Chapter 69 (1/2)
Chapter 69
Chapter 69: Kizaki Akane and Kitaouji Rurika (2)
The two girls who’d finished their short rest, had once again started to advance through the dungeon
“――Ignis・Blast ”
Akane shot a powerful, volleyball sized fireball which fleards the ile bones i
“YAAAAAAAA!!!”
Ruri, wielding her sword, began to clean up the skeletons that had escaped the explosion She was easily able to overpower these enemies without the use of battle arts Her blade that had been enchanted using Akane’s Ignis・Enchant , easily broke down the skeletons
“Awesome! That’s my Ruri-chan, on so easy!”
“Of course we did!”
Ruri pridefully puffed out her uniform chest where as Akane had on an innocent sht that Akane was much more ‘awesome’ than her
Currently, she could easily cut down skeletons, but when she first encountered this type ofin horror She couldn’t do anything
It was scary She couldn’t understand why she was in this dangerous other world dungeon Fear welled up fro was actually closer to despair
Her only salvation came from when Akane appeared, as all she’d done eep in despair, unable to take a single step past the first room
But then, her first encounter with skeletons resulted in her being chased down, breaking her spirit
“Hey Akane, let’s just, die together…”
She couldn’t continue living in such a place She didn’t want to attack or be attacked by those awful monsters It was all a bad drea to commit suicide to escape from it
If her and Akane killed theether, she would do it
“――It’s alright Ruri-chan! I’ll protect you!”
However, Kizaki Akane had taken a stand, her hands blessed in fire
When her tall friend used her Ignis・Sagitta to shoot down the skeletons, telling her it was alright, holding out a hand in a gentle se
“I never knew… You’re so strong, Akane”
She said, taking that hand
“It’s because you’re with me, Ruri-chan, so I can do my best”
Akane answered, with a s like the sun
She’d always known, that froer heart than herself
When was it that she’d realized? Was it around when she was in third grade and she noticed Akane had grown taller than her? No, it wasn’t because of the height difference
She realized that she couldn’t keep pushi+ng her weight around like she did as a kid She couldn’t be friends with just anyone, as girls would naturally for scary to talk to the boys who only kept growing taller and taller
But Akane had becoer That shy Akane who used to only talk with her childhood friend (herself), had somehow become one of the people at the center of the class
She was also doing great as the ace of the volley ball club
Surely, it was her who’d becorown
And yet, Akane… She kept piling on coirl She had a massive inferiority complex towards her best friend
However, in proportion to that, her desire to be with Kizaki Akane only grew
I don’t want to be left behind, I don’t want to be abandoned
Anxiety welled up every tiirl even talking casually with the boys
She eak, Akane strong She knew they didn’t ht by her side, forever
Her feelings only kept growing
Then, in the extreme situation where her life was on the line, she finally realized―― that feeling was called love
“Ruri-chan, we’ll definitely get back home”
“Yes, the two of us together, I knoe can”
And so, upon reaching the fairy square after their first battle in that dark and dreary dungeon, they shared their first kiss
Did Akane, really love her back? They’d kissed despite being the saone further than that Was it just a for to turn away fro how Akane really felt
Yet, their current relationshi+p that ell past just being best friends, was definitely what she’d wished for
Her itching anxiety and unease about how Akane ht one day leave her, it all disappeared, when they held hands, locked lips, and connected their bodies She’d becoirl had been for her She could believe in that
The momentary pleasure The base lust The unproductive deed of two girls loving each other
Faulty as they est reasons that turned Ruri into the brave soman she’d currently become
For the sake of Kizaki Akane, her sweet beloved, she would fight She’s told me that she would protect me, so in turn, I’ll do the same
“Well then, wanna get going”
“Ok let’s, skeletons don’t drop any cores anyway”
After kicking away an un-undeded skeleton’s head, Ruri looked ahead at the end of the path There was a crossroad
“Sooo, which way?”
“Wait a bit, let me check”
She responded to Akane, as just behind her, as she checked the note circle that acted as their co arrow pointed them left
“Mm, okay, looks like it’s――”
It happened theback towards Akane
A large, black shadow――
“GRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHH”
An ugly, beastly bellow Loud as it was, Ruri heard it quite distantly
“――Ruri-chan!”
Her vision suddenly flipped around She wondered why that was She saw that Akane was upside down
Huh Why
With that simple question in mind, Kitaouji Ruriko’s consciousness descended into eternal darkness
“hoHOho whatT a Delicacy! Hot girl Meat is the
the bEeeesT!”
Kizaki Akane doubted her eyes She didn’t even want to believe it
Ruri had, died
The man had suddenly come from the crossroads He wore a dirty, black outfit tainted with filth and blood, that differed fro she was familiar with, the boy’s unifornized that face, one that basically everyone in class also knew
“…Yokomichi, Hajime”
The stain of class 2-7, dubbed Porky, it was that disgusting, unsightly boy
He howled nonsense As if he was aroused for so It sounded repulsive and evil
Fresh blood dripped from Yokomichi’s mouth It was Ruri’s