v1c2 (1/2)

Chapter 2: His life with his childhood friend + Man-eater

I had a dream. A painful dream in the darkness. Beaten without a way to resist. Could only bear the pain… … suddenly the voice ended. The head of the beating man suddenly rolled out.

Then, the scream.

This isn’t the end… This is just the beginning.

“! ?”

Suddenly awakened. I awaken.

“So… It’s only a dream.”

This way of waking up was terrible. His whole body was wet with sweat… because of this all part of his body was hurt. Why?, that’s because he was sleeping on the floor all night.. When he thought about why he would have to sleep on the floor… so that was the reason. He then realized all of this nightmare wasn’t just a dream. From the gap of the blanket I could see a thigh … that’s what the nightmare I was talking about

“If all of this was a dream it would be great…”

But right now Kuroe was sleeping on Tooya’s bed. These were undoubtedly realities, it made Tooya feel that every things happened yesterday were real.

“Fu, mu… … it’s already morning?”

Kuroe starting to wake up. Kuroe still remained naked as last night, Tooya seeing Kuroe slowly stood up panicky averting his eyes.

“Put your clothes on first if you want to go out.”

“U, mu…”

With that weak reply at his back Tooya left the room. Unlike yesterday Kuroe didn’t tease him today… Perhaps Kuroe is weak in the morning?

“… … Done.”

Hearing that he came back to the room, Kuroe had put her clothes on. But she still looked sleepy.

“This time it’s my turn to change clothes.”

Yesterday he had to wear uniform to sleep. Even if the uniform couldn’t be changed at least he had to replace the sweat soaked underwear.

“Umu.”

Kuroe nodded.

“… …”

Kuroe, stayed motionless.

“Etou, I want to change my clothes?”

“Umu.”

Kuroe nodded.

“… …”

“Etou, I want to change my clothes?”

I said it again.

“Umu.”

Kuroe this time… didn’t even move.

“No, I said, I want to change my cloth so could you please go outside.”

“Just change as you like… I don’t mind.”

“I really mind!”

“Fumu… ?”

I cried out loud… Kuroe still with a tired face tilted her head.

“… … You’ve seen me naked?”

“What! ?”

“… … But you don’t want to let me you naked?”

“It was you who showed it to me!”

He shouted as to make an excuse.

“… … Master is really cold.”

Kuroe whispered.

“No, the issue is not about being cold…”

“Stingy.”

Kuroe begun sulking by pouting her mouth

“I’m also a girl, certainly I will be interested in young boy naked body.”

“Obviously you’re a monster which lived hundred years, you have no rights to call yourself a girl…”

But Kuroe shook her head.

“Master really doesn’t understand girl’s heart.”

“Instead of a a girl’s feeling, I feel the sight of a children that want to cut open a frog.”

Obviously looking from the side she was grining.

“… … Anyway, you’ve been completely awaken.”

“Umu.”

She simply nodded her head.

“… … Fuu.”

Then I breathed in, inhaled… … and yelled:

“Get out!”

“Fumu, understood.”

Without any remorse in her face, Kuroe went out of the room.

◇

“Master, I have a request.”

After being driven out for a while, Kuroe suddenly said that.

“… … What is it?”

I was stunned. Although the sleeping and waking up Kuroe was quite easy going, But that still couldn’t make people forget that she could easily kill people.

“I want an hour of freedom.”

“… … Do you think I will allow it?”

Because of fear of not seeing her, so he gave the order of not letting her leave his side.

“I won’t do anything harmful to people.”

“… … I can’t believe anything you said.”

This was impossible.

“Fumu… … This is for master’s own good.”

“For… me?”

He felt that yesterday they did the same commitment.

“You want to go to school?”

When I looked at my watch, it was already 7:30, ussualy I go to school at 8:00 AM and it takes about 20 minute to reach school. Moreover, it doesn’t matter even if I don’t go today after that event yesterday.

“No no, I better go.”

Kuroe smiled.

“You also don’t want to add more unnecessary doubts right?”

“Unnecessary, doubts… ?”

Not understanding that sentence, I looked back at Kuroe .

“You see, those 3 people. If people think that master killed them wouldn’t it be troublesome?”

“Tsu!?”

Tooya’s face tensed up.

“Needless to say all those guys will no longer appear. Even if there are no corpses there still will be some fusses…… when that time is come I think master is the first one to be suspected?”

Those three. Were beating Tooya… Then Kuroe ate them. I’m afraid in a few days after, their disappearances will cause some commotions.

Of course, they’re not really missing… They’re eaten. So they won’t be able to find those who had died.

