volume 3 - chapter 1 - traitor

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Chapter 1 Traitor

Part 1

Guuu! !

It was five oclock in the morning, the sun had yet

to fully rise. In the courtyard of the apartment

over which fog hung.

oy wearing a reddish"rown #ersey was

vigorously e$ercising with a tree ranch in his

hand.

%e moved at a speed that could e called the

limit of humans rain. &he oy freely danced in

the courtyard.

&hat oy, 'usanagi &akeru scattered sweat while

chasing the shadow of an imaginary enemy.


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&he enemy were five people. &he %ero whom he

fought efore, the 'ing rthurs movements were

reproduced in his head.

(nemys movement speed, speed of his attacks,

pressure of his slashes, he avoided and repelled

enemys attacks.

%e was made of flesh and lood. %e couldnt

allow his opponent to land a single low on him.

gain and again, he endlessly returned the

lows to the enemy.

)f course, he released the techni*ue allowing

him to control the rain limits, the +agic"

weeping wordoumatou.

%e had dropped the effect to minimum, ut the

e$haustion and load on the ody was

tremendous. It was a discipline he had repeated

many times efore ut neglected ever since the


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eginning of high school. %e resumed the

training after confirming its necessity.

-epeating it ever since young age until middle

school, he tried hard enough to cough lood.

ut, it wasnt enough. It was nowhere near

enough.

///!!

winging down the sword with his entire odys

force, he made a crack on %eros head.Intending to forge himself, &akerus ody was

gradually motivated y anger.

%is anger was leeding from the edge of his

sword, %eros lims disappeared ecause of his

distured spirit, they were no longer there.

%owever, another shadow appeared in front of

him.


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It was flickering, it held a small sword, it grinned,

it laughed.

0oure too shallow//!

It appeared aruptly, took everything from +ari.

&ook his comrade, 'youya, and killed 0oshimi1u,

he was in front of him.

omething urst inside &akeru.

aaaaaaaaaaaa

!!

%e swung down with his sharpened sword,

cutting him from aove.

traight, into the child of despair, into %aunteds

rain//

//%ost.

uddenly called, &akeru returned to normal.


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2ight returned to his pitch"lack surroundings, a

landscape covered with morning mist entered his

vision.

nd, standing eneath his lade, was 2apis who

held a towel in her hand.

you started *uite harshly havent you3

2apis tilted her head like usual and asked

landly.

&akeru withdrew the wooden sword in a hurryand owed.

"sorry, my ad. I didnt notice you. I didnt hit

you did I3 re you alright3

&heres no prolem. &heres not a single wound

in the spot flesh and lood %ost has hit.

4o, thats not it. Im really sorry.


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%e placed his hands on his head and owed

down again.

2apiss eyes as usual, didnt reveal what she was

thinking. he narrowed her eyes slightly as

&akeru pat her head.

%e couldnt tell whether it felt good for her or not.

(very day, what did you start doing early in the

mornings3

he asked as he took the towel from her.


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%e wanted to retort on the matter of eing under

constant oservation, it seemed like she always

looked at &akeru from somewhere. (very time

she appeared suddenly, and suddenly

disappeared. It could e descried as phantom,

she was there efore he noticed.

&akeru has ecome accustomed to it, and

recently he was no longer surprised y it.

h this is training. 5or the time eing.

&raining3

)riginally it wasnt supposed to e done every

day, ut I skipped it ever since entering high

school. &he urden from +agic"weeping

wordoumatou is huge, if I dont move my ody

every day it might not respond as it should

afterwards.

I see. o thats a daily routine of an +3678
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&hats wrong3

0ou must e mistaken, Im not an +3 2apis told

&akeru with a straight face.

(ven without such a thing, %ost is strong

enough.

&heres no such thing. (ven efore this fight,

Ive een #ust dragging my feet. 9ntil now I #ust

relied on your performance. I fell apart every time

after releasing the witch hunter form, I need to

ecome a stronger host.

:ith a wry smile, he took his hand off 2apiss

head.

2apis silently stared at &akeru once again, she

gently closed her eyes and placed her hand on

her chest.


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I understand what is in %osts heart. &he

disorder in %osts sword is not the same as the

one in his hand. %ost is lying isnt he.

