Vol 6 Chapter 2 (1/2)
Chapter 2: Male/Female
Part 1
An hour had passed since shi+dou unwittingly lost sight of her
As he had habitually done in the past, he wasn't able to take the spirit down and capture her In the end, he had let her escape and thus all the AST arrison
””
Howeverfor soami felt a subtle hint of uneasiness
Normally when a spirit escaped it meant that the spirit departed for the other dimension However, nobody witnessed the moment the physical body of the spiritdived into the void
After unleashi+ng a terrifying screae of the time when everyone was shocked into a state of cowardice and escaped without a trace Because there wasn't an ensuing shock wave, people thought she had escaped into the other dimension
However, Origahtly shook her head and narrowed her eyes
There was a farmatter at hand
After recovering froa with her subordinates
”What were you trying to do?”
Jessica raised an eyebrow and turned around towards Origami
”What are you talking about?”
”Don't act dumb Why did you want to attack shi+dou back then?”
”Ara, so you guys knew about that?”
”Answer me quickly”
After Origaed her shoulders
”I just wanted to protect him since there was a normal person involved in the battlefield, that's all Is there so with that?”
””
Origa effect She clearly knew this was a lie There was no way Origami could have falsely read her actions at that time
In fact, Jessica didn't count on Origaaation if she said so those lines After all, there was absolutely no proof to confirm that Jessica had wanted to attack shi+dou
”That's all I have to say so get lost already We are very busy”
Jessica replied in a pretentious tone However, Origami continued on
”Does it have soned?”
””
After Origami spoke, Jessica and her subordinates' expressions wavered a bit
Following that, she unhappily ss
”Guh”
”——You bitch Your days will be nuet smart with me”
Once she finished speaking, she tossed Origaaround Jessica's subordinates then proceeded to scoff at her
”What are you guys doing!?”
Having noticed the disturbance, Ryouko hurriedly rushed over
Jessica pretended to know nothing, redirected herself elsewhere, and left with her subordinates
”Are you okay Origami?”
”I'm fine”
After Origariure from behind
Part 2
”Why do we have to get up this early in the ”
Caught between Tohka and Origa escorted, shi+dou pressed forhile constantly yawning due to his drowsiness
Currently it was Septe the spirit
After that, <fraxinus> decided to hold aover the spirit's unexplainable drop in affection Either way, shi+dou wouldn't have to go to school tomorrow since he was also requested to participate in a ht
shi+dou rubbed his droughty eyes as he yawned once again
That's right, Ai called hi of the inter-school Tenou festival committee so please come! He was informed in this manner
”Hey, you're getting too close to shi+dou Back off a bit!”
”You're the one who should be backing off Even shi+dou has said your body odor is intolerable”
”W-What did you say!?”
On his right was Tohka and on his left was Origami Their voices played one after the other, which constantly irritated the sleep deprived shi+dou
”TohkaOriga me a headache”
”That's right, quiet down Tobi+chi Origa too loud!”
”It's the sound of your breathing and heartbeat that's a pain on the ears They should be stopped immediately”
”As I said”
shi+dou let out a deep sigh
Incidentally, those ere currently on their way to the conference ami On the other hand, Ai, Mai,and Mii, ere also co It was said that the three of the the first day of the Tenou festival Because of their practice, they were unable to attend the
No worries no worries, we already found a suitable agent After being notified in this reed upon assea over territory
Fortuitously, as shi+dou passed the towering stone hile his head was still ringing, he saw the school which was designated as the gathering location for the conference
The school had a stately red brick gate with an iron latticed fence extending froaps of the lattice structure
To add to that, there was a perfectly straight paved brick path and lying just beyond that was the ht of the castle-like school The presence of students during the weekend was roup activities and preparation for the Tenou festival
The Rindouji Private Acadeious individuals It was a fauu district
Suddenly, the two girls ceased their constant bickering upon noticing the school On his right, Tohka stared at the school in fascination
”Oooshi+dou, this is quite impressive Is it a school as well?”
”Yes, it appears to be Well, let's go in and check it out first”
”Ok!”
””
Tohka's reply was full of vigor while Origami on the other hand nodded silently
After shi+dou and the girls displayed their student IDs to the security guard, they set out towards the interior of the cah the visitor's entrance and picked up a visitor's pass before heading off towards the designated location
”The second conference room, is it here?”
