Vol 3 Chapter 1 (1/2)
Chapter 1 - Traitor
Part 1
”Guuu! !”
It was five o'clock in the , the sun had yet to fully rise In the courtyard of the apart
A boy wearing a reddish-brown jersey was vigorously exercising with a tree branch in his hand
He moved at a speed that could be called the limit of human's brain The boy freely danced in the courtyard
That boy, Kusanagi Takeru scattered shile chasing the shadow of an iinary enemy
The ene Arthur's movements were reproduced in his head”
Enemy's movement speed, speed of his attacks, pressure of his slashes, he avoided and repelled enemy's attacks
He was made of flesh and blood He couldn't allow his opponent to land a single blow on him
Again and again, he endlessly returned the blows to the enemy
Of course, he released the technique allowing hi SwordSoumatou
He had dropped the effect to minimum, but the exhaustion and load on the body was tremendous It was a discipline he had repeatedof high school He resu its necessity
Repeating it ever since young age until h blood
But, it wasn't enough It was nowhere near enough
”———!!”
Swinging down the sith his entire body's force, he e hier
His anger was bleeding froe of his sword, Hero's limbs disappeared because of his disturbed spirit, they were no longer there However, another shadow appeared in front of him
It was flickering, it held a shed
『”You're too shallow——!”』
It appeared abruptly, took everything from Mari Took his comrade, Kyouya, and killed Yoshi+mizu, he was in front of him
So burst inside Takeru
”AaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!”
He swung doith his sharpened sword, cutting him from above
Straight, into the child of despair, into Haunted's brain——
”——Host”
Suddenly called, Takeru returned to normal
Light returned to his pitch-black surroundings, a landscape covered withmist entered his vision
And, standing beneath his blade, was Lapis who held a towel in her hand
”you started quite harshly haven't you?”
Lapis tilted her head like usual and asked blandly
Takeru withdrew the wooden sword in a hurry and bowed
”S-sorry, my bad I didn't notice you I didn't hit you did I? Are you alright?”
”There's no problele wound in the spot flesh and blood Host has hit”
”No, that's not it I'm really sorry”
He placed his hands on his head and bowed down again
Lapis's eyes as usual, didn't reveal what she was thinking She narrowed her eyes slightly as Takeru pat her head
He couldn't tell whether it felt good for her or not
”Every day, what did you start doing early in the s?”
She asked as he took the towel from her
He wanted to retort on theunder constant observation, it seemed like she always looked at Takeru from somewhere Every time she appeared suddenly, and suddenly disappeared It could be described as phantom, she was there before he noticed
Takeru has becoer surprised by it
”Ah this is training For the ti”
”Training?”
”Originally it wasn't supposed to be done every day, but I skipped it ever since entering high school The burden froe, if I don't ht not respond as it should afterwards”
”I see So that's a daily routine of an M?”[1]
” That's wrong?”
You must be ht face
”Even without such a thing, Host is strong enough”
”There's no such thing Even before this fight, I've been just dragging my feet Until now I just relied on your perfor the witch hunter forer host”
With a wry smile, he took his hand off Lapis's head
Lapis silently stared at Takeru once again, she gently closed her eyes and placed her hand on her chest
”I understand what is in Host's heart The disorder in Host's sword is not the sa isn't he”
”T-there's no such thing?”
”No I know it”
Saying that she knows everything, she made a step forward
Takeru wiped sweat and aardly looked away
He still didn't knowthe sahts to each other couldn't be denied
Maybe Lapis knew Takeru's every thought?
What's Takeru's nature, she ht know that
As he thought that anxious, Lapis suddenly put her hands in her pocket and took out so
It was——anpan
”Stop saying that You ht”
Expressionlessly, self-confidently believing in it with all her heart, Lapis showed hi the anpan from her, he dropped both his shoulders, and his theories
”Hunger is the enemy”
”You really don't get it and why did you get so”
He had no choice in hisand took a bite
The thing about his sto empty was true
”When stomach is filled, the depression also subsides, that's so I have learned from previous host”
”? By mood, what do you mean no wait, why do you think I'm depressed——”
Just as Takeru was about to ask her, the door of the apartether and rattled
Froht shi+ft with grumpy expressions
”Shut up Kusanagi! You're being annoying ever since the !!”
”I cao to work at seven? Hey, do you want to die? Want to die? Hee?”
”Co out of your rooh, spare us that”
”You're flirting with little girls first thing in the !”