&"theres no such thing3

4o. I know it.

aying that she knows everything, she made a

step forward.

&akeru wiped sweat and awkwardly looked away.

%e still didnt know much aout -elic (aters, ut

if signing a contract ; sharing the same destiny,

the possiility of transmitting their thoughts to

each other couldnt e denied.

+aye 2apis knew &akerus every thought3

:hats &akerus nature, she might know that.

s he thought that an$ious, 2apis suddenly put

her hands in her pocket and took out something.


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It was//anpan.

0oure clearly saying what youre lacking. 0oure

hungry.

($pressionlessly, self"confidently elieving in it

with all her heart, 2apis showed him thums up.

:hile receiving the anpan from her, he dropped

oth his shoulders, and his theories.

%unger is the enemy.

0ou really dont get it and why did you get

something so ig.

%e had no choice in his meal, cursing he opened

the anpan ag and took a ite.

&he thing aout his stomach eing empty was

true.


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:hen stomach is filled, the depression also

susides, thats something I have learned from

previous host.

3 y mood, what do you mean no wait, why

do you think Im depressed//


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=ome on, the anormal noise thats coming out

of your room is enough, spare us that

0oure flirting with little girls first thing in the

morning!

It was the dwellers of other apartments.

(veryone had lood vessels visile on theirtemples. &akerus neighours werent ad, ut

for some reason he seemed to e a other to

them.

%e apologi1es profusely time after time and went

ack to the apartment dyed in morning glow to

make a tasteless reakfast for 2apis.

Part 2

&wo weeks after necromancer %aunteds assault

on the tournament.


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&he tournament was postponed, it was to e

held again once the colosseum is repaired. &his

incident followed the %ero raid, multiple

coverage regulations have emerged immediately,

and people were unsettled. >istrust has

gradually spread in the world. :hy did they need

to regulate the media. :hy does In*uisition hide

an enemy attack. In minor news and net

maga1ines, various speculations appeared.

&he hypothesis that emerged the most was, theciti1ens greatest fear,

?ossiility of second :itch %unt :ar reaking

out.

(ven though their numers decreased, tens of

thousands witches were hiding, lurking hiding

themselves from In*uisition.


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:hat if that uncertain threat, that cli*ue decides

to attack the human race.

&he sorcerer that has attacked the tournament,

the threat of a %ero, after multiple attacks they

started to dout In*uisition.

5ear has egan to gradually spread around theworld.

Part 3

+orning classes were over, when they enteredthe noon reak, the corridor in front of student

council room was suddenly crowded.

Gununu!

&he chance at ac*uiring points slipped

away, *thud*, aion#i 9sagi clenched her fist and

twisted it after hitting.


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tudents around are all in harmony, and talking

aout the points for the platoon, the atmosphere

was awkward.

&he platoons that are determined to attain @AA

points and to ecome second years have een

already more or less determined, that is to say

the BCth test platoon is

=urrently at CC points.

y the way, the second Dget the point platoon

was at 77A points.

In the last place with a doule score. It was easy

to discern at glance #ust how ad was the small

fry platoons situation.

%ey, theres still someone with doule digit.

mall 5ry ?latoon, they are still here, #ust like

usual.


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4o, no. Im surprised they have that much

points.

&hats thanks to )otori )uka.

=ompared to her, the rest of the unch is

&he students looked at one of the mall 5ry

?latoon memers, aion#i 9sagi at the same

time.

ut, after checking in what shape 9sagi was, her

ruffled hair and right red face they looked awayimmediately.

tudents went away scattering in various

directions, 9sagi stomped with increased

intensity and raised an odd voice.

I cannot stand it anymore! )ur position might e

ad ut I cant stand eing laughed for it! 0ou

guys are alive thanks to us!


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%ey, youre too loud its confidential,

confidential.

&akeru came out from the side of the classroom,

and spoke to calm 9sagi down.

lthough 9sagi glared at &akeru at first, ut she

was *uickly discouraged.

h, its 'usanagi good day to you.

Good day to you as well. :hats the condition of

your left eye3 Is it going to e healed soon3

:ith that said, 9sagi touched her left eye after

eing reminded aout it.

)n 9sagis left eye, an eye"patch was attached.