But the search will still be carried out. When the time comes they will searching for those missing people and search the cause of dissapereance of those three. Then the first to be suspected would be Tooya. And that’s why.. Tooya can’t missed school in the day those three people gone missing

“What’s the connection between this and giving you some free time?”

Tooya said like groaning.

“Of course there is.”

Kuroe nodded and said.

“If master wants to go to school then mustn’t I go to school with you?”

“Ah.”

This is true, to make her follow every order he make, she must been keep at Tooya side all time. But school is not a place you could suddenly run in… … But, if they didn’t go to school together Kuroe would be freed, then it would also be very terrible.

“Only one hour, I can get into school.”

There was no other choice. If now he refused to give Kuroe one hour of freedom, it would give Kuroe even more freedom. Not allowing her to go to school though may be the best option… But the risk was too much, and he couldn’t keep her here forever.

“… … I understand.”

Thus, he could only agree. He could only trust Kuroe’s words. Even if she is a terrible man-eater, he could only try to trust her… At this time, Tooya suddenly remembered.

“Kuroe … You were sealed there?”

“That’s it, what happened?”

Kuroe asked back.

“But you’re not confused?”

“Confused?”

“You haven’t been to the outside for several hundred years?”

Even so Kuroe still looked calm. Hundreds of years ago and now there should be big differences. Even after what happened Kuroe didn’t look neither confused nor surprised. Even Kuroe was technically different from other people, this’s really making me thing that she was being sealed was something that never happened.

“Fumu, I see.”

Kuroe seemed like understanding Tooya’s question.

“The answer is very simple, because I know this world.”

“… … How do you know it?”

She was obviously sealed.

“When I was sealed I talked to master didn’t I?”

“… Ah ha.”

“How do you think it’s done?”

“It’s similar to telepathy and the like?”

At that time a voice echoed in his head.

“Wrong, not that kind of thing.”

Kuroe shook her head.

“Not a method, go back to the previous stage.”

“… Previous stage?”

“Correct, the first thing you need before a conversation.”

Tooya thought. To talk sound is needed, but Kuroe said it was not this but to take a step back… it was the target of conversation. If there’s no target of conversation, the conversation can’t be established. Even if she try to talk but there’s no target of conversation her conversation would never reach out too other people

“Useless if the other party isn’t visible, right?”

If you don’t know if there’s anyone to hear your words the dialogue cannot be established.

“Exactly. After few hundred years the sealed had been slowly weakened, I could make a little outside interference possible. Of course not only telepathy, I could use all-seeing eyes, so I understand the world up till now.”

“So there’s no need for any worry.”

Kuroe said.

“No matter what happen I will find suitable solution to handle it.”

If she said so then nothing to worry about right? … Wait why do I feel relieved after hearing this.

“… I see.”

Tooya once again nodded.

Then Kuroe smiled again.

“Then, I’ll be right back.”

Kuroe quickly left the room.

◇

Then back to the daily routine… Of course, Tooya also understand that this is only temporary. Just couldn’t see Kuroe’s figure, made Tooya feel very a.s.suring.

He washed his face as usual, having breakfast as usual. Because of Kuroe’s magic, even though Kuroe wasn’t here his parents didn’t question anything.

” I’m going out.”

It was already 8:00 AM in the morning Tooya left his house for school. Kuroe still hadn’t returned from her trip. He remembered she was telling him that she would back in 1 hour. If that the case she should back by Homeroom period. Well knowing this, what would happen next must be she comes with a teacher as a transferred student, normally that should be the case.

“… … Haa.”

He sighed. No matter what Kuroe would no doubt come to school. To be frank… … without Kuroe here he felt very calm, but at the same time he felt uneasy about what would happen afterwards.

“… … Fuu.”

He sighed again. Whatever now he only had to go to school…… Forget it, to Tooya school isn’t a quite place anyways.

“Tooya-kun.”

Tooya was taken aback as his name was called, then he turned back.

“… Rikka.”

It was a very familiar face. That was the childhood sweetheart living next door. Just like the man-eater Kuroe, she peeked at Tooya. Tooya stuck his tongue out as he felt an unpleasant feeling after seeing the face that was suitable for that pet.i.te body.

“Bruises, can be seen.”

“!?”

Exposing the expression of panic Rikka immediately took out her hand mirror. After confirming the bruises on her face, her face starting to distorted. It was covered by cosmetic so it was easy for me to notice that small bruise.

“Later I will stop at convenient store to buy make-up to cover it.”

I couldn’t say go home first and fix your make up here.

“I won’t go with you.”

Tooya said that, Rikka looked like she was about to cry. But Tooya frowned.

