Vol 2 Chapter 1 (1/2)
Chapter 1: His ordinary days with man-eater – childhood friend + dark clouds
The sunrise rose, unrelated to the will of humans.
“… ugh”
He woke up as he regained his consciousness. He didn’t feel any drowsiness at all… after forming a contract with Kuroe, Tooya’s body didn’t require sleep. But he was still sleeping every day because it was part of his lifestyle.
“I have to wake Kuroe…”
I looked beside me to the roommate who had a same physical condition as mine but she also wanted to sleep every day. Sleeping late to advocate how good was sleeping was fine, but I hope she would try to wake up by her own.
“Eh?”
Kuroe was not here. Currently, no one was in the bed that made from stack of carpets.
“… Kuroe?”
There was no reply. This was unnatural if she couldn’t be seen anywhere.
“I guess I’ll wash my face for now.”
I already had gotten used to living with Kuroe. Facing panicky what be would Kuroe wanted… since I gave her an order to stay by my side, she must be somewhere around the house. Moreover, it was rare to see or maybe this was the first time I saw Kuroe already woken up before me… although her habit was just sleeping, there must be a times like this.
Maybe she just went to the toilet… wait, did that fellow go the toilet before?
“…”
Tooya went out of his room without any deep thought while going to the washroom at first floor. The sound and smell of breakfast being cooked by his mom from the kitchen. What would be the ingredients for today’s miso soup… while Tooya was thinking such thing, as he reached his hand to the doork.n.o.b of the washroom… currently, the door was closed.
*Gacha*
The door opened, and Kuroe was there and totally naked in front of him.
“Good morning Master.”
She didn’t try to hide her body at all; Kuroe said that while wiping her wet hair with a towel. Because of her calm att.i.tude, Tooya didn’t feel surprised anymore.
“Ah, morning.”
Tooya replied, and walks to the sink for his original purpose.
“This’s strange!”
“That’s the same tsukkomi.”
Kuroe shows an admiring expression.
“That’s why it’s weird.”
“What?”
“Why are you fully naked…?”
“….?”
Kuroe tilts her head.
“ls there any problem bathing while naked?”
“Why are you suddenly bathing this early in the morning?”
Kuroe’s lips bent up slightly, she looked pleased.
“It feels great.”
Kuroe continued to speaking.
“It’s not like I woke up early for this. I was just sleeping at the time but I woke up, although it was good to continue to sleep but it was quite bit hard.”
“Waking up in this way will be troublesome for her so you went for a bath huh…”
If you were already awake, then wake up properly please.
“So cold.”
Kuroe pouts.
“By the way, master.”
“What…?”
“Although master keeps scolding me, the one that should be scolded is master isn’t it?”
“?!”
“Generally in this kind of situation, master entered here without asking should be at fault right?
“…”
Thinking about it in this kind of situation. He was su
pposed to be at fault here when opening the door. Tooya did already thought about this… even so.
“Then you should at least have some decent reaction right?”
“Umm.”
Kuroe tilts her head like she was thinking, then speaks.
“Kya—Ecchi—”
Silent.
Silent.
Silent.
“… anyway I have to go out. Just wear some clothes.”
“Okay.”
“The corpse of Miyagas.h.i.+ Kana-san was found. Kana-san seems like she was being cut by sharp objects. That wound should be the reason of her death. The police a.s.sumed the case of Sato Shoichi-san who was being cut also two days ago is related to this incident.”
“What a dangerous incident.”
Kuroe drank the miso soup happily but her gaze fell to the detailed reporting news. Kuroe was currently interested to watch news, world affairs, daylight drama and even some messy radio drama. But she didn’t watch operas at all.
“It is better to be more aware?”
To understand it further, Tooya also too switched his gaze to the television. At the same time, he fully understood the contents flowed into his ears. In rough meanings, an elusive criminal doing crimes continuously. However, the reason people felt unusual about it because the weapon used was a j.a.panese sword. Using such weapon was a bit unusual nowadays.
