Chapter 13
The Girl Who Won't
Give Up and ____ 2
Translator : PolterGlast
【Side Miku Arisugawa】
I went down the stairs
and headed to the dining room, where all my classmates were already gathered.
--Except for one boy
who was missing again today.
"""Itadakimasu
(thank you for the meal)"""
Meals are basically
separate for men and women, but we try to eat dinner together at the same time.
This was a plan that I
strongly forced through despite the reluctance of Kazuma Hijirikawa-kun,
Mitsukawa-kun.
--Not everyone is
strong.
People like Kazuma
Hijirikawa, who is adapting to this Grust Kingdom and trying to marry Misha,
and Mitsukawa-kun, who happily hunts monsters because he thinks this
apocalyptic worldview suits him, are a minority from the overall perspective.
We are just sixteen to
seventeen-year-old boys and girls who should have been under their parents'
protection.
What's more,
Shishikawa High School was a fairly elite-oriented preparatory school (and a
private school, to boot), so there were many sheltered kids there who had never
experienced much hardship until now.
In order not to let
them despair, we need a ray of hope.
And Kazuma Hijirikawa,
with his charisma, is suitable for that role.
Thanks to his
friendship with the princess, he is well-informed and has connections with the
dignitaries of this country.
Although he does favor
the kingdom, the girls who like him are at the top of the school caste system,
so the class revolves around him.
If he hadn't tried his
best, there might have been people who gave up living in despair of the current
situation.
I really can't
understand why he can't show that kindness to Masaru-kun even a little.
"Arisugawa-san,
is there something on my face?"
"...No, I was
just tired and spaced out."
I returned a friendly smile
to Kazuma Hijirikawa, who smiled at me without any sarcasm.
We both have friendly
smiles, but I can see that his stepsister Aina is clearly frowning.
I decided to talk to
Airi Kishikawa, who was next to me, so as not to spoil her mood any further.
"Miku, did
something happen today?"
"No, nothing
different from usual. I use light magic, and when my mana runs out, I rest
until it recovers, and then I use light magic again..."
"Are you okay?
Isn't it hard?"
"I'm used to it
now, so I'm fine."
--Currently, Class 1-A
is divided into several groups.
It might be more
accurate to say that they naturally split due to differences in how they spend
their time and attitude in this Grust Kingdom.
First, the most common
group is the students who are following what the kingdom tells them to do.
So far, the king has
ordered us to do only training by knights and lectures by court magicians.
There are many serious
people in Class 1-A, so everyone does what they are told.
Thanks to that,most of
them have acquired some kind of magic or skill.
However, many people
have never left the royal family's private land, so I don't know how much they
can use it in actual combat...
"Arisugawa-san,
the Saintess's job seems pretty tough, huh?"
"It's nothing
compared to the hero, Hijirikawa-kun. I don't go to the front lines after
all."
"Muu, Kazuma-kun,
you are talking to Miku again! Listen to Elena's story too!"
"Sorry, sorry.
It's okay, I'm listening."
The next most common
are those who are actively trying to cooperate with the kingdom.
This group is further
divided into several types.
There are people like
Kazuma Hijirikawa-kun who are serious about defeating the demon king, and there
are girls like Aina-san and Mitsurugi-san who follow him because he does it.
There are boys who
want to show off to the girls, and there are people who are leaning forward to
get favors from the kingdom.
And... I thought they
were crazy when I first heard about it, but now there are many people who have
relationships with the people of the kingdom (maids and knights), perhaps
because they are lonely that they can't return to their original world.
Of course, they are
also very favorable toward the kingdom.
I think that anyone
who has a relationship with someone on the king's private land is like being
caught in a honey trap... but if they are okay with it, I won't say anything.
I personally think
that this group is... I can't say it out loud, but it's like a microcosm of
this world.
But recently, the
number of people switching to this faction has been gradually increasing, and I
can see that everyone is gradually getting used to the other world.
And finally, there is
a small but elite group of five people, including me and Mitsukawa-kun.
However, it might be
more accurate to say that individuals are acting for their own purposes rather
than a group.
I'm trying to find and
heal Masaru-kun.
Mitsukawa-kun is
trying to become the strongest.
The others also have
strong goals and are moving forward towards them.
So, although we were
few in number, everyone was highly skilled, and before we knew it, we had
become recognized as a group.
"Speaking of
which, I heard from Misha that Akira is coming back soon. He defeated another
demon."
By the way,
Mitsukawa-kun rarely appears at this dinner.
He is the only one
among his classmates who travels around the kingdom.
--His gift is called
[Overlord].
According to him, it
is a gift specialized in military power that allows him to acquire all kinds of
skills related to combat and optimizes his body for combat.
However, the fact that
the gift has the character "king" was regarded as a problem by the
king himself.
Izel II feared that
Mitsukawa-kun would rise up and become king in his place, so he began to send
him to the front lines where demons appeared.
Even though there are
many classmates who have zero combat experience... I'm completely dumbfounded
that he moves the moment he feels danger.
By the way,
Mitsukawa-kun has brushed aside all of the king's plans so far, and he returns
with a nonchalant face no matter how many times he is sent to the front lines.
"Mitsukawa has
gone far ahead... as I have the gift of [Sword Saint], I don't want to fall
further behind..."
Kotegawa-san, who has
the gift of [Sword Saint], is eating her meal with elegance while looking
frustrated.
Among the girls who
like Hijirikawa-kun, there are others who have powerful gifts such as [Sage]
and [Bow Saint], but so far they have not been in many actual battles.
This is because
Hijirikawa-kun himself doesn't want to put them in danger, saying that he will
protect everyone.
Kotegawa-san is happy
to be cherished by Hijirikawa-kun, but she seems to be dissatisfied with the
fact that she can't fight, and she has a complicated expression on her face.
"Speaking of
which, it seems that His Majesty has something to say to everyone in the
class."
"What on earth is
it about?"
"I don't know...
but he said he wanted to talk to everyone in the class, including Akira, so I'm
sure it's something important."
Everyone in the class.
Hearing those words, I
almost broke out in goosebumps.
Hearing those words, I
stifled the feeling of anger that was about to make my skin crawl.
After hearing those
words, I finished my meal without really tasting it.
And the next day, we
received certain instructions from Izel II.
The content was--an
order to capture the underground dungeon in the royal capital, [The Knight's
Sacred Remains].
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