Why are all the girls around me so weird? 6469

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Chapter 64
"Miss Yunyin, even gods have things they can and cannot do!"
"Mara-chan, don't be so angry~ I was just joking, I didn't do anything bad~"
"You just did that to me! I thought..."
"Hehe, that was just a normal greeting. It's Kei-kun who's too shy. As a man, you should be bolder~"
"It's all your fault, Miss Yunyin! If it weren't for you!"
"So it wasn't Kurokawa-senpai himself just now. It seems Kurokawa-senpai hasn't gone astray yet. But why do I feel happy yet also a sense of loss..."
"..."
In a daze, Sakito seemed to hear the voice echoing in his ears, which gradually brought his consciousness back to normal, and he slowly woke up. Slightly confused, he opened his eyes and looked around. The first thing he saw was Makoto, who was having a heated conversation with the goddess Yunyin Xilai. Makoto's face showed a rare hint of dissatisfaction. Beside him was his younger brother, Kei, whose cheeks were also slightly flushed. He looked at Makoto with an expression that was hard to tell whether he was excited or angry. It was precisely this appearance that made one sigh that he and Makoto were indeed "siblings."
A little further away, Yuko was blushing and had a shy expression, her expression shifting between good and bad. Beside her was Haruka, who was undoubtedly the most composed person in the room. She watched their argument without changing her expression. It seemed that she noticed Sakito's gaze at this moment and couldn't help but look at him. She also noticed his awakening state. Although her eyes showed a slight fluctuation, she didn't say anything
. For Sakito now, what mattered more was the soft touch he had felt since waking up, as if his head was resting on a fine pillow. However, the constant warmth made him rule out the possibility that it was a pillow. He
slightly raised his head and looked up at his body, but what came into his view was an unfamiliar female face. She seemed to be a little older than them, and her appearance was somewhat similar to Makoto's, but she was more mature. She was wearing a red and white shrine maiden outfit, which was much more formal than Makoto's previous outfit, which was modified to look like a cosplay. Her full breasts were erect, making Sakito feel like his vision was almost completely blocked. Her long black hair at the back of her head seemed to be tied together with a white ribbon, making her look dignified and beautiful. He was now lying on the lap of this strange woman, using her as a knee pillow. Even though she realized he was awake, her beautiful face remained calm, though her eyes held a hint of concern. Her red lips parted slightly as she gently asked, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine..." he answered instinctively. But as his mind cleared and he understood the situation, Sakito hurriedly stood up, pulling away from her knees. He looked at her reaction with some bewilderment, which finally made Makoto, who was still arguing with Nishirahime, stop what she was doing. With a happy and surprised expression, she rushed over and hugged Sakito from behind, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck. She said cheerfully, "Sakito, you're finally awake! I was so worried about you! That's why you were wandering around the shrine!"
Caught off guard by Makoto's sudden attack, Sakito almost fell to the ground, barely managing to maintain his balance by waving his arms. Just as he was about to get angry, he heard Makoto's heartfelt words of concern, which calmed him down. He sighed and said, "Mara-senpai, thank you for your concern, but I'm fine now, so don't act like something terrible has happened. Besides... your sister is here, so don't hug me like this, it's weird!"
"Sister?" Marai paused slightly, slightly taken aback by the word coming from Sakito's mouth. Then, as if realizing the reason, she released her arms from Sakito's neck, clutched her stomach, and burst into exaggerated laughter. This made Sakito even more confused. Normally, he might have already complained that she'd finally gone mad, but he couldn't say such things in front of her family. Choosing his words carefully, he said, "Marai-senpai, did I say something wrong?"
After a while, Marai slowly stopped laughing, but her face still couldn't hide her smile. She patted Sakito's shoulder and said, "Little Saki, didn't I tell you before that it's just me and my brother in my generation?"
"Huh, that's true..." Hearing Marai say that, Saki recalled what Marai had said when she introduced them, and an incredulous expression appeared on his face. Then, as if realizing a very strong possibility, he trembled slightly and looked back at the unfamiliar woman, saying in disbelief, "Could this be your aunt...?" "That's
right~ She's my mother, and the previous shrine maiden of the Unon Shrine~" Seeing Saki's surprised expression, Marai's smile became even brighter, but she didn't hide it any longer, introducing her with a cheerful laugh.
After Marai finished speaking, Marai's mother, like a Yamato Nadeshiko, knelt and gave a slight bow, saying with a calm yet gentle expression, "Nice to meet you. I am Marai's mother, Takanashi Saki. Please take care of me, Kurokawa-kun."
"Auntie, please take care of me!" Seeing this side of her completely opposite from her crazy and eccentric behavior, Sakito was flustered and hurriedly knelt down, saying to her,
"Pfft, Sakito-kun, the way you and Saki are doing right now is like a married couple bowing to each other, it's really funny." The first to laugh at this scene was actually the goddess Nishirai-hime, who said with a happy smile. Only after Sakito realized this, blushing and flusteredly standing up, did she slowly and teasingly address Sakito. Nozomi said, "But Saki, this isn't exactly your first meeting with Saki-kun, is it?"
Saki's expression remained unchanged, her demeanor unchanged, in the face of Nishirai's words. However, Marai, standing next to Saki, paled and looked at Nishirai, saying with some displeasure, "Miss Unon! What are you saying?!"
