Vol 2 Chapter 3 (2/2)
”Do as you want I have no intention of cooperating with you It's unrelated to me”
She returned to her meal with an obnoxious attitude
Then, Ouka as eating her anpan closed her eyes
”It's useless, Saionji Don't expect advice from such a person”
””
”In the first place, she's using the fact that she's not hu stuff about equality, yet in fact seeking preferential treatment There's no need to involve people like that”
”——I'! It's the school rules that make it so!”
Mari hit the desk as she stood up, opposing Ouka's statement
Ouka unfazed, just stared at Mari
”It's the sa If you really want to join Inquisition, you should participate, even if you're told you don't have to And you're accepting the paet as a witch”
”There are things you shouldn't say! You don't knohat kind of treat my position? That's more like an insult!”
”If you think so, don't say 'Because I'e of a human who seeks equality”
Hearing Ouka's words, anger dwelling within Mari stirred
”What, want to go at it? I don't reallywitches”
”isn't that perfect”
Because the situation was critical, Takeru was about to enter and stop them
But, that's when
”——Isn't that fine guys, just participate then”
Suddenly, sorabbed Mari's shoulders from behind
Lifting their faces, they saw a suspicious person
A white hairedbehind Mari with a suspicious s room, suddenly the whole cafeteria was empty and only Small Fry Platoon members remained
Sougetsu who softly pressed Mari's shoulders greeted everyone
”Oh-ho, see their lunch? I wonder if i can join!”
”Go away”
Hearing Ikaruga's frank reply, Sougetsu laughed
”Your participation in the tournament is welcome as well Deepen your youthful camaraderie Mari-kun is also enlisted, isn't it the perfect chance to deepen your ties”
”? Is it fine for Mari to participate? The school rules”
”Don't mind the rules I'll overlook it Temporarily, that is She's one of our students after all”
”can it be that you heard our quarrel before?”
”I wasn't eavesdropping? Just happened to hear it Also, the things Ouka said, and the things Mari said, I've thought of them before”
Sougetsu tapped Mari's shoulders with both hands
”Sorry, I've ize as the chair witches I had no choice but to incorporate it I've already intended to revise it before Leave the matter of school rules to ether”
”e-even if you say that”
”Just because you're a witch, you won't be separated from your comrades”
Sain
Takeru as looking at hietsu spoke
After the platoon activities had ended platoon members who had part time jobs left early Takeru arrived at the shoe lockers
He put his slippers in the locker roohed
”this is not good at all”
Platoon activities in the afternoon were a disaster
They decided to train for the sake of torounds, but
The result was the same as usual for Small Fry Platoon
They were defeated by holograa's weapon broke The un clattered loudly and the bullet exploded inside
『”Nuahh!! Suginamiiiiiiiiiii!”』
『”Oopsie☆”』
Followed by Takeru who thought he was fighting one-on-one with a hologram, but so
Mari the newcomer, as to support Ouka
Had started a screa match in theat each other
『”Youu!! Betraying us after all!”』
『”That's unjust accusation! The one who shot first was you——!”』
It was just like their usual operations, his tears wouldn't come out anymore
”Yeah we can stop thinking we can win”
Clenching his fist, his pupils held a mysterious sense of mission as he left the locker room
The day was coe and azure has spread
Takeru was aht sky, then suddenly,
”——Kusanagiii!”
A threatening voice with a threatening sounded from the front
In the school yard stained in orange, were several figures They looked familiar to Takeru
A leader-like ht five other students with him
”Yoo Kusanagi you've got a really horrible expression today”
The boy floated a sarcastic sun on his belt
He was an acquaintance of his from middle school
Kirigaya Kyouya, he was in the saood results
”Kyouya huh, it's been a while”
Even though Takeru said it in a way he would refer to a friend, and in relatively friendly way, the eye of the guy called Kyouya twitched and he clicked his tongue
”don't call me by my name, you blunt bastard”
He shty manner and shouldered an assault rifle
”How's the condition of Sot an excellent helper? Makes me jealous”
”Well it's hard in a way”
”I see I see Well it's i a captain”
Kyouya laughed looking down on Takeru as if he was an ant on the roadside
Takeru wasn't even slightly bothered
”How's the 15th platoon? In the top three as usual?”
”Obviously iidiot I'ether with you”
He wondered about it before, but where does this guy's confidence come from Takeru was a bit jealous of that
”Well, with a bastard like you who can only use a sword as a captain, the result is obvious I sympathize with your members quite a bit”
Kyouya insulted Takeru Also, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket
”By the way, Kusanagi looks like Ss? Ha?”
