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Chapter 26 - Prologue

 I defeated the first runaway soul, and then immediately defeated the second one...

 It feels like these past two weeks have been incredibly busy. I didn't even get to play games (very much).

 Well, I doubt we'll find another runaway soul. I'm going to play as many games as I can (during class)!

 ...I think it was around the time I was making that decision...?

Slurp, s...

 The moment I entered the classroom, this sound rang out.

"Seriously, not again?!"

"Y-yes, it seems like he's in this class."

 Now that you mention it, Ayumi and Nakagawa are also students in this class, right?

 If there are three in each class, and there are four classes in each grade, then by simple calculation, that would mean there are 36 runaway spirits in the high school division, right?

 If you include the middle school, it doubles... No, let's stop thinking about it any further.

 There are some things in this world that are better left unnoticed. If you don't find the runaway soul in the first place, you probably don't have any obligation to complete the game.

"So, who's the next target to conquer?"

"Um..."

" Let's begin. Take your seats."

"Tch, I'll talk to you again during lunch break."

"Yes!!"

 Meanwhile, Nakagawa is looking at me worriedly from his seat in the corner of the classroom.

 We were together on the way to school, but we parted ways halfway through because we thought the fans would be noisy if we stayed together the whole time.

 Since we're at it, let's invite him too.

"Meet on the rooftop during lunch break."

"roger that!"

 I typed an email at lightning speed, checked the reply, put the PFP back in my pocket... and then took it out again.

 There's nothing I can do yet anyway. At a time like this, no one will complain if I play games to my heart's content.

  ...Lunch break, on the rooftop...

"Now, let's hear it all."

"Well, even if you say you're going to throw up..."

 The next target to conquer is 'Yoshino Asami'.

"Yoshino Asami... Now that you mention it, I remember her."

 I seem to remember there being a girl with that name at the back of the classroom.

 I don't get many opportunities to talk to my classmates, so that's about all the information I have.

"I wonder what kind of person they are?"

"I just hope he's not another troublesome guy."

"Keima, what does that mean?"

"..."

 A lot of things happened while you were out of the loop. A lot of troublesome things.

 I won't say anything stupid.

"Well, let's see..."

 Yoshino Asami, born June 6th, is 17 years old.

  She belongs to the tea ceremony club, and her blood type is A.

  Height: 156cm, Weight: 47kg.

  I don't have any particular favorite foods, and I don't have any particular dislikes either.

 That's what I heard!

"...Hey, Elsie."

"Yes, what is it?"

"Are you the real deal?"

"Huh? It's, it's the real thing..."

"That's a lie!! There's no way you're this competent!!"

"Hey, that's so mean, God!!"

 Since we're in the same class, you can gather this much information by talking to people around you during breaks!

"Leaving aside things like club activities, how do you know my height and weight?"

"It's all thanks to Hagoromo-san's power! Ahem!"

 in short...

 I gathered information by asking people during breaks whenever I could.

 They collected physical information and such using the mysterious functions of the celestial robe.

"...Were you really that capable?"

"Of course! I'm your buddy and collaborator!"

 ...So, is it safe to assume that their expertise lies solely in small talk skills, rather than information gathering abilities?

 Let's leave it at that. Yeah.

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