CH 15

Kanata has no idea about the noble student, Aguila, who was impersonating Haishin.

Rather, his interest was never there in the first place.

It is because most noble students look down on the commoners and don’t want anything to do with them.

(Still, this has caused a fair amount of commotion.)

Not only from his class but there were apparently students from other classes heading over to catch a glimpse of Aguila.

Most of them didn’t believe it, and Aguila seemed to have already gotten screwed as the words spread around that whatever he was saying was bullshit.

“That’s given. As someone who has followed Haishin for so long, I can say that person is the least likely to be him.”

“Yeah, and Haishin calls himself a commoner.”

Kanata was still listening to the girls’ conversation.

Kanata remembers mentioning in his streams that he was a commoner, and just from that point, people knew the boy was impersonating him.

And while the student Aguila himself is normal, there are many dark rumours about his house. Because of that, the number of students who believe in him is nonexistent.

“Maybe I should go take a look around.”

He was slightly interested.

Kanata got up and went straight down the hallway to Aguila’s class, and he didn’t need to go inside as he heard the commotion from outside.

“That’s why I’m Haishin! Why can’t any of you understand that!?”

“Pfft!”

Kanata gushed at so many excuses.

Curious, Kanata peeked inside to see what kind of dunce face he had.

“… Ain’t he so handsome?”

To his surprise, Aguila was a handsome man.

As an aristocrat, he looked like he got raised in a good family. Unfortunately, Kanata had a bias against the face of those who seemed to have power over others.

“I don’t know, but if you’re somewhat famous and your face isn’t well known, there will be impersonations, of course. I’ve seen this kind of thing in my past life.”

There have been many cases of people pretending to be someone and leading others to strange websites or scamming them by saying they would give away money.

In comparison to that, the thing that Aguila did was impersonate Haishin… Kanata said it was a silly thing to do.

“But I don’t want my name to get used without my permission… what do I do now?”

But Kanata was curious as to why he had to go so far as to use Haishin’s name, so he decided to follow him for the day.

That said, he wanted to use his free time to follow Aguila and wait for him to express his true self, but to his surprise, the time came rather quickly.

“Damn, Haishin this, Haishin that, they’re all so noisy. Damn fanatics.”

After school, when classes were over, Kanata followed Aguila.

The place that Aguila visited was behind a deserted building, and in such a place, Aguila was kicking and hitting the wall without trying to hide his irritation.

“You’re done taking what a commoner says seriously. The world revolves around us, the chosen nobility! Just because he is doing something rare doesn’t mean you should listen to that trash with no face to recognize!”

Kanata heard some of his whining from a distance. Apparently, he was thinking of becoming Hiashin and ruining his reputation down to earth.

His family seemed to fully agree with him.

Kanata was too dumbfounded to say anything about such a poor plan.

“It’s not a kid’s play, you know… That’s not going to work.”

Even if Haishin’s reputation fell to the ground, he wondered if Aguila realized what would happen to him who was impersonating Haishin.

If they were smarter, they could have done many things in Haishin’s name instead of using it this way… Apparently, the Aguila family was quite stupid.

“True. Such a stupid thing to do.”

“Yeah. Even idiots can’t get saved if they come this far.”

“?”

Kanata then looked back in surprise.

He wondered when they had been there. Maria and Alphana were standing right behind him.

“… When?”

“I’m sorry. We also need him.”

“Yes. It is an important matter. However, it appears that Kanata-sama also has something to do with him.”

At that moment, the atmosphere surrounding Alphana changed, but it quickly returned to normal with a huff, and both Kanata and Maria tilted their heads, wondering what that was.

Now, two noble figures who represent the academy appeared by Kanata’s side. 

Kanata was in a panic as to what to do.

“… Erm.”

He wanted to ask for help on what to do in this situation, but there was no one else to ask.

While Kanata’s eyes were wandering, Alphana opened her mouth, smiling softly.

“Kanata-sama, are you familiar with Haishin-sama?”

Kanata’s heart jumped at that name.

But somehow, he nodded, not letting his expression show.

