At her heartfelt words, Shinzaki’s irritation showed through his smile.
Kasumi Asahina’s words were not sarcastic, but her genuine feelings.
It was not just a superficial pure innocence like Shinzaki’s, but a true, pure innocence.
Without a single trace of cloudiness, Kasumi Asahina admitted her defeat.
And that felt like a denial of his own existence, so Shinzaki accelerated his anger.
“…It pisses me off.”
Lightning flashed. By the time I realized it, Asahina and Kurotsuki had disappeared from in front of me.
From the Class 1-C territory, Asahina’s voice came.
“Ishino-kun, please take care of Kurotsuki-kun.”
“Huh? Ah, y-yes! Leave it to me!”
Surprised by the sudden appearance of Asahina in front of him, Ishino responded.
Turning her back to Shinzaki, she spoke to him.
It was an attitude that did not at all show respect for the victor, the one she should have respected.
“Shinzaki-kun. Come to think of it, I didn’t make an announcement, did I? I, the [Vigilante Group], are thoroughly monitoring you as a dangerous person. In other words… yes. I consider you an enemy.”
“Hah, what’s with the sudden–“
“Do you understand what I’m saying?”
At the repeated words, Shinzaki froze.
And then he remembered. Who the members of her organization were.
“If you’re going to cause more trouble… no, the time for such warnings is past. I will rehabilitate you. However, I won’t be as gentle as [before]. First, I will crush you with all my might, and make you apologize to everyone you’ve hurt.”
Before, Kasumi Asahina had failed in her attempt to rehabilitate a student named Kirido.
At that time, she painfully realized that being kind to everyone wouldn’t save anyone.
So she resolved herself. Against evil, she would stand as justice. She would fight relentlessly as a force of righteousness.
In contrast, the maddeningly righteous words struck Shinzaki as unpleasant.
“Argh! You’re really getting on my nerves. Rehabilitation? Don’t sugarcoat it and just call me a [target for elimination]. You’re way too soft-hearted, it’s making me sick, Kasumi Asahina!”
“I have done nothing wrong. You will be rehabilitated. No matter how evil, there is no one who should be excluded from this world, Shinzaki-kun.”
Remembering her former classmate, Asahina spoke with regret.
“I will never give up. So, give up on doing evil.”
Shinzaki did not simply nod in response to her words. But…
“And you are far… far too weak.”
“Huh?”
At these repeated words, a vein appeared on his forehead,
and anger spilled from his mouth. His eyes were unpleasantly wide, like dilated pupils.
But just being looked at by him made one feel nauseated.
“What’s that, the howl of a loser?”
“Yes, that’s the howl of a loser. I’m making excuses from a position of defeat. You attack my classmates in Class C because you lack the confidence to beat me – the absolute confidence in your own strength. Isn’t that right?”
That was true. Anyone asked would answer the same. Shinzaki, and even Asahina herself, thought so.
Nevertheless, she stated it firmly.
“I do have confidence in myself. Because I can fight you head-on.”
She made her excuse defiantly, as if it were obvious.
By claiming she could beat him in a direct fight, she struck him with unfounded confidence.
This was the first time the embodiment of justice had used such sophistry. So its impact was overwhelming.
“If you want to destroy Class C, try defeating me within the rules. If you can’t even do that, Shinzaki Yasuhito, you will remain weak forever.”
Even in defeat, even without ever having won,
she was convinced she could win.
No matter what happened, no matter what was done to her, she was absolutely determined to win.
This excessive sense of responsibility inevitably led to self-confidence.
If there was truly no way she could lose – Asahina Kasumi’s confidence was unshakable.
But Shinzaki lacked that. He could not declare with absolute certainty that he could beat Asahina head-on.
This fact justified her excuse, and realizing this, Shinzaki gritted his teeth.
But this expression lasted only a moment. Quickly returning to a smile, Shinzaki spat out:
“Ugh, how disgusting! You’re so creepy!”
“Oh my, is that the howl of a dog?”
The Asahina Kasumi who was simply righteous was already gone.
Defeated, her heart nearly broken. But she refused to give up, continuing to challenge him.
