High School Hack and Slash Chapter 95 Part 2
「The heck. Isn’t this turning out to be one hell of merry festival?」
Eiji, a male student in the first-year third group, was scurrying around the stalls as well as the decorated academy grounds.
「I heard that the school festival here was a not so interesting one, though….」
「Given things, maybe we should’ve set up a stall ourselves, huh.」
His classmates as well as party members, Shou and Byakuya were leisurely following behind him.
「We wasted too much time in establishing the club, so I guess it can’t be helped.」
「That’s right, that’s right. It was Amane who did all things like looking for the lacking members and taking care of the formalities, wasn’t it? You guys didn’t do anything, so stop spouting one complain after another.」
The ones walking behind the group wandering around the academy grounds were a male-female pair from the first-year northwest group.
Past the summer vacation, the mingling of fellow students from different classes as such were becoming more common.
「Huh? We’re not complaining or anything, duh. Besides, you were happy to be able to help and flirt with Amane, weren’t you?」
「Huh? I’m not happy or anything.」
But Erika, her face flushed, was holding Amane in her arms, linking arms with him.
And then, in fact, she did support and flirt with Amane in a very gallant manner.
「Eri is an easy to understand tsundere, isn’t she?」
「Right, right. No matter how you look at it, she’s become defiant, no? She’s even been shutting herself away with Amane during break time, after all.」
「Recently, she’s been flirting with him even in the classroom, and it’s like, real annoying.」
The three girls who were walking alongside Eiji and the others stuck out their tongues and teased her.
「Shut it, you tramp! Back at you, don’t you wag your ass and fawn on that idiot over there?」
「Don’t you call Eiji an idiot! Even if he’s indeed an unbelievably idiotic person.」
Erika and Ruruka began to bicker, butting their horns at each other.
「… These guys are so noisy. Or rather, could it be that I’m being dissed?」
Eiji, with his hand on his forehead, let out a sigh.
Nevertheless, Eiji had become the president of the newly established F-ranked club『Foolish Wise Men (Donquixote)』.
「Now, now, she must’ve wanted to be cared for by you, Eiji. It seems that girls are like that, you know? Right? Nana.」
「Y, yeah… Ah.」
Byakuya, opening his narrow eyes, patted Nana in the ass.
While he was at it, he turned on the switch of the toy fixed inside her belt.
The end of the cord connected to the switch was connected to the inside of her panties.
As the toy began to buzz and vibrate inside her anus, Nana clutched Byakuya’s arm and clung to him.
「Well~, I guess it’s true that Rurucchi is jealous. She’s not very honest, after all.」
「It’s because Eiji is also acting cool in his own way. Even though he’s more perverted than anyone else. He could just do whatever he want, though.」
「Like you, Shou?」
At Kyouko’s provocative sidelong glance, Shou grinned and rubbed her ass.
「Ah, hnn.」
「Yes, there! The hell are you flirting out here.」
「Right, right!」
「Gah, so annoying. You guys shut up already, or rather, shut up and follow me.」
Eiji, rebuking the grumbly and noisy group, resumed walking around the stalls.
They were by no means going around simply to see the school festival, either.
Their purpose was to procure equipment suitable for themselves.
Eiji and the others had steadily reached a level of being top class among the first year groups, but they had not been able to acquire items that were appropriate for their level.
Obtaining quality equipment.
That was one of the conditions for breaking out of the beginner level and becoming an intermediate level student.
「But still, you see… Looking around such fair stalls-like place, can we really find any good weapons?」
「Well. We have nothing to lose, so I guess we have no choice but to look around, given things.」
Even though they had warm pockets from boss hunting, it was not on the level where they could buy the magic items that the top rankers’ clubs were releasing as outdated items.
If they managed to find a bargain, they had nothing to complain about, and Byakuya, who had a good eye for that kind of thing, was keeping a close eye on the stalls.
「Ahh.」
「What’s wrong? Byakuya-kun.」
A corner of the stall area where F-rank and C-rank were mixed together.
Unlike its surroundings that gave off vice of at any rate we tried setting up a stall, there was an out of place stall that was so full of enthusiasm.
The products lined up in a jam-packed manner were too many in variety and unattractive.
The display, which looked like junk, must have been a failure.
However, Byakuya’s left eye could see the quantified data that was filling his field of vision.
Behind Byakuya, who headed there as if being lured, the group tilted their heads and followed after him in droves.