He proceeded to open the door Several students, each wearing a different school uniforathered inside the roo Inside was a long table with the nameplates of various schools already placed on top of it There were also quite a few students conversing away from their seats
With that said, shi+dou couldn't have known anyone considering he just recently assumed his post as a committee member yesterday He swiftly found his seat and sat down
Soon after, a person knocked on the conference room door
”Hmm?”
After shi+dou turned his neck, he noticed that the other students waiting in room also looked over
”W-What is going on”
Seeing everyone's reaction, he couldn't help but tense up Most likely someone was about to come in
However, a dispirited yet warm voice could be heard from the other side of the door
”Well then, I'll be co in now”
Upon hearing that statement, the door slowly opened
A group of girls wearing light blue sailor uniforms calmly entered
Afterwards, the girls for a h great lengths to arrive
Just as shi+dou went into a daze, a student walked in between the ts of girls with the leisureliness of an empress
Her long hair was separated into , her fine hair e silver pupils Although she wore the sairls around her, her presence was overwhel her curved silhouette clearly stand out
”Wh”
”!”
After seeing her appearance, shi+dou and Origaasp
She was indeed a beauty If a gorgeous girl like her were to be encountered on the streets, there would definitely be solance at her
Nevertheless, that wasn't the case here
”——hello everyone, we are pleased to have you all here”
The girl spoke with a languid intonation She lowered her head as she greeted the other students
After hearing her voice, shi+dou was confident on a certain matter
That girl
”I'm the head of the Tenou festival committee for The Rindouji Private Academy for Girls, Izayoi Miku”
It was the spirit shi+dou came across yesterday——
Part 3
”Well then, let's head out Everyone, please follow me”
After her long drawn voice was broadcasted over froe of the <fraxinus>, a lively acco could be heard
At thea dress containing adisplayed on the e In front of her there seelow sticks
The ie was quite shoddy No matter how you looked at it, it did not appear to be an officially sold concert DVD However, this was quite a coh a lot of trouble to get ahold of this prohibited secret recording
””
Standing by the captain's seat, shi+dou stared at the video
To be precise, at the very center of the screen was a girlvoice
She ithout a doubt the Rindouji student he had seen yesterday——the spirit known as
”Izayoi MikuWell, I never would have thought she'd be a spirit”
At shi+dou's side——Kotorithe recording
”You know Izayoi Miku?”
”I've heard of her before Other than this, I've heard her sing a couple advertises of that nature”
”I-I see”
shi+dou scratched his cheeks It seems what Tonomachi said was true
However, Kotori coazed towards the individual reports next to her with a sour expression
”Her first public perforo Her splendid voice was known as the Anesthetic Sound With her overwhel capabilities, a number of her super-popular tracks were publishedyet this azinescan a person even be considered an idol like this?”
After reading till this point, Kotori placed her hand on her forehead and sighed
”A spirit becorate into society starting at least half a year ago? While also engaging in these activities? Ha, she pales in comparison to Kurumi!”
As soon as Kotori mentioned Kurumi's name, shi+dou's cheeks twitched In the past, she was a spirit who enrolled in shi+dou's class under a huuise
However, right now there exists an option that wasn't present back then
”I wonder, is she a human who received spirit powers from
like you Kotori?”
”Hmm”
Upon hearing shi+dou's statement, Kotori raised her brow
”There's no denying this possibility If it really was the case, then that would explain why she would station herself in this world——However, that wouldn't explain yesterday's spacequake”
”Ah”
After it was pointed out to him, shi+dou's eyes widened
spacequakes referred the repercussions caused when spirits appeared within this world Although there were spirits like Kuru a spacequake whenever they wantedMiku on the other hand, who had been living on this side ever since, didn't adhere this sort of reasoning
shi+dou scratched the back of his head as he groaned
shi+dou was unsure of his own presu denied like this he had to start froain
Further matter at hand
”In the end, we still don't knohy her affection levels dropped so rapidly”
Indeed, no conclusions were drawn froht
However, Kotori lightly shook her head upon seeing shi+dou's anxiousness
”Actually, regarding this probleuarantee this we did come up with a hypothesis”
”Eh? What would that be?”
