Vol 9 Chapter 3 (1/2)
Chapter 3 - First Counter-Attack
In the Alcheinami Suzaku, mesmerized looked at Kiseki inside of a water tank with her cheeks dyed red
Seeing Hyakki Yakou completely controlled, Suzaku was enraptured by her own potential
She felt a huge self-satisfaction fro able to control such powerful force
——However, unexpectedly Suzaku made a wistful expression
People of Sugina other than researching They study, develop and after commercialization they lose interest in their experi the result they lose interest
She didn't care where and on as the weapon used
”just this once I am interested”
With an ecstatic expression Suzaku touched the surface of the water tank
”The world really is overfloith strange things, isn't it in particular, somewhere inside of this sample's soul there's a lot of information on mysterious immortality it's the first time I want to see the results”
Without doubt the result will give her a new mystery
There was still very, very much she didn't know about Hyakki Yakou Structurally its genes contained characteristics of countless fantastical organisms and it continued to evolve
Infinitely evolving lu meat Chaos
The ical power and organic anisms summoned to this world They couldn't be controlled with Kiseki's will Were they soical concept like curse is for fantastical organisenes are to humans?
When she showed Kiseki dreams of variety of situations, Hyakki Yakou ave her a stimulus the results exceeded her expectations every time
Her euphoria raged endlessly Her cli up The smell was similar to that of a human's blood, the appearance was shi+ny but on touch it was cold human skin
taste?
What is the taste I wonder I wonder if there's a taste
Breathing roughly Suzaku touched the barrier wrapping around Kiseki with her tongue and licked it
”as expected, that disgusts even me”
A voice has coue still extended Suzaku looked back in surprise
Then, she ht of a man dressed like a priest
”It has been a while, Haunted-san”
Suzaku blinked repeatedly and retracted her tongue
”Really, you always appear from nowhere, don't you〜 I know you are semi-immortal, but I still don't understand the characteristics of your ical power's property”
””
”Oh, how about it? Won't you becoht find a part of yourself you don't know of?”
Haunted moved towards Suzaku as all excited and passed by her with a cold expression Then he looked up at Kiseki in the water tank
”On the surface Isuka-san was the sa up reasons for others to rely on thereed for research”
”That can't be helped That's the kind of beings Suginami are”
”As long as there are others depending on you, and your heart depends on it, right I, who depend on myself and you who depends on the others are probably in conflict”
H at Kiseki's sleeping expression
By his side, Suzaku stood lined up
”To rather say, why have you come here? Currently Alcheet in contact with people of Valhalla I shall be scolded by Sougetsu-sama”
Even though Suzaku asked, Haunted continued to stare in Kiseki's direction
His gaze was nailed to sleeping Kiseki's happy smile
”See, I've heard that you succeeded in controlling Hyakki Yakou I came to take a look I'm surprised She really is stable However why is she so happy?”
When Haunted asked, Suzaku's eyes shone
”She's drea her happy drea Hyakki Yakou fro berserk”
When Suzaku happily spoke about her achievement, Haunted looked towards her for the first time
His expression was grim
”what did you say?”
When he asked heavily in response, Suzaku joined her hands all smiley
”Until now Kiseki-saainst the thing called 'happiness' Hyakki Yakou won't take actions Kiseki-sa as she sees happy dreams, it will stay quiet and won't overflow”
”What if it overflows? Inquisition regularly reduced a it to release itself If left untreated, it'll overflow even if this girl is happy”
”There's no problerow much, and because it's currently warti parts into soldiers The a reduced and it beco two birds with one stone♪”
If that was true, it would turn into a huge arowing cells into humans, they would create nearly invincible soldiers
If that was realized, they would create ianisth by many times
”We have already tested it Just the other day in north Aht? At the time we delivered several soldiers who had cells transplanted into the that they annihilated a few thousands of enemies”
””
”Oh, I apologize for ic side My heartfelt condolences on this occurrence”
Suzaku lowered her head respectfully
Her apologies didn't go through to Haunted As if he couldn't care less about it, he looked up at Kiseki with his eyes wide open
”In other words this girl is beingshown a dream”
”Yes The reason erosion won't start even if a part is transplanted, is because she recognizes people as her dear brother To Kiseki-sa in this world, if he's in danger she autohter the enemy”
””
”Courageous little sister protecting her dear brother if she protects hi shown that kind of dreaets results in battle”
How is it how is it? Praise me, praise me?
