Sasaki and Peeps, Vol. 3 by Buncololi and Kantoku

Author:Buncololi and Kantoku
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yen Press

It took a little less than an hour to get a response after Ms. Futarishizuka sent the pictures to the bureau. We got back some pretty detailed information—everything from the boys’ names to their addresses and family compositions. It even included whether they were delinquent in paying their utility bills, the balances of their bank accounts, and their own as well as their relatives’ criminal records. It left me pretty terrified at the extent of the bureau’s authority.

Still, the information didn’t lead to any conclusions. The person from the bureau had agreed; there was no trace of them being psychics.

And so as initially planned, we decided we’d wait for school to let out and make contact with one of the boys directly. We’d be intercepting him on a road he used to commute a little ways from the school. That way, we’d catch him alone. At times like these, I found the weight of the police badge in my pocket very reassuring.

Ms. Futarishizuka would be acting separately once again. Just as before, she’d provide support from her car. She had a police badge just like I did, but she looked so young she probably couldn’t get anyone to come with her if she tried. After all, people seemed to find even me suspicious. It disappointed her, but there was nothing we could do.

I stood on the road for a while, waiting for the target.

“Oh, great. She’s on the move,” came a warning from my earpiece.

That must be Miss Hoshizaki. “Again?” I asked.

“She’s headed your way. Hide somewhere—that alley over there or something.”

“Will do.”

Apparently, the place we’d been staking out was also on her way home. Attempting to let her pass, I hid behind a building, still keeping my eyes on the road. This was a small street that didn’t even have a center dividing line, and there was very little car traffic. A modest sidewalk graced only one side of it, but I barely saw anyone walking past. We’d picked a place that would be convenient for us, so that was all expected. We were trying to ensure nobody was around in case the deceased boy’s friend turned out to be a psychic.

After waiting for a few moments, I saw a familiar face coming down the road in my direction. “She’s here. It’s definitely Miss Hoshizaki.”

“I told you so.”

“She seems to be with friends from school,” I said, noting that she was walking with several other female students.

But they were acting strangely. If they were all friends going home from school, why weren’t they talking? Girls their age usually had lively conversations on their way home, right? I saw a lot of students chatting with one other even on packed trains.

Eventually, the group made a turn at the T intersection in front of me. That took them into a pretty narrow alleyway—just barely large enough to fit a small car—between the outer wall of an apartment building and a block fence surrounding a house. Every one of the girls rounded the corner.

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