Vol 8 Chapter 2 (1/2)
Chapter 2 - A-Class danger (Esti 『Fuji's Inn』
After leaving the old Gunata, the 35th platoon has earnestly headed for north, however they have started struggling with an unexpected a
It would be fine if they chose a relatively popular road, but thesystem and they were unable to proceed without studless tires and chains
At this rate, their car would end stuck When Ouka suggested that they should hide soood place to hide”
Following Nagare's suggestion, they headed to the place specified on the map
The location was a secluded h there were houses scattered around, it was horrifyingly depopulated
When they arrived, aiting for the
There was a very plain sign by the entrance of the house
『Fuji Inn』——Hot springs inside
Nagare left the car saying ”I'll go negotiate!” and hurriedly entered the house Meanwhile, the snow continued to fall and the platoon ape
”This, no matter how you look at it, it's a hostel”
”It is a hostel”
”I saw so like this before in pre-war documents”
”It's the season, but there's no ski resorts here,it unnatural for it to be here”
”it's cru”
Each of them anxiously stated their impressions
”There's no way, but can it be that we're to spend night here”
At the saare came outside with a fast pace
And, with a huge dazed s circle with her arms
”They say it's okayy〜! We can stay〜!”
Ouka trod fast through the snow and shook Nagare's shoulders
”Are you retarded?!”
”Ehh?! Whyy?!”
”You want us to stay in this inn during such eet caught?! We're fugitives you know?!”
In response to Ouka's logical arguertips of both of her hands and pouted
She fidgeted looking up from below at Ouka
”'Cause, it's cold and sitting in the car would be difficult don't you want to enter hot springs?”
”We're not here for a trip! Froht! Since we're running away, it's natural for us to ht to the ho us right now you know?!”
”It's all right〜 They can't really look for us in this snow, I'm very familiar with this inn”
Nagare started to explain the circumstances
”When I became Student Council President I cae to earn points There are ru's incredible effects It's supposed to heal illnesses, injuries and other physical conditions Mysterious, right〜?”
As if chatting, Nagare continued
”And then, I cae at the source of the spring〜! Nore and arrest the landlady but”
Raising her index finger, Nagare laughed nonchalantly
”It was a really good hot spring,to the landlady it was installed about seven generations before and I had no heart to rob this poor, deserted village of this little enjoyment”
”and?”
”And, under the condition of overlooking it, they let me stay here for free〜”
——Ouka once again shook Nagare's shoulders strongly
”That's what they call bribery!”
”Ahaha, Ouka-chan, I'ular Inquisitor, I have a splendid history as a criminal now By the way, you're the sa into small details”
”But that's not what AntiMagic Acadeht?!”
Despite being a problem child, Ouka was a professional witch hunter and was unable to let off Nagare's conduct with simple ”ehh is that so”
However, the only one furious was Ouka, the other members didn't mind it
As cold has took a hold of their bodies, they walked in droves up the stairs to the inn's door
”It's so cold that I don't care It's a fact that we're tired, hot springs hot springs♪”
”At this rate we'll turn into snowmen Ah, but what about weapons?”
”Let's just leave it in the car, no point getting cold feet”
”Nice s? Can we eat?”
Seeing the platoon members line up in a carefree manner, Ouka was dismayed
”Y-you all! Why are you riding on the flow like usual in this situation?! Now it's not time to do th——”
She wanted to restrain them, but everyone quickly entered the inn
Takeru placed a hand on Ouka's shoulder
”In the end, unless snow stops falling on't be able to proceed anyway, let's take it slow here”
”Y-you too Takeru b-but”
”I' to hurry it for my sake, but everyone's tired You too, over the last ht? You have dark circles under your eyes”
In response to Takeru's caring words, Ouka rubbed her eyes to deceive him
He pat her shoulder twice
”Just for today, let's soak in the hot springs and eat to recharge our energy”
”if you say so”
While scratching her head, Ouka headed towards the front door after everyone
””
After seeing everyone off from behind, Takeru let out a deep breath
And he clenched his fist as if to withstand so
It wasn't anger nor irritation
Fro similar to impatience
The fact that even now Kiseki was suffering, was hurrying Takeru to an unpleasant degree
”Kusanagi-kun's really splendid〜”
Unexpectedly, Nagare called out to him from behind
The instant he turned around, she stretched and patted his head
He opened his eyes widely at this surprise attack Although he patted other people's heads often, hardly ever was it done to hiht have been the first time
Sently towards Takeru
Soaze wandered suspiciously
”Despite what you said to Ouka-chan, you're the one who rest the most, don't overdo it”
”I-I'ic Acadeth left over”
Nagare shook her head
”It's not physical strength, but your mind's probleht?”
