Chapter 549 Urban Legends and Transfer Students
Although he was a little confused about not seeing Shana, Yuuji Sakai didn't think much about it, just thinking that she had something urgent to do today.
Like the past few days, today's campus life was as uneventful as usual. The teacher taught normally, and the students were still laughing and discussing various strange things during the break.
There is no fire fog, no apostles, and no monsters here. There is just an ordinary daily life... maybe?
Looking at the humanoid black shadow monster squatting at the back of the classroom and listening to the class seriously, Yuuji Sakai's eyes twitched slightly.
Before, when Shana was there, these monsters that roamed the campus were chopped by the other party with a knife. Now that the other party is absent for some reason, these things are as bold as ever...
Because Shana is not here today, when it is lunch break, Yuuji Sakai doesn't need to run to the rooftop to deliver food to the other party, but stays in the classroom honestly.
Then, as soon as he took out the lunch box from the table, a bunch of people gathered around and put the table together... He was quite popular in this class.
"By the way, have you heard about the urban legend that has been circulating in the city recently?"
Standing on the chair, Ogata Matake looked mysterious.
As a strong hitter in the volleyball club, Ogata Matake was a girl with short hair and a very masculine look. Similarly, the other party was also good at livening up the atmosphere. It seemed that she saw the low mood of Hirai Enishi at the table, and deliberately pretended to be mysterious as if she had big news.
"Urban legend... Do you mean the [bad people's nightmare]?"
Reaching out to adjust his glasses, Chi Suto, who was sitting next to Hirai Enishi, took up the topic very well.
"That's right, more than two weeks ago, the bad people in this city suffered an absolute disaster!!"
Waving his hand violently, Ogata Matake looked serious.
"It is said that every night, a mysterious girl will wander around the dark side of this city and fight against all kinds of bad guys. Anyone who is bumped into by the mysterious girl will not only be beaten up, but also have all their money taken away. According to rumors, some bad guys have even been robbed more than ten times in a row, and they ran to the police station crying and turning themselves in."
"Mysterious girl..."
As if he remembered something, Yuuji Sakai looked strange.
If he remembered correctly, Shana seemed to come back very late every night recently, and the opponent's fighting power was also very high, and it was easy to deal with a mere bad guy.
The most important thing is that Alastor seemed to have said before that they seemed to be very short of money now...
Speaking of which, with Shana's personality, it is indeed very likely that she would teach the bad guys a lesson...So is Huowu like this?
"Hmm... The security seems to have improved a lot recently?"
Taking a finger on his cheek, Kazumi Yoshida, who was sitting next to Enishi Hirai, nodded thoughtfully.
"In that case, the mysterious girl is for public security..."
"Sorry, I'm going to the bathroom."
However, before Yoshida Kazumi finished her words, Hirai Enishi put down the chopsticks in her hand, lowered her head, turned around and hurriedly left the classroom.
"………"
Turning her head to look at Hirai Enishi's back as she left, she stopped talking, and a trace of worry appeared on Yoshida Kazumi's face.
As a good friend of the other party, she knew better than anyone else the changes that had happened to the other party in the past week. In the past, she remembered that the other party was quite energetic, even more talkative than Ogata, but now in just less than two weeks, the other party quickly became such a depressed look. Not only did he frequently doze off in class and was called out by the teacher for many talks, he also did not participate in any club activities. When school was over, he disappeared in the blink of an eye, and his grades also dropped rapidly... It was like a completely different person.
"Let's go to her house after school."
Just as Yoshida Kazumi was worried, Ogata Shintake reached out and patted her shoulder, whispering to comfort her.
"She may have encountered some difficulties at home recently, and we may be able to help a little."
"………"
Listening to the conversation between the two people next to him and looking at the simple bento on the table of Hirai Yuuji, Sakai Yuuji was silent in his heart.
...He knew the reason for the change in Hirai Yuuji.
Although she was lucky to be rescued in the attack a few weeks ago, her family was not so lucky, and even became a torch before that.
Just two days after the attack, the parents of the other party who were torches burned out, not only completely disappeared from this world, but also took away all traces of their existence in this world.
Since then, no one remembers the other party's parents, including Hirai Yuuji herself. Under the automatic correction of the world, in her own memory, she became an orphan without parents since childhood.
In fact, if it were just that, it would be fine, but the problem is that as the other party's parents burned to ashes, many things related to the torch disappeared along with the burning of the torch, including bank card deposits or economic items.
Originally, the other party had a peaceful and happy life, but now, having just entered high school, the other party is forced to bear the responsibility of supporting himself. It is normal for the other party who is busy working part-time to earn money to support himself every day to have declining academic performance and dozing off in class.
... Although he said he wanted to help, he was powerless.
After all, he was just a Misters. He actually asked Shana and Alastor, but the answers they gave always disappointed him.
——People who have completely disappeared can never come back again.
The truth of this world is so cruel. I don’t know how many people are swallowed by the apostles silently every day, and others don’t even have the qualifications to remember those who disappeared.
... How many "Hirai-san" are there around the world?
In this slightly dull atmosphere, with all kinds of thoughts in mind, Yuuji Sakai and others finished lunch together.
Just as Yuuji Sakai was thinking about having a good chat with Shana in the evening, during the first class in the afternoon, the teacher brought in a person who looked very familiar to him from outside the classroom.
"From today on, Shana is a student in our class. Everyone applaud to welcome her."
Standing on one side of the podium, the teacher smiled and applauded first.
Yuuji Sakai: "………"