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High School Hack and Slash Chapter 4 Part 1

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Pasifista

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　After returning to my room in the dormitory, I sit down on the chair facing my desk.

　Unlike last night’s party, the dinner in the dining hall, which was quite normal, seemed to be prepared by cook-san.

　Since in name the dormitory is a territory self-governed by the students, except for meals that are prepared by cook-san who commutes at morning and noon, all the cleaning and personal laundry in the dorm is done by the students.

　In particular, the cleaning of the corridors and the first floor is done by us new students.

　Since I originally have more or less been living alone thus far, I have no particular problem with this.

　I’ve taken an early bath, and the preparations for tomorrow have also been done.

　On the desk lie the two crystals that I realized were in my uniform pocket when I returned to the classroom from Rashomon.

　I roll them with my right hand.

　Buried in the middle of my palm is a crystal similar, but subtly peculiar in their own ways, to the ones on the top of the table.

　The tattered uniform I was wearing is back to its original new state, and Seiichi and the others who were supposed to be dead are also back to how they used to be.

　In that case, what are these things that had dropped from Seiichi and the others and I brought back from the dungeon?

　I ponder over it for a bit while still seated on the chair.

　Well, it may be a trivial matter, but I’ve gone and forgotten which one is Seiichi and which one is Mai’s.

　Well, I guess I can just ask the people in question as I discuss this matter with them.

　We’re supposed to have left the bath at the same time, but he’s not back to the room just yet.

　I’m getting bored, so I’m thinking about performing a crash experiment to see how durable these crystals are, but then there’s a knock at the door.

「Yo, sorry for the wait.」

「No problem.」

　With a wrench in my hand, when I turn around I can see Seiichi who is only showing his face through the door and Shizuka who is being pushed on the back into the room.

　I sure am surprised due to this unexpected turn of event, but Shizuka is also surprised to see the blunt weapon in my hand, rather her face is becoming stiff.

「At any rate, I’ve brought her here, so take care of the rest yourself, okay?」

「Yea.」

　Isn’t it said that men’s dormitories are basically forbidden to women, I wonder?

　Moreover, if she has no recollection of what happened in the dungeon, Shizuka and I aren’t in a close enough relationship to have an intimate talk.

「It’s recommended to get it done as soon as possible. The seniors being busybodies seems to be a common occurrence, after all. Now then, I’m heading to the other side, so see you in the classroom tomorrow.」

「Yea.」

　The fact that he is wearing a uniform must mean that he is intending not to come back for the day as is.

　To spend a night outside right after enrolled in the school, talk about a pretty outlaw roommate.

　Shizuka, who remains standing by the doorway even after the door is shut, is also wearing her uniform.

　For us students, uniforms are our formal attire, so it does make sense to wear them when going out.

　However, judging from the flow of the conversation, it can be said that she’s most likely intending to stay here until morning, right?

　As I’m not prepared for this, I don’t quite get it and am unsure on how to deal with it.

「… Um, good, evening.」

「Good evening.」

　First of all, I return the greeting, but the silence is heavy.

　I let Shizuka, who is looking downward while clutching her hands tightly, sit on Seiichi’s chair.

「Honestly speaking, I don’t quite get it, but can I confirm something first?」

「… Yes.」

「Have you come to stay over with the purpose of having sex with me, Shizuka?」

　Curving my words won’t help anyone here, so I threw them straight.

　Shizuka shrunk her body to the point of seemingly about to disappear and quietly answered yes with a nod.

　I seem to have heard that girls are more forward in a lot of ways compared to boys of their age, but this is just too sudden.

「Please… have a taste, and see whether, it’s up to your liking or not, Touma-kun….」

　Still seated on the chair, she clenches the hand that she is trying to lift the front part of her skirt with on her own.

　It’s the same pattern as the time in the dungeon.

　Smell of clean soap drifts over from Shizuka’s body as she leans closer.

　Being reminded of our mingling in the dungeon, my head feels dizzy.

「It’s the same line.」

「… eh?」

「The next line should be 『I don’t take much time』, right?」

　Still clenching her hand and showing a gloomy smile, Shizuka’s face paled.

「… Could it be, Touma-kun.」

「Let’s have a talk for a bit.」

　While we’re at it, it’d be a great help if you could tell me about various things.

 

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「… Then, this is my….」

「Yeah. I’m sorry, but I don’t know how to return it.」

　I slowly reach out my hand and touch Touma-kun’s right palm, which is held out facing the ceiling.

　What has dug into his skin and flesh and is buried in the middle of his palm is my, my heart crystal.

　The compensation that I should have offered as a contract for being enrolled in this Toyoashihara Academy.

　I didn’t accept the contract with full acceptance of the matter, but if it meant being able to escape from the place I had been up until then, I had nothing to hesitate about.

　Looking at it result-wise, I was sold by my family.

　As opposed to familial affections, what I had been subjected to by my father and siblings, who were not related to me by blood, were fiendish deeds.

　By the time I was old enough to perceive my surroundings, my mother had also no longer seen me as a family.

　It was a world of depravity, to the point where I was willing to offer whatever compensation necessary to go to another place somewhere.

　Even if what awaited me there was similarly a world of depravity just as how it had always been, at the very least I would be able to choose my partner on my own.

「Let’s try digging it out.」

「Huh, no, that’s a bit.」

　Pulling a knife out of nowhere, Touma-kun aims it at his right hand with a stern expression.

　Rather, he always has a stern expression, so it’s troubling that I can’t tell how serious he is.

　The crystal, which is highly transparent, has completely fused with Touma-kun’s flesh and even looks as if blood is flowing through it.

　When I touch it with my hand, it’s warm.

　Even without being told anything, I can tell that this is a part of my heart.

　My precious thing has become one with Touma-kun.

　I’m sure this inexpressible sense of relief that feels as if being enclosed is not just my imagination.

「But, what to do with this….」

　Female students seem to receive particularly strong influence from it, so we’ve been informed with various matters ahead of the boys.

　We’ve been informed in detail not only during supplementary lessons from sensei, but also by the senior students in the girls’ dormitory.

　It’s the so-called unspoken agreement such as on how to treat boys.

　It’s the element that’s the easiest to turn into trouble in our academy life, so it’s a tradition to be informed about the matter on the day we move into the dorm.

　Among the matters told by the seniors in the women’s dormitory, we were also informed about secrets that would never be taught in the class.

　In order for us to be able to protect ourselves on our own.

「Touma-kun, have you shown it to anyone else?」

　It ended up being buried in his palm, a rather conspicuous place, but I don’t think anyone would notice unless they shake hands with him.

　I’m sure no one would have ever thought of sticking such a thing into their hand.

「No, I thought about discussing it with Seiichi, but you came in his stead.」

「Uh, I’m sorry….」

　I’ve come here to do night crawling due to being enticed by Seiichi-kun, but being pointed out again, my face ends up getting red again.

　『I’ll take you there, so do your best in your service in order to receive his favor』 he said.

　Touma-kun is also displaying a completely calm expression, but the front part of his trousers is rising even now.

　Me feeling happy seeing it, I wonder if it’s due to the experience I had dropped in the dungeon being transmitted to me through his right hand.

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