The Heroines Are Obsessed with the Slit-Eyed Counterattack Character
Ah, you really are pathetic!
After finishing the basic stamina training, I dragged myself into the gym exhausted.
No, to be honest, I was thinking from the very beginning back on Earth. It seems impossible for me to focus on the next class after physical education.
My eyes keep closing no matter what. How am I supposed to listen? Actually, isn't this some scheme to deliberately lower students' grades...
“Huh?”
That ridiculous thought was still running through my head when a brand-new, pure-white sheet of paper appeared on my desk.
“What is this? Trash?”
The exhaustion that had been weighing me down moments ago vanished in an instant, pushed aside by pure curiosity.
I should activate Nature Realm just in case it's a dangerous object.
“Hmm, it's a perfectly fine note.”
Since I realized the note wasn't dangerous, I released Nature Realm and opened it without any hesitation.
“5 PM. Come to the back alley behind Training Ground 3.”
It was a straightforward demand to come to the back alley behind Training Ground 3 at 5 PM sharp.
“Hmm, sounds more like a love letter than anything... but I don't have anyone in mind.”
Who could it be? Alice, Shion, Charlotte... maybe? But even if they really confessed to me, they probably wouldn't call me for a date in a letter like this.
Charlotte? No way. She's my blood relative.
“Jeremy...? No, there's no reason for him to call me either.”
He's walking the path of an assassin. If his head is actually fine, he wouldn't call me for a meeting like this.
“Hmm... I really don't know.”
Originally, I had no intention of responding. It was both dangerous and annoying. But now that I couldn't guess who it was, my thoughts changed.
'If I can't find out who it is, I'll probably have trouble sleeping tonight.'
Well, it was a little annoying, but I figured it was worth the effort for some entertainment.
After classes ended, I walked toward the back alley behind Training Ground 3 exactly as the note said.
“Hmph......”
Nature Realm was naturally active. Just in case there was someone out there with bad intentions who might try to ambush me.
By this time, information should have started registering... Ah, got it.
There~ someone hiding against the wall at the corner of the alley, holding their breath and waiting for someone.
But that information... feels oddly familiar?
“Wow.... I never imagined you'd have a brain this empty.”
That person was none other than Pascal! Whoa! What a complete reversal I never could have imagined!
Interest in the whole thing evaporated instantly.
Should I just head back to the gym? After all, I still had to practice Future Sight today.
'Tch, annoying.'
On second thought, going straight to the alley seemed better.
Since I already knew the person calling me had a grudge against me, just running away wouldn't solve anything.
'This is still personal for now, but later they might even target my friends. Better to settle it today before it gets more complicated.'
I continued walking toward the alley where Pascal was supposedly hiding.
Well, at this point it was less of an ambush and more of a confrontation, but whatever.
By the time the distance between Pascal and me was down to less than twenty steps,
“......”
A suddenly hilarious thought crossed my mind.
I quietly smirked and summoned my clone right beside me.
Even with my vision splitting in two, this was nothing!
I immediately went to the Achievement Shop.
◈ Voice distortion capability
◈ One-time use
I bought the Voice Modification Characteristic Stone (one-time, common) for 10 points and immediately smashed it with a fist.
Voice Modification (One-time, Common)
I naturally acquired the Voice Modification skill through the clone as well.
Well, shall we start a little fishing for just one person?
“Hey, you don't happen to have anyone you dislike lately?”
“Um.... not really... Ah, wait, there is one. I'm not sure if I can even call him 'you,' but.... ah, forget it. He's trash anyway.”
“Even the famous kind person has someone you dislike?”
This conversation was being created using Voice Modification — the so-called one-person two-role performance.
I spoke in a deep, gravelly voice while my clone answered in a tiny, mosquito-like whine.
Of course, since it wasn't my usual casual tone, it felt a bit off, but... how do you even keep a straight face with something this entertaining?
“Do you know Pascal?”
“A~ I know exactly. That idiot who used power to seek revenge against his brother. The one publicly humiliated at the last... whatever-it-was ceremony. Truly disgusting.”
I felt Pascal's breathing grow rough through Nature Realm.
Nothing gets you angrier than gossip. Let's dig a little deeper?
“What I mean is, I always thought kids from good families were kind, but apparently those people are the worst.”
“Ah, that's a bit much. Not all of them are rotten, even from higher families. Just look at our trash brother Shion and Charlotte. Their reputations are actually quite good.”
“I don't know about that slit-eyed guy... but Charlotte really is incredibly kind.”
“Right? Just look at Shion alone. The answer is obvious.”
“Whoa, thinking about it now is weird. My own brother is the most virtuous, yet the guy himself is a complete loser and a coward... Sigh. Just makes me want to sigh.”
I threw in a little comparison that everyone loves.
“Sigh, hey. I shouldn't have brought it up. Talking about that idiot is making me feel gross too.”
“I agree, but... are we even allowed to talk like this? What if he hears us?”
“Haha, seriously. Hey man, you have something to be afraid of. Think about it. He's probably alone in the dorm right now sulking, so he can't possibly hear us.”
I could feel Pascal grinding his teeth through Nature Realm.
And with the cherry on top, mocking him as well?
“And even if he really is listening, if he heard us he'd have burst out already. He can't just sit there quietly. Normal people crawling around in the lower districts of our family territory wouldn't do that either...”
“You filthy pieces of shit!!!!”
◈ Voice distortion capability
◈ One-time use
Whoa! Pascal bursts out from the alley with his hair in total disarray~!
His face twisted with rage, he steps out of the alley.
When our eyes met — me, still in the middle of the one-person two-role act — I could see his veins bulging.
Oh, so that's how it works.
“Whoa! Caught red-handed? You should be embarrassed.”
I smiled shyly and dismissed my clone.
“.....You're trying to mess with me right now?”
Pascal narrowed his eyes and slowly approached me.
“No no! What kind of nonsense are you talking about? I was just having fun with my imaginary friend playing a game of gossiping about you, Pascal. Ah, since it's turned out this way, Pascal, would you like to join in too? It's really fun.”
“You're... just a crazy person.”
He clenched his fist and glared at me.
“Why in the world would my father look at me like this? Just live a quiet, pathetic life like before. Why are you blocking my path with someone like you? Why...... why......!”
Pascal's sobs had fallen so low that even sympathy felt unnecessary at this point.
I looked at him, his life ruined by his own choices, with a faint, awkward smile.
“Pascal. It's noisy, so stop yelling so loudly, okay?”
I removed the honorific entirely and gave him a command.
“W-what...?”
“Haha, did you get a slap on the cheek from your father? Your hearing must be bad. Well, I'm being kind, so let me repeat myself...”
I continued with a mocking tone toward the man who was glaring at me like he wanted to kill me.
“Shut up already. It's a waste of my eardrums to listen to your voice. What makes you think you have the right to yell like that?”
“You filthy dog!!!”
Pascal, finally losing control, charged straight at me.
This is a full-strength 5-Star attack...!
“Huh. You seem tougher than I thought.”
I stretched casually while keeping my eyes on Pascal's movements.
At that exact moment,
“Oops? Brother?”
A cool, refreshing voice that had nothing to do with the tense situation rang out.