Chapter 76 Perhaps you are the God Throne Ichiryu? ...
“kamukura izuru...?”
Wang Ma Xiaoji repeated the tongue-twisting name.
"It sounds like a name only anime protagonist would have, so cringeworthy! What kind of parents would give their child a name like that?"
Hyuga Hajime realized something from his reaction. Since he hadn't had high expectations to begin with, he wasn't too disappointed: "As expected, Ohma didn't know either."
"Huh? No, I know."
Unexpectedly, Wang Ma Xiaoji immediately denied this, patiently explaining, "I was just complaining that the name sounds a bit cringey, which doesn't contradict the fact that I already knew the name."
"Really?!" Seeing that someone knew about the name that had suddenly appeared in his mind and been constantly mentioned, Hyuga Hajime quickly asked, "What exactly is this Kamukura Izuuru?"
"Um……"
Faced with the anxious Hyuga Hajime, Ohma Kokichi appeared even more calm and composed.
"It seems like Hinata really wants to know, but then again, it feels like it's a bit unfair to just tell her directly. Let me think about what price I should make Hinata pay in exchange for the information..."
"Wang Ma!"
"Sigh, I know, I know. Anyway, it's the same question Kohinata asked Kozuki no Kazuha. Since that's the case, I might as well just say it now, since the result will be the same anyway. And I don't want to be stuck in the classroom because the plot can't move forward."
Wang Ma Xiaoji also casually pulled out a chair and sat down leisurely.
"It would be strange if Kohinata didn't know. Hehe, it seems Kohinata isn't the type to investigate something thoroughly just because she likes it~!"
Hyuga Hajime couldn't immediately tell whether Ohma Shokichi truly knew or was lying again: "What does this have to do with kamukura izuru?"
Wangma Xiaoji: "Yes, because Kamura Izuru is the founder of Hope's Peak Academy."
Hajime Hinata: "Huh?"
Wang Ma Xiaoji's sudden and decisive answer caught Hyuga Hajime off guard, who had expected the situation to drag on for a while.
"What I mean is, Kamukura Izuru is Kamukura Izuru, the founder of Hope's Peak Academy, a rather impressive old man. We even have a statue of him in our school... although that statue doesn't seem to serve any other purpose besides having students put some fruit and snacks on it and pray to it before exams."
"God's throne flow..."
After receiving the answer, Hajime Hinata was slightly taken aback.
He knew that Wang Ma Xiaoji was not lying.
Indeed, when he first learned of Hope's Peak's existence as a child, he seemed to have heard of such a name. However, his longing for Hope's Peak since childhood was not because of any specific person, but because he dreamed of becoming one of those "Ultimate Students" who represented hope. Therefore, he didn't have a deep impression of the name "Izuru Kamikura".
But is the familiarity I feel with this tongue-twisting name really derived from this?
Besides... what could the founder of Hope's Peak possibly have to do with him? Why are those voices in my head constantly calling out Kamikura Izuru's name?
And why—
Even though he knew what kamukura izuru really meant, Hajime Hinata's doubts only deepened.
Why does he still subconsciously feel that "kamukura izuru" is calling him?
"Hey, hey, isn't it time to snap out of your reverie?" Wangma Xiaoji stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Hinata Hajime, trying to pull him out of his daydream. "You dare to daydream so openly with the evil leader right in front of you, Hinata, you really have a big heart."
"Ah, sorry, I just..."
"If apologies were enough, what would be the point of having an evil leader!"
"That statement is clearly not quite right..."
"Anyway, the two of us aren't going out for the time being."
Wang Ma Xiaoji shifted to a more comfortable sitting position, leisurely as if he were not in some haunted old school building, but in his own home.
"So we might as well use this time to exchange information. After all, there's nothing else we can do right now besides exchanging information. Kohinata, you'd better explain why you suddenly brought up the name 'Kamukura Izuru' now, okay?"
"Different games have different rules. You and Nanami often play games together, so you should know that, right?"
Wang Ma Xiaoji's originally relaxed voice suddenly turned calm.
It's like a warning, yet also like a simple narration.
"This isn't the kind of situation where people distrust each other and have to hide clues because of infighting. When dealing with strange entities, we need enough information to find out their obsessions and then help them achieve enlightenment... So, Hinata, you know what we should do, right?"
