Vol 6 Chapter 1 (2/2)

“I got it Errr… Aside fro busy now, they may use whichever other room they want”

Claudia who took out her portable terminal quickly checked and answered

“Yatsuzaki, I can handle it from here alone When I heard you became a teacher, I was surprised; but I’ well as such”

Helga said that while revealing a small smile on her mouth and patted Kyouko’s head

“Haha, Thank you for that…”

“Then, shall we go, Airi-kun?”

“Eh? Ah, ait…”

Helga briskly went ahead as is

When Ayato looked towards Kyouko, her eyes were telling “go!” with a frightful look

- ψ -

“Phew…”

When Ayato followed behind Helga after leaving froreatly exhaling

“Fufufu, to think that the <witch of=”” nail=”” severing=””> would be that spoilt in front of the Guard Captain”

“…Shut up”

To Claudia’s words, Kyouko glared at her with half-opened eyes

“However, on what kind of business does that Helga Lindvall have with Ayato…?”

“I wonder; I just was just unluckily caught, so I don’t know the reason You should ask Enfield”

As Julis as said so turned her gaze, Claudia shook her head

“She sees to the person himself, but I don’t know the details, either”

“Report…?”

If the garrisonrelated to Ayato, what ca They heard froea also had a strong interest in it

But then, she should also discuss it not with Ayato alone, but also Julis

The fact that it was not so meant…

“Sensei, what kind of relation do you have with the Guard Captain?”

Saya asked Kyouko that

“Anh?”

Kyouko answered it with a sullen voice, but she curtly responded while scratching her head

“Long ago, she took care of me in various ways, you know? In various ways”

“Ah, I’ve heard that Kyouko-chan was quite the e even if a lot of things happened between her and the garrison”

“Who are you calling Kyouko-chan? I’ll kill you, Yabuki”

As her bad look gradually becaan to sweat and wave both hands

“I-It’s a joke, I apologize, sorry”

“…As expected even Sensei can’t win against Helga Lindvall?”

At the time when Kyouko was once a student of Le Wolfe, she was a person as the leader of the tearyps> Le Wolfe was assuryps> victory was the only one that it had ever won until this very day

“Are you idiot? It’ll be obviously an instant kill”

But when Kyouko plainly said so at Julis’s question, she flutteringly waved her hand as to say that it would not even count as a match

“But, Kyouko-ch── Sensei’s ability is specialized to counter an ability user, right? You could hold on for a little while…”

“Haa… you guys don’t understand, huh”

Kyouko rested her cheek on her hand and looked at Eishi+ro with an amazed expression

“Well, the opportunity for the person herself to stand out has also decreased recently, so it’s no wonder that you guys don’t know anything That person’s strength is an overwhel close co for many years It isn’t the level the likes of me could hope to match”

“Guard Captain Lindvall is certainly strong, but frouide e should ask to be taught by Besides, Sensei should only have the experience that is expected of herself, right?”

Kyouko chuckled at Claudia’s words

“What, do you want ain?”

“Yes, by all means”

In contrast, Claudia revealed a calm smile

“Ah speaking of which, there were ru for the last <gryps>”

“It isn’t really secret I may look like this, but I’m a teacher of Asterisk, so if you request it, I’ll teach you any time If you can keep with it, that is”

With a threatening save chill, Kyouko looked at Eishi+ro

The teachers of Asterisk were greatly classified in two categories One was the category of those who, aside frouidance training of battle techniques like Kyouko The other was coe of lesson

Of course, it was apparent that the former was more of benefit, but it was also a fact that there were not enough teachers in every academy

“Well, unfortunately in the last <gryps>, our team has been defeated early”

“Ah, I think that it couldn’t be helped! After all, your opponent at the tihts!”

Exactly as Kirin said, in the last <gryps>, Claudia’s teaainst St Garrardsworth Acadea, it was undeniable that there was a considerable difference in ability Although Claudia was the only one who struggled hard, the stronghold of the victorious team was not so brittle that it could be destroyed by her alone Even if they were to fight hundred times with the same members, Garrardsworth would probably win all the hundred times

In fact, all Claudia’s tearaduated

“Well, whatever You can co completed your team’s preparation I’ll look after you”

As Kyouko said so, she left while shrugging her shoulders

“──By the way, Julis”

Claudia who saw off Kyouko’s back suddenly turned to Julis

“W-What is it?”

“About your Aspera Spina, I’ve heard that it couldn’t be repaired in the end”

“Yes, well it can’t be helped”

Julis’s lux was seriously da the fierce battle of the

finals She immediately asked the equipment department for a repair, but she received a co that it was iiven up, as expected it was painful to part with the partner which she had fought together with for a long time

Because the adjustment of a lux ── and a> and <dante> like Julis ── took time, one had to apply for another lux as soon as possible; and for Julis, the procedure was advancing now

“In that case, it’ll be helped if you can serve as the monitor of the new model lux, but What do you think?”

“New model lux, you say?”

“Are you talking that one which was advancing in the cooperation with Allekant?”

