Vol 10 Chapter 2 (1/2)
The Second Question
Please answer the following question:
Please state what the Prince Shoutoku [1]did in the years 603 and 604 respectively
Himeji Mizuki’s answer:
‘In Year 603, Prince Shoutoku created the Twelve Level Cap and Rank System In Year 604, Prince Shoutoku created the Seventeen-article Constitution’
Teacher’s comment:
That’s right Pleasethese few years, including the sending of diplomats[2]
shi+mada Minami’s answer:
‘Year 603, Prince Shoutoku ate Year 604, Prince Shoutoku had a good sleep’
Teacher’s comment:
I’
Tsuchiya Kouta’s answer:
‘In Year 603, Prince Shoutoku got married In Year 604, Prince Shoutoku went crazy’
Teacher’s comment:
What happened to the prince during that year?
As I prepare to leave the classrooe of,
I glance over at Himeji-san to check on her, since I haven’t had the chance to talk to her recently
“…It’s alright, we’ll definitely e’ll definitely win…”
She feels different from usual, and that worries me
—And now
Right now, I’ the battle, and I turn over to Minami to check on her
“…It’s alright, I just need to stay with Aki and get that book before that foreign studenthim away from Aki I just need to stay with Aki and not let him move on his own…”
She obviously looks different from usual, and that worries me a lot
“Aki!”
“Ye, yes! May I knohat you want, Minami-san?”
“I’ll definitely live and won’t die in battle Is this alright?”
“Un, of course it’s alright”
“Everything will be over if I lose ht to the reht hard Okay?”
“Un, you’re very reliable”
“Also, if it really can’t be helped, I’ll bring you over to the reht?”
“Wait a second, Minaood at all”
I’m really worried over what happened to Himeji-san and Minami…
As I ponder about this,
“Yoshi+! The guys from A class are here!”
Sugawa-kun’s words interrupt hts
“Let’s go, Aki!”
“Okay!”
Minaed expressions completely She just said a lot of ridiculous words, but she has no doubt about letting our class win Alright! Tiet into the action!
“Everyone, don’t forget the mission Yuuji asked us to do!”
“ROGER THAT!”
This is the linkway that connects the new and old school buildings Our duel between F class and A class will begin here
“SUMMON!”
The two A class students standing at the front carry out their su behind, perhaps because they’re trying to investigate the situation for a while
Since the opponent is that relaxed…we’ll take the!
“Katou-kun, Kondou-kun, please!”
““Okay! Summon!!””
Our side sends out two people as well as Katou-kun and Satou-kun carry out their summons
A class and F class both summon two summoned beasts as we face off in the middle of the linkway
A class, Kurimoto Raita, Maths 239 points & A class, Youta Nana, Maths 243 points
Vs
F class, Katou Takashi+, Maths 91 points & F class, Kondou Yoshi+mune, Maths 84 points
Both sides subjects and scores are shown As expected of A class, their grades are higher than any class rep we faced in the past If it were a frontal fight, we’ll definitely lose
Katou-kun and Kondou-kun’s su off as they raise their weapons over their heads The straightforward attacks are blocked by the opponent’s wielding weapons
Both sides clash with each other, and then—
“““Summon!!”””
Another 4 F class comrades summon
Katou-kun and Kondou-kun who led the charge are rather specialized in maths
Then, as for the latter 4—
F class, Udou Sumiyoshi+, Maths 58 points and F class, Endou Kensuke, Maths 70 points
And F class, Hotsuta Kiichi, Maths 87 points and F class, Manaka Tatsuo, Maths 64 points
As one can see, their scores are rather scattered, and maths isn’t their best subject
However, this group isn’t just randoh factors other than scores and best subjects
“Long-ranged weapons group, attack!”
“““OHHHHH!!!”””
Udou-kun and the rest who’re sortied raise their weapons and charge towards the enemy in a row
Their coth These four are weapon wielders of longspears or rods, weapons with large attack range
“How’s that po…!?”
Our side’s actions cause the opponent to widen their eyes in shock To them, we may seem rather reckless
It’s not easy to control a summoned beast as its size is not of the sareatly different from a human We have to line up 4 summoned beasts in a row on the narrow linkway, side by side before attacking the opponent in front of them, but this in practice is a lot harder than described Ordinary people would have crashed into their allies, have varying attack speeds, or stab our spears into our partners’ backs
But if it’s us, we can definitely do it Our F class has experienced countless suh all sorts of battles To us, this isn’t so that’s impossible for us to do
A class, Kurimoto Raita, Maths 73 points & A class, Youta Nana, Maths 179 points
The opponents fighting our 2 F class vanguards took stabs directly from the front
““How’s that po…””
The two people froretful looks
After seeing this, Kondou-kun shows a devious smile
“Don’t look down on us F class!”
