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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume4 Prologue

2012-10-02T02:06:12Z

Richocet: /* Prologue */

== Prologue ==

Beneath the hard, solid rock lay several layers of excavated, overlapping passageways.

A certain young boy was walking towards the Institution inside which crimson flames were raging.

His glossy hair was pitch-black, and it almost looked as if he wanted to become one with the dark night, as he was wearing black clothes from head to toe.

There was a sense of child-like innocence lingering in his girly facial features and yet his black pupils were showing no sense of emotion whatsoever. He was simply staring blankly at the blaze reflecting the flickering light.

Many combat skilled workers were possessed by the «Instructional School» institution, whether it was one that was annihilated in merely half of that day — There's no way that the young boy would know.

Was it something that was done by a Sylphid Knights' division that belongs to the Empire, or was it that they lost control of the Sealed Spirits?

The young boy who was trained in combat skills by the instructional teacher, was nowhere to be found.

He escaped, or, perhaps was already dead.

If they assume that, the young boy was unleashed and that he would become a free man.

But...

''It's good no matter how, after such a thing...''

Deprived of a child's mind, who had become indifferent to everything.

There was only one exception, none other than '''her'''.

The Dark Spirit Restia — the Institution's instructional teacher had given it to him, their highest ranked sealed spirit.

His heart, which was engulfed in darkness, was shown light by this girl alone.

''She's the only one I'll protect unconditionally''

In the burning flame interior, the boy's goal was the shrine in the institution's basement.

In the shrine of the «Instructional School», were many artifacts that were illegally excavated — Sealed spirits that could rival even a small nation's military strength were all resting there.

Restia was also sealed in a ring, and would thus have been stored there.

In the boy's hand, was the spirit carved seal which was the proof of his spirit contract.

The teachers of the «Instructional school», were afraid of his skills and powers, thus not allowing him to reach the spirit.

A male with the power to contract a spirit—was someone with the potential to become the Demon King.

It was what the instructors were afraid of the most- him rebelling along with the highest Dark Spirit.

"Say, Onii-sama!"

The sound of a girl came from behind. There was only one person who would call him ''onii-sama''.

"Mira?"

The youth turned around, and saw the young girl behind him. With coal-black hair, piercing green eyes and rose-like lips. The flesh which wasn't concealed by her dark battle gear, appeared to be snow white.

"Mira, you still haven't escaped?"

"Because I still needed to find onii-sama!"

Mira (last name) replied with a red face.

No matter what, the youth was an orphan without a sister.

"Onii-sama" was a name she called him with.

"What happened to the comrades that were watching?"

"Eliminated."

She answered with a flicker of her eyebrow.

"Because they would cause problems while I'm searching for onii-sama."

A proud murderer without remorse.

"So it's like this..."

If it is necessary for the job then kill-something like that was unheard of.

No, there was little guilt for the murdered comrades.

A girl taught to become a weapon; in a way, he was the same.

Mira (last name) was the «Instructional School»'s second most powerful warrior. In a place full of monsters, she was called a «monster».

With overwhelming fighting power, for someone who has yet to kill anyone, there was a red gulf between them.

"Onii-sama, what are you doing here?"

Mira asked the question.

"There is an altar under here, where Restia's seal lies. I need to get it."

"But Onii-sama already has Mira, you don't need that contracted spirit"

Mira frowned with her cute lips.

"In that case, where is Lily?"

Lily Flame, the seventh member of Mira's group.

"Lily...um...hmm, she might be dead already, by that Crimson Lotus Giant."

"Crimson Lotus Giant?"

"The one who attacked the facility several weeks ago, what an incredible Lava spirit"

In that instant.

Suddenly, the ground began to shake.

"It is coming onii-sama!"

".....!?"

—Suddenly, from the depths of the tunnel, came an incredible killing aura. Crimson flames clinging to the ground came in an instant. From the depths of the fire came a roaring Giant. Holding a Flaming sword with his molten hands.

"Fire spirit?, no, it is..."

It was not a simple Fire Spirit.

The youth's entire body chilled from shock.

It was a symbol of destruction. Its very sight reap the mind.

''That's.... a demon-king-level-spirit''

Even the «Instructional School» full of powerful spirits could be destroyed by this.

The power of a Demon King level spirit, can defeat an entire regiment of Spirit Knights.

''There is no way anyone can fight a spirit like this.''

The fire spirit noticed them.

With flames coiling all over its body, the monster slowly approached.

Mira licked the ring on her finger.

It looked like she was planning to use her military level spirit against it.

"Mira, that is not something a human can beat."

"No problem. Mira is not a human, Mira is a monster."

Mira's right hand glowed with her Mark of Contract.

No, it was not a Spirit Seal, but a Cursed Armament Seal.

«JESTER VISE»— The reason why Mira was called a monster.

"Goodbye, Onii-sama."

"—MIRA!!!"

In that moment, the young boy reached his hands towards her.

The giant released crimson lotus flames, and his world turned into fire.

The frenzy spirit resulted in the complete destruction of the «Instructional school»

It was the year before the appearance of the strongest Blade dancer.

In a place not even recorded on a map, on the border of the Empire.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume3 Chapter7

2012-09-23T00:28:46Z

Richocet:

{{Incomplete}}

==Chapter 7 - Valentia Holy Festival==

As night fell, the Academy Square became crowded and noisy.

The air was saturated with a captivating sweet fragrance. The delicious desserts were piled up on the altar like a mountain, plus the female students from the academy were performing the spirit blade dance ritual.

"Speaking of which, where did she run off to?"

Kamito sighed as he stared at the bag of chocolates Claire had left behind. Although he and Ellis were originally trying to look for Claire together, it was almost time for a shift change. They were forced to abandon the search for Claire in order to carry out a patrol in the «Wind» region .

The Sylphid knight stared at chocolates that Kamito held with a complicated expression.

"...................."

"Ellis, what's wrong?"

"N-Nothing is wrong. This whole area doesn't seem to have any problems."

Ellis pretended to cough and hastily re-directed her line of sight elsewhere.

Indeed, there wasn't much in terms of unusual activity.

There were occasionally some drunken disturbances or pickpocketing, but that could be easily handled by the local security. What Kamito and Ellis were more concerned with, were the individual civilians who were not familiar with spirits who might invoke the wrath of the spirits by accident.

While making offerings to the spirits, such incidents were not unknown.

"This..... feels like we are on a date...."

"Hmmm, what did you say?"

"I didn't say anything! Stay alert and focus on the patrol!"

The red faced Ellis angrily spoke.

Kamito apologized, "I-I'm sorry."

''Hey, isn't Ellis the one not paying attention?''

From earlier on, Ellis was not able to calm down, and was stealing glances at Kamito's face from the side, every now and then.

Somehow, her manner of walking seemed unsteady and uncertain.

Their shoulders coming so close together that he was not sure whether they were touching, and then her screaming "Fuwaa", once again moving away from him - that kind of thing was repeated over and over.

Because of that, they bumped into the people that they passed by many times.

"Ellis, walking like that is dangerous."

Unable to bear any longer, Kamito grabbed Ellis' hand,

"......W-W-What are you doing, you insolent person!?"


"No, since a while ago, you were somewhat unsteady, and it got dangerous... Your hand is also a little hot. Would you happen to have a fever or something?"

"...～Wh-Whose fault do you think it is?!"

As Ellis' hand was joined with Kamito's, she hit his shoulder.

"I'll have you bear responsibility for taking my first time!"

"Wh...!?"

At those words of Ellis, whose face was colored in bright red,—

The people, going back and forth the street, turned around with their faces lighted up.

They glared at Kamito with a scornful-like look and murmured in a soft voice together.

"Ellis, don't utter something that would invite misunderstanding!"

"I-It isn't a misunderstanding! Really, I-it's my first time joining hands with a man!"

"...!?"

''I see''—Kamito suddenly understood.

Thinking about it, Ellis was also an ojou-sama of prestigious noble background.

Now that he thought about it, Claire and the others seemed like they were hesitating about joining hands with him when they were departing yesterday. To them who were the daughters of nobles, joining hands with a boy might be an act more embarrassing than he imagined.

"...Sorry. My bad."


Just as Kamito was about to release her hand,

Ellis blushed while looking away, still tightly holding his hand. "Ah, no, I don't mind, and I didn't mean to scare you."

The soft feeling a girl's hands. With a feeling of calluses, evidence of extensive weapon practice, Ellis continued to walk slowly holding hands.

"A guy, a guy's hand."

"Yes."

Hearing Kamito's reply, Ellis could not understand why she started laughing happily.

"It doesn't feel so daring or shameful, holding a guy's hand."

"Haha, yes." Kamito answered softly, while scratching his head with his free hand.

To be honest, Kamito really didn't know what to say.

From a moment ago, Ellis' large bust rested on his arm. Although the two of them were separated by her breastplate, the fullness of her chest could be easily felt. One could not help but stare at the armor to enjoy the sight of her body. For a young boy, the effect was downright irresistible.

''With such a hard body, why? Why is her body so soft?''

With his heart beating hard and full of excitement, the two continued to walk down the street full of festive excitement. The entire street was illuminated by spirit ore, giving it a blinding brightness.

Ellis' eyes started to glow at a small bear inside a display window, then her breath was stolen away after catching sight of a high class dinner gown at a different store.

Kamito brought up yesterday's maid's outfit incident to tease Ellis, which instantly turned her face red with rage.

"Hmm! Someone like me, isn't comparable with those kind of clothes anyway!"

"No such thing. The Knight armor is great, but I want to see Ellis in these kind of clothes too."

"What, what are you talking about?"

With a cute frown, Ellis suddenly became very shy. That was not the look of a Sylphid knight, but more the look of an ordinary girl. Looking at her——

Kamito suddenly had a question: "Hey, Ellis, why did you want to become a knight?"

Her reason to become a knight, wasn't just because she was a child of the Fahrengart family.

"................"

Ellis slowly turned her face toward him.

"At first it is because I wanted to follow my Aneue's footsteps."

"That Velsaria-senpai?"

"That's right. Onee-sama is a amazing knight. While she is very strict, always practicing her sword art, she never ceases in her quest to make herself a proper leader of the people.

As if looking at something far, far away, she raised her head to look at the evening sky.

"From when I was a child, I always tried to become a knight like Aneue. So when I joined the academy, I immediately joined the Sylphid knights."

" 

Suddenly, Ellis's tea-colored eyes turned hazy.

"But.." she continued,

"When I joined the academy, Aneue had already changed. As if driven by something, she became obsessed with gaining power. Of course, I don't think that kind of life is wrong. Pursuing the highest form of spiritual power is not wrong. But now, she is no longer the knight I want to follow."

"Something changed her?"

Kamito begin to ask...

Ellis bit her lips down,

"I think, it was during the Blade Dance contest three years ago."

"!?"

Kamito couldn't help but exclaim.

"What happened, I am not sure, but since then, onee-sama rapidly changed."

Kamito looked down and stared at his gloved left hand.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume3 Chapter7

2012-09-20T04:44:08Z

Richocet:

{{Incomplete}}

As night fell, the Academy Square became crowded and noisy.

The air was saturated with a captivating sweet fragrance. The delicious desserts were piled up on the altar like a mountain, plus the female students from the academy were performing the spirit blade dance ritual.

"Speaking of which, where did she run off to?"

Kamito sighed as he stared at the bag of chocolates Claire had left behind. Although he and Ellis were originally trying to look for Claire together, it was almost time for a shift change. They were forced to abandon the search for Claire in order to carry out a patrol in the «Wind» region .

The Sylphid knight stared at chocolates that Kamito held with a complicated expression.

"...................."

"Ellis, whats wrong?"

"N-Nothing is wrong. This whole area doesn't seem to have any problems."

Ellis pretended to cough and hastily re-directed her line of sight elsewhere.

Indeed, there wasn't much in terms of unusual activity.

There were occasionally some drunken disturbances or pickpocketing, but that could be easily handled by the local security. What Kamito and Ellis were more concerned with, were the individual civilians who were not familiar with spirits who might invoke the wrath of the spirits by accident.

While making offerings to the spirits, such incidents were not unknown.

"This.....feels like we are on a date...."

"Hmmm, what did you say?"

"I didn't say anything! Stay alert and focus on the patrol!"

The red faced Ellis angrily spoke.

Kamito apologized, "I-I'm sorry."

''Hey, isn't Ellis the one not paying attention?''

From earlier on, Ellis was not able to calm down, and was stealing glances at Kamito's face from the side, every now and then.

Somehow, her manner of walking seemed unsteady and uncertain.

Their shoulders coming so close together that he was not sure whether they were touching, and then her screaming 'Fuwaa', once again moving away from him - that kind of thing was repeated over and over.

Because of that, they bumped into the people that they passed by many times.

"Ellis, walking like that is dangerous."

Unable to watch any longer, Kamito grabbed Ellis' hand,

"...... W-w-what are you doing, you insolent person!"

"Absolutely not, you were shaking pretty dangerously earlier and your hand feels hot. Do you have a fever?"

"You, who do you think is responsible?"

Ellis still held Kamito's hand, while repeatably punching his shoulder.

Staring at him , she furtively whispered.

"You stole my first time, you must take responsibility!"

"What?"

As everyone heard the blushing Ellis, various pedestrians turned their heads to stare at the two.

“Ellis! Don't say things that will make people misunderstand!”

“No, this is not a mistake. This is my first time holding hands with a boy.”

“! ?”

Oh, this is why. Kamito finally understood.

Thinking carefully, Ellis is still a noble princess.

Speaking of which, when they went out yesterday, Claire and everyone else all felt awkward holding hands. For ojou-samas like them, having their hand held by a boy is a pretty daring act.

“Apologies, it is my fault.”

Just as Kamito was about to release his hand,

Ellis blushed while looking away, still tightly holding his hand.“Ah, no, I don't mind, and I didn't mean to scare you.”

The soft feeling a girl's hands. With a feeling of calluses, evidence of extensive weapon practice, Ellis continued to walk slowly holding hands.

“Guy, a guy's hand.”

“Yes.”

Hearing Kamito's reply, Ellis could not understand why she started laughing happily.

“It doesn't feel so daring or shameful, holding a guy's hand.”

“Haha, yes” Kamito answered softly, while scratching his head with his free hand.

To be honest, Kamito really didn't know what to say.

From a moment ago, Ellis' large bust rested on his arm. Although the two of them were separated by her breastplate, the fullness of her chest could be easily felt. One could not help but stare at the armor to enjoy the sight of her body. For a young boy, the effect was down right irresistible.

(With such a hard body, why why is her body so soft?)

With his heart beating hard and full of excitement, the two continued to walk down the street full of festive excitement. The entire street was illuminated by spirit ore, giving it a blinding brightness.

Ellis' eyes started to glow at a small bear inside a display window, then her breath was after stolen looking at a high class dinner gown at a different store.

Kamito brought up yesterday's maid's outfit incident to tease Ellis, which instantly turned her face red with rage.

“Hmm! Someone like me, isn't comparable with those kind of clothes anyway!”

“No such thing. Knight armor is great, but I want to see Ellis in these kind of clothes too.”

“What, what are you talking about?”

With a cute frown, Ellis suddenly became very shy. This is not the look of a Sylphid knight, but more the look of an ordinary girl. Looking at her ----

Kamito suddenly have a question: “Hey, Ellis, why did you want to become a knight?”

Her reason to become a knight, was not only because she is a child of the Fargnir family.

“................”

Ellis slowly turned her face toward him.

“It is because of anune's vision right?”

“That Verslias (and last name)?”

“Hai. Onee-sama is a great knight. While she is very strict, always practice her sword art, and never stop to make herself a leader of the people.”

Suddenly, Ellis's brown eyes turned hazy.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume3 Chapter7

2012-09-20T04:42:25Z

Richocet:

{{Incomplete}}

As night fell, the Academy Square became crowded and noisy.

The air was saturated with a captivating sweet fragrance. The delicious desserts were piled up on the altar like a mountain, plus the female students from the academy were performing the spirit blade dance ritual.

"Speaking of which, where did she run off to?"

Kamito sighed as he stared at the bag of chocolates Claire had left behind. Although he and Ellis were originally trying to look for Claire together, it was almost time for a shift change. They were forced to abandon the search for Claire in order to carry out a patrol in the «Wind» region .

The Sylphid knight stared at chocolates that Kamito held with a complicated expression.

"...................."

"Ellis, whats wrong?"

"N-Nothing is wrong. This whole area doesn't seem to have any problems."

Ellis pretended to cough and hastily re-directed her line of sight elsewhere.

Indeed, there wasn't much in terms of unusual activity.

There were occasionally some drunken disturbances or pickpocketing, but that could be easily handled by the local security. What Kamito and Ellis were more concerned with, were the individual civilians who were not familiar with spirits who might invoke the wrath of the spirits by accident.

While making offerings to the spirits, such incidents were not unknown.

"This.....feels like we are on a date...."

"Hmmm, what did you say?"

"I didn't say anything! Stay alert and focus on the patrol!"

The red faced Ellis angrily spoke.

Kamito apologized, "I-I'm sorry."

''Hey, isn't Ellis the one not paying attention?''

From earlier on, Ellis was not able to calm down, and was stealing glances at Kamito's face from the side, every now and then.

Somehow, her manner of walking seemed unsteady and uncertain.

Their shoulders coming so close together that he was not sure whether they were touching, and then her screaming 'Fuwaa', once again moving away from him - that kind of thing was repeated over and over.

Because of that, they bumped into the people that they passed by many times.

"Ellis, walking like that is dangerous."

Unable to watch any longer, Kamito grabbed Ellis' hand,

"...... W-w-what are you doing, you insolent person!"

"Absolutely not, you were shaking pretty dangerously earlier and your hand feels hot. Do you have a fever?"

"You, who do you think is responsible?"

Ellis still held Kamito's hand, while repeatably punching his shoulder.

Staring at him , she furtively whispered.

"You stole my first time, you must take responsibility!"

"What?"

As everyone heard the blushing Ellis, various pedestrians turned their heads to stare at the two.

“Ellis! Don't say things that will make people misunderstand!”

“No, this is not a mistake. This is my first time holding hands with a boy.”

“! ?”

Oh, this is why. Kamito finally understood.

Thinking carefully, Ellis is still a noble princess.

Speaking of which, when they went out yesterday, Claire and everyone else all felt awkward holding hands. For ojou-samas like them, having their hand held by a boy is a pretty daring act.

“Apologies, it is my fault.”

Just as Kamito was about to release his hand,

Ellis blushed while looking away, still tightly holding his hand.“Ah, no, I don't mind, and I didn't mean to scare you.”

The soft feeling a girl's hands. With a feeling of calluses, evidence of extensive weapon practice, Ellis continued to walk slowly holding hands.

“Guy, a guy's hand.”

“Yes.”

Hearing Kamito's reply, Ellis could not understand why she started laughing happily.

“It doesn't feel so daring or shameful, holding a guy's hand.”

“Haha, yes” Kamito answered softly, while scratching his head with his free hand.

To be honest, Kamito really didn't know what to say.

From a moment ago, Ellis' large bust rested on his arm. Although the two of them were separated by her breastplate, the fullness of her chest could be easily felt. One could not help but stare at the armor to enjoy the sight of her body. For a young boy, the effect was down right irresistible.

(With such a hard body, why why is her body so soft?)

With his heart beating hard and full of excitement, the two continued to walk down the street full of festive excitement. The entire street was illuminated by spirit ore, giving it a blinding brightness.

Ellis' eyes started to glow at a small bear inside a display window, then her breath was after stolen looking at a high class dinner gown at a different store.

Kamito brought up yesterday's maid's outfit incident to tease Ellis, which instantly turned her face red with rage.

“Hmm! Someone like me, isn't comparable with those kind of clothes anyway!”

“No such thing. Knight armor is great, but I want to see Ellis in these kind of clothes too.”

“What, what are you talking about?”

With a cute frown, Ellis suddenly became very shy. This is not the look of a Sylphid knight, but more look like an ordinary girl. Looking at her ----

Kamito suddenly have a question: “Hey, Ellis, why did you want to become a knight?”

Her reason to become a knight, was not only because she is a child of the Fargnir family.

“................”

Ellis slowly turned her face toward him.

“It is because of anune's vision right?”

“That Verslias (and last name)?”

“Hai. Onee-sama is a great knight. While she is very strict, always practice her sword art, and never stop to make herself a leader of the people.”

Suddenly, Ellis's brown eyes turned hazy.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume3 Chapter7

2012-09-20T04:36:58Z

Richocet:

{{Incomplete}}

As night fell, the Academy Square became crowded and noisy.

The air was saturated with a captivating sweet fragrance. The delicious desserts were piled up on the altar like a mountain, plus the female students from the academy were performing the spirit blade dance ritual.

"Speaking of which, where did she run off to?"

Kamito sighed as he stared at the bag of chocolates Claire had left behind. Although he and Ellis were originally trying to look for Claire together, it was almost time for a shift change. They were forced to abandon the search for Claire in order to carry out a patrol in the «Wind» region .

The Sylphid knight stared at chocolates that Kamito held with a complicated expression.

"...................."

"Ellis, whats wrong?"

"N-Nothing is wrong. This whole area doesn't seem to have any problems."

Ellis pretended to cough and hastily re-directed her line of sight elsewhere.

Indeed, there wasn't much in terms of unusual activity.

There were occasionally some drunken disturbances or pickpocketing, but that could be easily handled by the local security. What Kamito and Ellis were more concerned with, were the individual civilians who were not familiar with spirits who might invoke the wrath of the spirits by accident.

While making offerings to the spirits, such incidents were not unknown.

"This.....feels like we are on a date...."

"Hmmm, what did you say?"

"I didn't say anything! Stay alert and focus on the patrol!"

The red faced Ellis angrily spoke.

Kamito apologized, "I-I'm sorry."

''Hey, isn't Ellis the one not paying attention?''

From earlier on, Ellis was not able to calm down, and was stealing glances at Kamito's face from the side, every now and then.

Somehow, her manner of walking seemed unsteady and uncertain.

Their shoulders coming so close together that he was not sure whether they were touching, and then her screaming 'Fuwaa', once again moving away from him - that kind of thing was repeated over and over.

Because of that, they bumped into the people that they passed by many times.

"Ellis, walking like that is dangerous."

Unable to watch any longer, Kamito grabbed Ellis' hand,

"...... W-w-what are you doing, you insolent person!"

"Absolutely not, you were shaking pretty dangerously earlier and your hand feels hot. Do you have a fever?"

"You, who do you think is responsible?"

Ellis still held Kamito's hand, while repeatably punching his shoulder.

Staring at him , she furtively whispered.

"You stole my first time, you must take responsibility!"

"What?"

As everyone heard the blushing Ellis, various pedestrians turned their heads to stare at the two.

“Ellis! Don't say things that will make people misunderstand!”

“No, this is not a mistake. This is my first time holding hands with a boy.”

“! ?”

Oh, this is why. Kamito finally understood.

Thinking carefully, Ellis is still a noble princess.

Speak of which, when we went out yesterday, Claire and everyone else all felt awkward holding hands. For ojou-samas like them, having their hand held by a boy is a pretty daring act.

“Apologies, it is my fault.”

Just as Kamito was about to release his hand,

Ellis blushed while looking away, still tightly holding his hand.“Ah, no, I don't mind, and I didn't mean to scare you.”

The soft feeling a girl's hands. With a feeling of calluses, evidence of extensive weapon practice, Ellis continued to walk slowly holding hands.

“Guy, a guy's hand.”

“Yes.”

Hearing Kamito's reply, Ellis could not understand why she started laughing happily.

“It doesn't feel so daring or shameful, holding a guy's hand.”

“Haha, yes” Kamito answered softly, while scratching his head with his free hand.

To be honest, Kamito really didn't know what to say.

From a moment ago, Ellis' large bust rested on his arm. Although the two of them were separated by her breastplate, the fullness of her chest could be easily felt. One could not help but stare at the armor to enjoy the sight of her body. For a young boy, the effect was down right irresistible.

(With such a hard body, why why is her body so soft?)

With his heart beating hard and full of excitement, the two continued to walk down the street full of festive excitement. The entire street was illuminated by spirit ore, giving it a blinding brightness.

Ellis' eyes started to glow at a small bear inside a display window, then her breath was after stolen looking at a high class dinner gown at a different store.

Kamito brought up yesterday's maid's outfit incident to tease Ellis, which instantly turned her face red with rage.

“Hmm! Someone like me, isn't comparable with those kind of clothes anyway!”

“No such thing. Knight armor is great, but I want to see Ellis in these kind of clothes too.”

“What, what are you talking about?”

With a cute frown, Ellis suddenly became very shy. This is not the look of a Sylphid knight, but more look like an ordinary girl. Looking at her ----

Kamito suddenly have a question: “Hey, Ellis, why did you want to become a knight?”

Her reason to become a knight, was not only because she is a child of the Fargnir family.

“................”

Ellis slowly turned her face toward him.

“It is because of anune's vision right?”

“That Verslias (and last name)?”

“Hai. Onee-sama is a great knight. While she is very strict, always practice her sword art, and never stop to make herself a leader of the people.”

Suddenly, Ellis's brown eyes turned hazy.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume2 Epilogue

2012-06-22T22:25:52Z

Richocet: /* Epilogue */

==Epilogue ==

—The next morning, Kamito woke up on a bed in the medical office.

He, honestly, didn't remember much about what happened after that.

He over-exhausted his divine power in using Est, and his consciousness had become hazy.

Jio Inzagi was apprehended by the Sylphid Knights of the academy, who rushed over, and was handed over to the Ordesia military as the suspect of the incident. That fake Demon King, who lost his Blood Stone's power, had no longer any power to resist.

The {{Furigana|strategic-class military-use spirit|Jormungandr|margin=13}}, which was sleeping under the mine, was resealed without problems by Fianna holding the ritual Kagura of resealing. The shrine, above ground, was also completely destroyed by the Knights. There should never be another time when that would be released.

Darkness spirit Restia had disappeared the moment Jio's arm was cut off.

It did not mean that she vanished—That was what the throbbing of the spirit seal, engraved on his left hand, had told him.

(Restia, what on earth are you trying to do?)

—Because that was her wish.

His former contracted spirit said that. And then, that he would meet her eventually.

Who was this "her" she mentioned? Was that possibly referring to the other Ren Ashbell that was participating in this round's Blade Dance?—

(In any case, as long as we advance, we should be able to fight her.)

Their school ranking greatly went up due to this time's S rank quest achievement, but there were still many high ranking teams. Besides, if they reached the «Blade Dance», the elite champion teams would be selected, not just from this academy, but from every country of the continent.

(This isn't the time to be lying down here…)

Making a bitter smile, Kamito tried to get up from the bed, at that moment.

A soft sensation was squirming about from under the sheet.

"… E-Est! You again—"

He flipped up the sheet in a fluster.

A nude Est—

—wasn't on the bed.

"…Fianna?"

Kamito left his mouth open.

The one, who was there, was Fianna, who put on a dress-like uniform on her body.

"How disappointing, I already got discovered. Despite that I was thinking of playing various things after this."

The princess brushed up her glamorous black hair, and cutely stuck out her tongue.

Being peered at by a chilling upward glance, his face spontaneously turned red.


"Wh-wh-wh-what are you doing?!"

"Fufu, do you know that a princess maiden of the «Divine Ritual Institute» knows various techniques to let spirits enjoy themselves?"

"Y-you, what do you plan on doing…"

"I'm joking. However, look, do you feel that your vitality is recovering?"

"…? Yes, certainly…!"

He felt some sort of energy swelling up in his whole body. Normally, his divine power shouldn't have recovered this much just by resting for about a day.

"It was a secret ritual Kagura of the «Divine Ritual Institute» to distribute a princess maiden's divine power—However, to use it, our skin must be closely stuck together. If you're offended, I'm sorry."

Fianna quickly blushed, and bashfully looked downwards.

"You're not thinking that I'm an im-immodest girl, right? Even I'm really… embarrassed."

"I-I'm sorry… Thank you. However, you don't have to force yourself."

Kamito apologized in a fluster.

She was pretending to be mature, but she was really an innocent princess. After making her this worried, he could not tell her to move aside.

"I'm not forcing myself. I'm doing it because I l-like it."

Fianna quickly turned away with her face still red.

"…Hey, Fianna, is it really alright for you to not return to the «Divine Ritual Institue»?"


The reason that she tried to participate in the Blade Dance should have been to regain the power of her contracted spirit by the «wish» granted to the victor.

That «wish» had already come true, so—there was already no meaning to stay in this academy.

"It isn't possible to return after all this time. Besides, you know"

Fianna brushed up her long black hair, and gently brought her face close.

"I made another «wish» I want to be granted with."

"What? What's your another wish?"

"It's a secret—"

There was a soft sensation on his cheek.

As her cherry-blossom lips pecked, it touched and softly left.

"…You haven't given up on ensnaring me, have you?"

Kamito groaned with a deadpan look.

"Yes, that's right. This time I'm serious."

The princess expressed an impish smile—and, at that moment.

Gacha—the room's door had opened.

"Ka-Kamito!?"

A red twin tails bounced.

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It was Claire who was carrying a large amount of peach canned food.


…It seemed like she came to visit him.

She saw Kamito, who was being entangled with Fianna on the bed.

Gogogogogogogogogo…!

"Y-yo-you two, wh-wh-what are you doing…"

"Wait, it's a misunderstanding. Because this isn't what you think…"

"Oh, Kamito-kun, what's being misunderstood?"

Fianna tightly stuck closed to Kamito's body.

"Wh-why are you making a pretense like throwing firewood into the mouth of a volcano!?"

"… Scarlet, burn them!"

"Georgios, chase that noisy girl out!"

At that moment, the hellcat and the armored knight appeared from empty space.

When the hellcat made an intimidation, the knight unsheathed its sword.

"Hey, stop, this is a sickroom—"

Such a shout from Kamito was erased in vain by the violent sound of weapons clashing.

The peaceful sickroom transformed into a place of a blade dance for a moment.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume2 Chapter9

2012-06-20T19:24:34Z

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==Team Scarlet==

===Part 1===

At that moment, Fianna prepared her ritual outfit and began the arrangement of the resealing.

There were violent sounds of weapons clashing outside the door of the true shine.

"—It seems that he has come."

Claire summoned her Flame Tongue and glared at the door.

"Kamito and I'll defend the door to our last. Fianna, wait here."

"Are you saying you're going to hide me in a safe place alone!?"

"Yes, he isn't an opponent on whom you can use petty tricks many times. Even if you could, you no longer have any more Blood Stones."

"Don't misjudge me, Claire Rouge. I'm not a princess, who has to be only protected. Now, I'm an equal comrade of the team."

Fianna thrust her iron-ribbed fan, used for performing the ritual dance, towards Claire.

"I am the second rank princess maiden of the «Divine Ritual Institute»— As Rubia Elstein's sister, you know that that is not a frail existence that can only perform the dance, don't you?"

She had an expression as though she was challenging her. Claire gulped at the intensity emitted by the top-ranking princess maiden.

Certainly, the princess maidens of the «Divine Ritual Institute» did not receive battle training as spirit contractors.

However, by no means did it mean that they were powerless. On the contrary, as long as they chose the time and place, there were cases where their power surpassed even a high-ranking spirit contractor.

And, this very shrine was exactly the most suited place for her to exhibit her power.

"...I got it."

Claire brushed her red twin-tailed hair up.

"I'll protect you. Perform the most supreme Kagura!"

===Part 2===

—There was nothing like a warning sign. The blade dance suddenly began.

There were shrilling metallic sounds. Silver sword flashes flickered, intense sparks scattered inside the cave.

Terminus Est, which was swung downwards by Kamito, was repelled by Jio's sword.

Kamito stepped further in and scythed down his sword. Jio slightly shifted his center of gravity and evaded with a paper-thin difference. He made a shrilling loud laughter, as he jumped straight up.

Like a spider, he clung onto the ceiling as—

"Huh, there's no foreplay?! Let me enjoy a little conversation, {{Furigana|Strongest Blade Dancer|Ren Ashbell|margin=13}}!"

"My bad, I don't have anything like a chivalry spirit— same as you!"

"...Wh!?"

Jio widened his red eyes. Kamito kicked the wall and jumped.


Terminus Est, swung in midair and struck Jio's sword.

As though metal was being forcibly scraped, a shriek resounded; and Jio's sword spirit was smashed up into many small pieces.

Kamito did not stop. He kicked the wall again, changed his course of direction and hit the side of Jio's face with his fist. He chased after Jio, who was pulled by gravity and falling to the ground, moreover, he kicked the ceiling and accelerated.

With movements like a bird hunting a prey in midair, he grabbed him by his collar, and the back of his head struck onto the ground like that.

A thick sound had reverberated. It was a strike without any mercy.

He threw a punch again with movements like a precision instrument— but at that moment.

Jio's right hand's spirit seal glowed. Sensing danger, he immediately jumped aside from on top of Jio.

At that moment, a silver sword-shaped flash emitted from Jio's palm.

What appeared in Jio's hand was a new elemental waffe.

It was a narrow sword attached with an ornament. It was a stabbing sword, called a rapier, used exclusively for thrusting.

Kamito retreated and put some distance between them. He prepared Terminus Est in both hands.

"As expected of {{Furigana|Strongest Blade Dancer|Ren Ashbell|margin=13}}— What absurd movements."

"A high-order multi-sided movement in a closed environment— The first technique to be trained at the «Instructional School». '''But I wasn't doing it that thoroughly as you'''."

"..."

Jio kept silent.

"Just now, I understood it when our swords clashed. You are the same as me, an orphan of «Instructional School»— '''A failure of the Demon King'''."

Instructional School— That was the name of the institution, where Kamito received training as an assassin when he was a child.

It was a secret training institution established by some nobles. There, they collected girls who possessed the qualities of a spirit contractor from orphanages all over the continent in order to raise a group of superior assassins.

At first, the establishment was supposed to be an agency for supplying assassins to their noble colleagues. However, the teachers of Instructional School became independent of the nobles before they knew it, and it had become something to embrace a monologue fanatic creed.

—Namely, the second coming of the Demon King.

He was the only male spirit contractor in history.

He was a Demon King, who used seventy-two spirits and led the continent to ruins.

'''It was to create his successor.'''

For that reason, the measures they took were very simple.

He was the only male spirit contractor left in history— If that was the case, it was natural that his successor had to be a boy.

With that thought, they collected boys who were deemed to have the ability to even slightly exchange feelings with spirits, and conducted hypnotism, drug administration, spirit possession experiments and so forth. However, the success rate should have been nil.

For this reason, the moment when Kamito was discovered eight years ago, those guys had been in ecstasy.

"—Correct."

Jio Inzagi expressed an extremely dreadful smile.


"The experiment of the Demon King's second coming by the hands of man— Its very first success is this me."

Kamito—

Distorted his mouth cynically, and shrugged his shoulders.

"Its very first success? Are you joking?"

"I understand your feelings of not wanting to acknowledge it. Nevertheless, this isn't a joke."

"I do not mean it like that."

Kamito shook his head like he was commiserating.

"A male spirit contractor, who uses seventy-two contracted spirits— if that was considered a success, then you are '''a complete failure, you know'''."

"...What?"

Jio's red eyes widened, and his expression distorted in hatefulness.

"I too was fooled at first. Whether you were really using seventy-two contracted spirits. —However, I was wrong."

Kamito indifferently informed him.

"Your spirits aren't contracted spirits. —They're all sealed spirits."

"...!"

That's right— The spirits, Jio Inzagi was using, were not spirits that had exchanged the ritual of contract.

'''They were spirits that were sealed and treated as equipment for the seals engraved on his body.'''


The reason Kamito realized that was that Jio never used the same spirit again.

''...Besides, he was also using several sword spirits of the same type.''

Unless one planned on using and throwing them away from the start, there was no point in contracting a large quantity of sword spirits in that way. Compared to handling several sword spirits, it should be much more efficient to nurture one sword spirit.

Besides, no matter how powerful Est's elemental waffe was, it was strange that a sword spirit, famous for being the toughest in its stamina, was broken that easily.

"...My point is that they're the same as the spirit ore that Fianna had used and thrown away."

As long as the ritual of contract was not exchanged, a spirit could not even be nurtured, and its true power as an elemental waffe also could not be drawn out.

The divine power that he thought was inexhaustible was also a mere illusion.

"You are a fake Demon King, Jio Inzagi. No, you're not even a spirit contractor."

Certainly, while he housed that many sealed spirits in his body, the fact that he could maintain his body was a definite success. If he was an ordinary person, he was sure to go crazy because of the spirits' rejection.

However, it was greatly imperfect for him to call himself the Demon King— a spirit contractor.

He pretended as if he was contracted with several spirits, it was no more than a deception.

"...Huh, so what?"

Jio's red eyes shone glaringly, and he spat out.


"Even if you know that, there's no changing the fact that you can't beat me!"

Jio kicked the ground. The rapier sword spirit accelerated like it exploded in his hand.

"I'm the Demon King! That verification will be achieved by killing— {{Furigana|Strongest Blade Dancer|Ren Ashbell|margin=13}}, you!"

Just before Kamito, he ducked to lower his body, aimed for Kamito's throat, and launched a thunderous thrust.

Kamito slightly turned his head and avoided it. Turning about on his pivot leg, he returned with a counter kick.

His sole gouged Jio's chest. Continuing the momentum, Kamito held aloft Est overhead.

"—, Manifest, {{Furigana|flame wolf spirit| Barguest|margin=13}}!"

Jio's arm's seal glowed—at that moment, a blazing flame fang attacked Kamito.

It was a lava hound, clad in black flames. The flame fang bit his left arm that was raised overhead.

Intense pain coursed through his whole body, as though his blood was boiling. However—

"...Raaaa!"

Kamito rotated, swung his arm, and smashed the lava hound that was biting him into a wall.

The flame exploded and scattered. There were smashed up lava rocks. If it was a contracted spirit, it would go back again to protect its master— however, a sealed spirit, which was only forcefully released, vanished into empty space as it was.

"How lukewarm... Claire's flames are much hotter!"

An extremely dreadful smile surfaced, and Kamito immediately swung Terminus Est horizontally.

Jio's posture was slightly crumbled by the wind pressure— that chance of a moment was overlooked by Kamito.

Holding the silver shiny sword up overhead, he launched a strike with all his might—


"—Manifest, {{Furigana|shield spirit|Aegis|margin=13}}!"

However, that strike was stopped by the shield spirit Jio released.

Sword spirit against shield spirit— even for Est, the attribute compatibility was overly poor!

However, Kamito did not draw back. Without change— he further pushed the sword in.

"—Let's go Est, show me just how serious you can be!"

Responding to Kamito's shout, Teminus Est's light glowed brighter.

The brightness became a long flash and covered the sacred sword—

At that moment, it changed its appearance to a gigantic sword that far exceeded Kamito's stature.

"Wh...at!?"

"Ooooooo!"

Kamito roared. He set a crack into the released shield spirit.

And then— It was smashed right in half!

"This is absurd... A sword spirit destroyed a shield spirit!?"

"This is the power of a contracted spirit bound by the spirit seal— Jio Inzagi!"

Kamito held the large sword overhead again, at that moment—

"... You bastaarrd!"

''—What?''

Clutched within the hand that Jio stuck out, '''was a shiny red comma-shaped jewel'''.


The moment Kamito saw that jewel, an indescribable chill ran down his spine.

Terminus Est in his hand weakly shook.

The moment her blade touched the surface of the jewel—

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Pishi*— a small crack developed on Est's blade.

"...!?"

The {{Furigana|Demon King Killing Sacred Sword|Demon Slayer|margin=13}} lost its dazzling brightness.

From the place the crack was developed, something like a black stain was spreading—

''—, Est is being corroded!?''

Kamito tried to draw back Est, and at that moment.

Jio sneered at him.

"I had said that that was your weakness— Ren Ashbell."

"Guu...!"

The released rapier had pierced the side of Kamito's abdomen.

As Kamito grasped Est, who was being varnished black, he went down on his knees at that spot.

"You can't accept spirits as tools. Therefore, you are weak."

Jio calmly stood up while playing with the red shiny comma-shaped jewel in one hand.

"That spirit ore is... don't tell me—"

"Ahh?... That's right. That princess was holding the same thing."


"A Blood Stone...?"

It was a national-level treasure that could seal the power of a top-ranking spirit.

''Why does he have—''

"That's right. This very thing is the source of my power— the power of {{Furigana|mad king spirit|Nebuchadnezzar|margin=13}} that rules over many spirits."

Jio loudly laughed with the jewel in his hand, and the seals engraved on his whole body ominously emitted a glow.

"..., I see, the reason you were using that many sealed spirits was the power of the high-ranking spirit that was sealed in that jewel."

In contrast to the Blood Stone which Fianna had possessed which had its releasing done, it seemed that the one Jio had manifested, its effect took place just by being attached onto his body.

"...What a complete fake. What an unthinkable Demon King-sama."

"You have the gall to say that, I'll make your sword spirit mine right here and now—"

The black stain was encroaching Terminus Est. Jio's loud laughter resounded within the cave.

However, a faint smile surfaced at Kamito's lips.

"Jio Inzagi, do you know? This tunnel reverberates voices well."

"Ahh? What are you saying—"

"Why do you think I was specially lecturing you about the true form of your magic tricks?"

"What?"

That's right, it did not mean that he was having a pointless talk.


Kamito was doing it to convey information.

That the spirits he used were not contracted spirits, but just sealed spirits.

"Don't misunderstand. The one you're fighting isn't {{Furigana|Strongest Blade Dancer|Ren Asbell|margin=13}}."

At that moment, Flame Tongue that was let loose coiled around Jio's right hand.

"—It's Team Scarlet."

"...!?"

The door to the true shrine was opened. There—

Brushing up her red twin-tailed hair, and holding Flame Tongue in her hand, Claire Rouge was standing.

"You did well, Kamito. As expected of my slave spirit!"

"Why you..."

Pressing onto his side abdomen injury, Kamito groaned with a deadpan look.

Jio shook off Flame Tongue, and glared at Claire.

"Huh, thank you— You opened the true shrine's door especially for me."

"Yes, to defeat you."

There was a voice coming from behind Claire.

Fianna, who had put a solemn ritual costume on her body, was calmly walking.

Even for a girl, who had acted like an imp, she wasn't a powerless girl frightened with fear.

Standing rigidly— was a white robed spirit princess.


"I'll show it to you. The ritual Kagura of the Empire's second princess, Fianna Ray Ordesia."

===Part 3===

Four years ago. That day—the girl's heart had been completely broken.

Being beat up by the overwhelming fear and the sense of helplessness, she became unable to use her spirit.

To become a splendid spirit princess like Rubia-sama—The girl, who was cut off from that dream, had already lost it.

It became that her parents, even her sisters, and even the court ladies ignored her as they quickly changed their attitude.

The attitude of the girl, who was overly strict with herself and others, seemed to have incurred enmity before she knew it.

Therefore, the moment that she lost her power was known, it became that no one would care for her.

Before she knew it, it became like the girl closed her heart towards everything.

Without opening her heart to anyone, without embracing any interest—she had been secluding herself inside the castle.

—However, it was three years ago. The girl met her.

The Strongest Blade Dancer, who was advancing through the Blade Dance with overwhelming strength.

The girl became engrossed with her blade dance that was like blowing away everything.

She felt like her blade dance had changed something.

Once again, she was given the strength to stand up.

(Kamito-kun, the real reason that I came to this academy—I feel like I understand it now.)


As long as she was alone, she would not have noticed it.
The things like the «wish» attained because of the Blade Dance might be truly inconsequential to her.

With just her, who she admired.

With the boy from that day, it might be just that she wanted to fight together.

(…Kamito-kun, you had said that I am your comrade.)

Even when he knew that she couldn't use her contracted spirit, he had said that.

(Besides, Claire Rouge… She also had come in contact with me without being different.)

Four years ago, that time when she stood against the Calamity Queen, she was just alone.

However, now—she had comrades that she had to protect.

Holding her iron-ribbed fan in both hands, Fianna Ray Ordesia danced the Kagura.

—Dance, you many spirits, be released from that binding body, and dance crazily together with me!

She was the second ranked princess maiden of the only spirit princess training institution in the continent—«Divine Ritual Institute».

That Kagura she was dancing was not a combat support dance that strengthen spirits.

Hearing Kamito and Jio's conversation that could be heard from the other side of the wall, she knew it intuitively.

Kamito had conveyed the things she could do as a Kagura dance expert.

If supposed that Jio Inzagi's spirits were mere sealed spirits—

To stamp their feet like time ticking away and move vigorously with stream-like movements.

Those were the perfect dance movements that they were trained in at the «Divine Ritual Institute» before they learned words.


"The seventh ritual of the ritual Kagura—The ritual of the mad banquet, I'll dedicate it here!"

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume2 Chapter9

2012-06-20T04:47:04Z

Richocet: /* Part 1 */

{{Incomplete|pages=5/23|parts=1/?}}
==Team Scarlet==

===Part 1===

At that instant, Fianna prepared her ritual outfit and began the arrangement of the resealing.

There were violent sounds of weapons clashing outside the door of the true shine.

"—It seems that he has come."

Claire summoned her Flame Tongue and glared towards the door.

"Kamito and I'll defend the door to our last. Fianna, wait here."

"Are you saying you're going to hide me at a safe place alone!?"

"Yes, he isn't an opponent on whom you can use petty tricks for many times. Even then, you also do not have any more Blood Stones."

"Don't misjudge me, Claire Rouge. I'm not a princess, who has to be only protected. Now, I'm an equal comrade of the team."

Fianna thrust her iron-ribbed fan, used for performing the ritual dance, towards Claire.

"I am the second rank princess maiden of the «Divine Ritual Institute»— As Rubia Elstein's sister, you know that that is not a frail existence that only performs the dance, don't you?"

She had an expression like she was challenging her. Claire gulped at the emitted intensity of the top-ranking princess maiden.

Certainly, the princess maidens of the «Divine Ritual Institute» did not receive battle training as spirit contractors.

However, by no means did it mean that they were powerless. On the contrary, as long as they chose the time and place, there were cases where their power surpassed even a high-ranking spirit contractor.

And, this very shrine was exactly the most suited for her to exhibit her power.

"…I got it."

Claire brushed her red twin-tail hair up.

"I'll protect you. Perform the most supreme Kagura!"

===Part 2===

—There were nothing like a warning sign. The blade dance suddenly began.

There were shrilling metallic sounds. Silver sword flashes flickered, intense sparks scattered inside the cave.

Terminus Est, which was swung downwards by Kamito, was repelled by Jio's sword.

Kamito stepped further in and scythe down his sword. Jio slightly shifted his center of gravity and evaded with a paper-thin difference, he made a shrilling loud laughter, as he jumped straight up.

Like a spider, he clung onto the ceiling as—

"Huh, there's no foreplay?! Let me enjoy a little conversation, {{Furigana|strongest blade dancer|Ren Ashbell|margin=13}}!"

"My bad, I don't have any like a chivalry spirit—same as you!"

"…Wh!?"

Jio widened his red eyes. Kamito kicked the wall and jumped.


Terminus Est, which was swung in midair, struck Jio's sword.

A shriek like metal being scraped was made to resound, and Jio's sword spirit was smashed up into many small pieces.

Kamito did not stop. He kicked the wall again, changed his course of direction and hit the side of Jio's face with his fist. He chased after Jio, who was pulled by gravity and falling to the ground, and furthermore, kicked the ceiling and accelerated.

With movements like a bird hunting a prey in midair, he grabbed him by his collar, and the back of his head struck into the ground like that.

A thick sound had reverberated. It was a strike without any mercy.

He threw a punch again with movements like a precision instrument—but at that moment.

Jio's right hand's spirit seal glowed. Sensing danger, he immediately jumped aside from on top of Jio.

At that instant, a silver sword flash stuck out of Jio's palm.

What appeared in Jio's hand was a new elemental waffe.

It was a narrow sword attached with an ornament. It was a stabbing sword, called rapier used exclusive for thrusting.

Kamito retreated and took some distance. He prepared Terminus Est in both hands.

"As expected of {{Furigana|strongest blade dancer|Ren Ashbell|margin=13}}—what absurd movements."

"A high-order multi-sided movement in a closed environment—the technique that was first trained at the «Instructional School». '''But I wasn't doing it that thoroughly as you'''."

"…"

Jio kept silent.

"Just now, I understood it when our swords clashed. You are the same as me, an orphan of «Instructional School»—'''A failure of the Demon King'''."

Instructional School—that was the name of the institution, where Kamito received training as an assassin when he was a child.

It was a secret training institution establishment by some nobles. Over there, they were collecting girls, who possessed the qualities of a spirit contractor from orphanages all over the continent and raising a group of superior assassins.

At first, the establishment was supposed to be an agency for supplying assassins to their noble colleagues. However, the teachers of Instructional School became independent of the nobles before they knew it, and it had become something to embrace a monologue fanatic creed.

—Namely, the second coming of the Demon King.

He was the only male spirit contractor left in history.

He was a demon king, who used seventy-two spirits and led the continent to ruins.

'''It was to create his successor.'''

For that reason, the measures they took was very simple.

He was the only male spirit contractor left in history—If that was the case, it was natural that his successor had to be a boy.

Under that thought, they collected boys, who were deemed to have the ability to even slightly exchange feelings with spirits, and conducted hypnotism, drug administration, spirit possession experiments and so forth. However, the success rate should have been nil.

For this reason, the moment when Kamito was discovered eight years ago, those guys were in ecstasy.

"—Correct."

Jio Inzagi expressed an extremely dreadful smile.


"The experiment of the Demon King's second coming by the hands of man—Its very first success is this me."

Kamito—

Distorted his mouth cynically, and shrugged his shoulders.

"Its very first success? Are you joking?"

"I understand your feelings of not wanting to recognize it. Nevertheless, this isn't a joke."

"I do not mean it like that."

Kamito shook his head like he was commiserating.

"A male spirit contractor, who uses seventy-two contracted spirit—if that was considered a success, then you are '''completely not a success, you know'''."

"…What?"

Jio's red eyes widened, and his expression distorted in hatefulness.

"I too was tricked at first. Whether you are really using seventy-two contracted spirit.—However, I was wrong."

Kamito indifferently informed him.

"Your spirits aren't contracted spirits.—They're all sealed spirits."

"…!"

That's right—The spirits, Jio Inzagi was using, were not spirits that had exchanged the ritual of contract.

'''They were sealed spirits regarded to equip the carved seal engraved on his body.'''

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume2 Chapter7

2012-06-01T04:08:25Z

Richocet: /* Part 2 */

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==The Abandoned-Mine Battle==

===Part 1===

It was the dead of the night when, after riding their horses throughout the day, the party reached the entrance of Mine Town.

Since all members rode here practically without rest, they were totally exhausted.

However, it wasn't possible to have a carefree rest.

"This is Mine Town Gado... It's like a ghost town."

Rinslet, who dismounted from the horse, calmly muttered.

"It's because several decades have passed since it became an abandoned mine. There should be no humans living here."

"Humans— huh."

Claire squinted her eyes stared deep into the darkness.

Bluish-white will-o'-wisps were wavering here and there near a ruin.

They were low-rank spirits that were floating about. For this sort of ruin, there were many nasty spirits gathered.

It was just like how the «Spirit Forest» was at night.

On the other side of the abandoned town, still containing countless abandoned tunnels, huge mines stood towering over the surroundings.

Gado Mine— It once produced a large quantity of spirit ores, it was the Empire's largest mine.

During the war, the spirit ores were dug up and exhausted, and it hadn't even been twenty years since it became an abandoned mine.

Below that mine, Jormungandr the strategic-class military-use spirit was sleeping; sealed by the Ordesia Knights of that time.


"—By the way, you better get away from him."

Claire glared at Fianna, who was tightly clinging onto Kamito's arm.

"I don't want to, after all, Kamito-kun will protect me."

"You may be in a position to be protected. However, to begin with, what's the matter with your contracted spirit? As that spirit contractor might be hiding in ambush, have it in a state you can use it immediately."

"That's—"

Fianna's words were blocked unusually.

She tightly closed her lips and abruptly turned away.

"I-It still isn't the time. The contracted spirit of the Ordesia royal family must not be summoned so indiscreetly. It's clearly different from your cat."

"Wh-What was that...!"

The ground at where the four were standing greatly shook suddenly.

"An earthquake...!?"

"It seems that we had better hurry. I have a bad premonition."

Claire softly muttered, and in her palm, a spirit magic fire was lighted.


The place of their objective was found instantly without even searching.

At the deepest part of the main street going through the abandoned town— before the entrance of the mine, there was a gigantic grand shrine.

It was a splendid shrine that made use of several gigantic stone pillars.

A grand shrine of this scale existed only in the capital even in the Ordesia Empire.

However—

"How terrible, this..."

The grand shrine, which had its sculptures destroyed, had the spirit ores inlayed in its stone pillar robbed and had let spirits enjoy themselves, had transformed into a ruin that was even tragic to look at.

"How strange—"

The one, who noticed the unusual phenomenon, was Fianna, who had received training as a spirit princess.

"What's strange?"

"This shrine, despite being in such ruins, shows traces of someone taking the trouble to perform a ritual. Furthermore, many times over the period of these several months."

"Ritual?"

Nodding at Claire, who was frowning, with a serious face, Fianna kneeled onto the ground.

It seemed that she was looking foot prints and traces of injury and so forth that were on the stone paving.

"This dance— is probably the Ritual of Releasing. It seems that it was more or less arranged, though."

"The Ritual of Releasing..."


Kamito groaned in a low tone.

It was because he remembered how the spirit contractor, who was also a male spirit contractor just like Kamito, assailed the academy and took away the highly classified material concerning the seal specification.

''Is that brat really planning on releasing the sealed Jormungandr?''

It was impossible for any kind of spirit contractor to control Jormungandr individually.

If that was the case, what was his goal?

At any rate, if the spirit's seal was undone, it was certain that the town in the vicinity would be turned into scorched earth.

"Is the seal almost undone?"

"No, it's still alright. This shrine isn't the superior «true shrine»."

"The «true shrine»...? What do you mean?"

"The grand shrine here, at most, it's purpose was to camouflage the original shrine— Which should be at an important place like the mine. There were many splendid grand shrine built needlessly above ground to hide the existence of the original shrine. Of course, it doesn't mean that this shrine isn't usable, though."

"That means there's a real shrine somewhere?"

"Yes, it's mostly likely being hidden in deep in the mine."

Fianna raised her head, at that moment.

"Be careful, there's something here!"

Rinslet, who was on a lookout of their surroundings, suddenly shouted.

Kamito turned around—


In the surroundings of the shrine that the four of them were in, there was a wriggling crowd of figures of people.

"Humans? No, they're—"

"Fire, illuminate!"

Claire recited the incantation, and a spirit magic fire lit in an empty space.

The figures that were shine by the flame's light were—

"Wh-What!?"

It was a crowd of skeleton holding rusty swords and clubs in their hands.

From the gap of their bones, something like a black fog was being emitted out.

"What, are these... spirits!?"

"The skeletons that were left alone seems to be possessed by low-rank spirits."

While muttering— Kamito noticed something with a "hmm".

Claire was slightly holding onto Kamito's uniform's sleeves.

"...You, by any chance, are you weak against horror-ish things like these?"

"Th-That's not it— Who do you think I am?!"

"You don't have to push yourself, look out, hold on."

"...I-It's not anything scary."

Claire, who was hiding her face while biting her lips, was a little cute.

"At any rate, it's strange—"


Normally, the so-called low-rank spirits didn't possess a distinct self.

Even if there were rare times when they attack humans, there shouldn't be a time when they formed a group like this.

"Kamito-kun, these guys, you know. They are the ones doing the ritual here."

"What was that?"

Kamito was surprised and turned around. Fianna nodded.

"Those movements of the skeletons are pretty rough, but...it's just like the Ritual of Releasing."

"Don't tell me, the low-rank spirits were doing an advanced Ritual of Releasing?"

Kamito stared at the approaching figures. Now that she mentioned it, he could see that the skeletons possessed by the spirits were moving with a fixed regularity.

"No, such a thing is impossible... There has to be some practitioner manipulating the spirits."

"Well, does it mean that these guys won't come to attack us?"

Claire tightly griped Kamito's sleeve as she said that.

The group of skeletons went up the stairs of the shrine in a slow manner of walking.

"Freezing ice fang, pierce «Freezing Arrow»!"

The ice arrow, released by Rinslet, collected and mowed down the group of wriggling skeletons.

It was the high-rank magic ice spirit «Fenrir's» elemental waffe.

To a spirit contractor, an enemy of this level was only a small fry.

From the broken skeletons, a black fog spouted out and vanished into an empty space.


"That's a darkness attribute spirit—"

Suddenly, a flash occurred in Kamito's mind.

''Don't tell me—''

He cast his sight to his left hand covered by his black leather glove.

A piercing-like pain was running in his engraved spirit seal, at that moment—

"...!?"

A terrible explosion sound resounded from the direction of the mine.

"Don't tell me the battle is beginning!?"

"Let's go, Kamito!"

Claire sounded her whip with a snap, and began running.

===Part 2===

There was the spirit ore mine that towered in the abandoned town. They finally arrived at its entrance—

From within the tunnel, the violent sound of weapons reverberated.

"Kamito, that—"

At the deep darkness where Claire pointed at, an intense flash occurred.

The one, who was fighting, was Ellis Fahrengart, wielding her elemental waffe lance.


Her ponytail hair was fluttering in the thunderous-blowing wind.

That appearance of hers was that she had her Knights armor destroyed and was covered in lacerations. From that, he could see that she had wounds all over her body.

