Become a powerful shadow master in the new world

In order to avoid Claire and Alexia, Sid took a small path, but saw a pale girl sitting on a chair by the roadside, carrying a guitar case and about to faint.

Chapter 25 Himehira Setsuna

Looking at the girl who was about to faint in front of him, Sid hesitated.

Normally when he encountered such things, he would just pretend he didn't see anything and not bother to do anything about it. At most he would call the security team and ask them to come and deal with it.

Of course, this is usually the case, but this time may be an exception.

It's not that he is just attracted by beauty. It may sound a bit narcissistic to say it, but he feels that he has known quite a lot of beautiful girls since he was a child. As a result, he is now a little aesthetically fatigued.

The reason why this time might be an exception is simple: the girl in front of him looks exactly like the photo on the student ID card in the wallet he picked up a few days ago.

"Hey, hospital?"

After thinking for a long time, Sid decided to take out his mobile phone and call the Genshinjima Hospital.

After all, she was the financial backer who supported him with 200,000 Zeni. So he could just skip the guard team and send her directly to the hospital.

"Gu~gu~"

The sound coming from the girl's stomach silenced Sid, who was about to speak.

"Hello, sir, where is the patient now? We are arranging an ambulance to go there now."

The voice coming from the phone brought Sid back to his senses.

"No thanks, wrong number."

"Hey, wait...beep, beep."

Without waiting for a reply from the other party, Sid hung up the phone.

Now all we have to do is easy, Sid thought and looked at the girl who was about to faint.

……

"Ahhh, it's so delicious."

It was still the same coffee shop that I came to with Yeze Natsune last time, still in the same corner, and Sid was still sitting in the same position, but the person who originally sat in Yeze Natsune's seat had changed.

"Zizi..."

With his head lowered and sipping from the straw, Cid secretly observed the girl in front of him.

He has shoulder-length black hair, and he should be around 15 years old. He has bright brown eyes, delicate facial features, and... a slime that can only be described as having a promising future.

She feels quite similar to Nagisa Akatsuki, and it’s easy to confuse them if you’re not careful. Although she’s not his type, he still has to pay attention to her... No, why would he care about this? Damn it, puberty.

"Phew, come to life."

After wolfing down two sandwiches and licking the crumbs from her hands, the girl in front of him showed an unsatisfied expression.

"Thank you, senior. You should also be a student of Caihai School. Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I am a first-year transfer student of Caihai School. My name is..."

"Himehira Setsuna, right?"

After filling her stomach, the girl immediately expressed her gratitude to Sid. She seems to be a good child.

"Senior, do you know me?!"

When her speech was interrupted, the girl's face showed a look of confusion and vigilance. She subconsciously put her hand on the guitar case next to her, but quickly realized the inappropriateness of this behavior and put it down.

That's right. It's normal for a stranger to show up and treat you to a meal when you're starving. Maybe you really met a good person. If he can even call out your name accurately, then it's necessary to doubt whether he is a good person.

"Well, this is a bit complicated to explain, so before I answer this question, let me ask you a question first. How many days have you been hungry? Your answer will determine how much my conscience hurts."

In response to Himeragi Setsuna's question, Sid laid his face on the table and asked Himeragi Setsuna weakly.

"This, this, three, three days."

Sid lay on the table with a look of death on his face, but he still spoke again without giving up.

"Because of what?"

"I lost my wallet."

"How much money was lost?"

"20 Zeni."

When answering this question, Himeragi Yukina turned her head to the other side with a slightly red face. After all, she had been hungry for three days because of this matter and finally fainted from hunger, which was quite embarrassing.

"I see."

After hearing these answers, Sid completely gave up. He confirmed that the girl in front of him was the owner of the wallet he picked up a few days ago, so he accepted his fate.

Looking up from the table, Sid pulled out two gold coins from his wallet, each worth 100,000 Zeni.

"for you."

"Oh, no need, senior. My living expenses will arrive in a few days. I can just hold on for a few more days. No need to trouble you so much."

The girl... no, it should be Himeragi Setsuna. She seemed to think that Sid's behavior was as if he wanted to borrow money from her, and she quickly waved her hand to indicate that it was not necessary.

After placing the two gold coins on the table, Sid put his right hand on his forehead, looked at Himeragi Setsuna and spoke.

"You misunderstood. This is your money."

"My money?"

Himeragi Setsuna was confused by Cid's words. After some thought, she seemed to have thought of something.

"Could it be that you, Senior, are..."

"Yes, I'm the one who found your wallet."

"Eh!?"

As Sid said this, he took out a white wallet from his backpack, but when he looked up, he saw Himeragi Setsuna's unnatural expression.

"You...did you think of me as someone else just now?"

"No, no, no."

Hearing Sid's question, Himeragi Setsuna quickly shook her head in denial.

"Forget it. It doesn't matter who you think I am. Let's talk about the compensation."

"Compensation?"

"Yes, compensation, how much do you want? As compensation for making you hungry for three days, I will give you whatever you want. Please forgive me."

Sid never thinks of himself as a good person, which can be seen from the fact that most of his shadow funds come from thieves. His behavior is essentially no different from that of thieves. The difference is that thieves rob civilians, while he robs thieves, which is thieves eating thieves.

He might occasionally help civilians whose treasures were stolen to regain their wealth, but he wouldn't do so all the time, after all, he was not a messenger of justice.

