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"Nagumo-san was just granted permission to go out today."
Soya had come into my hospital room with Nagumo. According to Soya, Nagumo spent the past two days in a facility owned by the Exorcist Society, like me. However, she apparently also had to go through various tests. After all, she had previously been classified as a sixth-rank, and furthermore, the one who exorcised her was an unknown student from class D. They performed spirit vision on her repeatedly to make sure she had been exorcised properly and she also received numerous counseling sessions to check for any lingering psychological issues.
"Well, she still canāt walk around outside freely unless there are qualified exorcists watching over her though. They said this restriction will be removed after a few more days."
Even now, there were apparently two professional exorcists waiting outside in the hallway.
Looking at Soyaās appearance, I tilted my head.
She seemed to lack her usual energy. I felt like she was avoiding eye contact with me in a somewhat guilty manner.
As I was wondering what was wrong with her, Soya suddenly stepped back. Nagumo who had been squirming behind Soya then came up to the side of my bed and bowed her head.
"I really donāt know what to sayā¦ I attacked random people on the streets for such a stupid reasonā¦ thank you for stopping me. Iām sorry you got such serious injuries because of meā¦"
Nagumo blushed awkwardly as anguish, regret, shame, and self-loathing appeared on her face. Well, it wasnāt like I didnāt understand how she felt.
I would die from shame myself if I was exorcised while rampaging around as the man who runs away from long ones.
"Ah, well, donāt worry too much about it. Itās true that your matter blew up quite a bit but itās not your fault. Thereās nothing an ordinary person can do once theyāre monstrified."
She could just consider it an unfortunate accident that had been beyond her control.
If an incident was determined to have been caused by a monster, the person who had been possessed by the monster was also considered a victim and was rarely held criminally responsible. If there was anyone to blame, it was the Exorcist Society and our team who had been in charge of this case since we failed to resolve the problem before it became serious.
Nagumo should have received a full explanation on this matter but it seemed like she still felt a strong sense of remorse at the fact that so many injuries had been caused by her own hands. With her head still bowed down, Nagumo told me,
"Please let me know if you ever run into any trouble. I donāt know if it will make up for what Iāve done but if thereās anything I can do to help, whether itās your exorcist work or anything else, I want to help."
She spoke of her attempt at redemption with a serious face.
I didnāt want to disrespect her feelings, butā¦
"Didnāt you say that youāre not good with ghosts? Besides, youāre probably busy with school and club activities."
As a matter of fact, another team had been dispatched to Shinonome High School to replace us as counselors in the spiritual disaster counseling room. After the woman who runs away from boobs disaster, some parents voiced legitimate concerns that it was unreasonable to assign such young exorcists who were high school students themselves as counselors. As a result, us leaving Shinonome High School was basically set in stone at this point. I was glad that Nagumo was eager to help us with our work but it was unlikely that we would see each other again in the future.
Although that was what I thought,
"Oh, thatās not a problem. Iāve quit my club activities and wellā¦ it seems like Iām also going to be transferred to the School for Exorcists soon."
Nagumo said then lifted the bed I was lying on with one hand.
"They called it residual monstrification. If a monsterās power is too strong, its abilities have a possibility of remaining with the person who had been possessed by the monster even after exorcism is successfully performed on them."
I had heard about that kind of thing before. Something about how the Kuzunoha Family and other families with strong spiritual abilities all had ancestors who had been possessed by strong monsters at some point in their life. The power of these ancestors was apparently inherited down the family line.
"Although I can somewhat control this superhuman strength Iāve suddenly obtained, I canāt guarantee that I wonāt ever accidentally overexert itā¦ with things this way, my presence alone would be a danger to others, let alone me participating in club activities."
Nagumo said somewhat dejectedly, then continued,
"So transferring me to one of the schools in the exorcist school system also serves as a way to keep me under supervision. I donāt know the details yet, but I think itās highly likely that Iāll be transferred to the Metropolitan School for Exorcists."
Nagumo finally revealed a smile,
"Iām not good with ghosts and donāt know how to use exorcism techniques so the number of ways I can use this superhuman strength is limited, butā¦ if we do end up attending the same school then please take care of me, senpai."
I see, so thereās a possibility that Nagumo will be transferring to our school.
I paused on that thought.
As I imagined what it would be like if Nagumo really did transfer to our school, I cautiously opened my mouth to point out something that had been bothering me ever since Nagumo came into my hospital room but I hadnāt gotten the chance to say.
"Ah, well, itās just something I was wondering, butā¦"
"Are you continuing with those breasts even after you leave Shinonome High School?"
She hid her breasts with a jolt. Although not as much as before, Nagumoās breasts looked as bouncy as ever and it was obvious that she still had pads inserted.
"T-this is, well, Iām planning to decrease their size bit by bit gradually, the counselor also agreed that itās better for me to do this for a while longer, soā¦ erm, please donāt ask too much about itā¦"
Nagumo squeezed out the words as her eyes turned moist with shame.
A monster could be exorcised but a complex couldnāt be gotten rid of so easily.
Having her relapse into the woman who runs away from boobs again would be unbearable soā¦ it was probably best for me to just ignore anything regarding her breasts in the futureā¦
"Oh right, speaking of breastsā¦"
Nagumo suddenly brought her face up close to my pillow.
Nagumo glanced at Soya who continued to remain strangely quiet as she stood in the back of the room then whispered,
"ā¦although I heard from Soya that there was no other wayā¦ donāt you think that you should take responsibility for doing āthatā to me in publicā¦?"
"N, Nagumo, you, rememberā¦?"
I had assumed that her memories as the "boob ripping woman" would be fuzzy, but judging from the way her face turned red, she seemed to at least remember my climax exorcism. Seriously? I thought that things would be fine as long as I pretended not to know anything.
Cold sweat ran down my back as I panicked over how to respond to her, however,
"Ah, no, Iām not being serious. After all, it was my fault in the first place for causing such an incident. Besides, I thanked you for stopping me, didnāt I?"
Nagumo withdrew her red face. However, the next moment, she continued,
"ā¦but, well, I donāt know, it might just be my imagination? I feel like my breasts grew a little bigger after you exorcised meā¦"
Although her eyes werenāt filled with the insanity that had been present when she was possessed by the monster, Nagumoās eyes had a suspiciously lustful glow as she looked down hungrily at my hands which were currently sealed by crucifix bracelets.
Somehow, I had a bad feeling about thisā¦
The sound of a throat being cleared came from the back of the room.
Nagumo and I slightly jolted.
I felt a predator-like presence from Nagumo just now.
However, Nagumo immediately jerked away from me when Soya who had been quiet until then coughed.
"Isnāt it about time, Nagumo-san? You said you wanted to visit Kadokura-san and the others as well, right?"
It seemed like during the two days when I was asleep, Kadokuraās team had regained consciousness.
"Well then, Furuya. Thank you so much for stopping me back then. Iām looking forward to working with you after todayā¦ on various thingsā¦"
With her ponytail shaking, Nagumo walked out of the hospital room.
ā¦although I felt like there something slightly unsettling about the expression on her face, she left with a smile that seemed to say, "Despite everything, Iām still glad that you were able to resolve the woman who runs away from boobs incident."
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