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Episode 12: A Warm Winter (Part 2)

Yeah?

Hey, Kengo. Sorry for calling so late.

Damn right you are.

Well? What do you want?

I've been wondering how
that incident turned out.

The one you brought up about
interference in the newspaper club.

Oh, about Osanai?

I was told, "Don't write about
summer break in the newspaper."

About the abduction, you mean?

Yeah.

Like I said, we had a guy who wanted us
to start writing about non-school stuff.

And he wanted to write about
that incident of all things.

So I made up some excuses
to get him to stop.

Then, Osanai came up to me and said,

"I don't want you writing about summer break,
but anything else would be lovely."

And then?

The question came up in
an editorial meeting in December,

and this time, I couldn't reject it.

Was there a reason?

A first-year named Urino
came up with the article idea.

Urino-kun?

He's the one who was absent
during the baked pastries incident.

You've got a good memory.

But it was a first-year named Itsukaichi who
brought up the topic in the December meeting.

Ah, I see. Itsukaichi-kun.

He made a convincing argument to win
some space to write about non-school stuff.

Is there something going on
between him and Osanai-san?

Dunno.

Urino-kun would be more likely
to have some involvement with her.

Say, Jogoro...

Do you know anything?

I need to make some decisions if
the newspaper club is about to be framed.

Who wrote the column in
this month's Funado Monthly?

Urino. He made some predictions about
where the next suspicious fire would be.

Where did he say?

I think he said Tsuno or Kobiki.

Tsuno, huh?

Actually, Kengo,
there was a reason I called you.

What reason is that?

Don't worry. I have peaceable
intentions this time.

I just need you to send me a photo.

What photo?

Kira

This Month's Column

Since last fall, there has been a string
of suspicious fires within Kira City:

One in Hamae in October, another in Nishimori
in November, and another in Kozashi in December.

The next areas that fit this pattern
are Tsuno and Kobiki.

(Urino Takahiko)

Kira

February 15th, 2025 (Saturday)

Yuuhi Shimbun

Suspicious
fire in
Tsuno,
Kira City

Vehicle burns

A resident of Kira-cho Sanchome
in Kira City spotted a car burning
by the river.

No one was injured.

It appears the vehicle was
abandoned there several months
prior.

The Kira Police Department is
investigating it as potential arson.

It checks out.

But once isn't enough to know for sure.

"Once isn't enough to know," huh?

To be honest, I don't know what to think.

About her, you mean?

Yeah.

Whenever I message her,
her replies seem pretty distant.

Sometimes, I think she's joking
about something, but I don't get it.

I've been going out with her for half a year now,
and I still don't know where she lives.

It's hard to describe,

but there's, like, a thin, transparent,
indestructible shell between the two of us.

And however close we get,
it keeps us just inches apart.

We've never even held hands.

Do you ever meet up on the weekends?

Rarely ever.

I feel bad about disturbing her
during her time off, for some reason.

I think you need to be assertive.
Or rather, you should show some strength.

Strength?

Yeah. Strength in knowing what you want,
and what you want her to do.

If you want to meet up on weekends,
you should tell her so.

Say, Urino...

You know what I do on
the weekends, don't you?

Cram school?

That's after studying in the library.

I truly envy you.

I wanna meet up at noon
There's something I want to show you

Okay

This Month's Column

Unfortunately, there has been another incident.

On February 15th, an abandoned vehicle
by a river in Tsuno went up in flames.

In an effort to prevent another incident,
we have determined the next potential targets.

We suspect it will be either Touma-cho,
Kajiya-cho, or Hinodemachi.

(Urino Takahiko)

Kira

March 15th, 2025 (Saturday)

Yuuhi Shimbun

A pedestrian reported a bus stop
bench burning in Hinodemachi,
Kira City.

The Kira Police Department is
investigating it as potential arson.

Well?

Who ordered the crème brûlée?

Smells great.

Breaking the caramel top always makes me
think of a forbidden act, though.

How is it?

When the custard cream was so fantastic,

there was no way the crème brûlée
would be anything short of perfect.

