Chapter 2.4
It’s now the after school period .
First of all, we divided into teams because there are too much people .
My team consists of four people . Me, Sharo senpai, Kushinada senpai and Ruirui .
The other team consists of Tenka, Kunisaki and Maria, three people .
For the time being, we are divided into these two teams in pursuit of Kushinada Himeko .
“We are counting on you, Tenka chan . ”
“Alright, Koujirou kun . Just because Raika kun is not around, don’t go thinking that you can put your hand on Maria, got it?”
“What are you talking about? Don’t you know that I’m a trustworthy guy?”
Kunisaki smoothly escape Tenka accusations .
Slightly shocked, I sighed at their behaviour .
“We will search around the West District . Kunisaki and the others will go to the East District . ”
Right now, we are at the monorail station at South District .
This is the nearest train station from our school .
From here, we will take separate trains to the West and East District respectively .
After hearing my explanation so far, Kunisaki raises his hand .
“Forgive me for asking, why the West and East District respectively?”
“The area around North District and South District was searched thoroughly . Plus, both Ruirui and Tenka are well versed with the area surrounding the West and East District . ”
Tenka lived in East Dormitory while Ruirui lived in West Dormitory .
They might not be that familiar with each nook and cranny of this district, but at least they know the overall layout .
Slightly, I narrow down my eyes on Tenka .
“Tenka . I leave searching the Eastern District to you . ”
“Leave it to me!”
“……right . ”
Looking at her face with a wide smile still give a shiver up to my spine .
However, even during this morning, I was able to handle it calmly .
Truth to be told, my hatred towards her is still lingering .
Emotion Control .
I was taught on how to best deal with own emotions .
The way it works varies from person to person .
Anger and murderous intent, burn like fire, some people turn into a passion .
I’m the opposite of that .
I tried to image a blade of ice .
Cold, sharpen, as sharp as my own killing intent .
Right now, my blade is still sheathed inside my heart .
Someday in the future, the blade will be buried deeply under his neck .
“……”
My expression returns back to normal, and then I said .
“Then, let’s give our respective reports tomorrow . ”
“Understood~”
Tenka winks and give a strange salute .
Just like that, we went our separate ways .
Before that, Kushinada senpai stopped Tenka and the other .
“Sorry . Tenka san, Maria san, Kunisaki san, thank you very much . ”
“We don’t mind it at all, senpai . It’s normal to help each other when they are troubled . ”
Tenka smiled and said so to Kushinada senpai .
Both Maria and Kunisaki are wearing the same expression as her .
Kushinada senpai look at them and bow her head again .
On the other hand, Kunisaki glanced at me and grinned . Pg . 108
“Just because Nadeshiko senpai is a beauty, don’t you dare lay your hand on her alright?”
“He is not Kunisaki, nothing to worry about . ”
“Raika really can spew some abusive words sometimes . ”
Kunisaki retorts such .
Good grief, talking with Kunisaki really ease my mind .
Ever since participating in the Representative War, the weight in my mind has increased exponentially, it’s turning into an unnecessary burden .
I’ve been thinking a lot about it, and not able to say it out .
“Then, see you later . ”
“Right . ”
I will return back to dormitory once it’s darken .
At that time, I will meet Kunisaki again .
I waved to the three of them, and return back to Sharo senpai .
“Now, should we head to the West District?’
Kushinada Himeko dormitory was at West District .
That means there is still chance that she is still nearby in the West District . There might be a lead .
“Though, the West District is a very large place . Where do you plan to start our investigation?”
Ruirui asked that question while we are walking towards the station .
“There is warehouse at the western town . ”
“Sure, that’s where they keep stuff stored from the port . What’s that got to do with this?”
“No, there is nothing particularly of interest over there . Anyways, lets start from there . Are you fine with that, Kushinada senpai?”
“Yes . ”
Kushinada senpai nodded .
“……”
I don’t go into the details, but I believe that if Kushinada Himeko is still alive and well, she must be somewhere nearby the town’s warehouse .
The reason is food .
A missing person without any cash with him, how do you think he will acquire food?
Resorting to an illegal way is the only method left .
In essence, theft——that is the reason why I don’t explain everything to Kushinada senpai properly .
So, where can she steal the food? Like what was mentioned earlier, the warehouse is used to store various kind of things from the port .
It’s the first place that will be aimed .
