Vol 2 Chapter 4 (2/2)
But, ignoring her, shi+ro continues
”Based on what I saw, the Asahi Momoka incident should be a rank 20 or so”
Based on what he saw, he said In other words, this guy should have at least cleared a rank 20 before
”And so, if this were a rank 20 labyrinth, this team would be able to clear it I have never seen the likes of such an excellent group assembled before If so, if we make our preparations carefully, I think we can even clear up to a rank 20 labyrinth If Gunjou were at that level, then, well, we probably could do it But the truth is”
”42 It's impossible”
Says Kiri
shi+ro nods
”I also think so There is no fool ould raid a time-limited rank 42 But shi+nnosuke You ca that it's rank 42 Does that ?”
On hearing that question, I ponder
Do I have a chance at winning?
Two years ago When I was fifteen, I had raided a rank 40 eternal labyrinth It has been two years since Right now, ht now should be able to clear it without appearing unsightly as I did then
Perhaps, I ht be able to raid a rank 55 eternal labyrinth
But even so, I have no confidence in winning this time
Only the ultimate fool will enter a rank 42 time-limited labyrinth that has not been fully surveyed What on earth a?
But shi+ro asks me
”So let hest rank you have raided?”
””
”What is giving you the confidence to be here?”
””
”Why are you so fixated in raiding it? Are you going after the reward that you will get just fro it? Or, is there some other reason?”
””
shi+ro stare at me and says
”Tell us the reason behind your obsession in raiding this labyrinth And, if you recognize us as comrades and ask for our help, we'll help you But if you don't, meh”
”Meh? Are you a kid?”
On hearing my words, shi+ro smiles
”But that's obvious right It's a rank 42 you know? Normally, no one will enter The only choice is to Escape”
He's right
But shi+ro says
”But you want to enter Maybe you are way stronger than what I've iht be able to clear a rank 42 labyrinth by yourself”
That's io, a hundred men team entered, and I was the only one who barely survived
shi+ro continues
”But froined, you can't do it alone In that case, you need comrades Comrades who you can trust And this is where we come in”
At thatto punch me
I stop that fist and say
”You shouldn't be hitting coht?”
But shi+ro looks hard at me and says
”If we are comrades, that is But, I haven't heard it from your mouth yet Are we comrades?”
””
”Do you need our trust?”
””
”Say it If you want our help, then tell us you want us as your com”
I thrust shi+ro's hand away
shi+ro then glares at me and says
”All right, I got it You are not our co the labyrinth this time I won't want to entrust my life to someone who's not our comrade and die”
””
”You can enter it alone and die by yourself Or, maybe, it'd be fine for you to put up your solitary airs and achieve your grand ambition At any rate, it's probably an aht?”
””
shi+ro turns his back to me and says
”Well, we're going ho first Bye, shi+nnosuke”
Yousuke looks as if he wants to say so but shi+ro stops him
As always, Hi
The three of them exit the toilet
And with this, everything comes to an end
Gunjou's fate comes to an end
Gunjou is gone before we even enter the labyrinth
Without shi+ro and the rest, she can't be saved
I can't clear a rank 42 labyrinth all by myself
Then, it can be said that I am the one who has killed her
Because I can't trust anyone
Because I can't accept anyone as my comrade
Because I am a chicken-hearted, wimpy coward, Gunjou dies
I
””
Kiri touches erly from behind me,
” shi+nnosuke-kun”
She says
”I think this is the correct thing”
””
”Even if we enter the labyrinth, it's not like we can save Gunjou-san's life”
No It's possible to save her I possess the ic to do that
However, I aoodwill of others
Because I'd get hurt if I trust and like someone and she dies
Because I' betrayed by someone I trust and like
But, if I don't trust anyone, will I be able to save anyone hence forth?
Do I really think that I'll be getting to the point of being able to clear a rank 666 labyrinth all by myself?
At any rate, it's probably an aht?
shi+ro said that
I clench my fist
” damn”
I moan
Kiri's touch on my arm becomes heavier
I ask
”Kiri”
”Yeah”
”If I tell you that I' Gunjou's labyrinth, will you follow me?”
” shi+nnosuke-kun, you wouldn't do such a thing, would you?”
”If I tell you I would?”
”You wouldn't You no, both you and I don't live in that kind of world”
”But, if I tell you I would?”
