CHAPTER 32 - Enemy Number 1. Part 3.
(Pov - Saik)
I lay on my bed and looked at the ceiling. Good... bad... I don't know how to consider my current situation. I drew too much attention again. My peaceful life is in danger. We have the first danger, which I consider the most dangerous, the student council. Why do I consider the student council more dangerous than a legendary ghost who calls herself the "Goddess of Ghosts"? The student council is a group of ordinary human students without magical or rare powers, I know. They are not a danger to my life, but they are a danger to my peaceful school life. They will get in my way and not let me enjoy my school life.
On the other hand, we have a legendary ghost who is capable of controlling ghosts as powerfully as I do. But, unlike the student council, I shouldn't worry as much about her because her ghosts are useless.
Yes, I know, it's weird for someone to consider a group of teenagers more dangerous than a legendary ghost who controls powerful ghosts.
The only thing that matters to me is to keep my school life peaceful. What happens to this world in the future doesn't matter to me. When I graduate, I'll commit suicide, I don't care what happens to this world after that.
That Goddess of Ghosts will probably turn everyone into zombies and Sylphie, Iris, Naok, Bell, and the others will die and be doomed to obey the Goddess of Ghosts forever, doomed to never go to heaven or hell. An infinite suffering. But, as I said before, I don't care.
"Why should I care about what happens to others? I just need to worry about myself."
"Haha. I admire you more every day, Saik!"
The legendary ghost number 4, the ghost of bad luck, appeared over my bed and hugged me. Why did she lie down on me? It's uncomfortable to have a little girl on top of me. Oh well, she's adorable, so I'll forgive her.
I'm not interested in women, much less little girls, so she's safe with me.
"What are you doing here? Enjoy your days off, just like I promised."
"Fufu. I enjoy being with you more. Let's kill more people! Get up!"
"Silence."
"Ah... Y-yes, I'm sorry, I forgot you're already peaceful."
"Well... Thank you for helping me today."
Thanks to her, I found out what he did to that little girl. I was planning to kill him, but she told me that he only hit her, he didn't rape her. He hasn't raped anyone, so I'll let the law do its job. If they let him go free, I'll get my hands on the matter, but he's over 18, so they'll treat him like an adult.
"You're welcome! Reading his memories was disgusting, that guy enjoyed hitting the weak."
"Someone who enjoys hitting people. Why does that remind me so much of someone?"
"D-don't look at me like that, it's not my fault to be the legendary ghost of bad luck! Enjoying others' suffering is part of me, I can't help it."
"Anyway, I don't care. As long as they're bad people, you can do whatever you want."
"That's why I love you, Saik! As friends, obviously. My heart belongs to food and sweets! By the way, can you give me some?"
"I have a bag of chocolates in my closet. I'll give it to you."
"Thank you!"
She gave me a kiss on the forehead. How disgusting.
"You're not as bad as I thought!"
"Whatever. Enjoy your vacation."
She took the chocolates and disappeared.
I'm kind to her because she did an excellent job today. Thanks to her power of giving bad luck to people, no one noticed that Sylphie was recording with her phone and allowed me to win at cards quickly.
"Although she gave me a fever."
My head is hot, but no one noticed because it doesn't affect me. It hurts, but I can bear it.
Ah... Well... I guess now I can... Huh? My phone is vibrating.
I took out my phone. Wow, I have two messages from two different women. Am I becoming popular? This is new to me, although I don't really care.
[Let's play?! 🥳😗 Please! 🥺😊😁]
[Hi, Saik. Good evening. How are you?]
A message from Cristal and one from Iris. Hmm... Well, I planned to exercise and then study, but I haven't played all day, I have to do the daily missions.
And I can talk to Iris while I play. There's a computer version of the game. I prefer playing on my phone, but today I'll play on the computer.
[Sure, I'm already getting into the game. Send me a request.]
[Hi, Iris. Good evening. I guess I'm okay, I'm just a little bored. I got so used to sleeping in class that it's hard for me to sleep at night. And how has work been for you? I hope it's been good. By the way, Sylphie has shown good progress in her studies. She really cared about you and that's why she couldn't focus on her studies. Thank you for taking my advice and not committing suicide, Iris. Sylphie loves her, and I'm more than sure that you love her more.]