F class, Kondou Yoshi+mune, Maths 26 points
Kondou-kun brags about the victory as his back has a buddy’s spear stabbed into the back…I better remain silent about this
“Can’t be helped! Switch—“
The hurt opponents intends to sub themselves out with another member, but ould we let them do so?
“I’ on you Minami, please attack with Katou-kun! Kondou-kun, retreat Hurry up and replenish your points!”
“Understood Summon!”
“Don’t you dare run away!”
““Ku…!””
“Eh? Why must I replenish my points?”
3 out of 4 attacks hit the opponents when it’s so hard to control the suy sorta worked out Noe just need to deal the finishi+ng blow
A class, Kurimoto Raita, Maths 73 points
Vs
F class, shi+mada Minami, Maths 161 points
Minami immediately closes in on the opponent that’s slowed down by the attack Once the points drop, our side will have the advantage due to experience, so it’s impossible for our side to lose
“Hu, hurry up and cover Kurimoto-kun! Summon!”
The other people from A class start to panic It seems that they feel it’s not the ti such a vicious attack In that case, our class has so else!
“Saitou-kun, Tanaka-kun!”
““Summon!””
I add in the numbers and send in Saitou-kun and Tanaka-kun who’re better atweapons back off for su Not a lot of classes can do such an organizedpoint of our F class
“IF YOU’RE SENDING IN SO MANY PEOPLE, WE HAVE PEOPLE HERE TOO!”
Someone from A class shouted
If the otherclass take part, there will be 7, while we’re left with 4 because our participants backed off In such a difference in numbers, it’s obvious that A class is better
However, that’s not the case
“damn it!”
“I won’t lose!”
Minami beats Kurimoto-kun from A class and retreats while the other three form a line Now, the opponent will definitely forht back The key here is the width of the corridor If we line up side by side, a squad of 4 will be the maximum In other words, 3 people froht No, Minaht
“Wai—watch it…!”
“Tha, that’s dangerous!”
“damn it, move aside there!”
The people fro each other It seems they’re unable to move freely
Our side is using a packed forood use of their high th alone can’t stop this force
However, our opponent is already fu all their forces However, they’re unable to deal decisive blows because they ht hit each other
On the other hand, our side’s situation—
“YOU bastard! YOU JUST ATTACKED ME, DIDN’T YOU!”
“SHUT UP! IT DOESN’T MATTER WHETHER YOU’RE HIT OR NOT SINCE WE HIT THE ENEMY! YOUR SACRIFICE IS NOTHING!”
“SAYING SUCH STUFF!? YOU’RE THE ONE WHO STABBED KONDOU IN THE BACK!”
And just like that, our side will continue to attack even though we’ll hurt our coot even though ere in a war against C class
The s able to understandable to do so physically
While the opponent is confused, we skillfully use the narrow space to battle, and will occasionally attack with the support of the long-ranged weapons
In the initial skire
“Keep it up Be careful not to mess up the formation”
“““Roger that”””
I set up the people with higher scores (ae support fronable tactic wore down on their forces
“Calm down and retreat back to the classroom first”
The A class girls start to retreat in order to regroup The opponent’s retreating…what should I do? Should I deliberately press on and pursue them?
At the current stage, we’ll reach the new building after a few more steps Once we continue to ’s stairs, and this will be a great chance to seal off the enemy’s movements
As I wonder about this, Minami walks to me and whispers,
“Aki, the order the opponent gave just noas a little suspicious”
“Eh? How?”
“Solanced at the stairs when they said they’re retreating”
If it’s the stairs…I don’t think they’re checking the path to retreat back to A class, but the over there shows that there’s so over there
“An ambush…?”
“Most likely”
They probably planned so reatly
“Thanks for noticing that, Minami”
“I, I’ war! It’s just that I’s because I feel that someone may come by here!”
Mina, so why is she panicking for some reason?
“Then, what should we do, Aki? Do we stop here?”
“Uu…has Kinoshi+ta-san appeared in the opposing base?”
“Not for now”
Based on Yuuji’s deduction, Kinoshi+ta-san will normally appear at the scene and direct them, but up till now, she hasn’t stepped onto thesomewhere
“Alright, keep chasing Minaher marks will form one team and standby on the left side”
“You want us to take on the opponent?”
“Un, I intend to finish the other ave me”
Revealed a Kinoshi+ta-san at this point!
“Yeah, let’s try and e’s on our side! We have to hurry up and finish this war even if it’s a second earlier…!”
