Chapter 94 Is this how Hyuga's character is portrayed?
The more you look at it, the less it resembles her.
Hyuga Hajime... Although Tsukino and Chiya do not deny that Hyuga also has a resolute, brave, calm and composed side, it is very abnormal that he remains silent and smiling when faced with such a direct questioning that he is not the real person.
Hajime Hinata, you seem to be a bit out of character, you know that?
As for this, the equally perceptive Ouma Kichi naturally noticed it as well. Komaeda Nagito, who had spent even less time with Hinata Hajime, also sensed something amiss… However, it seems everyone's expectations are quite different.
"Huh? Could it be possession again?"
Wang Ma Xiaoji tilted his head, looking confused.
"Could it be that Kohinata really has the kind of constitution that attracts strange things? Wouldn't that be very dangerous? If this constitution doesn't change, she might encounter this situation again in the future."
"That won't do. I think it would be better for Kohinata to address her physical issues as soon as possible."
The purple-haired boy made a very worried and earnest suggestion.
"As the leader of an evil organization who has experienced a lot, I happen to know how to get rid of this condition. How about this, as long as Kohinata pays me five million first, I will do him this small favor."
"Huh? So it can be solved with just five million?"
Upon hearing this, the first person to show interest was surprisingly Komaeda Nagito... after all, he was very interested in "how to remove the constitution that makes one easily possessed".
What do you mean by "only five million"? Don't casually utter such infuriating words!
After hearing this, Tsukino and Chiya, who had been troubled by money for a long time, glanced at Komaeda Nagito with a blank expression, feeling quite speechless.
However, in Tsukino and Chiya's view, Komaeda Nagito still had that grotesque and eye-catching appearance. They couldn't see anything wrong with him, so they shifted their gaze back to Hyuga Hajime, who looked strange but still appeared human in their field of vision, and stared at each other while listening to the conversation between the other two.
At this moment, Komaeda Nagito quickly realized what was going on and sighed, "Ah... but if it's Ohma-kun, he's probably lying again. It's a shame. I still really wanted to see how the power to solve the constitution would be used. Such a miraculous technique... if it could really be done, the scene at that time would surely be full of hope."
After listening to Komaeda Nagito's repeated expressions of hope, Ouma Kokichi said with a grin, "That's so unfair, Komaeda! Why are you so quick to assume I'm lying? Aren't we classmates? Where is the trust that classmates should have for each other?"
Komaeda Nagito posed a crucial question: "Hmm... was what Ohma-kun said earlier really true? Can Ohma-kun really do something like 'changing a body that's easily possessed'?"
Wang Ma Xiaoji cheerfully replied, "I can't do that, because I would be lying to you!"
Komaeda Nagito also laughed and said, "I see, so that's how it is."
After a brief moment of regret, the white-haired boy finally steered the conversation back to where he originally wanted to go: "Actually, I thought that Hinata-kun was finally giving up acting."
"Because this is a common tactic, isn't it?"
Komaeda Nagito extended a finger, looking quite interested.
"People who seem ordinary on the surface actually have reasons why they can't show their amazing side to others... Is that so, Hinata-kun? Is that your situation now?"
These two are truly worthy of their reputation.
Tsukino and Chiya were internally complaining.
To remain so relaxed in such a situation, and to successfully steer the conversation away from the topic and then bring it back again, is truly impressive.
After being brought up again, Hyuga Hajime, who had been standing silently in front of the closed gate after arriving at the old school building, finally spoke.
The brown-haired boy's smile carried a hint of helplessness... This appearance made Tsukino and Chiya feel familiar with him: "Nothing like that, you're overthinking it... Komaeda."
……Um?
It wasn't just my imagination, was it?
Although it was just a few words and he only mentioned that person's name, Tsukino and Chiya felt that Hyuga Hajime was very familiar with Komaeda Nagito.
Just yesterday, before Hyuga Hajime fell into a coma, his behavior with Komaeda Nagito clearly indicated that it was their first meeting. At that time, Hyuga Hajime was still uncomfortable with Komaeda Nagito's occasional displays of fanaticism for hope.
No… not even yesterday. Neither Tsukino nor Chiya noticed anything amiss with Hinata Hajime while they were exchanging messages via mobile phone.
So, did Hyuga Hajime only change after he got off the train and when the signal was lost? Or is it that the Hyuga Hajime here isn't actually Hyuga Hajime, but something else that has taken on Hyuga Hajime's appearance...?