I ask
On hearing that, Kiri ponders quietly for a while, and then says,
” then, I ht just follow you”
That's an unbelievably foolish response An answer that I would not have expected fro Kiri
Without thinking, I say with a half-grin
” you must be an idiot It's 42 you know?”
”Yeah”
”Then ould you come?”
” because I like you, I suppose”
”Don't screith me”
”Or it's because you have savedht turnwith you I can't just let you die by yourself”
I turn around towards Kiri
With a worried face, she is looking straight at me
A genuine face
Even though there is nothing in it for her, she is worried about , and said that she would enter the labyrinth with me
A fool
In the end, she's the sairl like Gunjou
Hating to see her co in love with so anything in return; that's the kind of world she resides in
shi+ro truststo risk his life to enter a rank 42 labyrinth which he should not enter, if I ask for his help
Kiri too is willing to risk her life to enter a rank 42 labyrinth if I ask
A choice that a sane person would not make
In other words, I am already someone who's trusted by them
Trusting me unconditionally, in a pushy manner
All that remains is formy fear, rub shoulders with them and trust them
” damn, damn, damn”
There is no more time
There is no more time to fret
In theaway
” damn, it's your win”
I exit the toilet to go after shi+ro shi+ro has never returned all along
Standing outside the toilet with their backs against the wall, are shi+ro, Himi, and Yousuke
shi+ro looks at rins
I scowl and say
” aren't you guys waiting for me?”
shi+ro grins and says,
”Those aren't the words I want to hear Let's go again”
””
”Now, there's no more time so say it quickly Say that you want us to becouy anyway”
””
”You were the one who told us that it was rank 42 It was stated to be a rank 15 at the end of the documents A lie ritten And so, if you had wanted to make use of us, you would have just ridden on that lie There was no need to tell us that it was rank 42 But yet, you told us Why? There are three reasons I can think of
1 Because you're an idiot
2 Because on top of of telling us the truth, you wanted our help
3 Because you like us
Nohich is it?”
This guy's really annoying I hate him I don't want to talk to hilare at shi+ro, and say
” it's number two”
”What's number two?”
”, help me”
shi+ro smiles
Yousuke smiles
Himi also smiles
Kiri comes out of the toilet, looks a little happy, and a little troubled, then looks up at me
This is the worst
Really the worst
However, even if it's the worst, I have to tell them if I want their trust At any rate, there isn't any more time Thus, I disclose the infor out to shi+ro, Himi, Yousuke, and Kiri
” I possess the ht allow me to forcibly sever the illness from Gunjou and save her”
shi+ro's eyes widen very much in surprise
More like, everyone has a surprised look
Because no one has ever heard of the existence of such a irl could be killed, she would be terminated --- and no one would be bothered to seriously develop such a troublesoic
But, shi+ro does not ask any question He merely narrows his eyes, and looks hard at me
”Then, this is the only chance we have to save Gunjou If she turns into an eternal labyrinth, it'd be impossible”
That's right
A rank 420 is practically unclearable shi+ro takes a step forward, grabs my arm and says to me
”All right, then let's do it Let's enter the labyrinth and save Gunjou”
Save --- he actually said such an idiotic word that proclainess to risk his life to save another person so easily
On top of that, both Himi and Yousuke place their hands on shi+ro's hand which is grabbing me
Further on top of that, Kiri too places her hand
I no longer have any idea how to stop that
I can only look down at them, troubled ---
Suddenly behind s out
”What the heck? Holding hands in the toilet? The peeps in Tokyo sure like to act all-friendly like little brats huh?”
I look in her direction
Down the corridor, I see a group of people in school uniforh》
They are probably the group from the school in Kansai
In the center, a twin tailed girl with an abnor
Though both her appearance and voice are cute, murderous intent overflows from her entire body She has already activated her 《Headphone Fuzz》
She's probably quite strong
They are probably the people who are dubbed as the 『Valor Team』 I count a total of nine people
shi+ro, Kiri, Himi, Yousuke, and I look in their direction
The Kansai girl says
”When I heard of the Hero Teauys and ca a little apprehensive, but what the heck, they're just a bunch of blockheads What do you think? Zakkii?”
Then, the suy called Zakkii, with swept-back hair, steps out
”Indeed, they look weak Shall we test the the labyrinth?”
”I wonder whether it's a crime to kill them outside of the labyrinth in Tokyo?”
