Vol 11 Chapter 5 (1/2)
The Fifth Question
Please fill the blank with the correct answer
“Please stay with me”
Fuyumi’s words trouble me In the midst of this doubt, a crisis continues to close in on a friend I have to hurry up and get over there now, but Fuyu for me to stay here
“What should I do now?”
In the ( ) of love and friendshi+p, I could not help but sigh heavily
Himeji Mizuki’s answer:
“In the (dilemma) of love and friendshi+p”[1]
Teacher’s Comment:
Correct answer
Yoshi+ Akihisa’s answer:
“In the (washboard)[2] of love and friendshi+p”
Teacher’s Comment:
You added one extra noun
Tsuchiya Kouta’s answer:
“In the (wash) of love and friendshi+p [3]”
Teacher’s Comment:
A key iteht?
Tamano Miki’s answer:
“In the (touch) of love and friendshi+p [4]”
Teacher’s Comment:
Sewing scissors?[5]
We replenish our points, and return to the frontlines; at this ed
“We seem to have advanced quite the distance here…”
“That seems to be the case, swine”
Our 9th team has alreadyas co with the opposing 3-F class
Based on Kirishi+th can be said to be equal throughout The opponent’s dividing its teams by class, so there’s a difference in abilities; this will cause situations where there are teaet an opponent we’re advantageous against
“Because of this, we can ensure that we’ve space to move around freely…”
“That’s how it is, swine It’s easier now because of the battle from before”
It’s just like what shi+eous to us, it’s easier for us to ically
“I-I say…I feel that, that boy’s been blinking at me”
“I reht? Maybe it’s because there’s a lot of girls around hihted within?”
“Ugh, that’s so disgusting…”
“Leader Sugawa! You’re exchanging looks with the girls opposite you! No nuirls that are having good feelings about you!”
“Fufu…once this war’s over, shall I get married with all those chicks…?”
This conversation that came from somewhere is the best evidence The rest, not just me, really don’t seem to feel any pressure at all
However,
“What’s…? This, strange feeling…?”
This strange disorderliness givesWhat’s the reason…?
“Speaking of which, swine, hurry up and get defeated This is for the sake of the glorious future for Miharu and onee-sae!”
Though there’s also shi+ at the enemy for some reason, but this isn’t the reason alone That’s what I feel
There’s so else I’m worried about
That is, though we have a balanced force without weakness, how long can we last?
“Is it alright, Kirishi+ma-san…?”
As the battles proceed, everyone’s scores will change drastically, so I can’t help but worry if Kirishi+ma-san’s instructions can keep up with how fast the situation is changing Besides, the frontlines are beco wider
Suddenly, I think of Yuuji, who looked rather relaxed up till now Kudou-san said that Kirishi+ave us instructions If she can relent a little and give a little work to the others, that will be better
“Maybe there’s a reason why she can’t let the people around her help out…?”
It’s true that an al person, but that means all the burden will be on that person Even that Yuuji will take over as the co war—
“This is bad! Requesting for backup here!”
“H your points? You’re being defeated too quickly here Buck up”
“Sh-shut up! We’re different fro with our high scores like this! Don’t lu!”
“Ah? What are you saying, you bastard!? Who’re you calling Yoshi+ Akihisa!?”
The growls frohts I look over, and find F class and C class having a little argument
“shi+ood here!”
“…That’s true Fine, Miharu’ll hold back on the urge to get rid of you, you swine”
shi+ument is
“Goodness, our own people are having an argument at such a moment That’s why I hate those foolish and useless swines who don’t look at the grand scheme”
“shi+ up till now, don’t you?”
“Yoshi+ Akihisa, what is it?”
“No…I really don’t kno to answer you here…”
Her thought pattern certainly is different from mine here
“Ack, now’s not the time for this!”
I let my summoned beast return from afar, and then head over to the place in need of assistance Then, I find two group of guys glaring at each other while ignoring their ally in trouble
“What are you doing!”
