Classmate wa Isekai de Yuusha ni Natta kedo, Ore dake Gendai Nihon ni Okizari ni Narimashita - Chapter 33

 Chapter 33: I Decided to Investigate - Part 6

"So, you wanna go next?"

After confirming that Nagamoto was completely unconscious, I turned to the girl standing behind him—Alicia, or whatever her real name was—and asked just in case.

"…I’d rather not if I can help it. Besides, I haven’t received any orders to fight you, Iori-kun."

Saying that, Alicia set her handgun down on the ground and raised both hands in surrender.

…Iori-kun? But I should’ve cast a cognitive disruption spell before coming here.

I glanced at my newly bought wristwatch. The countdown timer, which I had set to match the spell’s duration, had long since hit zero.

Ah… I screwed up.

The sound of that door slamming down earlier must have drowned out the alarm telling me the spell had expired.

"Just to confirm, you're not an enemy, right?"

"That’s right. We have no intention of harming you or the people around you. And besides, I wouldn’t be so ungrateful as to betray the person who saved me."

"…Got it."

It’s not that I believed her. There were more pressing matters at hand.

And if she did try something—well, I’d deal with it then.

"So, what exactly are you doing here?"

"I was curious about something. Mind if I look around the room?"

"Be my guest. I’ll be searching as well."

The basement—or rather, the operating room—was in complete chaos. Debris and broken equipment were scattered everywhere, and the liquids from shattered glass containers had spilled all over the floor.

I carefully moved aside the rubble, using Appraisal as I examined each object in search of my target.

"…Huh?"

Suddenly, my fingers brushed against something soft.

I lifted it from the rubble, only to find myself holding a pulsating lump of flesh.

(Appraisal.)

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[Target: Flesh Fragment of an Ushi-Oni]

• Condition: Bad
• Details: A piece of an Ushi-Oni’s scattered remains. The yōki within it possesses special hypnosis and mind-control properties. However, since it has been continuously drained of yōki, it is now on the verge of disappearing.
• Additional Notes: Recovered by the Yamafuji-kai under the orders of the mind-controlled Nagamoto.

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No doubt about it. This was exactly what I had been looking for.

However, the appraisal results only raised more questions.

I had originally assumed that this Ushi-Oni flesh was the one manipulating Nagamoto, but if this fragment had already been drained…

That meant there was someone else behind all this.

"Oh? So, you were after that too?"

As I was lost in thought, Alicia approached me.

It seemed that this was the reason she had snuck in here.

Now, what should I do? Even though my initial theory was wrong, this fragment was still crucial to uncovering the truth behind the incidents.

If possible, I’d like to keep it on hand a little longer for observation…

"Hey, would you mind giving me half of that?"

Just as I was considering my options, Alicia made an unexpected proposal.

"…Half is enough for you?"

"Yes. From a quick examination, it looks like any part of it will provide the same information."

"Alright. I’ll take you up on that offer."

Activating Wind Magic, I sliced the lump of flesh cleanly in half and handed one portion to Alicia.

At that moment—

『…DON’T YOU DARE TAKE THAT AWAYYYYYY!!!』

"Tch! This guy can still move?!"

With bloodshot eyes, Nagamoto sprang to his feet and charged at us.

Alicia quickly picked up her gun and placed her finger on the trigger, but at that distance, she probably wouldn’t make it in time.

Without hesitation, I activated Body Reinforcement and intercepted Nagamoto’s fist.

『GIVE IT BACK… GIVE IT BAAAACK!!!』

Was this what they called hysterical strength? Nagamoto’s power was on a completely different level than before.

If he was going all out, then so would I.

"Uoooooooohhh!!"

I stacked Medium Body Reinforcement on top of my existing buff and forced Nagamoto back toward the stairs.

(Now—this is my chance!)

I then cast Wind Magic at full power, propelling myself high into the air—taking part of the building’s ceiling with me.

『GRAOOOOOOO?!!』

"…It’s about time you stayed down!!"

I drove my right fist straight into Nagamoto’s chest with full force. His eyes rolled back, and he foamed at the mouth as he collapsed to the ground.

(…Huh?)

At that moment, for just an instant, I noticed a single thread of light extending from his back—almost as if he were being suspended from the heavens.

Acting on instinct, I used Appraisal on it, and the result was—

"…This just got a whole lot more troublesome. Oh—"

Before I could dwell on it further, I realized I was also falling.

I quickly used Wind Magic to control my descent and managed to land safely. As soon as I did, Alicia came running toward me.

"Hahh… Hahh… Don’t scare me like that!"

"My bad, my bad. By the way, you can have all of that flesh."

"Huh, seriously?"

Alicia looked shocked, clearly not expecting me to give her everything.

But soon, she caught on—her expression quickly turning wary.

"…And what do you want in return?"

"It’s not much of a price, but—"

I explained my condition.

Alicia fell silent, mulling it over for several minutes.

Then, eventually, she gave a small nod.

"Deal."

"…Yeah."

And with that, we shook hands.

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