novelRaid Night (1)
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A staff meeting was abruptly called.
"The report that Beatrix was defeated by Hayashizaki Kazuki's hand has come in."
Headmaster Otonashi informed the Magic Division's staff that had gathered.
"Beatrix's life is not in a life threatening condition, but it seems she has fallen into magic intoxication. A request from Hayashizaki's party had reached the Knight Order to recover Beatrix....When the Einherjars were notified, they demanded an explanation from us as to what had happened. Why did our students become an obstacle to them?"
With this information, Headmaster Otonashi explained why he called for this special staff meeting.
Liz Liza had never thought that he would especially call for a meeting like this.
"The students protected Lotte on their own accord in an unfortunate accident, there is no other way other than telling them that right?"
It was not delightful news for Germany, but in this matter that couldn't be helped.
[Unfortunate accident didn't happen. ]
It was not a story where they could take responsibility. It was not an unfortunate accident in the first place.
However, Headmaster Otonashi shook his head slowly while pushing his forehead with his index finger.
"It would end with that explanation if it were students. There won't be any kind of responsibility for us. If it were students, we would spend all of the power available to us to protect them. But in this current situation, the problem was that the illegal magician entrusted to our academy brought about harm to the knight of Einherjar, who then abducted the personage of Charlotte Leibenfrau. It was an illegal magician who did this."
Liz Liza's complexion changed. By no means, was it Hayashizaki Kazuki who he referred to as an illegal magician?
"...Regarding the unidentified Diva that Hayashizaki Kazuki is contracted with, the risk is supposed to be minimal. He is a student that we should protect. By no means is he an illegal magician or such..."
It was true that Hayashizaki Kazuki had a contract with a different Diva than Solomon 72 Pillar...he was an illegal magician in the eyes of the law. However, the matter developed where they couldn't carelessly meddle with him.
This is because Lemegeton introduced herself as the Demon King who supervised Solomon 72 Pillar.
"If he is a harmless existence, we could watch him as long as we like, but he defeated the ace of the Einherjar. This couldn't be considered an easy-going matter anymore."
The conference room stirred with voices of confusion towards Headmaster Otonashi's words.
But to consider him a danger because he was powerful enough to defeat Beatrix―no matter how they looked at it, the impression that the decision was over-rushed didn't change. Hayashizaki Kazuki couldn't be said to be an honor student, he was just a normal student. There wasn't supposed to be any reason to doubt him that much.
"What tomfoolery is this. How can you reach that kind of conclusion? There isn't even enough material to doubt him."
"...A report came in that the other day, at the quest that Hayashizaki Kazuki's party undertook, he illegally picked up a Sacred Treasure. The knights that happened to be present at that time, demanded him to hand over the Sacred Treasure but he resisted, the knights even ended up injured."
"Illegal possession of Sacred Treasure...? Resisting...? How stupid, there is no way Hayashizaki Kazuki would..."
"The emotion to want to believe the pupil you are in charge of is very noble isn't it?"
Headmaster Otonashi returned her words with a mocking tone.
That brief comment had controlled the atmosphere of the conference room with the exception of Liz Liza. The other teachers, who despite the fact that Hayazhizaki Kazuki had amassed the image of a normal student that could be trusted, became scared when they imagined his hidden side.
How foolish... No, in the first place why were the knights dispatched to a quest with such low level of difficulty?
Right now, weren't all the knights in the metropolis grouped into Loki's subjugation teams?
What in the world was this unnaturalness?
Impossible. Such things weren't supposed to be done to Hayashizaki Kazuki and Lemegeton. Was there any schemer behind the scene...? Could it be...someone with bottomless ill will toward a person who introduced himself as King!?
"Including the matter of [repulsing Beatrix's attack], the Knight Order demanded this academy to take responsibility. The students took action on their own accord...we couldn't say that anymore. We have to apprehend Hayashizaki Kazuki and Charlotte, and hand over Charlotte's personage to Germany. After that, we are going to apply temporary sealing measures to Hayashizaki Kazuki and banish him to the Sword Division."
The situation had automatically progressed to the worst point.
―The conclusion moved in the direction where Hayashizaki Kazuki and Lotte couldn't be saved anymore.
"...Lemegeton is a Diva that is possibly connected to Solomon 72 Pillar. If we meddle unskillfully to that contract connection, there would be concern of the deterioration of our relation with Solomon 72 Pillar."
Headmaster Otonashi's expression changed for the first time after he heard what Liz Liza pointed out, "Fu, fufufu" his shoulders was shaking.