"Ha, as expected of Knights leader-sama, you've entertained me considerably, haven't you?!"

There was a loud ear-hurting laughter that resounded in the tunnel.

Before Ellils, a boy with glaring shiny red eyes was standing.

Jio Inazagi—A male spirit contractor, who called himself the successor of the Demon King,

Rakka and Reishia, who were injured, were collapsed at his feet.

"You bastard, my comrades, how dare you—"

Eliis swung her «Ray Hawk».

The tunnel wall was destroyed, and the hard bedrock was smashed up like glass.

Jio gave a shrilling laughter as he jumped up. It was not a possible movement for humans—there might be some body-strengthening-spirit possessing him.

"Hey, hey, is that it? Is the Knights a child's play?"

"You bastard!"

Ellised raged at the insult towards the Knights.

"Evil wind, thou, become countless blades and cut up my enemies—"

She released the power of her «Ray Hawk»—the elemental waffe of her magic wind spirit «Simorgh».

It was the spear that created blades of wind, something that tormented Kamito in the dual at the academy. Even if he avoid it with a paper-thin difference, the countless wind blades that were additionally invoked would cut up the target into shreds—

However.

"How reckless—reflect it, Mirror Wall!"

The moment, Jio shouted, a shiny red mirror appeared before Ellis.

The moment, when her lance of wind wings cladded in wind touched the mirror surface, the countless wind blades pared their teeth towards Ellis.

"…!?"

Cut up by the blades boisterously dancing, Ellis's body was thrown into a wall.

"—Ellis!"

Kamito ran with Terminus Ellis in his hand.

Having seem to already notice their presence—Jio turned around, and sneered.

"Yo, idiots are squirming out."

"Kamito, don't!"

Kamito's movement stopped for a moment to Claire's voice he heard from behind.

At that moment, an engraved spirit seal on Jio's right arm glowed—

"—It's fine till the inside of their lungs are sore, manifest, Rafflesia!"

A thick bluish purple fog gushed out with tremendous force.


The skin-burning fog of poison wrapped his whole body, and was invading his lungs—

"Ga, Ha…!"

Pain was running in his eyes. His throat was hot like it was being burned.

From the gaps between his fingers covering his mouth, blood spilled out and dripped onto the ground.

(This is a poison attribute spirit… is this fog itself its elemental waffe!?)

A muttering groan echoed in the tunnel.

Bearing the burning-like pain, Kamito opened his eyes slightly.

Ellis and the two girls, who were flat-out bathed in the poison fog, were cowering and in agony.

"Ellis…Kuu!"

His throat muscle had a spasm, so he couldn't speak out satisfactory. It was still possible to stand over here, but if he continued to advance, he would lose his consciousness before reaching the girls.

(…Why didn't he receive the poison?)

A wide range extermination type spirit like Rafflesia couldn't be handled normally.

As controlling it was hard, if he did it poorly, he would end up dragging himself into it too.

However, Jio Inzagi was calmly standing in the fog of deadly poison.

—Then, Kamito noticed it.

There was a slight wind flow in the boy's surroundings.

(…I see, he's using a wind attribute spirit at the same time!)


A spirit contractor that uses multiple contracted spirits—in that case, by combining the powers of the other spirits, he heard that he could also use a spirit that would be too much to handle originally.

"…Damn, isn't that almost like cheating?!"

Kamito cursed in his heart.

(If it was Rinslet's magic bow, could she shoot from outside the fog's effective range?)

He turned around and peeked behind, but—

Rinslet nock her ice arrow, and without moving, she affixed her aim at Jio.

(—She isn't shooting?)

Rinslet's judgment was correct.

Jio was displaying Mirror Wall, which reflected Ellis's elemental waffe.

If she shot poorly, she might end up finishing off Ellis and the other, who had collapsed nearby.

It seemed that Claire was standing like she was covering for Fianna, and did an aria for her fire attribute elemental waffe.

It was a mere seconds of thought, but even in this meantime, the bodies of Ellis and the others were being eaten into by the poison.

(Damn…)

His body had a burning-like irritation.

—At that moment.

In the dark tunnel, a faint rubbing sound resounded.

(Ellis!?)


"Oh…winds, mow down my enemies—«Wind Bombs»!"

At that moment, the lump of violent wind released blew away the fog of poison without leaving a trace.

And then—

"Haa, Haa…ka…haa!"

Ellis pierced her magic lance of wind onto the ground, and stood up.

Her stab-proof uniform was cut up, and her whole body was full of wounds.

Both her legs, which were covered in her torn stockings, were having mincing cramps.

Even so, her appearance of her standing up frigidly and firmly was—

Beautiful to till the extent that he was charmed spontaneously.

Ellis prepared her elemental waffe lance, then she glared at Jio and declared with her voice that became hoarse.

"Putting the pride of the Sylphid Knights on the line, even if I lose… you will be defeated!"

"That hurt… you death escapee."

Jio, who received a direct hit of the violent wind, warped his lips, and clicked his tongue.

"If that's the case, I'll hit you to death as you wish!"

The spirit seals engraved on Jio's whole boddy ominously glowed—

"—Like I'll let you!"

At the same time as Kamito getting away, two shots of fireballs, which were released, attacked Jio.

It was Claire's covering. In that chance of the moment when Jio repelled the fireballs, Kamito accelerated—coming close to Jio.


And the, like hacking down every space he mowed down directly horizontally with Terminus Est.

Gaa—The bedrock, which was touched by the sword's tip, was smashed up.

"Haa, don't make just a scary face, hey!"

Jio, who dodged the sword swing, jumped up and landed on a rocky area that was about to collapse.

Without pursuing, Kamito went straight towards Ellis and the others.

Ellis was out of breath, and seemed like she was going to collapse at any time.

"Ellis, are you alright? I'll lend—"

"D-don't do something… unnecessary."

When he was tried to lend her, who wobbled, she shake off his hand.

"I do not need all of your—"

"Don't be stubborn about trivial things, think about them."

Ellis's facial expression stiffened. Rakka and Reshia had collapsed on the ground. They seemed to have consciousness, but if they were left like that, their lives would be in danger.

Ellis herself was in a condition, where she was at her last just standing already.

"Guu…Kazehaya Kamito, I owe you a debt."

"It isn't something like a loan. It's natural to help my comrades."

"…!"

Ellis's cheeks redden at Kamito's words.


Laying the injured Ellis to the wall for her to rest, Kamito fixed his sights towards Jio.

"You, how dare you—"

Ellis Fahrengart—She was a girl with a strong sense of justice with her seriousness and her braveness.

Just by looking at her injured appearance, overflowing-like anger surged.

"Don't get in my way, it was the long-awaited part where I hit that impertinent girl to death."

Jio smirked as he slowly got off the rocky area.

"—I'm relieved."

Kamito wielded his sword and glared at Jio.

"If it's a nasty rascal like you, I'll seriously beat you up."

"Haa, aren't you saying something! It's too bad, but it's impossible for you to defeat me."

"We are also here!"

Claire and the others came running. Holding her Flame Tongue, she stood next to Kamito.

Rinslet nock an arrow to her ice magic bow, and Fianna was grasping onto spirit ores in both hands.

"Fianna, could I count on your for the treatment of Ellis and the others?"

"Yes, I'm holding a few healing spirit ores. However, the effect is just till the extent of temporary peace of mind."

Fianna nodded with a tense expression.

"Kamito, you and I will corner that guy. Rinslet will be the support artillery battery."

"What is a s-support artillery battery! I am a splendid archer!"


Rinslet snarled, but Claire didn't respond.

"—Hey, is the discussion over?"

Jio calmly laughed as he came closer.

The spirit crest that was engraved on his right arm glowed ominously, and a bluish-white flash of lightning surged out.

What appearance in that hand was—the same sword elemental waffe as Est.

"Shall we find out which is stronger, Gradius or that sword?"

"Don't mess around. Don't confuse my Est with that third-grade sword spirit."

Wielding Terminus Est, Kamito ferociously roared.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume2 Chapter5

2012-05-17T03:35:29Z

Richocet: /* Part 3 */

==Chapter 5 - The One Who Will Succeed the Demon King==

===Part 1===

“What on earth is this—“

Clad in the devastating winds of the magic wind spirit, Ellis, who appeared gallantly, was speechless.

There was an unbelievable scene spread out before her eyes.

The knights of the Sylphid Knights, who maintained the public order of the academy, were collapsed on the ground in heaps.

Only academy students with excellent results could enroll into the Sylphid Knights. That was—

(Don’t tell me, they were defeated by just one intruder!?)

In the middle of the darkness, where there was a drizzle.

A small figure, who put on an overcoat with a hood, was standing in the middle of the collapsed girls.

“Was it you, bastard? The one that did this!”

Ellis asked a direct question. Her hand was already armed with the elemental waffe –<Ray Hawk>.

It was just about 30 minutes ago that she heard the report that an intruder had appeared in the academy and plundered the classified materials of the seal specification from the library. Ellis immediately put out a pursuit order to a platoon of the Knights, and while she used her wind spirit to give instructions to every platoon, she was pursuing the intruder by herself.

And then, upon travelling at high speed to the place where she lost contact with them, they were in that state.

The spirit contractor before her eyes kept quiet. Just a scorning presence was transmitted.


“—I see, in that case, I’ll make you talk whether you like it or not.”

The <Ray Hawk>, which Ellis took a stance with, got filled with wind thunderously.

Just by looking, the figure of a contracted spirit could not be found in that person’s surroundings. It seemed like that person wasn’t holding an elemental waffe either.

However, the spirit contractor, before her eyes, had already defeated 5 girls from the Knights.

(Is she using a type of spirit that possesses the flesh?)

The opponent’s identity was completely unknown. Or, far from not finding the figure of a contracted spirit, was the opponent not a spirit contractor?—No, that can’t be it. For example, even if one launched a surprised attack, something like a person, who wasn’t even a spirit contractor, to defeat five Knights members alone was impossible.

(In that case, I’ll have to ascertain it with these eyes of mine—!)

Ellis took a stance with Ray Hawk and attacked like a gale.

The opponent finally reacted. A muffled voice was heard from under the hood—

“—Manifest, Wolf Fang.”

At that moment, a pattern of lines appeared on the ground, and a spirit with the appearance of the ferocious wolf was summoned.

“That’s your spirit, huh? However, it isn’t a match for my magic wind spirit!”

As she ran, Ellis wielded her lance perfectly horizontal.

The lump of violent winds she released mowed down the roadside trees while rushing toward Wolf Fang.

Ellis accelerated like she was being sucked in by her self-made wind vortex, ignoring the stranded Wolf Fang, and aimed directly for the spirit contractor.


Tan!—She kicked the ground. Her academy skirt waved about and Ellis had jumped.

She was about to do her specialty, a nose-dive attack from the sky. It was a technique that had defeated all the upperclassmen during the practice matches.

With the contracted spirit stranded, the spirit contractor, who became defenseless, looked up.

And then, the person faced Ellis and turned his palm towards her.

“What!?”

“—Manifest, Blast Gear!”

At that moment, a bluish-white lightning, released from his palm, was fired at Ellis.

Ellis, who had not been expecting anything like an attack coming towards her, received a direct attack and was blown away without being even able to dodge in mid-air.

Without delay, Wolf Fang rushed in and attacked. It pushed down on Ellis, who was thrown onto the ground, and tried to bite down on her windpipe. On the verge of that—

Hyuu! She thought she heard a sound that ripped apart the air, then, Wolf Fang’s body was severed into four parts in an instant, burning up into ashes.

“…!?”

Eliis raised her face, and traced the crimson remains that ripped apart the night sky with her eyes—

“You owe me one, Ellis Fahrengart.”

Raven Class’s Claire Rouge descended with her Flame tongue in her hand.

And then—


“Ellis, are you alright?!”

Armed with a silver sword, Kazehaya Kamito came running.

===Part 2===

Kamito rushed over to Ellis's side, who had already fallen.

Armed with the elemental waffe—Terminus Est, he stood with his arms apart as if protecting her.

Claire was a short distance away, and Fianna also came running later, out of breath.

“Ellis, are you alright?”

“…I-It isn’t a big deal.”

Kamito lifted Ellis up by her shoulder, and she turned red and turned her face away.

“What on earth happened? Who is that person?”

“It is nothing concerning you guys. This has been entrusted to the Knights, so step back.”

“That won’t do. We are spirit contractors. And even if there weren’t the Knights, we have the obligation to fight to protect the academy.”

“It’s like that. Besides—“

Staring directly at Ellis’s face, Kamito said.

“Our precious comrade was hurt; do you think we could stay silent?”


“Kamito…”

Ellis’s face turned bright red , and she tightly pressed down on her chest.

—At that moment.

“Hey, I can’t believe you came. Kazehaya Kamito.”

The spirit contractor before his eyes raised his voice. For some reason, it was an irritating voice.

“…Who are you? Why do you know my name?”

“Your name is famous, you know. You’re the same as me, a male spirit contractor.”

“What!?”

The spirit contractor before his eyes slowly took off his overcoat with a hood.

At that moment, all of them at that place gulped.

Coming to sight from under the overcoat was—

His dark brown skin, which had tattoos applied all over his body; with glaring and shining red eyes, it was – a boy.

“Such a thing… don’t tell me, there are male spirit contractors other than Kamito!?”

Claire raised a surprised voice.

It wasn’t a girl disguised as a boy. 

Not just his voice and face, no matter how one looked at that physique, it was that of a male.

(This guy, who on earth… No, leaving that aside now –)

Before Kamito’s eyes, the injured Knight girls had collapsed.


“—Was this done by you?”

“Yea. However, I didn’t kill them. That lot was raised in a lenient miniature garden and isn't worth killing.”

“What did you say!”

“Calm down, Ellis, it’s just a cheap provocation.”

Ellis grinded her teeth and whispered near Kamito’s ear.

“Be careful, Kazehaya Kamito. He has a double contract with spirits.”

“A double contract?”

A double contract was, in other words, contracts with two spirits at the same time.

By using several spirits, one could compensate for the weakness of his battle style.

However, exchanging contracts with several spirits would only have demerits in most cases.

The fellow contracted spirits caused interference, thus it became impossible to manifest their original powers.

Kamito was certainly in that situation right now. As the contract with the darkness spirit was not broken, it ended up shutting out Est's power, who was originally an even more powerful spirit.

“…A male spirit contracter. In addition, a double contractor?”

Ellis nodded.

“Hey, could you overlook this for today? I don’t have the mood to fight you now.”

“What was that?”


Kamito frowned at the boy, who waved his hand flutteringly like he was making fun of him.

“As long as I obtain this, that’s fine.”

The boy took out a small black lithograph from his chest pocket to show them.

“What is that?”

“The classified materials of the seal specification that I stole from the academy library. By using a special spirit device, it is filled with high density information that can be deciphered.”

While arming herself with her magic lance of wind, Ellis muttered.

“The classified materials of the seal specification? Why did you steal such –“

At that moment, a leather whip flew aimed at the boy’s hand.

It was Claire’s surprise attack. Had it been foreseen? The boy easily dodged the whip—

“—Kamito, Ellis!”

“Ahh!”

Before Claire shouted, the both of them were moving.

“Tch, every one of them are one stupid lot—“

“You bastard—“

Feeling that her comrades of the Knights were insulted, Ellis was enraged.

She swung her Ray Hawk perfectly horizontally – the wind blades, dancing boisterously, severed the roadside trees.

“Huh, another charge? You have no ingenuity!”


As he dodged the raging wind blades, the boy jumped.

He had a superhuman jumping power. In a manner of passing each other with movements like those of a shadow, he drove a counter punch into Ellis’s stomach, who came charging.

“Guu—“

“Ellis!”

Kamito shouted.

(With just one strike to that Ellis…)

The boy, who made Ellis faint, had already jumped into the darkness.

“Don’t escape!”

Claire immediately let loose her Flame Tongue. Beautifully drawing an arc, the red hot killing brandish stood out vividly in the black night.

A sculpture, modeled after the appearance of the elemental lord, was severed in an instant, and was blasted with a flashy sound.

Kamito took a stance with Terminus Est, and jumped into the rising cloud of dust.

The attack just now shouldn’t have made a direct hit. He searched for the enemy’s figure by his presence—

At that moment, bloodlust was felt from behind.

Kamito immediately jumped sideways. The killing flash of a dagger mowed down at the place where his head was a moment ago.

The boy stepped in without a sound. He didn’t give him a chance to get some distance between them.

There were no wasted movements—It was like those movement of Silent Killing.

(This guy – he's a professional assassin!?)


Kamito barely stopped the blow of the drawn sword, flashing in the darkness, with his sword.

At that moment, there was a strong impact to his stomach. A strong punch was thrown, and Kamito’s stance crumbled. An assassin's dagger swooped over – but Kamito knocked off the dagger with the bottom of his fist, and rolled on the ground with the force, getting some distance.

“Hey, aren’t you pretty good, as expected of the strongest blade dancer.”

“What!?”

Kamito’s eyes widened in surprise.

(This guy, does he know my true identity!?)

In that moment’s opening, when his consciousness went astray, the boy smiled and came jumping once again.

There were no weapons in his hands. Kamito was armed with Terminus Est—

“—Manifest, Falchion!”

“Wha!?”

A violent firework exploded. Terminus Est, which was horizontally mowed down on, was repelled.

What the boy was holding in his hand was a large blue shining sword.

It wasn’t an ordinary sword—It was an elemental waffe of a sword spirit.

“His third contracted spirit!?”

He had crossed swords several times with spirit contractors that used two spirits at the same time.

However, he had not heard of anything like a spirit contractor using a third or more spirits.


“This isn’t something to be that surprised about. The demon king Solomon was said to have used seventy-two spirits, you know.”

“Don’t mess around… that’s just a legend—“

“What if the existence of that legend was now right before your eyes?”

The boy warp his lips was laughed.

“I am Jio Inzagi – The one who will succeed the demon king.”

“Kamito, get away!”

At that moment, countless fireballs were released from behind. It was Claire’s spirit magic.

Kamito immediately reacted and jumped.

It was a downpour of fireball. However, the boy –Jio Inzagi held out his hand with a calm composure,

“—Manifest, Aerial!”

A lump of compressed winds was released radically.

The violent whirling wind erased the fireballs and blew away the surrounding rubble together with Kamito.

(Aerial…His forth spirit!?)

Jio’s shadow appeared aright above Kamito, who looked surprised.

At the same time as releasing Aerial, he had used that force and jumped.

The edge of the sword spirit in his hand shone silver.

“Die—Ren Ashbell.”

“…!?”



Towards Kamito’s heart, the tip of a shining sword approached—

At that moment, a pebble came flying from the side.

“Tch—“

Jio repelled that off reflexively, and at that moment-

A flash like broad daylight filled his field of vision.

Jio, whose eyes were disoriented, lost his sword and it pierced the ground.

Kamito quickly regained his stance—

Katsun! –There was a dry sound. A smashed transparent stone fell at Kamito’s feet.

(…This is a spirit ore?)

Kamito was taken aback and turned around.

Over there—

“Hey, I wonder, could you please not forget about me?”

Fianna was standing with her hands at her waist.

===Part 3===

He might have noticed that her voice was trembling.

And yet, Fianna stout-heartedly glared at the enemy before her – Jio Inzagi.


There were 3 spirit ores held in her hand. Every piece had a flash spirit sealed.

The appearance definitely looked flashy, but its attack was like nonexistent; it was only usable as a distraction at best.

She could take him by surprise just now, but he was probably not the opponent that such a childish trick would work again.

Jio Inzagi slowly turned towards Fianna.

Being watched by his glaring and shining red eyes, Fianna’s shoulders trembled.

“Hey, was the one who hindered me you?”

“He is mine. Get your hands off him.”

“I see—“

Jio faced her directly and held out his hand.

“—Manifest, Shining Ray”

A spear of ominous light was born from that hand – he had decided to aim at Fianna’s heart.

“Ah—“

Fianna – couldn’t even move.

Like a prey glared by a predator.

The spirit ores held in her palms fell out. Her fingertips were trembling due to the fear.

“No, it’s the same as that day—)

She had a flashback.

Four years ago, when she stood before her, that day.


That day when she tasted the fear of hopelessness, Fianna’s heart had broken.

She planned on firmly opposing him and drawing out her courage, but her body’s trembling wouldn’t stop.

“Then, die—“

Jio threw the light spear.

“Fianna!”

Claire launched her Flame Tongue, but it wouldn’t make in in time with that distance.

Fianna closed her eyes. A moment later, she resigned herself to her coming death.

However—

“…Eh?”

The pain of her heart being pierced that should have been there wasn’t there.

When she opened her eyes—

“Kamito-kun?”

Kamito was before her eyes with his arms opened, and had stopped the light spear with his left hand.

Red blood trickled down from his pierced palm.

“Whoa, I’ve misjudged you. You covered for such a useless person.”

“Shut up… Fianna is our comrade.”

Kamito groaned in order to suppress the pain, and genuflected on that spot.


“That’s fine, if you want to die so much, then I’ll immediately kill—“

“I won’t let you, that guy is my slave!”

At that moment, Flame Tongue released by Claire attacked Jio.

The crimson flames licked the ground. Jio clicked his tongue and jumped.

—At that moment, The sound of clattering armors and helmets was heard from a far direction.

It seemed that having heard the sound of battle, a reinforcement of a large group of Knights turned up.

“Tch, in this situation, I’ll pardon you. I’ve already obtained the target materials.”

“You won’t escape!”

“Claire, don’t chase him too far!”

Kamito stopped Claire, who was about to pursue him.

“…Kamito, is your injury alright?”

“Ahh, it isn’t a big … Ouch!”

“Id-idiot, don’t overdo it!”

Claire supported Kamito, who was struggling with the pain, by his back.

“The same male spirit contractor as you… that guy, who on earth is he?”

“Yea…Fianna?”

Kamito noticed something and turned around.

The backlash of the tension being resolved caused Fianna to collapse at that spot suddenly like a thread snapping.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume2 Chapter3

2012-04-26T20:45:20Z

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==Chapter 3: The Lost Queen==

===Part 1===

After that, Kamito, who parted from Claire and the others, headed towards the academy director’s office immediately.

He knocked and opened the door –

“You’re late, how much longer do you plan on making this lady wait.”

That was the first thing Greyworth, who was sitting at the office desk, coldly said.

The Dusk Witch – Greyworth Ciel Mais.

Her figure was certainly that of a bewitchingly beautiful woman but she was originally a long military servicing spirit knight, who had her name entered first on the list of Numbers (the twelve knight commanders).

She had wavy ash-blonde hair. Her gray pupils were shining behind her small pair of glasses.

“Sorry, I heard that you had business and no matter what my walking became heavy.”

“Hmm, so now you're able to run your pretty, cheeky mouth, are you? Where did the obedient pure boy from those days go? Really, this thing called the flow of time is cruel.”

“You’re the only one who didn’t change, Greyworth. Your outward looks as well as your tricky character.”

Kamito loathsomely spitted out.

Greyworth is one of the few people, who knew him three years ago.

And she was the perpetrator who called Kamito, who threw away the name Ren Ashbell, to the academy and attempted to make him participate in the blade dance two months later.


She did not tell him the reason for that.

Although, it was often the case that the Dusk Witch worked Kamito hard without telling him anything.

“That’s right, you have certainly changed. Compared to three years ago, you’ve became especially weak. In the practice match a while ago, what was that sorry state against an opponent of that level? If it was the you from the past, you would have crushed one person in under three minutes.”

“You were watching? …As usual your hobbies are bad.”

“In such a sorry state, your participation qualifications to the blade dance are also doubtful. Or, was it a fluke that you defeated that military-use spirit?”

“That time was—“

Kamito slight mumbled.

It was not that he defeated it with only his strength.

Kamito, who had a chance meeting with his changed former contracted spirit and was struk with despair, was given the strength to stand once again by that red hair hell cat girl.

(…!)

Suddenly, the sensation of her soft lips was resurrected in his mind.

To shake it off and cleanse the evil thoughts, Kamito shook his head in a fluster.

“I also think that I’m miserable. I can’t even use my contracted spirit’s power yet.”

Kamito dropped his sights onto his right hand, which was engraved with a spirit seal.


“Is it that you still can’t forget your previous woman? How stubborn.”

“Don’t mess around! Restia isn’t like that!”

“On the contrary, getting hotheaded makes it increasingly suspicious. If you like, how about getting a lover or something in this academy? It might even divert a little of the loneliness.”

“Lover—“

“Or, are the girls in the academy too child-like? If that’s the case… I’m also good.”

Greyworth smiled bewitchingly and slightly pushed open her breast area with her fingertips.

He accidently saw an adult-like black, lacey lingerie on the interior of her cleavage.

“D…don’t mess around!”

“It’s a joke. Hmm, with that tone, it seems that you have not yet reached that level. I’ve heard rumors that you are made to wait on a tiny breasted beautiful girl and a nude knee-socks spirit and are indulging in an improper harem cohabitation life.”

“Guu…”

Trying to refute, Kamito was at a loss for words.

…Objectively looking at it, that was the truth and so it was painful to be unable to denial it.

“Greyworth, did you call me just to say some worthless jokes?”

“That’s right – but, of course, that isn’t the only thing.”

Greyworth creaked her chair and faced the visitor room at the inner side of the room.

“I have a girl I want to introduce to you – okay, come in”


“Okay.”

From the inner room, there was what sounded like a bell being turned over.

The one who opened the door and appeared was –

A girl who wore a black dress like uniform, different from the academy’s uniform.

It was a beautiful girl, whose beautiful long black hair was impressive, to the extent that he was taken aback.

She had clear back pupils. Without thinking, Kamito was charmed by her neat and clean appearance.

“…Eh?”

The moment his eyes met with hers, she made a puzzled face for some reason.

“Errm, you’re … Kazehaya Kamito-kun?”

While blinking her eyes incessantly, the girl asked.

“Ahh, that’s right, however–“

“But my impression is very…”

…It was somewhat strange but it seemed the girl received a shock.

(Wh…what’s with this?)

“But, that’s right… he’s a boy after all and it’s already been three years.”

The girl was muttering to herself in a voice that Kamito could not hear.

After that, she looked at Kamito’s face again.

“Yes, there’s certainly a resemblance, yeah. Besides, this is fine—“


“What’s up, Fianna?”

Greyworth called out, seemingly puzzled.

“Ah, s…sorry! Err, this is the first time I’ve seen a male spirit contractor!”

The girl called Finna shook her head in a fluster.

“Erm… who is this girl?”

Kamito face Greyworth and asked.

Then, the girl, for some reason, made a sullen expression and pouted her lips.

“I knew it, you didn’t remember… well, that’s fine though.”

“She is the admitted student, who will be entering the same Raven Class as you.”

“Admitted student?”

Ah! Kamito nodded. They were talking about it at the café just a while ago.

(This girl is the one…)

Carol was saying that it was the daughter of a noble social status but in any case the ojou-sama of noble social status in this academy were overflowing near him, so he did not feel anything special.

(After that, she said that… her breasts were big.)

Without thinking, he glanced towards the dress-like uniform’s chest area—

(…Indeed, certainly.)

Kamito consented strangely.


“She is the Ordesia Empire’s second princess, your Highness Fianna Ray Ordesia.”

“…Ordesia?”

Kamito frowned for a moment—

“No way…!”

His eyes widened in surprise.

In Areishia Spirit Academy, which was a spirit contractor training organization, many genuine daughters of nobles were enrolled. This was the result of the empire’s royalty and nobles continuing the bloodline of spirit contractors by marriage that spanned over several generations.

Naturally, there were also exceptions but speaking of spirit contractors, it was normal that it would be the daughters of the nobles.

Fahrengart, the head of the military family and Laurenfrost, with a history.

Its territory was currently seized but Claire’s Elstein family name was also a noble pedigree.

However, this girl before him was – the second princess of the Ordesia Empire.

She was not even the daughter of a noble.

She was what one would call – the real princess.

(Why would the empire’s princess be in the academy?)

Daughters born into the Ordesia royal family should be scheduled to stack up training as a spirit princess candidate, serving the five great elemental lords, at the spirit princess training organization, the 'divine ceremony institute'.

In any case, Kamito kept that question in his chest for now and knelt down on the ground on one knee.


Henceforth, the second princess completely disappeared from the center stage.

That Lost Queen meant this girl in front of him?

“It’s just as she says. As long as you pass through these academy’s gates, no matter what social status the princess maidens have, there are no special treatments. Even a princess, a male spirit contractor or the Calamity Queen’s sister.”

“There you have it, I’m the former princess but nice to meet you. Kazehaya Kamito-kun.”

Fianna smiled and picked up the sides of her skirt with her fingertips and bowed elegantly.

“A…Ah, nice to you meet—“

Kamito stood up and his expression froze.

“What’s the matter?”

“No, err…”

While scratching his face, Kamito looked away.

“?”

Fianna tilted her head to the side.

“Kyaa!”

It seemed she realized that what she was holding up was not a ball dress but a short length uniform skirt.

Her mature black underwear, weaved with laces, was firmly etched into Kamito’s retina.


“Ka…Kamito-kun… pervert.”

The former princess’ face turned red and she embarrassedly muttered.

“I…I’m sorry…”

“You two, don’t act lovey-dovey in front my eyes. It’s irritating.”

Greyworth glared at Kamito, with her eyes filled with bloodlust.

“…I’m sorry. And why did you call for me?”

About this witch. It was probably not just to introduce the admitted student.

(To introduce the empire’s princess to me, what is she scheming?)

As if she read Kamito’s emotions, the witch pushed up her glasses, seemingly sullen.

“It’s regrettable, despite specially preparing a special task for your sake.”

“A special task?”

“That’s right. It was just nice that I had a task I want to entrust to her, so I want your team to accompany her as her escort.”

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume2 Chapter3

2012-04-26T20:43:36Z

Richocet: /* Part 1 */

{{Incomplete|pages=9/22}}
==Chapter 3: The Lost Queen==

===Part 1===

After that, Kamito, who parted from Claire and the others, headed towards the academy director’s office immediately.

He knocked and opened the door –

“You’re late, how much longer do you plan on making this lady wait.”

That was the first thing Greyworth, who was sitting at the office desk, coldly said.

The Dusk Witch – Greyworth Ciel Mais.

Her figure was certainly that of a bewitchingly beautiful woman but she was originally a long military servicing spirit knight, who had her name entered first on the list of Numbers (the twelve knight commanders).

She had wavy ash-blonde hair. Her gray pupils were shining behind her small pair of glasses.

“Sorry, I heard that you had business and no matter what my walking became heavy.”

“Hmm, so now you're able to run your pretty, cheeky mouth, are you? Where did the obedient pure boy from those days go? Really, this thing called the flow of time is cruel.”

“You’re the only one who didn’t change, Greyworth. Your outward looks as well as your tricky character.”

Kamito loathsomely spitted out.

Greyworth is one of the few people, who knew him three years ago.

And she was the perpetrator who called Kamito, who threw away the name Ren Ashbell, to the academy and attempted to make him participate in the blade dance two months later.


She did not tell him the reason for that.

Although, it was often the case that the Dusk Witch worked Kamito hard without telling him anything.

“That’s right, you have certainly changed. Compared to three years ago, you’ve became especially weak. In the practice match a while ago, what was that sorry state against an opponent of that level? If it was the you in the past, you would have crushed one person in under three minutes.”

“You were watching? …As usual your hobbies are bad.”

“In such a sorry state, your participation qualifications to the blade dance are also doubtful. Or, was it a fluke that you defeated that military-use spirit?”

“That time was—“

Kamito slight mumbled.

It was not that he defeated it with only his strength.

Kamito, who had a chance meeting with his changed former contracted spirit and was struk with despair, was given the strength to stand once again by that red hair hell cat girl.

(…!)

Suddenly, the sensation of her soft lips was resurrected in his mind.

To shake it off and cleanse the evil thoughts, Kamito shook his head in a fluster.

“I also think that I’m miserable. I can’t even use my contracted spirit’s power yet.”

Kamito dropped his sights onto his right hand, which was engraved with a spirit seal.


“Is it that you still can’t forget your previous woman? How stubborn.”

“Don’t mess around! Restia isn’t like that!”

“On the contrary, getting hotheaded makes it increasingly suspicious. If you like, how about getting a lover or something in this academy? It might even divert a little of the loneliness.”

“Lover—“

“Or, are the girls in the academy too child-like? If that’s the case… I’m also good.”

Greyworth smiled bewitchingly and slightly pushed open her breast area with her fingertips.

He accidently saw an adult-like black, lacey lingerie on the interior of her cleavage.

“D…don’t mess around!”

“It’s a joke. Hmm, with that tone, it seems that you have not yet reached that level. I’ve heard rumors that you are made to wait on a tiny breasted beautiful girl and a nude knee-socks spirit and are indulging in an improper harem cohabitation life.”

“Guu…”

Trying to refute, Kamito was at a loss for words.

…Objectively looking at it, that was the truth and so it was painful to be unable to denial it.

“Greyworth, did you call me just to say some worthless jokes?”

“That’s right – but, of course, that isn’t the only thing.”

Greyworth creaked her chair and faced the visitor room at the inner side of the room.

“I have a girl I want to introduce to you – okay, come in”


“Okay.”

From the inner room, there was what sounded like a bell being turned over.

The one who opened the door and appeared was –

A girl who wore a black dress like uniform, different from the academy’s uniform.

It was a beautiful girl, whose beautiful long black hair was impressive, to the extent that he was taken aback.

She had clear back pupils. Without thinking, Kamito was charmed by her neat and clean appearance.

“…Eh?”

The moment his eyes met with hers, she made a puzzled face for some reason.

“Errm, you’re … Kazehaya Kamito-kun?”

While blinking her eyes incessantly, the girl asked.

“Ahh, that’s right, however–“

“But my impression is very…”

…It was somewhat strange but it seemed the girl received a shock.

(Wh…what’s with this?)

“But, that’s right… he’s a boy after all and it’s already been three years.”

The girl was muttering to herself in a voice that Kamito could not hear.

After that, she looked at Kamito’s face again.

“Yes, there’s certainly a resemblance, yeah. Besides, this is fine—“


“What’s up, Fianna?”

Greyworth called out, seemingly puzzled.

“Ah, s…sorry! Err, this is the first time I’ve seen a male spirit contractor!”

The girl called Finna shook her head in a fluster.

“Erm… who is this girl?”

Kamito face Greyworth and asked.

Then, the girl, for some reason, made a sullen expression and pouted her lips.

“I knew it, you didn’t remember… well, that’s fine though.”

“She is the admitted student, who will be entering the same Raven Class as you.”

“Admitted student?”

Ah! Kamito nodded. They were talking about it at the café just a while ago.

(This girl is the one…)

Carol was saying that it was the daughter of a noble social status but in any case the ojou-sama of noble social status in this academy were overflowing near him, so he did not feel anything special.

(After that, she said that… her breasts were big.)

Without thinking, he glanced towards the dress-like uniform’s chest area—

(…Indeed, certainly.)

Kamito consented strangely.


“She is the Ordesia Empire’s second princess, your Highness Fianna Ray Ordesia.”

“…Ordesia?”

Kamito frowned for a moment—

“No way…!”

His eyes widened in surprise.

In Areishia Spirit Academy, which was a spirit contractor training organization, many genuine daughters of nobles were enrolled. This was the result of the empire’s royalty and nobles continuing the bloodline of spirit contractors by marriage that spanned over several generations.

Naturally, there were also exceptions but speaking of spirit contractors, it was normal that it would be the daughters of the nobles.

Fahrengart, the head of the military family and Laurenfrost, with a history.

Its territory was currently seized but Claire’s Elstein family name was also a noble pedigree.

However, this girl before him was – the second princess of the Ordesia Empire.

She was not even the daughter of a noble.

She was what one would call – the real princess.

(Why would the empire’s princess be in the academy?)

Daughters born into the Ordesia royal family should be scheduled to stack up training as a spirit princess candidate, serving the five great elemental lords, at the spirit princess training organization, the 'divine ceremony institute'.

In any case, Kamito kept that question in his chest for now and knelt down on the ground on one knee.


Henceforth, the second princess completely disappeared from the center stage.

That Lost Queen meant this girl in front of him?

“It’s just as she says. As long as you pass through these academy’s gates, no matter what social status the princess maidens have, there are no special treatments. Even a princess, a male spirit contractor or the Calamity Queen’s sister.”

“There you have it, I’m the former princess but nice to meet you. Kazehaya Kamito-kun.”

Fianna smiled and picked up the sides of her skirt with her fingertips and bowed elegantly.

“A…Ah, nice to you meet—“

Kamito stood up and his expression froze.

“What’s the matter?”

“No, err…”

While scratching his face, Kamito looked away.

“?”

Fianna tilted her head to the side.

“Kyaa!”

It seemed she realized that what she was holding up was not a ball dress but a short length uniform skirt.

Her mature black underwear, weaved with laces, was firmly etched into Kamito’s retina.


“Ka…Kamito-kun… pervert.”

The former princess’ face turned red and she embarrassedly muttered.

“I…I’m sorry…”

“You two, don’t act lovey-dovey in front my eyes. It’s irritating.”

Greyworth glared at Kamito, with her eyes filled with bloodlust.

“…I’m sorry. And why did you call for me?”

About this witch. It was probably not just to introduce the admitted student.

(To introduce the empire’s princess to me, what is she scheming?)

As if she read Kamito’s emotions, the witch pushed up her glasses, seemingly sullen.

“It’s regrettable, despite specially preparing a special task for your sake.”

“A special task?”

“That’s right. It was just nice that I had a task I want to entrust to her, so I want your team to accompany her as her escort.”

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume2 Chapter2

2012-04-22T20:17:01Z

Richocet: /* Part 3 */

==The Young Ladies’ Afternoon==

===Part 1===

“Mugugug…”

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Claire Rouge was stuffing a cream bun down her throat.

It was an unusual scene for her, who took it as a creed – that nobles are always elegant.

“Don’t binge, you’ll get fat you know.”

Kamito glared with his eyes half-opened and Claire struck the table like she was frustrated.

“But, but, urggggh!”

“Claire. That’s my jam bun.”

Est protested calmly.

This place was a salon café that was inside the academy.

From the opened terrace, the soft daylight was shining in.

The three of them were sitting and having a slightly late lunch at a round table near a window.

Inside the bamboo basket, placed right in the middle, there was a pile of jam buns, melon buns, sausage buns and etc, all kinds of buns.

Any student could use the café and on top of that the freshly baked buns were all-you-can-eat. Coffee and black tea were also free flow.

There was also an eatery in the academy but as it charged a fee equal to a high-class restaurant in the imperial capital, for Kamito, who was not even a noble, and Claire, who had her fortune and territory confiscated, they simply could not use it.

“Our team ranking dropped again.”

Claire lay, prostrated, on the table and groaned.

“We were matched up with a superior team. It can’t be helped.”

“That may be true… but our true strength is absolutely greater.”

Claire tightly bit her closed lips. Although they were at a disadvantage in number, she seemed to be unable to understand and accept losing to lower rank spirit contractor opponents.

It was certain that their level as spirit contractors was superior.

The cause of their defeat was that they did not execute the coordination between the both of them well. Claire over-relied on her strength and chased her opponents too far and Kamito too could not rely on Claire in a definite scenario.

With just the queen piece, it was not possible to win – in other words, it was something like that.

“Despite that, it’s not the time to be stumbling at such a place…”

There was a reason that Claire binged on the buns to the extent that she looked to be in a hurry.

The regulation of the blade dance held in two months was different from the individual battle three years ago, if they do not put together a five-member team, they could not participate. And then, only the top three teams of the inter-school rankings could participate from Areishia Spirit Academy,



Kamito, who had just come to the academy, had no achievements that could raise his ranking.

To raise one’s ranking, one had to win a formal practice match like this morning’s or complete a task assigned by the academy; however, he had not achieved either of them.

Defeating the giant spirit the other day, dueling with Sylphid Knights leader Ellis Fahrengart or even battling the frenzied magic spirit, those were all informal battles and did not reflect in the rankings.

On the other hand, for Claire, who should have been superior and tower above the rest as a spirit contractor—

It was especially surprising that she somehow had the result of the lowest class.

There was only one reason. It was because she was completing all the tasks alone.

She failed when she challenged the tasks that should be originally completed by a team and she was defeated when she challenged upper classmen opponents alone in a championship match. If she did such a thing, no matter how superior she was as a spirit contractor, there was no way her ranking could raise.

There was a reason that Claire was isolated in the academy.

Rubia Elstein.

Four years ago, while she had the position of a spirit princess serving the fire spirit king, she betrayed the spirit king and disappeared and brought about an unprecedented great calamity to the empire – The Calamity Queen.

Claire, who was her younger sister, was being looked at with eyes of contempt and fear from most of the academy students.

Claire's reason for participating in the blade dance was to restore the Elstein family name and – above all else - to know the truth regarding her elder sister Rubia Elstein.


—It was not the time to be stumbling at such a place.

Blood-oozing emotions were filled in Claire’s rough words.

“For now, we should also find comrades quickly. I understood it with this morning’s match. If we stay as we are now, then, far from winning the blade dance, we can’t even get into the top three ranks of the participation requirement.

The boy, who was called the strongest blade dancer three years ago, accepted his greatest weakness honestly.

At first he just came to the academy due to Greyworth’s request but now he clearly had a reason that he should regain his strength from three years ago.

It was the darkness spirit, Restia – his former contracted spirit.

It was to take her back with his own hands.

The girl who gave light to Kamito’s life for the first time, which was caught in darkness before.

And then, the girl, who gave a heartbroken Claire the frenzy spirit and tried to drive the giant spirit mad in the middle of the town.

Restia, who he met again, had greatly transformed from the girl Kamito once knew.

—What on earth happened to her?

So, for the sake of knowing that, he absolutely had to meet the participation requirements to the blade dance.

“Kamito, what’s wrong? You’re making such a serious face.”

“Did you forget to put sugar into your coffee?”

Claire and Est peered in with their faces with a worried look.


“No, sorry, it’s just…”

“By any chance, is it about your former contracted spirit?”

She was mysteriously sharp at such a time.

Kamito quickly averted his eyes from the ruby pupils that came peering in.

“…Well. It’s okay. But I’ll properly tell you when I feel like talking.”

Claire did not try to dig deeper into it. Despite always being arrogant, there were occasionally times where she showed such consideration.

“…Ah, I understand.”

Kamito nodded and there –

“Ah, everyone, having lunch?”

A tsun elegant voice was heard.

Kamito turned around. And there was –

A magnificently platinum-blonde haired beautiful girl was standing.

The very appearance of a noble ojou-sama.

With her smooth milky white skin, were her emerald eyes that locked up a faint radiance.

That appearance, where she brushed her hair with her hand at her waist looked strangely good.

Rinslet Laurenfrost.

A classmate of the same Raven Class as Kamito and self-named rival of Claire’s.


Due to her rivalry with Claire, she was trying to make Kamito into her manservant. A troubling ojou-sama.

Right beside her was –

“Fufu, what a delicious smell.”

The girl, who was dressed in a maid uniform, was standing there with a gentle smile.

She was wearing a long skirt attached with neat frills, her hair was cut into short bobs and she slightly put on a lovely white brim on her head.

She was Rinslet’s exclusive maid, Carol.

He did not know why there was a maid in the academy but he did not see maids other than her in the academy; it was surely an exception for the Laurenfrost family.

“…Why did you come here, Rinslet?”

Claire swallowed her bun and sternly glared at her.

“I just happenned to pass by. What a very simple lunch, having just buns.”

Rinslet brushed her hair and looked down on the three of them calmly.

“Milady is saying that she wants to eat together with everyone.”

“Wh… Carol, what are you saying!”

Poka! Poka! Rinslet’s face turned bright red and she hit Carol’s shoulders.

As expected of her exclusive maid, it was a magnificent interpretation.

“Sit down both of you. You came after all, let’s eat together.”


Kamito suggested and Claire stepped on his foot hard.

“Ouch, what are you doing?!”

“Nothing? I just thought you lack constancy …Idiot.”

“I…it’s n…not like I particularly want to eat together with you all!”

“Milady is saying it’ll be good to sit next to Kamito.”

“Carol!”

Carol soothed Rinslet, who turned bright red, and got her to sit down.

Rinslet, who sat next to Kamito, averted her eyes and spoke.

“…H…how are your injuries?”

“Ah, it’s mostly healed. All thanks to the healing spirit.”

It was about the injury he got from the time he fought the giant spirit. Probably because he overdid it, it’ll take a little longer then he thought, but as expected, the academy’s spirit medical care was excellent.

“Fufu, milady has been continuously worrying about Kamito-sama.”

“Carol, d…don’t say anything unnecessary!”

Rinslet snapped with a grinding noise.

“However, it is also natural that milady is worried. After all, Kamito-sama is under one roof with milady Claire, so it is not odd even if anything happened.”

“Wha…what are you saying, you stupid maid! There’s no way such things would happen.”


This time it was Claire who snapped.

“…What kind of worry is that?”

Est was munching and eating a melon bun beside Kamito, who sighed.

With just that, Rinslet and Carol ended up having lunch together too.

Even Claire, who appeared upset at the beginning, eventually talked about this morning’s match, after that which store’s cake was delicious and how boring the lecture of the introduction of the foundation of spirit learning, normal girl like conversations were beginning to bloom.

Somehow these two were on pretty good terms. Especially for Claire, who was being isolated in the academy, it could be said that she might be her only friend.

“That reminds me, it seems that a newly admitted student is coming to Raven Class.”

“Our class? Despite the fact that Kamito just came in recently.”

“Yea, I hear it’s a daughter of a noble social status.”

“Hmm, but even so, a noble social status now in this academy. There’s the Fahrengart family and the Laurenfrost family, this isn’t a bargain sale of noble social status.”

“Hey! Please do not lump the military Fahrengart family with the true pedigree Laurenfrost family?”

“I don’t care about such things… What’s wrong, Kamito?”


At any rate, Raven Class was famous for gathering superior problem children.

He just thought that if people like Claire and Rinlset were to increase, it would be troublesome.

“In the practical skill entrance examination that took place in the morning, she seems to use a holy spirit.”

The maid, Carol, took out a memo from her chest and said.

Carol’s maid memo pad – 'Carol's notes' were stuffed with data on the academy students and teachers… He did not understand well what on earth she used it for.

“Hmm, holy spirit user?...”

The holy spirit is one of the five grand element spirits but there were not that many spirit contractors, who used it.

It was a spirit, whose pride was extremely high and chose its own user.

Among princess maidens, it was said that it only opens its heart to specially pure noble girls.

(Because even in the competition three years ago, a holy spirit user gave him a tough fight…)

After all, a holy spirit had an extremely bad compatibility with the darkness spirit Kamito was contracted with.

But then, at that time, Kamito’s strength completely surpassed the opponent spirit contractor's, that was why he did not lose.

“Ah, by the way, it seems like it’s a very lovely big-chested girl.”

“Carol, where on earth did you procure such information?”

“Ah, Kamito-san, are you interested?”

Carol placed her hand near her mouth and smiled.


“Hmm, you are so concerned about the information of a big-chested admission student, huh?”

“Eh?”

Gogogogogogogo……!

Kamito turned around and Claire raised her eyebrows and was glaring at him.

“Really, men are just idiots!”

“Kamito, is your vision useless? Are you just a beast without reason?”

Somehow, even Rinslet and Est were glaring—

Gyuuuuuuuuu!

Kamito’s cheeks were pinched by the three of them.

(This is unreasonable…)

===Part 2===

After various things, the lunch of buns ended and it was time to rest.

“Ahh, that reminds me—“

Ahem! Rinslet cleared her throat and said,

“Have you gathered your blade dance team members?”

“…N…not yet.”


Claire shook her head in shame to Rinslet, who asked.

It seemed that she knew that answer beforehand. Rinslet smiled,

“Ah, you still haven't? I have asked something bad.”

Fufun! She held up her tea cup in an elegant movement.

Claire sullenly talked back.

“It’s just that there isn’t a person who matches up to our desired level. And you, have you decided?”

“Tha…that’s … I just have not found a person who balances with my level!”

“Eh? Rinslet, you couldn't gather anyone either?”

Kamito tilted his head to the side.

The ability of Rinslet, who used magic ice spirit 'Fenrir' matched approximately to Claire’s.

He was thinking that if it was her, she would already be in great demand but.

“Fo…for now, there isn’t, for now!”

Rinslet’s face turned red and she quickly turned away.

“Kamito-san, milady –“

“Uh huh?”

Carol tugged Kamito’s sleeves and came at the side, telling him the reasons in his ear.

“The truth is (mumbling)…”

“Hmm…”


According to Carol’s words—

It seemed that although she had tried gathering a team several times, so far, the expectations she desired from her members were too high and things didn't go smoothly because of her excessively high pride. The teams she gathered, repeatedly broke up and so, there were no students left to invite.

…How should he say it, it was indeed a Rinslet-like reason.

“Hmm, her pride is certainly high but… she is a truly good girl, regaredless.”

“That’s right…”

Carol earnestly nodded.

“Carol, what were you talking about with Kamito-san!”

“It was concerning the order in which milady washes her body in the bath.”

“Carol!”

Glancing at the playful ojou-sama and maid, Claire deeply sighed.

“Haa… I wonder if there’s really no one. A superior spirit contractor who would enter our team.”

“…We…well, your circumstances aren’t good.”

Chiraa. 

Rinslet coughed and looked at Claire with one eye.

“That’s right. Preferably, I should try approaching the newly admitted student from just now. Perhaps, it might be an unexpected bargain.”


“That is right. However, there might be an even better member unexpectedly close-by.”

Chiraa. Chiraa.

…Kamito finally realized.

(Ahh, I see. So that’s the reason she brought up the subject about the team.)

“Hey, Claire, just a minute—“

“What? Faa, do..don’t suddenly breath into my ear.”

“What are you turning red for? Lend me your ear for a while and listen.”

Kamito whispered into Claire’s ear in a quiet voice.

“Somehow, this ojou-sama plainly wants to join us as comrades, but is that no good?”

“Absolutely not.”

Claire immediately replied.

“Why? Rinslet’s battle strength is adequate.”

“That’s… even I recognize her strength. However, no. We suffered in the duel with Ellis a while ago, didn’t we? Because she doesn’t even think the slightest about teamwork.”

“Well, wh…”

It was certain that in the duel with Ellis’s group the other day, despite being a sniper, she was standing in the most conspicuous place for some reason and was knocked down in the beginning.

“Be…besides, Rinslet … about you …”


“Hn? Did you say something?”

“I..it’s nothing, at any rate, it’s a no! Rinslet is not allowed!”

“No, without saying such things, isn’t she somewhat pitiful?”

“Wh…what are you two sneakily talking about?!”

While twirling the front of her platinum blonde hair with her index finger, Rinslet was staring at them with a fidgety, uncomposed behavior.

“Wh…?”

“……”

Claire groaned seemingly unhappy.

“…I got it. I’ll try asking once.”

She sighed deeply and nodded. There were two months remaining till the opening of the blade dance. She might have reconsidered that it wasn't the time to be stating her desires anymore.

“Hey, Rinslet.”

“Wh…what is it, Claire Rouge?”

Rinslet’s voice was tensed and sounded slightly excited.

“You wouldn’t, by any chance, want to enter my team?”

“Id…idiot, don’t ask Rinslet!”

Kamito shouted in a soft voice.


Asking Rinslet, who was a highly prideful girl, in such a way –

Rinslet’s finger, which was tampering with the front of her hair stopped.

“Hm, if you think about what you suddenly said –“

She placed her hand at her waist and pointed at Claire, in a thrust.

“Aren’t you the ones who want to join my team?”

“Huh?”

Claire’s eyebrows sternly lifted up.

“What are you saying? Are you an idiot? You’ll join my team!”

“Rejection, rejection, rejection. You two will join my team!”

The two ojou-sama quarreled about something trivial.

…It was a perfectly parallel line.

“Either way is the same, right...”

Kamito retorted,

“It’s completely different!” “It is completely different!”

They shouted in stereo mode. Only at such a time were their breaths in sync.

“…Uhm it’s no good, these guys. Something like a team is absolutely impossible.”

“Really, can’t you guys keep quiet? This is a public place!”


A cold voice resounded in the salon café.

Everybody turned around—

At the café’s entrance, a ponytailed beautiful girl, who was wearing light armor, was standing.

“Ellis!”

Claire sullenly groaned. …Another hindrance came. She had such a facial expression.

Ellis Fahrengart.

The leader of the Sylphid Knights, who observed the academy’s public morals.

She had a charming appearance unmatching that of her strict personality. Her mutual relation with Claire’s group, from Raven Class, who normally caused problems, seemed bad.

Although to Kamito, it did not mean that she was such a hard-to-deal-with person.

At first, when Kamito entered into the academy, just because he was a male spirit contractor, she was prejudiced against him but she had remorsefully apologized about that matter.

Even if there were times where she was a little overly serious with her straightforward personality, for which she held a strong belief, he could respect the part of her that held the pride of a knight.

Ellis came walking, briskly, towards the table.

“Knights' leader-sama, what business do you have with us?”

“If it’s about redoing the duel, I’ll accept it anytime.”

Rinslet and Claire, both of their eyes wore a dangerous light.


On that subject, the duel the other day became unsettled because of the magic spirit’s sudden intrusion.

He wondered if that time’s conclusion was to be decided again—

(……Spare me. A duel again, no thanks.)

Coming over here, Ellis looked down on Claire with sharp eyes.

“Hmm, I have no problem settling it here and now, Claire Rouge.”

“Just what I want.”

Ellis drew out her sword and Claire also pulled out her leather whip from under her skirt.

In the explosive atmosphere, the girls, who were at the surrounding tables, stood up rattled.

“Hey, Claire…”

Kamito attemptd to stop it –

“Le…leader, calm down!”

“Y…you can’t draw out a sword here!”

Form the café’s entrance, two girls dashed over here with a flustered look.

They were wearing the same Knight armor as Ellis.

It was a short haired boyish girl and a somehow serious looking braided haired girl.

Kamito certainly recognized the both of them. They were the Knight girls he fought in the duel the other day.

If he remembered right, their names were – Rakka, for the one with the short hair, and Reishia, for the other with the braids.

Stopped by her Knight comrades, Ellis embarrassedly sheathed her sword.


“…S…Sorry, my Knight followers.”

Feeling ashamed, she cleared her throat and apologized to the two girls—

This time she turned towards Kamito.

“Kazehaya Kamito.”

“Me?”

Kamito tilted his head to the side, seemingly puzzled. Claire aside, he certainly did not recall doing anything to be kept an eye on by the Knights.

“It seems you lost completely to the Wolverine Class in this morning’s match.”

“What?! As I thought, you're trying to pick a fight.”

Claire stood up with a clank sound.

“That’s not it. Th…the truth is Kazehaya Kamito, you –“

Ellis shook her head, and rapidly blushed bashfully and looked down.

“Hn, what’s the matter?”

“So, err…”

“Come on, leader, despite that it’s better to say it quickly.”

“Despite that you’re always resolved, you’re slow at such a time.”

Reishia and Rakka were whispering behind Ellis.

“However, such a bashful leader is also cute.”


“Ahh, it’s like that, it’s almost like a girl who has fallen in love—“

“D…don’t make fun of me! I…I really do not think of such an insolent person!”

Ellis shouted with her face turned bright red.

After that she coughed to cover over.

“It was certained that I got a better opinion of you because of that day’s case but … that’s all. The one I admire is a pure strong female, like that Ren Ashbell(strongest blade dancer). It’s absolutely not such a boy!”

“…”

Kamito gazed at Ellis, who informed in a cold voice, with his eyes half-opened.

(…I’m sorry, your admired female is an illusion.)

“Unh, wh..what’s with that look!”

Ellis thrust her sword at the back of Kamito’s neck.

“Is it that strange for me to be admiring Ren Ashbell?”

“…N…no, that’s not it!”

Kamito panicked and shook his head.

At the blade dance three years ago – the blade dance, which was danced by the strongest blade dancer, left a strong impression on the girls of the same generation. Henceforth, she was the aspiration of the princess maidens, who aimed to be spirit contractors.

It seemed that Ellis was not an exception either.

“That’s enough, quickly state your business.”


“Shut up, I know that!”

After turning and retorting to Claire, Ellis stared at Kamito again.

“Kazehaya Kamito –“

“Wh…what…”

“Err, what I’m saying is, …”

Ellis seemed nervous as her hand was lightly trembling.
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By the way, as the sword was left where it was thrust at, it could not be helped that it was dangerous.

“What I’m saying is… I…I want you!”

“…”

—Silence arrived.

Claire and the others, even Rakka and Reshia, were dumbfounded.

For a while, time froze.

“Wh…wh…wh..wh…”

Claire was the first one who opened her mouth.

Her face was bright red and her mouth was opening and closing.

“…!?”

Ellis widened her eyes, seemingly taken aback and shook her head.

“Th…that’s not it, the words, just now, do not have such a meaning!”


“Su…su…su…such a meaning means what kind of meaning!?”

“I mean, th…that –“

After Ellis took a deep breath,

“Kazehaya Kamito, would you join my team?”

“Eh?”

Kamito did not believe his ears to those unexpected words.

(…Ellis and me, a team?)

“What did you say?”

Claire and Rinslet were also staring in wonder.

Rakka and Reshia saw Ellis, who turned bright red, and were grinning.

“…Well, what do you mean?”

“I…I meant just that. Kazehaya Kamito, I welcome you to my team. Because you defeated that military-use spirit, I have no objections about your ability.”

Ellis rapidly said so and quickly averted her eyes, looking far away.

