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High School Hack and Slash Chapter 58 Part 1

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Pasifista

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Rousing the Souls Controlling the Spirits

　Now then, we are back to our daily lives again, but there are a few problems that need to be taken care of.

　For starters, there is the whale’s penis, which has become rock hard in a frozen state.

　It’s the penis of Moby Dick that we had ended up bringing back since Doggie-san insisted no matter what.

　To give you an idea of how much of a hindrance this thing is, it’s a penis that is 10 meters in length and over a ton in weight.

　It’s a penis that even Yuki-chan doesn’t like and won’t let me put it in the Item Box.

　It’s a penis that is bent quirkily, making you want to stand it up in front of the dormitory and turn it into the Leaning Tower of Asagi-sou or something.

　It’s a penis that Otoha-senpai has asked me to do anything but that.

　It feels like the penis is going to cause a gestalt collapse.

　I wish Doggy-san had taken it back with her.

「It seems that it can be used as an ingredient for a very effective aphrodisiac, but Momo-chan also said that we don’t need such a thing, I suppose.」

「Please reconsider.」

「Things like aphrodisiac are unnecessary for you anyway, Touma-kun, and even if we let you use some, I suppose that’d spell nothing but trouble for us….」

「Also, you see. Like… Err, we could also use it to make a medicine that will increase the size of a penis, or something… Ahaha.」

　With a twitch, Mai reacts to the seemingly embarrassed Mikan-senpai.

　It’s totally trivial, but Seiichi’s profile looks complicated.

「Even if we spread such a thing around the academy, nothing good will come out of it anyway. Let’s just keep a small part of it as rut prevention measure, and dispose of the rest, I suppose.」

「Momo-chan-senpai~. There’s something I’d like to discuss with you.」

「Y, yes. It’s okay. Your secret is safe with me.」

　Seiichi’s face is turning pale, but, well, that’s a trivial matter.

　More importantly, we have to think of the disposal method of Moby Dick’s dick that we can see from the window of this club room.

「When I tried looking it up on the internet, it seems that they are boiled and eaten as something called takeri or kinsou, though….」

「I won’t make such a thing. How come I have to cook the penis of such a monstrous whale? I mean, even if I do make it, you guys wouldn’t eat it, would you?」

　Everyone in the club room averts their gaze away from Kurumi-senpai, who is adamantly refusing.

　Things like a penis festival, as opposed to a meat festival, will definitely be not very exciting.

　I wonder if baby Nue would eat it.

　Well, if not, let’s just take it to the garbage collection point on garbage day.

「Say. It’s just a passing thought, but…. If a girl takes that medicine, will her boobs get….」

　Mikan-senpai, holding down Otoha-senpai who is sporting serious eyes while feigning casualness, shakes her head in silence.

　I don’t quite get it, but I think tiny titties are also a status.

「… is it permanent?」

「… be careful with the dose.」

「Hey! Touma, what about the magic items you collected from the boss?」

　The grass(lol) is growing on Seiichi, who is desperately trying to avert his eyes from reality.

「… With this much, I suppose it will be enough for about a hundred years’ worth of portion.」

「… I think there’s a need to do some experimentation with it.」

「Actually, there’s something I’d like to discuss with you pertaining to that.」

　Shizuka-san and Rinko-senpai are starting to engage in a not-so-good discussion.

　Well, it’s actually not for the purpose of diverting the topic, but the magic item we had collected from Moby Dick had ended up disappearing.

　The number of whale harpoons stuck into Moby Dick that we had collected was 23.

　Of those, nine were Named magic weapons.

　There were even double and triple Named items, which Otoha-senpai was drooling over.

　『Knight』 seems to have aptitude for spears as well.

　That’s not particularly a problem, but the one with the highest rarity has ended up disappearing.

『Whale Harpoon Crawling from the Deep (Over-Envy Gear)』

　I should have tossed them all into the Item Box altogether, but before I noticed it, this one alone has disappeared.

　In fact, I didn’t realize it until Yuki-chan apologized to me, but it seems that it was a very selfish child.

　According to Yuki-chan, when she left it with the『Gaki Lord Club (Over-Greed Gear)』, it seemed to end up getting into a bad mood and ended up running away from the Item Box on its own accord.

　It is a harpoon that’s akin to a lively fish.

　I was asked if I would allow her to chase after it with the baby Nue serving as the hunter, but somehow or another, I got the feeling that it would cause a panic in the academy grounds, so I had her keep it as a thought only.

　Based on the feeling when touching it, its affinity with me seemed to be not-very-good, while its affinity with Shizuka seemed to be overly good that she said she didn’t want to touch it.

　It was dumped by Shizuka, so I guess it’s probably having a sentimental journey.

　It may have run away since I once had a discussion with Mikan-senpai about melting it down, though.

「Is that what you call Sentient Armament (Intelligent Gear)?」

「Yes. It refused to talk to me, but it seems to have made various appeals to Shizuka-chan.」

　Incidentally, Mikan-senpai seems to be disliked by it.

