High School Hack and Slash Chapter 116 Part 2
For the area boss, which is part of the gimmick, to cross over the area on its own accord, it’s completely deviating from the laws (rules) of the other world (raid).
I guess this is proof that he is not yet dominated by the laws of the other world (raid), in other words, that he has not yet turned into an area boss.
「Umm, Touma-kun. I think so, too.」
「… There’s no need for the『kun』. Just Touma is fine.」
I try to nonchalantly appeal as such to the quivering Envy Mask.
Also, his character is so shaky, so he ought to put more effort into solidifying it as soon as possible.
「Y, yes. Got it. Touma.」
Under the Envy Mask, Tatsuya smiles brightly.
I don’t need the shota appeal.
「?」
As I suddenly feel chills run through my back, I look around at our surroundings, but it seems that it was just my imagination.
Stepping into the park area, I can sense that hostility is mixed in with the tingling atmosphere.
「Hmph. As I thought, it’s Central Park, huh. Are those health-geek joggers not going to jump up toward us?」
Chris Bitch-chan, who seems to have gotten used to being carried, snorts.
The presences of the monsters I’ve sensed in the vicinity are disappearing one after another without a sound.
The Envy Mask and the American group seem to not have noticed, but it seems that the fat, invisible huge body on the right side and the fluffy pack on the left side are secretly eliminating the monsters for us.
I was meant to come out while making sure to not get noticed by the female members of the club, but it seems that they have secretly sent me some escorts.
Normally, monster familiars don’t follow this kind of fuzzy orders, so I heard.
Well, our babies are vainly intelligent and have even been let run free in places such as the dormitory, so I guess they are used to it.
「Perhaps the space is distorted, but it’s a bit of a maze, isn’t it? This place, I mean.」
「Hey! Don’t you know where the boss is? You Fucking Mask bastard.」
「Hmm. Based on what I saw on the map, he was in the castle in the middle of the park.」
Chris Bitch-chan has named it for me, so let’s call the mask I’m wearing now the『Fucking Mask』.
「Huh? A Castle in the Park? Such a thing… There was one, huh. Or rather, such a thing is just a pile of rocks, though?」
「Hell I know.」
If it was the walking dictionary Shizuka-san, though, she might know the name.
Through the space between the overgrown trees, I can see a snugly masonry tower.
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「Belvedere Castle, right?」
Shizuka, whose gaze wandered around in the living room of the Demon Lord’s Castle, which surpassed such small castles, muttered in a quiet voice.
In the outside world, Japan Standard Time, the current period of time was midnight.
While most of the members were asleep, a few were having a late-night tea party.
「Shizu-nee-sama is.」
「A peeping tom, she is.」
Sitting on the bench between Miharu and Natsumi, Linda was dozing off as if spoiled by her mother.
The muscle-brain group, led by Saki, were on a bombed-out sleep course from the mock battle via the open air bath.
The Craftsman group, who had been put to sleep by Touma, were on a sound sleep course.
「You should keep it in moderation, I suppose. If you get found out by Touma-kun, you might get hated by him, you know?」
Rinko, smiling bitterly, poured freshly brewed coffee into the cup.
「Touma-san and I are one in body and soul, so….」
Shizuka, running her pen through her material memo, sported a clear look on her face.
It would be more correct to say that her hand was moving on its own in the lightning bolt of inspiration that gushed out.
The girls were in the state of being left behind, but there was no sign of impatience on their part.
Even before these guys stepped out of the Demon Lord’s Castle, they already saw through everything.
They had dispatched escorts, and they also had telephoto observation via the『Armed Golem』, as well as surveillance via the Shizuka link.
「Ah~. If given the choice, I wish I could have gone with them, too.」
Otoha blurted out as she sipped bit by bit the coffee handed to her by Rinko.
「Well, in this raid, our position is that of the supporting role, after all. So we can’t afford to just go and trample everything down and be done with it, I suppose.」
「Speaking of which, I have no interest in what become of those kids in the first place, I think.」
Shizuka, who went and put things bluntly, also took a sip from her cup.
However, as far as the members of the club were concerned, it was also a feeling they shared to a certain extent.
「Besides, if that Envy-kun awakens, I bet he’ll manage somehow or another.」
「He’s one of the『Seven Deadly Sins』 after all, right? With it being like the representative of the transcendent class (Over-irregular) and all.」
「Hmm~, but I don’t suppose I’ve ever heard of someone who was strong while at the same time was an Envy class holder, though?」
It was a special class in which only one person could get the『seat (class)』 at the same time, but as Lost frequently occurred among them, there were many cases where the holders were replaced.
「That’s because the only one that straightforwardly becomes TUEEE is Wrath, after all. The Gluttony had a turnaround after Asura-chan became its holder, but….」
「I believe the reason Doggy-senpai is so strong is because of the synergy with her kigurumi Innate Armament (Origin Gear).」
There might only be one『seat』, but the『keys』 to attain it were scattered in countless numbers.
「The authority of Envy is by no means weak, either. Or rather, it’s so tricky that you never want to antagonize it, but… How should I put it, it’s plain.」
And then, it would surely not be an audience pleaser; so Shizuka sighed, as she held her cup of coffee in her hands.
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「Taaatsuyaaaaaaaaaaaaa!」
「Envēēm!」
A dubious ray of light shoots out from Tatsuya’s crossed arms.
The huge body of『Neo Shinnosuke-kun Rev.』, which has absorbed and merged with the Raid Boss, raises an earth tremor as it falls.
「Hyahha, bravo!」
The Yankee group is in grand excitement.
It seems that the Envy Mask has struck a chord with those guys.
However, they had imprisoned and raped Yuka-san, so I think they are resented by the person in question.
Looking at the current state where they are overjoyed in their American vibe, though, they seem to have seriously forgotten the mess they have perpetrated.
「No, throw a retort at the beam, dude….」
「Save your sleep-talking for when you’re actually sleeping. A man should be able to shoot a beam or two.」
By the way, I can shoot it too.
「For real? Japan is so sick. Can I shoot a beam too?」
「It’s difficult because you’re a woman, Bitch-chan.」
「O mī ɡäd!」
No, if it’s Chris Bitch-chan, I get the feeling that she’ll be able to shoot a beam too, class-wise.
Basically, the authority (skill) used by the Envy Mask is an advanced style of free chanting (free spell) initiated by Kokoa-senpai.
As it doesn’t rely on a standardized trigger word, it has a high degree of freedom, but its activation is not stable.
However, for those of us GR class holders, of which pioneers are few in number and whose skill image hasn’t been established, I think it’s an essential style.
Bitch-chan did activate her authority (skill), albeit subconsciously, but I wonder if by any chance she doesn’t know what kind of class her class is.
Veronica seems to not know her class either, so maybe the class identification system is not yet perfected in the US.
Well, our academy is also quite loose about it, though.
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