155 Questions (1/2)

Seiji started with a direct question. ”How do you intend to defeat Natsuya Yoruhana?”

This time, there was a lengthy silence as Okubo fell into deep thought.

”I have a perfect plan… but I can’t tell you the details,” he finally responded in a grim, dark tone.

”You want me to help you but can’t tell me what your plan is?”

‘Is that your so-called sincerity?’

Okubo felt as if he could hear that implied question needling at him, and he was overcome by a sudden wave of anger and frustration.

‘This piece of garbage thinks he’s actually someone important! I was polite to him for just a little while, so he dares to question me!’

He was incredibly annoyed inside.

But he had to give Seiji a reasonable explanation.

”It’s because you might leak the information. Haruta-kun… it’s not that I don’t trust you, but you’re currently in the middle of that woman’s territory, so if I tell you anything, it’s highly likely for her to learn about it. It’s probable that… no, she’s definitely secretly placing surveillance on you!”

”Ah… that sounds logical.” Okubo heard agreement in Seiji’s voice. ”But, in that case, how can I be of any help to you? I’m currently at Natsuya Yoruhana’s residence, and I’m under her surveillance, so I can’t do anything.”

”That’s not true! You can do many things as long as you follow my orders!” Okubo hurriedly stated. ”Just follow my instructions, and you’ll be able to break free from your surveillance, and do… what you’re supposed to do!”

”If I follow your orders, I’ll be able to threaten her… Just like Shika Kagura, right?”

Okubo paused in surprise upon hearing the name of the temporary retainer he hired.

”What do you mean by this, Haruta-kun?” Okubo asked, inwardly wondering why Seiji had brought up that useless retainer’s name.

”That is the second question I wanted to ask you,” Seiji’s said coolly. ”Shika Kagura, the temporary retainer that you hired, has the ability called the ‘Reaper’s Curse’, which will bring misfortune and calamities down upon other people. You ordered her to enter Genhana Middle School as a student, change places with your real Snow Girl retainer to confuse Natsuya’s retainer, and to have her lose and be injured on purpose.

”This was all to make use of the ‘Reaper’s Curse’ ability, and destroy Natsuya’s spell formation defending the combined Genhana Middle and High School… right?”

”…Indeed,” Okubo admitted.

This was a plot he had been proud of… well, he had been.

That was because the plot which he had been so confident in failed completely!

Genhana High School’s spell formation and Natsuya Yoruhana both took zero damage.

The ‘Reaper’s Curse’ ability and even the marvelous trap that he placed on Shika Kagura were all evaded by that woman!

Okubo didn’t wish to dwell on the subject, but he felt obliged to respond since Seiji had asked.

”So everything Natsuya Yoruhana told me was true? You’re not going to deny anything at all?” Seiji asked in a surprised voice.

Okubo barely managed to restrain himself from yelling out loudly in anger.

Deny… He really wanted to deny Seiji’s words, yet he couldn’t. It was an indisputable fact that his useless temporary retainer had been taken captive and was locked up in the same residence that Seiji Haruta was currently residing at!

Since he knew that garbage retainer would tell them about him, denying his previous actions would only make him sound like a hypocritical liar.

That was why he could only admit it.

”No, I don’t deny it. It was my plot, but unfortunately she saw through it… That woman is really devious, which is why I need your help…”

”Wait a moment; I still haven’t finished,” Seiji interrupted him mid-speech. ”Since you’ve admitted to that plot of yours, the next question is what I want to ask you the most.

”If your plot had succeeded, Natsuya Yoruhana’s spell formation would have been destroyed, and every student and teacher at Genhana Middle and High School would have had calamities befall them. Is that right?”