Vol 11 Chapter 3 (1/2)

Chapter 8: <devil>

Part 1

“Hnn……”

Aftera soft moan, shi+dou opened his eyes

It see face down on a bed His left cheek was pushed into the pillow and the pilloas obstructing hi his eyes It see, because he couldn’t feel his left arm

“Fuaaaa……”

shi+dou leaked one sleep yawn before turning around on the bed and raised his body after he faced upwards

The saht, his left hand which he couldn’t felt, slowly Jiinjiin turned numb shi+dou [Ouch ouch ouch………] frowned his face before looking around at the room

Nothing was different It was his usual roo In a rare occasion, shi+dou hung his school blazer on the chair, maybe because he was too tired yesterday

At that moment

“…………Ah-re?”

So was off, shi+dou blinked his eyes

The memories of hoent to bed yesterday were completely out from his mind Rather, what month, what day and what day of the week is today? Before he slept, he was------

“………!”

The fragmented information inside his head started to connect one after another Inside shi+dou’s mind, he recalled back the scene before he fell unconscious

A burning city A beam poured down------shi+dou immediately looked down at his body

Fro shi+dou was coest and absolute attack fro powers, or ht was about to burn shi+dou, [Yud Bed]’s time limit was reached and his body was forcefully sent back to his time

Well, no e the fact that he was saved shi+dou h

But immediately, the next question floated into his ot off his bed, pushed aside the room’s curtain and fully opened the room’s

“Where is…………”

He looked outside while uu city residential area When he looked to the right, he could see the tall mansion where the Spirits live in

“----Kurumi! Kurumi!”

shi+dou placed his hands on the side of his head, and raised his voice to communicate with the inside of his head

But, Kuru it took

Nonetheless, that was reasonable The [Tet] Kurumi talked about was a bullet to connect her conscious to a target that was in a different timeline Which means, the bullet would probably not show its effect when the target exists in the same timeline as the Kurumi who shot the bullet

Yes shi+dou came back

He returned back to his world froo

“No-----“

shi+dou leaked a mumble-----more specifically it was different

The vien to shi+dou was the scenery that he was familiar and used to

The buildings, houses, roads were all the way it was supposed to be Basically-------it was not the scene of the Tenguu city that got coami

“………uh!”

The same time he realized that, shi+dou left the room with the ide open and went down the stairs with aroo

When he did that, Kotori probably got surprised A s roo at the television, opened her acorn-like eyes even wider towards shi+dou’s direction

“Ohh? What’s wrong onii-chan? You’re so energetic this early in the ”

She’s an active girl with 2 white ribbons tying her long hair It seems she woke up earlier that shi+dou and has already finished changing her clothes to her school uniform

shi+dou however shouted when he heard his sister’s leisure voice

“Kotori……! You’re safe!?”

“………Heh?”

After shi+dou shouted while breathing wildly, Kotori tilted his head as if she does not knohat he was talking about

“…………Onii-chan, are you half-asleep?”

After she said that, he twitched his shoulders

Nonetheless, shi+dou’s actions can’t be helped In the [Old world], <fraxinus> was shot down by Origami, and he had no way to confirm Kotori and the crews safety since they were in the shi+p

“………Kotori, what is today’s month and date?”

“Eh? It’s obviously 8th of November”

Kotori said that orried eyes

But, Kotori’s response was the best information to shi+dou If shi+dou’s memories were correct, that date------was the next day after the inversed Origami destroyed the city

“-----aah----“

shi+dou walked over to Kotori with a face close to crying before [Hashi+] hugging Kotori with both his hands Kotori’s eyes turned black and white at his sudden actions

“Gyaaa---!?”

“Kotori……Kotori……! I alad……I’m really----“

“Gyaaaa! Gyaaaa!!”

Kotori flapped her hands and legs shi+dou was kicked in his stomach and he crouched down

But, this pain was so nostalgic The sense of fulfill

“…………What’s wrong? You’re kind of weird, Onii-chan”

Kotori hugged her shoulders with red cheeks while saying that Well, to her who has been seeing a different changed world since 5 years ago, shi+dou’s actions probably looks eccentric

“………Hey Kotori Would you believe ed the world yesterday?”

“Heh?”

Kotori widen her eyes and frowned her eyebrows after a while

“What are you saying Onii-chan The return of your delusions?”

She then placed her finger around her chin while saying that She’s not believing shi+dou’s words…………rather, she looks like she has no clue what he was talking about

But------That’s okay After shi+douhis hands

“Hnn……Sorry, I was dreauess-----I’ll make breakfast in a flash so wait for me”

“O-ohh---………”

Kotori nodded whilewith his shoulders, he headed to the washroom to wash his face

He has to report to Kotori about the change of the world so event where, just like theabout the future, there was no way he shouldn’t tell the <ratatoskr> about this

However, just how is shi+dou going to explain this experience which only sounds like a dream-like story? shi+dou scratched his cheeks while uuuh roan

After having breakfast with Kotori and leaving the house after he dressed up, a faate

“Ooh, you’re here huh shi+dou! Good !”