If it was @A years ago, I wouldve een linded,

ut it seems like its going to heal now.


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does it hurt3

4o, no. &heres almost no pain, you dont have

to worry aout it.

4ot to make him worry, 9sagi smiled and

laughed.

(ven the BCth platoon wasnt intact. n in#ury

said to e fatal for a sniper, an eye in#ury.

lthough it couldnt have een helped, &akeru

also felt responsile.

come on, could you stop making that kind of

face. Ive told you it will heal. I can even link

with it now.

"sorry.

-ather than that, there are other things to e

depressed aout! 2ook, please look at this!


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*bam**bam*, 9sagi hit a place on the walls with

their points on it, he looked towards the spot.

&akerus e$pression changed and he started to

link.

stale increase its refreshing to see that in

our platoon.

?lease dont go positive in a strange place

now3!

>espite 9sagis outrage, &akeru made a ittersmile.

2ooking at it in another way, among the first

years, the amount of platoons was running very

low. %aunteds assault followed the %ero attack.

&he amount of people who left the school and

the dead could no longer e ignored.


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&he 7Cth test platoon, although they still have

points remaining, the only memer that survived

is 'youya. &he appearance of 0oshimi1u kira

reaking down, and that of 'youyas elly eing

pierced flashed through his mind, &akeru felt

gloomy.

+y, my. re you still in a slump3 %ow dull. Is it

ecause I wasnt here3

%e felt pressure on his left shoulder and looked

that way, 4ikaido +ari placed a hand on his

shoulder and patted it.

?upupu. he placed a hand on her mouth and

laughed through it.

*puu*, seeing +aris mockery 9sagi inflated her

cheeks.


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0ou sure are carefree. (ven though were so

desperate what is it3 >id you come to tease

us3

0up, I came to tease.

+ari said that with an incredile smile.

9sagi started stomping and screaming again.

0ou piss me off! 0ou really piss me off! 0ou piss

me off so much I can arely stand!

*pshoo**pshoo*, steam was rising up from

9sagis head and she loudly was reathing from

through nose.

+ari had an ecstatic look #ust like Ikaruga, and

her ody shook.

9sagi"chan is really cute. I want to tease her. I

understand why uginami wants to teases her so

much.


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+ugyaaah!

+ari acted #ust like an older sister, she put her

hands on her knees and looked into 9sagis

face.

ufufu, she seemed to laugh elegantly.

&hen. %ow aout in secret from the =hairman,

this )nee"san will help you out3 0ou know, I was

living in the order so I have a lot of

information

:e dont need a small chest to lend her

strength!

//mall chest has nothing to do with it does

it!3

9sagi counter"attacked, and oth of them raised

their voices this time! &hey were screaming like

monkeys at each other.


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&his is the result when two characters that are

easy to tease mess with each other, is what

&akeru thought. %e felt as if he was looking at

two small animals trying to intimidate each other.

%e watched it for a minute, and he calmed down

with that sight.

9mm3 )h right, +ari. >ont you have a magic

endurance e$periment of a new material today3

0eah, its already over. I was told to go at full

power, so I oliterated it with a last.

&akerus face turned slightly luish.

:"what kind of magic oliterates anti"magic

material

0ou know aout my magic power, right3

omething like that is easy.


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he oasted and tensed her chest proudly, and

she winked while fi$ing hat on her head.

:hat a dreadful girl, thought &akeru.

:ell, I proaly overdid it a little.

&he lacksmith-egin unch were all shocked.

you, are you y any chance having fun3

Its more fun than I thought. 9ne$pectedly, all of

them are good people. I dont like

the %ealerseelies, ut lacksmiths-egins are*uite amusing. ecause I destroyed their newest

weapons and armours they create more and

more to counter against me.

Its really funny, said +ari.

eeing that +ari has a lot of fun like this, he felt

a lot etter.


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he is now one of the students of nti+agic

cademy. (ver since that incident, although he

proposed that she doesnt reveal herself as a

witch, ut +ari refused it.

4ow she went to school with her identity of a

genuine witch.

he mainly studies anti"magic science, and is

involved in e$periments. lthough it was

re*uested y the school, I want to use magic

to save people. I will do anything for that., it

ecame her hope.