I sent those messages.
Iris needs advice to improve as a mother. I'm not an expert, so I researched on the internet about that topic.
I turned on my computer and while I wait for it to fully boot up, I check the messages that came in.
[Yay! Let's defeat the water monsters!]
Well, they're called water spirits, but it's almost the same thing.
I don't need to reply to that message.
[Yes, thank you very much, Saik. My relationship with my daughter has improved a lot lately. I'd like to thank you for what you've done for me. Can I come to your house? I want to give you something. It's not something indecent, don't worry.]
Knowing Iris, she got nervous about that message, so she made that last part clear.
I don't think she's the kind of woman who sleeps with a man she barely knows. She definitely just wants to give me a gift.
[Iris, you don't have a car and it's night time. It's dangerous for a woman to walk alone on the streets. I think it's best if we meet tomorrow. I ran out of my sweets, so I'll go to the store to buy more. I'll arrive early to talk to you. There are hardly any customers at that time, so I don't think it will cause you any problems.]
I got into the game and a message came to me.
[Yes, you're right. Thank you for caring about me. Don't worry, tomorrow I'll set aside the sweets for you so you don't have to look for them! The usual ones?]
[Yes, please. Thank you. And everything has been going well at your job? Working in a store must be a headache. You know, dealing with customers, putting up with customers who complain, blah, blah, blah.]
I shouldn't allow the conversation to end. The conversations I've had with Iris in person reach a point where she doesn't know what to say, but she really wanted to keep talking, so I should be the one to continue with some other topic of conversation and not allow the conversation to end so quickly.
Wow... I talk more with Iris than with Sylphie. Shouldn't it be the other way around? Well, it doesn't matter, I'm just helping them. I made it clear to both of them that I have never been attracted to any woman and that romance never mattered to me. I made my intentions clear that I just want them to consider me their friend. I really hope they don't fall in love with me. Firstly, Iris is much older than me, she is 37 years old, 20 years older than me. It's a big problem if she is attracted to me, she will try to forget what she feels for me, so I shouldn't worry so much. Sylphie is the main problem, but I'll solve that later.
And so, without realizing it, I spent the whole night playing and sending messages to Iris.
"Saik, did you play all night?!"
Neither Iris, Cristal, nor I realized it, or maybe we did but we didn't care. All night... Wow. That's bad for Iris and Cristal. Um... I think I'll send legendary ghost number 67, the ghost of health, to make Iris and Cristal's tiredness disappear when they have coffee or eat something, like an apple. I feel somewhat guilty. Well, they decided to continue. Cristal asked me to do more missions together and Iris wouldn't stop sending me messages.
We're all at fault, but I'll help them just because I admit that playing with Cristal was fun and talking to Iris is entertaining, it wasn't boring at all. Well, we didn't talk, we just exchanged messages... Ah, it's the same thing.
Yuki started shaking my head.
"You need to take a bath!"
"Ah, what a bother, mom. I'll bathe tomorrow."
"I'm not your mom! I don't want you to go to school smelling bad!"
"Yes, yes. Ah, what a bother."
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I bathed, put on my school uniform and had breakfast with Yuki. I'm ready for another day of classes.
Yesterday was my birthday. I'm legally 17 years old. At my young age, I defeated 100 legendary ghosts, saved the world, and a secret organization is afraid of me. Despite being young, I've accomplished more than an average person would in their entire life.
And am I proud of that? Honestly, I don't care. I saved the world, but it didn't matter to me. I caught the legendary ghosts only for a God to fulfill my wish, but I didn't get it. Honestly, I don't feel proud, but I must admit that it was entertaining to catch them and fight with them. 100 different ghosts. A great variety at my disposal.
This world is lucky that those ghosts are in my power, in the power of a lazy boy. Anyone else would use them for evil, or if they're an idiot, for good and be a superhero.
But I'm not like the others... Well, that sounded pretty stupid. I mean, I don't care about anything or anyone. I just want to have a quiet school life and die. I don't want to conquer the world or be a hero. I just want to enjoy the time left in my life.
"Ah... I'm sleepy."
I left the house with Yuki. This time she's floating by my side because she knows I'm too tired to carry her.