Of course, that’s all depended on how tight is the security at the warehouse . That is why we are going there to confirm it .
Eventually, the monorail arrived, and with that we ride towards the West District .
We got off at the second station in west area, and from there we went straight to the warehouse .
“It’s really quiet here . ”
“That is because the western town is basically a port . ”
Catching me staring at outside the window, Ruirui start talking to me .
The West District is the quietest place among the four-main district .
The main facility here is the port, the warehouse to keep the goods from the port, and a factory to process food .
There seems to be no other facilities here .
“I’ve expected it to have karaoke at least, just like the one that can be found at the South District . There is lot of vacant lots here, must be dead silent at night . ”
Ruirui is spreading out her hand, as if lamenting .
It’s everyday occurrence on this island to be dead at nighttime . Though, I will keep myself from retorting to her .
“Ruirui, there are lots of vacant spots here because they will be used when new facility is being built . ”
“That’s explain why there are many vacant lots!”
Certainly, the scenery outside the window is that of empty lots and nothing appear to be interesting .
That’s lead Ruirui to mourn for this place .
While chit-chatting about that, our bus finally arrived at the station nearby the warehouse town .
We are the only one getting off at this place .
“I can smell the beach . ”
Sharo senpai get down from the bus while keeping her silver hair .
If we went further west from this location, we will reach the harbor .
Since the warehouse were arranged in stack, we are unable to see the port and the sea directly .
“Kyaa! The wind here sure is strong . ”
“Right?”
I agreed while feeling the sea breeze hitting my cheek .
The island always gets their winds from the west due to the influence of the west wind .
That is why the wind is particularly stronger in this area .
A loud intermittent sound from the wind can be heard coming from the warehouse .
“Since this warehouse area is larger than expected, what do you say we split into two teams?”
“Is it fine for four of us to separate?”
Ruirui asked me .
Well, our work will be more efficient that way, but .
“No……I’m just giving my opinion . ”
“Is that so . ”
Ruirui let the matter go easily .
I wonder if either of it is fine for this girl .
I look at her eyes .
“Then, Ruirui and Kushinada senpai . Together, you will search for whatever trace is left by Himeko san . Let’s regroup later at this bus stop after an hour . ”
“Yes, roger that . ”
“In the unlikely event, can I expect you to protect senpai properly?”
“I know that already/”
Under the influence of my Evil Eye of Obedience, Ruirui walked away together with Kushinada senpai .
I look back at Sharo senpai .
“We are going too . ”
“Un . ”
We move towards the opposite direction from the others .
The warehouse was lined up in many lines across the paved road . Although we are walking straight, we were forced to cross the road many times .
“Somehow this area layout is very confusing . ”
“That is because the landscape is nothing but the warehouse and the road . ”
“Those who are managing this place, I wonder if they get lost sometimes?”
“I’m sure they can manage it well, there is number allocated for each entrance after all . ”
“Ah, is that so . ”
I continue to have idle talk with Sharo senpai .
She seems to be more talkative that usual today .
“You really talk a lot today, senpai . ”
“Eh! Uh, do you really think so?”
“That’s what I think . Not like I mind it . ”
I look over my neck .
Sharo senpai is squeezing both of her fingers together .
“That……I don’t have much chance to talk with Raika kun before . ”
She answers it quietly .
“… . . ”
I don’t hear her talking much ever since this noon .
During our discussion, we were consulted by Kushinada senpai . While travelling to the west, only Ruirui talked . Pg . 115
Even so, I don’t see not being talkative as a problem at all .
『——uhihihi . You’re an idiot when it comes to woman . 』
Bálor laughed heartily .
“?”
I don’t know what’s so funny about this .
Since I don’t get it, I better change the topic .
“By the way, how’re your condition compared to then?”
“My condition?”
“I’m talking about Brünnhilde . ”
“Oh, Brünnhilde san?”
Sharo senpai nodded .
This girl has a Valkyrie named as brunhilde residing in her body .
I have her sealed inside her body with my Devil Eye of Dominance .
“Even though she can’t resurface on her own, she is still technically a God . There is no telling what she might planned . Please let me know as soon you feel like something is wrong . ”
“Ah, yes…kyaa!”
“What’s the matter?”
“No, Brünnhilde san screamed [There is no way I’m going to do that!] just now . ”
Apparently, Brünnhilde is protesting against what I said just now .
