Chapter 277

The world was changing in a way he understood less and less.

Suddenly a mysterious giant screen covered the globe, suddenly reality faced multiple crises, suddenly they said he had been living in a Transcendent world all along... Hahaha...

Thinking that when he got home, Mom and Dad would ask again: "Hachiman, have you awakened magic power?" And after getting a negative answer, they would ignore him as a matter of course.

Expecting things on their own, and then being disappointed on their own...

That was why Hikigaya Hachiman, who was always in the "go-home club," hadn't gone home even at this hour.

But to say he had no expectations would be a lie.

During his middle school years, he had written a setting for himself, that there were seven gods in the world, and he was the most mysterious and powerful one...

Ah~~~

Forget it, forget it.

Hikigaya Hachiman quickened his pace, wandering aimlessly, and without knowing it, crossed the street and arrived in an unfamiliar district.

The flow of people became denser, and the noise became louder.

The moment he rounded a corner,

The view suddenly opened up, and a huge clamor rushed toward him.

"Come come come, Hexagram Meditation Method, guaranteed to learn, awaken magic power."

"Fuyuki Magecraft Complete Solution, direct transmission from the Sky Curtain."

"Li Shuwen Baji Quan, authentic Chinese style."

"Magic Ritual Equipment, selling Magic Ritual Equipment, buy one, and the whole family becomes Mages."

"Talismans, talismans, stick one to guard the house and drive away ghosts, peace for the family."

Hikigaya Hachiman was completely stunned.

"Holy crap..."

It was already dusk.

But in the wide park plaza, it was brightly lit, and people were everywhere.

Stalls selling magic ritual equipment, selling Transcendent items.

Dojos recruiting apprentices.

There were even cults blatantly recruiting people.

That was right, after all, Japanese cults were legally existent, almost the world's worst disaster area for cults after the Federation and the Koreans.

That kind of heated temperature, and the fanaticism of emotional release, made this lonely patient subconsciously want to run.

Suddenly...

"It's done, it's done, I successfully awakened magic power."

A hysterical shout made the whole plaza quiet down, and even Hikigaya Hachiman, who was about to leave, stopped his steps.

Among a pile of students, a decadent office worker knelt on the ground with tears streaming down his face, sobbing.

"Kyoko, I did it, I finally did it, I'm going to pick you up right away."

Hikigaya Hachiman listened slightly to the explanation of others.

It was probably a story of a gambler who lost his wife and children and wanted to rely on Magecraft to turn things around.

Er...

Can you trust a gambler?

Hikigaya Hachiman narrowed his eyes in suspicion.

But the other fanatical crowds wouldn't, and immediately a swarm of people went up to ask.

"Anhui-san, how long does your Myojin Sect's meditation method take to take effect?"

"How much does it cost?"

"When is the registration deadline?"

The woman, who was squeezed until her chest was about to explode, shouted hurriedly: "Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, I'll explain it all at once."

"50,000 yen registration fee, two weeks per stage, a total of seven stages,

The first stage tuition is 100,000 yen, the second is 400,000, doubling in turn, pay once to learn one stage, no cheating children or old people.

As long as you have talent, as long as you work hard for seven weeks, you will definitely be able to awaken magic power."

People calculated.

100,000 yen... for a week, it's not expensive.

Hikigaya Hachiman, who was listening from the side, sneered.

Not expensive my ass.

It adds up to over 10 million yen.

As for not awakening?

That's because you have no talent.

As for that gambler... 99 percent is a plant.

And even if he gets the money, he won't really go to redeem his wife and children, he'll just gamble even harder.

The woman held a megaphone, demonstrating while talking.

"Hey, ha, right, that's it, follow me."

"Deep breath, think of the starry sky, at this moment your consciousness is gradually blurring, your heart is sinking into the deep sea..."

It's just a psychological suggestion method that you can find online, selling for 10 million?

Hikigaya Hachiman sighed again.

This world is undergoing earth-shaking changes, but is this change good, or...

Suddenly.

"Young man, want to see the Sacred Heart Stone?"

A sleazy middle-aged man stopped him, mysteriously taking out a blood-colored stone.

"I'm telling you, this is a drop of blood that fell from the battlefield of two big shots on the Sky Curtain a month ago..."

Hikigaya Hachiman's face darkened.

Can you blow it up even louder? Do you think I'm a fool?

"No, thanks, goodbye."

Three refusals, Hikigaya walked out vigilantly.

"Don't go, take a look, just 5 million yen... no, 500,000 is fine... 50,000, just 50,000 yen."

The sleazy man had finally caught someone who looked honest, and followed him all the way.

But Hikigaya Hachiman didn't listen at all.

The sleazy man collapsed.

"Please help me, I bought this stone with all my savings, and now I can't even pay the rent, if I don't have a fixed address, I won't be able to find a job, what will Saki and the others do..."

The man was teary-eyed.

At that time, his brain was hot, thinking that after awakening magic power, he would enter an official organization and lead his wife and children to a good life.

As if possessed, he took out all his money...

Hikigaya Hachiman, the soft-hearted person, sighed and took out his wallet, giving him all the money he had saved for several years.

"Just 30,000 yen, I don't want your stone, just go to work properly in the future."

For him, whose family status was equal to the floor, this was already everything he had.

"Thank you, thank you truly."

The man took it pleasantly, but still insisted on stuffing the scarlet stone into his hand.

"But young man, although I'm very grateful to you, this uncle is not a beggar."

Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Hikigaya stuffed the stone into his pocket and was about to leave, but was pulled back by the man again.

"Keep this stone well, I'm not saying it can help people awaken magic power, but... I don't know how to say it, but this is definitely related to those things..."

The man's expression was too serious, even Hikigaya couldn't ignore it.

"Could it be... really related to those people?"

On the road.

Hikigaya muttered while pinching the scarlet stone.

The stone in front of him was only the size of a thumb, but it was warm like jade, and there was a faint blood-colored luster flowing.

Staring at it for a long time would even cause a sense of dizziness. ===== CHAPTER 278 =====