”that's true, but even if we hurry we can't do anything at the moment”
”Kusanagi-kun”
She erased the smile and stared at Takeru with a serious expression
Takeru tensed up and stood upright, but Nagare ied her expression
”You h You should learn how to let others spoil you If you don't, one day you'll break”
”spoil me?”
How is it different fro on others, Takeru wondered
As he stood there puzzled, Nagare sighed and made a wry smile
”Haa, it can't be helped actually, I wanted Ouka-chan or Suginairls have their own difficulties, really, can't be helped〜 Listen, Kusanagi-kun, being spoiled means——”
”?! Wai”
”——So like this”
Suddenly, Nagare wrapped Takeru's head with both of her hands and pulled him to her chest
Her chest had a soft and sweet scent
Feeling a faint bulge on his cheek, Takeru stiffened
”Aha, forgiveany breasts〜”
”P-Presidentt?!”
”It's fine〜, be silent and let yourself be cuddled to Onei-san's chest”
While saying so, Nagare gently stroked his head
Unable to make any move, Takeru let her do as she pleased
”You did well Yes good boy you did your best It was hard wasn't it It's all right, there's no need to act strong any more”
””
”I'll definitely protect the promise I made to you Will it be siht back, we can properly save Kiseki-chan”
””
”There are preparations undergoing rest easy”
As she spoke to his ears with a sweet voice, Takeru was filled with embarrassment
To think of it, he was encouraged before, but was he ever embraced? Was he ever comforted by anyone?
Perhaps because he always continued to tense up, tears spilled from Takeru's eyes
Nagare laughed cheerfully like she always did
”So you collapse even with soet it, rest properly for today You've been doing your best the entire tiive that ive it, I will”
Although it took only a nificant amount of the burden Takeru felt in his heart has dispersed
Just when he was about to close his eyes because of the coare in a hurry
”Ah,distracted!”
Takeru lowered his head while wiping off the tears from his eyes
Nagare shook her hand and made a complacent smile
”No problei-kun has quite the destructive power〜 My maternal instinct went 'kyun kyun'〜”
”Noumm”
”I wonder if Ouka-chan and the others will be angry if I give you a kiss on the forehead〜 and so on I wondered as I lost control〜”
She placed both hands on her cheeks and twisted her body back and forth
Being told he's spoiled, Takeru blushed like never before For a long tiirls, but he didn't think he would get that disturbed with a hug froirl just one year older than hiare's appearance was very young, like that of an elementary schooler
Seeing Takeru restless, Nagare grinned
”Can it be that you fell for me?”
”Ha?!”
”I see〜 So Kusanagi-kun is weak against adult charm〜 I wonder if this i-kun〜”
”Gufufu” Nagare placed a hand on her hed in an indecent manner, she was already back to her usual tone of voice
He really was unable to get a grasp on her real self
When she started to tease him, Takeru tried to retort to her like he usually did, but then,
”——Host”
Lapis clad in a black hood stood in the inn's entrance and called Takeru
Her face wasn't visible, obstructed by the hood's shade
”you'll catch a cold Let's hurry and enter”
”S-sorry So you waited for me”
Treading on the snow, he ran up to Lapis in a hurry
When he rasped the sleeve of Takeru's jacket
”What is it?”