Just as Tsukino and Chiya were thinking this, as if seeing through his thoughts, Hyuga Hajime continued speaking from where he left off.
"Don't worry. I... am indeed Hajime Hyuga."
Do you think we'll believe you just because you say that? Trying to convince people with such empty words is rather weak. —That's what Tsukino and Chiya really wanted to say.
But... he had to admit, he was starting to believe it.
Everything became even more suspicious because he subconsciously felt he believed it. After all... was Hinata originally the kind of person who could subconsciously convince people just by speaking?
However, Tsukino and Chiya did not immediately interrupt to refute him; they wanted to hear what Hyuga Hajime, who clearly had more to say, had to say.
Ouma Kokichi and Komaeda Nagito also quieted down, clearly curious about what Hinata Hajime would say next.
“Something happened yesterday when I was possessed.”
Despite the skepticism expressed by the others, Hyuga Hajime remained remarkably calm.
"Then, after returning to school, I had some new memories about the future."
The brown-haired boy frankly said, "You all think I'm acting strangely now, probably because of this. After seeing that part of my memories, I... am indeed quite different from yesterday."
"However, the future is complicated, and it can't be explained simply in a short time. So until then..."
Hyuga Hajime, who had been standing in front of the gate, finally took two steps forward.
Perhaps because of the dim light, his usually harmless, grass-green eyes appeared unexpectedly deep and mysterious.
"Let's deal with the immediate issues first. After that, we'll have plenty of time to sit down and have a proper talk."
Hyuga Hajime's gaze swept over the other three and looked up towards the direction further behind them.
What emanated from behind was... a very obvious, ominous, and eerie aura, along with a temperature that was different from the sweltering heat of summer, carrying an unseasonable chill that pierced to the bone.
"It's been a long time," said Hajime Hinata. "My seniors."
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Tsukino and Chiya, Ouma Kokichi and Komaeda Nagito all noticed this unusual situation.
So even if Hyuga Hajime's gaze guides them, they will still turn around to check the situation, following the aura they sense.
Behind them, on the previously empty ground, appeared a black liquid of unknown origin.
To get a better look, Tsukino and Chiya shone their flashlights at the puddle of liquid on the corridor floor.
The pool of dark, viscous liquid was spreading silently, like some kind of living thing, gradually wriggling towards the four people, and as if it were multiplying, its area was visibly growing larger and larger.
The pool of liquid seemed to be breathing, with two or three bubbles rising from it every now and then, bursting a few seconds later, only to rise and burst again in different places.
Along with the approach of the pool of liquid that resembled some kind of living thing, came a stench reminiscent of rotting flesh. —However, the few people present, except for Komaeda Nagito, had already experienced this olfactory stimulation in other supernatural film sets before, so they could tolerate the smell.
While Komaeda Nagito's expression worsened slightly as a result, he didn't show any other reaction. This level of discomfort was still within his tolerance.
Moreover, just thinking about things like "this development is like the beginning of some kind of despair," "but the more desperate it is, the brighter and more beautiful the hope will be after overcoming it," and "I really want to see the hope emanating from everyone," makes Komaeda Nagito feel that smells are no problem at all!
It's more important to witness hope emerge from the triumph of despair!
Finally, the pool of dark liquid, which had already covered a considerable area, stopped moving forward.
It began to gather. As it gathered, the center of the liquid gradually bulged, becoming larger and more prominent.
The liquid twisted and stretched in a way that made people exclaim, "Physics doesn't exist!" Gradually, it transformed into a humanoid figure standing in the corridor, completely black, with thick, black liquid constantly dripping from its body.
Finally, the blackness completely faded away. What appeared before them was a figure that had become familiar—the strange man with a short sword that Tsukino, Chiya, and Komaeda Nagito had encountered on the first floor.
But the next second, the strange figure changed, transforming into the same strange creature wielding a chainsaw that they had encountered on the second floor.
Then, it kept changing, and the figure in front of me kept changing into different appearances... Looking at it this way, it finally fits the popular name of "multifaceted person".
But no matter how it changed, the figure always looked like two completely different people pieced together, with the body and face extremely disproportionate.
Tsukino and Chiya knew who these people were.
After investigating the student union overnight, he has memorized the face of every member of the current undergraduate student union and can now match their faces with the faces that keep appearing in his mind.
The figure before us, or rather, this strange being, is...
The true nature of the multifaceted people in the old school building.
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