It seemed that in truth her intention was to scout Kamito.

With a sword thrust at the back of his neck, rather than being scouted, it was like he was being threatened.

Ellis’ results were restrained by the upperclassmen and were top class. If Kamito joined this team, it was certain that the likelihood that he would obtain the entry qualifications to the blade dance would greatly increase.



However—

“Ellis, I—“

“No way, this is my contracted spirit after all!”

The one who interrupted Kamito’s reply and shouted was Claire.

She stood up from the chair and tightly grabbed the sleeves of Kamito’s uniform.

“Claire, you…”

Kamito turned around and looked down and his eyes met her clear ruby pupils.

Claire’s eyes seemed to be swaying in anxiety.

It was likely that she was not aware of it, but she was staring with a clinging look.

(I see, she’s…)

It was surely that being betrayed by her sister, Rubia, caused her heart to be deeply wounded.

Being abandon by someone – something like that, being frightening to her, could not be helped.

That was why she was always in solitude. She could not depend on anyone.

Because she was afraid of being betrayed again—

“…”

Kamito –

Took a sharp breath and scratched his head.

(…Being shown such a face…)


While bitterly smiling, he gently placed his hand on top of Claire’s head.

He had decided on the reply from the beginning. She did not have to be worried.

“Ellis, sorry but I am her contracted spirit. I don’t intend to change teams.”

“…Kamito!?”

Claire, taken aback, raised her face and widened her eyes.

“…I see”

Ellis tightly bit her lips.

However, by the next moment, she had already returned to her cold expression.

“…I understand. I’m sorry for asking something unreasonable so suddenly.”

“No, me too … thank you for inviting me.”

Kamito apologized and Ellis was a little bashful.

“I…it’s alright. Y…you are such a guy, therefore, I—“

“Uh?”

Ellis seemed to have said something but her voice was so soft that he didn't catch it.

“Ahh, you’ve been rejected.”

“It’s alright, leader has us.”

“Y…you guys… i…it’s not like that!”

Ellis turned bright red and shouted at her two comrades, who were grinning and teasing her.


“H…hey, Kamito…”

“Hn?”

While still grabbing Kamito’s uniform sleeve, she was bashfully saying something else.

“What’s the matter?”

“…Th…thank…you.”

“…? What?”

She was trying to say something, but her voice was too soft, so he could not hear her well.

It was unusual for Claire to be hesitating in such a way.

“S…so… erm…”

And at that moment. Bam! The door opened—

“Is the licentious, no – Kazehaya Kamito here?!”

An academy student girl came running into the salon café.

She seemed to have come here in a great hurry and seemed out of breath.

(Wait, it seems like she started saying my name as licentious beast just now…)

“I’m here.”

Kamito raised his hand and that girl felt relieved as she stroked down on her chest.

“The academy director is calling for you. So, go over immediately.”

“Greyworth?”



===Part 3===

At a corner of the Academy Town possessed by Areishia Spirit Academy.

At a table of a coffee lounge, which greatly stuck out on the outside, a strange set of customers was sitting.

One of them was a black haired girl dressed in a jet-black dress.

Darkness spirit Restia. The perpetrator of driving the military-use spirit, which was brought in from the imperial capital, and bringing great damage to Academy Town a week ago.

And then, the other one had–

Steel-like hard black hair. A boy – skinny with darkish skin.

He had well-featured looks but just his red eyes strangely could not be expressed other than being glaringly shiny.

The two of them were clearly conspicuous in such a place, but not only did no one in the surroundings pay attention to them, it seemed that their presences were not even perceived.

“—So, I just have to steal that specific sealed material from the academy’s library?”

“Yea, because of the incident the other day, I am unable to get close to the academy.”

“Tch, how troublesome, what do we need such a thing for again?”

The boy spat onto the ground. However, no one found fault in that.


“That thing sleeping in Mine Town is a fairly hard problem. The seal of the highest grade Ordesia army, what importance does it have? With only the releasing ceremony, how many months would it take to be woken up—“

“Hmm, the disposed military-use spirit – what’s the plan for collecting such a thing?”

“You do not have the qualifications to know her prediction, Jio”

The girl in black clothing gently shook her head. The boy clicked his tongue.

“Because you toyed with the military-use spirit of the imperial capital as you pleased, it became trouble. Is it an order to steal it?”

“Isn’t it fine, I could observe his current strength.”

“I guess. Honestly though, I am disappointed. Is that the level? Ren Ashbell’s (the strongest blade dancer’s)?”

“He has not yet woken up.”

“I hope so. Even if I beat that guy, who lost his energy currently, there would be no point.”

“Ah, you have the confidence to beat him?”

“I’ll beat him. And then I’ll prove it. That this Jio Inzagi is the true successor of the devil king.”

The boy’s red lips bent. On his whole darkish skin body, countless numbers of spirit seals were shining.

Same as the devil king Solomon – the seal that carried seventy-two spirits.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume2 Chapter2

2012-04-22T20:01:12Z

Richocet: /* Part 2 */

==The Young Ladies’ Afternoon==

===Part 1===

“Mugugug…”

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Claire Rouge was stuffing a cream bun down her throat.

It was an unusual scene for her, who took it as a creed – that nobles are always elegant.

“Don’t binge, you’ll get fat you know.”

Kamito glared with his eyes half-opened and Claire struck the table like she was frustrated.

“But, but, urggggh!”

“Claire. That’s my jam bun.”

Est protested calmly.

This place was a salon café that was inside the academy.

From the opened terrace, the soft daylight was shining in.

The three of them were sitting and having a slightly late lunch at a round table near a window.

Inside the bamboo basket, placed right in the middle, there was a pile of jam buns, melon buns, sausage buns and etc, all kinds of buns.

Any student could use the café and on top of that the freshly baked buns were all-you-can-eat. Coffee and black tea were also free flow.

There was also an eatery in the academy but as it charged a fee equal to a high-class restaurant in the imperial capital, for Kamito, who was not even a noble, and Claire, who had her fortune and territory confiscated, they simply could not use it.

“Our team ranking dropped again.”

Claire lay, prostrated, on the table and groaned.

“We were matched up with a superior team. It can’t be helped.”

“That may be true… but our true strength is absolutely greater.”

Claire tightly bit her closed lips. Although they were at a disadvantage in number, she seemed to be unable to understand and accept losing to lower rank spirit contractor opponents.

It was certain that their level as spirit contractors was superior.

The cause of their defeat was that they did not execute the coordination between the both of them well. Claire over-relied on her strength and chased her opponents too far and Kamito too could not rely on Claire in a definite scenario.

With just the queen piece, it was not possible to win – in other words, it was something like that.

“Despite that, it’s not the time to be stumbling at such a place…”

There was a reason that Claire binged on the buns to the extent that she looked to be in a hurry.

The regulation of the blade dance held in two months was different from the individual battle three years ago, if they do not put together a five-member team, they could not participate. And then, only the top three teams of the inter-school rankings could participate from Areishia Spirit Academy,



Kamito, who had just come to the academy, had no achievements that could raise his ranking.

To raise one’s ranking, one had to win a formal practice match like this morning’s or complete a task assigned by the academy; however, he had not achieved either of them.

Defeating the giant spirit the other day, dueling with Sylphid Knights leader Ellis Fahrengart or even battling the frenzied magic spirit, those were all informal battles and did not reflect in the rankings.

On the other hand, for Claire, who should have been superior and tower above the rest as a spirit contractor—

It was especially surprising that she somehow had the result of the lowest class.

There was only one reason. It was because she was completing all the tasks alone.

She failed when she challenged the tasks that should be originally completed by a team and she was defeated when she challenged upper classmen opponents alone in a championship match. If she did such a thing, no matter how superior she was as a spirit contractor, there was no way her ranking could raise.

There was a reason that Claire was isolated in the academy.

Rubia Elstein.

Four years ago, while she had the position of a spirit princess serving the fire spirit king, she betrayed the spirit king and disappeared and brought about an unprecedented great calamity to the empire – The Calamity Queen.

Claire, who was her younger sister, was being looked at with eyes of contempt and fear from most of the academy students.

Claire's reason for participating in the blade dance was to restore the Elstein family name and – above all else - to know the truth regarding her elder sister Rubia Elstein.


—It was not the time to be stumbling at such a place.

Blood-oozing emotions were filled in Claire’s rough words.

“For now, we should also find comrades quickly. I understood it with this morning’s match. If we stay as we are now, then, far from winning the blade dance, we can’t even get into the top three ranks of the participation requirement.

The boy, who was called the strongest blade dancer three years ago, accepted his greatest weakness honestly.

At first he just came to the academy due to Greyworth’s request but now he clearly had a reason that he should regain his strength from three years ago.

It was the darkness spirit, Restia – his former contracted spirit.

It was to take her back with his own hands.

The girl who gave light to Kamito’s life for the first time, which was caught in darkness before.

And then, the girl, who gave a heartbroken Claire the frenzy spirit and tried to drive the giant spirit mad in the middle of the town.

Restia, who he met again, had greatly transformed from the girl Kamito once knew.

—What on earth happened to her?

So, for the sake of knowing that, he absolutely had to meet the participation requirements to the blade dance.

“Kamito, what’s wrong? You’re making such a serious face.”

“Did you forget to put sugar into your coffee?”

Claire and Est peered in with their faces with a worried look.


“No, sorry, it’s just…”

“By any chance, is it about your former contracted spirit?”

She was mysteriously sharp at such a time.

Kamito quickly averted his eyes from the ruby pupils that came peering in.

“…Well. It’s okay. But I’ll properly tell you when I feel like talking.”

Claire did not try to dig deeper into it. Despite always being arrogant, there were occasionally times where she showed such consideration.

“…Ah, I understand.”

Kamito nodded and there –

“Ah, everyone, having lunch?”

A tsun elegant voice was heard.

Kamito turned around. And there was –

A magnificently platinum-blonde haired beautiful girl was standing.

The very appearance of a noble ojou-sama.

With her smooth milky white skin, were her emerald eyes that locked up a faint radiance.

That appearance, where she brushed her hair with her hand at her waist looked strangely good.

Rinslet Laurenfrost.

A classmate of the same Raven Class as Kamito and self-named rival of Claire’s.


Due to her rivalry with Claire, she was trying to make Kamito into her manservant. A troubling ojou-sama.

Right beside her was –

“Fufu, what a delicious smell.”

The girl, who was dressed in a maid uniform, was standing there with a gentle smile.

She was wearing a long skirt attached with neat frills, her hair was cut into short bobs and she slightly put on a lovely white brim on her head.

She was Rinslet’s exclusive maid, Carol.

He did not know why there was a maid in the academy but he did not see maids other than her in the academy; it was surely an exception for the Laurenfrost family.

“…Why did you come here, Rinslet?”

Claire swallowed her bun and sternly glared at her.

“I just happenned to pass by. What a very simple lunch, having just buns.”

Rinslet brushed her hair and looked down on the three of them calmly.

“Milady is saying that she wants to eat together with everyone.”

“Wh… Carol, what are you saying!”

Poka! Poka! Rinslet’s face turned bright red and she hit Carol’s shoulders.

As expected of her exclusive maid, it was a magnificent interpretation.

“Sit down both of you. You came after all, let’s eat together.”


Kamito suggested and Claire stepped on his foot hard.

“Ouch, what are you doing?!”

“Nothing? I just thought you lack constancy …Idiot.”

“I…it’s n…not like I particularly want to eat together with you all!”

“Milady is saying it’ll be good to sit next to Kamito.”

“Carol!”

Carol soothed Rinslet, who turned bright red, and got her to sit down.

Rinslet, who sat next to Kamito, averted her eyes and spoke.

“…H…how are your injuries?”

“Ah, it’s mostly healed. All thanks to the healing spirit.”

It was about the injury he got from the time he fought the giant spirit. Probably because he overdid it, it’ll take a little longer then he thought, but as expected, the academy’s spirit medical care was excellent.

“Fufu, milady has been continuously worrying about Kamito-sama.”

“Carol, d…don’t say anything unnecessary!”

Rinslet snapped with a grinding noise.

“However, it is also natural that milady is worried. After all, Kamito-sama is under one roof with milady Claire, so it is not odd even if anything happened.”

“Wha…what are you saying, you stupid maid! There’s no way such things would happen.”


This time it was Claire who snapped.

“…What kind of worry is that?”

Est was munching and eating a melon bun beside Kamito, who sighed.

With just that, Rinslet and Carol ended up having lunch together too.

Even Claire, who appeared upset at the beginning, eventually talked about this morning’s match, after that which store’s cake was delicious and how boring the lecture of the introduction of the foundation of spirit learning, normal girl like conversations were beginning to bloom.

Somehow these two were on pretty good terms. Especially for Claire, who was being isolated in the academy, it could be said that she might be her only friend.

“That reminds me, it seems that a newly admitted student is coming to Raven Class.”

“Our class? Despite the fact that Kamito just came in recently.”

“Yea, I hear it’s a daughter of a noble social status.”

“Hmm, but even so, a noble social status now in this academy. There’s the Fahrengart family and the Laurenfrost family, this isn’t a bargain sale of noble social status.”

“Hey! Please do not lump the military Fahrengart family with the true pedigree Laurenfrost family?”

“I don’t care about such things… What’s wrong, Kamito?”


At any rate, Raven Class was famous for gathering superior problem children.

He just thought that if people like Claire and Rinlset were to increase, it would be troublesome.

“In the practical skill entrance examination that took place in the morning, she seems to use a holy spirit.”

The maid, Carol, took out a memo from her chest and said.

Carol’s maid memo pad – 'Carol's notes' were stuffed with data on the academy students and teachers… He did not understand well what on earth she used it for.

“Hmm, holy spirit user?...”

The holy spirit is one of the five grand element spirits but there were not that many spirit contractors, who used it.

It was a spirit, whose pride was extremely high and chose its own user.

Among princess maidens, it was said that it only opens its heart to specially pure noble girls.

(Because even in the competition three years ago, a holy spirit user gave him a tough fight…)

After all, a holy spirit had an extremely bad compatibility with the darkness spirit Kamito was contracted with.

But then, at that time, Kamito’s strength completely surpassed the opponent spirit contractor's, that was why he did not lose.

“Ah, by the way, it seems like it’s a very lovely big-chested girl.”

“Carol, where on earth did you procure such information?”

“Ah, Kamito-san, are you interested?”

Carol placed her hand near her mouth and smiled.


“Hmm, you are so concerned about the information of a big-chested admission student, huh?”

“Eh?”

Gogogogogogogo……!

Kamito turned around and Claire raised her eyebrows and was glaring at him.

“Really, men are just idiots!”

“Kamito, is your vision useless? Are you just a beast without reason?”

Somehow, even Rinslet and Est were glaring—

Gyuuuuuuuuu!

Kamito’s cheeks were pinched by the three of them.

(This is unreasonable…)

===Part 2===

After various things, the lunch of buns ended and it was time to rest.

“Ahh, that reminds me—“

Ahem! Rinslet cleared her throat and said,

“Have you gathered your blade dance team members?”

“…N…not yet.”


Claire shook her head in shame to Rinslet, who asked.

It seemed that she knew that answer beforehand. Rinslet smiled,

“Ah, you still haven't? I have asked something bad.”

Fufun! She held up her tea cup in an elegant movement.

Claire sullenly talked back.

“It’s just that there isn’t a person who matches up to our desired level. And you, have you decided?”

“Tha…that’s … I just have not found a person who balances with my level!”

“Eh? Rinslet, you couldn't gather anyone either?”

Kamito tilted his head to the side.

The ability of Rinslet, who used magic ice spirit 'Fenrir' matched approximately to Claire’s.

He was thinking that if it was her, she would already be in great demand but.

“Fo…for now, there isn’t, for now!”

Rinslet’s face turned red and she quickly turned away.

“Kamito-san, milady –“

“Uh huh?”

Carol tugged Kamito’s sleeves and came at the side, telling him the reasons in his ear.

“The truth is (mumbling)…”

“Hmm…”


According to Carol’s words—

It seemed that although she had tried gathering a team several times, so far, the expectations she desired from her members were too high and things didn't go smoothly because of her excessively high pride. The teams she gathered, repeatedly broke up and so, there were no students left to invite.

…How should he say it, it was indeed a Rinslet-like reason.

“Hmm, her pride is certainly high but… she is a truly good girl, regaredless.”

“That’s right…”

Carol earnestly nodded.

“Carol, what were you talking about with Kamito-san!”

“It was concerning the order in which milady washes her body in the bath.”

“Carol!”

Glancing at the playful ojou-sama and maid, Claire deeply sighed.

“Haa… I wonder if there’s really no one. A superior spirit contractor who would enter our team.”

“…We…well, your circumstances aren’t good.”

Chiraa. 

Rinslet coughed and looked at Claire with one eye.

“That’s right. Preferably, I should try approaching the newly admitted student from just now. Perhaps, it might be an unexpected bargain.”


“That is right. However, there might be an even better member unexpectedly close-by.”

Chiraa. Chiraa.

…Kamito finally realized.

(Ahh, I see. So that’s the reason she brought up the subject about the team.)

“Hey, Claire, just a minute—“

“What? Faa, do..don’t suddenly breath into my ear.”

“What are you turning red for? Lend me your ear for a while and listen.”

Kamito whispered into Claire’s ear in a quiet voice.

“Somehow, this ojou-sama plainly wants to join us as comrades, but is that no good?”

“Absolutely not.”

Claire immediately replied.

“Why? Rinslet’s battle strength is adequate.”

“That’s… even I recognize her strength. However, no. We suffered in the duel with Ellis a while ago, didn’t we? Because she doesn’t even think the slightest about teamwork.”

“Well, wh…”

It was certain that in the duel with Ellis’s group the other day, despite being a sniper, she was standing in the most conspicuous place for some reason and was knocked down in the beginning.

“Be…besides, Rinslet … about you …”


“Hn? Did you say something?”

“I..it’s nothing, at any rate, it’s a no! Rinslet is not allowed!”

“No, without saying such things, isn’t she somewhat pitiful?”

“Wh…what are you two sneakily talking about?!”

While twirling the front of her platinum blonde hair with her index finger, Rinslet was staring at them with a fidgety, uncomposed behavior.

“Wh…?”

“……”

Claire groaned seemingly unhappy.

“…I got it. I’ll try asking once.”

She sighed deeply and nodded. There were two months remaining till the opening of the blade dance. She might have reconsidered that it wasn't the time to be stating her desires anymore.

“Hey, Rinslet.”

“Wh…what is it, Claire Rouge?”

Rinslet’s voice was tensed and sounded slightly excited.

“You wouldn’t, by any chance, want to enter my team?”

“Id…idiot, don’t ask Rinslet!”

Kamito shouted in a soft voice.


Asking Rinslet, who was a highly prideful girl, in such a way –

Rinslet’s finger, which was tampering with the front of her hair stopped.

“Hm, if you think about what you suddenly said –“

She placed her hand at her waist and pointed at Claire, in a thrust.

“Aren’t you the ones who want to join my team?”

“Huh?”

Claire’s eyebrows sternly lifted up.

“What are you saying? Are you an idiot? You’ll join my team!”

“Rejection, rejection, rejection. You two will join my team!”

The two ojou-sama quarreled about something trivial.

…It was a perfectly parallel line.

“Either way is the same, right...”

Kamito retorted,

“It’s completely different!” “It is completely different!”

They shouted in stereo mode. Only at such a time were their breaths in sync.

“…Uhm it’s no good, these guys. Something like a team is absolutely impossible.”

“Really, can’t you guys keep quiet? This is a public place!”


A cold voice resounded in the salon café.

Everybody turned around—

At the café’s entrance, a ponytailed beautiful girl, who was wearing light armor, was standing.

“Ellis!”

Claire sullenly groaned. …Another hindrance came. She had such a facial expression.

Ellis Fahrengart.

The leader of the Sylphid Knights, who observed the academy’s public morals.

She had a charming appearance unmatching that of her strict personality. Her mutual relation with Claire’s group, from Raven Class, who normally caused problems, seemed bad.

Although to Kamito, it did not mean that she was such a hard-to-deal-with person.

At first, when Kamito entered into the academy, just because he was a male spirit contractor, she was prejudiced against him but she had remorsefully apologized about that matter.

Even if there were times where she was a little overly serious with her straightforward personality, for which she held a strong belief, he could respect the part of her that held the pride of a knight.

Ellis came walking, briskly, towards the table.

“Knights' leader-sama, what business do you have with us?”

“If it’s about redoing the duel, I’ll accept it anytime.”

Rinslet and Claire, both of their eyes wore a dangerous light.


On that subject, the duel the other day became unsettled because of the magic spirit’s sudden intrusion.

He wondered if that time’s conclusion was to be decided again—

(……Spare me. A duel again, no thanks.)

Coming over here, Ellis looked down on Claire with sharp eyes.

“Hmm, I have no problem settling it here and now, Claire Rouge.”

“Just what I want.”

Ellis drew out her sword and Claire also pulled out her leather whip from under her skirt.

In the explosive atmosphere, the girls, who were at the surrounding tables, stood up rattled.

“Hey, Claire…”

Kamito attemptd to stop it –

“Le…leader, calm down!”

“Y…you can’t draw out a sword here!”

Form the café’s entrance, two girls dashed over here with a flustered look.

They were wearing the same Knight armor as Ellis.

It was a short haired boyish girl and a somehow serious looking braided haired girl.

Kamito certainly recognized the both of them. They were the Knight girls he fought in the duel the other day.

If he remembered right, their names were – Rakka, for the one with the short hair, and Reishia, for the other with the braids.

Stopped by her Knight comrades, Ellis embarrassedly sheathed her sword.


“…S…Sorry, my Knight followers.”

Feeling ashamed, she cleared her throat and apologized to the two girls—

This time she turned towards Kamito.

“Kazehaya Kamito.”

“Me?”

Kamito tilted his head to the side, seemingly puzzled. Claire aside, he certainly did not recall doing anything to be kept an eye on by the Knights.

“It seems you lost completely to the Wolverine Class in this morning’s match.”

“What?! As I thought, you're trying to pick a fight.”

Claire stood up with a clank sound.

“That’s not it. Th…the truth is Kazehaya Kamito, you –“

Ellis shook her head, and rapidly blushed bashfully and looked down.

“Hn, what’s the matter?”

“So, err…”

“Come on, leader, despite that it’s better to say it quickly.”

“Despite that you’re always resolved, you’re slow at such a time.”

Reishia and Rakka were whispering behind Ellis.

“However, such a bashful leader is also cute.”


“Ahh, it’s like that, it’s almost like a girl who has fallen in love—“

“D…don’t make fun of me! I…I really do not think of such an insolent person!”

Ellis shouted with her face turned bright red.

After that she coughed to cover over.

“It was certained that I got a better opinion of you because of that day’s case but … that’s all. The one I admire is a pure strong female, like that Ren Ashbell(strongest blade dancer). It’s absolutely not such a boy!”

“…”

Kamito gazed at Ellis, who informed in a cold voice, with his eyes half-opened.

(…I’m sorry, your admired female is an illusion.)

“Unh, wh..what’s with that look!”

Ellis thrust her sword at the back of Kamito’s neck.

“Is it that strange for me to be admiring Ren Ashbell?”

“…N…no, that’s not it!”

Kamito panicked and shook his head.

At the blade dance three years ago – the blade dance, which was danced by the strongest blade dancer, left a strong impression on the girls of the same generation. Henceforth, she was the aspiration of the princess maidens, who aimed to be spirit contractors.

It seemed that Ellis was not an exception either.

“That’s enough, quickly state your business.”


“Shut up, I know that!”

After turning and retorting to Claire, Ellis stared at Kamito again.

“Kazehaya Kamito –“

“Wh…what…”

“Err, what I’m saying is, …”

Ellis seemed nervous as her hand was lightly trembling.
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By the way, as the sword was left where it was thrust at, it could not be helped that it was dangerous.

“What I’m saying is… I…I want you!”

“…”

—Silence arrived.

Claire and the others, even Rakka and Reshia, were dumbfounded.

For a while, time froze.

“Wh…wh…wh..wh…”

Claire was the first one who opened her mouth.

Her face was bright red and her mouth was opening and closing.

“…!?”

Ellis widened her eyes, seemingly taken aback and shook her head.

“Th…that’s not it, the words, just now, do not have such a meaning!”


“Su…su…su…such a meaning means what kind of meaning!?”

“I mean, th…that –“

After Ellis took a deep breath,

“Kazehaya Kamito, would you join my team?”

“Eh?”

Kamito did not believe his ears to those unexpected words.

(…Ellis and me, a team?)

“What did you say?”

Claire and Rinslet were also staring in wonder.

Rakka and Reshia saw Ellis, who turned bright red, and were grinning.

“…Well, what do you mean?”

“I…I meant just that. Kazehaya Kamito, I welcome you to my team. Because you defeated that military-use spirit, I have no objections about your ability.”

Ellis rapidly said so and quickly averted her eyes, looking far away.

It seemed that in truth her intention was to scout Kamito.

With a sword thrust at the back of his neck, rather than being scouted, it was like he was being threatened.

Ellis’ results were restrained by the upperclassmen and were top class. If Kamito joined this team, it was certain that the likelihood that he would obtain the entry qualifications to the blade dance would greatly increase.



However—

“Ellis, I—“

“No way, this is my contracted spirit after all!”

The one who interrupted Kamito’s reply and shouted was Claire.

She stood up from the chair and tightly grabbed the sleeves of Kamito’s uniform.

“Claire, you…”

Kamito turned around and looked down and his eyes met her clear ruby pupils.

Claire’s eyes seemed to be swaying in anxiety.

It was likely that she was not aware of it, but she was staring with a clinging look.

(I see, she’s…)

It was surely that being betrayed by her sister, Rubia, caused her heart to be deeply wounded.

Being abandon by someone – something like that, being frightening to her, could not be helped.

That was why she was always in solitude. She could not depend on anyone.

Because she was afraid of being betrayed again—

“…”

Kamito –

Took a sharp breath and scratched his head.

(…Being shown such a face…)


While bitterly smiling, he gently placed his hand on top of Claire’s head.

He had decided on the reply from the beginning. She did not have to be worried.

“Ellis, sorry but I am her contracted spirit. I don’t intend to change teams.”

“…Kamito!?”

Claire, taken aback, raised her face and widened her eyes.

“…I see”

Ellis tightly bit her lips.

However, by the next moment, she had already returned to her cold expression.

“…I understand. I’m sorry for asking something unreasonable so suddenly.”

“No, me too … thank you for inviting me.”

Kamito apologized and Ellis was a little bashful.

“I…it’s alright. Y…you are such a guy, therefore, I—“

“Uh?”

Ellis seemed to have said something but her voice was so soft that he didn't catch it.

“Ahh, you’ve been rejected.”

“It’s alright, leader has us.”

“Y…you guys… i…it’s not like that!”

Ellis turned bright red and shouted at her two comrades, who were grinning and teasing her.


“H…hey, Kamito…”

“Hn?”

While still grabbing Kamito’s uniform sleeve, she was bashfully saying something else.

“What’s the matter?”

“…Th…thank…you.”

“…? What?”

She was trying to say something, but her voice was too soft, so he could not hear her well.

It was unusual for Claire to be hesitating in such a way.

“S…so… erm…”

And at that moment. Bam! The door opened—

“Is the licentious, no – Kazehaya Kamito here?!”

An academy student girl came running into the salon café.

She seemed to have come here in a great hurry and seemed out of breath.

(Wait, it seems like she started saying my name as licentious beast just now…)

“I’m here.”

Kamito raised his hand and that girl felt relieved as she stroked down on her chest.

“The academy director is calling for you. So, go over immediately.”

“Greyworth?”



===Part 3===

At a corner of the Academy Town, possessed by Areishia Spirit Academy.

At a table of a coffee lounge, which greatly stuck out on the outside, a strange set of customers was sitting.

One of them was a black haired girl dressed in a jet-black dress.

Darkness spirit Restia. The perpetrator of driving the military-use spirit, which was brought in from the imperial capital, and bringing great damage to Academy Town a week ago.

And then, the other one had–

Steel-like hard black hair. A boy – skinny with darkish skin.

He had well-featured looks but just his red eyes strangely could not be expressed other than being glaringly shining.

The two of them were clearly conspicuous in such a place but not only did no one in the surroundings pai attention to them, it seemed that their presences were not even perceived.

“—So, I just have to steal that specific sealed material from the academy’s library?”

“Yea, because of the incident the other day, I am unable to get close to the academy.”

“Tch, how troublesome, what do we need such a for thing again?”

The boy spitted onto the ground. However, no one found fault in that.


“That thing sleeping in Mine Town is a fairly hard problem. The seal of the highest grade Ordesia army, what importance does it have. With only the releasing ceremony, how many months would it take to be woken up—“

“Hmm, the disposed military-use spirit – what’s the plan for collecting such a thing?”

“You do not have the qualifications to know her prediction, Jio”

The girl in black clothing gently shook her head. The boy clicked his tongue.

“Because you toyed with the military-use spirit of the imperial capital as you pleased, it became trouble. Is it an order to steal it?”

“Isn’t it fine, I could observe his current strength.”

“I guess. Honestly however, I am disappointed. Is it that level? Ren Ashbell’s (the strongest blade dancer’s)?”

“He has not yet woken up.”

“I hope so. Even if I beat that guy, who lost his energy currently, there would be no point.”

“Ah, you have the confidence to beat him?”

“I’ll beat him. And then I’ll prove it. That this Jio Inzagi is the true successor of the devil king.”

The boy’s red lips bent. On his whole darkish skin body, countless numbers of spirit seals were shining.

Same as the devil king Solomon – the seal that carried seventy-two spirits.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume2 Chapter2

2012-04-20T22:49:17Z

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==The Young Ladies’ Afternoon==

===Part 1===

“Mugugug…”

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Claire Rouge was stuffing a cream bun down her throat.

It was an unusual scene for her, who took it as a creed – that nobles are always elegant.

“Don’t binge, you’ll get fat you know.”

Kamito glared with his eyes half-opened and Claire struck the table like she was frustrated.

“But, but, urggggh!”

“Claire. That’s my jam bun.”

Est protested calmly.

This place was a salon café that was inside the academy.

From the opened terrace, the soft daylight was shining in.

The three of them were sitting and having a slightly late lunch at a round table near a window.

Inside the bamboo basket, placed right in the middle, there was a pile of jam buns, melon buns, sausage buns and etc, all kinds of buns.

Any student could use the café and on top of that the freshly baked buns were all-you-can-eat. Coffee and black tea also were free.

There was also an eatery in the academy but as it charged a fee equal to a high-class restaurant in the imperial capital, for Kamito, who was not even a noble, and Claire, who had her fortune and territory confiscated, they simply could not use it.

“Our team ranking dropped again.”

Claire lay, prostrated, on the table and groaned.

“We were matched up with a superior team. It can’t be helped.”

“That may be true… but our true strength is absolutely greater.”

Claire tightly bit her lips closed. Although they were at a disadvantage in number, she seemed to be unable to understand and accept losing to lower rank spirit contractor opponents.

It was certain that their level as spirit contractors was superior.

The cause of their defeat was that they did not execute the coordination between the both of them well. Claire over-relied on her strength and chased her opponents too far and Kamito too could not rely on Claire in a definite scenario.

With just the queen piece, it was not possible to win – in other words, it was something like that.

“Despite that, it’s not the time to be stumbling at such a place…”

There was a reason that Claire binged on the buns to the extent that she looked to be in a hurry.

The regulation of the blade dance held in two months was different from the individual battle three years ago, if they do not put together a five-member team, they could not participate. And then, only the top three teams of the inter-school rankings could participate from Areishia Spirit Academy,



Kamito, who had just come to the academy, had no achievements that could raise his ranking.

To raise one’s ranking, one had to win a formal practice match like this morning’s or complete a task assigned by the academy; however, he had not achieved either of them.

Defeating the giant spirit the other day, dueling with Sylphid Knights leader Ellis Fahrengart or even battling the frenzied magic spirit, those were all informal battles and did not reflect in the rankings.

On the other hand, for Claire, who should have been superior and tower above the rest as a spirit contractor—

It was especially surprising that she somehow had the result of the lowest class.

There was only one reason. It was because she was completing all the tasks alone.

She failed when she challenged the tasks that should be originally completed by a team and she was defeated when she challenged upper classmen opponents alone in a championship match. If she did such a thing, no matter how superior she was as a spirit contractor, there was no way her ranking could raise.

There was a reason that Claire was isolated in the academy.

Rubia Elstein.

Four years ago, while she had the position of a spirit princess serving the fire spirit king, she betrayed the spirit king and disappeared and brought about an unprecedented great calamity to the empire – The Calamity Queen.

Claire, who was her younger sister, was being looked at with eyes of contempt and fear from most of the academy students.

Claire's reason for participating in the blade dance was to restore the Elstein family name and – above all else - to know the truth regarding her elder sister Rubia Elstein.


—It was not the time to be stumbling at such a place.

Blood-oozing emotions were filled in Claire’s rough words.

“For now, we should also find comrades quickly. I understood it with this morning’s match. If we stay as we are now, then, far from winning the blade dance, we can’t even get into the top three ranks of the participation requirement.

The boy, who was called the strongest blade dancer three years ago, accepted his greatest weakness honestly.

At first he just came to the academy due to Greyworth’s request but now he clearly had a reason that he should regain his strength from three years ago.

It was the darkness spirit, Restia – his former contracted spirit.

It was to take her back with his own hands.

The girl who gave light to Kamito’s life for the first time, which before was caught in darkness.

And then, the girl, who gave a heartbroken Claire the frenzy spirit and tried to drive the giant spirit mad in the middle of the town.

Restia, who he met again, was greatly transformed from the girl Kamito once knew.

—What on earth happened to her?

So, for the sake of knowing that, he absolutely had to meet the participation requirements to the blade dance.

“Kamito, what’s wrong? You’re making such a serious face.”

“Did you forget to put sugar into your coffee?”

Claire and Est peered in with their faces with a worried look.


“No, sorry, it’s just…”

“By any chance, is it about your former contracted spirit?”

She was mysteriously sharp at such a time.

Kamito quickly averted his eyes from the ruby pupils that came peering in.

“…Well. It’s okay. But I’ll properly tell you when I feel like talking.”

Claire did not try to dig deeper into it. Despite being always arrogant, there were occasionally times where she showed such consideration.

“…Ah, I understand.”

Kamito nodded and there –

“Ah, everyone, having lunch?”

A tsun elegant voice was heard.

Kamito turned around. And there was –

A magnificently platinum-blonde haired beautiful girl was standing.

The very appearance of a noble ojou-sama.

With her smooth milky white skin, were her emerald eyes that locked up a faint radiance.

That appearance, where she brushed her hair with her hand at her waist looked strangely good.

Rinslet Laurenfrost.

A classmate of the same Raven Class as Kamito and self-named rival of Claire’s.


Due to her rivalry with Claire, she was trying to make Kamito into her manservant. A troubling ojou-sama.

Right beside her was –

“Fufu, what a delicious smell.”

The girl, who was dressed in a maid uniform, was standing with a gentle smile.

She was wearing a long skirt attached with neat frills, her hair was cut into short bobs and she slightly put on a lovely white brim on her head.

She was Rinslet’s exclusive maid, Carol.

He did not know why there was a maid in the academy but he did not see maids other than her in the academy; it was surely an exception for the Laurenfrost family.

“…Why did you come here, Rinslet?”

Claire swallowed her bun and sternly glared at her.

“I just happenned to pass by. What a very simple lunch, having just buns.”

Rinslet brushed her hair and looked down on the three of them calmly.

“Milady is saying that she wants to eat together with everyone.”

“Wh… Carol, what are you saying!”

Poka! Poka! Rinslet’s face turned bright red and she hit Carol’s shoulders.

As expected of her exclusive maid, it was a magnificent interpretation.

“Sit down both of you. You came after all, let’s eat together.”


Kamito suggested and Claire stepped on his foot hard.

“Ouch, what are you doing?!”

“Nothing? I just thought you lack constancy …Idiot.”

“I…it’s n…not like I particularly want to eat together with you all!”

“Milady is saying it’ll be good to sit next to Kamito.”

“Carol!”

Carol soothed Rinslet, who turned bright red, and got her to sit down.

Rinslet, who sat next to Kamito, averted her eyes and spoke.

“…H…how are your injuries?”

“Ah, it’s mostly healed. All thanks to the healing spirit.”

It was about the injury he got from the time he fought the giant spirit. Probably because he overdid it, it’ll take a little longer then he thought, but as expected, the academy’s spirit medical care was excellent.

“Fufu, milady has been continuously worrying about Kamito-sama.”

“Carol, d…don’t say anything unnecessary!”

Rinslet snapped with a grinding noise.

“However, it is also natural that milady is worried. After all, Kamito-sama is under one roof with milady Claire, so it is not odd even if anything happened.”

“Wha…what are you saying, you stupid maid! There’s no way such things would happen.”


This time it was Claire who snapped.

“…What kind of worry is that?”

Est was munching and eating a melon bun beside Kamito, who sighed.

With just that, Rinslet and Carol ended up having lunch together too.

Even Claire, who appeared upset at the beginning, eventually talked about this morning’s match, after that which store’s cake was delicious and how boring the lecture of the introduction of the foundation of spirit learning, normal girl like conversations were beginning to bloom.

Somehow these two were on pretty good terms. Especially for Claire, who was being isolated in the academy, it could be said that she might be her only friend.

“That reminds me, it seems that a newly admitted student is coming to Raven Class.”

“Our class? Despite the fact that Kamito just came in recently.”

“Yea, I hear it’s a daughter of a noble social status.”

“Hmm, but even so, a noble social status now in this academy. There’s the Fahrengart family and the Laurenfrost family, this isn’t a bargain sale of noble social status.”

“Hey! Please do not lump the military Fahrengart family with the true pedigree Laurenfrost family?”

“I don’t care about such things… What’s wrong, Kamito?”


At any rate, Raven Class was famous for gathering superior problem children.

He just thought that if people like Claire and Rinlset were to increase, it would be trouble.

“In the practical skill entrance examination that took place in the morning, she seems to use a holy spirit.”

The maid, Carol, took out a memo from her chest and said.

Carol’s maid memo pad – 'Carol's notes' was stuffed with data on the academy students and teachers… He did not understand well what on earth she uses it for.

“Hmm, holy spirit user?...”

The holy spirit is one of the five grand element spirits but there were not that many spirit contractors, who used it.

It was a spirit, whose pride was extremely high and chose its own user.

Among princess maidens, it was said that it only opens its heart to specially pure noble girls.

(Because even in the competition three years ago, a holy spirit user gave him a tough fight…)

After all, a holy spirit had an extremely bad compatibility with the darkness spirit Kamito was contracted with.

But then, at that time, Kamito’s strength completely surpassed the opponent spirit contractor's, that was why he did not lose.

“Ah, by the way, it seems like it’s a very lovely big-chested girl.”

“Carol, where on earth did you procure such information?”

“Ah, Kamito-san, are you interested?”

Carol placed her hand near her mouth and smiled.


“Hmm, you are so concerned about the information of a big-chested admission student, huh?”

“Eh?”

Gogogogogogogo……!

Kamito turned around and Claire raised her eyebrows and was glaring at him.

“Really, men are just idiots!”

“Kamito, is your vision useless? Are you just a beast without reason?”

Somehow, even Rinslet and Est were glaring—

Gyuuuuuuuuu!

Kamito’s cheeks were pinched by the three of them.

(This is unreasonable…)

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume2 Chapter1

2012-04-14T18:06:28Z

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==Chapter 1 - Team Battle==
===Part 1===

“U…h…”

Areishia Spirit Academy, Raven Class dormitory.

In one room, upon where the refreshing morning sun shone, Kazehaya Kamito woke up.

(Hn, if I recall, today … there’s a team battle in the morning.)

Usually, he would enjoy a bit more time of dozing off, however, today he could not do so.

He had enough of being late and receiving sermons by the teacher, Freya.

Planning to fold the sheets and get up, he reached out both hands, then –

Funyuu.

…Something soft feeling was touched by his hands.

(What is this? It’s small, soft, a little cold … feels good.)

Funyuu. Funyuu.

While half awake, he was playing with the mysterious soft thing with his palms, then...

“You finally woke up, Kamito.”

“…”

At that moment, Kamito’s movement froze.


A nude beautiful girl was sitting on his chest.

Her silver hair was glittering while basking in the morning sun. Her tight bare skin was white like milk.

Her body, which depicted her smooth curves, was small, but it was a proper body of a girl.

Her mysterious violet pupils were looking down at Kamito expressionlessly.

“What’s the matter? You’re not going to play with my breasts anymore?”

“… Owaaaaa!”

Kamito got up in a fluster and while pointing at the beautiful girl before him,

“Wh…wh…what are you doing!? Or rather why are you nude?!”

“I’m not nude, I’m properly wearing knee socks.”

While straddling over Kamito’s abdomen, the girl raised her knees to show him.

Startled by that action, which was mysteriously erotic, Kamito looked away in a fluster.

“No, that’s worse! Because compared to nude, knee sock nude is even, err, … that!”

“Do you want me to take off my knee socks? Kamito … pervert.”

While the silver haired beautiful girl stayed expressionless, she bashfully rubbed her knees.

He did not understand why she was embarrassed about that but, somehow, to this spirit, showing her bare feet seemed more embarrassing.

Yes. This snow fairy like beautiful girl was not human.

She was the sword spirit Est.


'''[Image: pg 23]'''


She was a 'sealed spirit' that possessed extremely powerful strength and made a spirit contract with Kamito a few days ago.

But then, in her current condition, she could not exhibit even around a tenth of her original strength.

Within his subconscious, Kamito was rejecting the spirit contract with her, as a result, she became unable to return to Astral Zero, where her real form was.

“A…anyway, move aside Est!”

“Roger, Kamito”

Although, Est seemed a little dissatisfied, she obediently abided.

She was squirming on the sheet. …The sensation of her soft thighs was bad for his heart.

While scratching his bed head in relief, Kamito finally got up and at that moment.

Chuu.

“…!?”

It was a complete surprise attack.

Despite that he noticed that he was kissed, it spanned about several seconds.

The sensation of her soft lips gently separated. His cheeks turned hot.

“You… wh…what are you doing all of a sudden!”

“A wake up kiss, Kamito.”

Est answered expressionlessly.

“Why do such –“


“Because it’s unfair. Is it only Claire? Is it that you don't want to do it with me?”

Towards Est’s blaming tone, Kamito firmly softened his voice.

“You s…saw, didn’t you? … That.”

“Yes. Because, at that moment, I was also there.”

“…Ah, come to think of it, that is right.”

Kamito immediately recalled and sighed heavily.

One week ago from now, that time when he fought the frenzied military-use spirit in Academy Town.

Est was certainly there – as the form of a sword of her elemental waffe.

It seemed that the scene at that moment was being observed.

That moment when Claire kissed Kamito, who had lost his energy, to wake him up.

It was certain that it awakened him in one shot, however… now that he thought about it, it was extremely embarrassing.

“I heard that a kiss is an official ceremony of a spirit contract. In that case, Est too.”

Est gently brushed her silver hair hanging by her cheeks.

She closed her eyes, slightly pouted her pitiful cherry-blossom color lips and slowly brought her face near him.

“So, why did turn out like this!”

“It’s my natural right. It’s because I’m Kamito’s contracted spirit.”

“…!”

Although she was a sealed spirit, who concealed powerful strength, Est’s current appearance was an ordinary cute girl.


Being approached like this, it could not be helped that his chest was beating fast … he thought.

“He…hey, Est…”

“Please shut your eyes, master.”

Est brought her face near in one go. A distance that the tip of his nose encountered her sweet breath.

Just before her rose bud like lips was about to touch...

“Kamito, because there’s a team battle this morning, make breakfast more luxurious than –“

“…!”

Bam! The bathroom door was slammed opened.

There—

“Wh…wh…wh…wh…”

A red haired beautiful girl was standing widely opening her eyes of ruby-colored pupils.

Her body was wrapped in a bath towel and depicted gentle curves.

From her skin, which slightly turned cherry blossom color, white steam was rising up.

Her chest was definitely of a child’s level but that slight bulge was also plenty charming.

From the tip of her soaking wet red hair, drops of water were dripping onto the floor.

On the bed, before her was nude E – no… nude knee sock Est.

And then, time froze.


“Claire…y…you’re mistaken, this is…!”

At that moment when Kamito stood up in a fluster to explain.

Gogogogogogo…!

“Wh…what are you doing, you pervert sex maniac——!

“Guoo!”

A leather whip, used for animal training, came flying all of a sudden and landed a clean hit on his chin.

Kamito winded the bed sheet around his body and fell to the floor.

“I…I’ve misjudged you, you licentiousness brute, beast!”

While holding onto the bath towel with one hand, the girl came walking briskly and forcefully trampled on Kamito’s head, who was squirming on the floor, with the heel of her bare foot.

Claire Rouge.

A classmate of the same class, who Kamito became tied to in a master-servant contract with, by some sort of fate.

At least her face was of a ridiculously cute beautiful girl, however, her personality was like this, brutal to the extreme.

“Wh…what, what were you doing? Hey, just now, what were you doing with that sword spirit?”

Pishii, pishii, pishiii!

“Hey, wait, stop … guoo!”

It was a tempest of whips that relentlessly swung downwards. Her bristled red hair was just like blazing flames.

—Then, during the tempest of the devastating whips.


Kamito noticed. He noticed it – completely.

“Wa…wait…Claire, isn’t that bad?”

And then, as he completely noticed it, he had to say it. For her sake.

By the way, for things like this, Kamito strangely had an honest personality.

“…? What?”

Her clear ruby pupils sternly looked down on Kamito.

“Erm, that angle … err, can be seen.”

“Eh?”

Claire – while placing her foot on Kamito’s head, blinked her eyes.

And then, she finally realized.

On top of Kamito’s head, from the opening of her bath towel, her thigh, which became exposed, was being peeked at.

“…!”

Claire’s whole body felt hot.

She fixed her bath towel in a fluster and her shoulders slightly trembled.

“Y…y…you, you!”

Gogogogogogogogogo…!

“Wa…wait, this is a misunderstanding, relax! Err, I did not see as far as the inside!”

Kamito’s frantic complaint –


“…”

Seemed to have backfired.

“…Oh, I understand.”

Claire informed him with a shuddering-like voice.

“After this, I’ll give you two choices. Answer honestly.”

Kamito gulped down his saliva and nodded moment by moment.

Here, he should answer carefully. Depending on his reply, it was not unlikely that he would become cinders.

“About your cooking preferences, is medium fine? Or well done?”

…Things like choices did not exist from the beginning.

“I…if possible, rare is good but…”

At the same moment Kamito answered,

“Scarlet!”

From an empty space, a hell cat, cladded in crimson flames, appeared.

“Roast huh, it’s decided.”

Together with such a refreshing death sentence smile, like she was fascinated spontaneously –

A flashy explosion resounded in Raven Class dormitory today as well.



===Part 2===

Areishia Spirit Academy.

A training school, where princess maidens, gathered from all over the empire, trained before becoming proper spirit contractors.

In its vast territory, the academy possessed the 'spirit forest' and Academy Town, as well as residential teachers, who possessed equal strength as the imperial capital’s spirit knights, just like an independent small country.

It was the time when the morning mist cleared up and the bell of lectures commencing sounded, when there was one carriage visiting the academy.

An old butler in a suit was working as the coachman of the one-horse carriage.

The coachman got down the horse in front of the gate and opened the door of the carriage in a respectful manner.

“We have arrived, Fianna-sama.”

“Thank you for your efforts, old man.”

Coming out of the carriage was a beautiful girl about fifteen, sixteen years old.

Her glossy black hair was fluttering in the gentle breeze. Her cold looking eyes were emitting a strong will. Her clear white skin could be associated to the virgin snow of the area of Laurenfrost and uniform of a black dress like design was shining.

The girl, called Fianna, alighted from the carriage and looked up at the school building of the Academy and was dazzled.

“This is Areishia Spirit Academy. The place where spirit contractors from all over the empire gather.”

“Please be fully careful, Fianna-sama. It is not possible to deceive the eyes of that Dusk Witch with poor tricks.”

“I understand.”


With a nod, Fianna gently grasped a spirit ore, which was concealed by the sleeve of her uniform.

In the empire’s currency, it was a good-for-nothing article of 20 million apiece.

“Rubia Elstein’s sister seems to be in this academy.”

“Princess, that name is a taboo. You had better not say it here.”

“That is right.”

Calamity Queen, who once brought about an unprecedented great calamity to the empire.

That person’s true name was even prohibited to speak of as a taboo.

Just by muttering that name, it was said that a pure girl’s sacred nature would be polluted.

She thought that it was a ridiculous superstition. Nevertheless for the people, who saw her at the closest place in the past, they felt that there was a slice of truth in such a jinx.

(…That’s right. The truth is I have yet to be bound by her terror.)

The girl cleared her throat and then she lowered her voice and whispered.

“Besides, I am also concerned about the spirit contractor, called Kazehaya Kamito.”

“Hmm, is it that male spirit contractor? A few days ago, it was said that he defeated a frenzied military-use spirit in Academy Town.”

“Yes, based on all the eye-witnesses’ words, it seemed to be a splendid blade dance of close resemblance to that of the strongest blade dancer – Ren Ashbell.”

Fianna’s voice got lively as she got a little excited.

The old butler glared at her in such a state.


“Princess, don’t tell me, you fell in love with that boy, didn’t you?”

“Fe…fell in love…!?”

Fianna’s voice was turned inside out. Her cheeks turned red.

“Th…that can’t be it, right? After all, I have never met him before… it’s just that I have an interest in what kind of person this male spirit contractor is.”

It was a lie.

The male spirit contractor, who defeated the frenzied military-use spirit in Academy Town.

The moment Fianna heard that boy’s name, she immediately realized.

It was him.

Three years ago, that boy, who had saved her in the forest of Astral Zero.

Despite promising to meet again, he disappeared for some reason after the blade dance.

(—However, I finally found him.)

When she heard the report on that day, Fianna decided to enter into the Areishia Spirit Academy.

If that boy announced his candidacy again to the blade dance –

That was a never again chance to her.

“Kamito, I’ll forgive you for breaking our promise.”

Fianna glared at the school building of the academy and an impish smile surfaced.

“However, I’m not letting you escape again♪”

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume2 Chapter1

2012-04-14T18:01:59Z

Richocet: /* Part 1 */

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==Chapter 1 - Team Battle==
===Part 1===

“U…h…”

Areishia Spirit Academy, Raven Class dormitory.

In one room, upon where the refreshing morning sun shone, Kazehaya Kamito woke up.

(Hn, if I recall, today … there’s a team battle in the morning.)

Usually, he would enjoy a bit more time of dozing off, however, today he could not do so.

He had enough of being late and receiving sermons by the teacher, Freya.

Planning to fold the sheets and get up, he reached out both hands, then –

Funyuu.

…Something soft feeling was touched by his hands.

(What is this? It’s small, soft, a little cold … feels good.)

Funyuu. Funyuu.

While half awake, he was playing with the mysterious soft thing with his palms, then...

“You finally woke up, Kamito.”

“…”

At that moment, Kamito’s movement froze.


A nude beautiful girl was sitting on his chest.

Her silver hair was glittering while basking in the morning sun. Her tight bare skin was white like milk.

Her body, which depicted her smooth curves, was small, but it was a proper body of a girl.

Her mysterious violet pupils were looking down at Kamito expressionlessly.

“What’s the matter? You’re not going to play with my breasts anymore?”

“… Owaaaaa!”

Kamito got up in a fluster and while pointing at the beautiful girl before him,

“Wh…wh…what are you doing!? Or rather why are you nude?!”

“I’m not nude, I’m properly wearing knee socks.”

While straddling over Kamito’s abdomen, the girl raised her knees to show him.

Startled by that action, which was mysteriously erotic, Kamito looked away in a fluster.

“No, that’s worse! Because compared to nude, knee sock nude is even, err, … that!”

“Do you want me to take off my knee socks? Kamito … pervert.”

While the silver haired beautiful girl stayed expressionless, she bashfully rubbed her knees.

He did not understand why she was embarrassed about that but, somehow, to this spirit, showing her bare feet seemed more embarrassing.

Yes. This snow fairy like beautiful girl was not human.

She was the sword spirit Est.


'''[Image: pg 23]'''


She was a 'sealed spirit' that possessed extremely powerful strength and made a spirit contract with Kamito a few days ago.

But then, in her current condition, she could not exhibit even around a tenth of her original strength.

Within his subconscious, Kamito was rejecting the spirit contract with her, as a result, she became unable to return to Astral Zero, where her real form was.

“A…anyway, move aside Est!”

“Roger, Kamito”

Although, Est seemed a little dissatisfied, she obediently abided.

She was squirming on the sheet. …The sensation of her soft thighs was bad for his heart.

While scratching his bed head in relief, Kamito finally got up and at that moment.

Chuu.

“…!?”

It was a complete surprise attack.

Despite that he noticed that he was kissed, it spanned about several seconds.

The sensation of her soft lips gently separated. His cheeks turned hot.

“You… wh…what are you doing all of a sudden!”

“A wake up kiss, Kamito.”

Est answered expressionlessly.

“Why do such –“


“Because it’s unfair. Is it only Claire? Is it that you don't want to do it with me?”

Towards Est’s blaming tone, Kamito firmly softened his voice.

“You s…saw, didn’t you? … That.”

“Yes. Because, at that moment, I was also there.”

“…Ah, come to think of it, that is right.”

Kamito immediately recalled and sighed heavily.

One week ago from now, that time when he fought the frenzied military-use spirit in Academy Town.

Est was certainly there – as the form of a sword of her elemental waffe.

It seemed that the scene at that moment was being observed.

That moment when Claire kissed Kamito, who had lost his energy, to wake him up.

It was certain that it awakened him in one shot, however… now that he thought about it, it was extremely embarrassing.

“I heard that a kiss is an official ceremony of a spirit contract. In that case, Est too.”

Est gently brushed her silver hair hanging by her cheeks.

She closed her eyes, slightly pouted her pitiful cherry-blossom color lips and slowly brought her face near him.

“So, why did turn out like this!”

“It’s my natural right. It’s because I’m Kamito’s contracted spirit.”

“…!”

Although she was a sealed spirit, who concealed powerful strength, Est’s current appearance was an ordinary cute girl.


Being approached like this, it could not be helped that his chest was beating fast … he thought.

“He…hey, Est…”

“Please shut your eyes, master.”

Est brought her face near in one go. A distance that the tip of his nose encountered her sweet breath.

Just before her rose bud like lips was about to touch...

“Kamito, because there’s a team battle this morning, make breakfast more luxurious than –“

“…!”

Bam! The bathroom door was slammed opened.

There—

“Wh…wh…wh…wh…”

A red haired beautiful girl was standing widely opening her eyes of ruby-colored pupils.

Her body was wrapped in a bath towel and depicted gentle curves.

From her skin, which slightly turned cherry blossom color, white steam was rising up.

Her chest was definitely of a child’s level but that slight bulge was also plenty charming.

From the tip of her soaking wet red hair, drops of water were dripping onto the floor.

On the bed, before her was nude E – no… nude knee sock Est.

And then, time froze.


“Claire…y…you’re mistaken, this is…!”

At that moment when Kamito stood up in a fluster to explain.

Gogogogogogo…!

“Wh…what are you doing, you pervert sex maniac——!

“Guoo!”

A leather whip, used for animal training, came flying all of a sudden and landed a clean hit on his chin.

Kamito winded the bed sheet around his body and fell to the floor.

“I…I’ve misjudged you, you licentiousness brute, beast!”

While holding onto the bath towel with one hand, the girl came walking briskly and forcefully trampled on Kamito’s head, who was squirming on the floor, with the heel of her bare foot.

Claire Rouge.

A classmate of the same class, who Kamito became tied to in a master-servant contract with, by some sort of fate.

At least her face was of a ridiculously cute beautiful girl, however, her personality was like this, brutal to the extreme.

“Wh…what, what were you doing? Hey, just now, what were you doing with that sword spirit?”

Pishii, pishii, pishiii!

“Hey, wait, stop … guoo!”

It was a tempest of whips that relentlessly swung downwards. Her bristled red hair was just like blazing flames.

—Then, during the tempest of the devastating whips.


Kamito noticed. He noticed it – completely.

“Wa…wait…Claire, isn’t that bad?”

And then, as he completely noticed it, he had to say it. For her sake.

By the way, for things like this, Kamito strangely had an honest personality.

“…? What?”

Her clear ruby pupils sternly looked down on Kamito.

“Erm, that angle … err, can be seen.”

“Eh?”

Claire – while placing her foot on Kamito’s head, blinked her eyes.

And then, she finally realized.

On top of Kamito’s head, from the opening of her bath towel, her thigh, which became exposed, was being peeked at.

“…!”

Claire’s whole body felt hot.

She fixed her bath towel in a fluster and her shoulders slightly trembled.

“Y…y…you, you!”

Gogogogogogogogogo…!

“Wa…wait, this is a misunderstanding, relax! Err, I did not see as far as the inside!”

Kamito’s frantic complaint –


“…”

Seemed to have backfired.

“…Oh, I understand.”

Claire informed him with a shuddering-like voice.

“After this, I’ll give you two choices. Answer honestly.”

Kamito gulped down his saliva and nodded moment by moment.

Here, he should answer carefully. Depending on his reply, it was not unlikely that he would become cinders.

“About your cooking preferences, is medium fine? Or well done?”

…Things like choices did not exist from the beginning.

“I…if possible, rare is good but…”

At the same moment Kamito answered,

“Scarlet!”

