Chapter 91. It wants you to become a god. ...

Kamukura Izuru's voice did not stop when Hinata Hajime suddenly stopped moving.

"Because it's bored, it longs for a more interesting situation."

"Izuru Kamikura said."

"It has absolute confidence in its power and regards humans as its playthings. It used its power to gain resentment from the future and made them into monsters in the present timeline. All this was to get humans involved in its game."

However, it's likely that only Aurora herself would treat all of this as a game.

Kamukura Izuru recalled a portion of the memories he had received from Hinata Hajime after appearing in Hinata Hajime's mind.

Although it was only a part, it was enough for him, who possessed all the Ultimate Talents. Just by relying on those memories, he could analyze the whole picture at a speed unimaginable to ordinary people, and even obtain more information.

Kamukura Izuru recalled the purple-haired boy whom Hinata Hajime had met during a strange incident that occurred at the preparatory school building.

He was someone who often talked about "games," but even he didn't really consider these strange events, including the infighting, to be fun or interesting games. Not to mention the others who were involved in these events.

Because of his own good fortune, Komaeda Nagito gradually developed a worldview that differed from that of ordinary people. Among the four, he had the fewest negative emotions towards strange events and infighting, but few did not mean none.

In contrast, Aurora's emotions, being non-human, seemed purer—though it was purely a feeling of pleasure derived from human suffering and pain.

It was well aware that its power far surpassed that of humans, and even that of most monsters, and its confidence stemmed from this power.

Being aware of its own immense power and taking pleasure in human suffering, it is no wonder that it might cause any kind of horror or disaster.

It is also because of this power that ordinary games have become boring for it.

Just as in the past... no, in the future, Kamikura Izuru would get bored with everything and get involved in a series of things out of a sense of "unpredictability," Aurora, who is now bored, also hopes that someone can make her game more interesting.

Therefore, all that it did was actually for—

Kamukura Izuru calmly stated the facts: "You felt it."

Hajime Hinata did not reply immediately.

In fact, he had been silent for some time.

It wasn't that Hyuga Hajime didn't know what to say, nor that he didn't want to communicate with Kamukura Izuru anymore, but rather because...

He didn't have much room to say for the time being.

Hajime Hinata stood silently at the entrance of Hope's Peak Academy, cold sweat constantly seeping from his skin and then sliding down.

After explaining why Aurora had acted this way, Kamukura Izuru fell silent. The surroundings were so quiet that Hinata Hajime could hear his own breathing, which had become heavier than usual.

"That just now..."

After a short while, Hajime Hinata finally managed to regain his voice.

"What was that... just now...?"

"You're asking another pointless question," said Kamikura Izuru, who had been quiet all along. "You know exactly what it is, there's no need for me to ask again."

"So, that really was a memory from the future...?"

Hajime Hinata slowly reached out and touched his throbbing head.

"But why do I feel so..." terrible.

Just now, as Hyuga Hajime arrived at the entrance of Hope's Peak School, some memories suddenly surfaced in his mind.

He had no recollection of the contents of those memories, but there was no doubt... they were from the future. Accompanying those memories was a sudden sense of danger.

That is a crisis response that a creature reacts to when it is being targeted by a more terrifying creature, driven by its biological instincts.

"That's the memory Aurora instilled in you last night. However, your body's self-protection prevented you from fully remembering it."

The theory of the emergence of the divine throne.

"But now you're back here. The closer you get to the old school building, the more susceptible you will be to Aurora's power, recalling more and more of the memories Aurora instilled in you last night."

"These memories are not just memories, they are also a kind of erosion. The more you recall them, the greater the impact will be."

Kamikura Izuru calmly pointed out the cruel truth.

"Because what Aurora really wants is for Kamukura Izuru to join its game. To make its game more interesting, it wants you to become Kamukura Izuru and experience the pleasure of making humans with all the ultimate talents die miserably in its game."

So what's your decision? Are you going back like this?

*******

"...So you did come after all."

As soon as they arrived in the North District, before they could even take out their keys to unlock the fence outside the old school building, Tsukino and Chiya looked at another person who had also arrived there, seemingly unsurprised by his arrival.

Nagito Komaeda, who had been waiting outside the old school building for a long time, raised the corners of his mouth and waved to the two of them in a good mood: "Ohma-kun, and Tsukino-kun."

