112 Heaven-Sent Calamities (1/2)

”The holy maiden with divine protection.”

This was Shika Kagura’s nickname in her club as well as class.

After witches was a holy maiden… What was all this!?

”Your older sisters are called the ‘twin witches,’ and now you have a fellow club member that’s a ‘holy maiden?’ Hoshi, are you actually the male lead of a dating sim!?” Seiji could make numerous comments on this situation.

Hoshi could hear Seiji chuckling on the other end of the phone.

”Now you mention it, that’s an apt description. I’m just as useless and ordinary as the male lead of a dating sim, so even if there are witches or holy maidens by my side, I won’t be able to do anything,” Hoshi spoke as he gazed outside the window.

”But you’re different, Senpai. You’re so gentle and strong, and you possess the power to save others… that’s what a true main character is.”

Seiji was rendered speechless.

Should he activate his clown mode again?

No. His energy level for that was depleted and currently recharging.

He could only face this embarrassment head-on.

”I’m no superhero, and I can’t promise that I can do anything… Those were the words that I told her.”

”Senpai, humble as always.”

”I wasn’t being humble at all, okay! I merely told her the truth. Since I knew nothing about what was going on, of course I couldn’t promise that I could be of any help,” Seiji stated the truth of the situation.”And even if I knew what was going on… I’m only an ordinary person. There are always going to be situations where I’m powerless.”

‘No, Senpai, you’re a hero,’ Hoshi thought in his heart.

”Although you’re humble, gentle, and strong, you aren’t arrogant… You only show your true power when other people need your help.’

Compared to the superheroes in the movies, Senpai was much more like a true hero!

It seemed Senpai was basically telling him that he wanted information on Shika Kagura.

Hoshi smiled at thought of assisting his hero.

”Shika Kagura… Kagura-san transferred to Genhana Middle School earlier this semester…”

…

Shika Kagura was a middle school second-year student in Year 2, Class 4.

On her first day after transferring in, her self-introduction shocked everyone in class, including the teacher.

”I don’t need friends. Please don’t approach me, please don’t touch me, and please don’t talk to me.”

Anyone would be shocked at how calm her words sounded. She even retained that tranquil expression of hers while she was speaking.

Her attitude didn’t seem cold, haughty, or condescending. It was merely calm.

She acted as if she were saying the perfectly ordinary ”please take care of me,” but her words clearly showed her unwillingness to bond with her classmates. Even the teacher was stunned by this scene.

Of course, she was later called to the teacher’s office for a discussion.

But no matter what the teacher said, she remained implacable.

As for her classmates, some worked up the courage to talk to her, and others were instructed by the teacher to attempt to talk to her. Naturally, there were also those who tried to harass her for being different…

Shika’s only response to all this was calm rejection, or acceptance with zero reaction.

And just as the people harassing her were about to escalate the level to bullying, they were struck by misfortune.

Instead of Shika Kagura, harm came to those who wanted to bully her.

One person tripped and got injured on the stairs, one was burned by scalding hot water, one was viciously beaten up by some thugs, and one was even in a car accident and hospitalized!

These accidents happened in such quick succession, and the victims were all obviously connected. This made it easy for people to come up with their own theories.

A curse, or… heaven-sent calamities!

There were also some students that believed the worst of Shika Kagura, hypothesizing that she was under the protection of some unknown powerful entity or organization.

Well, that could explain the thugs’ beating as well as the car accident, but that wouldn’t be able to explain the person who tripped on the stairs by himself or the one who was accidentally scalded by boiling water in her own house.