Marai's face clearly showed panic. Nishirai chuckled and waved her hands, saying, "Marai-chan, don't get so worked up. I already told him about Saki-kun being here when he was little."
"Huh! Why did you have to tell me, Yunyin-san? You promised me back then!" Marai couldn't help but raise her voice, speaking with a very surprised and flustered expression. At the same time, Kei, who was near the door, couldn't help but look at Nishira-hime as well.
"Hehe, I only promised not to tell you about that thing. Telling Saki-kun that I've been here is not included~" Nishira-hime said, spreading her hands without any nervousness, completely lacking the demeanor one would expect from a god. "Besides, Saki-kun has already started to notice something's going on~ So Marai-chan, you should be more worried about Saki-kun right now~"
Marai glared at this unscrupulous god, then turned her gaze back to Saki-kun. Saki-kun was indeed looking at her with a puzzled expression, and asked the question that had arisen earlier: "Marai-senpai, why did you hide the fact that I've been here since I was a child, and why did I forget what happened at the shrine? I think you should know the answers to these questions. Can you tell me the answers?"
With a troubled expression, Makoto's gaze swept over Kei before she spoke earnestly, almost pleadingly, "Kosaki, could you please forgive me? If possible, I don't want to keep hiding this from you. But this really isn't something I can say right now. It might sound shameless, but I beg you to stop asking. If the time is right, I will tell you everything. And I can assure you, all of this is for your own good!"
Although he wanted to continue pressing the issue, especially since it concerned his health, looking at Makoto... The earnest and sincere expression on the other's face made it impossible for him to utter any words of reproach. Recalling the days they lived together, he realized that aside from teasing him, the other had genuinely always done things for his own good
. Thinking this, Sakito could only temporarily abandon his desire to delve deeper, scratching his head and saying, "I understand, I understand, I trust Marai-senpai, right? You won't have to tell me everything without reservation when the time comes!"
Hearing Sakito's reply, Marai also showed a visibly relieved expression, smiling happily assuring him, "Okay!"
Chapter 65
"Eno, dinner's ready."
"..."
"Eno, this is your favorite takoyaki!"
"..."
"Eno, I met Manai-senpai's younger brother for the first time at school today. I didn't expect them to look so alike!" "
..."
"Eno, this afternoon I went to Unon Shrine. I even mistook Manai-senpai's mother for his older sister. Luckily, his aunt didn't scold me." "
..."
The oppressive atmosphere continued to spread across the dining table. Even though Sakito tried his best to speak and recount his experiences of the day, trying to start a conversation, he was only met with endless silence. His younger sister, Kurokawa Eno, seemed to completely ignore his existence, silently eating her food. If he hadn't called her over to eat, he might have really thought that his presence had completely disappeared.
Continuing to talk like this was also a kind of torture. So after a slight sigh, Sakito didn't say anything more and silently focused his attention on the dining table. This scene wasn't unique to today; it had been going on for quite some time. Ever since Eno misunderstood his and Sui's situation, Eno had consistently reacted this way at home.
Aside from responding when he called her for dinner, she completely ignored him, responding with utter silence. He couldn't help but miss Eno from a few days ago. Although she might be sarcastic, at least she would respond. Now, just facing her aura made him feel incredibly awkward, like he didn't know what to do. To be
honest, he even considered stopping cooking for Eno to force her to respond and return to normalcy. But this was just a thought in his mind. If he actually did that, it would only worsen their relationship. If she went to stay at a classmate's house and didn't come home, that would be the most troublesome thing. Besides, he couldn't bear to use such a method to threaten his sister. Any boy who would threaten his sister would be scum!
After finishing his meal and cleaning up the dishes, Sakito took a shower and, seeing Eno still sitting on the sofa watching TV, couldn't help but say, "Eno, it's your turn to shower now, and go to bed early."
Naturally, Sakito only responded with silence, not even glancing at him. He grabbed his clothes and headed to the bathroom, locking the door
behind him. His head ached so badly he felt like he was about to scratch his hair to tangle it all. Finally, he gave up, put his hands down, sighed, and returned to his room. Looking at Honoka's room across the hall, he muttered angrily to himself, "It's all Honoka's fault that our sibling relationship is so strained. The root of the problem was her; otherwise, she would at least treat me like a normal sibling!"
Sakito knew that complaining to himself was pointless, but he was helpless. However, seeing Eno's current state, he couldn't help but sigh again. When exactly did their relationship suddenly start to deteriorate? In his childhood memories, Eno had always been very clingy. But at some point, a crack appeared in the close bond between them, becoming lukewarm. Hono's act of stealing his underwear was merely a trigger, exacerbating the existing rift.
"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. Things will ease up when Mom and Dad get back," Saki muttered to himself, slumped over the table. This was the only way he could escape; he reached into his pajama bottoms with his right hand and pulled out a talisman, examining it closely. Because of Marai's instructions, he always carried this talisman, even when showering. While it provided some protection at home, it at least prevented any accidents. Moreover, if he were left alone in a room, he was genuinely afraid that some underwear thief might find it amusing and take it away.
The scenes from this afternoon flashed through his mind like a movie. The purpose of Makoto taking him to the shrine was to give him an extra layer of protection—to beg Nishirai-hime to use a divine intervention to ensure his safety in case of danger, just like she had done this afternoon, to manipulate his body to deal with any danger and gain the ability to protect himself. Well, realistically speaking, this wasn't really a self-protective ability, but rather the power of being protected by someone else.
