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Chikane slowly turned around
Theface
The glasses girl’s facial expression stiffened in surprise
“Gr-, Great Priestess…”
The darts fell fro a heavy sound
She finally see with
“I’m terribly sorry I’d never… think you would be part of the resistance, Priestess Kouzuki”
The glasses girl kneeled in haste
The tere part of the ‘kudara’ that served the Kouzuki household
Skilled in their occupation of carrying out side jobs such as investigations and surprise attacks, they had served as Chikane’s training partners
However, Chikane had commanded them only to search for the “Hinomiya Priestress” She strictly ordered that, by no means, were they to lay a hand on her
It is likely it was a secret coain the advantage in the battle or that it was the eagerness of the two in wanting to carry out a commendable deed
The only one allowed to lay a hand on this girl was the one that, for 15 years, had gone through many hells
All of her down to a strand of hair, to a drop of blood, belonged to Priestess Chikane
Chikane’s eyes shone brightly in anger
The girl wearing glasses had been defeated by her ht and could not even raise her head
shi+vers ran down her spine
Chikane waved her hand, signaling for her to stand
She uttered things like stupid cos She wanted for theht as soon as possible that instant
“As you wish”
The glasses girl jumped back as if she had been forced back and left in a flash while carrying the pigtailed girl
The Kouzuki ‘kudara’ would straighten out the after
The battle was over and silence came
The only ones re priestesses
This was fine This precisely was the appropriate stage for them
Chikane turned to face the fallen Himeko
Then, she thrust her sword at Hi her sentence to a cruel death
“I will not let anyone harm you I will be the one who kills you,” she said
Hiami no Miko
Yet, Hihtened, nor did she show any resistance
On the contrary, she completely surrendered to Chikane
Himeko spoke
It’s okay if you kill me But I only have one wish…
“Until our 16th birthday, I want you to become my friend…”
Chikane’s eyes opened wide in surprise
She had conceived of every possible type of battling pattern― even including argumentative, by the same token―and all approaches to deal with them
No matter what happened, her manner was perfect
For Chikane who had cole as completely unanticipated and took her by surprise
What is this girl saying?
The “Cere enerations of people born on the island and is their ultimate fate
It is futile to be scared of and run away from the battle
The families and elders cannot permit that
No, the law in place on the island since ancient times does not permit it
No matter how she looked at it, it was a trap to entice Chikane’s negligence
What obvious deception―!
The ripples of shock that had rendered Chikane’s heart ian to settle
“You… What is your intention?”
Chikane progressively put th into the sword that she had thrust at Himeko’s chest
She pressed the tip of the polished blade into her white, soft skin and a drop of red blood came to the surface
“Surely, you don’t believe that you can deceive me with such a lie?”
She wouldn’t kill her By no means would she kill her For now
But if she said anything else to further mess with her…
Chikane would not hesitate to show her proper punishrace
For exa wound
Or crushi+ng her heart into many small pieces
Chikane would instill into her the feeling of wanting to toss her will and arrogance aside, even the callousness of such methods
There was a glint in Chikane’s eyes who stared into Himeko’s oith her soul ablaze and a thirst for blood
No brave soldier, no beast living in the darkness or other such being existed that could withstand her ht or the sharpness of her blade
If it was true that the other girl was good at secrets, she only needed to try hiding her intent
Nevertheless, Himeko slowly shook her head
“It’s the truth”
Her eyes held the sa and desire
It was as if she were the one ripple that stood on the surface of water in the middle of a storm where the winds of death blew violently
Even Chikane could not help but be at a loss for words
Despite witnessing the inevitable despair that was closing in on her, how could this girl smile so innocently this way?
Transporting the reticent Chikane to a different place, Himeko’s lips continued to spin cheerful words
“Then, what about this?”
“…?”
“Whenever you believe that wouldn’t want to do it anymore, you can stop At that time, you can do whatever you want to me”
“!!”
“I beg the people froht? So”
Himeko raised her eyes to look at Chikane’s face
“Please become my most important person”
Only Chikane and the ht sky were reflected in Himeko’s eyes
And thus, Chikane―
“Well then, Chikane-chan”
Hiht Chikane back to reality
Her voice resonated contentedly in her ears like chirp of a s
Chikane suddenly thought,
I probably would notto this forever…
Still, she wouldn’t be able to say that aloud
“Himeko”
“Eh?”
“Let’s continue our conversation after we get off”
“Ah!!”
Co to her senses, Himeko hurriedly confirmed the name of the station
There have been tiet off at because Himeko became too absorbed in conversation
If their tickets are rendered useless, Hiain
For that reason, the two of thean to run in haste