She was a beauty with night-color hair and crystal eyes but, she inging her hands energetically to hiahbor

“Ou Tohka GoodSorry, did I make you wait?”

“No, I just ca!”

Tohka said it with a full shed in reflex when he saw that innocent look

“Mu? What’s wrong?”

“No…more importantly, here”

After saying that, shi+dou handed over the lunch box he was holding to her Making Tohka’s portion together with his and Kotori’s bento has beco to buy lunch today since he woke up late today but…………he quickly prepared everything so that it would be as close as the [Normal] days, which has been a while

“Oooh………! Thanks, shi+dou! If I aht?”

But, shi+dou tilted his head at Tohka’s next words

“Eh?”

“Nu………? Aht you said that e separated yesterday…………”

Tohka placed his hand on his chin while bringing his eyebrows closer to recall back her memories

In this world, shi+dou saved Origaami did not become an inversed spirit

Because of that, Tenguu city wasn’t destroyed and as a result, they were going through normal days [Yesterday]

But for shi+dou, as back at 5 years just a few hours ago, does not have the memories of this world all the way to [Yesteday]

Judging by Tohka and Kotori, it seee to the world but, there should be small events like this unknown to shi+dou like this one…………it ood idea to confirm this with everyone as soon as possible

“Aah………Sorry, Tohka I aredients I made another menu”

“Muu, is that so But, you don’t have to apologize you know? Every food shi+dou makes is delicious! So, what’s inside?”

“Aah, s are the sweet kind”

“W-……! That’s the best!”

Tohka’s cheeks blushed and said that in an excited manner It seems she’s satisfied with this menu too

And, when Tohka was dancing around while carrying the lunch box, he sao shadoalked over from the mansion

“Kaka, goodme up, my attendant”

“Bow Good , shi+dou, Tohka”

Yauya and Yamai Yuzuru, tith similar faces Both of thelance but, after taking a good look, their faces are slightly different and also, a tragic difference of body shape which could only be thought to be God’s prank, could be seen

“………u really rude?”

The sliuya opened half her eyes with a posture as if she was hugging her shoulders

“N-no way I didn’t think of anything”

“Really………? It’s a sin to lie to me you know?”

“Warning You are over thinking, Kaguya”

And, the glairl with her hair tied into 3-----Yuzuru, placed her hands on Kaguya’s shoulder before saying that

“Even so, it was only for an instant but, I saw shi+dou’s eyes took a trip around our chest”

“Explain That is normal reflex for a male”

“……Oi”

That isn’t helping Sweat dripped down shi+dou’s cheeks while he opened half his eyes

“I see So he just reacted to ive you There is nothing as harsh as resisting the Yamai’s charm”

“Consent That is correct No uya has indecent delusions of shi+dou every day, it’s not like everyone would think like that”

“I-I don’t have those delusions!!”

Kaguya shouted with a red face When she did that, Yuzuru looked interested at Kaguya’s response and placed her hand on her mouth to [Small smile Ufufu]

“Regret Is that true Then, the diary Kaguya wrote yesterday night was----“

“Wait…………! Kyaa! Kyaaaaaaaa!”

Kaguya suddenly became noisy and PokaPoka hit Yuzuru’s shoulders

“Escape Kyaa”

After saying it in an un-nervous voice, Yuzuru ran away frouya then i around shi+dou

“………Haha”

shi+dou leaked a sle in reflex when he saw them

Maybe they saw shi+dou’s reaction, Kaguya and Yuzuruface

“W-what is it shi+dou Why are you hted look……”

“Consent Did you grow old in one night?”

With shi+dou in between them, both of the that shi+dou swung his head to play it off

“No, nothing at all----More importantly, ill be late if we keep this up”

After shi+dou said that, Kaguya and Yuzuru looked at each other before s with their shoulders

“Fuun………the maliciousness is over In consideration for shi+dou, I will let you off But there is no next time Know that people who try to reveal my darkness, will be touched by the hands of the death God”

“Sneer My darkness (Laugh) Is the darkness those objects hidden under Kaguya’s bed?”

“Wha……why do you know thaaaaaaaatttttttt!”

“Dash I a first”

After Yuzuru said that, she waved to shi+dou and Kaguya before running to the school

“Waiiiiiitttttt! Eh, no seriously, why!? Why do you kno!?”

Kaguya chased after her while shouting Even though their Reiryoku were sealed, both of them immediately could not be seen anymore; just as expected from the Spirit of the wind huh

“…………Let’s go too”

“Nu? Umu, okay!”