He will not take the initiative to kill innocent people or rob civilians, but he will kill thieves and rob their wealth. If you think about it carefully, this is quite hypocritical, isn't it?

He himself felt so too, but he couldn't do it. If he had to give a reason, it would be that a powerful shadow master degenerated into a third-rate villain because of money. What kind of powerful shadow master is he?

Sid and Shadow are one person and two people, because he is not schizophrenic, he just has a middle school syndrome. Extra Sid and Shadow Sid have always been a disguise of Sid who wants to become the powerful shadow.

A person picked up a wallet containing a large amount of money on the road, but because of greed in his heart he did not take the initiative to look for the owner. This is normal, right? It's human nature.

Let me ask you a question, do you think this person is a powerful shadow person with some mysterious identity in secret?

Of course I don’t think so.

Yes, he wanted others to think that the extra Sid was ordinary, but not in this way.

He wanted others to think that this person was very ordinary and that it was impossible for him to be the legendary Shadow. This kind of contrast was what he wanted.

Instead of making others think that how could someone who could do such a despicable thing be the legendary Shadow, he could be some low-rate villain.

He doesn't care about the rumors others spread about him, because fake is fake, but what happened today is true. If his identity is exposed one day, then today's incident will deal a devastating blow to his identity as a powerful shadow master.

and…

Sid glanced at Himeragi Setsuna, whose face was pale from not eating for several days.

Just treat it as his aching conscience, which he doesn't know if it still exists. As long as the price is not too outrageous, he will consider it as paying for a lesson.

It seemed as if she had received too much information at once, and Yukina Himeragi's brain was overwhelmed. It took her a long time to figure out what was happening, and she couldn't help but chuckle with her hands covering her mouth.

"Senior, you are a good person."

???

No, are you blind? You all say that I am a good person, but now I doubt whether I am a good person or not.

"So, you forgive me."

Although he thought so, Sid said something different.

"Well, I forgive you, senior."

Not knowing that the man in front of her was secretly wondering if she was blind, Himeragi Setsuna nodded slightly.

"Then...compensation?"

"No need. Didn't Senior already return the money to me? So I didn't lose anything... No, I suddenly felt like I needed something as compensation."

Sid, who had been relieved because of the first half of Himeragi Setsuna's words that she didn't want compensation, became nervous again when he heard the second half.

Although he felt that Himeragi Setsuna's behavior of messing with people's mentality was very bad, it was his fault after all, so Sid was mentally prepared.

"What do you want?"

"Give me a sandwich to make it up to you. I didn't eat enough."

Shaking the wrapping paper in her hand, Himeragi Setsuna smiled playfully, giving people a very cute feeling.

"this one?"

Completely unaware of how cute Himehira Setsuna was right now, Sid looked at Himehira Setsuna in disbelief.

"Yes, that's it. Any questions, Senior?"

Nodding, Himeragi Setsuna asked Sid in return.

"That's no problem. It's really easy. I just can't believe you forgave me so easily."

"Don't worry, don't worry. I've already forgiven you, but you must not do it again in the future."

Sid looked directly at Himeragi Setsuna for the first time, and their eyes met.

"Senior, what are you doing?"

Himeragi Setsuna blushed when Sid stared at her and subconsciously shifted her gaze.

After a long time, Sid was sure that Himeragi Setsuna really didn't care that he made her hungry for three days, because he didn't see any resentment in Himeragi Setsuna's eyes.

"Okay, I have my reservations about what you just said about me being a good person, but you are indeed a good kid."

"Eh!!!???"

After saying that, Sid ignored the confused Himeragi Setsuna and walked straight to the front desk.

"Hello, if I remember correctly, if you buy something here with VIP status, you will get an extra couple's meal."

Coincidentally, the waiter standing at the front desk was the same waiter he met last time when he came with Yeze Natsune. At this moment, his eyes were scanning back and forth between Sid and Himehira Setsuna.

"Uh-huh... yes, sir, this... this is the complimentary couple's meal, please accept it."

Ignoring the waiter who had obviously misunderstood something and looked at him as a scumbag, Sid took the two complimentary sandwiches and walked back to his original seat.

After the original weird atmosphere was lifted, the two people, one was a transfer student who had been trained in a special institution since childhood, and the other was a high school sophomore in the world during the First Industrial Revolution, quickly started chatting.

Chapter 26: Relatives and the King

"Oh, so you came here to break away from your family and start your own business through your own efforts?"

Himeragi Setsuna's eyes were wide open, her mouth slightly open, with obvious curiosity.

"That's about right. But my family doesn't have any bad things against me. I just had no choice but to do this."

Walking on the road, Sid pretended to be helpless and explained to Himeragi Setsuna.

"Forced into helplessness?"

Faced with Himeragi Setsuna's doubts, Sid thought for a moment and began to talk about his specific situation.

"Yes, I was forced to do so. My family is not a noble family, and there is only one position for the head of the family. The remaining descendants will most likely have to marry out, and the position of the head of the family has basically been reserved by my sister. But I don't want to marry out, so I can only work hard to improve my strength and strive to establish my own family."

"Why don't you want to marry? What if the one you want to marry is a beautiful woman? Aren't the daughters of nobles all beautiful?"

Sid looked at Himeragi Setsuna who was walking beside him with a speechless expression.