"Misa, I'll take you to my house tomorrow, okay?" Light wrapped her in his arms.
Hesitant to let him go, Misa made a sad expression. "You promise?"
"Of course, I'll come pick you up tomorrow," Light assured.
"Alright," Misa replied, accepting.
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After Light's return, a deep silence filled the house. The night was already late, and most people had retired.
Upon entering his room, Light found Himari and Lala snuggled in his bed. With a soft smile on his face, he approached.
'Should I take Lala to her room?'
However, after brief reflection, he decided not to. He chose to join them and sleep there without doing anything inappropriate that night...
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The following morning.
"Big Brother, you're going to accompany me to school today, right?" Sayu questioned during breakfast.
"Yes, I will. I'll let Himari and Lala know that I'll miss the first class," Light calmly stated.
"Yay!" Sayu exclaimed excitedly. She quickly added, "I hope everything goes well and those troublemakers stop bothering Shoko Nishimiya."
"Shoko Nishimiya?" Light murmured almost to himself, as if recognizing the name.
"Do you know her, Big Brother?" Sayu inquired, noticing the familiarity in his voice when mentioning the name.
"No, I was just reflecting on something," Light replied.
{Shoko Nishimiya is the main character of the manga and movie "A Silent Voice." She is a deaf girl who faces bullying at school because of her disability... Is this her?}
Unwittingly, his deepest thoughts escaped, and he didn't notice right away.
The expressions of the girls at the table revealed subtle surprise.
"This just got interesting," Light murmured, his serene voice making the girls' hearts race.
'He wouldn't commit a murder at Sayu-chan's school, would he?'
For some strange reason, the girls felt that Light was capable of doing so.
Although everyone agreed that bullying was unfair, killing was definitely not the solution...
Before they left, Akeno approached Light.
"Light, you're guilty!" She exclaimed in a playful tone, but her eyes seemed a bit hurt.
"I don't recall doing anything to be considered so," Light replied.
"You are. You were intimidating me last night~" Akeno wrapped Light in a hug, feigning shyness.
Light raised an eyebrow at her: "I don't remember seeing you last night."
"Ara ara." Akeno gave a sly half-smile. "Well, I dreamt that you were intimidating me, so it's your fault~"
Light's eyes sparkled with shared understanding: "Interesting... It seems we had the same dream. In mine, you even asked for more... Was it the same in yours?"
"Fufufu~ By the way, Lala," Akeno commented, avoiding Light's gaze and changing the subject. "You seem... different."
Light just smiled at this.
"I changed?" Lala replied thoughtfully. Remembering something, she let out a soft laugh, "Maybe something happened, but for now, it's a secret~!"
"Ah, so enigmatic. Now I'm even more intrigued~" Akeno said, approaching Lala with a friendly smile, although a trace of malice was hidden.
Her eyes then turned to the robot that Lala had created. Peke, despite having no obvious changes, seemed different to Akeno. It was a subtle transformation, much like the one she noticed in Himari...
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Light and Sayu arrived together at her school.
[A new Chosen by Fortune has been detected!]
'As expected...'
Upon checking the list of the Chosen by Fortune, the name 'Shoya Ishida' jumped out at him. Just as Light had anticipated, the young girl his younger sister had previously mentioned is the heroine of the manga and movie "A Silent Voice."
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[You have triggered the Chosen by Fortune Mission, Shoya Ishida!]
[System Information:]
Option I: Subdue the Chosen by Fortune. The reward is 300 Fortune Points and 1,500 Destiny Points. Additional rewards will be calculated differently.
Option II: Kill the Chosen by Fortune. The reward is 300 Fortune Points and 1,500 Destiny Points. Additional rewards will be calculated differently.
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'Is that all?' Light thought: 'If these are the only options and the only rewards, I'd rather do nothing.'
The boy should be, at most, 12 years old.
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[A new option has been triggered!]
Option III: Make the Chosen by Fortune cease to be the Chosen by Fortune. The reward is 400 Fortune Points and 2,000 Destiny Points. Additional rewards will be calculated differently.
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'It seems more complicated than simply eliminating him. What will it take to make him lose his Chosen by Fortune status?' Light pondered.
"..."
However, unlike other times, he received no answer. Does that mean he should figure it out himself?
'Well, it doesn't matter, I accept the challenge!' Light then chose.
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[Host, you have chosen Option III]
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He contemplated a relatively simple way to execute his plan. However, this would involve using his precious Script Alteration Card. Moreover, it was just a possibility. For him, trading this card for a mere chance at gaining points was not justified.
He was curious to meet Shoya Ishida and Shoko Nishimiya in person.
"Big Brother..."
Sayu was about to address him, but soon realized he was no longer by her side.
Silence.
Meanwhile, in a classroom, students began to arrive gradually.
Light, for his part, acquired a mystical ability for 100 points, called 'Silent Curse': This ability allows the user to curse a target with just a thought and a gesture. The curses uttered by this ability are subtle but powerful, directly affecting the victim's senses and physical health.
[Two people related to the Chosen by Fortune have been detected!]
'?'
Two, not just one? And on top of that, both interconnected, not exactly the current Chosen by Fortune.
Next, the stories of two young women echoed in his mind...
'Akari Amasawa and Mana Nagase...'
Both Chosen by Fortune, destined for a tragic end.
'Is this the third time something like this has come up?'
Light remembered the bespectacled young man he had recently seen...
'Younger sisters, huh...'
