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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume3 Chapter1

2012-07-04T14:13:30Z

Nikuniku: /* References and Translation Notes */

==Chapter 1==

===Part 1===
Chirp chirp…

There was the chirping of singing birds. The fresh sunshine was shining in diagonally from the window.

"…U…n"

It was 6 o'clock early in the morning. Kamito rubbed his sleepy eyes even though he had woken up.

He combed out his unkempt hair by hand, and then first he checked under the sheets as usual.

"Alright, today's safe."

Kamito took a breath of relief.

Recently, there were times when a fully naked sword spirit was sleeping with him, so he couldn't let his guard down.

Feeling relieved, he nimbly folded the sheets and got up.

"…I've to make breakfast."

The breakfast of Claire and others, who were roommates, was expected to be made by Kamito every morning.

Well to begin with, he didn't hate cooking, and he was a freeloader, he had no complains.

"Toast with salad with bacon and eggs… Shall I specially throw in some boiled eggs today?"

After all, there was a team battle that they absolutely could not lose this morning. He wanted his two teammates and his partner sword spirit to eat something good whenever possible to restore their energy.


It was one week since the quest at that Mine Town.

A new member was added into Team Scarlet.

She was the former second princess of the Ordesia Empire, as well as the «Divine Ritual Institute's» second ranking princess maiden.

Fianna Ray Ordesia.

Having been once called the Lost Queen, she was trying to ensnare Kamito and participate in the Blade Dance to regain the power of her spirit contract.

Eventually, she was able to regain the power of her spirit contract by her own strength, however, she continued to remain in the academy for some reason despite attaining her goal, and ended up joining Team Scarlet.

Claire had seemed displeased, but there were already several weeks left till the Blade Dance, so she reluctantly ushered her into the team.

It was different from the individual matches three years ago, this time's Blade Dance was a team battle. Unless they gathered five teammates, they could not even get the qualifications to participate. Besides, the true strength of Fianna, who regained the power of her spirit contract, was something that even Claire could not help but recognize.

She, who was from the spirit princess training organization—«Divine Ritual Institute», had definitely not received any battle training, but she could provide various combat support by dancing ritual Kagura.

Also, her contracted spirit «Georgios» was a knight spirit of «defense» specialty, something Kamito and the others were weak at. Because she joined, the balance in the team greatly increased its sense of stability.

There was the achievement of the S rank quest at Mine Town. And then, there were the succession of victories of the inter-school battles.


Team Scarlet's inter-school ranking was now in great momentum.

If they kept up this pace, it wouldn't even be a dream to overtake Ellis' Team, which was currently in third place.

"The remaining would be for those two to be on a little better terms with each other."

He shrugged his shoulders in disappointment as he faced the kitchen—

"Hn?"

The clattering sound of tableware came from the kitchen.

And then, there was a rich sweet smell that came wafting over. It had a slightly burnt bitter scent.

(This smell is…by any chance, chocolate?)

Kamito frowned, and softly approached with stealthy steps.

Through the gap of the door, he peered into the kitchen softy—

"Hey, what are you putting in!?"

"Fufuu, something that is of mashed-up baked newt♪"

He heard Claire and Fianna's voices.

"Wh-what are you thinking?! Don't put in such a disgusting thing!"

"Ahh, I was usually using it at the Divine Ritual Institute. It seemed to have the effect as an aphrodisiac."

"Ap-aphrodisiac!?"

"Yes, if Kamito-kun ate this, even his true nature of the demon king of the night would appear, and may come attacking in the middle of the night."


"At-Attack… wh-what on earth would he do?"

"Well… that is already something indecent to the extent that he'll be bewitched."

"Be-bewitched… y-you're lying, even for him, such a thing— "

"Furthermore, the two of us together."

"The two of us together!?"

"It isn't surprising for Kamito-kun to do at least that."

"Wh-wh-what a guy… un-unforgivable, that pervert, cinders, cinders!"

As her voice trembled, there was the pashin pashin sound of something being hit by a whip.

(Those two…)

Kamito's temple twitched.

…Somehow, he felt that they were defaming his honor with staggering vigor.

(…Speaking of that, when did I become the demon king of the night?)

Even while Kamito was bearing the outrageous treatment, the two ojou-sama had continued their conversation.

"Fufuu, however, isn't it nice to also have Kamito-kun in an overbearing demon king mode once in a while?"

"Th-that's… Err, a-at any rate, that's a no, putting in such a dubious thing, what are you going to do if his stomach is destroyed before the battle."

"Oh, Claire you too, do you plan on making him eat that burnt black cinders?"

"Sh-shut up…"


(…Cinders?)

Kamito peered into the kitchen, and a lump of something black had turned into a pile on top of the plate.

Coals for stove-use…it didn't seem like it.

"Really, the nickname of hellcat girl is for show. After all, you turned everything into cinders."

"…I don't want to be told that by the fake breast princess."

"Oh, even without my pads mine are much bigger than yours, Claire, you know?"

"I-I want to try burning every fat of those surplus, princess."

Sparks scattered between the two of them. …How energetic early in the morning.

It somehow had become a critical situation, so—

"Hey, what are the two of you doing?"

Kamito, finally, made an appearance in the kitchen.

"Fua, Kamito!?" "Kamito-kun!?"

The two of them turned around in a shocked manner, and hid something behind them in a fluster.

"Y-you've already awakened!?"

"Yea, because we've a battle today. I planned on making breakfast earlier than usual—"

Then, Kamito unintentionally stopped his words.

His eyes were being rooted at Claire's appearance, who he was facing.

"Y-you, that appearance…"


"Wh-what… if it doesn't match me, then, how about saying that honestly?

Claire's cheeks reddened, as she quickly turned away.

Her red twin-tail hair slightly swayed.

Her clear ruby pupils. Her lovely flower-bud-like cherry blossom lips on her smooth white skin.

Her breasts' bulge was definitely gently-sloping, but that proportion was more than charming.

If it was just her physical appearance, she was a top-class beautiful girl among the beautiful girls set in Areishia Spirit Academy.

Furthermore, Claire was currently not in her usual uniform, which he had become used to seeing.

She was very lovely, putting on an apron attached with frills.

Towards the vexing thing… he really ended up feeling dizzy for a moment.

Her small cap was suited with her small build, this was also unfairly lovely.

Kamito raised up both his hands like he gave up.

"No, It suits you very well. …You're cute."

"… Wh-wha-what are you saying, idiot, idiot, idiot, idiot!"

Gaaa…!

Claire's face increasingly turned red, and was hitting Kamito's chest.

"Eh, Kamito-kun… how about me?"

Fianna slightly held her index finger to her mouth, and said, seemingly displeased.
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She was wearing an apron that was a set with Claire's over her black dress-style uniform.

Her glamorous hair reached out to her waist. Her deep cleavage, which he looked down into the chest area of her uniform.

Her dim colored pupils, which were fringed with lovely eyelashes, were extolling a mysterious light somewhere.

Former princess Fianna was also an evenly balanced beautiful girl as Claire.

"…Do I have to say it?"

"It's something girls would be happy when you earnestly put it into words."

Fianna giggled mischievously.

Kamito sighed in resignation.

"You're pretty, Fianna… Eh, what are you making me say in the morning?!"

"Fufu, Kamito-kun, you're unexpectedly that."

"Aren't you the one who made me say it…"

With a deadpan look, Kamito glared at Fianna, who was giggling mischievously—

"By the way, what are you two doing? What are you hiding behind you?"

"Th-that's…"

Claire's and Fianna's faces swiftly turned red, and they bashfully entwined their fingers.

"Uh?"

Kamito frowned and pressed on—

"…Cho-Chocolate!"



Claire shouted like she turned defiant.

"Chocolate? Did you wake up to make candy or something?"

"W-well, something like that. You know, isn't it «Valentia Holy Festival» very soon. Therefore, err, we're practicing… D-don't misunderstand, I'll let you at least sample it, but that's all!"

—Valentia Holy Festival.

It was a popular ritual to commemorate the spirit princess Valentia Sadelca, who served the fire Elemental Lord several hundred years ago.

It was originally a ritual to dedicate baked sweets, which were baked by flames of purification, to spirits but—it had become "the day to give chocolate to the opposite sex, who one had a liking for" among the common masses.

"Hn? The opposite sex… But, there should only be girls in this academy—"

Kamito pointed out—

"Th-that's obvious, this is a friendship chocolate to be given to friends! Your role is just to sample it. Geez, what are you expecting? It's like you're a gluttonous pig!"

Claire talked on and on with her face bright red.

"…How mean. Wait a minute, don't you have no friends?"

"I-I do, things like friends! For example, Scarlet, and …errr, the stray cat staying in the academy's garden Kitty."


"…I'm sorry, I was in the wrong."

…It seemed like he ended up stepping on a land mine.

"A-Anyway, hey, since I made them with great trouble, be grateful and eat them!"

Claire said in anger, and thrust that cinder lump before Kamito.

"Uh… Do I have to eat… this?"

"Wh-what… I woke up early to make it, you know!"

"No, I'm certainly thankful for that, but …"

"Kamito-kun, forget that cinders, you can eat my chocolate."

Fuyon.

"Fianna!?"

Sudden, the former princess, who expressed an impish smile, was pressing her soft breasts.
Even without things like pads, her breasts were plenty big, and a heart shaped chocolate squeezed between her cleavage.

It was different from Claire's cinders, this one had the appearance that it could be eaten, but he couldn't let himself be fooled. This impish princess had, in a certain sense, the cooking ability of a greater killing-level than Claire.

(…Just now, they said something about an aphrodisiac.)

"Kamito, quickly eat my chocolate!"

"Hey, don't hinder my Kamito-kun madly in love plan!"


As they jostled together, the two of them held out their chocolates.

"No, err, having such sweet things in the morning is…"

Kamito retreated overwhelmed.

At that moment.

Suddenly, the living room's door opened—

"Kamito, I also tried making chocolate."

"E-Est!?"

The one who appeared was a lovely beautiful girl like a snow fairy.

Her brilliantly shining silver hair. Her tight milk-like white smooth skin.

And then, her clear violet pupils that confined a faint brilliance.

She was sword spirit Est.

She was the sealed spirit, who made a contract with Kamito several weeks ago, and possessed exceedingly mighty power.

"…"

Kamito widened his eyes, and became stiff like he was frozen.

Claire and Fianna were also at a loss for words.

She was naked. Stark naked.

Est, who was in an appearance almost to that of a new-born, was there.

Almost referred to the fact that she was wearing black knee socks on her legs, but—


That appearance, which was called naked knee-socks in slang, was in a certain way even more lascivious than being naked.

"Est, that's a crime."

"Is Est a crime?"

Est tilted her head to the side in wonder.

"…Yes, Est is a naughty criminal."

Kamito was in chaos and had blurted out something he didn't really understand.

"That's disappointing. I thought that Kamito would be delighted with this sort of appearance."

"What kind of eyes are you looking at your contractor with…"

Kamito deeply sighed with a deadpan look.

"And, what do you mean that Est also made chocolate?"

He could not see anything like chocolate in Est's hands.

Instead, she was holding a small tube made of cloth.

It was something that was often used for decorating things like cakes.

"Okay, over here."

Est nodded expressionlessly—

Nyururun

"Wh—"

What, she began drawing words with chocolate on her smooth white skin!


"…"

Nyuru nyurun. Nyururururun.

There was fluid chocolate freely surging out.

Drawn on her pure white virgin snow like soft skin was the sacred spirit language.

When deciphered—"'''Eat me'''".

"E-Est!?"

The moment Kamito understood the meaning of the spirit language, his face turned bright red.

"Fuaa, y-you, what are you teaching your contracted spirit, pe-pervert !"

"Err… Kamito-kun, y-you like this sort of thing?"

Claire's face turned bright red, and she flew into a rage, and Fianna had a-little-drawn-back look on her.

"Wait, you're misunderstanding! Hey, Est—"

"Kamito, please lick my chocolate."

The naked Est was walking with the appearance where she was smeared with chocolate.

That appearance of hers, which he peeked at through the gaps of his fingers covering his eyes, was very alluring that his heart spontaneously jumped up.

"…If you don't hurry, it'll melt."

"No, hey, wait—"

Dotadotadotadotaa!

Suddenly, he heard intense footsteps from the corridor.


Bam. The room's door was cleanly opened with force—

"Kazehaya Kamito, what on earth are you doing… Wh!?"

The one, who showed up, was—

A female knight, wearing azure light armor over her body.

She had frigid reddish brown pupils. Her rose-color lips were tightly closed.

Her stunning blue hair was tied up in a ponytail with a ribbon.

She was the leader of the Sylphid Knights that managed the academy's public morals.

Ellis Fahrengart.

The moment she came bursting into the room, she widely opened her reddish brown eyes.

"Y-you… h-h-how shameless…"

"Wa-Wait, Ellis, you're mistaken, there's no way this is my hobby—"

"How unsightly, are you thinking that such an excuse would work?!"

Gogogogogogogo…!

Thunderous fierce gales blew violently around Ellis, whose eyebrows were raised.

She was a top-class wind spirit user even in the academy.

"I received a report that your room was noisy and came to see, but… I never thought that you were making your contracted spirit do such a perverted thing!"

The whirling gales mowed down the room's furniture and soon transformed into the form of a giant demon bird.


It was the high ranking demon wind spirit—«Simorgh » that served the Fahrengart family.

"Des-Despite that I had gotten a better opinion of you!"

It was certain that tears were slightly oozing at Kamito's eyes' surroundings.

"E-Ellis, you're mis—"

"It's no use, turned into paella right here and now!"

Kouu!

She aimed and released a lump of fierce gale winds at Kamito.

Kamito's body was blown off in a straight line, and it smashed into the room's window and danced in midair.

===Part 2===

Areishia Spirit Academy.

It was a development school that trained noble girls, who were gathered from all over the empire, into a full spirit contractor.

It was a school building like a fortress furnished with solid ramparts. This academy, which included the continent's largest «Spirit Forest» and Mine Town within its vast territory, was just like a small independent country.

"…Sigh, he doesn't change, that boy."

As she looked down at the boy's appearance of fluttering in midair from the second floor of the dormitory—

The academy director, Greyworth Ciel Mais, made a small sigh.


Her ash-blonde hair was gently waving. Her grey pupils extolled sharp discernment.

She definitely could only be seen as bewitching beautiful lady from her outward appearance, but she was once the head knight of the {{Furigana|twelve-knight-commanders|Numbers|margin=12}} that were boasted as the empire's strongest.

During the Ranbal war, she was the legendary spirit contractor, Dusk Witch that friends and foes were afraid of.

"Even though there's a few weeks till the opening of the Blade Dance, how carefree."

They seemed to have added former second princess Fianna into the team and were gradually raising their ranking, but— they still had not gathered five teammates.

"Nevertheless—"

A figure of a person appeared from Greyworth's shadow.

"Calamity Queen's sister with former second princess who lost her spirit princess qualification. Even within my superior problem child gathering class, they are a very peculiar group gathered."

It was a woman with black hair and a white robe put over her suit.

Spirit Contractor—Freya Grandol. Raven Class' teacher-in-charge.

"Academy director, you seem to be pretty attached to him."

"That's right, after all, he's the one and only male spirit contractor in the continent."

Freya turned a strict gaze towards Greyworth, who shrugged her shoulders to dodge the question.

"Kazehaya Kamito… Who on earth is he?"

"Oh, did you also fall in love with that boy?"

"Sorry, but I do not have an interest in younger ones."


Freya shook her head, and Greyworth smiled, seemingly happy.

"Hmm… So, what information do you have for me?"

"We caught hold of information that the traders of {{Furigana|Bone Federation|Murders|margin=12}} sneaked into Academy Town. It's probably that they are trying to sell curse-binding seals to students just before the Blade Dance."

"What an annoying bunch. Order Ellis' Sylphid Knights to reinforce the security."

"Yes, there's another thing—"

"Uh?"

"Velsaria Eva had returned to the academy."

Greyworth slightly raised up her eyebrows.

"Haa, she completed the subjugation quest of a devil-class spirit in just a few weeks. As expected."

"Yea, she is without a doubt the '''academy's strongest spirit contractor''' at this point of time— So far, she had been doing the quests absolutely without assembling a team, but she would also have to recruit members to participate in the Blade Dance. She seems to be someone, who would be the top amongst the three participating."

"Well, I wonder about that?"

Greyworth smiled, seemingly amused, as glanced towards the outside of the window.

Kamito was over there, being chased by Ellis' demon wind spirit and was frantically running from place to place.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume3 Chapter1

2012-07-04T14:11:00Z

Nikuniku:

==Chapter 1==

===Part 1===
Chirp chirp…

There was the chirping of singing birds. The fresh sunshine was shining in diagonally from the window.

"…U…n"

It was 6 o'clock early in the morning. Kamito rubbed his sleepy eyes even though he had woken up.

He combed out his unkempt hair by hand, and then first he checked under the sheets as usual.

"Alright, today's safe."

Kamito took a breath of relief.

Recently, there were times when a fully naked sword spirit was sleeping with him, so he couldn't let his guard down.

Feeling relieved, he nimbly folded the sheets and got up.

"…I've to make breakfast."

The breakfast of Claire and others, who were roommates, was expected to be made by Kamito every morning.

Well to begin with, he didn't hate cooking, and he was a freeloader, he had no complains.

"Toast with salad with bacon and eggs… Shall I specially throw in some boiled eggs today?"

After all, there was a team battle that they absolutely could not lose this morning. He wanted his two teammates and his partner sword spirit to eat something good whenever possible to restore their energy.


It was one week since the quest at that Mine Town.

A new member was added into Team Scarlet.

She was the former second princess of the Ordesia Empire, as well as the «Divine Ritual Institute's» second ranking princess maiden.

Fianna Ray Ordesia.

Having been once called the Lost Queen, she was trying to ensnare Kamito and participate in the Blade Dance to regain the power of her spirit contract.

Eventually, she was able to regain the power of her spirit contract by her own strength, however, she continued to remain in the academy for some reason despite attaining her goal, and ended up joining Team Scarlet.

Claire had seemed displeased, but there were already several weeks left till the Blade Dance, so she reluctantly ushered her into the team.

It was different from the individual matches three years ago, this time's Blade Dance was a team battle. Unless they gathered five teammates, they could not even get the qualifications to participate. Besides, the true strength of Fianna, who regained the power of her spirit contract, was something that even Claire could not help but recognize.

She, who was from the spirit princess training organization—«Divine Ritual Institute», had definitely not received any battle training, but she could provide various combat support by dancing ritual Kagura.

Also, her contracted spirit «Georgios» was a knight spirit of «defense» specialty, something Kamito and the others were weak at. Because she joined, the balance in the team greatly increased its sense of stability.

There was the achievement of the S rank quest at Mine Town. And then, there were the succession of victories of the inter-school battles.


Team Scarlet's inter-school ranking was now in great momentum.

If they kept up this pace, it wouldn't even be a dream to overtake Ellis' Team, which was currently in third place.

"The remaining would be for those two to be on a little better terms with each other."

He shrugged his shoulders in disappointment as he faced the kitchen—

"Hn?"

The clattering sound of tableware came from the kitchen.

And then, there was a rich sweet smell that came wafting over. It had a slightly burnt bitter scent.

(This smell is…by any chance, chocolate?)

Kamito frowned, and softly approached with stealthy steps.

Through the gap of the door, he peered into the kitchen softy—

"Hey, what are you putting in!?"

"Fufuu, something that is of mashed-up baked newt♪"

He heard Claire and Fianna's voices.

"Wh-what are you thinking?! Don't put in such a disgusting thing!"

"Ahh, I was usually using it at the Divine Ritual Institute. It seemed to have the effect as an aphrodisiac."

"Ap-aphrodisiac!?"

"Yes, if Kamito-kun ate this, even his true nature of the demon king of the night would appear, and may come attacking in the middle of the night."


"At-Attack… wh-what on earth would he do?"

"Well… that is already something indecent to the extent that he'll be bewitched."

"Be-bewitched… y-you're lying, even for him, such a thing— "

"Furthermore, the two of us together."

"The two of us together!?"

"It isn't surprising for Kamito-kun to do at least that."

"Wh-wh-what a guy… un-unforgivable, that pervert, cinders, cinders!"

As her voice trembled, there was the pashin pashin sound of something being hit by a whip.

(Those two…)

Kamito's temple twitched.

…Somehow, he felt that they were defaming his honor with staggering vigor.

(…Speaking of that, when did I become the demon king of the night?)

Even while Kamito was bearing the outrageous treatment, the two ojou-sama had continued their conversation.

"Fufuu, however, isn't it nice to also have Kamito-kun in an overbearing demon king mode once in a while?"

"Th-that's… Err, a-at any rate, that's a no, putting in such a dubious thing, what are you going to do if his stomach is destroyed before the battle."

"Oh, Claire you too, do you plan on making him eat that burnt black cinders?"

"Sh-shut up…"


(…Cinders?)

Kamito peered into the kitchen, and a lump of something black had turned into a pile on top of the plate.

Coals for stove-use…it didn't seem like it.

"Really, the nickname of hellcat girl is for show. After all, you turned everything into cinders."

"…I don't want to be told that by the fake breast princess."

"Oh, even without my pads mine are much bigger than yours, Claire, you know?"

"I-I want to try burning every fat of those surplus, princess."

Sparks scattered between the two of them. …How energetic early in the morning.

It somehow had become a critical situation, so—

"Hey, what are the two of you doing?"

Kamito, finally, made an appearance in the kitchen.

"Fua, Kamito!?" "Kamito-kun!?"

The two of them turned around in a shocked manner, and hid something behind them in a fluster.

"Y-you've already awakened!?"

"Yea, because we've a battle today. I planned on making breakfast earlier than usual—"

Then, Kamito unintentionally stopped his words.

His eyes were being rooted at Claire's appearance, who he was facing.

"Y-you, that appearance…"


"Wh-what… if it doesn't match me, then, how about saying that honestly?

Claire's cheeks reddened, as she quickly turned away.

Her red twin-tail hair slightly swayed.

Her clear ruby pupils. Her lovely flower-bud-like cherry blossom lips on her smooth white skin.

Her breasts' bulge was definitely gently-sloping, but that proportion was more than charming.

If it was just her physical appearance, she was a top-class beautiful girl among the beautiful girls set in Areishia Spirit Academy.

Furthermore, Claire was currently not in her usual uniform, which he had become used to seeing.

She was very lovely, putting on an apron attached with frills.

Towards the vexing thing… he really ended up feeling dizzy for a moment.

Her small cap was suited with her small build, this was also unfairly lovely.

Kamito raised up both his hands like he gave up.

"No, It suits you very well. …You're cute."

"… Wh-wha-what are you saying, idiot, idiot, idiot, idiot!"

Gaaa…!

Claire's face increasingly turned red, and was hitting Kamito's chest.

"Eh, Kamito-kun… how about me?"

Fianna slightly held her index finger to her mouth, and said, seemingly displeased.
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She was wearing an apron that was a set with Claire's over her black dress-style uniform.

Her glamorous hair reached out to her waist. Her deep cleavage, which he looked down into the chest area of her uniform.

Her dim colored pupils, which were fringed with lovely eyelashes, were extolling a mysterious light somewhere.

Former princess Fianna was also an evenly balanced beautiful girl as Claire.

"…Do I have to say it?"

"It's something girls would be happy when you earnestly put it into words."

Fianna giggled mischievously.

Kamito sighed in resignation.

"You're pretty, Fianna… Eh, what are you making me say in the morning?!"

"Fufu, Kamito-kun, you're unexpectedly that."

"Aren't you the one who made me say it…"

With a deadpan look, Kamito glared at Fianna, who was giggling mischievously—

"By the way, what are you two doing? What are you hiding behind you?"

"Th-that's…"

Claire's and Fianna's faces swiftly turned red, and they bashfully entwined their fingers.

"Uh?"

Kamito frowned and pressed on—

"…Cho-Chocolate!"



Claire shouted like she turned defiant.

"Chocolate? Did you wake up to make candy or something?"

"W-well, something like that. You know, isn't it «Valentia Holy Festival» very soon. Therefore, err, we're practicing… D-don't misunderstand, I'll let you at least sample it, but that's all!"

—Valentia Holy Festival.

It was a popular ritual to commemorate the spirit princess Valentia Sadelca, who served the fire Elemental Lord several hundred years ago.

It was originally a ritual to dedicate baked sweets, which were baked by flames of purification, to spirits but—it had become "the day to give chocolate to the opposite sex, who one had a liking for" among the common masses.

"Hn? The opposite sex… But, there should only be girls in this academy—"

Kamito pointed out—

"Th-that's obvious, this is a friendship chocolate to be given to friends! Your role is just to sample it. Geez, what are you expecting? It's like you're a gluttonous pig!"

Claire talked on and on with her face bright red.

"…How mean. Wait a minute, don't you have no friends?"

"I-I do, things like friends! For example, Scarlet, and …errr, the stray cat staying in the academy's garden Kitty."


"…I'm sorry, I was in the wrong."

…It seemed like he ended up stepping on a land mine.

"A-Anyway, hey, since I made them with great trouble, be grateful and eat them!"

Claire said in anger, and thrust that cinder lump before Kamito.

"Uh… Do I have to eat… this?"

"Wh-what… I woke up early to make it, you know!"

"No, I'm certainly thankful for that, but …"

"Kamito-kun, forget that cinders, you can eat my chocolate."

Fuyon.

"Fianna!?"

Sudden, the former princess, who expressed an impish smile, was pressing her soft breasts.
Even without things like pads, her breasts were plenty big, and a heart shaped chocolate squeezed between her cleavage.

It was different from Claire's cinders, this one had the appearance that it could be eaten, but he couldn't let himself be fooled. This impish princess had, in a certain sense, the cooking ability of a greater killing-level than Claire.

(…Just now, they said something about an aphrodisiac.)

"Kamito, quickly eat my chocolate!"

"Hey, don't hinder my Kamito-kun madly in love plan!"


As they jostled together, the two of them held out their chocolates.

"No, err, having such sweet things in the morning is…"

Kamito retreated overwhelmed.

At that moment.

Suddenly, the living room's door opened—

"Kamito, I also tried making chocolate."

"E-Est!?"

The one who appeared was a lovely beautiful girl like a snow fairy.

Her brilliantly shining silver hair. Her tight milk-like white smooth skin.

And then, her clear violet pupils that confined a faint brilliance.

She was sword spirit Est.

She was the sealed spirit, who made a contract with Kamito several weeks ago, and possessed exceedingly mighty power.

"…"

Kamito widened his eyes, and became stiff like he was frozen.

Claire and Fianna were also at a loss for words.

She was naked. Stark naked.

Est, who was in an appearance almost to that of a new-born, was there.

Almost referred to the fact that she was wearing black knee socks on her legs, but—


That appearance, which was called naked knee-socks in slang, was in a certain way even more lascivious than being naked.

"Est, that's a crime."

"Is Est a crime?"

Est tilted her head to the side in wonder.

"…Yes, Est is a naughty criminal."

Kamito was in chaos and had blurted out something he didn't really understand.

"That's disappointing. I thought that Kamito would be delighted with this sort of appearance."

"What kind of eyes are you looking at your contractor with…"

Kamito deeply sighed with a deadpan look.

"And, what do you mean that Est also made chocolate?"

He could not see anything like chocolate in Est's hands.

Instead, she was holding a small tube made of cloth.

It was something that was often used for decorating things like cakes.

"Okay, over here."

Est nodded expressionlessly—

Nyururun

"Wh—"

What, she began drawing words with chocolate on her smooth white skin!


"…"

Nyuru nyurun. Nyururururun.

There was fluid chocolate freely surging out.

Drawn on her pure white virgin snow like soft skin was the sacred spirit language.

When deciphered—"'''Eat me'''".

"E-Est!?"

The moment Kamito understood the meaning of the spirit language, his face turned bright red.

"Fuaa, y-you, what are you teaching your contracted spirit, pe-pervert !"

"Err… Kamito-kun, y-you like this sort of thing?"

Claire's face turned bright red, and she flew into a rage, and Fianna had a-little-drawn-back look on her.

"Wait, you're misunderstanding! Hey, Est—"

"Kamito, please lick my chocolate."

The naked Est was walking with the appearance where she was smeared with chocolate.

That appearance of hers, which he peeked at through the gaps of his fingers covering his eyes, was very alluring that his heart spontaneously jumped up.

"…If you don't hurry, it'll melt."

"No, hey, wait—"

Dotadotadotadotaa!

Suddenly, he heard intense footsteps from the corridor.


Bam. The room's door was cleanly opened with force—

"Kazehaya Kamito, what on earth are you doing… Wh!?"

The one, who showed up, was—

A female knight, wearing azure light armor over her body.

She had frigid reddish brown pupils. Her rose-color lips were tightly closed.

Her stunning blue hair was tied up in a ponytail with a ribbon.

She was the leader of the Sylphid Knights that managed the academy's public morals.

Ellis Fahrengart.

The moment she came bursting into the room, she widely opened her reddish brown eyes.

"Y-you… h-h-how shameless…"

"Wa-Wait, Ellis, you're mistaken, there's no way this is my hobby—"

"How unsightly, are you thinking that such an excuse would work?!"

Gogogogogogogo…!

Thunderous fierce gales blew violently around Ellis, whose eyebrows were raised.

She was a top-class wind spirit user even in the academy.

"I received a report that your room was noisy and came to see, but… I never thought that you were making your contracted spirit do such a perverted thing!"

The whirling gales mowed down the room's furniture and soon transformed into the form of a giant demon bird.


It was the high ranking demon wind spirit—«Simorgh » that served the Fahrengart family.

"Des-Despite that I had gotten a better opinion of you!"

It was certain that tears were slightly oozing at Kamito's eyes' surroundings.

"E-Ellis, you're mis—"

"It's no use, turned into paella right here and now!"

Kouu!

She aimed and released a lump of fierce gale winds at Kamito.

Kamito's body was blown off in a straight line, and it smashed into the room's window and danced in midair.

===Part 2===

Areishia Spirit Academy.

It was a development school that trained noble girls, who were gathered from all over the empire, into a full spirit contractor.

It was a school building like a fortress furnished with solid ramparts. This academy, which included the continent's largest «Spirit Forest» and Mine Town within its vast territory, was just like a small independent country.

"…Sigh, he doesn't change, that boy."

As she looked down at the boy's appearance of fluttering in midair from the second floor of the dormitory—

The academy director, Greyworth Ciel Mais, made a small sigh.


Her ash-blonde hair was gently waving. Her grey pupils extolled sharp discernment.

She definitely could only be seen as bewitching beautiful lady from her outward appearance, but she was once the head knight of the {{Furigana|twelve-knight-commanders|Numbers|margin=12}} that were boasted as the empire's strongest.

During the Ranbal war, she was the legendary spirit contractor, Dusk Witch that friends and foes were afraid of.

"Even though there's a few weeks till the opening of the Blade Dance, how carefree."

They seemed to have added former second princess Fianna into the team and were gradually raising their ranking, but— they still had not gathered five teammates.

"Nevertheless—"

A figure of a person appeared from Greyworth's shadow.

"Calamity Queen's sister with former second princess who lost her spirit princess qualification. Even within my superior problem child gathering class, they are a very peculiar group gathered."

It was a woman with black hair and a white robe put over her suit.

Spirit Contractor—Freya Grandol. Raven Class' teacher-in-charge.

"Academy director, you seem to be pretty attached to him."

"That's right, after all, he's the one and only male spirit contractor in the continent."

Freya turned a strict gaze towards Greyworth, who shrugged her shoulders to dodge the question.

"Kazehaya Kamito… Who on earth is he?"

"Oh, did you also fall in love with that boy?"

"Sorry, but I do not have an interest in younger ones."


Freya shook her head, and Greyworth smiled, seemingly happy.

"Hmm… So, what information do you have for me?"

"We caught hold of information that the traders of {{Furigana|Bone Federation|Murders|margin=12}} sneaked into Academy Town. It's probably that they are trying to sell curse-binding seals to students just before the Blade Dance."

"What an annoying bunch. Order Ellis' Sylphid Knights to reinforce the security."

"Yes, there's another thing—"

"Uh?"

"Velsaria Eva had returned to the academy."

Greyworth slightly raised up her eyebrows.

"Haa, she completed the subjugation quest of a devil-class spirit in just a few weeks. As expected."

"Yea, she is without a doubt the '''academy's strongest spirit contractor''' at this point of time— So far, she had been doing the quests absolutely without assembling a team, but she would also have to recruit members to participate in the Blade Dance. She seems to be someone, who would be the top amongst the three participating."

"Well, I wonder about that?"

Greyworth smiled, seemingly amused, as glanced towards the outside of the window.

Kamito was over there, being chased by Ellis' demon wind spirit and was frantically running from place to place.

===References and Translation Notes===
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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume3 Prologue

2012-06-01T19:34:05Z

Nikuniku:

===Prologue===

3 years ago, at the Blade Dance match venue.

"My grand daughter, look closely at Velsaria's Blade Dance, sooner or later you will also serve and carry the Empire's dignity on your back and will be fighting in the Blade Dance matches."

"Yes, grandfather."

Towards the old aged grandfather's — Duke Fahrengart's — words, the little girl nodded and replied with a dignified voice.

She had auburn colored pupils blessed with strong light and beautiful eyebrows that were sharply angled.

Her mesmerizing blue hair was tied in a ponytail.

She was a lovely girl that anyone would turn around to look at, but there was absolutely no coquetry or sweetness in her facial expression.

She had an atmosphere like the edge of a blade that could slice one with just a touch.

Ellis Fahrengart.

Her talent as a Spirit Contractor was revealed since childhood, and it had been determined that starting from next spring, she would attend Areishia Spirit Academy, the only Spirit Contractor training institute in Ordesia Empire.

She was an elite cadet of the Empire's Spirit Knights with a promising future.

Ellis leaned forward from her seat and looked down at the arena right below.

Her soft breasts touching and rubbing on the iron fence, her recent worries was that compared to the other girls at the same age, her breast growth was abnormal.

''"Really.....Having big breasts just makes sword swinging hard, it's just a nuisance".''

Regarding this topic, the girls around her was completely jealous. For Ellis, she had totally no interest regarding love affairs. To her, having huge breasts was simply an obstruction.

''"......Something like love is stupid, I will become a Knight just like my step-sister, a splendid Knight."''

Ellis strongly closed her fist, at that moment.

A loud cheer broke out in the arena.

From the West gate, the Ordesia Empire's representative Spirit Contractor was entering.

A refined gathering of stars shone in her beautiful rondo hair.

Delicately sculpted carvings decorated her silver armor.

Clothed in a red cloak, a conquest-like appearance, just like a general returning victoriously.

Versaria Eva Fahrengart.

She came from a lower noble family that had declined because of the Ranbaru war. Thanks to the promises of her talent as a Spirit Contractor, she was adopted into the Fahrengart house, and became Ellis's two years older step-sister.

Even though she was a freshman from the Areishia Spirit Academy, she was chosen from among all the elite Spirit Contractors from all nations, as a representative at the the Blade Dance Festival. That a freshman was chosen as the Blade Dance Representative was a precedence previously unheard of in the long tradition of Areishia Spirit Academy.

And in such a step-sister, was Elis's ideal image of a knight stacked together; and she respected her from her depths of her heart.

She advanced headed towards the middle of the stage. Then, at door on the east side, the opponent Spirit Contractor appeared.

Having long black hair that extended to her hips, an exotic clothed person with a large gap between her trousers.

Although having youthful features, she was so beautiful that even Elis, despite being of the same gender, was taken back.

In her hands lay, contrary to her lovely appearance, a wicked-looking darkness-colored sword.

"Grandfather, who is that girl?"

"Ren Ashbell, an independent Spirit Contractor."

"Independent........not belonging to any country or organization. Is that what you're implying?"

"Yeah. Apparently it seems there was a powerful person's influence. It also seems that her age is the same as you 13 years old."

"......."

Elis bit her lips. Although having the same age, the fact that the girl was participating in the Blade Dance, was truly mortifying.

And then, the match start bell was rang.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume3 Prologue

2012-05-05T10:03:16Z

Nikuniku:

===Prologue===

3 years ago, at the blade dance match venue.

“My grand daughter, look closely at Velsaria's blade dance, sooner or later you will also serve and carry the empire dignity on your back and will be fighting in the blade dance.”

“Yes, grandfather.”

Towards the old aged grandfather's — Duke Fahrengart — words, the little girl nodded and replied with a dignified voice.

She had auburn colored pupils blessed with strong light and beautiful eyebrows that were sharply lifted up.

Her mesmerizing blue hair was tied in a ponytail.

She was a lovely girl that anyone would turn around to look but there were absolutely no coquetry or sweetness in her facial expression.

She had an atmosphere like the edge of a bare sword that could cut one if in contact.

Ellis Fahrengart.

Her talent of a spirit contractor was revealed since childhood, and it had been determined that starting from next spring, she would attend Areishia Spirit Academy, the only spirit contractor training institute in Ordesia Empire.

She was an elite cadet of the empire spirit knights with a promising future.

Ellis leaned forward from her seat and looked down at the arena right below.

Her soft breast touching and rubbing on the iron fence, her recent worries was that compared to the other girls at the same age, her breast growth was abnormal.

(“Really…..Having big breast just makes sword swinging hard, it’s just a nuisance”.)

Regarding this topic, the girls around her was completely jealous. For Ellis she has totally no interests regarding love affairs, having huge breast to her was just nothing but an obstruction.

(“……Something like love is stupid, I will become a knight just like my step sister, a splendid knight.”)

Ellis strongly closed her fist, at that moment.

A loud cheer happen to broke in the arena.

From the West gate, the Ordesia Empire’s representative spirit contractor is entering.

A refine gathering of star shines in her beautiful rondo hair.

A delicate sculpts carvings decorated her silver armor.

In a red cloak conquest appearance just like a returning victorious general.

Versaria Eva Fahrengart.

She came from a lower noble family that had declined because of the Ranbaru war. Thanks to the promises of her spirit contractor talent, she was adopted into the Fahrengart house, and became Ellis's two years older step sister.

As a freshman from the Areishia spirit academy, she was a representative at the the blade dance festival, among all the elite spirit contractors from every nation. That a freshman was chosen as an a blade dance representative was an unheard precedence even in long tradition of Areishia spirit academy.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume3 Prologue

2012-05-03T17:31:03Z

Nikuniku:

===Prologue===

3 years ago, at the blade dance match venue.

“My grand daughter, look closely at Velsaria's blade dance, sooner or later you will also serve and carry the empire dignity on your back and will be fighting in the blade dance.”

“Yes, grandfather.”

Towards the old aged grandfather's — Duke Fahrengart — words, the little girl nodded and replied with a dignified voice.

She had auburn colored pupils blessed with strong light and beautiful eyebrows that were sharply lifted up.

Her mesmerizing blue hair was tied in a ponytail.

She was a lovely girl that anyone would turn around to look but there were absolutely no coquetry or sweetness in her facial expression.

She had an atmosphere like the edge of a bare sword that could cut one if in contact.

Ellis Fahrengart.

Her talent of a spirit contractor was revealed since childhood, and it had been determined that starting from next spring, she would attend Areishia Spirit Academy, the only spirit contractor training institute in Ordesia Empire.

She was an elite cadet of the empire spirit knights with a promising future.

Ellis leaned forward from her seat and looked down at the arena right below.

Her soft breast touching and rubbing on the iron fence, her recent worries was that compared to the other girls at the same age, her breast growth was abnormal.

(“Really…..Having big breast just makes sword swinging hard, it’s just a nuisance”.)

Regarding this topic, the girls around her was completely jealous. For Ellis she has totally no interests regarding love affairs, having huge breast to her was just nothing but an obstruction.

