When the two of them arrived at the apartment building, Shiro entered and looked around, somewhat surprised.
"Oh, judging by this layout, it seems you live alone, senpai."
After Shiro entered, he discovered it was a one-bedroom apartment. Of course, there was a living room and a room, quite cozy. However, this place didn't look like it was meant for more than one person, as many details indicated that only one person lived here.
Kasumigaoka Utaha felt a bit helpless when she heard his casual tone, as if he was saying, "Since you live alone, it's normal for something unexpected to happen." Can't this person be a little more serious?
"What, you think you have a chance because I live alone?"
"Emmm. It just kind of crossed my mind. After all, a girl living alone, a student—doesn't this plot seem very familiar to you?"
"Can you go wash your brain? Why is your head full of such lewd trash?"
"No choice, that's just me. I have the strongest power, the smartest brain, and everything else seems boring. Other than my head being full of lewd trash, I really can't think of anything else worth putting in there."
"Bragger!"
Kasumigaoka Utaha glared at Shiro angrily, then led him inside.
As soon as Shiro stepped in, he found the source. It really was that thing.
"This is it, isn't it?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha moved slightly behind Shiro, pointing at the object. Shiro felt an urge to smile at her behavior, but gave it up.
"Indeed."
"This is the thing."
Shiro confirmed it; inside was a spirit. The form of the spirit was a slightly enlarged version of this ceramic doll, essentially a little girl.
Shiro traced the cause and effect and immediately understood everything.
It must be said, those people were truly scum.
The other side also had good taste; the gang would target this girl in black socks, after all, she was the girl of fate.
After Kasumigaoka Utaha confirmed that, her face turned pale, and then in a trembling voice, she asked a question that had always confused her.
"Didn't the vendor know about this, or did he do it on purpose?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha felt that she absolutely had to clarify this. After all, she wasn't supposed to have offended anyone, right? But if she didn't figure it out, her heart wouldn't be at ease. What if it happened again next time? If someone was really targeting her, wouldn't she be doomed to failure? As an ordinary high school girl like her, if she hadn't been lucky enough to meet a certain person, she would probably die either this time or already tomorrow, since that thing was already next to her.
Shiro didn't expect her to ask this question only now.
If she had asked earlier, he would have gone to investigate. But since she didn't ask, he didn't bother to speak. Now that she had asked, he didn't mind telling her, mainly because the person who created this thing was pretty disgusting.
"Under normal circumstances, no one can give you an answer, because the main culprit hasn't been seen."
Kasumigaoka Utaha asked purely out of curiosity, but when she heard the word "normal," she immediately understood.
"And abnormal?"
"Abnormal means you meet me, see. I actually know what's going on. Or more precisely, based on the current state of the other side, I have relived what it experienced and understood."
Kasumigaoka Utaha had several question marks above her head when she heard that, her eyes full of confusion.
"In my eyes, I can see what the other side is like. After all, if I didn't even have this much ability, I could go back to raising pigs."
"It's just that you're an ordinary person, so you can't see that."
Kasumigaoka Utaha thought of concepts like spiritual vision and yin-yang eyes.
"Then why? Can you tell me? I really want to know."
Kasumigaoka Utaha at that moment became a curious child and asked.
"It's simple. Let's take supernatural powers as an example. Affinity is determined at birth."
"And some people are born with special things, like in novels, those so-called 'luck.' And your luck is greater than that of ordinary people."
"So the other side was waiting for the person of destiny, and you were the one being targeted, the person of destiny, understand. Using this thing to take your soul for them would definitely be quite satisfying. Of course, it doesn't necessarily have to eat you; it could also turn you into this spirit state, which would also make you a powerful accomplice."
Shiro said all of this in one breath, clearly seeing that the other side craved her soul. After all, the souls of these girls of fate were somewhat different and also good material for higher layers.
They were useful in every aspect.
Kasumigaoka Utaha was completely stunned when she heard that, then pointed at herself and instinctively said.
"According to you, am I one of those so-called 'Girls of Fate' or something like that?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha, as a writer, instinctively thought of that, but she was just an ordinary, beautiful high school girl. How could she have anything to do with those main characters?
Shiro twisted his lips, looking at her expression.
"Enough, stop daydreaming. There are quite a few people whose luck is above normal, and with your plot, at best, you're a side character, and a defeated one at that."
Shiro didn't spare his words. If he hadn't appeared and deliberately intervened, according to the original plot, she would have been just a black-haired defeated side heroine.
Kasumigaoka Utaha was initially a little confused, but as soon as she heard his words, she immediately exploded with anger.
"Bastard!"
"You think I'm going to be the defeated dog? Ah, pfft, no, that's not true."
"I'm still free, I don't have anyone I like, and I don't think anyone can turn me into a defeated dog!"
Kasumigaoka Utaha at that moment crossed her arms over her chest, looking extremely confident.
Shiro looked at her confident appearance and felt a bit helpless. After all, how to put it? He was just speaking the truth.
"Ck ck ck, young lady, without confidence, everything is hard to say, isn't it?"
"After all, life doesn't always go smoothly."
"For people like you, who can only passively accept everything, it's not surprising that accidents happen, right?"
"Even novels write about it, don't they? Those perfectly shaped side characters who lose to the main character, or more precisely, lose to an ordinary main heroine. Such things often happen in novels."
"It can only be said that many things are a matter of taste. The person you like doesn't like you, so you become the defeated dog. What's strange about that?"
Shiro rolled his eyes at that moment, speaking in an unrestrained tone.
Kasumigaoka Utaha, hearing this, thought that maybe someone was cursing her. Cursing her to become the defeated dog. But looking at his posture, he didn't seem to be bluffing, which made her a bit uneasy.
Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes moved quickly, and she curiously spoke.
"Don't you happen to have some kind of divination ability from your mysterious land?"
"I know a little. In any case, if your fate continues like this, you will definitely become the defeated dog."
Shiro at this moment had nothing to hide.
As for divining fate, it was all a scam. Of course, he suddenly remembered that he had kidnapped the useless main heroine. Would she really become the defeated dog? If he hadn't intervened, he wasn't completely sure about that question either.
Kasumigaoka Utaha felt extremely uneasy after hearing that, but still remained skeptical.
"Then, do you have any way to help me change my face and fate or something like that?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha spoke in an inquisitive tone.
"Yes, I do."
Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at his confident expression and couldn't help but ask.
"What method do you have then?"
"Only the one who tied the bell can untie it. The problem is you. Bad taste, encountering trash. Just open your eyes and change the target, wouldn't that be better?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha was momentarily stunned when she heard that, then reacted with a "ding" sound.
She pointed at Shiro and spoke.
"That 'change of target' you mean, it wouldn't happen to be you, right?"