643 Just how much of a misunderstanding do you have about me and him!? (1/2)
The next morning, Seiji was just about to call Hoshi when Hoshi happened to call him.
”I remember now.”
Seiji raised his eyebrows upon hearing this.
He had just wanted to discuss the matter of recovering his junior's memory. He didn't expect that Hoshi would regain his memory on his own.
”Last night, I had a dream… well, perhaps it wasn't really a dream. I then recalled what I've experienced,” Hoshi stated in a low voice.
”It's good that you remember… did you fight against other humans at that time?”
”Yes.”
”Did they see your face?”
”They didn't.”
”That's good, then.” Seiji heaved a sigh of relief. The situation would be much better as long as Hoshi's identity wasn't exposed.
”Let's discuss the specifics at school.”
”Okay.”
Seiji then finished his breakfast and headed out for high school.
He attended classes as usual. Seiji met up with Hoshi and the others during lunch break.
”When I was surrounded by those sticky fluid monsters, Lilith descended upon my body and used a powerful ability to deal with all those monsters.”
”Lilith? Is that the golden-haired girl's name?”
”Yeah… Lilith is an elf. The place that we saw—that beautiful garden with the large red-leafed tree—is the place she resides in,” Hoshi explained. ”And, those people with the red weapons have constantly been destroying her home.”
”Destroying?” Seiji blinked. ”Why?”
”Lilith doesn't know why they keep destroying her home, either. She kept trying to hide her garden or to chase them away. Yet, she was unable to stop them.”
”So she descended upon your body and made use of you to fight against those people?” Seiji furrowed his eyebrows slightly.
”That's right. It wasn't her intention to cause me to lose my memory. It was just that I was unable to fully bear her power, which was why I had a short-term memory loss,” Hoshi explained calmly.
Seiji looked carefully at Hoshi's expression.
”Judging from your expression, you've completely accepted all of this.”
”Indeed. I'm willing to help Lilith and fight for her cause!” Hoshi had a look of resolution.
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
”You're so cool, Amami-san,” Chiaki spoke up. ”You feel just like Seiji.”
”I think so as well.” Mika nodded in agreement.
Seiji was rendered speechless.
Hoshi smiled and was about to say something else when tomboy Chiaki continued, ”However, you're obviously being overly naïve… Can you really trust this Lilith who's a mysterious existence from another dimension?”
Hoshi's expression froze over. ”Wakaba-senpai…”
Hoshi fell silent.
”Those red-weapon-wielding individuals belong to a dangerous organization known as the Messengers.” Seiji spoke up. ”As for how dangerous, I think that perhaps they can be equated with the mystical society's version of terrorists. I killed three members of their organization and am already opposing them. Although I might have went overboard, I don't regret what I did at all. However, it's one thing to be enemies with them whenever we meet, but it's another thing entirely to proactively become their enemy. Hoshi… I can sense your resolution. But just as Chiaki said, you really should think more about this.”
”Senpai…” Something flashed in Hoshi's eyes.
Seiji smiled gently.
”Once you've thought things through, and if you're still determined to help her, I will support you.” Seiji reached out and patted his junior on the back.