Smart Glasses-kun, who returns to his senses the fastest, once again starts to blare out orders. The students also recommence their offense.
“My feet ”
“I-it, it’s p-painful ”
“I’m really sorry. But it’s better than dying, right?”
Rikka-chan replies so to the two who are making bitter expressions. Well, it’s true. In a situation like that, that was the only method available.
“Really, how barbaric you are. This is why delinquents are ”
Raising his glasses, Smart Glasses-kun glares at Rikka-chan.
“But if I didn’t do this, they would’ve been killed.”
“And who care about that? I have no need for trash that can’t follow instructions.”
“Uwah, that’s repulsive.”
“Say whatever you want. Anyways, if you’re satisfied with saving the two of them, you should follow my commands now.” Faced with the arrogant words from Smart Glasses-kun, Rikka-chan expresses discontent.
“Haa? And why the hell should I-”
“Rikka, listen to the orders.”
Nishino-kun enters and breaks the tense atmosphere. Apparently, he has rushed here as reinforcement as well.
“Nisshi?”
“For the time being, he is the commander here. I’ll act as support, so you should obey his instructions.” “Muu. Okay.”
Rikka-chan seems to reluctantly agree under the persuasion of Nishino-kun. Wielding the billhook, she enters the fight with the dark wolf. The battle starts to tilt towards their favor as Rikka-chan and Nishino-kun enter the field.
While maintaining a distance to avoid being swallowed by the “darkness”, the students begin casting long ranged attacks. They are most likely trying to deplete the dark wolf’s stamina and make it a battle of attrition. To begin with, the dark wolf was injured during its fight against us. If they drag this on, they might truly have a chance at defeating it.
“The monster is running away!”
The dark wolf knows this too. It forcefully breaks through the encirclement and escapes to the city streets.
“Oi, don’t let it escape! Chase after it!”
“Wait.”
Smart Glasses-kun immediately tries to give chase, but he is stopped by Nishino-kun.
“What are you doing, Nishino?”
“Chasing it is dangerous. Right now, we should prioritize the healing of injured personnel.” “What kind of thing are you You saw how strong that monster was, right? It’s dangerous to let a monster like that go. We should slay it when we could. Are you going against the order of this commander? Against me, who received full permission from President Igarashi?” “That is only if that monster is alone.”
“Aisaka and I have fought against those kinds of monsters before in the home center. They move in flocks and possess skills like a howl that could summon its kind. What will you do if there are a lot of them after you give chase? What if it had called for its friends? The tables would immediately be turned. We’ll get annihilated.” Nishino-kun’s words bring about a commotion from the surrounding. His words are neither lies nor exaggerations. Smart Glasses-kun clicks his tongue in anger.
“ Fine. I’ll listen to your warnings for now. But don’t forget that I am ultimately the leader here.” Saying that, Smart Glasses-kun walk towards the school building. Seeing this, Nishino-kun lets out a deep sigh. As if they could finally relax, most of the students sit down on their spots.
“It seems like everything has come to an end ”
“Huh? Ichinose-san?”
There isn’t any reply. What’s the issue? When I look at Ichinose-san, I see her staring at one location.
“W why ?”
Where she is staring stood a gal like high school girl.
“Ricchan ”
Eh? Ricchan?”
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“Why How?”
Like a broken recorder, Ichinose-san repeats the same phrase over and over again. An acquaintance or perhaps the person she said she was close with? . This girl? She looks like the type that is the polar opposite of Ichinose-san hmm, let’s ignore that for now. I should focus on the topic of the dark wolf.
What shall I do? Track it down? If I make a move right now, I can catch up to it. Nishino-kun doesn’t know this, but the dark wolf’s pack has already been virtually decimated by us. Furthermore, the dark wolf itself is in a weakened state as well. It’s the perfect opportunity to kill it.
Momo has come out of its shadow and is pulling on the hem of my clothes. Momo seems to be in favor of chasing it down. She’s being more aggressive than ever before. It’s decided. We’ll track it down with Momo’s superior sense of smell. Until now, we have been chased around quite a bit. It’s about time we counterattack. Let’s put an end to this here.
“Ichinose-san, we’re going to give chase. Please ride on my back.”
We can travel faster with her on my back. Since Ichinose-san chest doesn’t give off exceptional sensations, I won’t get distracted either. Now, come on.
“ .Huh? Ichinose-san?”
There isn’t any reply. What’s up with her? When I look back, I see Ichinose-san still staring at Rikka-chan. So it distracts you to such an extent . But hey! What is she doing? Ichinose-san shakes off my hands, walks forward with wobbly steps, and opens her mouth.
“Ri-”
I try to stop her, but I don’t make it in time.
“Furu Furu~!”
At that moment, Aka’s clone which was on Ichinose-san’s body clogs her mouth. Then, Momo binds Ichinose-san with her shadow.
“Mu~~~! Mu~~~~!”
“I apologize, please bear with it for a moment.”
Carrying Ichinose-san, I sprint with my maximum speed and leave the area. That was close. We almost got discovered.
“You seem to have met an old acquaintance, but please be patient.”
“There is a student council member there along with countless other students. To reveal ourselves at this point in time isn’t a wise move.” “ ”
“Since you’ve physically seen the person, you should be able to use the ‘Mail’ function. Later on, you can converse with her using that. If you must, you can set up a place where you guys can meet in secret. So please restrain yourself for now.” I try my best to persuade Ichinose-san while I am on the run .
Ah, damn. Talking while sprinting is quite exhausting. My stomach is aching. With the rise in status, I am able to travel at an incredible speed while carrying a girl. But why is it that thing like this hasn’t changed? Blast it. Hmm? Wait a minute. How do we look like right now from the perspective of other people? A man (me) wearing a helmet and carrying a gun (Ichinose-san’s gun), running with ragged breaths while pulling along a beautiful girl who is wrapped in black rope (Momo) and gagged (Aka’s disguise)
This is bad. There is only one interpretation of this scene. It is totally a case that has to be reported. B-but well, whatever. It’s not like anyone can detect us with all my skills on. I’ve arrived at a location that is quite far away from the school. There shouldn’t be any problem if we’re all the way here. I don’t feel any presence of humans nearby. I undo the restriction on Ichinose-san.
“Puh, ha, ha , ha ”
“I’m sorry for being so rough. However-”
“I’m really sorry!”
As soon as she came off my back, she performs a dogeza. What?
“I’m sorry for doing things at my own discretion and inconveniencing Kudou-san. Even though we’re a team ” Her voice is shaking, and she is trying to hold back her tears. Please stop. If a girl cries, it will unconditionally feel like I am in the wrong. So please stop. To begin with, what’s up with her? Her attitude is completely different from just a few minutes ago. Oh, she must have converted back to her normal self after calming down.
“I-it’s okay I was able to interfere just in time, so there isn’t any need to bow your head.” “I can’t. I’m sorry really .”