Vol 5 Chapter 3 (2/2)
”Again, it's turned back to summer hasn't it”
”Sugina allusions to my chest aren't you?!”
”Are you an idiot——!!”
Ikaruga's proposals, which for some reason weirdly focused on summer clothes were rejected In the end, they settled with the one Mari had picked
A loose sweatshi+rt and jeans pants, also, a cap
”I tried not to make it too plain nor flashy, and the cap will hide her face right?”
How about it? Mari puffed her chest proudly
Although they weren't convinced by Mari's confidence, they agreed that it didn't seem any weird
”Is it not strange? It's the first time I've wore proper clothes”
Kiseki , bothered about her appearance
”It's okay it's okay You're cute, Kiseki-chan”
Mari pat her head with a smile on her face
”thank youvery much”
Even as she faced down, Kiseki's cheeks were slightly dyed with happiness
That gesture seemed to deliver a clean hit to Mari's heart
”Kiseki-chan——in the future, I'll show you that I'll definitely become your sister!”
Overcoed Kiseki
That ly hit her head from behind
”What shady thing you are saying while taking advantage of the moment?!”
”Drop your sexual harassment you perverted muffler!”
”It's not a reason to hit ht?!”
Once again, the three started shrieking at each other
Not knowing how to respond to that, Kiseki was coa moved behind her back
”Let's ignore those duirls and put a make-up on you”
”M-make-up? I-I never did it what do I do?”
”Don't worry Come over here, I'll do it for you”
While saying so, Ikaruga sat Kiseki in front of a dressing table
After re, they faced each other and Ikaruga started to put make-up on Kiseki
Probably because she wasn't used to it, Kiseki's shoulder was trely with tension
”Don't move”
”Ah, I-I'm very sorr”
”Relax your shoulders It's best to be natural when the make-up is applied”
As she was told, Kiseki released the strength in her shoulders and erased the expressions
”Good girl that's good”
It was a very sa made a smile with her soft lips
As she was putting on foundation, Ikaruga spoke quietly
”about your big brother”
”?”
”No ive him”
””
”I know everything About him, about you”
””
Kiseki tried to open her htly stopped by Ikaruga
”Probably, he won't make the choice he wants to make”
””
”You ht think that's terrible but you aren't the one to make that choice It's him The one who has it hardest is definitely not the one who's influenced by choice, but the one choosing”
””
”That's why you shouldn't hold a grudge”
””
”Putting blaht?”
In Ikaruga's silent pupils, there was some sadness as she looked at Kiseki
Kiseki fell silent
After getting rid of any expressions, she stared straight at Ikaruga
And until the end, Kiseki hadn't nodded to Ikaruga's words even once
Around twelve o'clock, the streets were bustling during lunchtime
Because it was a holiday, it was filled to the brim with couples and families
On the terrace in the town, there was a pair of siblings
In the end, Takeru accepted the escort proposal of Ouka's to spend this fleeting ether with Kiseki
Ouka and the others watched over the two froilant
For the tho could only meet only for five to ten minutes aa casual jacket and clothes, Kiseki earing a loose sweatshi+rt Ikaruga had brought, as well as short jeans pants Mari took with her She had a cap on her head for disguise and seeirl
Not accusto around suspicious
”O-outside is full of people isn't it”
”Scared?”
”No just a little surprised”
She was fidgeting concerned about her own clothing
Takeru looked at her with a smile and rest his chin on his hand
”They look good on you so don't worry”
”I-is that so s feel a bit breezy”
While still ehed lightly
”so outside was like this huh”
As if looking far into the distance, Kiseki looked around at the city fro such ordinary scenery was a first time for her
Wearing nor anormally
All of that, was a first experience for her
Itfor others, but for Kiseki it was irreplaceable time
However, her expression hasn't cleared up
It was as if she was still looking at it from the prison, it was dull
”everyone's a good person”
”The platoon members you mean?”
