NEET Receives a Dating Sim Game Leveling System
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chapter-115
Abnormality…
‘This seems like a scene out of Fate/Grand Order . . . ’ Seiji coughed dryly . ‘I should stop getting sidetracked!’
There was another moment of silence in the student council room .
Seiji finally spoke up again after digesting the information Natsuya had just told him .
"So, there’s no way to solve this?"Natsuya shook her head .
"Nobody know why these abnormalities . . . how these unique existences came to be . Everything I just said about the ‘Sea of Karma’ and the ‘Reaper’s Curse’ are actually mere legends, although everybody believes in them .
"Yin Yang Masters can only comprehend their existence and what they can cause . We don’t know where these things originate from, or how to deal with them . Perhaps if it was some type of curse— demons or spirits—then that would be within our realm, but this . . . has far surpassed that . This is more like . . . a type of natural phenomenon . "
A natural phenomenon .
It was like the passing of the seasons, or the changing of the weather?
That girl was carrying such a heavy burden!?
Seiji furrowed his brows ."In the past . . . something like the ‘Reaper’s Curse’ must have appeared before, right? Then… what happened in the end?"
Natsuya sighed .
"This type of existence is incredibly rare; there are few records about it, so I’m not sure myself . . . "
Her expression changed as she came to a sudden realization .
"But there is . . . one legend . "
"What is it?"
"It’s a legend about your ancestor, Seimei Kamijou . " Natsuya looked directly into Seiji’s eyes .
"The legend goes something like this: your ancestor encountered a terrifying demon, whose mere presence brought down calamitous misfortune upon others . He battled with it for seven consecutive days and nights, before succeeding in its suppression . He then spent seventy-four days to positively influence and reform the demon . Finally, he signed a contract with it and turned it into one of his Spirit-branded Retainers .
"This Spirit-branded Retainer was later known as Guren . It was one of your ancestor’s 12 highest-ranked Spirit-branded Retainers . "
Seiji was unable to formulate a response to all this .
"According to the legend’s description of that demon, it possessed something similar or equal to the ‘Reaper’s Curse . ’ But at the time, people didn’t have a proper understanding of it, and everyone believed it to be a type of curse rather than a natural phenomenon, so its uncertain whether or not it really was the ‘Reaper’s Curse . ’" Natsuya blinked . "But even if it was, the only person powerful enough to subdue and coerce it to sign a contract was your ancestor . Nobody else could accomplish such a feat . "
"There has never been anyone else like Seimei Kamijou . Nobody in existence before or after him has ever reached the same height as a Yin Yang Master . "
Seiji sighed .
"So, you’re telling me that the problem cannot be resolved, aren’t you?"
"That’s right . Even though it’s regrettable, nobody will be able to help Shika Kagura . . . " Natsuya sighed . "Including you, Seiji Haruta . "
Natsuya’s eyes seemed to be trying to tell Seiji something as she said this .
Seiji understood what she meant .
"I got it," he said in a calm tone of voice .
Just as he told Hoshi earlier, there would always be times when he wasn’t strong enough .
He wasn’t arrogant to the point where he thought he could save everyone .
A while later, Seiji left the student council office .
Natsuya sighed again after she watched him leave .
She could tell Seiji still hadn’t quite given up just yet . However, some things were truly impossible to change, and if you forcefully went against the flow, you would only be . . .
She shook her head .
She already told him everything she should have . She could only hope that he wouldn’t do anything foolish now .
Besides, it wasn’t a suitable time to be worrying about others .
Natsuya furrowed her brows .
Her own matters . . . were quite troublesome as well .
Outside the school .
A red-haired girl was standing on the edge of a certain tall building’s roof . Her arms were folded as she surveyed the surroundings .
A red-haired girl was standing on the edge of a certain tall building’s roof . Her arms were folded as she surveyed the surroundings .
This person was Hitaka Shuho .
Her pupils were colored gold, and wispy waves of red light floated up into the sky from her body . It seemed as if a long red cloak were trailing behind her, adding to her mysterious and beautiful appearance .
"Hurry up and come out, Snow Girl . . . " She focused intensely on the area below her as she continuously swept her surroundings with her enhanced vision .