Although the surrounding environment was still dark, the light from the flashlight placed on the table allowed Hyuga Hajime to see Ohma Kokichi's purple eyes staring at him without any emotion.
"...Ah, I understand."
Hajime Hinata nodded, the confusion and hesitation on his face gradually fading away, leaving only seriousness.
He had no intention of hiding it from Ouma Kokichi... After the previous incident involving the cloth strip man in the preparatory school building, Hinata Hajime was well aware of the importance of information in solving strange incidents.
However, his own feelings about the name "Kamizu Izuru" were rather subtle, and people always feel more or less fear when facing the unknown.
Hajime Hinata himself didn't know what would happen if he really figured out why such a voice appeared in his head, so he subconsciously resisted explaining it.
However... he still understood the priorities of the matter.
Hyuga Hajime explained to Ohma Kokichi the strange sounds he had heard in his mind that day. Many voices were mixed together, forming the difficult-to-pronounce "kamukura izuru".
"Oh—" "Mmm-hmm" "I see~" "So that's how it is!"
Faced with Ouma Kichi's exaggerated reactions during his narration, Hinata Hajime couldn't help but twitch his lips: "Anyway, that's how I experienced it back then. Ouma, what are your thoughts?"
“Yes, there is.” Ohma Kokichi nodded confidently. “Kohinata, you just said that when you hear the name ‘Kamukura Izuru,’ your first reaction is always that it’s referring to you, right? And you said that you feel confused and troubled because of that feeling…”
"Is there any possibility, I mean, is there a possibility?"
"Perhaps Kohinata, your feeling is right, you really are Kamukura Izuru?"
"...Huh?" Hyuga Hajime was taken aback. "Why would you think that?"
Although he would often subconsciously have the illusion that "is this someone calling me?", Hajime Hinata never actually considered the possibility that "maybe they really are calling me."
After all… he never imagined he would be addressed by such an awkward name. Moreover, now that he finally understood the meaning of "kamukura izuru," Hajime Hinata didn't think that the legendary figure who was the founder of Hope's Peak Academy could have any connection with him.
because……
Recently, through his interactions with Chiaki Nanami, Hinata Soshin has gradually begun to accept that he doesn't actually have any outstanding talents, and he's preparing to try to forge a future with countless possibilities precisely because he doesn't have any unique talents.
Because no matter how you look at it, how could an ordinary student like him possibly have any connection to the founder of Hope Peak? Let alone sharing the same name, it's not like they're...
...
Wait a moment……
Hyuga Hajime suddenly thought of a certain possibility.
Just then, Wang Ma Xiaoji's voice came from the seat opposite him.
"Because, as someone who also experienced the striped man incident, Kohinata should understand that although these strange things appear in this time, they actually come from the future, right?"
"It could be a branch of a parallel world, or it could be the future of this world... Whatever the setting, the fact is that these strange beings went through some things before they died, and the time they died was later than the time we are in now, that's beyond doubt."
"Who can accurately predict the future unless they see it with their own eyes? Even I, the most powerful and evil mastermind, never imagined that I would one day become a student at Hope's Peak Academy~"
"So I think it's not impossible that Kohinata might suddenly change her name to 'Kamukura Izuru' in the future. Considering that you've recently heard such a voice in your head and inexplicably ended up in the old school building... maybe something related to the strangeness of the old school building happened to you when you became known as 'Kamukura Izuru' in the future?"
At this point, Wangma Xiaoji deliberately moved his chair forward, rested his elbow on the table, propped his chin on his hand, and looked at Hinata Hajime with great interest.
"That being said, it's indeed puzzling why Kohinata would be involved with 'Kamukura Izuru'. But as the person involved, Kohinata, do you really have absolutely no clue?"
Hajime Hinata: "..."
Hyuga Hajime was speechless for a moment.
No, that's not how it works.
Indeed, logically speaking, he shouldn't have any connection with anything like the God Throne Ichiryu...
But if he, who had recently planned to refuse, still accepts Hope's Peak Academy's proposal regarding "that experiment"... perhaps then...
Ohma Kokichi, who had been watching Hinata Hajime's reaction closely, curled the corners of his mouth into a sly smile: "Hehehe, look at your reaction, Hinata..."
"You should have a clue by now?"
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