I'm doing abstract animation

Yukinoshita Yono: "?"

She looked completely bewildered: "Understand what?"

“Sigh…” Yuuki sighed and patted her shoulder: “You’re a dirty adult now.”

Yukinoshita: "...What exactly do you mean?"

She felt her anger slowly rising.

"Do you know what the most precious quality of a high school student is?" Yuki Osamu shook his head, then looked heartbroken: "It's a sense of shame. Look, any high school student would definitely refuse to do that kind of thing, but you were able to do it without any sense of shame."

Yukinoshita was completely baffled: "Does this matter?"

“Of course it’s important!” Yuuki said seriously. “Think about it, you’re willing to endure the shame and do this to join us today. Does that mean I can interpret it as you might betray us for greater benefits one day?”

"How could I possibly betray you?" Yukinoshita Haruno looked speechless. "Yukino is my sister, how could I... Wait!"

She seemed to realize that something was wrong, and after carefully reviewing what had just happened, she felt that something was amiss the more she thought about it.

"You bastard, you did this on purpose, didn't you?!"

Yuuki looked completely innocent: "What did you say? I don't understand. By the way, Nino, do you understand?"

It's bound to happen...

Well, at least "Nino" sounds better than "Spider Detective," right?

Yukino Yukinoshita sighed deeply and shook her head. She really didn't understand Yuuki Risa's behavior just now. After watching it, only two words came to her mind.

abstract.

"Ha!" Yukinoshita Haruno laughed in exasperation: "Yukino is too naive to understand, you bastard, whether I did that or not you're going to reject me, right?"

"If I take action, you say I have no shame and am at risk of betrayal; if I don't take action, you say I'm disobedient and have low obedience. So, no matter what I choose, it's a rejection, right?!"

Upon hearing her older sister's explanation, Yukino Yukinoshita was astonished. She stared at Yuuki Osamu in disbelief. Could there really be such a profound meaning behind such an abstract behavior?!

"So what?" Yuuki Osamu shrugged. "Don't you understand?"

“Heh, understand what…” Yukinoshita Haruno suddenly stopped talking, her face turning extremely ugly: “I see, I understand, I was presumptuous.”

Yukino Yukinoshita's lips twitched. "No, you actually figured it out?"

Yukino Yukinoshita truly understood that no matter how much she said or how many reasons she gave, it would be useless.

The guy in front of me has the final say; he can hire whoever he wants. No matter how much I argue, it's useless if he doesn't like it.

Yuki nodded. It was so comfortable dealing with smart people; his sacrifice of himself to set up the scheme was worthwhile.

?

That's right, he set up a scheme. First, he performed abstract performance art to make her lose most of her thinking ability. Then, he deliberately let Yukino Yukinoshita see that he was recording her to prevent her from following suit with a sullen face. Although he eventually realized what was going on, it didn't matter. His main purpose was just to teach Yukino Yukinoshita a lesson.

You're the one I chose, so stop dawdling like a woman!

Yukinoshita Yukino: "…………"

She didn't understand, but she was deeply shocked, mainly because it was the first time she had ever seen her older sister suffer such a setback.

Click click click...

A shattering sound rang out from the void, and cracks began to appear in the void.

"what happened?!"

Yukino pulled her younger sister in one swift motion to shield Yuuki Ri in front of her, looking around with surprise and uncertainty at the sudden change in their surroundings.

Although she was furious with Yuki, it didn't stop her from hiding in a safe spot.

"...It's like a familiar exchange." Yuuki Risa's eye twitched. "It's alright, this alternate dimension is about to shatter."

Click click click...

The shattering sounds grew increasingly violent, culminating in a loud bang.

They both felt a sudden darkness before their eyes, and when their vision returned, they found themselves on a familiar street.

The moon playfully peeked out from the sky, half its face peeking out, and the evening breeze gently rustled through my hair, as if nothing had happened.

Yukino Yukinoshita shivered and looked down at her toes, which were still stained with bright red blood. The wind made them feel cold.

"Ha... alright, that's enough for today."

Yukiri yawned, waved, and prepared to leave.

"Hey, wait, wait a minute..."

Upon hearing this, Yukinoshita Haruno wanted to slap herself. Wasn't this just reminding the other person that her memories hadn't been erased yet?!

"Fine, fine, you've provided me with emotional value, so I'll let you off this time."

With his back to them, Yuki took out a cell phone and showed it to them.

Above, Yukinoshita is holding a magic wand and making strange movements.

"Balala the Fairies..."

Yukinoshita Yono: “…………”

"Damn it, when did you record this? Delete it right now!"

Volume 1: Chapter 30 Replenishing Supplies

Yumiko Miura was walking on her way to the village to exchange for food.

That's right, it's about exchanging food.

She has been in the alternate dimension for a month.

Although the month didn't feel real to her, her brain told her that she had indeed been there for a month.

She couldn't understand why a month had passed in the blink of an eye, and why she still had the memory of that month.

Although the past month was filled with boring memories of her and Kuroda spying on Sagawa through binoculars, it was definitely etched in her mind.

