Chapter 175 A Reflection Confronting Cthulhu
Yuko and Shouko left. But their departure left Hakuto with a mess.
Hakuto never expected to encounter this kind of situation. And Shouko would actually say such a thing. Hakuto was truly spartaned.
'Did it have to be like this? Did it have to be like this?'
Hakuto felt like everyone in the class was looking at him with strange eyes. Hakuto looked at Yuji and tried to explain. "Yuji, Kirishima and I..."
"No need to explain. I know. I brought this upon myself. From now on, Shouko... Kirishima-san is in your hands. Treat her well. I think of her as a little sister."
Hakuto looked at Yuji, completely dumbfounded, 'Did Yuji really see women as mere clothes and brothers as limbs? Or was it something else? Was Kirishima really that disliked by him?'
"You're really sick. What's wrong with Kirishima? Why do you dislike her so much?"
"It's not that she's bad. I just really don't like her. Feelings can't be forced, right? So Kirishima falling for you is a good thing. You probably won't reject her."
Hakuto was unconvinced. "Which eye of yours sees that I definitely won't reject Kirishima?"
"Both eyes. Who can you fool with your womanizing ways? Yukinoshita Yukino, Kato Megumi, Shinomiya Kaguya... there are probably even more I don't know about."
After speaking, Yuji looked at Hakuto suspiciously. "I even suspect that all the girls in the club are involved with you."
"Slander! That's slander!"
Yuji looked at Akihisa. "Did Class D agree to the Summoned Beast War?"
"No. Speaking of that, you bastard, Yuji. You said the people in Class D were sissies. Do you know I almost didn't make it back?"
"Oh, that's fine. Let's lie low for a while. We'll start the Summoned Beast War in a month."
Hearing Yuji's still unrelenting words, Hakuto shook his head and didn't advise. Hakuto could probably guess why the school wanted to stop Class F from starting Summoned Beast Wars.
Frequently summoning Summoned Beasts consumes spirit, energy, and vitality. If it's just ordinary summoning, it's fine.
But if the Summoned Beast dies, meaning its score goes to zero, it causes some damage to the Summoned Beast's spirit, energy, and vitality. Once or twice, they can recover. But if it happens too often, the person will completely collapse.
When classes ended, Hakuto left the classroom and went to the Service Club. There was nothing at the student council, so Hakuto planned to check out the Service Club.
He slid open the Service Club door. Then he saw the students from Otonokizaka High School learning music theory and basic dance from Yukino.
To become idols, they definitely had to know how to sing and dance. And these girls from Otonokizaka High School didn't even understand basic music theory. What chance did they have?
He watched for a while. Hakuto then noticed that in just a few days, these girls from Otonokizaka had made considerable progress.
"Very good. Once you're a little more proficient, I will definitely approve your club application."
Hakuto praised them. But the girls blushed.
Through Yukino's explanations, they understood how difficult it was to become an idol. And Yukino directly told them that the entertainment industry wasn't easy, that it was filled with all kinds of dirty dealings.
Hakuto had hinted at this earlier, but the girls couldn't understand. It wasn't until Yukino told them that they realized how naive their original thoughts had been.
But in the end, the girls still decided to become idols.
Hakuto watched for a while.
[As expected, they've still embarked on this path. Muse.]
[But these girls are really cute. They deserve to be my wives. Especially Kotori. She's my favorite in Muse. So cute.]
Just as Hakuto was watching the Muse girls practice, the Service Club door suddenly slid open. Sonoko walked in. Seeing Hakuto, she immediately approached him.
"Hakuto, can you come with me? I have a favor to ask."
Seeing Sonoko's expression, Hakuto nodded. "Okay. Where to?"
Sonoko immediately took Hakuto's hand and led him outside. Then she pleaded with Hakuto. "My uncle is being targeted by a Spirit. Hakuto, could you please help save my uncle?"
Hakuto was a bit surprised, He hadn't expected Sonoko to ask him for this. But he quickly reacted and nodded to Sonoko.
"Okay. For helping me with the Sunset Manor, I can go take a look with you."
Sonoko's face immediately lit up with a smile. "Thank you so much!"
"Then, shall we go now?"
"Let's go now. My uncle is in a bad state right now. So if possible, I'd like to solve his problem as soon as possible."
Hakuto and Sonoko got in the car and headed to the Suzuki Family.
Arriving at the Suzuki Family, Sonoko's parents didn't underestimate Hakuto because of his age. They treated him with respect.
"I'm sorry we can't entertain you properly right now."
"No problem. Just take me to see the person."
They then directly took Hakuto to Jirokichi's room. At that moment, Jirokichi seemed dead, just lying there.
"Has he been unconscious like this?"
"Yes. But according to the hospital's examinations, he is gradually aging. We asked official personnel to examine him. They said something is sucking my cousin's vitality."
Suzuki Shiro explained the situation to Hakuto. Hakuto stepped forward to examine him. He opened Jirokichi's eyes. Then he noticed a figure reflected in Jirokichi's pupils.
The next moment, rolling black fog erupted from Hakuto. A great, towering phantom image appeared in the sky.
But then, the reflection in Jirokichi's pupils also appeared in the sky, confronting the towering phantom image.