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<hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-wide">\n{Chapter 2} First request from World Ability Users Agency\n
Part II\n
âBoooooo!â\n
ăHiroto spitted his coffee quite grandly. Ichigo smiled bitterly as he looked at it with half-lidded eyes.\n
âYou really have an attitude, donât you?â\n
âWhat happened?ăSuddenly like thatâ\n
âItâs not sudden. Iâve been thinking about it for a while. No, especially since the entrance ceremony âŠâŠ.â\n
ăHiroto looked at Ichigo, who was drinking a can of coffee as if it was nothing.\n
âBecause, youâre too weird. Youâve been kicked out of your house, youâve been living on your own, and youâve been working part-time. And now youâre asking me for advice?ăEven if it wasnât me, others would also think thereâs something going on. The events are completely unconnected, though.â\n
âI-Is that so?â\n
âYeah, well, âŠâŠâŠthatâs not allâ\n
âEh?ăThereâs more?â\n
âOf course there is, but itâs the main reason âŠâŠ.â\n
ăHiroto was a little nervous at Ichigoâs more serious expression than usual.\n
ăHe has known Ichigo for a long time. He can easily tell the difference between when he is serious and when he is joking.\n
ăAt the beginning, it was as if they became friends just because they got along with each other. After that, they connected with each other more than they thought, and now they can be called best friends, Hiroto believes that.\n
ăAlthough they didnât confirm it by saying it to each other, there was no need to between Ichigo and Hiroto.\n
âI think of âŠâŠ you as my best friend. I donât remember when, though.â\n
âWhat is it, all of a sudden?â\n
ăHiroto was surprised to hear Ichigo suddenly say something that they had never said to each other before. His eyes met Ichigoâs, and his face was so serious that he couldnât help but feel embarrassed.\n
ăBut at the same time, Hiroto felt uneasy about what Ichigo was about to say.\n
ăIchigo paused for a moment and looked at the center of the park.\n
âYou know, I forgot about âŠâŠ you once.â\n
ââŠâŠ!â\n
âItâs not like it slipped my mind, you know?ăI forgot there was someone named as youâŠâŠ.â\n
ââŠâŠâŠâŠâ\n
ăHiroto accepted Ichigoâs words and lightly lowered his eyes.\n
âAfter all âŠâŠ thereâs really something to it.â\n
âW-What do you mean?â\n
âBecause youâre not surprised, and youâre not angry as well.â\n
âA-Ah, No!ăI was surprised because Ichigo said something strange, and I couldnât speak. âŠâŠâ\n
ââŠâŠ Hiroto.â\n
âYes?â\n
âIs that something you canât even tell me?â\n
ââŠâŠâ\n
âIf you look at âŠâŠ me like that, then thereâs something going on, something you canât tell me.â\n
ăIchigo laughed bitterly.\n
ăThe boy Hakamada Ichigo appears to be goofy at first glance, and his first impression from the people around him is actually not very good.\n
ăMoreover, his face wasnât bad, and he was good at getting along with girls, which made him especially unpopular with the men.\n
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><noscript></noscript></figure>\nHowever, once you get to know him, you will realize that he is a surprisingly warm-hearted person when it comes to his male friends.\n
ăIchigo carefully observes the personalities and conditions of his male friends, unconsciously grasps them, and casually follows up on them. He also has a side of him that is extremely reluctant to let his follow-ups be exposed.\n
ăIn this sense, Ichigo was a person who was completely divided between his female friends and his male friends.\n
ăHe tries to connect with girls directly and aggressively, but he draws a clear line between the two and keeps a good distance.\n
ăWith guys, he keeps his distance without getting too close, but as a result, he is friendly.\n
ăThis personality, when refined, could be a quality that would make him a good fit in the center of any group. However, at the moment, Ichigo doesnât realize that he is such a person, and there is a sense that he thinks he is a more dry person to people other than his best friend, and he sometimes says and does such things.\n