(“……Something like love is stupid, I will become a knight just like my step sister, a splendid knight.”)

Ellis strongly closed her fist, at that moment.

A loud cheer happen to broke in the arena.

From the West gate, the Ordesia Empire’s representative spirit contractor is entering.

A refine gathering of star shines in her beautiful rondo hair.

A delicate sculpts carvings decorated her silver armor.

In a red cloak conquest appearance just like a returning victorious general.

Versaria Eva Fahrengart.

She came from a lower nobility family declined because of the Ranbaru war. Thanks to the promises of her spirit contractor talent, she was adopted into the Fahrengart house, and became Ellis's two years older step sister.

As a freshman from the Areishia spirit academy, she was a representative at the the blade dance festival, among all the elite spirit contractors from every nation. That a freshman was chosen as an a blade dance representative was an unheard precedence even in long tradition of Areishia spirit academy.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume3 Prologue

2012-05-03T17:26:58Z

Nikuniku:

===Prologue===

3 years ago, at the blade dance match venue.

“My grand daughter, look closely at Velsaria's blade dance, sooner or later you will also serve and carry the empire dignity on your back and will be fighting in the blade dance.”

“Yes, grandfather.”

Towards the old aged grandfather's — Duke Fahrengart — words, the little girl nodded and replied with a dignified voice.

She had auburn colored pupils blessed with strong light and beautiful eyebrows that were sharply lifted up.

Her mesmerizing blue hair was tied in a ponytail.

She was a lovely girl that anyone would turn around to look but there were absolutely no coquetry or sweetness in her facial expression.

She had an atmosphere like the edge of a bare sword that could cut one if in contact.

Ellis Fahrengart.

Her talent of a spirit contractor was revealed since childhood, and it had been determined that starting from next spring, she would attend Areishia Spirit Academy, the only spirit contractor training institute in Ordesia Empire.

She was an elite cadet of the empire spirit knights with a promising future.

Ellis leaned forward from her seat and looked down at the arena right below.

Her soft breast touching and rubbing on the iron fence, her recent worries was that compared to the other girls at the same age, her breast growth was abnormal.

(“Really…..Having big breast just makes sword swinging hard, it’s just a nuisance”.)

Regarding this topic, the girls around her was completely jealous. For Ellis she has totally no interests regarding love affairs, having huge breast to her was just nothing but an obstruction.

(“……Something like love is stupid, I will become a knight just like my step sister, a splendid knight.”)

Ellis strongly closed her fist, at that moment.

A loud cheer happen to broke in the arena.

From the West gate, the Ordesia Empire’s representative spirit contractor is entering.

A refine gathering of star shines in her beautiful rondo hair.

A delicate sculpts carvings decorated her silver armor.

In a red cloak conquest appearance just like a returning victorious general.

Versaria Eva Fahrengart.

She came from a lower nobility family declined because of the Ranbaru war. Thanks to the promises of her spirit contractor talent, she was adopted into the Fahrengart house, and became Ellis's two years older step sister.

As a freshman from the Areishia spirit academy, she was a representative at the the blade dance festival, among all the elite spirit contractors from every nation. That a freshman was chosen as an a blade dance representative was an unheard precedence even in long tradition of Areishia spirit academy.

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume2 Chapter4

2012-05-03T16:45:13Z

Nikuniku: add navigation tabs

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==Cat Fight==


===Part 1===

“Neeveeer, I’ll not accept this!”

It was evening. Claire’s angry voice reverberated throughout the Raven Class dormitory.

“I've already had to concede to her joining the team temporarily due to the guarding mission, but—“

She brushed her red twin-tail hair in irritation.

“Why is this girl in the same room with us?!”

She faced Fianna, who was drinking her cup of black tea in elegant small sips, and thrust her finger toward her.
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Turning away standoffishly, Fianna sighed and muttered.

“What a small room, it doesn’t look like a place where nobles live.”

“Sh…shut up! If you have complaints, why don’t you take it up to the academy director?”

“What I am talking about is how messy the room is. Can’t you catch the sarcasm of the remark?”

“Grh…i…it’s usually properly tidied up!”

Kamito sighed as he was at his wits’ end. These two have already been like this for some time now.

“Hey, Kamito-kun, don’t you think so too?”

“Err, well…”

Casting a glance at Claire who was on the verge of tears, Kamito answered vaguely.


“That reminds me, Ren Ashbell’s true identity—“

“Ahh, it’s certainly messy. Claire should at least clean it up.”

Claire bit her lips with teary eyes.

(…Sorry, Claire. I’m unable to defy this princess.)

Somehow, the girl knew Kamito’s true identity.

Kamito’s intent was to quickly press the question, but, in this situation, Claire would also learn about it.

This princess seemed to have no intention of telling the secret to Claire, but she had been threatening him by leaking that name since a while ago.

Feeling like a cat on hot bricks, Kamito tediously sighed.

While the invisible fireworks scattered, Est was playing with Scarlet with a green foxtail.

It seemed that Claire realized that she was no match for Fianna in the battle of words, and diverted the flow of the argument to Kamito.

“Besides, why should it be my room?!”

“Well, because you’re the only person in the dormitory who occupies the room just by herself.”

“It’s not only me, even not just two of us. Including Est, it’s three people.”

“Aren’t you treating me as your slave spirit? By the dormitory rules, spirits are not counted as roommates.”

“Uh, that’s so, but…”



“Well, with all of us, I guess the room will be cramped, as expected. I’ll leave.”

In the first place, Kamito should have been living in a hut outside.

Moreover, it would be no good if rumors about a guy sleeping in girl’s room were to spread.

“Hey, what are you going to do when you leave? Do you plan on going as far as sleeping outdoors?”

“For the time being, a tent would be sufficient. I’ll manage one way or another.”

Claire grabbed the back of Kamito’s neck as he tried to leave the room.

“What?”

“No.”

“Huh?”

“That’s no good. After all, if you’re gone…”

Claire looked downwards and tightly bit her lips.

“Who will do the cooking and the laundry?!”

“…Err, you do it.”

“No way. After all, the meals you make are delicious…”

It seemed that Claire, who used to live on canned food, had her stomach held captive by Kamito’s home cooking.

“Besides, if you were to leave, wouldn’t that mean you and Est are left all alone together. That’s no good. Rinslet and, like just now, Ellis may come meddling. No, it’s not just Ellis and the others. After all, there are many girls targeting you out of curiosity.”


“If I’m being targeted…me and Est can fend off most of them.”

“I…it’s not what I've been meaning… Stupid.”

Claire released her hold on the back of his neck.

“Y…you are mine after all. I’ll not give you to anyone.”

“…ven if you said that…”

Kamito softly sighed—

“Hey, what do you mean by yours?”

Fianna muttered in soft tone.

“Claire Rouge, what kind of relationship do you have with Kamito-kun?”

“Wh…what kind of relationship… that’s…”

Claire bashfully blushed,

“A…a sl…slave and a master relationship!”

“Wh…what did you say…!”

Fianna looked at Kamito with an astonished look.

“D…don’t tell me, you have such a insane relationship...”

“Wait, don’t utter something that’ll cause misunderstanding!”

“Hm…hmm, besides, what kind of relationship do you have with Kamito? Despite being a freshly admitted student, aren’t you being very intimate?”


In reverse, Claire was the one asking back this time.

When she did, Fianna coughed—

“Me? I’m… his little sister, Kamito’s”

“Eh!”

“…? A sister, I …”

“Hey, listen, the truth is that Ren Ashbell’s true identity—“

“Ye…yes, she is my little sister, my little sister!”

Fianna murmured the magic words and Kamito nodded right away.

“Li…little sister… I see, so you had a little sister.”

Claire stroked her chest for some reason.

“However, I’m his stepsister.”

“Stepsister!?”

“That’s right, furthermore, a naughty stepsister.”

“A nau…naughty stepsister!?”

Claire’s face turned bright red in a split second.

…What on earth was she imagining?

“Here’s a hint, a stepsister can be married to her brother, right, onii-sama ♪“

Suddenly, Fianna tightly pressed her large breasts unto him.


Kamito was spontaneously startled by that duly soft sensation—

“Wh…wh…wh…id…idiot, you brute pervert!”

“Ouch, wait, it’s a misunderstanding, stop—“

For some reason, tears welled up in Claire’s eyes as she hit Kamito with her whip. Pishi! Pishi!

“Hey, what are you doing to Kamito-kun!”

Phishi!—Fianna grabbed Claire’s arm that swung up.

“Uh, wh…what!”

“Kamito-kun isn’t your slave.”

“Yea, that’s right.”

Kamito nodded.

“He is mine.”

“No, I’m not yours either, you know?”

Kamito retorted with half-opened eyes.

(…Good grief, I wonder why such people are all around me.)

“Too bad. Kamito is my slave spirit, after all…??”

“After all?”

As Fianna asked back, Claire’s cheeks slight blushed,

“After all, err… I even…did the spirit contract ceremony with Kamito.”


“…”

Fianna opened her mouth.

She faced Kamito, whose head was made to squeak.

“Hey, is that true? Kamito-kun.”

She had a devilish smile.

“No, that’s…”

Honestly, he was getting embarrassed just by recalling that time.

He turned bright red and cast down his eyes, which was roughly the same reaction Claire's shown.

If it was that embarrassing, then don’t mention it – she thought, but.

After witnessing such reaction from both of them, Fianna calmly muttered.

“I see…you kissed.”

Her tone was certainly calm, but it was the tone that concealed something dreadful.

…She was angry. She was certainly angry.

(No, why is Fianna angry in the first place?)

As Kamito showed a doubtful expression, Fianna quickly stood up –

Faced Claire, who was bashfully turning red and sharply thrust her index finger at her.

“Let’s have a match, Claire Rouge!”

“A match?”


“Yes, a match, where the winner is the one who can love Kamito-kun.”

“No…no way, not such a thing! To begin with, Kamito is originally mine!”

“I’ve been saying that’s not it…”

Kamito tried to cut into their conversation, but the two of them didn't seem to hear him.

“If you win, I’ll leave this room. Then, you can do all the perverted things you'd like with Kamito-kun, just the two of you.”

“I…I…I won’t do such things!”

“Ahh, then, is doing it by yourself more to your liking?”

“Wh…wh…wh…what are…”

Claire turned bright red and the steam vented from her head.

(…She was thoroughly toyed with.)

Claire was extremely weak toward the reprehension in such an area, she was a super innocent ojou-sama.

“Or perhaps, you have no confidence? You just don’t want me to take away Kamito-kun?”

Fianna further provoked Claire, who has finally snapped.

“Guu… A…as you wish! Come forth, scorching hot hellcat!”

She summoned Scarlet and held in her hand an elemental waffe – Flame Tongue.

“Hey, do you plan on destroying the dormitory?! The people from the Sylphid Knights will dash here!”

“It’s alright, because I’ll settle it before they come.”


“That’s completely not alright!”

Claire-san, her eyes were serious. …She was determined.

“Don’t be in such a hurry, Claire Rouge.”

However, Fianna waved her hand with a composed expression.

“What, now that it has come to this, are you pleading for your life?”

“I didn’t say anything about having a match in blade dance. I wonder if trying to settle everything with violence is something proper nobles do. Did all the nutrition that’s supposed to go to your head go to your breasts –“

Fianna looked at Claire’s breasts and smiled.

“— I guess that's not the case.”

“Burn all to nothing, red hot inferno ball!”

“Wait, Claire! Stop the spirit magic!”

Kamito flustered and held her hands to her back as Claire tried to recite fireball.

At their best, they were hovering near the bottom of the inter-school ranking. If they caused any more problems, <Team Scarlet’s> score would drop to the lowest rank.

“Guu…then, what kind of match are we having?!”

“Yea—“

Placing her index finger at her chin, Fianna slowly looked around the room.

—Then, her gaze stopped on a mountain of canned food, piled up in the kitchen.


Kamito overlooked that her eyes were sparkling.

“Then, the first one who satisfies Kamito’s body, wins – how’s that?”

“Sa…satisfies his body…!?”

Claire’s face turned bright red.

“No…no way, not such a thing! After all, I don’t know any skillful methods… that’s not it, su…such a thing is definitely not allowed!”

“I don’t know what kind of misunderstanding you're having, but what I’m talking about is a culinary showdown?”

“Culinary!?”

Claire’s face froze.

It was natural. The first time he met her, she was only eating canned food.

She couldn’t possibly cook something decent.

“No way, I can’t accept such a duel!”

“Ah, offering a meal for a spirit to enjoy itself is the same type of <Kagura> as a blade dance, a skill of a splendid spirit contractor. Isn’t it also among the academy’s core subjects?”

“Th…that’s…”

“Or, are you lacking confidence? …Like that chest of yours.”

She snapped. At that moment, the sound of something snapping was heard.

“I…I get it…”


“Uh?”

“I…I accept it, this culinary match!”

Claire faced Fianna and sharply thrust her finger at her as she accepted the match.

At that moment, the princess expressed an impish smile.

(By the way, Claire, she has seen through the fact that you’re weak in cooking!)

===Part 2===

Just like that, the culinary showdown between the two of them somehow began but—

The two beautiful girls, who put on aprons, were standing next to each other at a side of the kitchen respectively.

It was the common kitchen at the first floor of the Raven Class dormitory. It seemed that as long as one was a boarding student, it was alright to freely use the ingredients available there.

Est the judge had well behaved at the table and was tightly grasping a spoon.

While being nervous about the other meaning of having Scarlet to take care of the leftovers, Kamito paced around the back of the kitchen.

(…Frankly, Claire has no chance of winning.)

He certainly had never eaten Claire’s home cooking but, in any case, she was the ojou-sama, who got through with mostly canned food in her meals since she came to the academy.


“Ehh, canned tuna, mackerel tuna… and I splurge a little and also open the canned crab.”

While humming, Claire arranged the canned food ingredients. Kamito had doubts about approving her combination of canned food but, for now, it looked edible, so Kamito took a breath of relief.

“Fruits are easy to eat after being cut.”

Upon seeing Claire slowly took out the kitchen knife, Kamito interrupted her.

“Are you alright with that? Don’t cut your finger.”

“I’m alright, after all, I was always watching you prepare food.”

“I see…hn, you were always watching?”

“Idi…th…that’s not it, I do not mean something like that!”

“Waah, it’s dangerous, don’t swing the kitchen knife!”

Bun! Kamito splendidly dodged the kitchen knife, which grazed his nose tip.

“Hmm, be…because you said something stupid!”

Claire’s face, up till her ears, was bright red and she quickly turned away.

“Putting that aside, what on earth are you making?”

“Seafood curry, the one that you often make. Because I like that.”

“Eh, you don’t normally use canned tuna and canned mackerel for seafood curry, you know?”

It seemed that she tossed the ingredients into the sauce from what she learned by watching him.


“Sh…shut up… It’s not like there’s a reason to the fishes’ name one by one. It’s the same as not remembering the face of the partner, who you danced with at the ball.”

“…That’s terrible. Do remember that.”

Besides Claire’s character, just her appearance was that of a transcendent beautiful girl. He was without doubt that there would be as many young nobles as the number of stars, who would be hard-pressed by her lovely looks and ask her for a dance.

“…At any rate, Claire, you’re in a dress?”

“What, I was once too the daughter of a Duke family before my lands were seized, so I do at least wear dresses… Or perhaps, is it that I look strange wearing a dress?”

“No, I just thought that you looked good wearing it.”

“…Wh…wh…what are you saying, idiot.”

Kamito spoke his honest thoughts and Claire increasingly turned red and looked downwards.

She slightly raised her head and looked at Kamito with an upward glance—

“Hey, do you re…really… think I look good?”

“Yea, I think that your red hair looks pretty with that pure white dress…. I don’t want to admit but honestly just your looks are prettier than any princess.”

“…!”

“Well, while wearing a dress, your breasts volume is overwhelming lacking though. Using paddings there to make do with it is the only—“


Then, Kamito suddenly shut his mouth.

Gogogogogogogo… The kitchenware were clattering.

…It seemed that he stepped on another unnecessary landmine again.

“Ah…no… I’m sorry.”

“…Th…th…that’s right. Unless I use paddings, I can’t even wear a dress, right?”

“Hey, Clare, why are you holding such a thing? That’s a handy tool you use to peel vegetables, it’s not something you use on people… owaa, wai—“

===Part 3===

“Kuu, I can’t believe that there’s such a way to use a vegetable peeler…”

As Kamito cursed, he turned up at Fianna’s corner this time.

There were numerous scars like cat-scratches on his cheeks.

“Despite being poor at using the cookware, she completely mastered it using it as a weapon.”

At this rate, the day that Claire’s elemental waffe became a peeler from a whip might also be close.

(Turn into bonito flakes…? What a terribly unpleasant future.)

While pressing down on his cheeks, which was suffering prickling pain, he was thinking about such a thing,

“—Hmm, you two are on pretty good terms.”


Raising her face from the chopping board, FIanna said with half-opened eyes.

Somehow, she seemed a little displeased.

“Is that how it looks like? Princess, your eyes are also surprisingly bad.”

“Not everything you see is the truth – That was a saying from a certain senior of mine.”

“That indeed seems like words that a princess maiden of the <Divine Ceremony Institute> would say.”

Kamito shrugged his shoulders and stood beside Fianna.

She was slicing a carrot with a nice tapping rhythm.

Because she was a <Kagura> expert, who pleased spirits, as expected her skill was good.

“You seem full of confidence.”

“Of course. During the time at the <Divine Ceremony Institute>, although there was a ceremony to offer cooked meals to high ranking spirits once a month, all of them were satisfied with my offered meals and returned to Astral Zero.”

“Really? That’s amazing.”

Kamito was honestly in admiration. That seemed to be a great expectation. Naturally, because appearance was more important than taste for the meals offered to spirits, he wondered if it would differ from the cooking humans eat.

“By the way, what was that one bottle you poured into the pot just now?”

“Capsicum. I’m using it as a subtle seasoning.”

“I see, a subtle seasoning.”

A subtle seasoning. The soup in the pot certainly became red and was making the ingredients subtle to see.


However, did subtle seasoning generally have such a meaning?

“…Is that okay?”

“Yea, it has such a vibrant and pretty color, doesn’t it?”

…That somehow invited anxiety but he gave investigating it a miss.

Fianna nodded, seemingly satisfied, and casted her sights onto the chopping board again.

While listening to the rhythmic tapping sound, Kamito gazed at Fianna face profile.

She had black pupils of long slits and virgin-snow-like white skin.

Her black hair, which reached up to her waist, was currently tied up to not let it fall.

Her white nape was mysteriously erotic.

Without thinking, Kamito was charmed by that somewhat mature face profile.

(With just tying her hair up, her impression has greatly changed…?)

Her tied up hair. There was something stuck in Kamito’s mind.

(…This girl, as I thought, have I met her somewhere?)

Despite that it should be the first time they met, the girl somehow knew Kamito’s true identity.

(However, I don’t have any princess acquaintances…)

It was irritating that he seemed to recall something but yet he couldn’t recall anything.

He was staring at Fianna’s face profile in that manner—

“Hey, Kamito-kun? Why have you being visually raping me since just now?”


Fianna turned towards him with a slightly troubled look.

“Ah, no … visually raping!?”

“That is certainly things like turning this fallen princess senseless, or training her like a slave. Kamito-kun, it’s your free-will to make these various perverted delusions but… well, honestly, it doesn’t really feel good to be used as a puberty boy’s delusions.”

“What kind of person do you think I am?”

“Ah, I would like for you to not take a princess maiden, who serves the elemental lords, of the <Divine Ceremony Institute>, lightly. I can read your mind like picking something up.”

After saying that, Fianna drew her face close and gently placed her hand onto Kamito’s forehead.

He was reflexively startled by the sensation of her cold soft skin.

“…Eh? No way, a nude maid, that’s shameful…”
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“What’s shameful is your mind!”

Kamito spontaneously shouted.

Besides, what was a nude maid? Was it a variant of the nude apron? He was a little curious.

At that moment—

“Kamito, it’s about the meat’s grilling adjustment though, is medium good? Or, well-done?”

“Ahh, I prefer medium… owa!”

Upon turning around, before he knew it, Claire was standing there with a smile and a fireball floating.



“Yo…yo…you are the wo…wo…worst, something like nude maid, you’re the worst!”

Gogogogogogogo……!

“Wait, it’s a false accusation – Fianna!?”

He requested for help but Fianna had already left the scene with an impish smile.

“Tu…turn into cinders together with your insolent delusions, you pervert!”

The fireball Claire released blew Kamito away together with the kitchen.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume2 Chapter3

2012-04-27T18:02:14Z

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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 many seconds 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 rather 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 doesn'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 overwhelmingly defeated 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 struck 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 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.”

“Lov—“

“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 accidentally 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 even 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 this 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 flirt and 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 mission for your sake.”

“A special mission?”

“That’s right. It was just nice that I had a mission I want to entrust to her, so I want your team to accompany her as her guard.”

===Part 2===

—A quest.

Together with official matches with fellow academy students, it was the system that supported the academy ranking system.


There could be various things in the contents of a given mission, from Kagura by a blade dance, the suppression of the rampaging spirit, the excavation and investigation of the sealed spirit, to the subjugation of spirit contractors gone astray.

By completing the mission that had been divided into ranks depending on the danger level, the academy students could raise their team ranking in the same way as winning an official match.

“By the way, this mission’s difficulty level is S rank.”

“S rank?”

Without thinking, Kamito sent back an enquiry.

An S rank mission was presented as the highest difficulty level mission in the academy.

The rising ranking points would be extraordinary but it was a dangerous mission that might even have the possibility of death depending on the situation. It should not even be possible to enter with Kamito's current ranking.

“Did you prepare things behind the scenes?”

“Your hearing is bad. I said that I don’t do special treatment. It just means that the ones suitable for this mission are Fianna and you. If you disagree, then I’ll spread the word around to the other teams.”

“…”

It was not a bad deal. On the contrary, looking at Kamito’s team currently, it was godsend.

Till the opening of the blade dance, there was already two months left. No, the final examination to decide the top three participating team would take place even earlier.

With their current pace, they would not possibly make it by completing normal official matches and missions.


Greyworth was somehow bent on making Kamito participate the blade dance.

Although, pushing in a representative of the empire with the power of the academy director was not possible as expected.

Therefore, she got to the S rank mission, whose danger level was high and competition bonus was also extremely high.

(If the mission could be completed, that would be it – huh?)

He was not pleased to move in accordance to Greyworth’s expectation but??

If it was a mission to guard an important person, he had several experiences from the past.

Certainly, it was far off better than raising the inter-school ranking steady by the official matches.

“—I understand. Explain the details of the mission.”

“That’s the spirit.”

Kamito prompted and Greyworth smiled.

“Do you know Mine Town Gado?”

“Gado? Well, I roughly know its name. It is the town whose mine became abandoned few decades ago.”

Mine Town Gado. It was formerly a town of a large mining ground of spirit ores but during the second Ranbal war, all kinds of spirit ores were excavated and it became a town of an completely abandoned mine.

It should certainly be a ghost town full of ruins nowadays.

“There have been frequent occurrences of strange earthquakes at that mine recently. I want you to go there and investigate that.”

“Investigate the earthquakes?”

For the academy to bring in an investigation request meant that it was probably not an ordinary earthquake.


It was often the case that the earth attribute spirit that rule over the land caused the earthquake.

If that was because it was angry or was in frenzy, it could be appeased by a ceremony of a blade dance. Depending on the situation, there were also cases where a subjugation unit of spirit knights was formed.

As a mission it was relatively typical but—

“Stop joking. Why is an ordinary earthquake investigation an S rank mission?”

If it was just an ordinary earth spirit investigation, he did not think that there would be that level of danger.

In contrast to the mission’s risk, this rank setting was too high.

“You’re being distrustful as usual, can’t you trust my good will?”

“Can I trust it? You never lie. However, you also never speak the truth.”

“Hmm…well, it is like that.”

Greyworth smiled and shrugged her shoulders in resignation.

“At the mine, it seems a strategic-class military-use spirit, who was sealed by the old Ordesia Knights, is sleeping there.”

“A strategic-class military-use spirit…!?”

Kamito spontaneously groaned. Fianna beside him also gasped in surprise.

A strategic-class military-use spirit – it could not be compared to the giant spirit that went in frenzy at Academy Town the other day.

Consequently of its powerful strength, it was impossible for an individual to control it. It could be finally controlled by ceremonial Kagura by several hundreds of spirit contractors – it was surely a weapon of mass destruction.

At the end of the second Ranbal war, the continental nations exchanged a treaty and the all seven bodies should have been sealed and disposed but—

“Don’t tell me, the one causing the earthquake is that strategic-class military-use spirit?”

“At the very worst, it’s only as a possibility. I want to entrust you guys this investigation. If you confirmed that the seal has come undone from the result of your investigation—“

“I’ll perform the ceremony of resealing by the 'ceremonial Kagura'.”

Fianna calmly opened her mouth to speak.

“That’s right. If it’s you, who are the former spirit princess candidate, then this mission is ideal for you.”

“…I see, that’s the reason you called for this princess.”

The spirit princesses, who served the five great elemental lords, were the expert of the 'ceremonial Kagura' that appeased spirits.

They did not receive special martial arts training as a result they were not suited for battle but all forms of ceremony had been driven into their bodies from since they were a child.

In the academy, there was only one former spirit princess academy student– a rare special skill user; the missions can only be accomplish with her, considering that it had to do with a strategic-class military-use spirit, it might be also appropriate to set it as an S rank mission.

“…”

The terms were not bad. However, there was one more thing that he had to ask.

“…But is Fianna alright with this? With the guard being me.”

If it was just to guard her, there should be even more competent spirit contractors.


For example, Ellis Fahrengart. If it was her, whose sense of responsibility was strong and who also had the strength, there would be no shortcoming to her ability as a guard.

There were no merit for the princess to Kamito, who was a boy, as her guard. If he was grouped together by Greyworth as she pleased, ignoring Fianna’s will— he planned to reject this deal.

However, Fianna –

“Of course, I’ll be relying on you, Kamito-kun.”

“Did Greyworth threaten you to group with me?”

“No, after all, I was the one who nominated you.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. To travel with the world’s only male spirit contractor, isn’t it great?”

Fianna entwined her fingers with Kamito’s hand and gazed with upturned eyes.

Gazing at her clear black pupils, Kamito spontaneously felt shock.

“Hmm, aren’t you popular?”

Greyworth said, seemingly displease, and handed over a document with the mission’s important points written on it.

“If you intend to take up this mission, then sign here. This should not be a bad deal for you.”

It was not bad, far from that, it was an extraordinary deal for Kamito currently.

However—

“I can’t decide this by myself. I have to at least ask Claire too.”


“Hmm, well, that’s alright. But hurry, I’ll have you to leave tomorrow.”

“Claire?”

The one, who raised her voice, was Fianna.

“Ah, my team member but—“

“Could she happen to be Claire Elstein?”

“…You knew her?”

Kamito awkwardly scratched his head.

(That’s right, this girl is… the spirit princess candidate to the fire elemental lord.)

She was the princess maiden that had been training at the same 'divine ceremony institute' as the Calamity Queen – Rubia Elstein.

If that was the case, it would not even be strange for her to know Claire, that girl’s sister.

“That person’s sister…”

Fianna’s lips slightly tremble.

She might be regretting after hearing that the Calamity Queen’s sister was one of the teammates.

“I’m sorry but Claire is my teammate. I’ll accomplish the mission together with her.”

Kamito informed her—

“Yes, that’s what I wish for too.”

While Fianna nodded, she muttered in a soft voice.

“I don’t plan on losing to even the sister.”


===Part 3===

As the two of them left the office, Greyworth smiled.

“However, that princess also did something bold.”

“—you knew, academy director?”

From the inside of Greyworth’s shadow, a lady quickly appeared.

Shadow spirit contractor – Teacher Freya Grandol.

“Is it about her using a spirit ore during the entrance examination? Of course, I noticed it. She did something impious. Doesn’t that stone cost twenty million rood apiece?”

“Then, I presume you are overlooking this unfair entry, right?”

“Princess Fianna was ranked next to that Rubia Elstein as the second spirit princess candidate at thirteen years-old. If she wakes up again as a spirit contractor, isn’t it the best bargain?”

“However, if she leads an academy life with that thing, wouldn’t she be instantly exposed?”

“I think that’s something she also understands. She understands it and yet she knocked the academy gates. If she does not awaken, that’s all to it but if she awakens, it is a fortune. Therefore, I grouped her with that boy.”

“Academy director, what on earth are you—“

Freya frowned and at that moment, a winged eyeball flew in from the office window.


It was a probe-use spirit, used by Greyworth.

“Hmm, it seems that an uninvited guest has infiltrated Academy Town.”

“Is it the darkness spirit from the other day?”

“Well, I wonder? I do not know what they are aiming for but… Freya Grandol, you go order the Sylphid Knights to strengthen the security in advance.”

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter1

2012-04-19T15:27:20Z

Nikuniku:

==Chapter 1: You are my contracted spirit==

=== Part 1 ===

In a quiet forest where the sun rays were shining through leaves.

"Paa--"

Suddenly, the rippling sound of water resounded in the air.

Kamito, he--opened his mouth wide and just stood there.

A girl...In front of his eyes was a fully naked girl.

She was cute, extraordinarily cute. Her eyes were big and red like rubies, her cherry-red lips were wet and lustrous, her dazzling white flesh was as silky as milk, and on the surface of the water, her beautiful legs were slender and fine. Also, what caught his eyes more than anything was--

The hair that clings on her gorgeous fine glass work like body, crimson red like burning fire.

Of course, she was naked. Stark naked.

"......"

Kamito felt cold sweat on his back.

Not good.

It's really not good that she has been seen naked.

......I should really run away quickly. Even though he gave that rational advice to himself, his body wouldn't move. Actually, he was ''charmed''. The scene was so surreal that Kamito felt a bit detached from reality.

And at that time, the girl--

[[Image:STnBD V01 013.jpg|thumb]]

Her moist and beautiful eyes blinked, having found the unexpected intruder.
Staring blankly, she seemed yet to have fully grasped the situation.
She didn't even try to cover her still developing small breasts.

Tick.

The water drops fell from the young girl's bangs. Kamito's consciousness came back at the sound of the water.

"Ah-that......"

Kamito coughed once, and removed his glance from the naked girl　who was standing motionlessly.

"How can I say it......it looks like an accident, right? It is an unfortunate accident for both of us..."

At that time, Kamito made two fatal errors. The first, of course, was that he started to make futile explanations. The best choice was to take advantage of the fact that the girl was dazed, and run away from the trouble immediately.

And the other error was--

"Even though it was an accident, I have seen you in such a situation. Sorry, my apologies."

Until here it was still fine, but the last part......

"Though, don't worry. I'm still a healthy boy, so I don't have ''that kind of interest''. I......"

Looking at the young girl's ''still developing small chest''--

"I have no interest towards a kid's body."

Looks like he stepped on a gigantic landmine.

"......"

A frozen silence fell.

Silently, the girl raised her arm with red hair coiled around. Her shoulders were slightly shaking. However the reason wasn't because of the cold, but Kamito was oblivious to that fact.

"Sixteen--"

"Eh?"

The girl's delicate lips were mumbling something, and Kamito lifted his eyebrows.

"I-I-I AM ALREADY SIXTEEN-YEARS OLD!!!"

At the instant when she screamed that out, the young girl's red hair stood on end.

"Haa!?"

As Kamito opened his eyes wide in surprise--

"Sixteen!? For real? How can you have such a pitiful chest--"

He quickly covered his mouth. But it was already too late.

"......Unforgivable."

The young girl said that in a low, cold voice.

"D-Definitely unforgivable......you, you, you, you peeping demon, pervert, lewd beast!"

"You know it well, words like lewd beast."

Kamito said that in a low voice with narrowed eyes.

"Hn?"

......At that time, he noted that the forest's trees were making a low whisper-like rustle.

(Is that the wind? No, that's--)

--- Guardian of Crimson Blaze, Keeper of the Sleepless furnace!

--- Now is the time to abide the contract of blood, hasten to my side as commanded!

From the young girl's cute lips came a smooth incantation in spirits’ language. At that instant, accompanied by the sound of an air blast, a scourging flame whip appeared in the hand of the girl.

(.....a Spirit Contractor!)

Kamito shouted in his head.

Spirit Contractor --- another dimensional layer of this world, the “Astral Zero”.

Princess Maidens that have signed a contract with a fierce spirit from that place are called “Spirit Contractors”.

Spirit Contractors can use different types of spirits, wielding their powers as their wish.

It seems that the girl in front of him had a contract with a flame type spirit.

The young girl is a Spirit Contractor. It isn't something to be surprised about.

After all, this is the place where the country's excellent Spirit Contractors are gathered together.

(.....However, surprisingly she is even capable of using Elemental Waffe.)

The natures of the spirits summoned into this world from the Astral Zero can roughly be divided into two types.

The first type is a massless, shapeless type that appears in its original state is a ‘Divine Core’. This is purely the summoning of a spirit's power, and is used as a vault of magical power for the spirit magic.

There is another type, the pure state of summoning a part of the spirit’s existence as it is. Because of the tremendous amount of power required and the difficulty to control it, it is said that only a tiny portion of the spirit contractors can do it to this extent.

Even so, the girl before his eyes is not just using a spirit, but could use it to the extent of using the spirit as a highly optimized elemental buff.

(.... it means that, eh? – Am I now in a life or death situation?)

As the thought suddenly hit him, Kamito was stunned.

At the place where the flame whip touched the water's surface, a gush of white steam was rising from it.

"You, you have the guts..... "

The girl murmured in a trembling voice. Her face was red. Was it due to her anger, or her embarrassment?

"Rea-really, you have some nerve, to p-peek , while I, Claire Rouge, am taking my bath....."

“W-Wait, that's a misunderstanding! Let me explain it first!"

Kamito shook his head in panic.

"I will not listen to your excuses. Please turn into ashes, PERVERT!"

The flame whip ignited furiously in the wielder’s hand and was moving as if it was licking the water surface.

"Oooooh..!?"

Kamito threw his body and quickly jumped into the dense brushes nearby.

Nearly at the same time, the flame whip brushed its way over his head.

The idle red residue remained on the trees, which were cut off like a complete joke. The cut surface of the tree trunks' remains were surprisingly clean, without any trace of burn. The attack was so quick that the flames didn't even have the time to ignite the trees.

The hair on Kamito's forehead was fluttering down on his mouth while cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

(.....Um, that's a joke, right? I'm not going to die like that, will I?)

Zing, biyutsu – there was like an endless dance of crimson flash cutting horizontally and vertically in the forest. The bush was mowed down in a blink of eye and losing his place of hiding, Kamito hurriedly dashed out.

“You wild beast, stay still and let me hit you!“

“That's nonsense, I’m not a pervert!“

Kamito screamed out and at the same time, the whip swung downwards on his feet, causing a violent spark to scatter. Rising from the ground, the whip immediately sprang up in the direction of the forest woods, which got ruthlessly severed. But fortunately among all the unluckiness, the girl - Claire's aim wasn't quite accurate. After all, one hand was hiding her pitiful chest from being revealed, and in order to conceal her most important part, she squatted down in the pond. However, considering how she handled her whip in such a position, she should be normally talented at using it.

“How conceited despite being a pervert, please obediently turn into charcoal!“

“As I am saying, I’m not a pervert!“

Kamito stopped and turned around. He pointed out something that he had been mindful for sometime.

“Hey, are you sure that you're hiding it properly? Between the gaps of your finger, you can’t hide it delicately.”

“......eh?”

Instantly, Claire’s facial expression froze. And-

“Kyaaaaaaaaaah!”

Blushing deeply and screaming strangely in a cute voice - she quickly hid her chest with both of her hands.

“Ah, idiot!”

Kamito involuntarily exclaimed.

Claire let go and lost control of the flame whip, and it severed the trees behind the girl. Slowly, the huge trees came falling down right at her. However, Claire didn’t notice it since her eyes were closed in embarrassment while embracing her naked chest with both hands. 

(Damn--)

At this instant, Kamito kicked the ground. Running with his whole strength towards the pond, he then jumped while grabbing Claire’s shoulders.

“Wha-!?”

Claire’s red pupils dilated widely. Kamito ignored it and aggressively pressed her down in the water. The moment Claire’s hand touched the water, a gush of steam rose, and the flame whip disappeared. Immediately after, the trees　nearby fell down, and giant tree trunks collapsed down on them.

Duuuun!

Deafening sound almost broke the ears, and magnificent large water columns rose.

Absorbing the heat of the burning flame, the warm pond water poured down like heavy rain.

.....A few seconds later.

“Um......“

With a seductive rising voice, Claire slowly opened her eyes. She had an expression of shock, and her eyes blinked in wonder. Kamito was lying on top of Claire, and briefly he found himself staring into her eyes. Their faces were so close that if someone was to push his back lightly, their lips would likely touch. The crimson red hair clung closely to her nape. Her moist lips were cherry red. Delicate glass doll like perfect face was in front of Kamito's eyes. For a short moment it looked like he had involuntarily fallen for her. Kamito quickly shook his head.

“......Um, are you alright? Are you hurt..”

Claire nodded. Somehow, it seemed she had not fully absorbed the situation yet. Kamito sighed, then tried to stand up.

Funyuu.

His hand under the water had touched something soft.

“Hwaaah!”

(What is that? Mud?--)

Funyu. Munyu (touch, touch).

“Hm, ya, hwaaa”

From her moist lips came a shallow sweet voice. Claire's submerged naked body twitched for some reason.

“Um ..this is?”

Having come this far, Kimito finally arrived in a certain conclusion. A certain......awfully frightening conclusion.

(No, wait, calm down, maybe --- could I have mistaken)

It can’t be. There was no such thing. While letting a flow of cold sweat, he desperately tried to deny such a possibility.

"When I looked it earlier, it wasn't so..."

“Wh..wha.. wha..whattt .... are..you...do..ing”

Claire’s lip trembled, shaking involuntarily. She was blushing with tears in her eyes.

Apparently, it probably wasn't.....a lump of mud that he touched.

“You, PERVERT----!”

“Gwah!”

Because he got hit hard by a knee in the stomach, Kamito collapsed into the pond's water.

Gugugugugu....!

With rising wobbling heat haze behind her, Claire slowly stood up. Before one knows, the flame whip materialized by the flame spirit was again grasped in her hand. The water in the pond instantaneously started to boil, and bubbles began to show here and there.

“No..No, it’s a misunderstanding! Wait, I’m really gonna die.....”

“Sh..Shut up pervert, you will die here!”

Together with an almost ear breaking deafening sound, Kamito’s body whirled highly into the air.

=== Part 2 ===

“.....Un”

Few minutes later. Kamito starts to recover his consciousness, before his eyes, trees within the forest unfold.

He tried to rise---

Suddenly, he noticed something which was coiled around his neck.

It was a leather black whip for torturing. (What is this thing…), Kamito tried to remove it,

“Finally woke up, You Peeping Tom Pervert”

The thing on his neck tightens.

“Gweh!? Release me....”

Kamito coughed then looked upward-

Scarlet haired young girl – Claire, stood with her hands at her waist. Keeping her slim eyebrow arc raised, she gazed sharply down at Kamito.

This time she was not naked. The girl has changed into an adorable uniform. It has the pattern of black line within the pure white, Areishia Spirit Academy’s uniform.

A ribbon tie decorated the front of her chest. Instead of a button, a talisman was sewn on it. Between the gap of knee sock stockings and a pleated skirt, her slender beautiful legs stuck out brilliantly. The tiny ribbons tied her blazing crimson hair on both sides. This was the so called twin tail hair style. Judging from her still wet hair, it seems that he hadn’t lost consciousness for that long.