What Kyouya showed hii showed the the day
”Ah no, well, we're going to participate only once”
”retards like you? The tournauys, did you hear that?”
As Kyouya asked the question, the other five hter
”You've really got guts! Your brain one bad!”
”Shut up I know that even if you don't tell uys your members? You were hated before weren't you”
Froa was also Kyouya's classmate and knows him
TakeruKyouya to become openly suspicious
He looked nervously around checking if Ikaruga is around
This guy is as bad with Ikaruga as usual
It's been like that ever since aya Kyouya was very weak against Ikaruga for some reason
Also, Takeru didn't hate Kyouya It was quite refreshi+ng that he hated thehtforwardly, it was easy to understand And above all, he was the only boy who talked to him
In a way, he was quite rare
”oh well! I won't stop you fro in the tournament By the way, do you know you bastard and 15th platoon meet in the second round?”
”Is that so? Sorry, didn't know that”
Saying that with a straight face, on Kyouya's temple blood vessels appeared He didn'tunable to read the at to Ouka
Kyouya was furious hearing Takeru's words, to the extent of al him That's where,
”Uht, captain?”
A female irl is in charge of health for the 15th platoon
Her na to join healersSeelie, she didn't look like anything special, but she always stopped fights between Kyouya and Takeru
Clicking his tongue Kyouya lowered his shoulders
”Second round, look forward to it Kusanagi!”
Kyouya said that strange line and left His figure fro's
Even so, Kyouya was quite talented He wasn't particularly outstanding at anything, but his perfori, the type to work diligently in secret The fact that hispersonality proved he was excellent
Akira apologized to Takeru while clasping both of her hands
”Mi-kun Captain is in a bad mood today”
”It's the same as usual, I'm not really bothered why is he in a badhappen?”
Takeru asked, Akira gave a sad smile and scratched her head
”No, just before, one of our members quit”
”Can it be, after the terrorism last month?”
”No, at that time eren't in school It's an unrelated ed head on against a witch and got done in We tried to stop him but he didn't listen to us”
”is that so”
”Captain was also bothered He was too reckless It's not good to be reckless after all Going steady is the best〜”
Akira made a brave smile, Takeru also smiled
She's a good girl, that's what he thought She was definitely thewithout a care at times like this she must have a hard time
”Well Captain already said it, looking forward to meet you in two days There will be no o at full force”
”r-right Well before that happens, getting through first round ht be a problem”
”Coh someone as weak as that——”
She hit his back, causing Takeru to give a wry smile
Akira said ”I wish you luck in battle!” and saluted before leaving Takeru
”she's a good girl”
Takeru narrowed his eyes and muttered heartily
It would be good to have a girl like that with us if that were the case she would heal hi like that
”Takeru”
Suddenly, his name was called out
Next to the stone pillar with the school's nameplate on it, a silhouette with a muffler wrapped around her neck
”Mari? Didn't you go back early?”
”I aiting”
She held a student bag, Mari'shim to skip a beat
Mari lively closed in on Takeru, and looked up at him as she bent her waist down
”Let's go hoether”
With a deadly s
What's this His heart was pounding really hard He had a bittersweet feeling
Twilight Going home from school Hustle and bustle in the distance Autu his cheek
Let's go back together Just by being told that, his youth obtained so unexpected
”I-I don't really ht be different”
He blundered and scratched his cheek al out the fact that he can't read the mood Calm down, calm down me, he repeated to himself
Perhaps because of the setting sun and the current situation, but Mari looked strangely cute
”What are you talking about? Isn't it obvious we're going the same way”
”I-is that right?”
”That's right, because”
Mari turned back with a twirl, and only faced her head his way
”Because I' to Takeru's house now”
Her hair and the scarf fluttered on the wind She looked Godly, Takeru was astounded
Takeru was in shock and was about to answer to her invitation,
———kachin
Suddenly, sorabbed the head
Not Takeru's But Mari's head
”It hurts! Wha- what are you doing!”
”You, why don't you explain, why are you tei!”
It was Ouka While her body emitted a red aura, she decided to iron claw Mari's head from behind
”What is it! I' hia!”
”Don't lie Magical power ic I can't leave Kusanagi alone with someone as lascivious as you!”
”L-lascivious?! I didn't use any ic! No matter how you slice it, it was a healthy approach, no?!”
”Shut up Kusanagi is a hidden pervert so he's in danger even with this much charm”
”This much? Did you say 'this much'?! Who do you think you are!”
