Everything is at a standstill.

Hinata Hajime knew very well that as long as he dealt with the fragment of despair in front of him, the world would return to normal. There would be no more battles between hope and despair, and no one would be injured or leave because of this. Everything would return to its original state.

Hope's Peak Academy is still a place where hope is nurtured, and talented people are geniuses no matter where they are.

This is the normal world.

However, Hinata Hajime didn't know how to help the man in front of him escape from despair. Countless black auras of despair emanated from him, carrying with them a ferocious aura.

Hinata Hajime didn't know this boy very well. Even if he had talent, there was only so much he could know.

Hinata Hajime also felt despair because of his lack of talent. He encountered so many things and saw so many sacrifices before he realized that talent was not everything and that it was the same with or without talent. However, he could not tell Oda Naruto this in this capacity.

Because in Oda Naoki's mind, he is the winner of the talent development program, born to stand on the side of success, his enemy, and the object of jealousy.

Not only would Hinata Hajime's warning be ineffective, it would also have a counterproductive effect.

While waiting, Despair Fragment happily sang the school anthem of Hope's Peak Academy. His voice was particularly lively, but it seemed particularly ironic in this environment.

"You threw the other fragments into other worlds?"

"Ah? You mean that one? Of course it's me." The Fragment of Despair nodded. "As someone chosen by the world's consciousness, you should know that Fragments of Despair and Fragments of Hope are actually the same thing. They are just infected by the state. However, too many Fragments of Despair will make the world full of despair, and too many Fragments of Hope will also make the world full of hope."

“It’s something that exists relatively.”

Hinata Hajime spoke up, "Then those fragments of despair should be of benefit to you."

"Although it is beneficial, it is very limited. After all, fragments can not only be despair but also hope. If they become fragments of hope again, they will be forced into despair~" The fragment of despair pretended to be cute, "So, the safest way is to let these fragments leave completely."

"These worlds just need one shard of despair, and that's me."

"As long as people are in despair, then the world will be in despair!"

It is exactly the same as Hyuga's idea.

The fragments themselves are neutral things. They depend on the state of the host. If the host is a loving person, the fragments will become positive. If the host is evil and desperate, then the fragments will also become desperate. Only this fragment that has disrupted the world to such an extent is destined to be desperate.

Because it is the despair given by the world consciousness, in order to adjust the ratio of despair and hope in the world, it went out of control and caused these consequences.

It is difficult to clean.

but……

"That is to say, there will be no other fragments of despair to provide you with power. As long as you are purified, the world will return to its original state."

"That's right, I'm the final boss, just like the final villain guarding the gate in the game. As long as you defeat me, the game will end. However, reality is not a game, and you don't have a second chance." Despair Fragment smiled, "Just like my dear classmate Oda, he can't be reborn a second time and become a talented person again."

Hinata Hajime fell into deep thought.

【Outflow.】

【Um?】

[I remember the world consciousness once said... the last fragment of hope is growing in my body.]

【I have said that.】

【Doesn’t it know? 】

【Know】

【Why do you say that...】

[Because you can't threaten it.] Kamizuru said calmly, [The fragment of hope you've nurtured is not enough to become hope, nor is it enough to fight it. It's just a budding bud. When it breaks through the ground, it will be a real fragment of hope.]

Hinata Hajime blinked, [So, besides giving me a buff that allows me to see the Despair Fragments clearly, this thing has no use at all?]

[You can certainly think so.]

[Okay.] Hinata Hajime said with a hint of regret, [I thought I could become a very special person. After all, I can give birth to fragments of hope.]

Kamiya Izuru listened to his voice, and after a moment he spoke, "You are indeed a special person."

Despair Fragment stared at Hinata Hajime, he smiled, and said, "Hinata-senior, do you have nothing to say?"

"I just don't want to bother with you."

"That's really too much!" Despair Fragment stamped his feet, "How can you dislike me like that? I haven't done anything terrible."

Hinata frowned, "Are you so ignorant of yourself?"

"I have never taken the initiative to do anything. They are all human beings. They do things on their own. We can't take the initiative to do anything. Don't you see that even I need a host?" Despair Fragment laughed, "As long as everyone is a person of hope, the world will not be hopeless."

Hinata Hajime chose to ignore him.

"Don't ignore me, it will become boring." Despair Fragment said: "Well, then, how about I talk about something related to Hinata-senpai?"

"ha?"

