The comments section all think I'm a really good person.

So you ransacked the kitchen, taking away 9 banana muffins and 9 banana puddings, and even a knife that fell from Nana Oba's body.

【banana muffin】: A delicious banana dessert made by Nana Ohba. Eating it increases stamina by 50 and speed by 30 (lasts for five minutes).

【Banana Pudding】: A delicious banana dessert made by Nana Ohba. After eating, stamina +30 and defense +20 (lasts for ten minutes).

【Ooba Nana's Sword Dance】: Attack +39, Agility +34, Defense -50.

...Why would it reduce defense?

You don't quite understand, but this knife is indeed the only good weapon you can get right now with attribute bonuses exceeding single digits.

You decide to ignore this minor... no, actually extremely painful flaw, and reluctantly keep it in your hand for now.

Hmm... At worst, I'll just eat a few more banana puddings. Anyway, Nana Ohba's banana puddings are really delicious, and kids' taste buds prefer sweets, so you won't get tired of eating three!

You happily left the kitchen, unaware that besides Nana Oba lying drunk on the floor, there was also Yuna Yuuki sitting in a wheelchair in the corner.

Even if you notice it, you won't feel threatened.

247. Kitagaki Yuko obtained: Kitakihara in his childhood

Shortly after Kita Kirihara left, Ooba Nana, who had been lying on the ground, sat up.

The blonde, twin-tailed stage girl had no expression; she bent one leg and supported herself on the floor with one hand.

She tilted her head slightly, brushed her bangs back with her left hand, sighed softly, and seemed lost in thought.

Completely different from the amiable demeanor seen in Kita Kirihara earlier, Nana Ohba, who had just had a little drink, appeared calm to the point of being somewhat indifferent.

"As expected, the director wants to leave." She had seen Kita Kirihara's anxiety all this time, so she naturally knew that the other party wanted to leave.

The ten-year-old director didn't hide her thoughts at all, and she did everything openly and honestly.

When the glass of wine was brought to her directly, Nana Oba almost burst out laughing.

And that idiot director... please, it was Nura Rikuo who ran away with her.

Rikuo Nura offended Ms. Koizumi during his last mission, so he'll probably be punished as soon as he shows his face.

At that time, the director would definitely be discovered by Ms. Koizumi.

Nana Oba felt increasingly troubled by the thought, so she asked Yuna Yuuki, who was floating nearby, to tell Homura Akemi the news. She then tried to clear her mind in the drowsy state caused by alcohol.

She now needs to go and bring the director back.

She slowly exhaled, her expression calm yet bewildered.

It felt like...drinking very strong liquor.

In the distance, the rumble of a train could be heard.

[From the perspective of a young child]

You have arrived at a new map.

You open your eyes and find yourself on the street. You stand at the entrance of an alley, surrounded by bustling traffic.

Nura Rikuo stood beside you, dispelling the dark aura that had enveloped you, his figure swaying slightly.

[Nura Rikuo]: "...How could this be? I only used my strength a little, and I'm already out of energy..."

【Nura Rikuo】: "Tsk, I should have realized sooner. You look like you don't have enough fuel now. I should have used an easier way to get you out."

His figure became ethereal, and the half-demon explained to you that because he had left the Silver Court, which provided him with basic fuel, and you were not currently providing him with the fuel to move, he could not maintain his physical form.

You get it, it's probably because the opponent used too much force and is now exhausted.

What? This guy is really weak.

Rikuo Nura said he would reappear when you needed him to fight, but now he needs to rest and has disappeared right in front of you.

You didn't feel particularly uneasy, after all, the streets looked very safe, and there were heroes patrolling not far away.

...Huh? A hero?

You are confused about the background of this game.

You know this game has superpowers, but you're not quite sure what kind of society it is.

It turns out that the social background of this game is a special era in which being a hero has become a profession.

You try to get information out of passersby, marveling at their abilities.

[Passerby A]: "The patrolling people? They are quasi-special-class heroes of the Tower of Civilization. You can ask them and the police for help with any difficulties you encounter."

[Passerby B]: "Little sister, have you gotten separated from your family? There are no patrol officers around here, you can ask the heroes over there for help."

[Passerby C]: "Kid, why are you dressed like that...? Are you handing out flyers? Child labor...?"

The last thing this passerby said made you feel uneasy.

