Don't force me to use my right fist.

"Remove an appendix? Asashita Fujino clearly didn't understand what Saya was thinking, why the topic suddenly turned to something like the appendix."

"Well, also, you said you can't feel pain, which is actually a good thing. Pfft. Do you want to know the truth? Although it's just as cruel."

He finally understood why the girl had told him she couldn't feel pain, and why she could remain so calm even after almost being raped. If the prototype was that tragic girl, then everything made sense. Thinking about it this way, it seemed he had unintentionally changed her fate. Including Urajo Kirie, whom he had just met, among the holders of the Mystic Eyes, only the one connected to the Root was someone he hadn't encountered before.

If Sawa were to simply spoil the whole thing and completely rescue this girl from her suffering, he wouldn't care about the butterfly effect. This world is strange enough as it is; his senior is still alive and well, so what's wrong with him changing a few tragedies? However, out of respect for the girl, Sawa gave her the choice: to know the truth and change her fate, or to remain immersed in her own sorrow.

"What is the truth you're talking about? Or do you know something about me?"

Seeing the drastic change in Saku's attitude after learning her name, the girl couldn't help but press him for an answer.

Sawa, meanwhile, was fidgeting with her chin, looking somewhat conflicted. The reason she couldn't feel pain was actually quite simple; in fact, it was all because her family didn't want her to worry.

"Answer me a question first. Has the world around you been unconsciously distorted since you were a child because of the special power you carry?" Saku decided it was better to find out first, in case the situation was different from what he knew, so as to avoid falling into a trap.

The girl's face paled upon hearing Saya's question. How did Saya know this secret buried deep in her heart? Wasn't it only the villagers in her hometown who knew about it, and even then, they had gradually forgotten about it over time? Seeing Fujino's expression, Saya, who already knew the answer, shrugged. There was nothing more to say. Since the past was the same as what he knew, then the remaining reason was probably...

"Have you noticed that ever since you stopped feeling pain, those strange, distorted events that used to happen around you have also started to disappear?"

Zuoyou gave her a little hint. As for whether it was really like that, he himself wasn't quite sure. Anyway, that's what he read in popular science articles.

Upon hearing Saya's words, a look of surprise appeared again on the girl's already pale face.

"In other words, if you really want to regain the ability to feel pain, I suggest you first check the ingredients of the medications you usually take. Your family has done so much for you." Saya sighed. This tragedy stemmed from her family's good intentions, which was just too much. Why did their good intentions backfire?

So Saya doesn't mind clarifying things for them, lest the girl feel that no one will care about her injury. Parents who don't care about their children are rare indeed.

"You mean, my family didn't want me to be troubled by those forces anymore, which is why I'm now unable to feel pain?"

Asashita Fujino bit her lower lip. Compared to the times she was pointed at and insulted as a freak before, it was so much easier for her now than just pretending that she could feel pain.

At least no one will come to her and verbally abuse her for this kind of thing anymore.

"Well, this is only a temporary solution. Another thing is, since you also have special abilities, I won't hide it from you anymore. Logically, after I cast a healing spell on you, you should be able to feel some pain now." Wihl snapped his fingers. Although healing magic doesn't have a magical, protective effect like milk, painkillers seem to work on self-inflicted damage, so perhaps this will alleviate the pain.

The premise is that she hadn't just taken her medicine. Asashita Fujino looked at her hands with some confusion. No wonder she clearly felt a different sensation when she pulled her hair earlier. So that was pain, not a hallucination caused by her inner pain? Saya didn't say anything, but stood in front of the girl, slightly bent his index finger, and flicked her forehead with a crisp sound.

"Why say so much? Just experience it for yourself and you'll understand."

Without the emotional buildup, Asashita Fujino, clearly feeling the distinct pain emanating from her forehead, still incredulously raised her hands, touching the area where...

So, I can feel it too? This is what pain feels like?

She looked at Sōyu with expectant eyes, as if she wanted him to hit her again.

"Alright, alright, stop looking at your self-destructive tendencies. This isn't necessarily all good for you; at the very least, that ability you used to hide might resurface."

