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Chapter 4 Part 13
Translator : PolterGlast
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"Yoo,
Irisdina"
In
front of the school gate, Kevin found Nozomu and his friends, who had just come
to school. However, his gaze was fixed on Irisdina, and he didn't even look at
Nozomu and Mars, who were by their side.
Irisdina
also noticed Kevin's voice and she turned towards him, but her expression was
stiff in a different sense than the expression she had shown to Nozomu earlier.
Kevin
approached Irisdina and reached for her, but when she noticed his hand trying
to touch her, she easily escaped from the advance.
"Kevin,
I don't like people who suddenly try to do something immoral."
"Hee,
as usual huh. Well, I like you like that...How about it? From now on....."
"I'm
sorry, but I'm with my friends now. It's a nice invitation, but I'll refrain
from doing so."
Irisdina
repeated her words, thus blocking Kevin's words.
"Hee,
friends...Hey........."
In
response to Irisdina's word "friend," Kevin turned his gaze toward
Nozomu for the first time.
He
faced Nozomu, grinning and ridiculing. It was the face Nozomu had always seen.
His
gaze clearly contained contempt for Nozomu, and Nozomu's expression became
stiff.
Kevin
glanced at Nozomu again. When he saw Nozomu's expression, he lost interest and
faced Irisdina again.
"Why
this guy? There are as many students in school as there are people who want to
work together with you, right? Even if there are many, I'm the only one who can
keep up with you."
Instead
of looking at Nozomu, he pointed to Nozomu with his chin and gave his frank
opinion. From the perspective of others, Nozomu's evaluation hadn't changed, so
it was reasonable, but Irisdina's expression became steep from his criticism.
However,
there was someone who opened his mouth to Kevin before Nozomu could say
anything.
".........You
bast*rd, you've been messing with us for a while now..."
The
voice that was heard from the side suppressed Nozomu’s anger. It was Mars who
moved before Nozomu did.
Mars
was originally quick to pick a fight. His anger, which was caused by his
friends being told so much, easily exceeded his low boiling point and quickly
burst out his anger.
"O,
oi Mars"
"Make
fun of someone else's friend. "
"......that's
why"
"As
I thought, everyone in this school thinks the same as you."
"......Listen
to me. "
Nozomu
was also terribly annoyed by Kevin, but his anger was completely taken away by
his friend, who got angry earlier than him.
The
heated pair ignored the said person who was being made fun of.
Both
of them had great pride from the beginning, and blood tended to rise to their
heads. The quarrel quickly spread like a fire in a field, becoming
uncontrollable.
The
students around them were gathering for some reason, but the distance between
the students and them was widening, perhaps because they were pressured by the
two who were heating up.
"What
the, is the half-baked person joining the bottom class going to be even more
half-baked? Good grief."
"What
did you say!?"
Mars
and Kevin couldn't see their surroundings, and Nozomu, who should have been at
the center of the story, was left behind.
"Wouldn't
that kind of thing end up being set aside by Irisdina? He’s more miserable than
a half-hearted person arguing persistently even though it's just for
friends."
".........I'll
kill you."
Kevin
took a stance at the same time as Mars reached for the greatsword on his back.
Their spirit and bloodlust mixed with the heated atmosphere, and the air began
to become unsteady.
"O,
oi Mars!"
"Stop
it, both of you!"
"Wait,
don't do it, Mars-kun!"
"Ehh!
Pl-Please stop!"
Because
it wasn’t good to fight in such a place, Nozomu and his friends called out to
them, but there was no sign that they would withdraw. In the meantime, the
tension between the two continued to grow, and it was about to burst.
At
Solminati Academy, it was basically prohibited to fight using weapons except in
specific places such as training grounds.
Mars's
hand grabbed the giantsword on his back and Kevin lowered his posture further.
They
couldn’t be stopped anymore.
While
the curious onlookers were watching, Mars and Kevin finally rushed out,
ignoring Nozomu and his friends desperately trying to stop them. And the moment
when they tried to start their battle.
"Hey~~!
Stop it~~~~~~~!"
A
large amount of water struck the two who rushed out.
"Uoo!!"
"Bufu~!!"
The
two were swallowed by a large amount of water, and in a blink of an eye, their
whole body was soaked, like wet mice.
When
Nozomu and his friends turned towards the voice, a beautiful woman came over,
pushing her way through the curious onlookers.
"You
shouldn't do that~~. You shouldn't fight in a place like this~~~"
"A-Anri-sensei..."
It
was Anri Var, Nozomu's homeroom teacher, who came.
Anri,
who came beside Mars and Kevin, glared at the two, who were about to fight
here.
She
seemed to be quite angry. Her cheeks were inflated, but other people who were
watching from the side may have thought it didn’t look like she was serious.