It was the dwellers of other apartments Everyone had blood vessels visible on their tehbours weren't bad, but for some reason he seemed to be a bother to them
He apologizes profusely tilow to make a tasteless breakfast for Lapis
Part 2
Teeks after necromancer Haunted's assault on the tournament
The tournaain once the colosseum is repaired This incident followed the Hero raid, ed iradually spread in the world Why did they need to regulate the media Why does Inquisition hide an eneazines, various speculations appeared
The hypothesis that ereatest fear,
Possibility of second Witch Hunt War breaking out
Even though their nu, lurking hiding themselves from Inquisition
What if that uncertain threat, that clique decides to attack the human race
The sorcerer that has attacked the tournament, the threat of a Hero, after multiple attacks they started to doubt Inquisition
Fear has began to gradually spread around the world
Part 3
Morning classes were over, when they entered the noon break, the corridor in front of student council room was suddenly crowded
”Gununu!”
The chance at acquiring points slipped away, thud, Saionji Usagi clenched her fist and twisted it after hitting
Students around are all in har about the points for the platoon, the atmosphere ard
The platoons that are determined to attain 200 points and to become second years have been already more or less determined, that is to say the 35th test platoon is
Currently at 55 points
By the way, the second 'get the point platoon' was at 110 points
In the last place with a double score It was easy to discern at glance just how bad was the small fry platoon's situation
”Hey, there's still soit”
”Small Fry Platoon, they are still here, just like usual”
”No, no I'm surprised they have that much points”
”That's thanks to Ootori Ouka”
”Compared to her, the rest of the bunch is”
The students looked at one of the Si at the same time
But, after checking in what shape Usagi was, her ruffled hair and bright red face they looked away immediately
Students went away scattering in various directions, Usagi stomped with increased intensity and raised an odd voice
”I cannot stand it any laughed for it! You guys are alive thanks to us!”
”Hey, you're too loud it's confidential, confidential”
Takeru came out froi down
Although Usagi glared at Takeru at first, but she was quickly discouraged
”Ah, it's Kusanagi good day to you”
”Good day to you as well What's the condition of your left eye? Is it going to be healed soon?”
With that said, Usagi touched her left eye after being reminded about it
On Usagi's left eye, an eye-patch was attached
”If it was 20 years ago, I would've been blinded, but it see to heal now”
”does it hurt?”
”No, no There's almost no pain, you don't have to worry about it”
Not to hed
Even the 35th platoon wasn't intact An injury said to be fatal for a sniper, an eye injury
Although it couldn't have been helped, Takeru also felt responsible
”co that kind of face I've told you it will heal I can even blink with it now”
”S-sorry”
”Rather than that, there are other things to be depressed about! Look, please look at this!”
bai hit a place on the walls with their points on it, he looked towards the spot
Takeru's expression changed and he started to blink
”A stable increase it's refreshi+ng to see that in our platoon”
”Please don't go positive in a strange place now?!”
Despite Usagi's outrage, Takeru made a bitter smile
Looking at it in another way, a very low Haunted's assault followed the Hero attack The aer be ignored
The 15th test platoon, although they still have points re, the only member that survived is Kyouya The appearance of Yoshi+ pierced flashed through his loomy
”My, my Are you still in a slump? How dull Is it because I wasn't here?”
He felt pressure on his left shoulder and looked that way, Nikaido Mari placed a hand on his shoulder and patted it
”Pupupu” She placed a hand on her h it
puu, seeing Mari's i inflated her cheeks
”You sure are carefree Even though we're so desperate what is it? Did you come to tease us?”
”Yup, I came to tease”
Mari said that with an incredible smile
Usagi started stoain
”You piss me off! You really piss me off! You piss me off so much I can barely stand!”
pshoopshoo, steai's head and she loudly was breathing froh nose
Mari had an ecstatic look just like Ikaruga, and her body shook
”Usagi-chan is really cute I want to tease her I understand why Suginami wants to teases her so much”
”Mugyaaah!”
Mari acted just like an older sister, she put her hands on her knees and looked into Usagi's face
”ufufu”, she seeantly
”Then How about in secret from the Chair in the border so I have a lot of information〜”
”We don't need a sth!”
”——S to do with it does it!?”
Usagi counter-attacked, and both of the like monkeys at each other
This is the result when two characters that are easy to tease ht He felt as if he was looking at two s to intimidate each other He watched it for a ht
”Uic endurance experiment of a new material today?”
”Yeah, it's already over I was told to go at full power, so I obliterated it with a blast”
Takeru's face turned slightly bluish
”W-what kind of ic material”
”You know aboutlike that is easy”
She boasted and tensed her chest proudly, and she winked while fixing hat on her head
What a dreadful girl, thought Takeru
”Well, I probably overdid it a little〜 The Blacksin bunch were all shocked”
”you, are you by any chance having fun?”