The eggs win the day.

And how's this?

It's impressive.

Sorry. I didn't think you'd go this far.

Very well done.

Urino, were you really
the one who wrote this?

That's right.

Your info turned out pretty useful.

Hey, did you know?
Someone started a fire near my place.

Hinodemachi. Last Saturday.

Or wait, was it Friday?

It was Friday at midnight,
so Saturday on the calendar.

So you did know about it.

Your article was right again, then, huh?

Wow.

How?

You knew I got it right
last month, too, then, huh?

Yeah.

I thought it was some kind of coincidence.

See? It says it right here.

Oh, I know about that fire in Tsuno.
Someone lit up a van.

Kozashi would've been close by.

Oh, I do remember something about a fire.

So? How did you predict them?

Well...

You're keeping it from us
until the next issue, aren't you?

Right, newspaper club?

Yup. Of course.

So you're Urino, huh?

Yes.

Explain this article.

It's a column about the serial arson that's
been going on in Kira the past few months.

What does it have to do with you?

We wrote it to bring attention to fire safety.

That's not my point.

Are you dissatisfied that we wrote
predictions about the next fire?

It isn't a question of
whether I'm satisfied or not.

You're in high school. Shouldn't you know
the difference between right and wrong?

Talking out of your ass without
even providing sound reasoning.

Are you capable of taking responsibility
if something happens?

Don't tell me you're the ones
starting the fires.

Do you suspect the newspaper club
of starting the fires, sir?

You ought to speak with
our club advisor, Miyoshi-sensei,

if you're going to accuse
the newspaper club of committing crimes.

You get a lot of practice
in sophistry, don't you?

We'll be careful not to write
baseless articles in the future.

We apologize for causing concern.

You shouldn't have to start with.

Urino, you need to reveal
your secret in the next issue.

Write clearly how you were able
to determine the next targets.

If the column space isn't enough,
we'll make room for it.

But you just told Nitta-sensei
you wouldn't write any more about it.

I never said that.

But...

I said we wouldn't write
any more baseless articles.

You'll be writing your reasoning.
He never said no to that.

This is the only way we can
shut Nitta up and put this to rest.

Are you sure I should?

Why not?

That got me pretty pissed off, too.

Reveal your secret?

Yeah, that's what he said.
I didn't know what to say to him.

I don't blame you.

You can keep this story
going for a while longer.

But they gave me a quarter page
in the editorial meeting yesterday.

It's to put an end to
the arson investigation.

I guess you can't go against
the guidance counselor,

but you could've done a slow reveal
over the next few months.

That article's earned some buzz.

We get people asking if there are
any copies of the newspaper left.

I was hoping to keep expanding on the story.

What if you ignored
the guidance counselor's order?

If only the newspaper club president
had a little more guts...

No, the president did everything he could.

Nitta was definitely being weird.

The president managed to get another
chance out of him. That was pretty ballsy.

I don't think I can ask for more.

So you're just going to spill it, then?

What a waste.

Once you write it, you can't write any more
arson stories. You do know that, right?

What do you want me to do?

I hate to say it, but this isn't enough
to get your name in the history books.

Yeah, you're probably right.

The arsons are getting worse,
just like you predicted, right?

Yeah.

Up until now, it's just been
garbage and garbage bins.

But this month, it was
a bench that was in active use.

November: Nishimori: garbage bin at children's park

December: Kozashi: waste material at construction yard

January: Akanebe: abandoned bicycle

February: Tsuno: abandoned vehicle

March: Hinodemachi: bus stop bench

The arsonist is deliberately
escalating their crimes.

Which means...

This case is going to get bigger.

And so is your presence. And yet...

But there's nothing I can do.

Still, there might be a big turnaround.

Urino, I have a warning for you.

Listen carefully.

Have two versions of the article prepared.

In one, you reveal your secret.

In the other, you write
a chronology of events,

and make a prediction
about the next location.

Keep them both to hand so you can
swap them at a second's notice.

Why would I do that?

