"The family has already sent out elite investigators, but I haven't received any news yet … Perhaps they haven't found anything yet, or perhaps they've found something but aren't telling me." Summer Night averted her gaze.
"I see."
Seiji didn't insist on knowing the exact situation. He simply hoped that the situation could be resolved and that the Wanhua Family would be able to handle it.
…
The next day.
It was a sunny day with white clouds floating in the sky.
"Ooike-kun has gone missing."
Summer Night called him. The first thing she said was something that made what should have been a happy morning become completely unpleasant.
"The investigators that I arranged for were hypnotized by a spell. When they woke up, they discovered that Ooike-kun had disappeared, and they were unable to track him down," she said in a heavy tone.
Seiji fell silent.
"I'm sorry, Seiji …"
"This isn't your fault, Summer Night," he said in a heavy tone as he opened up his dating sim system to check his messages.
"There's still hope! I should be able to track Ooike-san. "
"You … can?" Summer Night was astonished.
The Spiritual Ability user who took Ooike-kun away had done an excellent job! There were no clues left at the scene, and any tracking spells were useless.
"Yep. I have a special locator spell … Although it might not be successful, I think it should be possible, "Seiji said as he looked at his system's screen.
Super locator spell! The [Soul World] spell that he used to find Mika required the target to have a connection rating of at least 70, and Kazufuru Ooike had reached this level!
This spell might not be successful, but he could locate Mika even if he was in an Inner World, so it should be no problem for him to find Ooike.
A special locator spell … what kind of spell was it? When did Seiji learn such a spell? Such questions flashed through Summer Night's mind.
But she immediately eliminated these unimportant questions. The most important thing right now was to rescue the student council secretary, Kazufuru Ooike!
"I'll immediately head over to your place."
"Okay."
…
It was so cold.
Her entire body was freezing cold, so cold that it pierced into her bones. Only her chest felt hot and burning.
She wanted to move or make a sound, but she was unable to do so. She couldn't even open her eyes.
'What's wrong with me … '
Although her consciousness was hazy, she instinctively felt that this wasn't good, so she forcefully struggled.
Move … move … move … move … ah ah ah ah —
Kazufuru Ooike suddenly opened his eyes!
What he saw was a strange ceiling.
What is this place? Why am I here!?
He tried his best to look around. He wanted to move his hands and feet, but he couldn't.
A man dressed in grey suddenly appeared in his field of vision.
It's you! Spiritual Ability user that cursed me!!
Kazufuru had originally forgotten what Seiji looked like, but now that he saw Seiji again, he instantly recognized Seiji. The memory flashed through his mind like a movie.
"Yo, little brother," the grey-clothed man said in a greeting tone, the corners of his mouth curling up.
This man's appearance was very ordinary. He didn't have any special features that could make people remember him at first glance. He was the so-called passerby face. Only his eyes flashed with a strange light. Coupled with the smile on his face, it gave people an ominous feeling.
"You woke up earlier than I expected. Not bad, your aptitude is better than I thought."
"Wah … Hmm …" Kazufuru viciously glared at Seiji. He wanted to angrily curse at Seiji, but his mouth was sealed.
"This is my lab, and you are now my test subject. But, there's no need to be afraid. This is actually a good thing for you. "The grey-clothed man chuckled.
"Originally, I only wanted to analyze how the trial product on you was removed, but after careful inspection, I discovered that you have great potential, so I decided to conduct an experiment.
If the experiment succeeds, you'll instantly become strong! "
The grey-clothed man's eyes lit up.
"You won't be a half-baked ability obtained from a trial product. You'll become a supernatural existence with great power!
You'll be able to kill whoever you want, go wherever you want, and do whatever you want. You'll no longer be bound by anything, and you'll obtain true freedom!!
For example, you'll be able to steal a girl you like and play with her to your heart's content. You'll even be able to do this in front of the person she likes and completely trample on them!!
Just imagining it makes me so happy, doesn't it!? Compared to being an insignificant mortal who tries his best to become a lovelorn dog that's ignored, isn't it thousands of times better to become a powerful individual with true freedom!!? "
Kazufuru was shocked by the grey-clothed man's words and expression.
Without a doubt, this person was a lunatic! But, precisely because of this, Seiji's will was so strong that the excellent student's heart wavered.
A supernatural existence … being able to do whatever they want …
Kazufuru couldn't help but imagine himself stealing Wanhua Summer Night and doing something to her … but he immediately stopped himself!
'That's not what I want.
Even if I can steal her with pure strength, it'll be meaningless.
'That's because I want to win! Not anything else.
'I've already lost to Wanhua Summer Night.
'That person … Harano Seigo possesses great power. Yet, not only did he not abuse it, he even used it to help others. In fact, he even helped me when I revealed killing intent.
'That's what a truly strong person is like! There's plenty of reasons why Wanhua Summer Night likes him. I can't compare at all. 'Even if I obtained some strange power, I definitely won't be able to defeat him. I'll only be humiliating myself.'
Kazufuru calmed down and quietly looked at the grey-clothed man.
The grey-clothed man felt that Kazufuru's expression was rather strange. Was it condescension, as well as pity?
Out of curiosity, he tore off the tape that sealed the excellent student's mouth.
"What do you want to say?"
"… I want to say that you're an idiot," Kazufuru said condescendingly.
"Why's that?" The grey-clothed man widened his eyes in surprise.
"Because you don't understand what a truly strong person is," Kazufuru stated coldly. "Even if you're a Spiritual Ability user, an existence different from ordinary people, capable of giving others frightening powers … in the end, you're nothing more than an idiotic maniac."
"Ha … then why don't you tell me what a truly strong person is?" Not only was the grey-clothed man not angry, he even felt that Kazufuru was amusing.
Kazufuru fell silent for a moment.
He recalled Harano Seigo's figure, words, smiles, and actions …
It was possible to say it out loud, but to make this maniac understand … that was obviously impossible.
That was why the excellent student concluded with his own thoughts …
"A truly strong person isn't someone that can be simply described with words. You'll only be able to understand such a person when you see their words, expressions, and actions."
The grey-clothed man's gaze sharpened upon hearing this.
"Even though you're just a high school student, your words are rather interesting." He rubbed his chin in contemplation. "You're obviously saying that you've met a 'truly strong person.' He's probably the one who removed the item I gave you from your body. Who is he?"
Kazufuru fell silent.
"I'm rather concerned about the person who removed the item from your body. However, I don't intend to make trouble for him, because I might not be able to deal with him." The grey-clothed man chuckled. "You believe that person to be strong. From a certain standpoint, you're not wrong. I agree.
But, if the experiment on your body is successful, you'll become as strong as him, or even stronger … Aren't you tempted at all? "
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