"A 15 year old kid is a King, there is no reason to believe such a stupid talk. The Diva who pretend to be Lemegeton, whispering sweet words to the ear of a 15 year old boy when at that age they tend to dream about stupid things, that this boy could become a king. This is just a stupid trick....But for the moment, we still have some allowance to wait and see. That's why, now when it's still an internal problem of this academy, we can deal with this without much fuss by banishing the problem to the Sword Division. After that, we could perform the ~Stigmata Transplanting Operation~ slowly to transfer the stigmata into a more reliable person than Hayashizaki Kazuki, we could investigate the true identity of that Diva better."
Stigmata Transplanting Operation...? But that technique had the risk of breaking down the mind of the person who had their Stigmata taken out. Such inhumane path of research like this should have been discontinued. Because the Stigmata was connected to the mind of the contractor even up to their atomic particles, there was no way to conveniently take out only the Stigmata.
From Liz Liza's side, board chairman Amasaki started to speak like he was trying to convince himself somewhere deep inside.
"If it's now, everything could be solved just by banishing Hayashizaki Kazuki to the Sword Division. It's unfortunate about Charlotte Liebenfrau, but...she is not a student of this academy..."
According to the law, Hayashizaki Kazuki was a criminal. Any objection couldn't change that.
Liz Liza kept silent. What could she do by herself?
Headmaster Otonashi made the verdict.
"If there is even a little suspicion...that was the agreement right from the beginning. From now, starting immediately, I order the strongest Magica Stigma of the academy―Otonashi Kaguya to take the quest of apprehending Hayashizaki Kazuki and Charlotte Liebenfrau."
That kind of stupid action...Liz Liza's mind turned pure white.
Even though Otonashi Kaguya was very affectionate toward Hayashizaki Kazuki.
For such an order to be handed down by Otonashi Kaguya's own father...
"The magic you can use increases along with the rise of the positivity level and when you kiss someone, you'll be able to use their magic even up to level 10 temporarily for one time...?"
Mio and Lotte were dumbfounded at Kazuki's explanation.
"But I didn't kiss Lotte just for the sake of power okay? I did it with proper determination..."
"It's okay desu, I understand that well desu, Onii-san."
The girl had the power of telepathy. She understood Kazuki's real intention.
"Besides, I didn't hate it at all to be kissed..."
Mio's expression turned disagreeable looking at Lotte whose cheeks were blushing.
"For the sake of protecting Lotte, even kissing her with the determination to keep protecting her...certainly that was, when you have that kind of ability, in that kind of situation there was no other way except to kiss her, but, really, why it must be a kiss..."
Mio moaned "Uuuuu" and pouted.
"Then if I'm the one who is in the same situation, Kazu-nii would also protect me properly right? And, and then Kazu-nii would also...kiss me?"
"Of course I will protect Mio. Now that you mention it...I, I already kissed you, you know?"
"...Eh?"
"Before this, when Loki's attack hit you, so I could protect Mio..."
"Wait a second! I don't remember that! I don't remember that at all!?"
"That was...Mio was already dead at that time."
Mio pressed her own lips, her face turned red when she thought about the truth that she was already kissed, then her face turned pale white in despair when she realized that matter had all happened when she was not conscious. Her expression alternated between blushing and paling.
"I, I remember seeing a dream of being kissed, but...that was...that had actually happened...? But, but that's bad, I won't consent with that!! I also want to do it properly, if Kazu-nii said that you will protect me, then I want you to swear it once again right now right here!"
"But right here...that's..."
Seeing Kazuki who shrinked back, Lotte spouted out "Puh".
"That's right Onii-san...It doesn't count if you gave your oath when the person concerned was not conscious desu."
Lotte said something to support Mio.
Mio demanded again while glaring at Kazuki with resentful eyes.
"Right now in this place...I want you to kiss me. If you don't do it, then I won't believe whatever Kazu-nii is saying about how you consider me as a special person....I mean, if you had already done it once then it's not a big deal to do it again right!?"
Kiss Mio once more... That was a deep and significant action that he wouldn't be able to take back again. It had already reached the point where any excuses wouldn't be heard anymore...
But even so, right now, it was not only the demand from Mio that pushed Kazuki, Mio's lips had the magic power to fascinate Kazuki's heart.
"Onii-san...I don't mind desu. I will believe Onii-san no matter what happens, so I'm satisfied desu."
Lotte's word became the feeling that pushed him so, Kazuki took Mio's chin with his hand. Mio trembled in surprise and closed her eyes.
Kazuki resolved himself and kissed Mio. It was a soft and warm sensation incomparable with anything he ever experienced until now. When their lips separated, Mio stared at Kazuki dazedly, then finally she laughed "hehehe" when she came back to herself.
"Kazu-niii!"
Then Mio hugged Kazuki happily―after that she also returned the kiss from herself to Kazuki.
