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For about 15 minutes, there was an embarrassing incident that I can’t even record.

Honestly, I don’t remember exactly what I said. Anyway, I was half-sobbing and just randomly telling him how to get his senior out of danger.

It was thanks to Yuna hitting his head that he came to his senses.

“If you act like that, other people won’t be able to calm down either. Come to your senses.”

“That, does that mean you’re hitting Jeong Su-ri with your elbow? ”

Jumping elbow, you could die if you’re not careful… .

Anyway, thanks to that I was able to calm down a bit.

Looking at the people’s puzzled expressions, the shameful behavior just now is fresh in my memory. If I could, I would order them to forget about it, but… .

“As you can see, our family has many weaknesses in many ways… We need your active help. Everyone, have a sense of ownership… .”

“If it’s a word of encouragement, I can do better, Seha?”

“… I’m sorry for showing you such a pitiful side of myself when I was pretending to know everything about the world just a moment ago.”

Senior Saya and Yuna were okay, but Sister Suin and Sister Elin looked really surprised. After all, those three had never seen me show my weak side.

But the one who made the change quickly was the chairman.

“It’s natural to be surprised when a bad prophecy comes to someone you care about. It’s okay, Seha.”

“Thank you, Chairman. If you don’t mind, I think it would be appreciated if you adjusted your clothes. I can’t look away.”

The chairman, who was still half-naked due to the situation, hurriedly adjusted his clothes. Yuren, who should be called the culprit, bowed his head and helped him.

How would Yuren feel as she continued to portray the Chairman’s death with her own hands?

“Thank you for the prophecy, Yuren. You really held up well.”

“… No. I trust the promise you made, so I hope you don’t say anything weak for no reason.”

“Okay. Let me check one thing. You said before that things related to our family didn’t seem to happen for some reason. Why do you think it was possible this time?”

Yuren made a complicated expression.

“I don’t know why it didn’t work out. I don’t know why it became possible. If I had to find a reason, I think it was because I became subordinate to Saya Unnie and my understanding of you increased.”

I nodded and looked at Suin.

“Then Suin.”

“What, what is it?”

“Are you surprised by my appearance? Did my expectations go down a lot?”

“What, what are you saying… . What do you expect from me… . Seeing you make a fuss over something like that, I guess you’re a woman after all… .”

“… I really don’t know how to respond to that feeling.”

Anyway, after calming down a bit, I started analyzing the three pictures Yuren had drawn.

Yuren’s [Heavenly Vision] has a considerable advantage in that the visions do not disappear into fleeting images but rather leave behind clear traces.

In the case of visions of the future, it is comforting to know that since they are depictions of a highly probable future, they can change depending on the situation.

It is fortunate that the efforts to avoid the prophecy, like in the myth, do not actually accelerate the fulfillment of the prophecy, which is an irreversible prophecy.

In the first chapter, a bloody Suin is holding a flaming sword and is about to strike someone. The opponent’s face is not visible due to the angle of the picture.

If I teach 3D art to Yuren, will [Heavenly Hwansi] come out in 3D? Then I can turn the camera around to see her face.

anyway.

“This can’t be happening. Let’s just assume it’s a mistake.”

“Hey?!”

“Basically, it doesn’t suit your visuals.”

“It’s not about deciding whether the visuals match or not?!”

But Saya-senpai and Yuna also agreed with me.

“But… I don’t think Suin Yang would do something like this. I can’t imagine her making such a scary expression.”

“In other words, it would be a story of something that would make an unimaginable expression happen.”

“Ah… .”

Suin made a convinced expression.

“You’re covered in blood, so maybe you fought someone and got beaten up badly… That kind of situation? A flaming sword… Is that a clue? I don’t think you’d awaken to such an awesome ability at this point.”

“… … … … Yeah, whatever. If you want to tease, tease.”

Senior Saya smiled and held Suin’s hand, who had a sullen expression.

“That’s not true. The number in this picture is so confident and cool.”

“Yes. I like it because it feels a lot different than usual, Suin Yang.”

Even the chairman agreed. Su-in scratched her cheek and looked embarrassed at the compliments from her two seniors.

It’s nothing new, but it’s too easy for you.

anyway….

“If you weren’t suddenly awakened by something, did you steal someone else’s weapon or something? A flaming sword… and a guy who could possibly fight us… . Oh, that guy?”

“What do you mean?”

“A person with kendo specialization named Shin Myeong-jun… .”

For a moment, Su-in’s face cracked. Huh?

“A cadet in his second year. He’s in Unit 3939. He definitely did kendo as part of his club activities. I didn’t know he was an Awakened One.”

“It probably hasn’t been long since he woke up, so the school probably doesn’t know about it… .”

Su-in’s facial expression changed surprisingly quickly. Her cracked face quickly returned to normal and she smiled awkwardly.

It was a change so rapid that even people right next to me didn’t notice.

I missed the timing to tackle the chairman because I was so focused on that. Do you remember my grade just by looking at my name and the fact that I’m good at kendo?

“The awakening abilities are [Acceleration] and [Magic Sword Transformation]. You probably know about Acceleration, and [Magic Sword Transformation] can give attributes to the weapon you’re holding. It should be easy for that guy to make a flaming sword.”

