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"Yes, 'restraint,'

Masama uses the power of the Yama App to stop the thrush from moving.

The thrush's body stops moving. But that didn't stop the thrush from moving to its head.

Three bodies appear, Yellow Sponge-kun, Deka Chick and Shouting Beluga Uncle, each heading towards Masama.

(Can't prevent the images from appearing? But you didn't think you could stop it?)

Against the decapitated chick who rushed in headfirst, he energized the guilt he had accumulated by taking it from Kami earlier, and instantly and limitedly exploded the invisible energy.

The explosion occurred ahead of the Deca Chick's direction of travel, and the front of the Deca Chick's front was reduced to a ghastly sight. Akane gasps at the horrific sight.

'It's an image, yet the damage is so real.

True mutters.

'Yeah. And that ability is quite tricky. I don't know how much of an effective range it has, but it seems to be able to release power in various ways to any arbitrary location.

It's not all that versatile, though.

When Masama heard Junko's words, he gave a shy smile.

Yellow Sponge-kun and Shouting Beluga Uncle turn around to the left and right and try to pin Masama down.

An invisible barrier hits Yellow Sponge-kun's entire body. The barrier then blew away the entire yellow sponge-kun, destroying the rooftop fence and flying straight to the outside.

Four invisible spears flew vertically at Uncle Yellan Beluga, all piercing him. Four holes opened up in Uncle Shouting Beluga's body and he stopped moving.

However, Uncle Shouting Beluga chuckled. It was as if his original face was smiling, but it was obvious from Masama's eyes that he was smiling even more.

Water sprayed vigorously from the mouth of the pursed-mouthed shouting Beluga uncle.

Masama reflexively tried to put up an invisible barrier in front of him to block the water, but the trajectory of the water that was blown out was not a straight line released towards Masama.

The water drew a large arc and jumped over Masama's head. Along the way, the water fell and landed on Masama as well.

It was just water. But it wasn't just water.

There was a large amount of gingerbread in the water. From the arcing water stream, they fell onto Masama's head along with the water.

''Whoa!　Ouch!　Ouch!　Stop!

The dancing gingerbread cookies are pulling Masama's hair, sticking their fingers in his ear holes, getting inside his clothes and biting his skin, and worse, putting their hands in his eyes and trying to rip off his nails.

He tries to shake them off - no, he shakes them off rather easily, but the gingerbread cookies are relentlessly attaching themselves to Masama again and looking to attack him.

'Egregious: ......'

Juya frowned as Masama struggled under the attack of the gingerbread cookies dancing all over his body.

''This!''

Using his Yama App ability, he attempts to destroy the gingerbread cookies one by one with his guilt energy, but is able to quickly avoid them. It's also hard to aim at those in their clothes.

E......

Teased by the gingerbread cookies, Masama had been so focused on that side that he hadn't noticed.

In front of Masama and in three directions on either side of him were the three bodies he thought he had killed: the decapitated chick, Mr. Yellow Sponge and Uncle Shouting Beluga. They were close enough to reach them at close range to be able to reach them immediately.

'What made you think they'd take damage, get obliterated, and that would be the end of it?　We just need to get it out again.

Smiling, whispering thrush. There are limits, of course. There is also wear and tear. But for the thrush that once filled the school and all day long with seventy-nanana wonders, even under unconsciousness, the crushing of ten or twenty of them is not much wear and tear.

Just as Masama was about to invoke his power, he was kicked and blown away by the deca-chick.

And on top of Masama's fallen body, Uncle Beluga sat down on his haunches.

'Piyo.'

The big chick lets out a single chirp and stops it by bringing its bill close to Masama's face.

'You're in a match.'

Yeah.

Kamimi said, and True nodded.

'How about that?'

Hearing their words, Masama laughs.

'Yes, yes, 'prison work'. Thrush, get rid of this image. So, so, admit defeat to me and swear you're going to join my Snowflake Society.

Masama attempts to control the mind of a thrush.

It doesn't work. The thrushes are ...... guilty of murder, but they don't have much of a guilty conscience, so they can't dominate like Angelina and Uemi. He's less than a delinquent with a guilty conscience.

Masama let out a big breath as he gave a reason why it wasn't working with his smile gone.

'Yes, yes. My loss. I'll take my loss. I surrender.