"Yo, you, that kiss just now..."
"But you know, Kazu-nii protecting me is not just a one-sided affair. Because I'll also protect Kazu-nii! That's why...I will also swear with this kiss..."
A heart mark floated from Mio. When she felt satisfied, she gently separated their body from each other.
"Then I will also protect Kazuki-oniisan with my all!"
In the next moment Lotte stretched herself to Kazuki and kissed him.
Wa, wait a minute, what is this situation!? How could it be in this short time he had already received so many kisses from two girls...! This kind of thing is completely like...!
{Kazuki...you are, right in this moment, showing off your real face as the harem King!}
Mio hugged Kazuki's right arm with a pouting face. Thereupon Lotte hugged Kazuki's left arm. Both of their positivity level floated in front of Kazuki's eyes.
Amasaki Mio―132 Lotte―100
"Well...we are a party that protected each other's back in the end....Fo, for now we still couldn't be said as something like lovers."
"Then I'll kiss Mio-oneesan too."
"Eh!? I, I don't wanna. Even though I had finally kiss with Kazu-nii...Wait, I said wait!"
Lotte played around by chasing Mio who was running away.
"...Even so, the Knight Order hasn't come yet huh."
Kazuki changed the topic while moving his line of sight to Beatrix who was still faint.
If the Knight Order doesn't come to collect her quickly, they won't be able to return home to the Witch's Mansion. When he thought about Beatrix suddenly waking up like a zombie, he felt really uneasy.
They started fighting at 4 o'clock, the evening passed as if it was Ragnarok, and when they noticed, the curtain of the night had already descended. The street lights illuminated the empty arcade.
"The Knight Order won't come...so we arrived in their place."
"...Kaguya-senpai? Why are you here?"
The figures who appeared at the entrance of the shopping arcade were Kaguya-senpai in her magic dress and Torazou-senpai....Did senpai come in place of the Knight Order to collect Beatrix?
"A quest was handed over to me you know, Otouto-kun."
She talked from the other side of the night. What is this [quest] senpai was talking about? Right now there was no problem at all in this place. The Haunted Ground had been liberated, Beatrix had been defeated...
What kind of quest was handed down to Kaguya-senpai?
In front of the bewildered Kazuki―Torazou-senpai drew his katana and magic power started to be generated from Kaguya-senpai.
"Kazuki...why did you do something like that!? Was my trust to you misplaced!?"
Torazou-senpai...what is he saying!?
"Oh formless and mute shadow, transform into fish that swim in the darkness of delusion! The origin of nightmare, vicissitudes of materialism, answer and swallow the hope and terror...! Darkness of the Bottom of ShadowDeep Specter!"
Kaguya-senpai's summoning magic―made it really clear―that it targeted Kazuki.
"Senpai! Why!?"
"I'm sorry but...it will be just a little painful."
At the same time with senpai's verdict, from the underfoot of Kazuki―a gigantic monster of shadow rose up. Kazuki perceived the flow of the magic power of the monster that was made from lumps of magic power, he Foresighted its movement and he evaded, then he drew out his Iai.
He smashed the shadow monster into small pieces with his slash.
"What, what the hell is this!?"
"...Prophet, Fire!"
Mio fell into panic while watching Kazuki and Kaguya-senpai alternately in distress, Lotte determined the situation quickly and rattled the shadow monster with her gatling gun's bullets.
However, Torazou-senpai stepped towards Lotte and attacked her. She couldn't stop Torazou-senpai's charge with her gatling gun. In that interval, Kaguya-senpai finished her chant with astonishing speed.
"My wicked thoughts is filled with curses, I prayed in earnest for thy's pain... I feel no shame for my ominous thoughts! The Hatred of Fruitless Flower Feel Pain!"
The magic to inflict hallucination of pain to the opponent!
The bullet of curse flew not to Kazuki but to Lotte.
"Aa, UAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Hallucination of pain that couldn't even be imagined by the one watching outside was―attacking Lotte until she couldn't keep on her feet, she screamed while her body was shaking all over. Given that chance, Torazou-senpai attempted to pursue her.
"...Barrett!"
Torazou-senpai ate the hastily chanted Barrett by Mio and got blown away.
"Senpai...why!"
Kazuki screamed while feeling the anger because of Lotte's pain.
"We have to arrest Lotte-chan and...she will die in the hands of Germany. That's why I must let Lotte-chan escape. I will let you get away. But if you become an obstacle in Otouto-kun's arrest, I will let you taste a little pain."
Kaguya-senpai coldly informed Lotte. Lotte who crouched in pain, raised her head sternly even with tears amassing in her eyes.
"No desu! I will also help Onii-san!!"
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