“Is this karaage? Although I know about the related knowledge…Delicious! It is a joy that makes one truly feel alive!”
Leme, who disappeared during class, had materialized at lunch time to eat food.
“Karaage…I have not eaten such a plebeian food for so long. At the Amasaki’s house, this kind of thing will never be put on the table. It is the fault of this E-Rank slave, there is nothing more shabby than this.”
Next to Leme, Mio placed the table together and was eating the same bento.
…Why did this person specially come over to eat together?
Behind his seat, Koyuki was eating the bento alone. At first, Kazuki had invited her over to eat, but he was coldly rejected. If that’s the case, then why did Mio come over?
“It does not matter if I have to do all the household chores…But please do not call me a slave.”
“…But I do not recognize you as a member of the Witch’s House. Forget it, since the food that was made have no sin, then I can only reluctantly eat it.”
Placing mouthfuls of karaage into her mouth, Mio said with a pretentious tone.
Saying that she was reluctant had made Kazuki frustrated. The karaage was a dish from his memories of the Nanohana Institute.
“It shouldn’t be awful…”
“It is awful. This kind of thing is extremely disgusting.”
When she places the karaage in her mouth, which was opposite of what she was saying, Mio’s cheeks would soften.
“…It was made extremely well. Thank you.”
“Hiakari-san…Thank you. But since you have already said such words, as expected, you should come over and eat! Don’t just whisper your thanks from behind!”
Kazuki turned his head around. She only said “Don’t look over here” and turned to one side.
A black skull flew into the ring. It was not from Koyuki, but from Mio. After turning his head back to the front, he did not know why, but he could only see Mio glaring at him unhappily.
“Oi, even though I am eating with you, don’t turn to the back and desperately request for another woman.”
“That’s right. Amasaki-san, do you have some time now?”
Suddenly being talked by someone, Mio “Eh?” and looked back.
When she noticed, everybody’s gaze were concentrated at this side.
“Amasaki-san, do you have a good relationship with that E-Rank…Hayashizaki-kun?”
“W, What good relationship, how is that possible. This person is a slave! Because I am a Student Council trainee…I had obtained a slave from the Student Council President! Don’t be mistaken!”
Kaguya-senpai did not say anything related to a slave trade.
“That’s true! You only treated him as a useful slave, that’s great!”
With this as a beginning, the other students of the class began to speak one by one.
“How is it possible that the A-Rank Amasaki-san would enter the Student Council with the E-Rank male student! We were all thinking what was going on, but now we are reassured!”
“That person, who cannot even use Summoning Magic, was actually mixed into this class, how disgusting.”
The temperature surrounding him had rapidly dropped.
No,no,no. It was maybe not all of a sudden, it was possible that everybody was gearing up and waited for an opportunity to throw such gazes.
As a Stigma Magic User candidate, they have extreme pride. They wanted to exclude the abnormality (Kazuki), but because they did not know why Mio, whose rank was higher than theirs, was together with him, so they hesitated.
…It was probably like that.
“Hey, Amasaki-san. Do you also think this way?”
They were trying to confirm secretly from Mio
And Mio, who did not understand the situation, could only look around confused.
What on earth was happening? Kazuki thought while remaining calm.
He was aware that he was an abnormality. He was already resolved about this situation.
“…Forget it! We, the Magic Division, do not require swords! You are already an E-Rank, and you were saying that your specialty was swords…Hayashizaki-Ryuu is completely useless!”
In the end, Mio still followed the atmosphere of this classroom.
“Compared to my Phenex, the Hayashizaki-Ryuu is simply trash! What Ancient Sword Techniques, there is no difference compared to the primitives swinging sticks around!”
“Hayashizaki-Ryuu?” The surrounding people were confused about the target that she pointed out at.
Kazuki was also angered by this phrase.
…It was the same when I first introduced myself. Why does this person always target the Hayashizaki-Ryuu? Because it was on the news, so knowing about the Hayashizaki-Ryuu was not something strange…But what do you know about the Hayashizaki-Ryuu? I do not mind if I was looked down upon…But if it is the people, who are important to me, that are being looked down upon, then it is not fine.
