I have too many anime girlfriends!

After the hearing aid compensation incident, Ishida Shoya remained silent the next day.

When Shimada Kazuki and Hirose saw him like this, instead of comforting him, they covered their mouths and whispered gloatingly.

Kazuki Shimada: "Look at how pathetic he looks, he must have gotten yelled at yesterday."

Hirose: "Of course! That's 20 yen! I can't even imagine spending that much money. How many hamburgers could that buy?"

Whether it was intentional or not, the two of them spoke in a way that Ishida Shoya could hear.

The child's malice was on full display at this moment.

Despite being friends, Shimada Kazuki and Hirose, who used to be very close friends with Ishida Shoya and often held various mischievous courage-testing contests together, not only failed to comfort Ishida but also kicked him when he was down.

Hearing the sarcastic remarks from the two men, Ishida Shouya subconsciously clenched his fists, but remained silent.

I'm really sorry to disappoint you.

My mother neither hit me nor scolded me.

But this made him feel worse than being beaten or scolded.

When the mischievous boy, Ishida Shoya, saw his gentle mother constantly apologizing and making amends to others because of him, he suddenly matured.

With his gaze falling on Naoka Ueno, the class beauty he had always liked, Ishida also noticed that her eyes were peering at Shinji Kaminaga.

Thinking back on his self-righteous behavior yesterday, he couldn't help but give a bitter smile.

He admitted defeat.

At the same time, I realized my mistake.

However, he wanted to formally apologize to Nishimiya Shoko, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.

So Ishida remained silent all morning, his heart filled with agonizing torment.

While observing, he also noticed the scene of Shinji Kaminaga patiently tutoring Nishimiya.

Shinji Kaminaga would remind Shoko Nishimiya which page to turn to in her textbook every time the teacher gave a lecture.

Occasionally, she would communicate with Nishimiya Shoko using sign language.

That guy, Kaminaga, is surprisingly patient.

While feeling a pang of sadness, Ishida Shoya couldn't help but deeply admire this person.

It would be an injustice if someone as gentle as Shinagami wasn't popular.

When Ishida changed his unruly behavior and began to calm down and observe.

Nishimiya Shoko was also very happy at that moment.

She felt warm inside from Shinji Kaminaga's care and unconsciously developed a dependence on him.

Not wanting to disappoint him, Nishimiya Shoko would diligently review her lessons almost every day after returning home, and then practice her pronunciation by herself.

She didn't want him to one day get tired of her halting and unclear speech, tired of having to be accommodated no matter what she did. Nishimiya Shoko wanted to make herself worthy of standing by his side as much as possible.

Even though she knew in her heart that Kaminaga-kun was probably just sympathizing with her and pitying her, like Sahara-kun, the warmth he extended to her was the most precious thing to Nishimiya Shoko.

.........

During the long break between classes, Ishida Shoya went to the restroom.

When I got back, I found infuriating words written in chalk on my desk.

"Shoya, that scoundrel who bullies girls, run away if you don't want to be mistaken for his accomplice!"

"Who did it?"

Ishida Shouya roared angrily, and the students looked at each other, but all chose to remain silent.

Ishida Shoya was instantly enraged, but had nowhere to vent his anger.

At this moment, Shinji Kaminaga spoke up.

"Ishida, I saw it. It was Shimada Kazuki and Hirose who did it."

"What? It's you? Ah! Why?"

Ishida Shoya was furious. "Aren't we friends?"

Just because of a little argument yesterday, you're going to mess with me?

Shimada Kazuki panicked for a moment and quickly waved his hand, saying, "Young man, how can you believe him? He's talking nonsense!"

However, at this moment, Naoka Ueno also stepped forward and said, "I saw it too. It was Shimada and Hirose Inui. They even threatened everyone not to tell you."

She was naturally afraid of the threat, but since her idol had stood up for her, what was there to be afraid of?

Moreover, if they could gain Shen Yong's protection and be favored by him, they would have hit the jackpot!

"Ueno, what did you say?"

Shimada Yihao glared at Ueno Naoka.

"That's right, don't talk nonsense! Everyone knows you've always been on Kaminari's side! Ah! Junior! You... ah!"

Hirose was speechless because Ishida had already punched him in the face.

Kazuki Shimada also took a punch.

The three elementary school students then started fighting.

Ishida Shoya was really angry.

He might have acted on impulse, wanting to impress the goddess Naoka Ueno, which led him to carelessly throw away Nishimiya Shoko's hearing aid.

But he also paid a price of 20 yen and suffered an unprecedented emotional blow.

But Shimada Kazuki and Hirose went too far.

This is yet another betrayal!

After the three of them had beaten each other black and blue, Shinji Kaminaga stood up, walked over, and quickly separated the three little brats.

"Alright, stop hitting."

Shimada Kazuki and Hirose, panting and looking disheveled, glared at Kaminaga.

"We fought because of you!"

"Exactly! You, the culprit, still have the nerve to say that? What kind of good person are you? Shameless!"