9nfortunately, she wasnt authori1ed to take part

in platoon activities, she couldnt get involvedwith &akeru and the others activities, ut

whenever she had spare time she came over to

play at their place.


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t the standpoint of a witch, people around

harshly glare at her, and the mall 5ry ?latoon

memers aside none of the students talks to her.

It was as if she was air, definitely she must have

felt lonely.

4o matter what material they ring its alluseless. :hen I get my hands on it, even the

lue =rystal a certain someone was using would

e easily destroyed. 4oo, if that woman is my

enemy//

he raised oth of her hands saying good grief

and sighed,

uddenly her muffler was wound around her

neck, and tightened after eing pulled on oth

ends.

%ohoo, so youre aiming at my life even during

peaceful days like this, you damn vi$en.


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ehind +ari was a girl with sunset"coloured,

ruffled hair, the =rimson 2otus ?rincess=alamity,

it was )otori )uka.

%ahyuu3! )otori )uka release me right now,

s"suffocating.

)f course you are. Its called pre"emptive attack,kill efore youre killed.

0"youuu, you insensitive woman who cant read

the atmosphere!

4o, its #ust that this muffler is really good for

choking.

%yuu!

:hile still strangling +ari with the muffler )uka

tied it into a knot and looked at the oard

displaying points. he stared at the points the

same way as &akeru did.


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+mm. Its still no good

>isgraceful

:hy does 'usanagi apologi1e3

>uring the %ero attack, I have refused the

=hairmans fishy offer in rage I should have at

least asked for points

)h, that. If it was me I would have done the

same. &hat man cant e trusted, in the first

place the promotion is #ust a ait. :erestudents, we should steadily earn points//

0oure one to talk.

aid oth 9sagi and +ari.

:hat is this woman, who skipped grades thanks

to familial connections saying.


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(ven though she preached me, acting all high

and mighty. omething aout me having special

treatment, or something like that

I ecame a :itch %unter>ullahan ecause my

aility and efforts were recogni1ed! I didnt use

any underhanded methods, they are false

accusations!

0es yes, sure. &he two of them looked at )uka

with contempt, and tears appeared in her eyes.

&akeru thought she was pitiful and decided to

step in.

:ell, if she says that then its fine. &here was a

lot of fuss recently we couldnt hold any platoon

activities, I think thats pretty ad. :eve een

involved with a few things recently.

Ive decided to get involved on my own. &he fact

that were not earning points is also partially


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ecause of me. &o appeal to pulic

recently, :itch %unters>ullahansare also

performing investigations on ="rank magical

heritages, its going to get harder to get the

points.

)uka followed up to &akeru tearfully.

ut after glancing at &akerus comple$ion, she

asked worried.

'usanagi, is your ody alright3

3 :hy3 If its my in#uries, theyve already

healed.

4ot in#uries. &here is a sort of compensation

when you use a -elic (ater. In the case of Elads

its lood what is it for +istilteinn3

)uka asked causing &akeru to stand

dumfounded.


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I wasnt re*uested anything in particular

although it certainly consumes *uite a it of

physical strength, theres nothing else.

is that so. ut e careful. -elic (aters are

+agical %eritages. &heyre our enemies, never

our comrades.


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peaking of which, I havent seen her ever since

this morning.

9sagi thought for a moment and took out her

moile phone to contact her.

&hats when,

'usanagi.

5rom the other side of the corridor a weak voice

called him.

fter he looked towards it, he saw Ikaruga in a

white coat, chewing on a mint candy and playing

with her hair.

0"youre late. :hat were you doing3

&akeru asked, and Ikaruga,

tared e$pressionlessly at &akerus face.


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uginami3 :hat is it3

eeing her poor reaction &akeru took a step

closer to her.

It seems his worries were unnecessary.

Ikaruga narrowed her eyes and flashed a se$y

smile.

re you curious3 >o you want to know what Ive

een up to until now3 >o you want to know

everything aout Ikaruga"oneesan3

4o, I didnt mean that//

0ou pervert.

9nreasonale. Its the usual pattern.

ecause he was always eing teased, &akeru

sometimes thought aout taking revenge on her.


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5or &akeru, eing teased wasnt that interesting.

:ell, its proaly something like sleeping on

the roof anyway, right3

ecause youve een leading unhealthy life, you

easily get sleepy. 0ou should follow my e$ample

and move your ody around a little.

