Chapter Seven: The Completely Changed Plotline
The supernatural research club received unanimous praise from students at last year’s cultural festival exhibition.
For some students who were afraid of ghost stories or felt confused by curses, the club seemed to become the supernatural experts in their eyes.
“Go to the supernatural research club if you’re haunted by evil spirits!” “If you want to curse someone or lift a curse, go to the supernatural research club…”
Rumors like these began to spread among the students.
As a result, the club’s activity policy underwent a slight change, primarily focusing on addressing students’ concerns regarding “supernatural events.”
This was an outcome intentionally guided by Nagi.
With the false god, Hakurei, now gone, the number of fantasy creatures in Kawano City has surged.
Although the special division, SEMA, has completed its restructuring, we cannot rely on them entirely.
Nagi alone cannot monitor everyone in the city at all times.
Therefore, there was a need to increase sources of information as much as possible.
Many of the reports would be the students’ misconceptions or fabrications, yet among them, there would naturally be a few “genuine cases.”
At that time, either Nagi or Garuda would discreetly step in to handle them.
That’s right. The familiar life of a corporate slave was gradually returning.
Now, Nagi slowly morphed back into a “part-time” corporate slave.
To avoid becoming a “full-time” corporate slave, Nagi was still working hard today to increase Kanade’s favorability.
In the supernatural research clubroom.
“Onon-chan is getting cuter~~”
Mika said, hugging Nagi and adding the so-called “pretty girl elements.”
After Renji graduated, it was Mika, as the vice president, who became the new student council president.
Thus, she found reasons to visit the supernatural research club almost every day.
On the surface, Mika was there for work, but in reality—
“Renji was really overboard last night~ He unilaterally hung up on a girl’s call, how rude~”
She was there to gain favor with her younger sister.
Mika’s pursuit of Renji was noticed by every student at Hoshikage High School.
Although Renji had gently rejected Mika with reasons like “I have to prioritize my studies and career; I don’t have time for dating,” she didn’t seem like the type to give up easily.
So, she planned to target the younger sister of that sis-con maniac.
As long as Nagi saw herself as a sister-in-law, becoming Renji’s girlfriend would be a sure thing.
“President, your tea.”
Mana poured Mika a cup of tea, but her tone seemed colder than usual.
In the clubroom, only Nagi, Mana, and Ryo were left.
Kanade had taken Yukino out to buy juice.
With Kanade’s departure, Nagi finally began to steady her excited heart.
“Did President come here for something today?”
Mana’s tone was indifferent, seemingly eager to get to the point.
“Ah, yes, it’s about a curse that’s been spreading widely among my friends recently~” Mika revealed with a bitter smile:
“It seems that someone is very concerned about it, so they asked me to request an investigation from the supernatural research club.”
This was one of the recently surfaced curse ghost stories.
“The cursed couple.”
The origin and source were unknown; whenever asked, it was always “I heard it from a friend of a friend.”
In simple terms, some couples at school believed they had been cursed.
They were once sweet as honey when they began dating, but such happiness now became overshadowed by a curse.
As time passed, those who were once inseparable began to drift apart due to the curse.
Even spending a whole day together previously didn’t feel enough, but now they wanted to hit each other just from seeing one another.
Thus, they hoped the supernatural research club could investigate the truth of this curse and tell them how to resolve it.
“No, it sounds like they simply got tired of each other, right?” Mana calmly retorted after hearing this.
“This kid actually said it! That line that should never be said!” Mika exclaimed.
“Rather than call it a curse, isn’t it just a breakdown of feelings?”
“Realistic supernatural research club!?”
“So, wouldn’t breaking up solve it?”
“The curse’s complete victory!”
…
After fiddling with her laptop for a while, Ryo finally looked up.
“I finally got it done.”
“Hmm? What was Ryo working on?” Mika asked with curiosity as she leaned in.
“The supernatural research club’s forum!” Ryo excitedly explained.
This was Nagi’s idea.