It was dangerous event for sure… for normal persons. However, for those who were strong didn’t even care, this was something like a joke for them.
“This is too much. I’m also a delicate maiden.”
“If you are delicate then all the maidens in the world that are weak may likely going to die.”
“You’re too exaggerating.”
It should be the correct knowledge.
While talking, Tooya took the remote and switched off the television.
“What are you doing?”
“Don’t watch such spooky things in the early in the morning.”
It’s too b.l.o.o.d.y for me.
“It’s just some normal news.”
Kuroe said while grinning.
“Would you feel b.l.o.o.d.y over these things, is because master did something guilty?
“Shut up.”
I just didn’t want to hear topics about people dying in the morning.
“I can’t even feel the taste of my breakfast already.”
“Wasn’t it delicious?”
“You should know what it means.”
Tooya stared at Kuroe, on the other hand he let the miso soup flow into his throat.
“Hmm, after news is today’s fortune divination.”
“I’m surprised to know that you believe in things like divination.”
“It’s not something stupid. Long ago, there was an acquaintance of mine who’s good at divination.”
“Don’t you feel like what you just said is on different level?”
What Kuroe really wanted to watch was just the divination show coming from the television.
“Until yesterday, you didn’t concern it at all.”
“I dreamt of my acquaintance’s stuff for a longtime.”
“You, did dreamt?”
“Of course.”
Tooya surprised.
“So are you not planning to switch back on the television?”
“What planning… it’s almost time for us to go.”
I looked at the clock and there’s 5 minutes left for us to go in the usual time.
“Okay.”
Kuroe also accepted it and started to clean up the dishes. Kuroe didn’t like to be late, she was even more serious in studying. It’d already been one month after that event; Tooya felt that Kuroe was just like a normal person… although she was still viscous as always.
“You are also a person that cannot see through…”
“What?”
“Nothing.”
Just like that, Tooya took the dishes from the sink. He heard the conversation between his mom and Kuroe at the back. They talked about today’s breakfast which was delicious and something liked that. Tooya’s mom gave a lot of caring to Kuroe, it was like they were having a daughter. Tooya’s mom felt very happy about this.
“Fuu…”
Today was just like usual. Going to school, nothing important happened then go back home. After this, Tooya didn’t need to handle Kuroe, he could get over the time on his own. Read some books, surfing the internet… however, his childhood friend who was always in there already didn’t exist anymore.
But that was what Tooya hoped, the life he hoped for.
That was why, no matter what kind of unreasonable twist will be going to happen, there must be some peaceful ordinary days.
♦♦♦
“I’m going out.”
The time to go school as always didn’t have any change at all. As always, we went out after wearing shoes. Then following the path from the front yard by walking out from the house… there’d be some usual scenes of ordinary days.
Before this, there was a girl holding a big gun crawling on the ground very near. The distance is about five meters only.
And the muzzle from the gun is pointing this way.
And sour gazes connected too.
It’s just like we’re being watched.
“…”
No matter what, a person couldn’t say a word when seeing some unnatural things. Even though it was Tooya who already had an experience of unnatural events, he couldn’t think of anything for a moment…What the h.e.l.l is this.
“Etou…”
Tooya have finally regains his senses and started to interpret the scene right in front of his eyes. Firstly, the person was a female. The age should be around 20’s. She had short crimson hair like the burning of a setting sun, and cool black eyes. From her lying body, he could see that she was wearing military white camo attire.
Moreover, that woman seems to be holding something looked like a gun. A huge body gun that was very long, maybe because of the long gun, it was being supported by a tripod. The muzzle was big. It looked like those sniper rifles used to fight in war chariot in the movie… it was not something that can use in short distances.
What’s more… why is this thing pointing at me?
I can’t even think of an answer.
“Ano…”
He was peaking without sound, so naturally no reply could be heard.
“Who are you?”
“Ally of justice”
Although her voice was clear, the tone of her voice was rude.