”It's ood people I don't like the HealersSeelies, but Blacks Because I destroyed their neeapons and arainst me”
It's really funny, said Mari
Seeing that Mari has a lot of fun like this, he felt a lot better
She is now one of the students of AntiMagic Acadeh he proposed that she doesn't reveal herself as a witch, but Mari refused it
Now she went to school with her identity of a genuine witch
She ic science, and is involved in experih it was requested by the school, 『”I want to usefor that”』, it became her hope
Unfortunately, she wasn't authorized to take part in platoon activities, she couldn't get involved with Takeru and the others' activities, but whenever she had spare time she came over to play at their place
At the standpoint of a witch, people around harshly glare at her, and the Small Fry Platoon members aside none of the students talks to her
It was as if she was air, definitely she must have felt lonely
”No et my hands on it, even the Blue Crystal a certain so would be easily destroyed〜 Noo, if that woman is my enemy——”
She raised both of her hands saying ”good grief” and sighed,
Suddenly her htened after being pulled on both ends
”Hohoo, so you're ai peaceful days like this, you damn vixen”
Behind Mari was a girl with sunset-coloured, ruffled hair, the Crimson PrincessCalamity, it was Ootori Ouka
”Hahyuu?! Ootori Ouka release ”
”Of course you are It's called pre-emptive attack, kill before you're killed”
”Y-youuu, you insensitive woman who can't read the atmosphere!”
”No, its just that this ”
”Hyuu!”
While still strangling Mari with the muffler Ouka tied it into a knot and looked at the board displaying points She stared at the points the same way as Takeru did
”Mood”
”Disgraceful”
”Why does Kusanagi apologize?”
”During the Hero attack, I have refused the Chaire I should have at least asked for points”
”Oh, that If it was me I would have done the same That man can't be trusted, in the first place the promotion is just a bait We're students, we should steadily earn points——”
””You're one to talk””
Said both Usagi and Mari
”What is this wo”
”Even though she preachedspecial treat like that〜”
”I became a Witch HunterDullahan because nized! I didn't use any underhanded methods, they are false accusations!”
Yes yes, sure The two of them looked at Ouka with contempt, and tears appeared in her eyes
Takeru thought she was pitiful and decided to step in
”Well, if she says that then it's fine There was a lot of fuss recently we couldn't hold any platoon activities, I think that's pretty bad We've been involved with a few things recently”
”I've decided to get involved onpoints is also partially because of me To appeal to public recently, Witch HuntersDullahans are also perforoing to get harder to get the points”
Ouka followed up to Takeru tearfully
But after glancing at Takeru's complexion, she asked worried
”Kusanagi, is your body alright?”
”? Why? If it's my injuries, they've already healed”
”Not injuries There is a sort of compensation when you use a Relic Eater In the case of Vlad's its blood what is it for Mistilteinn?”
Ouka asked causing Takeru to stand dumbfounded
”I wasn't requested anything in particular although it certainly consu else”
”is that so But be careful Relic Eaters are Magical Heritages They're our enemies, never our comrades”
Just like usual, she deht he will ask Lapis directly He looked around
And he noticed
”Eh? Suginami didn't come?”
Although S lunch breaks, this ti
”Suginami didn't come today?”
Mari asked Usagi
”Speaking of which, I haven't seen her ever since this ”
Usagi thought for a moment and took out her mobile phone to contact her
That's when,
”Kusanagi”
From the other side of the corridor a weak voice called him
After he looked towards it, he saw Ikaruga in a white coat, chewing on awith her hair
”Y-you're late What were you doing?”
Takeru asked, and Ikaruga,
””
Stared expressionlessly at Takeru's face
””
”Suginami? What is it?”
Seeing her poor reaction Takeru took a step closer to her
It seems his worries were unnecessary
Ikaruga narrowed her eyes and flashed a sexy smile
”Are you curious? Do you want to knohat I've been up to until now? Do you want to know everything about Ikaruga-oneesan?”
”No, I didn't mean that——”
”You pervert”
Unreasonable It's the usual pattern
Because he was always being teased, Takeru soe on her
For Takeru, being teased wasn't that interesting
”Well, it's probably soht?”
””
”Because you've been leading unhealthy life, you easily get sleepy You should follow my example and move your body around a little”
Takeru preached with his index finger raised, Ikaruga stared in his face dumbfounded
”eh?”
Weird Her reaction orse than usual She wasso
Just when he was about to ask her what's the hed carefree
”What was I doing I' you, but are you prepared for it?”
She leered at hilared at him with full force
”isn't your character kinda weird?”
”Weirder than you think——reality isn't that sweet”
”why are you spouting wordsit seem like an important scene?”