So, whichever you choose between these two, or whether you have the ability to control your own power, is entirely up to you. Saya doesn't have any sadistic tendencies; by withdrawing her power, she explained the drawbacks of the situation. Although she seemed to have gained control of her abilities later in the original story, Saya can't guarantee she'll be able to do so now.

"So my advice to you is to go back and ask your family properly, have a good talk with them about what you really want to do. The decision is in your own hands."

Sōyū waved to her. He had already spotted the familiar black luxury sedan that Rin was driving, which belonged to Kaguya. He took the initiative to wave to Rin, who was the driver.

"As for me, I've taken care of things here, and I've told you everything I needed to tell you. Now I'm going to go back and get some rest." Sawa shook his head, stretched, and opened the back door of the car, just about to get in when he was greeted by Kaguya's small feet in black shorts.

"So you finally decided to come back? I was all set to kick Saya and vent my anger on her!" Kaguya, seemingly having completely lost the elegance befitting a young lady, angrily complained to Saya while repeatedly kicking him with her bare feet.

Saya didn't dodge Kaguya's attack, thinking that she could vent her anger by kicking her first. Anyway, she didn't have the habit of wearing leather shoes on the train. If it came down to her strength, and considering that her feet didn't really smell, Saya just let her have her way.

"I don't know why you're angry, but are you feeling better now? If you are, let me in. Also, please take care of those boys lying on the ground. How should I put it? For these young lads, I hope they get a severe sentence. That shouldn't be too difficult for you, right?"

When Kaguya Rui was exhausted and leaning back in her seat, breathing softly, Saya scratched his head and pointed to the four boys who were still unconscious.

"Anyway, thank you so much for today." Asawa Saya bowed again to express his gratitude. Asashita Fujino bit her lip and sat back in the car that had come to pick her up. She needed time to process what Saya had just said. As for the rest of the people, Saya said to leave them to her, so she didn't ask any more questions. After Saya raised his head and said goodbye to Asashita Fujino, he noticed that Kaguya, who had been panting from exhaustion, had somehow found a surge of strength and lifted herself up again. This time, her target was clearly not an ordinary part of Saya's body, but directly his face.

"You're also flirting with other rich girls, aren't you? Why don't you go and ask them for favors?"

While relying on her own flexibility to perform a difficult high kick, Kaguya continued to complain to Saya, her tone sounding as if she had been used and abandoned by him.

"So, nothing like that happened. How did I seduce anyone? It was just a normal act of heroism, okay? So this guy likes this girly style after all?"

Chapter 201 The Promise Owed

After that, Saya didn't need to worry about it. Reisen quickly called the local police to take the unconscious boys away. What awaited them was the severe punishment Saya had mentioned. But given Kaguya's temper, even if she sank these four into Tokyo Bay, Saya wouldn't care. It had nothing to do with him anymore. Rather, the most important issue now seemed to be how to cheer Kaguya up. Shamelessly, Saya got back into the car and released Kaguya's excessively soft little feet. Ever since he last met her, she had liked to use her feet on him.

Didn't she notice that this area is particularly prone to accidental exposure?

Fortunately, she doesn't usually have this problem, otherwise Zuoyou would have been quite worried about her.

Kaguya let out a soft moan as Saya once again seized her weakness. Already lacking the strength to support herself, she completely collapsed into her seat, leaving Saya to swagger onto the bus and sit opposite her.

"What I'm saying is, there's really nothing between me and that person. I haven't even given them my name. Can't you just believe me for a little bit?"

Having keenly sensed that she seemed particularly concerned about his relationship with Asashita Fujino, Saya could only explain to her that he genuinely had no such intentions towards her.

"That's no excuse for not going home as promised and then lingering outside. You know what I dislike most is someone who doesn't keep their promises and betrays my trust?" Wihl

After hearing Saya's explanation, Kaguya's expression improved somewhat, but she still turned her head away unhappily and continued to complain to Saya.

"Is that why? Then it was definitely my fault."

Sōyū shrank back. He couldn't refute Kaguya's reason. He had promised her he would go back immediately, but who knew he would encounter something like this.

