was the real violence.

I would use him as a tool until he became useless, then I would banish him.

I would gonna give him up, I would gonna let him down. I would gonna run around and desert him.

I would gonna make him cry. I would gonna say goodbye. I would gonna tell a lie and hurt him.

I wanted it.

I wanted it now!

Kiyo wanted ice cream----

Wait! I walked to the mirror and looked at my reflection.

What did I become?

I became the same creature as Horikita Suzune.

No. I wasn't her and never be. I had to hold myself before I transformed into a monster that no one could stop. This world had too many monsters.

I had to stop myself before I fell too deep.

So I would another----no 5---no 10---Ok. At least 25 ice creams. Then, I would say goodbye to it.

...

It was dark and silent. I walked into the convenience store. My hand shook when I hold the ice cream. My mouth trembled when I said, "Thank you" to the cashier. I saw my face reflected in her eyes. I couldn't believe it was me.

At first, I decided to come back to the room. But I couldn't stand it anymore.

I wanted to eat it, right here, right now.

I crawled into a bush. No one was around there.

I started to tear the pack and eat the ice cream. One by One. Cone by cone. Stick by a stick.

Finally, it was outed.

And it was the time.

"Thank you for letting me eat ice cream. " I whispered.

"I won't hunt the hungry pray. " The little voice spoke from behind me.

Shiranami Chihiro walked out of the shadow. She looked at me without any feeling.

I pursed her lips. I could feel Chihiro's existent for a while. At first, I thought she would kill me while I was eating. It was okay then. I died when I was happy most. It was an honorable death.

But she let me finish eating first.

I wondered when Shiranami walked toward me. Why was I not fear at all?

Maybe, I realized that human life was so short and fragile. It could be dirty by the ugly desire.

Sudo was right.

Life is nothing.

Death is nothing.

I closed my eyes ready to come to another world. If there was something I regretted with. It might be my friends.

Ah. It was wonderful, wasn't it? Friends. Not a friend.

But until forever, I was still alive.

When I opened my eyes. Chihiro collapsed on the floor, crying.

"Chihiro. " I called her name and ran to her.

"H--How can I k--kill you? I still like Ayanokouji-Kun very much!"

Yes!!! She won't kill me!!!!!

Forget those cool lines! I was almost pissed out. I just tried to be cool.

"I--It's good. Chihiro. S--So---"

"I just pretend to kill you. So you will be scared by me and turned back to Ichinose-chan!!" Chihiro rubbed her tears. "But now. You won't date Ichinose-chan. And I can't date Ichinose-chan! I have no reason to live!!!"

I grabbed Shiranami's hand before she ran away.

"Wait. Chihiro. "

"I just want to be happy! Uwa. " She cried harder so I hugged her and rubbed her head.

"There, there. You can be happy. You need just let it go. " I said. "You are chained by your desire. What waiting for you isn't happiness. But distress."

The little girl cried until my shirt was wet.

"Why!? Why can't two people I love most date each other?"

"Because we can't, Chihiro. " I said in a lowered voice. "Two people can be with each other. But it's just for a while. The thing you need to make two people be with each other forever is a chain."

"So I will find a chain and enchain you!"

"Not that kind of chain. It's an invisible chain. You can't see it. No one can see it. It's love. No one can be together forever without love."

Chihiro started crying again. I swear to myself that I wouldn't stop hugging her until she was fine.

.

.

Because I didn't know if she decided to kill me, kill Hinami, and kill herself.

...

Chihiro had gone.

After she cried until she was satisfied. She told me she would go back to apologize to Honami. I blessed her.

I waited for a while before walking out of the bush.

"Did everyone in class B like to sneak in the bush?" I said out loud. When I first met Honami, she was also sneaking into a bush.

"Oops! You got me!" Amikura Mako walked out of another bush.

"Amikura?"

"Yes. " She nodded. "Ayanokouji?"

"Yes. Why are you here?" I asked her.

"Chihiro wants to kill you. But she's afraid of the dark. So she asked me to come with her."

What a cute murderer.

"I understand now why Ryuji and Cho admire you. " Amikura said. "You are a good guy. Ayanokouji."

"As I see, you are a kind girl too. "

She smiled a little bit. "In this school, I can't consider it as a compliment."

I nodded. "Someone told me. Kind has the same meaning as weak."

"That's why we need someone strong to protect the kind people, right? Or at least, a stronger kind person to protect the weaker kind person."

Amikura walked to the dorm. I followed her.

"I realized that you are with Karuizawa Kei this afternoon. " She spoke out.

I flinched.

Amikura giggled when she saw my panic. "Oi. I didn't say anything yet. It's not like I say you and Kei...Karuizawa has an affair."

I shook my head immediately. "Of course, no. Karuizawa is dating Hirata."

"And a good guy like you won't steal someone else's girlfriend, right? Good. They seemed to be happy with each other. You shouldn't ruin it."

"I won't---Oops. "

I exclaimed when my toe stepped on the rock.

And I fell down.

Fell to Amikura.

You knew what, Author? This situation was too frequent. I wasn't excited anymore.

"Hm? Ayanokouji?" She seemed to be calm. It was okay.

"Sorry. " I said calmly. I would just stand up and help her stand up too. No Doki Doki thing.

But suddenly, I felt something wrong.

"Ayanokouji. Don't do this. You aren't that kind of guy right. "

I couldn't stand up.

"If you apologize to me, right now. I will consider that this never happened."

I still couldn't stand up.

"This is not funny. "

"Amikura---Help me. " I said and tried to move my leg. But nothing happened.

Finally, Amikura realized what happened. She pushed me out of her and carried me carefully.

"Ayanokouji. What happened? Someone help!" She shouted.

"I---I can't stand up."

I couldn't stand up.

I couldn't control it.

My leg felt nothing.