Chapter 63 The Disappointing Hero'S New Fetish
So, the students were also "former skill holders"....
In other words, it means that they have also had their skills stolen by someone.
"Higashimura-san, how did it go?"
"It seems that four students have also had their skills stolen... Yoda-san, what was the situation when you lost your skill?"
"Well, it was until I left school. I had individual interviews with the four students, and then I talked to Tanabe-sensei... After leaving school, when I tried to use the remaining skill [Return], it was gone."
Seriously.... This is a very dangerous ability.
Perhaps the conditions for stealing skills are quite loose.
Worst case scenario, just like with my [personal information disclosure], it must be assumed that the ability to steal just by looking at the person is also possible.
"First of all, in what form did you have the interviews?"
"In the vacant classroom, Tanabe-sensei and I sit side by side... The students will come in one by one."
"What is the order?"
"The order is Takashima Yuusuke, Minami Kenji, Kasai Ryou, and Ohashi Hana. At least after the meeting with Ohashi Hana, I had the skills, but without using [Return], I just confirmed the destination."
"Understood, let's summarize it here. I will explain based on the possibilities I can think of."
I convey my thoughts to the three of them as they are.
First, if there is a [thief] among these four.
That means there is someone who can manipulate the status, equivalent to the ability shown by Flora in the tutorial, [Event Manipulation].
"I see, someone has the [thief] skill but is hiding it, is that correct?"
"Shibuya-san, yes. In addition, what can be considered is whether multiple people are cooperating, or if it's a solo offender."
Are there separate roles for the thief and the hider, or is it one person playing two roles? If it's one person playing two roles, the difficulty of discovery is quite high.
"But, in that case, isn't there a possibility that everyone is conspiring to deceive us and using something like Event Manipulation?"
"No, you yourself have had your skills stolen. The existence of the [thief] is certain."
"Oh, I see."
Seriously, come on Yoda-kun.
"The next thing to consider is whether the opponent can use the 'Steal Skills'."
"Ah, I see! It's one thing to steal, but whether the skill itself can be used is another matter."
"Yes, it may just be a matter of stealing the skill and [sealing] it."
Yes, there is also the possibility of just taking away the skill.
"Just, we can't confirm it now anyway. Next, the case where there are [Thief] other than the four... We can't confirm it now, so we have no choice but to wait for the situation to unfold... Oh, that's right."
"What is it?"
"First of all, why did you find out that these four are 'returnees'?"
That's right, let's confirm that first. Nada-san answered my question.
"It's a missing person case."
"Missing?"
"Yes, a student from Keisou High School went missing during a school trip. The local police requested our 'Special Task Force' to assist in the investigation based on the situation."
"The situation?"
"Their presence suddenly disappeared in front of other students."
Oh, a teleportation in front of everyone. When it happened to me, I was at home, so there were no witnesses. But I guess there are cases like that too.
"I see, then Nada-san is the right person, right?"
"...Why do you think so?"
"Because Nada-san has the skill of [hypnosis]. Maybe you altered the students' memories a little bit? Otherwise, why would there be such a fuss after the incident?"
"Um, please don't pry into people's skills."
"Well, it's fine, right? You've even shown your underwear..."
"Um, I'd get angry, you know?"
"I'm sorry."
"Geez. Your abilities are amazing, but it's a little difficult to respect your humanity."
Nada-san turns her head to the side with a pout.
Oh, the cold attitude of the female police officer, it's stimulating my fetish, hehe.
"Anyway, after I understood the situation, I interviewed the students who witnessed it and, as Higashimura-san predicted, I slightly replaced their memories. Instead of suddenly disappearing, it appeared as if they went off somewhere else."
"And then, after a while, they came back?"
"Yes. They disappeared at 2:00 PM and reappeared at 6:00 PM, about four hours later. We had prepared spare uniforms for them and suits for the teachers in advance, anticipating the situation. One uniform ended up being wasted..."
"One uniform wasted?"
"Yes. Six people disappeared in total, and only five returned."
"What about the remaining students?"
"...They haven't returned yet. Or rather, based on what we heard from them, they won't be coming back."
"What is the name of the student?"
"Kurusu Sho... He was their leader."
I see. Well, this is quite important information. I wish they had told me before asking, but... well, it can't be helped.
"Anyway, the fact that these skills are being taken away one after another suggests that there is some kind of 'motivation' behind it. Kurusu Sho's presence might help narrow down that motivation."
"I see. So why can't he come back? Can you give me more details about the situation?"
"Ah, please wait!"
"Huh, what is it, Yoda-san?"
Yoda-san held out a smartphone toward me. On the screen, a message from a student named 'Ohashi Hana' was displayed.
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