Chapter 24 - The Heroes from Earth (1/2)
The Heroes from Earth
<Kashima Kobato POV>
The D-Rank Hero, Kashima Kobato, was walking along a luxurious corridor paved with carpets.
The castle have an impression of being the same as those in your favorite fantasy movies.
The first thought that would come to mind would be that it resembles a Medieval European style.
…I feel a bit disgusted about my lack of vocabulary.
Nonetheless, this is one of the scenery that I admired.
[………]
If it weren’t for this situation though, I might have been glad.
I raise my head.
My field of view changes from the feet to the back of the human heads.
Leading the group is the goddess along with my following classmates from 2-C.
It’s like we’re on a tour trip.
[There’s one thing you all have to do before I hand over a unique item.]
The goddess said so.
I closed my eyes.
I clasped my hands together as if like I’m praying for something.
(I’m scared…)
That moment when that third wolf has suddenly burned up.
At that time, my heart was seized with fear.
After the measurement, I was shrinking in the corner of that room.
There’s more than 10 other classmates along with me who were shaking in despair.
I understood what was happening with that magic circle.
There were those dreadful words that were flying about.
Kirihara Takuto, Oyamada Shougo, and even that Yasu Tomohiro had changed too.
Also those classmates who speak of abuse and mockery.
Even that goddess.
I’m scared of them.
[F**k you, sh*tty goddess!]
(Mimori-kun…)
Tears can’t help but flow out of my eyes.
(I’m sorry… I’m sorry… I can’t do anything…)
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There was once a day where I had found a cat lying down near the school gate.
It seem to be terribly weak.
Everybody ignored that cat.
It was only two boys who passed by at that time that has took interest in it.
They took pictures of the amusing cat with their smartphone.
[If we post this image on and get a lot of reactions on Insta, I’ll help that cat! Heck, if it spread all over the place, maybe I’ll be talked about on TV!]
INSTA is a social network who focuses on images.
In the end, those students did not return.
I was left standing alone on the spot.
(W-what should I do…?)
First of all, I should search for information on my smartphone with the keywords “cat” and “dying”.
My fingers were shaking.
It has always been like this.
If I don’t rely on something, I can’t make a move myself.
I can’t decide what to do by myself.
[Uwwaaahhh!?]
I ended up finding an image of a cat’s corpse.
The fingers that had been operation my smartphone froze.
I closed my eyes tightly.
(It’s impossible… to continue searching, I don’t want to do that anymore…)
[Kashima?]
A voice called out to me.
It’s a boy’s voice.
[Ah… Mimori-kun…]
It’s a boy from the same class, Mimori Touka.
We have never spoken before.
He’s a boy who doesn’t stand out that much.
Or rather, he have so little presence.
I feel some familiarity with him though.
Why is that?
It’s because he doesn’t have that scary impression like from the group of Kirihara Takuto.
[Wait, that cat…]
[Ah, yeah…]
I explained the circumstances.
And then Mimori-kun replied with “I understand.”.
[Eh?]
[Let’s take it to the vet.]
[Ah.]
Veterinarian.
That’s right.
Why haven’t I thought of going there first?
[Did you hurt yourself somewhere?]
Mimori-kun gently held the cat in his arms.
[Calm down, will you?]
(For Mimori-kun… to make a face like that…)
And so, we went to a veterinarian.
Apparently, it seems that the cat’s leg was injured.
The cat’s also weak because it’s lacking from sufficient nutrition.
The vet told us that it’d be fined if the cat would be treated.
The relieved me left the veterinary hospital with Mimori-kun.
[Mimori-kun… T- thank you…]
[It’s fine. I actually like cats.]
[Ah, about the money–]
The payment have been paid by Mimori-kun.
I had only been watching the cat.
It seems that he had paid them at that time.
I had hurriedly took out my wallet at that time.
But Mimori-kun just smiled.
[It’s fine about the money. In the first place, I was the one who suggested that we bring it to the vet.]
[But…]