From an empty space, a hell cat, cladded in crimson flames, appeared.

“Roast huh, it’s decided.”

Together with such a refreshing death sentence smile, like she was fascinated spontaneously –

A flashy explosion resounded in Raven Class dormitory today as well.



===Part 2===

Areishia Spirit Academy.

A training school, where princess maidens, gathered from all over the empire, trained before becoming proper spirit contractors.

In its vast territory, the academy possessed the 'spirit forest' and Academy Town, as well as residential teachers, who possessed equal strength as the imperial capital’s spirit knights, just like an independent small country.

It was the time when the morning mist cleared up and the bell of lectures commencing sounded, when there was one carriage visiting the academy.

An old butler in a suit was working as the coachman of the one-horse carriage.

The coachman got down the horse in front of the gate and opened the door of the carriage in a respectful manner.

“We have arrived, Fianna-sama.”

“Thank you for your efforts, old man.”

Coming out of the carriage was a beautiful girl about fifteen, sixteen years old.

Her glossy black hair was fluttering in the gentle breeze. Her cold looking eyes were emitting a strong will. Her clear white skin could be associated to the virgin snow of the area of Laurenfrost and uniform of a black dress like design was shining.

The girl, called Fianna, alighted from the carriage and looked up at the school building of the Academy and was dazzled.

“This is Areishia Spirit Academy. The place where spirit contractors from all over the empire gather.”

“Please be fully careful, Fianna-sama. It is not possible to deceive the eyes of that Dusk Witch with poor tricks.”

“I understand.”


With a nod, Fianna gently grasped a spirit ore, which was concealed by the sleeve of her uniform.

In the empire’s currency, it was a good-for-nothing article of 20 million apiece.

“Rubia Elstein’s sister seems to be in this academy.”

“Princess, that name is a taboo. You had better not say it here.”

“That is right.”

Calamity Queen, who once brought about an unprecedented great calamity to the empire.

That person’s true name was even prohibited to speak of as a taboo.

Just by muttering that name, it was said that a pure girl’s sacred nature would be polluted.

She thought that it was a ridiculous superstition. Nevertheless, as for the people, who saw her at the closest place in the past, they felt that there was a slice of truth in such a jinx.

(…That’s right. The truth is I have yet to be bound by her terror.)

The girl cleared her throat and then she lowered her voice and whispered.

“Besides, I am also concerned about the spirit contractor, called Kazehaya Kamito.”

“Hmm, is it that male spirit contractor? A few days ago, it was said that he defeated a frenzied military-use spirit in Academy Town.”

“Yes, based on all the eye-witnesses’ words, it seemed to be a splendid blade dance of close resemblance to that strongest blade dancer – Ren Ashbell.”

Fianna’s voice got lively as she got a little excited.

The old butler glared at her in such a state.


“Princess, don’t tell me, you fell in love with that boy, didn’t you?”

“Fe…fell in love…!?”

Fianna’s voice was turned inside out. Her cheeks turned red.

“Th…that can’t be it, right? After all, I have never met him before… it’s just that I have an interest in what kind of person this male spirit contractor is.”

It was a lie.

The male spirit contractor, who defeated the frenzied military-use spirit in Academy Town.

The moment Fianna heard that boy’s name, she immediately realized.

It was him.

Three years ago, that boy, who had saved her in the forest of Astral Zero.

Despite promising to meet again, he disappeared for some reason after the blade dance.

(—However, I finally found him.)

When she heard the report on that day, Fianna decided to enter into the Areishia Spirit Academy.

If that boy announced his candidacy again to the blade dance –

That was a never again chance to her.

“Kamito, I’ll forgive you for breaking our promise.”

Fianna glared at the school building of the academy and an impish smile surfaced.

“However, I’m not letting you escape again♪”

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter5

2012-04-12T20:46:17Z

Richocet: /* Part 3 */

==Chapter 5: Claire's Feelings==

===Part 1===
(…Sigh, I have totally gotten myself into something troublesome.)

While walking on the stone pavement of the academy, Kamito sighed a number of times today. In front of his eyes was the culprit with her red twin-tailed hair swaying about.

As before he had an empty stomach, he had lost his house and to make matters worse that was the outcome from a duel by fellow spirit contractors.

…No matter what the circumstances, this is beyond misfortune. It has to be none other than the Dusk Witch’s curse.

“Unh, are you grumbling? How unmanly!”

Claire turned around and snapped her fingers.

“My house.”

“U…”

Kamito groaned with his eyes half-opened. Claire averted her eyes to look far away.

“Pyromaniac. Criminal.”

“…I… I get it! I also feel a little bad!”

She blushed and pouted her lips. It seemed she was at least aware of her crime.

As it was the right moment, Kamito blatantly sighed.

“Oh boy, the homeless me will have to sleep out in the 'Spirit Forest'.”

“……”

“Sleeping at night in the Spirit Forest is seriously a suicidal act. But it can’t be helped, after all, my house has been completely burnt down.”

Kamito dropped his shoulders unnaturally for Claire to see.

Claire gnawed her lips. And then, she tip-toed -

And stared into Kamito’s eyes, motionlessly.

Her face was near. Kamito was involuntarily startled as his nostrils were lightly tickled by the scent of a girl.

“…Okay then. I…I’ll compensate you, properly!”

“Compensate?”

Kamito’s face somehow twitched to a bad premonition.

===Part 2===

— Kamito was brought to the front of the female dormitory of the Raven class.

Although it was called a dormitory, it was not a normal building. It was an elegant mansion akin to the residences of upper aristocrats.

“…Eh, what’s this?”

“For a while, I’ll allow you freeload in my room. Please be grateful.”

“Huh?”

…What did she suddenly propose, this ojou-sama.

“After all, if I left you outside, Rinslet would come meddling. And because you are my slave spirit, it is natural for me, the spirit contractor, to take care of you.”

Claire informed him, bending her empty chest.

“No, that’s not it… you are still a girl of age and I may do something, did you not consider that?”

“D…Do you plan to do something to me?”

Claire glared. Kamito shook his head horizontally.

“Scarlet will stand watch. If you try to do something…cinders.”

“Isn't it a violation of the dormitory rules? A guy like me, entering the female dormitory.”

“It’s alright, because you will be treated as my contracted spirit. The same as Scarlet.”

“That is completely not alright.”

Kamito retorted with his half-opened eyes, Claire was fidgeting with her hair irritated and snapped her fingers.

“Ahh, come on, do you want to stay? Or do you want to turn into cinders? Which?”

“… Why are there only those two choices?”


Kamito dropped his shoulders and sighed in resignation.

Claire’s room was on the second floor of the aristocrat residence like female dormitory.

“Don’t make too much noise, because the dormitory secretary is super scary.”

“A…aah…pardon my intrusion.”

For Claire, who is ideally pictured as arrogant, to be afraid of the dormitory secretary, his interest piqued a little.

While thinking of that, he timidly stepped into the room.

No matter how rough her personality was, Claire was a girl.

In addition, she was an outstandingly, pitifully, beautiful girl; even Kamito could not help but admit that.

As expected, when he entered the room, he grew tense.

“—Flame, illuminate.”

Claire recited the spirit magic and the room was lit up.

Claire’s room was –

“……”

In senseless disorder.

There was a collapsed mountain of a large number of books. Clothes were left crumpled, plush toys and small items and so on, were scattered here and there till there was no place to stand.

It did not look like a room of a pedigree ojou-sama.

“…You should at least do some cleaning.”

“U…usually, Scarlet does the cleaning. Come on, quickly get in.”

Claire kicked Kamito’s back, sending him to the middle of the room.

“Ouch…good grief, you actually use such a powerful fire spirit to clean the room, if the spirit contractors across the world hear about it, they'll all cry you know.”

“Hmm, Scarlet is different from you, she is clever you know. She also burns the trash.”

“Ahh, I see. It is good as long as it’s convenient.”

As soon as they were arguing, a hell cat, cladded in flames, manifested and started to put the room’s trash together and tidy up. … Indeed, there seemed to be a place where the wastepaper was incinerated.

“…Are fine with just that?”

If that fire spirit of Claire grew, it could match up with even a large dragon type.

…What a sorrowful sight? Was it being made to do things like cleaning the room?

“Thank you, Scarlet. Good girl.”

Suri suri.  Nade nade. 

Meow. Meow.

“Are you a cat!”

Kamito retorted, without thinking, to the fire spirit fawning happily.

(…That proud spirit is completely tamed…)

Well, if one was gently stroked like that by Claire, whose outward appearance at least was that of a beautiful girl, it was understandable to be completely attached.

For now, since there was no place to stand, Kamito too helped with the cleaning.

A long time ago, because of Greyworth working him hard, housework became his forte.

He started carrying the books that were in a huge pile at his feet to put aside at a corner of the room.

Then, he caught sight of the titles written on the books’ front cover.

'The Count And The Naughty Princess', 'Tease Me More, Master!', 'The Princess Abducted By Pirates'… Indeed these are what teenage girls like. There were ten-odd such romance novels, which were intended for teenagers.

“Hmm, so, you like this kind of stuff. That was a little unexpected.”

“…Id… Don’t look!”

Bofun.

The pillow, Claire threw, landed a direct hit on Kamito’s face, and he toppled over and was squashed by the books.

“If you don’t want anyone to look, you should have tidied up. It’s no big deal, I feel, even to like such novels.”

“S…shut up, it…it’s not like I like them! … Err, yea, I borrowed them from a friend, so I have no choice but to read them!”

“Hmm, I see. You borrowed fourteen volumes of novels you do not like.”

“S…shut up!!”

Poka poka poka. 

Claire got partially teary and hit Kamito. It was weak, possibly due to being embarrassed.

Kamito shrugged his shoulders and placed his hand on the floor to stand up.

And, just then, that hand came in contact with–

(…Hn?)

A cloth that was somewhat nice to touch.

Was it silk? It was soft, silky and very nice to touch.

Unintentionally, he grabbed it. At its edges, white flutters were attached to it.

(—…, white flutters!?)

With his face twitching, he stared at his hand.

Kamito’s hand tightly grasped an undergarment attached with fine laces.

…Surprisingly, it was a rather mature silk panty.

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

“Hn, what are you doing?”

“Owaa!?”

Kamito got flustered and stuffed it into his pocket.

—…, what was he going to do stuffing it in!

(What am I doing! Doesn’t this make me a real pervert?!)

“What? Why are you so shocked?”

Claire frowned and drew her face near with suspicion.

“N…no, it’s nothing!”

Kamito stood up while shaking his head. Was there a topic he could distract her with? He looked around… then he realized.

“…By…by the way, about this room, don’t you have a roommate?”

Even if this was a dormitory of the academy attended by princesses, the room was a little too big for one person to be living in it.

With the room so messed up, wouldn’t the roommate girl get angry?

Speaking of it, was it good to take in a guy without even getting permission from her roommate?

Thereupon, Claire tightly bit her lips and look downwards.

“I don’t. Nobody wants to be in the same room as someone like me.”

“…? Don’t tell me, you do not have a single spirit contractor partner?”

“W…who needs things like partners. As long as I have a strong spirit, I, alone, am more than enough.”

Claire folded her hands and declared so; she looked like pretending to be tough with all her might.

(…Why is it so?)

This person sure had a hard personality but, as a spirit contractor, her ability was top class.

He thought with such ability, she could ignore any team, however.

“But without gathering 5 people, you can’t enter into the 'blade dance'.”

“…I… I’ll manage it somehow. If I have to, I’ll somehow gather up just that number of people.”

Claire averted her line of sight awkwardly.

It seemed like she did not want to touch on this topic.

“Ig…ignoring that, you are hungry, right?”

Claire cleared her throat forcefully.

“Hn, Ah… your long-awaited soup, which you blissfully received, was wrecked.”

It was a certain somebody’s fault, Kamito glared scornfully at Claire.

“Hmm, it can’t be helped. Today, I’ll specially feed –treat you.”

“Did you say feed? Did you say that?”

“It was your imagination. Come on, bring out that table.”

While sighing, Kamito took out the table.

Claire started lining up a large amount of canned food, taken from the shelves.

Canned tuna. Yakitori. Salted cod. Vegetables boiled in soy sauce. Beef stew….etc.

Kamito was dumbfounded and looked down on the pyramid of cans. Canned foods are preserved foods that soldiers carry with them on a long campaign. It was at least not dinner for an ojou-sama attending the academy.

“…W…why is it nothing but canned food? It is definitely bad for the body, you know.”

“What a foolish question, it’s because I like canned food.”

“No, no matter how much you like it, having just canned food is just –“

“What, it’s no problem, after all I like them. If you have complains, then I won’t give them to you.”

Claire embraced the mountain of canned food with a sullen face. That face of hers was subtly red.

With that, he got it.

…Aha. That’s right.

“You can’t cook, right?”

After directly pointing it out, Claire stiffened her back.

“Th…th…th…that’s not it!”

“That reaction revealed it all. Even if the mouth lies, the body is honest.”

“D…don’t speak lewdly, idiot!”

“To misinterpret a very normal speech, I think that you’re the lewd one. You read too much of those novels. Claire is a lewd ojou-sama."

“U..uuuu!”

Tears flowed out faintly from her red eyes, Claire bit down on her molars.

…Damn it. He teased her a little too much.

(…What should I say, I unintentionally ridiculed her.)

The result of going overboard was frightening. Kamito honestly apologized.

“S…sorry… It was my bad. I said a little bit too much.”

“….!”

Claire was groaning. Like a wild animal of the feline family.

“S..such a glare… how about, to make up to you, I’ll make dinner?”

With that, Claire, with her bristled hair, opened her eyes.

“You can cook?”

“Well, it’s pretty much my forte. Do you have seasonings?”

“Such things are at the shared space at the front of the dormitory.”

“Okay, if I arranged things a little, even these canned foods will become something like a cuisine. As for the fire –“

“Scarlet.”

Claire snapped her fingers and Scarlet breathed out a small fire ball.

The fire ball drifted lightly in the air and stayed still on top of Kamito’s hand.

“…This is convenient.”

“I know!”

—And with that, after a few minutes.

In the room, the sound of something being fried resounded.

Spinach, bacon and sliced garlic were fried with butter.

Next to the frying pan, there was pasta just enough for two, boiling in a pot.

“If I recall right, she said she likes it al dente.”

He chewed one piece of pasta to check.

“Hn, this is just right. Claire, where are the cutlery –“

He put down the frying pan and turned around… There was no one in the room.

“…Eh? Where is she?”

He looked around the room restlessly.

The hell cat, lying down near his feet, purred and reached out its forelimb.

Once the fire was extinguished, he looked at the front of its forelimb –

From the other side of the door in the room, faint water sound could be heard.

“Oh, she’s showering.”

The shower installed in the room was a type of spirit device, which used the power of the water spirit.

To be clean in both mind and body at any time was – the ironclad rule of spirit contractors.

Kamito, feeling relieved, ignited the fire once again –

(… Shower!?)

He turned around again.

(W…why… is she so thoughtlessly defenseless at such a vital moment!)

“…”

Kamito swallowed his saliva.

Saaaaaaa –

Once he was aware of it, the water sound, which resounded in the room, strangely sounded bewitching.

Even if she has a child-like chest, she is still a sixteen year old girl.

Furthermore, her face, without flattery, was cute. Extremely cute.

Her chest was quite a shame but… nevertheless, it was there.

Suddenly, the memory of meeting her in the forest this morning revived.

Her beautifully nude body, with red hair clinging to it.

That properly elastic sensation his hand touched.

(Waaa, don’t recall it, me!)

He shook his hand, shaking off his worldly desires.

At that moment.

“Kyaaa!”

He heard a shriek from the bathroom.

Kamito was taken aback and came to his senses.

(… A scream?)

Perhaps she lost control of the water spirit, causing cold water to come out.

(No, a spirit contractor of her level should not fail in controlling the spirit device –)

“Nooooooooo!”

Bam! The bathroom door suddenly opened and Claire dashed out.

“Wha..!?”

Her dripping wet hair disheveled –

She ran nude towards him in a straight line.

“… Hey, what’s with your appearance–“

Then, Kamito’s hair froze.

She was – not nude.

She was nude but she was not exactly nude.

Transparent jelly-like water was twining itself slimily around her smooth, bare body!

“What’s wrong!? What the heck is –“

“…K…Ka…Kamito, he...lp me…!”

In front of his eyes was Claire, who collapsed on the floor and was gasping in agony.

“…No, don’t look… idiot.…Aaaa!”
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Biku, bikun!

Claire turned red and her nude body was jumping about like it was convulsing.

(…Sorry. It is impossible to not get excited!)

Kamito got flustered and averted his line of sight. On the ther hand, hearing the heavy breathing, stimulated his imagination.

“Ah… Hyaa… don’t…do… that…”

It seemed that the water spirit of the spirit device went wild. Claire was frantically trying to control it but there was no way she could do it in that condition.

“Hold on, I’ll help you right now!”

Kamito closed his eyes and concentrated.

“Unruly spirit of water, comply with my command and settle down!”

While he murmured softly sprit words of Chinju, his right hand was charged with divine power –

“Claire, grab my hand!”

“No, ahh…h!”

While Claire let out a hot long breath, she somehow reached out her hand.

The moment the tip of their fingers touched.

Paan!

The water spirit, which was running wild, had its form collapsed and immediately returned into water.

Claire stayed collapsed on the flooded floor and with her face flushed; she was breathing roughly.

Her untied red hair clinging onto her skin was strangely erotic.

Kamito turned away in a fluster.

“What’s wrong? With a spirit contractor of your level, how did such –“

“U…urm, when I was using the shower, the water spirit suddenly went crazy… such a thing has never happened before.”

While Claire moaned, she slowly got up.

“Fo…for the time being, why don’t you wipe your body. You will catch a cold after all.”

Kamito, with his face turned away, took out and handed over a handkerchief from his pocket.

“Th…thank you…”

Claire nodded and accepted it—

….

“Hey, Kamito”

“Hn. What is it?”

“What is the meaning of this?”

Claire’s voice trembled.

Moreover, somehow the room’s temperature had rapidly risen.

“Ah”

Kamito finally realized it.

….That was right. What was in his uniform’s pocket was not a handkerchief.

That was something he hid in a fluster a while ago.

That silky panty.

Gogogogogogogogogogogo….!

In Claire’s hand, an earnest flaming ball of spirit magic was born.

“Wa…wait, clam down. You’re mistaken, this is a mistake, if I explain you’ll –“

“Shut up! T…turn into cinders, you pervert –!”

===Part 3===

“Kamito, get me another serving!”

“...You sure can eat. You’ll get fat, you know”

It was minutes after that event. The table was lined up with numerous of Kamito’s home cooking.

There was tuna potato salad to go with the spinach-and-bacon pasta. Pumpkin potage with gratin from the canned salmon, and for dessert, there was fruit yogurt.

They were made with the canned food, of which a great amount was found in the shelf as ingredients; however, Claire seemed full of praise. The act of her gleaming her eyes and stuffing her cheeks with pasta was somewhat awfully cute.

The fire spirit, in the form of a hell cat, was also devouring the canned tuna beside Claire.

Spirits can maintain their own existence, so they do not need material sustenance. However among the high ranking spirits, there were also some rare ones that like human food. Although, it was only as a luxury.

“No problem, I have a constitution that doesn’t get fat.”

Claire placed pasta on the plate and said that with a nonchalant face. Certainly, using spirits consumed physical strength, so it was true that there were a lot of ladies with a slender figure.

“Hey, don’t eat the dessert early. Despite being an ojous-sama, you have bad manners.”

“Unh, shut up! That’s up to me, right, you panty thief!”

“Guu…..”

Kamito groaned. Once she said that, he could not say anything back.

“You are demoted from slave spirit to panty thief spirit.”

“… What kind of spirit is that?”

Somehow, another new variety of spirit was born.

“You really are the worst. O…of all things, you stole my number one favorite panty!”

“I have been saying it wasn’t on purpose!”

“What? Are you being defiant?

Claire glared.

“…No, sorry.”

Kamito bowed his head in embarrassment. Well, no matter how much he thought about it, it was his own fault this time.

While Claire put the tuna potato salad into her mouth, she caught a glance of him.

“Well, I’ll recognize your cooking skills at least. This is very delicious. If you make meals for me every day, I’ll promote you to cooking spirit.”

“I’m grateful for that. By the way, those are almost like words of proposing.”

Upon pointing that out. Claire’s face turned bright red.

“D…don’t be an idiot! Do you want to turn into cinders? Come on, do you want to turn into cinders?

“I..I get it, so stop pointing the fork at me.”

“Hmm… n...next time you say such idiotic things, I’ll really burn you!”

Claire pouted her lips and turned away.

Kamito sighed in relief while he cut and divided the salmon gratin.

“…If only there was some soy, this would be much better, but...”

“What’s that? Food?”

“It’s a seasoning circulated in my hometown. Well, you can’t get it here though.”

Kamito shrugged his shoulders and said that –

“Hometown, huh….”

Claire murmured with her eyelashes slightly lowered.

Somehow –she had an awfully lonely expression.

After that, for a short while, there was the sound of cutlery being used.

After eating that satisfying dinner, Claire’s mood also got a little better.

Somehow, there was a calm atmosphere.

Kamito suddenly raised his head and looked at Claire.

– He felt that it could be asked now.

He had wanted to ask her, since meeting her this morning in the forest, but did not have a chance to.

“By the way, you –“

“What?”

Claire placed down her cup of black tea.

“Why do you want such a powerful spirit?”

It was a simple question.

Despite using a spirit such as Scarlet, she still risked harming her body to reach out to a ‘Sealed Spirit’. He wanted to know the reason for that.

“…”

Claire –

Cast her slightly perplexed eyes down and murmured.

“There’s someone I want to meet no matter what.”

“Someone you want to meet…?”

Kamito dropped his sight to his left hand, concealed in his black leather glove.

What he lost three years ago, an irreplaceable, important bond which was there –

(So, she’s the same as me…)

The scar engraved at the back of his hand ached.

Claire sighed and inserted her hand into the neckband of her uniform.

“…Yea, I’ll say it. Something that I can’t help but hide.”

What she took out from her chest was a small pendent with silver chains.

At the very center, a shiny crimson red spirit crystal was inserted in it.

Kamito saw a crest engraved there – and raised his voice in surprise.

“A flame lion… the crest of Elstein duke family!?”


Claire silently nodded.

The Elstein duke family. The grand nobles who had served the royal family for generations ever since the founding of the Ordesia Empire.

One of the five himemiko, who stood at the top among all spirit contractors, — was noble among nobles of spirit princesses, who served directly under the five great elemental lords, that were turning out in great numbers. 

No – that should have been so.

— Till four years ago, when that incident occurred.

Rubia Elstein.

The one who brought a great unprecedented calamity to the Ordesia Empire – The Calamity Queen.

She too, same as the girl in front of him, had burning-like crimson red hair.

“Don’t tell me, you’re…”

“Yes, I am the Calamity Queen – Rubia Elstein’s - little sister.”

Claire looked straight into Kamito’s eyes and nodded.

“…”

Claire Rouge. He thought that it was an alias.

But, by no means –

(… I see. What she cast away was the Elstein family name.)

In this large continent, there was no one who did not know about that incident.

Four years ago, the spirit princess, serving under the fire elemental lord, – Rubia Elstein suddenly snatched the strongest flame spirit, 'Laevateinn' from the shrine and disappeared.

After learning of the spirit princess’ treachery, the flame elemental lord in anger got fired up and got into a frenzy.

It burned everything related to Elstein duke’s territory, including the Ordesia Empire’s land, the empire took enormous damage. And that did not put the elemental lord’s anger to peace, about a year after that, no matter what method was used, not a single fire could be lit within the Ordesia Empire.

Nobody knew why the fire spirit princess disappeared.

The Ordesia citizens furiously cursed her and, filled with hatred, called her

—The Calamity Queen.

“I want to meet my sister. When I meet her, I want to hear the truth.”

For that, she had to get strong.

She had to obtain the strongest spirit.

With the reward given to the winner of the blade dance –

For the sake of obtaining the right of granting just one desired 'wish'.

Claire’s expression was filled with a tragic determination.

“Besides—“

Claire slightly looked down and muttered.

“This round’s blade dance had that Ren Ashbell participating.”

“…!? Kehoo, kehoo—“

Once that name came out from Claire’s mouth, Kamito reflexively coughed.

“…? What’s wrong?”

“Aaah, that’s bad…”

Ren Ashbell was the winner of the last blade dance.

She suddenly appeared three years ago, the strongest blade dancer

That blade dance was splendidly vivid. At the finals, even with Numbers candidates of spirit contractors, she overwhelmed them.

Due to her dedicated blade dance, the flame elemental lord’s rage was finally appeased.

“Three years ago, I saw her blade dance at the assembly hall. I also feel that I want to be like that, a noble, strong spirit contractor.”

Claire blushed and looked down a little embarrassed.

“Ever since that day, I’ve always admired her….”

“…I see”

Kamito looked at Claire with a complicated expression – calmly grasping his fist tightly.

...After that, it was a strangely quiet time.

They tried to talk about anything a number of times but all of it did not last long.

Claire yawned cutely after eating up the dishes on the table. After filling her stomach, she seemed drowsy. Well, she did use a spirit of Scarlet’s level twice in one day, so it was natural.

“Wake me up when it’s time. If you do something funny, cinders.”

“…Wait. Does that mean I have to stay awake for the whole time?”

Kamito complained, and in front of him, Claire was making sleeping breaths.

She had an astonishing ease to sleep.

“…Good grief, you’ll catch a cold!”

Kamito carried Claire’s petite body up like a princess.

He carried her to the bed in the corner of the room.

Scarlet walked and jumped onto the bed.

(…Even so, this fellow’s sleeping face is truly angel-like.)

While looking at the face, making the gentle sleeping noise, Kamito smiled bitterly.

When he put Claire to the bed, her cherry blossom lips faintly moved.

“Sister….Father…Mother…”

(Sleep-talking… huh)

He seemed to have somewhat heard something he should not.

Certainly, after the incident of the Calamity Queen disappearing, Elstein duke family’s territory should have been seized and the duke and his wife imprisoned in the Balsas prison –

“…Hn, Kamito”

“…!?”

He was shocked when his name was called suddenly.

“Ahh, what are you doing, pervert…idiot.”

“…What kind of dream is she having!?”

Kamito muttered while sighing, as he stared at his hand.

After that day three years ago, he hid his left hand with a leather glove.

(You and I are the same, Claire)

(These three years, I have stayed alive to get back my important person.)

Due to his error, he lost it, his former contracted spirit –

===Part 4===

At the same instant, in every room of the female dormitory Claire lived in, a little incident occurred.

The spirits used in the spirit devices in the kitchen, bathroom and etc. suddenly began to go out of control.

After the spirit investigation party investigated the dormitory, it brought it to an end with meager words that the incident was of an unknown cause –

In the darkness shined by the blue moon – a black-winged angel gently alighted at the academy tower.

It was a black haired girl, dressed in a jet black dress.

The girl landed gently on the roof of the female dormitory and smiled pitifully.

“—I wanted to meet you, Kamito”

On the girl’s palm, wriggling lumps of darkness were floating.

“But you’re still not the true you.”

She reached her hands to the empty sky and the darkness colored orbs drifted and disappeared in the night sky.

“That’s why, I’ll offer up my memories.”

The girl chuckled.

Like a cruel little girl.

Like a pure demon.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume2 Prologue

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==Prologue==

—Three years ago.

“Haa, haa, haa –“

A girl was running through a forest of Astral Zero, where many twisted trees were lined up in rows.

Her shoes had long since slipped off and the soles of her bare feet were covered with injuries.

Due to her long black hair being done up at both sides and her long sleeved extravagant courtesy attire, she did not run smoothly.

From behind, a violent sound of many trees being mowed down was approaching.

Being caught up to was just a matter of time.

(Why did such a thing –)

The girl was invited for viewing the blade dance as the guest of honor of the Ordesia Empire.

Although called the guest of honor, she was only an extra invited as an excuse.

Fallen out of the candidacy of 'divine ceremony institute’ – the spirit princess training organization, she was the royal family’s excess baggage.

She had nothing other than the title of former second princess and was just a mere thirteen year-old girl.

Her noble colleagues, who should have pledged allegiance to the royal family by right, were sending her gazes of contempt.

Even the retainer court ladies were ridiculing her behind her back.


A worthless lost queen –

It was painful for her to be at the match venue where she would be exposed to many people’s gazes.

The aim was Ren Ashbell’s match, which was later on in the afternoon, and, particularly, even if she was gone, there was no one who would be worried.

Therefore, she came to the middle of a forest like this alone.

Without knowing how dreadful of a place the forest of Astral Zero was.

Approaching her from behind, Dryad (a tree spirit) let out a dreadful roar.

Naturally, Dryad had the temperament of a docile spirit. Perhaps, it might be angry about her stepping and breaking the twigs in the forest.

(It’s no good, if this keeps up –)

She could not get away – realizing that she prepared herself.

She stopped at that place, turned around and firmly glared at Dryad.

“Y…you, if you are my knight, so then simply beat it –“

Shouting with a shaky voice, she began to recite the summoning to summon her contracted spirit.

—Thou servant of the king of the child of man, knight and master swordsman!

—By the contract of the old blood, become the sword that protects me, hurry and come to my side!

The spirit seal, engraved on the girl’s chest, emitted a faint radiance –

However, that was all it did.


Suddenly, the path with her contracted spirit was severed and the seal's radiance vanished.

(…! I thought so, it’s already hopeless, I –)

Despair surfaced on the girl’s face.

Dryad let out a roar and swung its log-like spirit arm –

At that moment, a beheading light flashed.

“Eh?”

The girl opened her eyes reflexively.

The log-like spirit arm had cleanly vanished before her eyes.

It was as if time had stopped.

From the cross-section of the severed tree, something like a black fog was emitted out.

And then *don* there was the sound of someone landing on the ground.

Before the girl’s eyes, a single boy was standing.

It was a black haired boy, who wore a black vest with a pair of navy blue trousers.

In the boy’s hand was one swinging sword. He was grasping a jet-black magic sword that emitted black fog.

“Stay still there, it’s dangerous.”

The boy bluntly told her and turned towards the spirit before him.

Dryad, who had its arm cut off, let out an angry roar and attacked the boy.

It swung down its other arm. The girl reflexively covered her eyes.


However...

“It isn’t going to work on me, I’m sorry though.”

The boy was stopping the blow that came from Dryad with all its might, single handedly, with one sword. 

And then – he exhaled and kicked the ground together.

With all his strength, he cut off its arm and hit its torso very hard with the center of the sword.

It was a single blow. With merely a single blow, a spirit, who was prideful of its strength, was brought down and became motionless.

“Maybe I overdid it a little. Although, it was my intention to not injure it as much as possible.”

“…”

The girl was dumbfounded and the boy turned around.

If she had to say it, then the boy was of a slender, handsome look.

His eyes were clear such that, depending on how one looked at him, a girl of about the same age could also be seen.

At that very moment, she did not think of him as a person who brought down a spirit in a blink of an eye before her.

Then, the girl suddenly realized.

(Eh? This person, it's like I have seen him somewhere –)

The girl tilted her head to the side.

“Err, are you alright? Do you have any injuries?”

The boy asked in a calm voice.

“Ye...yea, I’m fine. You have my gratitude for saving me.”


“Is that so … that’s good.”

The boy took a breath in relief, put down the jet-black magic sword and came walking towards her.

At that moment—

“Ah…!”

The jet-black magic sword that emitted black fog – the girl realized its significance and her face turned pale.

That was it. A sword that cut up spirits could not be an ordinary sword.

(That’s an elemental waffe!? But, why –)

Then, the girl finally realized.

She surely had recollection of the boy’s face.

“N…no way…why…”

She should have seen him before. After all, this boy –

“…?”

Seeing the girl’s expression stiffen, the boy was puzzled as if a miracle happened—

And then, as he was taken aback, his eyes widened.

“Gua… Damn it! Ahhh!”

He covered his face with both hands and shouted.

Facing a boy like that, the girl pointed her index finger out.

“Why is Ren Ashbell-sama a boy?”


“Gu…”

The girl stared at the boy, who was trying to catch his breath, with a stern look.

She understood that she was saying something unthinkable.

After all, the boy in front of her had short hair and even his chest was completely flat.

No matter how anyone looked at him, he was a boy.

(But I am not mistaken –)

The boy’s face was simliar to the blade dancer’s, who was winning through the tournament currently with overwhelming strength.

Without a doubt, it was the face of that person - Ren Ashbell!

(Besides, that sword—)

The jet-black magic sword that was grasped in the boy’s hand. That darkness-attribute elemental waffe – 'Vorpal Sword (the sword that pierces truth)' is her synonym, who brought down many opponents before.

And then, above all else, there was that sword skill, which was displayed when he brought down the spirit that was in a rage with merely one blow.

“Ah, this is, err, how do I put it …”

The boy was attempting to deceive her frantically and hastily.

“Wh…What to do, Restia!”

“I don’t care. Even if you’re not in the middle of a match, I had always been warning you to be in female clothing.”

“But I didn’t think that there would be people in the middle of such a forest!”

“Nevertheless, since it was a cute girl, you went to save her without thinking.”


“I…it’s not like that!”

The boy was, for some reason, sneakily talking with the jet-black magic sword that was held in his hand.

The girl’s head was in complete chaos. She was also surprised that the true identity of Ren Ashbell was a boy because, to begin with, it was hard for her to believe in the existence of male spirit contractors.

Those that could contract a spirit were pure maidens only – that was the common sense taught to her from the 'divine ceremony institute' from when she was young. Speaking of a male spirit contractor, there was nothing that came to mind but that legendary devil king, Sulaiman.

(This tournament’s favorite, the famous Ren Ashbell-sama, was actually a boy –)

If that became known, it would be a big scandal that would shake the blade dance tournament.

Scratching his hair in a manner like he gave up, the boy gazed at the girl in resignation.

“Er…err, erm, there are circumstances to this. So, I am a boy but, without asking anything, could you keep this a secret from everyone?”

With his troubled-looking black pupils gazing, the girl’s chest throbbed spontaneously.

(Eerr, what do I do…)

Honestly, the girl was bewildered. The blade dancer, who she admired, was a boy – even if she suddenly said such a thing, there was no way that anyone could comprehend it immediately.

Besides, though, her throne inheritance rights had been erased, she was the second princess of the Ordesia Empire and a pure himemiko of the 'divine ceremony institute'. Was it alright for her to overlook this fact that would desecrate the blade dance?

“…”

However, when she saw that boy’s troubled face –

“…I understand.”

Unintentionally, she nodded.

“I won’t tell anyone, I won’t ask anything. You are the one who saved my life.”

Even if her true identity was a boy, Ren Ashbell was her admired blade dancer.

Her (his?) blade dance gave the girl’s heart courage, who was always depressed since that day. That would not change. Besides, the fact that he had saved her life would not change.

To give a reward to a knight’s meritorious service was the royal family’s precept.

“T…thank you! You saved me some trouble!”

The boy took a breath of relief.

“You’re quite a simple person. It’s just a verbal promise.”

“Yeah, but you don’t look like a girl who would break a promise.”

“…”

Facing such straightforward words, the girl’s cheek were slightly dyed red.

(Wh…why is my chest beating so fast…)

“I’ll escort you to the forest’s exit, as Astral Zero’s forests are dangerous.”


“Th…thank you…”

“Your shoes… they seemed to have slipped off. Come on, hold on to my back.”

The boy noticed that the girl’s feet were covered in injuries and gave her a lift on his back.

“Er…erm, my breasts are touching your back, however.”

The girl whispered embarrassedly at the side of his ear.

“Yeah?”

“N…nothing…”

With her cheeks dyed red, the girl quickly turned her face away.

In the middle of a dim forest, while listening to the sound of stepping on the fallen leaves, the girl enquired.

“Hey, why did you even fake being a girl and participate in the 'blade dance'?”

“…”

After a moment of silence –

“Because, I have a 'wish' I want to grant”

The boy answered that with a serious expression.

A 'wish' – A miracle of the spirit king that was bestowed to the victor of the blade dance.

At that moment, those words that the boy spoke of brought about an insight in the girl’s mind.

(I see, if it’s for the blade dance 'wish', even my power…)

After coming to a place near the match area, the girl was gently let off from his back.


“After this, you’ll have to return by yourself. Because I have my next match.”

“Yea, Thank you. Err…”

“Uh huh?”

“Tell me your name.”

“My name?”

“Ren Ashbell is an alias, right? That’s not it, your real name.”

“…”

After he hesitated for a while –

“It’s Kamito. Kazehaya Kamito”

“Kazehaya Kamito”

It had a strange and mysterious sound. The girl muttered that name as her tongue rolled.

“Well, err… could we meet again? Kamito.”

“Eh? Ye…yeah, once the blade dance finishes –“

“—Is that so. It’s a promise, Kamito.”

—After that, in seven days, Ren Ashbell held the title of the strongest blade dancer.

However, the girl never met him again.

Because he, who should have been granted his 'wish', suddenly disappeared.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance

2012-04-11T20:41:05Z

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[[Image:STnBD V01 001.jpg|250px|thumb|Volume 1 Cover]]

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance (精霊使いの剣舞) is a light novel series written by Shimizu Yuu. The illustrations are done by Sakura Hanpen. Currently, the series has 6 volumes.

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance series is also available in the following languages:
*[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Tiếng Việt|Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)]]
*[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)]]

==Story Synopsis==

Only a pure maiden can have the privilege to contract with a spirit. In here, Areishia Spirit Academy, trained maidens of noble families are gathered and given an elite's education to become spirit contractors. A boy, Kamito, peeped by accident at a girl, Clair, while she was taking a bath and he ended up making a contract with the spirit she wanted. Yes, Kamito is an irregular boy spirit contractor whose existence was thought impossible until now. "You stole...my spirit...you have to take responsibility for it!" "Huh?" "You have to become my contracted spirit!" What will Kamito's destiny lead to? (From FairGame)

==Updates==

:* October 8, 2011: Page created
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:* February 14, 2012: Volume 1 Chapter 2 completed
:* March 11, 2012: Volume 1 Chapter 4 and Epilogue completed
:* March 13, 2012: Volume 1 Chapter 5 completed
:* March 18, 2012: Volume 1 Chapter 3 completed
:* March 23, 2012: Volume 1 Chapter 6 completed
:* March 27, 2012: Volume 1 Afterword completed
:* April 5, 2012: Volume 1 Chapter 8 completed
:* April 7, 2012: Volume 1 Chapter 7 completed

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==The 'Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance' series by Shimizu Yuu==

===[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume 1|Volume 1 - The Sword, The Academy and The Hell Cat Girl]]===
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::*[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Illustrations|Novel Illustrations]]
::*[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter1|Chapter 1 - You are my contracted spirit!]]
::*[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter2|Chapter 2 - Areishia Spirit Academy]]
::*[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter3|Chapter 3 - My classmate is a princess]]
::*[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter4|Chapter 4 - The Wolf, the Cat and the Knight]]
::*[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter5|Chapter 5 - Claire's Feelings]]
::*[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter6|Chapter 6 - The blade dance at midnight]]
::*[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter7|Chapter 7 - Contracted spirit Est]]
::*[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter8|Chapter 8 - The strongest blade dancer]]
::*[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Epilogue|Epilogue]]
::*[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Afterword|Afterword]]

===Volume 2 - The Lost Queen===

::*Novel Illustrations
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::*Chapter 1 - Team battle
::*Chapter 2 - The young ladies' afternoon
::*Chapter 3 - The Lost Queen
::*Chapter 4 - Cat fight
::*Chapter 5 - Successor of the demon king
::*Chapter 6 - Morning of departure
::*Chapter 7 - Battle at the deserted mine
::*Chapter 8 - Fiana's confession
::*Chapter 9 - Team Scarlet
::*Epilogue

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==Series Overview==

*Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Volume 1- 剣と学院と火猫少女 (December 24, 2010) ISBN 978-4-8401-3675-4
*Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Volume 2- ロスト・クイーン (February 25, 2011) ISBN 978-4-8401-3824-6
*Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Volume 3- 風の誓約 (May 25, 2011) ISBN 978-4-8401-3930-4
*Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Volume 4- 精霊剣舞祭 (August 25, 2011) ISBN 978-4-8401-4202-1
*Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Volume 5- 魔王殺しの聖剣 (November 25, 2011) ISBN 978-4-8401-4299-1
*Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Volume 6- 追憶の闇精霊 (February 24, 2012) ISBN 978-4-8401-4386-8

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume2 Prologue

2012-04-11T20:39:59Z

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—Three years ago.

“Haa, haa, haa –“

A girl was running through a forest of Astral Zero, where many twisted trees were lined up in rows.

Her shoes had long since slipped off and the soles of her bare feet were covered with injuries.

Due to her long black hair being done up at both sides and her long sleeved extravagant courtesy attire, she did not run smoothly.

From behind, a violent sound of many trees being mowed down was approaching.

Being caught upto was just a matter of time.

(Why did such a thing –)

The girl was invited for viewing the blade dance as the guest of honor of the Ordesia Empire.

Although called the guest of honor, she was only an extra invited as an excuse.

Fallen out of the candidacy of 'divine ceremony institute’ – the spirit princess training organization, she was the royal family’s excess baggage.

She had nothing other than the title of former second princess and was just a mere thirteen year-old girl.

Her noble colleagues, who should have pledged allegiance to the royal family by right, were sending her gazes of contempt.

Even the retainer court ladies were ridiculing her behind her back.


A worthless lost queen –

It was painful for her to be at the match venue where she would be exposed to many people’s gazes.

The aim was Ren Ashbell’s match, which was later on in the afternoon, and, particularly, even if she was gone, there was no one who would be worried.

Therefore, she came to the middle of a forest like this alone, without knowing how dreadful of a place the forest of Astral Zero was.

Approaching her from behind, Dryad (a tree spirit) let out a dreadful roar.

Naturally, Dryad had the temperament of a docile spirit. Perhaps, it might be angry about her stepping and breaking the twigs in the forest.

(It’s no good, if this keeps up –)

She could not get away – realizing that she prepared herself.

She stopped at that place, turned around and firmly glared at Dryad.

“Y…you, if you are my knight, so then simply beat it –“

Shouting with a shaky voice, she began to recite the summoning to summon her contracted spirit.

—Thou servant of the king of the child of man, knight and master swordsman!

—By the contract of the old blood, become the sword that protects me, hurry and come to my side!

The spirit seal, engraved on the girl’s chest, emitted a faint radiance –

However, that was all it did.


Suddenly, the path with her contracted spirit was severed and the seals radiance vanished.

(…! I thought so, it’s already hopeless, I –)

Despair surfaced on the girl’s face.

Dryad let out a roar and swung its log-like spirit arm –

At that moment, a beheading light flashed.

“Eh?”

The girl opened her eyes reflexively.

The log-like spirit arm had cleanly vanished before her eyes.

It was as if time had stopped.

From the cross-section of the severed tree, something like a black fog was emitting out.

And then *don* there was the sound of someone landing on the ground.

Before the girl’s eyes, a single boy was standing.

It was a black haired boy, who wore a black vest with a pair of navy blue trousers.

In the boy’s hand was one swinging sword. He was grasping a jet-black magic sword that emitted black fog.

“Stay still there, it’s dangerous.”

The boy bluntly told her and turned towards the spirit before him.

Dryad, who had its arm cut off, let out an angry roar and attacked the boy.

It swung down its other arm. The girl reflexively covered her eyes.


However...

“It isn’t going to work on me, I’m sorry though.”

The boy stopped the blow that came from Dryad with all it's might, single handedly, with one sword.

And then – he exhaled and kicked the ground together.

With all his strength, he cut off it's arm and hit it's torso very hard with the center of the sword.

It was a single blow. With merely a single blow, a spirit, who was prideful of it's strength, was brought down and became motionless.

“Maybe I overdid it a little. Although, it was my intention to not injure it as much as possible.”

“…”

The girl was dumbfounded and the boy turned around.

If she had to say it, then the boy was of a slender, handsome look.

His eyes were clear such that, depending on how one looked at him, a girl of about the same age could also be seen.

At that very moment, she did not think of him as a person who brought down a spirit in a blink of an eye before her.

Then, the girl suddenly realized.

(Eh? This person, have I seen him somewhere before? –)

The girl tilted her head to the side.

“Err, are you alright? Do you have any injuries?”

The boy asked in a calm voice.

“Ye...yea, I’m fine. You have my gratitude for saving me.”


“Is that so … that’s good.”

The boy took a breath in relief, put down the jet-black magic sword and came walking towards her.

At that moment—

“Ah…!”

The jet-black magic sword that emitted black fog – the girl realized its significance and her face turned pale.

That was it. A sword that cut up spirits could not be an ordinary sword.

(That’s an elemental waffe!? But, why –)

Then, the girl finally realized.

She surely had recollection of the boy’s face.

“N…no way…why…”

She should have seen him before. After all, this boy –

“…?”

Seeing the girl’s expression stiffen, the boy was puzzled as if a miracle happened—

And then, as he was taken aback, his eyes widened.

“Gua… Damn it! Ahhh!”

He covered his face with both hands and shouted.

Facing a boy like that, the girl pointed her index finger.

“Why is Ren Ashbell-sama a boy?”

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter5

2012-04-10T23:18:21Z

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==Chapter 5: Claire's Feelings==

===Part 1===
(…Sigh, I have totally gotten myself into something troublesome.)

While walking on the stone pavement of the academy, Kamito realized he had sighed a number of times today. In front of his eyes was the culprit with her red twin-tailed hair swaying about.

As before he still had an empty stomach. He had lost his house and to make matters worse, there was the outcome from a duel by fellow spirit contractors to look forward to.

…No matter what the circumstances, this is beyond misfortune. It has to be none other than the Dusk Witch’s curse.

“Unh, are you grumbling? How unmanly!”

Claire turned around and snapped her fingers.

“My house.”

“U…”

Kamito groaned with his eyes half-opened. Claire averted her eyes to look far away.

“Pyromaniac. Criminal.”

“…I… I get it! I also feel a little bad!”

She blushed and pouted her lips. It seemed she was at least aware of her crime.

As it was the right moment, Kamito blatantly sighed.

“Oh boy, the homeless me will have to sleep out in the 'Spirit Forest'.”

“……”

“Sleeping at night in the Spirit Forest is seriously a suicidal act. But it can’t be helped, after all, my house has been completely burnt down.”

Kamito dropped his shoulders unnaturally for Claire to see.

Claire gnawed her lips. And then, she tip-toed -

And stared into Kamito’s eyes, motionlessly.

Her face was near. Kamito was involuntarily startled as his nostrils were lightly tickled by the scent of a girl.

“…Okay then. I…I’ll compensate you, properly!”

“Compensate?”

Kamito’s face somehow twitched to a bad premonition.

===Part 2===

— Kamito was brought to the front of the female dormitory of the Raven class.

Although it was called a dormitory, it was not a normal building. It was an elegant mansion akin to the residences of upper aristocrats.

“…Eh, what’s this?”

“For a while, I’ll allow you freeload in my room. Please be grateful.”

“Huh?”

…What did she suddenly propose, this ojou-sama.

“After all, if I left you outside, Rinslet would come meddling. And because you are my slave spirit, it is natural for me, the spirit contractor, to take care of you.”

Claire informed him, bending her empty chest.

“No, that’s not it… you are still a girl of age and I may do something, did you not consider that?”

“D…Do you plan to do something to me?”

Claire glared. Kamito shook his head horizontally.

“Scarlet will stand watch. If you try to do something…cinders.”

“Isn't it a violation of the dormitory rules? A guy like me, entering the female dormitory.”

“It’s alright, because you will be treated as my contracted spirit. The same as Scarlet.”

“That is completely not alright.”

Kamito retorted with his half-opened eyes, Claire was fidgeting with her hair irritated and snapped her fingers.

“Ahh, come on, do you want to stay? Or do you want to turn into cinders? Which?”

“… Why are there only those two choices?”


Kamito dropped his shoulders and sighed in resignation.

Claire’s room was on the second floor of the aristocrat residence like female dormitory.

“Don’t make too much noise, because the dormitory secretary is super scary.”

“A…aah…pardon my intrusion.”

For Claire, who is ideally pictured as arrogant, to be afraid of the dormitory secretary, his interest piqued a little.

While thinking of that, he timidly stepped into the room.

No matter how rough her personality was, Claire was a girl.

In addition, she was an outstandingly, pitifully, beautiful girl; even Kamito could not help but admit that.

As expected, when he entered the room, he grew tense.

“—Flame, illuminate.”

Claire recited the spirit magic and the room was lit up.

Claire’s room was –

“……”

In senseless disorder.

There was a collapsed mountain of a large number of books. Clothes were left crumpled, plush toys and small items and so on, were scattered here and there till there was no place to stand.

It did not look like a room of a pedigree ojou-sama.

“…You should at least do some cleaning.”

“U…usually, Scarlet does the cleaning. Come on, quickly get in.”

Claire kicked Kamito’s back, sending him to the middle of the room.

“Ouch…good grief, you actually use such a powerful fire spirit to clean the room, if the spirit contractors across the world hear about it, they'll all cry you know.”

“Hmm, Scarlet is different from you, she is clever you know. She also burns the trash.”

“Ahh, I see. It is good as long as it’s convenient.”

As soon as they were arguing, a hell cat, cladded in flames, manifested and started to put the room’s trash together and tidy up. … Indeed, there seemed to be a place where the wastepaper was incinerated.

“…Are fine with just that?”

If that fire spirit of Claire grew, it could match up with even a large dragon type.

…What a sorrowful sight? Was it being made to do things like cleaning the room?

“Thank you, Scarlet. Good girl.”

Suri suri.  Nade nade. 

Meow. Meow.

“Are you a cat!”

Kamito retorted, without thinking, to the fire spirit fawning happily.

(…That proud spirit is completely tamed…)

Well, if one was gently stroked like that by Claire, whose outward appearance at least was that of a beautiful girl, it was understandable to be completely attached.

For now, since there was no place to stand, Kamito too helped with the cleaning.

A long time ago, because of Greyworth working him hard, housework became his forte.

He started carrying the books that were in a huge pile at his feet to put aside at a corner of the room.

Then, he caught sight of the titles written on the books’ front cover.

'The Count And The Naughty Princess', 'Tease Me More, Master!', 'The Princess Abducted By Pirates'… Indeed these are what teenage girls like. There were ten-odd such romance novels, which were intended for teenagers.

“Hmm, so, you like this kind of stuff. That was a little unexpected.”

“…Id… Don’t look!”

Bofun.

The pillow, Claire threw, landed a direct hit on Kamito’s face, and he toppled over and was squashed by the books.

“If you don’t want anyone to look, you should have tidied up. It’s no big deal, I feel, even to like such novels.”

“S…shut up, it…it’s not like I like them! … Err, yea, I borrowed them from a friend, so I have no choice but to read them!”

“Hmm, I see. You borrowed fourteen volumes of novels you do not like.”

“S…shut up!!”

Poka poka poka. 

Claire got partially teary and hit Kamito. It was weak, possibly due to being embarrassed.

Kamito shrugged his shoulders and placed his hand on the floor to stand up.

And, just then, that hand came in contact with–

(…Hn?)

A cloth that was somewhat nice to touch.

Was it silk? It was soft, silky and very nice to touch.

Unintentionally, he grabbed it. At its edges, white flutters were attached to it.

(—…, white flutters!?)

With his face twitching, he stared at his hand.

Kamito’s hand tightly grasped an undergarment attached with fine laces.

…Surprisingly, it was a rather mature silk panty.

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

“Hn, what are you doing?”

“Owaa!?”

Kamito got flustered and stuffed it into his pocket.

—…, what was he going to do stuffing it in!

(What am I doing! Doesn’t this make me a real pervert?!)

“What? Why are you so shocked?”

Claire frowned and drew her face near with suspicion.

“N…no, it’s nothing!”

Kamito stood up while shaking his head. Was there a topic he could distract her with? He looked around… then he realized.

“…By…by the way, about this room, don’t you have a roommate?”

Even if this was a dormitory of the academy attended by princesses, the room was a little too big for one person to be living in it.

With the room so messed up, wouldn’t the roommate girl get angry?

Speaking of it, was it good to take in a guy without even getting permission from her roommate?

Thereupon, Claire tightly bit her lips and look downwards.

“I don’t. Nobody wants to be in the same room as someone like me.”

“…? Don’t tell me, you do not have a single spirit contractor partner?”

“W…who needs things like partners. As long as I have a strong spirit, I, alone, am more than enough.”

Claire folded her hands and declared so; she looked like pretending to be tough with all her might.

(…Why is it so?)

This person sure had a hard personality but, as a spirit contractor, her ability was top class.

He thought with such ability, she could ignore any team, however.

“But without gathering 5 people, you can’t enter into the 'blade dance'.”

“…I… I’ll manage it somehow. If I have to, I’ll somehow gather up just that number of people.”

Claire averted her line of sight awkwardly.

It seemed like she did not want to touch on this topic.

“Ig…ignoring that, you are hungry, right?”

Claire cleared her throat forcefully.

“Hn, Ah… your long-awaited soup, which you blissfully received, was wrecked.”

It was a certain somebody’s fault, Kamito glared scornfully at Claire.

“Hmm, it can’t be helped. Today, I’ll specially feed –treat you.”

“Did you say feed? Did you say that?”

“It was your imagination. Come on, bring out that table.”

While sighing, Kamito took out the table.

Claire started lining up a large amount of canned food, taken from the shelves.

Canned tuna. Yakitori. Salted cod. Vegetables boiled in soy sauce. Beef stew….etc.

Kamito was dumbfounded and looked down on the pyramid of cans. Canned foods are preserved foods that soldiers carry with them on a long campaign. It was at least not dinner for an ojou-sama attending the academy.

“…W…why is it nothing but canned food? It is definitely bad for the body, you know.”

“What a foolish question, it’s because I like canned food.”

“No, no matter how much you like it, having just canned food is just –“

“What, it’s no problem, after all I like them. If you have complains, then I won’t give them to you.”

Claire embraced the mountain of canned food with a sullen face. That face of hers was subtly red.

With that, he got it.

…Aha. That’s right.

“You can’t cook, right?”

After directly pointing it out, Claire stiffened her back.

“Th…th…th…that’s not it!”

“That reaction revealed it all. Even if the mouth lies, the body is honest.”

“D…don’t speak lewdly, idiot!”

“To misinterpret a very normal speech, I think that you’re the lewd one. You read too much of those novels. Claire is a lewd ojou-sama."

“U..uuuu!”

Tears flowed out faintly from her red eyes, Claire bit down on her molars.

…Damn it. He teased her a little too much.

(…What should I say, I unintentionally ridiculed her.)

The result of going overboard was frightening. Kamito honestly apologized.

“S…sorry… It was my bad. I said a little bit too much.”

“….!”

Claire was groaning. Like a wild animal of the feline family.

“S..such a glare… how about, to make up to you, I’ll make dinner?”

With that, Claire, with her bristled hair, opened her eyes.

“You can cook?”

“Well, it’s pretty much my forte. Do you have seasonings?”

“Such things are at the shared space at the front of the dormitory.”

“Okay, if I arranged things a little, even these canned foods will become something like a cuisine. As for the fire –“

“Scarlet.”

Claire snapped her fingers and Scarlet breathed out a small fire ball.

The fire ball drifted lightly in the air and stayed still on top of Kamito’s hand.

“…This is convenient.”

“I know!”

—And with that, after a few minutes.

In the room, the sound of something being fried resounded.

Spinach, bacon and sliced garlic were fried with butter.

Next to the frying pan, there was pasta just enough for two, boiling in a pot.

“If I recall right, she said she likes it al dente.”

He chewed one piece of pasta to check.

“Hn, this is just right. Claire, where are the cutlery –“

He put down the frying pan and turned around… There was no one in the room.

“…Eh? Where is she?”

He looked around the room restlessly.

The hell cat, lying down near his feet, purred and reached out its forelimb.

Once the fire was extinguished, he looked at the front of its forelimb –

From the other side of the door in the room, faint water sound could be heard.

“Oh, she’s showering.”

The shower installed in the room was a type of spirit device, which used the power of the water spirit.

To be clean in both mind and body at any time was – the ironclad rule of spirit contractors.

Kamito, feeling relieved, ignited the fire once again –

(… Shower!?)

He turned around again.

(W…why… is she so thoughtlessly defenseless at such a vital moment!)

“…”

Kamito swallowed his saliva.

Saaaaaaa –

Once he was aware of it, the water sound, which resounded in the room, strangely sounded bewitching.

Even if she has a child-like chest, she is still a sixteen year old girl.

Furthermore, her face, without flattery, was cute. Extremely cute.

Her chest was quite a shame but… nevertheless, it was there.

Suddenly, the memory of meeting her in the forest this morning revived.

Her beautifully nude body, with red hair clinging to it.

That properly elastic sensation his hand touched.

(Waaa, don’t recall it, me!)

He shook his hand, shaking off his worldly desires.

At that moment.

“Kyaaa!”

He heard a shriek from the bathroom.

Kamito was taken aback and came to his senses.

(… A scream?)

Perhaps she lost control of the water spirit, causing cold water to come out.

(No, a spirit contractor of her level should not fail in controlling the spirit device –)

“Nooooooooo!”

Bam! The bathroom door suddenly opened and Claire dashed out.

“Wha..!?”

Her dripping wet hair disheveled –

She ran nude towards him in a straight line.

“… Hey, what’s with your appearance–“

Then, Kamito’s hair froze.

She was – not nude.

She was nude but she was not exactly nude.