Takeru asked while taking a sip of coffee, Kiseki made a small nod
”They are just as Onii-chan has described theerous Kiseki is, they treated me well as Onii-chan's little sister”
As if tired, Kiseki weakly laughed
”Mari-san is wonderful isn't she”
”Yeah, though using a foul language occasionally is her flaw”
”Usagi-san seems like an onee-chan”
”She's treated like a little sister in the platoon, so she must have wanted to act like an older one now”
”Ikaruga-san, seems like a mother”
”So care of others”
”Ouka-san is beautiful isn't she”
”yea well, I guess”
Trying to cover it up, Takeru drank coffee fast
In fact, Takeru was just as nervous as she was
After all, noret in contact with his little sister like this It ht be abnormal, but he was unable to speak with her face-to-face like that for a long time
Moreover, Kiseki was a girl, and she wasn't like the platoon members who all have a screw loose soly turned nervous
Because she earing clothes different from her usual restraint suit, she looked like a completely different person
”Hey, Onii-chan”
”Mht?”
”No, I have a favour to ask you, is that fine?”
”Sure, anything you say It's the time everyone made with much trouble, I'll listen to whatever you say today”
As Takeru said so proudly, Kiseki made a small smile
”I see Then——”
With a smile still on her face, Kiseki pleaded to him
”——Would you please kill Kiseki?”
Despite the sound being blocked by the city's noise, these words reached Takeru's ears with certainty
It was the second time Takeru was asked to do this by Kiseki
The first tio
Even now he could easily recall that moment
Her eyes, her tears
”You see, today I was really happy, it was fun I thought a day like that would never coh Kiseki was happy”
””
”you should understand right, Onii-chan”
Kiseki looked down and tightly gripped the hem of her sweatshi+rt
Takeru quietly watched her
”Kiseki has killed lots of people Made so ht say it's not Kiseki's fault, but since it's about o, Kiseki killed many people out of her own free will”
””
”Kiseki's power is growing stronger and stronger Yesterday too, Inquisition's facility was unable to suppress it, and I have come outside like this If left alone, Kiseki will kill ain probably, on a scale incoo”
””
”That's why Kiseki should die But not by someone else's hand, but Onii-chan's”
””
”It's okay if it's Onii-chan”
Tears pooled in her eyes and Kiseki looked straight at Takeru
Takeru too, returned the stare unchanging
”Sorry, I can't do that Just like five years ago, I cannot kill you”
He firmly responded so
Tears have flowed along Kiseki's cheeks
”What kind of older brother would kill his little sister”
””
”No matter whatever others say, I'm your older brother Even if the entire world wants you dead, I want you to live”
”Onii-chan”
”That's what it means to be family”
Takeru grasped Kiseki's hand and enveloped it with both of his
”An older brother, is someone who protects his little sister”
He smiled sadly and stroked Kiseki's head with one hand
Kiseki looked down again, and cried in silence Takeru put strength into the hands that held her
”Even if it turns out that I have to kill you no matter what if that becomes inevitable and the time to kill you comes——”
Takeru hit his chest with his fist and said clearly
”——That's when I'll die as well”
He stared at her with straightforward eyes, and not a single lie could be seen in his gaze
Kiseki's endless loneliness has eased strongly as she heard his words
Dying together
Such sih to overcome Kiseki's desire to be killed It was very cruel, very selfish, and incredibly sweet, it was Kiseki's greatest hope
”Really?”
Incredible sense of relief wrapped around her
”Yeah, it's a promise But not now Until I reach my very limit, I will continue to protect you”
”are youreally fine withthat?”
”It's been already decided I ht be unable to kill you but I will definitely show you that I'll protect you”
That's why as if begging her, Takeru said
”Won't you do your best until the very end for your Onii-chan?”
Kiseki's hand he was holding in his left hand was hot
In middle of the sorrow, she smiled
”really Onii-chan's stubborn parts don't change”
She said so while looking at him with tear-filled eyes
”Make sure to protect the promise, okay?”
