High School Hack and Slash Chapter 117 Part 1
The Ripper
「Asking for another serving.」
「Mm~, as I thought, it’s delicious-woof. I’m sick of the academy’s rations-woof.」
「… freshly baked calzones, so yummy …」
In the Demon Lord’s Castle, where the population density has increased at once, the lunch-deprived schoolchildren are devouring their meals with gusto.
Well, they are none other than『Black Honey』 members, though.
Kurumi-senpai is in the middle of mustering up strenuous effort, saying: sheesh, sheesh.
I’m asking for another serving too.
Speaking of why Doggy-senpai and the others are here….
「Hmm~… As I thought, it’s an item of the same quality as the crystalline body that Touma-kun and the others obtained, I suppose.」
「Without a doubt, this is a raid core too, but….」
「I’m curious about the fact that the name of the raid was similarly『Marvel World』.」
「To think that the raids would merge, right~. It’s our first time, you see~.」
Our Senpais and the Charftsman members of Black Honey are beginning to analyze in a lively manner.
For some reason, Doggy-senpai and the other Black Honey members had appeared at the site where the torrent of blue explosions had subsided.
At the same time, the raid domain expanded.
I don’t quite get it, but it seems that other worlds (raid) have merged and a new quest has ended up beginning.
The difficulty level is also raised by one rank to『Advanced Class』, and sure enough, Rashomon’s auto-return system gets buggy and the time ends up being in an unlimited state.
「It was a weird raid. There were things that looked like not-so-cute raccoons, and tons of things that looked like not-so-cute treants were also appearing.」
In general, it seems that it wasn’t cute.
「This is the first raid I’ve ever been to where firearms made an appearance-woof. This kind of thing is probably a foreign raid-woof.」
「Most likely, that’s the case, I guess. More or less, I’ve gotten the general idea, though.」
It seems that Shizuka, who lets out a sigh, has some ideas.
The one thing that Doggy-senpai and the others brought in was a crystalline body that glowed a deep purple.
「Worst of all, I have a feeling that the raids that will merge will increase in number even more….」
「Say say, Darling. Why are these guys here at our place? Can I drive them away?」
「Hey, you, Minx! Don’t you spout something so arbitrary!」
Veronica-san, the female tiger (Tigress), and Chris-chan, the female dog (bitch), are butting their heads.
The American group, who ended up arbitrarily following us all the way to our base, are in the way.
We have no intention of letting them in, but they have started to arbitrarily set up camp outside the ramparts.
Well, I’d drive them away if they were to frighten our Senpais, and I have a feeling they would be attacked by the Envy Mask.
「Good graciousness, you vulgar yankee gang, this is why….」
「Whoa, somehow, there’s some foreigners here, Kaoru-san.」
「Yes. As usual, looks like we’re in for some incomprehensible situations….」
Serafina, who has given up on the human chair and is challenging the footrest, is creeping others out.
I think those who see her for the first time will be startled, so I hope she’ll come out from under the desk.
「Now then, let’s hold a strategy meeting right away-woof.」
「Hey, you bastard, before that, give us back the gun you plundered from us!」
It seems that the extra time will be a little more lively.
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「So you were in such a place, huh. Tatsuya.」
「Oh, Shinnosuke. Are you okay to get up now?」
Shinnosuke, wearing a gray sweatshirt, wandered up to the rooftop of the Demon Lord’s castle.
His uniform for dungeon conquest, in other words his academy uniform, was Lost when he turned into a monster.
When it came to the Lost one, where the model completely disintegrated, there was a possibility that it could not be restored even when they returned to Rashomon.
「… You’re doing a laundry in a dungeon, huh.」
「We’re in the middle of a raid quest, so that’s only natural, no? … So they told me.」
On the spire of the solemn and eerie Demon Lord’s castle, there were clotheslines fluttering with colorful laundry.
Since the ratio of girls was high, lingerie was also randomly hung out to dry, fluttering in the air.
A few monstrous birds perched on the edge of the rooftop craned their necks as they observed the pair like watchmen.
「… There’re crazy bad ones here and there, but…. Somehow, there’s even some tasty looking tomatoes tottering down the stairs, you know.」
「In this place, you mustn’t touch those kinds of weird ones, okay? Absolutely don’t, okay? I’m not pretending, okay? Be sure to be real obedient, okay?」
「Gegege.」
The monstrous bird, rotating its head around and around, laughed eerily.
Shinnosuke watched in silence as Tatsuya hung the freshly washed laundry on the rope.
「… Say, hey, Tatsuya.」
「What’s it now?」
Tatsuya turned around as he slapped the towel and stretched it out.
Shinnosuke, who was turning his face away, scratched his head and blurted out in a subdued voice.
「… You saved me there.」
「Don’t sweat it. We’re comrades, right?」
「Ha, you say that like it’s a matter of course, I hate that part about you, duh.」
「That’s cruel of you.」
「Likewise, right?」
Shrugging their shoulders, saying: damn straight; the two laughed at each other.
The wind blowing in the raid was different from the one in both the above ground and the dungeon.