”Yes, eren't able to catch this as we examined the monitor yesterday, but as soon as we received reports aboutbeing Izayoi Miku today, ere pretty much able to confirm this”
”S-So what is the reason behind it?”
After shi+dou questioned her closely, Kotori ers to tell shi+dou to calm down
”I'll explain in sequence——Reine”
”Ok, take a look at this”
After that, Reine began explaining after taking a seat towards Kotori's left The ies displayed on the raawa , but he was ilared at him
shi+dou wryly sram
”This is?”
”This diagra fro with her”
After taking a glance at the segment she mentionedthe line took a steep dive akin to a rollercoaster drop Towards the end, the calibrated s had completely disappeared
”This is worse than I iined Who kneas this much of a nuisance”
”Well, ignore that aspect for now Take a look at what happened afterwards”
Following Reine's instructions, he took a look at the latter stages of the diagram Once the decline of her affection reached its end, the line suddenly started to rise
”This is”
”This hen the AST made their appearance”
”Then what happened when at the peak of the diagram?”
”That hen she encountered Tobi+chi Origami”
”T-Thenthat means”
shi+dou was currently deep in thought Kotori took the candy out froe
”Nakatsugawa”
After being called upon, Nakatsugawa stood straight up with lightning fast speed
”Yes! Regarding the revolutionary idol who sprung onto stage like a comet? Izayoi Miku-tan, she never reveals her true identity in front of people Even her idol events only consists of regularly published CDs and invitations to her secret performances are only sent to a small portion of her fan baseClearly all of japan thinks of her as one big celebrity However, only a select few have ever seen her appearance It's at the point where——people have started to doubt whether or not she's even real”
”Haaasounds very thoroughly done”
”It's not just whether or not it was thoroughly done In this day and age of infory, not even one picture of her appearance exists? It's already quite strange with this alone Do you guys knoof her performance?”
Nakatsugawa vigorously stated shi+dou aardly ruffled his cheeks
”Nevertheless, isn't she an idol? Why would she want to avoid being seen by other people”
”This information was found on the webit is said that Miku-tan detestshands with them becomes unbearable The secret performance that I previously mentioned was limited to only female fans”
”Only female fans?”
After shi+dou voiced his suspicions, Nakatsugawa continued on enthusiastically even though he was running out of breath
”Yes, and according to ru female fans that she fancied back with her to enjoy”
”C-Could she be”
”Yes, she's——”
Kotori placed the lollipop back in her ht
”Izayoi Miku——irls, otherwise known as yuri”
”Wh——”
shi+dou voiced out in despair
He did not intend to criticize the other person's sexual orientation shi+dou was already a high school sophomore and wouldn't childishly reject others blindly just because they didn't see eye to eye He understood that love existed in various forms in this world
However, it would be a disaster if a spirit was only interested into girls, an utter disaster indeed
The reason for this is fairly simple The actions of shi+dou and <fraxinus> werethem into a safe state Not only did this prevent spacequakes but it also protected the spirits
As a result, they needed shi+dou's powers——the power of sealing spirit powers through kissing
Furthernificance behind just lip to lip contact At the very least, the affection levels of the spirits had to be raised to a point where they would not reject a kiss in order for it to work
”Thatleft we can do!”
shi+dou pessimistically stated Up till now, he had encounteredcould be done if the reason he was being rejected was froy standpoint
Nevertheless, Kotori was taken aback as her eyes lit up after noticing shi+dou's reaction
”What are you talking about? Aren't you a member of the Tenou Festival coe Miku in conversation right?”
”Even so, doesn't Miku hold zero interest in men?”
”It'srather than holding no interest”
”Isn't that even more detrimental!?”
Seeing shi+dou shout like this, Kotori leisurely shrugged
”You think I didn't contehts? The countermeasures have already been devised”
”Countermeasures?”
Kotori nodded as well snapped her fingers Next, Kannazuki came out of nowherein addition he looked completely soaked
”Kannazuki-san? Why are you drenched? Plus there's a fish scent in here as well”
”Oh that, I was just going out for a quick swim”
Kannazuki laughed heartily while being unconcerned with this matter shi+dou ruffled his cheeks as he spoke
”Well then, the countermeasure is”
”This!”