「… I believe that’s a trait that’s just as its name implies. I think it won’t sympathize (synchro) with a type of person like you, Mikan-senpai.」

　I grab Shizuka’s hand as she floats a bittersweet smile.

　While I’m at it, I’d like to confiscate the white medicine in her hand.

「Hmm~. But, what a waste. 『Innate Armament (Origin Gear)』 are extremely rare, aren’t they? Even if we couldn’t use it, I figured we could’ve sold it for a good price, though.」

「I did hear that『Innate Armament (Origin Gear)』 chooses it user, but you see…. Somehow, I also felt it was laughing scornfully at me …. And I just can’t accept that.」

「Nothing can be done now that it has disappeared, I suppose. I also heard that the sentient armament (Intelligent Gear) are hard to use, or rather, annoying anyway.」

　I guess it’d be troubling if it suddenly started a dirty talk while we were in the middle of a battle.

　Rather, I can’t think of a scene where it would be useful.

　Perhaps it could serve as a conversation partner when you’re lonely, but it doesn’t need to be a weapon.

　Rather, when you were seen by someone, it’d be a crisis on the level where all excuses were meaningless.

　I wonder if by any chance my『Gaki Lord Club (Over-Greed Gear)』 can talk, too.

　There’s completely no sign of that happening, though.

　Well, it’s great that I don’t get pestered to pay for reimbursement.

　Looks like it’s alright even if I secretly ask baby Nue to set out.

　It seems that that child is also plenty selfish itself, or rather, overly eager to play, and tends to secretly come out and sneak into the open air bath, so I can’t let my guard down.

　I wonder if it was a bad idea to invite it to the open air bath along with Yuki-chan the other day.

　When I heard the talk about there being an open air bath gimmick of a huge tiger figurine appearing from time to time, I sure was surprised.

　A white haired young girl is a rare pattern, and a jinx that says catching sight of it is a good omen is even in the middle of brewing.

「Well. I guess that’s how it is. So, there’s no particular problem with the rest, right?」

「Mm. No problem.」

　There’s no problem, but there’s something I’m a little concerned about.

「What’s wrong? Touma-kun.」

　Mikan-senpai, who is cutely tilting her head, is upgrading Otoha-senpai’s armor using the tanned whale skin.

　Perhaps still dragging the shock of having the armor pierced so easily during the tournament, when the new materials are introduced, she reinforces it without expressing any words.

　Stretching the skin with『Process』, she fits it to the torso with『Adjust』.

　The person in question seems to be doing it unconsciously, but she is using her skills normally.

　SP bar is displayed on the ▼ of her name, so, well, I guess she can do such a thing too.

 

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「… Wait a minute. What do you mean?」

「I don’t know.」

　Seiichi, switching to a serious face, crossed his arms and let his gaze wander.

「Certainly, she used skills, didn’t she? Don’t tell me, does the same goes for everyone?」

「No, just Mikan-senpai, Rinko-senpai, Kurumi-senpai, and Kakine-senpai.」

　The four didn’t notice the changes that had occurred in their body.

　However, even if they did, they would most likely have no idea what significance it had.

　As the answer was not described in any textbook.

「Could it be, it has regenerated… their essence crystal? That’s ridiculous. No, but, it’s not impossible…?」

　Touma, crossing his legs in the nude, asked a question to Seiichi, who was crossing his arms in the nude.

　This was a naked social gathering place.

　The open air bath newly built at Asagi-sou.

　The「cleaning in progress」 sign placed at the entrance to the open air bath was a sign that no women were allowed.

　However, if they reserved the bath too early, they would soon receive a storm of complaints from the women group of the dormitory.

「… In extremely rare cases, among the graduates from the general department, there were also those who lived out their life span and had kids. However, the investigation didn’t entail to whether these people could use their skills or not….」

　Seiichi, briskly scratching his head, stood up and sat down on the edge rock.

　There was by no means that much detailed data pertaining to the follow up investigation of the graduates.

　The number of people in just one academic year was enormous.

　And then, the data pertaining to the graduates who committed crimes and were purged was sealed as top secret information.

「Right…. It’s by no means, impossible. But, why? Why are the Senpais getting their essence crystals back simultaneously at such a timing?」

「I don’t know. But it’s not a bad thing, is it?」

「Of course it isn’t…. What about Umi-chan and Haru-chan?」

　Touma, still soaking in the bathtub, shook his head.

　The ones in the bathhouse were Touma and Seiichi only.

　To have a secret talk where they had to avoid public eyes, the reserved open air bath was very convenient.

　It was just that, there was also a tiger-like gimmick soaking in the back of the rock bath, sitting like an incense holder.

　The figure of it closing its eyes and unmoving, perhaps having taken a liking to the hot spring so much, was certainly akin to a figurine.

　Sometimes it would yawn or splash its tail, though.

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