Vol 2 Chapter 3 (1/2)

Chapter 3: He Works with the Man Eater -> The bullied child

Tooya and Kuroe went out from home on Monday as usual. Tooya contacted Tanaka and told him that he would accept the request at yesterday. Therefore, he intended to be in touch with the suspect on recess today. Although he thought of spending a day to peak on the suspect… but Tooya didn’t want to be indecisive if possible.

Therefore they still went to the school—-If nothing happened.

“Why are you here?”

“Is there a problem standing on the road built by the country?”

He met Akane after few steps away from home. She was wearing the white camo attire as before, carrying something like a golf bag on her shoulder.

“… No, no problem with that.”

Despite there was no problem, her appearance was worthy of questioning the reason.

“I smell iron ne.”

She snorted with a look to show that she got a sensitive nose.

“… Don’t notice it if you can b.a.s.t.a.r.d.”

Akane gave up with a sigh and continued.

“This is a tool use for surveillance.”

“To monitor us?”

“That’s right.”

She answered frankly.

“Although you two became the external collaborators but that doesn’t mean we will let you away. The top has decided that we will monitor you two until you two gained the trust from us… and I took over this mission specifically, be grateful.”

“It is strange that the watchdog will greet us frankly ne.”

“Because I’ll act as the advisor too.”

“Advisor?”

“Even the order of black magic won’t just leave the request to a newbie and do nothing.”

So that was what happening.

“Hmm… it’s difficult to have faith for her ne.”

“What?”

“It’s fine if you were just a watchdog, but can you act as our advisor earnestly?”

“What you trying to say?”

“Wasn’t you hate us. It’s better for you if we screwed up this request right?”

What Kuroe said hit the point. Akane’s feeling to Tooya and Kuroe was obvious. They couldn’t really think that she would be earnest on being their advisor. She would be happy if they failed, instead she would be not happy if they success.

“… There’s no such thing.”

“Can’t be trust ne.”

Kuroe stared at Akane. The former licked her lip and looked very happy.

“Tsk.”

And Akane clicked her tongue, it was like what Kuroe said was right. Then she spoke.

“Indeed it’s not bad if you guys fail… but I also wish you guys will not fail at the same time.”

“Ho.”

“Think about it, trouble will happen if you guys failed the request.”

“For the order of black magic?”

“It’s great if they bear the trouble… it’s another thing.”

Kuroe tilted her head intentionally.

“I don’t understand ne.”

She smiled while saying so.

“Tsk… it’s the normal people.”

Akane looked over Kuroe’s gaze unwillingly and answered.

“If you guys failed, the normal people who are not related to this case will probably get hurt. For example in this case, a new victim could appear if we settle it late… actually I am against leaving this case to you two.”

Akane said everything she had in her mind and stared at Tooya.

“Do it properly even if you die.”

“That is… yes.”

He could only nods.

“Then, you’re trying to follow us wearing like this?”

What Kuroe said was her white camo attire. Indeed it can camouflage in city with this attire… but normally it would cause attraction for sure. It should be weird if the pa.s.serby doesn’t looking over here.

“Seems like she applied an incognition spell.”

“Eh?”

“It’s all written on your face.”

“……..”

Kuroe could always read what Tooya thought in his heart… and said all his thoughts were written on his face.

“Catch.”

“!?”

Tooya caught the thing she threw to him with panic. A small size earphone and a microphone?

“It’s for contact between us, don’t lose it.”

“……..?”

“Because I can’t enter the school. I will monitor from outside. Contact me if there’s anything happen.”

That was what happened.

“I don’t have one?”

“It’s useless for you anyway.”

『Right.  』

Kuroe answered with telepathy.

“Tsk.”

Akane clicked her tongue and looked at Tooya.

“Because I will also contact you so always wear it. Besides, the sensitivity is very high so speak softly is enough.”

“Understood.”

Tooya nodded frankly, then he put on the earphone. For the microphone he hid it inside around the b.u.t.tons of his uniform.

“That’s all… bye.”

Akane turned around and walked away.

“…….”

Let’s send her back away with gaze first.

“What we do then?”

“Go to school first.”

The cla.s.s started as usual after they went to school. Although Tooya accepted the request and began the investigation but he still had to attend cla.s.s… besides, the suspect of the case, Kuromine Mas.h.i.+ro was also attending cla.s.s so he couldn’t investigate even if he wanted to.

And there was no problem if Tooya attended cla.s.ses seriously—-If he did.

『Tsk, it’s so boring here.』

He heard voices beside his ear. Crunching sound like biting something. It was from the earphone that he received this morning, certainly it was from Akane.

“… Is there something you want?”

He asked softly.

“No.”

Then don’t contact me, Tooya thought so.

“I am bored.”

“… I see.”