&akeru preached with his inde$ finger raised,

Ikaruga stared in his face dumfounded.

eh3

:eird. %er reaction was worse than usual. he

was more serious than usual, it was as if she

was e$pecting something


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:hat was I doing Im fine with telling you, ut

are you prepared for it3

he leered at him, and then glared at him with

full force.

isnt your character kinda weird3

:eirder than you think//reality isnt that

sweet.

why are you spouting words making it seem

like an important scene3

ecause youre good at carrying, ecause

youre the only one prepared to carry my

urden!

:hat are you talking aout3!

(ven if you declare that you will carry half of my

urden, dont think Ill fall as easily as the two

over there!


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*bishin*, Ikaruga pointed at )uka and +ari.

)ukas and +aris faces turned red instantly.

:w"who, w"what do you mean y fall3! I"I dont

get it ut that sounds annoying!

"are you an idiot3 &heres no such thing!

eeing them make e$cuses in a hurry, ufufu,

she made a nasty smile.

Ikaruga poked &akerus elly.

0aa, how enviale, +r. 2ady"killer.

s she said that, Ikaruga looked at point oard.

he looked at the mall 5ry ?latoon at the

ottom, narrowed her eyes and laughed.

you guys never change, do you.


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>ont talk like its someone elses prolem.

0oure one of our memers, have some sense of

crisis.

&akeru said and grimaced, Ikaruga glanced at

him, her hair swung.

%er look was strangely serious causing &akeru toflinch a it.

w"what, youre kind of weird today arent you3

>o you have a fever3

4nn, its nothing.

he said it, turned at the oard with points and

laughed.

&akeru had a sense of discomfort, for a while

now she seemed strange. %e couldnt tell what

was strange, it was very vague.


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Its #ust as 'usanagi said. you should work on

something other than making him into a

perverted weapon.

9sagi stood etween them and drew closer to

Ikaruga.

Ikaruga seemed weaker than usual.

&heres no helping it fine then, Ill hack

into :itch %unters>ullahans dataase and pull

up some dangerous cases.

i"its really scary that you might actually do it.

ig mountain is necessary right3 &hen we

should aim at the largest one.

:e will turn into the ones eing hunted! lso,

why are you sparkling3!

:ell then, lets start hacking or rather,

cracking immediately//


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?lease stooop!

In order to stop Ikaruga who started operating a

watch"type device, 9sagi pounced at her.

fterwards, it turned into the usual scene.

fter finishing lunch, it was the usual platoon

activities.

&oday as well mall 5ry ?latoon was in a

stalemate, as a last resort they decided to hear

the information on +agical %eritage +ari had.

+ari was from the order, it seemed like she was

gathering information after entering 5antasy

=ultEalhalla, she seemed to e very familiar with

the underground.

he seemed. %er stories.


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9mm, umm a ig mountain right3 5irst this,

there were sightings of a giant serpent sleeping

in an ancient sewer. 2ook, underground around

here, it ecame a spider nest3 &heres +ossie

here!6@8lso, sightings around here end with

//

well then this. -ed and green clay pipe came

out of the sewers ecause of a plumer. out

this, silings ate too much mushrooms//

It has nothing to do with magic. Its a hoa$.

then this3 silver haired oy with

wings who saved many parallel worlds//

Its #ust some kind of pitiful cosplayer with a

screw loose in his head! (verything you said is

either a hoa$ or a misunderstanding, are you a

shady 9+ maga1ine3!
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It cant e helped! lmost all the information Ive

had, I revealed it during the interrogation!

&he memers e$changed the arren information

while eating tea cakes in platoon room. +ari and

)uka seemed to e completely familiar with the

atmosphere and feel at ease in the room.

&hats all information we have collected isnt it

other test platoons and professionals sei1ed

most of the cases in the city as e$pected, we

can only find some at the order.

9sagi proposed with a meek look, +ari cut in

saying 4ononono.

0ou should stop there. 0oure underestimating

slums. In there, thirty seconds after leaving

checkpoints you encounter andits, you will e

kidnapped and forced to work in a rothel.

y"you really did well to live in such a place.


