Chapter 394: Since Ancient Times Deep Affection Cannot Be Kept, Only Schemes Win Hearts!

The school stage play ended, the heroine left too, but the influence of the incident had only just begun to ferment.

"That Aihara-san is a student from your class, right? Her battle with that monster just now was really cool!"

After the danger passed, the elementary school students began heatedly discussing Aihara Enju, and even quite a few students from other classes came over to inquire about the girl's situation.

"Ah, yes, that's right, Aihara Enju is our class's student, and she sits right in front of me!"

Aihara Enju's classmate, from being asked at a loss at the start, to having a hint of pride, spoke about her previous relationship with Aihara Enju.

"But, she's a Cursed Child, right."

Just as everyone was discussing heatedly, wanting Aihara Enju's classmate to introduce them so they could make friends with the girl, someone spoke these words, causing the surrounding elementary school students to fall silent for a moment.

"So what if Enju is a Cursed Child? She protected us! Just now, for our sake, she fought that Gastrea with her life on the line!"

Unlike before, when learning the girl was a Cursed Child brought fear and rejection, this time Ogawa, who had been saved and moved by the girl, stepped forward to speak for the departed Aihara Enju.

"That's right, regardless of whether Aihara is a Cursed Child or not, she is the hero who saved us, who saved everyone in the school!"

The chubby kid spoke up at this moment too, and under someone taking the lead, the other classmates chimed in one after another.

"I didn't mean anything else, it's just that my dad said, don't get close to Cursed Children."

The boy who spoke earlier lowered his head.

"Uh..."

The other elementary school students looked at each other in dismay; under adult influence, they actually all had this thought too.

But after witnessing Aihara Enju fight the Gastrea like a hero and collapse from exhaustion, these children produced a doubt.

"Just because she's a Cursed Child, do we really have to stay away and reject her?"

A girl couldn't help but ask.

"Doing this, we're practically the same as those hateful bad people who hurt the Heavenly Punishment Girl."

Just recently the Heavenly Punishment Girl aired a segment where she was framed by villains and then accused by the masses, a plot that made many elementary school students watching this anime indignant.

"I don't care, I want to apologize to her, ask Enju to be friends with me again!"

The short-haired girl named Ogawa decided not to be the villain who betrayed a hero; the other girls chimed in one after another.

"But, is Enju okay? She collapsed and was carried out; what if she..."

At this moment, someone voiced this.

Making the surrounding group of elementary school students filled with worry for the departed girl.

But this kind of matter, for children who had just experienced danger, was not something they could handle.

And regarding the Gastrea invasion at the school, the parents who were contacted quickly rushed over to search for their own children.

Upon learning it was the Cursed Child attending the school who saved their children who went to school there, these adults' hearts also became somewhat complex.

"Inspector, this time the Gastrea's appearance inside the school caused no casualties. The reason, supposedly, is that a Cursed... hmm, a Civil Security Officer's Initiator Partner attends this elementary school. The other party acted in time and eliminated the ant-type Gastrea that appeared in the school."

The police officer finished investigating and came to report.

"A Civil Security Officer's Initiator Partner, huh..."

The middle-aged inspector's expression was somewhat subtle.

"Our school responded to the Holy Son of Heaven's call and boldly let a cursed child enroll. This is an extremely far-sighted move. If not for that child attending our elementary school, our school might have suffered a major casualty incident..."

The old principal, before the arriving media, accepted interviews from reporters of various news outlets, talking at length about his response to the nation's call.

"But, don't Cursed Children carry the Gastrea virus? You let the other party interact together with normal children, won't that..."

A reporter asked.

"The Gastrea virus does not transmit through air. When considering letting that special student enroll, we looked into this aspect."

Although it was learned on the spot, the old principal didn't mind treating it as something the school had investigated and understood long ago.

"This parent, how do you view this incident of a Gastrea suddenly appearing inside the school?"

The principal's side was all politically correct talk; wanting to ask about school safety issues, they were all kicked to the City Defense Force by this person. Reporters finding they couldn't interview any explosive points, turned their targets to the parents who came to find their kids.

"I used to think letting my child study together with a Cursed Child was a bad thing, but now I only want to say thank you to that cursed child, thank you for saving my child..."

The chubby kid's father hugged his own chubby kid, showing a grateful expression before the camera.

"Very sorry, Aihara-san, please forgive my brat for the excessive things he did to you before!"

The next day, Aihara Enju, who was feigning illness in the ward, welcomed a wave of the previously troublemaking parents bringing gifts, bringing their kids to visit.

Unlike before when they were forced to bow by Broly's slap, this time their apologies were sincere, and this instead made the girl on the sickbed very embarrassed.

The reason, naturally, was because she knew that Gastrea was released by their side; she obtained everyone's sincere apologies through acting, which made her very embarrassed.

