I Became the Strongest With The Failure Frame【Abnormal State Skill】As I Devastated Everything-Chapter 24

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Chapter 24


The Heroes from Earth


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…)



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…]


[It’s fine already . I’m actually the type to expend money on things that matter . ]


I can’t come up with the words to reply back .


It’s always been like this .


Just easily accepting of the other party’s words .


Always been adjusting to the other party .


That’s how I avoid even the slightest sign of a quarrel .


Inaction .


(I have to find a topic… with a topic, even I should be able to say something…)


I made a clumsy smile .


I’m quite good at “escaping” at things with a smile .


[Say, Mimori-kun… d-do you like animals?]


[Ah, I like them . ]


Mimori-kun’s eyes look like they are looking at somewhere quite far in the distant sky .


[They’re better than humans . ]


[…eh?]


(Mimori… kun?)


Mimori-kun looks quite surprised .


His smile looks like he’s troubled by something .

[Ahhh– no no, just now… that’s not really the case! You know, animals don’t have to worry how they’re different around others, unlike how humans think . Besides, I really like my parents right now . ]


That’s quite a vague excuse .


I feel like he’s just making it up .


If I remember it right, there seems to be some kind of culture where boys at a certain age would dare to say that they “hate humanity” just in order to make it so that they appeared to be unique from other people .


The thing is that they have a different sense of character from the others, that they would think (or make others think) that they were cooler than them .


That’s what is written on the internet . ( I often rely on the internet . Even if I’m unskillful at talking, I should still reply kindly . )


However, Mimori-kun looks like he’s really trying to steer away in a hurry .


It’s like he really failed at hiding something .


I have been having that feeling .


[Umm… a- anyway… you know— you’re quite kind, Kashima . ]


[Eh? Uhmmm… T- that’s not true at all… it’s you, Mimori-kun that’s… a- anyway… s- see you tomorrow at school…]


[Ah? Ah . Be careful on your way home, Kashima . ]


Since then, I haven’t talked to Mimori Touka .


I didn’t have the courage to speak .


To talk with the boys in our school .


That hurdle was too high for a shy person like Kashima Kobato .


On the other hand, there was only that one time when I talked Mimori-kun .


But I had ignored it .


After all, I didn’t have any courage .


Since then, I have always felt a little guilty towards Mimori Touka .


Incidentally, the cat at that time had now been a member of the Kashima family .


v


(For my classmates to be like that…)


This class is scary .


When Oyamada kicked Yasu’s seat on the bus, I was quite frightened .


I must not make eye contact with Oyamada Shogou .


If I do, I may die from heart attack .


I’m a coward .


There’s also that third wolf…


(Does a hero have to fight such a thing? That’s impossible, absolutely…)


The goddess-sama is also scary .


I can’t say it exactly, but there’s something I don’t like about her .


On the other hand, Sogou Ayaka was quite amazing .


She fought against the goddess even in that kind of situation .


Ayaka is different from me .


Even the Takao sisters .


I can’t behave that way .


Kirihara Takuto, Oyamada Shogou and Yasu Tomohiro are different .

Everyone in this class is better than me .


I look down at my feet .


(A cowardly D-Rank Hero… I wonder if I will be discarded too . )


[Ko–ba–to–?]


[Ah…]


I raise my face .


[What are you staring blankly at? Are you also anxious?]


[Ikusaba-san . ]


A smiling female student talked to me while she’s walking backwards .


[Asagi . ]


[Eh?]


[Me actually… I don’t like being called being called by my surname, so I often said it back in our classroom . If you knew and yet still persist on calling me like that, 70 % of this class may ostracize you, you know?]


[I… I’m sorry . ]


Ikusaba Asagi .


Her measurement should have been B-Rank…


Oyamada Shougo’s A-Rank appraisal result outshined Asagi’s B-Rank result and thus was washed away, but her Rank is still higher than most of the class .


The top of this class consists of Kirihara Takuto’s group .


However, if it’s just limited to the female’s group, it can be said that Asagi’s group have the largest power .


It would be bad if Ikusaba Asagi looks at you with a bad light .


Everybody, every girls understand that .


So, I don’t go against it .


I’d even flatter her just to be taken in .


They must see me as a harmless bystander .


I chose to be in a neutral position .


I usually try to be as invisible as the air as long as possible .


Even in breaks, I would just read ReadNovelFulls secretly .


[Oh, right~? Is it okay if I confirm something, Poppo?]


Asagi often calls me “Poppo” .


Is it because of that song “Hatopoppo” .


(T/N: dunno about the reference here actually . Poppo could be referred to as “choo-choo” as in the sound of train . Poppo can then be said as a nickname for her because she always the one who follows . Hatopoppo… A hat for train drivers? Hato could also mean pigeon, which can also be read as Kobato, which is her name . )


[Uh, yeah… what is it?]


Asagi moved to my side and put her hand around my waist .


I won’t let it go— my airiness .


[It’s just what I think would happen, but probably this class… would collapse sooner or later . ]


(eh…?)


[Collapse…?]