Saya snapped strongly

“Yes, that’s right They have finally completed the prototype model, and it is currently under final examination, but… because it’s considerably difficult to handle, we have trouble with the selection of a suitable monitor”

“I don’t mind it, but why me?”

“The ability to gauge space is indispensable And as far as I know, the one who excels the most in it in this Seidoukan is you”

“Hmm…”

Since Julis herself also took pride in that area, she could only nod

“You aren’t the only chosen et so worked up about; what do you say?”

Basically, it was best to get accusto any weapon If it was a thin sword type lux like Aspera Spina, even if it took tiht be able to handle it in the same way (as Aspera Spina)

(But then, there won’t be any growth, huh…)

They were able to win the

because Ayato’s poas great Of course, there were also matches that they could not have won if Julis was not there, but the difference in poith Ayato was still obvious

Julis pondered for a while and reached a conclusion before long

“Understood I’ll take part in it”

- ψ -

Although Ayato had also been accusto attention since the

championshi+p, he had never attracted so azes within the academy

However, Helga alking without even showing signs of caring at all about the noise of the students gazing from a distance

“──I saw the

, but you see The final in particular was splendid If you polish your prana’s control technique, you’ll grow further”

“Eh? Ah, thank you very much”

Although he was surprised to be spoken to suddenly, he frankly expressed his thanks

“In the recent years, Asterisk’s public order has become relatively stable, but even so the Star Hunter Guards are always short-handed It’ll savepower like you decides to join us”

“E-Errr, um…”

In response to Ayato as at a loss of how he should answer, Helga knitted her brows together just a little

“…Ah, sorry I don’t see Because you were a little tense, I intended to make you relax, but…”

“Haa”

That was slightly difficult with the conversation just now

At least, her self-evaluation of not being good at chatting seemed to have been proven correct

“…Well, it’s here, huh”

When they arrived at a guidance rooa released the lock with experienced hands

The guidance roo other than chairs and a desk When Ayato, urged by Helga, sat down on the chair opposite to her, Helga cut to the chase at once

“I think you’ve already guessed, but the talk is about your big sister ── Airi Haruka”

“…Yes”

Since he expected that, Ayato calmly nodded

“For starters, I shall explain from the reason e, the Star Hunter Guards, received the cooperation froation That is because there is testiiri Haruka participated before in the clipse> which is an illegal event, and it is known to no one but us who have been in charge of the investigation Do you know about the clipse>?”

“I’ve briefly heard about it That it’s a dangerous armed tournament where one can lose his life”

“Yes, it is And to participate to the clipse>, there was a condition that one has to be a student of Asterisk, like in the legal <festa>”

“A student…?”

He thought for an instant about what he was , but he immediately remembered a story which he heard from Claudia before

──His big sister’s data were erased, and nobody remembered his sister

“In other words, though ister, she didn’t attend school…?”

“We are also thinking that But, this is quite an exceptional handling for a contender of the clipse> After all, ular students”

Did thissister was a special case?

“However… Even Claudia wondered it, but is it really possible to erase the data of such a student who is given an ogre lux in the academy?”

As he asked so, Helga twitchily moved her eyebrows

“Currently, we still don’t knoho the sponsor of the clipse> was but we have a probable guess concerning the aim of that said person”

“And that is…?”

“Just as a note, it’s a confidentialit; but, well, it should be fine In part, it’s already a well-known fact ──Does the na a bell to you?”

“Danilo… No”

Ayato shook his head

“It’s the ement committee chairman of the previous <festa>”

“!”

“Well, it’s no wonder even if you don’t know After all, unlike the current ement committee chairman Madiath Mesa, he hardly ca a bell, you know at least how he ht?”

“It was by accident… right?”

Even Ayato who had no interest in the <festa> ree-scale news A subed car was discovered in the harbor block of Asterisk, the ement committee chairman’s corpse was found inside ── the news should be certainly that

“That’s right Danilo’s influence at that ti the students’ data was probably an easy task for hie, but I can mention as many of his other reckless actions as you want that he did out of self-interest The clipse> is also one of them”

Helga took a pause as she took a small breath there

“But, the person hi died, left behind only indirect proof and none were definitive The Integrated Enterprise Foundation probably either disposed of or concealed it There was even pressure on the investigation and it was suspended But as expected, it was i and Danilo’s bad reputation seems to have been leaked here and there”

“……”

“Is there so you?”

To Ayato as lost in thought, Helga took a stab at arousing his interest

“──Mr Danilo was an executive of the Integrated Enterprise Foundation, right?”

“Yes After all, the Steering Coanization which is corated Enterprise Foundation Danilo was a e”

“Then, didn’t he also receive the ram?”

From the story that he heard frorated Enterprise Foundation were only humans whose self-interest was reras for self-interest should be an impossible story

“Hou, you’re well-inforh”

Helga nodded in admiration

“That’s right The executives of the Integrated Enterprise Foundation which prevent failures caused by the huments and, above all, all of the executives are required to receive the rarated Enterprise Foundation Danilo also received it… but actually, that progra on the post and position It’s to the extent thatexecutive he becomes, but the adjustment is relatively loose when it coment is required That’s exactly the case for the ones related to the <festa>”

“I see…”

“Although the current ement committee chairman Madiath Mesa is a member of Galaxy in na the Steering Coh his wish from his victory in the <festa> There is also the possibility that he hasn’t received the adjustment itself”

He had heard about these circumstances

“In other words, Danilo Bertoni’s self-interest was so strong that the adjustram had no effect?”