You wanted to run away, but you didn't expect that someone with strong initiative had already led the patrol heroes from the area over.

It was a little person with golden hair and golden eyes. The moment she saw you, she also showed a surprised expression. Her golden beady eyes widened, and an exclamation mark appeared above her head.

[Near-Special Hero]: "...What are you doing here?! And looking like this? I haven't seen you like this in over a decade... Do you know how frantically Godname has been looking for you lately... Although she was pretty crazy a while ago, but..."

She seems to know you, and she's talking incoherently.

This near-Special Hero takes you away from there, and a cutscene begins.

You realize that you have triggered the main storyline and have also noticed the information in the other person's words.

Is a god looking for you? Who is this god? That name sounds so cringey, is it a hero's name?

[Map loading...]

...[Yuko Kitagaki discovered the transitional line of early childhood education]...

Kitagawa Yuko never expected that she would see Kita Kirihara under these circumstances.

Five days ago, Kita Kirihara disappeared. The Silver Garden also vanished without a trace, and Uesugi Yuki, who had been staying in the Silver Garden, was inexplicably sent back to her safe house.

While Kitagawa Yuko felt relieved that her lover had returned, she also felt more uneasy.

Even more strangely, after the Silver Garden disappeared, Kita Kirihara also went missing, but Koizumi Saki didn't seem to be as anxious to search for her as before.

Saki Koizumi also disappeared.

Kitagawa Yuko felt this was a sign of further madness, and she cautiously remained silent, trying to maintain her balance amidst the recent silent vortex between the Association and the Tower.

Fortunately, Yuki returned, and a huge weight was lifted from her heart.

Then, while carrying out her daily tasks, she saw Kita Kirihara standing blankly by the roadside, his memory and mind both malfunctioning.

The other person looked about the same age as when she first met her, but the clarity and curiosity in her eyes made Kitagawa Yuko feel very unfamiliar, and she was wearing a cute but somewhat comical Samoyed doll costume.

It actually suits this guy's hair color quite well...

Kitagawa Yuko keenly sensed that Kita Kirihara was not in a good state, so she took her back to her home.

As a child, Kita Kirihara was very well-behaved, even taking his hand and following him home without saying a word.

...They really have no sense of caution at all.

Kitagawa Yuko was shocked. Had this guy hit his head?!

"Yuki, I'm home." Kitagawa Yuko opened the door and called out to Uesugi Yuki, who was working on her manuscript inside.

248. Fragments of Memory

[From the perspective of a young child]

You have arrived at a new map.

But before that, everything went black, and you fell into a coma.

Next came a series of detailed flashbacks that made one wonder if all the budget had been spent on them.

In this scene, you are much younger than you are now.

【Olive Early Life (Age 3)】

You open your eyes and find that everything before you is so exquisite that it moves you.

After staring at pixelated images all day, you almost forget what the normal world looks like.

But now, the world is reflected in your eyes as it truly is.

In her clear, dark red, amber-like eyes, the shapes of leaves swaying in the wind were reflected.

Even more strangely, when you were younger, the whites of your eyes seemed to be pure black.

You stare blankly at the serrated, dark green leaves, when a round dewdrop slowly slides down, causing the leaf to tremble as it falls to the tip.

"【———】, what are you looking at?"

A cold, shrill female voice came from behind.

You hurriedly turned your head away, and the pure black whites of your eyes turned white in the blink of an eye.

You pursed your lips slightly nervously, not looking at the newcomer, but staring at their toes.

I guess I wasn't seen...?

That's what you think.

The whites of your eyes may turn black by chance.

You don't know anything about the rumors about the Son of Purity; you just think it's ugly.

The other children in the family were not good-looking and were also so stupid that it was worrying.

You are the most beautiful and the healthiest. The adults say you are the most useful, and they give you the best food and water... You don't want your treatment to be reduced.

Moreover, whether it's instinct or something else, you hide the things that make you different from others.

If you can recall things from shortly after birth, you might remember being repeatedly told to conceal these features as much as possible.

That person's image has completely disappeared from your mind, but those words that should have faded with time are etched in your heart.

When you grow older and learn that there is indeed a higher level of consciousness in this world, you will believe for a long time that it is the voice of God.

Although in various myths and legends, the voices of the gods are never so weak and feeble.