41. Blocking the Witch's Door

For the witch, today was just an ordinary day.

There is no surprise or mystery, just boring and meaningless time.

While the teacher on the stage was lecturing in a tone without much emotion, Akako Koizumi just propped her cheek with her hands and looked out the window at the sky in boredom.

It's raining outside.

It has been drizzling since this morning and the sky has been gloomy, making people feel depressed.

When Akako Koizumi was staring out the window in a daze, many male students in her class were secretly paying attention to her. When she noticed that they occasionally looked back, these restless boys in adolescence immediately turned their eyes away with red faces.

Oh...

Akako Koizumi is no longer surprised.

After all, this was a natural phenomenon for her.

Akakk Koizumi is deeply aware of her own beauty and is narcissistic about it. With the help of magic, she can even capture the hearts of almost all men in the world.

"Akako, someone from outside the school is here to see you."

The homeroom teacher suddenly appeared at the door and shouted to the class.

Akakoo Koizumi was stunned.

She didn't think she knew anyone outside the school who would come to the school to find her. In fact, as proud as she was, she had never even considered anyone a friend... maybe Nakamori Aoko could be considered half a friend.

Although confused, Akako Koizumi still got up and walked out of the classroom.

Following the homeroom teacher to the corridor, the moment she saw the person from outside the school, her face becomes tense.

"Good afternoon, Ms. Akako."

The incredibly handsome man greeted.

His voice was intellectual and gentle, and his clear eyes looked over here, clearly reflecting the tense look of Akako Koizumi.

He was smiling.

But around him, there was a black aura of death...

"You--"

"Thank you very much for helping me find my lost property. There is something very important in it, so I came here specially to thank you."

Before Akako Koizumi could finish her words, Hayashi Yoshiki spoke in a gentle voice.

The homeroom teacher next to him smiled broadly and said, "You really did a good thing, Akako."

"Yes, teacher, can I and Ms. Akako say a few words of thanks in private? It only takes a few minutes."

"Okay, Mr. Hayashi, please go ahead."

This is probably the benefit of fame.

At least after Hayashi Yoshiki arrived at Ekoda High School, he just handed over a business card and gave a reason, and basically got the green light to go through.

"Who are you?" Akako Koizumi looked at him with a vigilant and dangerous look.

"Please don't be nervous, Ms. Akako." Hayashi Yoshiki's voice was still calm. He smiled with his eyes narrowed brightly and said, "The elusive fortune teller, it should be you, right?"

"…"

How could I be exposed?

After her identity was exposed, Akako Koizumi's eyes became increasingly dark.

She subconsciously wondered whether the man in front of her would have the ability to use magic like herself... Indeed, the aura emanating from him was so terrifying and deadly.

"In fact, when I was fortune-telling that day, I took the opportunity to observe your hands under your cloak."

"…"

"That's a very slender, young hand, so I can tell you're a young girl. Also, based on the information I've gathered, the few times the "elusive fortune teller" appears are almost exclusively between the time when students get out of school and before dinner, and occasionally on weekends. So I guess you might be a student at a nearby school."

"Finally, Ms. Akako is the transfer student who just came here this year, right?"

"It just so happens that the rumor about the elusive fortune teller only appeared shortly after you transferred to Ekoda."

"Of course, the main reason is that Ms. Akakk is too conspicuous. Otherwise, with so many students at Ekoda High School, it would not be easy to notice a single person."

The above is the "inference" made on the premise of knowing the answer, and it is also the excuse that Hayashi Yoshiki had thought of early on.

Akako Koizumi didn't seem to expect this answer. Her wine-red eyes showed a confused look, but she immediately said in the next second: "Even if that's the case, you can't be an ordinary person! What is your purpose?"

"I just want to ask Ms. Akako for a favor. I want to divine someone's real name."

Hayashi Yoshiki said in a gentle tone.

Although he looked calm on the surface, he was quietly on guard in his heart - Akako Koizumi's reaction was a little beyond his expectations.

There is no way I can be an ordinary person?

For Hayashi Yoshiki, who thinks that he is just an ordinary person except for the Death Note, what Akako Koizumi said is really thought-provoking.

Have you revealed your true colors in some way?

Or is it that it is too suspicious for an ordinary person to believe in divination too much?

Or in other words... Can this witch detect something that ordinary people cannot?

This is not good.

In fact, shortly after getting the name "Cointreau", Hayashi Yoshiki read a lot of miscellaneous information on the organization's intranet - some of which were about magic. Even the organization's members across multiple countries that were able to research rejuvenating drugs and various black technologies were unaware of this.

However, although he was cautious, he was not panicked. After all, it was impossible for him to rashly come into contact with a witch without any preparation.

"As I said, to divine someone's name you need to have an object that has the person's aura or personal characteristics. This is a necessary condition."

"Well, it's ready."

"…"

After receiving the handwritten signature from Hayashi Yoshiki, Akako Koizumi just glanced at it and said, "Okay, just consider it as completing the divination that I failed to complete last time. However, don't expect to get a 100% accurate answer."

"So there's no way to guarantee 100% accuracy?"

Hayashi Yoshiki said, but he didn't feel disappointed, "Well, it doesn't matter, I'll be grateful as long as there are a few opportunities... In exchange, Ms. Akako can also tell me what conditions you have?"

"Well, what if I want to know your secret?"

The proud witch said it without any courtesy.

In her eyes, Hayashi Yoshiki's aura of death was indeed terrifying. When she didn't touch him, she wanted to avoid him...

But then again, this was the first time she had seen something like this in her more than ten years of life, so she couldn't help but feel a little curious.

The smile on his face remained unchanged.

How could I possibly tell others my secret?

Thinking so, he responded very sincerely:

"Okay."