23-Episode 21: God's Incompetence








 While taking a civics class, a certain worry filled my mind.

'Family registers and proof of residence........huh?'

 The trouble is about Lin's family register and certificate of residence. Lynn is a shikigami, but unlike ordinary shikigami, he doesn't seem to disappear.
 I asked the chairman's father about it, but there's no precedent for this, so he doesn't know how to erase it either.
 So, you'll be living with me from now on. If that happens, the situation where identification is required will definitely come up.

It's a good idea to be able to have a technique to manipulate your memory or something like that.

 I watched a number of videos on hypnosis, but I couldn't master it. Apparently, prior suggestion is an important skill, and as far as I've seen in the videos, I didn't get enough information to master it.
 I would ask the chairman's father again about the Yin-Yang technique, but I've already been too much of a help to him. It is indeed intolerable to ask him further without revealing his identity.
 Well, there's no problem for now and we'll do something about it.

You can't even understand this kind of problem, Kosuke? Wow.
Shut up! I know how much you don't know!

 Takigawa misunderstood me because I was worried while opening my homework printout.

'Be quiet, your next class is about to start.
Class is a pain in the ass.
Next class... oh!

 Ishida reminded me of this when he warned me about it. Takigawa doesn't seem to have noticed, but the next time for the overall is -.

Everyone please take a seat. We'll be discussing next month's 'overnight recreation'.

 The classroom was abuzz with the words "overnight recreation" from the committee chairman.

 Overnight recreation" is a three-day and two-night overnight class that will be held at the beginning of next month, one month after the start of school.
 Our high school has a lot of overnight recreational events, with "overnight recreational activities" and "seaside school" in the first year, "forest school" and "school trip" in the second year. It seems that because the classes are usually hard, students are encouraged to take a break from them. And that's one of the reasons I chose this school among many other high schools in the city.

'As per the handout, I'd like to divide you into groups today, one group of five, with at least two males and two females in each group.

 The classroom became more noisy.
 Oh, it seems that Team 'Rear' has started to move quickly.

''Let's team up together.''
Tomo-kun! Okay.

 The other groups, led by Riaju, start to move one by one.

"Kosuke, Naruyuki. We've got to hurry up and talk to the girls too...
Takigawa, take it easy.
Ishida's right. Calm down, calm down.

 Assuming the three of us team up, we'll need two girls. But there's no need to worry. There are 40 of us in our class, 20 boys and 20 girls. Eventually, the extra girls should be able to talk to us.

"You'll get the pretty ones if you take your time like that!
Huh, what are you talking about now?

 Ishida is right. What is this guy saying now?

 The boys in this class are divided into four main groups, and there is an unspoken intra-class caste.
 The group with the highest rank and the most outspokenness is the team 'Riaju', which is made up of members ranging from charlatans to teased characters.
 The next group is the "Sports Club", which is made up mainly of the baseball team. Next comes the "Otaku", a team of people with a variety of hobbies, regardless of whether they are into anime or manga, and finally, the "Arizonan", a team made up of the three of us.
 That's why the result is the same as it would be if we invited a girl to join us.

"d*mn it, why are we in this group........
I won't pursue those who leave.
Takigawa, you're good.
I'm so happy to be in this group!

 By the way, I don't get bullied just because I'm at the bottom of my caste. I usually talk to the rearrangers and members of the athletic club in a normal way.
 It's just that they are leftovers in this kind of grouping.

It's a good idea to have a good time. It's a good idea to have a good time.

 Oh! Not giving in to the gaze of the dark organization (fan club), one of the team's rear-enders invites the chairman of the committee to join them!
 Incidentally, the size of the dark organization's members is unknown, as the members of each team are omnipresent in their respective teams.

''Well, thank you for inviting me. But there's someone I want to invite, so I'm sorry.
"!!!!

 The classroom went quiet for a moment.
 Immediately, the voices began to return as if nothing had happened, but all you could hear were casual conversations such as "It's a beautiful day" and "Yes.
 While pretending to talk, everyone's attention is turned to the chairman of the committee.

"Mizukami-san........is that the person you want to invite?
Calm down. We are an organization that wants her to be happy. Our job is to keep an open mind and an open heart, no matter who we're dealing with.

 I could hear some cool lines in the many talking voices. Probably from a dark organization.
 As I looked around the classroom beside them, I saw a variety of reactions, from those who looked hopeful that they would be chosen, to those who were frozen in disbelief.
 It's an interesting class.

'Ai-chan, I'm sorry,'
'It's fine, I was originally going to go along with Junkanai (Uruka). And then? Who are the boys going to ask out?

 Aichanco and Eika Aihara walked out with the committee chairman.
 Aihara-san is a handsome girl who is nearly 5'7" tall, has a short cut and is versatile in sports, and is extremely popular with the ladies. The gap in her cuteness that she occasionally shows is what makes her so popular with the boys. She is the second most popular girl in the class, next to the committee chairman.
 But when two people walk side by side................................it's amazing.

"It's Moses' Ten Commandments.

 Takigawa says something strange, but that's exactly what he's saying: the crowd cracks and forms a path that doesn't stop the two men's progress.
 And the boys standing after the two of them pass by droop one by one in shock that they weren't chosen.