The
heated atmosphere was so tense that it was too disproportionate to the area.
Not to mention Mars and Kevin, Nozomu and the surrounding curious onlookers had
been completely swallowed up by the malicious atmosphere.
Nozomu
also held his head because of his lack of courage.
".........Haa,
it's kind of annoying. Then, see you later, Irisdina."
Kevin
sighed,released his stance, then turned his heels back toward the school
building. Perhaps even Anri in front of him wasn't in his eyes. Irisdina was
the only one Kevin called out when he left.
As
Kevin left, the surrounding onlookers also started walking toward the school
building one after another.
Because
Anri was satisfied that the turmoil had subsided, she nodded and came to Nozomu
and his friends.
"Good
morning~~. Everyone, how are you doing today?~~"
"Good
morning, Anri-sensei. Well...We're good as always."
Just
like before, Anri spoke to them while calming the atmosphere.
If
she had a calm and somewhat quiet looking face, she would look like a secluded
young lady, but the warm air she still wore and her innocent childlike smile
made her atmosphere somewhat youthful, unbalanced but attractive.
Nozomu
and Irisdina also greeted her, but exposed to her innocence, bitter smiles
appeared on their faces.
"Mars-kun~~.
Doing something like that isn’t good~~"
"Y-Yea.
It was my bad..."
Because
she was still angry at Mars, her cheeks were still inflated.
Mars
was also swallowed up by Anri's atmosphere, and he could only give an ambiguous
reply.
"Anyway~~,
thank you for telling me about this~~. Shīna-san."
"Eh……"
Nozomu
doubted his ears for a moment at the words in the conversation; however, the
voice he heard from the side affirmed what Nozomu had imagined.
"...No,
don't worry about it, Sensei. I can't really let them make such a fuss
here..."
Nozomu
turned towards the voice and saw the elf girl he met yesterday.
A
girl with long blue hair, a black cloth headband, well-proportioned and slender
limbs was staring back at Nozomu.
“……………..”
“……………..”
Neither
Nozomu nor her spoke to each other. They couldn’t make conversation. Maybe it
was because of their awkward way of parting after she healed Nozomu. When their
eyes met, they quickly turned their eyes away from each other.
Nozomu
was wondering if he should speak to her, but a voice could be heard from behind
her.
"You're
as serious as ever, right~Shīna. As soon as you see turmoil, you say ‘I'll call
a teacher’ and run away."
"Now,
now. Mimuru, it was such a big fuss, and I think she did the right
thing..."
One
of the voices he heard was the voice of a woman that Nozomu was familiar with.
The other was the voice of a man he had never heard. When Nozomu and his
friends turned their eyes toward them, there was a female and a male student.
An energetic female beastman with tanned skin, cat-like ears, and a tail along
with a petite boy with glasses and a scholarly atmosphere.
"Hm~~m.
Tom is covering Shīna~~. To cover for another woman in front of his own lover…
Hmm!! Tom is such an unfaithful person~~~~!"
"Eh!!
Wha, it's not like that! What are you talking about! Mimuru!!"
The
two started a lover's quarrel for some reason. The sulking female student and
the petite boy who argued with her, but no matter how we looked at it, it
looked like a pleasant flirting between lovers.
"Mimuru,
don't be stupid. That's why Tom is always under Mimuru’s thumb. Well then, it
seems that the turmoil has subsided, so please excuse us."
Shīna
said so with an astonished face, and also urged the two, who were having a
quarrel and heading to the school building.
Shīna
turned to Nozomu just before she headed to the school building, but she
eventually left without saying anything.
"Yup!
Thank you, Shīna-san~~"
Anri
saw off the three, who were heading to the school building, while waving her
cute hands. After that, she approached Nozomu and his friends.
"Nozomu-kun~~.
Are you all right~~"
Anri
spoke, while checking Nozomu’s condition. She felt that Nozomu was acting
stranger than he usually did.
She
just glanced at him and felt that he was a little worse than usual.
She
could see Nozomu overlapping with him back when he was walking around the city
in an unconscious gait.
"Y-Yeah.
I'm okay."
Nozomu
answered Anri's question, but Anri was still not satisfied. She remembered the
impression that his mind wasn't actually here.
“…………..Really~~?”
"Yes……"
Anri
brought her face closer. Her down‐slanting eyes were looking dejected more than
usual, and she looked anxiously at Nozomu.
The
well-organized appearance approaching in front of him was brought close enough
to feel each other's breath, and Nozomu's heart beats slightly faster by
inhaling the soft floral scent, but his face is still somewhat stiff.
“………….”
“………….”
The
two stared at each other in silence.
