Volume 2 Chapter 5 (2/2)

As expected, with this, even Scathach and Queen exchanged glances there was a few seconds gap, but neither of theed that it wasn't bad as the point of compromise of the story

It's not like the girls wanted to needlessly decrease the researchers of Star Particle Bodies

Hoe folder and prepared so that he could immediately present it

”If it's just showing you a picture, I can do it right at this moment However, if you want detailed data, it would be iot to my laboratorySo, how is it? Is it still weak as a hand?”

”Let's see It's still weak for me to tell you the answer to the Gift Game”

”But Queen We can't afford to reject hiood parts Neither the Star Particle Bodies, or this raw ore”

Lord Butler looked at Horin on her face At thatchills down his spine This gaze that was just like when a child discovered an interesting toy, Homura had experienced it before Even this wolance was fundamentally the same kind of person as Queen

Queen rested her arms on the table and suspiciously looked at Homura

”It doesn't seem like he can be polished into a brilliant warrior Are you saying you can polish him?”

”I'e Fortunately, I've been blessed with the disciples until now I had Sétanta for ar it was about time to have about one disciple as powerless but excelled in wisdoe”

Is that so, Queen answered frankly Since there were no objections, it seems the conversation had been settled between them

While Scathach swung her long plait to the right, she walked up to Hoentle smile as before

”Homura-kun Let's accept some of your opinion Until this Sun Authority Ga you How about that?”

”Ah, NoSorry, but how do I say it, Slashi+ng and striking isn'tpoint, or should I say, I'm poor at it”

”Oh, haven't you heard fros that are poisdoe and wisdoh chances to aim for the win, you know?”

” So, teaching the beginner the ways to fight in Games?”

”That's how it is If you have questions, I will answer the to say, I would listen Also the participation with htWell just a bit would be fine”

How about it? The Lord Butler announced proudly while putting her hands on her waist

Just for an instant, Homura hesitated towards Scathach's proposal He was thankful for getting the backing in this fight, however he couldn't help that this wolance, but Homura instinctively felt that she was undoubtedly the same kind of person as Queen And above all, that aard smile that Ayato as sociable towards anyone showed, see the hidden true nature of this woman

(I want infor for soood to be true, huh)

Nothing ventured, nothing gained, is what they say More than anything, first thing to do now is to remove the threat

”More than this is luxury, huh? ───Understood Fro Gift Games”

”Oh, suddenly the polite speech? Being more frank would be fine, you know?”

”It's a issue of preparedness What is necessary to receive the teachings is obedience and respect In order to show respect towards who you are studying under, it's best to start from superficial parts”

Saigou Hoave a bow

Scathach with swaying plait and wide eyes, her voice trembled as if moved

”O-Ohh! D-Did you hear that, Queen! This was the first time in my life that I have been told such admirable words from my disciple! No, really, it's a phrase I want to make the other stupid disciples hear a million times!!!”

Scathach looked up at the heavens with emotion and sadness Apparently she seems to have quite a lot of disciples After expressionlessly watching her state, Queen gave a small mutter

”Hent, but be careful aspolicy is that of a Spartan, but on the other hand, she is very lax on caring after someone”

”L-Lax?”

”Yes, lax Also, I'll just say this beforehand, but there's no point in asking questions about Ayato”

”Why?”

”I don't irl is special to japanese people, even with parts that are not related to Zaibatsu It would be better for both if you didn't know until the appropriate time comes”

From Queen's words, Homura became even more puzzled As expected, he couldn't find any kind of explanation to her current words What did shespecial to japanese people rather than just Saigou Homura himself?

Queen elegantly brushed the hair on the back of her head and brought the tea to her ood mood

”But, that's right You can teach hiree Explain it to him”

”Understood ───By the way, Ho ”Halloween”?”

”Just the surface In short, Queen is the personification of the Autuht?”

───The moment he said that, Queen's face instantly becalared at Ho into a freezing winter

Homura had his expression frozen as he didn't knohat served as a land at the situation, he was under the delusion that thishis speech, he should have been allowed to speak freely last ti else

Carefully, Homura asked in order to defuse the landmine

”Errr Could it be that you dislike it being called Obon?”

”I hate it After all, it doesn't have a nice ring to it It's not a big mistake, but don't say it from now on”

Queen turned her face aith a pout

Homura didn't really understand her sensitiveness, but it is not good to force what she dislikes Hoht be landain

”I got it, then I'll put it differently To explain it simply, it's the Festival of Celts that overlaps the view of life and death with the changing of the seasonsis that right, Scathach-san?”

