Volume 5 Chapter 3.4 (1/2)

Volume 5 Chapter 3.4

Editor: Weasalopes

Nora was confident not just because she could say with full assurance that they weren’t involved with anything shady but also because they didn’t have a need to go to school. While aware that the instructors were annoyed by how frequent questions and arguments were thrown at them, this was kind of the position they signed up for. Besides, arguing and thoroughly questioning was something in which both sides were encouraged to remain calm unless you wanted a proviso.

And even if Nora and the others coming here conflicted with the law in some way, the responsibility lay on the king and the headmaster, since they orchestrated all this.

「Tch. I’ll rip that facade off you eventually, just watch！」

The situation turning unfavorable and his face reddened, the man spit that sentence out before going off elsewhere. The classmates stared at him with cold gazes. To put it out there, not a single person allied themselves with him, but this was of course completely his fault, as the thing Lorren residents despised the most was attacking an individual based purely off of speculation, prejudice, or hearsay.

「Lime, we need to get our seats soon. And Hiyohiyo can be behind us so as to not cause trouble.」

「Kay.」

「Tweet-」

Sensing that the lecture was to begin soon, Nora spoke to Lime and Hiyohiyo about it. Responding meekly to Nora’s callout, Lime and Hiyohiyo began moving to their seats. Gasps could be heard throughout the classroom at this spectacle. Nora, who noticed this, made sure to give their classmates a warning.

「I’m going to warn you right here that even though Hiyohiyo looks how he does, he still is a divine beast. If you touch him with any evil intentions, you will be punished regardless of whether he wants you to be hurt or not. I hear it’s super hot.」

The classmates froze when they heard this announcement, and then slowly, jaggedly, almost like you could hear the rust in their movements, turned their attention to Hiyohiyo. Now in the limelight, Hiyohiyo simply groomed himself as if it had nothing to do with him.

「……You talk a big talk, but I won’t be fooled by those lies of yours！！」

Ignoring Nora’s thoughtful warning, the same classmate who had picked a fight with them earlier charged at Hiyohiyo. And the aftermath……

「Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa！！」

「I did warn you……」

Burned with white flame, the student was now a well-done color with a precise afro, and with no bruises to match the pain. Hiyohiyo looked down at this man in a quizzical manner.

「Well, as you can see, you need to be careful around Hiyohiyo. We don’t currently know the criterion.」

Nora explained the most crucial matter to their classmates, who were completely frozen. The class would not end up thawing out until the lecturer entered the room.

「Honestly, this is all just so tiring……」

Tatsuya muttered while catching a book that flew straight for him after being launched from a bookshelf. Once again, today the special section of the library’s archives stood in the way of Tatsuya’s search.

「Can’t something be done to make this easier？」

「No, I don’t know either……」

The librarian on shift for today (24 years old, male, single) replied to Tatsuya’s carefree complaints in a very troubled tone.

「I sort of get that none of the librarians are targeted in attacks, but is there any reason as to why everyone else using the library gets attacked so much？」