The insect that was
guiding us stopped in front of the door of the Kuroyuri Academy's elevator. And
it's flying in a shape of 8.
"It looks like the insects are saying something."
Rikka, who tilted
her head, looked up at me and asked.
"Maybe, it's the alarm system......."
I muttered, staring
at the elevator.
If it was a small
insect, it would be able to get into the school building through the crack. But
that's not the case for me and Rikka.
We would have to
break the lock to open the door and enter the school building, or break the
window.
But then, the alarm
system would be a problem.
Breaking the lock
would surely set off the alarm system.
It wouldn't matter
if the guards rushed in, but the problem was that the one who was targeting the
beastmen.
If the alarm goes
off and they get impatient, they will forget about their interests and try to
take strong measures.
For example, they
might kill them all and run away.
The insects may have
sensed this and told me to think twice before invading.
If that's the case,
he's a pretty smart guy.
No, that's not it.
Pets are like their
owners.
Since Tamamushi's
power has been raised, the ability value of the insect being manipulated has
also been raised.
That's right.
"We could dodge the wiring and smash the window, but..."
My eyes can see all
the hidden wires. So I can dodge the wires, break the window, and get inside.
But this is a
prestigious school for girls. The security is quite good.
I can see wired
alarms and what appears to be infrared radiation in all the places I can get
into.
On the second floor,
I could "see" what looked like wiring for the alarm system, but I
couldn't see anything that looked like infrared.
The alarm system is
probably for people. I'm sure they think that a wired alarm system is
sufficient for everything except the first floor.
"Rikka can easily break in, but I'm the one who's a burden."
It's also true that
if I don't make a clear entrance for the two idiots who will be coming after
us, they will certainly break through the front door and cause a commotion.
Then――
I stepped out and
stood on the wall next to the elevator entrance.
Common sense
dictated that if I made an entrance where no human could enter, there would be
no problem.
And Rikka can do it.
"Rikka, can you cut through this wall with as little noise as
possible?"
I asked Rikka as I
put my hand on the wall.
Rikka grinned as she
heard my words.
"It's no problem."
And as she replied,
Rikka put her right hand behind her back.
With the sound of
slicing through the wind, a faint metallic sound echoed.
An oval gap in the
wall and a cross-shaped scratch.
With the huge knife
tucked behind her back, Rikka reached out both hands to the wall.
There was a cracking
sound and parts of the wall were pulled out like a puzzle.
Holding the blocks,
which must have weighed several hundred kilograms each, as if they were toy
blocks, Rikka gently placed them on the ground.
The four blocks were
removed, and a hole was made in the wall through which I could easily pass.
There was also a
steel frame built into the wall to reinforce it, but to Rikka it was just like
tofu.
No one would have
expected her to break into the school building in such a forceful manner.
The insects that had
been forming a shape of 8 in front of the elevator door entered the school
building through the entrance that Rikka had made.
I looked at Rikka,
who looked at me and nodded.
We'll have to pay
attention to our conversations from here. I need to approach the enemy with as
little noise as possible.
However, I have
Marina's "Denshin" with me.
Through Marina, I
can convey my thoughts to Rikka, and Rikka can convey her thoughts to me.
But, I felt
uncomfortable with Marina's silence.
Marina? Hey, Marina?
Can you hear me?
I asked her several
times in my mind, but she didn't answer.
What's going on? I'm
sure there was nothing wrong with Denshin when I entered the barriers. And
there are no new barriers.
If it's not because
of the barriers, is it because they are in the middle of moving their base and
just don't have time to pay attention to us, or did something go wrong?
There is a problem.
That is, an enemy raid.
If they were raided
by the enemy, that's strange. They should have told me immediately via Denshin
that they had been attacked. In addition, the other side left behind an
overwhelming force of Tamamushi, Nanafushi, and Kazehana. And Yuka's mantra.
And then there's Marina's "Denshin" which can control all of them
perfectly.
If they attacked
with only a small amount of strength, they would be easily defeated.
However, what if the
forces deployed were a little more than a little?
"Rikka, let's go back."
I called out to
Rikka, who was about to enter the school building through a hole in the wall.
Rikka's expression
tightened immediately after her momentary shock.
"Yes."
And then nodded to
Rikka.
I'm sorry, Yukina,
but I can no longer lend you a hand.
''What about the barrier!"
Rikka, who was
running alongside me as I started to run, asked me.
The last case's barrier
was said to be impossible to destroy, even by Nanafushi. But this time the barrier
is "messy". Maybe――
"Try to destroy it with a physical method!"
"Yes!"
Rikka nodded at my
words and pulled out a huge knife from behind her.
If Rikka can destroy
it, that's fine. But if she can't, we'll have to think of another way.
As Tamamushi had
said, there is a "starting point" for barriers. In order to destroy
the barriers, we need to find the "starting point".
With my eyes, I
might be able to find the starting point.
But what to do after
finding the starting point?
It seems that
Tamamushi, who has knowledge of barrier, can destroy it, but I don't have that
knowledge.
However, rather than
trying to destroy it randomly, it would be more likely to try to destroy it by
putting a physical load on the "starting point".
"Master, please retreat to the rear in case something
happens!"
Saying this, Rikka
stopped, held the huge knife behind her back, and dropped to her hips with a
gulp.
The blood vessels
raised and the muscles made a creaking sound. Her body creaked and shuddered.
Rikka told me to
move backwards just in case, but the effective range of my ability is not that wide.
