538 Indeed, I am insane (1/2)

Everyone fell silent after Kazufuru's outburst.

Kazufuru stood up without waiting for Natsuya and the others to say anything and silently walked out of the student council room of his own volition.

He stopped thinking about anything entirely and let his mind stay blank. He wandered around aimlessly as he walked out of Genhana High School and onto the streets.

The sky was cloudy and the wind was chilly. It was evident that it was about to rain. Everyone still out on the street moved at a brisk pace, not wanting to be caught in the rain.

Kazufuru, however, walked around rather slowly with a hollow expression. Only when icy-cold raindrops fell upon him did he regain his senses.

Even though the cold rain was drenching him, he still didn't quicken his pace. He continued walking slowly until he entered a nearby coffee café.

Kazufuru found a table to sit down at. A server brought him a cup of hot water and a small towel.

Kazufuru wiped himself using the towel and ordered a cup of coffee. He then sat there quietly.

Once the coffee arrived, Kazufuru didn't even touch it. Instead, he merely continued to sit there in silence.

”Hey bro, what's the matter?” A gray-jacketed man sat down across from him. ”Why do you have such a grim expression that's even darker than the weather?”

Kazufuru glanced at the gray-jacketed man and then chose to ignore him.

”My guess is that you're having love troubles.” The gray-jacketed man smiled.

Kazufuru began to frown.

”Your love rival is more handsome than you are, taller, better at sports, has higher grades, and also richer than you, am I right?” the gray-jacketed man continued speaking.

”You've always worked so hard, wanting to get closer to the girl that you like. However, she doesn't spare even a single glance for you and has ignored all of your efforts, am I right?

”It's almost Valentine's Day, and that girl is preparing her homemade love chocolate for your love rival, while she only intends to give you some cheap friend chocolate just like she gives to all her other classmates, am I right?”

The gray-jacketed man asked three ”am I right?” questions in quick succession. Although he was asking, he didn't seem doubtful of the answers at all. He sounded quite confident that he was right.

Kazufuru's frown grew even deeper.

”None of your business!” he growled in a low voice.

”It seems that I'm on the mark.” The gray-jacketed man chuckled. ”Indeed, it's none of my business, as I'm simply a random person passing by. There's plenty of men out there with experiences just like yours, bro. I can find people like you anywhere. I'm not so bored that I chat all of you up. I'm simply talking to you because you're rather special, bro.”

Kazufuru icily glanced at the gray-jacketed man.

”Haha.” Kazufuru chuckled condescendingly in an icy manner.

”It would seem that you don't believe me. That's fine. After all, anyone like me that comes to chat up someone with love troubles like you probably sounds like a scammer.” The gray-jacketed man smiled. ”However, I'm no scammer. First of all, I don't want any money. I'll give you this item for free. Also, after I give you this item, you can't tell anyone about this, otherwise you'll die. Not only that, you'll die within five days if you don't use this item. Finally, I'm going to erase part of your memories, so that you only remember this conversation you had with me but forget what I looked like, along with where and when you met me.”

Kazufuru's expression froze over slightly before it became even more condescending.

”You're not a scammer, you're just insane.” He chuckled coldly.

”You're absolutely right. Indeed, I am insane.” The gray-jacketed man smiled and nodded. ”Now, let me tell you how to use this item. It's quite simple. All you have to do is be within four meters of the person you hate. Look at him for four seconds, and have killing intent in your mind while saying 'Kill' four times to yourself out loud. The only thing you need to note is that you can't have others see you doing this.”

The gray-jacketed man then opened the wooden box.

Kazufuru saw a green crystal inside the box. This green crystal had constantly moving blood-red runes etched upon it and was flashing abnormally.

Just as he widened his eyes in surprise, the gray-jacketed man flicked his fingers and caused Kazufuru's mouth to be opened by an invisible force. Then, this strange green crystal flew straight into his mouth and entered his stomach!

”Argh…!”

'What the hell is this!?'

That was Kazufuru's final thought before he fell unconscious.

”Urgh…”

Kazufuru suddenly woke up back in his own bed at home.

He felt like his chest was burning up, as if he had been branded. It was incredibly painful!

He wanted to scream; he wanted to get out of bed. However, he was completely unable to move.