"I won't say anything about 'what a coincidence'... because our meeting was inevitable. I knew that Ohma-kun and Tsukino Kazuki wouldn't give up so easily."

After saying that, Komaeda Nagito leaned forward slightly and looked in the direction behind Tsukino, Chiya, and Ohma Kokichi, asking a question he already knew the answer to.

"It seems Hinata-kun didn't come with you two. Is he still not awake? Did Tsukino-kun take him for a checkup yesterday? What were the results?"

Tsukino and Chiya glanced at Ohma Kokichi instinctively: "What did Ohma say?"

Komaeda Nagito chuckled twice: "Ohma-kun said that Hyuga-kun is alright. He seems to be unconscious, but his soul has actually traveled to another world. He will naturally return after successfully becoming an idol and saving the school."

Tsukino and Chiya's eyes widened almost imperceptibly: "Isn't it supposed to be 'He's dead, but no problem, he can be successfully resurrected as long as fifteen Eye Souls are collected within ninety-nine days'?"

Wangma Xiaoji: "Actually, I've thought about this too~! Kozuki Kazuya really understands me!"

Komaeda Nagito: "So, how is Hinata-kun doing?"

“The previous tests showed that he had no problems. But he woke up in the evening,” Tsukino and Chiya said. “I saw the message he sent me. Hinata said he was on his way and would let us know about some new clues he had obtained after we all met up.”

Is that so?

It must be admitted that when Komaeda Nagito doesn't say things like "hope and despair are the prerequisites for undergraduate studies," he seems quite approachable, with a gentle and harmless appearance that would easily win over others.

"The clues given by the unconscious Hinata-kun... it must be that he noticed something after being possessed. This is really something to look forward to."

"I think it's better for Komaeda not to have too high expectations, okay?"

Faced with Komaeda Nagito's expectant expression, Ohma Kokichi suddenly sighed, speaking listlessly as if deliberately pouring cold water on him.

"Because, saying 'I'll tell you all the information when I get back' sounds like a flag. Can Kohinata really come back?... That's scary."

Tsukino and Chiya offered a fair assessment: "I think it's even more terrifying that Ohma specifically pointed this out at a time like this."

Wang Ma Xiaoji: "Kozuki no Kazuma is such an unpredictable guy. At times like this, I never know whether he'll agree or sabotage me in the next second!"

Tsukino and Chiya: "Really?"

Wangma Xiaoji: "Hehe, pretending to be stupid is also an option for Kozuki no Kazuya~!"

Komaeda Nagito didn't interrupt rashly, but instead watched with a smile.

Yesterday's sudden collapse of Hinata Hajime's coma, coupled with the previous considerations regarding the preparatory courses, meant that Komaeda Nagito didn't have time to exchange contact information with Hinata Hajime. — He did get Tsukino and Chiya's contact information, but that was after they left the old school building last night.

It's a bit of a pity.

Komaeda Nagito thought to himself.

He hadn't expected Hinata-kun to wake up so quickly. If he could, he would have liked to know the new information as soon as possible, instead of continuing to wait here. After all... he did agree with the saying "delay can lead to complications."

But it shouldn't be a big problem. After all... he's the Ultimate Lucky One, right?

Besides that, if there's anything else that bothers him...

As expected, they are still the guards from the North District.

No one should doubt or underestimate Komaeda Nagito's fervor for hope.

For Komaeda Nagito, Hope's Peak Academy is a place that embodies hope. As a fanatical believer in hope, Komaeda Nagito knows the members of the undergraduate student council like the back of his hand, and naturally, he also has a certain understanding of the security deployment of Hope's Peak.

After all, the person who is now the head of the school's security department is none other than the former Ultimate Boxer, Juzo Sakazō.

This alone is enough for Komaeda Nagito to pay attention to the Security Department.

According to the information Komaeda Nagito knows, the North Ward, which is a restricted area for students, is patrolled by guards every night.

At first, Komaeda Nagito thought that the reason he hadn't encountered any guards on his way to the North District was because his luck had once again come into play.

But judging from the current situation...

Komaeda Nagito continued to smile as he watched Tsukino, Chiya, and Ohma Kokichi.

Sure enough, there probably wouldn't be a single security guard in the North District that night.

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Author's Note: My darlings, I have something to do tomorrow and need to ask for leave. No need to wait for updates at the usual time tomorrow. I'll post the leave notice later. [rose emoji]

Brother Chuang: Don't mention it.