"That's what happens when you stay up playing."
"Yeah, yeah, sorry, mom."
"I'm not your mom!"
Seeing her angry is adorable.
After walking a few minutes, I arrived at the store where Iris works. I hope she's doing well.
I entered the store and saw Iris. She looks good. The ghost did a good job. I'll give her a day off.
"Good morning, Iris."
"G-good morning, Saik!"
It's early, an hour before classes start, so I can stay and talk with Iris. I don't think she'll get scolded, after all, I'll only talk while she's not busy.
"Here, take the candy."
"And here's the money."
I paid for my delicious candy and put them in my backpack.
"Sorry for bothering you with my messages, Iris. I didn't realize it was too late."
"D-don't worry, it didn't bother me! It was fun... You know... Talking to someone for so long..."
From her face, I realized she was embarrassed by her words.
"Here!"
She quickly changed the subject.
She took out a bracelet from her pocket. A black bracelet with a small ornament of a moon... What's the name of the moon that's less than the half-moon? It had a name... Mmm... Oh, I don't remember. But it's a cute bracelet.
"My birthday was yesterday, but thank you. It's very pretty."
"You're welcome... Eh? Yesterday was your birthday?!"
"Yes."
"I-I'm sorry, I didn't know."
"I didn't tell anyone... Well, only some classmates because it slipped out, but I didn't celebrate it. I turned 17 years old. I'm getting old, huh?"
"H-happy belated birthday."
"Thank you very much, Iris."
I put on the bracelet. A black bracelet will go well with the clothes I wear.
"I think it looks good on me. Thank you, Iris. And when is your birthday? I'd like to give you a gift too."
"I-it's on January 28th."
"I'll have a gift ready... Well, I have an hour free. Aren't you feeling tired, Iris? I'm sleepy."
"Now that you mention it, no... I'm not sleepy. I had a coffee and it went away. That was weird."
"Oh, you're lucky. I had a cup too, but I'm still sleepy. Do they sell coffee here?"
"Yes."
"I'll buy a coffee, please."
"I-I'll prepare it for you!"
"Don't worry, I'll do it myself. I don't want you to get used to doing that. I mean, attending to someone. I don't know if I was very helpful with Noel, but she needs to learn that she's free, she shouldn't depend on others. She wants to be useful so that she's not considered a burden, I'm sure of that."
I paid for my coffee and started drinking.
"You know, Iris, you look too much like your daughter. Both always want to help, and that's bad."
"Bad?"
"For example, Sylphie always wants to help me because thanks to me, she and the other members of our team will win first place. She felt like a burden and told me she wanted to help me. That was nice of her, but I felt something else in those words."
"What did you feel?"
"Fear. Fear of being considered useless or a burden... You, for example."
"M-Me? W-What's wrong?"
"You got nervous when I declined your offer to give me my coffee. Customers should serve themselves coffee and pay, employees only collect the money. But you offered to give me the coffee personally, and that's not right. Iris, I'm your friend, you don't need to help me all the time or anything like that. Nobody will stay away from you, you don't have to do what you do so that they won't... Well, I guess I didn't explain myself well, I'm sorry."
"No... I understand... Sorry, it's just that... You're too kind to me and..."
"You wanted to return that kindness, right? It's a nice gesture, but it's not necessary. I won't stop being kind to you just because you don't offer me the same kindness... By the way, did you finish the puzzle you were working on?"
"Y-Yes! I finished it yesterday."
After that, we talked about different topics for 40 minutes. I must make it clear that she should not lower herself so that others won't stay away from her. Making that clear is very important.
Oh, and by the way, to prevent her boss from scolding her for talking to me, I used a legendary ghost to give her diarrhea and not leave the bathroom. Thanks again, legendary health ghost.
After saying goodbye to Iris, I went to school.
I entered the school. Since I arrived, I could feel many stares on me, specifically stares from second and third-year students. After all, being an enemy of the student council also means being an enemy of the second and third-year groups.
Well, there's nothing they can do for now. The only way to expel me would be to bet with me, and I doubt they will dare. They can't cheat with me, I'll know right away. They can't use force either... I mean, I saved the world in the past by defeating a legendary ghost. Simple teenagers can't harm me.
