Should I Go Or Not?

"Wipe it."
Hozer pulled out a handkerchief from his pocket and offered it to Kanzaki Yui.

"Thank you."

"For Tezuka?"
Kanzaki Yui's eyes dimmed, and she nodded slightly.

"This is all my fault."

"Why do you think that?"
Hozer's expression shifted slightly. Although he also felt that the Rider War was inextricably linked to Kanzaki Yui, he certainly wouldn't state it explicitly, taking this opportunity to subtly probe.
Of course, doing so carried the suspicion of bullying a young girl.
However, Kanzaki Yui didn't know, so what burden was there in his heart?
Moreover, he wasn't entirely motivated by gathering intelligence. A nineteen-year-old girl, and a beautiful one at that, out alone when it was almost dark—how dangerous could that be?
Calculating his transmigration time, he was twenty-two then, spent a year eliminating the Gurongi, then transmigrated again, a full five years had passed.
Afterward, he waited three years in the Kabuto world, making him thirty years old already.
Kanzaki Yui, in his eyes, was like a younger sister, similar to Kusakabe Hiyori, naturally evoking a protective instinct.

*Grrr...*
A sudden strange sound made Kanzaki Yui's face quickly flush red. Hozer saw this and chuckled softly, "Let's go get a bowl of noodles."
With that, regardless of whether Kanzaki Yui agreed or not, he handed her a helmet.
It was a full-face pink motorcycle helmet for women, with cat ears on top, specially chosen by Amamiya Rin.

"Thank you."
Not long after, Amamiya Rin, who was almost done cleaning up her shop, saw Hozer arrive. She was initially very happy, but then discovered her helmet on another woman's head, and immediately pouted.
Even if this person was the compatible Kanzaki Yui, it was unacceptable!
However, when Kanzaki Yui took off the helmet, Amamiya Rin noticed the worried look on her face and thoughtfully made her a bowl of noodle soup.
Initially, Amamiya Rin intended to cook the noodles herself, but Hozer considered that she couldn't make food that brought happiness, so he only let her watch from the side.
The girl immediately pouted again.
Hozer found it amusing; she wasn't very old, but her jealousy was quite strong.
However, his age was what it was, and he wasn't the type to be swept off his feet by a pretty girl. Otherwise, in the previous world, Kusakabe Hiyori's somewhat ambiguous feelings would have long been reciprocated by him.
Of course, he was absolutely not afraid of Tendou Souji coming to cause trouble for him.
Joking aside, his strength was what it was. Even if Tendou Souji and Kusakabe Souji teamed up, he wouldn't be afraid.

Hozer's smooth movements, combined with his handsome appearance and the enticing aroma of the food, attracted numerous customers.
However, Amamiya Rin politely turned them all away.
Before long, a meticulously prepared bowl of noodles was placed on the table.
Even though Kanzaki Yui was still in a very low mood, she couldn't help but salivate, swallowing a mouthful of saliva.

"Please enjoy."

"Thank you, sir."
Taking a sip of the noodle soup first, Kanzaki Yui's face showed surprise and delight. She immediately began to eat the noodles in large mouthfuls.
Her eating style was not very ladylike. Hozer, to not embarrass Kanzaki Yui, told Amamiya Rin to start cleaning up the shop.
Kanzaki Yui saw this, quickly finished her noodles, and hurried to help.
Afterward, they naturally returned to the lodging together.
It was only then that Kanzaki Yui was startled, realizing that casually going to someone else's place like this was a bit too rude.

"It's fine, just stay here for the night. You can sleep with Rin."

"This..."

"Hatchan."
Hatchan, who was rolling on the sofa, heard the call and immediately ran over.
Hozer smoothly picked up Hatchan and placed him in Kanzaki Yui's lap.
Kanzaki Yui thus sat vaguely on the sofa, holding Hatchan, with the tea Amamiya Rin had brought on the coffee table in front of her.

"Rin, I need to talk with Miss Yui for a bit. You go wait in your room."
Amamiya Rin bit her lip, secretly glanced at Kanzaki Yui, pouted, and went into her room.

"Miss Yui..."

"Hozer, you can just call me Yui."

"Mm, Yui, why do you feel this matter is related to you?"

"Because... I don't know, but I just feel it's related to me."

"Intuition?"

"Not entirely. I've been able to see monsters in the Mirror World since I was little. Are all these things truly unrelated to me?"
Kanzaki Yui's emotions became agitated. She looked at Hozer, her eyes misting over.

"Calm down first, Yui. You don't know anything; you don't need to blame yourself. After all, the Rider War was caused by Kanzaki Shiro."

"My brother..."
Hozer sighed inwardly. It seemed Kanzaki Yui truly knew nothing; the poor girl.
However, no matter what, Kanzaki Yui was the key. Hozer, remembering January 19th, couldn't help but ask, "Yui, do you know if January 19th has any special meaning to Kanzaki Shiro?"

"This... That's my birthday."
Hozer's eyes lit up. Kanzaki Yui's birthday.

"So next year, January 19th is your birthday?"

"Mm."
Kanzaki Yui was a little confused. Why was he suddenly bringing up her birthday, and how did Hozer know her birthday?

"Don't overthink this; it definitely has nothing to do with you."

"Really?"

"Of course. You and Kanzaki Shiro were separated since childhood. Later, whatever he did, you didn't know. Moreover, you're not clear about how his personality has changed during this time. Why would you feel this must be related to you?
Think about it. You've been able to see monsters in the Mirror World since childhood. You have this ability, and Kanzaki Shiro might not have lacked it; it might just not have been activated yet. Then, after you two separated, he gained this ability, and because of it, he developed greater ambitions. Isn't this a very normal thing?"

"My brother wouldn't do something like that..."
Kanzaki Yui couldn't speak further, silently lowering her head. Setting aside the fact that Kanzaki Shiro was her brother, what Hozer said was a normal person's thought process.

"Alright, don't think so much. Take a bath and get a good night's rest."
Hozer stood up and patted Kanzaki Yui's head, then called Amamiya Rin, who had been peeking through the slightly open door, to take Yui to the bathroom.

At night, the two girls whispered for a while, then each went to sleep.
Hozer sat alone in the living room, deep in thought.
"Twentieth birthday... why would Kanzaki Shiro choose this day to reverse time?"
Based on Hozer's deduction of Kanzaki Shiro, using the premise of "everything for Kanzaki Yui" to infer.
Kanzaki Yui was very likely to experience some incident on her twentieth birthday, which would cause Kanzaki Shiro's scheme to fail, leading him to restart everything.
This problem likely lay with Kanzaki Yui herself, or perhaps her ability to see the Mirror World.
Thinking this, he realized he hadn't thoroughly investigated Kanzaki Yui's special qualities before.
Thinking of this, Hozer looked towards Amamiya Rin's closed room.
Should he take advantage of this moment...
Sneaking into a young girl's bedroom in the middle of the night...
Hozer was a bit conflicted. This kind of behavior looked like it had improper intentions no matter how you viewed it. If he was caught, there would be no way to deny it.
However, this was indeed a good opportunity. Should he go or not?