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When I chatted with Hana Ninomiya a few days ago, she mentioned a famous hacker "Ice" who would provide help if someone post an internet-related query on Asaha High School's forum. Asaha High School I took Ichihime to Asaha High School and found Hana Ninomiya, who was taking care of the garden. [player]Good afternoon, Hana Ninomiya. [Hana Ninomiya]Oh, it's you, PLAYER. You don't often come to me, so there must be something that you need my help with. Now that she found out why I was here, I feel a bit embarrassed to ask for help. [Ichihime]Master, is this the friend that you mentioned who can help us? [Hana Ninomiya]Hah, I knew you came to me looking for help. [player]... [Hana Ninomiya]Well, you don't look like a bad guy, so I can help you this time. [player]Could you help us to contact Ice? [Hana Ninomiya]I can, but Ice will not help you if the request may harm others. [player]We just want to investigate a website posting malicious rumors. Opened the website posting the cat monster incident and showed it to Hana Ninomiya. [Hana Ninomiya]People really are getting more and more stupid. How could they believe in such nonsense without evidence? As she spoke, Hana Ninomiya logged onto Asaha High School's forum and furiously typed a post. Meanwhile, Ichihime's attention was caught by the butterflies on the flowers. She probably forgot this was all about her. [Hana Ninomiya]There it is! Half an hour later, Hana Ninomiya's phone received a message. It showed a set of coordinates and a photo that looked like it was from a surveillance camera. On the photo there was a young man whose face was covered by a cap. The time, marked in red, was "19:30". We opened the map and found the coordinates. It was a bar named "LULLABY". [player]It's a bar... Only adults can get in... [Hana Ninomiya]Hmph... Hana Ninomiya pushed her glasses back up her nose and put up a mysterious smile. One hour later We showed up at LULLABY in the most awkward way possible: Hana Ninomiya was wearing a tight buttocks skirt and a wavy wig, while Ichihime disguised herself with an oversized hat, sunglasses and a maxi dress. [???]Welcome to LULLABY. While we were looking around for somewhere to sit, a young bartender came to us. [???]My name is Natsuki Shinomiya. I am a bartender of LULLABY. Natsuki Shinomiya introduced himself politely and took us to a table in the corner. A moment later, he brought us three cups of milk. [player]Excuse me, I don't think we ordered any milk? [Natsuki Shinomiya]Milk is good for kids. Also, minors are not allowed in this bar. I will let you walk this time, but never again. Looking at his cunning smile, I knew our disguise didn't work. [Hana Ninomiya]My disguise had always been perfect! How did he manage to tell!? Hana Ninomiya stared at Natsuki Shinomiya's back and mumbled.//nIchihime suddenly approached me and pointed at the milk in front of me. [Ichihime]Master, would you like Ichihime to help you with it? Realizing she finished her milk long ago, I gave mine to her unwillingly. We started to chat in the bar to kill time. As the clock pointed at 19:30, someone came in with a laptop. It was just an ordinary young man who looked like a frequent customer. He sat at a table not far from us and turned on his laptop. We could see his screen from our table, and it happened to be that website containing Ichihime's rumor. [player]It's him! [Ichihime]Nyaa! [Hana Ninomiya]Wait a sec, this is a public area. Let's not make a mess. Hana Ninomiya stopped Ichihime and I from rushing over.//nFortunately, that man seemed to be bothered by something and didn't stay long. We followed him out of LULLABY and stopped him at an empty laneway. [Ichihime]Hola! You there, give us your laptop! Nyaa—! [Hana Ninomiya]Did you hear us?! Hurry up before we teach you a lesson the hard way! [player]... The moment we stopped him, Ichihime and Hana Ninomiya rushed up like gangsters. The man backed off into a corner and looked at me helplessly. [player]Um... excuse me, we just wanted to have a look at your laptop. [Man]W-what do you want from me! I have no money. If you really have to take something, you can take my body... [player]...I'll just be frank. Did you make this website? I took out my phone and opened the website. The man looked pale. [Man]Y-yes, I made it. To my surprise, he admitted it. [player]Why did you do that? [Ichihime]Nyaa! Why did you say that Ichihime was a monster!? Look at my claws, they are poisonous, you know? I can kill you with them! Ichihime flaunted her claws in front of the man. He collapsed to the ground and finally spoke after a long time. [Man]Sorry, I didn't mean to harm you. I saw your cat ears and tail in Mahjong Soul Shrine the other day, and they reminded me of the cat monster legends I heard when I was a kid. So I made this website as a joke. I never thought that... [Hana Ninomiya]That so many ignorant people would actually believe in it. [Man]Right, right. I was also surprised that so many people would believe in this nonsense. [Hana Ninomiya]Nothing surprising. When people are bored, they start to spread rumors. The more absurd the rumors are, the more excited they get. [Man]Yeah... What should I do now? [player]The internet forgets a thing within an instant. Once you change your website to a disclaimer and apologize publicly, everyone will lose interest. Soon, this will pass. [Man]Okay. I didn't expect this incident to be resolved so easily. Ichihime seemed to be satisfied too. [player]Ichihime, are you just going to let him walk like that? [Ichihime]Nyaa? The problem's solved, isn't it? [player]But you were misunderstood and hurt because of it. [Ichihime]Yeah... But Ichihime went to the central park to protect people in the first place. Knowing there is no cat monster, Ichihime's goal has been achieved, nyaa! I see a genuine smile on Ichihime's face. The cat ears and tail may make her look different, but this girl is more kind-hearted than anyone.