Editing Masou Gakuen HxH:Volume 11 Third Period (section)

===Part 4===

──And then the next day.

「Hey Hayuru, is that snack delicious?」

Yurishia asked Himekawa who was sitting at the opposite side. Himekawa held out the pocky box she was carrying.

「Yes, it’s delicious. How about trying it?」

Yurishia’s hand reached out. The train shook at that timing and her fingertip missed the box. She once again pinched at one stick and pulled it out.

「It’s green……what is the taste of this?」

「Green tea.」

「Hmmm.」

Yurishia elegantly nibbled at the pocky.

「This is a peculiar flavor. Certainly it might taste a bit like green tea……」

Saying that, Yurishia made a doubtful expression.

「A, Aine-san, how about you?」

Himekawa offered Aine who was sitting beside her.

「I’ll pass. But, Hayuru really likes green tea flavor huh. It’s like your interest is bitter, or you smell like old people.」

Himekawa opened her eyes wide in a flash.

「Ju, just what is bad about green tea!? This is greatly popular even among young girls! In Japan, green tea sweets are the staple! Like Tsujiri’s green tea parfait, it’s exquisite!」

「Rather than that isn’t here ice cream sold inside the train? According to the data, it seems that they are selling vanilla ice cream that is hard like steel though.」

「Please listen when people talk! For Japanese, it’s green tea for sure!」

「Excuse me─」

Sylvia who was sitting diagonally opposite Himekawa raised her hand a bit.

「Can Sylvia also, ask for one desu?」

「Eh? Yes! By all means-」

Himekawa held out her pocky box with a feeling as though she was saved.

「Waa, thank you very much desu! Sylvia is bad with the real green tea, but it’s fine if it’s sweets desu.」

Sylvia took one out and quickly put it into her mouth. Hayuru was suddenly reminded of a rodent-type animal and her cheeks loosened.

「Delicious desu! Sylvia likes this snack desu.」

‘I’m glad……’ Himekawa murmured inside her heart.

「Ah! For thanks, please eat Sylvia’s shortbread desu!」

Sylvia took out a plastic case from the bag that she placed on her lap. When the lid was opened, inside there were light yellow baked sweets lined up. They were slightly thick biscuit with rectangle shape.

「Thank you, Sylvia-chan.」

Himekawa glanced outside the train window. On the other side of Aine who was sitting beside her, the scenery of green trees was drifting away. It seemed they had left Tokyo float and entered Kanagawa float.

Himekawa nibbled at the short bread and her eyes turned round.

「!? Delicious!」

Sylvia laughed ‘ehehe’ shyly.

「If you like, then how about Yurishia-san and Aine-san take some too desu?」

Both of them were lured by Himekawa’s reaction and their hands reached out. And then their eyes opened wide like Himekawa.

「What’s this, it’s really tasty.」

「You’re right……where did you buy this?」

「Ehehe, it’s handmade desu.」

At that moment, a shadow loomed on the faces of the three.

「I, see……」

They were beaten up mercilessly by the girl power of their junior whose appearance looked only like an elementary school student.

Himekawa spoke out to change the subject.

「Wo, won’t we arrive at Hakone any time now?」

「Ri, right……good grief, on the Megafloat there isn’t even any time to taste the traveling mood.」

──Aine, Himekawa, Yurishia, and Sylvia, the four of them were heading to Hakone of Megafloat Japan using the special direct train Romancecar. (TN: Romancecar = Odakyu Electric Railway’s name for its limited express luxury tourist services south-west of Tokyo)

Just why were they traveling with the four of them? The reason went back to the aftermath after the explosion incident that happened for who knows how many times in the dormitory yesterday.

After that, naturally, Aine and the others, the members of Amaterasu were summoned to the command headquarters and they ate a good scolding from Reiri.

And then, at that place an order to resolve the problem was handed down to them.

『The four members of Amaterasu will depart for a relaxation trip. Deepen your friendship there.』

That was the content of the special operation(mission) that Reiri gave them.

Through such course of events, the four of them were sitting facing each other inside boxed seats in an agenda of experiencing the feeling of traveling on train through the east route.

Aine formed a cold smile.

「If friendship can deepen from this kind of travel, then there won’t be any problem in the first place.」

Yurishia shrugged her shoulders and raised both her hands.

「This too cannot be helped. The commander will be satisfied if we go, so isn’t it fine?」

Himekawa cut in to make a point.

「However, if we don’t show results, we won’t be able to go back to normal duty you know?」

When she was told that, Yurishia had no word to reply with.

Aine stared outside the window and whispered without any interest.

「Well, isn’t it fine if we just pretend having a good relationship for a bit?」

「That’s how it’ll turn out in the end……」

Yurishia seemed to be in agreement, but Himekawa made a bitter face at that.

「However, that cannot be said as accomplishing our mission. By the time we lie or deceive, there is no meaning at all in it isn’t it?」

Aine waved her hand looking bored.

「The commander won’t know. If she asked something, we can just answer her that our generation is different from the commander’s. Tell her, you won’t be able to understand the youngsters of today.」

Himekawa frowned, and she whispered with a voice that was oozing fear.

「……You will be killed you know?」

Aine tried to imagine herself actually speaking those caustic words to Reiri’s face. Her spine trembled.

「We, well, just now was just a joke. We will be able to deceive her.」

Yurishia also smiled in agreement.

「You’re right. It’s not something that difficult.」

Saying that, the three chuckled ‘ufufufu’ at each other.

Sylvia suddenly raised her face.

「Then, who becomes the main partner of Captain Kizuna after that desu?」

At that moment, flames blazed up between the three and sparks scattered from their sharp gazes.