Transparent jelly-like water was twining itself slimily around her smooth, bare body!

“What’s wrong!? What the heck is –“

“…K…Ka…Kamito, he...lp me…!”

In front of his eyes was Claire, who collapsed on the floor and was gasping in agony.

“…No, don’t look… idiot.…Aaaa!”
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Biku, bikun!

Claire turned red and her nude body was jumping about like it was convulsing.

(…Sorry. It is impossible to not get excited!)

Kamito got flustered and averted his line of sight. On the ther hand, hearing the heavy breathing, stimulated his imagination.

“Ah… Hyaa… don’t…do… that…”

It seemed that the water spirit of the spirit device went wild. Claire was frantically trying to control it but there was no way she could do it in that condition.

“Hold on, I’ll help you right now!”

Kamito closed his eyes and concentrated.

“Unruly spirit of water, comply with my command and settle down!”

While he murmured softly sprit words of Chinju, his right hand was charged with divine power –

“Claire, grab my hand!”

“No, ahh…h!”

While Claire let out a hot long breath, she somehow reached out her hand.

The moment the tip of their fingers touched.

Paan!

The water spirit, which was running wild, had its form collapsed and immediately returned into water.

Claire stayed collapsed on the flooded floor and with her face flushed; she was breathing roughly.

Her untied red hair clinging onto her skin was strangely erotic.

Kamito turned away in a fluster.

“What’s wrong? With a spirit contractor of your level, how did such –“

“U…urm, when I was using the shower, the water spirit suddenly went crazy… such a thing has never happened before.”

While Claire moaned, she slowly got up.

“Fo…for the time being, why don’t you wipe your body. You will catch a cold after all.”

Kamito, with his face turned away, took out and handed over a handkerchief from his pocket.

“Th…thank you…”

Claire nodded and accepted it—

….

“Hey, Kamito”

“Hn. What is it?”

“What is the meaning of this?”

Claire’s voice trembled.

Moreover, somehow the room’s temperature had rapidly risen.

“Ah”

Kamito finally realized it.

….That was right. What was in his uniform’s pocket was not a handkerchief.

That was something he hid in a fluster a while ago.

That silky panty.

Gogogogogogogogogogogo….!

In Claire’s hand, an earnest flaming ball of spirit magic was born.

“Wa…wait, clam down. You’re mistaken, this is a mistake, if I explain you’ll –“

“Shut up! T…turn into cinders, you pervert –!”

===Part 3===

“Kamito, get me another serving!”

“...You sure can eat. You’ll get fat, you know”

It was minutes after that event. The table was lined up with numerous of Kamito’s home cooking.

There was tuna potato salad to go with the spinach-and-bacon pasta. Pumpkin potage with gratin from the canned salmon, and for dessert, there was fruit yogurt.

They were made with the canned food, of which a great amount was found in the shelf as ingredients; however, Claire seemed full of praise. The act of her gleaming her eyes and stuffing her cheeks with pasta was somewhat awfully cute.

The fire spirit, in the form of a hell cat, was also devouring the canned tuna beside Claire.

Spirits can maintain their own existence, so they do not need material sustenance. However among the high ranking spirits, there were also some rare ones that like human food. Although, it was only as a luxury.

“No problem, I have a constitution that doesn’t get fat.”

Claire placed pasta on the plate and said that with a nonchalant face. Certainly, using spirits consumed physical strength, so it was true that there were a lot of ladies with a slender figure.

“Hey, don’t eat the dessert early. Despite being an ojous-sama, you have bad manners.”

“Unh, shut up! That’s up to me, right, you panty thief!”

“Guu…..”

Kamito groaned. Once she said that, he could not say anything back.

“You are demoted from slave spirit to panty thief spirit.”

“… What kind of spirit is that?”

Somehow, another new variety of spirit was born.

“You really are the worst. O…of all things, you stole my number one favorite panty!”

“I have been saying it wasn’t on purpose!”

“What? Are you being defiant?

Claire glared.

“…No, sorry.”

Kamito bowed his head in embarrassment. Well, no matter how much he thought about it, it was his own fault this time.

While Claire put the tuna potato salad into her mouth, she caught a glance of him.

“Well, I’ll recognize your cooking skills at least. This is very delicious. If you make meals for me every day, I’ll promote you to cooking spirit.”

“I’m grateful for that. By the way, those are almost like words of proposing.”

Upon pointing that out. Claire’s face turned bright red.

“D…don’t be an idiot! Do you want to turn into cinders? Come on, do you want to turn into cinders?

“I..I get it, so stop pointing the fork at me.”

“Hmm… n...next time you say such idiotic things, I’ll really burn you!”

Claire pouted her lips and turned away.

Kamito sighed in relief while he cut and divided the salmon gratin.

“…If only there was some soy, this would be much better, but...”

“What’s that? Food?”

“It’s a seasoning circulated in my hometown. Well, you can’t get it here though.”

Kamito shrugged his shoulders and said that –

“Hometown, huh….”

Claire murmured with her eyelashes slightly lowered.

Somehow –she had an awfully lonely expression.

After that, for a short while, there was the sound of cutlery being used.

After eating that satisfying dinner, Claire’s mood also got a little better.

Somehow, there was a calm atmosphere.

Kamito suddenly raised his head and looked at Claire.

– He felt that it could be asked now.

He had wanted to ask her, since meeting her this morning in the forest, but did not have a chance to.

“By the way, you –“

“What?”

Claire placed down her cup of black tea.

“Why do you want such a powerful spirit?”

It was a simple question.

Despite using a spirit such as Scarlet, she still risked harming her body to reach out to a ‘Sealed Spirit’. He wanted to know the reason for that.

“…”

Claire –

Cast her slightly perplexed eyes down and murmured.

“There’s someone I want to meet no matter what.”

“Someone you want to meet…?”

Kamito dropped his sight to his left hand, concealed in his black leather glove.

What he lost three years ago, an irreplaceable, important bond which was there –

(So, she’s the same as me…)

The scar engraved at the back of his hand ached.

Claire sighed and inserted her hand into the neckband of her uniform.

“…Yea, I’ll say it. Something that I can’t help but hide.”

What she took out from her chest was a small pendent with silver chains.

At the very center, a shiny crimson red spirit crystal was inserted in it.

Kamito saw a crest engraved there – and raised his voice in surprise.

“A flame lion… the crest of Elstein duke family!?”


Claire silently nodded.

The Elstein duke family. The grand nobles who had served the royal family for generations ever since the founding of the Ordesia Empire.

One of the five witches, who stood at the top among all spirit contractors, — was noble among nobles of spirit princesses, who served directly under the five great elemental lords, that were turning out in great numbers. 

No – that should have been so.

— Till four years ago, when that incident occurred.

Rubia Elstein.

The one who brought a great unprecedented calamity to the Ordesia Empire – The Calamity Queen.

She too, same as the girl in front of him, had burning-like crimson red hair.

“Don’t tell me, you’re…”

“Yes, I am the Calamity Queen – Rubia Elstein’s - little sister.”

Claire looked straight into Kamito’s eyes and nodded.

“…”

Claire Rogue. He thought that it was an alias.

But, by no means –

(… I see. What she cast away was the Elstein family name.)

In this large continent, there was no one who did not know about that incident.

Four years ago, the spirit princess, serving under the fire elemental lord, – Rubia Elstein suddenly snatched the strongest flame spirit, 'Laevateinn' from the shrine and disappeared.

After learning of the spirit princess’ treachery, the flame elemental lord in anger got fired up and got into a frenzy.

It burned everything related to Elstein duke’s territory, including the Ordesia Empire’s land, the empire took enormous damage. And that did not put the elemental lord’s anger to peace, about a year after that, no matter what method was used, not a single fire could be lit within the Ordesia Empire.

Nobody knew why the fire spirit princess disappeared.

The Ordesia citizens furiously cursed her and, filled with hatred, called her

—The Calamity Queen.

“I want to meet my sister. When I meet her, I want to hear the truth.”

For that, she had to get strong.

She had to obtain the strongest spirit.

With the reward given to the winner of the blade dance –

For the sake of obtaining the right of granting just one desired 'wish'.

Claire’s expression was filled with a tragic determination.

“Besides—“

Claire slightly looked down and muttered.

“This round’s blade dance had that Ren Ashbell participating.”

“…!? Kehoo, kehoo—“

Once that name came out from Claire’s mouth, Kamito reflexively coughed.

“…? What’s wrong?”

“Aaah, that’s bad…”

Ren Ashbell was the winner of the last blade dance.

She suddenly appeared three years ago, the strongest blade dancer

That blade dance was splendidly vivid. At the finals, even with Numbers candidates of spirit contractors, she overwhelmed them.

Due to her dedicated blade dance, the flame elemental lord’s rage was finally appeased.

“Three years ago, I saw her blade dance at the assembly hall. I also feel that I want to be like that, a noble, strong spirit contractor.”

Claire blushed and looked down a little embarrassed.

“Ever since that day, I’ve always admired her….”

“…I see”

Kamito looked at Claire with a complicated expression – calmly grasping his fist tightly.

...After that, it was a strangely quiet time.

They tried to talk about anything a number of times but all of it did not last long.

Claire yawned cutely after eating up the dishes on the table. After filling her stomach, she seemed drowsy. Well, she did use a spirit of Scarlet’s level twice in one day, so it was natural.

“Wake me up when it’s time. If you do something funny, cinders.”

“…Wait. Does that mean I have to stay awake for the whole time?”

Kamito complained, and in front of him, Claire was making sleeping breaths.

She had an astonishing ease to sleep.

“…Good grief, you’ll catch a cold!”

Kamito carried Claire’s petite body up like a princess.

He carried her to the bed in the corner of the room.

Scarlet walked and jumped onto the bed.

(…Even so, this fellow’s sleeping face is truly angel-like.)

While looking at the face, making the gentle sleeping noise, Kamito smiled bitterly.

When he put Claire to the bed, her cherry blossom lips faintly moved.

“Sister….Father…Mother…”

(Sleep-talking… huh)

He seemed to have somewhat heard something he should not.

Certainly, after the incident of the Calamity Queen disappearing, Elstein duke family’s territory should have been seized and the duke and his wife imprisoned in the Balsas prison –

“…Hn, Kamito”

“…!?”

He was shocked when his name was called suddenly.

“Ahh, what are you doing, pervert…idiot.”

“…What kind of dream is she having!?”

Kamito muttered while sighing, as he stared at his hand.

After that day three years ago, he hid his left hand with a leather glove.

(You and I are the same, Claire)

(These three years, I have stayed alive to get back my important person.)

Due to his error, he lost it, his former contracted spirit –

===Part 4===

At the same instant, in every room of the female dormitory Claire lived in, a little incident occurred.

The spirits used in the spirit devices in the kitchen, bathroom and etc. suddenly began to go out of control.

After the spirit investigation party investigated the dormitory, it brought it to an end with meager words that the incident was of an unknown cause –

In the darkness shined by the blue moon – a black-winged angel gently alighted at the academy tower.

It was a black haired girl, dressed in a jet black dress.

The girl landed gently on the roof of the female dormitory and smiled pitifully.

“—I wanted to meet you, Kamito”

On the girl’s palm, wriggling lumps of darkness were floating.

“But you’re still not the true you.”

She reached her hands to the empty sky and the darkness colored orbs drifted and disappeared in the night sky.

“That’s why, I’ll offer up my memories.”

The girl chuckled.

Like a cruel little girl.

Like a pure demon.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter5

2012-04-10T23:15:14Z

Richocet: /* Part 3 */

==Chapter 5: Claire's Feelings==

===Part 1===
(…Sigh, I have totally gotten myself into something troublesome.)

While walking on the stone pavement of the academy, Kamito realized he had sighed a number of times today. In front of his eyes was the culprit with her red twin-tailed hair swaying about.

As before he still had an empty stomach. He had lost his house and to make matters worse, there was the outcome from a duel by fellow spirit contractors to look forward to.

…No matter what the circumstances, this is beyond misfortune. It has to be none other than the Dusk Witch’s curse.

“Unh, are you grumbling? How unmanly!”

Claire turned around and snapped her fingers.

“My house.”

“U…”

Kamito groaned with his eyes half-opened. Claire averted her eyes to look far away.

“Pyromaniac. Criminal.”

“…I… I get it! I also feel a little bad!”

She blushed and pouted her lips. It seemed she was at least aware of her crime.

As it was the right moment, Kamito blatantly sighed.

“Oh boy, the homeless me will have to sleep out in the 'Spirit Forest'.”

“……”

“Sleeping at night in the Spirit Forest is seriously a suicidal act. But it can’t be helped, after all, my house has been completely burnt down.”

Kamito dropped his shoulders unnaturally for Claire to see.

Claire gnawed her lips. And then, she tip-toed -

And stared into Kamito’s eyes, motionlessly.

Her face was near. Kamito was involuntarily startled as his nostrils were lightly tickled by the scent of a girl.

“…Okay then. I…I’ll compensate you, properly!”

“Compensate?”

Kamito’s face somehow twitched to a bad premonition.

===Part 2===

— Kamito was brought to the front of the female dormitory of the Raven class.

Although it was called a dormitory, it was not a normal building. It was an elegant mansion akin to the residences of upper aristocrats.

“…Eh, what’s this?”

“For a while, I’ll allow you freeload in my room. Please be grateful.”

“Huh?”

…What did she suddenly propose, this ojou-sama.

“After all, if I left you outside, Rinslet would come meddling. And because you are my slave spirit, it is natural for me, the spirit contractor, to take care of you.”

Claire informed him, bending her empty chest.

“No, that’s not it… you are still a girl of age and I may do something, did you not consider that?”

“D…Do you plan to do something to me?”

Claire glared. Kamito shook his head horizontally.

“Scarlet will stand watch. If you try to do something…cinders.”

“Isn't it a violation of the dormitory rules? A guy like me, entering the female dormitory.”

“It’s alright, because you will be treated as my contracted spirit. The same as Scarlet.”

“That is completely not alright.”

Kamito retorted with his half-opened eyes, Claire was fidgeting with her hair irritated and snapped her fingers.

“Ahh, come on, do you want to stay? Or do you want to turn into cinders? Which?”

“… Why are there only those two choices?”


Kamito dropped his shoulders and sighed in resignation.

Claire’s room was on the second floor of the aristocrat residence like female dormitory.

“Don’t make too much noise, because the dormitory secretary is super scary.”

“A…aah…pardon my intrusion.”

For Claire, who is ideally pictured as arrogant, to be afraid of the dormitory secretary, his interest piqued a little.

While thinking of that, he timidly stepped into the room.

No matter how rough her personality was, Claire was a girl.

In addition, she was an outstandingly, pitifully, beautiful girl; even Kamito could not help but admit that.

As expected, when he entered the room, he grew tense.

“—Flame, illuminate.”

Claire recited the spirit magic and the room was lit up.

Claire’s room was –

“……”

In senseless disorder.

There was a collapsed mountain of a large number of books. Clothes were left crumpled, plush toys and small items and so on, were scattered here and there till there was no place to stand.

It did not look like a room of a pedigree ojou-sama.

“…You should at least do some cleaning.”

“U…usually, Scarlet does the cleaning. Come on, quickly get in.”

Claire kicked Kamito’s back, sending him to the middle of the room.

“Ouch…good grief, you actually use such a powerful fire spirit to clean the room, if the spirit contractors across the world hear about it, they'll all cry you know.”

“Hmm, Scarlet is different from you, she is clever you know. She also burns the trash.”

“Ahh, I see. It is good as long as it’s convenient.”

As soon as they were arguing, a hell cat, cladded in flames, manifested and started to put the room’s trash together and tidy up. … Indeed, there seemed to be a place where the wastepaper was incinerated.

“…Are fine with just that?”

If that fire spirit of Claire grew, it could match up with even a large dragon type.

…What a sorrowful sight? Was it being made to do things like cleaning the room?

“Thank you, Scarlet. Good girl.”

Suri suri.  Nade nade. 

Meow. Meow.

“Are you a cat!”

Kamito retorted, without thinking, to the fire spirit fawning happily.

(…That proud spirit is completely tamed…)

Well, if one was gently stroked like that by Claire, whose outward appearance at least was that of a beautiful girl, it was understandable to be completely attached.

For now, since there was no place to stand, Kamito too helped with the cleaning.

A long time ago, because of Greyworth working him hard, housework became his forte.

He started carrying the books that were in a huge pile at his feet to put aside at a corner of the room.

Then, he caught sight of the titles written on the books’ front cover.

'The Count And The Naughty Princess', 'Tease Me More, Master!', 'The Princess Abducted By Pirates'… Indeed these are what teenage girls like. There were ten-odd such romance novels, which were intended for teenagers.

“Hmm, so, you like this kind of stuff. That was a little unexpected.”

“…Id… Don’t look!”

Bofun.

The pillow, Claire threw, landed a direct hit on Kamito’s face, and he toppled over and was squashed by the books.

“If you don’t want anyone to look, you should have tidied up. It’s no big deal, I feel, even to like such novels.”

“S…shut up, it…it’s not like I like them! … Err, yea, I borrowed them from a friend, so I have no choice but to read them!”

“Hmm, I see. You borrowed fourteen volumes of novels you do not like.”

“S…shut up!!”

Poka poka poka. 

Claire got partially teary and hit Kamito. It was weak, possibly due to being embarrassed.

Kamito shrugged his shoulders and placed his hand on the floor to stand up.

And, just then, that hand came in contact with–

(…Hn?)

A cloth that was somewhat nice to touch.

Was it silk? It was soft, silky and very nice to touch.

Unintentionally, he grabbed it. At its edges, white flutters were attached to it.

(—…, white flutters!?)

With his face twitching, he stared at his hand.

Kamito’s hand tightly grasped an undergarment attached with fine laces.

…Surprisingly, it was a rather mature silk panty.

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

“Hn, what are you doing?”

“Owaa!?”

Kamito got flustered and stuffed it into his pocket.

—…, what was he going to do stuffing it in!

(What am I doing! Doesn’t this make me a real pervert?!)

“What? Why are you so shocked?”

Claire frowned and drew her face near with suspicion.

“N…no, it’s nothing!”

Kamito stood up while shaking his head. Was there a topic he could distract her with? He looked around… then he realized.

“…By…by the way, about this room, don’t you have a roommate?”

Even if this was a dormitory of the academy attended by princesses, the room was a little too big for one person to be living in it.

With the room so messed up, wouldn’t the roommate girl get angry?

Speaking of it, was it good to take in a guy without even getting permission from her roommate?

Thereupon, Claire tightly bit her lips and look downwards.

“I don’t. Nobody wants to be in the same room as someone like me.”

“…? Don’t tell me, you do not have a single spirit contractor partner?”

“W…who needs things like partners. As long as I have a strong spirit, I, alone, am more than enough.”

Claire folded her hands and declared so; she looked like pretending to be tough with all her might.

(…Why is it so?)

This person sure had a hard personality but, as a spirit contractor, her ability was top class.

He thought with such ability, she could ignore any team, however.

“But without gathering 5 people, you can’t enter into the 'blade dance'.”

“…I… I’ll manage it somehow. If I have to, I’ll somehow gather up just that number of people.”

Claire averted her line of sight awkwardly.

It seemed like she did not want to touch on this topic.

“Ig…ignoring that, you are hungry, right?”

Claire cleared her throat forcefully.

“Hn, Ah… your long-awaited soup, which you blissfully received, was wrecked.”

It was a certain somebody’s fault, Kamito glared scornfully at Claire.

“Hmm, it can’t be helped. Today, I’ll specially feed –treat you.”

“Did you say feed? Did you say that?”

“It was your imagination. Come on, bring out that table.”

While sighing, Kamito took out the table.

Claire started lining up a large amount of canned food, taken from the shelves.

Canned tuna. Yakitori. Salted cod. Vegetables boiled in soy sauce. Beef stew….etc.

Kamito was dumbfounded and looked down on the pyramid of cans. Canned foods are preserved foods that soldiers carry with them on a long campaign. It was at least not dinner for an ojou-sama attending the academy.

“…W…why is it nothing but canned food? It is definitely bad for the body, you know.”

“What a foolish question, it’s because I like canned food.”

“No, no matter how much you like it, having just canned food is just –“

“What, it’s no problem, after all I like them. If you have complains, then I won’t give them to you.”

Claire embraced the mountain of canned food with a sullen face. That face of hers was subtly red.

With that, he got it.

…Aha. That’s right.

“You can’t cook, right?”

After directly pointing it out, Claire stiffened her back.

“Th…th…th…that’s not it!”

“That reaction revealed it all. Even if the mouth lies, the body is honest.”

“D…don’t speak lewdly, idiot!”

“To misinterpret a very normal speech, I think that you’re the lewd one. You read too much of those novels. Claire is a lewd ojou-sama."

“U..uuuu!”

Tears flowed out faintly from her red eyes, Claire bit down on her molars.

…Damn it. He teased her a little too much.

(…What should I say, I unintentionally ridiculed her.)

The result of going overboard was frightening. Kamito honestly apologized.

“S…sorry… It was my bad. I said a little bit too much.”

“….!”

Claire was groaning. Like a wild animal of the feline family.

“S..such a glare… how about, to make up to you, I’ll make dinner?”

With that, Claire, with her bristled hair, opened her eyes.

“You can cook?”

“Well, it’s pretty much my forte. Do you have seasonings?”

“Such things are at the shared space at the front of the dormitory.”

“Okay, if I arranged things a little, even these canned foods will become something like a cuisine. As for the fire –“

“Scarlet.”

Claire snapped her fingers and Scarlet breathed out a small fire ball.

The fire ball drifted lightly in the air and stayed still on top of Kamito’s hand.

“…This is convenient.”

“I know!”

—And with that, after a few minutes.

In the room, the sound of something being fried resounded.

Spinach, bacon and sliced garlic were fried with butter.

Next to the frying pan, there was pasta just enough for two, boiling in a pot.

“If I recall right, she said she likes it al dente.”

He chewed one piece of pasta to check.

“Hn, this is just right. Claire, where are the cutlery –“

He put down the frying pan and turned around… There was no one in the room.

“…Eh? Where is she?”

He looked around the room restlessly.

The hell cat, lying down near his feet, purred and reached out its forelimb.

Once the fire was extinguished, he looked at the front of its forelimb –

From the other side of the door in the room, faint water sound could be heard.

“Oh, she’s showering.”

The shower installed in the room was a type of spirit device, which used the power of the water spirit.

To be clean in both mind and body at any time was – the ironclad rule of spirit contractors.

Kamito, feeling relieved, ignited the fire once again –

(… Shower!?)

He turned around again.

(W…why… is she so thoughtlessly defenseless at such a vital moment!)

“…”

Kamito swallowed his saliva.

Saaaaaaa –

Once he was aware of it, the water sound, which resounded in the room, strangely sounded bewitching.

Even if she has a child-like chest, she is still a sixteen year old girl.

Furthermore, her face, without flattery, was cute. Extremely cute.

Her chest was quite a shame but… nevertheless, it was there.

Suddenly, the memory of meeting her in the forest this morning revived.

Her beautifully nude body, with red hair clinging to it.

That properly elastic sensation his hand touched.

(Waaa, don’t recall it, me!)

He shook his hand, shaking off his worldly desires.

At that moment.

“Kyaaa!”

He heard a shriek from the bathroom.

Kamito was taken aback and came to his senses.

(… A scream?)

Perhaps she lost control of the water spirit, causing cold water to come out.

(No, a spirit contractor of her level should not fail in controlling the spirit device –)

“Nooooooooo!”

Bam! The bathroom door suddenly opened and Claire dashed out.

“Wha..!?”

Her dripping wet hair disheveled –

She ran nude towards him in a straight line.

“… Hey, what’s with your appearance–“

Then, Kamito’s hair froze.

She was – not nude.

She was nude but she was not exactly nude.

Transparent jelly-like water was twining itself slimily around her smooth, bare body!

“What’s wrong!? What the heck is –“

“…K…Ka…Kamito, he...lp me…!”

In front of his eyes was Claire, who collapsed on the floor and was gasping in agony.

“…No, don’t look… idiot.…Aaaa!”
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Biku, bikun!

Claire turned red and her nude body was jumping about like it was convulsing.

(…Sorry. It is impossible to not get excited!)

Kamito got flustered and averted his line of sight. On the ther hand, hearing the heavy breathing, stimulated his imagination.

“Ah… Hyaa… don’t…do… that…”

It seemed that the water spirit of the spirit device went wild. Claire was frantically trying to control it but there was no way she could do it in that condition.

“Hold on, I’ll help you right now!”

Kamito closed his eyes and concentrated.

“Unruly spirit of water, comply with my command and settle down!”

While he murmured softly sprit words of Chinju, his right hand was charged with divine power –

“Claire, grab my hand!”

“No, ahh…h!”

While Claire let out a hot long breath, she somehow reached out her hand.

The moment the tip of their fingers touched.

Paan!

The water spirit, which was running wild, had its form collapsed and immediately returned into water.

Claire stayed collapsed on the flooded floor and with her face flushed; she was breathing roughly.

Her untied red hair clinging onto her skin was strangely erotic.

Kamito turned away in a fluster.

“What’s wrong? With a spirit contractor of your level, how did such –“

“U…urm, when I was using the shower, the water spirit suddenly went crazy… such a thing has never happened before.”

While Claire moaned, she slowly got up.

“Fo…for the time being, why don’t you wipe your body. You will catch a cold after all.”

Kamito, with his face turned away, took out and handed over a handkerchief from his pocket.

“Th…thank you…”

Claire nodded and accepted it—

….

“Hey, Kamito”

“Hn. What is it?”

“What is the meaning of this?”

Claire’s voice trembled.

Moreover, somehow the room’s temperature had rapidly risen.

“Ah”

Kamito finally realized it.

….That was right. What was in his uniform’s pocket was not a handkerchief.

That was something he hid in a fluster a while ago.

That silky panty.

Gogogogogogogogogogogo….!

In Claire’s hand, an earnest flaming ball of spirit magic was born.

“Wa…wait, clam down. You’re mistaken, this is a mistake, if I explain you’ll –“

“Shut up! T…turn into cinders, you pervert –!”

===Part 3===

“Kamito, get me another serving!”

“...You sure can eat. You’ll get fat, you know”

It was minutes after that event. The table was lined up with numerous of Kamito’s home cooking.

There was tuna potato salad to go with the spinach-and-bacon pasta. Pumpkin potage with gratin from the canned salmon, and for dessert, there was fruit yogurt.

They were made with the canned food, of which a great amount was found in the shelf as ingredients; however, Claire seemed full of praise. The act of her gleaming her eyes and stuffing her cheeks with pasta was somewhat awfully cute.

The fire spirit, in the form of a hell cat, was also devouring the canned tuna beside Claire.

Spirits can maintain their own existence, so they do not need material sustenance. However among the high ranking spirits, there were also some rare ones that like human food. Although, it was only as a luxury.

“No problem, I have a constitution that doesn’t get fat.”

Claire placed pasta on the plate and said that with a nonchalant face. Certainly, using spirits consumed physical strength, so it was true that there were a lot of ladies with a slender figure.

“Hey, don’t eat the dessert early. Despite being an ojous-sama, you have bad manners.”

“Unh, shut up! That’s up to me, right, you panty thief!”

“Guu…..”

Kamito groaned. Once she said that, he could not say anything back.

“You are demoted from slave spirit to panty thief spirit.”

“… What kind of spirit is that?”

Somehow, another new variety of spirit was born.

“You really are the worst. O…of all things, you stole my number one favorite panty!”

“I have been saying it wasn’t on purpose!”

“What? Are you being defiant?

Claire glared.

“…No, sorry.”

Kamito bowed his head in embarrassment. Well, no matter how much he thought about it, it was his own fault this time.

While Claire put the tuna potato salad into her mouth, she caught a glance of him.

“Well, I’ll recognize your cooking skills at least. This is very delicious. If you make meals for me every day, I’ll promote you to cooking spirit.”

“I’m grateful for that. By the way, those are almost like words of proposing.”

Upon pointing that out. Claire’s face turned bright red.

“D…don’t be an idiot! Do you want to turn into cinders? Come on, do you want to turn into cinders?

“I..I get it, so stop pointing the fork at me.”

“Hmm… n...next time you say such idiotic things, I’ll really burn you!”

Claire pouted her lips and turned away.

Kamito sighed in relief while he cut and divided the salmon gratin.

“…If only there was some soy, this would be much better, but...”

“What’s that? Food?”

“It’s a seasoning circulated in my hometown. Well, you can’t get it here though.”

Kamito shrugged his shoulders and said that –

“Hometown, huh….”

Claire murmured with her eyelashes slightly lowered.

Somehow –she had an awfully lonely expression.

After that, for a short while, there was the sound of cutlery being used.

After eating that satisfying dinner, Claire’s mood also got a little better.

Somehow, there was a calm atmosphere.

Kamito suddenly raised his head and looked at Claire.

– He felt that it could be asked now.

He had wanted to ask her, since meeting her this morning in the forest, but did not have a chance to.

“By the way, you –“

“What?”

Claire placed down her cup of black tea.

“Why do you want such a powerful spirit?”

It was a simple question.

Despite using a spirit such as Scarlet, she still risked harming her body to reach out to a ‘Sealed Spirit’. He wanted to know the reason for that.

“…”

Claire –

Cast her slightly perplexed eyes down and murmured.

“There’s someone I want to meet no matter what.”

“Someone you want to meet…?”

Kamito dropped his sight to his left hand, concealed in his black leather glove.

What he lost three years ago, an irreplaceable, important bond which was there –

(So, she’s the same as me…)

The scar engraved at the back of his hand ached.

Claire sighed and inserted her hand into the neckband of her uniform.

“…Yea, I’ll say it. Something that I can’t help but hide.”

What she took out from her chest was a small pendent with silver chains.

At the very center, a shiny crimson red spirit crystal was inserted in it.

Kamito saw a crest engraved there – and raised his voice in surprise.

“A flame lion… the crest of Elstein duke family!?”


Claire silently nodded.

The Elstein duke family. The grand nobles who had served the royal family for generations ever since the founding of the Ordesia Empire.

One of the five witches, who stood at the top among all spirit contractors, — was noble among nobles of spirit princesses, who served directly under the five great elemental lords, that were turning out in great numbers. 

No – that should have been so.

— Till four years ago, when that incident occurred.

Rubia Elstein.

The one who brought a great unprecedented calamity to the Ordesia Empire – The Calamity Queen.

She too, same as the girl in front of him, had burning-like crimson red hair.

“Don’t tell me, you’re…”

“Yes, I am the Calamity Queen – Rubia Elstein’s - little sister.”

Claire looked straight into Kamito’s eyes and nodded.

“…”

Claire Rogue. He thought that it was an alias.

But, by no means –

(… I see. What she cast away was the Elstein family name.)

In this large continent, there was no one who did not know about that incident.

Four years ago, the spirit princess, serving under the fire elemental lord, – Rubia Elstein suddenly snatched the strongest flame spirit, 'Laevateinn' from the shrine and disappeared.

After learning of the spirit princess’ treachery, the flame elemental lord in anger got fired up and got into a frenzy.

It burned everything related to Elstein duke’s territory, including the Ordesia Empire’s land, the empire took enormous damage. And that did not put the elemental lord’s anger to peace, about a year after that, no matter what method was used, not a single fire could be lit within the Ordesia Empire.

Nobody knew why the fire spirit princess disappeared.

The Ordesia citizens furiously cursed her and, filled with hatred, called her

—The Calamity Queen.

“I want to meet my sister. When I meet her, I want to hear the truth.”

For that, she had to get strong.

She had to obtain the strongest spirit.

With the reward given to the winner of the blade dance –

For the sake of obtaining the right of granting just one desired 'wish'.

Claire’s expression was filled with a tragic determination.

“Besides—“

Claire slightly looked down and muttered.

“This round’s blade dance had that Ren Ashbell participating.”

“…!? Kehoo, kehoo—“

Once that name came out from Claire’s mouth, Kamito reflexively coughed.

“…? What’s wrong?”

“Aaah, that’s bad…”

Ren Ashbell was the winner of the last blade dance.

She suddenly appeared three years ago, the strongest blade dancer

That blade dance was splendidly vivid. At the finals, even with Numbers candidates of spirit contractors, she overwhelmed them.

Due to her dedicated blade dance, the flame elemental lord’s rage was finally appeased.

“Three years ago, I saw her blade dance at the assembly hall. I also feel that I want to be like that, a noble, strong spirit contractor.”

Claire blushed and looked down a little embarrassed.

“Ever since that day, I’ve always admired her….”

“…I see”

Kamito looked at Claire with a complicated expression – calmly grasping his fist tightly.

...After that, it was a strangely quiet time.

They tried to talk about anything a number of times but all of it did not last long.

Claire yawned cutely after eating up the dishes on the table. After filling her stomach, she seemed drowsy. Well, she did use a spirit of Scarlet’s level twice in one day, so it was natural.

“Wake me up when it’s time. If you do something funny, cinders.”

“…Wait. Does that mean I have to stay awake for the whole time?”

Kamito complained, and in front of him, Claire was making sleeping breaths.

She had an astonishing ease to sleep.

“…Good grief, you’ll catch a cold!”

Kamito carried Claire’s petite body up like a princess.

He carried her to the bed in the corner of the room.

Scarlet walked and jumped onto the bed.

(…Even so, this fellow’s sleeping face is truly angel-like.)

While looking at the face, making the gentle sleeping noise, Kamito smiled bitterly.

When he put Claire to the bed, her cherry blossom lips faintly moved.

“Sister….Father…Mother…”

(Sleep-talking… huh)

He seemed to have somewhat heard something he should not.

Certainly, after the incident of the Calamity Queen disappearing, Elstein duke family’s territory should have been seized and the duke and his wife imprisoned in the Balsas prison –

“…Hn, Kamito”

“…!?”

He was shocked when his name was called suddenly.

“Ahh, what are you doing, pervert…idiot.”

“…What kind of dream is she having!?”

Kamito muttered while sighing, as he stared at his hand.

After that day three years ago, he hid his left hand with a leather glove.

(You and I are the same, Claire)

(These three years, I have stayed alive to get back my important person.)

Due to his error, he lost it, his former contracted spirit –

===Part 4===

At the same instant. In every room of the female dormitory Claire lived in, a little incident occurred.

The spirits used in the spirit devices in the kitchen, bathroom and etc. suddenly began to go out of control.

After the spirit investigation party investigated the dormitory, it brought it to an end with meager words that the incident was of unknown cause –

In the darkness shined by the blue moon – a black-winged angel gently alighted at the academy tower.

It was a black haired girl, dressed in a jet black dress.

The girl landed gently on the roof of the female dormitory and smiled pitifully.

“—I wanted to meet you, Kamito”

On the girl’s palm, wriggling lumps of darkness were floating.

“But you’re still not the true you.”

She reached her hands to the empty sky and the orbs of darkness color drifted and disappeared in the night sky.

“That’s why; I’ll offer up my memories.”

The girl chuckled.

Like a cruel little girl.

Like a pure demon.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter5

2012-04-10T22:54:11Z

Richocet: /* Part 2 */

==Chapter 5: Claire's Feelings==

===Part 1===
(…Sigh, I have totally gotten myself into something troublesome.)

While walking on the stone pavement of the academy, Kamito realized he had sighed a number of times today. In front of his eyes was the culprit with her red twin-tailed hair swaying about.

As before he still had an empty stomach. He had lost his house and to make matters worse, there was the outcome from a duel by fellow spirit contractors to look forward to.

…No matter what the circumstances, this is beyond misfortune. It has to be none other than the Dusk Witch’s curse.

“Unh, are you grumbling? How unmanly!”

Claire turned around and snapped her fingers.

“My house.”

“U…”

Kamito groaned with his eyes half-opened. Claire averted her eyes to look far away.

“Pyromaniac. Criminal.”

“…I… I get it! I also feel a little bad!”

She blushed and pouted her lips. It seemed she was at least aware of her crime.

As it was the right moment, Kamito blatantly sighed.

“Oh boy, the homeless me will have to sleep out in the 'Spirit Forest'.”

“……”

“Sleeping at night in the Spirit Forest is seriously a suicidal act. But it can’t be helped, after all, my house has been completely burnt down.”

Kamito dropped his shoulders unnaturally for Claire to see.

Claire gnawed her lips. And then, she tip-toed -

And stared into Kamito’s eyes, motionlessly.

Her face was near. Kamito was involuntarily startled as his nostrils were lightly tickled by the scent of a girl.

“…Okay then. I…I’ll compensate you, properly!”

“Compensate?”

Kamito’s face somehow twitched to a bad premonition.

===Part 2===

— Kamito was brought to the front of the female dormitory of the Raven class.

Although it was called a dormitory, it was not a normal building. It was an elegant mansion akin to the residences of upper aristocrats.

“…Eh, what’s this?”

“For a while, I’ll allow you freeload in my room. Please be grateful.”

“Huh?”

…What did she suddenly propose, this ojou-sama.

“After all, if I left you outside, Rinslet would come meddling. And because you are my slave spirit, it is natural for me, the spirit contractor, to take care of you.”

Claire informed him, bending her empty chest.

“No, that’s not it… you are still a girl of age and I may do something, did you not consider that?”

“D…Do you plan to do something to me?”

Claire glared. Kamito shook his head horizontally.

“Scarlet will stand watch. If you try to do something…cinders.”

“Isn't it a violation of the dormitory rules? A guy like me, entering the female dormitory.”

“It’s alright, because you will be treated as my contracted spirit. The same as Scarlet.”

“That is completely not alright.”

Kamito retorted with his half-opened eyes, Claire was fidgeting with her hair irritated and snapped her fingers.

“Ahh, come on, do you want to stay? Or do you want to turn into cinders? Which?”

“… Why are there only those two choices?”


Kamito dropped his shoulders and sighed in resignation.

Claire’s room was on the second floor of the aristocrat residence like female dormitory.

“Don’t make too much noise, because the dormitory secretary is super scary.”

“A…aah…pardon my intrusion.”

For Claire, who is ideally pictured as arrogant, to be afraid of the dormitory secretary, his interest piqued a little.

While thinking of that, he timidly stepped into the room.

No matter how rough her personality was, Claire was a girl.

In addition, she was an outstandingly, pitifully, beautiful girl; even Kamito could not help but admit that.

As expected, when he entered the room, he grew tense.

“—Flame, illuminate.”

Claire recited the spirit magic and the room was lit up.

Claire’s room was –

“……”

In senseless disorder.

There was a collapsed mountain of a large number of books. Clothes were left crumpled, plush toys and small items and so on, were scattered here and there till there was no place to stand.

It did not look like a room of a pedigree ojou-sama.

“…You should at least do some cleaning.”

“U…usually, Scarlet does the cleaning. Come on, quickly get in.”

Claire kicked Kamito’s back, sending him to the middle of the room.

“Ouch…good grief, you actually use such a powerful fire spirit to clean the room, if the spirit contractors across the world hear about it, they'll all cry you know.”

“Hmm, Scarlet is different from you, she is clever you know. She also burns the trash.”

“Ahh, I see. It is good as long as it’s convenient.”

As soon as they were arguing, a hell cat, cladded in flames, manifested and started to put the room’s trash together and tidy up. … Indeed, there seemed to be a place where the wastepaper was incinerated.

“…Are fine with just that?”

If that fire spirit of Claire grew, it could match up with even a large dragon type.

…What a sorrowful sight? Was it being made to do things like cleaning the room?

“Thank you, Scarlet. Good girl.”

Suri suri.  Nade nade. 

Meow. Meow.

“Are you a cat!”

Kamito retorted, without thinking, to the fire spirit fawning happily.

(…That proud spirit is completely tamed…)

Well, if one was gently stroked like that by Claire, whose outward appearance at least was that of a beautiful girl, it was understandable to be completely attached.

For now, since there was no place to stand, Kamito too helped with the cleaning.

A long time ago, because of Greyworth working him hard, housework became his forte.

He started carrying the books that were in a huge pile at his feet to put aside at a corner of the room.

Then, he caught sight of the titles written on the books’ front cover.

'The Count And The Naughty Princess', 'Tease Me More, Master!', 'The Princess Abducted By Pirates'… Indeed these are what teenage girls like. There were ten-odd such romance novels, which were intended for teenagers.

“Hmm, so, you like this kind of stuff. That was a little unexpected.”

“…Id… Don’t look!”

Bofun.

The pillow, Claire threw, landed a direct hit on Kamito’s face, and he toppled over and was squashed by the books.

“If you don’t want anyone to look, you should have tidied up. It’s no big deal, I feel, even to like such novels.”

“S…shut up, it…it’s not like I like them! … Err, yea, I borrowed them from a friend, so I have no choice but to read them!”

“Hmm, I see. You borrowed fourteen volumes of novels you do not like.”

“S…shut up!!”

Poka poka poka. 

Claire got partially teary and hit Kamito. It was weak, possibly due to being embarrassed.

Kamito shrugged his shoulders and placed his hand on the floor to stand up.

And, just then, that hand came in contact with–

(…Hn?)

A cloth that was somewhat nice to touch.

Was it silk? It was soft, silky and very nice to touch.

Unintentionally, he grabbed it. At its edges, white flutters were attached to it.

(—…, white flutters!?)

With his face twitching, he stared at his hand.

Kamito’s hand tightly grasped an undergarment attached with fine laces.

…Surprisingly, it was a rather mature silk panty.

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

“Hn, what are you doing?”

“Owaa!?”

Kamito got flustered and stuffed it into his pocket.

—…, what was he going to do stuffing it in!

(What am I doing! Doesn’t this make me a real pervert?!)

“What? Why are you so shocked?”

Claire frowned and drew her face near with suspicion.

“N…no, it’s nothing!”

Kamito stood up while shaking his head. Was there a topic he could distract her with? He looked around… then he realized.

“…By…by the way, about this room, don’t you have a roommate?”

Even if this was a dormitory of the academy attended by princesses, the room was a little too big for one person to be living in it.

With the room so messed up, wouldn’t the roommate girl get angry?

Speaking of it, was it good to take in a guy without even getting permission from her roommate?

Thereupon, Claire tightly bit her lips and look downwards.

“I don’t. Nobody wants to be in the same room as someone like me.”

“…? Don’t tell me, you do not have a single spirit contractor partner?”

“W…who needs things like partners. As long as I have a strong spirit, I, alone, am more than enough.”

Claire folded her hands and declared so; she looked like pretending to be tough with all her might.

(…Why is it so?)

This person sure had a hard personality but, as a spirit contractor, her ability was top class.

He thought with such ability, she could ignore any team, however.

“But without gathering 5 people, you can’t enter into the 'blade dance'.”

“…I… I’ll manage it somehow. If I have to, I’ll somehow gather up just that number of people.”

Claire averted her line of sight awkwardly.

It seemed like she did not want to touch on this topic.

“Ig…ignoring that, you are hungry, right?”

Claire cleared her throat forcefully.

“Hn, Ah… your long-awaited soup, which you blissfully received, was wrecked.”

It was a certain somebody’s fault, Kamito glared scornfully at Claire.

“Hmm, it can’t be helped. Today, I’ll specially feed –treat you.”

“Did you say feed? Did you say that?”

“It was your imagination. Come on, bring out that table.”

While sighing, Kamito took out the table.

Claire started lining up a large amount of canned food, taken from the shelves.

Canned tuna. Yakitori. Salted cod. Vegetables boiled in soy sauce. Beef stew….etc.

Kamito was dumbfounded and looked down on the pyramid of cans. Canned foods are preserved foods that soldiers carry with them on a long campaign. It was at least not dinner for an ojou-sama attending the academy.

“…W…why is it nothing but canned food? It is definitely bad for the body, you know.”

“What a foolish question, it’s because I like canned food.”

“No, no matter how much you like it, having just canned food is just –“

“What, it’s no problem, after all I like them. If you have complains, then I won’t give them to you.”

Claire embraced the mountain of canned food with a sullen face. That face of hers was subtly red.

With that, he got it.

…Aha. That’s right.

“You can’t cook, right?”

After directly pointing it out, Claire stiffened her back.

“Th…th…th…that’s not it!”

“That reaction revealed it all. Even if the mouth lies, the body is honest.”

“D…don’t speak lewdly, idiot!”

“To misinterpret a very normal speech, I think that you’re the lewd one. You read too much of those novels. Claire is a lewd ojou-sama."

“U..uuuu!”

Tears flowed out faintly from her red eyes, Claire bit down on her molars.

…Damn it. He teased her a little too much.

(…What should I say, I unintentionally ridiculed her.)

The result of going overboard was frightening. Kamito honestly apologized.

“S…sorry… It was my bad. I said a little bit too much.”

“….!”

Claire was groaning. Like a wild animal of the feline family.

“S..such a glare… how about, to make up to you, I’ll make dinner?”

With that, Claire, with her bristled hair, opened her eyes.

“You can cook?”

“Well, it’s pretty much my forte. Do you have seasonings?”

“Such things are at the shared space at the front of the dormitory.”

“Okay, if I arranged things a little, even these canned foods will become something like a cuisine. As for the fire –“

“Scarlet.”

Claire snapped her fingers and Scarlet breathed out a small fire ball.

The fire ball drifted lightly in the air and stayed still on top of Kamito’s hand.

“…This is convenient.”

“I know!”

—And with that, after a few minutes.

In the room, the sound of something being fried resounded.

Spinach, bacon and sliced garlic were fried with butter.

Next to the frying pan, there was pasta just enough for two, boiling in a pot.

“If I recall right, she said she likes it al dente.”

He chewed one piece of pasta to check.

“Hn, this is just right. Claire, where are the cutlery –“

He put down the frying pan and turned around… There was no one in the room.

“…Eh? Where is she?”

He looked around the room restlessly.

The hell cat, lying down near his feet, purred and reached out its forelimb.

Once the fire was extinguished, he looked at the front of its forelimb –

From the other side of the door in the room, faint water sound could be heard.

“Oh, she’s showering.”

The shower installed in the room was a type of spirit device, which used the power of the water spirit.

To be clean in both mind and body at any time was – the ironclad rule of spirit contractors.

Kamito, feeling relieved, ignited the fire once again –

(… Shower!?)

He turned around again.

(W…why… is she so thoughtlessly defenseless at such a vital moment!)

“…”

Kamito swallowed his saliva.

Saaaaaaa –

Once he was aware of it, the water sound, which resounded in the room, strangely sounded bewitching.

Even if she has a child-like chest, she is still a sixteen year old girl.

Furthermore, her face, without flattery, was cute. Extremely cute.

Her chest was quite a shame but… nevertheless, it was there.

Suddenly, the memory of meeting her in the forest this morning revived.

Her beautifully nude body, with red hair clinging to it.

That properly elastic sensation his hand touched.

(Waaa, don’t recall it, me!)

He shook his hand, shaking off his worldly desires.

At that moment.

“Kyaaa!”

He heard a shriek from the bathroom.

Kamito was taken aback and came to his senses.

(… A scream?)

Perhaps she lost control of the water spirit, causing cold water to come out.

(No, a spirit contractor of her level should not fail in controlling the spirit device –)

“Nooooooooo!”

Bam! The bathroom door suddenly opened and Claire dashed out.

“Wha..!?”

Her dripping wet hair disheveled –

She ran nude towards him in a straight line.

“… Hey, what’s with your appearance–“

Then, Kamito’s hair froze.

She was – not nude.

She was nude but she was not exactly nude.

Transparent jelly-like water was twining itself slimily around her smooth, bare body!

“What’s wrong!? What the heck is –“

“…K…Ka…Kamito, he...lp me…!”

In front of his eyes was Claire, who collapsed on the floor and was gasping in agony.

“…No, don’t look… idiot.…Aaaa!”
[[Image:Sample.jpg|…No, don’t look… Idiot, Aaaa! |thumb]]
Biku, bikun!

Claire turned red and her nude body was jumping about like it was convulsing.

(…Sorry. It is impossible to not get excited!)

Kamito got flustered and averted his line of sight. On the ther hand, hearing the heavy breathing, stimulated his imagination.

“Ah… Hyaa… don’t…do… that…”

It seemed that the water spirit of the spirit device went wild. Claire was frantically trying to control it but there was no way she could do it in that condition.

“Hold on, I’ll help you right now!”

Kamito closed his eyes and concentrated.

“Unruly spirit of water, comply with my command and settle down!”

While he murmured softly sprit words of Chinju, his right hand was charged with divine power –

“Claire, grab my hand!”

“No, ahh…h!”

While Claire let out a hot long breath, she somehow reached out her hand.

The moment the tip of their fingers touched.

Paan!

The water spirit, which was running wild, had its form collapsed and immediately returned into water.

Claire stayed collapsed on the flooded floor and with her face flushed; she was breathing roughly.

Her untied red hair clinging onto her skin was strangely erotic.

Kamito turned away in a fluster.

“What’s wrong? With a spirit contractor of your level, how did such –“

“U…urm, when I was using the shower, the water spirit suddenly went crazy… such a thing has never happened before.”

While Claire moaned, she slowly got up.

“Fo…for the time being, why don’t you wipe your body. You will catch a cold after all.”

Kamito, with his face turned away, took out and handed over a handkerchief from his pocket.

“Th…thank you…”

Claire nodded and accepted it—

….

“Hey, Kamito”

“Hn. What is it?”

“What is the meaning of this?”

Claire’s voice trembled.

Moreover, somehow the room’s temperature had rapidly risen.

“Ah”

Kamito finally realized it.

….That was right. What was in his uniform’s pocket was not a handkerchief.

That was something he hid in a fluster a while ago.

That silky panty.

Gogogogogogogogogogogo….!

In Claire’s hand, an earnest flaming ball of spirit magic was born.

“Wa…wait, clam down. You’re mistaken, this is a mistake, if I explain you’ll –“

“Shut up! T…turn into cinders, you pervert –!”

===Part 3===

“Kamito, get me another serving!”

“...You sure can eat. You’ll get fat, you know”

It was minutes after that. The table was lined up with numerous of Kamito’s home cooking.

With the spinach-and-bacon pasta, there were tuna potato salads. Pumpkin potage with gratin from the canned salmon, and for desserts, there was fruit yogurt.

They were made with the canned food, of which a great amount was found in the shelf, as ingredients; however, Claire seemed full of praise. The act of her gleaming her eyes and stuffing her cheeks with pasta was somewhat awfully cute.

The fire spirit, in the form of a hell cat, was also devouring the canned tuna beside Claire.

Spirits can maintain their own existence, so they do not need material sustenance. However among the high ranking spirits, there were also some rare ones that like human food. …Although, it was only as a luxury.

“No problem, I have a constitution that doesn’t get fat.”

Claire placed pasta on the plate and said that with a nonchalant face. Certainly, using spirits consumed physical strength, so it was true that there were a lot of ladies with a slender figure.

“Hey, don’t eat the dessert early. Despite being an ojous-sama, what bad manners.”

“Unh, shut up! That’s up to me, right, you panty thief!”

“Guu…..”

Kamito groaned shortly…. Once she said that, he could not say anything back.

“You are demoted from slave spirit to panty thief spirit.”

“… What kind of spirit is that?”

Somehow, another new variety of spirit was born.

“You are really the worst. O…of all things, you stole my number one favorite panty!”

“I have been saying it wasn’t on purpose!”

“What? Are you being defiant?

Claire glared.

“…No, sorry.”

Kamito bowed his head in embarrassment. Well, no matter how much he thought about it, it was his own fault this time.

While Claire put the tuna potato salad into her mouth, she caught a glance of him.

“Well, I’ll recognize your cooking skills at least. This is very delicious. If you make meals for me every day, I’ll promote you to cooking spirit.”

“I’m grateful for that. By the way, those are almost like words of proposing.”

Upon pointing that out. Claire’s face turned bright red.

“D…don’t be an idiot! Do you want to turn into cinders? Come on, do you want to turn into cinders?

“I..I get it, so stop pointing the fork at me.”

“Hmm… n...next time you say such idiotic things, I’ll really burn you!”

Claire pouted her lips and turned away.

Kamito sighed in relief while he cut and divided the salmon gratin.

“…If only there was soy, this would be much better, but”

“What’s that? Food?”

“It’s a seasoning circulated in my hometown. Well, you can’t get it here though.”

Kamito shrugged his shoulders and said that –

“Hometown, huh….”

Claire murmured with her eyelashes slightly lowered.

Somehow –she had an awfully lonely expression.

After that, for a short while, there was the sound of cutlery being used.

After eating that satisfying dinner, Claire’s mood also got a little better.

Somehow, there was a calm atmosphere.

Kamito suddenly raised his head and looked at Claire.

– He felt that it could be asked now.

He had wanted to ask her, since meeting her this morning in the forest, but did not have a chance to.

“By the way, you –“

“What?”

Claire placed down her cup of black tea.

“Why do you want such a powerful spirit?”

It was a simple question.

Despite using a spirit such as Scarlet, she still risked harming her body to reach out to a ‘Sealed Spirit’. He wanted to know the reason for that.

“…”

Claire –

Cast down her slightly perplexed eyes down and murmured.

“There’s someone I want to meet no matter what.”

“Someone you want to meet…?”

Kamito dropped his sight to his left hand, concealed in his black leather glove.

What he lost three years ago, an irreplaceable important bond was there –

(So, she’s the same as me…)

The scar engraved at the back of his hand ached.

Claire sighed and inserted her hand into the neckband of her uniform.

“…Yea, I’ll say it. Something that I can’t help but hide.”

What she took out from her chest was a small pendent with silver chains.

At the very center, a shiny crimson red spirit crystal was inserted in it.

Kamito saw a crest engraved there – and raised his voice in surprised.

“A flame lion… the crest of Elstein duke family!?”


Claire silently nodded.

The Elstein duke family. The grand nobles who had served the royal family for generations ever since the founding of the Ordesia Empire.

One of the five witches, who stood at the top among all spirit contractors, — was noble among nobles of spirit princesses, who served directly under the five great elemental lords, that were turning out in great numbers. 

No – that should have been so.

— Till four years ago, when that incident occurred.

Rubia Elstein.

The one who brought a great unprecedented calamity to the Ordesia Empire – The Calamity Queen.

She too, same as the girl in front of him, had burning-like crimson red hair.

“Don’t tell me, you’re…”

“Yes, I am her little sister. The Calamity Queen – Rubia Elstein’s”

Claire looked straight into Kamito’s eyes and nodded.

“…”

Claire Rogue. He was thinking that that was an alias.

But, by no means –

(… I see. What she cast away was the Elstein family name.)

In this large continent, there was no one who did not know about that incident.

Four years ago, the spirit princess, serving under the fire elemental lord, – Rubia Elstein suddenly snatched the strongest flame spirit, 'Laevateinn' from the shrine and disappeared.

After learning of the spirit princess’ treachery, the flame elemental lord in anger got fired up and got into frenzy.

It burned everything related to Elstein duke’s territory, including the Ordesia Empire’s land, the empire took enormous damage. And that did not put the elemental lord’s anger to peace, about a year after that, no matter what method was used, not a single fire could be lit within the Ordesia Empire.

Nobody knew why the fire spirit princess disappeared.

The Ordesia citizens furiously cursed her and, filled with hatred, called her.

—The Calamity Queen.

“I want to meet my sister. When I meet her, I want to hear the truth.”

For that, she had to get strong.

She had to obtain the strongest spirit.

With the reward given to the winner of the blade dance –

For the sake of obtaining the right of granting just one desired 'wish'.

Claire’s expression was filled with a tragic determination.

“Besides—“

Claire slightly looked down and muttered.

“This round’s blade dance had that Ren Ashbell participating.”

“…!? Kehoo, kehoo—“

Once that name came out from Claire’s mouth, Kamito reflexively coughed.

“…? What’s wrong?”

“Aaah, that’s bad…”

Ren Ashbell was the winner of the last blade dance.

She suddenly appeared three years ago, the strongest blade dancer

That blade dance was splendidly vivid. At the finals, even with Numbers candidates of spirit contractors, she overwhelmed them.

Due to her dedicated blade dance, the flame elemental lord’s rage was finally appeased.

“Three years ago, I saw her blade dance at the assembly hall. I also feel that I want to be like that, a noble, strong spirit contractor.”

Claire blushed and looked down a little embarrassed.

“Ever since that day, I’ve always admired her….”

“…I see”

Kamito looked at Claire with a complicated expression – calmly grasping his fist tightly.

...After that, it was a strange quiet time.

They tried to talk about anything a number of times but all of it did not last long.

Claire yawned cutely after eating up the dishes on the table. After filling her stomach, she seemed drowsy. Well, she did use a spirit of Scarlet’s level twice in one day, so it was natural.

“Wake me up when it’s time. If you do something funny, cinders.”

“…Wait. Does that mean I have to stay awake for the whole time?”

Kamito complained, and in front of him, Claire was making sleeping breaths.

She had an astonishingly ease to sleep.

“…Good grief, you’ll catch a cold!”

Kamito carried Claire’s petite body up like a princess.

He carried her to the bed at a corner of the room.

Scarlet walked and jumped onto the bed.

(…Even so, this fellow’s sleeping face is truly angel-like.)

While looking at the face, making the gentle sleeping breaths, Kamito smiled bitterly.

When he put Claire to the bed, her cherry blossom lips faintly moved.

“Sister….Father…Mother…”

(Sleep-talking… huh)

He seemed to have somewhat heard something he should not.

Certainly, after the incident of the Calamity Queen disappearing, Elstein duke family’s territory should have been seized and the duke and his wife imprisoned in the Balsas prison –

“…Hn, Kamito”

“…!?”

He was shocked when his name was called suddenly.

“Ahh, what are you doing, pervert…idiot.”

