2-07: The ‘Present’ Longed For (2/4)

2-07: The ‘Present’ Longed For (2/4)

Ugh, you saw that? Damn, thats really embarrassing.

Although Shinichi was all smiles because Daigo was laughing from embarrassment, the information those close to Shinichi got then only served to throw them into despair.

The organization didnt even last a year before it rapidly shrunk. Today, not a single one of its members is left.

After all, Garesto immediately answered their plea, searched for their missing relatives, and then disclosed the results.

Because of this many were found and brought back to their families on Earth.

But that was only true for the people that had good luck and were able to drift to a city in Garesto.

Still, how did you manage to survive in a place crawling with monsters like that?

Ha ha ha

The members of the association learned for the first time that there were creatures that threatened the humans in Garesto.

Monsters that attacked people. A world where things only thought to exist in fantasy existed.

A world where the cities where enclosed in giant walls, outside of which ran rampant with such monsters.

A world where despite such cities, it was normal for monsters to be able to get in and wreak havoc.

Thats why he couldnt help but ask that.

I met a native creature with a gentle temperament who protected me.

Oh, right. There are two kinds of monsters there, right?

The monsters that could wreak havoc and the ones that resemble the animals in our world.

But, hmm I didnt consider that

After all, it was publicly disclosed that both types were violent.

There was, however, a note that there were a small number of exceptions. One of which were the Amaryllis.

But no one bothered to cling to such an unlikely thing. The odds were simply too low.New novel chapters are published on

Thats why when the relatives of the members couldnt be found no matter how many times search parties were sent, the members couldnt help but fall into despair.

Surely they had already been eaten by the monsters, they thought.

If its just one or two attributes and its only one rank above mine, then I could still manage, but when theyre at least two ranks higher than mine, their strength and speed is just on a completely different level.

Techniques, feints They just dont work anymore. Thats when I finally realized what it meant to win with just pure power.

And this was in a competition with rules. If this were out in the world, outside the ring, with an actual criminal. It makes one chilly just thinking about what could happen.

Of course. Its not like you cant become a cop just because your status is low.

Police equipment has advanced, and its not like picking fights with criminals is the only thing the police do.

So, why?

You know, right?

Im not as smart or dexterous as Takeshi.

Even my grades were just barely passing. And yet the body I was so proud of wasnt work.

I couldnt use Garestos equipment well and my rating went down.

When I tried to do something about it, Id already neglected my studies and failed the exams several times.

The stereotypical path to failure, Daigo said in self-deprecation.

Shinichi didnt know what to say to him.

In the end, he appeared lost and chose his words.

There were probably other circumstances and reasons he wasnt willing to tell him.

Because of that he couldnt console him or encourage him especially since he wasnt there in those days.

I see

You dont have to make that face. Its over already.

Ah, then do you know what Takeshi is doing now? Dad didnt know where he moved.

Takeshi Sasaki.

Their other childhood friend and the smartest of them three.

Although he was a mischievous boy who took advantage of his guile all the time. It was for his friends sake that he used it.