A big turnaround. Remember?

Don't take it too seriously.
Think of it as a bit of fortunetelling.

You sure do like snacks.

Do you not like sweet stuff?

I dunno.

My dad brought home some snacks he said
someone had given him. Those were good.

What were they called?
They were like chestnut candy...

Marron glacé?

Ah, that's it!

Marron glacé, huh?

This shop would be serving kurikinton
right now if we were in fall.

Those are nice, too.

Kurikinton? You mean the new year's thing?

Not that one. The Japanese confectionery
that's formed in a tea towel.

Oh, those.

Do you know how marron glacé is made?

No.

To make a marron glacé, they boil chestnuts,
peel them, and dip them in syrup.

That adds a layer of sugar
around the chestnuts.

After that, you dunk it in a thicker syrup.

That adds a layer of sugar
around the existing layer of sugar.

You dunk it in a thicker syrup.

It adds another layer of sugar.

You dunk it in a thicker syrup.

And you do that over and over.

A sweet coating on top of a sweet coating.

One placed over the other.

Eventually, the chestnut itself
becomes sweet like candy.

The chestnut was never
that sweet in the first place.

It was just the coating
that was sweet in the beginning.

The public face switches places
with true intentions.

At some point, the means become the end.

I love marron glacé.

They're kind of cute, you know?

And you are my syrup.

Oh, look at the time.

You'll know what this is
about soon enough. Here.

Instructors

Kira

Sorry, Urino-kun. I have some business
I need to be home for.

Today's on me.

Also...

No more naughtiness.

You shouldn't do any more.

Instructors

Kira

\h\hMinakami
High School

\h\h(Nitta
Takayoshi)

The big turnaround?

No, I swear. I really enjoyed it.

Romance movies aren't your thing, Kobato-chan.

I,
Earth,

Date
You,
Mars

That's not true. I had fun.

Anyway, what do we do now?

Wanna go somewhere?

Oh, how about Sakura'an, then?

It's a relaxing Japanese-style shop.

Berry Berry is the closest,

but the chairs aren't great.

I don't get it.

You're weirdly dense.

You don't like Japanese-style shops?

That's not it.

Don't you get it?

You know a lot of those shops, don't you?

Oh, yeah.

I know a few.

How?

Why do you know them?

Get it?

Every time you mention these shops,
you're bringing your ex back into the picture.

You shouldn't do that.

Then, how about my place?

You're sure?

Of course.

Your place is a sweets shop, too.

Not exactly. We make
Japanese confectionery.

She only had our snacks once, actually.

I'll have some, then.

Let's go to your place.

Kobato Japanese Confectionery

It's good.

It isn't too sweet. I like it.

Good to hear.

You must get bored when
you have it at home, though.

You like Japanese snacks, huh?

Yeah. I do.

You know when I called you
to the classroom last year?

Did you honestly know who I was?

I knew you were a classmate.

That's it?

Yeah. That's about all I knew.

I know a lot more now, of course.

In that case, why did you say yes when
I asked you out if you didn't know me?

You just seemed like a good person up close.

A good person?

That's such a lousy answer, Kobato-chan.

Actually, this comes
pretty late on my part, too...

but why me?

You had a weird face.

You know how a lot of guys
like to act cynical?

Like, they think it's cool
to be edgy and exasperated.

I thought you were like that at first.

Your ex... Osanai, was it?

It seemed like you'd compromised
and made a "safe" choice.

I mean, sure, she's cute, but...

she's kinda dull.

You were a bit different, though.

You aren't exactly a loner
or the sneering type.

I gathered that you don't
let people in too easily,

but, like, you didn't seem
misanthropic, either.

You had such a weird face. I couldn't
figure out what you were thinking.

Then I heard you'd broken up with
your girlfriend, so I figured, "Why not?"

Oh, yeah. There's been a lot
of fires recently, haven't there?

There was one by the river last month.

And the other day, that bus stop...

What do you mean by a "good person"?

Thanks as always.

I'll call you again.

Monchi-kun