“Oh, Yoshi+! Listen to uys called us Yoshi+ Akihisas! That’s the worst insult they can give to us!”
“What’s wrong with calling idiots idiots?”
That’s why I say, now’s not the time for this…!
“—Summon!”
Anyway, I ignore those guys and charge right at where the tough battle’s going on
3-C, Isoyakin Jirou, Science, 101 points
Vs
2-F Yoshi+ Akihisa, Science, 92 points
Once I call out my summoned beast, I launch an attack at the opponent Because of this attack, I interrupt a 3rd year student that see his attention to me
My wooden sword receives the opponent’s long-handle knife, and I use the chance to send a sweeping kick, but it was dodged
“You…!”
I then let htly and attack with full strength The opponent however tries to use his blade to block this attack
“Rriyah!”
The sus the wooden sword at the opponent with all its strength
3-C, Isoyakin Jirou, Science, 31 points
Vs
2-F Yoshi+ Akihisa, Science, 92 points
As expected of a third year, I can’t hit it easily…!
But I’ve worn out the opponent enough! I’ll be fine if I can hang on until the reinforcements arrive!
I stop , and let it leap backwards to watch out for any other enemies Then, just when I land and raise my weapon,
—DOK!
“Eh…?”
“Ah…”
The girl’s summoned beast that was attacked touched my summoned beast
What, she’s still here? This is bad…! Those F class guys must have scattered in this situation, so I carelessly…!
“Are you Yoshi+! I’ll repay you the debt for the test of courage!”
The other enemies use this opportunity to attack e…!
“Seriously, Aki, what are you doing? It’s not like you to make a mistake in your control”
3-C, Abe shi+nsuke, Science, 57 points
Vs
2-F shi+mada Minami, Science, 128 points
Just when I’es in, sends the opponent flying with a kick, and saves me from my predicament here
“Really, onee-sama’s no match for this kind of swine after all, but Miharu! Isn’t that right, onee-sama!”
“Ah, yeah yeah, maybe”
It seems that shi+mizu-san followed Minarateful that both of theon others
Or that’s what I thought
“Shut up, F class! We don’t need the assistance of you idiots!”
“You dare say so!? Fine! I’h o on yourself, you bastards!”
Our allies that should be helping each other are beingthemselves
“You guys, caluht?”
Mina signs of refusing each other
“Everyone, it’s just like what Minami said! Even if our values are different, we’re still allies here; that’s why everyone has to work together!”
“You shut up, Yoshi+!”
“I don’t want to hear that froainst shi+mizu!”
They’re not listening to my words at all, or rather, I think I just added fuel to the fire In this situation, we et a third party to help Is there someone we can call for help…?
We start to look for people who can defuse this situation, and though there’re a few trying to stop these arguments,
3-F Fujishi+ta Kyouko, Science, 62 points
Vs
2-D, Onodera Yuuko, Science, 110 points
3-F Okamura Gou, Science, 67 points
Vs
2-C, Okajima kumi, Science, 125 points
These two are being attacked by the enemy, and can’t act as mediators here
“Argh, such bad luck! One bad stuff just piles up after another…!”
And as I said this, I wonder Huh…? Bad luck…? Is it really bad luck…?
I have an annoying feeling about this Is this really bad luck?
“The scores shown just now has been a little weird…”
Ast those that can take part in the battle—the opponent has only half of our scores Isn’t this weird? It’s like they’re not intending to win at all…
So more than a premonition prompts me as I look around, and then,
“It’s better to stop those two girls first”
“Okay, let’s go, Nakai”
“Understood Summon”
There’s a third year student a instructions He too called out his summoned beast, but hasn’t joined the battle at all He’s pretending to do so, and obviously, his role is different from the others
In other words—
“Is that the mastermind?”
“Eh!? Wait, Aki! Where’re you going!”
