TEASER CHAPTER 5 PART 22
An Undead
Dragon suddenly appeared during special training.
Because
of this, the special training was canceled and a thorough investigation had to
be carried out.
The
students immediately returned to Arcazam. They were disbanded as soon as they
arrived at the school and were confirmed to be safe.
Jihad
was in charge of the investigation on the field, so Irisdina and the others
were dismissed by their substitute teacher, then they immediately headed to the
10th classroom.
However,
there were neither Nozomu nor Mars in the 10th classroom, and when they ask Jin
and his friends, it seems that the two of them disappeared as soon as they
arrived at school.
"Everyone,
did you find where Nozomu and Mars are!?"
Irisdina
and the others gathered in front of the main gate after searching around the
school for a while. Maybe because they were running around in such a big
school, everyone was gasping for air.
"Haa,
haa. They're not at the training ground... How about you, Ai?"
"My
side isn't good either. According to Anri-sensei, he was here when we arrived
at Arcazam, but when I tried to ask the students in his class, he wasn't around
anymore..."
After
visiting the 10th classroom looking for the two, Irisdina visited the teacher's
office. She tried to hear about Nozomu from Anri, but she wasn't in the
teacher's office either.
Later,
when she met Anri who was in the school building. Turns out Anri was also
looking for the missing Nozomu and Mars. According to Anri's story, they
already disappeared even when she took the class rolls in the 10th classroom.
"That
means most likely the two of them aren't in the school anymore..."
"That's
true, but where are they then..."
Feo
muttered while looking out of the school, and Tom also agreed with Feo's
opinion.
"It
can't be helped. I think we have no choice but to find a place where the two of
them are likely to go."
Mimuru
suggested going out to the city and looking for them.
At
that time, there was a figure calling from Ecross school building.
"Ane-sama!"
"Somia!?"
It
was Somia. She rushed to Irisdina while attracting onlookers' eyes and jumped
into her chest.
"Why
are you here ..."
Irisdina
was confused by the appearance of Somia clinging to her body with all her
might. Despite being confused about what happened, she gently hugged her
beloved sister.
"U-umm...
I heard that Ane-sama and the others were injured in the fight against a Dragon
during the training ... so I was worried ..."
Somia
spoke with a stuttering voice and tears in her eyes. Apparently, Somia was
worried about her sister's safety.
She
was quite anxious when she heard that Irisdina had fought a Dragon and she was
injured.
They
are sisters who are tied by deep bonds. Somia, who heard that Irisdina was
attacked by a Dragon, was frightened because she thought that she might lose
her sister. Just like Irisdina who was swallowed up by despair when she was
about to lose her sister.
"It's
alright now. I'm here. I'm not going anywhere ..."
"Fue,
hick! Egu ..."
Somia
was desperately trying not to cry, but seeing her sister's safety might have
broken her tension. Tears spilled from her eyes.
As
Irisdina rubbed Somia's back to comfort her sister, Somia slowly regained her
composure.
As
Somia finished crying and slowly let go of her embrace, Shīna asked Irisdina.
“Hey, Irisdina-san. I want to ask you a little,
it's about the things Mars-kun said, what does that mean?”
"...
What do you mean?"
Seemed
like, Irisdina didn't understand what Shīna meant.
"Wasn't
Mars-kun said something like this, "You could defeat the dragon if you
were serious". What does he mean by that? I know Nozomu is strong, but I
don't think he could easily defeat a dragon. Somehow ... is there something we
don't know? "
"That
is……"
Irisdina
hesitated to answer Shīna's question.
Shīna
and her friends did not know that Nozomu could release his Ability Suppression,
nor did they know about the extraordinary power that Nozomu exerted at that
time. And recently, Nozomu's behavior has changed compared to before.
(But…
it's the same with us… we don't know much about that power he has. That
extraordinary power… it's too powerful if it is just a mere release of
suppressed power ... )
He
described his power as the release of his Ability Suppression.
However,
if the originally suppressed power was released, it would be strange if Nozomu,
who was good at controlling power, was drained of so much power. His way of
fighting didn't rely on power but made full use of his good control and
excellent swordsmanship to get maximum effect with minimum power. His
appearance when he released his Ability Suppression was contrary to that.
