Chapter 31: Restoration-Type Abilities
Inside the private hospital of Ark Academy.
After everyone had escaped danger, Kazuko seemed to exhaust the last remnants of her consciousness and fell back into a coma.
Through a comprehensive examination for ability users conducted by Ark Academy, Kazuko was diagnosed as temporarily out of danger, but it was unclear when she would regain consciousness.
Even though Kazuko was an ability user and had activated her wind-type ability to create a barrier to block the attack at the moment of the assault, her magical power was simply too weak compared to that of the attacker.
Moreover, the explosion caused by the attacker had engulfed her at a very close distance.
As a result, although Kazuko survived, her physical condition was concerning.
Another student who was similarly caught up in the assault incident—
“Onii-chan, isn’t it too obvious that I’m perfectly fine?”
In the hospital room.
Tsubasa found an excuse to dismiss the nurse and doctor.
He destroyed the examination report he had just obtained from the doctor, and then pulled out a pre-fabricated medical report from his bag.
“This is your current diagnosis, Onii-chan, understand?” Tsubasa said as he handed the report to the still energetic Nagi.
In an ambush incident initiated by ability users, if Nagi, an ordinary person, emerged unscathed, it would naturally raise suspicions.
Even if he wanted to use the excuse that “Kazuko protected herself in a critical moment,” considering that the other party was currently critically injured and unconscious, it lacked persuasiveness.
So, Tsubasa made two preparations.
“But I just had a check-up, and there’s a record left behind. The doctors and nurses have also seen my medical report—wouldn’t it be too risky to falsify it now?” Nagi asked worriedly.
“You don’t need to worry about that. This hospital is funded by the Tenjouin family. I’ve already used my connections to bribe those who recently accessed your information—”
“Isn’t the Tenjouin family too omnipotent?!” Nagi couldn’t help but retort.
Truly worthy of being frequently mentioned as a global top-tier corporation in the original worldview of “Starlight.”
They even managed to extend their reach to the arctically established academic island under the jurisdiction of SEMA.
It’s great that the Tenjouin family isn’t our enemy~
Secretly relieved, Nagi quickly skimmed through the report in her hand, and the next moment, her expression began to change, her lips twitching uncontrollably.
“What is this?”
“This is your current physical condition, Onii-chan. With your acting skills and the endorsements from the doctors and nurses, you should be able to fool them, right?”
“No, no, no, this report makes it look like I’m about to be a corpse!”
Multiple nerves and internal organs were damaged, her brain had suffered severe impacts and shocks, which could lead to disorientation, memory loss, or even sudden cerebral hemorrhage. The condition of her limbs was also grim, including an inability to move freely and difficulty grasping objects, etc.
The more Nagi looked, the more she felt like a mummy, just short of being carried into a pyramid for preservation.
“No matter how you look at it, this is too exaggerated, right?” Nagi understood that this was to contrast her with Kazuko, the ability user.
But if she were injured to such an extent, she would have to be admitted to the ICU in the next second, losing any chance of freedom of movement.
“It’s fine; afterwards, I’ll explain it away using ‘misdiagnosis’ and other excuses. The most crucial thing right now is to get past the first wave of screenings at Ark Academy,” Tsubasa said with an air of experience.
“……Why do you look so familiar with this? How many times have you done such things?” Nagi asked, her face filled with suspicion.
“……It’s my first time, you know.”
“Then why are you avoiding eye contact?!”
“Sigh~ I really can’t deal with you…” Nagi glanced at Tsubasa, who looked extremely guilty, and sighed deeply. “Well, let’s just do it your way. When it really can’t be hidden anymore, I have a pretty good excuse to explain.”
“What do you mean?”
“…..Ability awakening.” Nagi said softly:
“Since I’ve been caught up in an extraordinary event and came into contact with a large amount of magical power at such a close distance, it wouldn’t be impossible for me to awaken an ability in the eyes of Ark Academy, right?”
After finishing, Nagi raised her right index finger.
In an instant.
Golden flames ignited at her fingertip.
Seeing this, Tsubasa couldn’t help but squint.
An ability with “restorative effects” is considered a very rare type of ability in the worldview of the “Starlight” series.
Such a type of ability would undoubtedly be highly valued at Ark Academy.
They would definitely spare no effort to retain an ability user with such capabilities.
In other words, if Nagi intended to use this as an excuse.
Then her life in the latter half would probably have no connection with ordinary people.
This was not a result Tsubasa wanted to see.
“Just to ask, how effective is your restorative ability, Onii-chan?” Tsubasa asked casually.
“Not only can it heal wounds, but it can also restore energy.” Nagi said, seemingly proudly to ease Tsubasa’s worries: “As long as it’s not instantly fatal, it can pretty much heal completely!”
“I see…” Hearing this, Tsubasa became more sure of her suspicions. Neither Ark Academy nor other ability user organizations would let pass someone with such an outrageous capability. However, to reassure Nagi, she deliberately directed the conversation elsewhere:
“Restoring energy, huh… It seems that Onii-chan’s time in bed will definitely be very fulfilling in the future~”
“Pfft! Huh? W-What do you mean?” Nagi’s cute face turned visibly red.
Then she noticed that Tsubasa was teasing her deliberately and pretended to be angry, turning her head away.
But this adorably cute action only made Tsubasa smile wryly.
“So, did Onii-chan save Nishikawa-senpai?”
“……No, she saved me.”
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Outside, the sky had turned dark.
Kanade and Seiryu’s conversation ended abruptly in a charged atmosphere.
The discipline officer from Ark Academy arrived at the scene and interrupted the standoff between the two.
From the results, Kanade still failed to understand what Seiryu’s words represented.
However, one thing was certain—
Seiryu had definitely known Nagi long before yesterday.
And his approach to Nagi was not purely innocent.
After Kanade finished cooperating with the discipline officers to complete the report on the site, he hurriedly left behind the student council president, who still needed to remain at the scene to maintain order, and rushed to the hospital where Nagi was.
Although Kanade also wanted to use that “retrace” ability to momentarily arrive at Nagi’s side, he quickly realized that he didn’t know how to enter that strange white space.
If he couldn’t get there.
Kanade would not be able to unleash his extraordinary powers.
“Surely that isn’t my own ability?” Kanade muttered to himself.
It is said that once an ability awakens, the ability user can wield it according to their will at any time.
Having finally arrived at the hospital, Kanade just happened to run into Tsubasa coming out of the ward. He rushed over to understand the situation regarding Nagi and Kazuko.
When he heard that Kazuko was out of immediate danger but still unconscious, his complexion turned extremely pale.
After all, Kazuko was an ability user.
Moreover, her strength was in the double digits at Ark Academy.
If she had sustained such severe injuries, then what about Nagi, an ordinary person—
“What about Nagi? How is she?”
“Actually, Nagi-nee is…” Tsubasa intentionally revealed a sorrowful expression.
This made Kanade’s mood plummet.