That third year sneaking around is the one creating this bad ats won’t revert back to normal if I don’t take him down!
“Everyone! Please follow me for a moment!”
There are 3 eneuy, and I have 3 allies who can help uy dohile my allies hold the opponents off…!
“I don’t really understand, but count on me!”
“We won’t be able to hang on for long though!”
The F class awa-kun and Nitta-kun immediately use their summoned beasts to obstruct the eneap between theet deep within
“Don’t you dare, idiot bastard!”
“Wha!?”
I then knock into the enee, unable to dodge, and takes the i off in another direction
“Eh? Eh? Follow?”
The girl on our side continues to blink, unable to understand what’s going on dauys work froot about this so soon…!
“Guh…!”
3-F, Tokushi+ma Ryouta, Science, 60 Points
Vs
2-F, Yoshi+ Akihisa, Science, 71 Points
Luckily, the eneh, but the worst thing is that I revealed my objective
“Die, Yoshi+ Akihisa!”
The ene attacks my summoned beast that landed on the floor
“I won’t let you!”
This ties out and uses her weapon to block the enemy’s attack
“Sorry Minami You helped me out here!”
“This is nothing But what’re you trying to do, attacking out of a sudden?”
“There’s an enemy deep within! He looks very suspicious here! I want to send him to the detention room!”
“Send him to the detention room? You make it sound easy…!”
That guy’s not only deep within ene our objective daet away at this rate…!
Just when I’ my teeth,
“You’re pretty capable there, Akihisa This decision is right”
The familiar voice of my bad friend came from behind me,
“Yuuji!”
I turn around to find the trio of Yuuji, Hideyoshi+ and fukuuys really kno to pick the moment…!
“Hideyoshi+, fukumura! I’ll leave the follow-up to you! Akihisa! Don’t let hiet away! Finish him off here no matter what!”
“““Roger that (Got it)!”””
Hideyoshi+ and fuku the instructions, and start to get rid of the two eneh…but it’s not enough What do I do?
“Alright, path’s clear! Let’s go, shi+mada! Akihisa Cannon!”
“Okay! Aki, you better grit your teeth and hold the wooden sword tightly!”
“Eh? Oi, Yuuji, Mina a bad vibe from this skill’s name”
“Aim properly, Akihisa!”
“I won’t forgive you if you fail here, Aki!”
“No no, I don’t have anyto this plan—!”
““Grit your teeth (here)—“”
“damn IT! SO I’M THE ONE DOING IT AFTER ALL!?”
I ready my wooden sword just as they say, and Yuuji and Minaht at my wooden sword My summoned beast’s shot out like a cannon A punch!? Can’t you have chosen a !?
I try my best to let htly and point the sword tip at the target
“Huh? So over—UWAHH!?”
I guess the enemy didn’t expect this sacrificial attack froh the heart by the wooden sword
3-F, Tokushi+ma Ryouta, Science, DEAD
Vs
2-F, Yoshi+ Akihisa, Science, 11 Points
Anyway, my objective’s done, but it comes with the price that includesall over
“Fuu…nice going there, Akihisa”
“Good job, Aki”
“Ah, huess I did a fine job there…”
Why is it that these two aren’t showing any signs of remorse at all?
“Speaking of that attack just noould have happened to ed it…?”
In response to my little doubt, Yuuji answers me with a smile on his face
“Do you know, Akihisa? A bullet’s useless after it’s fired once”
“OUR CLass IS REALLY THE WORST!”
It’s because these classmates I’m familiar with are all like this that it’s norether with the other classes
“I see Human relations”
“If we forht before will be on the same time It’s fine when they’re tense, but once they relax, they’ll start to notice things; this is cost humans”
“Especially since the second years have the idiots of the idiots in this school, that F class”
“Yes, their thoughts are very different froh a lot of battles as coood that they’re very experienced in battle, but there’ll be differences if they’re going to be paired up with other students”
“And with the entire class couys with such rotten personalities, it’s hard not to have any divisions ast them”
“It’s going just as we’ve planned”
“Yes…but there’s one ”
“Huh? What did you just say?”