Making an expression that said so, Suzaku peeked at Haunted
”If possible I would like to provide this technology to Valhalla, but breaking the agreeer towards Alchemist That's why, how do I say it, it would be really troublesoiveness”
For some reason she seeretfully It was because she didn't care on whose forces it beco as she could confirm the results, it seemed
Denying Valhalla technology was fatal for them but
Haunted suddenly s his noh mask-like expression
”No no, while it's true that we desperately want military power, criticisht in Valhalla doesn't have as roundabout ethics as Inquisition does There's west, east, senate, lots of troubleso frankly we don't want that kind of thing”
Although it was out of character for him, he emphasized on just the last words he said His words weren't just bravado, all of the people who spoke with Haunted before knew he isn't the kind of person to do that However, Suzaku didn't have a 'human heart' to realize that Rather, she had no interest in 'human heart' in the first place
She tilted her head,an expression that 'then why are you here?'
”I came here out of pure curiosity I have seen Kiseki-san's power froy allowing to control this much power”
”Oh my!”
Being praised, Suzaku made a happy expression
”As expected of you I'”
”Oh my oh my! Well well! Please don't praise me so much!”
She placed both her hands on her cheeks and twisted, wriggled around
Haunted gentleratuitously
”Today I have co forward towards your success in the future To celebrate our acquaintance and your domination of Hyakki Yakou, please take this”
And, still in a bow he held out his hand on top of which he concentrated ical power, it materialized as pitch black particles
What showed in his hand was a bouquet of black flowers
Suzaku received it with a sparkle in her eyes like one a child has when given a toy
”Belladonna it's a ical property, isn't it?”
”Since you seem to have an interest in my property, please use this sample The liated it as soon as possible”
”Yaay! Thank you very much!”
With the bouquet in her hand Suzaku sirl
”Well then, see you again”
Haunted returned the smile and briskly left the location
While walking down the hallway of the first research facility he directed his glaring pupils forward, his back stretched, his ry
《”Are you going to go back like this? Is it fine to leave it like that?”》
The S-class Magical Heritage he had by his waist Dáinsleif, Nacht sent her voice directly into Haunted's brain
With an unusual grim expression on his face, he listened to Nacht's voice
”are you asking if it's fine as a member of Valhalla?”
《”No, are you yourself fine with that? Is what I mean”》
””
《”You're super angry At Hyakki Yakou's or rather, that Kiseki girl's current state, right?”》
After being told that, Haunted gently stroked the sword by his waist, the ' Dáinsleif'
”You truly are the sword existing for my sake I love you, partner”
《”Stop that, really”》
”You're so bashful”
《”I'll slaughter you”》
Haunted's expression was unchanged and grim, he continued to walk down the corridor
Surprisingly quiet Laughably quiet He heard that first research facility's researchers were all people with surnainami
It was too quiet Even though there were people in, there were no presence of other persons
”Ahh how disgusting”
He snorted uncomfortably
”Organis out their life locked up in the research facility With outside world unbeknownst to the ee of love What an uninteresting bunch”
《”Is that the reason you're angry?”》
”Nope I haven't the least interest of the Suginamis I think they can do whatever by themselves”
《””》
”However, that lockout and exclusion, false happinessto it that was forced on that pitiful girl is soive”
Pitiful girl Kusanagi Kiseki
Miserable, a girl carrying miserable fate She tasted the worst pain possible a very s
Right now she was in the middle of happiness In the middle of false happiness
”Making up and sub her in a lukewarinaht absurd It's the sai Kiseki look happy to you?”
《”Nyaw She looked coht she turned really pitiful for a while now”》
”I don't like it I don't like that at all! Such a char I absolutely can't forgive!”
Haunted sped up his pace as he walked through the research facility full of puppets
His expression was full of determination There was a honest resolve
As if he was a hero saving a heroine
Like a er of justice, that kind of expression
Looking from a perspective of others, they would call him 'evil' without any hesitation despite the fact he himself rejected evil
However, even inside of hi froood' is thought of as 'evil', for hiood'
Right now, he rose to action in order to conform to his own justice
”I already irl I'll save her from the false happiness and——”
And without losing his way, he ht forward
”——I'll definitely return her back to the reality devoid of salvation!”
