3-20: Same as Ever (1/4)

3-20: Same as Ever (1/4)

Shinichi only found out about the full details of the department store incident half a month later during the Golden Week, which also happened to be a few days after he got caught up in a bomb incident upon transferring schools.

Its not like he was completely uninterested until then, but he didnt have any way to investigate the matter, as he was really spent from trying to convince the Nakamura couple to let him go to school.

Returnees may have differences between them, but all returnees must go to Garesto Academy. Besides, the world has changed too much for my common sense to keep up, so while I may not need any drastic measures, I do need to study intensively or my future will be a problem. In that case, I might as well go to the most advanced school.

There have also been eyes watching him ever since he returned to this world, and those eyes have become stronger since his involvement with the department store incident. He had to bring them away from his family.

What Crimson said couldnt be ignored either, and the Garesto Academy was also perfectly suited to handle any trouble he might inadvertently cause.

But of course, the number one reason was because its painful being in that house.

Still, that wasnt something that he could actually say, even under forceful interrogation, so he had to list a bunch of reasons to convince the Nakamura couple.

But

You finally came back, so why do we have to be separated again!

That academy is geared toward children with high status. It doesnt suit you at all, Shinichi-kun!

There were schools he could commute to from home, places with a more comfortable atmosphere. And that was basically the approach the Nakamura couple took to try and sway Shinichi from going to Garesto Academy.

In Rinkos case, she even said in a roundabout way that it wouldnt be possible for Shinichi to hide his secrets in a place without Nobuhiko.

Of course, she did not actually mention what secrets she was referring to, and neither did Shinichi ask exactly what secrets she was talking about.

In Nobuhikos case, he was overemotional during the entire time, and none of their points ever intersected.

With the Nakamura couple unexpectedly adamant about not letting him transfer, Shinichi had no choice but to lay bare his emotions.

Im sorry. Actually, the shock when I returned hasnt worn off just yet. So I would like some time alone where no one knows me, so I can calm down and collect myself.

But somehow he was still able to hide the crux of the matter, and after that, the Nakamura couple didnt oppose his leaving anymore.

There was no way they could. Not when Nobuhiko was guilty from breaking their old family, and not when Rinko witnessed the events that day in person.

Some of the donations were given by the Padyuel Family That ringlet curls was there? The rest seems to have been given by that Crimson or the organization he belongs to What a strange bunch of terrorists.

He was thinking of apologizing for wrecking the place so badly, but considering theyve already gathered so much money, he decided it wasnt necessary anymore.

In the first place, he didnt have a lot of money right now.

Most of the precious metals and jewels they had prepared in case he chose not to make contact with his family or live with them were still at Falandia.

They did bring some with them, and theyve already sold them after masking their outward age and documents with magic, but they didnt really amount to much.

Hypothetically speaking, if the department store hadnt received so many donations, Shinichi could use the information he obtained illegally to make money legally, but it was best to avoid crossing such dangerous bridges.

Even if they did have a lot of money, would you normally use it on something like that? The Padyuel Familys reasoning at least makes sense. Even though we were there we failed to stop the criminals. Please take this as an apology. Makes sense, but that aside Were they really serious about that?

As Shinichi thought back to the speech, he turned to the monitor where Crimson was shown.

The unidentified combat personnel from Nameless. An infamous criminal who was wanted even in Earth.

If the code name the Garesto army had given were to be translated to Japanese, it would read: Red Ogre.

Simple, but easy to understand. And besides, this fighting style certainly does remind one of a kishin (fierce god).

On the projected video was a lone unit tearing apart an entire squad.

With two spears at hand, Crimson tore apart and skewered the exoskeletons.

With a variety of spears, Crimson fluttered about in the air and charged into the soldiers formation.

The way she changed her grip on the spears according to the situation and tore the enemy apart made it seem as if she only had one spear.

If she had been using equipment she was familiar with right from the start and intended to kill me, it might have actually gotten pretty bad.

The unit she was using in the combat videos stored in the database was different from the one he fought with. Perhaps it was a new model or an experimental unit.

But, Master! In a one on fight, even if youre not in your best condition, Im sure you Wait a moment Please stop going off on a tangent! Well never reach our goal like this! And is that a woman!?