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ecause that way of life has een hammered

into me from young age y the =hairman. o I

know which places are safe, ut its still

dangerous. 0ou guys are dressed too neatly and

will e immediately recogni1es as strangers. If

you wear nti+agic cademys uniforms you will

e surrounded in no time.

%earing that, 9sagis face turned lue.

%ori1ontally from her, )uka crossed her arms

and made a deep nod.

I dont recommend it either. (ven officers of

In*uisition inside the order proceed with great

caution when investigating. &he test platoonscan earn points in order ut they need to apply

for a permit.

%ee, did something happen there in the past3


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It happens every year going inside without

any knowledge of it prior to that, stupid freshmen

enter the order and get wiped out.

:hat happens to them3

4early all of them go missing. 4o platoon was

left intact.

%earing )ukas response, +ari said ee3 while

looking at 9sagi. gununu, 9sagi started to

shake an$iously and *bam*, she hits the desk.

&hen what do we do3! &heres not even five

months until the promotion deadline3!

+ari has laid out a duious weekly maga1ine,

9sagi posed and furrowed her eyerows.

&hats why I said, lets go and look for +ossie!

Go do that y yourself.


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I"Ill tell you now, what if +ossie really e$ists3

&heres ten illion yen reward if you find it!

re you a kid3 If youre saying that seriously you

should go to a hospital, Ill introduce you to a

good %ealereelie.

>ont talk like Im cra1y! &here were sightings!=ome on, look at this photo!

hocking, champion of underground sewers!

5antastical unidentified organism +ossie! 5our

hundred metres long!

re you an idiot. 0oure an idiot.

aid )uka and 9sagi in unison.

:hat3! It might e a dragon!

+ari protested with a tearful face.


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4o matter what, its too ig to e real, that

+ossie/

)nly a fool like you can elieve after eing

showed such a half"assedly made up picture. It

says its in a sewer, so why is there forest and

mountains reflected in the ackground. Isnt that

a fishing oat3

ah, thats true.

haa.

0"you guys didnt gather together to make a fool

of me did you3!

)h, you finally noticed3

>amn itt/!!

+ari started stomping #ust like 9sagi did.

2ooking at it from outside, it would seem more

like high school girls having fun in a family


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restaurant rather than the meeting of a test

platoon.

&akeru who was in charge of preparing tea,

placed a cup in front of everyone and made a

forced smile.

%e placed it in front of the three, and noticed thatthe fourth person isnt there.

:hen he looked around the platoon room, he

noticed the last person sitting on a chair y the

wall.

&akeru carried tea to the person y the wall.

re you not going to #oin3

nn3! Im not in the mood today.

Ikaruga took the cup of tea from him, set a leg on

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platoon memers. :ithout mingling, she

watched them from a distance.

It wasnt really uncommon sight, it happened

occasionally.

Ikaruga sometimes looked this way at her

comrades. (ven when there were only threememers, she looked at the futile strategy

meetings &akeru and 9sagi held.

&akeru stood ne$t to Ikaruga and sipped his tea

while leaning ack on the wall. Ikaruga also

sipped her tea, and oth of them made a itter

e$pression at the same time.

its horrile.

0ou dont improve do you.

Ikaruga looked apologetically at &akeru who was

aout to cry and she giggled.


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-eally, nothing changes 'usanagi, 9sagi, nor

our mall 5ry ?latoons state.

4o, something changed didnt it3 Its ecome

somewhat dangerous recently.

&hats not what I mean. I mean this silly feeling,

the atmosphere.

:ith that said, aah, &akeru looked at )uka and

the others.

)uka came, +ari is staying over, I think itsecome *uite usy.

ut fundamentally nothing has changed. :e

havent matured at all.

It sounded like an accusation, ut Ikarugas

e$pression was rela$ed.


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&heyve known each other long, thats why he

noticed. he didnt want it to change, thats what

Ikaruga mustve thought.

&akeru put on a itter smile and thought aout

the past.

(ven if you say that, when there were only twoof us and 9sagi came, it was kind of awkward

too.

nn3

fter &akeru said that, Ikaruga curled up and

narrowed her eyes.

&hat gesture was strangely se$y.

:hat aout the time when it was #ust you and

me3

%a3 ecause it was #ust the two of usah.


