Chapter 45 (I'll do it, I'll show it)
"Good morning, Kyurie."
"Yes... morning Cecil. you're early today too huh..."
"Yes, I'm a morning person after all"
"I see... I'm the opposite, I'm weak in the morning"
Kyurie-san then sits down on her seat.
Judging from appearance, their sense of distance is different from before.
They also didn't seem to force themselves to get along with each other.
And from the atmosphere, I found that the air around them has relaxed quite considerably.
It's not only Zix-san who shows a surprised expression, the other students also have the same expression.
Well, since the two of them had argued like that the other day, then they see them communicate normally like this by the next day, it's not weird for them to be surprised.
"Is it unexpected ?"
Kyurie-san asked me.
I smiled back at her.
"Indeed, there's a feeling of surprise, however, above all, I feel happy."
So I said.
Then Kyurie-san said,
"... good for you." she answered me.
She appears to like the usual cool Kyurie-san.
However, her tune of voice obviously become more gentle.
Then someone finger poked at my shoulder.
"Good morning, Kurohiko."
There's the usual Cecil-san with her smile float on her face.
"Ah, good morning, Cecil-san... about yesterday, I'm sorry."
"No, you don't have to mind it... I also had to reflect my action, just like the Headmistress had said, before I know it, I only think about my own feeling... I might have been careless toward you... and thenー"
"You might have heard it from her but, our mutual ill feeling toward each other is already being solved to some extent.
"So it seems."
"ーMore or less it's an agreement, or so you might call it I guess ? and the agreement was already concluded."
"Agreement... is it ?"
"Yes, about various things... are you interested ?"
"Well, of course... I'm interested."
"It's an s-e-c-r-e-t"
A secret she says...
When she said that, it makes me smile slightly.
"If that the case then, please tell me when the times come, it's fine for Cecil-san to decide the timing."
Cecil-san shows the face of someone who seems to get themselves a surprise attack.
However, she regains her usually smiling face immediately.
"... Somehow, I felt like you' giving of the feeling of being reliable, did something happen ?"
So she said.
"Well.. it is a mental training to become a strong man... though in practice, I seem to overdo it a little bit."
I smiled wryly...
Well... Just a little bit is fine.
Cecil-san observed me with great interest for a little while.
"... I see, that's right, It is good if you want to be stronger... may I expect something from it ?"
"Umm... you may put some expectation, but please don't expect it too much ?"
I slightly lowered my head.
"Well then, I will be expecting okay ?"
After she smiled, Cecil-san put out her smile.
Then she began talking seriously,
"By the way... about the exploration group..."
"Yes ?"
"We will do it as planned at first, I decide to do it with Zix, Hirgiz and myself, about you and your sacred ruin exploration group, I think that we will do it separately for now."
"You're aiming to surpass your elder brother first, right ?"
Cecil-san nods powerfully.
"Yes, if by any chance that I cannot accomplish it... I have no quality to make an exploration group together with you, or so what I'd thought. that's why I intend to do sacred ruin exploration with the three of us first, at least for one year."
"I see..."
From her expression, I can feel a firm determination.
I held out my hand.
"Though we might become rival in the sacred ruin exploration... but, let's do our best."
Cecil-san once again dumbfounded, immediately she heave a sigh and smiled, then she grasped my hand back.
"It appears that you've broken out from various things too eh... I understand, as a good rival, let's diligently do our best. right, Kyurie ?"
Saying that, Cecil-san smiled toward Kyurie-san.
"Indeed... well, let's do it without being unreasonable okay."
Kyurie-san raised her hand and responded lightly while fixing her eyes to the front.
"Then, toward Kurohiko who confessed to us that he like us both equally... is that reasonable ?"
Hearing the words that being spoken by Cecil-san, the people inside the classroom become noisy.
... umm, Cecil-san ?
Kyurie-san then heaves a breath of amazement,
"You... just now, you said that on purpose so it can be heard aren't you ?"
"Well, my feeling of wanting Kurohiko have not changed... toward Kyurie too, he like you too you know ?"
