Chapter 39: The Alliance of Outcasts, Part Two, and Heading to the Hospital
[Time passed, day by day.]
[Driven by a certain emotion, you began to help Shoko Nishimiya in depth and worked to complete Yukino's 'Alliance of Outcasts' plan.]
[Meanwhile, exam season arrived.]
[You skyrocketed to fame.]
[With overwhelming dominance, you took the first-place spot, conveniently stepping on Yukino Yukinoshita in the process.]
School.
On the white bulletin board displaying the scores.
Haruka's name sat high at the very top.
The people around him looked at him with strange gazes.
This was the reverence accorded to an academic genius!
In school—aside from those trash institutions that practiced purely "relaxed education"—students with good enough grades would automatically become solid "riajuu", as long as they weren't too ugly!
Looking at this scene he had longed for, Haruka felt inexplicably calm, his heart as steady as quiet water.
This was the confidence that came with true ability.
Everything was within his expectations.
At this moment, Haruka's gaze scanned the scoreboard, skipping over Yukino, who was right below him, and quickly sweeping downward.
Shoko Nishimiya's name sat in the upper-middle tier.
For her, this was actually quite excellent.
This was the result of the tutoring he and Yukino had given her recently.
It was a steady rise, but it wasn't enough.
Haruka had a thought. A girl like Shoko was actually somewhat ill-suited for survival in this society.
She should do everything she could to increase her survival capabilities.
Things like studying, getting into university, and obtaining various socially recognized certificates would undoubtedly boost her ability to survive.
So, he planned to intensify Shoko's training next!
Just then, a hand reached out from behind him and pinched the corner of his shirt.
He turned around to see Shoko with a happy face.
Behind her were Hitori, as well as Ryo Yamada with his usual aloof expression, Nijika Ijichi, Ikuyo Kita, and other members of the Kessoku Band. And finally, the heavy hitter: a bewildered Yukino Yukinoshita.
[Image : Nijika Ijichi]
[Image : Ikuyo Kita]
Looking at herself sitting in second place on the scoreboard...
Yukino: ?
Haruka turned his head to look at Shoko, patted her shoulder, and said with feigned profundity, "Look, your grades are quite good. So, you have talent; you were just delayed before. Trust that under the tutoring of the grade's number one student—me—you can shine with your own light. Do your best. I believe in you."
Shoko signed repeatedly.
"Really? Can I really do it?"
"You don't believe me?" Haruka raised an eyebrow and asked.
Shoko instantly became excited.
To her, the current Haruka was very special. No matter how unreliable his words might seem, she would try to believe them.
Why?
He was her first friend.
Her benefactor who had helped her until now.
An excellent, friendly person she admired.
Wasn't that enough?
"Okay. Since you believe in me, leave it to me."
Shoko nodded repeatedly.
Then, Haruka looked past Shoko and the others to Yukino, who had recovered from her shock.
He walked over.
"Yukino, do you think we have enough people now?"
Yukino gave Haruka a complicated look and replied, "Not enough. In fact, we should accept two or three more people."
"Of course, if there aren't any, we can make do."
"Mm."
...
[In fact, you didn't have to wait long. The remaining people came on their own.]
[Kirisu-sensei came to find you.]
Kirisu-sensei looked serious. Or rather, she was always this cold and solemn in front of students; otherwise, she wouldn't have earned the nickname "Ice Face."
However, the students didn't dislike her. On the contrary, they respected Kirisu-sensei greatly because she was a very responsible teacher.
At this moment, this teacher had come to find Haruka. Then she made a request to him and explained part of the reason.
"...Please tutor them for a while..."
"In fact, I do not want to do this, because they have other paths they should be taking—paths where they can better utilize their talents. But they are too stubborn."
Haruka understood.
Those two legendary "partial geniuses" were causing trouble!
The science genius wanted to study liberal arts, and the literary genius wanted to study science.
Truly a bad joke.
Faintly, Haruka felt inclined to agree with Kirisu-sensei's thoughts.
However...
Faintly, that memory attacked him again.
Did he do something bad?
It felt a bit like the subtle guilt of flaking on someone? Or maybe doing a perfunctory job?
Moreover—
His rationality told him this:
Bringing them into the Service Club and joining the Alliance of Outcasts would be a good thing.
Under the influence of this feeling...
…Haruka decided.
To see them first before making a decision? You must be joking. He couldn't just casually let people in.
Even if they were so-called anime characters.
God knows if any changes had occurred in this world.
Then, Haruka met the two of them.
A long-haired girl with blue hair, radiating a literary aura.
A petite girl with glasses and a childish face but a voluptuous figure.
When they learned that he was the grade's number one student who had risen from the bottom, and that he had even helped a deaf girl improve significantly, the light in their eyes was blinding.
Their personalities were roughly the same as he knew.
One was understanding and had high emotional intelligence.
The other was dorky and extremely disciplined.
Under their pleading gazes, he said, "Alright, I agree."
The moment he said those words, a sharp pain suddenly pricked Haruka's brain, as if reminding him of something.
It wasn't until he returned home that a memory surfaced, telling him the origin of that feeling.
It turned out he had once played them for fools.
He had agreed to help, but then dumped them onto Yukino while he busied himself with other things, only showing up occasionally. It could be called unscrupulous.
In the end... in the end... uh, he forgot...
***
[Attacked by memories again, you couldn't wait for verification. After hesitating again and again, you chose to go to the hospital.]
Yamada Hospital.
This was a very famous and capable private hospital.
Of course, the fees were as high as its reputation.
If he hadn't made a considerable sum of money from his novel, he probably wouldn't have dared to come here and would have had to go to a lower-tier hospital for a checkup.
Look, this is the power of money!
However, after arriving here, Haruka felt his head starting to hurt again.
"Why does it feel like... this is a place of heartbreak... Fuck!"
Haruka sat on a bench, clutching his chest.
He bent over, trying to relieve the pain.
He didn't notice.
In the corner, Ryo Yamada happened to pass by. She saw him, her gaze calm, but her footsteps paused.
After recovering for a while, Haruka registered for an appointment.
The service at the private hospital was excellent. Seeing that Haruka was unwell, passing medical staff brought him a glucose drink.
Of course, this was treatment he only received after registering and paying.
Money talks...
Time ticked by.
Finally, Haruka arrived at a certain department office.
Knock, knock, knock!
"Please come in."
Haruka pushed open the door.
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