The voice with intense es in my ears Minami’s momentum today isn’t to be underestimated What’s with her?
“I’ll explain the plan to Sugawa and the rest”
Minaets into standby beside the stairs Sugawa-kun and Yokoht, let’s move!
“EVERYONE! PURSUE THEM! CHARGE RIGHT IN!”
“““ALRIGHT!!!”””
The reliable calls echo back as e forward
In contrast, A class learnt their lesson due to the attack just now, so they aren’t resisting that erly retreat back A class retreats while F class pursues on, and this is not a common sense
Also, as the battlefield moves to the stairs, expected voices can be heard from the left
“““Summon”””
Alright—right on target!
“I’ll leave it to you, Minami!”
“Okay!”
The opponent appears from the stairs, and Minami and the rest immediately attacks them
The opponent was charging in for an ambush, but we shocked them back
“…Not bad, Yoshi+-kun To think that you can realize this”
Kinoshi+ta-san’s voice, which sounded like Hideyoshi+, came from the stairs as she intended to ambush us from the side There’s only 3 people over there, so we can win if it’s just this number of people!
“Yozawa-kun, Negishi+-kun, Hio over to Kinoshi+ta-san! We’ll beat her here!”
““”Understood!”””
Kinoshi+ta-san has 6 people against her, including Minaawa-kun, and I have another 6 in front of h here, so we’ll take the win here!
“…Retreat”
Kinoshi+ta-san gives the order As if we’ll let you!
“Everyone, pursue on We must finish her off here”
I give the order froivenKinoshi+ta-san
The moment I did this, Kinoshi+ta-san mutters from the stairs
“Oh? You’re chasing after me?”
Her voice still re cornered Hold…on…? I think I have a bad feeling about this…
“—Rep really understands Sakamoto-kun really well”
““”Summon!”””
““”—!?”””
Calls can be heard from the opposite direction, and everyone in F class widen their eyes in shock The other side is…B class? What’s going on!?
A class, Tokito Masahiro, Maths 265 points
Vs
F class, Himuro Tadashi+, Maths, 6 points
A class, Hanaoka Rei, Maths 243 points
Vs
F class, Nomura Ippei, DEAD
The attacks that came from behind cause several comrades on our side to have their points reduced or suffer the tragic fate of dying in battle
Not good Our back is wide open to the ene to the stairs where Kinoshi+ta-san is!
“Surround them! Send them all into the remedial room!”
I hear Kinoshi+ta-san’s orders They were retreating fro this chance to counter We’ve been had…is Kinoshi+ta-san bait here?
Once we’re surrounded, the flexible tactic can’t work, and on’t be able to head back to replenish our points In this case, we’ll definitely be wiped out, and F class will lose half their forces in the first fight alone Our opponent’s A class, and I got greedy and let things get way over my head…
“Everyone, hurry up and retreat—line up at the linkway!”
But there’s still a way to salvage this situation! The opponent hasn’t surrounded us yet!
“Who’ll let you!?”
“Nope, let’s run away—summon!”
I call out ht of ene out from B class If I stop here to stop the opponent’s attack, I’ll be able to create a path of retreat I see, so Yuuji expected this and let me be at the back, is it?
“Yoshi+…! Please don’t get in the way!”
“That won’t do I won’t back off”
As the opponent tries to aiht in front of theets ready to counter, but this ti out at the to beat them, but to slow them down, so there’s no need to hit them
“Uu…this…!”
The opponent’s been e movements,
“Everyone, hurry up and run away! Those with depleted points are to run away fast!”
“Don’t let the your efforts beating Yoshi+-kun!”
Kinoshi+ta-san and I exchanged orders
“Tokito-kun, leave that side to me!”
“damn it Please!”
As I continue to fight Tokito-kun, the other A class girls try to get by me Do you think I’ll let you do so?
“Double summon!”
I call out the other summoned beast to block the opponent’s path We’ll definitely not be taken down here!
“Move aside!”
The A class girl uses the difference in points as a shi+eld as she curls herself up and charges over She h points even if she takes 1, 2 hits
However, I’ve seen this tactic toothis
“Over here!”
As the opponent’s summoned beast steps forward to accelerate, I letkick at the ankle and slam it into the opponent while it lost its balance
“Ah! So, sorry, Tokito-kun”
The suled with Tokito-kun’s su the wooden sword down
A class, Tokito Mashi+ro, Maths 224 points
Vs
F class, Yoshi+ Akihisa, Maths 82 points
“You bastard…!”
Tokito-kun stares at efully
“Leave Yoshi+-kun aside for now, Tokito-kun! He’s not someone that can be taken down easily!”
“Ugh…I, I know that!”
