Chapter 62 The Disappointing Hero Fires A Decoy
Well, today I'm going to ask Yoda-san to be decoy for me. No, that's not right. Maybe I should ask Yocoy-san to change the name for me.
Before heading to work with [teleportation], I arrived at the 'office,' where Shibuya-san, Nada-san, and Yocoy-san were.
"Good morning. I'm sorry for calling you early in the morning."
"Yes, is there something you want our Yoda to do?"
"Yes, there is."
I briefly explained the matter I heard from Tanabe-sensei yesterday.
"So, his skills have been taken away?"
"I'll ask just in case, but have any of you encountered a similar case in the summoned world?"
"No."
"I haven't either."
"I don't know either."
Hmm, it seems like it's indeed a unique skill of the 'Crack Naroppa.'
"Anyway, first and foremost... if the opponent is mixed with an evil god and steals all of my skills, I will definitely lose."
Upon my confirmation, the three nodded.
"So, there are two things we need to confirm. First, among the students, who is stealing the teacher's skills. Second, if there are conditions for stealing and what methods are used."
"I see, so we'll send Yoda for that."
As if reading my thoughts, Shibuya-san muttered so.
"...Why me?"
"Of course, because you're the weakest. To be frank, even if your skills are stolen, it will have minimal impact on our side."
"Oh come on, that's just like being a decoy."
Say "decoy" there, Yocoy.
Ignoring the voice in my head, Yocoy continued.
"But, if my skills were stolen, is there a way for me to get them back?"
"No, there isn't."
"What...?"
"Just to clarify, I will take all possible precautions. From here, it gets a bit complicated... I will utilize my [Skill Lending]."
"A skill that lends skills... is that correct?"
"Yes. I will lend Yoda-san this [Skill Lending] itself."
"Is that really possible?"
"Yes, it is. Yoda-san will use the [Skill Lending] to leave one skill with Nada-san and lend the rest. After confirming that, I will retrieve the [Skill Lending]. Well, a skill that not use that much in battle... Yes, I will lend Yoda-san something like [Understanding Otherworldly Languages]."
"...Hmm? Okay."
"At this point, Yoda-san will have the [Retained Skill] and my [Understanding Otherworldly Languages], right? You will go to school as you are."
After explaining this, Shibuya-san took action.
"I see... Even if it's stolen, we will only give Yoda skills that won't have much impact on battles."
"Yes, that's correct. There are two experiments for this. If we lend the skills to others, will those skills be stolen? And will the skills you borrow also be stolen in the same way?
Well, we'll see what happens. This will help determine the extent to which they can "steal" the opponent's skills. This will allow for various countermeasures in actual combat.
Of course, it's unclear whether the opponent will move this time. One possibility is that if the opponent confirms the content of the skills and steals something of their choice, they may not move this time... In that case, it doesn't make sense to steal the skill "[Isekai Shopping]" on purpose.
From that, it seems likely that the opponent's skills are indiscriminately stolen. But in the end, thinking too much won't lead to an answer.
Anyway, it's important for us to take the initiative now.
"The true purpose of this visit is to exchange contact information with the students through a messaging app or social media. Once we have that information, I can take various measures".
"Is that necessary?"
"Yes, it is absolutely necessary to gather information".
If I understand that, then there will be no need for me to go out of my way to visit. It will be a comprehensive collection of personal information. It will also make it easier to identify individuals with specific skills.
"Yes... well, I understand".
Yoda-san responds with a slightly nervous tone. Well, within this group, there may be a Crack God... from their perspective, there might be an evil god, so I understand Yoda-san's lack of confidence in combat situations. Well, there's no choice but for Yoda-san to do his best.
There are four students. The breakdown is three male students and one female student.
Takashima Yuusuke, Minami Kenji, Kasai Ryou, and Ohashi Hana.
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At night, after finishing work, I visited the 'bureau' again. Now, I want to quickly finish up and eat the dinner Misa-chan made.
"Good evening."
There was no response to my greeting, and Decoy Yoda spoke in a flustered manner.
"Higashimura-san! It seems my skills have been taken away!"
"Oh, really?"
"Yes, both my skills and the skills I borrowed from Higashimura-san."
I see. In that case, let's first try to recover them.
...It didn't work, they didn't come back.
"It seems I can't recover my skills. I'll lend my lending skills to Yoda-san again, so please try to recover the skills from Nada-san."
I lent my lending skills to Yoda-san.
"Yes... since it's my first time, it might be a bit difficult... ah, they've returned!"
I see... so what I've learned is that the ability to take away the other person's skills, let's call it stealing, is confirmed to be targeting the skills that the other person currently possesses.
"Alright, I understand. Next, about their contact information..."
"Yes, it's here."
Yoda-san handed me a smartphone. He signed the contract at noon and asked him to separate it from the one he usually uses.
I had him open the messaging app contacts and I use "personal information disclosure" for each account. However...
──Everyone was labeled as "former skill holders."
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