CHAPTER 17

20:00

Looking at the time in the lower corner of the screen, Shouko stopped what he was doing, remembering what the editor told him about him, that the illustration must be well prepared.

I pull out his cell phone and call according to the contact information Machida gave him.

"Hello, who is she?" The call connected quickly and a soft, feminine voice came from the phone.

With this voice, he can tell that the owner is quite a gentle person just by hearing it.

-Hello, I am the author of Kimetsu no Yaiba, I need to talk to you about the illustrations of the novel.

"Illustration?" , if it is the illustration of the second volume of kimetsu no Yaiba, I already drew it and gave it to the library, is there a problem?" —The voice on the phone was a little puzzled.

-No, what I meant is that I'm going to publish volume 2 and 3 together, and the library agrees, so I may need to draw some more illustrations.

"Ah, ok, yes—yes, but I don't know the contents of the third volume of the novel, so…" —The novel's voice seemed a bit hesitant.

-Don't worry about this, I finished the third volume, I can send it to you, so you can understand it first.

"Okay, I'll deliver it on time."

"I will definitely deliver the manuscript on time before launch."

-Oh and also, do you have time for next Saturday? , I have a few things about illustration that I hope to talk about face to face.

Shouko had seen the illustrations, but she wasn't too happy to say so, because she doesn't have the true essence of Kimetsu, so she must fix that, yes or yes, it must be perfect in great detail.

"N-next Saturday... well, what about the specific time and place?" The phone side hesitated a bit, but finally agreed.

-At ten o'clock in the morning of the following Saturday, the place would be at the coffee shop near Kadokawa, can you see it?

"It's ok no problem".

-Okay, then I'll wait for you to come, so I won't bother you for now, bye.

"Bye".

Hanging up the call, Shouko breathed a sigh of relief, the problem with the illustration is finally resolved, the rest of it depends on discussing it specifically with her on Saturday.

Today was Sunday, tomorrow he would go back to school, he was already healthy and didn't have any injuries, although that was a long time ago, but recently it was removed...

In this time from home, she was training, writing and coding, programming, editing and some songs, for the game she was making.

Many times he had headaches from going for hours and literally hours at a time without sleeping because he was setting up and at this time he had mental stress, so he decided to turn off his computer and lie on his bed.

[Tomorrow I go back to school... I should give myself a little break even with programming and writing... for this week it would be enough].

[2 days ago I found a gym where I could train and improve my strength, because all I did in my room was kicking and punching in the air, plus pull-ups, sit-ups, and pull-ups].

[Obviously a brutal amount, just to say that his current maximum number of push-ups in a row without stopping is 132 and my strength still needs to improve more].

The good thing was that the gym was new and they were in free season so he decided to go on Monday.

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The next day.

Shouko was already entering her school, drawing attention again quickly, as they noticed the "Goddess Komi" returning.

The routine was the same, change shoes and go to her classroom, like every day.

When it was time to get to her seat, she realized that she had arrived early and there was no one in the classroom.

Which was good for him, so he didn't have to bother with the people in his room, so he made it to his seat and sat down.

Since he was bored, he put on the headphones and closed his eyes so as not to feel any discomfort.

He passed the time, until he felt someone touch his left shoulder, teasing him.

This made him narrow his eyes at her, he thought he was najimi so he decided to take off his headphones and turn to look at her.

But when he turned to look, it wasn't Najimi, she was a very different person.

The blue eyes, the reddish hair and with two stars decorated in them, were very striking features and not so common to see.

Shouko's gaze and that of the girl present intertwined, Shouko had a slightly surprised look just like the other girl, only she blushed a little when she felt that they were looking at her that way.

The girl steeled herself and asked.

Excuse me, are you new?

Shouko was surprised by that question, it was obvious that it was nothing new, she had been missing for almost a month, but that doesn't mean that they already forget it.

-The question here is, are you new?

Taking a good look at the person, Shouko was already able to identify who he was, now he knew that there would be more problems, obviously, if he socialized with her.

Oh, sorry for my manners, I'm Itsuki Nakano, nice to meet you and if I'm new, you're new too, right?

Itsuki had a hard time, she was new to this school and with a new class, she had to make friends.

It wasn't that easy for her, the only contact she made was with Najimi or onemine, but it was just words and some conversation than other things.

The others are....a bit strange, she heard a certain Goddess being proclaimed, almost all the time and she didn't understand why.

-I'm not here, I was only absent due to some mishaps, because I'm back.

Oh, then I'm sorry for my boldness.

-It doesn't matter, actually I heard about you, but I never thought you would be so.....

....?.

-So beautiful.

Shouko actually wanted to say that she didn't expect you to be Itsuki Nakano and that you would just be another ramdon, but she couldn't say that, so she deviated to another word.

Hey, well, thanks for the compliment.

Shouko noted that her presence, thus far, had not had such an effect on itsuki.

[It seems that the Shouko effect does not affect so much in other franchises, that's great since it means, less simps and more peace].

Hey, can I ask you a question?

-Tell me?.

You know, why here, they praise such a Goddess, in this room, there is some sect or something like that.

Shouko wanted to laugh at those words, she wouldn't be surprised if they created a sect in her name.

-Did you hear, that they commented on a Goddess all the time and that they said, come back or something?