The path of despair's poster boy was single-htforward
Takeru gathered the captains froed to fir to the student council room
He walked through the school or rather, the building that mimicked one and passed by various people
They didn't seeic Acade Inquisition's unifor white lab coats, ere probably Alchee of Ethics Coroups other than Gods' Embers', as well as a number of witches from both East and West
”it seems like South America's shelter has attacked North America's Inquisition but were intercepted and withdrew”
”The Dragoon's developraphically it's suitable for defense, but South Aher population Also, there's ht? They should have been prepared for invasion, for them to be wiped out in just 3 days”
”No clue I can't believe that place's West Side would lose it ht be a neeapon Is Inquisition really on defensive? Unlike ic, their ht?”
”If you raise up over ten thousand e from Akashi+c Hazard and the protective field isn't invincible Recently Inquisition was frequently cooperating with the overseas in secret Theythat invasion is a matter of time”
Talking in the hallas a female Inquisitor and aby what they were talking about, war has already started outside
After Pureblood Party has invaded old japan, Valhalla ic side didn't pull back
Although he expected it, realizing that the second Witch Hunt War has begun his mood has become terribly heavy
There was no way he wouldn't be feeling guilty for doing things for himself in such circumstances
But he had to do it He had no idea on war or politics, but Takeru and the others could only think about one battle at a time
With that said, they could only leave it to Nagaru and the higher-ups
””
His thoughts were disordered, but the Heretic Alliance would lend hith
Right now, he could only proceed forward
I wonder where did Kanaria go?
He couldn't find her by searching blindly
Now that he was looking for her like this, Takeru realized that he knew nothing about her They fought together in the Magic Acadeether, albeit short He knew her feelings towards Ikaruga and Isuka, hatred towards Alchemist and crossed blades with her
But that was all What did she feel when she a, what has she decided to do, Takeru didn't know They h that Ikaruga's and Kanaria's proble he shouldn't try to put in words
”Kusanagi?”
While he walked down the hallway indulging in thoughts, a voice has called from the front Takeru looked up
It was Ikaruga Her expression wasn't bright at all
”were you looking for me?”
Her usual sleepy-looking eyes were directed towards Takeru and she tilted her head
”Did you find Kanaria?”
”yes”
Hearing her dispirited response and seeing that Kanaria wasn't with her, he could iine to an extent what kind of conversation did they have when Ikaruga chased her
He could a said to Kanaria
”It's not okay, is it Aren't you overburdening yourself?”
””
”you ht not like it, but maybe I should tell her off”
Takeru sa's shoulder
With a dua stared at him
Surely, Ikaruga didn't want Kanaria to go on with her revenge No, it wasn't that she didn't want her to take revenge, but didn't want her to get in danger Attack on the Alcheardless of her awareness as a a didn't want an important to her existence Kanaria was to be involved in soerous
He didn't think Kanaria would obediently do what she was told to, but as her senior pupil he could point out her ih sword
Of course, he didn't want to do it
”Kusanagi”
Ikaruga called Takeru Nn? He responded, but that moment
——His ared into a rooht beside them that looked like a data room
”He?!”
As soon as she dragged Takeru in, Ikaruga closed the room's door and pushed him down
On top of Takeru who fell on his back, she has also fell
There was no pain, but his body turned stiff from surprise Because he hit the shelf as he fell, documents have floated down like flower petals
Takeru's heartbeat increased and he tried to rea from on top of his chest
”——Embrace me”
Hearing that phrase all of a sudden, he was unable to speak up
”you said I' myself That's why, embrace me”
One-sidedly Ikaruga requested that of him and buried her face in his chest
Wondering if soed
It was because Ikaruga's shoulders were shaking
”I'm scared it's so scary I can't bear it”
””
”Just the thought that I can lose her again tre won't stop, it's unbearable”
Her body trerabbed onto Takeru's clothes
”It's stupid, right what, why aether for about two days and yet I just created her and did nothing else why ahable there's li a hypocrite”
””
”I turned horrible when I' I think and think but words of apology won't coiveness would be cowardly but I can only think of apologizing”
””
”I I didn't think I was this weak”
She grasped his clothes ly
””
In silence, Takeru strongly hugged Ikaruga's body Strong enough to break her, passionately and preciously he hugged her
Ikaruga too, has ed Takeru, as if entrusting all of herself to him
Although Ikaruga a who said that she won't let anyone carry her burden was relying on him like this, he was incredibly happy about it
”Suginami”
”it's fine for it to be just now, call me by my first name I hate that surname”