High School Hack and Slash Chapter 76 Part 2
Seiichi, putting his hand on my shoulder, lets out a deep sigh.
「Okay, change gear. You should have known that Touma is that kind of guy, right, me?」
Looking at him earnestly doing self-hypnotism, as expected, even I reflect on it a little.
When I think about it again, true enough, it’s not that I don’t feel like I have ended up screwing up a bit.
I should be a man and admit my fault.
「My bad. I meant no ill will, though.」
「… No, now that I give it another thought, there’s no problem. I just can’t accept the arrangements somewhat.」
「More importantly, have you really not noticed your own change up until now?」
Shizuka, turning off her tablet with a satisfied look on her face, asks in exasperation.
「Right after 『Demons of the Deep』 means it’s the same time I had a class change to Oniwaban, after all. All I could think was: Third step class is awesome!」
Seiichi scratches the back of his head, but I think that’s actually how it feels.
In order to activate a skill, image is more important than anything else.
Like a sudden burst of power during a scene of a fire, there are times when you display some mysterious power by chance, but you cannot actively wield your skills to their fullest potential.
That is the biggest bottleneck of the unknown class.
However, the GP-sourced barrier function as well as physical strengthening-ish correction should be in effect.
「Rather, by any chance, does that mean that the current me has become as tough as Touma?」
「Of course, I believe that’s the case.」
Shizuka, who naturally crosses her arms, gives Seiichi a reproachful look.
「It’s not a curse, it’s a boon, after all.」
「You’re, right….」
「Don’t you think that Doggy-senpai’s invitation is a chance for us to ask them about information pertaining to unknown irregular class?」
As a compensation, we may have to provide some information as well.
Even so, there is a limit to what we can probe on our own.
「I get what you are saying. Though, I do feel that you should have told me a lot of things in advance….」
The store is located a short distance from the main street of the student street.
It’s a small store with a small sign, and on the message board posted in front of the door, there’s a note saying that it is booked out for the day.
It appears to be a small, privately owned coffee shop.
As I put my hand on the door, the small bell rings.
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Cafe 『GETAWAY』.
The small, classically decorated interior gave off the image of a 『hiding place』, just as the name implied.
Behind the counter table, a DeLonghi espresso machine was raising a faint roar.
The elderly owner was an alumnus of Toyoashihara Academy, as were the employees working in the student street.
There were many alumni who had nowhere to return to, nowhere else to go.
There were those who were lucky enough to be employed as academy staff, but for those who were not, the next best option was to purchase residency in the student street.
For the academy, they could be said to be a reserve force in case of emergency.
The fate of those who graduated and went 『outside』 without knowing or realizing anything was never made public.
In the back of such a store interior, a corner where tables were put together had been created.
「The hamburgers here are yummy!」
What laid out on the table was a wholesome dish that was too lavish to be called a tea party.
Given the fact that Asura was serving as the host, and Kaoru as the organizer, the direction of the gathering was easy to tell.
Deftly holding the bun with the claws of her kigurumi, Asura opened her mouth wide and bit into it.
「Asura-chan, the sauce is spilling.」
「The person who called out to everyone is binge eating even before the gathering begins.」
Giving a sidelong glance to Kaoru, who was taking care of Asura with a napkin in his hand, a female student with a paperback book open let out a sigh.
「What she needs is awareness as a host.」
「You are too hard-headed, Kokoa-chan.」
「Don’t call me by such a stupid DQN name….」
Perhaps remembering a trauma, Kokoa’s face contorted.
「Now, now, it’s a private gathering to begin with, and being too formal will only make everyone feel uncomfortable, won’t it?」
「You’re the same as usual, Kaoru. Spoiling her too much won’t do Asura any good.」
While saying that, she reached into the basket and pinched the fries that came with the hamburger.
The café had even been featured in the academy newspaper as a café with good food, and what she was having was spicy, soft and flaky french fries.
「So. Does the person you invited, the one we’re waiting for, come, Asura?」
「Touma-kun is late. Nomnom.」
「Hmmm. That person is one of the 『missing numbers』? Now then, is it wrath or greed? Or does he replace the sloth pig who has become Lost?」
The special classes called the seven deadly sins had the characteristic that only one of a kind could appear in the same period.
『Greed』
『Envy』
『Wrath』
『Pride』
『Sloth』
『Lust』
『Gluttony』
Their powerful, tricky, and rule-breaking 『power』 was known with the synonym of transcendent (Over-Irregular) class, along with 『Hero』.
However, the compensation (penalty) for this great 『power』 was similarly great.
Drowning in 『power』, rampaging (overload), becoming a cripple, and losing their abilities (Lost) was still on the better side.
If they were swallowed by karma and lost their ego in the dungeon, there was a possibility of them literally perishing (Lost).
The higher their rank (level) and the more their physical and mental powers were reversed, the greater the danger.
「But, it sure is unexpected. For you to bring a new member along, Kokoa-chan.」
「U, umm, err… umm, I….」
The one who had been curling himself up from the beginning, due to the out of place feeling he felt, was a male student of the first year tiger group.
He was frightened, his face stiffened, even at the smile directed at him by Kaoru.
He looked like a nice young man with a gentle smile on his face, but the pressure from his large, well-trained flesh was tremendous.
And then, he made no attempt to hide the gendered scent of his mannerisms.
On top of that, the other male student present there was in the state of being tied up on a chair.
It was very scary that just as he thought that the guy was struggling, he began to get enraptured with a look of ecstasy on his face.
「You’re… 『Envy』, I presume?」
「You’re right. I found him by chance and kidnapped him. I don’t even know his name, though.」
The class that Kokoa had obtained was 『Pride』.
Its trait was that it exerted an overwhelming interference power over beings whose level was lower than themselves.
It was the ultimate class that specialized in bullying the weak, so to speak.
It wasn’t limited to only monsters, as the same was true even when the other party was a human.
In addition, speaking of one characteristic that they were not aware of, those who had acquired the 『Pride』, 『Gluttony』, and 『Sloth』 classes were, at any rate, hard to die.
There were various reasons for this, such as them assuming the style of avoiding formidable enemies and crushing a lot of small fry, them possessing extraordinary regenerative abilities, or them defaulting to not even ascending to the stage of battle in the first place.
Kaoru, holding his temples, smiled wryly.
If she had 『observed』 it, then there should be no mistaking it.
「I see… It must have been a disaster, right? I’d like to explain the situation, but I’d end up having to do it twice, so could you wait a little longer, I wonder?」
「Err, you see, if you could just let me go home, then… No, it’s nothing.」
For him, Tatsuya, the members attending the meeting were his seniors.
He was not accustomed to the academy’s culture in which prowess and level were more significant than the hierarchy of seniors and juniors.
It was a coincidence that Tatsuya and Kokoa crossed paths, but it was no coincidence that Kokoa noticed Tatsuya.
The brethren who deviated from the archetype were as expected alien 『foreign bodies』 in the academy.
Asura of 『Gluttony』.
Kokoa of 『Pride』.
Kuribo of 『Lust』.
Tatsuya of 『Envy』.
The heretic who was removed from the 『Sloth』 group.
These were the members of the 『Seven Deadly Sins』 of this generation.
『Greed』 and 『Wrath』, the current missing numbers.
Was the person they were waiting for the one who would fill this vacancy?
*Ring* A clear sound of the doorbell could be heard.
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