Kiyono Lin received a phone call.
"Mr. Dubian?" On the other end of the line was Xiaoquan Aonai's slightly anxious and hesitant voice.
"Is there something wrong, Mr. Xiaoquan?"
"Are you all... okay?"
Kiyono Lin glanced at the scene on the path and replied in a low voice:
"Mr. Xiaoquan, I suggest you give Dubian Che and his bald friend a good talking to when you get back."
"What's wrong with Dubian?!" The voice suddenly rose.
"He's harassing women."
"...Impossible, it must be Kunimi, right?"
******
"When are you two going to stop hugging?"
The coherent phrase stabilized the spirits of the two who were so scared that they dared not open their eyes.
Kunii Shuichi slowly let go of Ichiki Aoi.
The two looked over to find that Dubian Che, who had just had a fierce expression, now looked human again.
"Is that you, Mr. Dubian?" asked Ichiki Aoi timidly.
"[Dazai Osamu once said in his 'human loss,' 'He came from the midst of the crowd, merely to give me a false joy']"