I entered my classroom. Everything looks calm. Well, almost calm. The stares that Ram and Saoto have on me are uncomfortable.
"Good morning, Sylphie."
"Good morning, Saik!"
After greeting Sylphie, I sat in my seat and took out my materials: a notebook and a pencil. I'm already ready to learn something that I won't need in the future.
"Hey."
Oh, this is strange. The first one to speak to me was Naima, the girl who sits in front of me. It's very rare that she talks to me. Yuki told me she hates me.
How can someone hate someone who doesn't talk to anyone? I don't know.
"Ah, good morning, Naima."
"Yeah... good morning... Is it true what I heard? Did you expel another third-year student?"
"Yes, from the 3-A group."
"From the 3-A group?"
"I had an advantage over him and I took advantage of it. Oh, by the way, I chose the protection point again, so you can start insulting me if you want."
"Tsk. I don't have time for that nonsense."
She looked away and continued looking at her phone. That was rude of her. I like that.
"And how many points do you have, Saik?" asked Ram, who is sitting next to me.
"Hmm... I think... 63,622 points."
"I see... Well, I would complain, but you did something good yesterday. Thanks to you, they managed to arrest that sick person."
"Yes... I don't care about that, but thanks."
I started drawing something in my notebook while waiting for class to start.
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(Pov- ¿?)
Today I saw him again. I definitely didn't imagine it. He's like me. He is.
He was talking to her. It was hardly noticeable, but they were talking. That guy can see ghosts like me. I don't know his name or anything about him, but he's the only one who can help me.
"Mama, buy me an ice cream pop!"
"Yes, yes, daughter. But you eat it quickly."
That guy... I need to talk to him without seeming suspicious. He acts very normal around that ghost girl. I must ask him to teach me how to control my power. I don't want to be considered crazy anymore.
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(Pov- Saik.)
The teacher entered the classroom and looked... discouraged... No, she looked worried. What happened?
"As you know, at the beginning of each month, the group with the most points moves up to class A, the second with the most points moves up to class B, and so on. This year will be no exception. But there are two groups that unexpectedly gathered too many points. Group B and D. More specifically, the students Saik and Sylphie from this group, and Tanya, from group D."
Everyone's gaze landed not on me, but on Sylphie, as she was the worst in our group. "Why was she mentioned?" You are probably wondering.
"Teacher, did I hear correctly? Did you mention Sylphie?" said a girl whose name I don't know.
"Yes. Sylphie got 10,000 points and a protection point yesterday. I don't know how, but that's not important now..."
"I gave them to her as payment. She helped me expel a third-year student."
Everyone turned to look at me. I must avoid making Sylphie uncomfortable with strange questions. I don't want people to approach her just to ask how she earned those points.
"I didn't need the protection point, I already had one, so I gave it to her as payment. That's not against the rules, teacher."
"Yes, I know. As I was saying, in previous years, there have been students like Tanya, but there was never one like Saik. Some took risks, but they always ended up losing. Saik has been the only one to win and survive. But because of Saik, many students have started to copy his way of earning points. To prevent more unnecessary expulsions, betting has been prohibited. In the past, it wasn't a problem because no one dared to bet all their points, but Saik made it a trend and it was decided to prohibit it. There are still ways to expel a student from another group, but only through special exams. Any questions?"
This is stupid. Nobody is copying me, and it's not even a trend. Yuki is nosy and informs me of everything important that happens at school.
"Hey, why do I feel like you're insulting me, Saik?!"
Yuki hasn't told me anything about students betting all their points. This is too weird.
"Teacher, who complained about this? I'm sure they didn't decide to prohibit it so quickly just because many students are betting. They must have received a complaint."
"Yes, Saik, we received many complaints from second and third-year students. They are being harassed to accept betting. To protect them, the principal decided to prohibit betting."
Ah. I sighed and closed my eyes. The student council made its move to prevent me from expelling the vice president. But that won't stop me. I promised to expel him, and I will.
"The vice president got a few more weeks, huh?"
I pulled out a chocolate from my pocket.
"Just try to avoid the inevitable."
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Physical education. I would skip this class, but I can't miss too many classes, it would affect my grades.
