Vol 1 Chapter 2 (2/2)
Downstairs was quiet because his one out
Takeshi+ informed Mui of the location of the bathroom, she had taken their pairs of shoes from the front door and then stood in front of themachine and the bathtub
Takeshi+ stood beside her
Mui and Takeshi+ were reflected in the h school students
If they had been in the same class, Takeshi+ probably would not have talked to Mui even after a year, he was usually never seen with any girls nor did he ever talk with them
However, whether it was the large eyes with black pupils, shtly reddish tint of her round cheeks, and her tiny and tight mouth, she was quite lovely and left a nice impression
She was the type that young men secretly dream about
Takeshi+ beca Mui in the mirror
Under her slightly long bangs, dignified black pupils stared straight at the mirror
Mui’s hand was on her waist, she pulled out her gun
Takeshi+ stepped back involuntarily
“……No way, that gun……”
It was unexpected, i she rose up
Mui turned the muzzle around and shot at the mirror without hesitation
Froun, a distinctly yellow shape erupted like a destroyed battle position, a yellow particle collided with thespeed
The particle rebounded, then scattered and dyed Takeshi+’s view in yellow
“It’s connected”
No sooner had she said that, she stood on top of the sink and without looking at the mirror took a deep breath and jumped in
“Eh!?”
When Mui jumped in and disappeared she caused ripples on the surface of the mirror, similar to what the surface of water would have
Takeshi+ cried out in wonder and involuntarily staggered backwards
“Wai, how can she enter? It’s got to be a lie!”
He timidly stretched out his hand and touched the surface of the ain silver ripples appeared in a vortex like drops of water had hit it
“Hyaku![8] If you don’t pass through it will close on your body halfway”
Mui’s voice cah from the other side
“Bo, body halfway……”
Takeshi+ released a gokuri sound with his throat
His heart beat was fast and audible
―To tell him to jump……
―Still, he could not coo……
Takeshi+ was puzzled, that being the case, all he could do was raise himself up onto the sink
It was unexpected, Magic and an Academy……in another world……
A person’s common sense would label it as absurd
Mui’s voice was calling out on the other side telling him, “Hurry”
Takeshi+ put his foot onto the sink, he tightly closed his eyes
He did not what to believe any
His eyes certainly saw soic, [9] the science that he always believed in had no explanation
The exception would have been what Mui said
However, Takeshi+ did not distrust Mui, concerning her brother she had on such a sad expression when she talked about hiloomy expression on her face was not a lie
It was hard to believe in ain her brother reached Takeshi+
Takeshi+ iined that he would bump his head on the et thrown to the floor
It would be real painful, he ht crack his head
Still, he had to go, with his jaw tightly clenched Takeshi+ jumped into the mirror
Part 4
Two hours ago, before Takeshi+ had passed through the mirror
The Kendo Club, Judo Club, and Karate Club conducted club activities during suyh School
Recently as a countermeasure to heat stroke, it had been decided that it was necessary for practice to be held in the
At the end of the dojo that had been divided into three areas, the Kendo Club was about start practice
“Oi, what is Nanase doing?”
A haughty, second year student who had becoo questioned the first year who had just barely made it on time
“I just came from the club room”
The first year student as also Takeshi+’s friend, replied to the club president who had scowled
“He’s late”
The bamboo sword he held in his hand made a bishi+tsu sound when he slapped it into the palm of his other hand
To correct the club , the president led their practice with a fiendish expression
To somehow avoid his wrath, all the club members started to move quickly
Meanwhile, Kurumi who stood alone by the as puzzled
“That Takeshi+, I wonder what you’re doing”
Kuruer, she had walked to school with Takeshi+ this h time for him to make it to practice
Be that as it may, Kuru her uniform
After she verified the ti on the dojo wall, Kurumi calmly decided to leave behind the situation
If Takeshi+ was delayed in changing his clothes, then she would have to go towards the locker room in the clubroom and tell him to hurry up
However, when she had left the gyrove of trees, she was unexpectedly greeted by someone from behind
“A, ano! Isoshi+ma Kurumi-san!”
When she looked back over her shoulder, she saw a handso a Judo Gi
“That’s right, who ht you be?”
“Ah, I, I am……that is……”
The boy with a sparsely grown beard started to squirm and was red in the face
“It’s the middle of club activities, if you’re not in a hurry, can we leave this for later?”
