Chapter 97 He saw Nanami.
If he chooses to turn around and leave now, can he escape all of this?
In fact, Hajime Hinata already had a vague guess about the answer.
Then, very quickly, another incredibly familiar voice clearly stated what he was thinking—
"It won't end."
In response to Hyuga Hajime's whisper, Kamukura Izuru gave a fair answer.
"However, in comparison, if you choose to continue forward, then the erosion is inevitable. You will be influenced by future memories and will most likely be possessed by the personality belonging to 'Kamizu Izuru'."
At this moment, Kamukura Izuru's calmness may also become a kind of cruelty: "Based on the judgment, Kamukura Izuru's personality is colliding with Hinata Hajime's personality, and it is highly likely that Kamukura Izuru's consciousness will eventually prevail. Under the erosion, the probability of you preserving your original personality is very low."
"Do you hope to resist erosion through your own will? I don't deny that human will can sometimes lead to unexpected developments, but I don't see that possibility at the moment."
The theory of the emergence of the divine throne.
“Your condition was already terrible just standing at the school gate, before you even reached the old school building.”
That's absolutely true.
Even under the dim moonlight, Hyuga Hajime's face was visibly pale, and the darkness could not conceal it.
As he approached the school, the strange power instilled memories in his mind caused Hinata Hajime a splitting headache, but... he felt he could still barely bear it and wasn't about to break down.
He still had the stamina to communicate with the god-like figure in his mind... although that didn't necessarily mean he was in a particularly good state.
If it were just about seeing memories, the impact might not be so strong and negative.
But for Hajime Hinata, he was not only seeing a part of the memories from the future, but he was also constantly being drawn in by the emotions in those future memories... even if those emotions were not strong, and were merely "bored", "uninteresting" and "rational".
But it was precisely that extreme rationality that allowed him to easily see through everything, and the boredom that arose from seeing through everything, that made him feel disconnected—he didn't want to become that kind of person, so he subconsciously resisted these memories and resisted such changes.
It is precisely because of resisting this relentless erosion and influence that Hyuga Hajime is now in such a terrible state.
This is also the reason why he began to waver.
Although he felt a little strange about the sudden appearance of another consciousness in his mind, Hyuga Hajime had to admit that Kamukura Izuru was right.
Just arriving at the school gate has already had such a significant impact on him, so if he continues towards the old school building... can he really hold on?
Perhaps before he even arrived at the old school building, "Hyuga Hajime's" personality was completely eroded by "Kamukura Izuru's" personality, and he ceased to exist.
The thought of this possibility sent chills down Hyuga Hajime's spine and made his limbs go cold.
The disappearance of personality... even if life and body are still intact, isn't that also a kind of "death"?
Such development... is still too much for an ordinary student.
Kamikura Ichiryu continued speaking.
"If you choose to leave here now, you will no longer be affected by the spiritual barriers of the old school building and its vicinity, and the erosion should theoretically stop at its current progress for the time being."
"Once Tsukino and Chiyo successfully resolve the anomaly in the old school building, the mark on your body will disappear even if you are not present."
It sounds like choosing to leave now would solve everything, but...
Hyuga Hajime listened quietly to Kamukura Izuru's voice echoing in his mind.
As the physical discomfort persisted and reached a certain point, Hajime Hinata felt both pain and a sense of numbness.
Fragmented memories crammed into his mind, but the voice that echoed in his mind, which belonged to him, surprisingly did not make Hinata Hajime's brain feel more confused.
Perhaps it was because the voice was so calm... that even Hyuga Hajime's heart, which was filled with all sorts of chaotic emotions, calmed down a little.
He heard Kamukura Izuru say, "However, unlike the strange occurrences in the old school building, Aurora's actions are not currently restricted. Since she has decided to turn you into Kamukura Izuru, even if you leave the school now, she can continue to influence you elsewhere later."
"In addition, there is the issue of Hope Peak."
"Kamikura Izuru, who knows Hinata Hajime's past memories, said."
"There have been two strange events in Hope's Peak so far. This is not a coincidence, but an inevitability."