Her little feet under the quilt twisted reluctantly, her face red, pulling the blanket over herself, not daring to look at those sincerely looking at her, wanting to obtain her forgiveness and make up with their classmates.

"Alright alright, Enju's injuries aren't light, she needs rest. If you all have nothing else, please go back."

Fortunately, Satomi Rentaro resolved the situation, seeing the group of parents and elementary school students out.

"Mom, you say, will Enju forgive me?"

When the ward door was closed, Aihara Enju seemed to hear her former friend's questioning voice.

"Is doing this really okay?"

The deceptive performance gave the simple girl some pressure in her heart; she couldn't help but turn her head to ask the boy beside her.

"Since ancient times deep affection cannot be kept, only schemes win hearts. This is what your capable sister said. As long as the story's ending is good, there's no problem."

Broly gave the girl an OK gesture.

"I really didn't expect you guys' guts to be this big, directly throwing a Gastrea into the school."

Muroto Sumire walked over. Yesterday when Aihara Enju was carried over, she was startled. And after hearing these three guys performed a good show in the school, she was quite speechless, but still cooperated.

Through connections she found a hospital to let the girl stay in, and served as the attending doctor to issue a medical certificate. Currently Aihara Enju has a mild concussion plus various bodily contusions.

"However, after this play is finished, your school's side probably really won't reject Cursed Children anymore..."

Look at those visitors' sincere gratitude, and you can know they've already freed themselves from the social trend of rejecting Cursed Children. Now I'm afraid if other people asked them to transfer their kids to other schools, those parents might not necessarily be willing.

After all, Kōda Elementary School has already proven with actual results that even if a dangerous Gastrea infiltrated the school, zero casualties were achieved — but can other elementary schools do the same?

No, they cannot, because other elementary schools lack foresight and have not enrolled Cursed Children to study.

"Even so, this matter will have a certain influence on society."

Muroto Sumire turned on the television in the ward.

"Principal Yoshida of Kōda Elementary School believes that it is an inevitable trend for schools everywhere to enroll Cursed Children in the future……"

"The Gastrea New Law proposed by the Holy Son of Heaven is an extremely farsighted bill; as a Tokyo citizen, I am willing to vote for the Gastrea New Law proposed by the Holy Son of Heaven……"

On the television beside them, yesterday's interview news was playing; the principal of Kōda Elementary School is no big shot, but under the special circumstances, because of the incident where a Gastrea attacked the elementary school with zero casualties, he gained the opportunity to appear on the morning news headlines.

At this moment, this elementary school principal who made the headlines was expressing statements agreeing with the promotion of the Gastrea New Law, wildly cheering for the nation's head of state, the Holy Son of Heaven!

"What happened?"

In the Office of Directors, the White-haired Holy Emperor was somewhat dazed.

Waking up early in the morning, she discovered her approval rating shooting up rapidly.

After learning the course of events, this Young Holy Emperor suddenly felt even more so.

The Mandate of Heaven is in me!

"Order them to hurry up and increase publicity; also, who is that Cursed Child who saved many students?"

"It is a girl named Aihara Enju; the other party is a Civil Security officer from the Tenkō Agency, Satomi Rentaro's Initiator Partner."

"Eh?!"

Hearing the name of the person she had received only a few days ago, the Holy Emperor was momentarily enlightened, and after coming back to her senses, she indicated her intention to personally go and comfort the girl.

"This requires arrangements, and we also need to ask the Advisor's opinion."

The head of state going among the people is no small matter; if an anti-social element pops up and commits a retaliatory act against society, killing the Holy Emperor would be the end of everything.

"Then go ask."

The Young Holy Emperor nodded; she is still young, and inevitably needs to heed the loyal advice of capable ministers around her, unable to act on whim and do whatever she wants.

"Smack—"

At the Tendo Family, a beautiful ceramic bowl was smashed onto the floor, white rice scattered all over the ground, and Tenkō Chikunojō's face was pitch black.

He is the biggest opponent of the Gastrea New Law in the Tokyo area; seeing this kind of news that gives a major assist to the Gastrea New Law, his face could hardly look good.

"What happened, Lord Chikunojō?"

The butler ran in, saw the shattered bowl and scattered white rice on the floor, and asked cautiously.

"Nothing, my hand slipped; have A-shin come over."

The butler had the maid go in to clean up, then notified the master's confidant to come over.

"Lord Chikunojō……"

A man in a crisp suit walked in, bowing to the old man.

"How is the investigation I asked you to conduct going?"

"There are already some leads, but the boy's background and origins have not been uncovered; we only know that one week ago, the other party was brought to Miss Kisarazu's office by Satomi Rentaro and joined her office……"

The suited man reported a lot of intelligence; although not everything, wherever there was surveillance and Broly appeared, it was all investigated.

Among them was the location of the first appearance, and the situation where the corpses of two security guards who took away Cursed Children thieves were discovered in an abandoned building.

There was also the situation of the boy wildly slapping people at Kōda Elementary School for the sake of a Cursed Child girl.