“Stop surprising senpai like that . ”
I give a piercing order towards her who is still inside senpai .
Then Sharo senpai said hurriedly .
“I’m alright, Raika kun . Brünnhilde san, she rarely gets talkative . ”
“……is that so . ”
Then, there is no problem .
But, why does it look like Sharo senpai is in friendly terms with Brünnhilde?
Is it because she is a naturally kind person?
Or is it because of the presence of God?
“……”
I don’t get what is her feeling now .
For now, let’s keep observing her .
Anyways, she sure doesn’t hold her speech . So distasteful .
『——what’s that . As if you never speak like that before . 』
Don’t you know how to shut your mouth?
『——hoho . Keep up with attitude, and I will endlessly disturb you no matter during your class or your sleep . 』
……stop .
『——uhihi . I wonder how far a virgin like you can handle my ‘adult’ talk . 』
This perverted evil God……!
Although it’s possible to temporarily shut off my auditory organ by concentrating, there is no way I can shrug off the voice speaking directly to my soul . Pg . 117
What should I do if this idiot truly did what he declared just now……
His foolishness really gives me headache all the time .
“What’s wrong, Raika kun?”
“No, nothing in particular . ”
I shake my head towards Sharo senpai who have a worried face .
“Ah, um, what were we talking about just now?”
“The thing about Brünnhilde san?”
“Ah, that one is fine . ”
“……Brünnhilde san is getting mad again . ”
“I will scold her carefully later . ”
“Hmm, could you stop it already?”
“Well, if Sharo senpai said so . ”
“Please . ”
“Then, what is it that you want to talk about?”
“Um……eh?”
Sharo senpai tilted her head .
『——it was something previously when you chatted . 』
Told by Bálor, I finally remembered our conversation .
Meanwhile, Sharo senpai laughed softly .
“I may have not said anything worth mentioning . ”
I said that, and she laughed again .
That expression, she looks really happy .
Why is senpai laughing?
『——you are truly dense . 』
Wha?
I get uncomfortable since I felt like I was judge unconditionally, but Bálor are not dropping any clues till the end .
“……now that we’re talking, you know…”
Sharo senpai said in a somewhat restrained voice,
“Yesterday, I mean, what is the relationship between Raika kun and Ruirui san?”
So, she asked .
That said, yesterday she really did came barging in my room without permission……
“This might’ve sound like an excuse, but there really is nothing between me and Ruirui . Of course, I didn’t force her with my Evil Eye also . ”
“Ah! Un, I don’t doubt you . ”
Sharo senpai hurriedly shakes her head .
“Then, you don’t have any feeling for Ruirui san, no?”
“Of course . ”
“……I see . ”
“?”
Why her face relaxed out of sudden?
That time, the sea breeze softly caresses Sharo senpai hair .
She stopped at the crossroad, and carefully combed her hair .
“Raika kun, have you ever swim in the ocean?”
Perhaps influence with the salt laced gust, Sharo senpai suddenly throw me the question .
Long time ago, I remembered the time before the Myth War .
My sister just turned five, the memory when me and my family went to the ocean for the first time .
“Yes, long time ago, I did . ”
“Is that so……I never have the chance, not even once . That’s because there was no sea nearby . ”
Sharo senpai turns her eyes to the west .
Far beyond the warehouse, there is a sea .
Although the sea was not visible due to our distance, it felt as if the sea was just right ahead .
Listening carefully, it felt like I can hear the sound .
“When it starts getting hot, I’m sure everyone will want to go to the sea . ”
Sharo senpai sits still together with a soliloquy .
“Everyone?”
“Raika kun and Tenka chan, Ruirui san and Maria san, also, Kunisaki kun, all six of us . ”
“……You’re right . ”
It’s still chilly right now .
Still a long way before it starts getting hot .
Will the Representative War over by that time?
Impossible .
Will all of us survive, I wonder .
Of course, I will take everything back, and protect it .
I will do it without fail .
That is something that Sharo senpai herself knows .
That’s why, she said the words .
That’s why, I .
“Shall we go then, with everyone?”
“Un . But, they won’t allow us to swim at the harbour, right?”
“If not mistaken, the North District has a beach . ”
“Then, why don’t we go there . When the time comes, I hope Raika kun will instruct me how to swim . ”
“No problem . ”
I nodded .
It’s just a small promise, the future felt so distant .