“That won’t do I have to let you play around with me”
While saying this, I trip the third opponent who’s trying to get through My summoned beast is weak, but it doesn’t mean that it’s useless
As I try to buy time, my surrounded comrades start to slowly coe control to the minimum
“Kinoshi+ta, we’ll let theet away at this rate! We’ll leave that to you!”
“Uu…do, do I have to do this?”
“What are you saying now? Didn’t we decide to go all in this time?”
“Ahh, really! I got it, I’ll do it—Yoshi+-kun, I won’t forget this debt!”
After saying this, there’s sohting Kinoshi+ta-san seeawa-kun?
“Uu, erht?”
“Yeah, what about it?”
“I probably shouldn’t be saying this at this moment, but well…”
“???”
“On, on closer look…I feel that you’re—my type…”
“““SUGAWAWe have MUSTdiscovered DIEthe heretic ”””
WAIT A SECOND! NOW’S NOT THE TIME TO DO SUCH THINGS!
Our coh the perimeter and return to our base returned back to the frontlines to interrogate Sugawa-kun This situation’s definitely not good, right!?
“EVERYONE, YOU MUSTN’T BE FOOLED! PLEASE CALM DOWN!”
“““DIVEPUSH HIM TOFROM THE BLUEBACK ON THE ROOF”””
THIS ISN’T THE CASE, EVERYONE! KINOshi+TA-SAN’S SAYING A LIE TO SUGAWA-KUN!
“EVERYONE, THINK ABOUT IT! IT’S THAT KINOshi+TA-SAN TALKING TO SUGAWA-KUN! SUCH A THING CAN’T POSSIBLY HAPPEN!”
“HAH!? DA, damn IT! WE’VE BEEN HAD!”
“IT’S DEFINITELY IMPOSSIBLE FOR A CHICK TO SAY THAT SUGAWA’S HER TYPE!”
“We’ve been fooled by such an obvious lie…”
“Anyway, let’s get through this crisis before executing Sugawa”
“EH!? WHY MUST I BE EXECUTED EVEN AFTER BEING SUBJECTED TO VERBAL VIOLENCE!?”
Everyone seemed to have recovered, but it seems to be a little too late…
“Yoshi+-kun, once I handle this gang, I’ll ask you what you meant by ‘that Kinoshi+ta-san’”
Minaroup is completely isolated at the front of the stairs
Not good Minami and the rest may be annihilated!
“damn it…is this the end…!?”
“To think that we’ll die because of Sugawa…this bastard!”
“No good deeds going unpunished, like this, huh…”
“WHY ARE YOU SO SERIOUS WITH ME!!?”
Includingthat they’ll die in battle
In this situation—
“(GATAGATAGATA)…stop joking around…sent into the remedial room in such a place? Impossible impossible impossible impossible impossible impossible impossible impossible impossible…”
For so in battle than everyone else
“…What should I do if I’m sent to the remedial room in such a place? I will have to remain in the remedial room and wait for my diary to be translated? Impossible! I can’t admit defeat here! I definitely must find a way to survive…”
Minao save her!
“I’ll be there, Minami!”
“Wait, Yoshi+! Give up, we can only give up on shi+roup!”
“Ku…! But!”
“YOU damnED bastard! CAN’T YOU SEE shi+MADA’S CURRENT EXPRESSION!?”
Minami’s expression?
“…I can’t lose I can’t lose if that diary’s revealed I ht even if I die I can’t prevent anyone else fro Aki along…”
Ahh, not good She’s completely lost it
“Alright, everyone, retreat!”
“““UNDERSTOOD!!!”””
Sorry Mina killing intent atsurrounded by enemies!
“Those in charge of encircling, get rid of them! The rest are to follow me! Attack!”
After devouring the isolated Minaroup, Kinoshi+ta-san leads 4 corouped ourselves yet! In that case…I can only buy time here!
“Kinoshi+ta-san, let’s fight!”
I call out my summoned beast and stands in front of Kinoshi+ta-san Then—
“Un, alright A duel it is then, Yoshi+-kun”
I thought Kinoshi+ta-san will ignore my presence and attack the rest, but unexpectedly her summoned beast raises its su over to where everyone is?
“Kinoshi+ta-san? This is…”
“Sorry, Yoshi+-kun Please retire from here”
The moment Kinoshi+ta-san says this, the other A classlot, and see their weapons…eh, if A class doesn’t send some people to chase after them, I’ll have nowhere to escape…
“You’re an i this war is definitely you”
“Your, your opinion on h, Kinoshi+ta-san…but, you do know that I’ht?”
The opponent’s trying to li Nor on just to focus on me