After shi+dou shrugged his shoulders and said that, Tohka blinked her eyes before nodding to him

She then walked beside him and they walked towards the school------they then reached the high school

After shi+dou passed the gates, he switched his shoes into indoor shoes and reached in front of the 2nd year group 4 after he passed the corridor and climbed the stairs

“……………”

But, shi+dou’s body stopped when he placed his hands on the classroom door

The reason was siirl sitting at the left side beside shi+dou----Origami

The person receiving the biggest influence froami Unlike the sht be a bigger change

“shi+dou, you’re not going in?”

“Aaah……Sorry sorry”

After he was told by Tohka, shi+dou poured strength into the hand holding the door

And while feeling aof anxiety and uplift, he opened the door

But-----

“………What”

shi+dou opened the door, and viewed the classroo

There was still no one sitting on the left side of shi+dou’s seat It seems that, she has not come to school

It so about that After shi+dou scratched his cheeks, he sat on his own seat and took out the textbook and notes fro to be used for 1st period

But, Origah he waited for a while

“Muu…………”

Tohka suddenly made a difficult face

“Hnn, what’s wrong, Tohka”

“Nu………for so…………it feels kind of weird”

“………So?”

shi+dou wrung his neck when he heard Tohka’s words But, faster than replying back to Tohka, the school chi nearby

The classroo glasses entered the roo the attendance book It was shi+dou’s class homeroom teacher, Tama-chan; Teacher Okamine Tamae

shi+dou’s cheeks relaxed in reflex when he saw her

That’s because, the Tama-chan he encountered when he returned to the world at 5 years ago, had the completely same appearance as now

“Itsuka-kun? Is there so on my face?”

“……………! Ah, No, Sorry”

He replied back in panic when Tahed before she started to take the attendance

shi+dou’s surname is [Itsuka] so; his attendance check will be fast After shi+dou quickly replied, he looked over to the vacant seat on the left

“Origami………”

In the end, Origah the hoami was late for a rare occasion

During the ti that, Ta out the student name

“Okay, Tonomachi-kun is present…………then, Nakahara-san?”

“----------Eh?”

shi+dou let out a dumb-witted voice in reflex when he heard the name Tama-chan called out

But, that was only norendered, it eird that [Tobi+chi Origami] wasn’t after [Tonomachi Hiroto] Even if she was absent for today, her name should be called

It seeht Tama-chan looked surprised and looked towards shi+dou’s direction

“Ah-re, did Sensei make any mistake”

“E-err…………”

shi+dou stood up with a thud

But, shi+dou was hesitant to say the words

A thought grazed his ami [Transferred to another school]

However, he won’t know anything if he keeps quiet shi+dou made up his mind and shook his throat

“Sensei, what about……Origami?”

BabumpBabump his heart pumped hard

Origami [Transferred to another school] because she was recruited to DEM industries in the previous world That should not be applicable to Origah he knows that, the worst possible word that Ta inside shi+dou’s head--------That, [Origami-san already transferred to another school]………

But-----Tama-chan’s ansas different from shi+dou’s expectations

“----Origami………san? Who is that?”

Tama-chan said that with a surprised expression

“Wha----“

shi+dou opened his eyes blankly while looking around

Since he suddenly stood up and said that, shi+dou was currently the attention of the class but…………everyone was shoeird responses at the name shi+dou said

“…………Origami? Who is that A person’s name?”

“Did Itsuka-kun fave 1000 paper cranes to Sensei as a present?”

“No, that would mean that Sensei is in the hospital Rather, there’s no way to make 1000 paper cranes alone”

“No, but it’s that Itsuka-kun so”

“Ah----“

Everyone started talking

shi+dou looked at his class turn wilder

They don’t look like they were joking

Everyone does not know The girl known as Tobi+chi Origami

“…………Aah---------That’s right----“

shi+dou Suuu breathed finely Strength left his body and both his hands drooped down

---now that he thinks about it, this event was not unthinkable The possibility was enough However, soht have made him avoid this

If the young Origami and her parents escaped the fire, it was norht still be living in Nankou town or they moved to another place just like the Itsuka fauarantee that she would enroll into his Raizen high school just like the previous world

5 years ago, shi+dou definitely changed history He succeeded to erase a tragedy that occurred once, before it happened

But all of history did not change according to what shi+dou wanted

All the events existing in the world was connected with invisible lines

The event shi+dou achieved beca point and it was inevitable for an event outside his goal to happen in the world

“………sorry, Sensei It wasPlease continue”

After shi+dou said that quietly, he collapsed onto his chair

Tama-chan looked worried for a while when she saw shi+dou like that but, she soon started to continue taking down attendance

“………………”

While dazing off, shi+dou listened to Tama-chan and quietly looked at the left seat

---There is no problem at all

5 years ago, he saved Origaami won’t bear any hatred to the Spirits

Origa happily sobad luck

To Origami, the previous world was unnatural to her She was soentle world She should receive row up

Yes It’s okay with this

The world----should be like this

“…………shi+dou?”