"Regarding the birth of the Fragment of Hope." Fragment of Despair raised his finger, "Question! How do you think the Fragment of Hope was born, Hinata-senior?"

Outside the video, Makoto Naegi and Hibiki Kirikiri tried their best to record everything they said. During this time, Makoto Naegi sighed.

"Wu Qie, do you understand what they are saying?"

"You mean fragments of despair and fragments of hope?"

"Yes." Naegi Makoto sighed, "What on earth is that? Also, did he mention world consciousness? Our world is the real world, right? Why do I feel like our world is just a game after listening to it?"

"Don't worry about it." Kirikiri Hibiki continued to record in the notebook, "No matter what form our world takes, as long as we are real, then this world is real."

"The most foolish person is the one who leads himself into a dead end."

Makoto Naegi scratched his hair and lowered his head, "...Oh."

In the room, Despair Fragment chuckled. A minute had passed since he asked the question, but Hinata Hajime hadn't answered yet, as if he was really ignoring him.

He was not in a hurry, but just kept humming a song, still the school song of Hope's Peak Academy, which was very ironic.

Hinata Hajime finally looked up at him and said, "Since you said so, it means that the way the fragment of hope is born is different from what most people think, or even completely opposite."

"It is not conceived by hopeful people."

"That's right!" The Despair Fragments began to applaud. "Hope Fragments are certainly not bred by the Hope Person. Just like our great principal Makoto Naegi, as the hope of the super high school level, he will never be able to breed Hope Fragments."

"Because he represents hope, represents whiteness, and is someone who cannot be changed into black."

Makoto Naegi grumbled quietly: "I feel like he is complimenting me, but also scolding me."

Kirikiri Hibikiko: …

"Only gray people can give birth to fragments. They are neither hope nor despair, but can be hope or despair. They are ordinary people who truly stand on the neutral line, have no talent and do not possess the characteristics of either side. Only they can give birth to fragments that represent world consciousness."

"Hinata Hajime, only people like you can nourish the fragments of hope."

Makoto Naegi spoke again, "I think Hyuga-senpai was also scolded by him."

"...Shut up and record it quickly."

Hinata Hajime didn't say anything else, but in fact he had already guessed it.

He had thought about this when the world consciousness said that there was a fragment of hope growing in his body.

After all, in Hinata Hajime's self-assessment, there is nothing special about him. He is just an ordinary person that can be seen everywhere.

Hinata Sou had thought about it for a long time about how he had no talent, had been deceived, had fallen into despair, had been the subject of human experiments, had given birth to Kamizuru Izuru, and had finally set foot on a bright future. In the end, he could only think that his specialness probably came from having experienced all the definitions of this world.

A preparatory subject with no talent, an ordinary person who strangles himself to death in the hope of becoming a talented person, the super high school level Kamizura Izuru, and finally Hinata Hajime who came back from the new world program.

His short 20 years were too eventful and too all-encompassing.

He can be anyone.

Therefore, he can give birth to fragments of either hope or despair.

"Wait a minute, so what's the point of you telling me all this?" Hinata Hajime said, "Although it does seem to be about me, it doesn't matter that much, right?"

Desperate Fragment leaned back in his chair and said, "No, no, no, it does matter a lot."

"What's the relationship?"

"Of course it's the growth of the fragments!" The Fragment of Despair announced, "The last fragment, it's growing in your body right now, right? Actually, it's just a bud right now, and whether it grows into the Fragment of Despair or the Fragment of Hope, it's all based on you. After all, Hinata Hajime is a man who can handle both hope and despair. Wow, if you think about it this way, he's a perfect match for Kamizura-senpai."

"…I won't let you go even if you say that."

Despair Fragment rested his chin on his hand. "But, that's another problem."

"As long as you, Hinata Hajime, fall into despair, the seeds of despair will be bred and reshaped into another piece of despair."

[…I knew it wouldn’t be that simple.]

[I told you long ago, don't let your guard down. ]

[That's not the question.] Hinata Hajime's voice was filled with weirdness, [I just feel that I don't even know where these fragments are, but they're being remembered before they're even out. Don't you think that's disgusting?]

Kamizuru Izuru: ...

[No, this is too disgusting. I feel like I'm getting goosebumps.]

So Hinata Hajime stood up from his chair.

"What are you doing?"

"I got up and walked around because I was so disgusted." Hinata Hajime rubbed his arms, "Don't pay attention to me."

Fragment of Despair: ...?