“… … Don’t talk to me at school, I said it before right?”

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“Here, isn’t school.”

Rikka used a little strong tone to replied Tooya.

“Because we’re in uniforms, so it is almost the same.”

It seemed this was gonna be a long long way to school.

“Well then, I want to go to school… Don’t follow me.”

Tooya began to walk. Rikka as Tooya said didn’t follow him… But Tooya stopped after taking a few steps. Because he knew her for a long time he knew what kind of face she was making right now.

“… … Haa.”

Turning back, he could see Rikka showed an expected emotion.

“A, really, don’t cry now.”

“… … I’m not crying.”

Obviously she was desperately holding her tears in.

“I know, I will accompany you to the convenience store before.”

Tooya as if giving up said so… Then Rikka revealed a bright expression.

“Un, thanks.”

“… … Haa.”

Sighing. Convenience store is still some distance away from school. There should be no one to see him and Rikka together.

“It can’t be helped…..”

Rikka’s bruises on her face entered his sight.

Tooya immediately averted his eyes, and headed toward school.

◇

“That, that cat is very cute.”

“… … Hee.”

Tooya faintly responded while walking. Although Rikka desperately wanted to talk to Tooya, but Tooya didn’t have the will to answer it. This wasn’t because Tooya hated Rikka… … It was just, Tooya thought that this was the best. Well, this had all become meaningless because of what happened yesterday… …But there wasn’t a way to immediately stop it.

“I also want to keep a cat.”

“… … But raising cats isn’t easy.”

He tried to sugarcoating his words even though it was impossible for her to raise a cat. Rikka’s family now couldn’t be said as a good environment suitable for raising a cat… … Rikka should know this very clear. Rikka just said it but wouldn’t admit it… that’s all.

It was the same for Tooya.

“Keeping dog is more interesting.”

In a split second, Rikka looked surprise at Tooya… But, she soon laughed.

“Un, dogs are cute too!”

“It’s called Chihuahua.”

“That is not very cute. The eyes are too big.”

“… …A, really.”

Her reference is really complicated

“A husky type of dog is good too. Big one, but also fluffy.”

“Why does Rikka like to choose such troublesome type…”

“I like it.”

“… Really.”

If this is also a hobby, then there is no way.

“Nee, Tooya-kun.”

Rikka suddenly exposed a serious expression.

“What happened with you?”

“… … Why did you ask?”

Being asked such question, Tooya frowned a bit.

“Because when we were at the gate, you were sighing.”

“… … Sighing, I do that every day.”

Tooya replied.

“If anything happened I would say, I do this every day. This Rikka should be aware of?”

“… … Un.”

“Rikka doesn’t have to worry about me… Compared to me, you have something to do right? .”

“… … Un, yes.”

Rikka softly said.

“We’ve come to the convenience store.”

At this point they had reached the convenience store. Tooya said those words as if wanting to end the topic.

“Go ahead. I want to go first.”

“… … Un.”

With slight hesitant Rikka nodded. Then stood in place for a while, and headed toward the convenience store.

“Rikka.”

Tooya yelled.

“Don’t talk to me at school.”

“… … Un.”

Rikka didn’t turn back a direct response. SoTooya didn’t see Rikka’s expression… …Well, although it was easy to guess.

“Then I’ll go first.”

“Un, see you later.”

Well they’re in the same cla.s.s so they would meet again later.

But, there should be no conversation to make.

◇

“Good morning.”

After Tooya opened the door to the cla.s.sroom.The sight of the students were concentrated on Tooya, the noisy cla.s.sroom quieted down for a moment… …And then as if nothing had happened it became noisy again. Tooya wordlessly walked to his seat.

“… … Fuu.”

Tooya sat down and sighed.Although this was already a daily basis but he still couldn’t get used to it… being avoided was much better than being bullied. Because being avoided is the same as being treated as non-existent, you would only feel isolated but there would be no real harm.

There was still a bit of time before HR started. Although you can spend your time chatting, but that kind of event didn’t happen with Tooya. With nothing to do Tooya took out the first lesson material from his book and started review the lesson materials… Thanks to this Tooya scores were slightly improved.

“Good morning.”

Later than Tooya about five minutes Rikka entered cla.s.s. Different to Tooya, when Rikka entered there was someone responded to her. Although feeling Rikka’s sight, but Tooya still the same didn’t care and reading his text book. Then soon came Rikka’s pleasant conversation between her friends… …Feeling a little peace of mind Tooya began to look around the cla.s.sroom.

