When we left the
house, Tamamushi sent me two insects.
The reason is to
counteract the barrier.
After the last
incident, I found out that my "eyes" can see through barriers.
However, I was told that barrier was originally something that was almost
impossible to see. Even Tamamushi, who possesses barrier techniques, can only
"feel" them.
It would be
troublesome in many ways if we were to unknowingly enter the barriers. In
addition, as in the previous case, if Marina's "transmission" is
blocked, there will be no way to contact her.
That's why she sent
the insect.
It's impossible for
anyone but me to see the barriers. But if we could get inside the barriers,
Tamamushi would be able to know.
By sending the
insects ahead of us, if we enter the barriers, Tamamushi will be able to detect
them. Even if the insect can't get out of the barrier, we can tell Marina about
it, and she can use her "Denshin" to warn us before we get trapped in
the barrier.
The problem is
Asahina and Hizuki, since Rikka will never leave me.
The insect was sent
in as an insurance policy to prevent the two idiots from being trapped in the barriers
if they got separated from me.
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"Asahina-san, you seem to have a
low IQ, don't you?"
Hugging my arm,
Hizuki, who was walking down the street at night, called out to Asahina, who
was walking next to me.
With a very smug
look on her face.
Rikka, who is walking
in the lead while keeping an eye on her surroundings, let out a sigh as she
looked at Hizuki with glazed eyes.
Asahina was made fun
of, but she didn't seem particularly angry and stared straight ahead as she
walked.
"Asahina-san, you don't seem very
smart to look at, do you?"
Hizuki, who looked
miffed at being ignored by Asahina, giggled as she made fun of Asahina.
"I thought you might not understand
IQ, so I took the trouble to reiterate that you look stupid. You should be
grateful for my kindness, right?"
Hizuki proudly
explained how much she was mocking Asahina. However, instead of getting angry,
she puffed up at Hizuki.
"You-idiot!"
Hizuki's eyes
widened and she frankly made fun of Asahina.
She told Asahina
that she seemed to have a low IQ, but you seem to have a low IQ too, Hizuki.
Rikka, who had been
staring at Hizuki, looked at me apologetically and bowed her head.
Don't worry about
it, Rikka, it's not your fault.
However, I knew it,
but oh dear. It's hard to believe that these guys will listen to me, even if
I'm planning a lot of countermeasures.
I don't know what
will happen when we encounter the enemy.
Well, this time
there's not much danger, so I'm sure they'll be fine.
But still, Asahina
is too quiet. No matter how much Hizuki agitated her, she didn't react at all.
At the moment, I'm
activating my ability just in case. This is why I can "see" into
Asahina's mind, but she doesn't seem to be thinking about anything in
particular.
However, my ability
is only able to look into the surface of her mind. I don't know what she's
thinking deep down inside.
As I was thinking
about this, Asahina stopped for a moment. And then she looked at me sideways.
Hizuki, who was
trembling with fear, hugged my arm tightly and grinned as sweat ran down her
cheeks.
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"Fufu, you were so pissed off that
you said I was an idiot, so――"
"Did you say Alice?"
As if to interrupt
Hizuki's words, Asahina mutters to herself, completely ignoring Hizuki.
Hizuki's face turned
red and she puffed out his cheeks, as if she was expecting someone to finally
take her seriously after all the agitation.
"Oh. I heard that they took Yukina
in after her parents passed away."
"Yes."
"You didn't know that Yukina's
parents had passed away, did you?"
"Yes. Yukina talked about them
sometimes, but she always seemed to be happy."
"I see."
They always seemed
to be happy, huh?
I guess she never
told anyone that her parents had passed away.
By the way, Yukina
was very fond of my mother.
She asked if she
could call her "Ka-chan" and laughed.
"I don't know if that has anything
to do with it."
"Oh?"
"I just remembered something Yukina
said."
"What is it?"
"She said that she was growing her
hair long and wearing women's clothes because that's what her mother wanted her
to do."
"Her mother?"