「… Say, Tatsuya.」
「What’s it now?」
「I’ll never lose to you alone, okay.」
Not answering the declaration that was made while still turning away, he looked up at the vaguely colored sky.
Most likely, there should be a view that stretched even further than this place.
Once they got to know it, they couldn’t afford not to admire and reach their hands out toward it.
「By the way, dude. Somehow, there are a lot of seniors here, aren’t they all cute?」
「Hey, idiot, stop it. You’ll die, you know? You’ll die for real, okay? I’m not pretending, okay? That’s a crazy real death flag, okay?!」
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「Really, he’s as dick-headed of a guy as usual, isn’t he?」
「Ahaha… Well, it’s just so like Shinnosuke-kun, I guess.」
「I’m glad that things seem to have gone back to normal~.」
In the shadows of the stairs leading to the rooftop, three girls were heaving out relieved sighs.
「Well… This raid quest seems to be a troublesome one, and it’s not yet clear about what will become of Yuka and me, but you see….」
Riru, arms crossed, leaned her back against the wall.
「You’ll be fine, I’m sure. Everyone in the Adept Orders are very strong, after all~.」
「Yes. You’re right.」
Yuka nodded at Honami’s nonchalant and tension-free line.
Morever, the A ranked club『Black Honey』 had joined the team, so it should not be an exaggeration to say that they were overpowered.
For sure, even if they were to step in, they would only be in the way.
However, in that case, nothing would be any different than before.
「I wonder if there is a need to change~. As far as I’m concerned, I think it’ll be fun even if we stay the way we are, though.」
「To each their own, no? So I’ll just do what I want to do.」
There was no good or bad in changing or not changing.
What one wished for was up to the person in question.
「But still, you sure have a strange taste, aren’t you, Honami? That guy, isn’t the sex with him your typical I’m the greatest kind of sex?」
「Indeed, but, well, I think it’s better for a man to be a little forceful. And his toughness is passable….」
Floating an innocent smile on her face, Honami crooked her head slightly.
Under her skirt, on which she was holding her hands together behind her waist, she was not wearing any underwear.
Having them stripped off by Shinnosuke, who had just woken up, she was then loaded with a shot as if it was only natural.
And then, standing at the bottom of the steps, Honami was in the position to look up at Yuka, who was standing next to Riru at the top of the steps.
Shinnosuke or Tatsuya, or perhaps both.
Under the two’s skirts, they had been made to bare their buttocks, like she did.
「Besides, intercourse is just right when it’s immoral, after all.」
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「Ahh, Touma-kun. I’ve been waiting for you!」
「Sorry to keep you waiting.」
The underground workshop of the Demon Lord’s castle.
One corner, smelling of iron and charcoal, was illuminated by a crackling, burning furnace.
「It seems that this one’s a very wilful child, so I want you to give me a hand too, Touma-kun.」
Mikan, clad in a black stained apron, turned her head toward the workbench.
The『one』 that was placed on the table had not taken shape yet, even though it had been burned in the furnace and hammered over and over again.
「It’s like, you see… I’ve been trying to turn it into the shape like that of a hammer, but this child goes squish~ on its own accord, like, it doesn’t like it and is throwing a tantrum, or something?」
「I see. I don’t really get it, though.」
Touma showed a faithful look on his face, but had failed to decipher the Mikanese.
「In other words, what should I do?」
「Yes. I want you to decide, Touma-kun. This child’s name, that is.」
Mikan, sporting a serious face, nodded her head.
「It’s said that names and natures do often agree, after all. If you inscribe a name on this child, Touma-kun, I think it’ll surely be satisfied with it.」
「A name, was it?」
Even as he checked it through the Interface, the name field was blank.
It was something that was not anything yet, not even a piece of junk.
「This child is going to be your new partner, Touma-kun. That’s why, be sure to give it a cool『name』, okay.」
As Mikan clenched her fists with a twinkle in her eyes, Touma, putting his hands on his hips, turned his gaze away.
Touma understood that he had no such a thing as naming sense in him.
「Then, I’d like to take it home and consider it.」
「Geez~, that way’s no good, duh. This child is in a very unstable state right now. If we leave this child as is, it might go boom, after all.」
「But—」
Being pressed by Mikan, who was indignant and flailing her hands about, Touma backed away.
As his butt bumped on the table he was cornered toward, a ball rolled from the top of the stand that was shaken with a clatter.
The deep purple crystalline body that had been brought in for analysis was easily shattered when it hit the rod-shaped object.
「Ah.」
It was unknown which one of them let out such a voice.
The sturdy crystalline body, which had been left alone after showing no reaction whatsoever during the examination, turned into sparkling dust and was sucked into the object.
「Err, you see, Touma-kun. Somehow, it’s thumping, reacting in some weird way, so, hu, hurry up.」
「No, but…」
「P, please. Somehow, I feel like it’s going to explode.」
As Touma was about to break away with Mikan in his arms, he felt as if he was being called by someone.
The light flickering on the workbench was like a heartbeat.
It, which had not yet made sense, was assuming a terribly dreadful shape.
If he had to give it a name, then for sure….
「The Ripper (Bhaudhara).」
That『name』 must have been suitable for it.
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