Chapter 11

Takeru Ryunosuke is the main character in this world. He is currently disguised under the name Takeru Shinoda.

While in the waiting room, I saw that it was full of people just like me, waiting for the order to take the practical exam.

"Wow! I knew it would be crowded, but I didn't expect it to be this crowded."

Walking around, I saw a black cat lying down.

"Whew! Hey, little buddy are you sleeping?"

I approached it, trying to pet the cat.

As I got closer, the cat lifted its head and turned to me.

"It's okay little buddy, I just wanted to pet you. So, no need to worry."

Just as my hand was about to touch it, the cat jumped up and ran away.

"Eh! Wait, don't run!"

I searched for the cat for a few dozen minutes, until someone called out to me. That's when I met that person.

The person said that her behavior was suspicious. I didn't realize that and felt embarrassed. I apologized and tried to leave.

The person told me to follow him, and I did. He gave me a can of coffee. And we sat down and talked about something.

As we talked, we introduced ourselves, and I learned that his name was Kaito Harukaze.

We both talked about our opponents in the practical exam. I talked about how I wouldn't be able to win against him.

I could actually fight on equal footing with him. However, I didn't want to be conspicuous, so that none of those people would know that I was the son of the head of the Ryunosuke family. I wanted to hide and increase my strength, so that I could take revenge on those who killed my family members.

So, during the practice test against Princess Elena, I will avoid dangerous attacks and let attacks with little impact hit me. Then attacking when there's an opening, I'll do that for as long as possible. And will lose to her high impact attacks while enduring them.

When I said that I wasn't sure I would win. Harukaze spoke with a firm and deep voice. He encouraged and motivated me to try hard in this exam.

When I met him, I thought he was a rude rich man looking for trouble. However, when I talked to him, I thought he cared about other people. But he didn't show it, probably out of embarrassment.

I know what he said was quite sincere.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. Although I don't know what makes you thankful."

No, I'm not. I'm really grateful to you Harukaze. You're the one person who cares about me even though we just met for the first time. Since the death of my family no one cares about me, except my childhood friend. I was thinking of losing, but because of your words I'll put everything I have into it.

If I hide my strength, I can increase my power. But it's hard for me to build relationships and also my opinion is meaningless at Seiko Gakuen.

However, if I highlight my strengths, I can build wider relationships. And I can also be an inspiration to other weak people. Although my identity might be known, but this good side is much better.

That's right, why is my thinking this short? If my identity is known, so be it. Sooner or later I will face them.

"Let's mobilize all our strength for this test."

That's right. To achieve my goal, I will exert all my abilities.

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After talking about a few things. Shinoda left me, saying he had some business to attend to.

"What is he doing? We're here for the exam anyway. What's the point of making such vague excuses?"

"Ting!"

My message notification popped up and the sender was none other than God.

Blitz_Red

"Why are you giving words of encouragement to the main character."

You

"Because he looks pitiful."

Blitz_Red

"Stop your jokes!"

You

"I thought I could play a trick on you."

You

"Actually, I don't like main characters who put themselves down like that, even though they have amazing powers."

Blitz_Red

"Ho! I didn't expect you to know the main character's power."

You

"That's easy. After all, things like this often happen in novels. The main character is hiding a power and this is in your novel."

Blitz_Red

"You're right. And I also like clichés like that, so I included it in my novel."

You

"I didn't think you would like such clichés."

Blitz_Red

"I see. And about yourself, why are you being like that to the main character?"

You

"Is my attitude weird? "

Blitz_Red

No. It's just that you seem to be rather rude and indifferent to the main character."

You

"I'm just imitating the real Kaito Harukaze."

Blitz_Red

"You know Kaito Harukaze doesn't act like that. He's just quiet and moody. Not like you do."

You

"Really? I thought I was doing it right."

Blitz_Red

"You'd better act like you showed me!"

You

"Won't that make me suspected by people who know me?"

Blitz_Red

"But you acted like that when you first came to this world and did it for a few days."

You

"They were different and I didn't know anything back then. And maybe they've gotten used to my suddenly changed attitude. But what about other people?"

Blitz_Red

"You think too much. They won't look at you strangely. So, trust me, I never lied to you! Try to act like your usual self with me."

You

"Well, you're right. I'll try to act like my normal self."

Blitz_Red

"And about what you said to the main character. You're going to twist the plot away from the original story."

"Hah!"

Does giving words of encouragement make the plot more twisted?

You

"Why would that be?"

Blitz_Red

"Because of your words."

You

"I know it's because of my words, but why is that the only reason the plot is twisted?"

Blitz_Red

"I can't tell you the details, but broadly speaking the reason is because your words changed his decision."

"So, what should I do?"

Blitz_Red

"Just go with the flow for now. After all, your existence in the first place was to change some of the plot and scenes in the original story. If there's something strange, try to think first, before you start acting!"

You

"Alright. I'll try."

Closing the message and turning off the cell phone. I quickly walked towards the exam preparation room while muttering.

"Soon I'll be doing the exam after a few people. I'll prepare myself."