Shoya Ishida: "Come on, Nishimiya? You can't even speak properly! Damn, it's so annoying to see you stutter even more than a stutterer!"
Student A: "Why is she always with that notebook? She's so weird..."
Student B: "It's so annoying to have to repeat everything for her. Why can't she be like the rest of us?"
Student C: "I heard she can't even listen to music. How can someone live like that?"
Student D: "I try to be nice, but it's hard when she doesn't understand anything we say."
Shoya Ishida: "You think you're special just because you're deaf, Nishimiya? You're just a nuisance to all of us!"
Student A: "Who brought the retard into the room? Shouldn't she be in a special school?"
Shoya Ishida: "Come on, Nishimiya, try to hear me! Oh, I forgot, you can't!"
Student B: "She looks like a broken doll. Good for nothing."
Student C: "Why doesn't she even try to speak? Is it because she sounds like an animal?"
Shoya Ishida: "You're a joke, Nishimiya. How can you expect to make friends when you can't even hear what they're saying?"
Student D: "If I were like her, I'd hide. Nobody wants someone around who can't even speak or hear."
Shoya Ishida: "Why don't you go back to where you came from? Nobody wants you here."
"BOOM!"
"Screams."
"What's happening?"
"Is it an earthquake? The ground is moving!"
"Help!"
"I'm so scared!"
As soon as the tremors ceased, a chilling voice resounded: "You all are always so dramatic, aren't you?"
A young woman with pale skin, straight black hair that fell to her waist, with long bangs and piercing violet eyes, defiantly inquired, "Who are you?"
"Did I give you permission to speak?" The next moment, the young woman, whose name was Naoka Ueno, found herself voiceless, panic etched in her eyes. "Keep it up, and you'll never utter a word again."
Trembling and with tears streaming down her face, Naoka composed herself, trying to contain the evident fear in her body.
The atmosphere was reminiscent of an armed robber entering a room, although Light carried no weapon. His mere presence emanated a terror that consumed the young people present, who were barely 13 years old.
"Now, listen carefully," Light began, his voice calm and deliberate. "I know you've been making fun of Shoko Nishimiya. Of course, maybe not all of you, but remaining silent in the face of such an act makes you equally guilty. So, hear my verdict..."
And then, a pair of majestic wings manifested behind him, reinforcing his supernatural presence and making the young people realize they were not in the presence of a mere mortal.
Although some might consider his action childish or embarrassing, Light did not hesitate and proceeded with determination.
"You take pleasure in mocking someone else's disability..." Light made sure to communicate through signs so that Shoko Nishimiya could understand. "So, I will deprive you of your voices! Initially, I thought of taking away your hearing so you could feel the pain that Shoko Nishimiya feels, but I decided it would be better if I removed this voice you all love to use for insults and shouting. Those who merely watched without intervening will lose their voice for a week, while those who tormented her will have two weeks of silence."
"But... I didn't..."
"Be quiet," Light interrupted, casting a curse on a young man named Satoshi Mashiba. "Even if you think you're innocent, the mere fact of having watched without acting is already a culpable act. If any of you try to harm Shoko Nishimiya again... Well, the punishment will be far more severe than a few weeks without a voice."
The students tried to scream, but only emitted incoherent vowel sounds, tears in their eyes and fear evident on their faces.
Terror dominated every corner of the classroom. The reality of the punishment enveloped them in a cloud of despair and helplessness.
Only after a while did they notice the absence of Nishimiya...
And they wondered why the teacher had not yet appeared.
Meanwhile, Light found himself face-to-face with the young Shoko Nishimiya.
With hand gestures, he introduced himself: "It's a pleasure, Shoko Nishimiya. I am Light Yagami, the older brother of Sayu Yagami. Do you remember her?"
Using sign language, Shoko, visibly surprised and somewhat disoriented, replied: "Yes, I remember. She has helped me before."
"That makes things easier," Light communicated, also through signs. "She asked me to help you. In fact, I can do more than just protect you from them. I have the power to heal you, but in doing so, you would cease to be strictly human and become... something more."
"What do you mean by that?" She questioned, seeking understanding.
"You've noticed my wings and the manifestation of my powers, haven't you?" Light rhetorically introduced, continuing: "I am something close to a Heavenly Being. With that in mind, I have the ability to transform humans, allowing them to be reborn as a Heavenly Being."
He elucidated the matter for her, always communicating calmly and clearly through signs.
The remarkable amount of 500 Fortune Points she possessed made her a precious gem that deserved to be carefully sculpted. Although she currently had no extraordinary abilities and was just a young girl with a hearing disability, it was uncertain what the future could hold for someone with such high Fortune.
The presence of the Protagonist in her classroom, suppressing her Fortune and inflicting pain on her, prompted Light to consider transforming her into a Heavenly Devil.
Up to that point, he had already accumulated 450 Destiny Points through his actions in the classroom. For now, he was willing to spend 100 of those points to transform her into a reincarnated Heavenly Devil.
With teary eyes and frantically wiping away her tears, she finally responded, her trembling voice stumbling over the syllables: "I-I... am... ready."
Visibly emotional, she communicated through signs: "I accept the offer!"
"Perfect. From now on, your hearing problems will be a thing of the past, and you will no longer suffer because of it. However, I believe we need to take you to a specific place to learn how to control your new powers when that happens. Otherwise, you might even end up hurting those you love unintentionally." As he spoke, a card related to a special 10-day training room materialized in his hand.
She nodded affirmatively, even without fully understanding how the process would unfold.
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