Someone from the audience shouted,
and before anyone could react fully, the girl's lips were touching Kamishiro's
cheek.
He was kissed.
Even if it is a light kiss on the
cheek, a kiss is still a kiss. A kiss is a precious thing, especially if it is
a kiss of a beautiful girl and an idol.
In the audience, men and women are
stirring in different ways.
「...you」
「If you do what I ask, I can kiss you
on the lips...」
「Wait a minute, you've got to be
kidding me――」
「Can the outsider please shut up?」
The one voice that tried to interrupt
was Shuka's.
Kaname could understand why she was
angry, but Shuka's rather serious voice was silenced by Kaname's one word.
**a
「Or is that girl your girlfriend?」
「…No」
There is no reason for the honest
Kamishiro to lie here.
And if they are not in a
relationship, Shuka's position is worse than Kamishiro's.
After receiving both tangible and
intangible protests from the other students, even Shuka had no choice but to
keep quiet.
Kamishiro opened his mouth somewhat
reservedly.
「So, what is your request?」
「Well, please fight her and win」
Immediately, the atmosphere froze.
「...Fight?」
「Yes. You're pretty strong, aren't
you? Then it's hard for a girl to beat you. So, if the weakest girl among the
five can beat you, I'm willing to admit it」
Chihiro and Kamishiro fight.
Of all people to demand such a thing.
Not only are they aware of it, but
they know it.
They already know.
This Ibusuki Kaname girl knows
Chihiro well.
She even knows that Chihiro has lost
two serious fights against Kamishiro in the past.
But why and for what purpose she
asked that?
「...Such a thing」
A low female voice was heard.
Maria, her usual calmness gone,
glares at Kaname with clear anger in her eyes.
「There's no reason for "her"
to take it」
「Really? I'm sure everyone would like
to see it」
"See?"
Kaname said, and the audience seemed
to come to their senses when she looked back at them.
Each of them examined the flow of the
conversation, and while some were puzzled and others tilted their heads at the
lack of reason, the majority of them agreed that they would certainly like to
see the show.
「Kamishiro-kun, is it? His athleticism
was amazing」
「I'd love to see a girl in a maid's
outfit fighting」
...that's a lot of nonsense.
However, it can be said that this is
a common reaction of the students of the school. They are trained on a daily
basis and have little resistance to fighting. The school nurse also heals most
of the injuries, so there is no need to stop them if the clash is fair and
honest.
However, there was a sense of
discomfort on top of that.
Kaname handled the situation well.
The situation of the school festival, her position as an idol, her good looks,
and her courage. She used various weapons to win over the crowd.
――But isn't it too much?
For example, there must have been
students who were genuinely looking forward to the contest. From their point of
view, Kaname's offer is excessive, and there should be more complaints from
them. However, this is completely absent.
It's as if they are influenced by
some ability.
And Chihiro is realized. He knows
someone who can win trust and impress people with her voice and her smell.
He wonders if they are the same kind
of people or if they have other abilities.
By the way, Kaname said this.
『A bizarre and brutal idol who rose
from Sapporo to the national stage』
Sapporo.
This is the birthplace of Maria and
Hana, and there is a training school for gifted people there, its name
Shibatsuru Academy, which is similar to Shibahou Academy.
If so, Ibusuki Kaname is also Maria's
acquaintance.
「Okay」
While Chihiro was thinking, there was
movement on stage.
Kamishiro nodded to Kaname's
proposal.
「I agree to fight if it's okay with
"her". Of course, it should be a serious fight with no hard feelings
between us」
Such clear eyes.
There was no cloud in Kamishiro's
mind. Even if this place was being manipulated by Kaname, it was easy to
believe that he was thinking exactly what he said.
After hearing Kamishiro's words,
Kaname smiled at Chihiro.
**b
「Thank you very much. Now,
Chisato-chan, is it? What do you want to do? You can run away if you want」
That was a blatant provocation.
Chihiro's head is rather cold now. He
has some doubts about Kaname. He has a feeling that they are incompatible in
nature. On the other hand, he does not have any resentment or anger toward
Kamishiro whom she has been pushing.
So, it is not necessary to take
advantage of this provocation. But――
「...I understand. I don't mind either」
Chihiro dared to nod.
「Chihi...Chisato-san? It's dangerous,
accepting someone's invitation!」
「Fukami-san」
Chihiro smiled softly at Maria, who
looked flustered.
「Tell me honestly. Do you think I can
beat Kamishiro-kun?」
「...That's」
Maria looked away as if she was
having trouble answering, and her gaze swam.
After a pause of a few seconds, she
gives a short answer.
「I don't know」
「I see」
That was a good enough answer.
If she replied in such a way, knowing
what Chihiro and Kamishiro were capable of, it meant that Chihiro still had a
good chance to win the competition.
However, the fact that Maria could
not answer the question is not a possibility that he dares not consider.
「Where should we play?」
「Around the audience seats?
...Everyone, please help us move to make space...」
Quickly and promptly, Kaname
instructs the audience to move.
Kaname's charisma to make others
follow her is indeed idol-like, and a space of a few meters square was quickly
set up just in front of the stage.
Chihiro nodded to Kamishiro.
「Okay, Kamishiro-kun」
「Yeah. Let's do it, it's been a while」
The last time this happened, it took
everything in his power to fight him.
At that time, he felt that he had
already reached the end of his fighting ability.
Of course, he has not been skipping
the training since then, but he has not been able to train on his own due to
the preparation for the school festival and joining the student council.
Due to this, he wonders what he needs
to do to be successful with this boy.
Chihiro exited the stage and quietly
faced Kamishiro on the hastily prepared battlefield.