Keeping the neck of Kamito bound tightly, Claire puffed up her small chest.

“Well, be grateful. I went easy and didn’t kill you”

“That has to be lying. You definitely intended to kill me. ”

“What are you talking about? If I was serious, you would've been cinders by now. ”

..... She just said something terribly frightening in a calm manner.

By the way, cinders are the soft ash residue left from incinerated firewood.

“I beg your forgiveness to spare me from becoming cinders. After all, I helped you.”

“Yeah, I’m a fair noble, I’ll give you credit for that. You are of a higher grade than an average pervert, so you are a high grade pervert.”

“In the end the pervert designation doesn't change. By the way, isn't a high grade pervert even worse than an average pervert?”

“Wh.. What.....pretending to help, you ...you touched, my breast!”

Recalling what happened earlier, Claire's shy face suddenly turns red.

(Hmm?)

Seeing such a reaction from her, Kamito had an idea.

.....This girl, could it be that she is that kind of person?

“So it seems, that my lady is a pervert that has a hobby of whipping man.”

Kamito teased her nonchalantly -

“What!? Wr, Wro, Wrong, I’m not!”

The response was immediate as expected. Claire shook her head, and her cheeks instantly became bright red all the way to her ears.

“Then do you enjoy being whipped?”

“.....m! Wha... What.. are...you..sayi..ng?”

Claire's eyes twirled, as a steam puff rose out from her head. She is surprisingly flustered.

(Oh, as I expected....)

Kamito smiled bitterly in his heart.

(This girl, is really really innocent.)

Perhaps, this girl is not that special. After all, this is the Areishiya Spirit academy, where princess maidens who have made contracts with spirits are gathered.

Only pure maidens are capable of communicating with the spirits
from Astral Zero. Among them, those who retain enough divine
power so that they can command a contracted spirit, are noble girls
from the family of kings or lords of ancient and honorable
lineage, whose spirit contractor blood was strengthened through
marriage of many generations.

To maintain the purity of their body and heart, these girls are
raised in an environment that's completely separated from the
males since childhood: the so called elite education for
spirit contractors. Therefore, all the girls attending the
academy are super boxed-in princesses who are unaccustomed to
men.

Finding the unexpected weak point of the girl, Kamito had the
slight desire to play a prank on her.

Keeping a kneeling position, Kamito looked up at the embarrassed
bright red face of Claire.

"ah, then, there is something I have meant to say since earlier."

"wh...what, you pervert!"

"I can see your panties from this angle."

"Fuwah!" 

Tears begun to float in her crimson eyes, Claire hastily pressed down the fringe of her skirt with both hands.

“you... you saw it?”

“Only a glance, you are unexpectedly quite daring. It has the same color as your hair.”

"You... you lie! It is not red! It’s white, white!" 

“So, it’s white.”

“......ha!?”

Realizing that she was tricked, Claire bit her lips-

“U, uuuuuuuuuh~”

..... Somehow she started to cry.

At this sudden unexpected reaction, Kamito panicked. “What a slutty unladylike person, to confess the color of her own panties,” he had planned to tease her more with such words..... but he felt pity seeing her like this. 

Taking the chance while Claire was still in disarray, Kamito removed the the whip coiled around his neck.

“My bad, I went a bit too far with my prank. Sorry.”

Kamito stood up and placed his hand on Claire's head. Claire stopped crying, and looked puzzled.

“My bad that I have seen your naked body while bathing, and I have .... have touched your breast as well. But they were not intentional. Please believe me.”

“Wha, What.....”

Seeing the truthfulness in Kamito’s eye, Claire can not help but to avert her eyes.

“....What, What is this? If you are not a pervert, then '''why are you here?'''”

A question of matter of course. This forest is under the jurisdiction of Areishia Spirit Academy, known as the “Spirit Forest”. There is no reason for the presence of a man in the academy where pure princess maidens are gathered.

Even if he is not a pervert, there is little doubt that he is someone suspicious. 

“I was, summoned here by Greyworth.”

“Greyworth..... the academy director!?”

Claire suspiciously questioned. Indeed, it is only natural to doubt.

“I’m not lying. Look, here’s the evidence.”

Kamito shrugged his shoulders, and took out a letter from his burned coat’s inside pocket. The letter was signed by the renowned academy director. Also, it was stamped with the emblem seal that symbolizes the five great elemental lords.

“Is....that, the first rank emblem seal of the empire!?”

Claire let out voice of dismay from her lips. The first rank emblem seal is produced by sealing spirits with a special technique. It is rated as the highest among the emblem seals issued by the empire, and is said to be completely impossible to counterfeit. Of course, it is something that is rarely seen, but as a spirit contractor, Claire could certainly tell its authenticity. 

“.....It seems to be the real thing. But, why would the academy director call a man here?”

“Well, for that you have to ask Greyworth, that old hag. It was troublesome for me, too.”

“That... that old hag!?”

Instantly, Claire's face stiffened.

The Dusk Witch, Greyworth is greatly respected by the princess maidens who aim to become spirit knights. It was said that her popularity in the Ordesia Empire is neck and neck with the Strongest Sword Dancer Ren Ashbell. Even after a decade since she retired from the squad of the twelve knight generals, the most elite force of the spirit knights known as the <Numbers>, her legendary name as a witch is still being feared and revered to the highest degree. 

(Well, for me, she is nothing but a nightmare....)

Tucking away the letter in his pocket, Kamito shrugged his shoulders.

“Greyworth is an old acquaintance of mine. I came all the way here, but the academy ground is very large, so I have lost my way.”

Areishia Spirit Academy ground is incredibly vast. After all, beside the academic town at the foot of the hill, it also includes the entire spirit forest that spreads around it.

“Could it be, that you were misled by the spirits in the forest. That's so lame.”

“.....Yeah, that’s how it is.”

Claire chuckled, while Kamito nodded, feeling a bit dejected.

Existing in various location of the continent, the spirit forests are connected with Astral Zero through the GATE, and are inhabited by the spirits that have gone astray to this world. Most of the spirits have no interest in humankind so they are harmless. But there are also spirits who enjoy playing pranks, and they deliberately mislead the travelers who stray into the forest. As he was guided by the spirits'　whispers and went deeper and deeper in the forest, he must have lost the way to the academy.

“Anyway, I’m really glad that I met a person. It is not very appealing to become a victim of the forest. From here onward, which direction should I follow to get to the academy?”

“Which direction.....for your own information, I shall tell you, that it takes two hours to get to the academy from here on foot.”

“What, that far!?”

If he was to walk for such long distance, most likely he would be once again tricked by the spirits. Since a student of the academy was here, he had thought that the academy was much nearer than it was. 

(.....hmm? Why was this girl taking a bath at this kind of place?)

A plain question suddenly arises. Today is indeed a bit hot, nonetheless instead of coming all the way here, there should be showering facilities inside of the academy no matter what. Anyhow there are only girls in the school, there is nothing to be embarrassed about.

Being asked, Claire dug her hands into her wet twin tail hair and tried to comb it.

“I was here for the purification ritual for a spirit contract. Being a spring next to a shrine, the water here has the highest holy quality. Do you at least know that spirits like a woman which has a pure mind and body?”

“Spirit Contract?”

The moment he hears those words, a throbbing pain came from the back of his left hand covered in leather gloves. Kamito grimaced from the burning sharp pain.

“A bit further from here, there is an ancient holy sword in a historical shrine. Rumor has it that a powerful “Sealed Spirit” is inhabited there. Since the foundation of the academy, not a single princess maiden has successfully formed a contract with it. It surely sounds like a very proud spirit."

Sealed Spirits – are not the spirits that reside in Astral Zero.

Among the spirits, there are those who were sealed into weapons or armors by powerful ancient spirit contractors. Most of them have brought about terrible disasters to the humans, and are dreadful beings called djinn or efreet by ancient societies. 

Of course, they are not meant to be employed by the human spirit contractors. For that purpose, the ancient great spirit contractors sealed them in weapons or armor so that they will never be summoned again.

“You, do you plan to form a contract with a sealed spirit?”

“That's right! Do you have a problem with it?”

“Stop, it’s too dangerous.”

“Hmm, you seem to know it quite well, even though you are not a spirit contractor. I’m quite aware of the danger, but I need a powerful spirit no matter what.”

Claire muttered, biting her tightly close lips.

Seeing her serious facial expression, Kamito involuntarily shuts his mouth.

“But, don't you already have a contract with the flame spirit from earlier? That is also a quite powerful spirit, won't it be fine if you raise it up?”

For its tribute, a flame spirit is not very rare. But, there are only a handful spirit contractors who can control a spirit of such rank and even capable of <elemental waffe> in the whole empire. Besides, spirit contractors that have formed a contract with multiple spirits are so rare that they almost don't exist. Discordance between the spirits can cause deterioration of the balance of divine power. Without enough talent one can't control them.

“'''Scarlet''' is an important partner. But-”

I need more power-- Claire calmly shook her head.

“I have a goal. To achieve it, I must have a strong spirit.”

=== Part 3 ===

Chasing the back of Claire on which her fluffily crimson twin tails swung, Kamito followed her inside the forest. Although Claire's leather loafers looked quite difficult to walk in,　Claire was a well trained spirit contractor after all, and her steps were light and frivolous.

“Here.”

Then, suddenly her well proportioned feet stopped walking.

With her hands on her hips, she looked back with a half eye glare towards Kamito.

“Why are you following me? You pervert peeping maniac. ”

“Without you, I don’t know the way towards the academy. As I have said several times, I am not a pervert peeping maniac. It’s Kamito, Kamito Kazehaya.”

“Fufu, what a weird name. Kuina’s origin?”

Kuina is an empire in the eastern region of the continent. It is said that its language, culture and the relationship of people with spirits largely differed from Ordeshia.

“No, It’s not from Kuina. I was born in a far remote island minority group village.”

Kamito intentionally obscures his own statement. Certainly, he was born in an island country in the east, but the larger half of his childhood life wasn't spent there.

“Your name also has quite a rare taste, Claire Rouge.”

“Don’t call my name in a friendly manner. Anyway it’s a strange name.”

“Really? But, I consider it a nice name.”

“Wha, What are you saying, stu, stupid!”

Claire's face blushed, then she suddenly changed back to her former direction, and briskly walked faster than usual.

Claire Rouge ---- obviously a Pseudonym.

Most of the students attending the Areshia spirit academy are surely young ladies of noble families who has been trained as spirit contractors since childhood. But Kamito has never heard of the Rouge residence. For hiding a noble family name, she must have some reason for it, but Kamito had no intention to delve more.

(.....Everyone has some secrete to hide. )

Kamito glanced in the direction of his left hand covered by a leather glove.

Even I have mine, too -

Claire keeps advancing steadily. Kamito hastily chased after her back where the twin tail were swaying. Now, losing sight of Claire inside the forest will bring only trouble for him. Kamito was well aware of the dangers of spending one night inside the “Spirit Forest”.

“Is that dress the academy's uniform?”

“Yah.”

Claire nods in a cold manner while walking.

Areishia Spirit Academy Uniform is pretty sturdy and also served as a protective garment, which has undergone spirit’s blessing, and it had the effect of raising the sacred attributes. It could also function nicely as a high ceremonial dress for contracting with spirits.

“What, are you saying that it doesn't suite me?”

“No, it suite you gorgeously. Honestly speaking, I am charmed.”

Kamito shrugged his shoulder, and then answered it honestly. 　Fine feathers make fine birds, Kamito planed to mock her with some caustic words, but it did fit her so perfectly that Kamito couldn't help but to compliment her.

“Wha, what, what are you saying!? Aren't you an idiot!”

(Kaatsu) Claire blushes in deep red, while (Pyun-Pyun) waving her whip.

“Uwahh, Calm down!”

“Wasn't it because that you said some weird thing?”

“''Me saying a weird thing?, I simply speak the truth - *in pain*, I got it, I got it, please stop waving your whip for every little thing.''”

(....phew, I need her as a guide, but what a bothersome princess.)

Dodging the whip which was swung downward at a paper thin distance, Kamito sighed in his mind.

The shrine that held the holy blade stood quietly　in a clearing in the forest.

Claire easily removed the entry forbidding ward, then stopped her steps, and turned to Kamito.

“From here onwards, it will be really dangerous, so, as a commoner you should stay away.”

“If you know that it’s dangerous, why not stop?”

“As am I saying, ''I need to have a strong spirit''.”

Claire calmly shook her head, and stepped into the shrine.

Disregarding her warnings, Kamito followed her. As for coming all the way, it was true that he needed a guide, but more importantly he was just worried about Claire.

After all “Sealed Spirits” are strong and at the same time have a wild nature. They prefer destruction and chaos; given the chance they would even murder the spirit contractor that employs them.

They are not something that can be managed by humans --- that's why they have been sealed.

Sixteen years of age, with such an innate talent of wielding a spirit, Claire might as well be called a prodigy. However, if by any chance, she was to release a sealed spirit and fail to control it, what would happen?

Although she was just a girl he met by chance, Kamito couldn't leave her alone.

“Why did you follow me? I can't guarantee what will happen to you.”

“Don't you have the absolute confidence to tame it?”

“Of, of course I do!”

“Then there’s no problem if I come along. ”

Kamito shrugged his shoulder and Claire turned away from him.

“....Suit yourself”

Inside the shrine is a dark gloomy misty atmosphere. Claire frowned slightly at the mold smells mingled inside the air.

“......Flames, let there be light.”

A tiny fire ball immediately starts to glow from Claire's fingertips, a basic spirit spell drawing on the power of Flame Spirit. The flickering light of the fire ball dimly illuminates the walls of the shrine which looked like a stalactites cavern.

The sword was at the innermost of the shrine.

“That..... is the sword that the sealed spirit resides in?”

Kamito muttered, while Claire nodded quietly.

A naked sword was stabbed standing in a huge stone. Although without doubt it was an antique of hundreds years old,　it has no rust in its body or dent of its edge. Delicate ancient runes were engrossed on its belly, radiating a dimly blue light.

“Existing here even before the academy was found, <the holy sword of Severian>.”

“The holy sword of Severian? The one that slayed Demon King Solomon?”

Demon King Solomon --- commanding seventy two powerful spirits, brought chaos and destruction to the continent, and '''the only male spirit contractor in history'''.

It was said that the one that slayed the demon king was the sword of Severian.

“Idiot, there’s no way that’s the real thing.”

Claire stated like she was amazed.

“'Holy Swords of Severian' stabbed into a stone can be found everywhere in the empire. Some remote villages even have one for the revitalization the village. Anyhow, even if it is not the real deal, since it is a rune sword, there might be a powerful spirit sealed in itself.”

“.....Indeed. Certainly, the real thing would not be in such a place...”

Claire walked toward the sword determinedly.

“Hey....”

“You stay back.”

Gesturing to Kamito who was coming close, Claire clenched the hilt of the holy blade.

“Don’t strain yourself.”

“....Got it.”

Kamito decided to watch over Claire at the edge where the light barely reached. The sealed spirit might be provoked by the presence of other people. A heavy silence filled the surroundings.

“.....Let's do this, Claire Rouge.”

Breathing deeply, Claire murmured to herself. Her voice trembled a bit: it seemed that she was nervous after all.

--- Oh Noble Spirit Sealed in Ancient Holy Sword!

--- Thou Shall Accept Me As Thy Master, And I Shall Be Thy Sheath!

From her cherry red lips flew a fluent incantation for contract ritual in spirit language. Her crimson hair stands on its ends. A crashing wind started to swirl inside the shrine.

Holding his breath, Kamito watched her intensively. Once the contracts had been exchanged and the spirit recognized Clair as its master, a spirit seal would be engraved somewhere on her body. The contract vows entered its conclusion. In this moment, a dreadful gust of wind swept inside the shrine.

“......eh?”

But, Claire is unfazed. She calmly recites her contract vow.

---And, dazzling light radiated from Severian’s holy blade in her hand.

(I can’t....believe it, She was exchanging a contract with the sealed spirit!?)

Preventing being swept by the wind, astonished Kamito raised his voice.

From the holy blade stabbed in the stone　came overwhelming tremendous divine energy. If it was an average spirit contractor, she would have already passed out.

“---Thrice I Command Thee, Exchange Vows With Me!”

And, Claire’s vow reverberates inside the shrine --- in that instant.

Clink!

“Pulled, pulled out. I pulled it out.”

“.....What, seriously!?”

Brandishing overhead the sword pulled out from the stone, Claire exclaimed with joy. In the next second---

The ancient runes engraved in its belly suddenly shined violently!

“......ha!?”

Claire involuntarily releases the blade from her hand ---

The holy blade thrust into the ground. With a flash it blasted into bits.

“Kyaaaaah!”

A short shriek flew, then Claire collapses into the ground.

“Hey, are you okay!”

Kamito quickly runs towards Claire.

“Wha, What? What exactly has....”

Claire held her temple and got up, then looked around restlessly.

“My, My sealed spirit?”

“No, I....can sense something terrible.”

Sweat is flowing intensely from the back of Kamito's neck. Wearing a terrified facial expression,　he looked up at the shrine’s ceiling. In that place, '''swinging while floating in the air was the blade'''.

It's not the shattered holy sword. But, It was a rough steel blade that looked very sharp.

“Is that.....the sealed spirit in the sword!?”

“So it was of the <sword spirit> class. Looks like it is rather irritated.”

“How do you know so much? You are not even a spirit contractor!”

“It is plain to see. No matter how you look at it, that doesn't seem to be someone who pledges his allegiance to his master.”

“.....umm, indeed so.”

Claire meekly nodded uncharacteristically.

The floating sword slants pointing its tip in a downward direction, suddenly it become motionless.

Then ---

“.....Get Down!”

Kamito in that instant, pushes down Claire to the ground. A buzzing sound of an insect grazed the ear, in a flash it went far away.

“Wai, Waa, Wait, where are you touching me, I will turn you into cinders!”

With her face deeply red, Claire beat on Kamito's chest repeatedly.

“Idiot, stop rampaging!”

Kamito quickly moved his body away, and looked in the direct that the sword spirit had flown to.

Fragments of rocks fall down with clattering sounds. The shrine’s ceiling was completely sliced off cleanly.

“It is remarkable to release a spirit of such rank ---”

Kamito glared with half opened eye towards　Claire.

“......but the spirit has completely gone berserk.”

“Shu. shut up. The, the taming of it starts now.”

“YOU....”

Kamito was stupefied, but he was in no situation to quarrel with her.

The spirit sword releases a chattering noise while approaching them. Inside the shrine, they can't move freely, and even the eye sight was restricted.

Kamito grabbed Claire’s hand and stood up. Touching each others soft skin, (Doki) a heart beat, but he showed no vexed expression 

“Hwaah.”

“Stopping making a cute reaction at every little thing. Let's flee.”

“Wha.. whaa. whatt.. Cute.. what me, Kyaa!”

“Let’s run outside!”

Pulling Claire’s hand, while running towards the direction of the shrine’s exit that was basking with sunshine.

The spirit sword did not immediately chases after them. Maybe as of now it has not yet completely awakened. With this opportunity they might be able to run away.

The moment they are out of the shrine, the flash of the sword grazed in front of his eyes. Kamito's forelocks fell while dancing in the air. The spirit sword lets out a tremendous roar, decisively knocking domn the surrounding trees in succession.

“Crazy, what a wild Spirit, just like a certain princess.”

“Alwa, always, you’re noisy...”

Feeling slightly awkward, and Claire fake coughed, then stood up.

“What a rebellious child.....I will give you a proper spanking.”

Her pair of crimson eyes were burning with a fierce determination; somehow she said some line of provocative. Rolling up the fringe of her skirt, she then took out the leather whip which was coiled in her thigh, hitting it hard in the ground. Kamito's heart beat for the brief sight of her white underwear, but he said -

“Are you insane!? You’re opponent is a high rank sealed spirit!”

“Easy victory. Amateurs like you please stay back!”

“Where are you getting all of your confidence? Whatever, let's run away!”

Claire shook off Kamito's hand that was grabbing her wrist.

“No, you escape yourself. I will absolutely make this spirit mine.”

“You, for what reason --- do you need a strong spirit that badly?”

“.....You will never understand.”

At the same time Clair averts her eyes.

“I need...power, I need a unbeatable powerful spirit that will not lose to any other spirit!”

--- Guardian of Crimson’s blaze, Keeper of the Sleepless furnace!

--- Now is the time to abide the contract of blood, hasten to my side as commanded!

Claire recited the summoning spell of her “Flame Spirit”. A crimson flame surges and she was engulfed by intense heat.

“The hunting begins, Scarlet!”

Together with scorching flame – a Scarlet Red Hell Cat appeared. Instead of a fur, it was blazing scarlet red colored flame that was wrapped around the beast's body.

(Is that the real form of her flame spirit!?)

Indeed, she was not all talk. To manifested in beast form is a proof that it is a high rank spirit. "Scarlet" might just be as a name of affection, perhaps it was not the true name of the spirit. Without doubt it is a high rank spirit that carries a true name. 

Claire wields her whip, and the hell cat growls with a frightful roar, then rushed towards the sword spirit. Dancing sparks scattered. The atmosphere trembled at the roar of the beast. The floating spirit sword went against them, cutting all the trees in its way.

“Scarlet, go get it!”

In response to Claire’s shout, the hell cat leaped.　High above the floating sword it went, and sharp blazing claws swung down at the sword. With a high pitched shrill sound, intense sparks sprinkled down, and the spirit sword dropped to the ground.

Claire ran at the same time. It was not a fatal hit. The spirit sword rose and flew in a split second, rolling over while drawing an arc in the air.

The flame spirit chased after it, trying not to loose it from its hands. Roaring loudly, it made a great leap again.

Violent sparks scattered once again. Clare strikes hard at the ground with her leather whip, slowly pressing forward against the sword spirit. It looked like that the leather whip was not meant for battle, rather for signaling instructions to the spirit.

At the fiercely attacks of Scarlet, the spirit sword's movement stopped --- At this instant,

“Eat this, searing fire ball!”

Clair releases a huge fire ball from her palm.

Fire Ball is a high level spirit magic which use ultra hot flames and can terribly burn up any of its target, leaving it traceless. The spirit magic’s power is determined by the spirit contractor’s own divine spiritual energy and the contracted spirit’s strength as a whole.

The released fire ball drew an arch in the air, then exploded in a blast that even Scarlet was caught in. The shock wave of the explosion knocked down the trees in the surrounding and fallen tree trunks radiate from the explosion center.

(What Terrible power......)

Shielding himself from the flying stones coming at his head, Kamito wrapped his tongue and marveled.

Such power was nothing like what a sixteen years old girl is capable of.

Inside the swirling fire the hell cat's figure shows up. Naturally, the hell cat can’t possibly be harmed by the blazing fire because of its fire nature.

The spirit sword float motionlessly in the air. It seemed that it had not received any damage either. Naturally, Claire didn't think that she would bring down a high rank spirit with spirit magic. But she should be able to get its attention.

“Scarlet!”

Claire exclaimed. The flame spirit's claws attacked at the spirit sword again. Its scourging hot claws could melt the iron steel. If its opponent was an average spirit, it would be instantly eradicated. But, the spirit sword quickly turned around, and the attack was stopped by the steel edge of the blade.

In an instant, the strange sound of metal scratching each other reverberated in the trembling atmosphere.

“Wh...What?....”

Kamito suppressed both his ears with his hands.

Receiving the full impact of the sound, Claire's face distorted from pain and she crouched down there.

The spirit sword released a weird sound - and then, transformed. Its shape changed from an average long sword to that of a huge bastard sword.

In a flash.

“What!?”

Claire’s flame spirit took the unexpected strike and couldn't avoid the big swing. The body was severely into two, and it vanished into the void together with the flames wrapped around its body.

With only one hit, it had lost the strength to manifest in this world.

(....Damn! Isn't it in a completely different league? It seemed that it has completely awakened.)

Kamito cursed, then took a glance at Claire -

Claire had collapsed on the ground, and her stunned blank eyes were fixed upward at the void where the flame spirit has disappeared.

Having finished off the flame spirit in one swing, the spirit sword aimed its next attack at Claire. 

The huge bastard sword flew with a bursting sound -

“Claire!”

Kamito shouted, and started to run. Without reason, his own body just moved before he known it.

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

Diving in front of Clair, he thrust his palm toward the bastard sword. Not his left hand enclosed by the leather glove – it was his right hand.

(……No choice but to do this! )

--- Oh Noble Spirit Sealed in Ancient Holy Sword!

--- Thou Shall Accept Me As Thy Master, And I Shall Be Thy Sheath!

Sweats rushed down from his forehead, he started to recite the incantation for spirit contract ''that he had sworn to never utter again''. The spinning tip of the sword pierced the skin of his palm. Red blood gushed intensely from it.

(.....Gwaah, Gah!)

Crushing amount of divine energy knocked on him, the soil and sands surrounding them are whirling up from the wind pressure. He almost lost his consciousness from the sharp pain. But if Kamito fainted here, Claire protected behind him would surely be cut in half.

--- Thrice I Command Thee!

“.....No way, a Spirit Contract!?”

A surprised sound came from Claire’s throat.

Kamito's heels sunk into the ground. And, the sound of his breaking bones resounds underneath his scalp.

--- Exchange Vows With Me!

Withstanding the terrible sharp pain, Kamito finished his last word of the contract ritual.

Instantly, the body of spirit sword radiated a pale blue light.

(What!?)

Intense flashes and thunderous sounds filled his consciousness.

=== Part 4 ===

He opened his eyes, and Claire Rouge’s face was there. Hanging lower onto his face was her twin tailed hair tickling his face.

It seemed that she shouted something, but he can't hear it clearly. Probably the sound blast had messed up his ears.

(.....Looks like I’m alive)

Weary lying on the ground, Kamito let out a breath of relief. The chance of success against a spirit of such rank was very low, but it looked like his gamble had paid off.

Raising his eyebrow, he grimaced from the torment of pain from all of his body and raised his right hand slowly.

In his right hand where was stabbed -

Instead of a wound, an emblem of two swords crossing each other was engraved on it.

It was the proof of the spirit contract - The spirit seal.

(Aah, I did it....)

Staring at the carved seal on the back of his hand, Kamito murmured.

A sharp sense of guilt bit his heart.

He had broken the promise with ''her'' ---

But, to save Claire under such a situation, that was the only method.

Claire noticed that Kamito has woken up, with her hands in his nape and her face approaching him. So close that he could feel her breath. With her clear crimson eyes, she stared at Kamito. Her cherry colored lips weakly trembled.

“......Why?”

"''Why, you’re a male, how can you contract a spirit!''”

“......”

Kamito does not answer and slowly rises up. Being ignored, the annoyed Claire raised her eyebrows.

“My, My Sword Spirit!?”

“My bad. Just a moment ago, I contracted it.”

Kamito sighes and at the same time he shows her the back of his right hand where the spirit seal is engraved.

“Wha, Whaa, Wha, Whaaaat!”

Claire wore a stunned expression with her mouth wide open.

(Well, A natural reaction....)

A long sigh --- Kamito felt a faint ache in his heart. Of course, he could clearly understand such response. Originally, a privilege that was granted to no one except pure maidens --- the spirit contract.

The existence of a man which could contract a spirit, throughout the history, belonged solely to one person. And the one who brought chaos and destruction in the world, the so called Demon King spirit contractor.

It is natural to fear him, who carried the same power of spirit contracts as the Demon King.

Kamito stands up and quietly turns around.

He does not regret. To save the girl, this is the only way he could think of.

“Wait, as am I saying Wait!”

Kamito was about to leave, but a voice called him from the back.

Turning around, he saw that Claire with her hands in her hips intensely glared at him.

"You stole...my spirit...take responsibility for it!"

“Huh?”

Kamito frowned. ....It doesn't make any sense to him.

At such reaction of Kamito, Claire impatient　brushed her twin tail.

“I should have been the one who had obtained that spirit, as am I saying, you have to take responsibility for it.”

“Re..sponsibility?”

Because of that unexpected word, Kamito had become even more confused.

....What was the girl saying.

“Therefore....”

Claire snapped her whip, then she points her index finger toward Kamito.

"You have to become my contracted spirit!"

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume2 Chapter1

2012-04-14T16:58:23Z

Nikuniku:

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==Chapter 1 - Team Battle==
===Part 1===

“U…h…”

Areishia Spirit Academy, Raven Class dormitory.

In one room, where the refreshing morning sun shone into, 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 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 basked in the morning sun and glittered. Her tight bare skin was white like milk.

Her body, which depicted smooth curves, was though small, 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, because that’s worst! 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 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 wouldn’t 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 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 were to 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:Volume2 Prologue

2012-04-13T13:57:07Z

Nikuniku:

==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, Solomon.

(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 princess maiden 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:Volume1 Chapter3

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== 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.
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"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

2012-04-11T05:37:56Z

Nikuniku: /* Part 2 */

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Names and Terminology Guidelines

2012-04-11T05:20:02Z

Nikuniku: /* Names of Spirits */

== Names ==

カゼハヤ・カミト = Kazehaya Kamito

クレア・ルージュ = Claire Rouge

リンスレット・ローレンフロスト = Rinslet Laurenfrost

エリス・ファーレンガルト = Ellis Fahrengart

レン・アッシュベル＝　Ren Ashbell

ルビア・エルステイン　＝　Rubia Elstein

グレイワース.シエルマイス　＝ Greyworth Ciel Mais

フレイヤ.グランドル = Freya Grandol

フィアナ・レイ・オルデシア = Fianna Ray Ordesia

＜スカーレット＞ = Scarlet

＜フェンリル＞ = Fenrir

＜シムルグ＞　＝　Simorgh

== Names/Titles of other stuff==

元素精霊界(アストラル・ゼロ)= Astral Zero (Elemental Spirit World)

風王騎士団(シルフィード) = Sylphid Knights

レイヴン教室 = Raven Class

災厄の精霊姫（カラミティ・クイーン） = Calamity Queen

喪失の精霊姫（ロスト・クイーン） = Lost Queen

黄昏の魔女　（ダスク・ウイツチ）＝ Dusk Witch

== Names of Spirits ==

獣軍精霊＜ケレンノス＞　=　Cernunnos

牙狼精霊　＜ウルフ　ファンぐ＞ =　Wolf Fang

破雷精霊　＜ブラスト　ギア＞　=　Blast Gear

剣精霊　＜フアルシオン＞=　Falchion

風精霊　＜エアリアル＞ =　Aerial

最強炎精霊　＜レーヴァテイン＞　= Laevatein

戦略級軍用精霊　　＜ヨルモンガンド＞　=　Jormungandr

腐毒精灵　＜ラフレシア＞　=　Rafflesia

剣精霊ぐラデイウス＞ =　Gradius

アルゴス　= Argos or Argus

死精霊　＜タナトス＞　= Thanatos

破滅の聖王　＜マぐナ　カルタ＞　=　Magna Carta

炎狼精霊　＜バーゲスト＞ =　Barghest or Barghest, Bargtjest, Bo-guest, Bargheist, Bargeist, Barguist, Bargest or Barguest

盾精霊　＜エイジス＞　= Aegis

狂王精霊　＜ネブカトネザル＞　= Nebuchadnezzar

聖騎士精霊　＜ゲオルギウス＞　= Georgios　＝　Saint George

== Elemental Waffe ==
魔氷の矢弾（フリージング・アロー） = Freezing Arrow

炎王の息吹(ヘルブレイズ) = Hell Blaze

破岩の鎚(ロック・ブレイカー) = Rock Breaker

風翼の槍(レイ・ホーク) ＝　Ray Hawk

魔王殺しの聖剣（デモン・スレイヤー） = Demon Slayer

＜テルミヌス・エスト＞　=　Terminus Est

真実を貫く剣 (ヴオーパル　ソード) =　Vorpal Sword (The kanji means "the sword that pierced the reality/truth".)

== Vocabulary ==

精霊使い＝ Spirit Contractor - literally means "Spirit User"

精霊魔装(エレメンタルヴァツフェ)= Elemental Waffe (waffe is German for weapon or talon) correct plural is "Elemental Waffen" - The weapon form of a spirit

神威(カムイ)= Divine Power

精霊王= Elemental Lord

炎精霊 = Flame Spirit

剣精霊 = Sword Spirit

魔氷精霊 = Magic Ice Spirit

魔風精霊　＝　Magic Wind Spirit

魔精霊 = Magic Spirit

火猫 = Hell Cat

封印精霊 = Sealed Spirit

精霊剣舞祭（プレイダンス） =　Blade Dance - short for spirit blade dance festival

展開式（レリーズ） = Releasing - due to usage as a noun.

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2012-04-11T05:18:36Z

Nikuniku:

== Names ==

カゼハヤ・カミト = Kazehaya Kamito

クレア・ルージュ = Claire Rouge

リンスレット・ローレンフロスト = Rinslet Laurenfrost

エリス・ファーレンガルト = Ellis Fahrengart

レン・アッシュベル＝　Ren Ashbell

ルビア・エルステイン　＝　Rubia Elstein

グレイワース.シエルマイス　＝ Greyworth Ciel Mais

フレイヤ.グランドル = Freya Grandol

フィアナ・レイ・オルデシア = Fianna Ray Ordesia

＜スカーレット＞ = Scarlet

＜フェンリル＞ = Fenrir

＜シムルグ＞　＝　Simorgh

== Names/Titles of other stuff==

元素精霊界(アストラル・ゼロ)= Astral Zero (Elemental Spirit World)

風王騎士団(シルフィード) = Sylphid Knights

レイヴン教室 = Raven Class

災厄の精霊姫（カラミティ・クイーン） = Calamity Queen

喪失の精霊姫（ロスト・クイーン） = Lost Queen

黄昏の魔女　（ダスク・ウイツチ）＝ Dusk Witch

== Names of Spirits ==

獣軍精霊＜ケレンノス＞　=　Cernunnos

牙狼精霊　＜ウルフ　ファンぐ＞ =　wolf fang

破雷精霊　＜ブラスト　ギア＞　=　blast gear

剣精霊　＜フアルシオン＞=　falchion

風精霊　＜エアリアル＞ =　Aerial

最強炎精霊　＜レーヴァテイン＞　= Laevatein

戦略級軍用精霊　　＜ヨルモンガンド＞　=　Jormungandr

腐毒精灵　＜ラフレシア＞　=　Rafflesia

剣精霊ぐラデイウス＞ =　Gradius

アルゴス　= Argos or Argus

死精霊　＜タナトス＞　= Thanatos

破滅の聖王　＜マぐナ　カルタ＞　=　Magna Carta

炎狼精霊　＜バーゲスト＞ =　Barghest or Barghest, Bargtjest, Bo-guest, Bargheist, Bargeist, Barguist, Bargest or Barguest

盾精霊　＜エイジス＞　= Aegis

狂王精霊　＜ネブカトネザル＞　= Nebuchadnezzar

聖騎士精霊　＜ゲオルギウス＞　= Georgios　＝　Saint George

== Elemental Waffe ==
魔氷の矢弾（フリージング・アロー） = Freezing Arrow

炎王の息吹(ヘルブレイズ) = Hell Blaze

破岩の鎚(ロック・ブレイカー) = Rock Breaker

風翼の槍(レイ・ホーク) ＝　Ray Hawk

魔王殺しの聖剣（デモン・スレイヤー） = Demon Slayer

＜テルミヌス・エスト＞　=　Terminus Est

真実を貫く剣 (ヴオーパル　ソード) =　Vorpal Sword (The kanji means "the sword that pierced the reality/truth".)

== Vocabulary ==

精霊使い＝ Spirit Contractor - literally means "Spirit User"

精霊魔装(エレメンタルヴァツフェ)= Elemental Waffe (waffe is German for weapon or talon) correct plural is "Elemental Waffen" - The weapon form of a spirit

神威(カムイ)= Divine Power

精霊王= Elemental Lord

炎精霊 = Flame Spirit

剣精霊 = Sword Spirit

魔氷精霊 = Magic Ice Spirit

魔風精霊　＝　Magic Wind Spirit

魔精霊 = Magic Spirit

火猫 = Hell Cat

封印精霊 = Sealed Spirit

精霊剣舞祭（プレイダンス） =　Blade Dance - short for spirit blade dance festival

展開式（レリーズ） = Releasing - due to usage as a noun.

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2012-04-11T05:14:23Z

Nikuniku: /* Elemental Waffe */

== Names ==

カゼハヤ・カミト = Kazehaya Kamito

クレア・ルージュ = Claire Rouge

リンスレット・ローレンフロスト = Rinslet Laurenfrost

エリス・ファーレンガルト = Ellis Fahrengart

レン・アッシュベル＝　Ren Ashbell

ルビア・エルステイン　＝　Rubia Elstein

グレイワース.シエルマイス　＝ Greyworth Ciel Mais

フレイヤ.グランドル = Freya Grandol

フィアナ・レイ・オルデシア = Fianna Ray Ordesia

＜スカーレット＞ = Scarlet

＜フェンリル＞ = Fenrir

＜シムルグ＞　＝　Simorgh

== Names/Titles of other stuff==

元素精霊界(アストラル・ゼロ)= Astral Zero (Elemental Spirit World)

風王騎士団(シルフィード) = Sylphid Knights

レイヴン教室 = Raven Class

災厄の精霊姫（カラミティ・クイーン） = Calamity Queen

喪失の精霊姫（ロスト・クイーン） = Lost Queen

黄昏の魔女　（ダスク・ウイツチ）＝ Dusk Witch

== Elemental Waffe ==
魔氷の矢弾（フリージング・アロー） = Freezing Arrow

炎王の息吹(ヘルブレイズ) = Hell Blaze

破岩の鎚(ロック・ブレイカー) = Rock Breaker

風翼の槍(レイ・ホーク) ＝　Ray Hawk

魔王殺しの聖剣（デモン・スレイヤー） = Demon Slayer

＜テルミヌス・エスト＞　=　Terminus Est

真実を貫く剣 (ヴオーパル　ソード) =　Vorpal Sword (The kanji means "the sword that pierced the reality/truth".)