Forgetting about Takeru, Mari and Ouka started bickering again
Why is the affinity of those two so bad Takeru felt that whether it's a nor shouldn't , he was shocked that he was already certified as a hidden pervert
Part 2
When Takeru and the others finished the platoon activities, and went back home with Mari and Ouka
Relic Eater, Lapis Lazuli walked alone through the school
No one else was around The location was by the incinerator behind the school
Lapis's azure-colored hair released a faint ic
《”Scanning started Magic reaction's around the school——none”》
She was currently detecting ood at it, but as a Magical Heritage she could search just by herself
《”shi+fting to wide-area scanning Constructing FM pit——diffusing”》
She dischargedwithin her
At the saht like fireflies appeared in Lapis's vicinity, and momentarily spread
One by one particles are racing through the acadeic power
All of the information sensed by the particles flowed back to Lapis' body
《”Contraindicated area, toith sealed Magical heritage none——school's gyet practice field——corounds——no reaction from either of them Schoolyard and first year lockers——”》
The moment one of the particles was close to the colosseum, Lapis blinked
《”Detecting a s scan on one point”》
Ordered by Lapis, diffused particles gathered in the schoolyard and locker room
The gathered particles spread out in the air again They rose up in the air froate
《”the reaction is lost Exploring thereneral students, 15th platoon i Takeru, Ootori Ouka, Nikaido Mari, Inquisition's Covert『Banshee』 eight people——Witch Hunter『Dullahan』 two people——Conition operation with ca the pit, there is a possibility of false positives and naturally occurringThreat not recognized Ending scan”》
Lapis indifferently finished probing the school grounds and abolished the diffused particles ending the day like that
Part 3
On the ground of a don street, writing aHaunted wiped sweat exaggeratedly
”That was dangerous Not bad, that azure-colored girl It was found ih it was connected only for a short time”
《”I don't like it That wasn't a level of e that can be normally sensed, I've a hunch, a suspicion She was like a ”》
Haunted stood up and laughed passionately
”That girl is good She has sharp intuition for soanic I want her a bit”
《””》
”Is it jealousy? Nacht!”
《”I'll slaughter you”》
Sensing murderous intent from Nacht, Haunted was all smiles
”However, the guard is firm indeed Not just the test platoon, CovertBanshees and Witch HuntersDullahans disguised with optical ca to the with Kurogane Hayato”
As Haunted ane Hayato's name, as a Witch HunterDullahan, Nacht released an unpleasant feeling
《”Kurogane that guy”》
”When it coain, that guy is a prime example He's a forainst”
Co his evaluation, Haunted placed a hand on his chin
《”Froht Mari out of the taboo area all the way to where students are on purpose, I wonder if they are underesti you”》
”If I can, I want to aiuard is as thin as possible”
Hmmm, Haunted continued to think, troubled
However, after thinking for a hed
”——Let's make it flashy Yeah, yeah, we'll do that, such a plan will be good”
Extremely happy, he repeated it many times
《”Didn't you intend to do that fro It's not that I don't trust you, you excel at laying traps and interference, aood, but you're hen it coht? What will you do if it becomes a battle?”》
”I'm not weak, I just hate it, it's barbarous”
《”I think being barbarous is better than being tasteless”》
Nacht spoke her opinion loudly, Haunted narrowed his eyes with confidence
”I hate attack ht?”
Being told she's needed, Nacht fell silent
《”It can't be helped”》
Hearing Nacht's ely
”The ti the flashyas well”
《”No matter how you look at it, it's a trap”》
”Choosing between a trap, or a decoy What to do I want it to be flashy I don't have ti demons this time, and don't even have time to call a Hero”
Haunted wondered about the nasty plan cheerfully like a kid
”Hmm, I hope that person will cooperate”
《”Aah, that regular customer?”》
”It's a give-and-take relationshi+p The client has lots of Mari-san's information from the other side, cooperation is inevitable”
Haunted looked in his priestly clothing's sleeves, and took out a square machine
It was aa witch
He cleared his throat twice, and pushed a button
”——Oh, is that miss Alchemist? Ah, I am, my name is Haunted from Fantasy CultValhalla〜 Thank you very much for the last time〜 Yes yes indeed—— Sorry to trouble you, but could you connect to the development departoon at AntiMagic Acadeent matter and I want it done as soon as possible”
Haunted ood salesman smile as he left the town's back alley
References
↑ BL refers to ”Boys' Love” also known as Yaoi It is a japanese genre of fiction focusing on homoerotic romantic or sexual relationshi+ps between enerally aimed toward female audiences