"This time . . . I’ll definitely capture you!"
. . .
Seiji found it difficult to concentrate in his remaining afternoon classes .
Should he go back to the park again tonight?
He already learned that he wouldn’t be able to help her . It seemed meaningless to go .
He suddenly noticed that it had started raining outside . He could hear the pitter-patter of raindrops against the window .
‘It’s already started raining now?’
Seiji idly wondered if the rain would continue into the night . That’d make it even more inconvenient to go .
‘It isn’t convenient, and it’s meaningless as well . There’s no point in going . . . No! There’s meaning to it!’
He had made a promise, and promises should be kept .
Even if it was only his side that kept the promise .
At the very least, he wanted the girl who shouldered such a heavy burden to feel someone’s compassion, however small .
He was merely going to fulfill a promise .
This was something that he could and should do . That meant that he must do it .
Seiji came to that decision .
. . .
At a location that wasn’t school .
Shika Kagura slowly removed her clothing and put on a different set of clothes .
Her perfect, petite, snow-white body was reflected in the mirror . Her well-developed chest, firm butt, and straight, slender legs all displayed her alluring beauty .
Her perfect, petite, snow-white body was reflected in the mirror . Her well-developed chest, firm butt, and straight, slender legs all displayed her alluring beauty .
However, all of this was meaningless to her .
‘One day, this so-called beauty will end up wilting . Then, I’ll turn into the ugly form that I should have originally possessed . If I can live to that time, that is . ’
She finished the slow act of putting on her clothes .
‘I might as well go now and follow my contractor’s orders . ’
Shika Kagura took a final look at herself in the mirror, before she slowly wore a white mask over her face .
The mask was completely blank and expressionless .
Just like her inner heart .
She walked outside wearing her mask .
It was currently raining .
Seigo Harano had promised to wait there for her tonight .
Would he still go with how hard it was raining?
If she could go, should she take a look?
Her eyes flickered as she thought about the boy who had reached out his hand to her .
Shika Kagura was unable to come to a decision .
. . .
The rain continued falling through the night .
Seiji covered himself with an umbrella as he walked to the park and waited by the swings .
Would she come? He was filled with doubt as he quietly waited in the torrential downpour .
If she came, what should he say to her?
‘I’m sorry, but your problem is on the scale of a natural disaster attached to you . I can’t help you . Nobody can help you . . . ’
Of course he couldn’t say something like that!
In that case . . . was consoling her the only thing he could attempt?
Seiji smiled bitterly to himself .
In that case . . . was consoling her the only thing he could attempt?
Seiji smiled bitterly to himself .
‘I’m still an ordinary person after all . Even with the system being a game-breaking cheat for me, the most I can do is protect myself . Saving others is truly difficult . ’
He turned his head to look at the unmoving swing .
In the distant past, he, too, had fantasized about becoming a hero . But as he matured, he understood that true heroes who were able to save everything and everyone didn’t exist .
It wasn’t possible for them to exist .
Even so, people always hoped things would develop for the best . That was why everyone should strive to do what was within their abilities .
This was a very normal way of thinking . . . At the very least, this was how he thought .
Seiji contemplated the problem deeply .
Even if she brought misfortune down upon others and was destined to live in isolation, she could still enjoy life .
Isolation didn’t equal misfortune . As long as you had things you enjoyed or liked to do, then you could still lead a happy life .
‘Yep, let’s just give Shika some advice like that!’
I’ll tell her about all the various fun things to do in life . She can pick and choose from them . . . She can do something which she’ll enjoy for her entire life!
Poems . . . if she didn’t actually like them, she could try reading stories . If reading stories became boring, she could try manga or anime . Perhaps even movies and games… At any rate . . .
*Boom!!!*
A deafening sound rung out .
Something hurtled down from the sky and crashed into the empty ground in the park .
Seiji was extremely startled as his train of thought was interrupted .
What just happened!?
He squinted, trying to discern what had caused the impact through the dense cloud of dust .
He saw a person wearing strange clothing lay collapsed in a small crater .
A white mask was on that person’s face .
