Chapter 80: Shana’s Perspective

“Huuh………”

I broke up with Zeros and Sophia and jumped into bed as soon as I got home.

And I remembered the day I first met them.

(Boring. Boring. Ugly)

That’s what I was thinking in the social party when I was eight years old. In the old days, I used to be a much brighter and talkative kid. However, I changed since I acquired a certain skill at the age of five.

[Unique skill]

・ Mind’s eye Lv.1

When I see this in the status, I always think this skill is like a curse. This skill shows what the other person thinks in letters, and it’s always active. At first, I was happy and thought it was interesting. However, when I learned the true value of this skill, such thoughts disappeared. I found out that all my good friends who were close to me were told by their parents to get along with me. In particular, boys were sometimes told to fall in love with me. I was five years old, and I couldn’t stand it when I realized that we were all laughing with each other, but deep down they thought I was annoying. After that, I began to distrust people.

(Only stupid …)

Everyone is trying to please my half-brother. He doesn’t know it, but he’s happy about it. That’s when I met some interesting twins.

<Don’t do this kind of troublesome thing and let’s go eat the food quickly … Even though so many delicious looking dishes are lined up>

This was the thought of the twin brother. None of the people who came by my brother today had this thought. They were just thinking of how to get close to him.

<Oh, the girl in the back has a beautiful face … she’s actually comparable to Sophie>

I wondered if there was a person who would compare the appearance of a girl with that of his sister. And I feel that it is the first time that a child of the same age has been praised for his appearance. And I think it’s the first time I’ve ever had a boy my age genuinely compliment me on my looks. All men have weird fantasies about me. When someone who was close to my father’s age had such thoughts, the goosebumps didn’t go away for a while.

<Onii-chan … the fact that you think it’s troublesome is showing on your face.>

<Oh, I think I like onii-chan will like that dish, I’ll learn it later>

<Onii-chan … Why are you staring at that woman? You better not have fallen in love…>

<Onii-chan … Please refrain from yawning at this scene.>

I was surprised. My skill is one where thoughts come out as letters, so I can’t understand the other person’s thoughts unless I read them. However, even if that’s true, I can’t help but read the characters. But I couldn’t read this sister’s thoughts. Because her thoughts are too fast. She comes up with new thoughts before I could finish reading. However, I could constantly see the word “onii-chan” included in all thoughts. It was such a bad brother complex I pulled back a little.

“Hey! The woman there! I’ll make you my wife! Be grateful!”

Then my brother said something that made no sense to me. There was no way that this brocon would marry my brother, no matter how high his position was. I was stunned by my brother, but then something happened that blew me away.

<Let’s beat him up! ＞

No matter how crazy you are, no one would think of hitting the third prince. He seriously tried to hit him even using his skills. But it ended in an attempt. After that, the sister refused my brother and the place calmed down. And though the brother was sorry for his outburst, he had no regrets about trying to hit him. I was seeing these people for the first time, but it was the first time I wanted to know more about someone and get along with them since I got this curse skill. That’s why I went to see him the next day. Even on getting to know them well, they were still very interesting. And above all, these two were very strong. I’ve seen a lot of trash who are talented but don’t make an effort. But despite being more talented than anyone else, the two worked harder than anyone else. I also tried my best to be like these two people.

“I’m still weak … too weak …”

I fought Sophia in the finals. At that time, I thought we had a pretty good match. Sophia fought seriously, I thought. However, she wasn’t fighting seriously. Anyone can tell that from the finals. From the finals, I would be in third place after those two in terms of ability. But there’s a big difference between me and those two. I’m an adventurer at the same party as the two in my detection ability. I’m an adventurer in the same party as those two because of my detection ability. But I’m sure Zeros or Sophia will learn the detection ability soon. They may not say it or even think about it, but I still don’t want to be a burden.

“But this year we can win three straight wins.”

I said this to them on the way home today to put pressure on myself. I saw the interschool match held in the royal capital. At that time, I also saw the abilities of foreign students. I’m sure I can’t win as I am now. But I have to win because I said this. I can’t beat Zeros in pure melee, and I can’t beat Sophia in magic. Zeros is compatible with both of them, even having them in a well-balanced manner. I have to be strong enough to catch up to them with my way of fighting.

“I can’t just stay miserable.”

The final was truly a world for just two people. Both of them were fighting with all their might. I wasn’t on that stage. I was completely out of the picture. And I was angry that Sofia was the only one who could get Zeros to do his best. Maybe I like Zeros. I don’t know, but I’m still a bit distrustful of people.

“I understand people’s thoughts, but I don’t understand my own heart …”

Even when I look in the mirror, my thoughts don’t come out. If I knew my thoughts, I would know my true feelings for Zeros.

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