Chapter 80: The Evil Eye of the Wicked Lord and the Pervert

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Until school ended, Himekoji was still trying to figure out what the reward for that task really was.

“Sensation Synchronization”–

Didn’t that mean the feeling of Rikka’s umbrella and the feeling in his little buddy would become the exact same thing?

So, if it rained heavily someday and Rikka went out holding that umbrella…

Dang, the mental image was too wild! He didn’t dare think about it!

Himekoji was absolutely stunned. Since when did stuff like this even count as a reward?

It felt more like punishment!

Face of despair…

If the consequences of failing the task weren’t even worse, Himekoji wouldn’t have even considered doing it.

But, phrases like “if it weren’t for”… saying them out loud just meant you already lost in reality…

Reality didn’t have “if it weren’t for”.

This task only had two outcomes: success or failure. The reward for the former seemed terrifying beyond words, but the latter… was even worse!

Being played to death by Hiratsuka Shizuka? Seriously?

A special reminder: “death” here meant actual, literal death… the kind where you stop breathing and your heart stops…

Weighing the lesser of two evils was Himekoji’s usual approach.

So, survival came first!

Even if some super horrifying, unbelievable mutation happened to his buddy later, couldn’t he just confiscate Rikka’s umbrella and lock it in a safe?

Thinking this, he immediately felt much calmer.

Yeah, big bro, we’re solid!

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However, once the tutoring session actually started, Himekoji suddenly realized he might not be so solid after all.

Because whether the task succeeded or not was completely beyond his control!

Terrible news arrived:

Takanashi Rikka’s math score was actually—

Zero points!

Oh my god, how was that even possible? Blindly guessing on a few multiple-choice questions wouldn’t lead to something this tragic, right?

It definitely broadened Himekoji’s horizons. He never thought a “zero” score actually existed in real life—unbelievable!

Zero points. How was he supposed to get zero points up to a passing grade within a week?!

Himekoji suddenly felt a headache coming on. He couldn’t help shaking his head vigorously, sighing in frustration—

“Ahhh, even though it’s perfectly natural for a Super Scholar as talented and brilliant as me, the top student in the whole year, to tutor others… Why does it have to be you, Takanashi?”

“Because it was arranged that way. I requested it from Sensei.”

Sitting across the desk from Himekoji, Takanashi’s ahoge bobbed energetically left and right. Then, the next moment, Takanashi made a demand.

“Akito, call me Rikka, okay?”

“Who would do that?! We’re not close enough for that! And, are you crazy? Specifically asking for me to tutor you… Haven’t you heard my nickname?”

Even if she hadn’t heard it, she should have witnessed just how formidable he was that night!

When he went full pervert, it was the kind who would strip all his clothes off without a second thought. Super scary!

“So you really have forgotten? Akito, your memories of your past life…”

Takanashi Rikka surreptitiously reached out and grabbed hold of Himekoji’s sleeve.

No, I remember perfectly clearly! In my past life, I was a citizen of the Great Heavenly Dynasty!

“In the final battle of our past lives, we fought side-by-side against the Demon King and perished together. But with his dying breath, the Demon King cast a curse on your soul. After you reincarnated, he used the power of that curse to be reborn within your body. Akito, I understand you. The perverted acts you were forced to commit under the Demon King’s control caused you immense pain…”

Takanashi Rikka kept a perfectly straight face, acting as if this were completely serious.

“Don’t be afraid, Akito. I’ll help you.”

“If you really wanted to help me, why did you pick me for tutoring then?!”

Takanashi Rikka’s story was so well-spun that Himekoji almost believed it…

“That absolutely wouldn’t do! Akito must be the one to tutor me!”

The girl suddenly puffed out her cheeks, looking displeased.

“Why?!”

“Because Akito was chosen to be the one who teaches me!”

“Chosen? When?”

“Before birth.”

Wait a second, your setting is contradicting itself now!

Just a moment ago it was the “we fought the Demon King together” story, and now suddenly it’s “the Chosen Child”?!

“You mean the purpose of my birth was to teach Takanashi?”

Himekoji pursed his lips, feeling utterly exasperated.

“In effect, yes. And please call me Rikka. That’s what you called me in your previous life. Akito, you truly have forgotten…”

Enough! Past life, this life, this setting makes no sense! It’s full of plot holes!

Not wanting to indulge the girl’s nonsense any longer, Himekoji pulled out a prepped test paper and slapped it down in front of Takanashi, annoyed.

“Whatever. Anyway, O mighty wielder of the Evil Eye of the Wicked Lord, please take this test.”

“N-no!”

Rikka immediately refused, looking stubborn.

“Oh? Is the mighty Evil Eye of the Wicked Lord saying she can’t handle a mere mortal’s test?”

Seeing normal communication wasn’t working, Himekoji resorted to taunting.

Takanashi Rikka’s face flushed red when she heard this. She retorted quickly, “Hmph! Ridiculous! These problems are child’s play!”

“They’re just nothing at all to me!”

She suddenly shot to her feet, dramatically covering one eye as if it were serious business.

“I just need to unleash the seal of my Evil Eye of the Wicked Lord to make these problems… completely insignificant!”

As she spoke, she furtively slid her hand away from her eye a tiny bit, peeking at the test paper.

Then she froze—

Huh? What was all this stuff? The problems were this hard?! Utterly incomprehensible!

Rikka’s little face instantly fell.

“No! Aack— Pain!”

Abruptly, without warning, she tightly covered both eyes and crouched on the ground.

“The seal has been reinforced! Damn it!”

Himekoji: “…”

Are you freaking kidding me?

After watching the chuunibyou patient energetically act out this solo drama before him for several minutes, he finally sighed, having had enough. He grabbed Takanashi Rikka by the collar of her shirt, hauled her upright, and dumped her back onto her seat.

“Study properly!” Without giving her room to argue, he roughly shoved the study notes he’d prepared earlier into her arms.

“Hmph! For the holder of the Evil Eye of the Wicked Lord, something like studying is completely unnecessary!”

With that, she slapped the notebook down hard onto the desk, striking her most chuunibyou pose and shouting, “Evil Eye of the Wicked Lord, scan!”

“Bilibili—bilibili—”

She was beyond saving now, even providing her own sound effects.

“Initiating Data Extraction!”

The girl put on a look of intense focus, rubbing her palm over and over the notebook’s cover.

Two minutes later—

“Danger!”

What new nonsense was this little imp up to now? She suddenly looked horrified, yelling,

“Warning! Warning! Extracted data incompatible with existing databank. Rejection reaction detected!”

“Danger! Cease extraction immediately! Danger! Cease extraction immediately!”

Himekoji stared, dumbfounded and speechless with anger.

The goofball wasn’t done. Once she started, she wouldn’t stop. Then, the girl suddenly curled her lips into a cold smile:

“Hmph hmph hmph~~ Human! As expected, you cannot help me! After all… this is a journey fated to have no return!”

She paused, adopted an expression of pity as she looked at Himekoji, then released a long, drawn-out sigh before speaking again—

“Sigh… Humans, such foolish creatures.”

Dang it, that little brat!

This made Himekoji’s veins bulge with fury.