Kuruo away’
“Ma, matte!”
“Kyaa!”
Kururabbed her shoulder
“Sawara naideyo!”[10]
Being glared at like that any male student would flinch twice
“Gomenasai!”[11]
Hiding both his hands behind his back, the boy drooped his head down, Kuruh
“Haa, what is it?”
“I, I, always thought before that Isoshi+ma-san was a bea, bea, beautiful person”
“I see”
“Ah, I, I am Endou from Class 7 You probably don’t know me, I just joined the Judo Club”
“So what?”
Kurumi had to look up at the male student, she only came up to where his nose extended from
“Li, li, I like you!! Please go out with me!”
Before the boy as red in the face and looked like he ed her expression, on the contrary she bluntly declared:
“I a out with Nanase Takeshi+ in Class 2”
However, the ht
“I know that! But I also heard that you are pretending to go out with him”[12])
Kuruhtly twitched
“Who said that?”
“Eh, well that is…………”
“Takeshi+ and I are properly going out”
“Is that so? But”
Little by little resentment started to surface on Kurumi’s face, but he failed to notice it
“Besides, even if I wasn’t going out with hio out with you”
“Why not? I am taller than him and I think I have a better body build”
Kururound and scraped the surface with them
“It looks like you don’t understand I have no motivation to be part of ‘Beauty and the Beast’” [13])
The male student blinked his eyes
“Eh? That……”
After Kuru that she turned her back on him
Her derision was plain to see
“I’o out with just anyone Well, I have to hurry”
Leaving the dumbfounded Judo Club member behind, Kuru
This was an everyday occurrence for her
I like you, I love you, I want to go out with you, I’ve fallen for you and want to go steady
She could say there wasn’t a great difference frouys approached her
“Disgusting, really All o extinct” [14])
Irritated, Kuruot to where she could see the club building she happened to see the school gate beyond and tilted her head in doubt
“Takeshi+? What situation……”
Even though they were quickly leaving through the gate, she had this feeling that it was Takeshi+
Moreover, he was holding the hand of a girl
After Kurued her direction towards the school gate
Part 5
The senior high school Takeshi+ and Kuruhborhood they lived in
Takeshi+ was fortunate no other girl saw him leave the school, Kurumi hurriedly chased after the away and she could not catch up to them
Yet it was stillfor a et to her house so up
“……I, I don’t beli……eve this……”
Haa, haa, she was breathing quite heavy and needed to take rest, she put her hands on the fence surrounding her house, suddenly she felt crowded
“In the end, Takeshi+ returned ho?”
Nevertheless, she wanted to press a question on Takeshi+, soate in the middle of the fence
Kuruhborhood and was a mansion
Someone came out of the residence, she was an oba [15] named Kayo and she had been their maid for many years
“Ara, ojou-san What a quick return home”
You could see that she was holding a dust pan and broom in her hand, afterwards she went around the area and started cleaning
However, Kuru there and just passed by
“Gomenasai, Kayo-san I am in a hurry”
As she approached Takeshi+’s house she straightened her back
She did not want to let Takeshi+’s faered and out of breath
“At any rate, that girl……I wonder who she was……”
The girl as together with Takeshi+ bothered her
Kuruirl she did not know
“Ahh, mou”
Her thoughts were all ree with it[16]
As usual, she just needed to hear Takeshi+ out
Kuru the entranceway’s intercom
A loud sound was heard twice
Kurumi waited for a little while but there was no answer, she pressed the intercoain
She waited, but there was still no sign of anyone co out
Unpleasant thoughts rose to the surface of Kurumi’s mind
All of his family was out, but she was certain Takeshi+ ran here with the girl
―It was possible that he was in a situation where he could not come out
She rang the intercom several more times
But, there was still no answer
“Just what are you doing Takeshi+?”
Kurumi went to the front porch without permission and knocked on the door
Kurumi had a relationshi+p with Takeshi+’s family since primary school
Although she hesitated a little, she grasped the doorknob and easily opened the door
“It’s opened……”
Kurumi quietly looked inside, she checked for Takeshi+’s shoes by the entrance, they weren’t there
The girl’s shoes were also not there
“I wonder if he did not go home”
Even so, it would be i the door, she loudly shouted towards the second floor
“Takeshi+, I a in!”