Yes-Yes, they began to pray, saying to come back as quickly as possible and stuff, really, it seems very strange to me, without offending them.

-Don't worry, they do it often and yes, this room is full of weirdos.

...

Oh right, we're talking and I don't know what your name is, what's your name?

-Me....

-My name is....

At that moment many people began to enter through the doors making a racket.

KOMI GODDESS! KOMI GODDESS!

FINALLY, OUR GODDESS IS BACK!

BACK BACK!

Hello Shouko, how are you.

Komi-san, good morning.

Hello Komi-san, it's good that you're back.

A group of people formed around Shouko, boring him and surprising Itsuki.

'So she is...the famous Goddess.'

Itsuki didn't know what to say, he was speechless at this scene.

But just as the day began, classes began, the teacher entered the classroom and everyone took a seat.

At class time.

// ITSUKI'S POV //

Damn, I don't understand anything, this is very difficult.

She saw the problems made by the teacher and listened carefully, but my mind couldn't understand her, I tried to copy her explanations but.

'It can't be, I already deleted it'.

Itsuki was suffering again because he couldn't understand the subject, he had always had that problem, he wasn't very smart.

And as always, she thought about asking for help, anyone who had copied the notes, she had tried before, but the classmates who were close to her weren't good at copying the notes either, and the only ones I talk to, I mean. najimi and onemine were far away and he couldn't get close in the middle of class.

He was with that thought, until Shouko.

This girl, who at first thought that he was a very handsome boy, but upon discovering that he was the famous Goddess that they talked about so much and after having her very close, I could see the fine feminine details that she has on her face and obviously also on her chest that is large, but it seems that it is hidden with a looser shirt, which does not make it noticeable.

I look at her notebook a little and I could see an excellent handwriting and an incredible order, I saw her copy at great speed and with elegant movements when writing, she stood out a lot.

Shouko in this case, writes just because, he's bored, he can be without copying, he lets Yamai do his homework and that's it, but sitting more or less being watched all the time for hours and doing nothing, is a stress for him.

So writing is a way to stop being bored, that's why she writes everything in great detail and in a very cute way, because by doing so she will make time pass faster.

Itsuki thought for a few seconds and then touched Shouko's arm, cutting it off.

When he noticed her touch, he looked at her indifferently.

That look, that indifferent look on a very beautiful face, would make anyone shiver, Itsuki got goosebumps, but he regained his composure.

So in a whisper I speak.

Komi-san, could you lend me your notes just for a moment? , please.

Seconds passed and Shouko looked me in the eyes, I felt that something would happen if I looked the other way, after a few more seconds of an indifferent look from Shouko, she lent me her notebook.

Many thanks.

I thanked her appropriately and started looking at her notes and they were amazing.

It was beautiful writing, everything was organized, and there were even some notes and details to help understand the issues.

I started to copy quickly and while I was doing it I could understand it, it was as if these details written in that way could make even a child understand.

Which was very surprising for me, I finished the notes and read it again, I could understand very well, to what the teacher had said, I returned the notebook, thanking Shouko again and then continued with mine.

I start to look at the blackboard and see that the math class has changed to chemistry.

'Hears?'.

'When was that'.

I started quickly, I started writing the class right now, it was very difficult for me and I got to the same thing with mathematics.

I was late and I didn't understand, so again, I looked at Komi's notebook out of the corner of my eye and noticed that she already had everything written in detail, I could see how her fingers wrote at superhuman speed, how was that possible.

Then, a little shyly, she whispered to Komi a second time.

Komi-san, lend me your chemistry notes, please.

Komi's gaze turned to me again, but this time I could see that in her indifferent gaze it was with a little more pressure.

Again, he gave me goosebumps, but without waiting any longer, Komi handed me his notebook.

'I'm being very disrespectful, I should buy you something as a thank you.'

'Come on Itsuki, you have to aim quickly, it will be bad if I forget.'

I handed Komi back and started copying the blackboard problem again.

I hurried as fast as possible, but when I finished copying again, I raised my head again and listened to the teacher's lesson.

'Wait, what was the teacher talking about?'

I looked at the teacher without understanding, I felt like a waste.

I can't even grasp the first point of knowledge of this.

I already had problems with the classes and it's because they changed my high school, so as not to lose the year, in my old high school I didn't understand the first class and I gave it up for dead the whole semester, this time I can't do it again.

But...

I turn to see Komi again.

Itsuki felt very embarrassed, she knew that Komi had just returned after being away for several days and I came to bother her.

She cursed herself for being so slow and dumb.

She left her thoughts on her thoughts and did her best not to ask for komi-san's notes again.

// ITSUKI'S POV END //

Unfortunately, even though she didn't want to, this happened two more times before lunch.

If Itsuki knew what Komi was like, she would know that it was a miracle that she even lent him her notebook just 1 time.

On the other hand, Shouko, she knew perfectly well that Itsuki was not a character that stood out in her studies, let's say.

As if it were hers, he hadn't lent her anything, but he was bored and seeing Itsuki's helpful expression amused him, so with each request for help, he increased the pressure on her with her indifferent look from her to she.

It was funny, how she hesitated, trembled and hastily copied, was astonished to understand and got into a mental debate whether to ask me again or not, although it was fun that to take away the boredom of her.