「Aika already talked about yesterday,
didn't she?」
「Un, she did」
「Yes, I've heard all about it. Of
course, I didn't hear about what happened after Takatsuki-san left」
The topic is, of course, Kaede.
However, even though there is some
time to talk, the schedule for the rest of the day is still tied up.
If they gather at Maria's apartment,
it might not end until HR but also about the start of the school festival, so
they decided to move to the school in advance and talk with this.
And since it is absolutely necessary
for them to have Suzu's [Cognitive Obstruction] in order to talk without being
interrupted by anyone, all of them have to touch Suzu at some point.
...At times like this, Chihiro really
envy Marika's [Telepathy].
**a
「Chihiro-sama. Your sister――Izumi Kaede, she seems to be a more
eccentric person than I had expected」
「...yes, I guess so」
Chihiro nodded at Maria's prompting.
When he turned around and looked into
her eyes, the black haired girl turned away with a flushed cheek. Three of the
remaining members puffed out their cheeks, and one of them looked at him with a
stony stare.
Chihiro, however, spun the words
without caring.
「First, let's talk about what happened
after Aika and I split up」
He talks briefly about how Kaede gave
him a hard time. However, he skips what he talked with her about this morning.
The priority now is to talk about Kaede's personality, and he doesn't have time
to talk about things that have nothing to do with the main story.
「...and that's how it is...」
「......」
「......」
As he finished his conversation, a
silence fell.
For some reason, no one wanted to
speak. All of the girls, all of them, kept their mouths closed, their
expressions hard, and looked at each other.
And then Riko.
「Mmm, let's kill her」
She said with a full-blooded look in
her eyes.
They wondered what she was suddenly
up to, but Suzu and Aika nodded their heads in agreement with Riko.
「Okay, I'll help」
「I'm against killing her, but I'm
totally in favor of punishing her」
「A-Aika?」
It was an unusual situation when that
kind-hearted girl was not playing the saving role. Chihiro rushes to his
girlfriend, but she shakes her head.
「I'm sorry. But I can't forgive her
for doing such a terrible thing to Chihiro-kun」
「Yeah. I haven't killed anyone so far,
but this time it's much more unforgivable」
「Riko」
It's understandable why they're
angry.
Because she harmed Chihiro.
Especially in this case, Kaede tortured Chihiro like a girl and made him keep
come until he reached his limit.
「But it's not like I got hurt. I was
simply raped」
「...you don't understand, do you?」
It was Hana who sighed and shook her
head.
The black-rimmed glasses, the little
devil with a poisonous tongue who had the appearance of a small animal, stared
at Chihiro with blank stares that continued from a moment ago.
「Izumi-kun, you may be familiar with
rape, but you know that rape is very serious, don't you? Especially when a boy
is raped by a girl...well, I can't imagine it in many ways, but I'm sure it's
an act of trampling on one's dignity」
「...How do I put this? It's very
convincing when Mishuku-san says it...」
「Are you trying to pick a fight?」
Riko shrugged her shoulders when Hana
changed the point of her glare.
「Not really. As long as Chihiro's
slaves the one who does it, I don't mind that much either. So, I'm not mad at
Mishuku-san. But not Chihiro's onee-san, you know」
When "Chisato" was raped by
Hana, he could have resisted as much as he wanted.
He could have reversed the situation
with the effect of [Domination] through the [Mark] from a bonus to a penalty,
and pushed Hana away, and that would have been enough.
But the reason he didn't do that was
because he had a certain trust in Hana.
Kaede, however, is different. She
raped Chihiro not for fun, but simply for her own reasons. And there was a
possibility that she might have made Chihiro a cripple or changed his sexuality
drastically.
Riko, Suzu, and Aika showed Chihiro
that this was unforgivable.
「Don't you think so, Maria?」
Riko then turned to the last person.
Maria, who had been thinking in
silence.
「...I guess so. Riko makes a very good
point」
She looked up and nodded, then
continued, "But".
**b
「I'm more interested in her details.
...Chihiro-sama, what exactly is Izumi Kaede's ability?」
「[Vector Manipulation]」
Chihiro answered simply.
「To be precise, it's more about
detecting vectors. Sister can sense and manipulate the direction and flow of
objects as they move」
「That's a hell of a versatile power」
「Yeah. I think it's one of the
strongest abilities in Japan or, if I'm not mistaken, in the world」
For example, when used in combat. She
can detect in advance how her opponent will move and what kind of attack he
will make. Moreover, she can know how to shift vectors efficiently, i.e., how
to handle attacks.
By shifting the force that is being
wasted and directing it straight ahead, she can make her attacks more powerful,
regardless of whether they are hand-to-hand combat, weapon combat, or flying
weapons.
The fact that Chihiro kept coming
last night is not a technique, but a function of her ability.
Of course, it does not amplify the
power, but only gathers it, and it is limited by the fact that it is almost
impossible to control remotely. So, it is impossible to make the earth crack
just by stepping on the ground, or to create a tornado by manipulating the
wind.
「Who is stronger, Kamishiro-kun or
Kaede-san?」
「If they fight, my sister would win
all the battles even if they fight a hundred times. At least, Kamishiro-kun, as
he is now, can never beat her」
「Well, how about if we all take a shot
at it?」
「My sister will win」
Chihiro assured them.
Chihiro, Riko, Aika and Hana were out
of the question. She would beat them like children. Maria's [Retaliation] would
not work against Kaede in any case. She might be able to twist the vector of
energy generated by [Retaliation] and make it disappear, or even return it to
Maria herself.
And even if Suzu tries to surprise
her with [Retaliation].
「My sister will notice it before it
happens. Even if we can hide our presence, we probably can't hide the energy of
our movement」
「...so, she's invincible then」
「My sister is not invincible. If the
attack is too fast and too powerful to be perceived or responded to, we can win」
Unless she is caught off guard, she
is "almost" invincible, though.
"...ah", someone exhaled.
It must have been hard for them to
bear the fact that even if they tried to kill her, but they can't kill her in
the first place.
Maria, who seems to be calm, asks
Chihiro again with a cold anger in her eyes.
「Chihiro-sama. If her ability is
[Vector Manipulation], why is it that your [Mind Reading] doesn't work?」
「That's easy. My sister's ability can
be used on eye contact, and also to feelings. But it doesn't seem to be able to
directly manipulate people's feelings」