獣軍精霊(ケレンノス)　=　Cernunnos

== Vocabulary ==

精霊使い＝ Spirit Contractor - literally means "Spirit User"

精霊魔装(エレメンタルヴァツフェ)= Elemental Waffe (waffe is German for weapon or talon) correct plural is "Elemental Waffen" - The weapon form of a spirit

神威(カムイ)= Divine Power

精霊王= Elemental Lord

炎精霊 = Flame Spirit

剣精霊 = Sword Spirit

魔氷精霊 = Magic Ice Spirit

魔風精霊　＝　Magic Wind Spirit

魔精霊 = Magic Spirit

火猫 = Hell Cat

封印精霊 = Sealed Spirit

精霊剣舞祭（プレイダンス） =　Blade Dance - short for spirit blade dance festival

展開式（レリーズ） = Releasing - due to usage as a noun.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Names and Terminology Guidelines

2012-04-11T05:10:50Z

Nikuniku: /* Elemental Waffe */

== Names ==

カゼハヤ・カミト = Kazehaya Kamito

クレア・ルージュ = Claire Rouge

リンスレット・ローレンフロスト = Rinslet Laurenfrost

エリス・ファーレンガルト = Ellis Fahrengart

レン・アッシュベル＝　Ren Ashbell

ルビア・エルステイン　＝　Rubia Elstein

グレイワース.シエルマイス　＝ Greyworth Ciel Mais

フレイヤ.グランドル = Freya Grandol

フィアナ・レイ・オルデシア = Fianna Ray Ordesia

＜スカーレット＞ = Scarlet

＜フェンリル＞ = Fenrir

＜シムルグ＞　＝　Simorgh

== Names/Titles of other stuff==

元素精霊界(アストラル・ゼロ)= Astral Zero (Elemental Spirit World)

風王騎士団(シルフィード) = Sylphid Knights

レイヴン教室 = Raven Class

災厄の精霊姫（カラミティ・クイーン） = Calamity Queen

喪失の精霊姫（ロスト・クイーン） = Lost Queen

黄昏の魔女　（ダスク・ウイツチ）＝ Dusk Witch

== Elemental Waffe ==
魔氷の矢弾（フリージング・アロー） = Freezing Arrow

炎王の息吹(ヘルブレイズ) = Hell Blaze

破岩の鎚(ロック・ブレイカー) = Rock Breaker

風翼の槍(レイ・ホーク) ＝　Ray Hawk

魔王殺しの聖剣（デモン・スレイヤー） = Demon Slayer

＜テルミヌス・エスト＞　=　Terminus Est

真実を貫く剣 (ヴオーパル　ソード) =　Vorpal Sword

獣軍精霊(ケレンノス)　=　Cernunnos

== Vocabulary ==

精霊使い＝ Spirit Contractor - literally means "Spirit User"

精霊魔装(エレメンタルヴァツフェ)= Elemental Waffe (waffe is German for weapon or talon) correct plural is "Elemental Waffen" - The weapon form of a spirit

神威(カムイ)= Divine Power

精霊王= Elemental Lord

炎精霊 = Flame Spirit

剣精霊 = Sword Spirit

魔氷精霊 = Magic Ice Spirit

魔風精霊　＝　Magic Wind Spirit

魔精霊 = Magic Spirit

火猫 = Hell Cat

封印精霊 = Sealed Spirit

精霊剣舞祭（プレイダンス） =　Blade Dance - short for spirit blade dance festival

展開式（レリーズ） = Releasing - due to usage as a noun.

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2012-04-11T05:08:00Z

Nikuniku: /* Elemental Waffe */

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter7

2012-04-11T02:38:35Z

Nikuniku: /* Part 3 */

== Chapter 7: Contracted Spirit Est ==

=== Part 1 ===

.....He remembered that he was taken into a black room.

A room like a prison cell without windows.

He recalled being taken by people in black, also the day he met '''her''' for the first time ---

It was since eight years ago when the young boy became The Strongest Blade Dancer --- Ren Ashbell, .

Before that he was at an orphanage.

It was no ordinary orphanage. It was a so called 'Instructional School' of a town that didn't exist on any maps.

From every part of the continent, young girls with talents as a spirit contractor were gathered from　orphanages　or relief institutions, and received special training in the secret facility. Those were raised there were exceptional assassins. The emotions of the girls were killed by the crazily education, and nothing but massacre techniques using spirits where thoroughly hammered into them.

On that day eight years ago, a young boy who was taken in by the Instructional School was able to communicate with the spirits.

The Demon King's Reincarnation --- called the miracle child by the training instructor, that young boy was trained with highest priority.

He was subjected to the highest assassin skills training, handing to him their treasured one of the most powerful pillar spirit.

Formerly, a sealed spirit because of the demon king, the dark spirit.

But, four years ago, an enigma berserk accident suddenly destroyed the Instructional School.

Thanks to the incident, the hideous truth of the Instructional School was brought to light, and the aristocrat faction in charge of the scheme was purged; its existence was erased from all the records of the Ordesia empire.

The young boy, escaped with his contracted spirit.

Running away from his pursuers, he disguised himself as a girl. Originally the young boy had well equipped features; his voice has yet changed, and nobody thought that he was a boy.

Also, three years ago. The strongest blade dancer magnificently debuted.

Winning the 'Blade Dance', in order to fulfill '''her''' one and only 'wish'.

But, it was --- '''something humans must never wish for'''.

=== Part 2 ===

Kamito opened his eyes and found himself lying in bed.

Birds were chirping outside the window. Bright morning light entered into the room.

He strongly felt that he had a very nostalgic dream, but couldn't remember what it was about.

His head hurt. Kamito slowly turned his head and sat up. Then he noticed.

What he was wearing was not the the Areidesia spirit academy school uniform. It seemed that someone had helped him into pajamas. The freshly washed clothes were very comfortable.

"By the way ... where am I?"

Kamito looked around the room.

The layout of the room was very familiar. This must be the dormitory of academy.

However, this was not Claire's room. It was impossible for her room to be so clean. The furniture and household items looked very upscale and polished spotless. The room was like a luxury hotel. It did feel like a girl's room, but with a different perspective from Claire's.

He moved his arms to get out of bed - but a sharp burning pain shot up from his right hand.

Grimacing from the sharp pain, Kamito finally remembered.

(At that time, I ......)

In order to protect Claire, Kamito had surpassed the limit to release the contract spirit's power.

Conjuring up a powerful Elemental Waffe was of course good. But since the spirit was too strong, his divine energy was exhausted all at once, and he had passed out.

(Right, ... How was Claire?)

Kamito was going to get up from bed, but at that moment -

(Hm?)

Something squirmed inside the sheets.

"Wow! What ... What the hell!?"

Kamito bounced up to quickly yank the sheets aside.

Something unbelievable was there.

A silver-haired girl.

And she was naked, stark naked.

No, more precisely she was not completely naked; she had black knee socks on.

A knee socks wearing, nude, silver-haired girl was there.

... Silence for about a full half minute.

"...Who are you?" Asked Kamito. His head was spinning, and he couldn't come up with any other questions.

"Est." The girl expressionlessly replied. It was a cold and mechanical-sounding voice.

"Est ... so that's your name?"

"Right. Human vocal organs are incapable of pronouncing my true name, so call me Est."

"Well, Est."

"Yes."

One would blink in amazement at the transparent violet eyes of the beautiful silver-haired girl.

She seemed to be younger than Kamito.

Her body was very petite, maybe even smaller than Claire's.

"Uh ... Why ... are you ... in my bed?"

"Because I belong to you, my master."

The girl answered with no hesitation.

"......"

Cold sweat flowed down from Kamito's forehead.

... Wait. Calm down. He had no memory of such a thing. Wrong, isn't that he doesn't remember anything about it even worse?

Why am I in bed with a naked girl? Kamito Kazehaya, were you really such a despicable pervert that stripped innocent little girls and then brought them to bed?

NO! Absolutely not!

"Hey, Est."

"Yes, master."

"Why are you calling me master? Please briefly explain."

"Because master is my master. Was there any self-contradiction? "

Est replied expressionless.

"Or would you like me to call you differently?"

"For now, anything other than master."

"Well, Aniue-sama<ref>An extremely respectable way of calling an elder brother</ref>."

"No."

"Daddy."

"Even worse."

"... Onii-chan?"

"... Uh ... no!"

Kamito averted his eyes slightly. Involuntarily, he felt that the last one was quite good.

"My bad. Kamito, please call me Kamito."

"Got it. I'll call you Kamito."

The knee socks wearing nude silver-haired girl nodded.

Kamito ... Kamito ... my master is Kamito ... the girl murmured, as if constantly chewing these words.

Kamito's head gradually started aching. What is with this girl?

"Why are you wearing nothing but knee socks? Isn't it odd?"

"Are you saying that I should take the socks off!?"

Est's always expressionless face showed a sign of wavering for the first time.

"Actually demanding me to show my bare feet ... Kamito is such a pervert. "

"No, aren't you naked? What is this mysterious sense of embarrassment?"

Kamito sighed. Oh, well, perhaps it was due to cultural difference.

At this point, suddenly the sound of someone coming up the stairs was heard through the door.

"... Oh, no! Someone is coming!"

It would be bad regardless of whom, seeing this situation.

"Hide somewhere now!"

"Why?"

"No questions! Hurry up!"

"Oui, roger that."

Est wiggled deep into the sheets.

"Why there out of all places!"

Snip -

At this instant, the door opened.

"Kamito, you woke up!"

Rinslet's maid Carol appeared. She was carrying a basin and towels.

"Carol!? That you are here means this is -"

"The room of my lady, Rinslet."

Carol smiled.

I see. Indeed she was a daughter of the Laurenfrost family. No wonder the room was so different from Claire's.

"By the way, why am I in Rinslet's room?"

"My lady was very worried because you fainted and had you carried here. She and I took care of you."

"......So that's why. Thank you."

Kamito felt very grateful. That girl was surprisingly a good person.

Carol walked over towards the bed.

(... Oh, no!)

The moment Kamito put on the alert posture, Est squirmed in the sheets.

Kamito's body suddenly involuntarily froze.

(Hey ... Hey! Come on. Please stay still!)

"You woke up, Kamito Kazehaya."

Snip - this time the uniformed Rinslet came in.

Although he thought Rinslet would breath a sigh of relief, but she put two hands upon her waist, and glared sharply at Kamito.

"...I was so startled because you suddenly fainted."

"Ah, My bad. I heard that you have been taking care of me. Thank you."

"Humph! Taking care of the servants is also the duty of a master!"

Rinslet's face suddenly became red and she looked away.

"... Besides, you saved my friend ..."

"Well?"

"Nothing ...!"

Rinslet suddenly folded her arms, and turned her face aside.

Her behavior of not being frank with herself was somehow quite lovely, actually.

"By the way, how is Claire?" Asked Kamito. Back then Claire looked very haggard, and something was obviously wrong.

... Hopefully she was not thinking something strange.

"She locked herself in her room the moment she came back to the academy and has stayed there since then. No matter how I provoke her outside the door, she completely refuses to come out."

"So..."

Kamito sighed. It seemed that even that defiant princess could suffer from depression. Although she acted very tough, she was just an ordinary girl after all.

"My lady is really worried about her childhood friend Miss Claire."

"Carol! what, what are you talking about! " Red faced Rinslet repetitively beat Carol on her back.

Looking at the exchange between the two girls, Kamito smiled bitterly.

(... Ah. That girl, even though she was seemingly convinced that she was alone,)

(She does have good friends.)

"What is it, Kamito Kazehaya? Why are you smiling?"

Rinslet puffed her cheeks and stared at Kamito.

"Since you have woken up, get out already. Men are prohibited in the female dormitory!"

"Ah, Oh. I'll go out now...... uh!"

Just then, Kamito suddenly froze.

... No way. He absolutely could not get out of bed now. There was a beautiful knee socks wearing nude young girl hidden under the sheets.

This was bad. Extremely bad. If she was to be discovered by these two girls, his life will be in danger in all kinds of ways.

(What should I do ... right!)

Kamito needed to change from pajamas into uniforms. Using that as an excuse, he could sent Rinslet and Carol away, then take this opportunity to escape with Est from the window.

No, no good. To go out with Est in her current state, they would surely be caught.

If they were to be dragged to that stubborn leader of the Knights, he would end up even more miserable.

That being the case, he had to -

"Uh ... right! Can I ask for a favor?"

"What's that? Do you ... want to lick my toes?"

"No one asked for such a thing!"

Kamito retorted out of reflex ... Why was there an expectation in her tone?

"That's not what I ask. I was thinking ...could you lend me some clothes."

"Clothes? Oh, of course, your uniform is right here."

Rinslet snapped her fingers, and Carol immediately brought out the folded uniforms. The ripped uniforms from battle yesterday was mended, even the buttons were sewn back on neatly.

"That's not what I meant. I would like to borrow a girl's uniform. "

"......"

(Eh? I feel like I have made some kind of fatal mistake just now ...)

Rinslet stared at Kamito as if looking at a cockroach on the roadside.

"Oh? What do you plan to do with a girl's uniform, Kamito Kazehaya?"

Gogogogo...

"No ... No, not what you think ... uh ... that ..."

Kamito stammered, trying to find excuses to gloss over the question.

"Then it can't be helped. Then although it is a bit embarrassing, I'll lend you my clothes..."

Carol's face turned red, and she started to remove her clothes uneasily.

"Not your clothes! And that's not even a uniform!"

"So that's how it is. What Kamito-sama desires most is a uniform of my lady's."

"What? ... My uniform?"

Rinslet suddenly blushed totally red, and quickly covered her chest.

(Ah ah ah ah! These two are so troublesome!)

Kamito cried in his mind. Just at this time.

From the abdomen of Kamito somehow came a wiggling sensation.

(...! Est! What are you are doing!)

"Hmm? Kamito Kazehaya, what are you doing?"

"No ... nothing ..."
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"You have been acting strange since earlier. Come to think of it, the sheets seemed to bulge mysteriously."

"My lady, men are the kind of creatures to bulge in the morning."

"Yes ... a normal physiological phenomenon, it can't be helped ... that's not what this is!"

"Out with it already, what exactly are you hiding there!"

Paa-tsu - Rinslet forcefully yanked the sheets off.

"What!" "Ah!"

Rinslet and Carol simultaneously covered their mouths, and opened their eyes widely.

It was no wonder. In the bed, after all, there was one beautiful knee socks wearing naked girl.

"Kamito, we are caught."

Still expressionless, Est suddenly hugged Kamito tightly.

"Wh... Wh... What!"

"Hold on! Rinslet, do not misunderstand! This is because -"

Kamito panically shook his head, trying desperately to explain.

"This is because what?"

"Uh ... because ... that ..."

...Uh, no good. Even Kamito didn't know why the young girl was here.

Having said that, regardless of what excuses that Kamito came up with, he had no confidence to convince these two.

"- I see, that's how it was."

Rinslet grinned, a chilling smile appeared on her face.

An elegant, graceful, and truely aristocratic smile.

"You ... you understand?"

"Yes, I completely understand. While I was worried about you, you...you secretly brought such a lovely girl to bed ---"

Rinslet's freezing cold stares repeatedly stabbed Kamito.

Or rather... it was really cold, cold enough to freeze one to death.

Unknowingly, the windows were covered with frost. Just as one thought that a blizzard was bursting around in the room, the wolf spirit of magic ice suddenly appeared on top of the bed.

"... Wait! This is no joke - I am really going to die!"

"Then ...then die! You pervert ----!"

The magic ice spirit <Fenrir> let out a terrifying roar, then started attacking Kamito.

"... Wahh! For real!"

Kamito nimbly jumped out of bed and fled around in the room.

Baring its fangs, the magic ice spirit chased Kamito back and forth.

Bark! Bark!

"......"

At this moment, Est quietly rose up and stood in front of Kamito as if to shield him.

The white wolf bared its sharp fangs fiercely, and then leaped.

Still expressionless, Est thrust her hand in front of the nose of the white wolf.

Fenrir's movement suddenly froze.

"Woo...ong..."

"Stay back! How dare you as a magic ice spirt to defy me, the <Demon Slayer>? "

The moment Est calmly finished her words, Fenrir began to tremble.

And then -

"Sit down."

Chokun<ref>Sound of sitting down</ref>."

"Hand."

Pofu.

"Good boy."

Rub. Rub.

"......"

Kamito was speechless. Rinslet's mouth also hung wide open.

Even spirits of the rank of Fenrir were lead by the nose. This girl, could she be -

"Might you be a spirit!?"

"Yes, I'm the contract spirit of Kamito."

Stroking the head of the tamed Fenrir, Est nodded expressionlessly.

===Part 3===

"Unbelievable. I never expect you to be the <sealed spirit> of that sword."

Having left the female dormitory and walking in the courtyard of
the academy, Kamito took a glance at the girl next to him.

Of course, she was not naked. Currently, she was wearing the
uniform of the Areishia spirit academy.

The spirits that had a human form were the highest rank in Astral
Zero. So it is understandable that Kamito did not immediately
discover the girl's true identity.

"I mean, you can reconstruct clothes, so why were you naked?"

"I thought you would be pleased that way. Or do I really have to
show you my bare feet?"

It seemed that this spirit would be embarrassed if she exposed
her bare feet. Such an obscure type of shyness.

Kamito sighed, and tried to sort out what he had talked about with Est.

-- Back then Est resonated to the strong will of Kamito, and was
summoned in the form of Elemental Waffe. However, at the same
time when Kamito lost his consciousness, the path<ref>More literally, "magic circuit", but the author has indicated in furigana that it should be read as "path".</ref> was once again
closed, and she ended up not being able to return to Astral Zero.

"Why was the path not connected? We did form the contract after all."

"One factor is that my original existence is an overly powerful being, but probably the main cause is from Kamito
yourself. Subconsciously, Kamito was ''rejecting the contract with
me.''"

"......"

Kamito had an idea. His eyes rested on the left hand in the black leather gloves.

Back then to save Claire, Kamito strived to not consider about it.

But it is undeniable, ''her'' presence still haunts the heart of
Kamito.

"... Sorry. It is not that I was unwilling to contract with
you. That's not how it was."

Unable to return to Astral Zero put an enormous stress on the
Spirits.

However, most of the power of Est was left in Astral
Zero, so at the moment she was seemingly unable to display her
original strength.

Perhaps because Est took the form of a human girl, Kamito became
more distressed.

"It does not matter. Anyway, I'm tired of being sealed inside
the sword. It has been hundreds of years since I last came to
this world. I decided to enjoy everything here. Say, Kamito - "

Est pulled the sleeve of Kamito's uniform.

"It feels like I have a good impression of you."

"... A good impression?"

"Meaning that I might like you."

"Ah. So ... thank you."

Kamito could not help but blush, and averted his eyes.

Despite being a sealed spirit with extraordinary power, her
appearance was that of a lovely girl.

To receive such a straight confession ... Kamito did not know how to respond.

"But when you were sealed inside the sword, haven't you rejected
contracting with all the other spirit contractors?"

"Yes, Kamito. So far, I have rejected 53 spirit contractors."

"Then why has such a high rank spirit like you chosen me?"

"Well, if I had to guess - it might have been an intuition."

Est watched Kamito with the pair of clear violet eyes.

"Because I felt - that the two of us are alike."

"... What do you mean?"

"Kamito."

Est suddenly held out her forefinger and gently pressed the lips
of Kamito.

"Do not snoop about a girl's secrets!"

"...!"

A completely unexpected reaction. Kamito's heart raced at the soft
touch of her fingertips.

Then, her skirt twirled as Est quickly turned around. She ran forward lightly.

Going a long way from the dormitory, Kamito finally arrived at
the school building of the academy.

Could Claire be here? After being driven out of Rinslet's room,
Kamito immediately went to Claire's room to check her out. But she was
not in the room.

Maybe she had already recovered, and went to the class to take
the lectures.

It was good if that's the case - but somehow his heart jitters anxiously.

While walking together with Est in the corridor, Kamito heard
whispers constantly coming from all directions.

"Look. Look. There is that male tranfer student."

"As expected, he has already layed his hand on a new girl."

"What a pretty girl ... do we have such a student in our academy?"

"Hey. Is it true that Ellis's group engaged in a duel with him?"

"He can't be planing to lay his hand on all the girls of the academy, can he?"

"what a pervert ... or rather, a lewd beast?"

"Definitely a lewd beast."

"Yeah, a lewd beast."

"Public enemy of the girls ..."

Twitter twitter ...

... Kamito's heart hurt. The target of this chattering had heard everything.

"Is Kamito really a lewd beast?"

Est dealt a further blow. Well, she meant no harm.

Clink -- the sound of a sword being drawn came from the back at that moment.

"- Kamito Kazehaya, you nasty man!"

"...!"

With no time to turn around, the blade had been mounted on the
back of his neck.

Kamito raised both his hands, and timidly moved nothing but his
line of sight -

Standing there was the pony-tailed leader of the Knights, emitting a terrifying murderous intent.

"E ... Ellis ...?"

"I misjudged you, you sex maniac! How could you lay your hand on
such an innocent girl!"

"... Listen."

Kamito sighed, and said with half squinted eyes: "You have made a
very rude misunderstanding about other people. She is
my contract spirit."

"...... What?"

Ellis raised her eyebrows in surprise.

"You are saying this girl is that sword spirit that slayed the magic spirit with one blow?"

Ellis skeptically stared at Est for a moment, then turned back to
Kamito again.

"Stop making lame lies, Kamito Kazehaya!"

Clang - the blade was placed on his neck again.

But the next second, Ellis's startled eyes widened.

The blade that was stabed towards the back of his neck turned soft
and bent down.

"What is going on?"

"Howling<ref> More literally, "property resonance", but to be read as "howling" as indicated by the author.</ref> - as a sword spirit, I can freely interfere with various
blades. Are you willing to believe us now?"

"...!"

Ellis, with her eyes wide open, examined the bent sword.

Spirit magic could bring about similar phenomenon, but Est bent the sword without even lifting a finger.

"I see. ...Sorry for having doubted you."

Ellis put away the sword, and apologized seriously with a bow.

"No. Originally, I did not think she was a spirit."

Kamito shrugged and shook his head.

Although there were times where she was overly stubborn, but this
candor was also endearing.

"By the way, how are the other two? Hm, from the knight brigade-"

"You mean Rakka and Reishia? They regained their conscious this
morning. They were beaten pretty badly by you guys. They need to
rest for a while before they can control the spirits again."

"Sorry ... Once I use Elemental Waffe, it is difficult to
calibrate my strength."

"It was a duel. Please do not mind it. For them it was a good
lesson."

Ellis fake coughed, and then -

"...I'm sorry."

"Hmm?"

"I said, I'm sorry. I disliked you for no other reason except
that you are a boy. So I feel compelled to apologize."

With her cheeks blushing red, she stared into the eyes of Kamito.

"When you stood up to the magic spirit to save Clare Rogue, you
looked really ... really cool. To be honest I was petrified with fear."

"I had to deal with frenzied spirits several times before. It was
just experience."

Kamito, scratched the back of his head, like he was feeling a bit shy.

"Kamito, I dislike being ignored." Est said, puffing out her cheeks.

"Oh, sorry ..."

Then, Kamito suddenly recalled his purpose here.

"Ellis, do you know where Claire is?"

"Isn't Claire Rogue still locking herself in her room? Losing
the contract spirit seemed to be a very big blow to her."

"But she doesn't seem to be in her room. Do you have a clue?"

"Well ..."

Ellis raised her hand to her chin and pondered a bit.

"Come to think of it, the <military spirit> contract ceremony will be held
in the academic town this afternoon."

"Contract ceremony?"

"Ah, volunteers are recruited among the students of the academy
to form a contract with military spirits."

In short, it is scouting from the military - Ellis explained.

In return for the powerful military spirit provided by the Ordesia
Knights brigade, the academy presents the students. Once
the student forged a contract with the military spirit, he becomes
part of the army, and as a cost for the powerful military spirit,
he must obey the orders and be dispatched immediately whenever
requested by the brigade.

"Although there are a lot of troubles to become military
personnel, there are many voluntary participants seeking to form
contracts with powerful spirits. From the very beginning, there
are many student who entered the academy aiming to become
spirit knights."

"With so many participants, how do they pick the candidate?"

"Of course - the spirit blade dance."

The format of the competition was a free for all battle royal.

Serving also as a demonstration from the Ordesia knight brigade
to the public, the blade dance would be held in the arena of
the academy town, rather than in Astral Zero.

"Having lost her contract spirit, it is possible that she will
volunteer to participate in the ceremony."

"However, without her contract spirit, to enter a blade dance
ceremony is -" Kamito stopped in mid-sentence and swallow the
remaining words.

Impossible-- but he was not sure.

To perform blade dance without the contract spirit, that kind of
action amounts to nothing but suicide.

Without the power of spirits, there was absolutely no way to beat
other spirit contractors. Such a no-brainer simple truth.

But Claire now--

Kamito recalled how she looked like that day when she stood in
the rain.

"...Ellis, where is the ceremony going to take place?"

"If I remember correctly, just go straightly along the Olivier
Avenue - Kamito?"

"- Got it. Ellis, thank you!"

Kamito took Est's hand and started to run.

(Do not try to shoulder everything by yourself. Idiot!)

===Part 4===

Clare walked alone in the alley within the academic town.

She looked dejected, and her steps were very heavy.

However, she had to go. There is no choice but to move forward.

For the sake of Scarlet who shielded her with its own body, she
must obtain an extremely strong spirit---an overwhelming power that
will not lose to anyone.

... It could not be reconciled. In front of that terrifying magic
spirit, she couldn't do anything.

Moreover, because of her own arrogance and stupidity, she had
lost Scarlet, her most important partner that had accompanied her
since childhood.

Further, had Kamito not come to her rescue, she would surely have been killed.

"... Why do I think about the face of that guy again!"

Claire shook her head, trying to get rid of the image of Kamito
in her mind.

"- I do not need that guy. I survived on my own from the past to
present."

Yes, she would not stop here. Claire Rogue must face the battle
alone.

- I want more power, a strong power that will not lose to anyone.

A strong power so I would never lose anything again. A strong
power to take back what I have lost.

For example --- like the power of that girl that I admired on
first sight three years ago.

The overwhelming power of the Strongest Blade Dancer, Ren Ashbell.

"- You desire power so much?"

"......?"

Hearing the sudden voice, Claire quickly turned around.

There stood a beautiful girl.

It was a girl in a dark dress with lustrous black hair.

Her refined face exhibited a subtle grace, and a beauty
that somehow looked like a dissociation with normal humans.

She had pitchblack pupils, as if one will be sucked in with one
look.

Claire instantly discarded her alertness, charmed by the beauty
of the girl.

"Thank you. Because of you, Kamito has awoken."

"Who are you? What are you talking about?"

"However, this is not enough, his true self is much more than that."

The girl giggled, and slowly approached Claire.

Claire did not move. No, she couldn't move.

"What?"

"If you seek more strength, please accept this."

The girl gracefully stretched out a slender hand.

Above her palm, a mass of ominous fog-like black object floated.

"This is a spirit!?"

"Yes, it can help you draw out your real strength."

"The real strength ..."

Claire absentmindedly murmured.

Had it been the usual Claire, surely she would not hesitate to
brush that hand away.

The contract spirits were to be gained by one's own hand. They
are not something received from others.

However, the flame in Claire's heart was gradually diminishing.

So weak that it would likely extinguish at any time.

Therefore -- Claire took that hand. She accepted the spirit
presented by that girl.

The black mist gradually seeped into her hand and disappeared.

Sharp pain instantly shot up from the left hand, an ominous black
spirit seal was engraved on it.

"The frenzy spirit <Gespenst> - do you like it?"

The girl in black smiled.

Like a cruel little girl.

Like an innocent demon.

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==Prologue==

—Three years ago.

“Haa, haa, haa –“

A girl was running in a forest of Astral Zero, where many twisted trees were lined up in rows.

Her shoes had long 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 was just a matter of time.

(Why did such a thing –)

The girl was invited for the viewing of 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.

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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:
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==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)

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:* October 8, 2011: Page created
:* February 5, 2012: Volume 1 Chapter 1 completed
:* 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==

===Volume 1 - The sword, the academy and the hell cat girl ([[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume 1|Full Text]] - [http://www.mediafire.com/view/?bgvvpv789rzw2kb PDF1] - [http://www.mediafire.com/view/?2p74rloms3mmzba PDF2 (Polished Larger Size)]- [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28897248/Baka-Tsuki/Seirei%20Tsukai%20no%20Blade%20Dance/ePUB/Seirei%20Tsukai%20no%20Blade%20Dance%20-%20Volume%201%20-%20The%20sword%2C%20the%20academy%20and%20the%20hell%20cat%20girl%20-%20Shimizu%20Yuu.epub ePUB]/[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28897248/Baka-Tsuki/Seirei%20Tsukai%20no%20Blade%20Dance/MOBI/Seirei%20Tsukai%20no%20Blade%20Dance%20-%20Volume%201%20-%20The%20sword%2C%20the%20academy%20and%20the%20hell%20cat%20girl%20-%20Shimizu%20Yuu.mobi MOBI])===

::*[[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
::*Prologue
::*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

==Project Staff==

*Project Administrator:
*Project Supervisor:

===Translators===

'''ACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Black Dust|Black Dust]]
:*[[User:KuroiHikari|KuroiHikari]]

'''INACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Kira0802|Kira0802]]
:*[[User:Nikuniku|Nikuniku]]

===Editors===

'''ACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Kira0802|Kira0802]]
:*[[User:Chancs|Chancs]]
:*[[User:Morgi|Morgi]]

==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

User talk:LiTTleDRAgo

2012-04-10T13:18:14Z

Nikuniku:

~

==Monogatari Series==

Thanks for the help!--[[User:Hiro Hayase|Hiro Hayase]] 23:22, 21 March 2012 (CDT)

I see you are joining the images that should be together, Bakemono0005.png and Bakemono0004.png should be joined together, as should Bakemono0245.png and Bakemono0244.png, aswell as Bakemono2_005.png and Bakemono2_004.png. Would do this myself, but you seem more skilled at that than me --[[User:Ff7 freak|Ff7 freak]] 23:45, 21 March 2012 (CDT)

Uhm, why did you delete the talk pages? --[[User:Darklor|Darklor]] 02:09, 22 March 2012 (CDT)

==Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance==

Hi, there,

I needed to update my version of the pdf file a little bit, so I deleted the original and promptly updated the link. If it didn't work for you, most likely you need to refresh your browser or delete the cashe. Either way, I'd appreciate it if you had dropped a PM to let me know the matter.

Secondly, I appreciate the work you have done creating all the portable files. However, I'd appreciate it even more if a credit page is included to list all the translators and editors, and about Baka-Tsuki. Call it vanity if you like, but we did put in a lot of efforts, and I think it is common courtesy to include some acknowledgement.

[[User:Nikuniku|Nikuniku]]

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance

2012-04-10T12:57:10Z

Nikuniku: /* Volume 1 - The sword, the academy and the hell cat girl (Full Text - PDF - ePUB/MOBI) */

[[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
:* February 5, 2012: Volume 1 Chapter 1 completed
:* 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

== Translation ==

===[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Registration_Page|Registration]]===

Those who wish to contribute are asked to first notify a supervisor beforehand.

'''Translators are asked to [[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Registration_Page|register]] which chapters they're working on'''

===Format Standards===
'''Every chapter (after editing) must conform to the general format guidelines.'''
*[[Format_guideline|General Format/Style Guideline]]
*[[Seirei_Tsukai_no_Blade_Dance:Names_and_Terminology_Guidelines|Project-Specific Guidelines: Format, Names, and Terminology]]

=== Feedback ===
'''If you enjoyed the teaser, why don't you tell us or discuss this series in the [http://www.baka-tsuki.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=4633 forum]?'''

==The 'Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance' series by Shimizu Yuu==

===Volume 1 - The sword, the academy and the hell cat girl ([[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume 1|Full Text]] - [http://www.mediafire.com/view/?bgvvpv789rzw2kb PDF1] - [http://www.mediafire.com/view/?31biy4pe2dxwt7j PDF2 (Polished Larger Size)]- [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28897248/Baka-Tsuki/Seirei%20Tsukai%20no%20Blade%20Dance/ePUB/Seirei%20Tsukai%20no%20Blade%20Dance%20-%20Volume%201%20-%20The%20sword%2C%20the%20academy%20and%20the%20hell%20cat%20girl%20-%20Shimizu%20Yuu.epub ePUB]/[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28897248/Baka-Tsuki/Seirei%20Tsukai%20no%20Blade%20Dance/MOBI/Seirei%20Tsukai%20no%20Blade%20Dance%20-%20Volume%201%20-%20The%20sword%2C%20the%20academy%20and%20the%20hell%20cat%20girl%20-%20Shimizu%20Yuu.mobi MOBI])===

::*[[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
::*Prologue
::*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

==Project Staff==

*Project Administrator:
*Project Supervisor:

===Translators===

'''ACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Black Dust|Black Dust]]
:*[[User:KuroiHikari|KuroiHikari]]

'''INACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Kira0802|Kira0802]]
:*[[User:Nikuniku|Nikuniku]]

===Editors===

'''ACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Kira0802|Kira0802]]
:*[[User:Chancs|Chancs]]
:*[[User:Morgi|Morgi]]

==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

2012-04-10T11:05:24Z

Nikuniku: /* Volume 1 - The sword, the academy and the hell cat girl (Full Text - PDF1 - PDF2 (Polished, Larger Size) - ePUB/MOBI) */

[[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
:* February 5, 2012: Volume 1 Chapter 1 completed
:* 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

== Translation ==

===[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Registration_Page|Registration]]===

Those who wish to contribute are asked to first notify a supervisor beforehand.

'''Translators are asked to [[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Registration_Page|register]] which chapters they're working on'''

===Format Standards===
'''Every chapter (after editing) must conform to the general format guidelines.'''
*[[Format_guideline|General Format/Style Guideline]]
*[[Seirei_Tsukai_no_Blade_Dance:Names_and_Terminology_Guidelines|Project-Specific Guidelines: Format, Names, and Terminology]]

=== Feedback ===
'''If you enjoyed the teaser, why don't you tell us or discuss this series in the [http://www.baka-tsuki.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=4633 forum]?'''

==The 'Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance' series by Shimizu Yuu==

===Volume 1 - The sword, the academy and the hell cat girl ([[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume 1|Full Text]] - [http://www.mediafire.com/view/?bgvvpv789rzw2kb PDF1] - [http://www.mediafire.com/view/?31biy4pe2dxwt7j PDF2 (Polished, Larger Size)] - [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28897248/Baka-Tsuki/Seirei%20Tsukai%20no%20Blade%20Dance/ePUB/Seirei%20Tsukai%20no%20Blade%20Dance%20-%20Volume%201%20-%20The%20sword%2C%20the%20academy%20and%20the%20hell%20cat%20girl%20-%20Shimizu%20Yuu.epub ePUB]/[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28897248/Baka-Tsuki/Seirei%20Tsukai%20no%20Blade%20Dance/MOBI/Seirei%20Tsukai%20no%20Blade%20Dance%20-%20Volume%201%20-%20The%20sword%2C%20the%20academy%20and%20the%20hell%20cat%20girl%20-%20Shimizu%20Yuu.mobi MOBI])===

::*[[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
::*Prologue
::*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

==Project Staff==

*Project Administrator:
*Project Supervisor:

===Translators===

'''ACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Black Dust|Black Dust]]
:*[[User:KuroiHikari|KuroiHikari]]

'''INACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Kira0802|Kira0802]]
:*[[User:Nikuniku|Nikuniku]]

===Editors===

'''ACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Kira0802|Kira0802]]
:*[[User:Chancs|Chancs]]
:*[[User:Morgi|Morgi]]

==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

2012-04-09T22:37:17Z

Nikuniku: /* Volume 1 - The sword, the academy and the hell cat girl (Full Text - PDF)PDF (Polished, Larger Size) */

[[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
:* February 5, 2012: Volume 1 Chapter 1 completed
:* 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

== Translation ==

===[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Registration_Page|Registration]]===

Those who wish to contribute are asked to first notify a supervisor beforehand.

'''Translators are asked to [[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Registration_Page|register]] which chapters they're working on'''

===Format Standards===
'''Every chapter (after editing) must conform to the general format guidelines.'''
*[[Format_guideline|General Format/Style Guideline]]
*[[Seirei_Tsukai_no_Blade_Dance:Names_and_Terminology_Guidelines|Project-Specific Guidelines: Format, Names, and Terminology]]

=== Feedback ===
'''If you enjoyed the teaser, why don't you tell us or discuss this series in the [http://www.baka-tsuki.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=4633 forum]?'''

==The 'Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance' series by Shimizu Yuu==

===Volume 1 - The sword, the academy and the hell cat girl ([[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume 1|Full Text]] - [http://www.mediafire.com/view/?bgvvpv789rzw2kb PDF1] [http://www.mediafire.com/view/?4qmv6mw6hcyb664 PDF2 (Polished, Larger Size)] )===

::*[[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
::*Prologue
::*chapter 1 - Team battle
::*chapter 2 - The afternoon of young ladies
::*chapter 3 - The lost queen
::*chapter 4 - The cat fight
::*chapter 5 - The successor of the demon king
::*chapter 6 - The morning of departure
::*chapter 7 - The battle at the deserted mine
::*chapter 8 - Fiana's confession
::*chapter 9 - Team Scarlet
::*Epilogue

==Project Staff==

*Project Administrator:
*Project Supervisor:

===Translators===

'''ACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Black Dust|Black Dust]]
:*[[User:KuroiHikari|KuroiHikari]]

'''INACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Kira0802|Kira0802]]
:*[[User:Nikuniku|Nikuniku]]

===Editors===

'''ACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Kira0802|Kira0802]]
:*[[User:Chancs|Chancs]]
:*[[User:Morgi|Morgi]]

==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

2012-04-09T22:35:59Z

Nikuniku: /* Volume 1 - The sword, the academy and the hell cat girl (Full Text - PDF) */

[[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
:* February 5, 2012: Volume 1 Chapter 1 completed
:* 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

== Translation ==

===[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Registration_Page|Registration]]===

Those who wish to contribute are asked to first notify a supervisor beforehand.

'''Translators are asked to [[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Registration_Page|register]] which chapters they're working on'''

===Format Standards===
'''Every chapter (after editing) must conform to the general format guidelines.'''
*[[Format_guideline|General Format/Style Guideline]]
*[[Seirei_Tsukai_no_Blade_Dance:Names_and_Terminology_Guidelines|Project-Specific Guidelines: Format, Names, and Terminology]]

=== Feedback ===
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==The 'Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance' series by Shimizu Yuu==

===Volume 1 - The sword, the academy and the hell cat girl ([[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume 1|Full Text]] - [http://www.mediafire.com/view/?bgvvpv789rzw2kb PDF])[http://www.mediafire.com/view/?4qmv6mw6hcyb664 PDF (Polished, Larger Size)] ===

::*[[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
::*Prologue
::*chapter 1 - Team battle
::*chapter 2 - The afternoon of young ladies
::*chapter 3 - The lost queen
::*chapter 4 - The cat fight
::*chapter 5 - The successor of the demon king
::*chapter 6 - The morning of departure
::*chapter 7 - The battle at the deserted mine
::*chapter 8 - Fiana's confession
::*chapter 9 - Team Scarlet
::*Epilogue

==Project Staff==

*Project Administrator:
*Project Supervisor:

===Translators===

'''ACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Black Dust|Black Dust]]
:*[[User:KuroiHikari|KuroiHikari]]

'''INACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Kira0802|Kira0802]]
:*[[User:Nikuniku|Nikuniku]]

===Editors===

'''ACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Kira0802|Kira0802]]
:*[[User:Chancs|Chancs]]
:*[[User:Morgi|Morgi]]

==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:Volume1 Chapter5

2012-04-09T11:13:57Z

Nikuniku: /* Part 2 */

==Claire's Feelings==

===Part 1===
(…Sigh, I have totally gotten myself into something troublesome.)

While walking on the stone paving of the academy, Kamito sighed a number of times today. In front of his eyes, there was the culprit, red twin-tail hair swaying about.

As usual 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 elsewhere 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 burned down.”

Kamito showed her him dropping his shoulders unnaturally.

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!”
[[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 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

2012-04-09T11:03:00Z

Nikuniku: /* Part 2 */

==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 by receiving a hit from that flame whip; maybe Claire had hold 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, 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 had made all the 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 needs 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? You are 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 with kindness towards you? "

"No, you... hands with 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

2012-04-09T10:55:34Z

Nikuniku: /* 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.

(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 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 Chapter3

2012-04-09T10:50:26Z

Nikuniku: /* 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.

(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 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 Chapter2

2012-04-09T10:45:11Z

Nikuniku: /* Part 2 */

==Areishia Spirit Academy==

===Part 1===

Areishia Spirit Academy.

In this institution, all the witches from across the empire are gathered and trained into fully fledged spirit contractors.

Holding a beautiful garden behind its castle walls, the school building lined with elegant spires, seemed very much like a palace of a princess. --- In fact, this was nearly entirely correct. Out of the students attending this academy, almost all of them are genuine proper noble ladies.

“However, to unexpectedly have such a terrible encounter..."

