"Wait, so you mean you're actually engaged to Toga-senpai, Madoka!?"
"Mawari-chan! Details! We need details!!"
"Everyone, I don't think we should pry so much. Isn't that the sort of thing people prefer to keep private?"
"But Tsuyu-chan, you're interested too, aren't you?"
"I mean, seriously, how is it!? Childhood friends and an engagement... it's like something straight out of a drama!"
...
"Girls' Talk" is a tedious affair. If I could go my whole life without participating in it, I would be a happy woman. I find myself wondering every single time: why are girls so utterly obsessed with matters of the heart?
I simply do not understand it. Discussing one's "type" in men, or "ideal" scenarios, or what they want to do on a date. Where they met, what they like about them... Honestly, is any of that worth putting into words?
I don't get it. I understand nothing of "Girls' Talk."
The day after the fitness test. The moment I arrived at school and took my seat, the girls swarmed me like a flock of birds. If I had to talk about anything, I'd much rather tell Tokoyami about what an ordeal I went through last night.
Besides, I wanted a chance to walk around the school building alone. The place is enormous and crawling with people. There are bound to be plenty of minor Cursed Spirits, and if not, a high-grade one is likely to manifest eventually. I could flush them out if I lowered a Curtain, but... it's best not to do that when people are around. I'd prefer to come here in the dead of night, but since I have to take the train to get here... Hmph. For now, I suppose I'll limit myself to exorcising any Cursed Spirits I happen to spot in the hallways.
Well, it's not as if any of them look ready to cause immediate harm. I'll leave the full-scale sweep for when I have a better opportunity.
By the way... do I really have to answer them? Do I have to explain every single detail of how I've spent my life with Himiko from the very beginning? It's just too much work. Besides, I doubt they'd believe half of it anyway. Take Tokoyami, for instance—no matter how many times I explain myself, he insists on calling me a "demon of carnage" or a "raksasa."
Furthermore, I'm not sure who started the rumor, but the "mistake" I made back in elementary school has already spread throughout the entire school. You know—the time I punched every single person in Himiko's class. I suspect that girl "accidentally" let it slip to someone. Now, every time I pass a second or third-year student, they give me these uncomfortably warm, knowing looks.
Frequently, they'll even smile and say, "Be happy together~!" as we pass. Himiko... just how much did you tell them? Well, I suppose there is the benefit of keeping strange men from trying to hit on us.
Not that I can imagine what would be fun about being wooed by a man anyway. I may look like a small girl on the outside, but I am a man on the inside, you know?
"My business with Himiko is... a secret. I have no intention of discussing it in detail."
For now, I declined with a smile, hoping they'd take the hint. I don't expect them to actually be satisfied with that, though. I'll likely be asked a dozen more times before the week is out.
Still, in this day and age where everyone has a "Quirk," there are some truly fascinating sights to see. Even in this class, there are plenty of people with bizarre appearances.
Take Hagakure, for example. Apparently, she's an invisible person; I can't see her face. In fact, I can't see her body at all. When I first saw her, I genuinely thought she was a headless Cursed Spirit.
Then there's Ashido. Her skin color is peculiar, and her eyes aren't like a normal human's. And could you please stop wiggling those things on your head? It makes me want to reach out and grab them.
And Asui... oh, she wanted me to call her Tsuyu, didn't she? She gives off the impression of a cross between a frog and a human. She has remarkably large hands. Her mouth, too. I feel like she could chew through a human head if she really wanted to. Apparently, her tongue is quite long as well. I'm curious to see exactly how long; perhaps I'll ask to pull on it later? I mentioned that to Tokoyami over the phone yesterday, and he desperately tried to talk me out of it.
While some look nothing like humans, there are others who look perfectly normal. I'm a bit on the fence about whether the boy with the red-and-white hair counts as "normal," though.
Truly, this era is a strange and mysterious one.
"Now then, you'd all better get to your seats before you get scolded. We can save the 'Girls' Talk' for another time."
Not that I ever want to do it again. I find talking to the boys to be a much more meaningful use of my time. I simply cannot wrap my head around the way girls think.
Well then. Morning homeroom is about to start. Mr. Aizawa has entered the room. I'm not one to care much for appearances, but as an adult, is that really an appropriate outfit?
At the very least, he should shave that beard. Honestly, the youth of this era...
"I AM... COMING THROUGH THE DOOR LIKE A NORMAL PERSON!!!"
It is now the fifth period. Time for a subject called "Hero Basic Training." Even I know who this is. This is that hero "All Might." I see him on the television occasionally. They call him the Symbol of Peace, the strongest of all heroes. They say the crime rate dropped significantly the moment he appeared. A "Natural Born Hero."
But good grief... look at those muscles. Even for someone who has trained their body to the limit, isn't that a bit excessive? I don't recall anyone in my previous life having muscles so large they looked like they were about to burst. Well, maybe there was one... or maybe not...
Anyway, the pressure he emits is incredible. I'd prefer it if he didn't come any closer. My body in this life is small, so having a mountain of muscle looming over me creates a rather inexplicable sense of dread...
"Let's get right to it! Today we're doing... COMBAT TRAINING!!"
It's not a lecture? That's a relief. To be honest, with my academic level, I'm barely keeping up with the five core subjects. If I don't have to use my brain any more today, I'll take it. Besides, I've been itching to move my body a bit.
"Change into your costumes and head down to Ground Beta!"
Costumes? What in the world is that? I don't know anything about costumes.
What? "Quirk Registry and Request Forms" sent before enrollment? "Clothing Allowance"?
Oh... I think I remember letting my mother and Himiko fill those out because I didn't understand the questions.
...Wait. I just got a very bad feeling. Don't tell me this "costume" thing is just... cosplay?
And I left that... to my mother and Himiko...?
Oh no. I'm starting to get very anxious. This bad feeling is swelling without limit. Please, anything but a maid outfit, or a China dress... please tell me it's not a shrine maiden outfit!!
I'm begging you!! Mother! Himiko!! I'm trusting you, okay!? I'm putting my faith in you!!
...
...Ugh.
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