Nishirai-hime, perhaps out of apology for the prank that afternoon, didn't refuse Makoto's request. However, at that time, Nishirai-hime pointed out several very important things. In her own words, "Manipulating Saki-kun's body isn't particularly difficult, but there are a few other factors you need to understand. First, if you leave this city, or even the outskirts, that's outside my divine domain, so even if I can't possess him; second, while possession doesn't affect me, Saki-kun is ultimately a human body, even if I can manipulate it more freely than an ordinary person..." There is also a so-called durability limit; exceeding one hour might cause damage to his body. Thirdly, this is something I just discovered: if Saki-kun is unconscious, I cannot possess him. After Saki-kun was hit on the back of the neck by Saki, my consciousness returned to my own body after Saki-kun lost consciousness. So, if Saki-kun is knocked unconscious by someone else or a yokai, I can't help him.”
As for how to summon the other party for a séance, Saki-kun was somewhat helpless. It was to call the other party using his cell phone… Yes, to call Nishirai-hime's cell phone using his current cell phone number. You know, when he saw the other party take out her cell phone from her haori this afternoon, he really felt like his worldview was about to collapse. However, for his own safety, he refrained from complaining and obediently exchanged numbers with the other party, even adding the word "god" to his contact information.
But gods exist in a different form than monsters; to ordinary people, gods can freely change their state to determine whether someone can see them or not—a remarkably convenient racial ability. Saki couldn't help but marvel at the saying, "There are gods three feet above your head," implying that a god might actually be eavesdropping without your knowledge. Of course, this was just idle speculation, and Saki didn't dwell on it. Knowing the existence of gods, it was best not to court death.
After putting the talisman back into his pocket, Sakito continued to think about what happened at the shrine. Regarding his memories, through Nishiki's words, he could roughly confirm that he had indeed been to the shrine when he was a child, and that he was familiar with Masami and his younger brother Kei, and had even met their mother, Saki. However, aside from that, he had no other clues. What exactly happened at the shrine, what went wrong, and why he had lost his memories were all things he couldn't fathom.
The only thing he was certain of was that it must have been something important; otherwise, there would be no need for Masami, Kei, or even the other's mother and the gods to hide the truth from him.
"Click!" It seemed like he heard a sound from outside the window. Sakito subconsciously raised his head and looked outside. He saw that the window of the room opposite was open, and the previously closed curtains were drawn. His childhood friend, Sui, was waving happily, her petite and cute appearance instantly brightening one's mood. However
, after recalling Sui's actions, the emotions that had surged within Sakito at the sight of this scene instantly subsided. He closed the window, drew the curtains, and completely ignored her. Sakito really wanted to shout, "If you have the mind to greet me, go and explain yourself to Eno!" Even at this point, Eno might not believe what the other person said. Instead, the possibility of her continuing to mistakenly believe she was the culprit who coerced her childhood friend into lying for her was much greater. He
twitched his ears and heard footsteps on the stairs outside. Sakito knew Eno had finished showering and was preparing to go back to her room. He silently hoped that she would suddenly realize she had wronged her brother and come to him, begging for his attention.
Of course, this was just Sakito's fantasy, because all he heard was the sound of her closing and locking the door. He sighed helplessly again and walked towards his bed. Halfway to bed, he heard his phone beep with an email notification. Curious, he took out his phone and opened the email, only to find it was a message from the goddess Nishirai. The message read: "Saki-kun, are you so excited about suddenly adding a beautiful girl that you can't sleep and are thinking about how to message me?"
Saki-kun couldn't help but slam his phone onto the bed, yelling as if venting, "Who do you think you are?!"
Chapter 66
"Ha..." Yawning, Saki-kun stepped into the campus. He had gone to bed early last night, but inexplicably couldn't sleep, tossing and turning for a long time. He later guessed the reason: he was too excited to sleep because he had touched Harue-san's breasts that afternoon! Even though it wasn't his own body control, the touch, the softness, lingered in his mind, and now, recalling it, he couldn't help but wear a strange smile. This caused the students walking by to show disgusted expressions, and they all pulled away from him violently.
"Little Saki~" But at this moment, a very loud and clear voice came, and before Saki could react, a force slammed into his back.
Without thinking, Saki knew that only Sensei Marai would attack him in this position and hug his neck, so he said somewhat irritably, "Sensei Marai, can you get off me? Everyone's watching!"
This wasn't a lie. Marai was a very famous figure in the entire school. Even though they knew he was a boy, seeing Marai hugging Saki so intimately still made many of the boys present show envious and jealous expressions, wishing they could take Saki's place. Saki was even more helpless in the face of such gazes. He wanted to switch places with them. What was so happy about being hugged by a boy!
"Hehe, it's okay, I'm just having a normal chat with my club members~" Marai didn't seem to care at all, instead hugging her even closer and laughing like she was being coquettish. However, Sakito knew that this was more of a prank on him.
Thinking of this, Sakito gave up on saying anything more pointless, temporarily ignoring her posture, and asked, "Marai-senpai, did something good happen to you?"
"Huh, you actually knew, Saki-chan? Did you awaken the ability to read minds?" As if Saki-to had completely guessed her, Marai showed an incredulous expression, asking Saki-to with great curiosity and interest.
