Although Soyo came to the hospital under the pretense of checking Tomori's injury, she still knew that having everyone from Crychic meet directly in this situation would likely not lead to a good outcome.
'First, I need to further understand Saki-chan's situation before everyone can meet. Taki-chan is still dwelling on what happened back then. Speaking of which, although we haven't officially met, this is Crychic's first reunion since that day, isn't it?'
Returning to Kamiyama Rikuo's side.
"Sakiko-sensei, although your smile is very cute, as an injured person, I feel you have insulted my character. I need to formally state that if you do not immediately cease this infringing behavior, I will..."
Rikuo watched as Sakiko laughed uncontrollably. Although Sakiko was very cute, hehehe, he felt that Mutsumi, standing at the door, was looking at him a bit strangely.
"Sakiko-sensei?"
Sakiko didn't understand his meaning, but she could clearly feel the deep malice in the name. Sakiko's amber eyes narrowed, then shifted into a meaningful, shallow smile.
"So that's what Kamiyama-san calls me behind my back? Giving people nicknames casually isn't a good habit, you know. Although I don't quite understand why you call me like that, would Kamiyama-san mind explaining it?"
Rikuo hadn't expected the words in his mind to slip out.
'It's over. Now Sakiko's impression of me will be that of a strange and mean young man.'
"Of course, Togawa-san! In my hometown's culture, the word 'teacher' doesn't just refer to someone who imparts knowledge in school; it's also a respectful title for those who have outstanding achievements and deep experience in a certain field. The saying 'Those who are accomplished are teachers' means that anyone who has reached a high level in a certain aspect can become a teacher to others. Just as Confucius said, 'Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me.' – everyone has their own strengths and merits and can be an object of learning for others."
"Togawa-san, as an 16-year-old girl, you are already able to live independently and have taken on the important responsibility of supporting your parents ahead of time. This is truly remarkable! In school, your performance is also outstanding and among the best. Someone like you undoubtedly possesses many excellent qualities and abilities worth learning from others. Therefore, you are absolutely qualified to be considered a role model for me to learn from!"
Rikuo, after using all his lifelong knowledge, thinks, 'Surely I can muddle through now, right?'
"Is that so? I'll go search on Yahoo."
How could Kami be so easily fooled?
"This is where you're wrong, Togawa-san! As young people of a new era, we bear important responsibilities and missions. In this information-explosive age, information on the internet comes like a tide, with both true and reliable content, and false and untrue content."
Rikuo paused slightly, then continued,
"Facing such complex and diverse information, we cannot blindly accept everything. Instead, we must learn to think independently, analyze, and judge. Only in this way can we filter out truly valuable content from the vast amount of information and not be misled by false information."
Rikuo's gaze fell on Sakiko as he said earnestly,
"Internet information is mixed, and we cannot definitively confirm the authenticity of every piece of information. Therefore, we need to remain vigilant and not easily believe unverified news. At the same time, we must also cultivate our critical thinking skills to deeply consider and evaluate various viewpoints and statements."
Rikuo felt a slight sweat, choosing not to continue the topic.
"Let's not talk about this for now, Togawa-san. Did anything fall out when I fainted?"
Rikuo hadn't seen what was on the card before he fainted, and now he was wearing a hospital gown with no pockets to hold items.
'It seems this transformation device has side effects. The first transformation turned me into a Wasabi-man. I didn't feel weak at all, though? I can rule out it being like Tachibana Sakuya's situation.'
"Yes, there was."
Sakiko no longer dwelled on the previous topic. From the drawer of the bedside table behind her, she took out the blue fountain pen and four Undead cards.
Rikuo took the fountain pen and cards, secretly breathing a sigh of relief.
"It's good that they're still here. It would have been terrible if a stray night cat had carried them off."
"Are these things useful for anything? When Father brought you back, I saw you still had these things on you. Are they very important?"
Sakiko rested her chin on her hand, looking at Rikuo.
'So, teenage boys like things like this? Should I buy some similar souvenirs as a thank you or something? Although it's not enough to repay Kamiyama-kun's kindness, it could express some gratitude?'
"They're things my father left behind, I suppose."
"Is that so? It seems I brought up a painful memory for you. I apologize."
Upon hearing Rikuo's answer, Sakiko also put away her intention to ask further questions.
'I'll discuss it with Mutsumi later. I don't think it's a good idea to give him something similar to his father's keepsakes.'
"Togawa-san, if you see similar cards, I hope you can sell them to me. Umm, I'm quite fond of collecting these types of cards."
'Since Father has the king of spades and the two of hearts, then logically, the queen of spades should also have been sealed. There should also be some sealed cards outside. If they were activated by some means, the consequences would be unimaginable. Perhaps Sakiko might encounter similar things, so this could serve as a reminder. Although I might be seen as a chuunibyou...'
After some thought, Rikuo chose to hint to Sakiko to help him look for such cards, but he still chose to conceal the cards' abilities.
'Letting a girl directly accept ghosts and strange beings... putting aside whether Sakiko would be scared or not, just imagining Sakiko looking at me like I'm an idiot... makes me... think it might not be so bad?'
"Actually, I'm a Kamen Rider. This fountain pen is my transformation device, and the cards are my source of power. The two of hearts card might even allow Tomori to become human."
Rikuo directly exposed himself due to his selfish desires.
"..."
"..."
"Are you hallucinating? After being beaten for so long, has it really damaged your brain? Father was right, you still need to see a psychologist."
Sakiko put her left hand to her forehead, and as expected, looked at Rikuo with the same eyes that looked at an idiot before pressing the button next to the hospital bed to call a nurse.
"Nurse, could you please call a psychiatrist? My friend seems to really have something wrong with his head!"
Although Rikuo was treated as mentally ill, he felt a surge of satisfaction looking at Sakiko's expression.
'That's the expression! Although my standing in Sakiko's heart might have plummeted again, it's still a worthwhile trade! In any case, everything I said was the absolute truth!'
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