But, it’s worth promising .
Until I fulfil the promise, I will definitely protect her .
Once again, I reaffirmed my determination .
“If you don’t mind, we can go to the pool . I will teach you swimming there . ”
“That is a good idea . Suddenly start at the ocean might be dangerous . ”
“Then, why don’t we go to the pool at the South District pool coming Sunday……?”
Sharo senpai said happily .
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew .
Her skirt rises up till my eyes level .
“Huh?”
“——!?”
『——YAHOO! 』
I closed my eyes in hurry, but it seems that I was a bit tad late .
Listening to Bálor cheers makes me grit my teeth .
“……did you look?”
While holding down her skirts, Sharo senpai asked .
Her face was dyed as red as ripe tomato .
I’m at a loss of word .
The moment happens in an instant, however, with my acute visual which I have trained for years, I manage to capture every moment clearly .
To be honest, or not .
“I d-don’t see it . ”
I chose to lie .
『——uhihihi . What are you acting shy for? It’s not like you’ve never seen her naked before . 』
Just fucking shut up, you fucking perverted Evil God!
Bálor humour really disgust me .
“……”
“……”
Both me and Sharo senpai kept silent for a while . Soon, she opened her mouth .
“It’s o-okay, even if you saw it . ”
Since she can’t say otherwise, she chooses to go along with my lies . Pg . 124
However, even though the trouble has gone, the feeling of guilt still remains .
I never thought the day where I regret training my eyesight will come……
I felt embarrassed, making me turn my eyes towards the hot day .
Then .
“……?”
This time, I found something else on my right eye .
“Sharo senpai . ”
“Yes?”
I beckon Sharo senpai to follow me go through these warehouses .
Then, I stopped in front of one of the warehouse .
“What’s wrong?”
“Please take a look……here . Do you understand?”
I pointed at the wall of the warehouse .
At first glance, it was just a wall .
But, after looking at it closely .
“……eh? It’s cracked?”
Sharo senpai gradually turned her head .
“This crack was not caused by natural deterioration . This wall was cracked nby force, no, it was slashed down . ” pg . 125
The wall surface was cut into squarish shape at shoulder height .
In other word, by pushing this slashed wall aside .
Gigyi…… Batan!
A square hole appears on the wall .
“What, is this?”
“Most probably an entrance . The preparator slashed it down and make his way inside . Later on, he re-pastes the wall to camouflage it . ”
It sounds easy when I said it, however it’s not like we can cut it down like a scissor to a paper .
This wall is at least 10 cm thick .
The ability to slash a perfect square like this, I don’t think this belong to any humane feat .
Is this perhaps the work of God?
『——Well, the probability is very high . 』
I asked Sharo senpai to wait outside while I take a quick look around in this warehouse .
Apparently, this warehouse seems to be storing foods .
There are lots of preserve food like ham and meat stored inside .
I don’t have the leisure to inspect the whole warehouse carefully, though, I managed to found a trace of something being taken from the shelves .
The person who drilled the hole on this warehouse wall must have been stealing on regular basis .
Otherwise, why trouble themselves by re-pasting the wall .
I get out the hole, and fixed back the fallen part to its position .
Since the cut part is considerably heavy itself, this fortifies my theory that this was not done by any ordinary people .
I already seen the portrait of Kushinada Himeko, and it’s very unlikely that she can do this with her thin limbs .
So, the other suspect would be……another Divine Apotheosis…
“……!?”
That’s no good .
That’s the worst possible answer .
Although I can explain this situation by mincing some words off, this will still be too heavy for Kushinada senpai to accept……
“Raika kun……?”
“Let’s go back, senpai . ”
“But, this……”
“Yes, I will come back and check this later . However, it’s wiser for us to back away for now . If we don’t, then we might involve Kushinada senpai . ”
“……!”
Sharo senpai face shaken .
This island becomes an entirely different place by night time .
Even if anything get break during the night time, it will be fixed when morning came .
But the hole on this wall remains cut .
That means, the preparator who slashed this wall down is entering and leaving this place during day time .
There is high possibility that we will have a dangerous encounter with it if we remain in this place .
Before returning back here, a minimum preparation must be done .
While checking the time on my wrist watch, I decided that returning back to our gathering place is for the best .
Our search at the warehouse town doesn’t bring up any results .
Just like that, I reported back to Kushinada senpai .
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