"Because you're more excited than usual, Marai-senpai!" Saki-to said, rubbing his forehead in annoyance. Although Marai was indeed a free spirit, she rarely hugged him so happily in front of others. It was easy to understand that something good must have happened to her.
"I see. I didn't expect Saki-chan to care about me so much. I'm so happy~" Marai said cheerfully.
"Get off me already!" Saki-to, not buying it, pulled Marai's arms off his neck, letting her off his back, and then said to her with a serious expression, "Alright, now you can tell me what good thing happened, Marai-senpai." Because of Marai's coquettish behavior, Saki-to clearly felt the stares around him become even more piercing!
"Kozaki is so heartless~" Marai said with a complaining tone, but the next moment she immediately put on a happy expression, squeezed next to Sakito and whispered, "Because we have something to do at the club activities this afternoon, there's a new request waiting for us!"
Since it involved his department, Sakito didn't push Marai away again. Although he wanted to say that this kind of thing should be said in private, he thought that it seemed like he had taken the initiative to ask her to answer, and for ordinary students, even if they heard it, they would just think it was a chuunibyou statement. So, after a slight pause, Sakito said, almost complaining, "Did you find another strange letter in your mailbox, Marai-senpai?"
"No, this time it's a request from outside the school~" Marai said to Sakito, who had guessed wrong, with a very smug expression.
"Huh, outside the school?" Sakito couldn't help but ask, "Does Marai-senpai have set up mailboxes like our department outside too?"
"You could say that. But not in the form of mailboxes. Instead, I've posted signs everywhere, saying, 'If you encounter any paranormal events, please contact Takanashi Marai, a paranormal investigation expert,' along with my email address." Marai wagged her fingers, speaking happily. Sakito couldn't help but cover his face. This was truly a particularly embarrassing incident in the new century, and people actually believed it! However, now that things had come to this, he still wanted to ask about the specifics: "Mara-senpai, I understand. So what exactly is the request?"
"It's about..." Hearing Sakito's question, Marai was very happy to answer, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she heard other people's voices behind her: "Yo, Sakito, you and Takanashi-senpai are as close as ever~"
No one but his friend Kazuki could joke with him in such a frivolous voice, so Sakito turned his head to look at the other person and said irritably, "Kazuki, stop joking. You'll get stuffed into the sewers sooner or later if you keep this up!"
"Wow, is this because you're going to be killed after the truth is found out? I'll prepare a will before that happens and completely expose your secret!" Kazuki didn't care about the other person's words at all, and instead went along with him, speaking with exaggerated expressions. And although his tone was rather frivolous, the smile on his face was very refreshing, so it was impossible to feel any ill will towards him. Regarding this, Sakito secretly wanted to shout in his heart, "It's too much just for handsome guys to exist!"
"Good morning, Hiromoto-kun~" Marai greeted him with a normal smile. Because of him, Marai and his three friends often met, so they weren't strangers. However, because of his arrival, Marai had to postpone discussing the request until later at the department activity. After parting ways
with Marai on different floors, Saki and Aki walked towards the classroom together, chatting about school anecdotes. As one of the top ten most handsome guys in the school, Aki had more information about the whole school than he did, something he sometimes thought to himself.
"Aki~" Just as they were about to reach their classroom, a cheerful and charming voice, almost like a spoiled child, came from behind them, causing Saki to temporarily separate from Aki and head towards the classroom first.
The person who had arrived was Aki's girlfriend, Yuuyama Tomoe. Before entering the classroom, Saki glanced at the two of them. It seemed the other girl had prepared a bento for He Qiu and was now happily handing the bento box to her.
Yuuyama Yuue, the girl from the next class, D, had long blonde hair and always had a smile on her face. Although she was somewhat carefree, she was very attentive to He Qiu's affairs. Her hair color wasn't natural; it was dyed. To be honest, when Saki and his friends first met Yuue, they were worried about her unique "gyaru" (gal) aura, wondering if she was deliberately toying with He Qiu.
However, after spending time with her, they realized that although Yuue dressed like a gyaru, she had a very nice personality and genuinely liked He Qiu. She was much better than the gossipy gyaru girls in their class. And considering that their relationship had only progressed to holding hands, she was much more innocent than they had imagined. Of course, for He Qiu himself, the other person has one obvious flaw: they get extremely jealous. After being overheard discussing Igarashi-sensei in class, they were angry for days. However, judging from their current appearance, they seem to have completely made up. After avoiding his nemesis, Miyuki, Sakito went to his seat. His two other friends, Yozuki and Atsushi, were already in the classroom. They greeted each other with smiles upon seeing him.
But when He Qiu held his bento box with a happy smile, Sakito couldn't help but say to him, "You're such a social butterfly!"
"Hey, this is the rarest time I've received a bento made by Yu-hui!" After putting down the bento, He-qiu said, his face beaming with the smile of a true winner in life
. "I've never received a bento from Mai because she's not good at cooking." Atsushi, however, adjusted his glasses and said seriously,
"I've been bombarded with tons of food this morning!" Saki-jin slumped onto the table, sighing.
"Saki-jin, it's nothing to worry about. If you really want a bento from a girl, I can ask Sen to make one for you." Seeing Saki-jin's expression, Yozuki comforted him.
"...Yozuki, you're actually the most cunning one here!" Saki-jin couldn't help but retort. "Having your girlfriend make a bento for me, is this some new form of bullying?!"