「Welcome~.」
The one who was tending to the stall was a petite student.
Based on the tie and grade badge, he could tell that she was a second year female student.
「Eww, so chunky~.」
「Eh, is this really a weapon that can be used in a real battle?」
The primeval armament, which boasted a size larger than these girls were tall, was an article made from polishing firedrake’s claws.
The reason why it was so chunky was because of the mysterious gimmick equipment built into the handle.
「… Which one is the best value?」
At the words that were secretly whispered to him by Shou, Byakuya, who was looking around the stall, mumbled.
「All of them.」
「… huh?」
「Like I told you, all of them. The heck is this, amazing.」
There were nothing but items imbued with special abilities, items granted with attributes, and armaments equipped with gimmicks that Byakuya couldn’t understand, even though he could see the information.
Shou, scratching his head, nodded his head.
「I see. Then, let’s pick one.」
「Like I said, it’s not on that level, duh. Use all the sen you have and buy one at once. It’d be bad if they are sold out, or rather, they’ll be definitely become a rumor.」
「Oioi?」
「For the time being, this one please. Duel disk shield, right?」
「Yes. That’s right. I’m surprised you can tell? Err, you see, the way to use the gimmick is….」
What Byakuya held in his hand was a piece of equipment for Officers that combined a gauntlet with an armor-shaped blade.
It was equipped with the gimmick where you could install『materialized』 monsters cards on it.
「Thank you very much for your purchase. Would you like to equip it?」
「Yes.」
「… Oi, you aren’t trying to cut the price?」
It was a unique skill of the rare class that Byakuya had obtained, 『Swindler』.
「… Impossible. This senior, unlike her appearance, she’s way higher leveled than us, after all.」
「Oh, seriously?」
With numbers, there was always equipment that suited one’s taste in the mix.
Amidst the group that was boisterously choosing from the randomly arranged equipment, Eiji alone was keeping his distance.
「Huh? Are you unable to find anything you like, I wonder?」
The one who approached such an Eiji was another stall keeper that boasted a calm demeanor.
The retro-ish glasses were not for vision correction, but something imbued with a special ability similar to Byakuya’s demon eye.
「Ah~… No, how should I put it? I know not how to describe what kind of weapon I’m looking for to you.」
Eiji’s class was『Grappler』, which was characterized by its all-purpose style, even among the Fighter branching.
He could handle any kind of melee combat, but he had no specialization.
However, it suited Eiji, as it was basically an extension of his fighting style, even in battles against monsters.
「I’m not very dexterous, you see. I can only use tonfa which I can simply smash against monsters as is. Hehe, as expected, you have no such a thing, right?」
「If you’re looking for tonfa, I suppose we have a few.」
「So you have some, huh.」
Nonetheless, there was no mistaking that it was a special genre of weapon.
From behind the display shelf, a stored crate was pulled out.
「It’s because there’s also a child in our club that can handle everything, you see. We’ve done a lot of trial and error for that child, so, well, I guess this is something like a prototype.」
「Ooh, this one is….」
It was a pair of chunky tonfa, about one meter in length.
The thick stick part was not limited to only be used as a striking weapon.
It sported a machinery for loading the gimmick.
「You can put monster crystals into this part, you see. Well, it’s a substitute for battery, or perhaps, explosive, I suppose. Once you get used to it, I think it can also be activated by charging it with aura, though. And then, the trigger is this.」
「Oooooooh!」
As Eiji pulled the trigger that was located on the grip, a pile was ejected with a bang, just like a pile-driver.
It was a prototype gimmick armament, pile tonfa.
「Well, it’s pretty heavy, and the recoil of the gimmick is also strong, so the quirk is quite….」
「Give me this, no, please sell me this!」
「H, huh? I don’t mind, but we also have an easier to use one, I suppose.」
「I’ve fallen for this one!」
Smiling wryly at Eiji, whose eyes were twinkling like a child, she created an exclusive weapon holder right then and there.
「It has gimmick parts, so I suppose it’d be a good idea to have it maintained regularly by a Craftsman. We also open a stall at the flea market, so you can take it to us then, I suppose.」
「That would be a great help. Oi, Shou. Lend me some sen, I’m short.」
「… You little. Lord Ruru looks like she wants to take care of you, so just go ask her.」
「Are you an idiot? As if I can do such a pimp-like act, duh.」
*Haa* Shou, sighing, scratched his head.
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