Let's go swimming. It's a rich school, after all. Swimming is a popular sport in this school. Rich schools are very interesting.
The men's locker room. We are all changing clothes to get in. I forbade Yuki from being here. Where is she? I don't know.
"Wow... Saik, looking at you better, you have a good body. You're on par with me."
"Come on, Naok, you have to admit that Saik looks better than you."
I turned to look at them.
"What sport do you play? Or do you just exercise for health?"
I exercise to avoid being defeated by legendary ghosts, but I can't say that.
"Mainly for health. I don't play any specific sport."
I took off my contact lenses.
"I would put on glasses, but I'm going to swim. I see blurry, but I'll be fine."
Using glasses in the water will be uncomfortable. I prefer to swim with blurry vision. That's why I have Yuki, she will be my eyes.
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(Pov- Yuki.)
My mother had huge breasts. Women looked at her with envy. I didn't envy her because I looked a lot like her, which meant I was going to inherit those huge breasts. But unfortunately, I died at the age of 10!
"Ah-h-h-h! It's not fair, it's not fair!"
Sylphie, you're lucky I like you!
I'm pretending to touch Sylphie's breasts. I would have bigger breasts than you, it's not fair!
"Hey, Sylphie."
"Eh? Y-yes?"
Oh, Ram approached her. I hope she doesn't bother her.
"Are you dating Saik?"
Fufu. That question made Sylphie as red as a tomato and she became very nervous.
"N-no! W-we're just friends!"
"I see. It's very strange that he gives you so many points for a simple help. And also a point of protection. I wonder if Saik is in love with you... No, he's not that kind of guy. I think it's something else... Well, whatever."
She walked away from Sylphie. Wow. Does that girl really know Saik's intentions? She knows that Saik wouldn't do that to make a girl fall in love with him. Ram is dangerous, she's smarter than I thought.
"Did he give you candy again?"
"I don't know why you accept candy from such a weird guy like him."
Naima and her friends' bitches. Arsh. I hate them.
"I was hungry, that's all."
Yes, come on, enjoy the chocolate that Saik gave you. Saik surely put something strange in it! Muahaha...! Well, he didn't put anything, but dreaming doesn't cost anything.
That girl hates Saik. Why is he so kind to her? I don't understand.
Well, I'll keep massaging Sylphie's breasts.
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The girls came out of the changing rooms. Wow, the pool is really huge! Just as expected from a school for the rich! I'm so jealous, I want to swim too! But Saik won't let me. After all, it's dangerous.
The boys are swimming, except for two. Saik and another student. The boy who tried to flirt with Sylphie in the first few days of class is challenging Saik or something like that.
Fufu. This looks interesting.
"You've become quite popular, Saik. Are you enjoying it?"
"Considering that this 'popularity' only takes up my time and doesn't let me enjoy my solitude, I would say no, I don't enjoy it."
"I see, I see. You're a weird guy, Saik. I noticed that from the first day."
"Everyone knows I'm weird. If you feel special just for being the first to discover it, congratulations."
"Fufu. Well, well. You know, I hate guys like you."
"Do you mean guys who are smarter than you? Or those who stand out more?"
"A little of that, but I hate your arrogant side."
"Oh. Arrogant? Hmm... Why? Well, I don't care. Who are you? I'm not wearing my contact lenses, so I can't see you well."
"And you don't even bother to learn the names of your classmates, huh?"
"Is it mandatory? I don't think so."
Oh, this got intense.
"Wanna bet? Just a simple swimming race."
"I understand it's prohibited, so no."
"No? I thought you were the kind of person who loves to bet and ruin other people's lives."
"Do I love it? I wouldn't use that word. Hmm... I think 'satisfaction' is what I feel when I beat someone. Okay, I accept, but we won't bet any points. If I win, you'll buy me a huge cake, with nothing weird inside, please."
"And if I win..."
He whispered in Saik's ear and I approached them to listen.
"You'll help me win over Sylphie and stay away from her. I saw her first."
He said it in a whisper so that no one would hear... Wow... This guy is disgusting. An enemy of women! I hope he dies alone!
"Oh, sure."
"You accepted, Saik?!"
N-no, I have to trust him. Surely Saik is an excellent swimmer.