“To tell you the truth, Maria and I are big fans of Haishin-sama.”

“Alphana!”

“… heh heh.”

He wasn’t particularly happy to hear such a revelation on this occasion.

He was more puzzled because he had no idea that the princess and the saint were listening to his streams, much less that they were fans.

“Maria and I both are in important positions in our country, and we had our fair share of hardships that made us uncomfortable a few times. But then we found out about Haishin-sama and couldn’t help but found ourselves captivated by him…”

“Ohh…”

“Alphana, you don’t have to say that much!”

Alphana continued speaking, paying no attention to Maria’s flustered state.

“That is why we cannot allow him to tarnish Haishin-sama this way. Many of us know he had been telling lies all morning, and we were curious, just like Kanata-sama, why he did it!”

“… I didn’t know that.”

Well, as for the reason why it seems that Aguila just now confessed everything.

He continued to verbally denigrate Haishin, unaware that Kanata and the others were listening behind the bushes.

The longer this happened, the further the mood of the two people by Kanata’s side plummeted, although Kanata had changed from bewildered to slightly impressed.

(… I’m so happy that the Princess and the Saint are my fans. I’ve been a little bit critical of the country’s state, but judging by their reactions… I think it’s going to be alright?)

Alphana didn’t seem to have any problems.

Maria also opened her mouth with one big sigh, perhaps because Alphana had told him everything.

“Well, I don’t really care that much, okay? But I still can’t tolerate him trying to bring down someone I care about a little bit.”

“So it was that.”

‘That’s kind~’, Kanata honestly thought in his heart.

At that time, Alphana suddenly looked at Kanata and said this.

“I see no reason to forgive him, but now that you’re here, Kanata-sama, what do you think we should do?”

“Me?”

“Yes.”

Alphana asked, looking Kanata straight in his eye.

Maria, like Alphana, also stared at Kanata as if she wanted to hear his opinion.

“… Well, impersonating someone’s name is a nuisance, so I think it’s better for him to stop. But the question is, will it be fine if he just reflects on it? Maybe, but I don’t think Haishin would want anything too radical either.”

For Kanata, this was the maximum concession he could make.

He didn’t suffer any real harm from being impersonated. Everything Aguila did was in vain, and no one believed him… At that point, he didn’t even think about making any sort of judgment.

“I understood. Now then…!”

“Wha!?”

The moment Alphana nodded, Kanata saw something incredible.

Aguila, who was just in their line of sight, got wrapped in a black sphere and disappeared.

Maria and Alphana also immediately turned their gazes towards him, but Aguila was already nowhere to be seen as if he disappeared in thin air.

“Where did he go?”

“I don’t know… But Alphana was that…”

“Yes. I felt the power of a demonic being.”

A demonic being. That meant demons were behind his abduction.

“Hey, what the f**k are you…”

Meanwhile, Aguila, who had suddenly disappeared, was not in the human world.

The place he got sent to was the demon world, and he was right in front of a beautiful woman who reigned at the top of the demon people.

“Are you Haishin, human?”

“…”

The woman’s words almost made Aguila say yes, but he couldn’t say anything.

Her blood-red eyes were so sharp he felt he could see his future reflecting on them.

“My Lady, I don’t think he’s quite right. Although this guy’s magic power is SS… equivalent by human standards, it’s impossible for his voice to broadcast in all directions.”

“I know.”

The woman then stood up.

She was only a little taller than Aguila, about 180 cm. (5’11)

Even though it was just a tall woman walking, Aguila felt as if the ground was shaking.

“Are you prepared to pay for the crime of impersonating someone I love?”

“Hiii?”

Aguila fell on his butt in place as the woman’s magic expanded.

With a gurgling sound, his pants got wet, and the yellow liquid spread filthily.

Aguila would never dream that the Demon King was a follower of Haishin.

Well, he was pretty confused, so he didn’t seem to have time to worry about the Demon King being a woman or that the demon tribe knew about Haishin…

[Postscript]

Aguila-kun, you will live…

… In our memories.