If he thought calmly it was not something that couldn’t be understand. Tooya they all were just attending cla.s.ses normally. Although he didn’t know Akane was monitoring at where, but kept looking over here was not something worth to be fun. Of course, this was nothing for someone who was on their duty… but Tooya couldn’t thought that Akane would do her duty properly.

『Can I fire?』

“What, what you talking suddenly.

He almost shouted.

『I got a telescope that can replace as the scope of the sniper rifle… and it’s aiming at your head just right.』

“Please don’t use something like that for surveillance.”

So that was what was inside the golf bag.

“Besides, if you fire with that thing it will cause a big commotion.”

『Of course I know that… it’s obvious that I am kidding. 』

But Tooya felt that she was serious.

『Oi, say something.』

“Please don’t joke anymore… I am in cla.s.s now.”

『I want to disturb you.』

She said it immediately.

『Because I am bored here, so I want to disturb you from listening in cla.s.s.』

“I can understand even if you don’t explain it.”

Tooya sighed.

『Fur—-ther—-more, why you will listen cla.s.s so earnestly?』

Her tone changed in a sudden.

“Why…”

『You want to study seriously and go to university? Just like a normal person.』

“…….”

She was implying that Tooya was not normal… he knew that long time ago, but his chest felt tight.

『Study normally.』

『Taking exam normally.』

『Go to a university normally.』

『Get a job normally.』

『Then marry with someone normally?』

Akane asked lightly, then continued.

『You are disgusting.』

“… I am.”

Even then, he still can’t say anything… at this time.

『I want to go ne.』

Another voice inserted in.

『I want to go to university ne?』

She laughed, that happiness appeared in his mind along with her voice.

『Isn’t it fun, things like school life.』

『Saying that while you are just a monster.』

Seems like Akane can heard Kuroe’s voice.

『Monster can’t go to university?』

『That is for sure.』

『But I can go study at high school like now ne?』

『Go die.』

A very ferocious reply.

“That means you want to go university right…”

『Yes.』

Tooya heard that for the first time.

『It’s better to say that is my purpose ne.』

Stay together with human, that was Kuroe’s purpose.

『Although I hadn’t decide before this, but it seems fun to a.s.sume a post for permanent.』

“Who will hire you anyway.”

『You know that without saying right?』

Kuroe with her smirk face appeared on his mind.

『Oi.』

Akane’s voice inserted in.

『Go die.』

Overall, focus in the cla.s.s first.

Nothing happened after that, all the cla.s.ses before recess ended. Tooya took a bag filled with lunch box and walked out the cla.s.sroom as usual with Kuroe on his side.

“Let’s go see her now?”

“Ah ah.”

Tooya nodded. Basically they should investigate the evaluation of the counterpart from the others at first… but the order of black magic had done that before this. Therefore they intended to get in touch with her directly.

“It will be great if she’s being bully now ne.”

[… Yeah.]

Tooya answered with an impression like swallowing worms. Looks like Kuromine Mas.h.i.+ro was being bullied by others in her cla.s.s based on the information. It was normal to call the other side out during recess or after school to hara.s.s them everyday.

For Tooya who wanted to meet her, timing was what he worried about. If being greeted by someone that never met before, things would hard to go on… moreover Tooya’s reputation in school was not that good. Of course he also couldn’t tell the reason why he made conversation with her.

Next, like what he knew, it was a fact that Mas.h.i.+ro was being bullied. Then he just had to give a helping hand at that moment by standing by her side. In that situation, there would be no problem to start a conversation with her and made her open her heart… indeed it was something thought by someone with a bad character.

“So, just go to first year’s cla.s.srooms like this?”

“We are not going.”

“Uh?”

“… You know why actually.”

If really based on what was said in information, there wouldn’t have obvious bullying behavior in the cla.s.sroom. That meant if Mas.h.i.+ro was in the cla.s.sroom then they couldn’t do anything. If she went somewhere then Tooya who pa.s.sed by [by chance] can just go help her.

“So where we are going?”

“Wasn’t that your job to find that place.”

This was where her clairvoyance shone.

“I am fine with that, but I require some time?”

“Why?”

It was clairvoyance we were talking about.

“My clairvoyance is not what master thought of.”

“… What’s going on?”

“That means I can’t know where is it immediately if I wanted to find something. To put it simply, I am just letting my vision fly out. Although I can see from very far distance, but it has no difference with finding it down to earth.”

Sounds like there were some people mistook that as the same as clairvoyance before. She had to move few times before she could see the destination. It’s acceptable if it was like what Kuroe said……..although he thought that was absolutely hara.s.sment.

“Well, because there will be interference from obstacles so it will still faster than finding around by walking. As long as we found some place that have no people around.”

“Then hurry up and do it.”

In fact it was definitely better than making a blind turn… although he thought so.

