307 Let Me Temporarily Take Care of Her (1/2)

Apart from Hinako Tachibana, another rather eye-catching issue was the Honey Candy Girl army. Seiji suspected that something had possessed them from within.

Hinako claimed to have ”received help from many good people.” Were those ”good people” she referred to other dead souls just like her?

If that was really the case, apart from the fact that this mysterious power was incredible, it was quite moving. For so many now deceased souls to fight for the sake of a mother and daughter... this was something which would move anyone.

They were all heroes. At least that was what Seiji believed.

He would remember that battle forever, especially the scene where angel-Seiji self-destructed and sacrificed himself.

Angel-Seiji said something at that time which he didn't hear clearly. He felt this was truly regrettable.

Just who were they? And what was the world of the dead like? Seiji was quite curious, but he decided not to think too much about this topic.

The next morning, Seiji and Shika took Reo to the hospital where Shouhei Hirai was recuperating.

Mayuzumi and Saki returned to Mayuzumi's apartment. Mai also accompanied them just in case. Although this incident was likely over with, it was always better to be cautious.

There was still one mystery left, after all. Who exactly defeated Shouhei Hirai?

Judging from what they knew now, perhaps that person really was just a passer-by with a sense of justice. However, other possibilities existed as well.

Seiji, Shika, and Reo hailed a taxi to the hospital that Mai had told them about. They located Shouhei Hirai's hospital room and saw that he had already woken up.

”Uncle,” Reo called happily.

”Reo!” Hirai had a relieved expression when he saw his niece. Then, he turned around to look at the two people beside her.

”You were with Amami-san.” He recognized Seiji.

”Hello, Hirai-san.” Seiji looked back at him. ”My name is Seigo Harano. I'm Mayuzumi Amami's friend and a high school student at Genhana High School.”

”Hello. Why is Reo together with you?” Hirai seemed bewildered by this.

”Before I explain, I'd like to ask you something first: Hirai-san, do you remember what happened to you recently?”

Hirai furrowed his brows. ”I can't remember. I've been trying to recall what happened to me ever since I woke up, but I have no idea why I'm so heavily injured and lying in a hospital bed. I don't know if I was caught up in a car accident or something similar.

”The last thing that I can remember is that I was sleeping on my bed at home. Then, I can't remember anything after that, most likely because I got injured. I really wanted to know what happened. I was also really worried about Reo, but you guys arrived.” He looked straight at Seiji. ”Do you know what happened?”

Then, Seiji approached the hospital bed and gave Hirai a basic rundown of what had happened to him.

Shouhei Hirai was astonished to learn that his niece was a Spiritual Ability user who lost control of her powers, causing him to ambush and attack Mayuzumi Amami.

'What the hell is this!? It must be made up!' That was his first impression. His face completely revealed his thoughts.

”As expected, it's difficult for you to believe. Unfortunately, I don't have any hard evidence that you did what I just said you did, but I can immediately prove that there are Spiritual Ability users in this world.” Seiji took out a coin from his wallet and showed it to Hirai. ”Look closely. This is just an ordinary coin. There are no strings or any other mechanisms manipulating it.”

Then, he casually tossed the coin away, before activating [Telekinesis]. The coin flew in an arc and was about to land on the ground when it suddenly turned around in midair and flew to Seiji's hand.

Hirai's eyes widened in surprise at this.

”This is a Spiritual Power, and I'm a Spiritual Ability user. I was the one who stopped you from harming Mayuzumi Amami,” Seiji informed him calmly.

”This must be nothing more than some stage magic, although I don't know the trick behind what you just did.” Hirai was still doubtful.

”If you could move, I'd take you to an appropriate place and show you something more ridiculous, like punching through a wall with my bare fist.” Seiji shrugged nonchalantly. ”By the way, that's exactly what you did before under the influence of Reo's power. The hole in Amami-sensei's home still hasn't been fixed yet. Should I call her and ask for a picture to show you?”

Hirai was rendered speechless.