”Call me Sensei Because everyone calls me that But for someone from 21st Century, you are quite well-inforend as well?”

”Umm, sorry I don't know It's just that as a custonificently enjoy Halloween Because Halloas the number one favorite festival for the founder”

Homura spoke those words full of deep respect and affection

Founder of the ”Canaria Faround beyond her name, Canaria, was unknown, and the festival that someone like her passionately loved was Halloween

In present day japan, there was no other festival as widely favored as Hallohere both adults and kids could participate to their hearts content Of course, there were large-scale festivals like Nebuta, Tenjin and Gion that were perforions, but only three festivals, Halloween, Christmas and New Year ell-favored in japan as a whole

In a sense, those words of Homura were loaded with respect towards Queen───but for soaze with sad looks in their eyes

”Is that so? So that girl was always appreciating Halloween even in the outer world”

”Huh?”

”Neverht There is no doubt that the ed for public festivals In reality, Governing life and death, stars and their boundaries is the spirit rank of Queen From the spirits of the dead Queen came across, Ayato───would be a bit different In a word, ”Soul of a baby who couldn't be born” was given a body and made to reincarnate In order to coed with Star Particle Bodies───In other words, Ho Company””

”Then Ayato's previous existencewas she a miscarried child?”

”That's not it If it was that, I would say that, wouldn't I? Since I intentionally ment”

Scathach aze at hiueness of the topic, there sees

But it is enough to hear that hed out of relief

”I seeBut, I'iven the current reason, I can understand why Ayato obeyed Queen So, Queen is so like a benefactor for her?”

That was constantly weighing on his mind Scathach who became aware of the basis of Ho surprise, and then showed a heartfelt gentle smile

”I'ent, huh You have to cherish that sincerity of yours, okay? It would becoe of, however it would becoainst the Devils and monsters”

”I-Is that so?”

”Yes, that is so Ayato lacks in that aspect, so coirl is talented and honestBut she's too pure, and easily gets caught up in silly traps”

She's soave an advice with a raised index finger He certainly felt like he could understand it She had strong and honest sense of justice, however she had a weak point of living a life of a sheltered girl That's probably what she wanted to say by 'too pure'

”However I wouldn't have met Ayato if not for Queen, and the continuance of the orphanage would also be at risk I think that just for the fact that I discovered such connection, I'lad to have met Queen”

”That's right Everything is thanks to enerous?”

”Yes, you are However, was it fine to let Ayato go alone?”

”There's no problem She was lenient because of toosooes for the victory, even the warriors of Celtic Pantheon who could oppose her are li of just her natural abilities, she has an outstanding talent comparable to Sétanta”

Fufun, Scathach showed her good mood Probably her true character leaked out because Ayato, as both her subordinate and disciple, wasn't present

Homura released a bit of his tension, sat down as if the power left him and leaned his back on the chair

Suddenly, Ho

”That re aside participation in the Sun Authority War, would there be some kind of reward?”

Queen suddenly stopped the hand she was drinking tea with and looked at Homura

Her narrowed gaze fixed at Homura contained extraordinary sharpness He wiped his sondering if this was a landain sipped her black tea without showing signs of harm

Was that son? Scathach revealed a wry smile and stepped forth

”Homura-kun I'm not sure what reward is it that you seekBut you should naturally be able to understand what the reward is if you win and advance to the next round of this Sun Authority War”

”So you are saying to win this firstfor now?”

”That's how it is It's good that you understand quick Well, at thechange should happen around you Look forward to that for now”

Putting her hand on her lips, Scathach winked playfully at him That kind of maiden-like behavior was unexpectedly suitable for her, perhaps she was still young mentally

More than anything, first comes the victory

Queen and Scathach told him that it was the number one prerequisite

It was at that moment when the Spirit Train violently shook due to attack from the outside

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The deck of the train turned into a battlefield where iron arrows rained incessantly It was Asterius who knocked down ballista arrowheads that were flying from every direction all at once, and the warriors from ”Six Scars” who indomitably responded with rapid fire

It was an equal fight, but neither side was allowed to an to destroy the ballista raised on the deck, ”Six Scars” would be quickly disadvantaged

The preparations to cut the last wagon in order to increase the rotation rate even by a bit was still under preparations

”Archers who finished reloading raise the flag!”

”Release all the spare ballista arrowheads!”

”Just a little et aithout fail!”

