The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

Yuki Tsukishiro saw nothing.

Unconvinced by the superstition, she clenched her fist a few times, then loosened it a few times, then clenched it again, repeating this process over and over.

However, it still didn't trigger.

Chapter 9. Isn't it still able to make some pretty cute sounds?

Questioning, disbelief, and exasperation.

Such emotions... Tsukishiro Yuki would suppress them.

She wouldn't neglect one thing for another.

Curiosity is important, but something even more important is always on my mind.

She couldn't ruin the current situation of being continuously bullied just for the sake of Hoshino Utsunomiya.

One of the purposes of holding this hand is to understand Hoshino Utsunomiya as a person and find a way to stop him from disturbing her being bullied.

Not being bullied continuously, not being a victim continuously.

How could she continue to see the worried and angry expressions on Emma and Shiro's faces?

The moon and snow are still distinguishable in terms of importance; they are not equal on the scale.

So she will continue to maintain the image of the perfect victim, remaining taciturn.

Hehe, humph, hehe...

......

Yuki's little hands are very soft.

Soft as if boneless, light as a feather, like water, like silk, like a young girl.

Oh no, she is a young girl.

Yuki Tsukishiro's hand gripped hers, tightening its grip, then loosening it, then finally holding on tightly again.

...Hoshino Utsunomiya was increasingly confused.

If you don't understand, you don't understand. Now it's time to test your ideas.

He didn't even need to ask the teacher for leave, since once he was killed by the witch, he wouldn't need to maintain his identity in this world anymore.

So, quite decisively, Hoshino Utsunomiya pulled Yuki Tsukishiro along.

Both left work early.

However, even though they may leave early, the school rules are still quite strict for junior high school students.

This is especially true in Japan, a country with a system where students who are not of the appropriate age and are in inappropriate places or at inappropriate times will be arrested and sent for education.

That would be quite troublesome.

We must either outsmart them or outforce them.

Clearly, this was a significant development for Hoshino Utsunomiya, who had just acquired superhuman power.

There is only one choice.

"Wow, so light."

Holding Tsukishiro Yuki's hand firmly, he lifted the girl's light body as if she were a toy.

Hoshino Utsunomiya grabbed the wall of the school with one hand.

With a slight exertion and a quick turn, he effortlessly flipped himself onto the wall.

Without rushing to jump down, and without pulling Tsukishiro Yuki up as well, Utsunomiya Hoshino simply lifted Tsukishiro Yuki into the air and squatted down.

Tsukishiro Yuki: "...?"

What does this human want to do?

The hands clasped tightly showed no sign of letting go. Although it was their first time meeting, Yuki had become indifferent to the fact that he had led her around to the back wall of the school.

Body temperature, palm, friction.

These perceptions, these senses, are nothing more than that.

There's nothing to worry about too much.

but.

But that doesn’t mean she can remain calm while being held in mid-air like that!

It felt like I was suspended in mid-air, with my feet not touching the ground.

But instead of flying away with the magic of 'levitation,' it was carried in someone's hand in a somewhat humiliating way, like 'lifting it up.'

It's already a great favor that you, a human being, have held my hand. This is just too much of a demand!

I really want to say something, but it wouldn't be good if this guy thought I was someone he could talk to.

After thinking for a long time, Yuki Tsukishiro decided to stick to her original path and remain a good mute.

You'll be so impatient.

During the time when she had used up all her magic due to her witch genes, this was the most effective way for her to attract bullying.

It means being mute.

She remained silent, and whether people wanted to help her or bully her, as long as she maintained her taciturn nature, they would all become dissatisfied with her.

The discontent, if it continues, will inevitably lead to bullying.

Now, she's going to use the same trick again.

Whatever he plans to do!

"Tell me, what would happen if I let you go here?" Holding Tsukishiro Yuki, Utsunomiya Hoshino tilted his head and suddenly asked.

But as soon as he finished asking, he shrugged: "Okay, I don't think it will be a big deal. After all, it's not that high up here, no one will die from a fall."

The wall that he could climb over without needing any support was obviously not very high.

However, this isn't very high; it's clearly viewed from an adult perspective.

For a witch who is less than 1.5 meters tall and has a frighteningly light weight...

That should still be a bit higher than expected.

So, at this moment, after a brief pause...

Utsunomiya Hoshino.

He let go of her hand.

Tsukishiro Yuki: "Eeeee?!"

Although she was the one who took Utsunomiya Hoshino's hand first, that was only at the very beginning.

Later on, it was entirely Utsunomiya Hoshino who was pulling her around.

Even when lifted into the air, Yukishiro showed no intention of actively grasping that hand.

So, so, the moment when Hoshino Utsunomiya let go of her hand.

She must have felt a sense of falling at that moment.

Then, subconsciously, and somewhat flustered.

I want to hold it again.

Well, to correct you, it should be that it was a subconscious attempt to use levitation that failed, and then a last resort.

He grasped Utsunomiya Hoshino's other hand, which was holding hers again.

"It can still make some cute sounds, can't it?" With a slight smile, Hoshino Utsunomiya muttered softly, picked up Yuki Tsukishiro again, and placed her steadily on the wall next to him, so that she could stand firmly on the ground again.

His actions just now were purely on a whim, as were his exclamations.

The situation was too good, the timing too perfect, and he felt he would definitely regret it if he didn't scare Tsukishiro Yuki at this moment.

Perhaps because her appearance was restored to that of a junior high school student by the system, her mentality also reverted to a certain level.

In short, it's the masochistic instinct of middle school boys starting to kick in.

However, this is obviously not a bad thing.

There are many reasons why junior high school boys act like jerks. Some have awkward teenage crushes, some are doing attention-grabbing things to attract attention, and some are simply acting out of their ingrained jerky instincts.

However, without exception, if the other person doesn't have any basic feelings of liking you, such behavior can't be considered flirting; it will only lead to annoyance.

Affection level decreased!

As for that muttering...

It was just a simple sigh, a barely audible murmur mixed with the faint sound of the wind.

Even if someone overheard it, given his low level of goodwill towards her, it would definitely just be seen as harassment.

More than that, he was concerned that the witch had finally made a different sound.

After all, before this, the only sound Tsukishiro Yuki had ever made was a simple "hmm," and the only response she had ever given was the hand she held before leaving early.

He almost thought the witch was mute.

Clearly, the witch in front of us couldn't possibly be mute.

In other words, there are reasons for her to remain silent and taciturn.

...Words of power?

Hoshino Utsunomiya had a slight idea.

Chapter 10 Who are you?

Words of power.

There are two possible interpretations. One is that it is an extremely powerful, terrifying, and effective manifestation of one's words.

Words alone can change the world; words alone can alter reality.

However, this was clearly not what Hoshino Utsunomiya was thinking about at the moment.

It's something else entirely.