Kamito muttered to himself as he walked along the red carpet covered hallway on the second floor of the school building.

“Lost inside the forest, I winded up contracted to a sealed spirit, besides...”

Since Kamito snatched the sealed spirit from her, that crimson haired young girl apparently had her eyes on him.

After that - Claire Rouge guided Kamito to the academy school building.

That was good, but apparently her claim that Kamito was to become her personal contracted spirit was serious. Round and round the whip coiled around Kamito. Rather than being guided, it might be more appropriate to say that he was being dragged, and they walked through the forest in that fashion.

Regardless, Kamito had no obligation to play along with the princess. Taking the opportunity when Claire went to the restroom, he unwinded the whip and escaped.

“Ah, escaped, you traitor!”

Such a voice can be heard inside the restroom ---

(What? What made you think I wouldn't run away...)

That young girl was an outstanding spirit contractor but, her common knowledge of society was that of a naive lady.

“Anyways, before I am found by that girl again, I need to hurry up and meet Greyworth.”

Proceeding down the hallway, Kamito let out a small sigh.

... Depressed.

After all, so far nothing good had ever resulted from getting involved with that witch.

(... But, I can’t ignore this.)

Kamito took out one sheet of paper from his breast pocket.

Forty days ago, he had received a letter from Academy Director Greyworth.

If, what was written on it is true---

He might finally get some clue about that girl.

Nevertheless, Kamito could not deny the possibility that it was just some bait to lure him here.

(... It is useless to ponder on it. After all the other party is that Witch.)

And, here Kamito stopped in his tracks.

In front of him was the thick wooden front door: the Academy Director’s Office.

As Kamito was about to knock on the door ---

“Academy Director, I can’t agree with this!”

Suddenly, a voice could be heard from inside the room.

A high pitched, young girl’s alto voice.

It seemed that they were occupied currently.

(... It can’t be helped, I’ll kill some time for a while outside.)

While Kamito was moving away from the door ---

“Why should we welcome the likes of a man to this sacred academy of witch princesses?!”

He stopped his foot steps...

(...Mm, man?)

That perked up his ears.

“Because I said that we need him here. Isn't that reason enough for you?”

It was a constrained voice. But, it carried so much power that Kamito trembled even hearing it through the door. What a fearful voice from the witch no matter how many times one hears it.

“Ar, are you suggesting that we lack the strength?”

“Nonsense. I'm not belittling the power of your chivalric orders, but, '''He is special'''”

“... You mean the fact that he can communicate with a spirit despite being male?”

“Yes, but that is not all of it.”

“What do you mean ---"

And, the girl suddenly closed her mouth.

Silence fell for a brief moment. Then ---

“Who is there?!”

Darn it. Apparently they noticed that someone was eavesdropping.

Kamito quickly attempts to leave ---

Bang – suddenly, the office door was violently opened.

From the door which was kicked opened, there appeared -

A beautiful slender leg which was highly swung upward, a pony tailed beautiful young girl.

A pair of sharp, long eyes. A dignified handsome feature.

She wore a silver breastplate on top of her uniform, and it looked like the outfit of a valiant knight.

Inside the leaf pleated skirt, a lace underwear flew into his sight.

“Black!?”

“Wha... Y, You, Insolent Person!”

The young girl kicked Kamito with her whole strength in the stomach who involuntary blurted out.

“Guoh!”

The sudden attack caught him off guard, blowing Kamito away.

In a instant, the young girl shortens the distance between them and presses Kamito down on the floor, she unsheathes the blade at her hips.

Then she thrust it violently, pointing the edge of her blade onto his cheek.

"..."

Shooting a cold piercing look.

Then, those clear reddish brown colored pair of eyes widens. 

“You... are you... actually a man!?”

The stern face of the girl blushed and became bright red.

That time ---

“Fnn, aren't you quite behind schedule, Kazehaya Kamito?”

A displeased voice came from the back of the office.

Kamito who was still being held down by the young girl, slowly raised his eyes.

Over there --- there was the figure of a witch completely unchanged from three years ago.

Her ash-blonde hair was gently waving.

Her beauty extolled the seductiveness of an alluring adult.

Beneath her small pair of glasses, her eyes, the same gray as the color of her hair, were staring in his direction.

(... You have come out, witch!)

Kamito spat out bitterly in his head.

Dusk Witch --- Greyworth Ciel Mais.

With the appearance of a bewitching, carnivorous, beautiful woman, she was an experienced spirit knight that boasted the title of being one of the twelve knight generals of the empire.

The rumor that the highest ranked Spirit Contractor may transcend her age might have been real.

“--- It has been three years, Kamito. Looking at your face, it seems you have changed.”

"... You just don't change, Dusk Witch.”

A sarcastic response while he was still pressed down on his back, the witch let out a smile.

“Kazehaya Kamito!? Then, this guy...”

The ponytail young girl raised her eyebrow.

“Hey, isn't it about time that you let go of me?”

Kamito squinted his eyes and murmured towards the young girl riding on his chest.

“What is that? You shameless, rude person!”

“After all, I said it for your own sake.”

“... What do you mean?”

“Well, how to say it... since some time ago, your thigh has been touching my body.”

Her moderately tight thigh felt soft. It was a pity that he had to point that out, but it wasn't rubbing so much that he would enjoy the side benefits under such a situation either.

"......~wa!?"

The stern young girl’s face blushed burning hot red.

Standing up quickly while holding down her skirt, without mercy she swings down her blade.
[[Image:STnBD_V01_059.jpg|Greyworth’s voice called out the young girl Ellis which was about to move.|thumb]]
Within a hair's breadth, Kamito dodged it by twisting his body.

"Wha, What are you doing!?"

“You, You indecent... in this instant, I will make you into a marinated salmon!”

“Wait, Calm down! I’m not a salmon!”

Zing --- a sharp slash, Kamito’s forelock was cut.

Serious. Not even a shred of doubt in her eyes.

(... Un, in this one day, how many times have I almost been killed?)

An unlucky day. Or is it because of the curse of the Dusk Witch.

(Are all the girls of the academy like this?)

Being driven into the wall. Kamito felt the seriousness of the threat to his life --- at that time.

“Sheath your blade, Ellis. Any personal struggle in this academy is prohibited.”

“... Uh!”

Greyworth’s voice called out, the girl named Ellis stopped instantly.

“Ac, Academy Director... I’m just---”

“Do I need to say the same thing twice? Ellis Fahrengart.”

“... No, um, I apologize.”

Ellis while glaring intensely to Kamito, reluctantly sheaths her blade.

Grayworth pushed up her glasses and then smiled.

“So, you are already at that age. Well, to be pushed down by Ellis' delicate body hidden under the armor, most boys would not be able to control themselves.”

“A, Academy Director!?”

“Wait, please don’t say anything that will cause a misunderstanding! I’m---"

Kamito quickly objected. But, his eyes unintentionally went in the direction of Ellis breasts---

... Indeed. She was wearing her armor so it was hard to tell, but certainly, Claire Rouge's pitiful breasts were incomparable to hers.

“Yo, You, whe, where are you looking at!”

“My bad...”

Kamito quickly averts his eyes.

“Guh, if you weren't the guest of Academy Director, I'd have made you into a Pot-au-feu already!”

“... Why a Pot-au-feu!”

Although he didn't understand her metaphor, it sounded scary.

“Ellis, you can go now. It’s unpleasant to have people flirt in front of my eyes.”

Greyworth’s cold voice informed.

“I, I can't leave you alone in the same room with... this man. If he has an impudent lust toward the Academy Director...”

“There is no such thing!”

Kamito interrupted strongly. ... What is this girl saying?

“Well, it does not matter if that's the case. I’m always wearing my lucky underwear.”

“What...”

“Mm, Your face became red, boy, quite cute. By the way the color is---"

“I don’t want to hear it!”

“Just kidding. Why are you blushing?”

“Guah!”

The Dusk Witch giggles with pleasure, Kamito directed looks filled with killing intent towards her.

“Bu, But, the Academy Director should not to be alone together with such a guy without guard---“

“Ellis Fahrengart”

Due to that calm tone of voice , Ellis shoulder trembled.

“Do I need to repeat what am I saying twice?”

“Um, I apologize!”

What a frightening Greyworth, with her voice trembling, Ellis nodded, and left towards the hallway swiftly.

===Part 2===

Finally released, Kamito stood up letting out a sigh of relief.

Hitting the dirt out of his coat, he set foot inside the office.

After Kamito closed the door behind him, Greyworth shrugged her shoulder.

“She was the daughter of the duke house of Fahrengart. An excellent knight, but somewhat stubborn.”

“Is that girl a student here, too? She was wearing armor on top of her uniform.”

“She is the leader of the Sylphid's Knights, a party which manages any disturbance of the order of the academy.”

“Like a public morals committee. In that case, they should manage it more strictly.”

Kamito remembered, what happened inside the forest when he met the crimson haired young girl.

... To leave her at large is bad, in all sorts of ways.

“Fu, I'll take that into consideration. By the way Kamito, why are you so flaky. As if you were attacked in the Spirit Forest?”

“.....No, I was scratched by a cat. A lively hellish cat girl.” 

Kamito answered impatiently with a bitter face , Greyworth shrugs her shoulder.

“You’d better be careful, rumors says that in the inner depths of the <Spirit Forest> that even the Spirit Investigation Committee would not enter, there are S-rank Spirits still sleeping there. Once you encounter one, your life is forfeit --- in your case, can you manage to tame it?”

“Please Stop. I don’t want to associate myself with an S-rank Spirit again.”

"Yeah. '''As You are now''', you would probably be mincemeat in five seconds."

“Not even one second. Actually, with a contract spirit I might last for seven seconds.”

“Fu--- '''with a contract spirit'''?”

Greyworth directs her grayish eye towards Kamito’s right hand.

“That wound? Is ''that'' also a scratch by the cat?”

“This is---"

The wound--- on the right hand, that is where the Spirit Seal was engraved a while ago.

Kamito clicked his tongue secretly--- No, after all he can’t possibly hide it from the Dusk Witch.

“Well, how to say it. It is just happenstance. I made a contract with a particular sealed spirit. It was ultra-violent, had I failed the contract, I would not be standing here right now.”

“Ha, what a change of heart, that you have contracted with spirits other than ''her''.”

The grayish eye, inside the glasses, glistened sharply.

“Finally you decided to say farewell to that ghost, is that it?”

“... Guh!”

At that mocking tone, Kamito couldn't help but get agitated.

“She is not a ghost! She is...”

Kamito took out the paper in his coat’s pocket, then slapped it onto the front desk.

The beautiful witch did not waver in the slightest. A detestable calmness.

Kamito bites his lips, then asks Greyworth.

“This, you sent this to me. Is it true?”

“Ah, it’s true. Witches don’t tell lies.”

“It was... Indeed, you haven’t told a lie. But, you've never spoken the truth either.”

Kamito spat out what he wanted to say.

“... Well whatever. Tell me what you know.”

“Oh boy, Is that the attitude of someone asking a witch? You were cuter three years ago.”

“The cat changed into a tiger in three years. Do not think it will stay as your pet for ever.”

“A cat does not change into a tiger and never will.”

Greyworth intentionally shrugged her shoulder and fixedly looked in Kamito's eyes.

Kamito was involuntarily overcome by the pressure of that overbearing stare.

“The thing written there is true. '''Your Contracted Spirit is Alive'''.”

“... Guh!”

Kamito swallowed his breath.

A Witch does not speak the truth. But, she never tells a lie either.

“Her... Restia, where is she now?”

Kamito raised his voice, leaning his body onto the office desk.

The witch without moving her eyebrow, thrust a bundle of documents to the tip of Kamito's nose.

“... What are these?”

“Agreement Terms. Sign here.”

“This doesn't make any sense. What do you mean?”

“There is nothing you can't understand. For what purpose do you think I summoned you here? Did you take it that I, the Dusk Witch, will simply let you have the information out of goodwill?” 

“I understand fully that you have nothing but malice.”

Kamito snatched the bundle of documents, then slapped it onto the desk.

Bundled with a clip, Areishia Spirit Academy’s Admission Notification.

It was written there. No doubt--- Kamito's　''public'' Background Profile. 

“What kind of joke is this?”

“Today you will be admitted into the academy. Don't worry I've already taken care of all the necessary procedures.”

“How can I be calm! What do you mean by this, explain!”

“I need you. That's all.”

“Ha?”

The witch's words are always unexpected. Like a midsummer breeze.

“What are you talking about? I mean, this academy is, a garden of pure maidens.”

“No problem. Such a thing is no big deal with my authority.”

“That would be a problem in itself! '''Now is Different from Three Years Ago.'''”

Provoked by Kamito---

“Don’t get the wrong idea, Boy. You don’t have any right to choose.”

Greyworth told it in a shockingly cold voice.

"... Gu!"

“Till now I have allowed you to roam freely. Originally, the spirit contractor must be managed by the organization. You know that, right?”

“That is–-- "

In the Orudeshia Empire, spirit contractors are given various privileges, but in exchange they must be registered with the organization. If there exist stray spirit contractors that harbor ideologies that are against the empire, it will be extremely dangerous to the nation.

“They will sniff out your existence sooner or later. Don’t underestimate the country’s Spirit Knights, we don't know how it would have been three years ago, but with your current slump you will lose for sure; besides--- ”

Then, a demonic grin floats from Greyworth.

“There’s a slight chance that I might carelessly blab out the secret.”

“... What carelessly? In short this is blackmail.”

“It helps a lot that you understand so quickly.”

“So shameless.”

Kamito throws a loathsome sentence, Greyworth as if in regret shrugs her shoulder.

“Fu, why are you dissatisfied. One man in an institution where real princess maidens are gathered. Isn’t it like a marvelous luxury harem?”

“Oh, please, I’m--- ”

“If you like, you may take one student from the academy and do whatever you like to her. For example, Ellis Fahrengart from earlier--- who is seriously stubborn, but she is of the type to become ultra obedient once well trained. I am sure she will respond to whatever perverted radical play you have in mind.”

“Am I a sex deviant?!”

“A joke. There is no way that I have such authority.”

“I can’t hear your joke...”

Kamito moaned holding his temple.

“Why did you summon me now. What do you plan to do with me?”

“Glad that we can get to the point directly.”

“Since it is useless to oppose the Witch.”

A casual reply, Greyworth let out a smile---

“In two months, the Blade Dance will be held in Astral Zero. I have put you up as an entrant there.”

“What did you say?”

--- Spirit Blade Dance Festival.

Once every several years, it is the largest Kagura<ref>Kagura (神楽, かぐら, "god-entertainment")refers to a specific type of Shinto theatrical dance.</ref> ritual carried out in Astral Zero.

Spirit contractors gather from the continent, and perform blade dance as an offering for the Five Great Elemental Lords.

So to speak, it’s a grand martial battle festival of fellow spirit contractors.

The country of the victorious team will be given a few years of divine protection by the Elemental Lords, a guaranteed prosperity for the country. Together with a general assembly for the champion---

A single <wish> will be granted.

“Win the cup, Kamito. Nevertheless, '''as now''' it might be impossible for you.”

“I---”

Kamito bites his lips, strongly clenching his fist.

Not his right hand where the spirit seal was engraved--- It was his left hand covered by the black leather glove.

Zukiri, A sharp pain runs in his chest.

“I, I have decided that I will never participate in the Blade Dance Festival again”

“No, You will compete. Otherwise there will be trouble.”

Greyworth placed her both hands onto the office desk, calmly shaking her head.

“Because, nobody but you, can win against that Strongest Blade Play Dancer”

“Wh... at...!?”

The moment that he heard that name, Kamito face froze.

The Strongest--- the spirit contractors that are given this title, currently, there is only one in the whole continent.

Three years ago, a mere fourteen year old young girl dominated the spirit blade dance festival’s individual matches.

“--- That is right. '''She''' has returned.”

Greyworth’s grayish pair of eyes, peered into those of Kamito’s.

“The Strongest Blade Play Dancer--- Ren Ashbell.”

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter2

2012-04-09T10:32:18Z

Nikuniku: /* Part 1 */

==Areishia Spirit Academy==

===Part 1===

Areishia Spirit Academy.

In this institution, all the witches from across the empire are gathered and trained into fully fledged spirit contractors.

Holding a beautiful garden behind its castle walls, the school building lined with elegant spires, seemed very much like a palace of a princess. --- In fact, this was nearly entirely correct. Out of the students attending this academy, almost all of them are genuine proper noble ladies.

“However, to unexpectedly have such a terrible encounter..."

Kamito muttered to himself as he walked along the red carpet covered hallway on the second floor of the school building.

“Lost inside the forest, I winded up contracted to a sealed spirit, besides...”

Since Kamito snatched the sealed spirit from her, that crimson haired young girl apparently had her eyes on him.

After that - Claire Rouge guided Kamito to the academy school building.

That was good, but apparently her claim that Kamito was to become her personal contracted spirit was serious. Round and round the whip coiled around Kamito. Rather than being guided, it might be more appropriate to say that he was being dragged, and they walked through the forest in that fashion.

Regardless, Kamito had no obligation to play along with the princess. Taking the opportunity when Claire went to the restroom, he unwinded the whip and escaped.

“Ah, escaped, you traitor!”

Such a voice can be heard inside the restroom ---

(What? What made you think I wouldn't run away...)

That young girl was an outstanding spirit contractor but, her common knowledge of society was that of a naive lady.

“Anyways, before I am found by that girl again, I need to hurry up and meet Greyworth.”

Proceeding down the hallway, Kamito let out a small sigh.

... Depressed.

After all, so far nothing good had ever resulted from getting involved with that witch.

(... But, I can’t ignore this.)

Kamito took out one sheet of paper from his breast pocket.

Forty days ago, he had received a letter from Academy Director Greyworth.

If, what was written on it is true---

He might finally get some clue about that girl.

Nevertheless, Kamito could not deny the possibility that it was just some bait to lure him here.

(... It is useless to ponder on it. After all the other party is that Witch.)

And, here Kamito stopped in his tracks.

In front of him was the thick wooden front door: the Academy Director’s Office.

As Kamito was about to knock on the door ---

“Academy Director, I can’t agree with this!”

Suddenly, a voice could be heard from inside the room.

A high pitched, young girl’s alto voice.

It seemed that they were occupied currently.

(... It can’t be helped, I’ll kill some time for a while outside.)

While Kamito was moving away from the door ---

“Why should we welcome the likes of a man to this sacred academy of witch princesses?!”

He stopped his foot steps...

(...Mm, man?)

That perked up his ears.

“Because I said that we need him here. Isn't that reason enough for you?”

It was a constrained voice. But, it carried so much power that Kamito trembled even hearing it through the door. What a fearful voice from the witch no matter how many times one hears it.

“Ar, are you suggesting that we lack the strength?”

“Nonsense. I'm not belittling the power of your chivalric orders, but, '''He is special'''”

“... You mean the fact that he can communicate with a spirit despite being male?”

“Yes, but that is not all of it.”

“What do you mean ---"

And, the girl suddenly closed her mouth.

Silence fell for a brief moment. Then ---

“Who is there?!”

Darn it. Apparently they noticed that someone was eavesdropping.

Kamito quickly attempts to leave ---

Bang – suddenly, the office door was violently opened.

From the door which was kicked opened, there appeared -

A beautiful slender leg which was highly swung upward, a pony tailed beautiful young girl.

A pair of sharp, long eyes. A dignified handsome feature.

She wore a silver breastplate on top of her uniform, and it looked like the outfit of a valiant knight.

Inside the leaf pleated skirt, a lace underwear flew into his sight.

“Black!?”

“Wha... Y, You, Insolent Person!”

The young girl kicked Kamito with her whole strength in the stomach who involuntary blurted out.

“Guoh!”

The sudden attack caught him off guard, blowing Kamito away.

In a instant, the young girl shortens the distance between them and presses Kamito down on the floor, she unsheathes the blade at her hips.

Then she thrust it violently, pointing the edge of her blade onto his cheek.

"..."

Shooting a cold piercing look.

Then, those clear reddish brown colored pair of eyes widens. 

“You... are you... actually a man!?”

The stern face of the girl blushed and became bright red.

That time ---

“Fnn, aren't you quite behind schedule, Kazehaya Kamito?”

A displeased voice came from the back of the office.

Kamito who was still being held down by the young girl, slowly raised his eyes.

Over there --- there was the figure of a witch completely unchanged from three years ago.

Her ash-blonde hair was gently waving.

Her beauty extolled the seductiveness of an alluring adult.

Beneath her small pair of glasses, her eyes, the same gray as the color of her hair, were staring in his direction.

(... You have come out, witch!)

Kamito spat out bitterly in his head.

Dusk Witch --- Greyworth Ciel Mais.

With the appearance of a bewitching, carnivorous, beautiful woman, she was an experienced spirit knight that boasted the title of being one of the twelve knight generals of the empire.

The rumor that the highest ranked Spirit Contractor may transcend her age might have been real.

“--- It has been three years, Kamito. Looking at your face, it seems you have changed.”

"... You just don't change, Dusk Witch.”

A sarcastic response while he was still pressed down on his back, the witch let out a smile.

“Kazehaya Kamito!? Then, this guy...”

The ponytail young girl raised her eyebrow.

“Hey, isn't it about time that you let go of me?”

Kamito squinted his eyes and murmured towards the young girl riding on his chest.

“What is that? You shameless, rude person!”

“After all, I said it for your own sake.”

“... What do you mean?”

“Well, how to say it... since some time ago, your thigh has been touching my body.”

Her moderately tight thigh felt soft. It was a pity that he had to point that out, but it wasn't rubbing so much that he would enjoy the side benefits under such a situation either.

"......~wa!?"

The stern young girl’s face blushed burning hot red.

Standing up quickly while holding down her skirt, without mercy she swings down her blade.
[[Image:STnBD_V01_059.jpg|Greyworth’s voice called out the young girl Ellis which was about to move.|thumb]]
Within a hair's breadth, Kamito dodged it by twisting his body.

"Wha, What are you doing!?"

“You, You indecent... in this instant, I will make you into a marinated salmon!”

“Wait, Calm down! I’m not a salmon!”

Zing --- a sharp slash, Kamito’s forelock was cut.

Serious. Not even a shred of doubt in her eyes.

(... Un, in this one day, how many times have I almost been killed?)

An unlucky day. Or is it because of the curse of the Dusk Witch.

(Are all the girls of the academy like this?)

Being driven into the wall. Kamito felt the seriousness of the threat to his life --- at that time.

“Sheath your blade, Ellis. Any personal struggle in this academy is prohibited.”

“... Uh!”

Greyworth’s voice called out, the girl named Ellis stopped instantly.

“Ac, Academy Director... I’m just---”

“Do I need to say the same thing twice? Ellis Fahrengart.”

“... No, um, I apologize.”

Ellis while glaring intensely to Kamito, reluctantly sheaths her blade.

Grayworth pushed up her glasses and then smiled.

“So, you are already at that age. Well, to be pushed down by Ellis' delicate body hidden under the armor, most boys would not be able to control themselves.”

“A, Academy Director!?”

“Wait, please don’t say anything that will cause a misunderstanding! I’m---"

Kamito quickly objected. But, his eyes unintentionally went in the direction of Ellis breasts---

... Indeed. She was wearing her armor so it was hard to tell, but certainly, Claire Rouge's pitiful breasts were incomparable to hers.

“Yo, You, whe, where are you looking at!”

“My bad...”

Kamito quickly averts his eyes.

“Guh, if you weren't the guest of Academy Director, I'd have made you into a Pot-au-feu already!”

“... Why a Pot-au-feu!”

Although he didn't understand her metaphor, it sounded scary.

“Ellis, you can go now. It’s unpleasant to have people flirt in front of my eyes.”

Greyworth’s cold voice informed.

“I, I can't leave you alone in the same room with... this man. If he has an impudent lust toward the Academy Director...”

“There is no such thing!”

Kamito interrupted strongly. ... What is this girl saying?

“Well, it does not matter if that's the case. I’m always wearing my lucky underwear.”

“What...”

“Mm, Your face became red, boy, quite cute. By the way the color is---"

“I don’t want to hear it!”

“Just kidding. Why are you blushing?”

“Guah!”

The Dusk Witch giggles with pleasure, Kamito directed looks filled with killing intent towards her.

“Bu, But, the Academy Director should not to be alone together with such a guy without guard---“

“Ellis Fahrengart”

Due to that calm tone of voice , Ellis shoulder trembled.

“Do I need to repeat what am I saying twice?”

“Um, I apologize!”

What a frightening Greyworth, with her voice trembling, Ellis nodded, and left towards the hallway swiftly.

===Part 2===

Finally released, Kamito stood up letting out a sigh of relief.

Hitting the dirt out of his coat, he set foot inside the office.

After Kamito closed the door behind him, Greyworth shrugged her shoulder.

“She was the daughter of the duke house of Fahrengart. An excellent knight, but somewhat stubborn.”

“Is that girl a student here, too? She was wearing armor on top of her uniform.”

“She is the leader of the Sylphid's Knights, a party which manages any disturbance of the order of the academy.”

“Like a public morals committee. In that case, they should manage it more strictly.”

Kamito remembered, what happened inside the forest when he met the crimson haired young girl.

... To leave her at large is bad, in all sorts of ways.

“Fu, I'll take that into consideration. By the way Kamito, why are you so flaky. As if you were attacked in the Spirit Forest?”

“.....No, I was scratched by a cat. A lively hellish cat girl.” 

Kamito answered impatiently with a bitter face , Greyworth shrugs her shoulder.

“You’d better be careful, rumors says that in the inner depths of the <Spirit Forest> that even the Spirit Investigation Committee would not enter, there are S-rank Spirits still sleeping there. Once you encounter one, your life is forfeit --- in your case, can you manage to tame it?”

“Please Stop. I don’t want to associate myself with an S-rank Spirit again.”

"Yeah. '''As You are now''', you would probably be mincemeat in five seconds."

“Not even one second. Actually, with a contract spirit I might last for seven seconds.”

“Fu--- '''with a contract spirit'''?”

Greyworth directs her grayish eye towards Kamito’s right hand.

“That wound? Is ''that'' also a scratch by the cat?”

“This is---"

The wound--- on the right hand, that is where the Spirit Seal was engraved a while ago.

Kamito clicked his tongue secretly--- No, after all he can’t possibly hide it from the Dusk Witch.

“Well, how to say it. It is just happenstance. I made a contract with a particular sealed spirit. It was ultra-violent, had I failed the contract, I would not be standing here right now.”

“Ha, what a change of heart, that you have contracted with spirits other than ''her''.”

The grayish eye, inside the glasses, glistened sharply.

“Finally you decided to say farewell to that ghost, is that it?”

“... Guh!”

The mocking tone causes Kamito to be involuntarily agitated.

“She is not a ghost! She is...”

Kamito took out the paper in his coat’s pocket, then slapped it onto the front desk.

The beautiful witch did not waver in the slightest. A detestable calmness.

Kamito bites his lips, then asks Greyworth.

“This, you sent this to me. Is it true?”

“Ah, it’s true. Witches don’t tell lies.”

“It was... Indeed, you haven’t told a lie. But, you've never spoken the truth either.”

Kamito spat out what he wanted to say.

“... Well whatever. Tell me what you know.”

“Oh boy, Is that the attitude of someone asking a witch? You were cuter three years ago.”

“The cat changed into a tiger in three years. Do not think it will stay as your pet for ever.”

“A cat does not change into a tiger and never will.”

Greyworth intentionally shrugged her shoulder and fixedly looked in Kamito's eyes.

Kamito was involuntarily overcome by the pressure of that overbearing stare.

“The thing written there is true. '''Your Contracted Spirit is Alive'''.”

“... Guh!”

Kamito swallowed his breath.

A Witch does not speak the truth. But, she never tells a lie either.

“Her... Restia, where is she now?”

Kamito raised his voice, leaning his body onto the office desk.

The witch without moving her eyebrow, thrust a bundle of documents to the tip of Kamito's nose.

“... What are these?”

“Agreement Terms. Sign here.”

“This doesn't make any sense. What do you mean?”

“There is nothing you can't understand. For what purpose do you think I summoned you here? Did you take it that I, the Dusk Witch, will simply let you have the information out of goodwill?” 

“I understand fully that you have nothing but malice.”

Kamito snatched the bundle of documents, then slapped it onto the desk.

Bundled with a clip, Areishia Spirit Academy’s Admission Notification.

It was written there. No doubt--- Kamito's　''public'' Background Profile. 

“What kind of joke is this?”

“Today you will be admitted into the academy. Don't worry I've already taken care of all the necessary procedures.”

“How can I be calm! What do you mean by this, explain!”

“I need you. That's all.”

“Ha?”

The witch's words are always unexpected. Like a midsummer breeze.

“What are you talking about? I mean, this academy is, a garden of pure maidens.”

“No problem. Such a thing is no big deal with my authority.”

“That would be a problem in itself! '''Now is Different from Three Years Ago.'''”

Provoked by Kamito---

“Don’t get the wrong idea, Boy. You don’t have any right to choose.”

Greyworth told it in a shockingly cold voice.

"... Gu!"

“Till now I have allowed you to roam freely. Originally, the spirit contractor must be managed by the organization. You know that, right?”

“That is–-- "

In the Orudeshia Empire, spirit contractors are given various privileges, but in exchange they must be registered with the organization. If there exist stray spirit contractors that harbor ideologies that are against the empire, it will be extremely dangerous to the nation.

“They will sniff out your existence sooner or later. Don’t underestimate the country’s Spirit Knights, we don't know how it would have been three years ago, but with your current slump you will lose for sure; besides--- ”

Then, a demonic grin floats from Greyworth.

“There’s a slight chance that I might carelessly blab out the secret.”

“... What carelessly. In short this is blackmail.”

“It helps a lot that you understand so quickly.”

“So shameless.”

Kamito throws a loathsome sentence, Greyworth as if in regret shrugs her shoulder.

“Fu, why're you dissatisfied. One man in an institution where real princess maidens are gathered. Isn’t it like a marvelous luxury harem?”

“Oh, please, I’m--- ”

“If you like, you may take one student from the academy and do whatever you like to her. For example, Ellis Fahrengart from earlier--- who is seriously stubborn, but she is of the type to become ultra obedient once well trained. I am sure she will respond to whatever perverted radical play you have in mind.”

“Am I a sex deviant?!”

“A joke. There is no way that I have such power.”

“I can’t hear your joke...”

Kamito moaned holding his temple.

“Why did you summon me now. What do you plan to do with me?”

“Glad that we can get to the point directly.”

“Since it is useless to oppose the Witch.”

A casual reply, Greyworth let out a smile---

“In two months, the Blade Dance will be held in Astral Zero. I have put you up as an entrant there.”

“What did you say?”

--- Spirit Blade Dance Festival.

Once every several years, it is the largest Kagura ritual carried out in Astral Zero.

Spirit contractors gather from the continent, and perform blade dance as an offering for the Five Great Elemental Lords.

So to speak, it’s a grand martial battle festival of fellow spirit contractors.

The country of the victorious team will be given a few years of divine protection by the Elemental Lords, a guaranteed prosperity for the country. Together with a general assembly for the champion---

A single <wish> will be granted.

“Win the cup, Kamito. Nevertheless, '''as now''' it might be impossible for you.”

“I---”

Kamito bites his lips, strongly clenching his fist.

Not his right hand where the spirit seal was engraved--- It was his left hand covered by the black leather glove.

Zukiri, A sharp pain runs in his chest.

“I, I have decided that I will never participate in the Blade Dance Festival again”

“No, You will compete. Otherwise there will be trouble.”

Greyworth placed her both hands onto the office desk, calmly shaking her head.

“Because, nobody but you, can win against that Strongest Blade Play Dancer”

“Wh... at...!?”

The moment that he heard that name, Kamito face froze.

The Strongest--- the spirit contractors that are given this title, currently, there is only one in the whole continent.

Three years ago, a mere fourteen year old young girl dominated the spirit blade dance festival’s individual matches.

“--- That is right. '''She''' has returned.”

Greyworth’s grayish pair of eyes, peered into those of Kamito’s.

“The Strongest Blade Play Dancer--- Ren Ashbell.”

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter1

2012-04-09T10:18:36Z

Nikuniku: /* Part 3 */

==Chapter 1: You are my contracted spirit==

=== Part 1 ===

In a quiet forest where the sun rays were shining through leaves.

"Paa--"

Suddenly, the rippling sound of water resounded in the air.

Kamito, he--opened his mouth wide and just stood there.

A girl...In front of his eyes was a fully naked girl.

She was cute, extraordinarily cute. Her eyes were big and red like rubies, her cherry-red lips were wet and lustrous, her dazzling white flesh was as silky as milk, and on the surface of the water, her beautiful legs were slender and fine. Also, what caught his eyes more than anything was--

The hair that clings on her gorgeous fine glass work like body, crimson red like burning fire.

Of course, she was naked. Stark naked.

"......"

Kamito felt cold sweat on his back.

Not good.

It's really not good that she is seen naked.

......I should really run away quickly. Even though he gave that rational advice to himself, his body wouldn't move. Actually, he was ''charmed''. The scene was so surreal that Kamito felt a bit detached from reality.

And at that time, the girl--

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Her moist and beautiful eyes blinked, having found the unexpected intruder.
Staring blankly, she seemed yet to have fully grasped the situation.
She didn't even try to cover her still developing small breasts.

Tick.

The water drops fell from the young girl's bangs. Kamito's consciousness came back at the sound of the water.

"Ah-that......"

Kamito coughed once, and removed his glance from the naked girl　who was standing motionlessly.

"How can I say it......it looks like an accident, right? It is an unfortunate accident for both of us..."

At that time, Kamito made two fatal errors. The first, of course, was that he started to make futile explanations. The best choice was to take advantage of the fact that the girl was dazed, and run away from the trouble immediately.

And the other error was--

"Even though it was an accident, I have seen you in such a situation. Sorry, my apologies."

Until here it was still fine, but the last part......

"Though, don't worry. I'm still a healthy boy, so I don't have ''that kind of interest''. I......"

Looking at the young girl's ''still developing small chest''--

"I have no interest towards a kid's body."

Looks like he stepped on a gigantic landmine.

"......"

A frozen silence fell.

Silently, the girl raises her arm with red hair coiled around. Her shoulders were slightly shaking. However the reason wasn't because of the cold, but Kamito was oblivious to that fact.

"Sixteen--"

"Eh?"

The girl's delicate lips were mumbling something, and Kamito lifted his eyebrows.

"I-I-I AM ALREADY SIXTEEN-YEARS OLD!!!"

At the instant when she screamed that out, the young girl's red hair stood on its end.

"Haa!?"

As Kamito opened his eyes wide in surprise--

"Sixteen!? For real? How can you have such a pitiful chest--"

He quickly covered his mouth. But it was already too late.

"......Unforgivable."

The young girl said that in a low, cold voice.

"D-Definitely unforgivable......you, you, you, you peeping demon, pervert, lewd beast!"

"You know it well, words like lewd beast." 

Kamito said that in a low voice with narrowed eyes.

"Hn?"

......At that time, he noted that the forest's trees were making a low whisper-like rustle.

(Is that the wind? No, that's--)

--- Guardian of Crimson’s blaze, Keeper of the Sleepless furnace!

--- Now is the time to abide the contract of blood, hasten to my side as commanded!

From the young girl's cute lips came a smooth incantation in spirits’ language. At that instant, accompanied by the sound of an air blast, a scourging flame whip appeared in the hand of the girl.

(.....a Spirit Contractor!)

Kamito shouted in his head.

Spirit Contractor --- another dimensional layer of this world, the “Astral Zero”.

Witches who had signed a contract with a fierce spirit from that place are called “Spirit Contractors”.

The Spirit Contractor can use different types of spirits, wielding its powers freely.

It seemed that the girl in front of him had a contract with a flame type spirit.

The young girl is a Spirit Contractor. It isn't something to be surprised about.

After all, this is the place where the country's excellent Spirit Contractors are gathered together.

(.....However, surprisingly she is even capable of using Elemental Waffe.)

The natures of the spirits summoned into this world from the Astral Zero can be roughly divided into two types.

The first type is a massless, shapeless type that appears in its original state as a ‘Divine Core’. This is purely the summoning of a spirit's power, and is used as a vault of magical power for the spirit magic.

There is another type, the pure state of summoning a part of the spirit’s existence as it is. Because of the tremendous amount of power required and the difficulty to control it, it is said that only a tiny portion of the spirit contractors can do it to this extent.

Even so, the girl before his eyes is not just using a spirit, but could use it to the extent of using the spirit as a highly optimized elemental buff.

(.... it means that, eh? – Am I now in a life or death situation?)

As the thought suddenly hits him, Kamito was stunned.

At the place where the flame whip touched the water's surface, a gush of white steam was rising from it.

"You, you have the guts..... "

The girl murmured with a trembling voice. Her face was red. Was it due to her anger, or her embarrassment?

"Rea-really, you have some nerve, to p-peek , while I, Claire Rouge, am taking my bath....."

“W-Wait, that's a misunderstanding! Let me explain it first!"

Kamito shook his head in panic.

"I will not listen to your excuses. Please turn into ashes, PERVERT!"

The flame whip ignited furiously in the wielder’s hand and was moving as if it was licking the water surface.

"Oooooh..!?"

Kamito threw his body, and quickly jumped into the dense brushes at proximity.

Nearly at the same time, the flame whip brushed its way over his head.

The idle red residue remained on the trees, which were cut off like a complete joke. The cut surface of the tree trunks' remains were surprisingly clean, without any trace of burn. The attack was so quick that the flames didn't even have the time to ignite the trees.

The hair on Kamito's forehead was fluttering down on his mouth while cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

(.....Um, that's a joke, right? I'm not going to die like that, will I?)

Zing, biyutsu – there was like an endless dance of crimson flash cutting horizontally and vertically in the forest. The bush was mowed down in a blink of eye and losing his place of hiding, Kamito hurriedly dashed out.

“You wild beast, stay still and let me hit you!“

“That's nonsense, I’m not a pervert!“

Kamito screamed out and at the same time, the whip swung downwards on his feet, causing a violent spark to scatter. Rising from the ground, the whip immediately sprang up in the direction of the forest woods, which got ruthlessly severed. But fortunately among all the unluckiness, the girl - Claire's aim wasn't quite accurate. After all, one hand was hiding her pitiful chest from being revealed, and in order to conceal her most important part, she squatted down in the pond. However, considering how she handled her whip in such a position, she should be normally talented at using it.

“How conceited despite being a pervert, please obediently turn into charcoal!“

“As I am saying, I’m not a pervert!“

Kamito stopped and turned around. He pointed out something that he had been mindful for sometime.

“Hey, are you sure that you're hiding it properly? Between the gaps of your finger, you can’t hide it delicately.”

“......eh?”

Instantly, Claire’s facial expression froze. And-

“Kyaaaaaaaaaah!”

Blushing deeply and screaming strangely in a cute voice - she quickly hid her chest with both of her hands.

“Ah, idiot!”

Kamito involuntarily exclaimed.

Claire let go and lost control of the flame whip, and it severed the trees behind the girl. Slowly, the huge trees came falling down right at her. However, Claire didn’t notice it since her eyes were closed in embarrassment while embracing her naked chest with both hands. 

(Damn--)

At this instant, Kamito kicked the ground. Running with his whole strength towards the pond, he then jumped while grabbing Claire’s shoulders.

“Wha-!?”

Claire’s red pupils dilated widely. Kamito ignored it and aggressively pressed her down in the water. The moment Claire’s hand touched the water, a gush of steam rose, and the flame whip disappeared. Immediately after, the trees　nearby fell down, and giant tree trunks collapsed down on them.

Duuuun!

