Zongman: Beginning with the Killer Queen - Chapter 9: The Simple Folkways of Fuyuki City

“Mr. Roland?”

On another dull morning, Roland was walking back to the apartment when a familiar voice interrupted his thoughts. Turning his head, he saw that it was Kotomine Kirei who had just run down the uphill.

After meeting by chance that day, the two formed a relationship of pure running friends. What is known about both parties is limited to their social names and identities.

Although influenced by past prejudices, Roland had to admit that getting along with Kotomine Kirei was a very pleasant thing, even though he was full of curiosity about Roland’s words that day. The other party’s distressed and cautious personality also made Kotomine Kirei not make any unnecessary moves.

At this time, he will neither impose his desires on others, nor do any offensive things, such as inquiring about his identity, or even asking questions like checking the household registration book. He maintains a wonderful Sense of distance.

For Roland, who didn’t feel very secure, this way of getting along couldn’t be better.

“Ah, I’m sorry, Mr. Yanfeng, there are a lot of shifts these two days, it seems that the store manager is about to be transferred.”

“This means Mr. Luo Lan is going to be promoted, it should be a good thing.”

Kotomine Kirei can’t understand why he should be happy because of his promotion. He is the kind of weirdo who treats everything like a chicken rib except for the goal, and will do it, but he won’t feel sorry for discarding it.

But he still tried his best to understand the meaning of this passage from the field of common sense.

“Compared to being promoted, I still hope that the store manager can quickly find another part-time worker to come over. I still have shifts scheduled, so let’s go first, Yanfeng-kun.”

Roland pouted, but didn’t comment too much on the matter.

All he needs is a suitable identity. Unlike Yoshikage Kira, who cares about his image anyway, and spends extravagantly using famous brands in clothing and other supplies, his material desire is quite low.

“I see.”

Kotomine Kirei nodded, and also left in silence. This is the current relationship between the two of them. Although he was full of doubts, Kotomine Kirei had always been a serious person, and when faced with the answer he was looking for, he was even more serious. in this way.

For him who is confused, he must be guided to find the answer. In order to obtain this guidance and truth, he can ignore the will of his father and master and give up all the foreign things he owns in the world.

Therefore, he is also very cautious about whether the other party can give an answer. These days, not only Roland is observing him, but he is also observing Roland.

Although there is no information about Roland, since I have him as a reference, these are useless.

He really believed in his own vision. His father and his master were all people who lived within the correct rules and blended with the world. But after observing these few days, Kotomine Kirei was convinced that this man named Roland’s youth was different.

He is very self-disciplined and manages his time in an orderly manner. Even if it is just a short conversation, he can speak amazingly about politics, economics, and the root causes of social phenomena. Gradually adjusted to the most standard posture, the rhythm of breathing is not disturbed, and there is no problem as a textbook demonstration.

This kind of excellence between speech and action cannot be concealed. There is no doubt that Roland has extraordinary abilities, but he has a sense of alienation that is almost isolated from the world. He doesn’t care about the recognition that most people would appreciate, wealth, or the ambition that comes with superior ability.

In general, Roland is very similar to himself in terms of lifestyle.

But he is fundamentally different from himself, that kind of enthusiasm, joy, vitality as if he has found his goal.

Halfway through, Kotomine Kirei suddenly turned his head, and looked at Roland who had already left the street long ago and couldn’t even see his shadow.

It is already certain that Roland has found the [answer].

For the first time in his life, Kotomine Kirei felt a throbbing feeling in his heart. Obviously, he had never felt this kind of feeling when facing his father’s approval, at the wedding, or when he had harvested offspring. My heart told him clearly.

Want to get rid of this loneliness, want to end this depression, want to be able to understand his companion…

——He wanted to be friends with that man named Roland.

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“strangeness?”

Roland, who pays attention to the concept of time, came to the store a little earlier, and when he entered the lounge, his movements suddenly stopped.

He frowned, with a vigilant look on his face, and his sharp eyes looked around.

After a long while, except for the yawning store manager behind the counter, after confirming that there was nothing around, Roland showed a confused expression.

I don’t know if it’s because of the increase in vitality and mental power after becoming a stand-in messenger, or the intuition brought by strong luck, but Roland occasionally feels a certain kind of premonition.

And just now, what he noticed was exactly such a signal.

It’s not the sense of danger of being targeted by hunters, but the strange intuition that something is in trouble.

“Have you been entangled by some incredible guy?”

Roland stopped thinking about it, entered the lounge, and started to prepare for work.

Soon, before the start of business hours, the store manager did not miss the appointment and brought a newcomer to relieve Roland’s burden.

“Rolan-kun, this is the newcomer who will work with you starting today, Yusheng Ryunosuke, although Yusheng-kun also has working experience, but after all, you are a senior, please take care of him in the future work .”

“Hello, Senior Roland, I am Ryunosuke Yusheng, please give me your advice.”

“Please teach me more.”

Although he didn’t intend to attribute the previous encounter to an irreproducible coincidence, Roland still showed a rather complicated expression in the face of this situation.

Yusheng Ryunosuke, although I heard that this guy seems to regard his evil deeds as the creation of art, and regards himself as an artist. Therefore, in addition to creating works, daily consumption is earned through part-time jobs , firmly guarding his perverted identity as a serial killer, and holding a sense of superiority that he should not associate with the robbers first class.

But seeing this scene in person, there is still a sense of absurdity. He obviously has the talent of a professional killer. Instead of going to the world to make a name for himself, he is willing to stay in a convenience store and work honestly?

Is this what a psycho killer is supposed to do?

After a brief conversation, Ryunosuke Yusheng got into the work very wisely, leaving the space for Roland and the store manager.

“How about it, isn’t it good? I was also a little surprised during the interview, but I didn’t expect that although the dress is a bit fancy, Mr. Yusheng is actually very warm and easy to get along with.”

“I don’t doubt this. A few days ago, he lent me 100 yen to help me who was in distress.”

“Yeah, should I just say it?”

The store manager patted his chest happily, “You Sheng-kun’s character fits well with Fuyuki City, Fuyuki used to be famous for its simple folk customs, alas, I am so lucky to meet you two when I need to find someone .”

Ignoring the store manager who was still sighing, Roland lowered his eyes and moved his fingers impatiently. The nails on his hands that were neatly trimmed yesterday are slowly and firmly moving like new shoots. It grew by a centimeter.