”no”
Dodging the question, Lapis denied auously
She grasped his sleeve and stood there for aon Takeru's sleeve she entered the inn
Takeru had an unco, but didn't really worry about it and opened the inn's entrance door
When Takeru and Lapis went into the inn, Nagare stared at Lapis
Lapis pulled on Takeru's clothes, as if to attract him to her as they walked
””
Takeru probably hasn't noticed, but Nagare did
Just before Takeru started walking, Lapis glared at her from under the black hood
Nagare shook off the thin layer of snow on her body and warmed her hands with her breath
”looks like that girl is a bit dangerous after all”
What to do, she muttered, then followed Takeru and the others into the inn
It was right after they were guided to their room Even more so than the landlady's hospitality, the inside was cleaner than one could i by how it looked from outside
Even so, a hostel was still a hostel Since out of season it functioned as a private house, it was narrow in coave off an 'at home' feel
On the other hand, it calmed Takeru's mind
Rather than in a refined inn, he preferred this one
”but this is no good”
When Takeru took a look at the roouided to, his face cramped up The room wasn't dirty nor there was a shady atmosphere, it wasn't that
It was a refined traditional japanese roo scrolls and a kotatsu in the centre It was truly a room one could feel at home in
The problem in this case was that only one room was prepared
They say that boys and girls beyond the age of seven shouldn't share a rooirls for the night, was very bad for him as a man
”President, why didn't you prepare two rooms”
”That's no good, Kusanagi-kunn We're in ether and get attacked!”
”If that's the case, then why are we staying in this hostel in the first place?!”
”It's okay〜 Landlady in here definitely won't sell us to Inquisition If she did that, she would no longer be able to continue to operate this hostel〜”
It seemed to be quite popular with elderly people Even in tihbours to relax in, there was a possibility not only just the landlady, but the entire village would shelter them
——Then even more so, prepare two rooms!
Takeru retorted inside of his mind
”Our ht be weird for it to come from me, but how about you consider”
When Takeru was about to say it, Mari raised her hand while fidgeting
”I don't really h?”
Even as she said that, Mari continued to glance sideways at Takeru
”M-ht Just e're changing please go outside”
While covering her face with gloves flustered, Usagi shyly accepted sharing a room
”Very well As you wish Everyone, let's have an org——”
As Ikaruga was about to say a dirty joke, Mari and Usagi hit her with the inn's slippers
”I don't mind either It's as President said, it's safer for us to be together”
”Don't care”
Ouka was serious, and Kanaria indifferent, each of the the room with Takeru
Other than Takeru, all the members entered the room one after another
”Ohh, it's quite decent There's a good taste and it feels nice wait, not that it's not time to be impressed I need to check if there are any wiretaps!”
”Since there's a teapot and leaves, I'll pour everyone tea later Ah, there are teacakes Rakugan? A reproduction of sweets from before the war this makes me really happy”
Placing luggage on top of the an to look around the room
Mari and Ikaruga also placed their luggage in front of the old-fashi+oned TV and looked around the room
”Hee〜 it's great to have a kotatsu hey, what's this?! This TV, you can't watch it unless you pay?! There's no remote?!”
”It doesn't use a remote, you use the buttons on the TV If it's norrams you have to pay for are ones like this”
Ikaruga put a coin into the port, and an obscene video filled the screen
”Kyaa kyaa kyaa! Why is there a lewd video on the TV?! Uwaa, egh i-it entered inside there?!”
”It's perfect for studying physical education isn't it Hey, this TV, it receives the digital broadcasts Is it a newest TV covered with antique leather? Or is it reproduced to look like pre-war? This hostel has to be reckoned with”
”rather than that, isn't the food here yet? I'?”
Next to Ikaruga and Mari erea loud fuss by the TV was Kanaria, as thrown soi and started to devour them by herself
”it's powderish but tasty”
”Really, it's delicious This taste would fit better with green tea rather than black〜”
Behind the two people enjoying rakugans, Ouka glared at the hanging scroll with a meek expression
”This scroll, it's clearly suspicious I see! Look, Takeru, we can't stay in this room! There's clearly a note affixed behind it! It !”