"I didn't mean that! I meant it entirely well." Yozuki, being the nice guy, also spoke up seriously. But it was precisely because of this that Saki-jin felt that being a popular person was truly dazzling!
Chapter 67
"Class meeting time begins now. I'll call your names first to confirm attendance." During the morning class meeting, homeroom teacher Igarashi Nami, holding the roster, stood on the podium with a warm smile and began to speak. Igarashi Nami, as their Japanese language teacher and homeroom teacher, was quite popular in the class. Besides her easy-going personality, she was also mature and beautiful, with a pair of full breasts, easily reaching an E cup. Whenever she moved on the podium, her breasts would tremble, stretching her teacher's uniform tightly, making her particularly eye-catching. In her class, the chances of the boys looking at the podium seriously were almost 100%. Of course, whether they were looking at the blackboard or her breasts, it goes without saying that the boys should understand.
However, this mature and sexy woman, Igarashi-sensei, had a very bad habit: she had terrible drinking habits. Not only did she like to drink like an old man every day, leaving her reeking of alcohol, but when she was drunk, she would do many things that were unbearable to watch, making people wonder if the normal her during the day was really her true self. It was for this reason that she remained single until the age of 28. Her blind dates were generally successful, but afterwards, she would get drunk and throw tantrums, causing each date to fail. This had become her Achilles' heel, and classmates who knew about it would never dare mention it in front of her, as an angry Igarashi-sensei could be terrifying. Sakito
found out about this because of information leaked from the class's gossip network. The three boys in the corner near the door were considered informants, possessing access to a great deal of unknown information about the school. They were even rumored to be compiling a ranking of the school's top ten beauties. The details, however, were unknown to Sakito, who had little contact with the boys other than his three close friends. Incidentally, aside from the class president, Miyuki, he had barely spoken to any of the other girls, a truly tragic situation for him.
When Igarashi-sensei called roll, Sakito casually turned his head and glanced around the classroom. To be honest, he sometimes felt that roll call was unnecessary. There were only so many people in the classroom; a quick walk around would tell who was absent. Was it to prevent impersonation? Roll call made it easier for such situations to occur! But what if twins or sisters impersonated each other? Then no matter what method was used, it wouldn't be noticeable!
No, no, Sakito shook his head, starting to criticize himself. He felt that his recent experiences had made him unconsciously become strange.
At the same time, he noticed that the seat to Atsushi's right was empty. Thinking back, that seat seemed to belong to Matsuda Emi, the girl he had approached once before, the one who was practically invisible in the back row. He hadn't expected her to be absent today. Judging from her appearance, she wasn't the type to skip class. There were only a few reasons why such a well-behaved girl wouldn't be in class: either she overslept and was late, or she was sick or had family matters to attend to. Just thinking about how the other person had been so timid and scared when he called them out to ask a question made him wonder if they might still be being bullied.
He shook his head self-deprecatingly, realizing he might be overthinking things. But a strange unease lingered in his heart. What if the other person considered his previous actions as bullying and was too afraid to come to school? That
couldn't be the case, could it? Otherwise, why hadn't they shown up at school today? As if to reassure himself, Sakito comforted himself, and at the same time, he struck up a conversation with Yozuki beside him, saying, "Speaking of which, Matsuda-san didn't come to class today."
Yozuki tilted her head at Sakito's words, then asked with a puzzled look, "Sakito, who's Matsuda-san?"
Sakito was slightly taken aback, but thinking that Matsuda usually stayed alone, he figured Yozuki might not remember her, so he further inquired, "Yozuki, I mean Matsuda Emi from our class."
But Yozuki's next words made Sakito's eyes widen abruptly: "Sakito, what are you saying? There's no student named Matsuda Emi in our class. Are you mistaken?"
If it were Akihiro who gave such an answer, Sakito might have thought the other was joking. But it was Yozuki who answered, and she wouldn't joke about something like this. This left him momentarily speechless, and the strange feeling in his heart grew stronger.
At this moment, Ms. Igarashi, who was on the podium, put away the class roster and said with a smile, "Everyone in the class has come to school on time as usual today. Now let's begin the class meeting."
"Teacher!" Hearing this, Sakito could no longer contain himself and stood up from his seat, asking with a puzzled look, "Did you just say something wrong? Matsuda Emi from our class hasn't come today, has she?"
After Sakito stood up, all the students in the class focused their attention on him. Yozuki, as well as Atsushi and Akihiro who had overheard the conversation, all looked at him with disbelief, as if they were very confused about what he was talking about.
Ms. Igarashi also looked puzzled and said, "Kurokawa, what are you talking about? There is no one named Matsuda in our class." "Emi's student?"
This same answer as Yozuki's earlier caused Sakito's face to show obvious unease. With an expression of disbelief, he pointed to Matsuda Emi's seat and said in a somewhat flustered tone, "Igarashi-sensei, look, this is Matsuda-san's seat!"
Hearing Sakito's words, Igarashi-sensei gave him an even stranger look and said as if explaining, "Kurokawa, this seat has been empty since the beginning of this semester. Although we originally wanted to move it, we felt it looked a bit out of place, so we kept it. Are you sure you're not mistaken about something?"