The efficiency of obtaining supernatural information was too slow.
Thus, Nagi had Ryo find a friend who was familiar with this area and set up a forum for the supernatural research club.
Students could freely share their encounters with supernatural events there and actively request help from the club.
Although forums like this might, to some extent, further spawn fantasy creatures or enhance their abilities, the special division SEMA had already done something similar, so the current forum’s impact was minimal.
Moreover, this way was more efficient and safer.
Among students today, there were still many introverted individuals who didn’t dare to speak to others. Asking them to visit the club was a far-off fantasy.
But if it were an anonymous forum, they were somewhat willing to share their experiences.
Thus, with a simple selection process, it was possible to more effectively protect those caught up in supernatural disasters.
The price to pay was—
“Looks like it’s time to start working overtime again~” Nagi sighed in her heart.
If the false god Hakurei were still around, she would only need to monitor the source.
The current developments had completely diverged from the original storyline.
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In the courtyard of the school.
Kanade brought Yukino to the vending machine.
“Here, peach flavor is fine, right?”
Kanade handed a can of drink to Yukino.
“Yeah, I can’t believe Oniichan is so kind and remembers my favorite flavor~”
“No, it’s just that this was the only flavor left here.”
“Eh? Really?”
Yukino glanced at the vending machine.
She found that the peach juice was indeed the only one left without a red light.
“So? What you said just now at the supernatural research club, how much of it was sincere?” Kanade took a small sip from the juice he didn’t like.
“About the confession?”
“Not that, it’s about you being confessed to!”
“Well, it’s not like I’m not bothered at all~” Yukino gulped down the juice, seemingly wanting to drop the topic.
This was the longstanding rapport between the two siblings.
Whenever they spoke, they would have a drink, and if one party didn’t want to continue the topic, they would immerse themselves in their beverages.
“… If something really happens, remember to come find me.”
“Oniichan.”
“Hmm?”
“It’s because of your utterly oblivious kindness that you’re becoming that kind of troublemaker, huh~” Yukino narrowed her eyes into a line.
“Huh? What are you talking about?”
“But from my perspective, I hope Nagi-nee can become my sister-in-law~”
“Y-you’re talking nonsense! Nagi and I are not like that…”
Someone like Nagi, a naturally pure and beautiful girl, who is gentle and kind without ever getting angry—if she dated Oniichan, she’d definitely have a cute expression when jealous, appearing anxious yet not knowing how to act…
Just imagining it made Yukino feel fulfilled.
Thank you for the treat!
So whether Kanade marries Nagi or goes into the Tsukimi family, Yukino would be fine with either!
“Hey, were you just thinking something very disrespectful about Nagi?”
“Superpowered!? My Oniichan is actually a superpowered person!?”
At that moment, footsteps approached from afar.
Kanade and Yukino turned their heads toward the source of the sound.
Walking toward them was a girl in uniform.
She had long silver hair, smooth as satin, as if moonlight flowed through her locks.
Her purple-red eyes resembled gems in the night sky, deep and mysterious, exuding an incredible allure.
“Good day~” the silver-haired girl spoke softly.
Her every move was elegant and graceful, like a princess who had stepped out of a fairytale.
With such a strikingly beautiful appearance, Yukino could not possibly be unaware of the identity of the visitor.
So she promptly donned her usual “dignified and graceful” mask.
“Good day~ Tenjo-in-san.”
The silver-haired girl before them was this year’s representative of the new students.
She was the most talked-about beautiful new student among all the students and faculty.
Possessing an appearance that rivaled the legendary “black-haired angel,” she was the daughter of the Tenjo-in family, a business empire that spanned multiple fields all over the globe.
Raised in luxury since childhood, one could truly say she was a real princess.
“Let me introduce you, this is my older brother, Tsukimi Kanade.”
“Hello, Tsukimi-senpai.” The silver-haired girl greeted with a bow.
“My name is Tenjo-in Amane. Nice to meet you.”
