Chapter 201

Chapter 201

"Haa…" Tenku sighed when he saw the pile of monster corpses before him. Not long after he entered the classroom, Hayate appeared and asked the students to help members of the student council to clean up the monster corpses on the school grounds.

The number of monster corpses was too great, and the student council members were overwhelmed. Even though the disciplinary committee and Kirika had assisted them, they couldn't finish everything in one day. Thus, they asked for help from the first and third-year students.

"Why are you sighing? Where is your spirit!? You should be happy when you see the corpses of the Minotaur, Cactus Golem, and Wyvern! We can't meet high-level monsters daily because our strength is weak! So this is a great opportunity to see them up close and learn about them!" Noboru patted Tenku on the shoulder and said excitedly.

This was his first time seeing a high-level monster up close, even if it was a corpse. Noboru is happy because he might be unable to fight them with his strength now or in the future. So he didn't want to waste the opportunity to see the high-level monsters. Of course, that was just one of the reasons Noboru got excited.

"Noboru is right. Even though he was sometimes weird and only had the passion for creating a harem, what he said now made sense. This is our chance to study high-level monsters up close. So when we encounter a situation where we must fight one of them in the future, we won't panic too much since we've seen those monsters before." Takaya approached them and added.

"I'm not complaining about cleaning up the monster's corpses on the school grounds. This is troublesome and tiring, but that's not what makes me sigh. I feel uncomfortable when I have to crowd a lot of students in one place. Besides, we can't study the corpses of high-level monsters too long since the second and third-year students handle them." Tenku replied and looked around his surroundings.

He found a lot of first-year students in the place, which made him uncomfortable because they were so noisy. Tenku felt that the schoolyard had become very cramped. He sighed again, throwing the goblin corpse into the pile of low-level monster corpses.

The principal divided the monsters' corpses into two places. The area around the stage was for first to second-level monsters, and first-year students would handle it. The other area is near the snack booth for third to sixth-level monsters. It would be the assignment for the second and third-year students to gather them at that place.

Benjiro divided the places and tasks into two because he worried that some of the monsters from the third level and above might still be alive and dangerous for the first-year students to handle. In addition, to ensure the safety of the students, each of the groups will be accompanied by several teachers to protect them.

"At least we can still see and study the high-level monsters up close, even if only for a short time and under the supervision of the teachers." Takaya responded to Tenku's words.

"I understand how you feel. But you have to hold on for today because tomorrow we won't be doing this anymore. I heard the students will be given three days off while the school is renovating." The one who said it was Akina. She didn't do the assignment with the students from her class but with Tenku and his two friends.

"I understand." Tenku shrugged and continued moving the goblin corpses from the school grounds to near the stage.

He saw Noboru going around the place, moving the goblin corpses, and helping others. But Tenku shook his head when he learned that all the people he helped were girls. In other words, Noboru's sentence was complete nonsense. He was excited to be able to get close to the female students from the first years who had gathered at that place.

When Tenku was looking at Noboru, he suddenly shifted his eyes to his right side because he felt someone watching him. Tenku found Setsuka and Kaede not far from him. When their eyes met, Setsuka smiled at him with a blush. Tenku noticed that the girl had utterly changed after what had happened last night.

He ensured that no one was around him before returning Setsuka's smile. But he suddenly frowned because he felt a strange presence near Setsuka and Kaede. It kept following the two girls like it was spying on them. Tenku wouldn't notice that if he didn't check with his spiritual sense.

"I'm sorry, but I must go for a while, Takaya. If Mr. Hayate is looking for me, please tell him I went to the toilet." Tenku spoke to Takaya and quickly left the place without waiting for his answer.

"Wait a minute..." Takaya wanted to stop Tenku and remind him that he was going in the wrong direction if he wanted to go to the toilet. But before he finished his words, Tenku was far away from him.

"Huh? Where did Tenku go? Why does he look in such a hurry?" Akina asked Takaya after seeing Tenku leave the place quickly.

"He said that he wanted to go to the toilet, but his direction was the opposite of that place." Takaya replied and continued his work again. He secretly also did the same as Noboru. Takaya helps the female students who are having difficulty moving the monster corpses.

"Is that so?" Akina frowned after she heard Takaya's words. She felt that Tenku's behavior was suspicious.