"Give me two minutes."
"Sure."
Saik moved away from him and I began to float beside him.
"Do you know how to swim, Saik?"
"Just the basics."
"Just the basics?!"
"Yuki, I want you to do something."
Fufu. I knew Saik would cheat. I love that side of him!
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Saik is stretching and warming up his body to swim, and the girls can't take their eyes off him. Most of the boys are not in shape, only Naok and the gross boy who challenged Saik have trained bodies. Naok is a basketball player, so he has that body, he must be in shape for games. Oh, also Ludius, although he is thinner.
"S-Saik, what did you bet with him?"
"That boy wants me to stop talking to you and help him conquer your heart."
"Eh?"
Fufu. Even Sylphie knows that's gross. She didn't get nervous, but she felt disgusted. Her face says it all.
"But the good thing is, if I win, I'll get a delicious cake. Don't worry, Sylphie, I'll win. Just trust me."
"Y-yes."
Naok, Bell, and Ludius approached Saik. The whole team, huh?
"Good luck, Saik."
"We'll be cheering for you."
"Although I heard he's in the swim club. Be careful."
"Yes, thanks."
Saik lifted the hair that covered his eyes. Fufu. Sylphie turned completely red, and so did I! How cute!
"Just trust me."
He covered his eyes again. That habit of his to show his eyes so others can see how he feels. As an unexpressive boy, he uses his cold eyes so others can see what he feels. Seeing Saik's face, I realized how confident he is. How sure he is to win. Hahahaha! After all, he has me.
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The two boys were already in position and ready to start.
"I still don't understand how a lazy guy like Saik has that body," said Ram.
Fufu. Saik is far from lazy. He spends every day studying and exercising. He's the opposite of lazy. I'm proud of him. Go, Saik, win!
"Wow... Who do you think will win?" said Danna.
Saik will win!
"Rangel will win," said Reiko, one of Naima's friends.
"Yes, I agree," said Yesei, one of Naima's friends.
You have terrible taste! You don't know what you're talking about!
"I don't know... I think Saik will win."
Eh? Naima is supporting him?
"He's a weird guy, but his results have been incredible. I hate to admit it, but I can't imagine him losing."
Kya! I think I misjudged you, Naima! You have excellent taste!
"I agree. I thought Saik was lazy, but look at that body, he's definitely not lazy," said Mark. I think he and Reiko are a couple, but I haven't investigated that well yet.
It's just an investigation, I'm not a gossip, okay?!
Fufu. And the girls are definitely looking at Saik's body. You can look, but don't touch! Only I can touch it!
"Are you ready?"
"Of course."
"In three, two, one!"
They both jumped into the water at the same time. It's my turn!
I'm floating over this guy. He has a slight advantage over Saik, an advantage that will disappear!
I entered the water.
"Now!"
Saik activated my physical body and I pulled down this guy's pants, including his underwear.
I didn't see anything because I closed my eyes. I'm a lady, not a pervert!
Saik deactivated my body and I moved away from the water.
"Hahahahaha! He got nervous and stopped swimming!"
And he can't blame Saik, he was nowhere near him.
And he won! Yupi! We cheated, but the results matter more.
Saik got out of the water and looked around.
"Did I win? Sorry, I don't have my contact lenses."
Naok hugged Saik tightly and lifted him up.
"That speed was incredible! We have a clear winner!"
"Ah, I won. Lucky me."
Yes, of course, lucky you. Half of the cake is mine!
Sylphie approached Saik. Come on, a kiss, it's the perfect moment!
"C-congratulations, Saik, I knew you would win!"
"Thank you, Sylphie."
"Ahhhhh!"
The guy hit the water and got out. Are you angry? Oh, poor guy, the enemy of women is angry.
Hahahahaha! It's so satisfying!
"You owe me a cake. Strawberry, please."
"Tsk."
He walked away from him, clearly furious.
"Goodbye, loser!"
Ah, this day started off badly, but at least something good happened. Saik humiliated that idiot!
And although I didn't see a kiss between Sylphie and Saik, at least they're becoming more... close... Eh?
This pain in my heart... How strange... Well, it doesn't matter...! I think... What's wrong with me?