"Heaven-Blessed Saintess."
That was Shika Kagura's nickname in his club and class.
After the witches was the saintess … what the hell!
"My sisters are the twin witches, and now a club member is a saintess? Hoshi, aren't you actually the male lead of a dating sim!? "Seiji retorted.
He heard laughter from the other side of the phone.
"Now that you mention it, it does seem like it. I'm just as ordinary or useless as the male lead of a dating sim, so even if I have witches and saintesses by my side, I'm still unable to do anything," Hoshi said as he looked out the window.
"But Senpai, you're different. You're gentle and powerful, and you can save others … that's the true main character."
Seiji was rendered speechless.
Should he activate his joking mode?
No. He had used up all of his energy and hadn't finished replenishing it yet.
He could only obediently endure this embarrassment.
"I'm not a superhero, so I can't guarantee that I'll definitely be able to help … I just told her something like that."
"Senpai, you're always so humble."
"I'm not being humble at all! I'm just telling the truth. When you don't know anything, you can't guarantee anything, "Seiji said honestly.
"And even if I know … I'm just an ordinary person, and there will always be situations where I'm unable to help."
'No, Senpai, you're a hero.' Hoshi thought to himself.
Powerful but not arrogant, humble, gentle … only when others ask for help will you show your true power.
You're different from those heroes that only appear in movies. Senpai, you're the real deal!
"At any rate, as long as it's within my power, I'll help.
But she's not saying anything right now, so there's no way to talk about anything.
Even though I told her that I'd wait for her at the park tomorrow, whether or not she'll come … is a big problem.
Why don't you tell me everything you know about her first? "
No matter what, he needed to obtain some information first. That was what Senpai wanted on the phone.
Hoshi smiled.
He was delighted to be able to assist a hero.
"Shika Kagura … Kagura-san only transferred to Genhana High School this semester …"
…
Shika Kagura, a second-year middle school student, in the second year class four.
He transferred to Genhana High School this semester, and when he introduced himself, he shocked the entire class, including the teacher.
"I don't need friends. Please don't approach me. Please don't touch me. Please don't talk to me."
Anyone would be shocked to hear such words from such a beautiful face.
There was no coldness, arrogance, or disdain in her attitude. It was pure calmness.
It was as if he was saying "please take care of me in the future" in a very ordinary manner, but the content of his words was so unapproachable that even the teacher was stunned.
Naturally, she was called to the office for a talk.
But no matter what the teacher said, she remained the same, not wavering at all.
Some of the students in the class were courageous enough to initiate a conversation with her, while some acted out of obligation due to the teacher's instructions. Of course, there were also some who were deliberately looking for trouble …
Shika Kagura either calmly rejected them or quietly accepted them.
But just as the troublemakers were about to escalate their behavior into bullying, an accident occurred.
It wasn't an accident that happened to Shika Kagura, but the students who wanted to bully her.
Some people fell down the stairs, some people were scalded by boiling water at home, some people were beaten up by some hooligans, and some people even got into a car accident and were hospitalized!
These incidents happened so quickly, and these people all had something in common, which made it easy for people to think of something.
A curse … or perhaps, divine retribution!
Some students thought of it from a conspiratorial perspective, believing that Shika Kagura was being protected by some powerful person or faction.
But if that was the case, being beaten up by hooligans and getting into a car accident could be understood, but falling down the stairs and getting scalded by boiling water at home … how could this be explained?
Not only would ordinary middle school students be unable to explain it, even the teacher wouldn't be able to understand it.
These incidents seemed like pure accidents, but they all happened at the same time, and everyone in the class knew what the victims had in common, so it didn't seem like pure accidents at all.
It could only be … divine retribution.
Shika Kagura was being protected by a god, or a power that was almost like a god's.
This became a common understanding among the students of Year 2 Class 4.
And then, the accident that happened to their homeroom teacher seemed to confirm their understanding.
A fire.
Their homeroom teacher's house was burned to the ground!
Fortunately, no one was home at the time of the fire, so no one was harmed, but the damage was undoubtedly great, even with insurance.
As for the cause of the accident … it was later found out that the old iron in the teacher's house was forgotten to be turned off after being used, which caused the accident.
But the students of Year 2 Class 4 were more willing to believe in another explanation.
It was a god, a god had appeared again! He had punished … the person who tried to cause trouble for Shika Kagura.
From then on, the beautiful girl who always had a calm expression and rejected everyone in class was secretly referred to as the "Saintess protected by the heavens."
Why not the "Cursed Girl"?
Because nobody wanted to receive "divine retribution."
And so, Shika Kagura was completely isolated … just as she requested from the very beginning.
Later, she joined the literature club.
She was dragged into it by a female club member. This female club member always saw her reading in the library, so she tried to get close to her and invited her to join them.
And this female club member was viciously hit in the head by a basketball during gym class. After fainting once, she didn't dare to speak to Shika Kagura anymore.
After the members of the literature club learned about Shika Kagura's legend and what happened to that female club member, they also isolated her, just like the students of Year 2 Class 4.
Shika Kagura was always alone like this.
She was always quiet, calm, and didn't show any signs of pain or other emotions, as if she had always wanted to be like this.
…
"I thought Kagura-san was just like how she appeared to be, always incredibly calm, as if … she was an eternally calm bystander."
"When she suddenly asked me, I was actually quite surprised, because I've never talked to her before, nor have I ever seen or heard of her taking the initiative to talk to others."
"I know about her legend, and I know why she's been isolated, but she's … too calm, so I didn't think of doing anything. I'm sure it's the same for everyone else."
"No … even if we know that she's actually in pain, we won't do anything, because … we're afraid."
Hoshi's voice became low and deep.
"'Divine retribution' actually happened. Even though it's said to be an accident … it's precisely because it's an accident that it's so scary.
Once you get close to her, you don't know what will happen … you'll meet with misfortune, but you won't know where it will come from, in what form, or why … all of this is terrifying. "
"At the very least, I'm afraid, even now."
Hoshi's voice became gloomy. He probably hated his own weakness and powerlessness.
Seiji smiled.
"It's normal to be afraid of unknown misfortune.
If it were me … I wouldn't be able to do anything about it either. "
"Senpai …"
"But luckily, I know someone who might be able to deal with it."
"Senpai!"
"It's just that she might not be free right now, and even if she's free, it's still unknown whether or not she'll be able to deal with it," Seiji told him honestly.
"But you'll do it, won't you, Senpai!?" Hoshi's eyes lit up as he spoke in high spirits.
"Ah, of course," Hoshi answered directly.
The power contained in this answer was the same as it was at that time.
Hoshi was incredibly moved.
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