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“Ah, so painful…”
Ichika was still coughing when he was accompanied by Houki and Rin.
On his right was Houki, and on his left was Rin, both grabbing onto him.
“Anyway, you must have done something stupid to make those two gentle girls angry.”
“………………”
“………………”
Following where Rin’s finger was pointing, was the Kamo River, also known as the Lover’s River.
“Y-yeah, Ichika! Overlooking the Kamo River while chatting is one of life’s pleasures!”
After temporarily putting the camera away, the three prepared to sit down.
“Ah, I only have one handkerchief. Houki, Rin, is it fine that one of you sit on the ground without covering?”
“………………”
“………………”
“………………”
The three quietly listened to the flow of the river. Although being hugged from both sides, Ichika still did not start a
conversation.
“You…! Say something!”
“Oh, speaking of autumn, I once used the autumn leaves to roast a sweet potato.”
“Ichika, that’s…”
It was during their childhood, where they roasted the sweet potatoes with the leaves gathered around the Shinonono
Shrine.
Neither Chifuyu, nor Houki’s parents were there. Only the two children, who had problems starting a fire.
“I don’t think the fire is big enough, let’s add more leaves into it.”
Ichika’s proposal swiftly turned bad, and eventually started a small fire.
After that, Ichika was severely reprimanded by Chifuyu, and was prohibited from roasting sweet potatoes.
The furious look on Chifuyu’s face that day could be compared to the king of demons. That face would never be
forgotten.
“You… didn’t do anything similar to the time we roasted chestnuts, did you?”
“Hahaha.”
The only person in favour of the decision was Rin, so they built a fire, but Ichika’s bad habit soon came back.
“I don’t think the fire is big enough, let’s add more leaves into it.”
After it developed into a small fire, Chifuyu prohibited Ichika from making a fire again.
Of course, Rin would also never forget the expression Chifuyu had.
“Agreed…”
To all of the good kids, please only start a fire under the supervision of a guardian.
“?”
Rin and Houki opened a private IS channel to secretly discuss of a way to stay at the riverbank with Ichika.
“What are you doing?! Did we agree to create opportunities to approach Ichika?”
The two deliberately used the excuse to snuggle closer to Ichika, but Ichika suddenly stood up.
Did he think of something? Ichika dashed and gradually disappeared into the busy streets near the Kamo River.
“H-how is it my fault?!”
Jiiiiiii~
Jiiiiiii~
As the two were glaring at each other, Ichika came running back.
In order to not mess up the twintail and ponytail of the girls, Ichika chose the summer beret. The considerate action
and thought was very Ichika-like.
“This will make you warmer.”
“It’s fine. The student council will provide some coverage. Also, it wasn’t that expensive.”
Not sure if it was because of the dazzling look, or because of shyness, but the two girls could not face the smiling Ichika.
Rin and Houki were too shy to request that Ichika took a photo with them, so they followed Ichika’s directions and
stood side by side with the Kamo River in the background.
“Come, cheese~”
The two put on a stiff and shy smile when Ichika pressed the shutter.
“Now then, next up is Laura and Cecilia, I wonder where they are.”
Let’s send a message first- as Ichika was about to do that, a rickshaw suddenly appeared at high speed and stopped
right in front of him.
One had blonde hair and the other had silver hair, they were both wearing evening gowns. They also had crowns on
their heads, and smiles on their faces.
The purple evening dresses that Cecilia and Laura wore would not lose to the autumn kimonos. Their shoulders were
covered with a shawl.
“Hm? Wearing evening gowns in Kyoto isn’t bad at all. Let’s take a picture.”
The rickshaw reminded him of Cinderella’s carriage, Ichika thought while he pressed the shutter, however, he suddenly
realised…
“Huff… huff…”
The rickshaw was pulled by an out-of-breath man who had a familiar-looking head of red hair.
“H-hey. I came to Kyoto to look for some odd jobs, but I don’t know how I ended up like this… hahaha.”
“Why are you laughing?! Anyway, look after Ran. Your sister has grown up in a blink of an eye.”
The long barrel of a Mauser pistol suddenly interrupted the conversation between the two men.
“This? I used this back in Germany when I was modelling for some magazine… oh, but it still has killing capabilities.”
“Well, it might as well be a toy. This gun isn’t to my liking, since it’s impractical. Oh, but I don’t hate it, it makes me feel
like a part of history.”
“Well, this was manufactured recently, so it doesn’t have any historic value.”
“Sometimes, the essence lies within the design. Is it made from top quality material?”
“Humph, of course.”
Seeing as the two girls spoke to each other in harmony, Ichika nodded to himself.
“This one can seat up to three people, is that not right, Gotanda-san?”
