"Actually paid secretly, when did you pay?"
On the way to the cinema, Chitanda Eru asked curiously.
"Would you believe me if I said yesterday?"
"Yesterday?!"
Uchiha Ryo nodded. "In order not to be delayed by other things today, I booked today's itinerary in advance. Lest it be like yesterday..."
Yesterday, Uchiha Ryo, who had no plan, spent the first half of the day accompanying Hayasaka Ai to shop properly in the mall, but later actually ran to Shirogane's house to be a lobbyist, then ran to Ishigami's house to play games. After finally coming back... Hayasaka Ai's emotions were all drawn away by Fujiwara-san.
So today is different. Uchiha Ryo planned the process in advance. As long as there are no accidents... there will be no extra people disrupting the situation today.
Unless... Turning his head to look at Chitanda Eru, who had her head lowered wondering what she was thinking. Unless she finds something to do herself.....
And this possibility is very high. After all, even Uchiha Ryo cannot eliminate the curious baby Chitanda's subjective will through language.
Bought popcorn and entered the cinema. To satisfy Chitanda's preferences, he specially chose a recently released suspense crime movie this time. Although romance movies are also okay to watch, Chitanda seems more interested in solving puzzles and such.
As expected, Chitanda watched intently during the movie, following the protagonists' analysis, while also mumbling something to herself, occasionally turning her head to ask Uchiha Ryo for his opinion.
It has to be said that the movie itself carries an artistic atmosphere that transcends reality, and is very good at mobilizing the audience's emotions. Realistic suspense movies also make people feel more immersed.
However, the murderer is indeed angering. Relying on his innate advantages to act lawlessly is really infuriating.
Regarding this, Uchiha Ryo expressed... A book on agricultural planting he once saw in the Shuchiin library wrote...
Most pesticides on the market target pest larvae, because once the pests become adults, they will cause greater damage. Sprinkling pesticides then would be closing the stable door after the horse has bolted, wouldn't it?
So excellent farmers don't care if these caterpillars eating crops will be beautiful butterflies when they grow up. Because the larvae ate the crops, it is better to spray pesticides early.
"The movie is over, where are we going next?"
Uchiha Ryo looked at his phone. "I booked a restaurant for the evening, but before that, let's stroll around Shinjuku first. The flow of people in the afternoon will be much less."
Very good, so far everything is going according to plan, without encountering any unexpected situations.
Hope no one comes to disturb us today, such as Shirogane's phone call, Kessoku Band's MV, Ishigami's game, and Fujiwara Chika's sudden appearance, etc.
Fortunately, they have a professional agent maid on their side. Uchiha Ryo reminded Hayasaka Ai last night to keep an eye on the few people who are most likely to disrupt his plan, especially Fujiwara Chika. If she sees them, she will definitely try every means to join in the fun!
At the same time, Hayasaka Ai, who was entrusted with important tasks, was leisurely eating snacks and chasing online dramas at home.
As for helping to be a wingman and driving away idle people? She didn't succeed in being alone yesterday, how can Chitanda succeed today?
Not going to find someone to make trouble herself is already kind-hearted, so let's leave it to fate today~
....
"Ryo-kun let's go over there and have a look! It seems to be an ambulance from the central general hospital. Look, there are so many people over there!"
"..... Eru, let's not join in the fun, okay? What's good to see about hospital people, probably coming to pick up patients."
Uchiha Ryo held back Chitanda Eru who wanted to go and have a look. It's not that he doesn't like hospitals, but he is disease-free and disaster-free, and his family is also healthy. Why go to the hospital to join in the fun?
Just told you in the suspense movie that if you don't seek death, you won't die. Forgot already?
Chitanda pouted and nodded. "Alright then, just that I saw someone who looked very much like Takashi-san in that group of people just now."
"...."
"Let's go, let's go and have a look."
Reversing the situation, he pulled Chitanda's hand and walked towards the ambulance. Eru chuckled. "Let's go, let's go! I'm also curious if I saw wrong."
Uchiha Ryo's expression was solemn. Chitanda Eru didn't see wrong. He carefully sensed and actually found the Flying Thunder God mark nearby.
That mark is only placed on people close to him, which means... Takashi might really be over by the ambulance.
"Takashi!"
Didn't see Takashi, but Uchiha Ryo saw the familiar Nyanko-sensei. Because there were ordinary people present, Nyanko-sensei just meowed after seeing Uchiha Ryo, and then skillfully jumped onto his shoulder.
"Takashi encountered a yokai. Although he is fine himself, the yokai accidentally injured an ordinary person....."
Nyanko-sensei whispered, and Uchiha Ryo also guessed the general situation. Takashi's gentle character is acting up again. Probably because he caused the yokai to hurt an ordinary person, so he wanted to take care of the patient.
Sure enough, Uchiha Ryo saw Takashi with furrowed brows in front of the ambulance.
"Are you okay?"
"Ryo-nii..... Mn, I'm fine, just that old grandpa he...."
Takashi was about to speak, then saw Chitanda behind Uchiha Ryo, paused and continued.
"Just now that old grandpa suddenly fell ill in front of me, so I called an ambulance. But I'm still a bit worried, preparing to go to the hospital to have a look."
Chitanda watched the ambulance leave, turned her head and said to Uchiha Ryo. "Ryo-kun, let's go help Takashi too!"
"You.... forget it. Let's go."
"Mn! Let's go, the target is the City General Hospital!" Almost forgot that Chitanda is also an extremely gentle person.
However, being attacked by a yokai, yet fell ill instead of being injured. It seems the yokai's means are unusual.
Called a taxi straight to the hospital, then followed Takashi all the way to outside that old grandpa's ward.
Just pushed open the door, Uchiha Ryo saw a few familiar guys.
This is a double ward. On the left is the old man in a coma, he should be the grandpa accidentally injured by the yokai mentioned by Takashi. And on the bed on the right lies a man, flanked by two girls with not low appearance.
"Isn't this Uchiha! You came to visit me!"
"Kazeno... senpai, what happened to you?"
Shuchiin Rugby Club Captain, Kazeno scratched his head somewhat awkwardly, then looked at the girl in casual clothes beside him, Hongo Mayu.
"Just.... came out to accompany my girlfriend, and then accidentally got injured."
On the other side, Irisu Fuyumi wearing a nurse uniform chuckled. "Kazeno, how many times have you been in these days? If I didn't know Hongo, I wouldn't give you special privileges."
"Irisu-senpai!"
Chitanda stepped forward to greet this senior she had dealt with many times. Uchiha Ryo remembered that Irisu Fuyumi's family seemed to run a hospital..... Is this working part-time in her own enterprise?
"Chitanda? Uchiha? Why are you here, to see this guy?"
Uchiha shook his head. "We didn't know about Kazeno-senpai being hospitalized. We came to visit this old gentleman."
"Oh, Old Mr. Tanaka was checked in the ambulance just now. The condition is a bit strange, but not serious. Seems like severe malnutrition? And caught a cold just now, estimated to have a low fever."