””
Because of exhaustion, clothes slipped down from Takeru's shoulders
The hostel's japanese-styled room has turned into the usual chaotic platoon's room in an instant
”What so I was the only one bothered by it”
”Ufufu, how maidenly♪”
Nagare poked his arm repeatedly and teased him
Usagi and Mari ere checking the luggage have smiled wryly to him as well
”There's no need to think so deeply into it is there? It's not like we're sleeping together in one bed or seeing each other naked Everyone stopped in Takeru's home before, too”
”That is right Thisas you go out e change clothes, I”
While saying so, Usagi was taking out clothes, but realizing she took out a bra she hurriedly stuffed it back inside
That's when Nagare clapped her hands as if she recalled so
”Oh right〜, the word 'naked' re”
Everyone's gaze gathered on Nagare, she raised her index finger
”As for the hot spring, the landlady has reserved us some private time”
”I see In middle of a bath we're defenceless My thanks for the consideration”
As Ouka nodded and said so, Nagare smiled a bit wryly
”However〜, we have only one hour〜”
”Even an hour is good enough I'd welcome a bath to relieve tiredness”
”Yup〜, but, it's 〜”
Nagare's words resounded brightly and casually
It took a moment for it to sink in everyone, and they all froze stiff
”We can have irls we'll use women's bath〜, the men's bath is usually more populated, that's why”
” ” ” ” ”” ” ” ” ”
”It's aalll riiight! I got a per in the bath while wearing towels! If everyone's together, we'll be safer♪ Naked socializing it is, naked socializing♪”
Nagare already had a change of clothes and a towel in her hands
They could use the hot spring for an hour from now on No one had any choice
Hot springs, simple words, and yet there was a lot to it
The compositions vary fro sulphur and iron, ones that were radioactive They had various colours, blue and red, milky white or even black
While bathing in theood for the hus Those were mainly unfounded stories and even superstitions
However, as there clearly were ones that had an effect on the hu it quite a few years ago Not only were there inns that placed Magical Heritages at the source, but also veins of s as a natural phenomenon Even if the effects were beneficial for the human body, Inquisition has cracked down on the business, stopping it
And such illegal inns were devised in various ical power suppressed as not to be found out but
”they're not hiding it at all”
Takeru let out an a in front of him
The hot spring looked like a coreen mixed with milky white
However, it was glowing
It was clearly shi+ning
Along with stea like fireflies Seeing particles of h density was very rare
It was clearly artificially e
”This thing, it's a restoration spring from an RPG”
Although he couldn't afford a luxury like games, once a month when he ate raa, Takeru saw so similar
When he stood there a door opened behind him
”Woah, a of these particles, is it『Healing』 property? Even so, this is quite a splendid hot spring, isn't it”
”Right〜, in the past they were addicted to explore regions in search of hot springs apparently〜”
”President, can it be that the story about you looking for a Magical Heritage was a lie, and you came here because of your hobbies?”
”Waa it's really sparkling”
”This is completely out It's on few years of imprisonment level Since we have no HealerSeelie lets take a bit of it We can use it instead of a first aid kit”
”why does everyone have to take a bath together on the inner side there was no such habit”
A group of girls has come in from behind
At a glance it looked like a hareether with several girls EvenWhen he tiirls with torapped around them in there
He was slightly relieved While it's true that he had trouble focusing on anything, the places that ought to be hid were fir this situation not as disturbing
to think of it deeply,isn't that unusual, if I'm bothered too much they'll think of me as a closet pervert instead
Takeru wasn't aware that it was already too late in the case of hi labelled as a closet pervert
”Ehh〜, Kusanagi-kun isn't hunching over at all〜”
”Oh, that's true How uninteresting”
Nagare and Ikaruga stared at Takeru disappointed
”You tere you thinking of me!”
” ”A closet pervert?” ”
”?! I-I'm not a closer pervert! I'm not a pervert! M-ree!”
Takeru corrected therily two times
”Oh, that so? Usagi, he's saying there's not enough stimulus”
”eh?”
As Usagi excitedly peeked at the hot spring, Ikaruga approached her from behind and suddenly stripped of her towel
The bath towel danced in the air, and Usagi's stark naked body appeared She looked at Ikaruga's and Takeru's faces, then dropped the line of sight at her own body
With bright red face she tried to hide her breasts but,
”Hyawaa?!”
”Yes, GO!”
Her back was pushed by Ikaruga, and she plunged forward towards Takeru
In a hurry, Takeru tried to round was slippery, he entangled with Usagi and fell into the hot spring
Since Takeru fell into water while facing up, a lot of hot water has entered his nose all at once
”Idiott, it's dangerous——gh?!”
When he raised his head fro wet incredibly big bulges were sticking to his face He grasped the as that he released his hands in a hurry
After Takeru let the buoyancy
Even though there was steam, they were in full view at close distance
”Auu water has entered my eyes”
Usagi became teary-eyed
Her gestures and wet hair, in co to Takeru Somehow, that coupled with her face and physique which looked very young gave it an exquisite i This is when Takeru understood the charh his own blunder
He didn't notice it before because he interacted with her as if she was his little sister, but looking at it from this perspective, it's truly
”——Haa?!”