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BCth platoon started in the high school didnt

it3 I met 'usanagi in middle school.

&he platoon, ecause their sense of camaraderie

was strong efore that, he felt like it was

continuing from middle school.

Ikaruga tilted her head towards where &akeruwas standing, it felt like she wanted to snuggle

up to him.

Is that how I am seen y 'usanagi3

I"I didnt mean it in a ad way. Its a

misunderstanding ecause of our long

relationship. t the eginning it was #ust me and

you for some time.

%e got emarrassed a it and averted his face.

eeing that reaction, Ikaruga came closer and

pressed her lustrous reasts against him.


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It sounded like something a married couple

would talk aout3

%a3!

9sagi would e our real daughter maye3

4ikaido our stepdaughter3

:hy does it turn out like that

)h, ut your legal wife would e )otori, I would

e the mistress with an e$"wife feel to it3

>ont talk like we had a divorce! )otori has

nothing to do with it does she3!

ah, its a harem so )otori aside everyone is a

mistress.

It #ust turned out that way ecause everyone

aside from me is a woman right3! "also aout

you and the others, I havent looked at you that

way even once.


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-eally, is it really that fun to constantly tease

me3

>ispleased, he folded his arms, closed his eyes

and grimaced.

(ven after saying the word Dtease like usual

nothing happened, ecause the silence

continued, &akeru opened one eye and looked at

Ikaruga.

Ikaruga was looking a it lonely, ga1ing at her

comrades.

really, unchanging.

%er e$pression, was one he never saw efore.

&akeru couldnt utter a single word, he could only

stare at her profile.


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:ell then, its aout time. &heres something I

want to tell you guys.

It was evening. &he futile platoon activities were

nearing their end, as usual. Ikaruga suddenly

raised her hips from the chair.

(veryones line of sight gathered at Ikaruga.

I will e taking a reak from school for a while.

ee you.

he said such a thing.

hee3 :hy3

&akeru raised his face and asked.

Im fine with telling you//if youre prepared for

it.

I already told you.

no, in fact I.


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Ikaruga moved the hands from her waist and

#oined them in front of her large reasts, giving

them a meek look.

//&heres a >ragoon race eing held

tomorrow, Gaia is whispering to me.

I know the risks. &he >ragoons race is a

dangerous game, sometimes the audience is

involved in accidents. till, I cant suppress it, my

heart is throing//

Isnt that #ust cutting classes!

&akeru couldnt stop himself from retorting.

%e tried to land a karate chop on her, ut she

distanced herself from him slightly.

&hats how it is, so continue the platoon

activities without me.


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%ey, as captain I cant recogni1e such a

reason!

:ell then, you guys, do it properly when

Ikaruga"oneesan isnt here

he went pass &akeru with a la coat on, and

walked away with loud footsteps.

)f course, &akeru tried to chase and stop her.

ut, Ikaruga stopped halfway as she was

opening the door and une$pectedly turned herface around.

tay healthy, ye ye.

ye ye.

s she waved to them, he stopped his feet.

)uka and +ari had a *uestioning look on their

faces, it seemed outrageous.


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eriously, what was that. I, it seems like I dont

know uginami that well yet.

0eah I thought we get along well, ut it seems

like uginami puts up a wall etween us. I

wonder if its ecause shes from another field, a

technician 'usanagi, why didnt you stop

uginami3 s captain, you should whack her.

&he familiar preaching voice of )uka didnt reach

&akeru.

omething, a strange uneasiness lodged itself

deep inside him.

Part 4

It was several minutes after Ikaruga left platoon

room.

3 :hat is it, &akeru3 0ouve een silent and

have had a difficult e$pression for a while now.


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'usanagi, youre the captain so give us a proper

riefing. :e will really have to repeat a year at

this rate.

%earing the voices of the two, &akeru looked up

reminded of them.

orry, sorry. :hat did you say3

are you really all right3 :hat are you spacing

out for3

+ari leaned over and stared at his face.

Im a little uneasy, I think uginami was acting

pretty weird.

3 he seemed the same as usual to me.

)uka tilted her neck while crossing her arms.

&akeru recalled it while staring at the ceiling, and

scratched his cheek.


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I dont really get it ut, it seemed really peculiar

when I spoke with her3 It was a little weird. )r

rather, the tension was pretty unstale.