“You can also think about it like that, but… Well, I’ve said this much, so it should be fine to reveal it Actually, we’ve assu Danilo’s reckless actions ──Whether or not the ability user of mind operation system was involved in it”

“No way…!”

There were extrea> able to interfere in the consciousness and thought of others They were even rarer than the healing ability users

And theirthe ability users It was probably natural when considering the threat they posed

“But, this is only a possibility Even I’ve encountered some people, but the ability of mind operation system isn’t so omnipotent in society that you think It’s because the ability user eneration=””> will ih it by the movement of his mana In addition, there is also the weakness that they are a lot less effective against an opponent froeneration=””>”

It has been said that, since the movement of mana was controlled with prana, the effect of an ability which directly acts on a target and not restricted to only eneration=””> who also possessed prana

“There is no way that counter- Committee; so if Danilo had received some sort of mind operation, it would have immediately been detected”

As Helga said that, she suddenly loosened her expression

“Currently, we’re in the ain, the traces of reckless actions that Danilo has done and areas surrounding thees, itsister I can’t say to expect good news, but I think I’ll report them at least”

“Thank you very much”

Ayato frankly bowed his head

But, there was also a part that he did not fully understand

“But… Is it only for that that you expressly came to here?”

Then, a light sa’s mouth

“Though I’ll say it like this, I’h it is liate the Danilo-related rated Enterprise Foundation seem to feel uncomfortable, but the fact that it was approved by a portion of thee that they will no longer suffer that serious of a blow from the past events”

“…Your face is saying that you won’t let things go as they want”

When Ayato said that, Helga looked at hihtly surprised eyes

“H Now I understand why she took a liking to you”

“Huh?”

As he wondering what she was talking about, Helga slightly knitted her brows

“No, never mind… will be irresponsible for me to say it, huh… Let’s see, do you know ?”

“It’s World Dragon Student Council President, right?”

“She see to you I think you will probably ainst her She’s fundamentally different from us”

“Different…?”

As expected, he didn’t really understand

“For your own good, let me warn you; it’s fine even if you don’t understand now But, I think it’s best for you not to get involved withand the reshkigalvenoh they are different from each other, each of them is a different kind of existence from us”

There was a serious ring in her words

“Oh, there is another report for you”

When Helga changed the topic as she said so, she took out her portable terminal and opened a space

Projected there was a skinny man with stone-like pupils

“Black Cat Institute Gold Eye N°7 His name is Werner We’re pretty sure that it is this man who kidnapped Flora Klemm”

“! Which means that you have evidence that it is connected to Le Wolfe?”

With one hand, Helga stopped Ayato who half-rose to his feet

“No, not yet… or rather, on’t probably find any evidence Dirk Eberwein is not that naïve a man after all It will be a different story if we can step into the academy, but it will be impossible to reach that man with the evidence we have now”

Though Helga’s tone was calree of frustration could be felt in it

“Dirk Eberwein’s strategy isn’t such a clever thing The most troublesome point of that man is his stance He proceeds not in the here he’ll win, but rather in the here his ene others That’s precisely why it’s difficult to see through it”

“Then…”

“What we found were traces that this man ── Werner was attacked by someone The sa site was found in the underground block that he would have probably used for escape”

“Someone…?”

“Yes It was probably soanization, too But, we don’t knohich acadeanization it was If it was a subordinate of Seidoukan, then Werner would be the firm evidence that shows the involvement with Le Wolfe He couldn’t afford to kill him, and if he were to hold hio”

“What about the possibility of Le Wolfe having failed to silence him?”

But, Helga shook her head

“It isn’t possible They, who are called <cat>, are valuable assets even for the Integrated Enterprise Foundation Ignoring the fact that he was caught afterwards, there is no need to eli well In fact, Dirk Eberho lost a <cat> has received blarated Enterprise Foundation He will probably have to lay low for a while ──In other words, you anization from an academy besides Seidoukan and Le Wolfe is involved in this incident”

“…I see”

It looked like Flora’s matter was quite deep-rooted

It did not seem that it could be solved in a very short time

“We are still investigating this matter Please, tell that to Riessfeld-kun, too”

As Helga said that, she slowly stood up

When he observed her oncenatural to the extent that he was surprised, was impeccable

“…Don’t make eyes that look like those of a student of Asterisk”

Looking at such Ayato, Helga said as if re

“You’ve good eyes with a sincere and strong will But, owners of such eyes often tend to be easy to deceive Be careful”

“Haa…”

“──Well then, if there is soress, I’ll come to report it”

After saying only that, Helga went out of the guidance roo Ayato

“Easy to deceive, huh…”

Ayatowryly, and scratched his cheek as he was troubled

References

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