Even if Sawa were given the choice again, he still wouldn't choose to stand idly by.

There's no way around it; it's his personality. Sawa isn't the kind of person who would stand by and watch someone die. He saved Kaguya on a whim, didn't he?

"Hmph, you know it's wrong, so you'll still do it next time, right? I always thought you were the kind of person who wanted to go over and stare at every pretty girl you saw. Are you really that curious?" Kaguya didn't need to use her brain to know that the source of Saya's heroic rescue this time was definitely due to his love of gossip. He just happened to have a constitution that made him able to get involved in all sorts of things.

"To be honest, I am quite curious, and this habit may be impossible to change."

Sōyū was quite assertive and readily admitted that he was simply curious, but if he didn't do so, he would have a hard time finding other strange things.

After all, what's the difference between waiting for something strange to come to you and waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump?

"Hiss, you're getting cocky now, aren't you? I must have kicked you too hard. I'll wear shoes next time." Kaguya Asahi Saya made a gesture as if she was going to scold him again, then gritted her little fangs and warned him.

"Even with shoes on, you can't kick me. Besides, don't you know that this could easily... well, expose you?"

Thinking of the pink scenery he had just seen that he shouldn't have seen, Zuoyou couldn't help but turn his head away, sniffed, and then said.

"...What did you see?" Kaguya then realized the consequences of Saya grabbing her foot. Judging from Saya's expression, he had obviously seen everything, both what he should and shouldn't have seen.

"Ah, I just had a bit of intermittent blindness. I couldn't see anything, it's such a shame."

Sawa used his poor acting skills to cover it up; he couldn't really say he saw pink panties, could he? Kaguya would definitely eat him alive if she did.

"Fine, you're smart enough to know what's good for you. So, let's not talk about this anymore, understand?" Kaguya, unable to suppress the blush on her face, could only cover the hem of her skirt with her hands.

"I know, I just wanted to remind you. It's okay if it's someone like me, but if you kick someone else like that, it could be very dangerous."

Sawa nodded honestly and said.

"Why should I go and mess with other people? Even if they wanted me to, I wouldn't want to. Do you think I'm someone everyone can control?"

Kaguya responded to Saya with a curt reply, then, realizing that the meaning behind it seemed a little strange, her face flushed even more.

"Also, don't think you can just let what happened just now go. You asked me twice and you did one of my requests. It's not an exaggeration, right?" The girl, who had forced herself to calm down, raised a finger and gestured at Wakasaya before speaking.

"Well, as long as it's something I can do and it doesn't violate my principles, then it should be fine. Just ask away." Sawa rested his chin on his hand and leaned back in the car seat. Kaguya was right; he had asked her for so many things tonight, so it was only right to give her something in return.

Moreover, she only made one request, but received two acts of help in return. No matter how you look at it, he got the better deal.

"Very good, you said it yourself. Reisen can testify." Kaguya raised her little finger and made a pinky promise to Wakasaya.

"Do we really have to do this?" Saya reached out his hand. He truly hadn't expected Kaguya to be so naive in this regard, like a child, actually believing in such things. However, now that he was going along with her as much as possible, Saya naturally wouldn't refuse. Instead, he proactively extended his little finger and hooked it with Kaguya's delicate, white hand.

"You can't go back on your promises."

Kaguya watched Saya's actions, and a smile finally returned to her face. She nodded at him seriously before sitting back down, her face full of satisfaction as she covered her little finger.

"So, what is your request? Why don't you just say it directly?"

Seeing that she had finally smiled again, Zuoyou breathed a sigh of relief and then asked her.

"I haven't decided yet. It's not impossible for me to keep it, is it? You should be able to redeem this promise anytime, right?"

Kaguya gave Saya a rare, mischievous look, raised her little finger and waved it as if to show off before speaking.

Yes, we'll talk about it after you've thought it through. So you're feeling better now, right? You won't take back the land you promised to give me, right?

Seeing that she rarely showed such an expression, Zuoyou then joked with her.

"That's not necessarily true. Unless you wear this T-shirt to school tomorrow like I do, then I'll forgive you."