『In the stadium.』

After about three hours, Akane’s voice came beside his ear.

『She’s being covered by few people in the stadium… hurry up.』

Looks like Akane had grasped where she was. Although her att.i.tude was bad but seems like she did her job as an advisor well.

“That is… thank you.”

『…….』

No reply.

But the destination confirmed.

“We haven’t search in the stadium ne.”

“Well, the stadium will not in our searching range if it’s to find places where there’s no people in the school.”

“Certainly.”

She nodded lightly.

“If it’s that kind of place, there won’t be things like meet by chance right?”

“It’s not strange wanting to find a place where there are no people to calm down.”

It was recess after all.

“… You are so pervert ne.”

“Why did you say so.”

“That was a place where a boy and a girl can find to calm down oh?”

“……..”

He imagined it… but did not blush at all.

“Help me think of another reason then.”

“It’s at the front after this turn.”

Kuroe’s clairvoyance would play its role well if she knew roughly where the place was. They heard noises after they confirmed they had reached the correct place. It was a voice that sounded very happy after insulting somebody. In the contrary, Tooya feeling the pain in his heart whom he couldn’t hear the sad uttering in this situation. Not sure if she was just purely can’t made any sound or she was thinking at least it can act as resistance.

“It’s the latter ne.”

Kuroe said towards here.

“… Uhh.”

Tooya bite his lip unconsciously because of the nasty memories appeared in his mind.

“What should we do ne?”

“We just have to appear directly from the front.”

Although it was not something worth to be proud of, Tooya was not that good in acting. It was easier to just do it directly instead of making tricks. Although it can be solved by using spells from Kuroe, but the details about the demon sword was not clear so it’d be better to not rely on Kuroe’s power for now.

“What are you doing!”

Tooya shouted after jumped out from the corner. The situation in there reflected in his eyes immediately. A girl that got the same face from the photo in the information and two school girls that were pressing her on the ground. Besides, three person were standing far away watching everything and mocking at the girl. Tooya who understood the current situation felt heat spread out from his chest at the same time… and something black was mixed in there.

“Tsk, let’s go.”

A school girl that looked like the leader turn around after clicked her tongue. The school girls that were pressing the girl released her and followed the leader. They just left without even turning their heads over here.

“So disappointed ne.”

“… Yeah.”

Actually he expected conflict to occur between them… what they did was something like giving up after meeting some trouble. If they thought that incident like this would happen often then that might be the right decision.

What should he do if they started to cause troubles. Tooya didn’t know that because that kind of things didn’t happen… things that couldn’t be known best leave it aside. Compared to that, there was something that should be done now.

“Are you alright?”

Tooya reached his hand to her to pull her up and asked.

“Ah, yeah.”

She did not reject Tooya’s helping hand and stood up frankly. Dirts can be seen around the uniform but no apparent wounds… there wouldn’t be at the face even if there were wounds. Therefore Tooya looked at Kuroe.

『There are small wounds at some places that can’t be seen, nothing serious.』

Seems like Tooya’s intention had transmitted properly.

“That is… thank you very much.”

The girl beat the dust around her body, then thanked with an unexpectedly clear voice and bowed to show her grat.i.tude. Although that couldn’t be called bright, but the girl didn’t have the atmosphere of someone that being bullied. Instead, that pair of sharp and strong eyes gave others a cheerful impression.

“So, you’re not hurt?”

“Yes, I am just being kicked lightly.”

She said it directly. Although he thought of the possibility of she denying that she was being bullied, but this kind of reply was unexpected.

“… Looks like you are being bullied?”

“Yea, I think so?”

The girl asked curiously, I should be the one who was curious.

“You don’t hate it?”

“I hate oh?”

Wasn’t that of course, the face of the girl that was looking on Tooya seemed like saying that.

“However, if I put out a sad look, won’t that made me look even more pathetic?”

“So you’re trying to act cheerful?”

“Yeah, although this way p.i.s.sed those people off.”

『What a strange girl ne.』

Tooya thought so too… there was still something that didn’t have in the information.

“Anyway, this can consider as some kind of fate… can you listen to what I want to say?”

“Sure can. Because I am getting bored with those idiots.”

[……..]

She looked very arrogant.

“Wa, so this is how the rooftop looks like.”

After that, they three went to the rooftop. Although they could talk at the place where they were before, but rooftop would be the place to calm down and have a conversation. Half of the recess had pa.s.sed when they reached here… looked like they had to skip the cla.s.ses at the afternoon.

“It feels excited to skip cla.s.ses and went to a prohibited place.”

“That is, I hope that you can keep secret about here.”

“Yes, I understand.”

She replied happily… he can’t relate her to the girl that was being bullied just now at all.

“Then, uh… first is self-introduction.”