“…What kind of dream is she seeing!”

Kamito muttered with sighing mixed in and he stared at his hand.

After that day three years ago, he hid his left hand with a leather glove.

(You and I are the same, Claire)

(These three years, I have stayed alive to get back my important person.)

Due to his error, he lost it, his former contracted spirit –

===Part 4===

At the same instant. In every room of the female dormitory Claire lived in, a little incident occurred.

The spirits used in the spirit devices in the kitchen, bathroom and etc. suddenly began to go out of control.

After the spirit investigation party investigated the dormitory, it brought it to an end with meager words that the incident was of unknown cause –

In the darkness shined by the blue moon – a black-winged angel gently alighted at the academy tower.

It was a black haired girl, dressed in a jet black dress.

The girl landed gently on the roof of the female dormitory and smiled pitifully.

“—I wanted to meet you, Kamito”

On the girl’s palm, wriggling lumps of darkness were floating.

“But you’re still not the true you.”

She reached her hands to the empty sky and the orbs of darkness color drifted and disappeared in the night sky.

“That’s why; I’ll offer up my memories.”

The girl chuckled.

Like a cruel little girl.

Like a pure demon.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter5

2012-04-10T22:26:50Z

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==Chapter 5: Claire's Feelings==

===Part 1===
(…Sigh, I have totally gotten myself into something troublesome.)

While walking on the stone pavement of the academy, Kamito realized he had sighed a number of times today. In front of his eyes was the culprit with her red twin-tailed hair swaying about.

As before he still had an empty stomach. He had lost his house and to make matters worse, there was the outcome from a duel by fellow spirit contractors to look forward to.

…No matter what the circumstances, this is beyond misfortune. It has to be none other than the Dusk Witch’s curse.

“Unh, are you grumbling? How unmanly!”

Claire turned around and snapped her fingers.

“My house.”

“U…”

Kamito groaned with his eyes half-opened. Claire averted her eyes to look far away.

“Pyromaniac. Criminal.”

“…I… I get it! I also feel a little bad!”

She blushed and pouted her lips. It seemed she was at least aware of her crime.

As it was the right moment, Kamito blatantly sighed.

“Oh boy, the homeless me will have to sleep out in the 'Spirit Forest'.”

“……”

“Sleeping at night in the Spirit Forest is seriously a suicidal act. But it can’t be helped, after all, my house has been completely burnt down.”

Kamito dropped his shoulders unnaturally for Claire to see.

Claire gnawed her lips. And then, she tip-toed -

And stared into Kamito’s eyes, motionlessly.

Her face was near. Kamito was involuntarily startled as his nostrils were lightly tickled by the scent of a girl.

“…Okay then. I…I’ll compensate you, properly!”

“Compensate?”

Kamito’s face somehow twitched to a bad premonition.

===Part 2===

— Where Kamito was brought to was to the front of the female dormitory of the Raven class.

Although it was called a dormitory, it was not a normal building. It was an elegant mansion akin to the residences of upper aristocrats.

“…Eh, what’s this?”

“For little while, I’ll allow you freeload in my room. Please be grateful.”

“Huh?”

…what did she suddenly propose, this ojou-sama.

“After all, if I left you outside, Rinslet would come meddling…And because you are my slave spirit, it is natural for me, the spirit contractor, to take care of you.”

Claire informed him, bending her empty chest.

“No, that’s not it… You are still a girl of age and I may do something, did you not consider that?”

“D…Do you plan to do something to me?”

Claire glared. Kamito shook his head horizontally.

“Scarlet will stand watch. If you try to do something…cinders.”

“Isn't it a violation of the dormitory rules? A guy, like me, entering the female dormitory.”

“It’s alright, because you will be treated as my contracted spirit. The same as Scarlet.”

“That is completely not alright.”

Kamito retorted with his half-opened eyes, Claire was fidgeting with her hair irritated and snapped her fingers.

“Ahh, come on, do you want to stay? Or do you want to turn into cinders? Which?”

“… Why are there only those two choices?”


Kamito dropped his shoulders and sighed in resignation.

Claire’s room was on the second floor of the aristocrat residence like female dormitory.

“Don’t make too much noise, because the dormitory secretary is super scary.”

“A…Aah…Pardon my intrusion.”

For Claire, who is ideally pictured as arrogant, to be afraid of the dormitory secretary, he had a little interest.

While thinking of that, he timidly stepped into the room.

No matter how rough her personality was, Claire was a girl.

In addition, she was an outstandingly pitiful beautiful girl; even Kamito could not help but admit that.

Entering the room, as expected he was tense.

“—Flame, illuminate.”

Claire recited the spirit magic and the room was lighted.

Claire’s room was –

“……”

In senseless disorder.

There was a collapsed mountain of a large number of books. Clothes were left crumpled, plush toys and small items and so on were scattered here and there till there was no place to stand.

It did not look like a room of a pedigree ojou-sama.

“…You should at least do some cleaning.”

“U…Usually, Scarlet does the cleaning. Come on, quickly get in.”

Claire kicked Kamito’s back, sending him to the middle of the room.

“Ouch…good grief, you actually use such a powerful fire spirit to clean the room, if the spirit contractors across the world hear about it, they'll all cry you know.”

“Hmm, Scarlet is different from you, she is clever you know. She also burns the trash.”

“Ahh, I see. It is good as long as it’s convenient.”

As soon as they were arguing, a hell cat, cladded in flames, manifested and started to put the room’s trash together and tidy up. … Indeed, there seemed to be where the wastepaper was incinerated.

“…Are you just fine with that?”

If that fire spirit of Claire grew, it could match up with even a large dragon type.

…What was sorrowful? Was it being made to do things like cleaning the room?

“Thank you, Scarlet. Good girl.”

Suri suri.  Nade nade. 

Meow. Meow.

“Are you a cat!”

Kamito retorted without thinking to the fire spirit fawning happily.

(…That proud spirit is completely tamed…)

Well, if one was gently stroked like that by Claire, whose outward appearance at least was that of a beautiful girl, it was understandable to be completely attached.

For now, as there was no place to stand, Kamito too helped with the cleaning.

A long time ago, because of Greyworth working him hard, housework became his forte.

He started carrying the books that were in a huge pile at his feet to put aside at a corner of the room.

At that time. He caught sight of the titles written on the books’ front cover.

'The count and the naughty princess', 'Tease me more, master!', 'The princess abducted by pirates'… Indeed these were what teenage girls like. There were ten-odd such romance novels, which were intended for teenagers.

“Hmm, so, you like this kind of stuff. That was a little unexpected.”

“…Id… Don’t look!”

Bofun.

The pillow, Claire threw, landed a direct hit on Kamito’s face, and he toppled over and was squashed by the books.

“If you don’t want anyone to look, you should have tidied up. It’s no big deal, I feel, even to like such novels.”

“S…Shut up, it…it’s not like I like them! … Err, yea, I borrowed from a friend, so I have no choice but to read them!”

“Hmm, I see. You borrowed fourteen volumes of novels you do not like.”

“S…Shut up!!”

Poka poka poka. 

Claire got partially teary and hit Kamito. It was weak, possibly due to being embarrassed.

Kamito shrugged his shoulders and placed his hand on the floor to stand up.

And, just then, that hand came in contact with–

(…Hn?)

A cloth that was somewhat nice to touch.

Was it silk? It was soft, silky and very nice to touch.

Unintentionally, he grabbed it, at its edges white flutters were attached to it.

(—…, white flutters!?)

With his face twitching, he stared at his hand.

Kamito’s hand tightly grasped an undergarment attached with fine laces.

…Surprisingly, it was a rather mature silk panty.

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

“Hn, what are you doing?”

“Owaa!?”

Kamito got flustered and stuffed it into his pocket.

—…, what was he going to do stuffing it in!

(What am I doing! Doesn’t this make me a real pervert?!)

“What? Why are you so shocked?”

Claire frowned and drew her face near with suspicion.

“N…no, it’s nothing!”

Kamito stood up while shaking his head. Was there a topic he could distract her with? He looked around… then he realized.

“…By…by the way, about this room, don’t you have a roommate?”

Even if this was a dormitory of the academy attended by princesses, the room was a little too big for one person to be living in it.

With the room so messed up, wouldn’t the roommate girl get angry?

Speaking of it, was it good to take in a guy without even getting permission from her roommate?

Thereupon, Claire tightly bit her lips and look downwards.

“I don’t. Nobody wants to be in the same room as someone like me.”

“…? Don’t tell me, you do not have a single spirit contractor partner?”

“W…who needs things like partners. As long as I have a strong spirit, I am more than enough alone.”

Claire folded her hands and declared so; she looked like pretending to be tough with all her might.

(…Why is it so?)

This person sure had a hard personality but, as a spirit contractor, her ability was top class.

He thought with such ability, she could ignore any team, however.

“But without gathering 5 people, you can’t enter into the 'blade dance'.”

“…I… I’ll manage it somehow. If I have to, I’ll somehow gather up just that number of people.”

Claire averted her line of sight awkwardly.

It seemed like she did not want to touch on this topic.

“Ig…ignoring that, you are hungry, right?”

Claire cleared her throat forcefully.

“Hn, Ah… your long-awaited soup, which you blissfully received, was wrecked.”

It was a certain somebody’s fault, Kamito glared scornfully at Claire.

“Hmm, it can’t be helped. Today, I’ll specially feed –treat you.”

“Did you say feed? Did you say that?”

“It was your imagination. Come on, bring out that table.”

While sighing, Kamito took out the table.

Claire started lining up a large amount of canned food, taken from the shelves.

Canned tuna. Yakitori. Salted cod. Vegetables boiled in soy sauce. Beef stew….etc.

Kamito was dumbfounded and looked down on the pyramid of cans. Canned foods are preserved foods that soldiers carry with them on a long campaign. It was at least not dinner of an ojou-sama attending the academy.

“…W…why is it nothing but canned food? It is definitely bad for the body, you know.”

“What a foolish question, it’s because I like canned food.”

“No, no matter how much you like it, having just canned food is just –“

“What, it’s no problem, after all I like them. If you have complains, then I won’t give them to you.”

Claire embraced the mountain of canned food with a sullen face. That face of hers was subtly red.

With that, he got it.

…Aha. That’s right.

“You can’t cook, right?”

After directly pointing it out, Claire stiffened her back.

“Th…th…th…that’s not it!”

“That reaction revealed it all. Even if the mouth lies, the body is honest.”

“D…don’t speak lewdly, idiot!”

“To misinterpret a very normal speech, I think that you’re the lewd one. You read too much of such novels. Claire is a lewd ojou-sama."

“U..uuuu!”

Tears flowed out faintly from her red eyes, Claire bit down on her molars.

…Damn it. He teased her a little too much.

(…What should I say, I unintentionally ridiculed her.)

The result of going overboard was frightening. Kamito honestly apologized.

“S…sorry… It was my bad. I said a little too much.”

“….!”

Claire was groaning. Like a wild animal of the feline family.

“S..such a glare… How about, to make up to you, I’ll make dinner?”

With that, Claire, with her bristled hair, opened her eyes.

“You can cook?”

“Well, it’s pretty much my forte. Do you have seasonings?”

“Such things are at the shared space at the front of the dormitory.”

“Okay, if I arranged even these canned foods a little, it will become something like a cuisine. As for the fire –“

“Scarlet.”

Claire snapped her fingers and Scarlet breathed out a small fire ball.

The fire ball drifted lightly in the air and stayed still on top of Kamito’s hand.

“…This is convenient.”

“I know!”

—And with that, after a few minutes.

In the room, the sound of something being fried resounded.

Spinach, bacon and sliced garlic were fried with butter.

Next to the frying pan, there was pasta just enough for two boiling in a pot.

“If I recall right, she said she likes it al dente.”

He chewed one piece of pasta to check.

“Hn, this is just right. Claire, where are the cutlery –“

He put down the frying pan and turned around… There was no one in the room.

“…Eh? Where is she?”

He looked around the room restlessly.

The hell cat, lying down near his feet, purred and reached out its forelimb.

Once the fire was extinguished, he looked at the front of its forelimb –

From the other side of the door in the room, faint water sound could be heard.

“Oh, she’s showering.”

The shower installed in the room was a type of spirit device, which used the power of the water spirit.

To be clean in both mind and body at any time was – the ironclad rule of spirit contractors.

Kamito, feeling relieved, ignited the fire once again –

(… Shower!?)

He turned around again.

(W…why… is she so thoughtlessly defenseless at such a vital moment!)

“…”

Kamito swallowed his saliva.

Saaaaaaa –

Once he was aware of it, the water sound, which resounded in the room, strangely sounded bewitching.

Even if she has a child-like chest, she is still a sixteen year old girl.

Furthermore, her face, without flattery, was cute. Extremely cute.

Her chest was quite a shame but… nevertheless, it was there.

Suddenly, the memory of meeting her in the forest this morning revived.

Her beautiful nude body, with red hair clinging to it.

That properly elastic sensation his hand touched.

(Waaa, don’t recall it, me!)

He shook his hand, shaking off his worldly desires.

At that moment.

“Kyaaa!”

He heard a shriek from the bathroom.

Kamito was taken aback and came to his senses.

(… A scream?)

Perhaps she lost control of the water spirit, causing cold water to come out.

(No, a spirit contractor of her level should not fail in controlling the spirit device –)

“Nooooooooo!”

Bam! The bathroom door suddenly opened and Claire dashed out.

“Wha..!?”

Her dripping wet hair disheveled –

She ran nude towards him in a straight line.

“… Hey, what’s with your appearance–“

Then, Kamito’s hair froze.

She was – not nude.

She was nude but she was not exactly nude.

Transparent jelly-like water was twining itself slimily around her smooth bare body!

“What’s wrong!? What the heck is –“

“…K…Ka…Kamito, he...lp me…!”

In front of his eyes was Claire, who collapsed on the floor and was gasping in agony.

“…No, don’t look… Idiot, Aaaa!”
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Biku, bikun!

Claire turned red and her nude body was jumping about like it was convulsing.

(…Sorry. It is impossible to not get excited!)

Kamito got flustered and averted his line of sight, on the contrary, hearing the heavy breathing, stimulated his imagination.

“Ah… Hyaa… Don’t…do… that…”

It seemed that the water spirit of the spirit device went wild. Claire was frantically trying to control it but there was no way she could do it in that condition.

“Hold on, I’ll help you right now!”

Kamito closed his eyes and concentrated.

“Unruly spirit of water, comply with my command and settle down!”

While he murmured softly sprit words of Chinju, his right hand was charged with divine power –

“Claire, grab my hand!”

“No, Ahh…h!”

While Claire let out a hot long breath, she somehow reached out her hand.

The moment the tip of their fingers touched.

Paan!

The water spirit, which was running wild, had its form collapsed and immediately returned into water.

Claire stayed collapsed on the flooded floor and with her flushed face, she was breathing roughly.

Her untied red hair clinging onto her skin was strangely erotic.

Kamito turned away in a fluster.

“What’s wrong? With a spirit contractor of your level, how did such –“

“U…urm, when I was using the shower, the water spirit suddenly went crazy… such a thing has never even happened once before.”

While Claire moaned, she slowly got up.

“Fo…for the time being, why don’t you wipe your body. You will catch a cold after all.”

Kamito, with his face turned away, took out and handed over a handkerchief from his pocket.

“Th…thank you…”

Claire nodded and accepted it—

….

“Hey, Kamito”

“Hn. What is it?”

“What is the meaning of this?”

Claire’s voice trembled.

Moreover, somehow the room’s temperature had rapidly risen.

“Ah”

Kamito finally realized it.

….That was right. What was in his uniform’s pocket was not a handkerchief.

That was something he hid in a fluster a while ago.

That silky panty.

Gogogogogogogogogogogo….!

In Claire’s hand, an earnest flaming ball of spirit magic was born.

“Wa…wait, clam down. You’re mistaken, this is mistake, if I explain, you’ll –“

“Shut up! T…turn into cinders, you pervert –!”

===Part 3===

“Kamito, get me another serving!”

“...You sure can eat. You’ll get fat, you know”

It was minutes after that. The table was lined up with numerous of Kamito’s home cooking.

With the spinach-and-bacon pasta, there were tuna potato salads. Pumpkin potage with gratin from the canned salmon, and for desserts, there was fruit yogurt.

They were made with the canned food, of which a great amount was found in the shelf, as ingredients; however, Claire seemed full of praise. The act of her gleaming her eyes and stuffing her cheeks with pasta was somewhat awfully cute.

The fire spirit, in the form of a hell cat, was also devouring the canned tuna beside Claire.

Spirits can maintain their own existence, so they do not need material sustenance. However among the high ranking spirits, there were also some rare ones that like human food. …Although, it was only as a luxury.

“No problem, I have a constitution that doesn’t get fat.”

Claire placed pasta on the plate and said that with a nonchalant face. Certainly, using spirits consumed physical strength, so it was true that there were a lot of ladies with a slender figure.

“Hey, don’t eat the dessert early. Despite being an ojous-sama, what bad manners.”

“Unh, shut up! That’s up to me, right, you panty thief!”

“Guu…..”

Kamito groaned shortly…. Once she said that, he could not say anything back.

“You are demoted from slave spirit to panty thief spirit.”

“… What kind of spirit is that?”

Somehow, another new variety of spirit was born.

“You are really the worst. O…of all things, you stole my number one favorite panty!”

“I have been saying it wasn’t on purpose!”

“What? Are you being defiant?

Claire glared.

“…No, sorry.”

Kamito bowed his head in embarrassment. Well, no matter how much he thought about it, it was his own fault this time.

While Claire put the tuna potato salad into her mouth, she caught a glance of him.

“Well, I’ll recognize your cooking skills at least. This is very delicious. If you make meals for me every day, I’ll promote you to cooking spirit.”

“I’m grateful for that. By the way, those are almost like words of proposing.”

Upon pointing that out. Claire’s face turned bright red.

“D…don’t be an idiot! Do you want to turn into cinders? Come on, do you want to turn into cinders?

“I..I get it, so stop pointing the fork at me.”

“Hmm… n...next time you say such idiotic things, I’ll really burn you!”

Claire pouted her lips and turned away.

Kamito sighed in relief while he cut and divided the salmon gratin.

“…If only there was soy, this would be much better, but”

“What’s that? Food?”

“It’s a seasoning circulated in my hometown. Well, you can’t get it here though.”

Kamito shrugged his shoulders and said that –

“Hometown, huh….”

Claire murmured with her eyelashes slightly lowered.

Somehow –she had an awfully lonely expression.

After that, for a short while, there was the sound of cutlery being used.

After eating that satisfying dinner, Claire’s mood also got a little better.

Somehow, there was a calm atmosphere.

Kamito suddenly raised his head and looked at Claire.

– He felt that it could be asked now.

He had wanted to ask her, since meeting her this morning in the forest, but did not have a chance to.

“By the way, you –“

“What?”

Claire placed down her cup of black tea.

“Why do you want such a powerful spirit?”

It was a simple question.

Despite using a spirit such as Scarlet, she still risked harming her body to reach out to a ‘Sealed Spirit’. He wanted to know the reason for that.

“…”

Claire –

Cast down her slightly perplexed eyes down and murmured.

“There’s someone I want to meet no matter what.”

“Someone you want to meet…?”

Kamito dropped his sight to his left hand, concealed in his black leather glove.

What he lost three years ago, an irreplaceable important bond was there –

(So, she’s the same as me…)

The scar engraved at the back of his hand ached.

Claire sighed and inserted her hand into the neckband of her uniform.

“…Yea, I’ll say it. Something that I can’t help but hide.”

What she took out from her chest was a small pendent with silver chains.

At the very center, a shiny crimson red spirit crystal was inserted in it.

Kamito saw a crest engraved there – and raised his voice in surprised.

“A flame lion… the crest of Elstein duke family!?”


Claire silently nodded.

The Elstein duke family. The grand nobles who had served the royal family for generations ever since the founding of the Ordesia Empire.

One of the five witches, who stood at the top among all spirit contractors, — was noble among nobles of spirit princesses, who served directly under the five great elemental lords, that were turning out in great numbers. 

No – that should have been so.

— Till four years ago, when that incident occurred.

Rubia Elstein.

The one who brought a great unprecedented calamity to the Ordesia Empire – The Calamity Queen.

She too, same as the girl in front of him, had burning-like crimson red hair.

“Don’t tell me, you’re…”

“Yes, I am her little sister. The Calamity Queen – Rubia Elstein’s”

Claire looked straight into Kamito’s eyes and nodded.

“…”

Claire Rogue. He was thinking that that was an alias.

But, by no means –

(… I see. What she cast away was the Elstein family name.)

In this large continent, there was no one who did not know about that incident.

Four years ago, the spirit princess, serving under the fire elemental lord, – Rubia Elstein suddenly snatched the strongest flame spirit, 'Laevateinn' from the shrine and disappeared.

After learning of the spirit princess’ treachery, the flame elemental lord in anger got fired up and got into frenzy.

It burned everything related to Elstein duke’s territory, including the Ordesia Empire’s land, the empire took enormous damage. And that did not put the elemental lord’s anger to peace, about a year after that, no matter what method was used, not a single fire could be lit within the Ordesia Empire.

Nobody knew why the fire spirit princess disappeared.

The Ordesia citizens furiously cursed her and, filled with hatred, called her.

—The Calamity Queen.

“I want to meet my sister. When I meet her, I want to hear the truth.”

For that, she had to get strong.

She had to obtain the strongest spirit.

With the reward given to the winner of the blade dance –

For the sake of obtaining the right of granting just one desired 'wish'.

Claire’s expression was filled with a tragic determination.

“Besides—“

Claire slightly looked down and muttered.

“This round’s blade dance had that Ren Ashbell participating.”

“…!? Kehoo, kehoo—“

Once that name came out from Claire’s mouth, Kamito reflexively coughed.

“…? What’s wrong?”

“Aaah, that’s bad…”

Ren Ashbell was the winner of the last blade dance.

She suddenly appeared three years ago, the strongest blade dancer

That blade dance was splendidly vivid. At the finals, even with Numbers candidates of spirit contractors, she overwhelmed them.

Due to her dedicated blade dance, the flame elemental lord’s rage was finally appeased.

“Three years ago, I saw her blade dance at the assembly hall. I also feel that I want to be like that, a noble, strong spirit contractor.”

Claire blushed and looked down a little embarrassed.

“Ever since that day, I’ve always admired her….”

“…I see”

Kamito looked at Claire with a complicated expression – calmly grasping his fist tightly.

...After that, it was a strange quiet time.

They tried to talk about anything a number of times but all of it did not last long.

Claire yawned cutely after eating up the dishes on the table. After filling her stomach, she seemed drowsy. Well, she did use a spirit of Scarlet’s level twice in one day, so it was natural.

“Wake me up when it’s time. If you do something funny, cinders.”

“…Wait. Does that mean I have to stay awake for the whole time?”

Kamito complained, and in front of him, Claire was making sleeping breaths.

She had an astonishingly ease to sleep.

“…Good grief, you’ll catch a cold!”

Kamito carried Claire’s petite body up like a princess.

He carried her to the bed at a corner of the room.

Scarlet walked and jumped onto the bed.

(…Even so, this fellow’s sleeping face is truly angel-like.)

While looking at the face, making the gentle sleeping breaths, Kamito smiled bitterly.

When he put Claire to the bed, her cherry blossom lips faintly moved.

“Sister….Father…Mother…”

(Sleep-talking… huh)

He seemed to have somewhat heard something he should not.

Certainly, after the incident of the Calamity Queen disappearing, Elstein duke family’s territory should have been seized and the duke and his wife imprisoned in the Balsas prison –

“…Hn, Kamito”

“…!?”

He was shocked when his name was called suddenly.

“Ahh, what are you doing, pervert…idiot.”

“…What kind of dream is she seeing!”

Kamito muttered with sighing mixed in and he stared at his hand.

After that day three years ago, he hid his left hand with a leather glove.

(You and I are the same, Claire)

(These three years, I have stayed alive to get back my important person.)

Due to his error, he lost it, his former contracted spirit –

===Part 4===

At the same instant. In every room of the female dormitory Claire lived in, a little incident occurred.

The spirits used in the spirit devices in the kitchen, bathroom and etc. suddenly began to go out of control.

After the spirit investigation party investigated the dormitory, it brought it to an end with meager words that the incident was of unknown cause –

In the darkness shined by the blue moon – a black-winged angel gently alighted at the academy tower.

It was a black haired girl, dressed in a jet black dress.

The girl landed gently on the roof of the female dormitory and smiled pitifully.

“—I wanted to meet you, Kamito”

On the girl’s palm, wriggling lumps of darkness were floating.

“But you’re still not the true you.”

She reached her hands to the empty sky and the orbs of darkness color drifted and disappeared in the night sky.

“That’s why; I’ll offer up my memories.”

The girl chuckled.

Like a cruel little girl.

Like a pure demon.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter4

2012-04-10T20:32:18Z

Richocet: /* Part 2 */

==Chapter 4: The Wolf, the Cat and the Knight==

===Part 1===
Yare, Yare. I have suffered quite a lot since coming here.

One hour had passed since then. Slowly rubbing the pain away from his back, Kamito walked through the courtyard of the academy.

Although he had not been turned into cinders after receiving a hit from that flame whip; maybe Claire had held back some of her power, still, it didn't change the fact that it was quite painful.

Claire must be harshly admonished by Madam Freya in the punishment room.

Having eluded those female classmates who had enthusiasticly pursued him, Kamito finally obtained a moment of peace.

Unlike other students, he has no classes for the afternoon. After all, he had entered the school just now and had not registered for the courses.

Areishiya spirit academy operates on a credit system in which the students can freely choose their preferred courses so long as they meet the requirements. Because of enormous diversity of the contracted spirits of the students, a uniform curriculum will not be able to fully develop the potential of each himemiko.

"For the time being, I'll make some preparations for school life starting tomorrow. "

Kamito finally came to his specially prepared dormitory, a hut erected on the side of the stable.

Its appearance now looked even worse than when it was seen from the window. On top of that, it had the smell of cattle.

The door opened with a squeak. Kamito stepped in timidly.

"Hmm, surprisingly, it's not too bad."

Kamito expressed his impression of the interior.

First of all, the bed was clean. Looking from the inside, the room itself was spacious. Straw bed, table, chair, cabinet and other furnitures were prepared after all. Cooking utensils were present as well. Anyhow there wouldn't be much trouble to live here.

Kamito immediately laid down on the straw bed, although it prickled his back a bit, the smell of sun dried straws were good for a comfortable sleep.

"Oh, well, no matter how I look at it, I need to endure it for two months".

Lying still on the bed , Kamito fixed his eyes on his left hand, covered by the black leather glove.

Two months from now, the spirit blade dance would be held in the elemental spirit realm Astral Zero.

Before that, he must find four more teammates in order to enter the contest.

It was not clear what Greywhorth will have him do.

But there was something he must check with his own eyes.

A name that was deeply tied to the fate of his own self.

Participating in the contest of the spirit blade dance festival 3 years ago, the Strongest Blade Dancer.

That accompanying her was a spirit of darkness that took the form of a human girl.

Who on earth were they?

Ren Ashbell shouldn't exist in this world anymore. Besides Greyworth, only a very small number of people were aware of this.

Even though one was just an impostor who gained the title of strongest blade-dancer by fraud, it couldn't be for this reason that the witch took this much trouble to summon him here. Greyworth must be holding a huge secret.

No matter what, to find out the truth, the only way was to cross blades directly in the spirit blade dance festival in two months.

"But, in your current state, you won't be able to defeat her. " said Greyworth.

That is most likely true. The witch was not lying. But surely she was not telling the truth either.

In the end, it all comes down to "the current state".

But in merely two months, he had to regain what was lost in the past three years.

"..."

....Guu, suddenly his stomach growled.

Feeling exhausted, Kamito lowered his arm that was raised towards the roof.

After all, he had not had anything to eat since wandering into the spirit forest this morning.

However, he decided to endure his empty stomach.

The reason was that he was out of money. Although there were restaurants for the students in the academy, the price was surprisingly high. This had already passed the level of a school for high class ladies, a school for princesses indeed.

What's the point of one cup of soup being as expensive as normal folk's salary?

"It can't be helped. Maybe I'll ask Ellis to show me around in the academic town tomorrow. "

One should be able to find cheaper and delicious restaurants in the academic town at the foot of the hill.

With the cooking utensils, he could also just buy the materials and cook it on his own. For the fire all he needed to do was to go to the spirit forest and catch some low level fire spirits.

"Bacon and mushroom pasta sounds really good..."

He got more hungry by thinking about food.

"Should I go to the spirit forest and collect some mushrooms now?"

As he started to seriously entertain that thought, from somewhere, the
smell of delicious soup flowed in.

"....hmm?"

Frowning, Kamito got up from the bed.

It seemed the smell was coming in from the gap of the half opened door.

Twitching his nose to inhale the smell, Kamito opened the door...

In front of him was a bowl of soup that gave off white steam.

Filled with a lot of onions and chicken with bones, the soup looked delicious.

"... am I imagining things, or is this the kindness from heaven for my unending misfortune?"

Drawing a blank because of the hunger, Kamito reached out with his hands toward the bowl without any suspicion.

Suddenly the bowl rose up a bit.

He stretched out his hand again.

Once again the bowl was raised.

Then in front of the Kamito was the face of that princess with platinum
blond hair.

Her name should be Rinslet Laurenfrost if he remembered correctly.

Behind her, the girl Carol in maid dresses stood courteously.

"What's the meaning of this?"

Kamito asked with half opened eye.

"Fuu, you must be hungry, right? Kamito Kazehaya?"

"Yeah."

Kamito noded honestly.

"Bark woof, and then swear that you will be my slave, I'll let you have this bowl of soup."

Rinslet held the bowl still, and puffed up her large breast.

"I refuse. Bye Bye."

Bang.

"Ahh, wait, wait a second. Listen to what I say, you insolent. "

Bang! Bang! The door was kicked repeatedly .

It would be trouble if she breaks it. Kamito opened the door again.

"What's that? Are you going to let me have the soup now?"

"Right away if you lick my foot ... Ah, why are you closing the door again!"

Rinslet quickly stuck her foot into the gap of the door, like a veteran debt collector.

"Ouch! That hurts!"

It looked painful... What the hell was she here for anyway?

"Are you alright, my lady?"

Worried about Rinslet, the Maid Carol asked.

Kamito had no choice but to open the door, Rinslet glared at him with tears in her eyes.

"How can you be so insolent after I offered my hands of kindness towards you? "

"No, you... hands of kindness?"

It appeared that she was serious. Slowly Kamito's head starts aching.

Sheesh, all the princesses of this academy are so troublesome.

Kamito complained inside his mind.

"Ah"

After Rinslet got a glimpse of the inside of the hut, her face started to twitch.

"Ah, you, why are you living inside a stable?"

"The stable is next door. This is my dormitory. Home is where you make it."

"..."

"Stop looking at me with such pity. It makes me feel sad."

Her face looked like that she was seriously concerned about it. Kamito's attitude softened a little bit.

"Rather than living in a condition like this, you should come to my
house. I'll specially hire you as a servant."

"Ah, my lady, I believe he will look great if we dress him as a maid. "

Carol showed her support with a big smile. This girl was troublesome as well.

Well, after all, it looked like that Rinslet was genuinely worried about the circumstances.

"Your sympathy is appreciated, but I don't plan to throw away my pride." Kamito shook his head.

Displeased, Rinslet perked up her lips.

"So you don't like becoming my servant?"

"That's right. It is no use to try to placate me. "

"So full of yourself, even though you wag your tail at Claire Rouge. "

"When did I wag my tail at her?" Kamito grumbled with half open eye. Well, many people might think the same---

Could it be that this princess is trying to get close to Kamito mainly out of her rivalry with Claire?

"Yareyare, such an unexpected annoyance." Kamito let out a heavy sigh.

"I got it. That's fine with me if that's how you want it." Rinslet cleared her throat, and placed the bowl on the ground.

"Hmm?"

"I'll leave the soup here. From the very beginning it was because Carol cooked too much of it and it will be a shame to waste the leftovers. You should be grateful to my benevolence. "

"Eh?"

(This young lady, by any chance----)

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Rinslet turned around elegantly and was about to leave.

"Ahh, Wait, Rinslet!"

Kamito suddenly called out.

Rinslet winced and stopped in her steps.

"Wh-what is that? Suddenly calling other people's first name---"

"I can't be your servant, but we can be friends."

"Eh?"

Rinslet's emerald green eyes open wide.

"Thank you for being worried and coming to see me."

"Wh-wha, you, you insolent. Of, of course that's not true."

Rinslet suddenly blushed and turned her face away.

"Fufu, my lady is so..."

Carol covered her mouth and giggles.

===Part 2===

Right at that moment -

"Rinslet Laurenfrost!"

A voice with which Kamito had gotten familiar, suddenly passes into his ears.

Claire walked towards here, her red pigtails swaying .

It appeared that Madam Freya's admonishing session was finally over.

"Don't feed my contract spirits without permission, you thieving dog."

"You ... who are you calling a thieving dog!? "

Here we go again, Kamito let out a tired sigh.

"What's that? Isn't your family crest a dog? "

"You - Laurenfrost's family crest is a proud White Wolf!"

"White Wolf? Changing it into a Chihuahua fits you better."

"...!"

Provoked by Claire's words---

"Claire Rouge ... you really got my dander up. " Rinslet said with a
suppressed voice.

In a flash, a fog-like chill hung around them. The temperature dropped
dramatically.

"Wait, you can't be calling your spirit -"

Kamito hastily called out, but it was too late.

The cold wind swirled. Rinslet's hair flied up, rippling.

---Oh freezing beast with Ice-teeth, merciless hunter of the forest.

---Now is the time to abide the contract of blood, hasten to my side as commanded!

As soon as Rinslet finished chanting the summoning spirit spell, a gust of ice storm engulfed all of the surroundings.

Amid the roaring and swirling blizzard, a figure appeared.

A beautiful wolf, with a coat of silver white fur.

Its body exuded a freezing chill.

"This is ..."

"It is the contract spirit of my lady, Fenrir." Carol said with a smile.

The imposing aura that White Wolf carried, was definitely incomparable to a low level spirit.

For the ranking of the spirits, the White Wolf was unmistakably higher than mid-level. To have made contracts with spirits of this level, this young lady is definitely not an ordinary person.

"Well, your dog is still the same, with its coat color barely meritable."

Claire shook her pigtails in disdain.

"You... you called it a dog again, You flat chest! I absolutely will not forgive your insult to the family of Laurenfrost!"

Covered with the chilling air, the White Wolf roared, and dashed toward Claire.

"Who are you calling flat chest!? Come, Scarlet!"

Claire lashed at the ground with her whip. A scorching hell cat immediately appeared from the twirling rising flames.

It appeared that Claire had long conjured up her spirit already.

"-Hey you two! No fighting with your spirits here!" Kamito cried out. The horses in the stables neighed in fear.

"I will not forgive you for putting your hand on my slave. I'll end it here today, you thieving dog."

"I'll surely steal your servant and make him mine!"

Sparks burst out between the two girls.

If one only listened to these lines, it sounded like two women in love fighting over a man.

"The two ladies look like lovers fighting over a man!"

"Carol, you don't have to say that." Kamito looked at the maid standing next to him with squinted eyes .

"By the way, is it really OK to not stop them?"

"Right. They have always been like this."

"These two girls have always been behaving like this towards each other..."

"Yes, the relation between the two ladies is very good."

"Is this irony?"

Kamito grumbled with a sigh.

"You have always been an eyesore, Claire Rouge!"

"You are the same, Rinslet! Why do you have to always cause me trouble!"

Magic ice spirit Fenrir---

Flame spirit Scarlet---

The two spirits suddenly jumped up in the air and clashed.

Ice and Fire collided, sending a storm bursting around.

From the point of view of Kamito, the levels of the two spirit were almost the same. But it seems that Claire had an advantage in the skill of mastering the spirits.

However, the flame spirit in her command was apparently quite spent out.

(Because she was beaten up by the sword spirit a few hours ago---)

Receiving such a large amount of damage, she couldn't possibly have recovered by taking a short break.

Kamito observed the fighting of the two spirits.

"Eh? What?...... a burning smell?"

Kamito frowned and looked around.

When the sight came into his eyes, his expression suddenly froze.

It was burning.

Kamito's hut was burning fiercely.

The straws that stocked next to his hut had caught the sparks of the flame spirit and started burning.

"Ah, my home!"

Hearing the cries of Kamito, Claire quickly turned toward him.

"Rinslet! Pause! We got fire!"

"It is no use to distract me ... Huh? It really is burning!"

The hut on fire burned more and more violently. Sooner or later the stables would catch fire too.

"My home---"

"Calm down. Fire of this scale, I'll put it out in no time - Fenrir!"

Rinslet cried out, the white wolf of magic ice instantly came back to her side.

Just as one thought that the white wolf suddenly disappeared in the air, in Rinslet's hands a huge <ice Longbow> appeared.

"Elemental Waffe" the second purified form of the spirit.

"Oh freezing teeth of ice, pierce your target! <freezing arrow>!"

Rinslet pulled up an ice arrow and shoots.

The arrows turned into countless ice pieces and poured down, the burning flame was instantly extinguished.

"Well, with me here it is a piece of cake!"

Rinslet stroked her long platinum blond hair and puffed up her chest proudly.

"......"

Kamito stood motionlessly with a dumbfounded stare.

The hut was smashed into pieces by pouring down ice arrows.

"Kohon", Rinslet let out a dry cough.

"... Seems that I went a bit too far."

"This is not called a bit! Don't you have any control of your power?"

"You ... shut up! From the very beginning it was you who lit it up!"

Ignoring the stunned Kamito, those two engaged in arguments again.

At this time -

"What are you doing!"

The footsteps of several people running from the middle court could be heard.

One of them was the ponytail girl in a silver breastplate.

Ellis Fahrengart, the commander of the Knight brigade, Sylphid, who was in charge of up-keeping the discipline of the academy.

Behind her there were two girls in the same dress.

Claire sucked her tongue, and Rinslet also didn't bother to hide her face of displeasure.

"It is prohibited to fight due to private matters in school ... What!?"

The hastily running steps suddenly stopped.

Her eyes widened, looking dazed at pile of rubble that was Kamito's home.

Black smokes slowly rose from the charred rubble.

"This is ...... what on earth is this?!"

Ellis questioned Kamito, her voice charged with fury.

She drew the sword that hangs at her waist, pointing to the throat of Kamito.

"You, you hate the house that I made! Is that it? Is this your protest?!"

"No ... there is absolutely no such thing! This is because - "

Kamito quickly explained.

"It was this stupid dog who blew it up to dust."

"Before that, this pitiful chest lit it on fire!"

Hearing the voices from behind, Ellis turned around.

Claire and Rinslet, pointed their fingers at each other in accusation.

"... That's how it was. It was your work, just like always."

Ellis sighed with an expression that says "I understand".

"Knight commander, your greeting is more enthusiastic than usual."

"It is the usual greeting, isn't it? Problematic students of the raven class?" Ellis looked sharply at Rinslet.

Soon, the girls from the Knight brigade who were following Ellis finally caught up.

A girl with tea colored hair tied in braids, and another girl with black hair in a tomboy style.

As soon as they saw Claire and Rinslet, the two girls put on expressions like they have bitten some bitter worm.

"... Hell cat Claire! And Ice Wolf Rinslet!"

"What did they do again this time, these guys from the lowly raven class?"

In the eyes of the girls plainly floated a contemptuous look.

"... What did you say?"

"What did you utter just now?"

Claire and Rinslet glared at the two girls at the same time.

But the girls completely ignored them focusing their eyes on Kamito.

"Are you that newly transferred male Seirei-Tsukai?"

"Oh, not bad. Very handsome."

The girl with braids looked at Kamito up and down like she was evaluating his price.

The girl's sight made Kamito shrink away in discomfort.

"Wait, this guy is my slave spirit that I caught!"

"I tamed Kamito Kazahaya: he is my servant!"

Claire and Rinslet declared arbitrarily of their ownership of Kamito at the same time.

The knight girl with braids snuffs with disdain, said: "Alas, because nobody wants to form a team with you, you use your sex appeal to seduce the transfer student. Such a fitting style for a countryside noble."

"You dare to call me a countryside noble!"

Rinslet's face suddenly turns livid.

It appears that the girl stepped on the mine that should not be stepped on.

"Sure I did. Laurenfrost family has only a big-name, they are really
just country bumpkins."

"You ... you ... you ...!"

"My, my lady. Please calm down -"

"Fu, fufu, fu, ... Carol, I am quite calm. "

Rinslet revealed a bright smile ... although she tries to be ladylike, her face is still quite scary.

Another girl knight turned to Claire, and scorned: "As for Claire Rouge, although she is a noble, but isn't she the sister of a traitor? Really, why did the academy accept this person for admission---"

At that instant, Claire suddenly lashed at the ground with the whip.

"- shut up. Or I'll make you into charcoal cinders."

Claire snarled with suppressed voice, her voice trembling, her red eyes quietly burning with anger.

(... Claire is the sister of a traitor?)

Kamito frowned.

(... what on earth is the meaning of this?)

The two girls felt the sudden change of atmosphere and fell silent.

"You went too far." Ellis chided the two, then turned to Claire.

She cleared her throat and said: "In short, I will report this instance to the knight headquarters. The charge will be the use spirits to start a small fire and and cause property damage. We'll give you notice for the specifics of the punishment at a later time. Please refrain from doing such stupid things again. We are busy, you know?"

"Let's go." Ellis said and was about to lead the other two away.

However, from behind came a voice.

"Hold on! Ellis Fahrengart, are you trying to run away?"

"What?"

Ellis stopped, turned back to Claire who called out her.

"What did you say just now?"

The calm tone of voice was full of anger. Ellis's hand was on the hilt of the sword at her waist.

"Oh, you heard it? I did not expect the Sylphid Knights to be cowards."

"Claire Rouge, do you think I'll just let it go if someone insults the Sylphid knights?"

Ellis unsheathed her sword. The other two drew their swords at the same time.

"I'll return that line intact right back at you. You may insult me as you please, but I will not forgive anyone who insults my sister."

Claire stroked the ground with her whip.

"I request a duel, Ellis Fahrengart, with the other two as well."

"Let me join as well, Claire Rouge. It is the Laurenfrost family's injunction to take revenge at those who dare to smear the family name of Laurenfrost."

Rinslet ruffled her hair, and showed an undaunted smile.

At this point, Ellis pointed the tip of her sword toward these two.

"Well, it will stain the name of the Sylphid Knights if we are accused of running away. I accept the request. I can't stand the mess of your raven class any longer."

"Hey, isn't it prohibited to fight for private matters? "

At such a precarious intense moment, Kamito instinctively spoke out.

"It is forbidden to fight for private matters within school grounds. Anyway, I have no intention of doing it here. "

"What do you mean?"

Ignoring Kamito who was tilting his head, Ellis turned to Claire.

"The time will be 2am tonight, in front of the <Gate>. I'll leave it to you to decide the format."

"...One-on-one is too much trouble. How about we fight as teams of three."

"That will do." Ellis nodded and put away the sword, then turned around and left.

Claire glared at the back of the knights and cursed viciously:

"Well I will let you regret this, especially that short haired girl.
I'll definitely kick her ass!"

"Such a good opportunity. I have disliked the bunch from the Knight brigade since long ago."

"Rinslet, try not to be a burden."

"After destroying the hut, now you are having a duel. Please take mercy on
me." Kamito sighed deeply. Then suddenly he realized.

Battle as a team of three. So, who will be the third person?

"As it turns out, -"

Claire placed one hand on her waist, and pointed a finger at Kamito.

"It is time to show us your strength, my slave spirit! "

"Ahhh... I knew this is how it would be..."

In front of rubble heap that was his former home , Kamito reluctantly
dropped his shoulder.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter4

2012-04-10T20:16:32Z

Richocet: /* Part 1 */

==Chapter 4: The Wolf, the Cat and the Knight==

===Part 1===
Yare, Yare. I have suffered quite a lot since coming here.

One hour had passed since then. Slowly rubbing the pain away from his back, Kamito walked through the courtyard of the academy.

Although he had not been turned into cinders after receiving a hit from that flame whip; maybe Claire had held back some of her power, still, it didn't change the fact that it was quite painful.

Claire must be harshly admonished by Madam Freya in the punishment room.

Having eluded those female classmates who had enthusiasticly pursued him, Kamito finally obtained a moment of peace.

Unlike other students, he has no classes for the afternoon. After all, he had entered the school just now and had not registered for the courses.

Areishiya spirit academy operates on a credit system in which the students can freely choose their preferred courses so long as they meet the requirements. Because of enormous diversity of the contracted spirits of the students, a uniform curriculum will not be able to fully develop the potential of each himemiko.

"For the time being, I'll make some preparations for school life starting tomorrow. "

Kamito finally came to his specially prepared dormitory, a hut erected on the side of the stable.

Its appearance now looked even worse than when it was seen from the window. On top of that, it had the smell of cattle.

The door opened with a squeak. Kamito stepped in timidly.

"Hmm, surprisingly, it's not too bad."

Kamito expressed his impression of the interior.

First of all, the bed was clean. Looking from the inside, the room itself was spacious. Straw bed, table, chair, cabinet and other furnitures were prepared after all. Cooking utensils were present as well. Anyhow there wouldn't be much trouble to live here.

Kamito immediately laid down on the straw bed, although it prickled his back a bit, the smell of sun dried straws were good for a comfortable sleep.

"Oh, well, no matter how I look at it, I need to endure it for two months".

Lying still on the bed , Kamito fixed his eyes on his left hand, covered by the black leather glove.

Two months from now, the spirit blade dance would be held in the elemental spirit realm Astral Zero.

Before that, he must find four more teammates in order to enter the contest.

It was not clear what Greywhorth will have him do.

But there was something he must check with his own eyes.

A name that was deeply tied to the fate of his own self.

Participating in the contest of the spirit blade dance festival 3 years ago, the Strongest Blade Dancer.

That accompanying her was a spirit of darkness that took the form of a human girl.

Who on earth were they?

Ren Ashbell shouldn't exist in this world anymore. Besides Greyworth, only a very small number of people were aware of this.

Even though one was just an impostor who gained the title of strongest blade-dancer by fraud, it couldn't be for this reason that the witch took this much trouble to summon him here. Greyworth must be holding a huge secret.

No matter what, to find out the truth, the only way was to cross blades directly in the spirit blade dance festival in two months.

"But, in your current state, you won't be able to defeat her. " said Greyworth.

That is most likely true. The witch was not lying. But surely she was not telling the truth either.

In the end, it all comes down to "the current state".

But in merely two months, he had to regain what was lost in the past three years.

"..."

....Guu, suddenly his stomach growled.

Feeling exhausted, Kamito lowered his arm that was raised towards the roof.

After all, he had not had anything to eat since wandering into the spirit forest this morning.

However, he decided to endure his empty stomach.

The reason was that he was out of money. Although there were restaurants for the students in the academy, the price was surprisingly high. This had already passed the level of a school for high class ladies, a school for princesses indeed.

What's the point of one cup of soup being as expensive as normal folk's salary?

"It can't be helped. Maybe I'll ask Ellis to show me around in the academic town tomorrow. "

One should be able to find cheaper and delicious restaurants in the academic town at the foot of the hill.

With the cooking utensils, he could also just buy the materials and cook it on his own. For the fire all he needed to do was to go to the spirit forest and catch some low level fire spirits.

"Bacon and mushroom pasta sounds really good..."

He got more hungry by thinking about food.

"Should I go to the spirit forest and collect some mushrooms now?"

As he started to seriously entertain that thought, from somewhere, the
smell of delicious soup flowed in.

"....hmm?"

Frowning, Kamito got up from the bed.

It seemed the smell was coming in from the gap of the half opened door.

Twitching his nose to inhale the smell, Kamito opened the door...

In front of him was a bowl of soup that gave off white steam.

Filled with a lot of onions and chicken with bones, the soup looked delicious.

"... am I imagining things, or is this the kindness from heaven for my unending misfortune?"

Drawing a blank because of the hunger, Kamito reached out with his hands toward the bowl without any suspicion.

Suddenly the bowl rose up a bit.

He stretched out his hand again.

Once again the bowl was raised.

Then in front of the Kamito was the face of that princess with platinum
blond hair.

Her name should be Rinslet Laurenfrost if he remembered correctly.

Behind her, the girl Carol in maid dresses stood courteously.

"What's the meaning of this?"

Kamito asked with half opened eye.

"Fuu, you must be hungry, right? Kamito Kazehaya?"

"Yeah."

Kamito noded honestly.

"Bark woof, and then swear that you will be my slave, I'll let you have this bowl of soup."

Rinslet held the bowl still, and puffed up her large breast.

"I refuse. Bye Bye."

Bang.

"Ahh, wait, wait a second. Listen to what I say, you insolent. "

Bang! Bang! The door was kicked repeatedly .

It would be trouble if she breaks it. Kamito opened the door again.

"What's that? Are you going to let me have the soup now?"

"Right away if you lick my foot ... Ah, why are you closing the door again!"

Rinslet quickly stuck her foot into the gap of the door, like a veteran debt collector.

"Ouch! That hurts!"

It looked painful... What the hell was she here for anyway?

"Are you alright, my lady?"

Worried about Rinslet, the Maid Carol asked.

Kamito had no choice but to open the door, Rinslet glared at him with tears in her eyes.

"How can you be so insolent after I offered my hands of kindness towards you? "

"No, you... hands of kindness?"

It appeared that she was serious. Slowly Kamito's head starts aching.

Sheesh, all the princesses of this academy are so troublesome.

Kamito complained inside his mind.

"Ah"

After Rinslet got a glimpse of the inside of the hut, her face started to twitch.

"Ah, you, why are you living inside a stable?"

"The stable is next door. This is my dormitory. Home is where you make it."

"..."

"Stop looking at me with such pity. It makes me feel sad."

Her face looked like that she was seriously concerned about it. Kamito's attitude softened a little bit.

"Rather than living in a condition like this, you should come to my
house. I'll specially hire you as a servant."

"Ah, my lady, I believe he will look great if we dress him as a maid. "

Carol showed her support with a big smile. This girl was troublesome as well.

Well, after all, it looked like that Rinslet was genuinely worried about the circumstances.

"Your sympathy is appreciated, but I don't plan to throw away my pride." Kamito shook his head.

Displeased, Rinslet perked up her lips.

"So you don't like becoming my servant?"

"That's right. It is no use to try to placate me. "

"So full of yourself, even though you wag your tail at Claire Rouge. "

"When did I wag my tail at her?" Kamito grumbled with half open eye. Well, many people might think the same---

Could it be that this princess is trying to get close to Kamito mainly out of her rivalry with Claire?

"Yareyare, such an unexpected annoyance." Kamito let out a heavy sigh.

"I got it. That's fine with me if that's how you want it." Rinslet cleared her throat, and placed the bowl on the ground.

"Hmm?"

"I'll leave the soup here. From the very beginning it was because Carol cooked too much of it and it will be a shame to waste the leftovers. You should be grateful to my benevolence. "

"Eh?"

(This young lady, by any chance----)

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Rinslet turned around elegantly and was about to leave.

"Ahh, Wait, Rinslet!"

Kamito suddenly called out.

Rinslet winced and stopped in her steps.

"Wh-what is that? Suddenly calling other people's first name---"

"I can't be your servant, but we can be friends."

"Eh?"

Rinslet's emerald green eyes open wide.

"Thank you for being worried and coming to see me."

"Wh-wha, you, you insolent. Of, of course that's not true."

Rinslet suddenly blushed and turned her face away.

"Fufu, my lady is so..."

Carol covered her mouth and giggles.

===Part 2===

Just at this time -

"Rinslet Laurenfrost!"

A voice with which Kamito had gotten familiar suddenly passes into his ears.

Claire walked towards here, her red pigtails swaying .

It appeared that Madam Freya's admonishing session was finally over.

"Don't feed my contract spirits without permission, you thieving dog."

"You ... whom are you calling a thieving dog!? "

Here we go again, Kamito let out a tired sigh.

"What's that? Isn't your family crest a dog? "

"You - Laurenfrost's family crest is a proud White Wolf!"

"White Wolf? Changing it into a Chihuahua fits you better."

"...!"

Provoked by Claire's words---

"Claire Rouge ... you really got my dander up. " Rinslet said with a
suppressed voice.

In a flash, a fog-like chill hung around them. The temperature dropped
dramatically.

"Wait, you can't be calling your spirit -"

Kamito hastily called out, but it was too late.

The cold wind swirled. Rinslet's hair flied up, rippling.

---Oh freezing beast with Ice-teeth, merciless hunter of the forest.

---Now is the time to abide the contract of blood, hasten to my side as commanded!

As soon as Rinslet finished chanting the summoning spirit spell, a gust of ice storm engulfed all of the surroundings.

Amid the roaring and swirling blizzard, a figure appeared.

A beautiful wolf, with a coat of silver white fur.

Its body exuded a freezing chill.

"This is ..."

"It is the contract spirit of my lady, Fenrir." Carol said with a smile.

The imposing aura that White Wolf carried, was definitely incomparable by a low level spirit.

For the ranking of the spirits, the White Wolf was unmistakably higher than mid-level. To have made contracts with spirits of this level, this young lady is definitely not an ordinary person.

"Well, your dog is still the same, with its coat color barely meritable."

Claire shook her pigtails in disdain.

"You... you called it a dog again, You flat chest! I absolutely will not forgive your insult to the family of Laurenfrost!"

Covered with the chilling air, the White Wolf roared, and dashed toward Claire.

"Whom are you calling flat chest! Come, Scarlet!"

Claire lashed at the ground with her whip. A scorching hell cat immediately appeared from the twirling rising flames.

It appeared that Claire had long conjured up her spirit already.

"-Hey you two! No fighting with your spirit here!" Kamito cried out. The horses in the stables neighed in fear.

"I will not forgive you to put your hand on my slave. I'll end it here today, you thieving dog."

"I'll surely steal your servant and make him mine!"

Sparks burst out between the two girls.

If one only listened to these lines, it sounded like two women in love fighting over a man.

"The two ladies look like lovers fighting over a man!"

"Carol, you don't have to say that." Kamito looked at the maid standing next to him with squinted eyes .

"By the way, is it really OK to not stop them?"

"Right. They have always been like this."

"These two girls have always been behaving like this towards each other..."

"Yes, the relation between the two ladies is very good."

"Is this irony?"

Kamito grumbled with a sigh.

"You have always been an eyesore, Claire Rouge!"

"You are the same, Rinslet! Why do you have to always cause me trouble!"

Magic ice spirit Fenrir---

Flame spirit Scarlet---

The two spirits suddenly jumped up in the air and clashed.

Ice and Fire collided, sending a storm bursting around.

From the point of view of Kamito, the levels of the two spirit were almost the same. But it seems that Claire had an advantage in the skill of mastering the spirits.

However, the flame spirit in her command was apparently quite spent out.

(Because she was beaten up by the sword spirit a few hours ago---)

Receiving such a large amount of damage, she couldn't possibly have recovered by taking a short break.

Kamito observed the fighting of the two spirits.

"Eh? What?...... a burning smell?"

Kamito frowned and looked around.

When the sight came into his eyes, his expression suddenly freezed.

It was burning.

Kamito's hut was burning fiercely.

The straws that stocked next to his hut had caught the sparks of the flame spirit and started burning.

"Ah, my home!"

Hearing the cries of Kamito, Claire quickly turned toward him.

"Rinslet! Pause! We got fire!"

"It is no use to distract me ... Huh? It really is burning!"

The hut on fire burned more and more violent. Sooner or later the stables would catch fire too.

"My home---"

"Calm down. Fire of this scale, I'll put it out in no time - Fenrir!"

Rinslet cried out, the white wolf of magic ice instantly came back to her side.

Just as one thought that the white wolf suddenly disappeared in the air, in Rinslet's hands a huge <ice Longbow> appeared.

"Elemental Waffe" the second purified form of the spirit.

"Oh freezing teeth of ice, pierce your target! <freezing arrow>!"

Rinslet pulled up an ice arrow and shoots.

The arrows turned into countless ice pieces and poured down, the burning flame was instantly extinguished.

"Well, with me here it is a piece of cake!"

Rinslet stroked her long platinum blond hair and puffed up her chest proudly.

"......"

Kamito stood motionlessly with a dumbfounded stare.

The hut was smashed into pieces by pouring down ice arrows.

"Kohon", Rinslet let out a dry cough.

"... Seems that I went a bit too far."

"This is not called a bit. Do you have any control of your power?"

"You ... shut up! From the very beginning it was you who lit it up!"

Ignoring the stunned Kamito, those two engaged in arguments again.

At this time -

"What are you doing!"

The footsteps of several people running from the middle court could be heard.

One of them was the ponytail girl in a silver breastplate.

Ellis Fahrengart, the commander of the Knight brigade Sylphid who was in charge of up-keeping the discipline of the academy.

Behind her there were two girls in the same dress.

Claire sucked her tongue, and Rinslet also didn't bother to hide her face of displeasure.

"It is prohibited to fight due to private matters in school ... What!?"

The hastily running steps suddenly stopped.

Her eyes widened, looking dazed at pile of rubble that was Kamito's home.

Black smokes slowly rose from the charred rubble.

"This is ...... What on earth is this?!"

Ellis questioned Kamito, her voice charged with fury.

She drew the sword that hangs at her waist, pointing to the throat of Kamito.

"You, you hate the house that I made! Is that it? Is this your protest?!"

"No ... there is absolutely no such thing! This is because - "

Kamito quickly explained.

