True Nature

[Ding, Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9) has uploaded memory footage: "A Silent Voice".]

[Ding, Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9) has uploaded memory footage: "Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World" Season 1 / Season 2.]

[Ding, Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9) has uploaded memory footage: "Date A Live" Season 1 / Season 2 / Season 3 / Season 4.]

[Ding, Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9) has uploaded memory footage: "Is This a Zombie?" Season 1 / Season 2.]

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): Alright, Chika, if you have anything to say, watch the memory footage first. Then you'll understand why Yue-chan said what she did.]

When Eriri entered the chat group, she didn't speak right away. Instead, she uploaded all the relevant memory footage in one go.

The four consecutive system notifications immediately drew the attention of every member in the group.

Even those who had been occupied elsewhere quickly entered the chat group after noticing the alerts.

Upon catching up on the situation via the chat history, everyone paused what they were doing to enter immersive mode and begin watching the footage. This time, no one chose to save it for later or watch slowly.

Everyone wanted to know what was going on with this new batch of recruits that had prompted such rejection from both Eriri and Arifureta.

Eriri didn't care if Pandora and the others saw the future of those four worlds. As far as she was concerned, with her around, the future would inevitably change.

So she didn't bother to block Pandora and the others from viewing the uploaded footage.

In fact, she was curious to see whether Ueno Naoka would feel guilt after witnessing what would happen in the future. Would she stop bullying Shouko Nishimiya? Would she even step in to stop Ishida Shoya from doing so?

Roughly ten minutes later, as the memory footage finished, the chat group became lively once more.

[Pandora (Level 4, Stage 2): I see… so this is what happens over four hundred years in the future. What a beautiful scene.]

[Rias (Level 7, Stage 2): Even knowing how we'd react to the future, you don't care at all…]

[Fumino Furuhashi (Level 7, Stage 2): I also think school bullying is awful, but Pandora is honestly even scarier.]

[Ruri Gokou (Level 7, Stage 2): Hmph. Bullies deserve to die.]

[Ueno Naoka (Level 1, Stage 1): I… I'm sorry! Please don't kill me!]

[Ueno Naoka (Level 1, Stage 1): I didn't bully Shouko Nishimiya! I even took notes for her in class the other day! I didn't do those things shown in the footage!]

[Adele (Level 7, Stage 1): You may not have done it yet, but that doesn't mean you won't in the future. How did you have the nerve to hit Shouko, or to fight with her mother and say such awful things?]

[Adele (Level 7, Stage 1): Honestly, after watching that, I really want to go over there and give you a beating.]

[Ueno Naoka: I don't know anything! I didn't do it! Please, don't come for me!]

[Yuna (Level 7, Stage 1): Sigh. I hope after seeing the footage, you'll reflect and change your personality a bit.]

[Ueno Naoka (Level 1, Stage 1): Why are you all saying this about me? I haven't done anything wrong!]

[Ueno Naoka (Level 1, Stage 1): How do I leave this group? I don't want to stay here anymore!]

[Ueno Naoka (Level 1, Stage 1): You're blaming me for things that haven't even happened yet!]

[Ueno Naoka (Level 1, Stage 1): This is so unfair!]

[Ueno Naoka (Level 1, Stage 1): And Nishimiya too! If she could just communicate properly, Shouya wouldn't have bullied her in the first place!]

[Ueno Naoka (Level 1, Stage 1): If her mom hadn't made a scene at the school, Shouya wouldn't have turned out that way.]

[Ueno Naoka (Level 1, Stage 1): It's all Nishimiya's fault!!!]

Seeing that the entire group was turning against her, Ueno Naoka, already terrified of the group members, completely broke down under the mounting pressure.

Her thoughts spiraled into chaos, and she began spamming the chat with everything in her heart.

Watching the messages pile up, Adele and the others who had been scolding her fell into silence.

It wasn't because they suddenly thought she was innocent—on the contrary, they realized this truly was her nature.

Even after seeing the future, she had no awareness of her own wrongdoing.

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): That's enough. Stop screaming in the chat. Since you want to leave, I approve.]

After sending the message, Eriri spoke directly to Little Skirt in her mind: "Skirt, kick her out."

"Okay, elder sister~"

The next second, for the first time in chat group history, a system notification appeared for a member being kicked out.

[Ding, Ueno Naoka (Level 1, Stage 1) has been removed from the chat group.]

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): Finally, some peace and quiet.]

[Chika Fujiwara (Level 7, Stage 2): New system message unlocked! Yay!]

[Ellen (Level 1, Stage 2): …]

[Risa Shiraishi (Level 7, Stage 1): Nicely done.]

[Ruri Gokou (Level 7, Stage 2): Hmph, letting her off without a beating is already too generous.]

[Arifureta (Level 7, Stage 2 / Group Leader): sob sob sob I really am just a fake group leader, huh? Didn't even need me to kick her out.]

[Rin Tohsaka (Level 7, Stage 2): Yue-chan, that cry is so fake.]

[Alice Nakiri (Level 7, Stage 1): Eh? So the chat group can actually kick people out? I thought we could only add members~]

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): What nonsense are you spouting? Of course the group can kick people. Isn't that common sense? What, do you want to try it for yourself?]

[Alice Nakiri (Level 7, Stage 1): I'm sorry, I was wrong! Please spare me, great Eriri-sama! dogeza.jpg]

[Arifureta (Level 7, Stage 2 / Group Leader): Alice, I'm the group leader!]

[Alice Nakiri (Level 7, Stage 1): Got it, Vice Group Leader-sama!]

[Arifureta (Level 7, Stage 2 / Group Leader): …]

...

In the world of A Silent Voice, Class 6-2 of Suimon Elementary School.

A tearful scream broke the silence of the classroom.