“Y-Yeah…”
Incidentally, Dan was doing odd jobs in Kyoto in order to raise money and buy gifts for his older girlfriend, Nohotoke
Utsuho, but that is a story for another time.
Cecilia and Laura shifted themselves so that Ichika would have to sit in between them.
“Now then, Gotanda Dan! Slowly and safely show us around Kyoto, and take as many curved roads as possible.”
Laura said as she poked the back of Dan’s head with the muzzle of the gun.
Although Dan had a tired look, when Cecilia and Laura offered an additional fee, his eyes turned into burning $ signs.
Which meant that he slept through all practice sessions for three years during middle school.
Being suddenly hugged on both sides by Cecilia and Laura, Ichika revealed a puzzled look.
This reaction moved Cecilia’s and Laura’s maiden heart, so they decided to become bolder.
As Ichika was being confused by the straightforward temptation, Dan followed the “safe driving” instruction, and made
a sharp turn.
“Waah!”
Being under the mercy of centrifugal force, Ichika held onto Cecilia and brought her closer to him.
“I-Ichika-san…”
The honeymoon only lasted for a few seconds, as Ichika was pushed towards Laura this time.
In order to avoid squashing Laura’s petite body, Ichika put his arms around her, but instead, made her press closer to
his body.
“No, it’s not like that! I’m unable to counteract the forces- Wah?!”
The rickshaw started to violently shake again, which caused the three passengers to bounce around.
“Utsuho.”
“Utsuho?”
“I-Ichika?!”
Ichika let Cecilia hold the camera, not knowing how the girls felt.
Although the three were still wobbling on the rickshaw, they managed to take some pictures.
“Too slow!”
Chifuyu had an impatient look on her face as she stood with Yamada at a bus stop.
The agreed upon time had already passed, and since no one had arrived, she was very anxious.
“Meaning?”
Chifuyu crossed her arms and began tapping with her fingers.
A loud and powerful sound was produced, which was clearly from a man-made explosion.
“We have to hurry. Yamada, hurry up and complete that thing’s acquisition procedures.”
“Y-yes!”
Yamada worriedly looked at the rising black smoke, while she clenched her hand on her chest.
10 minutes ago.
“Withdraw.”
“Hm?”
In that span of time, the woman’s left arm moved at an unperceivable speed.
Clang!
A blunt sound was made as she swiped down something with her pipe
“B-bullets?!”
Clang!
Clang!
Ichika had no idea what was happening and was full of confusion.
“Um, excuse me… but aren’t you the person from before? The cat’s…”
The woman looked back with a flirtatious look, but during all this time, she continued swatting down bullets at a speed
way beyond ordinary human capabilities.
“Hm? Your assassination, celebrity Orimura Ichika… now, get ready for the real thing!”
That was the legendary machine featured in the IS video game, as well as the runner up of the first Mondo Grosso
championship, and the winner of the second Mondo Grosso championship.
The figure with one eye and one arm did not stay in one place.
“Oh, it was lost in an accident. However, my [Tempesta] does not have any flaws!”
On her right arm, wires started to form bone structures, then muscle, and then armour.
The arm was constructed from her IS, as she lightly flicked away an incoming bullet.
“Assassination attempt failed. Did that perverted kid hook up with that woman?”
The one who said that was the sniper, third year of IS Academy, Daryl Casey.
“Rain… Meusel…”
Rain not only revealed her identity, but also gave a smirk.
Her handsome, laidback expression was the same as always. This caused Fort to involuntarily cry.
“That’s… why…? Why are you with Phantom Task…? Why… are you betraying everyone…?”
The wind threatened to sweep away the two standing on top of the building.
“This place has been compromised. Now then, you must quickly decide.”
To stay at IS Academy.
Or to follow Rain.
Because of the sweet temptation, Forte felt dizzy and started to wobble.
“Oh!”
“Rip… apart…?”
Although Forte was at her mercy, after a few seconds, she managed to pull away from the embrace.
“If that’s the case, then so be it. Goodbye, Forte. It’s been fun.”
Although the smile had a hint of loneliness to it, which made Forte’s chest hurt.
She understood.
On the dark grey armour, two hound heads acted as pauldrons, as they spat fire.
Rain summoned a double-edged sword, [Escort Black], and clenched it in her hand.
Her will to pursuit the enemy could be felt by the scorching flames of the sword.
“Bring it on!”
The hound heads on her shoulders opened their mouths and spat out flames into the area.
“I’m a blooming 20 something year old woman who is still in her prime! I’m going to have to teach you a lesson!”
The flames were dispersed by the wind, but some were blown into a parking area, which triggered a huge explosion.
After confirming with her Hyper Sensor, she turned her attention back to Rain.
