Chapter 333 Civilians
“Kazumi Shimizu, what on earth are you doing!!!”
In the dimly lit girls’ room, the protagonist buried his head in the quilt with a look of despair. The blushing face revealed from the gap indicated the girl’s mood at this moment.
In fact, from Kazumi’s perspective, the development of everything was within the girl’s plan.
Whether it was intentionally resting in the courtyard after breakfast to get the two of them alone, or later using the other party’s feelings for her to extract more information, Kazumi had thought it through from the beginning. She had even considered a little physical contact to lure him.
[But why did it turn out completely different when it was implemented!!!]
As the scene of the two of them being alone flashed through her mind, the head that had finally poked out of the quilt to catch her breath was stuffed back in. She rolled around on the bed like a strange object.
“It’s all his fault for saying such weird things!”
With a carp-like jump, Kazumi sat up and couldn’t help but punch the pillow beside her, but her still blushing cheeks were completely unconvincing.
Everything that happened until the two of them sat side by side was completely under the girl’s control. The incident of getting drunk last night was indeed a mistake that Kazumi had to take seriously. Therefore, the girl had specifically created an environment for the two of them to be alone to inquire about this matter.
If she had accidentally let something slip due to drunkenness, if it were only in front of Sato Shinichi, there would have been many ways to smooth it over. After all, her dog truly looked not very smart in front of her, coupled with the filter of love, he would believe almost anything she said.
But if it were heard by Shun Muto at the dinner table, it would probably not be so easy to handle.
Although Shun Muto had always appeared to be an unreliable middle-aged greasy uncle, Kazumi believed that his sensitivity and intuition regarding information were definitely on par with his strength, worthy of the hero ranking of eighth place.
However, the result was relatively good. Even in her drunken state, she still had a certain degree of vigilance and did not fully disclose everything. With the cover of her main account for so long, she was successfully perceived by Sato Shinichi as content within the game.
Then… then something happened!
The girl could completely understand her deep-seated worry about her appearance being damaged. Even though boys were more carefree, they would also care about their appearance to some extent, let alone women, who were more delicate in their emotions.
It was understandable to ask these questions while unconscious, as she hadn’t revealed the whole truth.
But the problem was the boy’s answer…
What did he mean by “My liking for you won’t change because of such a boring thing”? What did he mean by “No matter what you look like, I will always like you”?
Why could he say such strange and embarrassing words without hesitation?? Sato Shinichi, don’t you have a negative EQ?? Even if it was from the heart, you couldn’t say such beautiful words!!
The simple yet direct words pierced through the girl’s carefully constructed defenses like a sharp sword, touching the softest spot deep inside.
Even Kazumi herself didn’t know what that feeling surging from her heart was, and her body had already moved spontaneously. The thought that flashed through her mind was immediately put into action by her body.
In a sense, wasn’t this more selfishly paving the way for a meaningless prelude to the possible exposure of her identity in the future?
But after using him, she would discard him cleanly. Why should she care about his feelings?
Laugh.
[But this is a kiss!!! Even if it’s through a finger, it’s still a kiss, and I initiated it myself!!]
The collision between ideal thinking and emotional thinking was truly wonderful, but no matter how cold and pure her thoughts were, the established facts could not be changed.
She, it seemed, under a moment of impulse, had actually kissed Sato Shinichi, even if the kiss wasn’t so pure, it was such an intention.
[No, no, I can’t think about it anymore. If I keep thinking this way, my body will really break down. Let what’s in the past be in the past. I’ll deal with it when my abilities are fully recovered.]
The fanaticism in her eyes was replaced by a hint of coldness. It seemed that the remaining death energy in her body had played a role, and Kazumi stopped her thoughts from diverging in a strange direction.
It was likely due to the damage to her ability [Black Coffin]. Even her half-undead transformation had become somewhat unstable, which led to so many strange developments caused by emotional fluctuations.
“Hoo—”
With a long sigh, Kazumi knew that she couldn’t think about the past anymore. After all, given her current physical condition, the loss of the suppression from the undead transformation had instead stimulated the body’s emotions that had been suppressed all along. If she were to actively approach this aspect at this time, who knew what unacceptable things her body might do if it lost control.
“Based on the current recovery status of the territory, even with the supply of death energy, it will take several weeks to fully recover. For now, it can only be used as a storage space. If people enter, there is a risk of being torn apart by spatial turbulence, and it will slow down the recovery speed.”
“The only good news is that the completed buildings only need materials and energy to be repaired. This way, the foundation of the territory is not lost, and it will recover after a period of time.”
“All the troop types are dead. I just don’t know if the resources and troop types in [Graveyard Hill] and [Corpse Crow Nest] can survive. According to the game’s settings, it’s a percentage loss. In this case, there should be some remaining. We’ll have to wait until the buildings are repaired.”
“We can only wait for it to recover slowly.”
Slowly raising her head, the girl’s expression gradually calmed down. She looked at her hands while reorganizing her current ability status.
No matter how unwilling Kazumi was to admit it, she had indeed lost her original abilities and had returned to being an ordinary high school girl, just like at the beginning.
Looking at the black and white skull-shaped alarm clock on the table, and then at the bright sunlight outside the window, the girl reached out and pulled the curtains, took out a few notebooks from her backpack, and sighed slowly, as if relieved, yet also regretful.
“Let’s live a normal person’s life for a while…”