"Despicable God!"

Upon hearing what Shimada Kazuki and Hirose said, Shinji Kaminaga couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"You two are hilarious! Did I tell you to scribble on Ishida's desk? If I hadn't told you, would you have found a chance to tell Ishida that I was the one who scribbled on his desk?"

Shimada Kazuki and Hirose immediately looked away guiltily, then hurriedly retorted loudly:

"We never intended to do that, don't talk nonsense!"

However, Ishida Shoya understood it.

Or rather, he saw through Shimada Kazuki and Hirose completely.

These two people were actually just as jealous of Shinji Kaminaga as I was, so they used me as a tool to lead the charge. When I hit a wall, they could just stand by and watch the show.

Ha, who exactly did I hang out with before?

Ishida Shoya sneered, "Shimada, Hirose, we're no longer friends! You'd better not mess with me, or I'm not someone to be trifled with!"

After saying this, he hesitated for a moment, then said "thank you" to Shinji Kaminaga before returning to his seat and silently wiping the chalk marks off his desk.

"Fine, if you don't want to be friends, then don't. Who cares about you? You look so stupid!"

"Yeah, ouch...it hurts!"

Shimada Kazuki and Hirose were also displeased and made disparaging remarks; their expressions were truly unpleasant.

Shinji Kaminaga looked at the two of them with disdain.

Hirose, this chubby little guy, is obviously a lackey, or rather, a lackey, and he doesn't have much intelligence.

But Shimada Kazuki, that kid is pretty good-looking and usually quite popular.

But at that moment, the girls subconsciously decided to keep their distance from him.

He calls himself a piano prodigy, yet he betrays even his own friends. His true colors are awful!

And he just threatened Naoka Ueno, isn't that the behavior of a thug?

After this incident, the friendship between Ishida Shoya and his two friends was completely ruined, and there was no possibility of it being salvaged.

Furthermore, taking advantage of this opportunity, Ishida Shoya secretly found a chance to sincerely apologize to Nishimiya Shoko.

Nishimiya Shoko showed no sign of blaming him. The gentle and kind girl smiled at him and waved her hand, indicating that she no longer blamed him.

Looking at the gentle Nishimiya, Ishida was also moved and immediately abandoned his prejudice against her.

Ultimately, his targeting of Nishimiya Shoko was an attempt to outshine Naoka Ueno. He misinterpreted Naoka Ueno's intentions and did something he would later regret.

Meanwhile, Shimada Kazuki and Hirose kept saying bad things about Shinji Kaminaga to him, and over time, he instinctively grew to dislike Shinji Kaminaga even more.

However, after the current events, Ishida has completely given up on Naoka Ueno in his heart, and at the same time, he has seen through the true colors of Kazuki Shimada and Hirose.

Furthermore, Shinji Kaminaga's guardian, Kiriko Izumi, was friends with his mother, Miyoko Ishida, so their conflicts gradually disappeared.

In the days that followed, Shimada Kazuki and Hirose began targeting Ishida Shoya.

After all, there were two of them, while Ishida was only one, so naturally he couldn't beat the two of them.

Shimada Kazuki and Hirose began bullying Ishida.

For example, splashing water on him while he's using the toilet.

For example, throw his textbooks into the pool.

Ishida also retaliated in kind, as he deeply hated Shimada Kazuki and Hirose.

The three mischievous kids were at loggerheads, making the atmosphere in the class very chaotic.

Just as Mr. Yamada was about to ask about the details, Shinji Kaminaga stepped forward and called all three of them out.

One person slapped Otto.

He smiled as he looked at the three people whose eyes had become much clearer, and said:

"Starting today, don't let me know you're fighting amongst yourselves again. I don't care if you fight, but haven't you noticed how scared everyone is of you two?"

"It's all because of you! If you hadn't spoken up, we wouldn't have fought with the young punk! You're so despicable!"

Shimada Kazuki and Hirose habitually shifted the blame, placing the error on Kaminaga Shinji.

People can actually laugh when they're in a state of extreme speechlessness.

Shinji Kaminaga sighed and said to Shoya Ishida, who was also sneering, "Ishida-kun, you should go back now. I promise you, they won't bother you again. If you're unhappy about the slap I gave you earlier, you can slap them back."

Ishida Shoya trembled slightly and quickly waved his hand, "It's alright, I'm not upset. Kaminaga, thank you, I... I'll go back now!"

How could he dare to hit Shinji Kaminari!

If I hit him, not only will I be targeted by all the girls in the class, but my mother will also look at me with disappointment.

Most importantly, he was truly convinced of Shinji Kaminaga's abilities.

Despite past conflicts with him, Shinji Kaminaga not only didn't continue to target him, but also helped him point out the two mischievous friends who had played pranks, for which Shinji was extremely grateful.

Compared to Shimada and Hirose, who betrayed him and his friendship more than once, Shinji Kaminaga's actions were fair. He hit all three people who disrupted the harmony of the class, and Ishida showed no dissatisfaction at this moment.

