Volume 1 Chapter 3 (1/2)
Stubborn footsteps resounded in the academy hallway
A sleeved unifor the swaying ponytail
The uniforned for his personal use The fundamental color was the same as that of the other students, pure white, but the dress beloas certainly not a skirt The cloth of his pants, which was incorporated with holiness, orn nicely like a gentleman
(da)
Kamito cursed Greyworth in his head
”The instructors' building and the students' building are connected on the second floor's hallway The cafeteria is located on the first floor”
Guiding hiirl froart
While Ka into his uniform, Greyworth seemed to have summoned her
At first, she openly showed a displeased face, but maybe because of her serious personality, she did not abandon hiuide him
The school building's design was recklessly complex and in order to create a comfortable space for spirits, it has adopted the standard of the latest spirit engineering architectural style Anyway, it was definitely a design that had given little consideration for the people using it
Staring at Ellis' swaying ponytail, Kamito recalled the conversation fros had gone the way the witch had predicted—
Hearing that name, which was mentioned, Kamito was left with no other choice
Ren Ashbell—suddenly appeared three years ago, The Strongest Blade Dancer
And, that Ren Ashbell's contracted spirit is—
A darkness spirit in the forirl
While walking, Kaaze to his left hand which was covered with a leather glove
(No, it can't be her Because, she is—)
Ka to deny it rationally—but could it be hts were in his mind
(Well whatever I'll make sure of it with my own eyes For now I'll dance in your palm, Greyworth)
”You”
Then Ellis, alking in front of him, suddenly stopped
Facing him with her hand on her waist, she sternly scowled at Kamito
”Are you listening or what? It's for your own sake that I's”
”U”
”M?”
For some reason, Ellis' face became red, and she quickly walked towards him
”Y-You, what kind of things were you thinking while looking at my back!”
”W-Wait, Don't swing your blade here!”
The blade ung at point blank range, and Kaed it
(Perhaps this girl is also)
It appeared that it was a common problem that all the students of this academy had no immunity to men
Maybe the reason that she alking so fast since before, was because she was conscious of the fact that Kamito was a man
”Listen, don'tyou because I have no choice, but to comply with the headmistress' orders!”
”Ah, I get it But don't treat me like an enemy either As of today I'm a student of this academy like you”
”I'll never accept you The fact that there is a man such as you who is an elementalist, there is no way I would accept it!”
Returning on her heels, Ellis began to walk quickly
”All things considered, ould the headmistress want a man transferred here”
It see disliked a lot
(Well, it can't be helped This is arden of maidens)
It's as if a lion had been released on a herd of rabbits
Naturally, the overly boxed princesses would be wary of a e
The Blade Dance will be held two months later
He had to obtain their trust gradually in this school life
(H of life)
Suddenly, so came to his mind
”Hey, Ellis”
”What”
Ellis turned around in a sullen mood
He thought sheher by her first name so casually, but apparently she didn't
”From today onwards, where should I live?”
There was no male doriven a roo to the school from the academic city at the foot of the mountain?
”Don't worry about it, the acadereat expense for you A part of the endowment had been especially allocated for the construction cost”
”What a strangely thorny way of speaking”
Well whatever It's certainly better than being ho outside in the Spirit Forest
”It can be seen from this —there it is”
Ka at
”Um, where is it?”
Looking around the vast grounds, it see house there
”Look well, over there at the corner of the plaza square”
Ellis was pointing towards—
”That's my house?”
A splendid building with a large roof
More spacious than an ordinary residence house, there were many rooms inside
Beside it was an exclusive bathing area Mangers have been piled up near its entrance
”Is-Isn't that a stable!”
Kamito yelled loudly
”Are those eye sockets empty? Look closely”
”What?”
(U?)
He only saw the stable
No, it was a stable at best After all, they are soothing their horses in that place
(Mm?)
—And then, Kamito finally discovered it
Next to the stable, where wooden planks had been put together and were erected, there was actually a lodge
Here and there, different lengths of planks had been nailed down together
The roof was flaky A sudden gust of strong ould destroy such a lodge
”Ah, maybe—that one?”
”Yeah”
Ellis simply nodded
”Where's the splendid lodge! It seems like it has been built in three days!”