She had the belief that even if nobody was ho without permission
She politely took of her shoes and arranged them, then she went up to the second floor
She was familiar with Takeshi+’s room, she went to it but it was empty
“nobody……is here?”
But, she knew someone had come
There was a tray placed on the carpet with cups on it
“Takeshi+, where are you?”
The curtains had been closed, she quickly pulled them open
Froarden of her house
However, Kuru else she had not expected
There were twoat the
“Kyaa!”
Thesuddenly shattered in front of Kurulass fell down
She put her arms up in front of her to protect her face
Kurulass to hit her, instead her ar else and felt no pain
Together with the suh the
A rabbed Kurumi’s arm and made her stand up from her crouched position
Kuruhtly opened her eyes and saw that thearms and thick waist
She saord hung from his leather belt
“I’m sorry, did I injure you?” Inquired another h theafter and peered at her face
He wore a green shi+rt with a creepy amoeba on it
“Ohh, it’s a bibin-san,”[17] the guy said in admiration
Kuruain
From the front she timidly looked up at him
The man did not look at Kurumi
His gaze was presu the room
“Hanashi+te!!” [18]
Kuruo, now he looked down at her with a terrifying expression on his face
“Were……you guys……flo, floating…………”
She saith her own eyes and she could not believe it
Kuru that she was a realist since her childhood
She didn’t watch anime or fantasy movies
She was not manipulated by the opportunistic adults
However, she had never felt the fear she did now
Two people ere huh thefrom outside
The glass frohout the room
She did not knohat the cause was
Kurumi took several steps away and placed some distance between her and the two people
The men searched around the room, they opened the desk draw and examined the closet
However, they did not find what they were looking and once more their attention returned to Kurumi
The man lowered his waist for the sword and came closer
“St, stop……don’t come any closer!”
Kurumi fled to the corner of the rooain
“Itai!”[19] Kuruhtened
“Where are those two people?”
“Two people?”
When she heard that Kurumi asked in return but was interrupted by another voice
“Oigao”
When she looked, another h the
It was a man with black hair, he looked a little older than the other two
Kurumi’s arm was released, the two h the
At that time, Kurumi was in low spirits, she reached for the herabbed her arm and pulled on them
“Wait just a minute!”
Anger had overcome her fear
Kuruht when he looked over his shoulder
“……This woman”
The man ferociously bared his teeth, he raised his arm
Kurumi stared back at him defiantly
This Isoshi+ma Kurumi was different
She wasn’t like the old Kurumi
She was hurt and she wasn’t going to accept it meekly, she believed that she was not a weak person
She recalled the many times before when she was unilaterally attacked and then ran holy disliked that kind of person
Even if she hit hiainst she would have no regrets
The mouth of the man formed into a thin smile when he raised his fist above his head
“Heh, what a strong-willed beauty, but this is reality”
He swung down his arm
“It’s not like I hate you or anything”
He pretended to turn his back on Kurumi and immediately walk away, however the man quickly turned around and Kurumi received a strike on the nape of her neck
“……Ah…………”
Her vision blurred and she collapsed onto the floor
Kuruainst her cheek as she simultaneously lost consciousness
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Translator's Notes and References
Ju
Jump up↑ He uses an informal mother here, compared to Mui who use the polite form in the previous sentence
Jump up↑ The actual japanese text is 六が意味深な目を向けると, the first half after her na, while the second half 目を向けると means to shi+ft one’s focus or attention There’s no way to literally translate and have it make sense so I did the best equivalent I could think of, if anybody has a better suggestion feel free to change it
Juinal text is 『亡霊の先導者たち』
Jump up↑ Harry Potter anyone?
Ju in case you are confused, the previous line was Mui’s Ore is what is used by males when they say I or me
Jump up↑ She use the humble form of please here
Jump up↑ Hurry!
Juinal text was マジック
Juht be kind of stupid to do this, but I think it’s about e
Juht notice that I sometimes leave stuff like the last few lines ro of what it sounds like inelse which is in English
Juinal japanese text was付き合ってるフリ, which literally translates to free date
Juht e boy cry
Jump up↑ Wow, she has no mercy, I mean understand why but still…
Jump up↑ Grandmother
Jump up↑ Jealous are we Kurumi?
Juirl
Juo!! or Release me!! You pick which one you want to use in your head
Jump up↑ It hurts!
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