The one who responded was Kannazuki He extended his hand that was originally kept behind his back this whole tiht
””
Upon seeing as held in his hand, shi+dou froze like an ice sculpture
Within Kannazuki's hand was the usual school uniforoes to
——However, it was the girl's version
At first shi+dou was still thinking ”Hey, Kannazuki-san always seeet started”, however he very quickly detected so was amiss The school unifore
Indeed, the size would be perfect for a girl around the saht as shi+dou
”Ummm”
shi+dou for some reason had an ominous premonition about this and took a step back unconsciously However, he bu on the way back
I around, he noticed that it was <tired too=”” early=””> Kawagoe and
Mikimoto
”HeyW-What are you guys doing? H-Hurry up and release me!”
shi+dou broke out in a cold sweat as he inquired This ti towards to him was <straw doll=””> shi+zaki with various cosers like they eaponsonto a s
”W-What is that!?”
He could not help but yell out However, Kannazuki gave no considerations to shi+dou's frantic shouting and inched closer to hiuys
”No worries, there's no need to be afraid At first you'll feel a slightly cool sensation down there but very soon that'll change into a pleasant feeling I learned from personal experience from my senior so there's no need for wariness”
As he spoke, the corners of his mouth twisted up
”K-Kotori?”
shi+dou look towards Kotori Hisfor mercy
Afterwards, Kotori smiled in a profoundly cute fashi+on that resembled a resplendent sunshi+ne
”I wish you good luck——Onee-chan”
Without any hesitation, she ave him the thumbs up
Three hours later
”W-Who is this!?”
shi+dou couldn't refrain fro into the mirror
It couldn't be helped in this situation After all, he saw a girl he had never seen before reflected off the mirror
His hair was dotted with lovely hair accessories and his hair was extended to the point where it could even cover his back A light layer of foundation was added to his face, mascara and an eyelash curler were used to modify his eyes, and cherry lipstick was applied to his lips There was no way anyone would be able to recognize that he was a guy
The chest portion was propped up with breast pads and a bra orn on top of that His ar his skin silky smooth
He was a bit tall for a girl but shi+dou's original appearance did lean slightly on the feuised as a girl, there was no way anyone could see through it Actually, even if it was pointed out they would most likely just brush it off as a joke
At the very least, no one should be able to figure out that she is indeed shi+dou at first glance
”Ooo, how unexpectedly fitting”
Kotori's eye opened wide in surprise as she spoke shi+dou on the other hand grudgingly glared at Kotori
”You bastard, I won't forget this!”
”My irl Lastly, attach this on your body”
”Huh?”
shi+dou raised his brow Kotori handed hi similar to a Band-Aid
”Put this in your throat”
”What? Like this?”
He placed it in his throat as instructed Then,
”Nohat's withhat happened to my voice!?”
shi+dou unwittingly pressed against his throat in confusion
I on the strip, shi+dou's voice becairl
”What do you think? It's a high perfor thethe numerical values, you could even have a master detective's voice”
”What in the world would I use that for?!”
”Well, either way it turned out pretty satisfactory in the end With that said, no one should be able to mistaken shi+dou for a boy”
As Kotori praised herself, the other an to nod
”Ara, this is really a job well done Looking cute there shi+dou-kun”
”How detestable, he's clearly a boy yet the ?”
”Hahaha, I really want to take you in as hter-in-law”
”Hey hey, would you do it for fifty thousand yen?”
”This really was beyond my expectations shi+dou-kun Next tiood stores What, it's nothing be to getting anxious over The eues and they're very friendly”
Thump, Thump! After Kotori knocked on the heads of Mikilanced at the main monitor which had Izayoi Miku displayed on it
”Well then, the rest is up to whether or not Miku takes a liking to shi+doushi+dou, when's the next tiuys will meet?”
”Eh? Hmmm”
shi+dou counted off the days with his fingers
”It should be next Monday After school they'll begin preparing for a , so I should be able to at the time”
”I see, h we can do if she won't be available till then”
Immediately after, Kotori quickly spun back around and pointed towards shi+dou and the shi+p's crew
”Starting to shi+dou so he can single-handedly take on the role of a girl! shi+zaki, Kawagoe, teach him how to put on makeup Also, irl! On Monday our plan will be officially put into motion”
She announced this loudly to the others
After shi+dou took a deep sigh, he quietly muttered ”Understood”
Part 4
The fa the end of class shook shi+dou's eardrums
It usually syht now for shi+dou it was a warning sound on the same rank as the spacequake alarm
That was because today was September 11th, Monday
From now on the students from various schools would enter into preparations for the Tenou festival—and the executive couu Square to do a check of the area
”—Well, it's tiet ready”
Froht ear, Kotori's voice could be heard
”Got it”
shi+dou slowly stood up from his chair, and walked towards the lockers
”Nu? shi+dou, where are you going? Aren't we going to check on the Tenou festival venue?”