And the latest was what happened just yesterday: the incident of a Gastrea invading the campus and the girl defeating the Gastrea.

"Security guards dead, slapping faces, Gastrea invasion……"

Tenkō Chikunojō listened, and his eyebrows furrowed.

"A-shin, do you think the matter of the Gastrea invading the school was really an accident?"

"This subordinate does not know."

The suited man did not express an opinion.

"Too coincidental."

The old man pondered for a moment, then said: "Regardless of whether it was man-made or coincidence, investigate it for me."

"Master, if it is man-made?"

"Then expose it."

"What if it is coincidence?"

"The truth is not important; what is important is what truth the citizens perceive."

Tenkō Chikunojō opposes the promotion of the Gastrea New Law, but he cannot openly oppose the Holy Emperor's resolution.

So, he must make public opinion oppose this point.

And how to make public opinion oppose?

Naturally, by making the world loathe those Cursed Children infected with the Gastrea Virus.

In his eyes, Cursed Children are monsters; even if they have human form, they are still potential monsters that could turn into Gastrea at any moment due to their erosion rate.

Using them as weapons against Gastrea is fine, but letting Cursed Children gain human rights and be treated as humans is impermissible.

"What, the Holy Emperor wants to go comfort the Cursed Child who protected the students during yesterday's Gastrea invasion incident?"

At noon, a clerk brought this news.

The old man frowned, feeling as if he had been hit by a combination punch.

"Yes."

The clerk from the Office of Directors nodded.

"Lord Chikunojō, may I ask what your advice is?"

The old man before her holds high position and great authority; before the Holy Emperor's ascension, he stabilized Tokyo's political situation and gained considerable advantage in diplomatic politics with the other four Safe Zones; he is an extremely important major politician in the Tokyo area.

"My opinion is one of disagreement, but if the Holy Son of Heaven truly wishes to do so, then let her go do it."

Tenkō Chikunojō merely considered for a moment, then adopted an attitude of not opposing, because of the Gastrea New Law his relationship with the Holy Son of Heaven had become somewhat stiff, and now it indeed ought to be eased a bit.

And the Holy Son of Heaven's outing requires sufficient guard strength; at that time the defense force on the Office of Directors side will decrease.

Just right, let Hiruko Kagetane make a move, and seize the Seven Star Relic stored inside.

"According to relevant personnel revealing, a Cursed Child named Aihara ** once engaged in extremely vicious school violence behavior against other students on campus……"

One day later, the little hero who had returned to campus and was originally welcomed enthusiastically by the teachers and students of Kōda Elementary School was exposed with this kind of black material by some small and medium-sized news media.

"Rentaro, you honestly tell me, has Enju hit anyone at school?"

Tenkō Kisara called to inquire; she also only learned after the news broadcast before that Broly's side had unexpectedly staged a Gastrea animal invasion of campus drama, and this gave her a new line of thought for investigating the truth behind the Seven Star Relic.

"No, Enju absolutely has not hit anyone at school."

Satomi Rentaro guaranteed to the phone's other end.

"The one who hit people is me."

Broly said at the side.

"What's wrong, Kisara-nee, do you know the situation with these suddenly emerging black material news?"

Satomi Rentaro hurriedly asked.

"I'm still not certain, but what I want to say is don't be impulsive, hitting people is easy, but public opinion is hard to deal with, you all must not get fired up and just run off to smash other people's news media."

Tenkō Kisara called to inform this very point.

"Additionally, the Holy Son of Heaven will go to Enju's elementary school to pay a condolence visit to Enju."

"We interviewed some students who suffered violence……"

Just at this time, the television played a segment of campus interview.

The mosaic-covered child spoke of his own experience of being slapped.

And with a victim appearing to testify, the Internet's public opinion naturally plummeted.

Next day, following Aihara Enju to school, Broly discovered the interviewed mosaic party was actually Aihara Enju's classmate, that little fatty.

Broly lifted this little fatty up to interrogate, and discovered the other party had merely told once the matter of discriminating against Enju, receiving his own slap, and after being saved by Aihara Enju, realizing he should not reject the girl based on Cursed Child identity.

And this little fatty at the end of the interview also appealed to everyone, not to judge people by Cursed Child identity……

"Fuck, those unscrupulous media, they actually took things out of context!"

Upon learning the truth was actually like this, Satomi Rentaro's lungs nearly exploded with rage.

"Tell me, where are those dumbasses!"

Broly also exploded with rage.

He painstakingly arranged a situational drama, originally everything was developing in a good direction.

Result……

The Saiyan boy now has only one thought: run to those recklessly reporting news media, and deliver an energy bullet that can send the nonsense-spewing people to heaven!

"Broly, calm down, calm down!"

Recalling the boy's terror, Satomi Rentaro's forehead broke out in cold sweat, and he immediately persuaded the boy.

(Chapter End)