ăThis is partly due to the fact that Ichigo thinks such a persona is cool, but it also means that he is still developing, which is not a bad thing at all.\n
âHiroto, Iâm fine with whatever you are, okay?ăNo, itâs more the fact that I forgot you thatâs a little depressing. And also that happened twice.â\n
ăIchigo said and bowed lightly to Hiroto.\n
âIâve been meaning to tell you for a while. âŠâŠ Iâm sorry, Iâm really sorry.â\n
ăHiroto was silent.\n
ăNo, itâs just that he couldnât say a word.\n
ăHis house was special. It was not like a normal family, because it was a family with gifted individuals. And he himself was one of those ability users. For that reason, he may not be normal. And also because of that, there are many secrets.\n
ăBut, that was it.\n
ăOther than that, he is a normal person. To be honest, it was painful for him to have hidden things from the one who is his best friend. Even if it was something that could not be helped.\n
ăHe never thought that his hidden ability would make the people around him think this way. While the simultaneous activation of spiritual power and magical power allows him to wield enormous power, the side effect is that he will be forgotten by those around him, and he has always thought that he alone should endure loneliness.\n
ăThe only time he wielded this power was when he was protecting the people he cared about.\n
ăEven though he would be forgotten, he thought it was okay. As long as the people he cared about could be saved.\n
ăHowever, after Ichigoâs unexpected apology, Hiroto thought that he might have been wrong.\n
ăHe may have caused his best friend in front of him to be troubled.\n
When he thought about it, Hiroto made up his mind.\n
âIchigoâŠâŠâ\n
âHmmm?â\n
âIâm âŠâŠ sorry too.â\n
âAbout what?â\n
âThereâs something Iâve been keeping quiet about.â\n
ââŠâŠ Okay.â\n
âIâll tell you everything.â\n
ăHiroto stood up and drank his canned coffee.\n
ăAnd he picked up two dead leaves that had fallen at his feet.\n
ăIchigo has no idea what Hiroto is going to do, but he stares at him in silence.\n
ăThen he threw a can of coffee towards the center of the park. Immediately afterwards, he clutched the dead leaves he had picked up in his fingers and released them in a horizontal sweep of his arm.\n
ăThe tattered dead leaf glided at an unbelievable speed as if it was thrown by a knife master, slicing the steel coffee can that Hiroto had thrown into three clean pieces.\n
ăIn addition, the leaves that tore through the steel cans didnât stop there, they also tore through the iron bar that stood 50 meters away at the back of the park, and the part that held the iron bar fell down with a thud.\n
âS-Seriously, âŠâŠ?â\n
ăIchigo was dumbfounded with his eyes wide open, and Hiroto gave a troubled smile and began to talk about himself and the Domori family. But he could not say anything about the demon cave or the demon world beyond the cave.\n
âItâs just like those of the manga âŠâŠâ\n
ââŠâŠI know that itâs hard to believe.â\n
âNo, well I canât say that since you showed me this. Now I seeâŠâŠ. Then the reason I forgot about you is also âŠâŠ.â\n
âYeah, itâs not your fault, Ichigo. Itâs on me too, Iâm sorry.â\n
âHahaha, itâs okay. Iâm glad to know Iâm not such an unreasonable guy.â\n
âAnd, Ichigo, âŠâŠ this is âŠâŠâ\n
âYeah, I know. Of course itâs a secret, right?â\n
âYes.â\n
ăFor Hiroto, it was necessary to ensure that this was protected. Also, he knows that when it comes to the things that should never be said, Ichigo is very tight-lipped.\n
ăThatâs partly why he was willing to talk about it. Although he hadnât suspected it from the start, Hiroto sat down next to Ichigo again with a relieved look on his face.\n