%earing what &akeru said, +ari and )uka didnt

really get it and #ust tilted their necks.

lso she whenever shes going, she usuallysays Dsee you or see ya later, or something like

that.

3 o what3

nd today she, she said Dye ye right3 Its the

first time, for her to say goodye properly.

isnt that normal3 0oure rooding over

something like that3

(ven though +ari said that, &akeru still felt

uncomfortale.


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&akeru didnt have a rational asis for it, ut its

een four year ever since he first met Ikaruga.

It was something he could sense ecause of

their long relationship.

nd &akeru wasnt the only one who felt that.

=ertainly, it was strange.

9sagi seemed to think the same as &akeru, she

was silent up until now.

ecause she//didnt grope my chest even

once today.

he said it with a straight face, +ari and )uka

showed a trouled reaction.

i"isnt that good for you, that she

stopped.


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It isnt aout whether its good or ad. t times

like this uginami is plotting something.

9sagi said that, put a hand on the desk and

leaned over.

&akeru nodded strongly, agreeing with 9sagi.

Indeed. It was definitely strange.

0eah, theres definitely something.

&he two veterans agreed.

+ari and )uka had no idea, neither of them

could pinpoint it.

I wonder if its ecause you know each other for

a long time. ecause youve een fooling around

together for a long time, you notice something

we cant tell.

4"no no, now that I think aout it, I also think it

was a it strange3 0up, yup.


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why are you changing your opinion. >ont try

to mingle with them! >ont leave me alone!

"ecause you cant read the atmosphere. Im

one of those who can do that!

Its not aout eing ale to read the

atmosphere!

Is that so3! )uka had a shocked e$pression on

her face. %e wondered if the two of them really

got along adly, and he started to think aout

Ikaruga.

It might have een like +ari said, the four year

long relationship etween them might have made

a sutle difference. Ikaruga is someone who

could e called &akerus first friend. %e didnt

have many people he knew from childhood. %e

had e$tremely ad relations with other people

ever since he was young, even after coming to


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city he was isolated ecause he was always

carrying a sword.

9nder such circumstances, the only one who

spoke to him was Ikaruga.

0oure really interesting. I like you. I like sharp

people.

fter telling him that, Ikaruga started to involve

herself with &akeru. :hat led &akeru to how he

was now was )uka, ut the one who taught him

common sense was Ikaruga.

&o learn common sense from the most insane

person in the platoon might sound strange, ut

&akeru had een causing prolems for other

students, and if not for Ikaruga, he would have

een e$pelled.


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lthough &akeru wasnt aware of it, ut looking at

it from the side, Ikaruga was like an older sister

to him. It was the same for 9sagi as well.

itll e fine if it doesnt ecome

strange.

s &akeru worried aout her, suddenly, someoneknocked on the platoons door.

9sagi who was eating iscuits reacted *uickly,

stood up and trotted towards the door.

5uii3

nd when she opened the door.

(h3

9sagi3 :hat is it3

certainly, someone knocked on the

door, right3 I cant see anyone.


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9sagi made a *uestioning look.

&akeru also headed towards the door, and asked

in the hallway.

=ertainly, there was no one there. %e heard

voices from other platoons, ut he couldnt see

anyone.

:hat is it3 prank3

I dont think theres anyone in school who would

think of doing that, and eh3

:hen &akeru tried to close the door, he heard a

weird sound coming from elow.

fter he looked down, he saw an envelope eing

put there.

%e picked it up and looked at the address, D&o

'usanagi &akeru"sama, thats all that was

written.


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letter3

%e was concerned with, ut he didnt know

anyone who would leave him a letter.

:hat what3 love letter/3!

2"love letter you say3!

(ven so its *uite simple a rown envelope.

+ari and )uka came over towards the door, and

the entrance turned noisy.

4o, no matter how you look at it, theres no way

its a love letter

:hile saying that, he opened the envelope

carefully and took out the letter from inside.

&he contents inside were simple, a folded piece

of C paper. ll platoon memers looked at the

content of the letter.


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&hey were really a unch with no delicacy.

9nworried, he looked at the letter.

In there it said,

uginami Ikaruga has etrayed the cademy.

volume 3 - chapter 1 - traitor

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