Vol 3 Prologue (1/2)

Prologue

Mai was in the classroom alone

Correctly speaking, there were alwaysabout people, she was alone

She hadn’t been long in this school, but her other classmates had already formed their own social circles After school, she would sit alone in the busy classroom

She didn’t feel alone or depressed

There was only one thing important to her

It was hunting monsters

Beside her was the sword she had prepared

It rapped hite cloth, but she would always put it somewhere she could easily reach

Whenever night has fallen,apart in the darkness they had blended into Mai couldn’t see their real faces too But the cold feeling and the low vibrating breathing sounds, and the conviction of engulfing her and crushi+ng her into a part of the darkness were everything she could discern

She had to protect this place from monsters

When had she started this? Why did she have to protect this place? It didn’t matter to her

She only lived hunting monsters

Beside the , the bright sunlight shown on the surroundings of the seats It was a delightful scene

“Kurata’s hair is dazzling”

“And these hands Don’t they look like hands of idols?”

“She ents”

“I didn’t…haha”

Being surrounded by girls, the girl sirl that would attract anyone on first ihtiness Even the boys in the classroom, who held the at her

Mai, who held no interest in people around her, knew her She was the only person she could re her name and her face

Sayuri Karata

When she first entered school, and she first saw her, Mai had an inconceivable foreboding

This person entered the depths in my heart

We are fated to meet here

This was the second ti towards someone

The first ti that

Anyway, truth be told, Mai hadn’t really talked to her Even though Sayuri would energetically greet Mai with a “Good ,” and s,” someone else would quickly step in, snatch her opportunity and spin around Sayuri

…Perhaps, I’ too much

Perhaps, Mai was only one of those ere captivated by Sayuri’s charm

Mai quickly averted her eyes from Sayuri

To Mai, she should have kept her distance from others

But Mai didn’t know that Sayuri noticed Mai wanted to talk to her, during the tioing back home

Every tiroup, even though Mai would think that she did so because their surnaned close, so it was more convenient to do so

Close to the back of the school was a forest

On the other side of the forest was a hill In old tiend of hu with animals had continued till today

But several years ago, hus that were abandoned by these impetuous humans survived as wild animals and would often climb downhill and appear on the streets in search for food

On that lunch break, a thin dog that lost its way into the court was one of them

“Rats, it’s a stray dog!”

“Tell the teachers to take care of it”

The hungry dog looked covetously at their lunch boxes Everyone furrowed their brows

“Go, go away!”

A student picked up a short stick and threw it at it The stick hit the dog’s abdo howled and laid down It was the prepared action for leaping out

And at this

Even if she didn’t take out her sword, she could attack the dog’s forehead if she swing her wrapped sword

But Mai didn’t do so She just shooed the dog aith nothing in her hands The dog was laying down, but then it flew and lashed onto her Checking her surroundings and knowing other students had left, Mai stretched out her relaxed hand to the stray dog

“Woof!”

The dog bit Mai’s hand Because of the sudden i a wound, the hand was numb Someone screamed somewhere

Little dog

Mai spoke, using her eyes, to the dog who bit her

Little dog, you’re hungry, aren’t you? But I don’t have any food on me

So if you want to, bite on my hand

The dog sucked on its saliva “Haven’t the teachers come yet?” Someone asked far away

The dog see on her arm

“Hey”

Someone called from behind Sayuri had somehow come, ran to Mai’s side fro

“If you want, take my lunch box, don’t bite her hand…”

Sayuri opened her lunch box and took it to the dog Attracted by its so of Mai and sniffed the lunch box It then started to wolf it away

“What a poor thing It’s so hungry”

Sayuri kneeled down beside Mai and decided to pat the dog’s head Mai held her hand and stopped her

“It’s not a good idea to approach it when it’s eating”

“Oh…okay”