The Beastmen raised brave voices to h to endure this fierce attack If they got inside the wagon, they would split it in one go If that happens, it would be the end

Suzuka wiped the raindrops and sweat that overflowed from tension, and continued to think

(We've been had I thought they would stop even for an instant, but they don't stop at all When I thought they stopped, they were outside of range)

Mmmm, Suzuka crossed her hands with a troubled expression She didn't talk to Ayato about it, there was onein her Gift If all ell, it was possible to co battle

However, there's also part that the enee The poor plan of recklessly leaping and co back can't be done anymore

(~So, we're in a deadlock, huh? It was for the future, but it can't be helped!)

Alright! She abandoned the new tactics and fired herself to continue with the current one Being able to easily ress didn't go as she planned was her good point Because if she

Asterius on the other hand was having a hard fight against several opponents due to the bad reat battleaxe If he had a trident or a longsword in hand, he would've cut through it long tio

White Tiger bared his fangs in irritation and dug his claws in the atmosphere

『Just because we can'tas they please There's also the alternative of just destroying all of the participants, Bull Monster』

”There's no such choice If I do that, everything would stay as a mystery”

Asterius had a reason to meet Homura at any cost

If he ithout clearing up thewin like s like that can't be allowed

While setting up his great battleaxe, he overlooked fro if there was no way to capture it

”Now that things come to this, the enemy's hand is also exposed It's clear that enemy's side has soe is around 120m, however it seems they can ”transfer the fired ballista arrowheads” If we stop our feet within the range, it's inevitable that our heads would be shot”

Since he understood that y was clear In short, the nu person, raiding that iron fortress was an easy job

”Tiger Deity Is that co to make us wait?”

『Yes, they kept you waiting It seems the rumored partner has arrived』

As Tiger Deity revealed his fangs and sed

The eastern wind that was blowing to hold back the Spirit Train, started to blow froe, but there was no change to the cumulonimbus cloud of the ”Bull of Heaven” Nevertheless, just the direction of the wind brought a drae

Asterius quickly noticed that there was another practitioner there

Asterius overlooked the surface trying to search for them───However, their presence appeared from the sky far above Moreover, it didn't simply appear The moment that person who looked to be the practitioner spread their hands, they gathered all the rain and wind fro it into spherical shape

”Hey, Tiger Deity Is that your partner, what are they doing?”

Asterius knit his brows from unpleasant premonition

White Tiger who perceived as going to happen after this, raised a flustered voice

『This is bad! That foolish girl, does she plan to destroy the iron fortress!?』

”What!? Wait a minute, what about my situation!?”

『If that girl could worry about such things, my stomach would always be at peace!』

It appears that this Tiger Deity was suffering fros loaded in his shout However, the practitioner didn't appear to be stopping her hands at all

She who already collected hundreds of tons of rainwater, drew thousands of tons of water current froh wind power to warp the space, laughed while revealing fangs appearing as if she would release all of that any moment

『Aah! We won't make it if we stop her now! Let's take a distance for the moment!!』

Asterius call to wait vanished within the windstorm Asterius was flustered

His objective was to ou Homura, not to destroy the Spirit Train She had to be stopped by all means, but the only one who could stop that practitioner at this place, was him who possessed the ”Pseudo Divinity - Celestial Beast Thunder” The lightning attack with released Divinity would most likely s up even that user, but the circumstances didn't allow otherwise

The proble down that practitioner

If this Celestial beast who still hasn't showed his hand becoht be at disadvantage

(But there's no other way! Do I have no other choice!?)

The lightning dwelled in the battleaxe Since it become like this, there was no other choice but to kill both the White Tiger and the practitioner in one go He was still hiding his power now, but he had no spare energy to make enemies out of a Celestial Beast

He put feet on White Tiger's back planning to part from him

───It happened at that moment

Frole beam of flash traveled as if to pierce the sky The polished arrow that seemed like it could pierce the opponent even a thousand aps of raging water currents and the windstor

”Wha-!”

Asterius becah to be called a special move

If this was sih the distance, there were numerous of them in this Little Garden

However, to see through this raging stor protected by the constantly changing fluid with just a single arroas a bow skill that couldn't be called anything but divine

Should he be raising praises, or should he be astonished by the ene down his exciteht towards the deck

There was just a single warrior standing above the deck of the Spirit Train

It was a girl with swaying golden hair that didn't lose its shi+ne even in this storlare towards them

Casting aside her usual ht───Kudou Ayato, stood before one person and one beast

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The given name of Cú Chulainn