“It’s nothing Sorry that we have to remain on standby, but I hope that you two can calm down”
“Yes yes, we get it”
“It’s very troublesome if we expose ourselves here”
“Please take care of matters here”
“Then Yuuji, why did you come to the frontlines?”
I ask Yuuji at the standby area at the back, far away from the frontlines Yuuji then folds his arms as he answers my question
“I’m just here to relay Shouko’s instructions”
“Instructions?”
“Regarding the regrouping of the collapsing frontlines I just gave the instructions, didn’t I?”
“Speaking of which, you said so to everyone”
Minami, who returned to the standby area with us, said this, feeling extre on the frontlines
After dealing with her, Yuuji gave the instruction for everyone present to retreat froroup the frontlines here I think that’s not Yuuji’s decision, but Kirishi+ma-san’s”
“Huh? Then, Kirishi+ up with counterstrategies whileeveryone else’s scores?”
“That’s how it is”
That’s as active as someone reported on a human interest story
“Multitasking”
“You really know her well, Sakamoto”
“Because anyone can see that she’s a hands-on person”
Kirishi+ the calculations, analysis and strategies all alone; these are things we can’t possibly do alone Even as we’re chatting here, Kirishi+ about what else to do
“The class representatives, including Shouko, were thinking about ‘retreating slightly and regrouping’ Your contributions however were to beat that guy on the opposing side giving the instructions”
Hn just now makes me a little curious The way Yuuji say the class reps seem to imply that he’s not included…?
“But Saka orders? Doesn’t that mean that whatever Aki worked so hard for is basically useless?
“No, either way, it’s so that has to be done as a situational decision This is the kind of instruction that probably won’t be given That guy’s probably in charge of deciding who can take part in the battle, so it’s ful to have such a person retire”
“In that case, why didn’t Kirishi+uy?”
“Sith is insufficient for that”
It’s true that the third year is deep within enemy territory, so we needed a very powerful instantaneous move if ant to take him down If I think about it normally, it’s best to retreat from the scene normally My initial attack did fail too
“She never expected Sakamoto and my wits here”
“Minami and Yuuji’s wits are based on my sacrifice…”
I guesslike a human cannon is completely beyond Kirishi+ma-san’s expectations
“But didn’t we do well because of this? Everything’s okay in the end”
“Well, sorta…I can’t really accept this, I do accept that ouldn’t be able to succeed if I didn’t do that”
If I think about it carefully, our F class members are really unique Let alone the fact that we have very low scores, have bad tempers, quarrel about love (mainly over heterosexual affairs), can dump our allies casually when they’re in trouble; these aspects are really rare in other classes To Kirishi+ht be hard to understand
“That sort of strategy is so only Sakamoto can do”
“Yeah We ht as well have Yuuji as the frontline commander”
Though I don’t really want to take part in that frontline
Upon hearing our joke, Yuuji retful look on his face for some reason,
“…I’ll do that if that’s possible”
“Eh?”
What did he just say?
“Nothing Don’t mind”
Yuuji answers my reply, and has become his usual self Was I mistaken about his expression before this?
“I can’t help but take action after seeing how useless you were before this, but inal work is just to stand behind and wait Like hell I’ to look for trouble here”
“But,”
“And if I’ht cause a classood when so se”
Upon hearing that extreain feel that so here
I at least knohat he’s talking about Since Kirishi+ her best to create this current situation, he naturally doesn’t hope that such an unnecessary action will reduce all our efforts to nothing
But I don’t think that Yuuji’s decision at the frontline is wrong, especially just noe needed to deal with the eths instead of focusing on teamwork—
“Oi, idiot, if you have tith for the battle afterwards? Your brain capacity is already smaller than an ordinary person, you know”