“How about it? Do you know me, Miss Suin?”

Su-in frowned and thought deeply at the chairman’s question. Then she sighed and said.

“I don’t know.”

In this case, it is not the Chairman’s fault for not noticing the lie.

The problem is that Soo-in’s lies were ‘too skillful’.

This guy, who usually reveals his true feelings by changing his expression quickly even over trivial matters, lied surprisingly naturally about this.

Without realizing it, I looked at Senior Saya.

Senior Saya was silently looking at Suin. Her eyes were shaking with regret, but she still didn’t open her mouth.

I had a gut feeling about it.

Maybe it’s ‘that problem’.

I decided to change the subject for now.

“Let’s investigate this a bit more… Shall we look at the next picture?”

The second vision was of Yuna kneeling on one knee and spitting out blood.

This one… has little information.

There is no background and no one is visible with him.

All I can tell is that he’s spitting up blood, but he seems slightly satisfied. Judging from his attire, I can guess that he’s been riding a bike or fighting someone.

“Doesn’t the clothes look a little… damaged?”

It was Yuren who pointed it out.

To be honest, I couldn’t tell the condition of the clothes because the drawing was in a notebook and the size was small. But if that’s the case, then that’s how it is.

“Yeah. The texture is cloudy.”

Yuna, who is very passionate about racing wear, also agreed.

It’s fortunate that the experts’ opinions are in agreement, but it’s difficult to draw any conclusions based on that alone… Yuna’s words weren’t over.

“It looks like the fire has passed.”

Everyone’s eyes turned to the first picture.

I alternate between checking the picture of Suin holding a flaming sword and the picture of Yuna vomiting blood.

“That’s ridiculous.”

“That’s right.”

“Yeah. I guess that’s not possible.”

My senior, Saya, and the chairman’s opinions were in agreement.

“The most realistic possibility is that Yuna was driving while drowsy and crashed into a guardrail, causing the motorcycle to explode, and Yuna got out and started spitting up blood.”

“… It’s not a movie, it won’t explode to that extent.”

“You’re not doing it… .”

“Why are you disappointed there?”

When I asked in disbelief, the chairman answered with a regretful expression.

“The essence of action movies is explosions. Both adrenaline and physical.”

“… I understand that the chairman is serious about action movies, but I don’t think there will be an answer to this question, so let’s move on.”

And so the last picture.

I couldn’t bear to look at the picture of Saya-senpai with both legs blown off, so I turned my head away, and then Yuna put her elbow on my head.

“This is just a picture… ?”

“I know that… .”

It’s not that I can’t bear to look at the picture because it’s so cruel.

It was because of the happy smile on Saya-senpai’s face.

“That’s strange. Why are you smiling like that?”

If Saya-senpai, who suffers from hyperalgesia and is extremely afraid of pain, can laugh like that in that state, there can only be one reason.

“I’m so scared. People tend to become strange when they sense death.”

“… .”

Yuna glared at me.

I can’t help it. ‘It seems like he’s happy to be someone’s shield’, what was the first thought that came to mind? The most likely person to do so is probably me.

I checked the ring on my ring finger.

[Goddess of Love’s Blessing 1] is a skill created through a transformation: [Promise that Binds Souls].

The description ends with ‘Share joys and sorrows with the person whose soul you have bound. (Stage 1)’, but when I shared the ring that came out of this skill with my senior, this system message came up.

‘My pain is your pain, your wounds are my wounds. We can share each other’s pain and wounds.’

Sharing [pain and wounds]… .

What if this isn’t just a simple investigation, but the truth? What if you can really share the other person’s pain and hurt?

If I was in some kind of crisis and my senior took my wounds through [The Promise that Binds the Soul]… Saya-senpai would definitely be happy. She would definitely laugh.

“Well, there’s no need to overthink it. You won’t have to deal with that situation.”

“… Yeah.”

Yuna also nodded.

“So, Senior Saya is prohibited from going out for the time being. School will also be canceled. It’s midterms soon, but… The president will do something about that.”

“The student council president doesn’t have that kind of authority.”

“I don’t have that kind of authority, but I still have some influence. It’s just like giving extra exams to sick students.”

The chairman accepted without even pretending to refuse.

“Then it would be better to postpone Yuren’s school attendance. And would it be okay if there was one escort left?”

“I’ll do it.”

Yuna volunteered.

“No, let’s do it in shifts. It’s dangerous for Yuna to attend.”

“… It’s still April?”

“Because I almost never get to school on time.”

It’s a bit funny to worry about the number of days of school while anticipating a life-or-death fight, but basically, this fight tends to be a small-scale power struggle.

The rulers, the ruled, and the majority of people who have the potential to become the ruled. The third one may seem like a minor thing, but it is something we cannot help but care about because it is they who run the social system.

No matter how strong you are, if you ignore them and act as you please, society will react with an immune system to eliminate this molecule. Even if you could suppress it with force… all that would happen is a path that only a few people would be left with in the middle of an empty field.

What’s the point of being the ruler of a world where there’s no running water, no cola to drink, and no pornographic media to feed you?

So, if possible, it is reasonable to maintain daily life to avoid being identified as an enemy and build a social base naturally.

… that may not always be possible. At least until it is possible.