Kaguya raised an eyebrow and pointed to the white T-shirt she was wearing with half a heart on it.

"Besides, this isn't really my request; it's up to you whether you do it or not."

With a mischievous expression on her face, Kaguya smiled at Wakasaya.

Chapter 202 You Are Mine

The night, which wasn't exactly peaceful, finally came to an end. After returning, Sōyū took a shower and leaned against the wall, sorting out what he had gained that day. Putting everything else aside, at least his combat power was increasing at a visible rate, which was something to celebrate.

The next step was to plan what to do the next day. With the blood dropped by the vampire, finding another creature with the Yamato sword shouldn't be too difficult. However, given the sword's special abilities, Saya decided to wait. He needed to get a more powerful enchantment first, as the sword's characteristics were quite formidable, especially for someone like Saya with high defense and low health; attacks that ignored defense were quite frightening. The only place Saya could investigate seemed to be the old insect's house in Mato, which would also be a good place to deal with the two children from the Tohsaka family. Snapping his fingers to decide what to do the next day, Saya lay peacefully on his bed and fell into a deep sleep within three seconds. Not carrying doubts and anxieties into sleep was an essential skill for every cube-like character, and falling asleep the moment his head hit the pillow was even more so.

Sawa, who had a dreamless night, opened his eyes precisely at six o'clock, stretched comfortably, and then saw the girl who was already eating breakfast in his room.

"Can you please stop coming to my room for breakfast every day? It's weird to wake up every morning and see someone in my room," Saya complained irritably. "Is this girl gradually getting used to it?" Kaguya ignored him and pointed to the breakfast that had been prepared for Saya across from her, which looked exactly like the food in front of her. She urged Saya to hurry up.

"Huh? There's a portion for me? That makes more sense. You can continue next time. Not being enthusiastic about eating is a problem. Since Kaguya prepared his portion, Saya thinks her actions are acceptable." After quickly washing up, Saya sat back down opposite Kaguya, looking up in confusion. He noticed that Kaguya hadn't touched a single thing on her plate, and exchanged a glance with Kaguya, who was propping her head up with one hand.

"Why aren't you eating? Aren't you cold?" Saya asked Kaguya as he picked up his fork and started gnawing on the steak on his plate without any elegance.

"Mind your own business!" Kaguya picked up her knife and fork and gestured towards Sawa. Actually, she just wanted to eat with him. Then, she elegantly began to eat, carefully dividing the steak on her plate into small pieces.

"So, what are your plans for today, besides that class president who's going to pick you up?" There's no rule about not talking while eating, or rather, there's no need to follow any rules with Saya. Kaguya asked the somewhat uncouth boy across from her while taking small bites of breakfast.

"Let's go to the school first. If possible, it would be even better if we could meet your two younger sisters. Then, I'd like to visit the house you mentioned tonight." Saya didn't stop eating and directly explained to Kaguya what he wanted to do. In these matters, not only did Kaguya trust him, but he also trusted Kaguya.

"The Jian Dong family? You don't mean you want to keep going after that Shen, do you? Wasn't it enough that you attacked him once last time?"

Kaguya instinctively thought that Saya shouldn't be such a petty person, but it seemed that his only connection with the Mato family was that unfortunate boy.

"Well, some things might need to be carefully checked. And we might encounter some considerable trouble. So, don't get involved in matters concerning the Kaguya family. Just pretend you don't know anything." Saya waved his hand. This was just his simple curiosity. When he went, he would definitely be wearing a pumpkin head and using another identity. After all, the other side is a large conglomerate. It's not a good thing for Kaguya to get involved.

"Not interfering is one thing, but pretending not to know is another. If you really have any difficulties, you can come to me. You're one of my people now. So what if you're from the Jian Tong family?"

Kaguya paused for a moment, then looked at Wakasaya with a firm gaze. Even if he wanted to deal with the Mato family, she would stand behind him without reservation.

"The more you say that, the less I want to trouble you. It's nothing, just an investigation. If something unexpected happens, and I want to run away, no one can stop me for now."