”Yeah After today's over, I will definitely ain”
”yup”
”If I become an Inquisitor, I will be able to earn more money And so the amount of time we're able to meet for will increase”
”yup”
”And then one day, definitely”
He stopped, not finishi+ng what he started to say
It was an absurd drea the Inquisition”, that goal dwelled inside him in a different form now
Takeru's goal which was to allow his little sister, Kiseki, live a normal life was probably impossible A pipe dream, but deep inside, he hasn't completely abandoned that dream
”If Onii-chan keeps his proer”
She laughed as if she was saved, and complied to Takeru's wish
——What Takeru didn't know, is the fact that only the words he said about dying together were reached her ears
That was how close to reaching its li that
The two left the cafeteria and went to town
”Waa”
Seeing a simple scenery of the city, Kiseki raised a voice of admiration
She walked beside Takeru and her eyes were sparkling as theyto school
”Onii-chan, what's that? It's turning round and round”
”That's a ferris wheel Currently, it seeest one”
”Hoee biiig”
”want to try riding it?”
”R-ride? So? Isn't it hard to raise up?”
Timidly, Kiseki compared Takeru and the ferris wheel
Stiffness disappeared froe
To be able to see an expression like that on her, he was very grateful He has to thanks Ouka and the others later
”Let's go and see You'll be able to overlook the entire city”
Takeru pressed a button on the cheap mobile phone he purchased earlier, and conveyed that they were going for the ferris wheel to Ouka in low voice
《”It's all right, you can't see us, but we're all nearby We're spotting Inquisitors here and there, we'll guide you using as safe a route as possible, but try not to stand out”》
”Roger sorry about that having you to act as an escort”
《”No proble it up”》
After hearing her proud voice, Takeru no longer felt apologetic
”thanks I'll take responsibility for it later”
《”It was estion, I'll take responsibility for it”》
”Don't be stupid I'm the captain A captain is the one who should take res——”
《”You're acting suspiciously We're starting already”》
She one-sidedly cut off the communication, Takeru scratched his cheek unconvinced
Kiseki looked at her brother contacting with his coently narrowed her eyes
Stretched his hand reaching out to Kiseki
”Let's go, Kiseki Today, make sure to play lots with your Onii-chan”
With a heartfelt smile, he waited for her
She was facing doith teary eyes but
”Yupp”
The next time she raised her head, she had a smile from ear to ear
When she took Takeru's hand, his heart calmed down
yeah, that's right
Feeling as if his heart was filled up, his eyes were moistened with tears
I for the sake of this warmth
He recalled what he had entered the school for
Ever since he met with his little sister, it was the first tiently
I don't want to lose this
No irl so he thought Takeru, was Kiseki's older brother
There was no other way, as they were a family
——However, the world wouldn't allow this bond to remain
In front, ae
Melding into the flow of people, was a single person stepping between them
The person released killing intent piercing the pair of siblings no one else took notice of
Feeling this killing intent, Takeru unconsciously took defensive posture and faced in front
”What a joke—— a stroll side by side”
No way, he thought
But his preht on spot
Takeru saw hiht in the middle of the main street, in front of major department store
Glaring at theaya Kyouya
”Kyouya?”
”Don't callcalled that by you usted”
A from the crowd, Kyouya's voice reached Takeru's ears
Kyouya always used a provocative tone of voice, but he never directedwith it
Why was Kyouya there?
Takeru recalled the encounter with hiilance
For a while already, he felt a disco
He had a bad feeling and atteh mobile phone
However, what returned was just noise
Whether it was Usagi, Mari, or Ikaruga, no one answered
He didn't understand It was too disturbing This atmosphere, this murderous intent, this situation
Takeru turned ilant, and stood in front as if to protect Kiseki
”what did you come here for Got any business with me?”
”Whatfor? Are you fucking joking?”