“Justice’s, ally…?”
“Yes.”
There was not a slightest confuse in her answer.
“That is… what is this person doing here?”
“Can’t you see? I’m aiming this gun on you.”
So this is what currently happening right now.
“No. I want to know the reason.”
“For shooting.”
So that was it.
“…who?”
“You.”
lf possible, I really wanted the other side to deny, but she affirmed it clearly.
“Please don’t dodge it. Or else the door behind you would be blown away… it would destroy various things.”
“To think that even not to dodge it, will surely penetrates me.”
That gun must not use on human no matter how you look at it.
“Tsk.”
The woman clicked her tongue a little… then she pulled the trigger without hesitation.
“Eh.”
Tooya didn’t respond in time.
*Tong*
A boom sounded, but Tooya didn’t feel pain, he didn’t lose his conscious too.
“Eh…?”
In front of Tooya, there was an accustomed figure.
“So dangerous.”
I didn’t know when Kuroe suddenly standing in front of me. She looked like she was in pain a little bit and shook her right hand. It seemed the bullet was blocked by Kuroe.
“Regardless of him, if the bullet flew into the house, his mother inside might get hurt for that.”
The woman heard this and laughed.
“I fired even knowing there was victim.”
“Ho.”
Kuroe look at the woman with interest.
“That means you still shoots knowing you’ll miss?”
“…”
As reply, the woman stood up slowly. Tooya discovered something. There is something like knife on the woman’s waist… that thing was full of violation compared to the military suit and the gun.
“You’re a monster yet having a big mouth.”
Watching this way.
“It’s too much to say me as a monster.”
“ls it wrong to say monster as monster.”
The answer which was full of will… that meant she trusted it without doubt at all. Certainly she knew things between Kuroe and Tooya. Knowing that she was a monster and Tooya was her master. She came here to kill them. Ally of justice… this words made Tooya feel pain at the chest.
“Then, you really want to use that toy to kill a monster?”
Kuroe said the weapon used to fight during war chariot as a toy so easily… but the woman did not waver. It was better to say she showed an opposing smile.
“Although it is weapon but at least it has some effect, wasn’t it.”
“Well, there is some.”
Kuroe admitted frankly… and laughed with a mock.
“If that will acc.u.mulate to a large amount, it is not impossible to defeat me.”
“Then, I will show you.”
The moment the woman answered, a shot was heard. Kuroe’s head bent backward slightly. The woman held a handgun which was also a big muzzle on her hand, and shot out a bullet and hit Kuroe’s eyebrows.
”Then?”
Kuroe asked without any change on her expression–at the same time, the shot produced. Kuroe follows by bending her head backward.
“…so troublesome.”
Soft sound could be heard from Kuroe’s fingertips. At the same time, the woman who was holding a handgun suddenly became silent. No matter how she pulled the trigger, no bullet can be seen and just a soft sound from the metal could be heard.
“Finish already?”
Kuroe asked with a boring tone.
“Regrettably, yes.”
The woman nodded frankly.
“Because of a certain annoying guy swinging in front of me wasted my time… the equipment and preparation time was still not enough. Because living in deep residential street, I couldn’t use the treasured big fellow.
Tooya thought that the sniper gun to fight war chariot was exaggerating enough.
“Fufu,then you plan to flee like that? You really know how to speak arrogantly.”
“It’s impossible to end just like this.”
She denied while laugh with mocking. It was different to Kuroe which she was very violent and mystery. And then she reached the knife on her waist with her hand.
“Even though I don’t like to use this… now I don’t get bothered by it.”
“Ho.”
Kuroe’s expression changed slightly, she threw her gaze to the knife. It looked like just a normal j.a.panese sword. There were some old scratches on the sword which shows how long the sword survived at this point.
“Seems like, you already found out.”
“It is already been in this world for so long, just like me.”
The woman held the handle of the sword tightly, slightly pulled out from the sheath and it looked like she was planning to swing it.”