"It was this stupid dog who blew it up to dust."

"Before that, this pitiful chest lit it on fire!"

Hearing the voices from behind, Ellis turned around.

Claire and Rinslet, pointed their fingers at each other in accusation.

"... That's how it was. It was your work, just like always."

Ellis sighed with an expression that says "I understood".

"Knight commander, your greeting is more enthusiastic than usual."

"It is the usual greeting, isn't it? Problematic students of the raven class?" Alice looked sharply at Rinslet.

Soon, the girls from the Knight brigade who were following Ellis finally caught up.

A girl with tea colored hair tied in braids, and another girl with black hair in a tomboy style.

As soon as they saw Claire and Rinslet, the two girls put on expressions like they have bitten some bitter worm."

"... Hell cat Claire! And Ice Wolf Rinslet!"

"What did they do again this time, these guys from the lowly raven class?"

In the eyes of the girls plainly floated a contemptuous look.

"... What did you say?"

"What did you utter just now?"

Claire and Rinslet glared at the two girls at the same time.

But the girls completely ignored them focusing their eyes on Kamito.

"Are you that newly transferred male Seirei-Tsukai?"

"Oh, not bad. Very handsome."

The girl with braids looked at Kamito up and down like she was evaluating his price.

The girl's sight made Kamito shrink away in discomfort.

"Wait, this guy is my slave spirit that I caught!"

"I tamed Kamito Kazahaya: he is my servant!"

Claire and Rinslet declared arbitrarily of their ownership of Kamito at the same time.

The knight girl with braids snuffs with disdain, said: "Alas, because nobody wants to form a team with you, you use your sex appeal to seduce the transfer student. Such a fitting style for a countryside noble."

"You dare to call me a countryside noble!"

Rinslet's face suddenly turns livid.

It appears that the girl stepped on the mine that should not be stepped on.

"Sure I did. Laurenfrost family has only a big-name, they are really
just country bumpkins."

"You ... you ... you ...!"

"My, My lady. Please calm down -"

"Fu, fufu, fu, ... Carol, I am quite calm. "

Rinslet revealed a bright smile ... although she tries to be ladylike, her face is still quite scary.

Another girl knight turned to Claire, and scorned: "As for Claire Rouge, although she is a noble, but isn't she the sister of a traitor? Really, why did the academy accept this person for admission---"

At that instant, Claire suddenly lashed at the ground with the whip.

"- shut up. Or I'll make you into charcoal cinders."

Claire snarled with suppressed voice, her voice trembling, her red eyes quietly burning with anger.

(... Claire is the sister of a traitor?)

Kamito frowned.

(... what on earth is the meaning of this?)

The two girls felt the sudden change of atmosphere and fell silent.

"You went too far." Ellis chided the two, then turned to Claire.

She cleared her throat and said: "In short, I will report this instance to the knight headquarters. The charge will be the use spirits to start a small fire and and cause property damage. We'll give you notice for the specifics of the punishment at a later time. Please refrain from doing such stupid things again. We are busy, you know?"

"Let's go." Alice said and was about to lead the other two away.

However, from behind came a voice.

"Hold on! Ellis Fahrengart, are you trying to run away?"

"What?"

Ellis stopped, turned back to Claire who called out her.

"What did you say just now?"

The calm tone of voice was full of anger. Ellis's hand was on the hilt of the sword at her waist.

"Oh, you heard it? I did not expect the Sylphid Knights to be cowards."

"Claire Rouge, Do you think I'll just let it go if someone insults the Sylphid knights?"

Ellis unsheathed her sword. The other two drew their swords at the same time.

"I'll return that line intact right back at you. You may insult me as you please, but I will not forgive anyone who insults my sister."

Claire stroked the ground with her whip.

"I request a duel, Ellis Fahrengart, with the other two as well."

"Let me join as well, Claire Rouge. It is the Laurenfrost family's injunction to take revenge at those who dare to smear the family name of Laurenfrost."

Rinslet ruffled her hair, and showed an undaunted smile.

At this point Ellis pointed the tip of her sword toward these two.

"Well, it will stain the name of the Sylphid Knights if we are accused of running away. I accept the request. I can't stand the mess of your raven class any longer."

"Hey, isn't it prohibited to fight for private matters? "

At such a precarious intense moment, Kamito instinctively spoke out.

"It is forbidden to fight for private matters within school grounds. Anyway, I have no intention of doing it here. "

"What do you mean?"

Ignoring Kamito who was tilting his head, Ellis turned to Claire.

"The time will be 2am tonight, in front of the <Gate>. I'll leave it to you to decide the format."

"...One-on-one is too much trouble. How about we fight as teams of three."

"That will do." Ellis nodded and put away the sword, then turned around and left.

Claire glared at the back of the knights and cursed viciously:

"Well I will let you regret this, especially that short haired girl.
I'll definitely kick her ass!"

"Such a good opportunity. I have disliked the bunch from the Knight brigade since long ago."

"Rinslet, Try not to be a burden."

"After destroying the hut, now you are on a duel. Please take mercy on
me." Kamito sighed deeply. Then suddenly he realized.

Battle as a team of three. So, who will be the third person?

"As it turns out, -"

Claire placed one hand on her waist, and pointed a finger at Kamito.

"It is time to show us your strength, my slave spirit! "

"Ahhh... I knew this is how it would be..."

In front of rubble heap that was his former home , Kamito reluctantly
dropped his shoulder.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter3

2012-04-10T18:02:42Z

Richocet: /* Part 3 */

== Chapter 3: My Classmate is a Princess ==
===Part 1===

A stubborn footstep resounded in the academy hallway.

A sleeved uniform had been provided directly to Kamito, who was following the swaying ponytail.

The uniform Greyworth prepared was customary designed for his personal use. The fundamental colour was the same as that of the other students, pure white, but the dress below it was certainly not a skirt. The cloth of his pants, which was incorporated with holiness, was worn nicely like a gentleman.

(Damn, the size is perfect...she knew it from the very beginning.)

Kamito cursed Greyworth in his head.

“The instructor building and the student building are connected on the second floor's hallway. The cafeteria is located on the first floor.”

Guiding him through the school building was the girl from before, Ellis Fahrengart.

While Kamito was changing 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 him midway and dutifully continued to guide 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 for sure a design that has given little consideration for the people using it.

Staring at Ellis' swaying ponytail, Kamito recalled the conversation from earlier. In the end, although he wasn't pleased that things has 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 Play Dancer.

And, that Ren Ashbell's Contracted Spirit is---

'''A dark spirit in the form of a young girl'''.

"..."

While walking, Kamito dropped his gaze to his left hand which was covered with a leather glove.

(... No, it can't be her. Because, she is---)

Kamito shook his head. Trying to deny it rationally---but could it be... mixed thoughts 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, who was walking 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’m explaining these things.”

“... Um, my bad. I was thinking of something.”

“Mm, thinking of something?”

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!”

"Wai-Wait, Don't swing your blade here!"

The blade was swung at point blank range, and Kamito quickly dodged 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 was walking so fast since before, was because she was conscious of the fact that Kamito was a man.

"Listen, don’t misunderstand anything! I have not accepted you. I'm guiding you because I have no choice but to comply with the Academy Director's 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 a spirit contractor, there is no way I would accept it!"

Returning on her heels, Ellis began to walk quickly.

"All things considered, why would the Academy Director want a man transferred here..."

... It seemed that he was being disliked a lot.

(Well, it can't be helped. This is my fate as the only man in this garden of maidens.)

It's as if a lion has been released on a herd of rabbits.

Naturally, the overly boxed princesses would be wary of a man of the same age.

The <Spirit Blade Dance Festival> will be held two months later.

He had to obtain their trust gradually in this school life.

(Hmm, yeah. Speaking of life.)

Suddenly, something came to his mind.

"Hey, Ellis."

“What.”

Ellis turned around in a sullen mood.

He thought she might rage because of him calling her first name so casually, but apparently she didn't.

“From today onward, where should I lodge at?”

There was no male dormitory in this academy, and there's no way that he would be given a room in the female dormitory. Would that mean commuting to the school from the academic city at the foot of the mountain?

"Don't worry about it, the academy has prepared a splendid lodge of great price for you. A part of the endowment has been especially addressed in the construction cost."

"What a strangely thorny way of speaking."

... Well whatever. It's certainly better than being homeless or be outside in the <Spirit Forest>.

"It can be seen from this window--- there it is."

Kamito looked in the direction Ellis was pointing at.

"... Um, where is it?"

Looking around the vast grounds, it seems he can’t find any lodging house there.

"Look well, over there at the corner of the plaza square"

Ellis was pointing towards---

“That’s... my lodge?”

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."

"Ha?"

(Um, am I seeing something wrong?)

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 wind would destroy such a lodge.

"Ah, maybe--- that one?"

"Yeah."

Ellis simply nodded.

"Where's the splendid lodge! It seems like it was been built in three days!"

"Three hours. Do not underestimate the power of my contracted spirit."

"You built it?! I mean, wasn't it built at a high 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 straws."

"I'm getting the same treatment as a horse..."

"Fu, You have a strong sense of pride. Of course a horse is more worthy of caring for than you."

With the ponytail at her nape brushing on her shoulder, Ellis says 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."

Kamito grumbled, "Are you complaining?" 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?"

"Aa, It's a hobby. Someday an ideal gentleman will take my hands for marriage, and to please him with my cooking, I'm usually training for it."

"Really, um, if there is a chance, please let me try it too. At least, I have a fine taste."

"Aah. If there's a chance, I would like to demonstrate my proud cooking... Wha, Who are you to think that I would do something like that for you!"

Zing - In a flash the blade was been swung, and Kamito dodged it by a thin margin.

"... You. Forget about cooking, these are not the kind of hands for marriage---"

"Uh..."

Kamito retorted with half an eye closed. Maybe being self-conscious, Ellis quickly glanced away.

"Another thing, being the leader of the knights, aren't you messing up the order the most?"

"Shu, Shut up. It was because you said something strange!"

Kamito shrugged his shoulders, then turned toward the corridor again.

"Let's leave the topic of the dormitory for now. Where's my classroom?"

"The Raven class. Where extraordinary problem children are gathered, a perfect class for you."

"Extraordinary problem children?"

"Just as the meaning of the word. ...Mm, Why are you looking so bitter?"

"No, I happen to know something about it."

Kamito remembered in his head, the crimson haired young girl 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 term "extraordinary problem child" fit this young girl perfectly.

"As if... I'm from the superior class Weasel!"

In an instant, the sword was swung in a flash.

Kamito was expecting it this time, and only the forelocks had slightly been cut.

"... T-The Fahrengart secret sword skill was fended off."

"....As such, don't casually swing at me with your hidden sword skills!"

Climbing up the staircase and walking through the long corridor, Kamito finally saw his classroom.

A large wooden double leaf door with an abstract spirit shaped carving was there.

Areishia Spirit Academy's classrooms were arranged 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 from noble families. There are some who hold a grudge against each other. Although as a regulation of the academy, personal struggles 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 who swung her blade on every occasion --- his impression of her changed a little.

She possesses the pride of a knight.

The '''Male Spirit Contractor''', whose mere existence would bring disturbance to the academy.

From the point of view of the leader of the knights, 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.

"... Hm, why are you glaring at my face?"

Ellis suspiciously frowned her eyebrows.

"Well, I'm sorry for the various teasing from some time ago."

"...? Wh-Why you, suddenly!"

Her embarrassed reaction seemed somehow strangely cute.

===Part 2 ===

Looking inside the large auditorium classroom, no one was there. During this time everyone was out. Perhaps they are all engaged in practical training outside in the training field area.

"It's okay from here, I'll hear the rest later from my classmates. Thanks for your guidance."

"Fu, such gratitude is unnecessary. If there was a failure to properly guide you, '''You might deliberately lose your way''' into the toilet later."

"You really have no faith in me......"

At this comparatively caustic line from the departing Ellis, Kamito let out a deep sigh.

Judging from his experience so far on the first day, it would be a tall order to gain the trust of his classmates.

While muttering, Kamito stepped into the depopulated 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 thrown down in the corridor.

(Wh, What!?)

*Cough* Looking around himself while coughing ---

"Kazehaya Kamito!"

Over his head, a familiar voice of a young girl descended upon him.

... Honestly, a voice he doesn't want to hear.

"Y, Yo, You have escaped from me, despite being my contracted spirit!"

"Hugh, ug"

"Defying me!"

"Guh!"

Feigning ignorance and trying to whistle, the thing around his neck tightened.

(This sucks.....)

Thrown down flat onto his back, in front of Kamito ---

A blazing red haired beautiful young girl with her folded arms looking down to Kamito.

The blowing winds from the window caused 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, from this place, I can　slightly see your panties"

“Wha!”

Claire's face blushed, then she quickly restrained her skirt.

"Pe, Pe, Pe, Pervert~!"

Gogogogogogogogogo......!

A heat haze coming from Claire's body was rising.

No. It was not a heat haze. It was a completely burning Astral Zero's flame.

"It seems, you really want to be turned into cinders, Kamito?"

"Wai, Wait, not yet!"

Kamito felt that his life was seriously in danger, 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 always white, black is....rarely, 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 priestess was her greatest weakness.

.......Is it really okay for a spirit contractor 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 is weeping gloomily.

......Somewhat, it looked that he had done something terrible.

"My bad....don't cry, ok?"

Kamito stood up then approached her while Claire glared at him.

.....Frightening. She could have burnt a person with merely her glaring.

She wipes her tears with her uniform sleeve, then clenches her leather whip tightly.

"Kazehaya Kamito"

"Wh, What?"

"I, I'm quite generous, so I'll give you one chance to explain"

Although her tone was calm, obviously her voice was trembling.

........Extremely angry.

"Sometime ago, why did you escape?"

"No, it's common sense that I would think of escaping"

Kamito unintentionally replies immediately.

An answer --- that he immediately regretted.

"......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 gi.....give, 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,

"Sometime ago, you were speaking with the knight group's Ellis Fahrengart, '''you seemed to be getting along well with 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"

"Ha?..... You have transferred? Here at Areishia Spirit Academy?"

Claire spread open her eyes, then looked to Kamito's uniformed figure, she just noticed it now.

"No way....you are a man!"

"Aa. But, you have seen me contracting a spirit"

Kamito nodded, then showed his right hand where the spirit seal was imprinted.

"I'm a '''male spirit contractor'''. That's why Greyworth summoned me here. "

"........"

Therefore, Claire ---

Lost in thought, she put her finger on her cherry colored lips.

"Really, what........a transfer student......"

*pfft* *pfft* She murmured something to herself.

(...... If she stays quiet, she looks just like a usual, ordinary cute girl.)

And, while staring at her side face, Kamito thought.

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 seemingly cheerful voice. Somehow she seemed awfully happy.

Her smiling face would charm anyone who was 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 breasts, Claire pointed her index finger at his front eyes.

As always, she put forth an arrogant reason.

(......An annoying girl)

Kamito is really quite irritated. Particularly, with no gratitude for saving her life, he had been called a thief.

--- For such an arrogant princess, some proper punishment is needed.

"Okay. I'll bind a spirit contract with you, alright"

Helplessly, Kamito purposely nods his head.

"........Eh? Um, so, at last you have finally become obedient"

She thought that he would be more resistant. Due to the unexpected response, Claire nodded as though quite bewildered.

"In that case ---"
[[Image:STnBD_V01_088.jpg|Slowly, Kamito raised Claire's chin by his fingertip. |thumb]]
Slowly, Kamito raised Claire's chin by his fingertip.

"Ha? Wha, wha, what are you doing?"

"Doing? A spirit contract, a high level humanoid spirit contract..... you understand?"

"A......."

Claire's face froze.

A high level humanoid contract.

In short, it was ---

"'''A contract sealed by a kiss''', isn't it?"

Kamito said it, and Claire's face blushed red.

"Uh, not, to that extent --- you don't have to go that far, I mean, that"

In a panicky irritable tone, she shakes her head furiously.

"Eve, even without any such formality, I don't mind...."

"Are you scared?"

"I, I'm not particularly scared! Um, but, that......"

"Then close your eyes."

Kamito mischievously whispered to a shrinking Claire's ears.

"Eh, wait......hiwaaaa!?"

(.......She is totally green on such things. ) 

Such a cute reaction, of course I would want to bully her.

Slowly, bringing his face closer to her thin cherry color lips.

"Um, sorry, I apologize......so.....forgive me"

"Too late ---"

"Su, so...kyauu!"

Claire gave up then closed her eyes.

(An obedient girl.....)

Kamito smiles bitterly in his mind.

Of course, he does not seriously plan to contract by kiss.

It was a thorough revenge for being tormented by her, but he was not so devilish as to go that far to mistreat a young girl.

Time to let her off --- then, as he was about to detach his body, at that time-

"Hey, you."

He was tapped from behind his shoulders.

Kamito slowly timidly* turns around.

In that place ---

"What are you doing, here in this sacred institute Areishia Spirit Academy?"

A gentle smile floated from the beautiful woman standing there.

She seems to be in the middle of her twenties. Long black hair, and wearing a pair of green black rimmed glasses.

She was dressed in a dark grey suit with a long sleeved white robe on top of it.

"I'm the one in charge of the Raven Class, Freya Grandol. I've heard of you from the Academy Director. The Academy's first ever male spirit contractor."

Wearing a smile that looked like it was pasted on her face, the beautiful woman introduced herself.

However, her eyes were not smiling.

"Now, why did you make our princess cry, bastard?"

=== Part 3 ===

Kamito rises up onto the platform, causing some quiet murmurs within the classroom.

That a male spirit contractor had transferred in, the rumors seemed to have already spread around. But they don't often get the chance to meet a young boy of the same age, so they can't hide their anxiety and curiosity from him.

"Is that a male spirit contractor ---"

"He has such vicious looks, like he will kill someone with them."

"Seems like he has already raped Claire Rouge"

"Wh, What is rape?"

"I, I don't know, but....so, something, perverted!"

"However, his delinquent look, is quite cool ♪"

"Don't be fooled by his outward appearance. Because every man is a perverted beast"

"Rumor has it that he was also having an affair with Ellis Fahrengart"

"eeh, with that super-serious leader of the knights? By the way, what is an affair?"

"I don't know but..... so, something, indecent!"

.......*whisper *whisper.

(.......What are they talking nonsensically?)

Looking around the classroom built like an old theater, Kamito let out a sigh.

The number of students are fourteen or fifteen. Everyone has been brought up as a princess. Almost all of them are looking towards Kamito with interest, but some of the girls seemed really scared.

(Well, It was an expected reaction from them.)

After all, whenever anyone heard about a male spirit contractor, the first thing that came into their mind was the name of the ancient demon king who brought disaster and chaos to the continent. ..... has an excessively bad image.

Inside the classroom being showered with sharp glances like needles, Kamito had the urge to immediately run away.

Among them the specially intense glare --- came from the red haired girl in the front row.

Claire's glare that can burn people merely by her sight was fixed on Kamito.

"Burn, Burnt, Burning......"

She grumbled with different forms of the word.

Apparently, for a while ago up until now, she still seemed angry. --- obviously.

For that, Kamito reflected whether he had overdone it.

(If I don't properly apologize later)

"obliterate into cinders, obliterate into cinders, obliterate into cinders....."

.......don't know whether he would be forgiven when he apologizes.

"Stop chirping. Be quiet. Do you bunch want to lose credit?" 

The professor in charge Freya Grandol, hit the desk with the class list, and the classroom became silent.

She was not a teacher of practical skills but a special lecturer, and also a member of the spirit research agency who is traveling in every region of the <Spirit Forest> of the continent performing field work.

"Here, you, hurry up and introduce yourself."

The eye glasses worn by the beautiful woman gives her an intellectual appearance, but　if she opened her mouth it would expose her true colors.

Well, to put it nicely she had a daring and largehearted disposition. At least, she didn't seem to be a bad person.

Kamito stepped forward in front of the podium, and briefly introduced himself.

"I am Kazehaya Kamito, sixteen years old. As you can see I'm a male spirit contractor however......so, don't be afraid and let us get along with each other thanks."

It was too simple, but he had nothing else to say.

'''For secrets that can't be said''', there were plenty.

The classmates reaction were ---

"Like, ordinary......right?"

"Yeah, ordinary. Not much of a demon king"

.....oh?

"However, seems like, I have fallen for him ♪"

"A, see.Aaloof look, doesn't he make you want to protect him?"

The once quiet classroom were filled with buzzing again.

(Wh, what is this fluffy sweet feeling?)

Due to the unexpected reaction of the young girls, Kamito was puzzled.

He thought that he would be greeted with chilly eyes, or even despising eyes.

However, the reactions that he felt earlier from all of the girls were very light.

Guessing Kamito's doubt, Madam Freya whispered into his ear.

"Ah, the princesses here have different senses to the commoners. After all, they are constantly handling the most puzzling neighbor to humans: 'the spirits'. Well, rather than criticizing you as a male spirit contractor, they are just curious in many ways about a young boy of the same age."

(Really, That's how it is ---)

Since it was put that way, it might be a little easier.

"u, um, Kamito.....you?"

And, one of the girls timidly raised her hand.

"Ya, Yeah, What?"

"um, umm, wha, what's your, favorite food?"

"Eh? Well, anything.....if anything, I like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratin Gratin]"

"Ordinary!" "Quite Ordinary!" "I thought he would say [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyotaimori Nyoitaimori]!" "Cute!"

bla* bla* bla*.

.....What's this. A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyotaimori Nyoitaimori]?

Starting with that girl, one by one they poured questions towards him.

"Where is your home town?" "Your three sizes?" "Which place do you wash first in a bath?"

.....Princess, It was almost sexual harassment.

However, the one who was asking the question was blushing red all the way to her ears.

"Have you decided your team yet?"

"Team?"

"Of course the team for this coming <Spirit Blade Dance Festival>"

"Aa---"

The <Spirit Blade Dance Festival> that would be held two months later was going to be in the format of a five person team group battle. Kamito, as one person, can't enter by himself, he needed to find other spirit contractors and form a team.

"As of now, I don't have a team yet. I'm going to look for my other fellow teammates now"

In two months, whether he would find such people, he didn't know.

"Is it true, that you have tamed the sword <sealed spirit> that no one else has been able to contract?"

"Wh?"

Kamito eyebrow frowned in surprise. It looked like words of the event from this morning had already went around in the academy.

What on earth ---

"Yeah, and I am the one who tamed this Kamito that tamed the spirit!"

Slowly rising, Claire puffed up her almost nonexistent breast proudly.

"......as I thought, you!"

The princesses shriek* together in excitement.

"Kamito, what's your relationship with Claire?"

"Master and her Slave Spirit!"

"Totally nonsense. Don't answer it for me!"

Kamito quickly retorted against Claire who was answering it with her hands on her hips.

"What, an insolent slave spirit"

"When did I become your slave spirit!"

Watching the interaction between these two people, the girls become more and more excited.

The situation was about to be out of control ---

*Bam*. Madam Freya strikes her desk. The classroom settles down.

"Arg. Girls, cut it out! You, hurry up and choose your favorite seat"

"Ye, Yes.....!"

Madam Freya sends a lifeboat, Kamito gladly rides on it.

Of course, he preferred to sit as far from the red haired princess as possible. he starts walking towards one of the seats in the back.

At that moment. Pashii* a torturing leather whip coiled around his neck.

"Arg!"

With the neck being strangled, in that way, he had been pulled backward.

"*cough *cough, what are you doing!"

"Where are you going? Your seat is next to me."

"Hah, Who will sit in such a dangerous seat? uooooh--"

While his neck is being strangled, Kamito tries to move forward.

"hm, trying to oppose me. I'll show you who's the master!"

scratch* scratch* scratch* scratch*...........!

Kamito tries to unfasten the whip, Claire skillfully controlled her whip and prevented him from doing so.

"dddd.....da, mn......"

He can't breathe. More and more the oxygen ceased to circulate in his brain, at that time.

Swoosh* the sound of a gust of wind, Kamito's body was suddenly released.

"Oooowahh.......!"

Kamito lost his balance and trips over the staircase.

What on earth happened ---

".......h!?"

Turning around, in front of him standing stabbed into the floor was a sharp arrow.

Not a metal arrow. It's a clear ice arrow sparkling from the reflection of the sunlight.

(......Is this, an elemental waffe?)

The same as Claire's flame whip, the incarnation of their spirit is turned into their weapon form.

Who was it...?

"A disgrace, Claire Rouge"

An elegant voice was heard in the highest part of the classroom.

Kamito staying down on the ground, looks up and there ---

An extravagant platinum blonde beautiful young girl, standing with her hands on her hips.

A high class princess, as featured in a painted picture. Her skin is as white as the first snow.

The color of her pupils is a fine emerald green in pale radiance.

A charming smile appeared, calmly looking down at Claire.

".......w, what do you want, Rinslet Laurenfrost?!"

Claire growled in a deep voice. A dangerous color floated in her ruby eyes, it seems like she would bite at any moment.

"Give up, because he had already said that he wants to sit next to me."

hmmp*, combing her platinum blonde hair, declared the princess.

I have not said anything of that sort---anyway it was a big help.

Kamito was about to stand up when the blonde haired princess gracefully came down the stairs.

She bent down in front of Kamito, and stared at him like evaluating his price.

As the adorable beautiful girl is intently staring at him, Kamito's eye unintentionally diverted.

"Hmm, the face is not so bad"

Rinslet seems satisfied nodded and,

"Hey! You,　do you want to become my servant?"

"Ha?"

Suddenly, she said something unexpected.

"Do, don't lay your hand on him as you please, this guy is my slave spirit!"

Claire ran up on the stairs, and immediately grasped Kamito's arm.

"When did I became yours."

"Shut up!"

Claire suddenly yanked his arm.

The upper arm touched her breast, Kamito's heart involuntarily beat faster.

Although it was almost '''none''' --- She was still a sixteen year old young girl.

A reasonable elastic feeling was all that was needed and his heart would be pounding.

But ---

fuyoyon~*

In his other arms, '''an utterly other dimensional sensation could be felt'''!

"Ah, he does not belong to you, does he?"

Rinslet held Kamito's left arm tightly with both hands.

Different from Claire's pitiful asset, over here there are considerably...sense of existence.

(Wai, wait, this is.......!)

Pressed from both sides with soft feeling, Kamito's face suddenly becomes hot.

"Re, release, fool!"

"What did you say, flat chested!"

A crackling spark scatters from the two princesses glaring at each other.

funyu*. fuyon~*. fukyun~*.

......Though it felt great, but if they don't release his arms first, it seems like his heart would burst.

And, at that time.

"Owawawah, my, my lady, don't give more hardship to Mr. transfer student!"

From above the classroom, A young girl in maid clothes came running down.

(.....ha? A maid?)

Kamito spreads his eyes, staring at the young girl's appearance.

A waving long skirt with frills. A short bob trim cut black hair. A white brim that nicely suits her is resting on top of her head.

No matter how you look at it, she's a fine maid.

(........Why is there a maid here in this academy!?)

Since she called her my lady, it seems she is this blonde princess' maid.

But in any case, she seemed to have a more normal personality. Without a doubt, at least she　would intervene against this sour dispute. Kamito embraces a dim hope, but at that time...

"Princess......Kyaaaaah!"

The maid fell.

In the middle of the stairs, it was an impressive fall.

"Carol!?"

Rinslet's face became pale.

(......damn!)

Kamito shakes off the two people's arms, and jumps kicking off the floor.

"Hiaaaaaaah!"

Somehow he caught the screaming and falling maid's flying body. He wrapped his arms around the young girl so as to prevent her head from being hurt, and they tumbled down the stairs.

The two people hugging each other while rolling* down, finally stopped.

".......hm, are you hurt ---"

And, opens his mouth --- thereupon Kamito's thoughts froze.

In his front. fuyon~, there were large soft things.

Under the neat and tidy cloth of the maid, melons larger than that of Rinslet.
[[Image:STnBD_V01_103.jpg|"U......um, .........uaah, I'm sorry!"　fuwa~* Tears began to float in the young maid's black pupil. |thumb]]
"U......um, .........uaah, I'm sorry!"

fuwa~* Tears began to float in the young maid's black pupils.

kaatsu* her face blushed, panicky* she tried to stand up ---

"He, hey......mo, mogugugu~!"

The nose of Kamito was pressed more and more by her breast.

(I'm in trouble.....I can't breath....)

"Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

At the sight of two persons intertwined with each other, the classroom's young girls raise an excited scream.

"Pe, Pervert!" "As I thought a lewd beast!" "Reincarnation of the demon king!"

"N, No, I'm.........mogugugu.....!"

Hurrying attempting to deny, his voice is being absorbed by the well rounded breast.

Gogogogogogogogo.........!

".......?"

Suddenly, A rumbling sound can be heard from above.

......An earthquake. Perhaps.

Somehow, it has a very, very bad sensation.

Looking up from the valley of the breast ---

There, the shape of Claire holding a blazing flame whip.

"Thi, thi, this ero spirit~!"

"Wait, It can't be helped no matter how you look at it...."

"Shu, shut up, please turn into cinder!"

(Why is it that it always becomes like this.....)

While Kamito groaned hopelessly, the whip ruthlessly swings at him with no mercy.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter3

2012-04-10T18:00:57Z

Richocet: /* Part 3 */

== Chapter 3: My Classmate is a Princess ==
===Part 1===

A stubborn footstep resounded in the academy hallway.

A sleeved uniform had been provided directly to Kamito, who was following the swaying ponytail.

The uniform Greyworth prepared was customary designed for his personal use. The fundamental colour was the same as that of the other students, pure white, but the dress below it was certainly not a skirt. The cloth of his pants, which was incorporated with holiness, was worn nicely like a gentleman.

(Damn, the size is perfect...she knew it from the very beginning.)

Kamito cursed Greyworth in his head.

“The instructor building and the student building are connected on the second floor's hallway. The cafeteria is located on the first floor.”

Guiding him through the school building was the girl from before, Ellis Fahrengart.

While Kamito was changing 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 him midway and dutifully continued to guide 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 for sure a design that has given little consideration for the people using it.

Staring at Ellis' swaying ponytail, Kamito recalled the conversation from earlier. In the end, although he wasn't pleased that things has 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 Play Dancer.

And, that Ren Ashbell's Contracted Spirit is---

'''A dark spirit in the form of a young girl'''.

"..."

While walking, Kamito dropped his gaze to his left hand which was covered with a leather glove.

(... No, it can't be her. Because, she is---)

Kamito shook his head. Trying to deny it rationally---but could it be... mixed thoughts 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, who was walking 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’m explaining these things.”

“... Um, my bad. I was thinking of something.”

“Mm, thinking of something?”

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!”

"Wai-Wait, Don't swing your blade here!"

The blade was swung at point blank range, and Kamito quickly dodged 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 was walking so fast since before, was because she was conscious of the fact that Kamito was a man.

"Listen, don’t misunderstand anything! I have not accepted you. I'm guiding you because I have no choice but to comply with the Academy Director's 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 a spirit contractor, there is no way I would accept it!"

Returning on her heels, Ellis began to walk quickly.

"All things considered, why would the Academy Director want a man transferred here..."

... It seemed that he was being disliked a lot.

(Well, it can't be helped. This is my fate as the only man in this garden of maidens.)

It's as if a lion has been released on a herd of rabbits.

Naturally, the overly boxed princesses would be wary of a man of the same age.

The <Spirit Blade Dance Festival> will be held two months later.

He had to obtain their trust gradually in this school life.

(Hmm, yeah. Speaking of life.)

Suddenly, something came to his mind.

"Hey, Ellis."

“What.”

Ellis turned around in a sullen mood.

He thought she might rage because of him calling her first name so casually, but apparently she didn't.

“From today onward, where should I lodge at?”

There was no male dormitory in this academy, and there's no way that he would be given a room in the female dormitory. Would that mean commuting to the school from the academic city at the foot of the mountain?

"Don't worry about it, the academy has prepared a splendid lodge of great price for you. A part of the endowment has been especially addressed in the construction cost."

"What a strangely thorny way of speaking."

... Well whatever. It's certainly better than being homeless or be outside in the <Spirit Forest>.

"It can be seen from this window--- there it is."

Kamito looked in the direction Ellis was pointing at.

"... Um, where is it?"

Looking around the vast grounds, it seems he can’t find any lodging house there.

"Look well, over there at the corner of the plaza square"

Ellis was pointing towards---

“That’s... my lodge?”

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."

"Ha?"

(Um, am I seeing something wrong?)

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 wind would destroy such a lodge.

"Ah, maybe--- that one?"

"Yeah."

Ellis simply nodded.

"Where's the splendid lodge! It seems like it was been built in three days!"

"Three hours. Do not underestimate the power of my contracted spirit."

"You built it?! I mean, wasn't it built at a high 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 straws."

"I'm getting the same treatment as a horse..."

"Fu, You have a strong sense of pride. Of course a horse is more worthy of caring for than you."

With the ponytail at her nape brushing on her shoulder, Ellis says 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."

Kamito grumbled, "Are you complaining?" 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?"

"Aa, It's a hobby. Someday an ideal gentleman will take my hands for marriage, and to please him with my cooking, I'm usually training for it."

"Really, um, if there is a chance, please let me try it too. At least, I have a fine taste."

"Aah. If there's a chance, I would like to demonstrate my proud cooking... Wha, Who are you to think that I would do something like that for you!"

Zing - In a flash the blade was been swung, and Kamito dodged it by a thin margin.

"... You. Forget about cooking, these are not the kind of hands for marriage---"

"Uh..."

Kamito retorted with half an eye closed. Maybe being self-conscious, Ellis quickly glanced away.

"Another thing, being the leader of the knights, aren't you messing up the order the most?"

"Shu, Shut up. It was because you said something strange!"

Kamito shrugged his shoulders, then turned toward the corridor again.

"Let's leave the topic of the dormitory for now. Where's my classroom?"

"The Raven class. Where extraordinary problem children are gathered, a perfect class for you."

"Extraordinary problem children?"

"Just as the meaning of the word. ...Mm, Why are you looking so bitter?"

"No, I happen to know something about it."

Kamito remembered in his head, the crimson haired young girl 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 term "extraordinary problem child" fit this young girl perfectly.

"As if... I'm from the superior class Weasel!"

In an instant, the sword was swung in a flash.

Kamito was expecting it this time, and only the forelocks had slightly been cut.

"... T-The Fahrengart secret sword skill was fended off."

"....As such, don't casually swing at me with your hidden sword skills!"

Climbing up the staircase and walking through the long corridor, Kamito finally saw his classroom.

A large wooden double leaf door with an abstract spirit shaped carving was there.

Areishia Spirit Academy's classrooms were arranged 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 from noble families. There are some who hold a grudge against each other. Although as a regulation of the academy, personal struggles 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 who swung her blade on every occasion --- his impression of her changed a little.

She possesses the pride of a knight.

The '''Male Spirit Contractor''', whose mere existence would bring disturbance to the academy.

From the point of view of the leader of the knights, 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.

"... Hm, why are you glaring at my face?"

Ellis suspiciously frowned her eyebrows.

"Well, I'm sorry for the various teasing from some time ago."

"...? Wh-Why you, suddenly!"

Her embarrassed reaction seemed somehow strangely cute.

===Part 2 ===

Looking inside the large auditorium classroom, no one was there. During this time everyone was out. Perhaps they are all engaged in practical training outside in the training field area.

"It's okay from here, I'll hear the rest later from my classmates. Thanks for your guidance."

"Fu, such gratitude is unnecessary. If there was a failure to properly guide you, '''You might deliberately lose your way''' into the toilet later."

"You really have no faith in me......"

At this comparatively caustic line from the departing Ellis, Kamito let out a deep sigh.

Judging from his experience so far on the first day, it would be a tall order to gain the trust of his classmates.

While muttering, Kamito stepped into the depopulated 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 thrown down in the corridor.

(Wh, What!?)

*Cough* Looking around himself while coughing ---

"Kazehaya Kamito!"

Over his head, a familiar voice of a young girl descended upon him.

... Honestly, a voice he doesn't want to hear.

"Y, Yo, You have escaped from me, despite being my contracted spirit!"

"Hugh, ug"

"Defying me!"

"Guh!"

Feigning ignorance and trying to whistle, the thing around his neck tightened.

(This sucks.....)

Thrown down flat onto his back, in front of Kamito ---

A blazing red haired beautiful young girl with her folded arms looking down to Kamito.

The blowing winds from the window caused 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, from this place, I can　slightly see your panties"

“Wha!”

Claire's face blushed, then she quickly restrained her skirt.

"Pe, Pe, Pe, Pervert~!"

Gogogogogogogogogo......!

A heat haze coming from Claire's body was rising.

No. It was not a heat haze. It was a completely burning Astral Zero's flame.

"It seems, you really want to be turned into cinders, Kamito?"

"Wai, Wait, not yet!"

Kamito felt that his life was seriously in danger, 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 always white, black is....rarely, 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 priestess was her greatest weakness.

.......Is it really okay for a spirit contractor 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 is weeping gloomily.

......Somewhat, it looked that he had done something terrible.

"My bad....don't cry, ok?"

Kamito stood up then approached her while Claire glared at him.

.....Frightening. She could have burnt a person with merely her glaring.

She wipes her tears with her uniform sleeve, then clenches her leather whip tightly.

"Kazehaya Kamito"

"Wh, What?"

"I, I'm quite generous, so I'll give you one chance to explain"

Although her tone was calm, obviously her voice was trembling.

........Extremely angry.

"Sometime ago, why did you escape?"

"No, it's common sense that I would think of escaping"

Kamito unintentionally replies immediately.

An answer --- that he immediately regretted.

"......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 gi.....give, 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,

"Sometime ago, you were speaking with the knight group's Ellis Fahrengart, '''you seemed to be getting along well with 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"

"Ha?..... You have transferred? Here at Areishia Spirit Academy?"

Claire spread open her eyes, then looked to Kamito's uniformed figure, she just noticed it now.

"No way....you are a man!"

"Aa. But, you have seen me contracting a spirit"

Kamito nodded, then showed his right hand where the spirit seal was imprinted.

"I'm a '''male spirit contractor'''. That's why Greyworth summoned me here. "

"........"

Therefore, Claire ---

Lost in thought, she put her finger on her cherry colored lips.

"Really, what........a transfer student......"

*pfft* *pfft* She murmured something to herself.

(...... If she stays quiet, she looks just like a usual, ordinary cute girl.)

And, while staring at her side face, Kamito thought.

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 seemingly cheerful voice. Somehow she seemed awfully happy.

Her smiling face would charm anyone who was 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 breasts, Claire pointed her index finger at his front eyes.

As always, she put forth an arrogant reason.

(......An annoying girl)

Kamito is really quite irritated. Particularly, with no gratitude for saving her life, he had been called a thief.

--- For such an arrogant princess, some proper punishment is needed.

"Okay. I'll bind a spirit contract with you, alright"

Helplessly, Kamito purposely nods his head.

"........Eh? Um, so, at last you have finally become obedient"

She thought that he would be more resistant. Due to the unexpected response, Claire nodded as though quite bewildered.

"In that case ---"
[[Image:STnBD_V01_088.jpg|Slowly, Kamito raised Claire's chin by his fingertip. |thumb]]
Slowly, Kamito raised Claire's chin by his fingertip.

"Ha? Wha, wha, what are you doing?"

"Doing? A spirit contract, a high level humanoid spirit contract..... you understand?"

"A......."

Claire's face froze.

A high level humanoid contract.

In short, it was ---

"'''A contract sealed by a kiss''', isn't it?"

Kamito said it, and Claire's face blushed red.

"Uh, not, to that extent --- you don't have to go that far, I mean, that"

In a panicky irritable tone, she shakes her head furiously.

"Eve, even without any such formality, I don't mind...."

"Are you scared?"

"I, I'm not particularly scared! Um, but, that......"

"Then close your eyes."

Kamito mischievously whispered to a shrinking Claire's ears.

"Eh, wait......hiwaaaa!?"

(.......She is totally green on such things. ) 

Such a cute reaction, of course I would want to bully her.

Slowly, bringing his face closer to her thin cherry color lips.

"Um, sorry, I apologize......so.....forgive me"

"Too late ---"

"Su, so...kyauu!"

Claire gave up then closed her eyes.

(An obedient girl.....)

Kamito smiles bitterly in his mind.

Of course, he does not seriously plan to contract by kiss.

It was a thorough revenge for being tormented by her, but he was not so devilish as to go that far to mistreat a young girl.

Time to let her off --- then, as he was about to detach his body, at that time-

"Hey, you."

He was tapped from behind his shoulders.

Kamito slowly timidly* turns around.

In that place ---

"What are you doing, here in this sacred institute Areishia Spirit Academy?"

A gentle smile floated from the beautiful woman standing there.

She seems to be in the middle of her twenties. Long black hair, and wearing a pair of green black rimmed glasses.

She was dressed in a dark grey suit with a long sleeved white robe on top of it.

"I'm the one in charge of the Raven Class, Freya Grandol. I've heard of you from the Academy Director. The Academy's first ever male spirit contractor."

Wearing a smile that looked like it was pasted on her face, the beautiful woman introduced herself.

However, her eyes were not smiling.

"Now, why did you make our princess cry, bastard?"

=== Part 3 ===

Kamito rises up onto the platform, causing some quiet murmurs within the classroom.

That a male spirit contractor had transferred in, the rumors seemed to have already spread around. But they don't often get the chance to meet a young boy of the same age, so they can't hide their anxiety and curiosity from him.

"Is that a male spirit contractor ---"

"He has such vicious looks, like he will kill someone with them."

"Seems like he has already raped Claire Rouge"

"Wh, What is rape?"

"I, I don't know, but....so, something, perverted!"

"However, his delinquent look, is quite cool ♪"

"Don't be fooled by his outward appearance. Because every man is a perverted beast"

"Rumor has it that he was also having an affair with Ellis Fahrengart"

"eeh, with that super-serious leader of the knights? By the way, what is an affair?"

"I don't know but..... so, something, indecent!"

.......*whisper *whisper.

(.......What are they talking nonsensically?)

Looking around the classroom built like an old theater, Kamito let out a sigh.

The number of students are fourteen or fifteen. Everyone has been brought up as a princess. Almost all of them are looking towards Kamito with interest, but some of the girls seemed really scared.

(Well, It was an expected reaction from them.)

After all, whenever anyone heard about a male spirit contractor, the first thing that came into their mind was the name of the ancient demon king who brought disaster and chaos to the continent. ..... has an excessively bad image.

Inside the classroom being showered with sharp glances like needles, Kamito had the urge to immediately run away.

Among them the specially intense glare --- came from the red haired girl in the front row.

Claire's glare that can burn people merely by her sight was fixed on Kamito.

"Burn, Burnt, Burning......"

She grumbled with different forms of the word.

Apparently, for a while ago up until now, she still seemed angry. --- obviously.

For that, Kamito reflected whether he had overdone it.

(If I don't properly apologize later)

"obliterate into cinders, obliterate into cinders, obliterate into cinders....."

.......don't know whether he would be forgiven when he apologizes.

"Stop chirping. Be quiet. Do you bunch want to lose credit?" 

The professor in charge Freya Grandol, hit the desk with the class list, and the classroom became silent.

She was not a teacher of practical skills but a special lecturer, and also a member of the spirit research agency who is traveling in every region of the <Spirit Forest> of the continent performing field work.

"Here, you, hurry up and introduce yourself."

The eye glasses worn by the beautiful woman gives her an intellectual appearance, but　if she opened her mouth it would expose her true colors.

Well, to put it nicely she had a daring and largehearted disposition. At least, she didn't seem to be a bad person.

Kamito stepped forward in front of the podium, and briefly introduced himself.

"I am Kazehaya Kamito, sixteen years old. As you can see I'm a male spirit contractor however......so, don't be afraid and let us get along with each other thanks."

It was too simple, but he had nothing else to say.

'''For secrets that can't be said''', there were plenty.

The classmates reaction were ---

"Like, ordinary......right?"

"Yeah, ordinary. Not much of a demon king"

.....oh?

"However, seems like, I have fallen for him ♪"

"A, see.Aaloof look, doesn't he make you want to protect him?"

The once quiet classroom were filled with buzzing again.

(Wh, what is this fluffy sweet feeling?)

Due to the unexpected reaction of the young girls, Kamito was puzzled.

He thought that he would be greeted with chilly eyes, or even despising eyes.

However, the reactions that he felt earlier from all of the girls were very light.

Guessing Kamito's doubt, Madam Freya whispered into his ear.

"Ah, the princesses here have different senses to the commoners. After all, they are constantly handling the most puzzling neighbor to humans: 'the spirits'. Well, rather than criticizing you as a male spirit contractor, they are just curious in many ways about a young boy of the same age."

(Really, That's how it is ---)

Since it was put that way, it might be a little easier.

"u, um, Kamito.....you?"

And, one of the girls timidly raised her hand.

"Ya, Yeah, What?"

"um, umm, wha, what's your, favorite food?"

"Eh? Well, anything.....if anything, I like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratin Gratin]"

"Ordinary!" "Quite Ordinary!" "I thought he would say [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyotaimori Nyoitaimori]!" "Cute!"

bla* bla* bla*.

.....What's this. A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyotaimori Nyoitaimori]?

Starting with that girl, one by one they poured questions towards him.

"Where is your home town?" "Your three sizes?" "Which place do you wash first in a bath?"

.....Princess, It was almost sexual harassment.

However, the one who was asking the question was blushing red all the way to her ears.

"Have you decided your team yet?"

"Team?"

"Of course the team for this coming <Spirit Blade Dance Festival>"

"Aa---"

The <Spirit Blade Dance Festival> that would be held two months later was going to be in the format of a five person team group battle. Kamito, as one person, can't enter by himself, he needed to find other spirit contractors and form a team.

"As of now, I don't have a team yet. I'm going to look for my other fellow teammates now"

In two months, whether he would find such people, he didn't know.

"Is it true, that you have tamed the sword <sealed spirit> that no one else has been able to contract?"

"Wh?"

Kamito eyebrow frowned in surprise. It looked like words of the event from this morning had already went around in the academy.

What on earth ---

"Yeah, and I am the one who tamed this Kamito that tamed the spirit!"

Slowly rising, Claire puffed up her almost nonexistent breast proudly.

"......as I thought, you!"

The princesses shriek* together in excitement.

"Kamito, what's your relationship with Claire?"

"Master and her Slave Spirit!"

"Totally nonsense. Don't answer it for me!"

Kamito quickly retorted against Claire who was answering it with her hands on her hips.

"What, an insolent slave spirit"

"When did I become your slave spirit!"

Watching the interaction between these two people, the girls become more and more excited.

The situation was about to be out of control ---

Bam*. Madam Freya strikes her desk. The classroom settles down.

"Arg. Girls, cut it out! You, hurry up and choose your favorite seat"

"Ye, Yes.....!"

Madam Freya sends a lifeboat, Kamito gladly rides on it.

Of course, he preferred to sit as far from the red haired princess as possible. he starts walking towards one of the seats in the back.

At that moment. Pashii* a torturing leather whip coiled around his neck.

"Arg!"

With the neck being strangled, in that way, he had been pulled backward.

"*cough *cough, what are you doing!"

"Where are you going? Your seat is next to me."

"Hah, Who will sit in such a dangerous seat? uooooh--"

While his neck is being strangled, Kamito tries to move forward.

"hm, trying to oppose me. I'll show you who's the master!"

scratch* scratch* scratch* scratch*...........!

Kamito tries to unfasten the whip, Claire skillfully controlled her whip and prevented him from doing so.

"dddd.....da, mn......"

He can't breathe. More and more the oxygen ceased to circulate in his brain, at that time.

Swoosh* the sound of a gust of wind, Kamito's body was suddenly released.

"Oooowahh.......!"

Kamito lost his balance and trips over the staircase.

What on earth happened ---

".......h!?"

Turning around, in front of him standing stabbed into the floor was a sharp arrow.

Not a metal arrow. It's a clear ice arrow sparkling from the reflection of the sunlight.

(......Is this, an elemental waffe?)

The same as Claire's flame whip, the incarnation of their spirit is turned into their weapon form.

Who was it...?

"A disgrace, Claire Rouge"

An elegant voice was heard in the highest part of the classroom.

Kamito staying down on the ground, looks up and there ---

An extravagant platinum blonde beautiful young girl, standing with her hands on her hips.

A high class princess, as featured in a painted picture. Her skin is as white as the first snow.

The color of her pupils is a fine emerald green in pale radiance.

A charming smile appeared, calmly looking down at Claire.

".......w, what do you want, Rinslet Laurenfrost?!"

Claire growled in a deep voice. A dangerous color floated in her ruby eyes, it seems like she would bite at any moment.

"Give up, because he had already said that he wants to sit next to me."

hmmp*, combing her platinum blonde hair, declared the princess.

I have not said anything of that sort---anyway it was a big help.

Kamito was about to stand up when the blonde haired princess gracefully came down the stairs.

She bent down in front of Kamito, and stared at him like evaluating his price.

As the adorable beautiful girl is intently staring at him, Kamito's eye unintentionally diverted.

"Hmm, the face is not so bad"

Rinslet seems satisfied nodded and,

"Hey! You,　do you want to become my servant?"

"Ha?"

Suddenly, she said something unexpected.

"Do, don't lay your hand on him as you please, this guy is my slave spirit!"

Claire ran up on the stairs, and immediately grasped Kamito's arm.

"When did I became yours."

"Shut up!"

Claire suddenly yanked his arm.

The upper arm touched her breast, Kamito's heart involuntarily beat faster.

Although it was almost '''none''' --- She was still a sixteen year old young girl.

A reasonable elastic feeling was all that was needed and his heart would be pounding.

But ---

fuyoyon~*

In his other arms, '''an utterly other dimensional sensation could be felt'''!

"Ah, he does not belong to you, does he?"

Rinslet held Kamito's left arm tightly with both hands.

Different from Claire's pitiful asset, over here there are considerably...sense of existence.

(Wai, wait, this is.......!)

Pressed from both sides with soft feeling, Kamito's face suddenly becomes hot.

"Re, release, fool!"

"What did you say, flat chested!"

A crackling spark scatters from the two princesses glaring at each other.

funyu*. fuyon~*. fukyun~*.

......Though it felt great, but if they don't release his arms first, it seems like his heart would burst.

And, at that time.

"Owawawah, my, my lady, don't give more hardship to Mr. transfer student!"

From above the classroom, A young girl in maid clothes came running down.

(.....ha? A maid?)

Kamito spreads his eyes, staring at the young girl's appearance.

A waving long skirt with frills. A short bob trim cut black hair. A white brim that nicely suits her is resting on top of her head.

No matter how you look at it, she's a fine maid.

(........Why is there a maid here in this academy!?)

Since she called her my lady, it seems she is this blonde princess' maid.

But in any case, she seemed to have a more normal personality. Without a doubt, at least she　would intervene against this sour dispute. Kamito embraces a dim hope, but at that time...

"Princess......Kyaaaaah!"

The maid fell.

In the middle of the stairs, it was an impressive fall.

"Carol!?"

Rinslet's face became pale.

(......damn!)

Kamito shakes off the two people's arms, and jumps kicking off the floor.

"Hiaaaaaaah!"

Somehow he caught the screaming and falling maid's flying body. He wrapped his arms around the young girl so as to prevent her head from being hurt, and they tumbled down the stairs.

The two people hugging each other while rolling* down, finally stopped.

".......hm, are you hurt ---"

And, opens his mouth --- thereupon Kamito's thoughts froze.

In his front. fuyon~, there were large soft things.

Under the neat and tidy cloth of the maid, melons larger than that of Rinslet.
[[Image:STnBD_V01_103.jpg|"U......um, .........uaah, I'm sorry!"　fuwa~* Tears began to float in the young maid's black pupil. |thumb]]
"U......um, .........uaah, I'm sorry!"

fuwa~* Tears began to float in the young maid's black pupils.

kaatsu* her face blushed, panicky* she tried to stand up ---

"He, hey......mo, mogugugu~!"

The nose of Kamito was pressed more and more by her breast.

(I'm in trouble.....I can't breath....)

"Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

At the sight of two persons intertwined with each other, the classroom's young girls raise an excited scream.

"Pe, Pervert!" "As I thought a lewd beast!" "Reincarnation of the demon king!"

"N, No, I'm.........mogugugu.....!"

Hurrying attempting to deny, his voice is being absorbed by the well rounded breast.

Gogogogogogogogo.........!

".......?"

Suddenly, A rumbling sound can be heard from above.

......An earthquake. Perhaps.

Somehow, it has a very, very bad sensation.

Looking up from the valley of the breast ---

There, the shape of Claire holding a blazing flame whip.

"Thi, thi, this ero spirit~!"

"Wait, It can't be helped no matter how you look at it...."

"Shu, shut up, please turn into cinder!"

(Why is it that it always becomes like this.....)

While Kamito groaned hopelessly, the whip ruthlessly swings at him with no mercy.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter3

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Richocet: /* Part 2 */

== Chapter 3: My Classmate is a Princess ==
===Part 1===

A stubborn footstep resounded in the academy hallway.

A sleeved uniform had been provided directly to Kamito, who was following the swaying ponytail.

The uniform Greyworth prepared was customary designed for his personal use. The fundamental colour was the same as that of the other students, pure white, but the dress below it was certainly not a skirt. The cloth of his pants, which was incorporated with holiness, was worn nicely like a gentleman.

(Damn, the size is perfect...she knew it from the very beginning.)

Kamito cursed Greyworth in his head.

“The instructor building and the student building are connected on the second floor's hallway. The cafeteria is located on the first floor.”

Guiding him through the school building was the girl from before, Ellis Fahrengart.

While Kamito was changing 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 him midway and dutifully continued to guide 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 for sure a design that has given little consideration for the people using it.

Staring at Ellis' swaying ponytail, Kamito recalled the conversation from earlier. In the end, although he wasn't pleased that things has 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 Play Dancer.

And, that Ren Ashbell's Contracted Spirit is---

'''A dark spirit in the form of a young girl'''.

"..."

While walking, Kamito dropped his gaze to his left hand which was covered with a leather glove.

(... No, it can't be her. Because, she is---)

Kamito shook his head. Trying to deny it rationally---but could it be... mixed thoughts 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, who was walking 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’m explaining these things.”

“... Um, my bad. I was thinking of something.”

“Mm, thinking of something?”

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!”

"Wai-Wait, Don't swing your blade here!"

The blade was swung at point blank range, and Kamito quickly dodged 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 was walking so fast since before, was because she was conscious of the fact that Kamito was a man.

"Listen, don’t misunderstand anything! I have not accepted you. I'm guiding you because I have no choice but to comply with the Academy Director's 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 a spirit contractor, there is no way I would accept it!"

Returning on her heels, Ellis began to walk quickly.

"All things considered, why would the Academy Director want a man transferred here..."

... It seemed that he was being disliked a lot.

(Well, it can't be helped. This is my fate as the only man in this garden of maidens.)

It's as if a lion has been released on a herd of rabbits.

Naturally, the overly boxed princesses would be wary of a man of the same age.

The <Spirit Blade Dance Festival> will be held two months later.

He had to obtain their trust gradually in this school life.

(Hmm, yeah. Speaking of life.)

Suddenly, something came to his mind.

"Hey, Ellis."

“What.”

Ellis turned around in a sullen mood.

He thought she might rage because of him calling her first name so casually, but apparently she didn't.

“From today onward, where should I lodge at?”

There was no male dormitory in this academy, and there's no way that he would be given a room in the female dormitory. Would that mean commuting to the school from the academic city at the foot of the mountain?

"Don't worry about it, the academy has prepared a splendid lodge of great price for you. A part of the endowment has been especially addressed in the construction cost."

"What a strangely thorny way of speaking."

... Well whatever. It's certainly better than being homeless or be outside in the <Spirit Forest>.

"It can be seen from this window--- there it is."

Kamito looked in the direction Ellis was pointing at.

"... Um, where is it?"

Looking around the vast grounds, it seems he can’t find any lodging house there.

"Look well, over there at the corner of the plaza square"

Ellis was pointing towards---

“That’s... my lodge?”

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."

"Ha?"

(Um, am I seeing something wrong?)

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 wind would destroy such a lodge.

"Ah, maybe--- that one?"

"Yeah."

Ellis simply nodded.

"Where's the splendid lodge! It seems like it was been built in three days!"

"Three hours. Do not underestimate the power of my contracted spirit."

"You built it?! I mean, wasn't it built at a high 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 straws."

"I'm getting the same treatment as a horse..."

"Fu, You have a strong sense of pride. Of course a horse is more worthy of caring for than you."

With the ponytail at her nape brushing on her shoulder, Ellis says 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."

Kamito grumbled, "Are you complaining?" 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?"

"Aa, It's a hobby. Someday an ideal gentleman will take my hands for marriage, and to please him with my cooking, I'm usually training for it."

"Really, um, if there is a chance, please let me try it too. At least, I have a fine taste."

"Aah. If there's a chance, I would like to demonstrate my proud cooking... Wha, Who are you to think that I would do something like that for you!"

Zing - In a flash the blade was been swung, and Kamito dodged it by a thin margin.

"... You. Forget about cooking, these are not the kind of hands for marriage---"

"Uh..."

Kamito retorted with half an eye closed. Maybe being self-conscious, Ellis quickly glanced away.

"Another thing, being the leader of the knights, aren't you messing up the order the most?"

"Shu, Shut up. It was because you said something strange!"

Kamito shrugged his shoulders, then turned toward the corridor again.

"Let's leave the topic of the dormitory for now. Where's my classroom?"

"The Raven class. Where extraordinary problem children are gathered, a perfect class for you."