''Hmm?''

 Apparently, the chairman of the committee is coming this way. Like the rest of his classmates, he quietly opens the way.

''Yu, Yuki-kun.''
What?

 The chairman of the committee stopped in front of me and called out my name.

''Um........''

 Mr. Aihara patted the chairman on the back, as if to say, "Good luck.

Um. Can I join Yuki-kun's group?
Well, I'd be happy to.
Thank you!

 Hearing my response, the chairman of the committee gave me a big smile. I can't swallow the situation, but it's cute anyway.

''Ku, it's frustrating, but nice, Kosuke!
Just five people including Aihara-san. I guess we have a group now.

 Takigawa and Ishida seem to be convinced, so that's the deal for our group.
 More importantly, I can't help but wonder about the reactions of the people around me.

''Calm! Junkanai-chan Bold
Kill.....

 The girls cackle at me and the boys stare at me with eyes that look like they're about to cry blood.
 What is this situation? I feel déjà vu.

'Yuki ... wow, that's awesome.'
A man is not a looker, is he?

 I think I heard some rude comments from Team Rearden........

''Yuki.''

 Hmm? Tomoyuki Sato, a.k.a. Tomo-kun, the leader of Team Riaju, spoke to me.

I admit it, Yuki. I'm going to leave this class to you.
...What?

 On this day, the team "Arashirou" was ranked first in its class.













Tree Tree Trees. Hey, hey, look, look.
Yui, what's going on?

 A roadside station located in a certain part of western Japan. Inside a campervan parked in the parking lot, a young girl was looking at the computer screen with excitement.

She said, "Now, now, you've hacked into the organization's activity records.
''You ... there's a 'telekinetic' xenomorph over there too?'''
It's okay. We're not going to lose to the hiyokko of rank B and below. Well, it's just barely enough to snatch their activity record.

 Tohri gives a dumbfounded look to Yui, who was casually performing an act that shook up her current life.

''More importantly. Look at this, look at this.

 The young man called Tohri looked at the computer screen.

''This is the organization's people coming to Japan? Besides, Sapporo.
Well that's where Shizuku and the others are.

 Tohri's expression distorts.

'I'm here to help now...'
'No, no! Look at this. There are two rank B's and three rank A's here! Tohri is strong, but not against these five guys.
But we can't let them get away with this. If that happens, this world could fall into the hands of the organization.

 Tohri muttered with a frustrated look on his face.

'But first, look at this, look at this...'

 The girl called Yui turned the computer screen to Touri again.

''I heard that a black cat girl who has an unusual ability has defeated two rank B's and one rank A's. Moreover, he killed them in the blink of an eye.
Nah!

 Touri is astounded by the fact.
 The report says that they were 'caught in a gap that arose from carelessness...', because Touri knows that they are not three people who would be killed in the blink of an eye by that degree.

''That's not all. The high school student who seems to be the companion of the black cat-chan defeated Diess-kun.
Dies?

 Rank A, Diess. He is usually unmotivated, but in battle, he is one of the most powerful xenophiles in the organization.
 And Tohri himself is an opponent that can only be won if you are prepared to challenge him.

''And besides. It seems that rather than saying he was defeated, he found himself in a detention center. The police who arrested him do not remember the details of the situation. They don't even remember the reason why they caught him, as if they had to make it all fit together for the sake of ........
That means...
'Yeah. Maybe it's a 'rewriting of events'.

 Yui speaks with a serious expression. Hearing those words, Touri's eyes widened and his voice became hoarse.

''The purpose of the organization, isn't it the 'divine extraordinaire'!
It could be, it could be. That's why I want to ask this high school boy to take care of Shizuku and the others.
Nah!

 'What are you talking about? He almost shouts out, and Tohri shuts down. This is because he understands that Yui is not someone who utters random thoughts in important decisions.

''Don't worry, it's okay, you've thought it through properly. This high school boy, his name is Yuki-kun. I checked his background and he is normal. No matter how you look at it, he's a normal, ordinary person in itself.
"....Didn't you use your 'God's Extraordinary Ability' to rewrite your biography to make it false?
'That's a possibility, but still, the fact that he's playing a civilian means he's not a bad person, right? Maybe there are restrictions and conditions, but rich! And Harlem! And it would be easy to make it happen.
I see...

 If a person who is loyal to malice and lust has 'divine extraordinaire', it is unlikely that he is acting as an ordinary ordinary person. Thinking that, Tohri shows a degree of agreement with Yui's words.

'Well, it's all speculation. For now, what we know now is that Yuki-kun has the power to help Shizuku and the others, and he is against the organization. And we don't have the power to help them. I guess that means.
I don't know if I have a choice, but...

 After listening to Yui's explanation, Tohri thought for a bit before deciding to agree to the suggestion.

''Well then, I'll ask this person for help.
All right. But if anything goes wrong, I'll move, okay?

 If the organization obtains the 'divine extraordinaire', the current life will certainly fall apart. Thinking that even this moment of being able to talk to Yui was precious, Tori thought about it and quietly decided to prepare himself.

It's okay Tori. I won't let them take away our freedom anymore. No one, ever........

 Yui's hand gently wrapped around Touri's tightly clenched fist.