Not good He thought as he saw Ikaruga's face who stared in his direction and chanted ”Closet pervert”
While pretending to be cali ouldn't open her eyes
”A-are you okay Usagi? Can you stand?”
Rising up froi a hand
But, at that tiht and opened her eyes widely
The place her line of sight was directed to, was Takeru's crotch When he jumped out of the bath water, the towel he had wrapped around his waist has disappeared somewhere
”hauaaa”
Usagi's face turned bright red and she concealed it with both of her hands, through the gap in her fingers she saw it clearly And once again, she started to cry
”Usagi?! Did you hit yourself somewhere?!”
Not realizing his own appearance, worried about Usagi in the earnest, Takeru moved closer to her
With Takeru's thing i lost her conciousness and fell into the water on her back Thinking it ht have caused concussion Takeru hurried to her, but then he finally noticed everyone's gaze
Everyone lined up in a row and stared at Takeru's crotch since he stood up fro
”N-no T-Takeruis t-that?”
”T-Takeruy-yohat a thing!”
”? What's that, it's big”
”Waa〜, it's splendid divine favour, divine favour〜”
”I already knew I have studied it before when he fainted”
Mari stared with a blush, and Ouka pointed with her finger, her lips tre
Despite not knohat it was, Kanaria said her frank i while looking at Takeru, and Ikaruga stared at Takeru with an aloof expression
That's when Takeru finally looked towards his crotch
Seeing it his face turned red, and he sank his body into the spring in a hurry
”No, it's not this is umm!”
In front of Takeru who spoke hesitantly, Mari's and Ikaruga's expressions were dyed in anger
”Hee〜〜〜〜 since there's a reaction, that i-chan is closest to your preference Rather, how dare you get horny with your comrade just because she's a woman, Takeruu?”
”I'd like to say it can't be helped since it's a ical phenomenon but in this case, not to be even bothered with coet horny bastard, you should be a ht? Spirit, technique and body I'll beat those values into you again!”
Bones in their fists soundly crackled, and the two released an aura full of anger Takeru's face turned blue, and his earthly desires have diminished
Takeru tried to excuse himself somehow——that's when
Just when he thought he saw a shadow behind Ouka, Mari and Kanaria, four towels have fluttered in the air sii's
”Chance!”
It was Nagare ent around behind heir backs
”Wai——!”
”Ue——?!”
”——Hey?!”
”Oh noes”
Three of them were horrified, and one as usual
And Takeru too, in variousof the word and in various places was horrified
”Ahahaha! Dayum!”
The four's backs were pushed fros Takeru was in as well Even as he tre the five approach, Takeru has firmly burned all their naked bodies into his eyes
Yeah, surely, I'll get an unreasonable beating after this
While thinking such a thing, Takeru sank into the bath once again, crushed by female bodies
After five minutes, when the commotion in the bath finally settled down, Takeru immersed himself in water to his shoulder
”Ahh this is invigorating”
Saying a line of an old man, Takeru exhaled comfortably
Ouka and the others ashi+ng their bodies Although he couldn't see well in this stea one could see often
A sight for sore eyes
Usagi and Nagare pressed down Kanaria who didn't want to wash her body, and scrubbed her forcefully
On the opposite side of the spring, Ouka and Mari sat down side by side
It wasn't really quiet in the hot spring, but because he was conscious of it Takeru picked up their conversation
”Ootori Ouka, lend me shampoo”
”A-, wait don't take it without perer”
When Mari hurried her, Ouka started bubbling her hair with all she had
Mari stared at her as she did that
”? What is it, it's gross Don't stare at me like that”
”No, I just thought that your hair is beautiful”
”? It's unusual for you to praise ross”
”Stop saying 'gross' 'gross' I honestly praise good things for being good Unlike you〜”
While saying so, Mari stole the shampoo from Ouka
Ouka co her hair
”if you praise this hair, even if it's you, it doesn't feel bad When I was a child I was being teased for this hair colour, but I really like it now”
”Since you were born with it, I think it's a good colour, it looks like sunset”
”I think I inherited it from my mother, probably I'm not familiar with her, but I think so”
””