So, in order to find the "starting point", I can't stay back.
It doesn't matter if
I lose an arm or a leg.
As a field monitor,
I'm fine as long as my head is safe.
――Hold on! Wait! Wait!
Hold on! Stopp!
Marina's voice
suddenly echoed in my brain.
Rikka must have
heard it too, because she's looking at me with wide eyes.
――I, I'm sorry I
didn't reply! I'm fine over here! I'm not fine, but! Oh, God!
Marina says she's
fine, but seems to be in a lot of trouble.
She seems to be
okay, but I'm pretty sure something went wrong.
Marina, you don't
have to explain. Just tell me if you need me and Rikka or not.
――That's right, it
would be helpful if Suzuhara-san could act as an intermediary! But Suzuhara-san, please give priority to
Yukina-chan! Oh, God! Stop it! You'll die! You'll really die!
Mediation? Die? What
do you mean? Do you need me? Let me be clear about that.
――Asahina-san is
beating up Hizuki-chan! She's going to die! If Asahina-san does anything more,
she'll really die! You should apologize too, Hizuki-chan! If you keep being
mean, you'll really die, and you know that person is really unforgiving!
Huh? Asahina is
beating up Hizuki?
――Hizuki-chan has been
fanning Asahina-san for a long time, but Asahina-san didn't bother her! Then
Hizuki-chan lost her temper and said something she should never have said!
......Hmm, so?
――She said, "Poor
breasts! Your breasts are flatter than a chopping block". Then,
Asahina-san said ,"Big breasts make your shoulders stiff!". But,
Hizuki-chan gave her a full combo of things she should never have said! From
there, she was beaten to a pulp! Hizuki-chan was dying, but she wouldn't
apologize! On the contrary, she seems to be rather happy to be beaten up!
I let out a sigh as
I heard Marina's voice screaming.
Rikka is also
getting tired of this.
――Excuse me! I don't
have time to answer! I'm sorry! I heard a squeak sound! You're going to die!
You're dying! You're really going to die! Pleaseeeeeee apologize to herrrrr,
Hizuki-channnnnnnnnnn!
Marina's scream
echoed in my brain.
What the hell are
those two idiots doing?
"I'm sure Hizuki is both envious and happy."
Rikka, who had been
gazing at me, muttered with a smile on her face.
She's envious and
happy.
Well, I don't
understand the feeling.
Before she developed
her eyesight, Hizuki had the power to "vaguely read" people's minds.
It was only a small
power, but being able to read people's minds was nothing more than a monster.
Besides, if she
could read things that we didn't want her to read, she would become a
tremendous nuisance and a hindrance.
No wonder she was
thrown away. I guess she should consider herself lucky that she was not erased.
But then again,
Hizuki was probably just a kid.
She must had been
hated the absurdity of the world, hated her own power, and her mind must have
been twisted to any extent.
In fact, when we
first met, Hizuki was clearly insane.
That's why she was
able to accept the beastmen sisters who had not been poisoned by the human
world, I guess I could say.
Long ago, on one
day, In front of Hizuki, Asahina appeared.
"Asahina is the sun."
"Sun, huh?"
"Yes, at first glance it seems that she is a benefactor of
humanity, but in reality she is not."
The sun does not
shine for humans, or even for living beings. It only does so because it wants
to. The sun does not care who is troubled by its light, it will continue to
shine mercilessly and endlessly.
"Hizuki, on the other hand, is a moon in the night sky. Without the
sun's light, it cannot even shine. It is such a diminutive existence."
When the sun rises,
it hides as if to flee, and when the sun sets, it quietly appears. And without
the sun's light, they can't even make themselves shine.
However, there are
those who need such a diminutive existence.
For those who live
in darkness, the light of the moon is irreplaceable.
It is only Hizuki,
who has also lived in the darkness, that has been able to accept Kazehana and
Rikka, who have lived in the darkness.
Asahina, who is
self-righteous and walks the straight and narrow path without hesitation, and
Hizuki, who has been wandering in the dark groping for a while.
They are so
opposite, but maybe that's why they are attracted to each other.
Besides, they have
something in common.
Asahina, who is
incompetent but even Nanafushi is afraid of her, and Hizuki, who controls the
Heavenly Eye, albeit temporarily.
The two of them, no
matter how you look at it...
"It's a monster outside the norm."
Rikka grinned when
she heard me muttering that.
"Hizuki, who is going to fight head-on with Asahina-sama, is
clearly a fool who can't help herself. But I love that kind of Hizuki. I love
that Hizuki of today more than the Hizuki of before."
"Yeah, I don't hate the current Hizuki either."
I nodded at Rikka's
words and smiled with a sigh.
By the way, Marina,
leave those two idiots alone. I mean, they're just happy to have an equal
fighting buddy, so don't interfere.
I spoke to Marina in
my mind, but there was no reply.
She was probably in
a panic because Hizuki had been beaten to a pulp by Asahina and was in trouble.
I'm sure that even
Marina can't handle those two.
No matter how much
you try to stop them, there's no way they're going to stop fighting, so why
don't you just leave them alone?
Well――
"A commander is like a chore man who pays attention to his
surroundings."
It's a tough job.
In that respect,
it's good for the field monitor to be at ease.
Rikka heard me
muttering and giggled.
"Now, shall we hurry up too?"
"That's right. If we don't hurry up, those two will come."
"That's the most troublesome part."
We talked to each
other and started to run, and we entered the school building through a hole in
the wall.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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