Finding shi+dou's actions to be abnormal, Tohka called out
”Ahh gimme a moment Go ahead and prepare”
”Mu? O-okay”
Tohka seemed confused, but for the moment nodded, and watched shi+dou's back disappear
In the sa at him, but he acted as if he didn't notice and left the classroo out of the lockers and walked towards the depth of the school
”It'll probably be fine here”
He then stepped into the mens restroom in the furthest depths of the school, locked hi over his shoulder
Inside was a neatly folded girls' uniform 'If anyone sawsoing By the way, in order to hide his body's shape slightly better it was a cardigan It was a bit hot but his back and stoed
He then took out athe make-up skills that were drilled into him the whole day yesterday, he decorated his face
Finally, he put on the wig and the voice changer, and the transformation was complete
”M like this huh”
”shi+dou, your tone”
”So like this?”
Reminded by Kotori, he replied with a female tone For some reason he felt like he wanted to die
However, it was not good to be negative Without self confidence, so that could be accomplished could even become impossible
shi+dou stuffed the clothes that he had been wearing until then into the bag, and slinging the bag on his back, opened the door to the stall
Then, he noticed that there was a person by the urinals It was Tonomachi
”Hey, Tonomachi”
He gave a light greeting like alhile he passed behind Tonomachi
”Hey huh?”
However, seeing Tonomachi's reaction, shi+dou let out an 'ah' in a small voice
”W-who are you? Wh-why are you in the guys restroom”
Tonomachi stuttered, and immediately blushed and turned his back to shi+dou
”Ah, ell Ohohohohoho”
Excusing hih, shi+dou dashed out of there at full speed
”Why did he have to go to such an out of place restroom today of all days!”
Confir after hi caused his skirt to flap, and somehow that felt weird
”How can girls stand walking around outside wearing such a skier step cause their panties to be seen”
By the way, right now shi+dou earing shorts underneath the skirt Regarding as inside them, well, no comment
”It's a good opportunity, so learn a bit about the hardshi+ps that girls face It's also for the future”
”Sure sure”
shi+dou gave an apathetic reply, and like that walked towards the entrance of the building
The three-person group Ai-Mai-Mii were already there, having a conversation about various unis
shi+dou gulped, and holding back his nervousness, placed his hand over his chest Squish, a weird feeling Now that he thought about it, he earing the <ratatoskr> special made super realistic breast pads At that overly realistic feeling, his face turned slightly red
”Sigh the road ahead will be difficult For now, just go e practiced”
”O-okay”
Pulling hiether, he shook his head around and proceeded towards the three
After taking a deep breath, he called out to their backs
”U-uhm”
”Nn?”
”Eh?”
”Huh?”
Each responding in their oay, the three of them turned around and inspected shi+dou closely —They're probably going to see through it If they do then ' will start spreading Negative thoughts floated through his mind
shi+dou nervously waited for their words, and the three of them tilted their heads perplexedly
”What's wrong? Do you need anything?”
”You're so tall, you're like a model”
”Isn't that cardigan hot? Or are you sensitive to the cold?”
It seems that they had not realized it was shi+dou For the h of relief
”Uhht? Of the Tenou Festival executive committee?”
”What, you, where did you get that information!?”
”It can't be, an enemy spy!?”
”What is your goal!”
Taking some kind of weird pose, they responded But even then, it didn't see cautious He continued with a feeble smile
”Uhm, I was told by Itsuka shi+dou that he wanted a rest from the executive committee today”
”What did you say!”
”That Itsuka ran away!”
”Bring the fire! A witch has appeared!”
It see at the stake, but for now he acted as if he hadn't heard that
”Uhm, shi+dou says you'll sirl, I've come”
”Eh?”
Ai's eyes turned round in surprise
”Mreat help”