"Yeah. No matter how much her
mother told her to, Yukina thought it was strange that she was growing her hair
out like a girl and wearing women's clothing......."
As I listened to
Asahina's words, I thought for sure.
She was born a
woman, but her heart is a man. Moreover, her character is a boy himself,
energetic and strong.
It's strange to see
such a Yukina's hair long and braided, and wearing a school uniform for girls.
However, Yukina is a
student of the prestigious Kuroyuri Girls' School.
If she violated the
school rules, she would be blamed, and it is possible that Yukina reluctantly
agreed to do so after many clashes with the school.
But that doesn't
explain why she's letting her hair grow.
There is no school
rule that says girls can't keep their hair short.
"Maybe it's a will......."
Asahina muttered to
herself.
"I think her mother told her
repeatedly before she died. She wanted her to be more like a girl. But Yukina
was rebelling. She insisted that she was a man. But......"
"Her parents are dead"
"Yes. Maybe she lost them and
regretted it. So......"
"She took her mother's words as her
last will and testament, so she wouldn't betray her feelings."
"Maybe so. I didn't hear it from
her, so it may be wrong."
"Nope"
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I think that
Asahina's prediction is correct.
Yukina was always
cheerful and happy. She never complains about anything, and even though she is
small, she is very determined. And she yearned to be a hero. A hero who helps
the weak and frustrates the strong.
Her deceased parents
were involved in a protection organization. Tamamushi told me that the
organization was established to protect and save people who were born with
unique abilities or those who were called subhumans. However, as of now, it is
corrupt inside.
Why did Yukina's
parents die? Whether they died at the same time or separately, Yukina's parents
may have been on the side of the General.
The General's power
is now fading away. But I don't think it was always that way from the
beginning.
There is a
possibility that the opposing faction joined forces with Kudan's organization
and gradually gained power, and in the process, Yukina's parents were erased.
It would make sense
that Alice took Yukina in because she was on the side of the general.
I don't know what
kind of family environment Yukina had, but for her, her dead parents might have
been heroes.
Maybe that's why
Yukina yearns to be a hero, and why she's trying so hard to follow what her
mother always said.
"It is said that the person who
seems to have no worries is the one who is carrying a huge burden."
"I guess so."
Asahina smiled at my
muttering.
Yukina was the first
to rush to my aid when I fought Hizuki.
There's a reason
she's so strong.
"......Fu"
Hugging my arm,
Hizuki sniffed at me with a frown.
After being ignored
by Asahina for a long time, she was unable to join in the conversation and
seemed to have lost her temper.
When Rikka saw
Hizuki, she let out a sigh of relief and looked at me with an apologetic
expression.
It would have been
better if she had been quiet, but I'm sure she would have taken it to heart.
And I have a feeling that she will do something unnecessary when the time is
right.
Maybe I should have
left Hizuki behind.
After about thirty
minutes of walking through the night streets, we arrived in front of a huge
building.
It was past
midnight, but the lights were shining on the signboard and lights were leaking
from the windows of the building.
Asahina General
Hospital.
That's what it said
on the illuminated sign.
I had never been to
this hospital before, but I knew of its existence. It's the biggest hospital in
the neighborhood, after all. And I had no idea that Asahina was a relative of
the owner of the hospital.
She denies that she
is a lady, but no matter how you look at it, she is a lady.
That being said――
"Isn't your home in another
place?"
I asked Asahina, who
was standing next to me.
"My uncle has a separate home. But
my sisters and I are living in a rented room in the hospital."
"Really?"
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So, you didn't live
with your uncle and his wife?
Well, there must be
a lot of reasons.
I'm not interested,
so I won't ask.
"I'm going to go by myself, since
there are few people around at night."
Then Asahina started
walking.
"Wait a minute."
She stopped and
turned around.
"It's okay to protect your sister.
But how are you going to explain that to your uncle? And even though he's not
in Japan, you still have a father."
Asahina chuckled at
my question.
"If I keep staying out without
permission, they won't even worry about me. That's the answer."