"Okay, then you can go back first."

Shinji Kaminaga told Shoya Ishida to go back, while he himself watched with a smile as the piano prodigy Kazuki Shimada and the chubby Hirose.

Shimada Kazuki shuddered. "What...what do you want to do? Are you going to hit me?! I'll tell my dad!"

Hirose instinctively shrank back, "I'll tell the teacher!"

Shinji Kaminaga chuckled. "Don't worry, you won't have a chance to speak. Ever since the third grade of elementary school, it's been like you've been calling me mute, right?"

Shimada Kazuki and Hirose shuddered, not understanding why he asked that question.

But the two of them soon understood.

Kazuki Shimada and Hirose became mute.

The two of them took leave and went home that noon.

After the two returned home, their parents took them for a check-up.

They found there was nothing wrong with their vocal cords, but they just couldn't speak.

This made them cry with worry.

But it was useless.

All sorts of machines couldn't detect anything wrong, so the only conclusion that could be drawn was...

Shimada Kazuki and Hirose were unable to speak due to psychological reasons.

What is it like to go from a lively young piano prodigy to a mute person who cannot speak?

Kazuki Shimada is now experiencing firsthand the pain of being mute.

Although you can write by hand, it's really super inconvenient.

Unable to find any problems, Shimada Kazuki and Hirose's parents had no choice but to continue sending their child back to Chiba Elementary School.

On their first day at school, Shimada Kazuki and Hirose found an opportunity to pull Shinji Kaminaga to a quiet place and kneel down in front of him.

They also wrote in their notebook: "Kanaga-kun, we know we were wrong, please forgive us!"

"Waaah, I don't want to be mute anymore! Please, we promise we won't tell anyone!"

Shinji Kaminaga gave a cold laugh in response to the two unruly children's pleas for mercy.

"But I think it's good that you guys are mute, so it'll be quiet for me. After all, you guys are so noisy."

Shimada Kazuki and Hirose were in tears, their faces showing despair.

Unexpectedly, Shinji Kaminaga spoke up again: "However, I am a very soft-hearted person. Since you have all knelt down and begged for mercy, then I will let you be mute for a month."

"This month, I want to see your sincerity. Be good children, or you'll face the consequences!"

After saying that, Shinji Kaminaga ignored the two of them and turned to leave.

If he could, he wouldn't want to use his newly awakened Word of Power against these two brats.

But these two brats caused a lot of trouble, making the whole class a mess and making the students afraid of becoming the target of bullying. The atmosphere even affected Nishimiya Shoko and Ueno Naoka.

Fortunately, Shinji Kaminari dealt with these two people who had been secretly plotting against him all at once.

Ishida Shoya has already reformed, so what's with you two arguing like this?

Speaking of Word Power, this is the second Word Power that Shinji Kaminari awakened after reaching the required level of light energy absorption and transformation during this period.

The ability is to shut people up.

Also known as a ban.

It can do more than just make people mute.

Well, I secretly tried it out with Yang Nai once and found that this Word of Power can be activated simply by moving my mouth, without having to say it out loud.

[Word of Power 2: Sealing (Seales the energy within the target's body, causing a continuous silence effect.)]

In other words, after being affected by this incantation, Yukinoshita Haruno can no longer use the shrine maiden's spiritual power.

This is definitely a killer move against other professionals.

If you don't want to eliminate the opponent in the future, you can simply seal them away, causing them to lose their proud superhuman power.

Under Shinji Kaminaga's guidance, the atmosphere in the class returned to normal.

Although the students were surprised by Shimada Kazuki and Hirose's silence, they did not bother to inquire about it.

There is no other reason.

The love-hate relationship and constant clashes between Shimada Kazuki and Hirose and Ishida Shoya have caused their classmates to keep their distance from them.

This continued until the final exams.

Shin Kaminaga's title as the top student in his second year was taken away by Yukino Yukinoshita.

He only ranked second in his grade.

When the study group met that day, Yukino Yukinoshita looked at Shinji Kaminaga with a suspicious expression and couldn't help but ask:

"Kanaga-kun, were you going easy on me on purpose?"

"Nonsense! Why would I hold back?" Shinji Kaminaga glared at her with displeasure.

"I always wanted you to be chasing after me, but you actually surpassed me this time. Yukinoshita, did you secretly go to someone else for tutoring behind my and Nishimiya's backs?"

"Hmph, so what? My sister tutored me, what's wrong with that?"

Yukino Yukinoshita raised her snow-white chin, revealing a slightly smug expression, her eyes filled with joy.

If she gets first place in her grade, she'll be able to participate in summer camp activities with Shinji Kaminaga.

However, Shinji Kaminaga really did go easy on them.

There was nothing that could be done; Yukino had already told him the conditions for Yukino to participate in the summer camp.

He naturally wanted to bring Yukino along, so he had to let her off the hook.

And this, could it be, what Lady Yukinoshita wanted to see?

Is he trying to see if he'll give up first place and accommodate Yukino?