"It disappeared! It really disappeared! Thank goodness!!!"

Feeling that the chat group had truly vanished from her mind, Ueno Naoka was overwhelmed with joy, as though she had survived a disaster. She stood up and shouted in the classroom.

Tears still stained her face, but now they were joined by a bright smile of relief.

"What are you doing, Ueno? The classroom isn't a place for you to talk in your sleep!"

A calm reprimand from the teacher snapped her back to reality. She realized she was still in class and became aware of the eyes around her.

Flustered, she quickly sat back down, head lowered.

Though it was clearly her fault, she couldn't help but mumble a complaint as she sat.

"Damn eye-boy."

Just then, she felt a nudge on her right arm and heard Ishida Shoya teasing her.

"Hey, Ueno, were you seriously dreaming just now?"

Irritated, Ueno Naoka turned to glare at him.

"Seriously, what do you know? You think I'd tell you I just saved the world?"

Looking at her crush seated beside her, Ueno Naoka couldn't help but recall the memory footage she had seen in the chat group. A heavy feeling suddenly pressed down on her chest.

Because in the end, Ishida Shoya didn't end up with her. He went with that disabled girl instead.

If that was really the future, she didn't want it to turn out that way.

The thought filled her with an uncontrollable jealousy toward Shouko Nishimiya.

...

Eriri didn't know what Ueno Naoka was thinking—even if she did, she wouldn't care.

Because she had already decided to go to the world of A Silent Voice tomorrow and bring sound to Shouko Nishimiya.

At that point, no matter what Ueno Naoka tried, it would be impossible for her to harm Shouko.

Ueno Naoka had already been kicked out of the group, but three other new members still remained to face Eriri's judgment.

[Chika Fujiwara (Level 7, Stage 2): Now I get why Yue-chan said what she did. So it's another group of people like Kyouko. Creepy.jpg]

[Jibril (Level 7, Stage 2): You can't say that~ I mean, sure, I used to love collecting the heads of various races, but now I've completely reformed under my master's guidance!]

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): Mm, good work, Jibril. Keep it up and I'll reward you.]

[Jibril (Level 8, Stage 9): Yaaay~ Thank you, Master! If possible, I hope Master will often step on me with your bare feet, guhehehe~ drooling.jpg]

[Chika Fujiwara (Level 7, Stage 2): Ugh, Jibril, you're such a pervert. Disgusted.jpg]

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): Alright, that's enough of that. Let's get back to the newcomers.]

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): By the way, Jibril, come to my room tonight.]

[Jibril (Level 7, Stage 2): Yes, Master!!!]

[Chika Fujiwara (Level 7, Stage 2): …]

[Kanae Kocho (Level 7, Stage 2): …]

[Kanae Kocho (Level 7, Stage 2): cough Eriri, how do you plan to deal with the remaining three newcomers? Are you kicking them out too?]

[Pandora (Level 4, Stage 2): Why kick me out? Isn't peaceful coexistence a good thing?]

[Pandora (Level 4, Stage 2): From your conversations, I can see the mutual trust between members, the loyal bond between master and servant, the compassion for the weak, the righteous indignation toward oppressors…]

[Pandora (Level 4, Stage 2): Such beautiful emotional milestones. If I immerse myself in your emotions, isn't that also a form of emotional expression?]

[Chika Fujiwara (Level 7, Stage 2): Uh… why does that sound so creepy to me.]

[Chika Fujiwara (Level 7, Stage 2): Anyway, let's set that aside for now. What about you, Kyouko? You haven't said a word. Don't you have anything to say after watching the memory footage?]

[Kyouko (Level 2, Stage 7): …]

Dressed in a revealing white summer dress that flaunted her curvaceous figure, Kyouko sat on a princess-style bed.

Her exquisitely beautiful face was twisted in frustration.

Originally, after joining the chat group and learning about its functions, Kyouko had been excited for a long while.

She pretended to be sweet and docile to win favor with the other members, hoping to one day gain benefits from them.

She hadn't expected her sweet persona to be exposed so quickly.

Even though she had no recollection of the scenes shown in the memory footage, she didn't doubt its authenticity.

After all, she'd recently been killing people and collecting souls, so it made sense that the future would play out like that.

In fact, many things shown in the memory matched what she currently knew.

For instance, she was helping the Night King achieve the goal of eternal death—and that just so happened to be part of what would occur in the future.

[Kyouko (Level 2, Stage 7): Is it possible that the footage in the memory was fake?]

[Chika Fujiwara (Level 7, Stage 2): What do you think?]

[Kyouko (Level 2, Stage 7): Oh no~ My secrets are all exposed. How embarrassing.]

[Kyouko (Level 2, Stage 7): So what now? Are you going to kick me out? Or deliver divine judgment?]

[Chika Fujiwara (Level 7, Stage 2): You seem awfully calm.]

[Kyouko (Level 2, Stage 7): What else can I do? It's not like I have the power to resist.]

[Chika Fujiwara (Level 7, Stage 2): Of course you don't.]

[Kyouko (Level 2, Stage 7): By the way, Eriri, you're the strongest one in the group, right? Tsk tsk, Level 8, Stage 9…]

[Kyouko (Level 2, Stage 7): Honestly, it's hard to believe someone can be that powerful. Or is the power level system just a bluff?]

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): Oh? Should I give you a personal demonstration?]

[Kyouko (Level 2, Stage 7): As tempting as that sounds, I'll pass. I'd rather not die just yet.]

[Kyouko (Level 2, Stage 7): Before you boot me out, I do have one question. May I?]

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): Of course. Ask away.]

[Kyouko (Level 2, Stage 7): So… is it possible for someone with an immortal body to attain true, eternal death?]

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