"Fuun... like I said, something like liking someone is not that simple."
Kyurie-san said those words while suppressing her forehead.
Under those hand, her cheek seems to be dyed pink just like the color of sakura flower.
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Afterwards.
The classroom atmosphere has calmed down, and everyone began to talk about the sacred ruin rumors.
Cecil-san too, she seems to know about the rumor as well.
Toward me and Kyurie-san who's unaware, Cecil-san explained about the rumor.
This year sacred ruin compared to the other years, it's quite strange.
The source of the rumor seems to be from the upperclassman who had gone to the sacred ruin last year and this year.
To put it simply, there are two points.
The appearance rate of variant species monster is higher,
And also, the amount of the normal demon appeared is also increased.
The degree of danger meeting a variant type monster has increased, furthermore the number of normal demons appeared also higher in itself, thus the exploration difficulty relatively become higher.
For that reason, it is said that the third year students who will have sacred tree selection test next year seems to be at wit's end.
this is because the academy rank has an influence on the selective examination.
Furthermore, the first grades who hesitated about going to the sacred ruin because of the rumor spread through the lower grade students who begun to increase here and there.
In the end, this rumor, for now, is only a story for an upperclassman level.
"Well, I do not plan to give up on my sacred ruin exploration, however, it is better to keep this in mind."
"I understand, thank you very much."
After I give my thanks, Cecil-san went back to her seat.
I looked at the clock
The attendance report time will begin soon.
Then,
"Aー ! I've come ! I've come to the gloomy classroom which has sluggish atmosphere !"
Here it comes...
Maro.
"Oh ? what's this ?"
Maro picked up the square cloth which being placed on the platform.
That's probably a handkerchief.
A lovely handkerchief with lace embroidery and giving of the smell of lemon.
I guess, it's a lost item where a kind student picked it up and leave it there ?
"Uwa, what's this ! is it used goods !? hurry up and throw it out, this kind of thing ! or rather, who the fuck is this belong to !? come forward, ora !"
"... Ahー, that's mine, so what's of it ?"
"Aa!?"
Then Maro turned back...
"Geh !? Instructor Joseph !"
*Uhum* Instructor Joseph clear his throat.
"It is an important item which I got from my wife for our anniversary, however, I'd seem to have dropped it somewhere. and I was searching for it until now. I see, did someone picked it up ? ... I will give my thanks to the students who picked it up."
"W-Wait a minute, Instructor Joseph ! T-That's right... the truth is, in the corridor, there's a student said 『Oh ? What's this ? Uwa, is it used goods !? hurry up and throw it out, this kind of thing ! or rather who the fuck is this belong to ! come forward, oraa !』such rude things, thus I took it back ! the situation where I pick it up just now, is my way explaining things to the classmate !"
"... I understand, so can you return it ?"
"O-Of course ! Wah, your wife has a really good hobby isn't it !"
"... I know, so just go back to your seat."
"... Yes."
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Maro...
You are really never learning, do you...
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By the time of attendance report, it is told that Aira-san took an absent because of sacred ruin exploration.
She seems to had went inside sacred ruin since yesterday.
After that, the news about the criminal of a murder case in the imperial capital is still have not yet being caught.
And now after liberal art lesson, it's time for the battle practice lesson
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Sounds of crossing swords are resounded inside the first training ground today.
I and Kyurie-san battled under the blue sky.
My speed at handling the swords have been improved remarkably compared to yesterday.
How should I say it... it feels like I have something like a 『battle perception』.
In addition, I feel my body is very light to a surprising degree.
Howeverー
*Heartbeat*
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That's right. About this...
During the time I exchanged swords against Kyurie-san and created sparks, I sense 『something crawling out』 from the inside of me.
I'm feeling such a sense arise mainly when I do a battle act.
However, when I entrust myself on this senseー it will take my consciousness.
Just like at the time of both, mock battle and yesterday battle lesson.
When I fought against the goblin at the sacred ruin, this sense was about to fully cover my whole body.
And by the time I noticed my surrounding, it was already over.
At the time when I heard the story of forbidden spell king from Claris-sanー
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