And He suddenly heard Tohka’s voice froht seat Her tone was sounded dubious but it also sounds like she orried about shi+dou

“Hnn……What is it, Tohka”

“Err…………what’s wrong? Where does it hurt………?”

“Eh………?”

After being told that, shi+dou noticed so for the first time

---There were tears flowing down his cheeks and falling onto the desk

“Ah…………”

He quickly wiped his tears with his uniforht] to Tohka

Tohka distorted her eyebrows into a 八shape but, even though she looked fidgety, she did not say anything afterwards; she ht have felt that there was no need to pry into it any further since shi+dou told her that he was okay

“Why…………”

---should I be crying

shi+dou mumbled to himself

Maybe he felt happy knowing that Origa happily Or aain shi+dou was not very sure

But, there was one

Yes…only one

shi+dou thought of one thing

Origairl because her heart was captured by revenge last time

Origami, who placed herself into battles like it was normal and throay her tears and smile

He ------wanted to see her smile normally even if it’s just only for one time

Part 2

“…………………”

Evening Kotori with her hair tied with black ribbons, was sitting in a reverse position on the house living roo

Further up her sights, she saw her brother’s back----shi+dou preparing dinner in the kitchen The blue apron looks great on hi

Nevertheless, it’s not like that scene was that rare But, she felt that shi+dou has been acting strange since today

He ran down energetically down the stairs during the ed Kotori and after saying so that only sound like he has not waken up yet, he suddenly changed completely now and came back from school with a really depressed expression Just what could happen to make his tension fall this far all of a sudden

“…………Fuun”

After Kotori snorted, she moved around the rod of the chupa chups in herher body posture back to normal

It felt disgusting

---she was unhappy that an event that caused shi+dou’s heart to shake this much happened at a place where Kotori did not know

After Kotori crossed her legs unhappily, Yoshi+no, as looking at shi+dou like her, let out a worried voice

“What happened……to shi+dou-san”

She has fluffy hair and sapphire blue eyes It was a girl with a height close to Kotori’s She was currently wearing a light colored one piece

“Neee He doesn’t look energetic”

Matching up with Yoshi+no’s words, the rabbit puppet worn in her left hand-[Yoshi+non] flapped its mouth

And as if to reply to that, another girl sitting beside Yoshi+no----Natsu a bored face (She actually wasn’t that bored) by placing her hands under her chin while letting out her voice

“……………That listless look----it’s a woman”

“Wha------!?”

“Eh……………?”

Kotori and Yoshi+no widen their eyes when they heard Natsumi’s words

“Wa-wait, what do you mean by that”

“A……woman?”

But, Natsumi immediately lost her confidence when Kotori and Yoshi+no asked her why

“……Ah, no, Iso, don’t worry about it………”

“Don’t go weak on me now Hurry up and say it”

She grabbed Natsumi’s head with both her hands and faced it towards her When she did that, Natsumi’s eyes looked away in uneasiness while she nodded

“………… If it coh school male, the reason for it is most likely a woman”

“So that ot dumped by someone……?”

“I didn’t go that far but………a boy at that age will basically be conscious on how his action vectors are, towards a girl…………irls, or he s like this will make boys depressed”

“I-I wonder if that’s correct………”

After Yoshi+nonod before continuing

“Yes There is more; she would reply [Eeeh…] in a serious tone when you say let’s team up! Or, when you picked up the eraser she dropped, she would [Ah……i don’t need that anys like that”

“Na-Natsumi-san………?”

“Right when the club’s encouragement was heated up, and you took your application for is seriously tough so are you alright with it? No seriously, you don’t have to force yourself you know?] Or e are having dodgeball during gy [Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!] in a serious tone when I was about to throw the ball; Ahh God damn it!”

“C-calm down!

For some reason, the last half turned into Natsumi’s hateful complaints…………soe of school life

“……A-anyway So definitely happened in school………”

Natsuh Kotori also agrees with her on that opinion She looked at shi+dou, who looks so a small nod

“But well, I think its okay to leave him alone since it’s not that serious………”

“But, it’s tough to see…………shi+dou-san not energetic Can we do so about it………?”

After Yoshi+no said that, Kotori scratched her cheeks

“Well, even I want to do so me how is just………”

After Kotori sighed, Natsu this

“………If a girl is the one giving a high school boy sorrow then, only a woht”

Kotori twitched her shoulders when she heard Natsumi’s words

“A woman………yes, that’s………Ah-re?”