ăThereforeâŠâŠHiroto didnât notice that Ichigo now had an unusually large amount of cold sweat pouring down his face.\n
âA-Ah you know what, Hi-Hiroto?â\n
âHmm?ăWhat?ăIchigo.â\n
ăThe expression on Hirotoâs face was radiant.\n
ăIt must be so, because he just now let out a secret that he hasnât told anyone since he was born.\n
ăHirotoâs face has a radiant smile on it, as if a huge weight has been lifted.\n
âUh!.ăN-NoâŠ.thatâs right.â\n
ăIchigoâs disconcerting and uncharacteristic attitude made Hirotoâs face darken as if he realized something.\n
âY-Yeah youâre right. âŠâŠ This is not normal. Youâre scared, arenât you?ăYouâre scared of me âŠâŠ.â\n
âNo!ăNo, Iâm not scared at all!â\n
âItâs okayâŠâŠ You donât have to force yourself.â\n
ăHiroto stared into the distance sadly. He had thought of this as a possibility.\n
ăBut, he wanted to alleviate the pain that his abilities had caused his best friend. So, he was prepared for this. Only the secret would have to be kept strictly confidentialâŠâŠ.\n
ăHe turned around and smiled as much as he could so as not to scare Ichigo, including his gratitude for being his best friend until now.\n
ăBut Ichigo was not there.\n
âOh, what?â\n
ăHiroto looked for Ichigo, who had disappeared from his sight, and saw the back of Ichigoâs head below âŠâŠ.\n
ăâŠâŠ Ichigo was on his knees.\n
ăHe was on the ground on the bench, facing Hiroto, in a magnificent dogeza.\n
âWhat are you doing?ăIchigo.â\n
âS-Sorry, âŠâŠ, Hiroto-kun.â\n
âWhatâs âŠâŠ t-, ah!â\n
ăHiroto felt a presence behind the bench where Ichigo was sitting.\n
âY-You didnâtâŠâ\n
âN-No, I never thought weâd be talking about this, you know?ăI thought you were hiding something about this part-time job, so I thoughtâŠâŠ. Iâd ask you about it.â\n
âBecause!ăI thought you wanted to apologize for forgetting. âŠâŠ!â\n
âW-Well I have been thinking about that for a while, you know?ăI thought it would be a good opportunity to apologize to you while Iâm at it. âŠâŠâ\n
ăAs he said that, Ichigo had shifted from Dogeza to prostrate himself.\n
ăHirotoâs sweat poured from his body, and he slowly checked behind âŠâŠ him.\n
âMatsuri-chan!ăMito-san!â\n
ăHe was surprised to see Matsuri and Shizuka standing there, looking surprised yet mysterious.\n
âHey, Ichigo!ăYou~!â\n
ăHiroto grabbed Ichigo by the chest and became teary-eyed.\n
âNo!ăIâm sorry!ăIâm sorry, but I didnât think weâd be talking about this!â\n
âIf you say it like that!ăIâll think about it too!ăWhat are you going to do!ăYou shouldnât have told me this!ăIchigo, you Idiot!ăYou Rotten Strawberry!â(TN: strawberry is also pronounced as Ichigo)\n
ăHiroto, who was in a panic, accused Ichigo of using a swear word that he used to say to him.\n
âY-Youâre the one who blabbered about that on yourself!ăGenerally speaking, if you have such an amazing technique, canât you at least detect the presence of people?â\n
âI canât sense a personâs presence unless Iâm aware of it, except if theyâre trying to kill or harm me!â\n
âI donât care!ăThis happened because you misunderstood and gave off a vibe of your own!â\n
ăHiroto let go of Ichigo and put his hands on the ground.\n
âAhh, itâs over âŠâŠ. A lot of things are over now. âŠâŠ If it was just Ichigo, I would have managed to do it by force or by any means necessary. âŠâŠâ\n
ăHiroto murmured like a survivor of the human race who greeted the day the world ended with tears in his eyes.\n
âHey, didnât you just say something disturbing?â\n
ăIchigo retorted, but Hiroto was not listening to it.\n
ăFor Hiroto, he didnât want Matsuri to hear about it. Because of the length of their relationship, Matsuri was the person who had been kept in the dark about this for the longest time.\n
ăHe thought that if he was going to confess, he should sort out his feelings and tell her directly when the time came for him to do so.\n
ăAnd now Matsuri was coming towards him.\n
ââŠâŠHiroto.â\n
âPart II endâ\n
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