"Impossible... This is absolutely impossible..." Sakito muttered under his breath. He found the students in this class incredibly strange. Matsuda Emi had been attending this class the whole time, and although she was usually very quiet, it was impossible for someone not to remember her. "Hey, look at what this guy is saying, spouting such nonsensical things." "Judging from the name he mentioned, it's a girl's name. Do you think he's obsessed with girls?" "Ugh, disgusting, haha!" "All virgins are like this, fantasizing about nonexistent girlfriends." "Seriously, and he still has that incredulous look on his face. Did he just have a dream about a fantasy girlfriend last night? Do you think he changed his underwear? Ahaha—"
Various unfriendly and malicious whispers filled the classroom. Whispers reached Sakito's ears, but he didn't react to them. His mind was completely preoccupied with why Matsuda Emi had been forgotten by everyone in the class. Seeing the
chaotic scene in the classroom, class representative Miyuki subtly frowned, then stood up and, with her usual gentle smile, said, "Classmates, sometimes people have illusions. That's nothing to criticize. And Kurokawa, you should sit down and calm down. Don't let those illusions spread." Miyuki
's words, always adept at navigating the class, quieted the noisy classroom. Sakito glanced at her and understood that her actions were for his own good. Although she was still very concerned about Matsuda Emi's situation, she had no choice but to sit back down and
glance at Sakito again. As the homeroom teacher, Igarashi smiled and nodded to Miyuki, thanking her for her help. She knew that Sakito's sudden, incomprehensible question had caught her off guard, and she felt somewhat negligent as a teacher. However, before
she could continue with the class meeting, Sakito, who had just sat down, suddenly stood up, pointed to the door, and said in a rather loud voice, "Teacher! Look, isn't that Matsuda Emi over there?!"
Following his finger, Igarashi saw the classroom door, which had been open at some point, but there was no one there. Even with her generally good nature, she was shocked. Fang, startled and slightly annoyed, frowned and said seriously, "Kurokawa, if you play this prank again, I'll make you stand outside!"
However, Saki completely ignored him, his gaze fixed on the doorway. A moment later, he even rushed out the door, causing Igarashi-sensei to freeze for a moment before running to the door and shouting at him in the hallway, "Hey, Kurokawa! What are you doing! It's still during class meeting!"
But the only response Igarashi-sensei received was Kurokawa's resolute and unwavering words: "There are more important things to do than class!"
Chapter 68:
This is bad, Saki felt really bad.
What he wanted was a peaceful daily life, but the world seemed to be playing a cruel joke on him. Even though Matsuda Emi was a real person, and even though she entered the classroom with a nervous expression, everyone in the class ignored her presence, ignored her name, ignored everything about her. The fear and panic in her eyes at that moment was deeply imprinted in Sakito's eyes. After their eyes met, she chose to turn around and run out of the classroom. The sight of her lonely figure disappearing through the door made Saki's feet move involuntarily, and he couldn't help but chase after her, even though he knew that his actions would be incomprehensible and easily misunderstood by the other students, even though he knew he might be subjected to strange rumors afterward. He still didn't stop, because he knew he had something more important to do.
"Matsuda-san!" Looking at Emi's retreating figure in the corridor, Saki shouted her name, trying to make her stop. However, after hearing his call, her body trembled slightly, then her steps quickened, as if she were fleeing from him.
"Matsuda-san!" Damn it, what's going on?! Saki still couldn't fully understand the situation, but now he could only try to stop her by repeatedly calling her name. He had a premonition that if he ignored this matter, it would definitely end badly.
Since all classes were in the middle of their morning assemblies, Saki's shouts in the hallway naturally carried to every classroom on that floor, causing the unsuspecting students to gossip and discuss who the boy was, and what had happened to him.
Toda Mai, also in Class 2-A, frowned slightly. She was familiar with Saki's voice; if she could rank the most hated male voices, his would undoubtedly be near the top. Thinking about how nothing good ever happened whenever she encountered him, she often wondered why her boyfriend, Atsushi, had such a friend. Didn't he feel ashamed? Of course, this was just a random thought that popped into her head. She knew what kind of guy Reishi was; he was the kind of guy who valued friendship a lot. Sometimes she really wished he could spare a little of his attention from sports and friendship for romance.
Thinking of this, Mai couldn't help but sigh, casually withdrawing her gaze from the window. But the next moment, she was slightly taken aback because the classroom door, which had been closed, was now open, and the first seat in the front row was empty. She remembered that there was someone there just now… Could she have remembered wrong? Speaking of which, what was the name of the person sitting in the first row?
"Huff, huff..." Shouting while running was unexpectedly exhausting. Sakito couldn't help but pant after a while. Fortunately, Emi, like her usual self, didn't have much stamina either. As they ran down the stairs, her speed decreased significantly, gradually closing the distance between them.
"Matsuda-kun!" Seeing that he was about to catch up, Sakito couldn't help but call out her name again, wanting to seize the opportunity to catch her in one go.
But to Sakito's surprise, she seemed completely unprepared for him to speak at such close range, suddenly... Startled, Emi, who had been running up the stairs, lost her footing in her panic and fell downwards. Sakito heard a loud cry of surprise from him for the first time.
With a loud "thud," Emi, who had been bracing herself for a fall, felt no pain. Although she still felt a jolt, she felt a soft sensation beneath her, as if a cushion was underneath her.
This strange feeling made Emi slowly open her eyes, which she had closed in fear, and look down at herself. What she saw was Sakito biting his lower lip, looking slightly pained. With a pained expression, as if startled, Emi jumped to her feet like a frightened rabbit. She then realized that she had been held in Sakito's arms, the other person absorbing the impact of her fall. After she pulled away, Sakito struggled to sit up, clutching his right arm with his left hand. His face contorted in pain as he hissed, muttering in a self-deprecating tone, "Ugh... I didn't expect to fall so hard on those steps. My right hand is a little numb; looks like it won't be healed anytime soon."