"The 'cloth strip person' incident you experienced occurred in the preparatory course school building, but Yoshiko Morikawa did not have a close connection with Hope's Peak before her death, and her cause of death and the location of her death were unrelated to Hope's Peak. Even if she became a monster, she should not appear in the preparatory course school building."
“This is Aurora’s doing,” Kamikura Izuru said. “She has an abnormal focus on Hope’s Peak. Even if the Multifaceted Man issue is resolved later, it doesn’t mean that Hope’s Peak will no longer be affected by her power. So if you come to the school again later, you may still experience negative reactions.”
"And you need to understand that Aurora won't let you off so easily; she'll come after you sooner or later. Unless Tsukino and Chiya can deal with Aurora before she comes after you, the final outcome won't change anything."
Is this the pros and cons of choosing to go or stay at this point?
Hajime Hinata covered his head and slowly closed his eyes.
Leaving doesn't mean it's all over; he still risks being pursued by Aurora. Faced with a monster possessing such terrifying power, he probably has no ability to resist.
But if he doesn't choose to leave, his fate is pretty much clear; he won't even have a chance to struggle in his death throes.
In comparison, it is indeed better to leave this place first, logically speaking. Although, in terms of becoming a god, it's just a matter of time.
As for the old school building... Hyuga Hajime actually believed in Tsukino and the other two's abilities. He was confident that even without him, the three of them could successfully resolve the strange incidents in the old school building.
So, logically and emotionally, should I... leave now?
Rationally, Hajime Hinata knew what the better option was, but...
"The premise for no longer being further eroded is that I don't come into contact with spiritual barriers and don't gain more memories from the future... Is that right?"
Hyuga Hajime maintained his current posture. Because he didn't have much energy left, and since communicating with the God Throne didn't require much volume, he continued to speak in a low voice.
"In other words, as long as we don't see more of the future, that kind of erosion of personality will not become more serious."
“But now… I want to know more,” Hyuga Hajime said. “You said before that your memories only go up to that future infighting, right?”
Kamikura Izuru replied, "That's right."
"Well, there's one more thing I want to know about the future."
At this point, Hajime Hinata paused for a moment before slowly asking a question.
"What happened to Nanami's death?"
Having arrived at the entrance to Hope's Peak, Hinata Hajime's mind, already crammed with a multitude of memories, was flooded with even more thoughts about the future.
Most of these memories are related to human experimentation.
Although it was a memory, Hyuga Hajime felt as if he were there.
He felt as if he were lying on a cold operating table, surrounded by unfamiliar researchers in white coats. Knowing full well what fate awaited him in these experiments, Hajime Hinata felt an even greater aversion and fear of such a scene.
But besides these, in the surging memories, he also saw another kind of scene that terrified him in a different sense.
...That was Nanami.
Why?
Influenced by the emotions he had in his memories, Hajime Hinata once again felt that intense sense of separation.
On one hand, he calmly, or rather indifferently, watched Nanami's journey to death as if it were something whose outcome could have been predicted long ago; on the other hand, he was stunned by everything he had seen.
Such a development was so sudden that Hajime Hyuga, who witnessed those scenes, was completely caught off guard and only began to realize what had happened after a short while.
Although the future memories that entered his mind were not few, they were too fragmented. Suddenly seeing such a scene, Hyuga Hajime had no idea of the cause of the event, only knowing a cruel outcome.
—Chiaki Nanami is dead.
And that kind of death... is clearly...
Why did Nanami suffer such a thing?
Hajime Hyuga found it incomprehensible.
That girl, who is the "Ultimate Gamer," is a very important friend to him. It is also because of Nanami's existence that Hinata Souji, who has always been troubled by his talent, gradually began to think that "it's okay not to have talent" and "even without outstanding talent, you can still create your own future."
Even on the day he first heard the name "Kamukura Izuru" due to the strange influence of the old school building, Hinata Hajime was playing video games with Nanami Chiaki in the school's central square. At that time, Hinata Hajime could never have imagined that Nanami would face such an ending in the future.
A girl as beautiful and gentle as her shouldn't have ended up like this.
"..." After hearing Hyuga Hajime's question, Kamukura Izuru seemed to be silent for a moment, or perhaps not. "No, in my memory, this did not happen."
In other words, it happened after the infighting within the old school buildings.
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