“Using heat detection, I can accurately detect anything within three centimetres of error.”
Her right arm transformed and refined itself into a wind canon.
“Tch!”
“………………”
Forte Sapphire formed an ice shield to block the blast from the canon.
“Forte…”
“… Let’s go…”
“What?”
“I can’t watch anymore! Why are we being attacked?! We are the invincible wall [Aegis]. Also… also, who will tie my
braids for me?!”
“Uuu…”
Unlike the last time, Early fired three times in one breath. This time, Rain and Forte did not even try to avoid it, but
instead, took the blow from the front.
“Oh?”
By using dispersion on the hot and cold air, they created the defensive barrier, [Aegis].
The one who manipulates flames, [Hell Hound], and the one who manipulates the cold, [Cold Blood]. Their meeting was
not accidental, but inevitable.
“In that case, it’s two versus one, as long as Orimura Ichika doesn’t come.”
The other side had a force who was responsible for holding off the enemy, so Ichika was unable to come for backup.
Early stretched out her arms to her sides as if to summon the skill, [Storm].
Wind started to appear around her, before forming into two clones of Early.
Despite being outnumbered, Rain and Forte did not seem discouraged.
If it was these two, regardless of any difficulties, they would overcome it.
Early had turned into three, although the two clones would only follow behind and copy her moves, it was still a threat.
However, Early’s onslaught with [Tempest] would not be very effective against the defence-based Rain and Forte.
Although they were like children quarrelling, during the time, both sides continued to attack each other.
The One-Off Ability [Early Tempest], was created by high speed rotating wind, which would break off armour.
Coupled with the fact that [Hell Hound] and [Cold Blood] was still using IS Academy’s standard shield energy limit.
If it became a war of attrition, it was clear that the situation would quickly deteriorate.
Rain roared.
“A bit what?!”
“Embarrassing…”
Rain was busy fighting for her life, while staring in disbelief at Forte, who had an embarrassed blush on her face.
Forte finally made up her mind, and spread out pellets of ice, which caused Early to back off.
“Saying “this” and “that”, young girls these days are so indecent.”
Early started to rush at the two again. Rain held Forte to her side, and gave her a passionate kiss.
Armour of fire and ice wrapped the bodies of Rain and Forte.
Early punched while her fist was wrapped in the wind, which was easily more powerful than an anti-tank rifle.
Rain and Forte used the reactive force to create some distance. In that instance, it didn’t need to be said.
“Run away!!”
“Right!!”
After recalling her IS and landing on the ground, Ahli opened a Japanese umbrella and walked at a leisurely pace.
”You are…!”
Ichika was alarmed by the situation. In front of him, stood a familiar woman.
She pulled out a pistol in a swift motion. Laura had previously taught Ichika avoidance techniques by diving with the
body.
After dodging the gunshot, Ichika ran into an alley. His sense of justice couldn’t let him involve civilians into the battle.
“Damnit, I have to lead her somewhere where there aren’t any people!”
Caught in a dead end of an alley in the ancient capital, Ichika lost his means of escape.
“Cecilia!”
“Hello, Ichika-san~”
Cecilia had come with a leisurely smile on her face. Autumn immediately understood why.
“Don’t move!”
Turning his head back, he saw Houki, Rin, Charlotte, Laura, and Kanzashi. All of the first year personal IS pilots.
“Captive… hand.”
In a special floor of a high class hotel in Kyoto, Rain was swimming naked in the pool.
“Aunt Squall really is the leader of [Phantom Task’s] special force, [Black and White Incarnations]. Her treatment is
really different.”
Hearing this, Squall, who was lying at the edge of the pool revealed a bitter smile.
“Is this sarcasm? Also, please don’t call me aunt. Our identities might be revealed.”
Sitting naked as well on a large buoy floating in the pool was Forte.
“Ye-yeah…”
Although Rain and Forte were both naked, Squall was wearing a swimsuit.
Autumn had been a part of the female Special Forces, and was also equipped with an IS. She shouldn’t have been
captured so easily.
“No, it’s not wrong. I saw the reports saying that the first years surrounded and captured her.”
Realising this, Squall finally understood the situation. She quickly got up from her pool chair.
Squall had begun to move, anxious to save her lover. She didn’t seem like her usual self at all.
“No, that’s a bit… the enemy’s forces isn’t tactless. Even Early is there.”
Even if the three IS had their limiters removed, it would still be a challenge.
Kuh… Squall grinded her teeth.
“………………”
Rain said with a teasing tone, Squall was silent before leaving the scene.
“O-okay…”
Aware of each other’s intentions, Forte blushed. The prior perplexity of betrayal had gone from her face.