**Chapter 20: Day 20 – Night – Inn "White Pervert" / Girls' Meeting**
"So… it really looks like Haruka-kun is planning to leave alone."
"Yeah… it seems like he's already finished preparing to go back."
"Ugh—he's living in town with no problems at all, right?"
"Well… there are actually tons of problems… but it feels like the townspeople have just given up… the guild especially…"
"I think… Haruka-kun is waiting for Oda-kun and the others. For our sake… and Shimazaki-san's group's sake…"
"Why?! He's our master, right?! Why is he leaving?! Why is he abandoning us?! We haven't… we haven't even done anything…"
"Right~? Isn't there something… like… something that would make Haruka-kun unable to leave? Something like that?"
"Haruka-kun's… well… how do I put it… ndoesnt have exactly a weak point, but…"
"Our bodies weren't enough… they weren't enough…"
"Um… there actually is something that would make him unable to leave… but it doesn't exist here."
"""""Huh?! What is it?!"""""
"A library."
As expected from the book committee member… but this seems hopeless. The only way to stop him is library construction…? No—even just the building, he'd probably make it himself. And make it extravagant.
If he hears there are tons of books to read, he might build one overnight… no, he definitely would. The moment "library" is mentioned, Sagrada Família would get built before anything in the original world.
If there's a library here, he'd definitely, absolutely stay in town. No way he'd leave. If they tried to kick him out, he'd probably just take over the whole town.
Yes—because the Haruka-kun I know spent eleven straight years reading books.
Always, always, forever and ever.
It's probably the one thing he wants most.
We've received so much from him.
Everything we have came from Haruka-kun.
Because we're even still alive right now.
And yet… we can't give him anything.
There's nothing we can do.
We'll probably keep talking tonight—about what to do, how to stop him… maybe tie him down.q
Again tonight, someone will reach their limit and start crying… he'll stay and we'll keep… keep… thinking.
Because we told everyone the reason—because we explained it to everyone—
"I think the reason Haruka-kun is trying to go back to the cave… is to keep the boys from coming here.
Because we—and Oda-kun's group—would be in danger.
He's planning to stop them there.
So he doesn't get killed…
So he doesn't have to kill anyone…
He's trying to do it all alone.
But…
No matter how strong he is, Haruka-kun has the level wall.
Even if he's stronger than anyone, he could still get killed.
No matter how strong, he could still get killed.
And yet… he's trying to do it alone.
Even though he's stronger than anyone… no matter how strong… he's weaker than anyone… more fragile than anyone… more precarious than anyone…"
For now—we confiscated his money. He's still got preparations left.
Until then… until that day…
**Day 20 End**