But then Akina shook her head and quickly dispelled that thought. She was sure Tenku had left them because he had urgent business and didn't want to tell them. Therefore, he lied to Takaya and gave him an excuse to go to the toilet.

After leaving Takaya, Tenku quickly went to the location of the strange presence he was feeling. He didn't take long to find out what had followed Setsuka and Kaede. It wasn't a human but a monster, a goblin corpse, to be exact.

The monster doesn't move by itself because someone controls it, and Tenku knows one person who can do that. He slowly approached the goblin from behind, and the monster did not notice his presence.

"Didn't I warn you not to meddle in my affairs?" Tenku said coldly, and the goblin trembled. The monster turned around and was shocked when it saw Tenku.

"I don't meddle in your business. If I did, the spiritual mark you planted in me would activate, and I would be dead by now." The goblin opened its mouth, but what came out was a girl's sweet voice. It looked odd because the beautiful voice came from a monster with an ugly face.

Tenku was familiar with that voice because he often heard the song. The one controlling the monster was Kirika, and now the girl was sharing her senses with the goblin. Tenku fell silent when she heard Kirika's words because what she said was true.

(She's right. If she does have evil intentions towards me, then the spiritual mark I implanted in her body will explode. Has she removed the spiritual mark? No, I can still feel it in her body.

If she or someone else wanted to remove that spiritual mark, that person would at least have the same cultivation base and spiritual power as me. In other words, Kirika was being honest, and her target this time wasn't me but one of the two girls)

Tenku pondered for a bit after hearing Kirika's answer and then opened his mouth.

"Then what are you doing in this place by spying on the two girls?" Tenku asked and narrowed his eyes at the goblin.

Even though Setsuka and Kaede were quite strong and talented young Realizers, they couldn't feel the presence of the goblin since the monster was already dead. So it was natural that they would not know someone was spying and eavesdropping on their conversations. The two girls had to have the same spiritual power as Tenku to notice the monster's presence.

"That is..." Kirika hesitated to tell Tenku about the matter.

"Do you want to answer on your own, or will I use the spiritual mark within your body to force you to speak?" Tenku said and pointed his finger at the goblin. The monster's body trembled violently when it saw that. Not far from that place, Kirika was shivering in fear at the thought of the terrible pain she had felt yesterday.

"Wait a minute! I'll talk! So please put your hands down! You don't need to use that method!" Kirika replied frantically.

"That's good. Then you can start talking now. You can explain in detail and briefly because I don't have much time here. I must return to clean up the monsters' corpses with my friends." Tenku nodded in satisfaction and lowered his hand.

"Mr. Benjiro asked me to spy on Setsuka Fuyushima. He wanted me to find out who the girl interacted with at school." Kirika answered honestly.

"Huh? The principal asked you?" Tenku was confused after learning that.

"Yes." Kirika replied curtly.

"Then why does the principal want to spy on Setsuka?" Tenku asked Kirika another question.

"I don't know about that." Kirika shook her head and answered weakly.

"Why did you accept the request from him? I'm sure you are not a person who will do something for free." Tenku knew Kirika must have gained something by helping Benjiro spy on Setsuka.

"Last night, I called Mr. Benjiro to ask his permission to come to this school again even though my contract has expired. I intend to help the students because I feel involved in this incident and am responsible for cleaning up the mess here.

Besides, I have to meet with you to discuss something. I don't have your contacts on my smartphone, so I can only come directly to meet you. Mr. Benjiro quickly permitted me but asked me to spy on Setsuka.

He knows that with my abilities, I can easily keep an eye on Setsuka without her knowing. As to why he would want to do that, I don't know." Kirika explained.

Tenku understood why Benjiro asked Kirika to spy on Setsuka. With her abilities, Kirika can be in two places at the same time and Setsuka won't suspect her after seeing her and Fumiko helping the students.

"I see. I'll give you my contact so we can talk about it later. Then what have you gained after spying on Setsuka?" Tenku was curious about what Kirika had heard and seen after she followed Setsuka and Kaede.

"What I heard was..." Kirika suddenly stopped her sentence as she hesitated to continue.

"Do you want me to force you?" Tenku said in a deep voice, and his atmosphere changed.

"No! Please don't do that! I will say it! They talked about the student council, cleaning up the monsters' corpses, and especially about you." Kirika answered, and Tenku frowned when he heard that.