Deafening sound almost broke the ears, and magnificent large water columns rose.

Absorbing the heat of the burning flame, the warm pond water poured down like heavy rain.

.....A few seconds later.

“Um......“

With a seductive rising voice, Claire slowly opened her eyes. She had an expression of shock, and her eyes blinked in wonder. Kamito was lying on top of Claire, and briefly he found himself staring into her eyes. Their faces were so close that if someone was to push his back lightly, their lips would likely touch. The crimson red hair clung closely to her nape. Her moist lips were cherry red. Delicate glass doll like perfect face was in front of Kamito's eyes. For a short moment it looked like he had involuntarily fallen for her. Kamito quickly shook his head.

“......Um, are you alright? Are you hurt..”

Claire nodded. Somehow, it seemed she had not fully absorbed the situation yet. Kamito sighed, then tried to stand up.

Funyuu.

His hand under the water had touched something soft.

“Hwaaah!”

(What is that? Mud?--)

Funyu. Munyu (touch, touch).

“Hm, ya, hwaaa”

From her moist lips came a shallow sweet voice. Claire's submerged naked body twitched for some reason.

“Um ..this is?”

Having come this far, Kimito finally arrived in a certain conclusion. A certain......awfully frightening conclusion.

(No, wait, calm down, maybe --- could I have mistaken)

It can’t be. There was no such thing. While letting a flow of cold sweat, he desperately tried to deny such a possibility.

"When I looked it earlier, it wasn't so..."

“Wh..wha.. wha..whattt .... are..you...do..ing”

Claire’s lip trembled, shaking involuntarily. She was blushing with tears in her eyes.

Apparently, it probably wasn't.....a lump of mud that he touched.

“You, PERVERT----!”

“Gwah!”

Because he got hit hard by a knee in the stomach, Kamito collapsed into the pond's water.

Gugugugugu....!

With rising wobbling heat haze behind her, Claire slowly stood up. Before one knows, the flame whip materialized by the flame spirit was again grasped in her hand. The water in the pond instantaneously started to boil, and bubbles began to show here and there.

“No..No, it’s a misunderstanding! Wait, I’m really gonna die.....”

“Sh..Shut up pervert, you will die here!”

Together with an almost ear breaking deafening sound, Kamito’s body whirled highly into the air.

=== Part 2 ===

“.....Un”

Few minutes later. Kamito starts to recover his consciousness, before his eyes, trees within the forest unfold.

He tried to rise---

Suddenly, he noticed something which was coiled around his neck.

It was a leather black whip for torturing. (What is this thing…), Kamito tried to remove it,

“Finally woke up, You Peeping Tom Pervert”

The thing on his neck tightens.

“Gweh!? Release me....”

Kamito coughed then looked upward-

Scarlet haired young girl – Claire, stood with her hands at her waist. Keeping her slim eyebrow arc raised, she gazed sharply down at Kamito.

This time she was not naked. The girl has changed into an adorable uniform. It has the pattern of black line within the pure white, Areishia Spirit Academy’s uniform.

A ribbon tie decorated the front of her chest. Instead of a button, a talisman was sewn on it. Between the gap of knee sock stockings and a pleated skirt, her slender beautiful legs stuck out brilliantly. The tiny ribbons tied her blazing crimson hair on both sides. This was the so called twin tail hair style. Judging from her still wet hair, it seems that he hadn’t lost consciousness for that long.

Keeping the neck of Kamito bound tightly, Claire puffed up her small chest.

“Well, be grateful. I went easy and didn’t kill you”

“That has to be lying. You definitely intended to kill me. ”

“What are you talking about? If I was serious, you would've been cinders by now. ”

..... She just said something terribly frightening in a calm manner.

By the way, cinders are the soft ash residue left from incinerated firewood.

“I beg your forgiveness to spare me from becoming cinders. After all, I helped you.”

“Yeah, I’m a fair noble, I’ll give you credit for that. You are of a higher grade than an average pervert, so you are a high grade pervert.”

“In the end the pervert designation doesn't change. By the way, isn't a high grade pervert even worse than an average pervert?”

“Wh.. What.....pretending to help, you ...you touched, my breast!”

Recalling what happened earlier, Claire's shy face suddenly turns red.

(Hmm?)

Seeing such a reaction from her, Kamito had an idea.

.....This girl, could it be that she is that kind of person?

“So it seems, that my lady is a pervert that has a hobby of whipping man.”

Kamito teased her nonchalantly -

“What!? Wr, Wro, Wrong, I’m not!”

The response was immediate as expected. Claire shook her head, and her cheeks instantly became bright red all the way to her ears.

“Then do you enjoy being whipped?”

“.....m! Wha... What.. are...you..sayi..ng?”

Claire's eyes twirled, as a steam puff rose out from her head. She is surprisingly flustered.

(Oh, as I expected....)

Kamito smiled bitterly in his heart.

(This girl, is really really innocent.)

Perhaps, this girl is not that special. After all, this is the Areishiya Spirit academy, where witch princesses who have made contracts with spirits are gathered.

Only pure maidens are capable of communicating with the spirits
from Astral Zero. Among them, those who retain enough divine
power so that they can command a contracted spirit, are noble girls
from the family of kings or lords of ancient and honorable
lineage, whose spirit contractor blood was strengthened through
marriage of many generations.

To maintain the purity of their body and heart, these girls are
raised in an environment that's completely separated from the
males since childhood: the so called elite education for
spirit contractors. Therefore, all the girls attending the
academy are super boxed-in princesses who are unaccustomed to
men.

Finding the unexpected weak point of the girl, Kamito had the
slight desire to play a prank on her.

Keeping a kneeling position, Kamito looked up at the embarrassed
bright red face of Claire.

"ah, then, there is something I have meant to say since earlier."

"wh...what, you pervert!"

"I can see your panties from this angle."

"Fuwah!" 

Tears begun to float in her crimson eyes, Claire hastily pressed down the fringe of her skirt with both hands.

“you... you saw it?”

“Only a glance, you are unexpectedly quite daring. It has the same color as your hair.”

"You... you lie! It is not red! It’s white, white!" 

“So, it’s white.”

“......ha!?”

Realizing that she was tricked, Claire bit her lips-

“U, uuuuuuuuuh~”

..... Somehow she started to cry.

At this sudden unexpected reaction, Kamito panicked. “What a slutty unladylike person, to confess the color of her own panties,” he had planned to tease her more with such words..... but he felt pity seeing her like this. 

Taking the chance while Claire was still in disarray, Kamito removed the the whip coiled around his neck.

“My bad, I went a bit too far with my prank. Sorry.”

Kamito stood up and placed his hand on Claire's head. Claire stopped crying, and looked puzzled.

“My bad that I have seen your naked body while bathing, and I have .... have touched your breast as well. But they were not intentional. Please believe me.”

“Wha, What.....”

Seeing the truthfulness in Kamito’s eye, Claire can not help but to avert her eyes.

“....What, What is this? If you are not a pervert, then '''why are you here?'''”

A question of matter of course. This forest is under the jurisdiction of Areishia Spirit Academy, known as the “Spirit Forest”. There is no reason for the presence of a man in the academy where pure witch princesses are gathered.

Even if he is not a pervert, there is little doubt that he is someone suspicious. 

“I was, summoned here by Greyworth.”

“Greyworth..... the academy director!?”

Claire suspiciously questioned. Indeed, it is only natural to doubt.

“I’m not lying. Look, here’s the evidence.”

Kamito shrugged his shoulders, and took out a letter from his burned coat’s inside pocket. The letter was signed by the renowned academy director. Also, it was stamped with the emblem seal that symbolizes the five great elemental lords.

“Is....that, the first rank emblem seal of the empire!?”

Claire let out voice of dismay from her lips. The first rank emblem seal is produced by sealing spirits with a special technique. It is rated as the highest among the emblem seals issued by the empire, and is said to be completely impossible to counterfeit. Of course, it is something that is rarely seen, but as a spirit contractor, Claire could certainly tell its authenticity. 

“.....It seems to be the real thing. But, why would the academy director call a man here?”

“Well, for that you have to ask Greyworth, that old hag. It was troublesome for me, too.”

“That.. that old hag!?”

Instantly, Claire's face stiffened.

The Dusk Witch, Greyworth is greatly respected by the witch princesses who aim to become spirit knights. It was said that her popularity in the Orudesia Empire is neck and neck with the Strongest Sword Dancer Ren Ashbell. Even after a decade since she retired from the squad of the twelve knight generals, the most elite force of the spirit knights known as the <Numbers>, her legendary name as a witch is still being feared and revered to the highest degree. 

(Well, for me, she is nothing but a nightmare....)

Tucking away the letter in his pocket, Kamito shrugged his shoulders.

“Greyworth is an old acquaintance of mine. I came all the way here, but the academy ground is very large, so I have lost my way”

Areishia Spirit Academy ground is incredibly vast. After all, beside the academic town at the foot of the hill, it also includes the entire spirit forest that spreads around it.

“Could it be, that you were misled by the spirits in the forest. That's so lame.”

“.....Yeah, that’s how it is”

Claire chuckled, while Kamito nodded, feeling a bit dejected.

Existing in various location of the continent, the spirit forests are connected with Astral Zero through the GATE, and are inhabited by the spirits that have gone astray to this world. Most of the spirits have no interest in the humankind so they are harmless. But there are also spirits who enjoy playing pranks, and they deliberately mislead the travelers who stray into the forest. As he was guided by the spirits'　whispers and went deeper and deeper in the forest, he must have lost the way to the academy.

“Anyway, I’m really glad that I met a person. It is not very appealing to become a victim of the forest. From here onward, which direction should I follow to get to the academy?”

“Which direction.....for your own information, I shall tell you, that it takes two hours to get to the academy from here on foot.”

“What, that far!?”

If he was to walk for such long distance, most likely he would be once again tricked by the spirits. Since a student of the academy was here, he had thought that the academy was much nearer than it was. 

(.....hmm? Why was this girl taking a bath at this kind of place?)

A plain question suddenly arises. Today is indeed a bit hot, nonetheless instead of coming all the way here, there should be showering facilities inside of the academy no matter what. Anyhow there are only girls in the school, there is nothing to be embarrassed about.

Being asked, Claire dug her hands into her wet twin tail hair and tried to comb it.

“I was here for the purification ritual for a spirit contract. Being a spring next to a shrine, the water here has the highest holy quality. Do you at least know that spirits like a woman which has a pure mind and body?”

“Spirit Contract?”

The moment he hears those words, a throbbing pain came from the back of his left hand covered in leather gloves. Kamito grimaced from the burning sharp pain.

“A bit further from here, there is an ancient holy sword in a historical shrine. Rumor has it that a powerful “Sealed Spirit” is inhabited there. Since the foundation of the academy, not a single witch princess has successfully formed a contract with it. It surely sounds like a very proud spirit."

Sealed Spirits – are not the spirits that reside in Astral Zero.

Among the spirits, there are those who were sealed into weapons or armors by powerful ancient spirit contractors. Most of them have brought about terrible disasters to the humans, and are dreadful beings called djinn or efreet by ancient societies. 

Of course, they are not meant to be employed by the human spirit contractors. For that purpose, the ancient great spirit contractors sealed them in weapons or armors so that they will never be summoned again.

“You, do you plan to form a contract with a sealed spirit?”

“That's right! Do you have a problem with it?”

“Stop, it’s too dangerous.”

“Hmm, you seem to know it quite well, even though you are not a spirit contractor. I’m quite aware of the danger, but I need a powerful spirit no matter what.”

Claire muttered, biting her tightly close lips.

Seeing her serious facial expression, Kamito involuntarily shuts his mouth.

“But, don't you already have a contract with the flame spirit from earlier? That is also a quite powerful spirit, won't it be fine if you raise it up?”

For its tribute, a flame spirit is not very rare. But, there are only a handful spirit contractors who can control a spirit of such rank and even capable of <elemental waffe> in the whole empire. Besides, spirit contractors that have formed a contract with multiple spirits are so rare that they almost don't exist. Discordance between the spirits can cause deterioration of the balance of divine power. Without enough talent one can't control them.

“'''Scarlet''' is an important partner. But-”

I need more power-- Claire calmly shook her head.

“I have a goal. To achieve it, I must have a strong spirit.”

=== Part 3 ===

Chasing the back of Claire on which her fluffily crimson twin tails swung, Kamito followed her inside the forest. Although Claire's leather loafers looked quite difficult to walk in,　Claire was a well trained spirit contractor after all, and her steps were light and frivolous.

“Here”

Then, suddenly her well proportioned feet stopped walking.

With her hands on her hips, she looked back with a half eye glare towards Kamito.

“Why are you following me? You pervert peeping maniac. ”

“Without you, I don’t know the way towards the academy. As I have said several times, I am not a pervert peeping maniac. It’s Kamito, Kamito Kazehaya”

“Fufu, what a weird name. Kuina’s origin?”

Kuina is an empire in the eastern region of the continent. It is said that its language, culture and the relationship of people with spirits largely differed from Orudeshia.

“No, It’s not from Kuina. I was born in a far remote island minority group village.”

Kamito intentionally obscures his own statement. Certainly, he was born in an island country in the east, but the larger half of his childhood life wasn't spent there.

“Your name also has quite a rare taste, Claire Rouge”

“Don’t call my name in a friendly manner. Anyway it’s a strange name.”

“Really? But, I consider it a nice name”

“Wha, What are you saying, stu, stupid!”

Claire's face blushed, then she suddenly changed back to her former direction, and briskly walked faster than usual.

Claire Rouge ---- obviously a Pseudonym.

Most of the students attending the Areshia spirit academy are surely young ladies of noble families who has been trained as spirit contractors since childhood. But Kamito has never heard of the Rouge residence. For hiding a noble family name, she must have some reason for it, but Kamito had no intention to delve more.

(.....Everyone has some secrete to hide. )

Kamito glanced in the direction of his left hand covered by a leather glove.

Even I have mine, too -

Claire keeps advancing steadily. Kamito hastily chased after her back where the twin tail were swaying. Now, losing sight of Claire inside the forest will bring only trouble for him. Kamito was well aware of the dangers of spending one night inside the “Spirit Forest”.

“Is that dress the academy's uniform?”

“Yah”

Claire nods in a cold manner while walking.

Areishia Spirit Academy Uniform is pretty sturdy and also served as a protective garment, which has undergone spirit’s blessing, and it had the effect of raising the sacred attributes. It could also function nicely as a high ceremonial dress for contracting with spirits.

“What, are you saying that it doesn't suite me?”

“No, it suite you gorgeously. Honestly speaking, I am charmed.”

Kamito shrugged his shoulder, and then answered it honestly. 　Fine feathers make fine birds, Kamito planed to mock her with some caustic words, but it did fit her perfectly that Kamito couldn't help but to compliment her.

“Wha, Whatt, What are you saying! Aren't you an idiot!”

(Kaatsu) Claire blushes in deep red, while (Pyun-Pyun) waving her whip.

“Uwahh, Calm down!”

“Wasn't it because that you said some weird thing?”

“''Me saying a weird thing?, I simply speak the truth - *in pain*, I got it, I got it, please stop waving your whip for every little thing.''”

(....phew, I need her as a guide, but what a bothersome princess.)

Dodging the whip which was swung downward at a paper thin distance, Kamito sighed in his mind.

The shrine that held the holy blade stood quietly　in a clearing in the forest.

Claire easily removed the entry forbidding ward, then stopped her steps, and turned to Kamito.

“From here onwards, it will be really dangerous, so, as a commoner you should stay away.”

“If you know that it’s dangerous, why not stop?”

“As am I saying, ''I need to have a strong spirit''.”

Claire calmly shook her head, and stepped into the shrine.

Disregarding her warnings, Kamito followed her. As for coming all the way, it was true that he needed a guide, moreover he was just worried about Claire.

After all “Sealed Spirits” are strong and in the same time have a wild nature. They prefer destruction and chaos, given the chance they would also murder the spirit contractor that employs them.

They are not something that can be managed by humans --- that's why they have been sealed.

Sixteen years of age, with such an innate talent of wielding a spirit, Claire might as well be called a prodigy. However, if by any chance, she was to release a sealed spirit and fail to control it, what would happen?

Although she was just a girl he met by chance, Kamito couldn't let her alone.

“Why did you follow me? I can't guarantee what will happen to you.”

“Don't you have the absolute confidence to tame it?”

“Of, of course I do!”

“Then there’s no problem that I come along. ”

Kamito shrugged his shoulder and Claire turned away from him.

“....Suit yourself”

Inside the shrine is a dark gloomy misty atmosphere. Claire frowned slightly at the mold smells mingled inside the air.

“......Flames, let there be light.”

A tiny fire ball immediately starts to glow from Claire's fingertips, a basic spirit spell drawing on the power of Flame Spirit. The flickering light of the fire ball dimly illuminates the walls of the shrine which looked like a stalactites cavern.

The sword was at the innermost of the shrine.

“That..... is the sword that the sealed spirit resides in?”

Kamito muttered, while Claire nodded quietly.

A naked sword was stabbed standing in a huge stone. Although without doubt it was an antique of hundreds years old,　it has no rust in its body or dent of its edge. Delicate ancient runes were engrossed on its belly, radiating a dimly blue light.

“Existing here even before the academy was found, <the holy sword of Severian>.”

“The holy sword of Severian? The one that slayed Demon King Solomon?”

Demon King Solomon --- commanding seventy two powerful spirits, brought chaos and destruction to the continent, and '''the only male spirit contractor in history'''.

It was said that the one that slayed the demon king was the sword of Severian.

“Idiot, there’s no way that’s the real thing.”

Claire stated like she was amazed.

“Holy sword of Severian stabbed in a stone can be found everywhere in the empire. Some remote villages even has one for the revitalization the village. Anyhow, even if it is not the real deal, since it is a rune sword, there might be a powerful spirit sealed in itself. ”

“.....Indeed. Certainly, the real thing will not be at such a place...”

Claire walked toward the sword determinedly.

“Hey....”

“You stay back.”

Gesturing to Kamito who was coming close, Claire clenched the hilt of the holy blade.

“Don’t strain yourself ”

“....Got it”

Kamito decided to watch over Claire at the edge where the light barely reached. The sealed spirit might be provoked by the presence of other people. A heavy silence filled the surroundings.

“.....Let's do this, Claire Rouge.”

Breathing deeply, Claire murmured to herself. Her voice trembled a bit: it seemed that she was nervous after all.

--- Oh Noble Spirit Sealed in Ancient Holy Sword!

--- Thou Shall Accept Me As Thy Master, And I Shall Be Thy Sheath!

From her cherry red lips flew a fluent incantation for contract ritual in spirit language. Her crimson hair stands on its ends. A crashing wind started to swirl inside the shrine.

Holding his breath, Kamito watched her intensively. Once the contracts had been exchanged and the spirit recognized Clair as its master, a spirit seal would be engraved somewhere on her body. The contract vows entered its conclusion. In this moment, a dreadful gust of wind swept inside the shrine.

“......eh?”

But, Claire is unfazed. She calmly recites her contract vow.

---And, dazzling light radiated from Severian’s holy blade in her hand.

(I can’t....believe it, She was exchanging a contract with the sealed spirit!?)

Preventing being swept by the wind, astonished Kamito raised his voice.

From the holy blade stabbed in the stone　came overwhelming tremendous divine energy. If it was an average spirit contractor, she would have already passed out.

“---Thrice I Command Thee, Exchange Vows With Me!”

And, Claire’s vow reverberates inside the shrine --- in that instant.

Clink!

“Pulled, pulled out. I pulled it out.”

“.....What, seriously!?”

Brandishing overhead the sword pulled out from the stone, Claire exclaimed with joy. In the next second---

The ancient runes engraved in its belly suddenly shined violently!

“......ha!?”

Claire involuntarily releases the blade from her hand ---

The holy blade thrust into the ground. With a flash it blasted into bits.

“Kyaaaaah!”

A short shriek flew, then Claire collapses into the ground.

“Hey, are you okay!”

Kamito quickly runs towards Claire.

“Wha, What? What exactly has....”

Claire held her temple and got up, then looked around restlessly.

“My, My sealed spirit?”

“No, I....can sense something terrible.”

Sweat is flowing intensely from the back of Kamito's neck. Wearing a terrified facial expression,　he looked up at the shrine’s ceiling. In that place, '''swinging while floating in the air was the blade'''.

It's not the shattered holy sword. But, It was a rough steel blade that looked very sharp.

“Is that.....the sealed spirit in the sword!?”

“So it was of the <sword spirit> class. Looks it is rather irritated.”

“How do you know so much? You are not even a spirit contractor!”

“It is plain to see. No matter how you look at it, that doesn't seem to be someone who pledges his allegiance to his matter.”

“.....umm, indeed so.”

Claire meekly nodded uncharacteristically.

The floating sword slants pointing its tip in a downward direction, suddenly it become motionless.

Then ---

“.....Get Down!”

Kamito in that instant, pushes down Claire to the ground. A buzzing sound of an insect grazed the ear, in a flash it went far away.

“Wai, Waa, Wait, where are you touching me, I will turn you into cinders!”

With her face deeply red, Claire beat on Kamito's chest repeatedly.

“Idiot, stop rampaging!”

Kamito quickly moved his body away, and looked in the direct that the sword spirit had flown to.

Fragments of rocks fall down with clattering sounds. The shrine’s ceiling was completely sliced off cleanly.

“It is remarkable to release spirit of such rank ---”

Kamito glared with half opened eye towards　Claire .

“......but the spirit has completely gone berserk.”

“Shu. shut up. The, the taming of it starts now.”

“YOU....”

Kamito was stupefied, but he was in no situation to quarrel with her.

The spirit sword releases a chattering noise while approaching them. Inside the shrine, they can't move freely, and even the eye sight was restricted.

Kamito grabbed Claire’s hand and stood up. Touching each others soft skin, (Doki) a heart beat, but he showed no vexed expression 

“Hwaah”

“Stopping making cute reaction at every little thing. Let's flee.”

“Wha.. whaa. whatt.. Cute.. what me, Kyaa!”

“Let’s run outside!”

Pulling Claire’s hand, while running towards the direction of the shrine’s exit that was basking with sunshine.

The spirit sword did no immediately chases after them. Maybe as of now it has not yet completely awakened. With this opportunity they might be able to run away.

The moment they are out of the shrine, the flash of the sword grazed in front of his eyes. Kamito's forelocks fell while dancing in the air. The spirit sword lets out a tremendous roar, decisively knocking domn the surrounding trees in succession.

“Crazy, What a wild Spirit, just like a certain princess.”

“Alwa, always, you’re noisy...”

Feeling slightly awkward, and Claire fake coughed, then stood up.

“What a rebellious child.....I will give you some proper spanking.”

Her pair of crimson eyes were burning with a fierce determination; somehow she said some line provocative. Rolling up the fringe of her skirt, she then took out the leather whip which was coiled in her thigh, hitting it hard in the ground. Kamito's heart beat for the brief sight of her white underwear, but he said -

“Are you insane!? You’re opponent is a high rank sealed spirit!”

“Easy victory. Amateur like you please stay back!”

“Where are you getting all of your confidence? Whatever, let's run away!”

Claire shook off Kamito's hand that was grabbing her wrist.

“No, you escape yourself. I will absolutely make this spirit mine.”

“You, for what reason --- do you need a strong spirit that badly?”

“.....You will never understand”

At the same time Clair averts her eyes.

“I need...power, I need a unbeatable powerful spirit that will not lose to any other spirit!”

--- Guardian of Crimson’s blaze, Keeper of the Sleepless furnace!

--- Now is the time to abide the contract of blood, hasten to my side as commanded!

Claire recited the summoning spell of her “Flame Spirit”. A crimson flame surges and she was engulfed by intense heat.

“The hunting begins, Scarlet!”

Together with scorching flame – a Scarlet Red Hell Cat appeared. Instead of a fur, it was blazing scarlet red colored flame that was wrapped around the beast's body.

(Is that the real form of her flame spirit!?)

Indeed, she was not all talk. To manifested in beast form is a proof that it is a high rank spirit. "Scarlet" might just be as a name of affection, perhaps it was not the true name of the spirit. Without doubt it is a high rank spirit that carries a true name. 

Claire wields her whip, and the hell cat growls with a frightful roar, then rushed towards the sword spirit. Dancing sparks scattered. The atmosphere trembled at the roar of the beast. The floating spirit sword went against them, cutting all the trees in its way.

“Scarlet, go get it!”

In response to Claire’s shout, the hell cat leaped.　High above the floating sword it went, and sharp blazing claws swung down at the sword. With a high pitched shrill sound, intense sparks sprinkled down, and the spirit sword dropped to the ground.

Claire ran at the same time. It was not a fatal hit. The spirit sword rose and flew in a split second, rolling over while drawing an arc in the air.

The flame spirit chased after it, trying not to loose it from its hands. Roaring loudly, it made a great leap again.

Violent sparks scattered once again. Clare strikes hard at the ground with her leather whip, slowly pressing forward against the sword spirit. It looked like that the leather whip was not meant for battle, rather for signaling instructions to the spirit.

At the fiercely attacks of Scarlet, the spirit sword's movement stopped --- At this instant,

“Eat this, searing fire ball!”

Clair releases a huge fire ball from her palm.

Fire Ball is a high level spirit magic which use ultra hot flames and can terribly burn up any of its target, leaving it traceless. The spirit magic’s power is determined by the spirit contractor’s own divine spiritual energy and the contracted spirit’s strength as a whole.

The released fire ball drew an arch in the air, then exploded in a blast that even Scarlet was caught in. The shock wave of the explosion knocked down the trees in the surrounding and fallen tree trunks radiate from the explosion center.

(What Terrible Power......)

Shielding himself from the flying stones coming at his head, Kamito wrapped his tongue and marveled.

Such power was nothing like a sixteen years old girl was capable of.

Inside the swirling fire the hell cat's figure shows up. Naturally, the hell cat can’t possibly be harmed by the blazing fire because of its fire nature.

The spirit sword float motionlessly in the air. It seemed that it had not received any damage either. Naturally, Claire didn't think that she would bring down a high rank spirit with spirit magic. But she should be able to get its attention.

“Scarlet!”

Claire exclaimed. The flame spirit's claws attacked at the spirit sword again. Its scourging hot claws could melt the iron steel. If its opponent was an average spirit, it would be instantly eradicated. But, the spirit sword quickly turned around, and the attack was stopped by the steel edge of the blade.

In an instant, the strange sound of metal scratching each other reverberated in the trembling atmosphere.

“Wh...What?....”

Kamito suppressed both his ears with his hands.

Receiving the full impact of the sound, Claire's face distorted from pain and she crouched down there.

The spirit sword released a weird sound - and then, transformed. Its shape changed from an average long sword to that of a huge bastard sword.

In a flash.

“What!?”

Claire’s flame spirit took the unexpected strike and couldn't avoid the big swing. The body was severely into two, and it vanished into the void together with the flames wrapped around its body.

With only one hit, it had lost the strength to manifest in this world.

(....Damn! Isn't it in a completely different league? It seemed that it has completely awakened.)

Kamito cursed, then took a glance at Claire -

Claire had collapsed on the ground, and her stunned blank eyes were fixed upward at the void where the flame spirit has disappeared.

Having finished off the flame spirit in one swing, the spirit sword aimed its next attack at Claire. 

The huge bastard sword flew with a bursting sound -

“Claire!”

Kamito shouted, and started to run. Without reason, his own body just moved before he known it.

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

Diving in front of Clair, he thrust his palm toward the bastard sword. Not his left hand enclosed by the leather glove – it was his right hand.

(……No choice but to do this! )

--- Oh Noble Spirit Sealed in Ancient Holy Sword!

--- Thou Shall Accept Me As Thy Master, And I Shall Be Thy Sheath!

Sweats rushed down from his forehead, he started to recite the incantation for spirit contract ''that he had sworn to never utter again''. The spinning tip of the sword pierced the skin of his palm. Red blood gushed intensely from it.

(.....Gwaah, Gah!)

Crushing amount of divine energy knocked on him, the soil and sands surrounding them are whirling up from the wind pressure. He almost lost his consciousness from the sharp pain. But if Kamito fainted here, Claire protected behind him would surely be cut in half.

--- Thrice I Command Thee!

“.....No way, a Spirit Contract!?”

A surprised sound came from Claire’s throat.

Kamito's heels sunk into the ground. And, the sound of his breaking bones resounds underneath his scalp.

--- Exchange Vows With Me!

Withstanding the terrible sharp pain, Kamito finished his last word of the contract ritual.

Instantly, the body of spirit sword radiated a pale blue light.

(What!?)

Intense flashes and thunderous sounds filled his consciousness.

=== Part 4 ===

He opened his eyes, and Claire Rouge’s face was there. Hanging lower onto his face was her twin tailed hair tickling his face.

It seemed that she shouted something, but he can't hear it clearly. Probably the sound blast had messed up his ears.

(.....Looks like I’m alive)

Weary lying on the ground, Kamito let out a breath of relief. The chance of success against a spirit of such rank was very low, but it looked like his gamble had paid off.

Raising his eyebrow, he grimaced from the torment of pain from all of his body and raised his right hand slowly.

In his right hand where was stabbed -

Instead of a wound, an emblem of two swords crossing each other was engraved on it.

It was the proof of the spirit contract - The spirit seal.

(Aah, I did it....)

Staring at the carved seal on the back of his hand, Kamito murmured.

A sharp sense of guilt bit his heart.

He has broken the promise with ''her'' ---

But, to save Claire under such a situation, that was the only method.

Claire noticed that Kamito has woken up, with her hands in his nape and her face approaching him. So close that he could feel her breath. With her clear crimson eyes, she stared at Kamito. Her cherry colored lips weakly trembled.

“......Why ”

"''Why, you’re a male, how can you contract a spirit!''”

“......”

Kamito does not answer and slowly rises up. Being ignored, the annoyed Claire raised her eyebrows.

“My, My Sword Spirit!?”

“My bad. Just a moment ago, I had contracted it”

Kamito sighes and at the same time he shows her the back of his right hand where the spirit seal is engraved.

“Wha, Whaa, Wha, Whaaaat!”

Claire wore a stunned expression with her mouth wide open.

(Well, A natural reaction....)

A long sigh --- Kamito felt a faint ache in his heart. Of course, he could clearly understand such response. Originally, a privilege that was granted to no one except pure maidens --- the spirit contract.

The existence of a man which could contract a spirit, throughout the history, belonged solely to one person. And the one who brought chaos and destruction in the world, the so called Demon King spirit contractor.

It is natural to fear him, who carried the same power of spirit contracts as the Demon King.

Kamito stands up and quietly turns around.

He does not regret. To save the girl, this is the only way he could think of.

“Wait, as am I saying Wait!”

Kamito was about to leave, but a voice called him from the back.

Turning around, he saw that Claire with her hands in her hips intensely glared at him.

"You stole...my spirit...take responsibility for it!"

“Huh?”

Kamito frowned. ....It doesn't make any sense to him.

At such reaction of Kamito, Claire impatient　brushed her twin tail.

“I should have been the one who had obtained that spirit, as am I saying, you have to take responsibility for it”

“Re..sponsibility?”

Because of that unexpected word, Kamito had become even more confused.

....What was the girl saying.

“Therefore....”

Claire snapped her whip, then she points her index finger toward Kamito.

"You have to become my contracted spirit!"

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter1

2012-04-09T10:17:05Z

Nikuniku: /* Part 2 */

==Chapter 1: You are my contracted spirit==

=== Part 1 ===

In a quiet forest where the sun rays were shining through leaves.

"Paa--"

Suddenly, the rippling sound of water resounded in the air.

Kamito, he--opened his mouth wide and just stood there.

A girl...In front of his eyes was a fully naked girl.

She was cute, extraordinarily cute. Her eyes were big and red like rubies, her cherry-red lips were wet and lustrous, her dazzling white flesh was as silky as milk, and on the surface of the water, her beautiful legs were slender and fine. Also, what caught his eyes more than anything was--

The hair that clings on her gorgeous fine glass work like body, crimson red like burning fire.

Of course, she was naked. Stark naked.

"......"

Kamito felt cold sweat on his back.

Not good.

It's really not good that she is seen naked.

......I should really run away quickly. Even though he gave that rational advice to himself, his body wouldn't move. Actually, he was ''charmed''. The scene was so surreal that Kamito felt a bit detached from reality.

And at that time, the girl--

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Her moist and beautiful eyes blinked, having found the unexpected intruder.
Staring blankly, she seemed yet to have fully grasped the situation.
She didn't even try to cover her still developing small breasts.

Tick.

The water drops fell from the young girl's bangs. Kamito's consciousness came back at the sound of the water.

"Ah-that......"

Kamito coughed once, and removed his glance from the naked girl　who was standing motionlessly.

"How can I say it......it looks like an accident, right? It is an unfortunate accident for both of us..."

At that time, Kamito made two fatal errors. The first, of course, was that he started to make futile explanations. The best choice was to take advantage of the fact that the girl was dazed, and run away from the trouble immediately.

And the other error was--

"Even though it was an accident, I have seen you in such a situation. Sorry, my apologies."

Until here it was still fine, but the last part......

"Though, don't worry. I'm still a healthy boy, so I don't have ''that kind of interest''. I......"

Looking at the young girl's ''still developing small chest''--

"I have no interest towards a kid's body."

Looks like he stepped on a gigantic landmine.

"......"

A frozen silence fell.

Silently, the girl raises her arm with red hair coiled around. Her shoulders were slightly shaking. However the reason wasn't because of the cold, but Kamito was oblivious to that fact.

"Sixteen--"

"Eh?"

The girl's delicate lips were mumbling something, and Kamito lifted his eyebrows.

"I-I-I AM ALREADY SIXTEEN-YEARS OLD!!!"

At the instant when she screamed that out, the young girl's red hair stood on its end.

"Haa!?"

As Kamito opened his eyes wide in surprise--

"Sixteen!? For real? How can you have such a pitiful chest--"

He quickly covered his mouth. But it was already too late.

"......Unforgivable."

The young girl said that in a low, cold voice.

"D-Definitely unforgivable......you, you, you, you peeping demon, pervert, lewd beast!"

"You know it well, words like lewd beast." 

Kamito said that in a low voice with narrowed eyes.

"Hn?"

......At that time, he noted that the forest's trees were making a low whisper-like rustle.

(Is that the wind? No, that's--)

--- Guardian of Crimson’s blaze, Keeper of the Sleepless furnace!

--- Now is the time to abide the contract of blood, hasten to my side as commanded!

From the young girl's cute lips came a smooth incantation in spirits’ language. At that instant, accompanied by the sound of an air blast, a scourging flame whip appeared in the hand of the girl.

(.....a Spirit Contractor!)

Kamito shouted in his head.

Spirit Contractor --- another dimensional layer of this world, the “Astral Zero”.

Witches who had signed a contract with a fierce spirit from that place are called “Spirit Contractors”.

The Spirit Contractor can use different types of spirits, wielding its powers freely.

It seemed that the girl in front of him had a contract with a flame type spirit.

The young girl is a Spirit Contractor. It isn't something to be surprised about.

After all, this is the place where the country's excellent Spirit Contractors are gathered together.

(.....However, surprisingly she is even capable of using Elemental Waffe.)

The natures of the spirits summoned into this world from the Astral Zero can be roughly divided into two types.

The first type is a massless, shapeless type that appears in its original state as a ‘Divine Core’. This is purely the summoning of a spirit's power, and is used as a vault of magical power for the spirit magic.

There is another type, the pure state of summoning a part of the spirit’s existence as it is. Because of the tremendous amount of power required and the difficulty to control it, it is said that only a tiny portion of the spirit contractors can do it to this extent.

Even so, the girl before his eyes is not just using a spirit, but could use it to the extent of using the spirit as a highly optimized elemental buff.

(.... it means that, eh? – Am I now in a life or death situation?)

As the thought suddenly hits him, Kamito was stunned.

At the place where the flame whip touched the water's surface, a gush of white steam was rising from it.

"You, you have the guts..... "

The girl murmured with a trembling voice. Her face was red. Was it due to her anger, or her embarrassment?

"Rea-really, you have some nerve, to p-peek , while I, Claire Rouge, am taking my bath....."

“W-Wait, that's a misunderstanding! Let me explain it first!"

Kamito shook his head in panic.

"I will not listen to your excuses. Please turn into ashes, PERVERT!"

The flame whip ignited furiously in the wielder’s hand and was moving as if it was licking the water surface.

"Oooooh..!?"

Kamito threw his body, and quickly jumped into the dense brushes at proximity.

Nearly at the same time, the flame whip brushed its way over his head.

The idle red residue remained on the trees, which were cut off like a complete joke. The cut surface of the tree trunks' remains were surprisingly clean, without any trace of burn. The attack was so quick that the flames didn't even have the time to ignite the trees.

The hair on Kamito's forehead was fluttering down on his mouth while cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

(.....Um, that's a joke, right? I'm not going to die like that, will I?)

Zing, biyutsu – there was like an endless dance of crimson flash cutting horizontally and vertically in the forest. The bush was mowed down in a blink of eye and losing his place of hiding, Kamito hurriedly dashed out.

“You wild beast, stay still and let me hit you!“

“That's nonsense, I’m not a pervert!“

Kamito screamed out and at the same time, the whip swung downwards on his feet, causing a violent spark to scatter. Rising from the ground, the whip immediately sprang up in the direction of the forest woods, which got ruthlessly severed. But fortunately among all the unluckiness, the girl - Claire's aim wasn't quite accurate. After all, one hand was hiding her pitiful chest from being revealed, and in order to conceal her most important part, she squatted down in the pond. However, considering how she handled her whip in such a position, she should be normally talented at using it.

“How conceited despite being a pervert, please obediently turn into charcoal!“

“As I am saying, I’m not a pervert!“

Kamito stopped and turned around. He pointed out something that he had been mindful for sometime.

“Hey, are you sure that you're hiding it properly? Between the gaps of your finger, you can’t hide it delicately.”

“......eh?”

Instantly, Claire’s facial expression froze. And-

“Kyaaaaaaaaaah!”

Blushing deeply and screaming strangely in a cute voice - she quickly hid her chest with both of her hands.

“Ah, idiot!”

Kamito involuntarily exclaimed.

Claire let go and lost control of the flame whip, and it severed the trees behind the girl. Slowly, the huge trees came falling down right at her. However, Claire didn’t notice it since her eyes were closed in embarrassment while embracing her naked chest with both hands. 

(Damn--)

At this instant, Kamito kicked the ground. Running with his whole strength towards the pond, he then jumped while grabbing Claire’s shoulders.

“Wha-!?”

Claire’s red pupils dilated widely. Kamito ignored it and aggressively pressed her down in the water. The moment Claire’s hand touched the water, a gush of steam rose, and the flame whip disappeared. Immediately after, the trees　nearby fell down, and giant tree trunks collapsed down on them.

Duuuun!

Deafening sound almost broke the ears, and magnificent large water columns rose.

Absorbing the heat of the burning flame, the warm pond water poured down like heavy rain.

.....A few seconds later.

“Um......“

With a seductive rising voice, Claire slowly opened her eyes. She had an expression of shock, and her eyes blinked in wonder. Kamito was lying on top of Claire, and briefly he found himself staring into her eyes. Their faces were so close that if someone was to push his back lightly, their lips would likely touch. The crimson red hair clung closely to her nape. Her moist lips were cherry red. Delicate glass doll like perfect face was in front of Kamito's eyes. For a short moment it looked like he had involuntarily fallen for her. Kamito quickly shook his head.

“......Um, are you alright? Are you hurt..”

Claire nodded. Somehow, it seemed she had not fully absorbed the situation yet. Kamito sighed, then tried to stand up.

Funyuu.

