Starting With The Sefirah Castle In The Anime World
Chapter 335: How Many People’s Fates Changed?

Chapter 335: Chapter 335: How Many People’s Fates Changed?

[Today was even more exciting than I expected.]

[At noon, I accompanied Sanzenin to meet Tachibana Wataru, the boy who had a crush on Saginomiya in the original story.]

[As it happened, an explosion occurred in Shinjuku—right across from the video store run by Tachibana Wataru.]

[The blast was even stronger than I imagined. I could clearly feel the ringing in my ears.]

[That bomb not only ruined what should have been a pleasant afternoon, but it also dragged in the name of a known bomber, Moriya Teiji.]

[A madman who turned to bomb-making after experiencing setbacks in his career.]

[Even the explosion he orchestrated was just a means of taking revenge on Kudo.]

[It’s just that his luck was truly awful. He actually ran into Sanzenin and me while executing his plan. He had no idea his bomb was about to be thrown in my face, so I couldn’t exactly just smile and let it happen.]

[Unlike a detective, I’m not that clever. But as a Seer, my divination ability is still quite decent.]

[It would be a poor decision for someone like me, who relies on divination, to go head-to-head with detectives who specialize in using their intellect.]

[After using divination, the whole conspiracy and the setup behind Moriya Teiji’s plan unfolded before me. Given how vile the plan was, I didn’t want to insert myself into the chaos.]

[Well~ I wasn’t that interested in the situation to begin with. I only enjoy changing the fates of people I care about. When it comes to people bent on self-destruction, I usually just watch from the sidelines. But because of this bombing, many people died, and even Sanzenin seemed to resent me, so I decided to shift gears a bit.]

[I went ahead and called the police.]

[But I didn’t notify the entire Metropolitan Police Department. I only contacted Officer Sato and let her handle it.]

[Officer Sato is also quite interesting—a female officer with a bit of an idealistic streak. She chose not to expose my identity and worked hard to save as many people as possible.]

[Her ideals are naïve, but I don’t dislike people like her.]

[Still, through Officer Sato, I used this opportunity to test the response of the Metropolitan Police Department.]

[I confirmed some things about the top brass. As expected, they do have knowledge of certain mysterious matters. Back during Miss Ayako’s class reunion incident, the higher-ups also deliberately covered up some things.]

[This event also allowed the senior officials to recognize that there’s someone mysterious backing Officer Sato.]

[Of course, that’s not a bad thing. It’ll make future reports to the police much easier.]

[Officer Sato will also gain more authority and her words will carry more weight. That should pave the way for less hassle for me in the future.]

[Moriya Teiji had three plans. The first was a simple outburst of rage. The second was to provoke the Metropolitan Police Department by placing a bomb between the train tracks. The third was what he considered his "artistic masterpiece," an attempt to immortalize himself in a twisted way.]

[Since fond memories don’t last, Moriya Teiji chose pain.]

[The third bomb was planted in the Beika Municipal Building. If things had gone the way Moriya Teiji envisioned, his name might’ve actually been engraved in history as a crazed artist.]

[In blood and sorrow, Moriya Teiji’s name would have been remembered for a long, long time.]

[Unfortunately for him, his plan fell apart. Aside from the initial explosion, none of the other two schemes had a chance to succeed.]

[His plan failed. I really want to see what Moriya Teiji looks like right now. Officer Sato should have apprehended him by now.]

[I may not have seen him today, but since Officer Sato is meeting me tomorrow, she should be ready to open up. That’ll be a good chance for me. I can also try to let her experience that power tomorrow.]

Shinomiya Kaguya closed her diary.

So many things had happened over the weekend.

Ren had also encountered the bombing in Shinjuku.

Kaguya sat up straight in bed.

"Hayasaka, how much do you know about the bombing in Shinjuku?"

"Miss Kaguya, please don’t think of me as some omnipotent maid. I spent the weekend exercising and resting. I didn’t pay much attention to anything going on outside."

In truth, Hayasaka had just found out what was happening outside through the diary.

She had spent the entire day training her powers at home, along with physical conditioning.

Mastering the Six Styles had become her top priority now.

The Door-Door Fruit had given her an edge in mobility, but truth be told, her offensive capabilities were still lacking. What she needed most was the combat strength offered by the Six Styles.

Because of how much she pushed herself in training, Hayasaka had been completely drained all day, so much so that she had no energy left to care about outside news.

"Ren also mentioned in his diary that he left the matter to the Metropolitan Police Department. I think he handled it wisely. It wouldn’t have been appropriate for him to intervene personally. Letting the police handle it was the best choice."

"Also, I think there’s another reason Ren let a female officer handle it. Besides saving himself trouble and testing the Metropolitan Police Department... I believe it’s related to the female officer herself."

"You mean... she’s a believer?"

Hayasaka nodded slightly.

That was the only explanation she could think of as to why Ren would go out of his way to support a female officer.

"There’s a tacit understanding between the senior officials and Ren. The higher-ups know Ren’s stance, and that female officer acts as a sort of liaison."

"Rather than full exposure, perhaps maintaining this ambiguity is the smartest move."

At the same time, Hayasaka lowered her voice a little.

"I believe this female officer will play a significant role in the story. Changing other people’s fates through her will likely bring considerable benefit to Ren."

"Although it was the female officer who handled the bombing, its root cause still points back to Ren. So... how many people’s fates do you think changed because of this bombing?"

Indeed... Kaguya listened quietly and nodded slightly. She, too, felt that this was one of the main reasons.

(To be continued.)