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EPISODE 1
Section 1
A grey and cloudy sky would not have been out of place over the ruins of Sorakara School, now in a state of such disrepair it is on the verge of being considered a haunted spot Constant thunder—like a cheap B-list horror —would also have been perfect for the present situation Perhaps then, Takeya would have become used to this place
But the sky is not grey, never mind some kind of healthy blue Even today the sky is a ridiculous cotton candy-esque pure white A fake looking sky like one ht find inside a fancy picture book Not only that, but there are s around and around in circles like a baby on a o-round or cute little mascots There’s no way they could be real
It’s abnormal It’s a different world
Naturally, the sky alone being pretty did not ease Takeya’s spirits He is constantly seeing things that remind him of the difference between the sky and the situation the students are in
They are under the e in which she raises humans as cattle – The 21 Confectionaries
The boys and girls confined here cannot escape unless they return the sky back to its true state
“Haa… Haa… Haa…”
Takeya was running through the ruined courtyard with a bastard sword on his back No one had been rown everywhere and stones were scattered all over, h
But Takeya could not stop running If he did not exhaust hier think, he would probably be crushed by the hopeless reality that awaits him
“Haa… Haa… Haa…”
The weather was uncomfortably warm and the air humid It felt horrible It was like he was inside so but had he no choice but to continue
Inhale the horrible air Sputter it out Inhale Sputter
His sas sticking to his skin like sugary sweets
Everything was unpleasant
Takeya was fighting with his desire to si flew in front of him
“…What’s that? A blue butterfly?”
The world ended 10 years ago
The Huo In the first three years humanity was reduced to a mere 1 of its former population, and many animals and plants went extinct
Takeya had noa butterfly in the world after that He thought they had died out like everything else
It was painful, but he lifted his head at the rare sight and followed the butterfly with his eyes
He could see class “lessons” just like hi
The one who had tired herself out during her run and was on the ground staring up at the sky was a 12 year old girl, Hatogaya Koko
The students in the Sorakara Farned into one by the irl
Takeya and his 29 classmates are in Class 18 However, they are not necessarily in the same school year
For Koko, the youngest, going through the same lessons as the rest of the class is hard She is often seen exhausted
On the opposite side of the age spectruentle 18 year old Yuentle care of the exhausted Koko
The blue butterfly continued flying around
Nearby was Takeya’s long-ti with a wooden sword Giving hily pained expression was the 2 iant, Ichinohe Arashi+
The blue butterfly turned towards Takeya Two girls ran in front of hiood looks and personality, Ariood friend Saki Nono
It is easy to accept that those two gentle personalities would be good friends, but actually seeing theether asirl It was like soave him a polite nod as they passed him
Everyone had their oeapon Shuuhei had a dagger in addition to his wooden sword Arashi+ had spiked knuckle dusters, Eishi+n a spear, Miyuki a naginata and Nono a japanese sword Even Koko had a ser
They weren’t having a battle royale or anything They must carry them for their lessons
Everyone is exhausted by the lessons Exactly how exhausted they are differs from person to person, but that is only natural There is no way to irl puts theh
In the lessons, everyone finds a weapon that is suited to the said weapon They exert theirl
However, nobody knohy this is done
It could bethat would be useful in defeating theiive lessons on how to kill her
Takeya and the rest of the students are forced to do the lessons without understanding why
Since they are handling weapons, there are occasional injuries There have even been cases of death
But even if they don’t feel like doing the lessons, they do not dare skip them
Why? Simple Those who do not participate fully in the lessons will be eaten by the irl Those who resist even a little are prioritized as sacrifices Those ill never become adept at combat are also prioritized
The students in Sorakara Farm are eaten due to subversive tendencies or their poor perfors known as irls see no value in humans beyond food and entertainment
Takeya pondered the idea that she ht each other for her own enjoyment after they had become skilled with their weapons and felt sick
“Waa~n!”
Takeya heard a shrill voice
There are only youths in Sorakara Farm, so there are no adult teachers Those who adirl are the only things that exist between her and the humans
“Cheer up, Takeya-kun!”
That is one of them, an anie based on appearance alone, this ently jumped onto Takeya’s shoulder
“…Usakoro”
“Yep! That’s loomy Cheer up! Happy!”
Usakoro rather skilfully held onto the still running Takeya with his hind lends and raised his forelegs, creating a pose rese you would see from a triumphant athlete
“I’ll do anything to cheer you up, Takeya-kun!”
(He says that a lot)
Anythem
These s like Usakoro are known as “Lucett” They seeirl unconditionally, so there is no way they would do what a human like Takeya asks
Even though he kneould not get a real answer, Takeya felt like riling him up
“Anything? Well then, I wonder if you’ll tell me where White Noisette is?”
Thethat name made Takeya’s fist clench It made him feel like he had been filled with curses
White Noisette
The na Takeya and the other students
Usakoro responded to Takeya’s request by shaking his head froerated fashi+on
“No way! I’ve been ordered to never ever reveal Noir’s pre-transformation form You should know, I’ve told you this a thousand ti with me!”
The students have never seen White Noisette before She lurks around the farm in her human form
It’s actually very rare Usuallyto their human forms
She is still iic she can use is limited and her powers become the same as that of any other human
She can expand the 21 Confectionaries, but she is unable to use other ic such as the kinds used in battle
Despite these weaknesses, she is stubbornly attached to the idea of hiding her true for the students
Besides, she definitely has a sinister reason for it If she were to eat soht she was their friend and trusted her, then their despair would be solike that
It is only that natural that Takeya would think like that That is just the kind of the thing irls are
Usakoro, assuht be depressed, hurriedly started his follow-up
“I told Noir that you’re sad Reika is going to be “taken” I’m sad as well”
Usakoro’s shoulders slumped down in dejection
“But she didn’t listen She said Reika’s grades were bad, so it couldn’t be helped”
I didn’t care The ed, no matter what Usakoro thinks
“I get it Enough I’”
Takeya grabbed Usakoro and threw him away
“Waaa! You’re horrible!”
Usakoro flew through the air and landed steadily on his feet Despite their cute appearance, Lucett are actually quite tough like that
Takeya continued running and ignored Usakoro, refusing to look back
“Wait, Takeya!”
“Nah”
One of Takeya’s feht
“Ah! Youkou-chan! What’s wrong?”
It was Youko Mitsushi+, overfloith sex appeal in a irl
“The hooks on et me a new one from town~?”
“Eh? Same reason as before?”
“My boobs are too big and they just keep getting bigger There’s no helping it”
“I see… Anyhy are you showing that e?”
“There’s no reason to hidefeatures, no~? They say a wise falcon hides its talons, but there’s no way I can hide ones as big as these“
She bent her back and pushed her breasts out as she spoke
Despite how she s Perhaps she had noticed that Takeya was sick of talking to Usakoro and decided to help?
Takeya went back to concentrating on running It was the only thing he could do He had already been running non-stop for three hours
Ah, speaking of which…
Before Takeya had realized it, the blue butterfly had disappeared And though he was still concentrating on running, that realization caused hihtly
Crack
They started craue fro to unleash itself in one burst
His left calf was overcoo numb
In reality his es, even if his was mind was too preoccupied to notice