His hand under the water had touched something soft.

“Hwaaah!”

(What is that? Mud?--)

Funyu. Munyu (touch, touch).

“Hm, ya, hwaaa”

From her moist lips came a shallow sweet voice. Claire's submerged naked body twitched for some reason.

“Um ..this is?”

Having come this far, Kimito finally arrived in a certain conclusion. A certain......awfully frightening conclusion.

(No, wait, calm down, maybe --- could I have mistaken)

It can’t be. There was no such thing. While letting a flow of cold sweat, he desperately tried to deny such a possibility.

"When I looked it earlier, it wasn't so..."

“Wh..wha.. wha..whattt .... are..you...do..ing”

Claire’s lip trembled, shaking involuntarily. She was blushing with tears in her eyes.

Apparently, it probably wasn't.....a lump of mud that he touched.

“You, PERVERT----!”

“Gwah!”

Because he got hit hard by a knee in the stomach, Kamito collapsed into the pond's water.

Gugugugugu....!

With rising wobbling heat haze behind her, Claire slowly stood up. Before one knows, the flame whip materialized by the flame spirit was again grasped in her hand. The water in the pond instantaneously started to boil, and bubbles began to show here and there.

“No..No, it’s a misunderstanding! Wait, I’m really gonna die.....”

“Sh..Shut up pervert, you will die here!”

Together with an almost ear breaking deafening sound, Kamito’s body whirled highly into the air.

=== Part 2 ===

“.....Un”

Few minutes later. Kamito starts to recover his consciousness, before his eyes, trees within the forest unfold.

He tried to rise---

Suddenly, he noticed something which was coiled around his neck.

It was a leather black whip for torturing. (What is this thing…), Kamito tried to remove it,

“Finally woke up, You Peeping Tom Pervert”

The thing on his neck tightens.

“Gweh!? Release me....”

Kamito coughed then looked upward-

Scarlet haired young girl – Claire, stood with her hands at her waist. Keeping her slim eyebrow arc raised, she gazed sharply down at Kamito.

This time she was not naked. The girl has changed into an adorable uniform. It has the pattern of black line within the pure white, Areishia Spirit Academy’s uniform.

A ribbon tie decorated the front of her chest. Instead of a button, a talisman was sewn on it. Between the gap of knee sock stockings and a pleated skirt, her slender beautiful legs stuck out brilliantly. The tiny ribbons tied her blazing crimson hair on both sides. This was the so called twin tail hair style. Judging from her still wet hair, it seems that he hadn’t lost consciousness for that long.

Keeping the neck of Kamito bound tightly, Claire puffed up her small chest.

“Well, be grateful. I went easy and didn’t kill you”

“That has to be lying. You definitely intended to kill me. ”

“What are you talking about? If I was serious, you would've been cinders by now. ”

..... She just said something terribly frightening in a calm manner.

By the way, cinders are the soft ash residue left from incinerated firewood.

“I beg your forgiveness to spare me from becoming cinders. After all, I helped you.”

“Yeah, I’m a fair noble, I’ll give you credit for that. You are of a higher grade than an average pervert, so you are a high grade pervert.”

“In the end the pervert designation doesn't change. By the way, isn't a high grade pervert even worse than an average pervert?”

“Wh.. What.....pretending to help, you ...you touched, my breast!”

Recalling what happened earlier, Claire's shy face suddenly turns red.

(Hmm?)

Seeing such a reaction from her, Kamito had an idea.

.....This girl, could it be that she is that kind of person?

“So it seems, that my lady is a pervert that has a hobby of whipping man.”

Kamito teased her nonchalantly -

“What!? Wr, Wro, Wrong, I’m not!”

The response was immediate as expected. Claire shook her head, and her cheeks instantly became bright red all the way to her ears.

“Then do you enjoy being whipped?”

“.....m! Wha... What.. are...you..sayi..ng?”

Claire's eyes twirled, as a steam puff rose out from her head. She is surprisingly flustered.

(Oh, as I expected....)

Kamito smiled bitterly in his heart.

(This girl, is really really innocent.)

Perhaps, this girl is not that special. After all, this is the Areishiya Spirit academy, where witch princesses who have made contracts with spirits are gathered.

Only pure maidens are capable of communicating with the spirits
from Astral Zero. Among them, those who retain enough divine
power so that they can command a contracted spirit, are noble girls
from the family of kings or lords of ancient and honorable
lineage, whose spirit contractor blood was strengthened through
marriage of many generations.

To maintain the purity of their body and heart, these girls are
raised in an environment that's completely separated from the
males since childhood: the so called elite education for
spirit contractors. Therefore, all the girls attending the
academy are super boxed-in princesses who are unaccustomed to
men.

Finding the unexpected weak point of the girl, Kamito had the
slight desire to play a prank on her.

Keeping a kneeling position, Kamito looked up at the embarrassed
bright red face of Claire.

"ah, then, there is something I have meant to say since earlier."

"wh...what, you pervert!"

"I can see your panties from this angle."

"Fuwah!" 

Tears begun to float in her crimson eyes, Claire hastily pressed down the fringe of her skirt with both hands.

“you... you saw it?”

“Only a glance, you are unexpectedly quite daring. It has the same color as your hair.”

"You... you lie! It is not red! It’s white, white!" 

“So, it’s white.”

“......ha!?”

Realizing that she was tricked, Claire bit her lips-

“U, uuuuuuuuuh~”

..... Somehow she started to cry.

At this sudden unexpected reaction, Kamito panicked. “What a slutty unladylike person, to confess the color of her own panties,” he had planned to tease her more with such words..... but he felt pity seeing her like this. 

Taking the chance while Claire was still in disarray, Kamito removed the the whip coiled around his neck.

“My bad, I went a bit too far with my prank. Sorry.”

Kamito stood up and placed his hand on Claire's head. Claire stopped crying, and looked puzzled.

“My bad that I have seen your naked body while bathing, and I have .... have touched your breast as well. But they were not intentional. Please believe me.”

“Wha, What.....”

Seeing the truthfulness in Kamito’s eye, Claire can not help but to avert her eyes.

“....What, What is this? If you are not a pervert, then '''why are you here?'''”

A question of matter of course. This forest is under the jurisdiction of Areishia Spirit Academy, known as the “Spirit Forest”. There is no reason for the presence of a man in the academy where pure witch princesses are gathered.

Even if he is not a pervert, there is little doubt that he is someone suspicious. 

“I was, summoned here by Greyworth.”

“Greyworth..... the academy director!?”

Claire suspiciously questioned. Indeed, it is only natural to doubt.

“I’m not lying. Look, here’s the evidence.”

Kamito shrugged his shoulders, and took out a letter from his burned coat’s inside pocket. The letter was signed by the renowned academy director. Also, it was stamped with the emblem seal that symbolizes the five great elemental lords.

“Is....that, the first rank emblem seal of the empire!?”

Claire let out voice of dismay from her lips. The first rank emblem seal is produced by sealing spirits with a special technique. It is rated as the highest among the emblem seals issued by the empire, and is said to be completely impossible to counterfeit. Of course, it is something that is rarely seen, but as a spirit contractor, Claire could certainly tell its authenticity. 

“.....It seems to be the real thing. But, why would the academy director call a man here?”

“Well, for that you have to ask Greyworth, that old hag. It was troublesome for me, too.”

“That.. that old hag!?”

Instantly, Claire's face stiffened.

The Dusk Witch, Greyworth is greatly respected by the witch princesses who aim to become spirit knights. It was said that her popularity in the Orudesia Empire is neck and neck with the Strongest Sword Dancer Ren Ashbell. Even after a decade since she retired from the squad of the twelve knight generals, the most elite force of the spirit knights known as the <Numbers>, her legendary name as a witch is still being feared and revered to the highest degree. 

(Well, for me, she is nothing but a nightmare....)

Tucking away the letter in his pocket, Kamito shrugged his shoulders.

“Greyworth is an old acquaintance of mine. I came all the way here, but the academy ground is very large, so I have lost my way”

Areishia Spirit Academy ground is incredibly vast. After all, beside the academic town at the foot of the hill, it also includes the entire spirit forest that spreads around it.

“Could it be, that you were misled by the spirits in the forest. That's so lame.”

“.....Yeah, that’s how it is”

Claire chuckled, while Kamito nodded, feeling a bit dejected.

Existing in various location of the continent, the spirit forests are connected with Astral Zero through the GATE, and are inhabited by the spirits that have gone astray to this world. Most of the spirits have no interest in the humankind so they are harmless. But there are also spirits who enjoy playing pranks, and they deliberately mislead the travelers who stray into the forest. As he was guided by the spirits'　whispers and went deeper and deeper in the forest, he must have lost the way to the academy.

“Anyway, I’m really glad that I met a person. It is not very appealing to become a victim of the forest. From here onward, which direction should I follow to get to the academy?”

“Which direction.....for your own information, I shall tell you, that it takes two hours to get to the academy from here on foot.”

“What, that far!?”

If he was to walk for such long distance, most likely he would be once again tricked by the spirits. Since a student of the academy was here, he had thought that the academy was much nearer than it was. 

(.....hmm? Why was this girl taking a bath at this kind of place?)

A plain question suddenly arises. Today is indeed a bit hot, nonetheless instead of coming all the way here, there should be showering facilities inside of the academy no matter what. Anyhow there are only girls in the school, there is nothing to be embarrassed about.

Being asked, Claire dug her hands into her wet twin tail hair and tried to comb it.

“I was here for the purification ritual for a spirit contract. Being a spring next to a shrine, the water here has the highest holy quality. Do you at least know that spirits like a woman which has a pure mind and body?”

“Spirit Contract?”

The moment he hears those words, a throbbing pain came from the back of his left hand covered in leather gloves. Kamito grimaced from the burning sharp pain.

“A bit further from here, there is an ancient holy sword in a historical shrine. Rumor has it that a powerful “Sealed Spirit” is inhabited there. Since the foundation of the academy, not a single witch princess has successfully formed a contract with it. It surely sounds like a very proud spirit."

Sealed Spirits – are not the spirits that reside in Astral Zero.

Among the spirits, there are those who were sealed into weapons or armors by powerful ancient spirit contractors. Most of them have brought about terrible disasters to the humans, and are dreadful beings called djinn or efreet by ancient societies. 

Of course, they are not meant to be employed by the human spirit contractors. For that purpose, the ancient great spirit contractors sealed them in weapons or armors so that they will never be summoned again.

“You, do you plan to form a contract with a sealed spirit?”

“That's right! Do you have a problem with it?”

“Stop, it’s too dangerous.”

“Hmm, you seem to know it quite well, even though you are not a spirit contractor. I’m quite aware of the danger, but I need a powerful spirit no matter what.”

Claire muttered, biting her tightly close lips.

Seeing her serious facial expression, Kamito involuntarily shuts his mouth.

“But, don't you already have a contract with the flame spirit from earlier? That is also a quite powerful spirit, won't it be fine if you raise it up?”

For its tribute, a flame spirit is not very rare. But, there are only a handful spirit contractors who can control a spirit of such rank and even capable of <elemental waffe> in the whole empire. Besides, spirit contractors that have formed a contract with multiple spirits are so rare that they almost don't exist. Discordance between the spirits can cause deterioration of the balance of divine power. Without enough talent one can't control them.

“'''Scarlet''' is an important partner. But-”

I need more power-- Claire calmly shook her head.

“I have a goal. To achieve it, I must have a strong spirit.”

=== Part 3 ===

Chasing the back of Claire on which her fluffily crimson twin tails swung, Kamito followed her inside the forest. Although Claire's leather loafers looked quite difficult to walk in,　Claire was a well trained spirit contractor after all, and her steps were light and frivolous.

“Here”

Then, suddenly her well proportioned feet stopped walking.

With her hands on her hips, she looked back with a half eye glare towards Kamito.

“Why are you following me? You pervert peeping maniac. ”

“Without you, I don’t know the way towards the academy. As I have said several times, I am not a pervert peeping maniac. It’s Kamito, Kamito Kazehaya”

“Fufu, what a weird name. Kuina’s origin?”

Kuina is an empire in the eastern region of the continent. It is said that its language, culture and the relationship of people with spirits largely differed from Orudeshia.

“No, It’s not from Kuina. I was born in a far remote island minority group village.”

Kamito intentionally obscures his own statement. Certainly, he was born in an island country in the east, but the larger half of his childhood life wasn't spent there.

“Your name also has quite a rare taste, Claire Rouge”

“Don’t call my name in a friendly manner. Anyway it’s a strange name.”

“Really? But, I consider it a nice name”

“Wha, What are you saying, stu, stupid!”

Claire's face blushed, then she suddenly changed back to her former direction, and briskly walked faster than usual.

Claire Rouge ---- obviously a Pseudonym.

Most of the students attending the Areshia spirit academy are surely young ladies of noble families who has been trained as spirit contractors since childhood. But Kamito has never heard of the Rouge residence. For hiding a noble family name, she must have some reason for it, but Kamito had no intention to delve more.

(.....Everyone has some secrete to hide. )

Kamito glanced in the direction of his left hand covered by a leather glove.

Even I have mine, too -

Claire keeps advancing steadily. Kamito hastily chased after her back where the twin tail were swaying. Now, losing sight of Claire inside the forest will bring only trouble for him. Kamito was well aware of the dangers of spending one night inside the “Spirit Forest”.

“Is that dress the academy's uniform?”

“Yah”

Claire nods in a cold manner while walking.

Areishia Spirit Academy Uniform is pretty sturdy and also served as a protective garment, which has undergone spirit’s blessing, and it had the effect of raising the sacred attributes. It could also function nicely as a high ceremonial dress for contracting with spirits.

“What, are you saying that it doesn't suite me?”

“No, it suite you gorgeously. Honestly speaking, I am charmed.”

Kamito shrugged his shoulder, and then answered it honestly. 　Fine feathers make fine birds, Kamito planed to mock her with some caustic words, but it did fit her perfectly that Kamito couldn't help but to compliment her.

“Wha, Whatt, What are you saying! Aren't you an idiot!”

(Kaatsu) Claire blushes in deep red, while (Pyun-Pyun) waving her whip.

“Uwahh, Calm down!”

“Wasn't it because that you said some weird thing?”

“''Me saying a weird thing?, I simply speak the truth - *in pain*, I got it, I got it, please stop waving your whip for every little thing.''”

(....phew, I need her as a guide, but what a bothersome princess.)

Dodging the whip which was swung downward at a paper thin distance, Kamito sighed in his mind.

The shrine that held the holy blade stood quietly　in a clearing in the forest.

Claire easily removed the entry forbidding ward, then stopped her steps, and turned to Kamito.

“From here onwards, it will be really dangerous, so, as a commoner you should stay away.”

“If you know that it’s dangerous, why not stop?”

“As am I saying, ''I need to have a strong spirit''.”

Claire calmly shook her head, and stepped into the shrine.

Disregarding her warnings, Kamito followed her. As for coming all the way, it was true that he needed a guide, moreover he was just worried about Claire.

After all “Sealed Spirits” are strong and in the same time have a wild nature. They prefer destruction and chaos, given the chance they would also murder the spirit contractor that employs them.

They are not something that can be managed by humans --- that's why they have been sealed.

Sixteen years of age, with such an innate talent of wielding a spirit, Claire might as well be called a prodigy. However, if by any chance, she was to release a sealed spirit and fail to control it, what would happen?

Although she was just a girl he met by chance, Kamito couldn't let her alone.

“Why did you follow me? I can't guarantee what will happen to you.”

“Don't you have the absolute confidence to tame it?”

“Of, of course I do!”

“Then there’s no problem that I come along. ”

Kamito shrugged his shoulder and Claire turned away from him.

“....Suit yourself”

Inside the shrine is a dark gloomy misty atmosphere. Claire frowned slightly at the mold smells mingled inside the air.

“......Flames, let there be light.”

A tiny fire ball immediately starts to glow from Claire's fingertips, a basic spirit spell drawing on the power of Flame Spirit. The flickering light of the fire ball dimly illuminates the walls of the shrine which looked like a stalactites cavern.

The sword was at the innermost of the shrine.

“That..... is the sword that the sealed spirit resides in?”

Kamito muttered, while Claire nodded quietly.

A naked sword was stabbed standing in a huge stone. Although without doubt it was an antique of hundreds years old,　it has no rust in its body or dent of its edge. Delicate ancient runes were engrossed on its belly, radiating a dimly blue light.

“Existing here even before the academy was found, <the holy sword of Severian>.”

“The holy sword of Severian? The one that slayed Demon King Solomon?”

Demon King Solomon --- commanding seventy two powerful spirits, brought chaos and destruction to the continent, and '''the only male spirit contractor in history'''.

It was said that the one that slayed the demon king was the sword of Severian.

“Idiot, there’s no way that’s the real thing.”

Claire stated like she was amazed.

“Holy sword of Severian stabbed in a stone can be found everywhere in the empire. Some remote villages even has one for the revitalization the village. Anyhow, even if it is not the real deal, since it is a rune sword, there might be a powerful spirit sealed in itself. ”

“.....Indeed. Certainly, the real thing will not be at such a place...”

Claire walked toward the sword determinedly.

“Hey....”

“You stay back.”

Gesturing to Kamito who was coming close, Claire clenched the hilt of the holy blade.

“Don’t strain yourself ”

“....Got it”

Kamito decided to watch over Claire at the edge where the light barely reached. The sealed spirit might be provoked by the presence of other people. A heavy silence filled the surroundings.

“.....Let's do this, Claire Rouge.”

Breathing deeply, Claire murmured to herself. Her voice trembled a bit: it seemed that she was nervous after all.

--- Oh Noble Spirit Sealed in Ancient Holy Sword!

--- Thou Shall Accept Me As Thy Master, And I Shall Be Thy Sheath!

From her cherry red lips flew a fluent incantation for contract ritual in spirit language. Her crimson hair stands on its ends. A crashing wind started to swirl inside the shrine.

Holding his breath, Kamito watched her intensively. Once the contracts had been exchanged and the spirit recognized Clair as its master, a spirit seal would be engraved somewhere on her body. The contract vows entered its conclusion. In this moment, a dreadful gust of wind swept inside the shrine.

“......eh?”

But, Claire is unfazed. She calmly recites her contract vow.

---And, dazzling light radiated from Severian’s holy blade in her hand.

(I can’t....believe it, She was exchanging a contract with the sealed spirit!?)

Preventing being swept by the wind, astonished Kamito raised his voice.

From the holy blade stabbed in the stone　came overwhelming tremendous divine energy. If it was an average spirit contractor, she would have already passed out.

“---Thrice I Command Thee, Exchange Vows With Me!”

And, Claire’s vow reverberates inside the shrine --- in that instant.

Clink!

“Pulled, pulled out. I pulled it out.”

“.....What, seriously!?”

Brandishing overhead the sword pulled out from the stone, Claire exclaimed with joy. In the next second---

The ancient runes engraved in its belly suddenly shined violently!

“......ha!?”

Claire involuntarily releases the blade from her hand ---

The holy blade thrust into the ground. With a flash it blasted into bits.

“Kyaaaaah!”

A short shriek flew, then Claire collapses into the ground.

“Hey, are you okay!”

Kamito quickly runs towards Claire.

“Wha, What? What exactly has....”

Claire held her temple and got up, then looked around restlessly.

“My, My sealed spirit?”

“No, I....can sense something terrible.”

Sweat is flowing intensely from the back of Kamito's neck. Wearing a terrified facial expression,　he looked up at the shrine’s ceiling. In that place, '''swinging while floating in the air was the blade'''.

It's not the shattered holy sword. But, It was a rough steel blade that looked very sharp.

“Is that.....the sealed spirit in the sword!?”

“So it was of the <sword spirit> class. Looks it is rather irritated.”

“How do you know so much? You are not even a spirit contractor!”

“It is plain to see. No matter how you look at it, that doesn't seem to be someone who pledges his allegiance to his matter.”

“.....umm, indeed so.”

Claire meekly nodded uncharacteristically.

The floating sword slants pointing its tip in a downward direction, suddenly it become motionless.

Then ---

“.....Get Down!”

Kamito in that instant, pushes down Claire to the ground. A buzzing sound of an insect grazed the ear, in a flash it went far away.

“Wai, Waa, Wait, where are you touching me, I will turn you into cinders!”

With her face deeply red, Claire beat on Kamito's chest repeatedly.

“Idiot, stop rampaging!”

Kamito quickly moved his body away, and looked in the direct that the sword spirit had flown to.

Fragments of rocks fall down with clattering sounds. The shrine’s ceiling was completely sliced off cleanly.

“It is remarkable to release spirit of such rank ---”

Kamito glared with half opened eye towards　Claire .

“......but the spirit has completely gone berserk.”

“Shu. shut up. The, the taming of it starts now.”

“YOU....”

Kamito was stupefied, but he was in no situation to quarrel with her.

The spirit sword releases a chattering noise while approaching them. Inside the shrine, they can't move freely, and even the eye sight was restricted.

Kamito grabbed Claire’s hand and stood up. Touching each others soft skin, (Doki) a heart beat, but he showed no vexed expression 

“Hwaah”

“Stopping making cute reaction at every little thing. Let's flee.”

“Wha.. whaa. whatt.. Cute.. what me, Kyaa!”

“Let’s run outside!”

Pulling Claire’s hand, while running towards the direction of the shrine’s exit that was basking with sunshine.

The spirit sword did no immediately chases after them. Maybe as of now it has not yet completely awakened. With this opportunity they might be able to run away.

The moment they are out of the shrine, the flash of the sword grazed in front of his eyes. Kamito's forelocks fell while dancing in the air. The spirit sword lets out a tremendous roar, decisively knocking domn the surrounding trees in succession.

“Crazy, What a wild Spirit, just like a certain princess.”

“Alwa, always, you’re noisy...”

Feeling slightly awkward, and Claire fake coughed, then stood up.

“What a rebellious child.....I will give you some proper spanking.”

Her pair of crimson eyes were burning with a fierce determination; somehow she said some line provocative. Rolling up the fringe of her skirt, she then took out the leather whip which was coiled in her thigh, hitting it hard in the ground. Kamito's heart beat for the brief sight of her white underwear, but he said -

“Are you insane!? You’re opponent is a high rank sealed spirit!”

“Easy victory. Amateur like you please stay back!”

“Where are you getting all of your confidence? Whatever, let's run away!”

Claire shook off Kamito's hand that was grabbing her wrist.

“No, you escape yourself. I will absolutely make this spirit mine.”

“You, for what reason --- do you need a strong spirit that badly?”

“.....You will never understand”

At the same time Clair averts her eyes.

“I need...power, I need a unbeatable powerful spirit that will not lose to any other spirit!”

--- Guardian of Crimson’s blaze, Keeper of the Sleepless furnace!

--- Now is the time to abide the contract of blood, hasten to my side as commanded!

Claire recited the summoning spell of her “Flame Spirit”. A crimson flame surges and she was engulfed by intense heat.

“The hunting begins, Scarlett!”

Together with scorching flame – a Scarlet Red Hell Cat appeared. Instead of a fur, it was blazing scarlet red colored flame that was wrapped around the beast's body.

(Is that the real form of her flame spirit!?)

Indeed, she was not all talk. To manifested in beast form is a proof that it is a high rank spirit. "Scarlett" might just be as a name of affection, perhaps it was not the true name of the spirit. Without doubt it is a high rank spirit that carries a true name. 

Claire wields her whip, and the hell cat growls with a frightful roar, then rushed towards the sword spirit. Dancing sparks scattered. The atmosphere trembled at the roar of the beast. The floating spirit sword went against them, cutting all the trees in its way.

“Scarlett, go get it!”

In response to Claire’s shout, the hell cat leaped.　High above the floating sword it went, and sharp blazing claws swung down at the sword. With a high pitched shrill sound, intense sparks sprinkled down, and the spirit sword dropped to the ground.

Claire ran at the same time. It was not a fatal hit. The spirit sword rose and flew in a split second, rolling over while drawing an arc in the air.

The flame spirit chased after it, trying not to loose it from its hands. Roaring loudly, it made a great leap again.

Violent sparks scattered once again. Clare strikes hard at the ground with her leather whip, slowly pressing forward against the sword spirit. It looked like that the leather whip was not meant for battle, rather for signaling instructions to the spirit.

At the fiercely attacks of Scarlett, the spirit sword's movement stopped --- At this instant,

“Eat this, searing fire ball!”

Clair releases a huge fire ball from her palm.

Fire Ball is a high level spirit magic which use ultra hot flames and can terribly burn up any of its target, leaving it traceless. The spirit magic’s power is determined by the spirit contractor’s own divine spiritual energy and the contracted spirit’s strength as a whole.

The released fire ball drew an arch in the air, then exploded in a blast that even Scarlet was caught in. The shock wave of the explosion knocked down the trees in the surrounding and fallen tree trunks radiate from the explosion center.

(What Terrible Power......)

Shielding himself from the flying stones coming at his head, Kamito wrapped his tongue and marveled.

Such power was nothing like a sixteen years old girl was capable of.

Inside the swirling fire the hell cat's figure shows up. Naturally, the hell cat can’t possibly be harmed by the blazing fire because of its fire nature.

The spirit sword float motionlessly in the air. It seemed that it had not received any damage either. Naturally, Claire didn't think that she would bring down a high rank spirit with spirit magic. But she should be able to get its attention.

“Scarlett!”

Claire exclaimed. The flame spirit's claws attacked at the spirit sword again. Its scourging hot claws could melt the iron steel. If its opponent was an average spirit, it would be instantly eradicated. But, the spirit sword quickly turned around, and the attack was stopped by the steel edge of the blade.

In an instant, the strange sound of metal scratching each other reverberated in the trembling atmosphere.

“Wh...What?....”

Kamito suppressed both his ears with his hands.

Receiving the full impact of the sound, Claire's face distorted from pain and she crouched down there.

The spirit sword released a weird sound - and then, transformed. Its shape changed from an average long sword to that of a huge bastard sword.

In a flash.

“What!?”

Claire’s flame spirit took the unexpected strike and couldn't avoid the big swing. The body was severely into two, and it vanished into the void together with the flames wrapped around its body.

With only one hit, it had lost the strength to manifest in this world.

(....Damn! Isn't it in a completely different league? It seemed that it has completely awakened.)

Kamito cursed, then took a glance at Claire -

Claire had collapsed on the ground, and her stunned blank eyes were fixed upward at the void where the flame spirit has disappeared.

Having finished off the flame spirit in one swing, the spirit sword aimed its next attack at Claire. 

The huge bastard sword flew with a bursting sound -

“Claire!”

Kamito shouted, and started to run. Without reason, his own body just moved before he known it.

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

Diving in front of Clair, he thrust his palm toward the bastard sword. Not his left hand enclosed by the leather glove – it was his right hand.

(……No choice but to do this! )

--- Oh Noble Spirit Sealed in Ancient Holy Sword!

--- Thou Shall Accept Me As Thy Master, And I Shall Be Thy Sheath!

Sweats rushed down from his forehead, he started to recite the incantation for spirit contract ''that he had sworn to never utter again''. The spinning tip of the sword pierced the skin of his palm. Red blood gushed intensely from it.

(.....Gwaah, Gah!)

Crushing amount of divine energy knocked on him, the soil and sands surrounding them are whirling up from the wind pressure. He almost lost his consciousness from the sharp pain. But if Kamito fainted here, Claire protected behind him would surely be cut in half.

--- Thrice I Command Thee!

“.....No way, a Spirit Contract!?”

A surprised sound came from Claire’s throat.

Kamito's heels sunk into the ground. And, the sound of his breaking bones resounds underneath his scalp.

--- Exchange Vows With Me!

Withstanding the terrible sharp pain, Kamito finished his last word of the contract ritual.

Instantly, the body of spirit sword radiated a pale blue light.

(What!?)

Intense flashes and thunderous sounds filled his consciousness.

=== Part 4 ===

He opened his eyes, and Claire Rouge’s face was there. Hanging lower onto his face was her twin tailed hair tickling his face.

It seemed that she shouted something, but he can't hear it clearly. Probably the sound blast had messed up his ears.

(.....Looks like I’m alive)

Weary lying on the ground, Kamito let out a breath of relief. The chance of success against a spirit of such rank was very low, but it looked like his gamble had paid off.

Raising his eyebrow, he grimaced from the torment of pain from all of his body and raised his right hand slowly.

In his right hand where was stabbed -

Instead of a wound, an emblem of two swords crossing each other was engraved on it.

It was the proof of the spirit contract - The spirit seal.

(Aah, I did it....)

Staring at the carved seal on the back of his hand, Kamito murmured.

A sharp sense of guilt bit his heart.

He has broken the promise with ''her'' ---

But, to save Claire under such a situation, that was the only method.

Claire noticed that Kamito has woken up, with her hands in his nape and her face approaching him. So close that he could feel her breath. With her clear crimson eyes, she stared at Kamito. Her cherry colored lips weakly trembled.

“......Why ”

"''Why, you’re a male, how can you contract a spirit!''”

“......”

Kamito does not answer and slowly rises up. Being ignored, the annoyed Claire raised her eyebrows.

“My, My Sword Spirit!?”

“My bad. Just a moment ago, I had contracted it”

Kamito sighes and at the same time he shows her the back of his right hand where the spirit seal is engraved.

“Wha, Whaa, Wha, Whaaaat!”

Claire wore a stunned expression with her mouth wide open.

(Well, A natural reaction....)

A long sigh --- Kamito felt a faint ache in his heart. Of course, he could clearly understand such response. Originally, a privilege that was granted to no one except pure maidens --- the spirit contract.

The existence of a man which could contract a spirit, throughout the history, belonged solely to one person. And the one who brought chaos and destruction in the world, the so called Demon King spirit contractor.

It is natural to fear him, who carried the same power of spirit contracts as the Demon King.

Kamito stands up and quietly turns around.

He does not regret. To save the girl, this is the only way he could think of.

“Wait, as am I saying Wait!”

Kamito was about to leave, but a voice called him from the back.

Turning around, he saw that Claire with her hands in her hips intensely glared at him.

"You stole...my spirit...take responsibility for it!"

“Huh?”

Kamito frowned. ....It doesn't make any sense to him.

At such reaction of Kamito, Claire impatient　brushed her twin tail.

“I should have been the one who had obtained that spirit, as am I saying, you have to take responsibility for it”

“Re..sponsibility?”

Because of that unexpected word, Kamito had become even more confused.

....What was the girl saying.

“Therefore....”

Claire snapped her whip, then she points her index finger toward Kamito.

"You have to become my contracted spirit!"

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter8

2012-04-07T13:30:06Z

Nikuniku: /* Part 3 */

==The strongest blade dancer==
===Part 1===

Academy Town was a small-scale town within the premises of the Areishia Spirit Academy.

The townscape, lined with stone buildings, was filled with the tumult of people.

While bumping many times over into the coming-and-going crowds of people, Kamito was running towards the arena.

—If that was him thinking about it too much, it was alright. However, he was feeling strangely uneasy.

(…Absurd. With the loss of her contracted spirit, the blade dance is just...)

While he was out of breath, he ran at full speed, pulling Est’s hand.

He did not understand why he was in such a frantic for her sake.

Claire Rogue was a – tyrant, who was prideful, willful and quick to lash her whip.

However, he somehow could not leave her alone.

(After all, her true self is—)

Kamito stopped at that moment.

“—Here, right?”

Before the arena built at the center of the town, there was a crowd of spectators gathered.

The blade dance was originally a holy ritual to let spirits enjoy themselves – a kind of Kagura.


However, there was no change to the fact that that was also the highest form of entertainment to humans.

Also, the same as other festivals, the spirits preferred a great number of enthusiastic people.

He showed his academy student badge to the guard and entered inside, and pushed aside clamoring spectators to get to the front.

There were ear-splitting cheers. The sound of shrills of weapons. The intense blade dance had already started at the arena.

There were about 20 participants. Various types of spirits were jumbled together and fighting.

It was a battle royal system where the last one remaining would earn the right to contract with a powerful military-use spirit.

Kamito searched for Claire—

“…!?”

For that unbelievable sight, he doubted his eyes.

That Claire Rogue was—

Covered all over with wounds and crawling.

Against the contracted spirits boasting tremendous power, Claire was fighting with just a whip and spirit magic.

While her whole body was hit and slammed into a wall, she stood up and fought again and again.

“Claire—“

He could not go help her. If Kamito got in and helped her, she would be naturally disqualified.

If he did that, she would probably never forgive him.

Kamito bit his teeth and in front of him, Claire was blown away.



===Part 2===

—Weak. Why am I so weak?

While being thrown to the ground, Claire strongly bit her lips. The taste of blood spread across her tongue. It seemed that she was cut somewhere inside her mouth. She planned to stand up but her hands went numb and did not move. It seemed to have caused a cerebral concussion. Even several bones of her ribs might be suffering damage.

“Guu…!”

Even so, she still did not raise the surrender card.

She slowly stood up on her shaky legs.

She sternly looked up. At the center of the altar was a worshiped stone pillar. Within that, there was a rank-A battle-class military-use spirit– 'Glasya-Labolas' sealed inside, brought in from the imperial capital.

Having brought down many spirit knights in the past wars, it was a famous giant-man spirit.

(…If I obtain that, I can be strong.)

—Nee-sama surely can be saved!

“Flame – dance in my hand, dance!”

She turned the divine power dwelling within herself into flames and produced a fireball of spirit magic in her palm.


In her situation where there was no supply of divine power from Scarlet (contracted spirit), even for Claire, who was superior, to produce out such a small flame took all her might. Naturally, such a thing could not bring down spirits.

However, if she aimed for the spirit contractors, possibly – there might be a tiny chance of winning.

“Huh? Do you still plan on doing this? You don’t learn, do you”

—She heard a scorning voice from her front.

“…!”

She bit her teeth and lifted her head. The two spirit contractors were standing with ridiculing expressions.

They were the Academy’s upper classmen. They were respectively using 'adamantine spirit' and 'magic mirror spirit'.

“Hey, are you truly not an idiot? You don’t even have a contracted spirit.”

“That very part of you is irritating, you know.”

“…You!”

Aiming at the two upper classmen ridiculing her, Claire released the fireball.

However, the fireball was stopped by the ore-looking adamantine spirit and easily repelled.

“Ahahaa, what’s that, spirit magic? – Do it, 'Adamantine'!”

The girl on the other side cruelly curved her lips and gave an order to her contracted spirit.

The adamantine spirit emitted a blue radiance and rushed and struck Claire’s abdomen.

“Agg…!”


A mumbling scream escaped from Claire’s mouth.

She did not dare aim for her vital points. She was slowly tormenting her and enjoying herself.

This was not a splendor blade dance for spirits to enjoy themselves. It was merely unsightly violence.

“…How cheeky, you. Despite being that Calamity Queen’s younger sister.”

The upper classman’s face was really distorted in hatred. While being hit many times over her whole body, — finally, Claire recalled. These two were colleagues, who were one-sidedly knocked down by Claire at a practice match a month ago. They were resenting about that time.

“What’s with that look? If you don’t give up quickly, you’ll really die!”

“It’s alright if you quickly kneel down and lick our shoes, and yet. Truly, that foolishness is the same as your sister.”

“…Shut…up, be silent.”

Claire tightly grasped the sand scattered on the ground.

“Hn, did you say something?”

“I said… be silent.”

It was no good. She could not restrain it.

(Only abuses at Nee-sama, no matter what, my boiling point for that is low!)

She put divine power into her left hand, which was grasping sand. A black spirit crest re-engraved and ominously glowed.

And then the moment the path was connected, a horrifying sensation ran all over her body.


She would not be defeated at such a place. There was no value in her weak self.

(To grasp a more powerful power in my hand –!)

“What… a contracted spirit!?”

The upperclassmen’s eyes opened in surprise.

“If you wish for it, I’ll show you. This is – my true power!”

Gou!

The black flame, released from Claire’s hand, gulped down the adamantine spirit in an instant.

Appearing from within the blazing flame was—

A flickering jet black magic beast.

It was not a noble flame like Scarlet. It was a flame of darkness, showing signs of madness.

Guo…ruuuuuu…

The beast’s hair-raising roar shook the entire atmosphere in the arena.

===Part 3===

“…What’s that!?”

Kamito got up from the audience seatings and shouted.


The black flame spirit, Claire brought forth, engulfed the adamantine spirit in front of it in an instant.

—It was not Scarlet.

Its appearance was similar to that hell cat but the presence of that divine power was overly ominous.

The jet-black flame spirit bit and crushed the magic mirror spirit at the other side and was devouring those remains like a starving beast. That was not all. The spirits around the black spirit suddenly writhed as if going mad and began eating each other’s existence.

“The frenzy is spreading…!”

Kamito recalled about the magic spirit that appeared in Astral Zero last night.

And about the water spirit that went out of control in the bathroom.

The spirits, in a frenzy, lost their reasoning and were unable to restrain their powers. Until their own existence extinguished, they would conduct themselves with their impulses for destruction.

However, that black magic beast –

(It’s forcefully snatching away Clare’s divine power!?)

Claire stood rock still at the center of the arena with an exhausted expression.

From the black spirit crest engraved on her left hand, blood was trickling down.

Her face was pale and her whole body was quivering bit by bit. It looked like she was also barely standing.

If the situation was left as it was, she might lose her life.


The spectators, who realized that something was strange with the appearance of the spirits, suddenly began a commotion.

The spirit contractor girls, in the arena, were also perplexed at their contracted spirits that suddenly did not listen to their commands.

“Damn, what are the guys in Knights doing?”
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Kamito looked around the inside of the arena. Despite being an obvious strange situation, the spirit knights that should have been prepared for unexpected situations were not moving. What was going on?

However, the spirit knights standing at the arena gate were all rooted at the same spot, staring into empty space. The eyes were not focused. It was as if they were entranced –

“…What? What the heck is happening?”

“That’s a crazy spirit, Kamito.”

Est, who was beside him, muttered expressionlessly.

“A crazy spirit?”

“It is a possession-type spirit that bestows berserk-ness to spirits. It isn’t such a high status spirit but the spirit possessed loses its reasoning and, until its own existence vanishes, it will continue to fight.”

“Possess – don’t tell me, that black magic beast is 'Scarlet'!?”


“Affirmative. That hell cat is a very powerful spirit, it should not vanish from the extent of being beaten by the magic spirit. It seems that it temporary lost the ability to manifest but–“


“Is that so…”

The fire remains of the flame spirit remained. However, Claire continuously thought that Scarlet vanished, so she was not able to connect the path.

“—But, in that frenzied condition, vanishing completely is also just a matter of time.”

“Ah, I understand.”

Kamito nodded.

'Scarlet' – a flame spirit with the appearance of a hell cat cladded in noble flames.

That was the very flame of a girl named Claire.

That flame turned into a crazy disgusting magic beast and was indulging and eating the spirits.

Something like that could not be her –Claire’s desired flame.

“—Est. I ask of you, lend me your strength.”

“I am Kamito’s sword. I’ll do as you desire.”

Est gently grasped Kamito’s hand. There was a feeling of a hand, cold but surprisingly soft.

“The cool-headed steel queen, the sacred sword that destroys evil – here and now, become my sword!”

Kamito spun the releasing of the elemental waffe; at the same time, Est’s body turned into particles of light and vanished.

In the next moment, a silver glowing single edged sword appeared in Kamito’s hand.

The spirit language inscription, carved on the edge, was – 'Terminus Est '.


Just by lightly holding it, he understood that it was a tremendously famous sword.

“I’m sorry. The path to my true form is closed, so this is the limit for me currently.”

Est, who turned into the form of a sword, said apologetically.

“No, this is plenty. – Let’s go, Est!”

Kamito prepared Terminus Est and jumped into the arena where the raging black flame was.