“… …”

Tooya eyes stopped at a vacant seat. HR would start immediately but it was still empty. Because the student sitting there was often absent, so no one would care… …But Tooya knew. There wouldn’t be anyone who would seat in that chair from to begin with.

*Kikon*

The bell rang. Tooya removed his line of sight from the empty chair and closed the text book.

“Good morning.”

Almost the same time the cla.s.s teacher walked into the cla.s.sroom.

“Hurry up and sit down. HR is starting.”

The noisy cla.s.sroom quieted down.

“Now start the roll call. Aoki, Asai…”

“Kamisaki.”

“Yes.”

Replied.

“Kurumi.”

Rikka also replied.

“Ensaka… Not here again.”

Sensei looked at the empty seat. Five minutes later the roll call was over.

” Then I know this is so suddenly but today… … There’s a student transferred into our cla.s.s.”

The words of the teacher made the cla.s.sroom boil up in one breath. But this was part of Tooya’s expectation so there’s nothing to be surprised about.

“Come in.”

After the teacher finished the door opened. At this moment, the cla.s.sroom was silent… …She had such a dignified presence

“Nice to meet you. I am Ogami Kuroe .”

Kuroe Started her introduction shyly. It was not ordinary att.i.tude, instead an elegant one. Even knowing Kuroe’s true nature Tooya was also fascinated by her. Kuroe was now giving an impression of an elegant aura that is befitting for a lady in a kimono.

“From now on we’re going to study together. I might give you some troubles,I hope to be able to get along with everyone.”

And then she smiled. Not only were the boys, even the girls’ faces were red.

“Eto, your seat will be…”

“Can I seat next to him?”

Sensei looked in the direction ofKuroe’s finger… …There was no doubt that the front of Kuroe’s fingertips was pointed at Tooya.

“Next to Kamisaki… You know him?”

“Yes.”

Then Kuroe smiled.

“We’re engaged.”

“! ?”

The cla.s.sroom was in chaos… Tooya started getting headache at this moment.

“Very well, then you just sit there.”

In contrast with the cla.s.sroom, sensei calmly accepted it. Promptly issued instructions to move the students next Tooya… …That teacher, I didn’t expect him to be such a flexible person, No!.. she might have done something to this teacher like she did with my parents.

But this wasn’t the main problem, the main problem was all the eyes on the cla.s.sroom was focused on him. There was a confusing gaze cast on him , a puzzled gaze , a scornful gaze and the other it didn’t matter anymore. But latter all of this would became a headache to him.

“Please take care of me.”

The person in question Kuroe with a face that says “this has nothing to do with me” sat in the seat next to him

◇

After that commotion happened the atmosphere in cla.s.s had became quite delicate. Normally after this kind of thing happened everyone in cla.s.s would certainly surround the transfer student, But because Kuroe stated such a thing none of those cla.s.smate took any action. I didn’t whether Kuroe wanted to continue this engagement play till the end. Kuroe became very intimate after that and it was troubling because there were many people who saw it.

“… … Haa.”

Thus, once lunch break came Tooya immediately fled the cla.s.sroom… …Well, even if there was no such thing happened still he wouldn’t stay in the cla.s.sroom for lunch. Tooya’s shelter is the rooftop. It was originally locked and couldn’t be opened, but Tooya with a key could go up.

“That was really too much, master.”

After coming to the rooftop he hurriedly locked the door… …But still Kuroe came. And also Kuroe didn’t come from the door, but over the fence.

“You actually left your just transferred in fiancé.”

“… … Who’s your fiance.”

Tooya replied with a fed up tone.

“You say that without my permission… what are you intending to do?”

“Nothing.”

Kuroe answered.

“I said that so the mob-character wont be come after you again master.”

That was indeed the case… But obviously there were other better ways.

“By the way, your eyes.”

“Fumu?”

“It’s nothing, I just found they are black.”

“Aa.”

Kuroe nodded.

“If they were gold then it would be too conspicuous, so I used magic to turn them black.”

Indeed there’s no human with golden eyes.

“Says, master.”

“… … What is it?”

“Is there any problem between master and the cla.s.s?”

“!?”

The sudden question shook Tooya.

“Why do you ask?”

“Nothing, just after master came out of the cla.s.sroom they were looking for me. Although they asked me a lot of questions, but would always avoid the topic about master… …Generally I would feel a little strange, right?”

The rumors about having a fiancee is good gossips to talk, so I didn’t see why they didn’t mention it when asking Kuroe

“In the end, what happened?”

With smile on her face Kuroe looked at Tooya… from her expression Tooya didn’t knew she had seen all the question till the end.

Tooya slightly s.h.i.+fted his line of sight from Kuroe and said.

