Chapter 274: Oblivion Recorder (Good Ending)


    Thebiggestdifference between a religious school and other schools is that the former includes more religious rituals. As a traditional Catholic school, Reien Girl''s Academy is no exception.


    Every morning at 6 o''clock, thechapel of the academyholds a mass to express gratitude to God. Since not all students are believers, attendance is not mandatory. Thosewho arewilling to attend are wee, while those who don''t want to can choose not toe.


    Most studentschoose toattend mass one or two days a week, while only devout believers attend every day. Kaori Tachibana is such a believer. Sincethe day she enteredReien Girl''s Academy, she has never missed a mass unless she was sick or hadspecialcircumstances.


    This time, she was hidden by her ssmates Azaka Kokutou and Asakami Fujino, soshe couldn''t attend the daily mass. Instead, she prayed to God in her dormitory and preached the doctrine to her friendsas a wayto express her apology.


    Influenced by her, Shizune Seo, who initially didn''t believe in God, also started moving towards bing a believer. Attending mass twice a week became the best proof of her transformation.


    Today was the day Kaori Tachibana had chosen to attend mass.


    Before dawn, ustomed to waking up early, Kaori pulled Seo out of bedand urgedher to prepare early, then went to the chapel to wait.For believers, beingte for mass is the greatest disrespect to God.


    So, with her messy hair, Seo rubbed her sleepy eyes and listened to her temporary roommate''s nagging.She brushed her teethand washedher face while still half-asleep and finally left her room.


    The winter morning wasunusually cold. As the cold wind blew outside the dormitory, Seo suddenly felt much more awake. She greeted the nun who managed the dormitory and set off on her way to the chapel.


    The scenery along the way wasalreadyfamiliar—bare tree branches, withered greenery, and the in and somewhat monotonous buildings.


    "What a boring ce. I admire Kaori for staying in a ce like this for ten years.If it weren''t for what happened,she probably wouldn''t have changed at all."


    Numbly staring at the unchanged surroundings, Seo''s thoughts wandered.


    "Speaking of which,Hayama-sensei willbe caughttoday, and I wonder if Fujino''s little boyfriend seeded yesterday."


    Just then, unfamiliar scenes shed before her eyes. Compared to therealscenery she saw just now, these scenes appeared somewhat blurry, like fleeting shadows, making it hard to distinguish whether they were real or illusions.


    This feeling was already familiar to Seo because it was her innate ability to seefragments of the future.


    Although this ability is not under her control, and the time gap between the future she sees and the presentis not fixed, it can still bevery useft times.


    For example, seeing the future exam questions. (// I want this ability!)


    Or, for instance, now, in her vision of the future, she sees a scene like this:


    In front of the familiar main school building, two police cars are parked, and two uniformed police officers are escorting a poorly dressed criminal into one of the cars. The rotating red police lights on the rooftop illuminate the criminal''s face, allowing Seo to recognize the identity of the criminal—Hideo Hayama, the scum who intended to harm Kaori Tachibana!


    In the instant when the fragment of the future passes before her eyes, a rxed smile appears on the girl''s face.


    "It seems Azaka was sessful. She''s truly amazing...I wonder how much Mikiya-san contributed to this. By the way, Fujino''s boyfriend said hewas going toconfront Hayama-sensei. I wonder how he ns to do it..."


    Muttering to herself, the girl recalls the scene she just saw, hoping to glean some clues from it. Soon, she finds what she''s looking for.


    "Hayama-sensei seems to have a missing patch of hair on his head, and his clothes are different. They look like pajamas...It must be the work of Fujino''s boyfriend. But why is Hayama-sensei appearing at the main school building wearing pajamas?"


    Lost in her thoughts along the way, she passes by the sports stadium, which has a sign hanging that reads "Temporary Construction, No Entry," and climbs the familiar slope. She gradually senses that the environment has be somewhat noisy.


    "What''s going on? It shouldn''t be this noisy at this time."


    Seo snaps out of her thoughts and realizesthatshe has already reached the ssical clock towernot far fromthe chapel. There are about a dozen students gathered around the clock tower, and themotion in the environment is caused by them.


    She listens carefully and hears them talking about something above the clock tower as if there is someone up there.


    The girl looks up, squinting her eyes, andindeed,she sees a vague figure. Although she can''t make out the person''s appearance,the clothes they are wearingare the same as what she saw in her future vision.


    "Ha... Hayama-sensei!"


    The girl almost exims in shock butmanages to coverher mouth just in time.


    After taking a few more nces to confirm that she wasn''t mistaken, the girl hurriedly left the clock tower and found a secluded spot to giggle.


    "Fujino''s little boyfriend is bold. He hung Hayama-sensei on the clock tower. Hmm...I wish I had a man who would do that for me."


    WhileSeo waslostin her idle thoughts, a young woman in a ck jacket arrived at the top of the clock tower.Hideo Hayama, who had already awakened but had his mouth covered and couldn''t make a sound, disyed a disgusted expression upon seeing her.


    Then, the woman punched Hayama in the stomach, causing him to lose consciousness once again from the intense impact.


    The impact passed through Hayama''s body and spread along the golden bell. The distant sound of the bell resonated throughout the morning campus.


    Having knocked out the scum, the woman skillfully traced a cross on her chest and whispered a prayer, "May the Lord forgive my sins."


    This scene, spanning a distance of nearly a kilometer, fell into the eyes of a girl with purple hair. The girl suppressed the radiance in her eyes and lowered her head thoughtfully.


    "The new Headmistress, Riesbyfe Stridberg, is indeed remarkable."


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    One hourter, two police cars drove out of the Mifune City Police Station, heading towardsthe outskirts whereReien Girls'' Academywas located.


    At the same time, certain "well-informed" journalists, like sharks smelling blood, began to stir restlessly.


    At 8:30 a.m., Hideo Hayama, who had lost consciousness twice, was arrested by Daisuke Akimi in the high school section''s health room.


    Shortly after, the school''s board chairman held a press conference, stating that the school''s teacher, Hideo Hayama, was involved in a vicious case rted to the mafia, and the specific details of the case were awaiting further investigation by the police.


    Soon, the news of Reien Girls'' Academy''s teachersbeing involvedin a heinous case swept throughthe entireMifune City and quickly spread to other areas of Tokyo. Although there were some dissenting voices, the mainstream media''s united voice quickly drowned out those voices that should have been the truth.


    At noon, Azaka returned to the school after being out for some reason. Along with Kaori, who had been missing for a week, they went to the Chairman''s office to discuss terms.


    In the afternoon, Kaori left ss 4, which was already decaying, and transferred to ss 1, where Azaka was.


    And thus, the storm at Reien Girls'' Academy came to a calm.


    The students attended their sses and focused on their studies. There would be no more old school building fires, no more incidents of the student council president causing murder and fairy-rted incidents forthe sake ofrevenge. And acertainunfortunate person listed in the "sealed designation" would not silently perish in this secluded academy.


    The story that was supposed to be called "Oblivion Recorder" ended before it even began.


    Perhaps doing so would make the story less exciting, but Shinji would prefer to see a story like this. At least this kind of ending is much better than a tragedy, isn''t it?


    PS: Shinji: Good Ending is Good.


    PS2: Shirou: People die if theyare killed...


    PS3: Too bad..I want to see the student councilpresident:MisayaOuji