”Three hours Do not underestimate the power of my contracted spirit”
”You built it?! I h price?”
”A high price indeed, I wasted my time because of you Are you unsatisfied?”
”I'm full of dissatisfaction It's almost harassment towards me”
”There's a proper bed, made of straw”
”I' the same treatment as a horse”
”Fu, You have a strong sense of pride Of course a horse isfor than you”
With the ponytail at her nape brushi+ng on her shoulder, Ellis said clearly
Somehow, he wanted to cry
”The restroom? The bath?”
”You can use the back of the lodge as restroom Unfortunately, you'll need to share the bath”
”Shared bath with the horses”
Karumbled
”Are you co?” Ellis scowled at him
”Look, even in the highly unlikely event that you try to invade the academy's restroom, my contracted spirit would turn you into a sauté mushroom”
”Sounds delicious So, you really like to cook?”
”Yes, It's a hobby Soe, and to please hi for it”
”Really, um, if there is a chance, please let me try it too At least, I have a fine palate”
”Yes If there's a chance, I would like to de What? Who are you to think that I would do so like that for you!?”
Zing— In a flash the blade ung, and Kain
”You Forget about cooking, these are not the kind of hands for e—”
”Uh”
Ka self-conscious, Ellis quickly glanced away
”Another thing, being the leader of the knights, aren't youup the order the most?”
”Shu-Shut up It was because you said soe!”
Kaed his shoulders, then turned towards the corridor again
”Let's leave the topic of the dormitory for now Where's my classroom?”
”The Raven Class Where extraordinary probleathered, a perfect class for you”
”Extraordinary problematic children?”
”It's exactly as it sounds M so bitter?”
”No, I happen to know so about it”
Kairl he encountered inside the forest
Seriously? No way! —That stroke of uneasiness, he couldn't shake it away
”Are you also from the Raven Class?”
Kamito tentatively asked a question
The terirl perfectly
”As if I'm from the superior class Weasel!”
In an instant, the sung in a flash
Ka it this tihtly been cut
”T-The Fahrengart secret sword skill was fended off”
”As such, don't casually swing at me with your hidden sword skills!”
Cli corridor, Kamito finally saw his classroom
A large wooden double leaf door with an abstract spirit shaped carving was there
Areishi+a Spirit Acadeed a floor apart from each other Because classrooms close to each other would likely duel or create some other commotion immediately
”All the students attending here are princesses froainst each other Although, as a regulation of the academy, personal disputes are prohibited; frequent incidents like dueling have never stopped”
While sighing, Ellis clasped her fist strongly
”We the Sylphid Knights will protect this peaceful academy from the perpetrators”
”No, the one who is disturbing this peace is you—”
—Was what he was about to say, but Kamito shut his own mouth
As she spoke, the side of Ellis' face was extremely serious
He thought that she was a reckless girl ung her blade on every occasion—his ied a little
She possesses the pride of a knight
Thedisturbance to the academy
Frohts, who maintains public morals, she naturally couldn't accept Kamito
Despite all of it, she could sincerely face and talk to him
A bit stubborn, but at heart, she was honorable
”H at my face?”
Ellis suspiciously frowned her eyebrows
”Well, I'o”
”? Wh-Why you, suddenly!”
Her eely cute
Looking inside the large auditoriu this tied in practical training outside in the training field area
”It's okay from here, I'll hear the rest later frouidance”
”Fu, such gratitude is unnecessary If there was a failure to properly guide you, you ht deliberately lose your way to the toilet later”
”You really have no faith in me”
At this co Ellis, Kah
Judging from his experience so far on the first day, it would be a tall order to gain the trust of his classmates
While , Kamito stepped into the empty classroom
Then, at that moment swoosh a slash sounded in the air—
”Gueh!”
A whip forcefully coiled around Kamito's neck
Being caught by the rough sudden attack, he had been pulled and thron in the corridor
(Wh-What!?)
Cough Looking around hi—
”Kazehaya Kamito!”
Over his head, a fairl descended upon him
Honestly, a voice he didn't want to hear
”Y-Yo-You have escaped fro my contracted spirit!”