”It can't be helped if weaklings die right?”
”Yeah Then --- Incineration switch”
She invokes her ic suddenly
Threatening to fill up the narrow corridor, flairl's raised palms
But the guys behind ic
Yousuke steps out Spreads his hands
”Spider Legs switch!”
He uses an AOE defense ic
Fros spread out, and threads start dancing out, creating a barrier of threads in front of Yousuke
The threads burn
The spider burns
But that's where the flames stop
However, fros out It's the voice of the guy called Zakkii
”Slashi+ng Maiden switch”
A flash of light
Then a slash
A powerful attack that an AOE defense ainst
However, Kiri steps out
”Nine-Fold switch”
A japanese sword appears in her hand With the ic from that sword, she can counter nine attacks of any power
Swinging her sword, she receives the slash from Zakkii
Zakkii is holding a dirk-like object in a reverse-hand grip
”Oh my, you can stop this Who are you?”
”A comrade of the Hero Team”
Comrade
Comrade
Comrade
shi+ro looks at me
Then,
”Comrade”
He slaps htedly, to which I scowl
”You should fight too”
”My ic has too much destructive power and shouldn't be used inside the school right? You do it”
” tch, firepower idiot”
While clicking ue, I step forward
Then, the girl behind Zakkii, who is exchanging slashes with Kiri, jumps out
”While you're talking, this is the end ~! Burning Bullet switch!”
She twists her body
Her fist alit
At the sa in my brain
【In an instant ♪In a flash ♪In the time of a flash ♪
The flash of time, the flash of an instant ♪In an instant ♪In a flash ———】
” Acceleration switch ---”
I accelerate irl from behind
The girl reacts She's followinga speed-boost to her body
However, even so,
”I'm faster”
I grab her twin tails
”Ou-ouch, it hurts”
She swings her fist at ht She tumbles over the corridor
Zakkii retreats from us and yells
”Makoto!”
Seeets back up And glares at us
”Not bad I let uard down a little, next time”
But, a graceful looking girl, with long deep blue hair, and clear eyes that are also deep blue in color, steps out, and stops her
”Let's stop, Makoto This is not the time for a brawl between Kantou and Kansai, is it?”
Then, Makoto's irl is the leader She looks at us with quiet eyes
” you are the 『Hero Teah』”
shi+ro then says
”You are the rumored 『Valor Team』 huh?”
”We've been recently called that It's a naiven to us in school And, are you the leader of the 『Hero Team』?”
The deep blue girl looks at shi+ro
”Hn?”
shi+ro then looked in my direction Will you be the leader, his eyes speak
I wave et things going
shi+ro then goes on to look at Kiri, but she shakes both her head and hands to reject the post
If Gunjou were here, we ht now, the leader of the 『Hero Team』 is decided easily
shi+ro turns to his front and says
”I'm the leader, Hishi+ro shi+ro”
The deep blue girl then nods her head and says
”I am Mitsutomo Kujaku”
Mitsutoave
She carries the saloht up Gunjou
I look hard at Kujaku and say
” are you here to dispose of the shame of your family?”
Kujaku then looks at me Then smiles
”I'll be sorry if capable individuals were to be killed by that 『Shame』, so I caer than I expected but you're too few in nuht? How about leaving everything to us, 『Osaka Arts High』 and Escape now?”
I say
”Are you saying you'll save the world?”
”Yes”
”It's rank 42 you know?”
”We know that of course She's one of us after all But rest assured We'll dispose of this labyrinth and save Kantou, so the capable individuals of Tokyo can feel free to take a break froet rid of Mizuiro Gunjou”
Then, Kujaku turns her back to us
The students from Kansai leave
shi+ro looks intently at the 『Valor Team』 and says
” seeuys can take care of a rank 42”
”Yeah”
”Then, if they're doing it, the world can be saved”
”Maybe yeah”
”And, Gunjou will be disposed Even if there's a way to save her, they'd still kill her probably They've corace It's a squad meant to dispose of Gunjou They are probably backed by a military corporation”
But at that mo unpleasant happily,
”But even so, since you are a good kid, you'll risk your life for a coht?”
I don't want to reply I'll definitely not answer that disgusting, dumb question of his
And, while et any worse, I still say,
”Yeah, that's right Before those trash who are dubbed the 『Valor Teairl and --- save Gunjou”