Accel World Vol 3 Chapter 7 (1/2)
Chapter 7
”It's game over, Arita-senpai no, Silver Crow”
Those were the first words from Noumi Seiji when Haruyuki first met him
The front entrance of Umesato middle school was on the east side, with the north side shaped like the top of 工 character The north section was the special classes building, and the south section is the nor, with two e in the middle The east block is the «Front Courtyard», and the west block is called the «Central Courtyard»
That central courtyard hastheir branches profusely to all sides, so it is dirassy area, o near there, and it was not setup with social cameras
When Haruyuki received the call to go there by Nou of the first class on Monday e co ”Come alone”, Haruyuki looked at the back of Takuht front of him
Haruyuki hadn't conveyed the shower room incident from yesterday to Takumu, after all
It was fine to explain up till having a virus put into hi into the feed to survive that, he would have to touch on the fact that he had encountered Chiyuri But Chiyuri herself had forbidden him to speak about the incident, so no matter what he said to hide that would be a lie
He did not want to lie to Takumu at all
But he also understood why Chiyuri would not want to be shamed more than she already had been
While he was ht in the dileot Noue
Unavoidably, Haruyuki decided that he would have to leave reporting to Taku was over Since the email clearly said to coht not appear
The time specified was from the start of the 20 minute break between the 2nd and 3rd period class, which hen Haruyuki stood up from his seat and jumped out into the hallway He went down the stairs, reclairavel path beside the gym, stepped into the central courtyard
It was not a place with good memories for hie, so while he was in first year, he was called herepushed, he would fall on his behind on top of the da miserable
—But, that was all in the past The ht now, is different from the me of those days
While whispering that inside, he walked towards a big Mongolian oak standing in the center of the gloomy woods
With a crunch small footstep sound, a human shadow appeared in that direction, and faced Haruyuki
Haruyuki who thought that he would absolutely be the first the arrive, was slightly taken aback by the opponent at that ht foot took half a step back
Seeing Noumi Seiji face to face, he noticed that he definitely had a very small build Compared to Haruyuki as soe, he was another 10crey Neuro Linker equipped neck was sht were probably near two times
His face too, was so childlike that you would irl Haruyuki should have remembered this face from the photo that Takumu sent him, but for a moment, he doubted whether this really was the opponent that set that ruthless trap for him
With clean cut soft looking hair waving, Nou eyelashes, and his small mouth, a smile appeared—
”It's game over, Arita-senpai no, Silver Crow”
Noumi Seiji said that
”WhWh-What?”
Being caught on the wrong foot, Haruyuki could only inquire with those words
While still s, Noumi shook his delicate shoulders, and said once more
”That is, winner decided It's my win, senpai”
”Wi-Win what?”
After taking a large breath, and revived his thought, Haruyuki glared at his opponent
”We haven't had a «Duel» yet That's because you used so list”
”That is no longer necessary, the duel Since I have this”
Nouhtly manipulated his virtual desktop In Haruyuki's view, an accept file confirue lit up
”Please don't worry, I haven't put a virus or anything like that in it”
””
Even being told that, Haruyuki could not believe it ilared at Noumi with doubtful eyes, and slowly asked
”You, how did you put a view masker into my Neuro Linker?”
”Hmm, you noticed that much, huh? Then, I will tell you the spoiler as a reward The photo, it's the photograph! Mayuzuht?”
”PhPhotograph?”
After being told, Haruyuki belatedly realized it It was the kendo club first year student group photo that he got froht before he opened the file, he clearly ree
”That, e The Neuro Linker's photo viewer, and the Aug a program that does a bit of view manipulation with it is easy”
Nou, but for Haruyuki who finally had a bit of a grasp on progra, he did not think that was possible to make with just shallow skill level
Probably Nou» Niko, with an outer appearance not e level of veteran Burst Linker He could not be underestier
While listening to his inner self saying so, Haruyuki this time started virus checkers other than the default ones, and fearfully accepted the file that Noumi sent over
What was instantly sent over, see, he checked that there were no inconsistencies in the file size with the video quality and length Then with stiff lips, he tapped the icon with his fingertip
A rectangle replayopened up fully in his view
The video that was shoas crisp even with a bit of noise It was capturing a place that seeh viewpoint
It seeht sidewalls The hallway did not seeht in front, was an entrance and exit with no door
The inside of that area was soon split left and right, with two s on the wall in between Blue color for male use, and pink color for female use That was—
The entrance to the shower rooym
After realizing that, Haruyuki could clearly predict the scene that the video would show At the saoose bumps rose on his two arms and back
One second later, froht portion of the view, a stubby anized hair Aluminum silver Neuro Linker
After the boy reached the center of the video at the shower roolanced back once at the direction of the camera The round face that was captured from the front, was none other than Haruyuki
Haruyuki that was in the video, after see to hesitate for a while—
Then, with a trot, went to the right side path that had the fe
”Ah, gee, you were too hasty, senpai!”
While his head became all white, and he stood there in a daze after the video replay finished, and Noumi's cheerful voice reached him
”Normally, when you realize that it was all pink colored inside, you would have ran away! But still you never ca what to do”
Those words of Noumi were a mystery, but before that, he could not believe that this video itself could exist, and Haruyuki wrung out a dry sound
”Y-You this, how did you? That pathway, should not have a place to hide”
Hearing that, Nouhed as if it was actually funny, then shook his head sideways
”That is why the recent young people are Youlike that Do you think that the Neuro Linker is the only portable device in the world? About ten years ago, this kind of thing was also for sale”
What he pulled out froh to fit in his palle lens
”Well, for current digital cale lens reflex(SLR) ones But, even with that, the resolution is plenty right? The one being captured is Arita-senpai, anyone can tell by looking This, was set above the tool storage in that hallway”
While gazing at that toy like machine with a dumbfounded expression, Haruyuki inquired half automatically
”You you going that far, just to remove me fro to force me to be ex-expelled?”
”No no, no way, not at all!”
With his narrow eyes wide open, Nou foolish
”Forcing senpai to be expelled, what benefit would it have for et desperate enough to attack me in the real world, and that would not pay I just, for my middle school life from now on, want Arita-senpai to”
There he paused, Nou and coldness hidden inside kind of smile on his whole face
”beco is all To come and let me ”
”I won't let that happen”
—That sound, shook the oppressive atmosphere in the central courtyard
Haruyuki was so startled that his back flinched, and Nou his smile, turned towards the direction of the sound
Co eyes shi+ning like a cat Takumu was not with her It seemed like she chased after Haruyuki by herself, and heard the conversation
Chiyuri approached while crunching on the underbrush, then she faced Noue, and released sharp words
”I called Haru froirl's shower room If that video is made public, I will testify like that The reason was, I fell and twistedso I could not stand up, how about that? With that, there is a valid reason for Haru to enter the female side Of course, there would be no suspension or expulsion from school”
After hearing that, Haruyuki forgot about his crisis, and opened his eyes wide in a daze
Truly, that explanation had plenty of persuasive power In the first place, if the reason was for peeking, then openly intruding from the front entrance is too absurd
—However
Even after Chiyuri closed her mouth, Noumi's thin smile did not disappear
With leisurely movements he put away the sether, as if he was clapping and said
”That is good, very good, Kurashi+ma-senpai For a baby chick that just became a Burst Linker”
”Stop your bluffing please Already, the video that you took, has no more effect”
”Hmm, don't bet on it It's just an example”
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