Masama waved his hand to declare defeat, and the big chick, the dancing gingerbread, Yellow Sponge-kun, and the screaming Uncle Beluga all disappeared at once.

'Apologize to Akane. Apologize properly.

Yeah. I'm sorry, Akane. I didn't mean to hurt you. It's true.

I'm sorry.

At Tsugumi's urging, Masama stood up and turned to Akane and bowed his head, silencing Junko's statement.

'But come on, weren't we all having fun?　Didn't you think it was a great experience?　Didn't you get a lot out of the fight?　I was. I'm ...... out of step with a lot of people, so I'm still trying to understand people a little bit, so I'm sowing seeds of conflict and adjusting this way. I'm not going to be able to say that I'm normal, but I'm going to say that I'm not.

They are dismayed to see Masama, who neither feels bad nor depressed after surrendering, but starts talking happily again.

I often do something similar. Heatjiro-kun did it, Yuri-chan did it, and well, it's fun! But, I don't understand why you would do that when you ask your friends out.

In this situation, Junko is not particularly dumbfounded, but she has a genuine question.

'Yes ...... I'm not normal. I'm out of tune. I don't understand other people's minds. I misunderstand. They always hate me. Always calling me crazy, always making me look bad. And I don't know why.

Looking at Junko, Masama said with a self-deprecating smile. This still seemed to bother some of them a little.

'Regardless of your circumstances, you dance alone, talk to yourself, and enjoy yourself, but it's annoying to the ones who keep you company.

The thrush tells him offhandedly.

I'm just going for a purpose. I just want to understand people. Does it bother you if I enjoy the process?

Masama's smile widens even more distorted.

'I have three objectives. The first is to keep it a secret. The second is to make the Snowflake Society a larger organization, to eradicate the unholy adults from the world and create a world where only pure children live. All the ugly ones who lie, turn a blind eye to injustice, distortion, and the pain of others, and put selfishness ahead of selfishness, need to be erased. Third, I want to understand ....... I want to understand other people's minds, and I want to bring my apparently misguided mind closer to Hutu. I'm trying a lot of things to do that, but I'm failing a lot of times in that stage of experimentation.

Don't you see the awesome contradiction in having that second and third objective at the same time?

Akira interjects.

'Why?'　Why?

'That's because people don't have a second goal in mind. That's because only a crazy person would have that desire.

Akira mercilessly cuts off and throws away Masama's question.

''You know what, I wonder if Akira doesn't like me?　You just keep denying me. There are only two other people who deny me this much.

Yeah, I hate it.

Akira smiles and answers immediately.

'But it's better because I hate it. It's not so much that I'm indifferent. He's an idiot and he hates you, but if you want him to be your friend, he'll have to be, won't he?

No thanks. I'm done with my business here, and having failed miserably, I'll get the hell out of here.

Masama turns away and heads to the rooftop entrance.

'Wait a minute.'

Masama was stopped by Kamimi.

I just wanted to thank you. Thank you. But if you do this again, I'll make you happy.

You're welcome.

Masama turns back to Kamimi and smiles at her.

'Why do you thank me?'

Juya asks Kami.

'The guilt I was dragging around ...... not all of it, but it's pretty much gone. I think it's because this person turned the guilt into energy.

Kamimi shrugged lightly and replied, smiling.

(That's a horrible feeling. ....... At least I don't want to be forced to erase my guilt, even if it's supposed to make me suffer.)

Hearing Kami's words, Makoto thinks.

'That's it. Akane, you can relax now.

When Masama disappears, Tsugumi calls out to Akane.

'Akane is ...... constantly bothering someone else ....... I'm always getting help .......

Akane said in a voice that seemed to fade away as she became downcast.

I've been helped and supported by many people to get to where I am today. That's why I want to be the one to help and support someone else. That's what I've been thinking for a long time. You were the perfect choice. By using Akane, I made my wish come true. Is that a bad thing?

To be honest, I don't know to what extent Tsugumi meant those words. However, even if it was a way to comfort herself, Akane was happy.

'By the way--'

The thrush looks at Akane.

'Won't you reward the prince for saving the princess?

'Yeah ......?　S-, it's ......

I'm just kidding. What kind of treat have you got in mind?

Seeing Akane's dismay, Thrush laughed wickedly.