“Since you actually said it like this…Do you think I will remain silent forever?”
Mio faced Kazuki and revealed a provocative expression.
The anger within Kazuki’s belly was rushing upwards.
However, if he were to move using his emotions ——He would lose his place in the classroom.
“Our King, compared to the foolish Stigma Magic User, you are much stronger.”
Beside the silent Kazuki, a surprising sound rang out. It was Leme.
“What are you people, who still have not changed the Enigma into Stigma, or you, who can only use Low Level Summoning Magic saying? If you let Leme, who is a Diva, to speak, it is really funny. Our King’s Sword techniques are stronger than you a hundred times. And the karaage that Our King made is very delicious.”
Because the surrounding people were all silent, that voice completely infiltrated their bodies.
“…W, What, you useless Diva.”
“There is no need for Our King to use Leme’s power to deal with people such as you. If you doubt it, you can try it. Isn’t there a system called in this academy?”
“Hey, Leme, what are you saying? You have lost your memories, you shouldn’t know anything about my sword techniques. Don’t just careless say words out.”
Kazuki hurriedly tried to stop her, but Leme only stared directly at Kazuki.
“Indeed, Leme doesn’t know anything, but I can still understand. Although I do not know why I selected you, but because you are a person that this Leme has chosen —— You cannot be weak. And although I had only been with you for a short day, I still fully understand your character. You said that you have spent your life so far honing your sword techniques. Then if that’s the case ——You are not weak. Even if I do not know anything, I can still understand it.”
Leme even leaned over closer and whispered into his ear.
“…And, that girl, Amasaki Mio, truthfully, she wants to lose to you.”
“…What’s that.”
“It is more accurate to say that…she hopes that you are a strong person. So that’s why she argues with you. This is also for positivity levels, so show off to her.”
“…In the end, it was still for that. That isn’t good, fighting in order to obtain positivity values.”
“Most importantly, it is unrelated to positivity values…Weren’t you also thinking that you ? Leme and your heart are connected, so I had seen through it a long time ago.”
Leme smiled and knocked Kazuki’s chest.
…She is saying that I wanted to fight? I actually…?
Holding a sword in my hands, as a swordsman, fight ——against the Stigma Magic User, who had provoked this side.
Inside Kazuki’s calm mind, a sweet heat began to erode it.
As a member of the Magic Division, he must leave behind his longing for sword techniques. But ——
“…That is true. Indeed, it is time to let these people change their thinking about sword techniques.”
The people that were most important to him were looked down upon, yet he could still remain indifferent. As expected, it wasn’t his way of living.
“Oi, you two, what are you guys secretly talking about?”
Mio said to the two people. Leme immediately turned to Mio and revealed a detestable expression.
“Actually, you are very weak! Desperately saying Leme’s King is an E-Rank slave, you must be afraid of Our King!?”
“…-How is it possible that I’m afraid of that guy!?”
Mio could not help but stand up. In response, Kazuki also stood up.
“Amasaki Mio. I request a duel with you.”
Hearing these words, everybody in the room, including Mio, widened their eyes in shock.
This was the natural reaction. Compared to Summoning Magic, Swords were looked down upon.
Heaven and Earth Formation. Swordsman were only to buy time for the Stigma Magic User’s Chants. A Meat Shield. This was common knowledge.
Kazuki coldly looked around his surroundings. That common knowledge ——made him extremely angry inside his heart.
“You say a duel…But you can’t use Summoning Magic, right?”
“I will only fight with a sword. If I win, I hope that you can take back the insults you said towards the Hayashizaki Family.”
Hearing this phrase, Mio’s expression changed.
“As expected, you still have longing towards the Hayashizaki’s Sword Techniques! Even though you are already a person like me in the Magic Division…Okay, I’ll accompany you! I’ll let you fully experience it!!”
The originally frozen classroom began to quarrel again.
“…Although I do not understand, that person is saying that he would