”I' a holiday with ——”
The signal turned blue, and people started to streah
Kyouya was no longer visible for a few seconds, and when he appeared again
Beside hiure of Yoshi+mizu Akira
Takeru's words stopped to flow, and he looked at Akira
Just like back when he saw an illusion of her in the hallway, she was sly
”Yoshi+mizu why are you”
As he was in front of a person who shouldn't exist, his thinking stopped
The current Akira was a clone She was rowth Even if she were to wake up from her coma, she shouldn't be able to stand
Akira was grinning as she stared at Takeru and Kiseki, she only smiled and did not answer
No, that's wrong! She's not Yoshi+mizu!
His intuition was sounding alarm bells
In front of confused Takeru, Akira showed her very, very long tongue
”——Let's do it Master We're doing it”
Kyouya, while still releasing un to one side
”I'll tell you what I cai”
He slowly raised his right hand and er Froer and murderous intent overflowed
”It's obvious! For a witch hunt!”
His wide open eyes sparkled directed towards Takeru——no, as they stared directly at Kiseki
He was shaken, an alaroosebuhout his body
He immediately shouted
”Kiseki! Run away!”
Refusing, Kiseki turned towards Kyouya
Kyouya, articulated words of power
A declaration of witch hunt
Desiring with supreme ardor——”Summis desiderantes affectibus——”
”Kyouya!”
——The Hammer of Witches”——Malleus Maleficarum!”
Activating Magic-Sweeping SwordSoumatou, he sprinted
In the world that turned slow-motion, Takeru saw it clearly
Yoshi+reen particles which wrapped around Kyouya's body
——Come! Lapis!
Takeru shouted a summon of his oeapon in his brain
Momentarily, Takeru's body rapped in azure-coloured particles just like Kyouya
And two s clashed
A metallic sounds and explosions roared in the city
Because of the huge is have fell down as if knocked off their knees by a storm
Following that, they ran away and scattered like baby spiders
In an instant, confusion has dominated the main street and it turned into a vortex of screams
At its centre, an azure arun barrel clashed and ceased
Kyouya wore a dark green are cannon which assiht hand Takeru poised the nodachi on the edge of the muzzle, and moved it upwards
In the nick of time, a powerful bloas emitted into the sky
The power released wasshot into the sky above looked like a buckshot The sky was filled with the power reon's breath, and has partially destroyed a skyscraper after grazing it
In thedebris, both sides drew closer to their prey
”Why do you have a Relic Eater!”
”Ha!! It's just as you can see, quite a plight isn't it! The little sheep that shi+tty Chairathered aren't limited to you and Ootori, that's all!”
”! I don't know your circumstances but listen to me! Were you instructed to catchit like this, I intended to return her to the contraindicated area!”
Takeru said the truth as they pushed against each other, Kyouya snorted and furrowed his eyebrows
”What are you saying after all this A huge sinner like that can't be forgiven for taking a hile pretending to be a huh!”
”I know that About that, I'll explain it to the Chairet out of the way!”
On top of revealing the circumstances, Takeru asked him to lower his weapon
The weapon was a huge dark green cannon It was too big to be called a shotgun, 『The Malleus Maleficaruraved on it
《”Wahhaha! What a man, as if it'd be that convenient for you! A sinner should be more ferocious!”》
”?!”
《”The azure one chose such a weird guy for a host”》
In his head resounded a ical resonance it was Yoshi+mizu Akira's voice
《”Nice to meet you〜♪ I'm called Nero Take care of me from no——well, there's no need for that After all, you'll be killed by ht no!”》
A hysterical laughter resounded in his head
There were no remnants of her previous self, after all Akira's voice was always bright
”why does it have Yoshi+mizu's voice?!”
””
”Answer me, Kyouya! Why is your Relic Eater——”
”——Shut up! Say no more!”
Losing hier Kyouya shot at Takeru's blade
Using the opportunity Takeru flipped his sword and ju the place he was in
This is bad Kyouya's ai else, it wasn't Takeru
Behind him, fallen on her butt, was Kiseki
”——Aaa!!”
