High School Hack and Slash Chapter 87 Part 2
From within that light that was overflowing with sublime god’s majesty, a young girl clad in old-fashioned armor emerged.
With a snap, she spread her pure white wings, thrust the sword in her hand into the sky, and raised her head.
Assailed by awe that welled up from the depths of their bodies, the quartet of Mirin and the others bowed their heads and kneeled.
『The pact hast been did fulfil. By the principle of the covenant, I shalt h’reby heareth what thee has’t to sayeth.』
「Ah, ah….」
The small war maiden announced a few words to Seiichi, who was overawed and taking a step back.
It was the most primordial language (origin code), which surpassed the power of words used to activate skills.
The promise of words that described all creations in the universe as well as the state of the world.
『Choose! Then doth weaveth thy w’rds. The compensation hast already been hath paid.』
「I, I….」
Seiichi grabbed his own throat with his right hand.
What was almost leaking out, as if being squeezed out, was his wish.
『Sacred Wine (Soma)』
It was one of the『Five Wonder Medicines (Magna Medica)』 that do not exist in the present realm.
A miraculous medicine that was said to cure all poisons and diseases.
Seeking after it, for that purpose alone, he had struggled on to this present point.
「I….」
『You’ll have you make a choice, Seiichi. You’ll regret it regardless of which one you choose, though.』
He felt as if someone had told him as such.
Choice meant choosing something.
For the choice that was being offered, there was compensation to pay.
What to choose, and what to use as the compensation.
And then, what he would regret.
Seiichi looked at Touma, who was sleeping in Shizuka’s lap, seemingly unaware of the conflicts within him.
She’ll definitely have a talk with you, that hateful friend of his said as such.
If that was the case, then the choices arranged right here and now were, yes, they were not his own.
Once he understood that much, the option for him to choose was set in stone.
Even if he didn’t understand the circumstances, as long as he understood that much, there would neither be mistakes nor regrets.
「I am… Onodera Seiichi. I will sooner or later be visiting you to buy Sacred Wine (Soma), so please make your acquaintance.」
The war maiden, floating an aloof and unworldly archaic smile, grinned ear to ear.
『The pact hast been did fulfil. Mine own nameth is『Stall Spirit Reginleif』! O thee who is’t has’t hath taken mine own blessing. At which hour thee desire mine own pow’r, calleth mine own nameth!!』
The sword that was thrust into the air was drawn and swung as if to mow down the surrounding area.
『Well… What I mean is do call me once you’ve arranged the compensation.』
The war maiden, folding her arms and throwing out her chest very high and mightily, snorted.
Her demeanor was high and mighty, but her majesty was clearly declining.
And then, she paid the change back to Touma, who was in a state of suspended animation on Shizuka’s lap pillow.
『Demon Lord-chan over there, do give that idiotic boy a class change. If it’s now, he should be able to ascend the ranks. Then he will surely wake up.』
With a snap, the war maiden flapped her wings and spread her arms.
The gushing out torrent of light dyed the subterranean cave white.
『… Hmph. It can’t be helped, so I’ll refrain myself from destroying this world!』
The small war maiden, leaving behind such a dangerous parting line, disappeared into the light.
Everyone was at a loss for words.
Be it the remains of Yamata no Orochi, the eight-directional toriis, the shimenawa, and even the subterranean spring, all of it vanished.
All that was left behind was the shattered rock pieces as well as a single sword that was stuck there.
And then, in the place where the subterranean lake used to be, the figures of students lying on the ground could be seen here and there.
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*Clickety clack* The train runs along on the rails.
Due to a trouble, cause unknown, that occurred in the natural dungeon『Iwado Woodland』, the outdoor school was suspended.
Ostensibly, it’s said that some sort of mass food poisoning has occurred, it seems.
For this reason, we are now riding the hastily arranged train and are on our way returning to the academy.
How should I put it, I feel like there was no outdoor school-like event at all.
At the very least, I would have liked to try dancing mayim mayim, or roasting and eating marshmallows around the campfire.
「You seem to have managed to enjoy plenty of hot night mayim mayim, though.」
The seat next to me is occupied by Shizuka, who is locking her arms tightly around me.
Ever since I went down, though it was unintentional, Shizuka-san has been the possession spirit state.
It seems that I ended up making her worry, I won’t raise any complaint.
「Won’t marshmallow melt when you roast it?」
For it to melt when roasted, it’s not a marshmallow man, after all.
「Well, I hear there is also a way of eating it called s’mores.」
「Huh, what’s that?」
「Sigh… You guys sure are going at your own pace, aren’t you?」
Seiichi, sitting next to Mai, puts his hand over his face and lets out a sigh.
He seems to have been feeling down since then, but it seems that he has gotten somewhat better.
It seems that the negotiation with Spirit-san had ended up breaking down, so I guess he must have been fretting about it.
「No. That’s, how should it put it. It was not good… Or rather.」
Seiichi, scratching his head, mutters as such.
「I feel like, I was being tested….」
「Hmm.」
「If, back then, I’d given a different answer, I wonder what would have happened.」
「I don’t know.」
Rather, I was asleep at that time.
Well, she said she was going to destroy the world or something, so I guess it would have been the SDF’s turn.
Little girl vs. modern weapons, I think it’s more of an anime genre than a movie.
But then again, it’s that kind Spirit-san we’re talking about.
I get the feeling that she’d come up with one reason or another and give us some super law-ish explanation.
「I think it would be better to stay away from such beings as much as possible.」
「Ah~, yes. That was, how should I put it… Like, to put it bluntly, more dangerous than a Boss.」
Apparently, she’s not well received with the girls.
「Here. Toma-sama, a~n.」
「For you, too, Onee-sama, here. A~n.」
Here I’m having a pink marshmallow fed to me with a hand that’s extended from behind the seat.
Very tasty.
Shizuka, having a green tea marshmallow fed to her in the same manner, has a complicated expression on her face.
「Here. Toma-sama, a~n it is.」
「Sh, Shizu Onee-sama too… A~n.」
The pursuit has come, so I carry out an interception.
Unlike during the departure, the seating arrangement on the return train is that of a free group.
The quartet, having now become a completely intimate group, look very charming.
「Aren’t you crazy loved by them too, Shizuka?」
「… Yeah. It was a bit of negligence on my part.」
Shizuka, shifting her gaze to the outside of the window, quietly lets out a sigh.
Well, although there was a little bit of trouble, it was a pretty stimulating and enjoyable outdoor school.
Let’s think of it as such.
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