175: Tomori Nao & Sora Ginko

"Haa~"

In the evening, Hakuto lay on his bed, holding the camcorder that Nao had given him.

On the camcorder's screen, a scene from today's concert, recorded by Nao, was playing.

In the video, Nao's excited voice nearly drowned out the music, but thanks to ZHIEND's skill, Hakuto could still hear Sarah Shane's singing clearly.

"As expected, just watching a video isn't enough to make me recall more things."

Staring at the content on the screen, Hakuto felt a bit dazed as flashes of his past life kept surfacing in his mind.

In a way, he could also be considered a savior, right? After all, he indirectly saved Otosaka Shunsuke and Otosaka Yuu.

The reason it was indirect was that even without Hakuto, Otosaka Shunsuke would still have been rescued and would have still awakened his ability.

Looking at it that way, this so-called 'savior' title didn't really suit him...

"Forget it, as long as I don't have to deal with an out-of-control Otosaka Yuu..."

Just imagining that scenario gave Hakuto a headache. If that situation ever truly happened, then maybe it would be better to not seize all the supernatural abilities in the world.

It was fine for Otosaka Yuu to just remain an ability user who could only possess people for five seconds. 

There was no need for him to go down the path of plundering abilities.

After all, people would really die because of that. 

And Hakuto had no idea whether Otosaka Shunsuke had already gone blind. If he had, then there wouldn't even be a chance to redo things.

An Otosaka Yuu who didn't lose control was the best kind of Otosaka Yuu!

The next day, Hakuto groggily crawled out of bed, feeling much less sore than before.

"So tired... I won't go to school today." He had no idea what he did to make himself this exhausted, but he still sympathized with himself.

One of the best things about Hoshino Academy compared to Toyosaki Academy was that taking a leave of absence didn't require informing a teacher—he just needed the student council president, Tomori Nao, to approve it.

Actually, he didn't even need her approval. As long as he wanted to skip, he could!

This was amazing! He could cut class whenever he wanted! What could be better than this?

Feeling thrilled at the thought, Hakuto jumped up from bed, thinking that being an exchange student was totally worth it!

But just as he was about to enjoy a beautiful day, his doorbell suddenly rang.

"Coming!"

With light steps, Hakuto walked to the door and opened it.

However, the moment he saw who was standing there, his bright smile froze.

"..."

"My dear president... don't you think you're getting too much screen time?"

"Haa~? What nonsense are you talking about now?"

The person who had rung the doorbell was none other than Nao. She was wearing Hoshinoumi Academy's uniform, holding a new camcorder in her hand as she stood before Hakuto.

Hakuto was confused. He hadn't even sent in his leave request yet, so why had Nao already come knocking?!

"Unless Otosaka Shunsuke wants to see me, I won't be seeing anyone..."

Saying that, Hakuto was about to close the door, but Nao quickly stuck her foot in the gap to stop it.

"Wait, Shiratori, listen to me."

"Wait, President, can't this wait until later?"

"It's Friday! It's a school day!"

"School day? In my eyes, I take a break whenever I want!"

"Haa~? Skipping class and being this shameless about it?"

Nao was shocked. How could someone be this shameless? She couldn't even bear to look at him!

But Hakuto had no intention of going to school! No way! He had worked for over ten years already—wasn't it okay for him to enjoy life now?!

Seeing how stubborn he was, Nao couldn't waste any more time and got straight to the point.

"It's about Ayumi—something happened!"

As soon as Nao finished speaking, Hakuto let go of the door and allowed her to step inside.

"Please, President, explain in detail."

"Tch~ Chibi-con..." Nao grumbled unhappily.

She sat down on the living room sofa. This was actually her first time inside Hakuto's home.

"Alright, tell me, what happened to little Ayumi?"

Nao cleared her throat, about to continue, when the previously quiet doorbell suddenly rang again!

"Ding-dong~"

Both Hakuto and Nao turned their attention toward the door.

If someone rang the doorbell instead of sneaking in, then it probably wasn't Rikka...

But if it wasn't Rikka, then who could it be...?

"President, how about using your ability?"

"Haa~? Why be so sneaky? Aren't we talking about something serious?"

"It's not that, I just don't want your reputation to suffer."

Since Nao showed no intention of using her ability, Hakuto didn't force her. Instead, he walked toward the door.

"Who is it?"

"It's me..."

The moment Hakuto heard the cold voice outside, his heart sank to the bottom.

He was doomed! 

It was Lady Ginko! 

Hakuto is finished!

"Ginko, huh..." Instead of opening the door immediately, Hakuto hurriedly ran to Nao's side.

"What brings you here so early in the morning?"

"I need to talk to you about something..."

"Uh, Ginko, hold on a sec. I'm still getting dressed..."

With that, and under Nao's puzzled gaze, Hakuto suddenly picked her up.

"What are you doing?! What the hell?!"

"Shhh~ This is a matter of life and death!"

Ignoring her protests, Hakuto swiftly tossed her into his room and locked the door.

"Haa~?" Nao was dumbfounded. Before she even realized what had happened, Hakuto had already thrown her in.

"Shiratori! What the hell are you doing?!"

"President, please bear with me for now."

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