And this is the Asahina that now exists –
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one who will stop at nothing to vanquish evil.
To her, that’s what it means to be on the side of justice.
“Okay, I’ll gladly take the bait. Asahina Kasumi, wash your neck and wait for me. Soon, I’ll come at you with the most malicious rules imaginable and challenge you to a fight.”
“Oh my, how confident. If you’d like, I can make the challenge myself.”
To Asahina’s words, Shinzaki said nothing, retreating to his side.
He was no longer in the mood to continue this contest.
In the depths of Shinzaki’s belly, a formless mud blacker than darkness had accumulated.
This was the emotion of hatred.
All he wanted, more than anything, was to crush Class C.
For that purpose, he would stop at nothing.
As he cast a sidelong glance at Class C moving to aid the Kurotsuki,
a mad grin spread across his face, and he muttered:
“Hmm. Yeah, that’s it…”
Always, Shinzaki Yasuhito’s mind was swirling with malice.
The injuries to Kurotsuki Kanade were healed by Honoka, the homeroom teacher of Class 1-B.
“Okay, time to turn back the clock!”
With these light words, a miracle occurred.
The injuries covering Kurotsuki’s body, and the school building split in two – all were instantly repaired, leaving a good-as-new school building and an unconscious but unharmed Kurotsuki Kanade.
The location was the infirmary. Kurotsuki Kanade lay on a bed, and next to him on another bed slept the other injured person, Amamori Haruto.
Kurashiki was thinking [Damn, how can he sleep so peacefully when Kurotsuki is like this], but of course, no one knew that. Seeing the unconscious Kurotsuki, Honoka began to speak.
“This time, I’m very sorry about Shinzaki-kun. As an apology, I’ve healed all of his injuries and anything else that was wrong with his body… In any case, the pain and shock should still remain, so I think he’ll be unconscious for a while longer.”
“Yes, thank you very much, Teacher Honoka.”
Asahina Kasumi expressed her gratitude without delay.
Her thanks came from the bottom of her heart, and realizing this, Honoka nodded happily.
“Yes, I really respect that about you, Asahina-san. Considering Shinzaki-kun’s homeroom teacher separately from him, and being able to sincerely appreciate it… Not many people can do that.”
“Yes, that’s true… I’m even a little resentful of you, Teacher Honoka.”
Kurashiki muttered in a downcast tone. Seeing this, the classmates who had gathered in the infirmary darkened their expressions. Even Kurashiki, of all people, felt something towards Teacher of 1-B Honoka.
Yes, even Asahina Kasumi herself.
“…It’s not that I don’t resent you. You are certainly responsible for neglecting Shinzaki-kun’s education. But you healed Kurotsuki-kun. …For that, I can only feel gratitude.”
“I see…”
At Asahina’s words, Honoka let out a regretful voice.
However, Honoka’s words towards Asahina were empty.
They only sounded like superficial words.
She must be very similar to Shinzaki Yasuhito.
That’s why Asahina Kasumi didn’t bother to listen properly.
She gazed at Kurotsuki’s face. There were no wounds, but pain was clearly visible in his expression.
“Kurotsuki-kun. I’ll keep my promise. Please relax.”
“…Kasumi-chan?”
At Asahina’s words, Kurashiki tilted his head.
In front of that, Asahina Kasumi stood up with determination.
“I made a promise with Kurotsuki-kun. The next competition, I’ll win. He kept his promise and tried his best. So, what I should do is not to regret, sympathize, or cry out. What I should do is to keep my promise.”
Thereupon, Asahina turned her gaze to Kurashiki.
“Hotaru-san, as the leader of the Vigilante Squad, I entrust you with the task.”
[Well then, let’s move on to the tenth and final event!]
A voice echoed from the announcer’s seat.
The venue was the center of the sports ground.
I, who had conveyed the message to Hotaru and the others, had come to this place alone.
This event is one that only I can be the most suitable for. Because the next competition is–.
[Esper Relay! A 1000-meter run carried out by using each class’s esper abilities!]
As long as it’s a running event, this ability of mine is my exclusive domain.
Whether it’s 1000 or 5000 meters, it’s trivial with this power.
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