Takeru exerted all the power there was in Magic-Sweeping SwordSoumatou and instantly moved in front of Kiseki
”Buckshot!”
After being instructed by Kyouya, a grave sound of so could be heard The ic rese a buckshot burst out towards Takeru
Unlike nor entire surface rather than a single point Even if he intercepted one bullet, it was impossible to block multiple bullets fired at the same time
Takeru thrust his sword into the asphalt and raised it up all at once The ground burst out, and asphalt's debris rose into the air
Although he attes, there was no way such a thing would block a Relic Eater's attack
The asphalt was broken through and the buckshot struck Takeru's body
”!!”
There was dae to his left thigh It wasn't a large ae were that repeat multiple times
There is no other choice but to go for it!
”KYOUYAAaaaaaaa!”
It was possible to deal with a shotgun byKiseki in this situation wasn't a good idea
Because he had someone to protect, he couldn't distance himself He lowered his posture and drew closer at one stretch like a leopard
Takeru's speed should have been too great for one to keep up with by using one's sight
In the slow-motion world Takeru saw that in the vicinity of Kyouya's teed and he saw Takeru
”Kusanagiii!”
Kyouya's eyes filled out with blood and he captures Takeru's movement
Impossible, it should be impossible for him to be seen Human reflexes were——
——No choice but to do it!
Kyouya aimed his muzzle, Takeru poised his blade, and at that rate both of the head-on
At the moment the tere ready to deliver to blow to one another, that's when
”——That's enough, both of you”
Along with a sound of a hammer, a sombre voice could be heard Both Takeru's and Kyouya's movement stopped Kyouya's muzzle was aiht at Kyouya's neck
Both of them captured each other's vital points and stopped themselves at the very last moment
At both of their temples, revolver muzzles were pressed on
The one on the right was jet black, on the left there was a huge silver revolver they have seen for the first time
”Turning into Witch Hunt Foruys, I wonder if you're prepared to receive the punishment?”
Theall the Witch HuntersDullahans, Kurogane Hayato
Hayato held his gun up to the two's heads and released inti aura
They noticed, Knight'sSpriggan's Dragoons and personnel has gathered and surrounded the two
”Dis me down first”
The one who stepped down first was Takeru
And Kyouya——hasn't withdrawn
The moment Takeru moved his blade away from Kyouya's neck, Kyouya's Relic Eater fired
What followed that was shot into the sky Just in time Hayato averted Kyouya's barrel with the silver revolver Subsequently he boula
Rather than a sound of gunfire, it was a sound of artillery fire
The blohich seeula had blown Kyouya's body far away
”Fool”
Hayato glared in the direction Kyouya was bloay into and then holstered his guns
After a moment in daze, Takeru immediately looked towards Kiseki A female Witch HunterDullahan has already put on a headset-type Gleipnir on her
Kiseki looked resigned, and has quietly accepted the Gleipnir
Takeru cancelled the Witch Hunter Form and tried to run up to Kiseki
”W-wait a uohh!”
At the sarabbed and raised, he's been held and pressed to the ground
”Who told you to move”
”I understand, but, please Just for a little, let me speak with Kiseki!”
Ignoring his plead, Hayato rotated Takeru's arms behind his back and handcuffed them
Unable to get up, he tried to look up at Kiseki frorabbed by the neck and made stand up forcefully
”Two minutes”
”captain Kurogane”
”The count has already begun Hurry”
Hayato pushed his back roughly and told him as the time limit It wasn't time to think how much was left
While thanking Hayato in his mind, Takeru moved closer to Kiseki
”sorry we got caught iht I'd show the outside world to you”
”No, I had a lot of fun Moreover, it's all Kiseki's fault Apologize to Ouka-san and the others too from me”
Kiseki made a thin smile and looked up at Takeru
Takeru too, chagrined and his eyes moistened, he burned Kiseki's appearance into his heart
”definitely, I will visit you again wait for me&qu