Anri
seemed to still be worried, and Nozomu's expression remained stiff. Time passed
for a while.
Eventually,
Anri took a big breath and left Nozomu.
"I
understand ~~. However, Nozomu-kun, please don't overdo it~~"
She
finally said so and walked towards the school building. Nozomu's heart ached at
the sight of her slightly lonely back.
(...
I'm sorry... Anri-sensei, but I can't talk about it...)
Nozomu
apologized to Anri in his heart while seeing her off from behind. He felt
anxious but he couldn't say anything.
The
ongoing conflict inside his heart started to tighten Nozomu's chest again, but
at that time, Irisdina called out to Nozomu from behind.
"Nozomu,
did you know about her?"
"Eh?"
Irisdina
asked about Shīna who called Anri.
Since
Anri was talking earlier, most of the people there were looking towards Anri,
Mars, and Kevin, but Irisdina was sensitive to the strange atmosphere between
Nozomu and Shīna.
"E-Ermm...
that... She was looking at you... I wonder if something happened."
"A-Ah.
Well, I haven't talked much about it... When I was called by my classmates
behind the school building, she was the one who helped me at that time ...
"
"Is
that so…………"
"Yea"
Irisdina
put her hand on her mouth and begins to think about something. She was absorbed
in her thoughts for a while, but she suddenly opened her mouth as if something
was stuck in the back of her throat.
"No,
Nozomu. Ermm..."
*Clang,
clang, clang*
"Ah..."
When
she tried to ask something, the sound of the school bell ringing echoed in the
school building. It was time for the morning assembly to begin. If they didn’t
get to class in time, they may have been treated as late.
"Ah~~~
!! I have to hurry because my classroom is on the other side of this school
building!!! ”
After
saying that, Somia started running in a hurry.
The
school building of Ecross, which she attended, stood adjacent to Solminati, but
it was a little far from this place.
It
was unknown whether she could reach the current morning assembly classroom or
not until the last minute.
Although
she was desperate not to be late, Somia's appearance as she ran with a large
bag was cute, and a slight smile returned to Nozomu's face.
"Fufu.
Let's go, too. If we don't go to the classroom fast, we'll be treated
late."
"Yeah"
Nozomu
urged them to start walking, and everyone else rushed to the classroom. Somia,
who had a different school building, ran in a hurry, but it softened the stiff
atmosphere between Nozomu and everyone else.
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“……
Somehow, I've seen so many interesting things since the morning……”
From
the shadow of the school building, Feo was observing the turmoil from a
distance.
It
seemed that there were multiple issues, but what caught his eye was Shīna, who
was from the same class as him.
"I
knew that he befriended that black-haired princess, but I didn’t expect she
really did that from the bottom of her heart. In addition, it seems that there
is something going on with that straight-laced Shīna... What's going on?"
It
wasn't Mars, who was fighting loudly, that Feo was interested in, but the
expression of Irisdina when Nozomu was ridiculed and the atmosphere that flowed
between Shīna and Nozomu.
Irisdina's
expression was harsh when Nozomu was ridiculed, and above all, it wasn't like
her usual self.
Usually,
no matter how angry she was, she would respond to the situation and rebuke it
in a logical manner. It was just for a moment, but her emotions leaked out. She
seemed to have lacked the usual calmness and fairness she usually had.
Another
thing Feo was curious about was that when Shīna and Nozomu looked at each
other, Shīna also turned her eyes away.
Feo
had observed the attempted lynching at the back of the school, so he knew that
it was Shīna who helped Nozomu at that time.
However,
she was originally a serious girl. She must have hated Nozomu, at least given
the content of Nozomu's rumors, and Feo also saw her rebuking Nozomu.
Also,
she didn't avert her gaze from Nozomu at that time.
“………I
can't understand just by looking at it from a distance~~. Maybe it's
time..."
It
was the strong curiosity peculiar to the Fox Tribe that was driving him so far.
Feo
liked to have fun. He enrolled in this school, thinking that it would be fun if
various people from all over the continent gathered. He would have something to
enjoy; however, when he opened the lid, he was repeatedly trained, and it was
colorless every day.
Just
as he finally got tired of those gray days and thought, "I don't care
anymore", he found an interesting person called Nozomu.
“Let's
enjoy it because it's been long-awaited.”
With
that in mind, he had Nozomu's classmates bring Nozomu to the back of the school
building. It was unexpected for Shīna to interfere, but it was becoming even
more interesting.
".........
Well, First of all, I want to hear about his story... "
As
he muttered, Feo also started walking toward his classroom.
By
the way, the distance from the back of the school building to his classroom was
longer than the main gate where Nozomu and his friends were. Feo was treated
late. The teacher in charge wanted to hear the reason, and Feo was very sorry
about it.
