Accel World Vol 4 Chapter 11 (2/2)

“Ye…Yes”

“49 ofso well And 50 of ”

…And the re 1 is?

There wasn’t the roohtened his back with a ‘HII’ A large fragment of food blocked his throat, and after he sed it down somehow, Haruyuki bowed his head down at full speed

“I…I’h I decided not to give trouble to senpai while on your trip, I depended on you in the end…And you even ran for 15 hours from Okinawa…”

“Hey, you”

Suddenly changing her serous expression, Kuroyukihime spoke in an extremely displeased voice

“I’ht It’s the opposite Why didn’t you call ? If you had explained the situations in just a feords, I would have immediately flown from Okinawa and returned!”

“T-That’s…because, it was your only school field trip in your whole life…”

“I didn’t have that much fun there anyway! Will you not understand unless I also explain the reason for that as well!?”

Saying that with such force that she would have definitely cut the table in half with just her sword spirit if she had been in her duel avatar forave a sullen look with a ‘MUUU’ However, she fortunately breathed out immediately after, and dropped her tone a little as she continued

“……Well, it’s fine In any case, I’ll have you tellout even 1 byte of information!”

And so Haruyuki recounted everything that had happened whilestory, which went from Noumi Seiji’s first appearance, to the first battle with Dusk Taker, to the training in the Unlimited Neutral Field—and finally to yesterday’s duel

After she finished listening to the explanation that took about an hour, Kuroyukihih

The words that came out of her mouth after several seconds were—

“…Haruyuki-kun When you suht my heart would stop”

Drinking his Oolong tea, Haruyuki raised his face with a start However, no words came out from his mouth

Accel World’s recluse who had given Haruyuki the «Gale Thruster», Sky Raker She had been a a Nebulas» in the past, and furthermore had been Kuroyukihime’s friend as well

Having foolishly sought the sky, Sky Raker had asked Kuroyukihis Kuroyukihime had complied with her request—and after that, had thrown herself into a desperate and bloody battle with the other kings

But right now, only a gentle, and also somehow sad, smile was shown on Kuroyukihime’s face

“I can’t believe it…That the one to introduce the «Incarnate System» to you would be her…”

“……I’ senpai’s permission…”

As Haruyuki apologized, Kuroyukihiently shook her head

“No She would have been more qualified for it than me Since Raker is probably the one that believes the h-level Burst Linkers that have mastered mind power Besides…unlike her, I would not be able to co you”

She showed a s nod

“Sh…She really was dreadful She pushed me off from the top of the Old Tokyo Tower, after all”

“Hahaha, that sounds like her”

After laughing nostalgically for a bit, Kuroyukihime suddenly sank into silence

Her gaze dropped down to a point on the table, but eventually she htly screech on the floor and she stood up Sheon the south side of the apartht sky outside in silence

Haruyuki looked at her back with her long black hair flowing over it for a while, but then he made up his mind and also stood up He walked over to stand next to Kuroyukihime, and similarly looked outside

“…The power of the Incarnate System is too enormous”

She let out those words after several seconds

“Therefore, all those who touch it become entranced by it They reach into the deepest depths of its power, and plunge forward as if it belongs to the, the ada with it Therefore, that power isn’t soular system that was created accidentally…instead, isn’t it a certain kind of trap that was prepared in Brain Burst fro?”

“A-A trap…?”

“Yes For the sake of te out our souls to another dimension somewhere…”

Theof those words was a complete mystery to Haruyuki Even so, he furrowed his eyebrows in order to try to understand soently placed her left hand on Haruyuki’s cheek

“No, don’t worry about it You shouldnow Yes…if it’s you…Only you may be able to overcoht of the heart…”

S softly, Kuroyukihiht hand on Haruyuki’s face,

She then changed her expression and tone, and—

“Now then With that out of the way, I’ll now tell you the res”

HII Haruyuki’s entire body stiffened Was it on the side of «giving hi»!? In other words, a judo foot technique!? No, a submission technique!?

As Haruyuki’s uselessly spun around in that way, Kuroyukihime put her arms around Haruyuki’s neck and drew hith

MUGYUUUU Held by that intense strength, Haruyuki’s consciousness over-revved up too quickly from that all-directional pressure and the sensation of direct contact as in front of his face, and the gears in his head screeched

Her voice reached his left ear, which was probably blazing crimson, so close that her lips touched it

“—I wanted to do this Since the time when I learned fros…and yet were still doing your best to face your enemy, I always, alanted to do this”

Hugging Haruyuki even tighter with a strength that made him think ‘Just how far will I be absorbed by this thin body?’, Kuroyukihi voice

“You truly did your very best Under such painful circumstances…—At such a ti for you I…am a failure of a «Parent»…”

A hot drop touched his left cheek with a drip

Haruyuki widened his eyes The beautiful hair that swayed in his vision got ht of the room and blurred

Unconsciously raising both his ar waist and squeezed out a tre voice

“I…I’ you worry”

At that instant—

“I orried I was so worried Thinking that, if you were no longer here, ould I do…I was scared I was so scared!”

Saying that as it turned into a shout halfway through, Kuroyukihihtly

His throat blocked, Haruyuki didn’t say anything else Therefore, he continued desperately praying inside his heart ‘I’ht here I’ll always be by your side I definitely will not disappear’

Kuroyukihime leaked out thin sobs like that for several dozens of seconds, but eventually she sucked in a big breath, and finally loosened her hug slightly

“…I have to give you a prize”

When she suddenly said that, Haruyuki blinked in surprise

“Eh, a pri…?”

“You defended splendidly in the territory battles, didn’t you? Like I said, if you defend Suginaive you one prize you ask for, no matter what it is”

As she whispered such a thing into his ear, Haruyuki’s consciousness once again rushed into the red zone

—However

The insolent ideas of a Direct Connect with a 30-cm cable or a swimsuit photo of her were instantly swept away in his mind

Being like this right here, right now

Besides having this person here in this world right nohat more could he possibly wish for?

…I will becoht who can protect you from any enemies someday So, please always re me

The instant he wished that, his mouth moved half-automatically

“…Then, please stay by my side”

With a feeling boiling up from inside his chest, Haruyuki spoke in a hoarse voice

“Please always, always stay by my side That…is my only wish”

Even once you graduate As ion master And as my «Parent»

Haruyuki added those words in his mind—is what he intended, but

The body of Kuroyukihi Haruyuki’s head intensely stiffened with a ‘BIKUUN’

Suddenly releasing her hug, she back-dashed about two meters with a ‘SHUBAH’, collided with the sofa and fell down on it Even though her face just been quite serious with tears, the person herself widened her eyes as if she had forgotten that, and flapped her mouth open and closed

Eventually, she rapidly reddened from her neck to her forehead Her voice, turned inside out, resounded in a high tone

“W-W-Wha…W-W-What are you saying!!”

“Heh? U in particular”

Not understanding the situation, he sih-speed, and after a full ten seconds passed, Kuroyukihiinal whiteness froh, she shook her head left and right many times

“……I understand”

Suddenly, Kuroyukihime muttered that

Standing up, she walked over to Haruyuki once again and placed her right hand on his head with a plop

“I promise I’ll stay by your side Always For eternity”

While disheveling his hair, Kuroyukihirade smile, and said that

References

↑ Referring to Haneda Airport

↑ Sata andagi: deep-dried buns sihnuts that are native to Okinawa