”Hugh, ug”
”Defying me!”
”Guh!”
Feigning ignorance and trying to whistle, the thing around his neck tightened
(This sucks)
Thron flat onto his back, in front of Claire—
A blazing red haired beautiful young girl with her folded ar down to Kamito
The bloinds from thecaused her uniform's pleated skirt to float in the air
”Claire, you”
A deep groan came from Kamito's throat
”What, do you intend to reason your way out?”
”No, frohtly see your panties”
”Wha!”
Claire's face blushed, then she quickly restrained her skirt
”Pe-Pe-Pe-Pervert~!”
Gogogogogogogogogo!
A heat haze was rising from Claire's body
No It was not a heat haze It was a co Astral Zero's flame
”It seems, you really want to be turned into cinders, Kamito?”
”Wai-Wait, not yet!”
Kaer, and quickly shook his head
”Black is too early for you”
”gu!”
Strike— then Claire's whole body solidified
From her neck to the tip of her ears, it turned deep red liked boiled octopus—
”It-It's not black! It is alhite, black israrely, what have you made me say, idiot!”
Fwump She seemed to have overheated
Losing her strength, she sunk down to the floor
Being overly boxed into an ideal princess was her greatest weakness
Is it really okay for an elementalist to be so naive?
”Uugh, this is the second time I can't become a bride anymore”
With both of her knees on the floor, Claire began weeping gloomily
So terrible
”My baddon't cry, ok?”
Kalared at him
Frightening She could have burnt a person with lare
She wiped her tears with her uniforhtly
”Kazehaya Kamito”
”Wh-What?”
”I-I'ive you one chance to explain”
Although her tone was cal
Extrery
”Earlier, why did you escape?”
”No, it's co”
Kamito unintentionally replied immediately
An answer—that he iretted
”I got it There's only death for a fugitive slave”
”Wa-Wait, calm down From a spirit, I have become a slave?!”
”Slave, you're my slave spirit!”
”A new species of spirit was born How about announcing it to the Spirit Research Agency?”
By the way, in whichever Spirit Forest of the continent, these species of spirit were yet to be discovered
”Ch-Cheeky slave—No, a slave spirit isn't it!”
”Uwah, I gigive, give up, seriously I'll die!”
Forcefully, the whip on his neck ruthlessly tightened, and his consciousness was likely to fly away
(The knight group, what are they doing! A murder is about to happen inside the academy!)
Looking around in the corridor with no sign of any student
”By the way—”
Then, Claire's face got closer Looking rather displeased, she said,
”Soroup's Ellis Fahrengart, you see ith her What does that mean?”
Cough, ”How could you call that getting along together? She was just guiding me”
”Guide? Why?”
”Because today, I have specially transferred into this academy”
”What? You have transferred? Here at Areishi+a Spirit Academy?”
Claire spread open her eyes, then looked to Kaure, which she only just noticed now
”No wayyou are a man!”
”Aa But, you have seena spirit”
Kaht hand where the spirit seal was imprinted
”I'm a male elementalist That's why Greyworth summoned me here ”
Therefore, Claire—
Lost in thought, she put her finger on her cherry colored lips
”Really, whata transfer student”
Pfft pfft Sheto herself
(If she stays quiet, she looks just like a norirl)
And, while staring at the side of her face, Kaht
Claire suddenly raised her head, then turned to face him
”Um, because you are here, perhaps, you are also in the Raven class?”
”Yeah does that mean, you are in the same class?”
”Yeah I'm also from the Raven class!”
Claire spoke with a seely cheerful voice Somehow she seemed awfully happy
Her s face would charm anyone as unaware
”Say, since it has turned out this way, I'll give you another chance Kamito”
”What chance?”
”Contract Without a doubt, this time become my exclusive contracted spirit Kamito”
”Wh-Why do I have to do that?”
”Fu, It's natural! Because you snatched the spirit that should have been mine”
Puffing up with her unfortunate chest, Claire pointed her index finger in front of his eyes
As always, she put forth an arrogant reason
(An annoying girl)
Karatitude for saving her life, he had been called a thief
—For such an arrogant princess, some proper punishment was needed
”Okay I'll bind a spirit contract with you, alright”