However, she has one advantage: she's too lazy to think about anything too complicated, attributing it to the special mechanics of the alternate dimension. After all, isn't that how it is in games too? Before you know it, several years have passed...

This time, I've taken on a new main quest. There's not much food left on the mountain, so I need to find the villagers to exchange for food.

As for what to use, it's money, of course. Don't let Kuroda Takayuki's wild appearance fool you; he's a famous university professor, a well-deserved high-paying job.

"So how much longer do we have to stay here...?"

Yumiko Miura kicked pebbles listlessly, looking utterly dejected, a far cry from the high spirits she had when she first arrived.

She carefully analyzed the obsession of this alternate dimension, which was to find evidence that Sagawa committed a crime while in a normal state.

This sounds simple, but it's just as difficult as getting Sagawa to admit that he killed someone in a normal state.

"That's why you don't just kill that thing. If my daughter were killed, I would definitely do everything I could to kill it."

She also harbored some resentment towards Kuroda, feeling that he lacked backbone.

"Sigh, for now we can only take it one step at a time..."

He sighed, stopped talking, and began to walk silently.

It's not far from the mountaintop to the village; it only takes ten minutes if you don't take the forest path.

"Thank goodness I changed into sneakers and sportswear, otherwise going up and down the mountain would have been a huge hassle." When she reached the foot of the mountain, Miura Yumiko wiped away her sweat and smoothed her limp blonde hair, which was already soaked with sweat, back to reveal her smooth forehead.

She had only one positive thing about this alternate dimension: her body and clothing seemed to refresh precisely every night at midnight, so there was absolutely no need to take a shower or change clothes.

I arrived in the village in the morning. The villagers seemed to have just finished breakfast and were out for a walk. Several children, wearing open-crotch pants and barefoot, were running around the village like chickens and dogs, while the adults and elderly were chatting in twos and threes.

The arrival of Yumiko Miura brought a moment of silence to the entire village.

Then... they went about their business as usual, the children continuing their chaotic antics, only occasionally glancing at Miura Yumiko. Miura Yumiko thought somewhat narcissistically, "Maybe they've never seen such a beautiful older sister before..."

"Look, it's that female monster who was with the weirdo!"

"Run! Run! The monster woman is going to capture us!"

A snotty-nosed kid whispered to his friend next to him.

Miura Yuko: "…………"

What the heck is this female monster?!

She was a little annoyed and wanted to question the brat, but the brat ran away in a flash.

The villagers here don't seem to like Kuroda either.

Miura Yumiko seemed to be deep in thought, and a relationship diagram appeared in her mind.

Firstly, the villagers must have known about Sagawa's past misdeeds, otherwise they wouldn't have been afraid to approach him or even speak to him. Secondly, they also seemed to dislike Kuroda, meaning the villagers were neutral.

Since they are neutral, is there any way to get them to turn to us?

Suddenly, a term that Hayama had once mentioned to her appeared in Miura Yumiko's mind.

A town/district referendum, or more accurately, a village/town referendum.

A forgotten neon custom.

Due to its geography, Japan is a country where small groups form strong bonds, especially among villages.

However, in the past, law enforcement efficiency in Japan was very low in backward villages, and Japanese law... well, it was rather abstract.

Therefore, town and district referendums came into being.

When a village has a heinous criminal, the villagers vote to expel or execute him.

It was incredibly barbaric, so this custom can only be considered a legend.

She overheard this while chatting with Ye Shan.

However, Miura Yumiko quickly dismissed the idea, because Kuroda's obsession was not only due to hatred for his son, but also to resentment and even hatred towards the country's judicial system.

A village referendum alone cannot influence the country's judiciary.

"That's why it's so troublesome..."

She sighed deeply. Although she was intelligent, she didn't usually want to do much physical activity.

Before she knew it, she had arrived at the location Kuroda had mentioned.

It was an old wooden house, slightly larger than the other houses in the village.

After knocking, the door opened quickly.

"You are……"

An elderly woman with gray hair opened the door. She looked at Miura Yumiko with some confusion, as if she didn't recognize her.

"Uh, ma'am, I'm here to buy food for Mr. Kuroda."

Yumiko Miura took a thick wad of yen from her pocket and handed it to the old woman.

"It was sent by Professor Kuroda..."

The old woman's eyes lit up. After putting the money into her pocket, she smiled and led her into the house.

"Young lady, are you also Mr. Kuroda's student?"

The old woman talked as she walked.

and also?

Miura Yumiko's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that this old woman knew Kuroda's identity, and that some of her descendants might have studied under Kuroda.

“Yes, Grandma.” Miura Yumiko decided to gather some information: “Grandma, do you live here alone?”

"Yes, it's hard to leave one's homeland. That kid at home has called me several times already."

"Grandma, do you know Sagawa?"

"........."

The mother-in-law fell silent immediately, and the only sounds between the two were silence and the patter of footsteps.

Hey, hey, hey, it can't be that serious, it's just a name!