Hearing Sakito's words, Emi looked down at his arm, only to see what his hand was gripping... Bright red blood slowly trickled down, causing her eyes to widen in shock. She seemed to instinctively reach out, but quickly withdrew her hand, stammering, "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! It's all my fault... that's why you got hurt!"
While it was understandable for her to apologize in this situation, the fact that she had started her conversation with apologies earlier still gave Qi Ren a strange feeling. However, the pain in his arm and back made him mutter a small complaint: "If you hadn't run away in the first place, none of this would have happened."
"I'm sorry! It's all my fault! Someone like me shouldn't have been born into this world..."
"Stop, stop, stop! I haven't gone that far! It's like I'm bullying you!" Seeing the other person's increasingly negative words, Sakito couldn't help but suppress his pain and interrupt, then sighed and said, "So why did you run away as soon as you entered the classroom, and why did you run away even faster when you heard me shout?"
"I'm sorry, I made you waste so much time!" However, the other person started with an apology, and as a classmate, every word was polite, which made Sakito feel really uncomfortable. Fortunately, after apologizing, the other person finally continued to explain the reason, "Because since I woke up this morning... I found that my parents couldn't see me... Even when I went out... I accidentally bumped into people, but they didn't notice me... Even when I was late for school, no one noticed... The thought that no one noticed me... suddenly turned into fear, so I couldn't help but run away..."
"Wait, wait, wait, you're talking about why you ran away, right? Didn't I call your name afterwards? And you should have noticed that I could see you in the classroom, right?" Sakito couldn't help but ask again, his voice filled with doubt.
"Um... I'm really sorry! Because the way you looked at me back then... it really terrified me... so I couldn't help but run away. Hearing you call my name... made me even more scared..." After hearing Sakito's words, Emi hesitated for a moment, then spoke timidly in a low voice, glancing anxiously at Sakito's face as she spoke, seemingly worried that her words would anger him. If it weren't for the blood on his hands, Sakito really wanted to cover his face. He had been a little agitated at the time, trying to prove he wasn't wrong, but it shouldn't have been enough to scare her, right? It shouldn't have been! Hearing this, Sakito felt a pang of hurt, and in doing so, he accidentally increased the pressure on his hand, touching his own wound. This caused him to gasp.
Because of Sakito's voice, Emi panicked even more, her voice trembling as she said, "I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry! I'm so insignificant, yet I caused you such a serious injury, and I couldn't do anything... I'm so sorry..." As she spoke, Emi pulled a handkerchief from her pocket, seemingly intending to wipe away the blood.
But before she could act, a soft voice came from behind her: "I see..."
"Wow... I'm so sorry. Even though I'm the kind of person who would touch someone's wound with a dirty handkerchief, I'm really sorry!" Emi, as if startled, didn't notice who was behind her and quickly apologized with her head down.
Sakito was somewhat speechless at Emi's behavior; her silent apology was truly a headache. However, he first shifted his attention to the figure appearing on the steps and said with a wry smile, "Aiba-kun, you've seen me in this embarrassing state. By the way, you should be in the classroom right now, shouldn't you?"
"I noticed a strange fluctuation, so I came out of the classroom..." Haruka answered him in her usual calm voice, then walked to his side and placed her palm on the back of Sakito's left hand,
which was pressed against his wound. The warmth of her palm, tinged with a slight coolness, made Sakito pause for a moment, his expression becoming slightly hurried and embarrassed. But the next moment, white spiritual energy surged from her palm, and the pain in his wound lessened, instantly calming the agitation that had just arisen within him. A smile involuntarily appeared on his face.
Aiba Haruka is truly a kind girl...
Chapter 69
"Phew, it's really healed! I never imagined spiritual energy could have such a miraculous effect." Sakito stood up and swung his injured arm. The pain had completely subsided, and his skin was completely healed, making him almost wonder if he had been dreaming.
Seeing Sakito's surprised expression, Haruka calmly explained, "Spiritual energy is an important part of the human body. Even though most humans in the world don't possess spiritual energy, it's still integrated into their souls. In other words, the human soul is largely composed of spiritual energy. My actions just now were simply using spiritual energy as a medium to resonate with the soul, accelerating cell regeneration."
The soul… He felt like he'd heard something unbelievable again. Humans really do have souls? Could it be that reincarnation exists? Although he would never have believed this before, after encountering so many incredible things, he felt that even so, it wasn't so strange.
However, compared to matters of the spiritual world, there were things more important to him right now. Saki glanced at Emi, who, still reeling from the incredible events caused by his interaction with Haruka, asked Haruka her biggest question: "Aiba-san, what exactly happened to this Matsuda Emi? Why does nobody in the class remember her?"
"That's why I came out..." Harue said calmly, glancing at Emi. Upon noticing her gaze, Emi trembled slightly and shrank back behind Sakito in fear. Harue, however, didn't react, calmly concluding, "Matsuda-san, she's no longer an ordinary human; she's an urban legend."