"Extraordinary problem children?"

"Just as the meaning of the word. ...Mm, Why are you looking so bitter?"

"No, I happen to know something about it."

Kamito remembered in his head, the crimson haired young girl 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 term "extraordinary problem child" fit this young girl perfectly.

"As if... I'm from the superior class Weasel!"

In an instant, the sword was swung in a flash.

Kamito was expecting it this time, and only the forelocks had slightly been cut.

"... T-The Fahrengart secret sword skill was fended off."

"....As such, don't casually swing at me with your hidden sword skills!"

Climbing up the staircase and walking through the long corridor, Kamito finally saw his classroom.

A large wooden double leaf door with an abstract spirit shaped carving was there.

Areishia Spirit Academy's classrooms were arranged 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 from noble families. There are some who hold a grudge against each other. Although as a regulation of the academy, personal struggles 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 who swung her blade on every occasion --- his impression of her changed a little.

She possesses the pride of a knight.

The '''Male Spirit Contractor''', whose mere existence would bring disturbance to the academy.

From the point of view of the leader of the knights, 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.

"... Hm, why are you glaring at my face?"

Ellis suspiciously frowned her eyebrows.

"Well, I'm sorry for the various teasing from some time ago."

"...? Wh-Why you, suddenly!"

Her embarrassed reaction seemed somehow strangely cute.

===Part 2 ===

Looking inside the large auditorium classroom, no one was there. During this time everyone was out. Perhaps they are all engaged in practical training outside in the training field area.

"It's okay from here, I'll hear the rest later from my classmates. Thanks for your guidance."

"Fu, such gratitude is unnecessary. If there was a failure to properly guide you, '''You might deliberately lose your way''' into the toilet later."

"You really have no faith in me......"

At this comparatively caustic line from the departing Ellis, Kamito let out a deep sigh.

Judging from his experience so far on the first day, it would be a tall order to gain the trust of his classmates.

While muttering, Kamito stepped into the depopulated 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 thrown down in the corridor.

(Wh, What!?)

*Cough* Looking around himself while coughing ---

"Kazehaya Kamito!"

Over his head, a familiar voice of a young girl descended upon him.

... Honestly, a voice he doesn't want to hear.

"Y, Yo, You have escaped from me, despite being my contracted spirit!"

"Hugh, ug"

"Defying me!"

"Guh!"

Feigning ignorance and trying to whistle, the thing around his neck tightened.

(This sucks.....)

Thrown down flat onto his back, in front of Kamito ---

A blazing red haired beautiful young girl with her folded arms looking down to Kamito.

The blowing winds from the window caused 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, from this place, I can　slightly see your panties"

“Wha!”

Claire's face blushed, then she quickly restrained her skirt.

"Pe, Pe, Pe, Pervert~!"

Gogogogogogogogogo......!

A heat haze coming from Claire's body was rising.

No. It was not a heat haze. It was a completely burning Astral Zero's flame.

"It seems, you really want to be turned into cinders, Kamito?"

"Wai, Wait, not yet!"

Kamito felt that his life was seriously in danger, 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 always white, black is....rarely, 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 priestess was her greatest weakness.

.......Is it really okay for a spirit contractor 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 is weeping gloomily.

......Somewhat, it looked that he had done something terrible.

"My bad....don't cry, ok?"

Kamito stood up then approached her while Claire glared at him.

.....Frightening. She could have burnt a person with merely her glaring.

She wipes her tears with her uniform sleeve, then clenches her leather whip tightly.

"Kazehaya Kamito"

"Wh, What?"

"I, I'm quite generous, so I'll give you one chance to explain"

Although her tone was calm, obviously her voice was trembling.

........Extremely angry.

"Sometime ago, why did you escape?"

"No, it's common sense that I would think of escaping"

Kamito unintentionally replies immediately.

An answer --- that he immediately regretted.

"......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 gi.....give, 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,

"Sometime ago, you were speaking with the knight group's Ellis Fahrengart, '''you seemed to be getting along well with 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"

"Ha?..... You have transferred? Here at Areishia Spirit Academy?"

Claire spread open her eyes, then looked to Kamito's uniformed figure, she just noticed it now.

"No way....you are a man!"

"Aa. But, you have seen me contracting a spirit"

Kamito nodded, then showed his right hand where the spirit seal was imprinted.

"I'm a '''male spirit contractor'''. That's why Greyworth summoned me here. "

"........"

Therefore, Claire ---

Lost in thought, she put her finger on her cherry colored lips.

"Really, what........a transfer student......"

*pfft* *pfft* She murmured something to herself.

(...... If she stays quiet, she looks just like a usual, ordinary cute girl.)

And, while staring at her side face, Kamito thought.

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 seemingly cheerful voice. Somehow she seemed awfully happy.

Her smiling face would charm anyone who was 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 breasts, Claire pointed her index finger at his front eyes.

As always, she put forth an arrogant reason.

(......An annoying girl)

Kamito is really quite irritated. Particularly, with no gratitude for saving her life, he had been called a thief.

--- For such an arrogant princess, some proper punishment is needed.

"Okay. I'll bind a spirit contract with you, alright"

Helplessly, Kamito purposely nods his head.

"........Eh? Um, so, at last you have finally become obedient"

She thought that he would be more resistant. Due to the unexpected response, Claire nodded as though quite bewildered.

"In that case ---"
[[Image:STnBD_V01_088.jpg|Slowly, Kamito raised Claire's chin by his fingertip. |thumb]]
Slowly, Kamito raised Claire's chin by his fingertip.

"Ha? Wha, wha, what are you doing?"

"Doing? A spirit contract, a high level humanoid spirit contract..... you understand?"

"A......."

Claire's face froze.

A high level humanoid contract.

In short, it was ---

"'''A contract sealed by a kiss''', isn't it?"

Kamito said it, and Claire's face blushed red.

"Uh, not, to that extent --- you don't have to go that far, I mean, that"

In a panicky irritable tone, she shakes her head furiously.

"Eve, even without any such formality, I don't mind...."

"Are you scared?"

"I, I'm not particularly scared! Um, but, that......"

"Then close your eyes."

Kamito mischievously whispered to a shrinking Claire's ears.

"Eh, wait......hiwaaaa!?"

(.......She is totally green on such things. ) 

Such a cute reaction, of course I would want to bully her.

Slowly, bringing his face closer to her thin cherry color lips.

"Um, sorry, I apologize......so.....forgive me"

"Too late ---"

"Su, so...kyauu!"

Claire gave up then closed her eyes.

(An obedient girl.....)

Kamito smiles bitterly in his mind.

Of course, he does not seriously plan to contract by kiss.

It was a thorough revenge for being tormented by her, but he was not so devilish as to go that far to mistreat a young girl.

Time to let her off --- then, as he was about to detach his body, at that time-

"Hey, you."

He was tapped from behind his shoulders.

Kamito slowly timidly* turns around.

In that place ---

"What are you doing, here in this sacred institute Areishia Spirit Academy?"

A gentle smile floated from the beautiful woman standing there.

She seems to be in the middle of her twenties. Long black hair, and wearing a pair of green black rimmed glasses.

She was dressed in a dark grey suit with a long sleeved white robe on top of it.

"I'm the one in charge of the Raven Class, Freya Grandol. I've heard of you from the Academy Director. The Academy's first ever male spirit contractor."

Wearing a smile that looked like it was pasted on her face, the beautiful woman introduced herself.

However, her eyes were not smiling.

"Now, why did you make our princess cry, bastard?"

=== Part 3 ===

Kamito rises up onto the platform, causing some quiet murmurs within the classroom.

That a male spirit contractor had transferred in, the rumors seemed had already spread around. But they don't often get the chance to meet a young boy of the same age, so they can't hide their anxiety and curiosity from him.

"Is that a male spirit contractor ---"

"He has such vicious looks, like he will kill someone with that."

"Seems like he has already raped Claire Rouge"

"Wh, What is rape?"

"I, I don't know, but....so, something, perverted!"

"However, his delinquent look, is quite cool ♪"

"Don't be fooled by his outward appearance. Because every man is such a perverted beast"

"Rumor has it that he has also having an affair with Ellis Fahrengart"

"eeh, with that super-serious leader of the knights? By the way, what is an affair?"

"I don't know but..... so, something, indecent!"

.......*whisper *whisper.

(.......What, they are talking nonsensically)

Looking around the classroom built like an old theater, Kamito let out a sigh.

The number of students are fourteen or fifteen. Everyone has been brought up as a princess. Almost all of them are looking towards Kamito with interest, but some of the girls seemed really scared.

(Well, It was an expected reaction from them.)

After all, whenever anyone heard about a male spirit contractor, the first thing that come into their mind was the name of the ancient demon king who brought disaster and chaos to the continent. ..... has an excessively bad image.

Inside the classroom being showered with sharp glances like needles, Kamito had the urge to immediately run away.

Among them the especially intense glare --- came from the red haired girl in the front row.

Claire's glare that can burn people merely by her sight was fixed on Kamito.

"Burn, Burnt, Burning......"

She grumbled with different forms of the word.

Apparently, from a while ago up until now, she still seemed angry. --- obviously.

For that, Kamito reflected whether he over did it.

(If I don't properly apologize later)

"obliterate into cinders, obliterate into cinders, obliterate into cinders....."

.......don't know whether he would be forgiven when he apologizes.

"Stop chirping. Be quiet. Do you bunch want to lose credit?" 

The professor in charge Freya Grandol, hit the desk with the class list, and the classroom became silent.

She was not a teacher of practical skills but a special lecturer, and also a member of the spirit research agency who is traveling in every region of the <Spirit Forest> of the continent performing field work.

"Here, you, hurry up and introduce yourself."

The eye glasses worn by the beautiful woman gives her an intellectual appearance, but　if she opened her mouth it would expose true color out.

Well, to put it nicely she had a daring and largehearted disposition. At least seemingly not a bad person.

Kamito steps forward in front of the podium, and briefly introduces himself.

"Kazehaya Kamito, sixteen years old. As you can see I'm a male spirit contractor however......so, don't be afraid and let us get along with each other thanks."

It was too simple, but he had nothing else to say.

'''For secrets that can't be said''', there were plenty.

The classmates reaction were ---

"Like, ordinary......right?"

"Yeah, ordinary. Not much of a demon king"

.....oh?

"However, seems like, I have fallen for him ♪"

"A, see. aloof look, doesn't he make you wants to protect him?"

The once quiet classroom were filled with buzzing again.

(Wh, What is this fluffy sweet feeling?)

Due to the unexpected reaction of the young girls, Kamito was puzzled.

He thought that he would be greeted with chilly eyes, or even despising eyes.

However, the reactions that he felt earlier from all of the girls were very light.

Guessing Kamito's doubt, Madam Freya whispered into his ear.

"Ah, the princesses here have different senses with the commoners. After all, they are　constantly handling the most puzzling neighbor to human: 'the spirits'. Well, rather than criticizing you as a male spirit contractor, they are just curious in many ways about a young boy of the same age."

(Really, That's how it is ---)

Since it was put that way, it might be a little easier.

"u, um, Kamito.....you?"

And, one of the girls timidly raised her hand.

"Ya, Yeah, What?"

"um, umm, wha, what's your, favorite food?"

"Eh? Well, anything.....if anything, I like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratin Gratin]"

"Ordinary!" "Quite Ordinary!" "I thought he would say [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyotaimori Nyoitaimori]!" "Cute!"

bla* bla* bla*.

.....What's this. A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyotaimori Nyoitaimori]?

Starting with that girl, one by one they poured questions towards him.

"Where is your home town?" "Your three sizes?" "Which place do you wash first in a bath?"

.....Princess, It was almost sexual harassment.

However, the one who was asking the question was blushing red all the way to her ears.

"Have you decided your team yet?"

"Team?"

"Of course the team for this coming <Spirit Blade Dance Festival>"

"Aa---"

The <Spirit Blade Dance Festival> that would be held two months later was going to be in the format of a five person team group battle. Kamito as one person can't enter by himself, he needed to find other spirit contractors and form a team.

"As of now, I don't have a team yet. I'm going to look for my other fellow teammates now"

In two months, whether he would find such persons, he didn't know.

"Is it true, that you have tamed the sword <sealed spirit> that no one else has been able to contract?"

"Wh?"

Kamito eyebrow frowned in surprise. It looked words of the event this morning had already went around in the academy.

What on earth ---

"Yeah, and I am the one who tamed this Kamito that tamed the spirit!"

Slowly rising, Claire puffed up her almost nonexistent breast proudly.

"......as I thought, you!"

The princesses shriek* together in excitement.

"Kamito, what's your relationship with Claire?"

"Master and her Slave Spirit!"

"Totally nonsense. Don't answer it for me!"

Kamito quickly retorted against Claire who was answering it with her hands on her hips.

"What, an insolent slave spirit"

"When did I become your slave spirit!"

Watching the interaction between these two people, the girls become more and more excited.

The situation was about to be out of control ---

Madam Freya bam* strikes her desk. The classroom settles down.

"Arg. Girls, cut it out! You, hurry up and choose your favorite seat"

"Ye, Yes.....!"

Madam Freya sends a lifeboat, Kamito gladly rides on it.

Of course, he preferred to sit as far from the red haired princess as possible. he starts walking towards one of the seats in the back.

In that moment. Pashii* a torturing leather whip coiled around his neck.

"Arg!"

The neck being strangled, in that way, he has been pulled backward.

"*cough *cough, what are you doing!"

"Where are you going? Your seat is next to me."

"Hah, Who will sit in such a dangerous seat? uooooh--"

While his neck is being strangled, Kamito tries to move forward.

"hm, trying to oppose me. I'll show you who's the master!"

scratch* scratch* scratch* scratch*...........!

Kamito tries to unfasten the whip, Claire skillfully controlled her whip and prevented him from doing so.

"dddd.....da, mn......"

He can't breathe. More and more the oxygen ceased to circulate in his brain, at that time.

Swoosh* the sound of a gust of wind, Kamito's body was suddenly released.

"Oooowahh.......!"

Kamito lost his balance and trips over the staircase.

What on earth happened ---

".......h!?"

Turning around, in front of him standing stabbed into the floor was a sharp arrow.

Not a metal arrow. It's a clear ice arrow sparkling from the reflection of the sunlight.

(......Is this, an elemental waffe?)

The same as Claire's flame whip, the incarnation of their spirit is turned into their weapon form.

Who was it...?

"A disgrace, Claire Rouge"

An elegant voice was heard in the highest part of the classroom.

Kamito staying down on the ground, looks up and there ---

An extravagant platinum blonde beautiful young girl, standing with her hands on her hips.

A high class princess as featured in a painted picture. Her skin is as white as the first snow.

The color of her pupils is a fine emerald green in pale radiance.

A charming smile appeared, calmly looking down at Claire.

".......w, what do you want, Rinslet Laurenfrost?!"

Claire growled in a deep voice. A dangerous color floated in her ruby eyes, it seems like she would bite at any moment.

"Give up, because he had already said that he wants to sit next to me."

hmmp*, combing her platinum blonde hair, declared the princess.

I have not said anything of that sort---anyway it was a big help.

Kamito was about to stand up when the blonde haired princess gracefully came down the stairs.

She bent down in front of Kamito, and stared at him like evaluating his price.

As the adorable beautiful girl is intently staring at him, Kamito's eye unintentionally diverted.

"Hmm, the face is not so bad"

Rinslet seems satisfied nodded and,

"Hey, You,　do you want to become my servant?"

"Ha?"

Suddenly, she said something unexpected.

"Do, Don't lay your hand on him as you please, this guy is my slave spirit!"

Claire ran up on the stairs, and immediately grasps Kamito's arm.

"When did I became yours."

"Shut up!"

Claire suddenly yanked his arm.

The upper arm touched her breast, Kamito's heart involuntarily beat faster.

Although it was almost '''none''' --- She was still a sixteen year old young girl.

A reasonable elastic feeling was all that was needed and his heart would be pounding.

But ---

fuyoyon~*

In his other arms, '''an utterly other dimensional sensation could be felt'''!

"Ah, he is not your belongs, is he?"

Rinslet held Kamito's left arm tightly with both hands.

Different from Claire's pitiful asset, over here there are considerably...sense of existence.

(Wai, Wait, this is.......!)

Pressed from both sides with soft feeling, Kamito's face suddenly becomes hot.

"Re, Release, fool!"

"What did you say, flat chested!"

A crackling spark scatters from the two princesses glaring at each other.

funyu*. fuyon~*. fukyun~*.

......Though it felt great, but if they don't release his arms first, it seems like his heart would burst.

And, at that time.

"Owawawah, my, my lady, don't give more hardship to Mr. transfer student!"

From above the classroom, A young girl in maid clothes came running down.

(.....ha? A maid?)

Kamito spreads his eyes, staring at the young girl's appearance.

A waving long skirt with frills. A short bob trim cut black hair. A white brim that nicely suits her is resting on top of her head.

No matter how you look at it, she's a fine maid.

(........Why is there a maid here in this academy!?)

Since she called her my lady, it seems she is this blonde princess' maid.

But in any case, she seemed to have a more norm personality. Without a doubt, at least she　would intervene against this sour dispute. Kamito embraces a dim hope, but at that time.

"Princess......Kyaaaaah!"

The maid fell.

In the middle of the stairs, it was an impressive fall.

"Carol!?"

Rinslet's face became pale.

(......damn!)

Kamito shakes off the two people's arms, and jumps kicking off the floor.

"Hiaaaaaaah!"

Somehow he caught the screaming and falling maid's flying body. He wrapped his arms around the young girl so to prevent her head from being hurt, and they tumbled down the stairs.

The two people hugging each other while rolling* down, finally stopped.

".......hm, are you hurt ---"

And, opens his mouth --- thereupon Kamito's thoughts froze.

In his front. fuyon~, there were large soft things.

Under the neat and tidy cloth of the maid, melons larger than that of Rinslet.
[[Image:STnBD_V01_103.jpg|"U......um, .........uaah, I'm sorry!"　fuwa~* Tears began to float in the young maid's black pupil. |thumb]]
"U......um, .........uaah, I'm sorry!"

fuwa~* Tears began to float in the young maid's black pupils.

kaatsu* her face blushed, panicky* she tried to stand up ---

"He, hey......mo, mogugugu~!"

The nose of Kamito was pressed more and more by her breast.

(I'm in trouble.....I can't breath....)

"Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

At the sight of two persons intertwined with each other, the classroom's young girls raise an excited scream.

"Pe, Pervert!" "As I thought a lewd beast!" "Reincarnation of the demon king!"

"N, No, I'm.........mogugugu.....!"

Hurrying attempting to deny, his voice is being absorbed by the well rounded breast.

Gogogogogogogogo.........!

".......?"

Suddenly, A rumbling sound can be heard from above.

......An earthquake. Perhaps.

Somehow, it has a very, very bad sensation.

Looking up from the valley of the breast ---

There, the shape of Claire holding a blazing flame whip.

"thi, thi, this ero spirit~!"

"Wait, It can't be helped no matter how you look at it...."

"Shu, Shut up, Please turn into cinder!"

(Why is it that it always becomes like this.....)

While Kamito groans hopelessly, the whip ruthlessly swings at him with no mercy.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter3

2012-04-08T00:15:57Z

Richocet: /* Part 1 */

== Chapter 3: My Classmate is a Princess ==
===Part 1===

A stubborn footstep resounded in the academy hallway.

A sleeved uniform had been provided directly to Kamito, who was following the swaying ponytail.

The uniform Greyworth prepared was customary designed for his personal use. The fundamental colour was the same as that of the other students, pure white, but the dress below it was certainly not a skirt. The cloth of his pants, which was incorporated with holiness, was worn nicely like a gentleman.

(Shit, the size is perfect...she knew it from the very beginning.)

Kamito cursed Greyworth in his head.

“The instructor building and the student building are connected on the second floor's hallway. The cafeteria is located on the first floor.”

Guiding him through the school building was the girl from before, Ellis Fahrengart.

While Kamito was changing 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 him midway and dutifully continued to guide 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 for sure a design that has given little consideration for the people using it.

Staring at Ellis' swaying ponytail, Kamito recalled the conversation from earlier. In the end, although he wasn't pleased that things has 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 Play Dancer.

And, that Ren Ashbell's Contracted Spirit is---

'''A dark spirit in the form of a young girl'''.

"..."

While walking, Kamito dropped his gaze to his left hand which was covered with a leather glove.

(... No, it can't be her. Because, she is---)

Kamito shook his head. Trying to deny it rationally---but could it be... mixed thoughts 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, who was walking 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’m explaining these things.”

“... Um, my bad. I was thinking of something.”

“Mm, thinking of something?”

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!”

"Wai-Wait, Don't swing your blade here!"

The blade was swung at point blank range, and Kamito quickly dodged 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 was walking so fast since before, was because she was conscious of the fact that Kamito was a man.

"Listen, don’t misunderstand anything! I have not accepted you. I'm guiding you because I have no choice but to comply with the Academy Director's 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 a spirit contractor, there is no way I would accept it!"

Returning on her heels, Ellis began to walk quickly.

"All things considered, why would the Academy Director want a man transferred here..."

... It seemed that he was being disliked a lot.

(Well, it can't be helped. This is my fate as the only man in this garden of maidens.)

It's as if a lion has been released on a herd of rabbits.

Naturally, the overly boxed princesses would be wary of a man of the same age.

The <Spirit Blade Dance Festival> will be held two months later.

He had to obtain their trust gradually in this school life.

(Hmm, yeah. Speaking of life.)

Suddenly, something came to his mind.

"Hey, Ellis."

“What.”

Ellis turned around in a sullen mood.

He thought she might rage because of him calling her first name so casually, but apparently she didn't.

“From today onward, where should I lodge at?”

There was no male dormitory in this academy, and there's no way that he would be given a room in the female dormitory. Would that mean commuting to the school from the academic city at the foot of the mountain?

"Don't worry about it, the academy has prepared a splendid lodge of great price for you. A part of the endowment has been especially addressed in the construction cost."

"What a strangely thorny way of speaking."

... Well whatever. It's certainly better than being homeless or be outside in the <Spirit Forest>.

"It can be seen from this window--- there it is."

Kamito looked in the direction Ellis was pointing at.

"... Um, where is it?"

Looking around the vast grounds, it seems he can’t find any lodging house there.

"Look well, over there at the corner of the plaza square"

Ellis was pointing towards---

“That’s... my lodge?”

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."

"Ha?"

(Um, am I seeing something wrong?)

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 wind would destroy such a lodge.

"Ah, maybe--- that one?"

"Yeah."

Ellis simply nodded.

"Where's the splendid lodge! It seems like it was been built in three days!"

"Three hours. Do not underestimate the power of my contracted spirit."

"You built it?! I mean, wasn't it built at a high 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 straws."

"I'm getting the same treatment as a horse..."

"Fu, You have a strong sense of pride. Of course a horse is more worthy of careing for than you."

With the ponytail at her nape brushing on her shoulder, Ellis says 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."

Kamito grumbles, "Are you complaining?" 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?"

"Aa, It's a hobby. Someday an ideal gentleman will take my hands for marriage, and to please him with my cooking, I'm usually training for it."

"Really, um, if there is a chance, please let me try it too. At least, I have a fine taste."

"Aah. If there's a chance, I would like to demonstrate my proud cooking... Wha, Who are you to think that I would do something like that for you!"

Zing - In a flash the blade was been swung, and Kamito dodged it by a thin margin.

"... You. Forget about cooking, these are not the kind of hands for marriage---"

"Uh..."

Kamito retorted with half an eye closed. Maybe being self-conscious, Ellis quickly glanced away.

"Another thing, being the leader of the knights, aren't you messing up the order the most?"

"Shu, Shut up. It was because you said something strange!"

Kamito shrugged his shoulders, then turned toward the corridor again.

"Let's leave the topic of the dormitory for now. Where's my classroom?"

"The Raven class. Where extraordinary problem children are gathered, a perfect class for you."

"Extraordinary problem children?"

"Just as the meaning of the word. ...Mm, Why are you looking so bitter?"

"No, I happen to know something about it."

Kamito remembered in his head, the crimson haired young girl 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 term "Extraordinary problem child" fit this young girl perfectly.

"As if... I'm from the superior class Weasel!"

In an instant, the sword was swung in a flash.

Kamito was expecting it this time, and only the forelocks had slightly been cut.

"... T-The Fahrengart secret sword skill was fended off."

"....As such, don't casually swing at me with your hidden sword skills!"

Climbing up the staircase and walking through the long corridor, Kamito finally saw his classroom.

A large wooden double leaf door with an abstract spirit shaped carving was there.

Areishia Spirit Academy's classrooms were arranged 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 from noble families. There are some who hold a grudge against each other. Although as a regulation of the academy, personal struggles 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 who swung her blade on every occasion --- his impression of her changed a little.

She possesses the pride of a knight.

The '''Male Spirit Contractor''', whose mere existence would bring disturbance to the academy.

From the point of view of the leader of the knights, 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.

"... Hm, why are you glaring at my face?"

Ellis suspiciously frowned her eyebrows.

"Well, I'm sorry for the various teasings from some time ago."

"...? Wh-Why you, suddenly!"

Her embarrassed reaction seemed somehow strangely cute.

===Part 2 ===

Looking inside the large auditorium classroom, no one was there. During this time, everyone was out. Perhaps they are all engaged in parctical training outside in the field training area.

"It's okay from here, I'll hear the rest later from my classmates. Thanks for your guidance."

"Fu, such gratitude is unnecessary. If there was a failure to properly guide you, '''You might deliberately lose your way''' into the toilet later."

"You really have no faith in me......"

At this comparatively caustic line from the departing Ellis, Kamito let out a deep sigh.

Judging from his experience so far in the first day, it would be a tall order to gain the trust of his classmates.

While muttering, Kamito stepped into the depopulated 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 thrown down into the corridor.

(Wh, What!?)

*Cough* Looking around himself while coughing ---

"Kazehaya Kamito!"

Above his head, a familiar voice of a young girl descended onto him.

... Honestly, a voice he doesn't want to hear.

"Y, Yo, You have escaped from me, despite being my contracted spirit!"

"Hugh, ug"

"Defying me!"

"Guh!"

Feigning ignorance and trying to whistle, the thing around his neck tightened.

(This sucks.....)

Thrown down flat onto his back, In front of Kamito ---

A blazing red haired beautiful young girl with her folded arms looking down to Kamito.

The blowing winds from the window caused 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, in this place, I can　slightly see your panties"

“Wha!”

Claire's face blushed then she quickly restrained her skirt.

"Pe, Pe, Pe, Pervert~!"

Gogogogogogogogogo......!

A heat haze coming from Claire's body was rising.

No. It was not a heat haze. It was a completely burning Astral Zero's flame.

"It seems, you really want to be turned into cinders, Kamito?"

"Wai, Wait, not yet!"

Kamito felt that his life was seriously in danger, 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 always white, black is....rarely, what have you made me to say, idiot!"

*fwump*. .......She seemed to have overheated.

Lost her strength, she sunk down to the floor.

Being overly boxed into an ideal priestess was her greatest weakness.

.......Is it really okay for a spirit contractor 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 is weeping gloomily.

......Somewhat, it looked that he had done something terrible.

"My bad....don't cry, ok?"

Kamito stood up then approaches her, Claire glared at him.

.....Frightening. She could have burned a person with merely her glaring.

She wipes her tears with her uniform sleeve, then clenches her leather whip tightly.

"Kazehaya Kamito"

"Wh, What?"

"I, I'm quite generous, so I'll give you one chance to explain"

Although her tone was calm, obviously her voice was trembling.

........Extremely angry.

"Sometime ago, Why did you escape?"

"No, It's common sense that I would think of escaping"

Kamito unintentionally replies immediately.

An answer --- that he immediately regretted.

"......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 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 gi.....give, give up, seriously I'll die!"

Forcefully the whip in his neck ruthlessly tightens, 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,

"Sometime ago, you were speaking with the knight group's Ellis Fahrengart, '''you seemed to be getting along well with 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"

"Ha?..... You have transferred? Here at Areishia Spirit Academy?"

Claire spread open her eyes, then looked to Kamito's uniformed figure, she just noticed it now.

"No way....you are a man!"

"Aa. But, you have seen me contracting a spirit"

Kamito nodded, then showed his right hand where the spirit seal was imprinted.

"I'm a '''male spirit contractor'''. That's why Greyworth summoned me here. "

"........"

Therefore, Claire ---

Lost in thought, she put her finger on her cherry colored lips.

"Really, what........a transfer student......"

*pfft* *pfft* She murmured something to herself.

(...... If she stay quiet, she looks just like an usual, ordinary cute girl.)

And, while staring at her side face, Kamito thought.

Claire suddenly raised her head, then turned to face him.

"Um, because you are here, perhaps, you are also from Raven class?"

"Yeah. .....does that mean, you are in the same class?"

"Yeah. I'm also from Raven class!"

Claire spoke with a seemingly cheerful voice. Somehow she seemed awfully happy.

Her smiling face would charm anyone who was 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 breasts, Claire pointed her index finger at his front eyes.

As always, she put forth an arrogant reason.

(......An annoying girl)

Kamito is really quite irritated. Particularly, with no gratitude for saving her life, he had been called a thief.

--- For such an arrogant princess, some proper punishment is needed.

"Okay. I'll bind a spirit contract with you, alright"

Helplessly, Kamito purposely nods his head.

"........Eh? Um, so, at last you have finally become obedient"

She thought that he would be more resistant. Due to the unexpected response, Claire nodded as though quite bewildered.

"In that case ---"
[[Image:STnBD_V01_088.jpg|Slowly, Kamito raised Claire's chin by his fingertip. |thumb]]
Slowly, Kamito raised Claire's chin by his fingertip.

"Ha? Wha, wha, what are you doing?"

"Doing, a spirit contract? An high level humanoid spirit contract..... you understand?"

"A......."

Claire's face froze.

A high level humanoid contract.

In short, it was ---

"'''A contract sealed by a kiss''', isn't it?"

Kamito said it, and Claire's face blushed in red.

"Uh, not, to that extent --- you don't have to go that far, I mean, that"

In a panicky irritable tone, she shakes her head furiously.

"Eve, Even without any such formality, I don't mind...."

"Are you scared?"

"I, I'm not particularly scared! um, but, that......"

"The close your eyes."

Kamito mischievously whispered to a shrinking Claire's ears.

"Eh, wait......hiwaaaa!?"

(.......She is totally green on such things. ) 

Such a cute reaction, of course I would want to bully her.

Slowly bringing his face closer to her thin cherry color lips.

"Um, sorry, I apologize......so.....forgive me"

"Too late ---"

"Su, so...kyauu!"

Claire gave up then closed her eyes.

(An obedient girl.....)

Kamito smiles bitterly in his mind.

Of course, he does not seriously plan to contract by kiss.

It was a thorough revenge for being tormented by her, but he was not so devilish as to go that far to mistreat a young girl.

Time to let her off --- then, he was about to detach his body, in that time.

"Hey, You?"

He was tapped from behind his shoulders.

Kamito slowly timidly* turns around.

In that place ---

"What are you doing, here in this sacred institute Areishia Spirit Academy?"

A gentle smile floated from the beautiful woman standing there.

She seems to be in the middle of her twenties. Long black hair, and wearing a pair of green black rimmed glasses.

She was dressed in a dark grey suit with a long sleeved white robe on top of it.

"I'm the one in charge of the Raven Class, Freya Grandol. I've heard of you from the Academy Director. The Academy's first ever male spirit contractor"

Wearing a smile that looked like pasted on her face, the beautiful woman introduces herself.

However, her eyes were not smiling.

"Now, why did you make our princess cry, bastard?"

=== Part 3 ===

Kamito rises up onto the platform, causing some quiet murmurs within the classroom.

That a male spirit contractor had transferred in, the rumors seemed had already spread around. But they don't often get the chance to meet a young boy of the same age, so they can't hide their anxiety and curiosity from him.

"Is that a male spirit contractor ---"

"He has such vicious looks, like he will kill someone with that."

"Seems like he has already raped Claire Rouge"

"Wh, What is rape?"

"I, I don't know, but....so, something, perverted!"

"However, his delinquent look, is quite cool ♪"

"Don't be fooled by his outward appearance. Because every man is such a perverted beast"

"Rumor has it that he has also having an affair with Ellis Fahrengart"

"eeh, with that super-serious leader of the knights? By the way, what is an affair?"

"I don't know but..... so, something, indecent!"

.......*whisper *whisper.

(.......What, they are talking nonsensically)

Looking around the classroom built like an old theater, Kamito let out a sigh.

The number of students are fourteen or fifteen. Everyone has been brought up as a princess. Almost all of them are looking towards Kamito with interest, but some of the girls seemed really scared.

(Well, It was an expected reaction from them.)

After all, whenever anyone heard about a male spirit contractor, the first thing that come into their mind was the name of the ancient demon king who brought disaster and chaos to the continent. ..... has an excessively bad image.

Inside the classroom being showered with sharp glances like needles, Kamito had the urge to immediately run away.

Among them the especially intense glare --- came from the red haired girl in the front row.

Claire's glare that can burn people merely by her sight was fixed on Kamito.

"Burn, Burnt, Burning......"

She grumbled with different forms of the word.

Apparently, from a while ago up until now, she still seemed angry. --- obviously.

For that, Kamito reflected whether he over did it.

(If I don't properly apologize later)

"obliterate into cinders, obliterate into cinders, obliterate into cinders....."

.......don't know whether he would be forgiven when he apologizes.

"Stop chirping. Be quiet. Do you bunch want to lose credit?" 

The professor in charge Freya Grandol, hit the desk with the class list, and the classroom became silent.

She was not a teacher of practical skills but a special lecturer, and also a member of the spirit research agency who is traveling in every region of the <Spirit Forest> of the continent performing field work.

"Here, you, hurry up and introduce yourself."

The eye glasses worn by the beautiful woman gives her an intellectual appearance, but　if she opened her mouth it would expose true color out.

Well, to put it nicely she had a daring and largehearted disposition. At least seemingly not a bad person.

Kamito steps forward in front of the podium, and briefly introduces himself.

"Kazehaya Kamito, sixteen years old. As you can see I'm a male spirit contractor however......so, don't be afraid and let us get along with each other thanks."

It was too simple, but he had nothing else to say.

'''For secrets that can't be said''', there were plenty.

The classmates reaction were ---

"Like, ordinary......right?"

"Yeah, ordinary. Not much of a demon king"

.....oh?

"However, seems like, I have fallen for him ♪"

"A, see. aloof look, doesn't he make you wants to protect him?"

The once quiet classroom were filled with buzzing again.

(Wh, What is this fluffy sweet feeling?)

Due to the unexpected reaction of the young girls, Kamito was puzzled.

He thought that he would be greeted with chilly eyes, or even despising eyes.

However, the reactions that he felt earlier from all of the girls were very light.

Guessing Kamito's doubt, Madam Freya whispered into his ear.

"Ah, the princesses here have different senses with the commoners. After all, they are　constantly handling the most puzzling neighbor to human: 'the spirits'. Well, rather than criticizing you as a male spirit contractor, they are just curious in many ways about a young boy of the same age."

(Really, That's how it is ---)

Since it was put that way, it might be a little easier.

"u, um, Kamito.....you?"

And, one of the girls timidly raised her hand.

"Ya, Yeah, What?"

"um, umm, wha, what's your, favorite food?"

"Eh? Well, anything.....if anything, I like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratin Gratin]"

"Ordinary!" "Quite Ordinary!" "I thought he would say [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyotaimori Nyoitaimori]!" "Cute!"

bla* bla* bla*.

.....What's this. A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyotaimori Nyoitaimori]?

Starting with that girl, one by one they poured questions towards him.

"Where is your home town?" "Your three sizes?" "Which place do you wash first in a bath?"

.....Princess, It was almost sexual harassment.

However, the one who was asking the question was blushing red all the way to her ears.

"Have you decided your team yet?"

"Team?"

"Of course the team for this coming <Spirit Blade Dance Festival>"

"Aa---"

The <Spirit Blade Dance Festival> that would be held two months later was going to be in the format of a five person team group battle. Kamito as one person can't enter by himself, he needed to find other spirit contractors and form a team.

"As of now, I don't have a team yet. I'm going to look for my other fellow teammates now"

In two months, whether he would find such persons, he didn't know.

"Is it true, that you have tamed the sword <sealed spirit> that no one else has been able to contract?"

"Wh?"

Kamito eyebrow frowned in surprise. It looked words of the event this morning had already went around in the academy.

What on earth ---

"Yeah, and I am the one who tamed this Kamito that tamed the spirit!"

Slowly rising, Claire puffed up her almost nonexistent breast proudly.

"......as I thought, you!"

The princesses shriek* together in excitement.

"Kamito, what's your relationship with Claire?"

"Master and her Slave Spirit!"

"Totally nonsense. Don't answer it for me!"

Kamito quickly retorted against Claire who was answering it with her hands on her hips.

"What, an insolent slave spirit"

"When did I become your slave spirit!"

Watching the interaction between these two people, the girls become more and more excited.

The situation was about to be out of control ---

Madam Freya bam* strikes her desk. The classroom settles down.

"Arg. Girls, cut it out! You, hurry up and choose your favorite seat"

"Ye, Yes.....!"

Madam Freya sends a lifeboat, Kamito gladly rides on it.

Of course, he preferred to sit as far from the red haired princess as possible. he starts walking towards one of the seats in the back.

In that moment. Pashii* a torturing leather whip coiled around his neck.

"Arg!"

The neck being strangled, in that way, he has been pulled backward.

"*cough *cough, what are you doing!"

"Where are you going? Your seat is next to me."

"Hah, Who will sit in such a dangerous seat? uooooh--"

While his neck is being strangled, Kamito tries to move forward.

"hm, trying to oppose me. I'll show you who's the master!"

scratch* scratch* scratch* scratch*...........!

Kamito tries to unfasten the whip, Claire skillfully controlled her whip and prevented him from doing so.

"dddd.....da, mn......"

He can't breathe. More and more the oxygen ceased to circulate in his brain, at that time.

Swoosh* the sound of a gust of wind, Kamito's body was suddenly released.

"Oooowahh.......!"

Kamito lost his balance and trips over the staircase.

What on earth happened ---

".......h!?"

Turning around, in front of him standing stabbed into the floor was a sharp arrow.

Not a metal arrow. It's a clear ice arrow sparkling from the reflection of the sunlight.

(......Is this, an elemental waffe?)

The same as Claire's flame whip, the incarnation of their spirit is turned into their weapon form.

Who was it...?

"A disgrace, Claire Rouge"

An elegant voice was heard in the highest part of the classroom.

Kamito staying down on the ground, looks up and there ---

An extravagant platinum blonde beautiful young girl, standing with her hands on her hips.

A high class princess as featured in a painted picture. Her skin is as white as the first snow.

The color of her pupils is a fine emerald green in pale radiance.

A charming smile appeared, calmly looking down at Claire.

".......w, what do you want, Rinslet Laurenfrost?!"

Claire growled in a deep voice. A dangerous color floated in her ruby eyes, it seems like she would bite at any moment.

"Give up, because he had already said that he wants to sit next to me."

hmmp*, combing her platinum blonde hair, declared the princess.

I have not said anything of that sort---anyway it was a big help.

Kamito was about to stand up when the blonde haired princess gracefully came down the stairs.

She bent down in front of Kamito, and stared at him like evaluating his price.

As the adorable beautiful girl is intently staring at him, Kamito's eye unintentionally diverted.

"Hmm, the face is not so bad"

Rinslet seems satisfied nodded and,

"Hey, You,　do you want to become my servant?"

"Ha?"

Suddenly, she said something unexpected.

"Do, Don't lay your hand on him as you please, this guy is my slave spirit!"

Claire ran up on the stairs, and immediately grasps Kamito's arm.

"When did I became yours."

"Shut up!"

Claire suddenly yanked his arm.

The upper arm touched her breast, Kamito's heart involuntarily beat faster.

Although it was almost '''none''' --- She was still a sixteen year old young girl.

A reasonable elastic feeling was all that was needed and his heart would be pounding.

But ---

fuyoyon~*

In his other arms, '''an utterly other dimensional sensation could be felt'''!

"Ah, he is not your belongs, is he?"

Rinslet held Kamito's left arm tightly with both hands.

Different from Claire's pitiful asset, over here there are considerably...sense of existence.

(Wai, Wait, this is.......!)

Pressed from both sides with soft feeling, Kamito's face suddenly becomes hot.

"Re, Release, fool!"

"What did you say, flat chested!"

A crackling spark scatters from the two princesses glaring at each other.

funyu*. fuyon~*. fukyun~*.

......Though it felt great, but if they don't release his arms first, it seems like his heart would burst.

And, at that time.

"Owawawah, my, my lady, don't give more hardship to Mr. transfer student!"

From above the classroom, A young girl in maid clothes came running down.

(.....ha? A maid?)

Kamito spreads his eyes, staring at the young girl's appearance.

A waving long skirt with frills. A short bob trim cut black hair. A white brim that nicely suits her is resting on top of her head.

No matter how you look at it, she's a fine maid.

(........Why is there a maid here in this academy!?)

Since she called her my lady, it seems she is this blonde princess' maid.

But in any case, she seemed to have a more norm personality. Without a doubt, at least she　would intervene against this sour dispute. Kamito embraces a dim hope, but at that time.

"Princess......Kyaaaaah!"

The maid fell.

In the middle of the stairs, it was an impressive fall.

"Carol!?"

Rinslet's face became pale.

(......damn!)

Kamito shakes off the two people's arms, and jumps kicking off the floor.

"Hiaaaaaaah!"

Somehow he caught the screaming and falling maid's flying body. He wrapped his arms around the young girl so to prevent her head from being hurt, and they tumbled down the stairs.

The two people hugging each other while rolling* down, finally stopped.

".......hm, are you hurt ---"

And, opens his mouth --- thereupon Kamito's thoughts froze.

In his front. fuyon~, there were large soft things.

Under the neat and tidy cloth of the maid, melons larger than that of Rinslet.
[[Image:STnBD_V01_103.jpg|"U......um, .........uaah, I'm sorry!"　fuwa~* Tears began to float in the young maid's black pupil. |thumb]]
"U......um, .........uaah, I'm sorry!"

fuwa~* Tears began to float in the young maid's black pupils.

kaatsu* her face blushed, panicky* she tried to stand up ---

"He, hey......mo, mogugugu~!"

The nose of Kamito was pressed more and more by her breast.

(I'm in trouble.....I can't breath....)

"Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

At the sight of two persons intertwined with each other, the classroom's young girls raise an excited scream.

"Pe, Pervert!" "As I thought a lewd beast!" "Reincarnation of the demon king!"

"N, No, I'm.........mogugugu.....!"

Hurrying attempting to deny, his voice is being absorbed by the well rounded breast.

Gogogogogogogogo.........!

".......?"

Suddenly, A rumbling sound can be heard from above.

......An earthquake. Perhaps.

Somehow, it has a very, very bad sensation.

Looking up from the valley of the breast ---

There, the shape of Claire holding a blazing flame whip.

"thi, thi, this ero spirit~!"

"Wait, It can't be helped no matter how you look at it...."

"Shu, Shut up, Please turn into cinder!"

(Why is it that it always becomes like this.....)

While Kamito groans hopelessly, the whip ruthlessly swings at him with no mercy.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Afterword

2012-03-30T23:26:34Z

Richocet:

-You be my contracted spirit!

With that, nice to meet you, or perhaps, long time no see, this is Shimizu Yuu.

My new series, 'Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance', raises its curtains here!

This story is an alternate world fantasy x battle action where the main character, a young boy named Kamito, meets a ferocious, beautiful girl Claire in an academy that trains spirit contractors and together they aim to fight in a grand battle tournament - 'Blade Dance'!

Contracted spirits that can transform into weapons — 'Elemental Waffe' — that are used by beautiful girls to fight, spirits that only girls are supposed to be able to use, the main character a young boy that was able to make a contract, the secret of the crest engraved on the young boy’s left hand, the powerful spirit that was sealed into a scared sword, and the tsundere princesses x3 (the maid included) + a cool cute mysterious girl, and so on, with all sorts of content. Anyways, I have enjoyed writing it. “I’ll turn you to cinders!” is the favorite phrase of an excellence but ferocious, beautiful girl heroine, Claire. Kamito’s fate of being made to be her slave spirit(?) and so on…!

Ah, although I said battle, the basis is an academy romance comedy, the battle of love of the girls surrounding Kamito is also steadily turning to a dead heat! Even after this, I’ll try my best to aim for “increased love, double the fun, superior battles!”. It will be a blessing if all you dear readers also somehow enjoy yourselves lightheartedly!

Now for the thanks. I am truly grateful to many people for the start of my new series.

First, Sakura Hanpen-sensei, who drew superb cute beautiful girls + spirits, truly thank you very much. Every time, I received a draft, I was in agony. The girls’ expression and poses are very charming. The girls are also cute but the cat is magnificently cute.

The glittering star administrators of MFJ that read my manuscript many times, and gave me precious advice and ideas, truly thank you very much. You have my gratitude for all the advice.

The chief editor, Misaka, the proofreading team, the binding team, the sales team and the rest that had something to do with this work, to everyone, thank you very much.

And now, my greatest thanks is to all you readers holding onto this book in your hands. Shimizu's release of this book is something due to everyone’s support. The questionnaires made me really happy!

—Well then, let’s meet again in volume two!

November 2010, Shimizu Yuu

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Afterword

2012-03-30T23:25:54Z

Richocet:

-You be my contracted spirit!

With that, nice to meet you, or perhaps, long time no see, this is Shimizu Yuu.

My new series, 'Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance', raises its curtains here!

This story is an alternate world fantasy x battle action where the main character, a young boy named Kamito, meets a ferocious, beautiful girl Claire in an academy that trains spirit contractors and together they aim to fight in a grand battle tournament - 'Blade Dance'!

Contracted spirits that can transform into weapons — 'Elemental Waffe' — that are used by beautiful girls to fight, spirits that only girls are supposed to be able to use, the main character a young boy that was able to make a contract, the secret of the crest engraved on the young boy’s left hand, the powerful spirit that was sealed into a scared sword, and the tsundere princesses x3 (the maid included) + a cool cute mysterious girl, and so on, with all sorts of content. Anyways, I have enjoyed writing it. “I’ll turn you to cinders!” is the favorite phrase of an excellence but ferocious, beautiful girl heroine, Claire. Kamito’s fate of being made to be her slave spirit(?) and so on…!

Ah, although I said battle, the basis is an academy romance comedy, the battle of love of the girls surrounding Kamito is also steadily turning to a dead heat! Even after this, I’ll try my best to aim for “increased love, double the fun, superior battles!”. It will be a blessing if all you dear readers also somehow enjoy yourselves lightheartedly!

Now for the thanks. I am truly grateful to many people for the start of my new series.

First, Sakura Hanpen-sensei, who drew superb cute beautiful girls + spirits, truly thank you very much. Every time, I received a draft, I was in agony. The girls’ expression and poses are very charming. The girls are also cute but the cat is magnificently cute.

The glittering star administrators of MFJ that read my manuscript many times and gave me precious advice and ideas, truly thank you very much. You have my gratitude for all the advice.

The chief editor, Misaka, the proofreading team, the binding team, the sales team and the rest that had something to do with this work, to everyone, thank you very much.

And now, my greatest thanks is to all you readers holding onto this book in your hands. Shimizu's release of this book is something due to everyone’s support. The questionnaires made me really happy!

—Well then, let’s meet again in volume two!

November 2010, Shimizu Yuu

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Afterword

2012-03-30T23:23:49Z

Richocet:

-You be my contracted spirit!

With that, nice to meet you, or perhaps, long time no see, this is Shimizu Yuu.

My new series, 'Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance', raises its curtains here!

This story is an alternate world fantasy x battle action where the main character, a young boy named Kamito, meets a ferocious, beautiful girl Claire in an academy that trains spirit contractors and together they aim to fight in a grand battle tournament - 'Blade Dance'!

Contracted spirits that can transform into weapons — 'Elemental Waffe' — that are used by beautiful girls to fight, spirits that only girls are supposed to be able to use, the main character a young boy that was able to make a contract, the secret of the crest engraved on the young boy’s left hand, the powerful spirit that was sealed into a scared sword, and the tsundere princesses x3 (the maid included) + a cool cute mysterious girl, and so on, with all sorts of content. Anyway I have enjoyed writing it. “I’ll turn you to cinders! “is the favorite phrase of an excellence but ferocious, beautiful girl heroine, Claire. Kamito’s fate of being made to be her slave spirit(?) and so on…!

Ah, although I said battle, the basis is an academy romance comedy, the battle of love of the girls surrounding Kamito is also steadily turning to a dead heat! Even after this, I’ll try my best to aim for “increased love, double the fun, superior battles!”. It will be a blessing if all you dear readers also somehow enjoy yourselves lightheartedly!

Now for the thanks. I am truly grateful to many people for the start of my new series.

First, Sakura Hanpen-sensei, who drew superb cute beautiful girls + spirits, truly thank you very much. Every time, I received a draft, I was in agony. The girls’ expression and poses are very charming. The girls are also cute but the cat is magnificently cute.

The glittering star administrators of MFJ that read my manuscript many times and gave me precious advice and ideas, truly thank you very much. You have my gratitude for all the advice.

The chief editor, Misaka, the proofreading team, the binding team, the sales team and the rest that had something to do with this work, to everyone, thank you very much.

And now, my greatest thanks is to all you readers holding onto this book in your hands. Shimizu's release of this book is something due to everyone’s support. The questionnaires made me really happy!

—Well then, let’s meet again in volume two!

November 2010, Shimizu Yuu

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Afterword

2012-03-30T23:17:44Z

Richocet:

-You be my contracted spirit!

With that, nice to meet you, or perhaps, long time no see, this is Shimizu Yuu.

My new series, 'Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance', raises its curtains here!

This story is an alternate world fantasy x battle action where the main character, a young boy named Kamito, meets a ferocious, beautiful girl Claire in an academy that trains spirit contractors and together they aim to fight in a grand battle tournament - 'Blade Dance'!

Contracted spirits that can transform into weapons — 'Elemental Waffe' that are used by beautiful girls to fight, spirits that only girls are supposed to be able to use, the main character a young boy that was able to make a contract, the secret of the crest engraved on the young boy’s left hand, the powerful spirit that was sealed into a scared sword, and tsudere princesses x3 (the maid included) + a cool cute mysterious girl, and so on with all sorts of content. Anyway I have enjoyed writing it. “I’ll turn you to cinders! “is the favorite phrase of an excellence but ferocious, beautiful girl heroine, Claire. Kamito’s fate of being made to be her slave spirit(?) and so on…!

Ah, although I said battle, the basis is an academy romance comedy, the battle of love of the girls surrounding Kamito is also steadily turning to a dead heat! Even after this, I’ll try my best to aim for “increased love, double the fun, superior battles!”. It will be a blessing if all you dear readers also somehow enjoy yourselves lightheartedly!

Now for the thanks. I am truly grateful to many people for the start of my new series.

First, Sakura Hanpen-sensei, who drew superb cute beautiful girls + spirits, truly thank you very much. Every time, I received a draft, I was in agony. The girls’ expression and poses are very charming. The girls are also cute but the cat is magnificently cute.

The glittering star administrators of MFJ that read my manuscript many times and gave me precious advice and ideas, truly thank you very much. You have my gratitude for all the advice.

The chief editor, Misaka, the proofreading team, the binding team, the sales team and the rest that had something to do with this work, to everyone, thank you very much.

And now, my greatest thanks is to all you readers holding onto this book in your hands. Shimizu's release of this book is something due to everyone’s support. The questionnaires made me really happy!

—Well then, let’s meet again in volume two!

November 2010, Shimizu Yuu

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Epilogue

2012-03-30T21:44:48Z

Richocet:

==Epilogue==

Opening his eyes, Kamito found himself lying in bed again.

It was not Rinslet's room this time.

There were large bookcases and shelves of medicine; this should be the
health center of the academy.

It looked like that he could not shoulder the burden of Elemental
Waffe and passed out, again.

After all, he was still in the physical conditions where it was
imperative to lie down and rest, so it was no wonder that he
collapsed when performing sword dances in such a state.

(Oh ... I really can't do it the same as old times.)

Kamito smiled bitterly at the wrist wrapped in bandages.

To have a blank period of three-years is too much for a Spirit
Contractor.

Kamito was about to slowly get up from bed -

"Kamito, you woke up?"

A voice can be heard from somewhere.

Looking around, he couldn't see anyone.

Then something wiggled inside the bed sheets.

" - What!"

Kamito quickly pulled up the sheets.

Inside, there is the naked sword spirit.

"...Est, what you are doing here!"

"Sleeping with you." Est replied with a deadpan look.

"Not that, I am asking why are you in my bed!"

"Because I am your contract spirit."

"......"

There's no use. She is not the type to communicate with easily.

Kamito held his head that started aching little by little.

Just at that time. Tramp - suddenly the door opened.

"Kamito, have you woken up ----"

Claire stiffened as she came inside the room.

Gogogogogo...!

"This is not how it looks..."

But with a naked girl only in knee-socks on top of him, whatever
explanations given were to be futile.

"You ... you! What the hell are you doing?"

A burning fire whip appeared in Claire's hand.

"You are in the way, Sword Spirit. I am going to turn this guy into
charcoal cinders. Please move aside!"

"No, I am Kamito's contract spirit. To protect him is my duty."

"Sword ... Sword Spirit, listen! Kamito... Kamito is my slave spirit,
so you as his contract spirit, are in my possession as well."

"Kamito, is it true?"

"Well ... No... See..."

As Kamito struggled for words, other sounds can be heard from the
corridor.

"My lady if you don't hurry, Miss Claire will be the first!"

"Being the first or not, for me, doesn't mean ---"

"...Eh? Rinslet and Carol, what are you doing here?"

"Knight, Knight commander, you too, why are you here...!?"
[[Image:STnBD V01 260.jpg|thumb]]

"I ... I'm just here to express our gratitude to Kamito on behalf of
the Sylpid Knights. There is absolutely no other meaning!"

The three princesses opened the door as they had their
conversation.

Then - all witnessed Est on the bed at the same time.

"What!" "Oops!" "What on earth..."

Googogogog...

Ellis conjured up <Ray Hawk>; Rinslet called out <Ice Longbow>.

Last, an inexplicable fry pan was in Carol's hand out of nowhere.

"Kamito, what last words do you have to say?"

Claire waved her flame whip and smiled.

"Wait ... This is a mistake - oh wa ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

At the top of Kamito's head, the flame whip mercilessly lashed
down.

The grand feast for spirit contractors --- <Blade Dance> would be held
in two months.

FIN

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Epilogue

2012-03-30T21:43:22Z

Richocet:

==Epilogue==

Opening his eyes, Kamito found himself lying in bed again.

It was not Rinslet's room this time.

There were large bookcases and shelves of medicine; this should be the
health center of the academy.

It looked like that he could not shoulder the burden of Elemental
Waffe and passed out again.

After all, he was still in the physical conditions where it was
imperative to lie down and rest, so it was no wonder that he
collapsed when performing sword dances in such a state.

(Oh ... I really can't do it the same as old times.)

Kamito smiled bitterly at the wrist wrapped in bandages.

To have a blank period of three-years is too much for a Spirit
Contractor.

Kamito was about to slowly get up from bed -

"Kamito, you woke up?"

A voice can be heard from somewhere.

Looking around, he couldn't see anyone.

Then something wiggled inside the bed sheets.

" - What!"

Kamito quickly pulled up the sheets.

Inside, there is the naked sword spirit.

"...Est, what you are doing here!"

"Sleeping with you." Est replied with a deadpan look.

"Not that, I am asking why are you in my bed!"

"Because I am your contract spirit."

"......"

There's no use. She is not the type to communicate easily with.

Kamito held his head that started aching little by little.

Just at that time. Tramp - suddenly the door opened.

"Kamito, have you woken up ----"

Claire stiffened as she came inside the room.

Gogogogogo...!

"This is not how it looks..."

But with a naked girl only in knee-socks on top of him, whatever
explanations given were to be futile.

"You ... you! What the hell are you doing?"

A burning fire whip appeared in Claire's hand.

"You are in the way, Sword Spirit. I am going to turn this guy into
charcoal cinders. Please move aside!"

"No, I am Kamito's contract spirit. To protect him is my duty."

"Sword ... Sword Spirit, listen! Kamito... Kamito is my slave spirit,
so you as his contract spirit, are in my possession as well."

"Kamito, is it true?"

"Well ... No... See..."

As Kamito struggled for words, other sounds can be heard from the
corridor.

"My lady if you don't hurry, Miss Claire will be the first!"

"Being the first or not, for me, doesn't mean ---"

"...Eh? Rinslet and Carol, what are you doing here?"

"Knight, Knight commander, you too, why are you here...!?"
[[Image:STnBD V01 260.jpg|thumb]]

"I ... I'm just here to express our gratitude to Kamito on behalf of
the Sylpid Knights. There is absolutely no other meaning!"

The three princesses opened the door as they had their
conversation.

Then - all witnessed Est on the bed at the same time.

"What!" "Oops!" "What on earth..."

Googogogog...

Ellis conjured up <Ray Hawk>; Rinslet called out <Ice Longbow>.

Last, an inexplicable fry pan was in Carol's hand out of nowhere.

"Kamito, what last words do you have to say?"

Claire waved her flame whip and smiled.

"Wait ... This is a mistake - oh wa ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

At the top of Kamito's head, the flame whip mercilessly lashed
down.

The grand feast for spirit contractors --- <Blade Dance> would be held
in two months.

FIN

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