“Wait.”
Because he felt the atmosphere wasn’t right. Tooya stopped her.
“What do you want?”
The woman looked at him immediately.
“No… why do you want to kill us?”
“Exterminate monsters which are the enemy of humanity doesn’t need any reason.”
That was right… Tooya didn’t have any reason to retort.
“If you understand then hurry up and go die.”
The voice didn’t have any hesitation. The woman was just simply believe in herself and what she was going to do was right.
“So that’s that. What should we do master?”
Kuroe turned her head. Tooya saw she was showing a pleasant expression. Obviously what that woman said was right. He knew that without anyone saying. The existence over there which was currently smiling pleasantly, was the most evil monster, it should cease to exist without doubt.
Still, things will be like before if she perished. Even though he aware that this was wrong. He and Kuroe still decided to revolt their common senses.
“If it’s you, you can knock her down without killing her right?”
Even his own life was being targeted, he also woudln’t ask Kuroe to kill them. Because they themselves were the wrong ones without doubt, they who wanted to correct it were the right one. Tooya’s mind was still not prepared to simply just kill a person.
“Understood.”
Follow by this, Kuroe smiled a little.
“You said something arrogant huh.”
The woman glared at Kuroe. If I had to say why, it was because Kuroe’s words were the statement of the strong. She didn’t try to kill the opponent who wanted to kill her; this kind of att.i.tude could be interpret as being disdain naturally.
“I’ll kill you.”
The sound coming from the sword being unsheathed.
*Dong*
She moved to Kuroe with a big step. Tooya’s eyes couldn’t keep up with her figure at all. It was something like an instant teleport in front of Kuroe.
“Ho.”
Kuroe with a face of admiring frowned slightly. Kuroe waved her right hand in front of her eye, catching the sword that already swings diagonally. The speed that couldn’t be seeing by Tooya obviously different compared to Kuroe.
“Speed is good.”
The slash was blocked by Kuroe perfectly… suddenly, Kuroe’s arm completely disappear. The sword that held by Kuroe got its freedom.
“What?”
Tooya was surprised of what happened. Kuroe didn’t really care, the woman from the side took this chance and slashed swiftly to Kuroe that had full of flaws.
*Dong*
Kuroe used her remaining left hand to fend the attack. How much strength did that left hand have… the sword reflected at a big angle. The woman forced to stand back. That was a very big flaw, but Kuroe didn’t engage.
“A sword that brings trouble to the opponent.”
While Kuroe murmuring her left palm disappeared.
“Ha, seems like the effect isn’t bad.”
The woman laughed while regaining her stance. The sword she was holding on her hand became black.
“Well.”
Kuroe nods.
“However, this isn’t enough.”
Kuroe smiled, shook her both hands briefly. The hands that disappeared were back from the master’s body.
“Then let’s try.”
The woman answered. With a smile, she slashed the sword again—
“This is the end.”
This time, her hand stopped.
“Tsk.”
The woman clicked her tongue.
“An annoying fellow came.”
She lamented and hid her sword at the same time face to the master with the voice like water flowing.
“Inaba-san… I already requested that you don’t lay a hand on them.”
The master of the voice was Tanaka. From his messy breathing, anyone could see that he rushed here. He was a non-official inquisitor from the Order of the black magic, and tried to murder Tooya with a shot one month ago, until then he never saw him again.
“…Ha”
He made a deep sigh. Tanaka with a look of troubled looked around Tooya and that woman.
“We should observe them first, wasn’t it been decided?”
“I don’t remember accepted it.”
“Even you don’t remember it, but at least follow your superior’s order… seriously. You even brought that thing. How can you report it to the top?
Tanaka then turned his gaze to the sword she was holding.
“Tsk.”
Although she clicked her tongue, her strength on holding the sword didn’t reduce.
“If you want to complain, leave it later. For now let’s have to settle that thing first.”
“Didn’t I tell you to stop.”