Asahina replied,
turning on her heel and strolling to the hospital.
Well, I mean, what
the heck.
You've got a lot
going on.
"Maybe you and I are ......
similar"
Hizuki, who is
hugging my arm, muttered somewhat sadly as she stared at Asahina's back as she
moved away.
Hizuki seems to be
more of a young lady than Asahina, but because of the unusual power she was
born with, she seems to have been left with nothing but her money and sent away
in distress.
――They don't even worry about her when she keeps staying out without
permission.
There may have been
something that she felt when she heard Asahina's words.
After about fifteen
minutes, Asahina came back. But Lolihina was nowhere to be found.
Maybe she couldn't
take her out, or maybe she just couldn't find her at .......
"She wasn't there."
Asahina stopped in
front of me, put her hands on her hips and raised her voice.
"At this hour?"
"Yes, that's right. She's not here
at this hour."
"Is she at your uncle's?"
"No, I don't think so."
Asahina firmly
denied my question.
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"It's not important, but my sisters
and I are not blood related to our mother."
"What?"
"Our real mother is our uncle's
wife, our aunt."
"That's......."
"Oh, she's not that unfaithful.
It's mutual consent."
Consensual.
Asahina was slurring
her words, but I could almost understand her.
That was the reason
why Asahina was not living with her uncle and his wife.
"My mother could not have children.
And neither could my uncle. So after some discussion, my father and aunt
decided to have a child. My father took in the first child, and my uncle took
in the second. However, my mother avoided me and my uncle avoided Yui. In the
end, it didn't work out and we sisters were left alone in the world."
Asahina then let out
a boring sigh.
It's a bit of a pain
in the ass, isn't it?
"I think the only place she can go
is to Yukina's place."
"Hey, hey, hey......."
I don't know where
Yukina is, so I guess I was going to have Loli Hina show me where she is. But
the important thing is that Loli Hina is not here.
――I thought that might happen!
Suddenly, Marina's
voice echoed in my brain.
――Because when you rely on Asahina-san, you're making a mistake! It
would be best if I asked Alice, but that's not possible yet, so I asked
Tamamushi to look up Yukina's address!
Oh, really? You're
really good. And you even called Asahina incompetent.
――I've had hacked into the Kuroyuri Academy database, and the address
is the dormitory of Kuroyuri Academy.
A dormitory?
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――Yes. It seems to be on the grounds of Kuroyuri Gakuen.
Tamamushi-chan has already sent the insects flying.
Hey, the team of
kids who can do it if they try is great. The team of kids who can't do it even
if they try is just as miserable. (*Marina : Asahina x Hizuki)
――I'll call you when the insects arrive, so can you head over to
Kuroyuri Academy for now?
All right. Please
take care of it.
When I told Marina
that, the communication was cut off.
I'm sure she's very
busy, but she took care of me.
Well, just because I
can't hear her voice, I'm sure Marina knows what's going on over here.
"I've got information. We're
heading to Kuroyuri Academy now."
I called out to the
two kids who couldn't do it even if they tried, and decided to head to Kuroyuri
Gakuen right away.
If Loli Hina was at
Yukina's place, we could protect them both together, which was convenient for
us.
But Alice and Yukina
were connected, and when I tried to contact Loli Hina to protect Yukina, she
was not there.
The man Nanafushi
killed was targeting a beastman who was a student at Kuroyuri Academy.
There is a beastman
who could be a relative of Rikka.
If the value was
high, there might be other guys working to capture the beastman.
If so, the timing
would be perfect.
If there had been
even a slight delay, Yukina and Loli Hina might have been eliminated.
But.......
I glanced behind me
as I walked quickly.
Asahina is walking
facing the front, and Hizuki is walking with her elbow against Asahina on
purpose.
Rikka was the only
one with a decent fighting chance. Asahina can be used as a wall of flesh, but
Hizuki is just a liability.
Well, we'll manage it,
I guess. (TinyTL Kanaa-senpai)
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