“Yesterday… I almost died?”

“Fumu.”

She nodded.

“The one who beat me were the notoriously bad students of the school… … So everybody was dodging me.”

“You’re targeted, un…”

Kuroe seemed like not understand and repeated it.

“Says, master.”

“… … What.”

“Why doesn’t master resist?”

In a blink, Tooya face became blank. But soon returned to its original form.

“… … This is not surprising. They were three people and only me.”

“Fumu, is that so…”

Kuroe tilted her head.

“But even in that situation you didn’t resist those guys. Since master should have such courage you shouldn’t have done nothing.”

“… … You overestimate me.”

Tooya as if you want to end the topic said that… But Kuroe continued.

“Even so you didn’t retord to the words of those guys… Says, what weaknesses are caught by them.”

Although Tooya want to brush it off but after listening to this sentence he couldn’t be helped but get shaken. Not missing this Kuroe starting to raise her mouth edge.

“Speaking after master left the cla.s.sroom, the cla.s.smates had been asking me questions, But only one person did not come.”

“… …”

“But she had been looking at me. Obviously wanting to ask me immediately, but didn’t have the courage to ask… with the same expression.”

“… …”

Tooya lightly bit his lips.

“What was her name…Seems to be, Kurumi Rikka or something.”

“Kuroe!”

Having recovered Tooya grabbed Kuroe’s collar.

“Muu, why so sudden?”

“Her, do not touch.”

These words made Kuroe shrugged.

“I won’t do anything. I just felt from her sight that she wanted to talk to me.”

Just as Kuroe said, Kuroe just felt that.

“Fumu, sure enough that girl is master’s weakness.”

Kuroe seemed relieved and nodded.

“Being threaten if you resist she would be hurt, or being aware of this possibility and gave up resisting… … No matter what because of that girl master chose a th.o.r.n.y road. But also in order not to let her get involved and wouldn’t let her talk to you.”

Kukuku, Kuroe laughed.

“My master is really great not like those spineless human around master.”

“… … You’re taking me for a fool?”

“How come.”

Kuroe shrugged exaggeratedly.

“Actually think of this point for other, this is a virtue. That girl is really happy.”

Tooya looked straight to the smiling Kuroe and said.

“Dont touch her!”

“… … Well, I said I wouldn’t do anything. I will not act without the command of master.”

“You already made a rumor about our engagement without my permission.”

“Forget about it if the other party found out then it will be a point where of no returning.”

“Eh?”

Tooya didn’t understand what she’s saying, and then when he want to ask Kuroe what she’s mean by that…

*Don Don Don.*

The door that was locked start to rattle.

“No way…”

Looking at the door the person that Tooya least expected was there

“Tooya-kun, are you here?”

“Rikka! ?”

Why it must come to this!?.. he didn’t even want to think about it. Although he already told Rikka to not talk to him at school, and then out of nowhere someone has self proclaim that she’s his fiancee, even i would be very concerned about it .

“Nee, open the door.”

Gachi gachi the door knock let out such sound.

“You won’t open it?”

Kuroe looked at Tooya. Although it couldn’t be helped, but looking at the positive side, here he didn’t have to worry about being seen by others… after re-thinking and thinking again Tooya sighed.

“I’ll open it… But don’t do anything against Rikka.”

“Roger.”

Smiling Kuroe nodded… looking at her face Tooya didn’t know what she was plotting this time. Although his heart was a bit uneasy but he also had to open the door.

*Gacha*

As Tooya opened the door. A wobled Rikka appeared inTooya’s sight. There was no doubt that she was crying a little on the way here

“Come in.”

“Un… … A.”

Immediately nodded, after seeing Kuroe figure behind where Tooya standing she started to frown. Although Rikka’s face had a little distortions, but Rikka still looked at Tooya.

“Don’t worry, just come in. Then I’ll give you a good explanation.”

“… … Un.”

Rikka once again nodded and came in the roof. After Rikka went in Tooya locked the door again… … But Tooya completely didn’t know how to explain next.

“Nee, you… are Ogami Kuroe-san, right?”

Didn’t wait for Tooya to begin his explanation Rikka started talking to Kuroe, this was very rare for the introverted Rikka.

“Yes, and you are… ?”

Well-behaved Kuroe responded. Because this was the first time the two talk, so Kuroe shouldn’t know Rikka’s name.

“I’m called Kurumi Rikka.”

In a pinch Rikka started strengthen her tone.

“Ogami-san, what is your relations.h.i.+p with Tooya?”

“Ara.”

Kuroe revealed a little surprised expression.

“I should have said I’m his fiancee?”