𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆┃kokotake.

𝐭𝐰𝐨.

𝟎𝟐 - 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘

｡°⚠︎°｡ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴜɴᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʀᴀᴘᴇ, ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴏғғ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛ sʜᴏᴡ. ɪ'ʟʟ sᴇᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. sᴛᴀʏ sᴀғᴇ.

Ha, ha.
When I entered the entrance of the apartment, I took a deep breath.
I ran as fast as I could from that park without taking a single break. The pounding heartbeat was probably not just due to fatigue.
I glanced outside the apartment. It hurts a little, but now that I don't even know who the other person is, I don't think it would be good for them to find out about my home.

This was not the time to casually look for a part-time job. Make sure, you're on alert.
When I return to my room in the elevator for the upper floors, I carefully check to see if Coco-kun has returned.
...Good, it doesn't seem like he's there.
There were no shoes, and there was no sign that he had been in the room.
I headed for a room that I don't usually go near.

✿

''There are a lot of important things here, like work tools, so don't go in here, okay?''
Koko says this about the workroom where he always stays.
This is the only room I have never been in in this large house where I am free to use any room.
As I stood in front of the door, my sweat had dried and my body was cold and I felt a shiver.
There was no way I had anything to do, so I never even went inside, let alone looked inside.

If he's lying.
If there's something definitive hidden, it's only in this room, to which access is normally restricted.

———It would be fine if there was nothing.
If it's just a workroom, tools like a computer or difficult technical books should be lined up. Nothing else.
The young man from earlier was a liar, and my suspicions were unfounded. It's good just to know that. I just go about my day as if nothing happened.

———Then, what would prove that Coco is lying?
My diary from earlier or something? No, he's not a careless person who would leave behind such easy-to-understand evidence.
So what about my license? If the address field doesn't show this address, there's a chance you're lying.
...Well, I wonder if I even had a license in the first place.

There's no point in thinking about it.
Will the police find something?
I don't have much baggage, so I'll just run out of the house and get some protection. I don't know if I can do it though...
Anyway, I have no choice but to do it now that Coco-kun is gone.
After taking a deep breath, I made up my mind and put my hand on the doorknob.