Chapter 67 (1/2)
Chapter 67: Rage
Shrouded inside the light of the transfer ht about her duel –– her worst and raceful memory, it all flashed back inside her brain
“Ah, a…”
She stared at her hands
The feeling of pushi+ng off Kotarou was still fresh on her palms
The light froic had faded quickly, but her mind still felt white
The sight before her was all too familiar, one that could be found dotted all over, a fairy square But, it couldn’t be said to be a place where safety was absolutely guaranteed
“Aiee –– ”
Asuna felt, like she had fallen into hell
Because right in front of her, stood the Berserker, re
“KenzAKIIII, ASUNAAAAAAAAA!!”
A the individuals there, Futaba Meiko was likely the only one who knehat had transpired just e, knew
The transfer e of their return to safety, Kenzaki Asuna had pushed Momokawa Kotarou out of the circle
And thus, aside from Kotarou, everyone had arrived at the new fairy square
This was in no way an accident Kenzaki Asuna had the clear intention and willingly knocked away Momokawa Kotarou
And being shown the crime in such an obvious display, it was no wonder that Futaba Meiko was furious
“AIEEEE, N-NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!”
It wasn’t Takanashi+ Kotori, the most cowardly member of the party, that raised that horrified scream It was Kenzaki Asuna
That, could be expected though, considering that Futaba Meiko syirl The incarnation of unreasonable violence Her ultimate trauma
Kenzaki Asuna was not only petrified, she al the blast of bloodlust directed towards her
And, towards the frightened and helpless Asuna, theher fist with all her ––
“Stop, Futabsan!”
The explosive sound that reverberated in the fairy square, was accoe shockwave
Souma Yuuto took on her punch, no, the Berserker’s Pile Bunker that had the characteristic crimson aura, directly on his palms
The destructive power burst out, causing bloody cracks to appear on Yuuto’s palh he braced hiround, because of the impact If he’d taken that punch half-heartedly, it’d be quite the sight, seeing hi It was that powerful
I red fist had directly hit the face of the defenseless Asuna… He couldn’t help but shudder
“Could you move, Soumkun”
He shuddered further froe-filled sound from his sword before it was purified of its curse… No, hers was much worse
“I can’t do that Please, Futabsan, just stop”
However, noit was, no, exactly because the opponent was scary enough that she could kill someone, Souma Yuuto couldn’t back down He couldn’t stand to back down
This was the first time he’d seen Kenzaki Asuna cry At this tirasped the whole situation However, he would still protect Kenzaki Asuna His body radiated such determination
“… Oh”
Meiko’s eyes sharply looked around her
shi+t Souht as he instinctively understood her intention Futaba Meiko already saw everyone there as her ene that
Surely, the rest too could feel her abnormal level of enmity
Souma Sakura had her bow ready, and Natsukawa Mina terribly nervous and alarmed, had her knife drawn
“dai–– ”
“Asuna!! Why the hell did you do that, you imbicile!!”
A hysterical screa with the sound of a slap, drowned away Yuuto’s words
Everyone saw it The i Ryouko, had mercilessly thrashed Asuna’s cheek
“Ah, Ryouko”
“You idiot, idiot! How could, you do that!”
Twice, three times, class rep repeatedly struck Asuna’s face Sakura and Minami ere momentarily dumbstruck, then quickly reacted
“Stop, stop it, Ryouko!”
“Ryouko-chan!”
The two quickly rushed towards Ryouko and Asuna, separating the attacker
The e had hit quite seriously Asuna’s cheeks had turned red, and the individual herself looked quite dumbfounded at the turn of events
“Class, rep, why did, you… ”
Still blocking Meiko’s path, Yuuto turned back to ask Ryoko as being held back
“It was the fact that Asuna did so totally inhumane! She pushed off Momokawkun before the transfer”
“That Wasn’t it an accident? It’s true that it looked like she did that, but there’s no reason for Asuna to––”
“If you want a reason, then I have it”
Although he’d rushed in to save the party from the insect horde, Souotten separated fro up with Momokawa Kotarou and Futaba Meiko, and of the incidents that happened thereafter
“Futabsan, I’iven with a siy, but fro with us on this should be the best option I won’t ask you to forgive Asuna, but ill surely set things right!”
Ryouko, who practically begged, caused Meiko to turn a cold eye –– no, she closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and quietly said,
“Fine, I’ll hear you”
To those words, everyone let out a breath of relief At least for now, Meiko had fought down the intense urge to e
“First, Yuuto-kun, let me tell you what happened between us and Momokawkun–– ”
Ryouko calmly kept at her story, even as Yuuto showed shock at the delicate yet cost them
“I, I never knew… ”
Ryouko finished her explanation and Yuuto finally understood the situation No, fro was still quite hard to believe
First, about the fact that they simply couldn’t function as a party even with Sakura and Class Rep with theentle Futabsan he knew had challenged THE Kenzaki Asuna to a duel, andthe latter to a pulp
Because he had hiht Asuna seriously, he understood hoerful she was However, after taking the blow from earlier, Yuuto also understood hoerful a Berserker was
The high school girl called Futaba Meiko, in her entirety, had totally changed This changed girl had in turn changed Asuna Subjecting her to pure violence, co her pride as a soman
It was unbelievable No, it was more correct to say, he didn’t want to believe it
Nevertheless, since Asuna was in fact behaving like she was in a nightmare, he had no choice but to accept that truth That for Kenzaki Asuna, Futaba Meiko was the object of her absolute fear
“Asuna thought that Futabsan was brainwashed by a curse froot rid of him––”
“Th-that’s not! I just, wanted to… ”
“Hoas it not like that, Asuna? You caved in to your fear and tried to… To murder Momokawkun”
Asuna hugged her head as if she thought it was the apocalypse, and Ryouko stared her down, bitterness slightly tinting her expression
She understood that the girl was traumatized She wanted to be on her side, corave crime
It was probably eon But Ryouko herself had comive it She never wanted to feel that helplessness again, and she wouldn’t let anyone else
“H-hey, class rep, isn’t this a bit much?”
“That’s right, Ryouko Think about how Asuna feels, she–– ”
“Stop, Yuuto-kun, Sakura Please, do not say any more in Asuna’s defense”
Being so sharply repri but stay silent
This probley For Ryouko, it was because Asuna was such an irreplaceable and important friend, that she had to face her sins
Most importantly, this was the only way in order to save Kenzaki Asuna’s life Kisaragi Ryouko keenly knew this
“Asuna, just for the sake of it, let’s hear your side Why did you do it?”
There was practically noto Asuna’s side of the story, since she was already a broken mess But still, if they didn’t hear it, there couldn’t be true acceptance Not for Meiko, not for Class Rep herself, but for the friends who believed in Asuna
“M-Mo, because of him…”
“And what did Mo exactly?”