"Eh—"
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"Wow~ This is the first time I've ever seen an urban legend created from a living person. Maybe it could even win a Nobel Prize if we applied for it!" During lunch break, in the Paranormal Investigation Club's office, Marai circled around Emi with great interest. Thanks to him, Emi, besides constantly apologizing, completely hid behind Sakito, looking terrified and flustered as she avoided Marai's actions.
"Marai-senpai, stop for a second! Didn't you see how scared Matsuda-kun was? And what kind of Nobel Prize could this win?!" Sakito said somewhat irritably.
"Of course, it's the Nobel Prize for Urban Legends in the Development of Psychic Energy!"
"The name is too long! And there's absolutely no such award!" Sakito couldn't help but complain. "Kurokawa-senpai... Club president... what are you talking about... why can't I see anything... are you saying ghosts can appear in broad daylight?! Don't try to scare me on purpose!" Yuko, who was still not good at dealing with ghosts, kept scanning back and forth with her eyes, as if she was wary of her surroundings. As an ordinary person, Yuko, unlike the other three present, was like a classmate and couldn't see Emi hiding behind Sakito.
After hearing Yuko's words, Emi repeatedly apologized, saying, "I'm sorry, I startled you because of me!"
"It's so noisy..." Saki sighed, ignoring Yuko's words, and turned to Emi behind him, saying, "Matsuda-san, you don't need to apologize. Even if you say that, the other person won't hear you." He was still somewhat grateful for Emi's presence, since at least Yuko was afraid to say anything about his decay.
"I'm sorry, I wanted to apologize, but I couldn't make you hear me..."
Saki, feeling a bit of a headache, wisely turned his gaze to the only normal girl in the room, Harue, and said seriously, "Aiba-san, do you know why the other person became an urban legend?"
Harue nodded, then shook her head slightly, and said, "There are only two reasons why a human becomes an urban legend. One is through deliberate actions and the arrangement of spiritual power, causing related humans to have similar thoughts, and then spreading the rumors through word of mouth to form an urban legend. The other is being unknowingly swallowed up by the related urban legend and assimilated into a member of the urban legend. Just based on observation, I don't know which reason caused Matsuda-san to become an urban legend."
"Kozaki, you should be asking me now! I'm the paranormal expert right here!" Seeing that Saki had asked Harue first instead of her, Marai complained slightly before immediately smiling again and waving her arms, saying, "Kozaki, do you remember what I said after we first met Matsuda-senpai during the curse incident?" *
It's because you were so irresponsible that I didn't ask you!* Saki couldn't help but mutter to herself, but because of her words, she thought about it seriously for a moment, then, as if remembering something, widened her eyes and said, "Marai-senpai, you mean…"
Seeing that Saki had remembered, Marai clasped her hands together with a serious expression and said, "Just like I said before, the other person was cursed before this, so the reason they became an urban legend is undoubtedly the first reason Aiba-senpai mentioned earlier."
"But didn't you say before, Marai-senpai, that the other person's curse wasn't malicious but rather a benevolent spell?" After hearing Marai's words, Sakito still asked the next question.
"That's true, but looking back now, I realize how naive I was." At this point, Marai couldn't help but smile bitterly, glancing at Emi, who was still hiding behind Sakito with a frightened and bewildered expression, and said seriously, "Back then, when I said it was a benevolent spell, I didn't really try to understand the true effect of the other person's spell. It was only after encountering Aiba-kun's spell, which showed a weak sense of aura, that I realized the spells on the two of them were very similar. Now, thinking back carefully, Matsuda-kun's spell back then was probably a spell to eliminate his own presence."
"Eliminate your own presence..." Saki muttered these words to himself, while looking at Emi behind him. He couldn't help but agree with her words. After thinking back, Emi's presence in the class had always been very low, as if no one noticed her at all. At that time, he just thought that she was introverted and had no friends, so he didn't feel particularly uncomfortable about it. But thinking about how he was often talked about behind his back in class, it was very strange that there was no improper treatment of Emi in the classroom, given that she was such a withdrawn and introverted girl. No wonder that time I asked Matsuda out, my three friends didn't ask about it when we got back. He Qiu's personality usually makes a big joke about it.
"Yes, eliminating one's own presence. The reason I think this is a benevolent spell is because it's very suitable for someone like Matsuda. If someone with her personality gets noticed in the classroom, while it won't immediately lead to bullying, it will cause some dissenting voices within the girls' group, leading to her being treated differently. The spell to eliminate her presence allows her to stay away from these dangers and live peacefully in the classroom." Zhen Lai said earnestly, but at the end, he couldn't help but sigh, shaking his head. "What I didn't expect was that the caster would use such a spell, through the thoughts and erroneous beliefs of others, to further transform Matsuda into an urban legend."
"Huh? I still don't quite understand what you're saying, Senior Zhenlai?" Sakito, momentarily confused, paused before continuing,
"Saki-chan, you should be familiar with urban legends, right? You've encountered one before." Zhenlai, however, showed no impatience, a smile returning to her face. She clasped her hands together and said, "Urban legends are stories widely circulated in cities. What sustains their existence is people's fear and belief in them. The more people discuss them, the more people fear them, the stronger their existence becomes, even to the point of being troublesome for psychics." She
paused here, turning her gaze back to Emi, and continued, "And Matsuda-senpai's urban legend arose from this. Presumably, most students in the class instinctively harbor the thought of completely ignoring her existence. This distorted belief, accumulated little by little, has truly made her the urban legend she is now, completely devoid of presence." (
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