“If you can stop me then try it.”
The woman still laughed. In contrast, Tanaka’s sigh became deeper.
“Can’t be helped then.”
Tanaka took out his phone.
“…what are you trying to do?”
“Contact with the members deployed here, allow them to cancel the barrier you set to avoid people.”
“What!?”
The woman blurted out.
“If you don’t care what to happen to the citizens because of the commotion then do as you please. But make it sure it must not involve someone else’s life.”
“You…”
The woman stared at Tanaka, he just made a refres.h.i.+ng expression.
“Tsk.”
She clicked her tongue unwillingly.
“Go back then… just do what you like.”
After saying that, the woman put her sword back to sheath and walk away.
“…Haa”
And then Tanaka sighed again. I didn’t know why but that figure had an inexplicable intimacy, probably was just Tooya’s misconception.
“Anyway, apology for what happened.”
Tanaka bowed to Tooya.
“That is…that means that person.”
”An inquisitor like me.”
Tanaka’s answer proved half of the expectation. For now, only the Order of the black magic knew the affair of Tooya and Kuroe. Knowing this and targeting them, the chances of people from the Order of the black magic were relatively high.
“That person is Inaba Akane. Well, as you can see, a troublesome child… this incident was totally her self-a.s.sertion. To be honest, the Order of the black magic has no intention to fight with you guys for now.”
“Like this.”
His words make Tooya rest a.s.sured. Tooya was bewaring of the Order of the black magic but he really didn’t want to go seriously. If the enemy wouldn’t increase then naturally it was what he hoped.
“Huh… really?”
But Kuroe seemed like having a different view from them.
“If it’s like this then the way of handle things in that wench is too naive. Ignoring the plan of the top and just her self-a.s.sertion, it’s good to lead a force to capture her… that fellow clearly show her hostility to me.”
It was like what Kuroe said. By the way, although the Order of the black magic said no intention to be their rival, but they didn’t really want to show it.
Still Tanaka rushed to here on his own, letting that woman named Inaba Akane go back… instead of saying retreat, it was better to say he wanted to avoid trouble.
“Well, certainly.”
Tanaka admitted frankly.
“For further explanation, can I take some of your time?”
“Alright.”
I can only nod.
Now…is not a situation to reject.
Ten minutes later, three of them went to a small coffee shop with Tanaka’s car. It was a suitable place for what Tanaka was going to say later.
“Then again, long time no see.”
He picked the seat from the most side of the table. When the drinks came after he ordered, Tanaka said so.
“Actually, I really want to greet you two again, but I never thought it would be in this way.”
“Ah, don’t bother by it…”
By the way, that time Tanaka did say this. Nothing happened in this one month after that event, Tooya didn’t concern it… he may already forget it. Maybe his brain thought back about it subconsciously.
“Anyway, we want the explanation for the situation.”
“Ahh, of course.”
Tanaka nodded and started his explanation.
“First, I will declare my position—I have no intention to fight with you two at all. Like what I’ve said before, I don’t think there is a way to defeat Kuroe-san. Even if we can defeat her, it’s pretty sure we must have to sacrifice a lot.”
“This is it.”
Kuroe confirmed it without any humble meanings.
“Maybe it’s not suitable to say this. But if you two want to disturb the country by making a ma.s.sacre then it’s a different story. The risks to exterminate you two and the advantages are not balanced at all for now. Then let it be also no problem… the top ones in the Order of the black magic already have same opinions.”
“But that wench is different?”
“That is the troublesome one.”
Tanaka made a troubled expression.
“She is the leader of the apartment that focuses on combat in the Order of the black magic; her personality is quite similar in you. Actually, I want to hide about you two, but it’s hard to hide things in the same organization.
“Got found out huh.”
“Yeah, then she’ll go hunt you with just her self-a.s.sertion.”
While saying, Tanaka sighed.
“She did not care at all no matter how much I persuaded… some people in the Order of the black magic even agreed with her avocation.”