The moment he landed onto the ground, the magic beast of darkness bared its fangs and prounced to attack him.

He brandished the sword in a turning manner. He knocked away the black flame, and rushed over to Claire’s side.

“Claire!”

“…Kamito”

Claire opened her ruby-colored eyes.

Her knees were on the ground and she was breathing heavily. Her delicate body was going to collapse at any time.

The blood, trickling from the spirit crest on her left hand, was dying the sand scattered on the ground red.

At that moment, the black flame magic beast mowed onto the ground, like it was making fun of it, with its claws.

There was the scent of burning in the air. The hot wind with pebbles mixed in gently brushed Kamito’s cheeks.

“…!?”

In a hair’s breadth, Kamito dodged the black flame’s claws. He drove in a slash at the black flame spirit that was just knocked down.

The silver sword flash drew an arc. The elemental waffe of the sword spirit cut up even the intangible flames –


The black flame magic beast let out an ear-splitting scream and broke up in the air. It didn't mean that it vanished. The flames that were scattered were burning at their respective positions and formed a flaming wall surrounding Kamito in it. Kamito clicked his tongue and stopped at that spot.

“Claire, get yourself together, come to your senses!”

“Wh…what… Why are you here—“

A confused expression surfaced on Claire’s face –

“…!?”

Then, as if she just began to realize it, she opened her eyes in terror.

The scene that flew into her eyes was a cruel disastrous scene.

There was a blazing disgusting black flame.

A group of spirits was in a frenzy and devouring each other.

The students of the academy were losing their consciousness from having their divine power eaten and were falling down to the ground one by one –

“Claire, is this the power you wanted? Something like this? That’s your flames!”

Kamito shouted as if he was throwing up.

While he cleared away the attacking flame with the sword, he reached out his hand towards Claire.

“I…I…—“

Claire moved her lips with her pale facial expression –


She instantly shook her head as if she had changed her mind.

“Sh…shut up! I… I need the power!”

The red twin-tail hair violently sprung up.

The black flame blazed even more as if responding to Claire’s fury.

“…You don’t understand. My feelings of being always alone –“

Claire lied face down and said that gaspingly.

That day, four years ago, was when the still childish Claire Elstein’s life ended.

The girl, who was betrayed by her most loved sister, had both her parents imprisoned and lost everything, was –

To live taking persecutions as Calamity Queen’s sister.

If she didn't become strong alone, she would not be able to live on.

“…You’re not alone, idiot.”

“Eh?”

At Kamito’s words—

Claire raised her head with a blank expression.

“I am here. I’ll be by your side. After all, I’m –“

Kamito approached Claire with a step.

The flame wall in their surroundings burned with intimidation.


“D…Don’t come here…”

“Claire—“

“Do not come here!”

Pashin! –She closed her eyes and strongly struck her leather whip at Kamito’s cheek.

Red blood flowed from his cheek. Kamito did not even wipe that and took another step—

“…!? Why didn’t you avoid it?”

Claire’s cherry blossom-colored lips were quivering.

“I didn’t plan on hitting… and yet.”

Kamito stood before Claire and slowly raised his hand over his head.

“…!”

Claire thought it was a strike, and reflexively closed her eyes tightly.

Then—

….Poff.

“Eh?”

Claire widely opened her ruby-colored eyes.

She looked up at Kamito with a blank expression.

“—Claire, I like your flames.”


Kamito stirred up and crumpled Claire’s red hair.

“…Wh!? Ah, …li…like… Eh?”

Claire’s cheeks were dyed bright red inside.

“It burns prettily, dazzlingly and nobly. I like your flames.”

“Ah, sh…sh…”

—That was why he wanted to protect those flames.

“If you want power –“

Kamito looked straight into Claire’s eyes and said.


“I’ll be your contracted spirit.”

“Kamito…”

In Claire’s red eyes, a drop of tear surfaced—

Confused, she wiped it with her uniform sleeve.

“Wh…what are you saying? You are originally my slave spirit!”

“Ah, that is right…”

Kamito bitterly smiled and gently removed his hand from Claire’s head.


At that moment, he sliced and drove away the black flame magic beast that roared and came attacking with the sword.

With his back facing Claire, he blocked its way like a knight protecting a princess.

“—Hey, Scarlet. Did you forget your precious master?”

With Kamito’s words thrown at it, the black flame that cladded the magic beast trembled for a moment.

Scarlet – it seemed to respond to that name.

“…Scarlet?”

Claire asked.

“Ah, it wasn’t that your partner vanished. It just temporary lost its power. Although, it’s now possessed by a crazy spirit and has turned into such an appearance.”

“…Scarlet is alive!?”

Claire was taken aback and raised her head. Kamito nodded.

“Ah, this sword – Est informed me.”

“… That’s, by no means, that sword spirit?”

“That’s right. But probably even a tenth of her original power still can’t be used.”

Taking a stance with Terminus Est in both his hands, Kamito turned towards the black flame magic beast.

“…”

Claire stared at the thunderously raging black flame.


She saw something within that flame and swiftly raised her head –

“…Yes that is Scarlet.”

She wiped her tears to shake it off.

“If that’s the case –“

“Claire, stand back. A frenzied spirit will attack even its contractor.”

Kamito controlled Claire, who planned to go to the front, with his hand –

Claire stopped that hand and shook her head.

“Scarlet is in a frenzy because of me. Therefore, only I can take her back.”

—Flames, dance in my hand, dance!

Spun from her cherry blossom-colored lips was the spirit language aria.

At that moment, a small fireball was born at the palm of her hand.

“Spirit magic? What can such a small fireball –“

“— Like this.”

At that instant, Claire pushed the burning fireball into her left hand.

There was the sound of flesh burning.

“O…oi, Claire!?”

“…A…gu…uuuu—!”


While barely clenching her teeth, Claire moaned in anguish.

On her pale face, perspiration like waterfalls flowed along her chin.

“You…!”

Kamito finally understood.

The black spirit crest, re-engraved on Claire’s left hand – that was the symbol of contract with that crazy spirit.

The spirit crest was an exclusive 'gate' to connect the path between Astral Zero and this world.

If that was destroyed, naturally, the contract with the spirit would be annulled.

Claire was physically burning the spirit crest and was breaking the contract with the crazy spirit!

Guorooooouuu…

The magic beast, cladded in black flames, raged like a thunderous wind.

With the path being burned off, it shared the same pain as Claire, its contractor.

“Sorry, Scarlet, I too… will endure—“

Claire was putting up with the pain and that moment when Claire’s knees hit the ground –

The frenzied magic beast roared and sprung at Claire.

“—!”

Kamito quickly stepped in and got into the magic beast’s bosom in one bound.

The claws, cladded in flames burned the ends of his hair and at that instant – he mowed down with the sword when they passed each other.


There was a flashing sword swing. At the same time, the red hot flames that melts even iron attacked Kamito’s whole body –

“Kamito!”

Claire’s scream resounded.

However, Kamito’s body had already disappeared.

The moment the sword and the claws crossed, he dodged like a shadow and had turned to the flame spirit’s back.

(—A frenzied spirit certainly has its power greatly increased.)

The black flame spirit turned behind – but it was too late.

(However, no matter what, its movement became dull. In that case, it can’t win against me—)

Kamito kicked the ground and sharply turned, and swung the silver shining Terminus Est—

With that stroke of the sword, the black flame, possessing the flame spirit, was severed and killed.

“—Claire, are you alright?!”

Kamito rushed over, Claire was lying on the floor with a pale face.

From her red forelock clinging onto her forehead, drops of perspiration were dripping down.

“A…guu…!”

A gasping, like it was hoarse from her inner throat, leaked out. Her left hand sustained a severe burn.

Just the texture of her thin pretty skin was hideously burned, that scar was too painfully to look at.

However, the black spirit crest that was engraved disappeared without leaving any trace.


With this, the path with that crazy spirit should be completely severed.

“That was so reckless. Look, I’ll treat it for you, so show it to me.”

“I…I’m fine, it’s just this much…”

Claire’s cheeks slightly turned red and she quickly turned away.

At that moment, intense pain was running all over, she softly screamed “Hyauu” and her eyes turned teary.

“What, you’re not being honest.”

“S…shut up, I’ll turn you into cinders!”

Kamito bitterly smiled at Claire’s usual behavior.

—However, this is the usual Claire Rogue.

She was not suited to have just a sorrowful face.

“By the way, where—“

Suddenly, Kamito turned serious and asked.

“What…”

“Where did you contract something like the crazy spirit?”

“That’s—“

Claire stammered with her words and at that time.

“Ah, did you receive my present with pleasure?”


From behind, they heard such an inappropriate voice.

It was a gentle voice, like downy hair tickling one’s earlobe.

“…!?”

It sounded familiar – that was out of the question.

For three years, he always – yearned to hear it, that voice.

Kamito slowly turned around.

And there –

A beautiful girl, wearing a dark black dress, was giggling.

===Part 4===

Kamito stood still at that place with a frozen expression.

“Don't tell me, tha..t’s…”

What was there was –

A girl, who was the very light to Kamito.

She gave the boy, who had closed his heart into a cold cage, a warm light –

“…Res…tia?”


Kamito muttered in a blurry voice.

“—It has been quite a long time, Kamito.”

The girl, wearing a darkness-color dress, impishly smiled.

…It was unbelievable.

However, that appearance was as it was from that time, three years ago.

That beautiful face, without doubt, belonged to the girl, who Kamito knew.

The darkness spirit, Restia.

The contracted spirit of the strongest blade dancer – Ren Ashbell.

“Restia, I—“

Kamito reached out his hand and planned to approach the girl.

However, his legs, as if they were sewed on to that place, could not move.

Despite that the girl, who he was continuously searching for even three years, was in front of him —

— Something was strange. His spirit contractor intuition was telling him that.

She was smiling like that.

Moveover, in the girl’s hand, what was that ominous black lump?

“I wanted to meet you, Kamito. However –“

The girl faced that black lump at the altar in the center and threw it there.


“…?”

“Let’s leave the hug to the next opportunity. Look, as that child is waking up.”

When the black lump turned into a fog in midair, it surrounded the worshipped stone pillar at the altar.

The stone pillar that was brought in from the imperial capital and sealed the military-use spirit.

“Restia…What in the world are –“

Kamito muttered and at that time.

Suddenly, the ground violently shook.

“What…!?”

“Ah, looks like it has already woken up.”

“Restia…?”

“Kamito, be careful! She is the one, who gave me that crazy spirit!”

Claire shouted to Kamito, who was being absentminded.

“Wh…at…!?”

At that moment, a ground-shaking roar resounded.

Pishii—the stone pillar enveloped in the black fog got greatly cracked.

Zu…zuzu…zuzuzuzu…!

From the tear of the cracked stone pillar, a giant human hand appeared.


That was –

(Glasya-Labolas is – going in a frenzy!?)

Taken aback, he turned around. Restia was giggling.

That somewhat devilish smile was something Kamito had never seen.

“—Good bye, Kamito. Let’s meet again.”

“Restia… What is going on!? What are you –“

“Because that is your wish.”

“…!?”

Kamito’s face froze.

“Wait – Please wait, Restia!”

“I had waited, it has already been three years.”

“Resti…”

Restia smiled once again and disappeared into the empty space that became a black fog.

Kamito dropped both his hands like he was exhausted and stood still there dumbfounded.

— He did not understand what happened.

(Restia gave Claire that crazy spirit…?)

He could not believe it. No, he did not want to believe it.


However, the girl’s appearance belonged to the darkness spirit that he had been certainly continuously searching for.

His former contracted spirit.

The girl showed Kamito, who lost the human heart, his first warm light.

If that girl changed, that –

(It’s my fault… I had changed her into something different.)

The blade dance three years ago.

Kamito, who was victorious as Ren Ashbell, —

Attempted to have a 'wish' that humans can never wish for to be granted.

For that reason, he decided to lose her.

He believed that she would be alive somewhere.

The aching of spirit crest engraved on his left hand whispered.

—She would be alive again. He could still make up for his crimes.

By no means, it became that they met up again in such a manner – it was something he never thought of.

“Restia… Is this my punishment?”

If that was the case, it was too – cruel.

Like his whole body’s strength was drawn out and he was going to collapse, his knees hit the ground.

He was plunged into darkness. 


“Kamito!? Hey, are you listening, Kamito!”

Even Claire’s voice calling for Kamito was only absentmindedly heard.

Once again, the ground violently shook.

Passing through the 'gate' opened in the empty space, Glasya-Labolas was attempting to emerge out here.

The wall of the arena collapsed due to the tremor and a large amount of rubble poured down over Kamito’s head.

Just before his body was going to be crushed – that moment.

Pashii – Kamito’s head was twined around by a whip.

“…Guoo!”

Kamito was violently dragged along the ground and he made an anguishing voice.

Immediately after, large amount of rubble fell at that place where Kamito had been at.

There was a thunderous sound. Clouds of dust fluttered up in the air.

…If he was crushed, he would have, without a doubt, died.

“Idiot! Wh…what are you doing!”

Over his head, Claire took up a daunting pose and shouted.

“Hey, do you want to die? Or do you want to turn to cinders?”

“No, not those two choices – Guoo!”

“Hmm, to retort, you are alright, aren’t you!”


Claire constricted Kamito’s head with her whip and with a jerk, drew her face closer.

“…”

It was at a point-blank distance as if the tips of their noses were touching.

Her ruby-colored pupils, filled with a strong will, were before his eyes.

Nevertheless in such a moment, Kamito was reflexively startled.

“…Come on, what? What is it?”

Seemingly noticing that her face was too close, Claire’s cheeks turned red and she slightly loosened her whip.

“It…it’s not like I’m particularly interested but … for once, listen up.”

“Wh…what…”

“That girl just now, h…how is she related to you?”

“She –“

Kamito averted his eyes from Claire's clear eyes

“Was my contracted spirit.”

“Spirit?”

Kamito silently nodded and clenched his left hand.

“…It’s my fault. It’s my fault that she –“

The thoughts of Kamito, who sank into the dark abyss once again,—


“So what!”

Claire’s voice, which was cold, drew him back.

“Eh?”

“I am saying so what!”

Claire was standing straight up, with both hands at her waist and her twin-tail hair over her shoulder.

Until a while ago, her depressed state was not even minute.

There was above all else her noble beautiful crimson flame.

“No, it is because I…”

Kamito was taken aback dumbfounded—

“Didn’t you promise me just now that ‘I’ll be your contracted spirit’?! Please hold on the responsibility of your own words!”

Pishipashi! Claire placed a strike with her whip onto Kamito’s back.

“Ouch! Wh…what are you doing! Whipping a dead person!”

Without thought, Kamito stood up and shouted.

Claire suddenly smiled.

“A dead person? Then how about dying once? Look, look at that.”

“Aah?”


Kamito turned his face –

From the 'gate' in the empty space, bluish-white light was emitted and Glasya-Labolas came crawling out.

The battle-class military-use spirit, whose seal was undone, —its over-all length was more than ten-odd meters.

Glasya-Labolas roared. Merely with that, half of the audience seats were blown away.

It seemed that the audience had already escaped but there should still be many citizens outside the arena.

From the giant empty hole in the wall, the state of the plaza was in sight.

Everyone was screaming and jostling, while running away. In response to the sudden appearance of Glasya-Labolas, the plaza and the main street underwent a chaos of agonizing cries.

Placing its hand on the crumbled arena wall, Glasya-Labolas slowly walked out.

With just that, the ground shook like an earth tremor occurred.

How would things turn out, if such a thing got out into the town – there was no need to think so.

“Waiting for help from the academy would be too late. Just the two of us will have to do this.”

“…Ah, that’s right.”

However – Kamito still had not recovered from the shock.

Even 'Terminus Est', which he was tightly grasping, was losing that cool and clear radiance.

An elemental waffe would demonstrate its true value according to the spirit contractor’s divine power.

With Kamito’s current condition, he was unable to even maintain the sword’s strength.


For example, even if he fought, it was certain that it would instantly be broken.

“…”

Claire stared at Kamito in such a state with a rigid expression.

“It seems like you’re still half asleep. If that’s the case, I’ll wake you up.”

After that, for some reason, her face turned red and she quickly looked away.

And, in the next moment.

“…!?”

Suddenly, his lips were closed.[[Image:STnBD V01 250.jpg|thumb]]

It was hot. It was a tender sensation that was gently getting wet.

The tip of his nose was tickled by a faint scent of her hair.

“Hn…”

Several seconds later, their lips slowly separated.

“Are you awake?”

“…A…ah.”

Kamito nodded like he was befuddled.

“Th…this is something… only once.”

Biting her lips, Claire turned bright red and looked downwards.




The numbing-like kiss had blown away all the anguish from Kamito’s mind.

“…Shock therapy? However, this is a little too effective.”

“Hm,,,hmm, that’s fine! – Well then, let’s go, Kamito!”

While her face was bright red, Claire spun the spirit language summoning.

– Protector of red flames, watchman of the unsleeping hearth!

–Now is the time, by the blood contract, hurry and come to my side!

Immediately, a blazing flame whip was born in Claire’s hand.

It was not the black flame, invaded by the crazy spirit.

That was the flame of the noble Claire Rogue – Scarlet’s elemental waffe.

“Thank you, Scarlet. Lend me your power for just a bit longer.”

Responding to Claire’s feelings, the flame whip thunderously growled.

“I won’t make Scarlet, who is weakened, do something unreasonable. I’ll go around it to support, so you strike that giant human spirit.”

“Ah, I got it!”

Kamito firmly nodded and tightly grasped Terminus Est.

— That’s right. It is alright to not think about Restia now.

Now, just –


(To protect this tomboy princess, because that’s what I promised!)

Taking a stance with the sword, Kamito kicked the ground and jumped.

“I’ll show you, Claire Rogue”

The strongest blade dancer – Ren Ashbell’s blade dance!

Glasya-Labolas smashed the stone wall and stepped his foot out to the plaza outside the arena.

Kamito took a roundabout path to its behind and with a one-step jump, he pierced its ankle with the sword.

Vuoooooon!

Glasya-Labolas made a destructive roar – while the shock seemed to be blowing him away, Kamito clung onto the sword that pierced it.

(…What destructive power! As expected of a military-use spirit!)

The eyes of the giant, that were burning in anger, caught sight of Kamito’s figure at its feet.

It made a frenzy roar and swung down that blouder-like fist of its.

Kamito pulled out the sword and jumped back and using the giant’s arm as a stepping stone, he jumped again.

In order to crush Kamito, who appeared on top of his head, Glasya-Labolas reached out its hand –

At that moment when it seemed like it caught his ankle.

“Kamito!”

Claire swung her flame whip and bound that arm. As Scarlet was exhausted, cutting up the spirit could not be done. However, roughly sealing its movement was possible.

There was the thunderous sound of the wind blowing violently. Glasya-Labolas shifted its anger to Kamito on its head. In the state of passing by, Kamito brandished the sword. He cut the black crystal-like eyeball.

At that moment, from the eyeball that cracked, something like a black fog was blown out.

(That’s the crazy spirit…!?)

The black fog coiled about the sword. Just at that moment, the tip of its edge was corroding to black.

Kamito was taken aback. – The crazy spirit was a spirit that granted crazy attribute to spirits.

(Est is being encroached—!)

Kamito twisted his body and swung and cleared away the black fog.

He broke his stance in the air and was about to strike the ground as he was.

Then, Glasya-Labolas’ fist swung downwards.

Kamito took a stance with the sword in front of him – but he did not make it!

“…!”

Glasya-Labolas’ fist was – precisely stopped above his head.

Its arm, which was about to swing down at any time, was twined with a burning flame whip.

“Kamito! Now’s the chance, quickly do it!”

“Ah—“


Kamito laughed fearlessly and stood up, and concentrated his consciousness to the sword.

The elemental waffe of the sword spirit, Est, increased in radiance as it responded to Kamito’s feelings

He kicked the ground and jumped. Kamito’s sword once again danced in the midair.

And then –

“Oooooooooooo!”

The shining flashing sword cut up Glasya-Labolas’ body right in half.

===Part 5===

That moment when Kamito cut and turned over Glasya-Labolas, Claire was motionlessly staring at it.[[Image:STnBD V01 255.jpg|thumb]]

With the shining sword in his hand, Kazehaya Kamito danced a splendor blade dance,–

That was almost–

Like the blade dance of Ren Ashbell, who she saw at the stage of the blade dance three years ago.

(…Don’t tell me.)

The moment Glasya-Labolas turned into particles of light, the flame whip returned to the form of a small hell cat. Claire preciously embraced the flame spirit, which became small like a kitten.

“—Thank you, Scarlet.”



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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter5

2012-04-07T13:23:52Z

Nikuniku: /* Part 2 */

==Claire's Feelings==

===Part 1===
(…Sigh, I have totally gotten myself into something troublesome.)

While walking on the stone paving of the academy, Kamito sighed a number of times today. In front of his eyes, there was the culprit, red twin-tail hair swaying about.

As usual 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 elsewhere 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 burned down.”

Kamito showed her him dropping his shoulders unnaturally.

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 milady (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 milady.

“…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 a milady 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 milady.

“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!”
[[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 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 a milady, 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 Chapter3

2012-04-07T13:06:34Z

Nikuniku: /* Part 3 */

== Chapter 3: My Classmate is a Princess ==
===Part 1===

A stubborn footstep resounded in the academy hallway.

A sleeved uniform has been provided directly to Kamito, who was following the swaying ponytail while walking.

The uniform Greyworth prepared was a customary designed for his personal use. The fundamental colour was the same as that of the other students, a pure white, but the dress under 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 in 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 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 has 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 on his left hand 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 quickly walked toward him.

“Y-You, what kind of things were you considering 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 it was a common problem that all the students of this academy have no immunity to men.

Maybe the reason that she walked so fast since earlier, was because she was conscious of the fact that Kamito was a man.

"Listen, don’t misunderstand anything! I have never 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 there is such a man as a spirit contractor, there is no way I would accept it!"

Returning on her heels, Ellis began to walk quickly.

"Altogether, 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 in 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 the school life.

(Hmm, yeah. Speaking of life.)

Suddenly, something came into 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. Especially a part of the endowment has been addressed in the construction cost."

"What a strangely thorny way of speaking."

... Well whatever. It's certainly better than being homeless and 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 seemed he can’t find any lodge 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 a 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 well."

"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 have been put together and were erected there, was actually the lodge.

Here and there, different lengths of planks had been nailed down together.

The roof was flaky. A sudden gust of strong wind would demolish such a lodge.

"Ah, maybe--- that one?"

"Yeah."

Ellis simply nodded.

"Where's the splendid lodge! It seems that it has 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, for wasting my time because of you. Are you unsatisfied?"

“I’m full of dissatisfaction. It's almost a 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 care than you."

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 normally training for it."

"Really, um, if there are chances, 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 has 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 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 shed 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 have slightly been cut.

"... T-The Fahrengart secret sword skill was fended off."

"....Therefore don't casually swing at me with your hidden sword skill!"

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 shape carving was there.

Areishia Spirit Academy classrooms were arranged a floor apart from each other. Because classrooms close to each other would likely create a duel or 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 at 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 maintain public morals, she naturally couldn't accept Kamito.

Despite all of it, She could sincerely face and talk to him.

A bit stubborn, but her heart was honorable.

"... Hm, Why are you glaring at my face?"

Ellis suspiciously frowned her eyebrows.

"Well, I'm sorry for the various teasing from sometime 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 Chapter3

2012-04-07T13:02:50Z

Nikuniku: /* Part 3 */

== Chapter 3: My Classmate is a Princess ==
===Part 1===

A stubborn footstep resounded in the academy hallway.

A sleeved uniform has been provided directly to Kamito, who was following the swaying ponytail while walking.

The uniform Greyworth prepared was a customary designed for his personal use. The fundamental colour was the same as that of the other students, a pure white, but the dress under 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 in 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 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 has 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 on his left hand 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 quickly walked toward him.

“Y-You, what kind of things were you considering 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 it was a common problem that all the students of this academy have no immunity to men.

Maybe the reason that she walked so fast since earlier, was because she was conscious of the fact that Kamito was a man.

"Listen, don’t misunderstand anything! I have never 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 there is such a man as a spirit contractor, there is no way I would accept it!"

Returning on her heels, Ellis began to walk quickly.

"Altogether, 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 in 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 the school life.

(Hmm, yeah. Speaking of life.)

Suddenly, something came into 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. Especially a part of the endowment has been addressed in the construction cost."

"What a strangely thorny way of speaking."

... Well whatever. It's certainly better than being homeless and 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 seemed he can’t find any lodge 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 a 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 well."

"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 have been put together and were erected there, was actually the lodge.

Here and there, different lengths of planks had been nailed down together.

The roof was flaky. A sudden gust of strong wind would demolish such a lodge.

"Ah, maybe--- that one?"

"Yeah."

Ellis simply nodded.

"Where's the splendid lodge! It seems that it has 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, for wasting my time because of you. Are you unsatisfied?"

“I’m full of dissatisfaction. It's almost a 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 care than you."

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 normally training for it."

"Really, um, if there are chances, 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 has 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 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 shed 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 have slightly been cut.

"... T-The Fahrengart secret sword skill was fended off."

"....Therefore don't casually swing at me with your hidden sword skill!"

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 shape carving was there.

Areishia Spirit Academy classrooms were arranged a floor apart from each other. Because classrooms close to each other would likely create a duel or 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 at 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 maintain public morals, she naturally couldn't accept Kamito.

Despite all of it, She could sincerely face and talk to him.

A bit stubborn, but her heart was honorable.

"... Hm, Why are you glaring at my face?"

Ellis suspiciously frowned her eyebrows.

"Well, I'm sorry for the various teasing from sometime 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 maid young girl's black pupil. |thumb]]
"U......um, .........uaah, I'm sorry!"

fuwa~* Tears began floating 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

2012-04-07T12:54:23Z

Nikuniku: /* Part 1 */

== Chapter 3: My Classmate is a Princess ==
===Part 1===

A stubborn footstep resounded in the academy hallway.

A sleeved uniform has been provided directly to Kamito, who was following the swaying ponytail while walking.

The uniform Greyworth prepared was a customary designed for his personal use. The fundamental colour was the same as that of the other students, a pure white, but the dress under 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 in 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 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 has 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 on his left hand 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 quickly walked toward him.

“Y-You, what kind of things were you considering 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 it was a common problem that all the students of this academy have no immunity to men.

Maybe the reason that she walked so fast since earlier, was because she was conscious of the fact that Kamito was a man.

"Listen, don’t misunderstand anything! I have never 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 there is such a man as a spirit contractor, there is no way I would accept it!"

Returning on her heels, Ellis began to walk quickly.

"Altogether, 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 in 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 the school life.

(Hmm, yeah. Speaking of life.)

Suddenly, something came into 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. Especially a part of the endowment has been addressed in the construction cost."

"What a strangely thorny way of speaking."

... Well whatever. It's certainly better than being homeless and 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 seemed he can’t find any lodge 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 a 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 well."

"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 have been put together and were erected there, was actually the lodge.

Here and there, different lengths of planks had been nailed down together.

The roof was flaky. A sudden gust of strong wind would demolish such a lodge.

"Ah, maybe--- that one?"

"Yeah."

Ellis simply nodded.

"Where's the splendid lodge! It seems that it has 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, for wasting my time because of you. Are you unsatisfied?"

“I’m full of dissatisfaction. It's almost a 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 care than you."

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 normally training for it."

"Really, um, if there are chances, 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 has 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 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 shed 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 have slightly been cut.

"... T-The Fahrengart secret sword skill was fended off."

"....Therefore don't casually swing at me with your hidden sword skill!"

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 shape carving was there.

Areishia Spirit Academy classrooms were arranged a floor apart from each other. Because classrooms close to each other would likely create a duel or 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 at 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 maintain public morals, she naturally couldn't accept Kamito.

Despite all of it, She could sincerely face and talk to him.

A bit stubborn, but her heart was honorable.

"... Hm, Why are you glaring at my face?"

Ellis suspiciously frowned her eyebrows.

"Well, I'm sorry for the various teasing from sometime 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's your intention, 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, wrapping his arms around the young girl so to prevent her head from being hurt, and tumbling 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 floating in the maid young girl's black pupil. |thumb]]
"U......um, .........uaah, I'm sorry!"

fuwa~* Tears began floating 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

2012-04-07T12:21:51Z

Nikuniku: /* Part 1 */

== Chapter 3: My Classmate is a Princess ==
===Part 1===

A stubborn footstep resounded in the academy hallway.

A sleeved uniform has been provided directly to Kamito, who was following the swaying ponytail while walking.

The uniform Greyworth prepared was a customary designed for his personal use. The fundamental colour was the same as that of the other students, a pure white, but the dress under 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 in 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 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 has 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 on his left hand 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 quickly walked toward him.

“Y-You, what kind of things were you considering 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 it was a common problem that all the students of this academy have no immunity to men.

Maybe the reason that she walked so fast since earlier, was because she was conscious of the fact that Kamito was a man.

"Listen, don’t misunderstand anything! I have never 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 there is such a man as a spirit contractor, there is no way I would accept it!"

Returning on her heels, Ellis began to walk quickly.

"Altogether, 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 in 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 the school life.

(Hmm, yeah. Speaking of life.)

Suddenly, something came into 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. Especially a part of the endowment has been addressed in the construction cost."

"What a strangely thorny way of speaking."

... Well whatever. It's certainly better than being homeless and 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 seemed he can’t find any lodge 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 a 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 well."

"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 have been put together and were erected there, was actually the lodge.

Here and there, different lengths of planks had been nailed down together.

The roof was flaky. A sudden gust of strong wind would demolish such a lodge.

"Ah, maybe--- that one?"

"Yeah."

Ellis simply nodded.

"Where's the splendid lodge! It seems that it has 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, for wasting my time because of you. Are you unsatisfied?"

“I’m full of dissatisfaction. It's almost a 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 care than you."

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 normally training for it."

"Really, um, if there are chances, 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 has 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 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 shed away.

"Are you also from the Raven Class?"

Kamito tentatively asked a question.

The term "Extraordinary problem child" fit 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 have slightly been cut.

"... T-The Fahrengart secret sword skill was fended off."

"....Therefore don't casually swing at me with your hidden sword skill!"

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 shape carving was there.

Areishia Spirit Academy classrooms were arranged a floor apart from each other. Because classrooms close to each other would likely create a duel or 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 at 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 maintain public morals, she naturally couldn't accept Kamito.

Despite all of it, She could sincerely face and talk to him.

A bit stubborn, but her heart was honorable.

"... Hm, Why are you glaring at my face?"

Ellis suspiciously frowned her eyebrows.

"Well, I'm sorry for the various teasing from sometime 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's your intention, 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, wrapping his arms around the young girl so to prevent her head from being hurt, and tumbling 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 floating in the maid young girl's black pupil. |thumb]]
"U......um, .........uaah, I'm sorry!"

fuwa~* Tears began floating 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

2012-04-07T12:21:15Z

Nikuniku: /* Part 1 */

== Chapter 3: My Classmate is a Princess ==
===Part 1===

A stubborn footstep resounded in the academy hallway.

A sleeved uniform has been provided directly to Kamito, who was following the swaying ponytail while walking.

The uniform Greyworth prepared was a customary designed for his personal use. The fundamental colour was the same as that of the other students, a pure white, but the dress under 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 in 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 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 has 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 on his left hand 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 quickly walked toward him.

“Y-You, what kind of things were you considering 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 it was a common problem that all the students of this academy have no immunity to men.

Maybe the reason that she walked so fast since earlie, was because she was conscious of the fact that Kamito was a man.

"Listen, don’t misunderstand anything! I have never 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 there is such a man as a spirit contractor, there is no way I would accept it!"

Returning on her heels, Ellis began to walk quickly.

"Altogether, 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 in 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 the school life.

(Hmm, yeah. Speaking of life.)

Suddenly, something came into 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. Especially a part of the endowment has been addressed in the construction cost."

"What a strangely thorny way of speaking."

... Well whatever. It's certainly better than being homeless and 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 seemed he can’t find any lodge 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 a 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 well."

"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 have been put together and were erected there, was actually the lodge.

Here and there, different lengths of planks had been nailed down together.

The roof was flaky. A sudden gust of strong wind would demolish such a lodge.

"Ah, maybe--- that one?"

"Yeah."

Ellis simply nodded.

"Where's the splendid lodge! It seems that it has 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, for wasting my time because of you. Are you unsatisfied?"

“I’m full of dissatisfaction. It's almost a 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 care than you."

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 normally training for it."

"Really, um, if there are chances, 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 has 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 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 shed away.

"Are you also from the Raven Class?"

Kamito tentatively asked a question.

The term "Extraordinary problem child" fit 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 have slightly been cut.

"... T-The Fahrengart secret sword skill was fended off."

"....Therefore don't casually swing at me with your hidden sword skill!"

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 shape carving was there.

Areishia Spirit Academy classrooms were arranged a floor apart from each other. Because classrooms close to each other would likely create a duel or 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 at 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 maintain public morals, she naturally couldn't accept Kamito.

Despite all of it, She could sincerely face and talk to him.

A bit stubborn, but her heart was honorable.

"... Hm, Why are you glaring at my face?"

Ellis suspiciously frowned her eyebrows.

"Well, I'm sorry for the various teasing from sometime 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's your intention, 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, wrapping his arms around the young girl so to prevent her head from being hurt, and tumbling 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 floating in the maid young girl's black pupil. |thumb]]
"U......um, .........uaah, I'm sorry!"

fuwa~* Tears began floating 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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== Chapter 7: Contracted Spirit Est ==

=== Part 1 ===

.....He remembered that he was taken into a black room.

A room like a prison cell without windows.

He recalled being taken by people in black, also the day he met '''her''' for the first time ---

It was since eight years ago when the young boy became The Strongest Blade Dancer --- Ren Ashbell, .

Before that he was at an orphanage.

It was no ordinary orphanage. It was a so called <Instructional School> that didn't exist on any maps.

From every part of the continent, young girls with talents as a spirit contractor were gathered from　orphanages　or relief institutions, and received special training in the secret facility. Those were raised there were exceptional assassins. The emotions of the girls were killed by the crazily education, and nothing but massacre techniques using spirits where thoroughly hammered into them.

On that day eight years ago, a young boy who was taken in by the Instructional School was able to communicate with the spirits.

The Demon King's Reincarnation --- called the miracle child by the training instructor, that young boy was trained with highest priority.

He was subjected to the highest assassin skills training, handing to him their treasured one of the most powerful pillar spirit.

Formerly, a sealed spirit because of the demon king, the dark spirit.

But, four years ago, an enigma berserk accident suddenly destroyed the Instructional School.

Thanks to the incident, the hideous truth of the Instructional School was brought to light, and the aristocrat faction in charge of the scheme was purged; its existence was erased from all the records of the Orudeshia empire.

The young boy, escaped with his contracted spirit.

Running away from his pursuers, he disguised himself as a girl. Originally the young boy had well equipped features; his voice has yet changed, and nobody thought that he was a boy.

Also, three years ago. The Strongest blade dancer magnificently debuted.

Winning the <Spirit Blade Dance Play Festival>, in order to fulfill '''her''' one and only <wish>.

But, It's --- '''something he must never had wished for'''.

=== Part 2 ===

Kamito opened his eyes and found himself lying in bed.

Birds were chirping outside the window. Bright morning light entered into the room.

He strongly felt that he had a very nostalgic dream, but couldn't remember what it was about.

His head hurt. Kamito slowly turned his head and sat up. Then he noticed.

What he was wearing was not the the Areidesia spirit academy school uniform. It seemed that someone had helped him into pajamas. The freshly washed clothes were very comfortable.

"By the way ... where am I?"

Kamito looked around the room.

The layout of the room was very familiar. This must be the dormitory of academy.

However, this was not Claire's room. It was impossible for her room to be so clean. The furniture and household items looked very upscale and polished spotless. The room was like a luxury hotel. It did feel like a girl's room, but with a different perspective from Claire's.

He moved his arms to get out of bed - but a sharp burning pain shot up from his right hand.

Grimacing from the sharp pain, Kamito finally remembered.

(At that time, I ......)

In order to protect Claire, Kamito had surpassed the limit to release the contract spirit's power.

Conjuring up a powerful Elemental Waffe was of course good. But since the spirit was too strong, his divine energy was exhausted all at once, and he had passed out.

(Right, ... How was Claire?)

Kamito was going to get up from bed, but at that moment -

(Hm?)

Something squirmed inside the sheets.

"Wow! What ... What the hell!?"

Kamito bounced up to quickly yank the sheets aside.

Something unbelievable was there.

A silver-haired girl.

And she was naked, stark naked.

No, more precisely she was not completely naked; she had black knee socks on.

A knee socks wearing, nude, silver-haired girl was there.

... Silence for about a full half minute.

"...Who are you?" Asked Kamito. His head was spinning, and he couldn't come up with any other questions.

"Est." The girl expressionlessly replied. It was a cold and mechanical-sounding voice.

"Est ... so that's your name?"

"Right. Human vocal organs are incapable of pronouncing my true name, so call me Est."

"Well, Est."

"Yes."

One would blink in amazement at the transparent violet eyes of the beautiful silver-haired girl.

She seemed to be younger than Kamito.

Her body was very petite, maybe even smaller than Claire's.

"Uh ... Why ... are you ... in my bed?"

"Because I belong to you, my master."

The girl answered with no hesitation.

"......"

Cold sweat flowed down from Kamito's forehead.

... Wait. Calm down. He had no memory of such a thing. Wrong, isn't that he doesn't remember anything about it even worse?

Why am I in bed with a naked girl? Kamito Kazehaya, were you really such a despicable pervert that stripped innocent little girls and then brought them to bed?

NO! Absolutely not!

"Hey, Est."

"Yes, master."

"Why are you calling me master? Please briefly explain."

"Because master is my master. Was there any self-contradiction? "

Est replied expressionless.

"Or would you like me to call you differently?"

"For now, anything other than master."

"Well, Aniue-sama<ref>An extremely respectable way of calling an elder brother</ref>."

"No."

"Daddy."

"Even worse."

"... Onii-chan?"

"... Uh ... no!"

Kamito averted his eyes slightly. Involuntarily, he felt that the last one was quite good.

"My bad. Kamito, please call me Kamito."

"Got it. I'll call you Kamito."

The knee socks wearing nude silver-haired girl nodded.

Kamito ... Kamito ... my master is Kamito ... the girl murmured, as if constantly chewing these words.

Kamito's head gradually started aching. What is with this girl?

"Why are you wearing nothing but knee socks? Isn't it odd?"

"Are you saying that I should take the socks off!?"

Est's always expressionless face showed a sign of wavering for the first time.

"Actually demanding me to show my bare feet ... Kamito is such a pervert. "

"No, aren't you naked? What is this mysterious sense of embarrassment?"

Kamito sighed. Oh, well, perhaps it was due to cultural difference.

At this point, suddenly the sound of someone coming up the stairs was heard through the door.

"... Oh, no! Someone is coming!"

It would be bad regardless of whom, seeing this situation.

"Hide somewhere now!"

"Why?"

"No questions! Hurry up!"

"Oui, roger that."

Est wiggled deep into the sheets.

"Why there out of all places!"

Snip -

At this instant, the door opened.

"Kamito, you woke up!"

Rinslet's maid Carol appeared. She was carrying a basin and towels.

"Carol!? That you are here means this is -"

"The room of my lady, Rinslet."

Carol smiled.

I see. Indeed she was a daughter of the Laurenfrost family. No wonder the room was so different from Claire's.

"By the way, why am I in Rinslet's room?"

"My lady was very worried because you fainted and had you carried here. She and I took care of you."

"......So that's why. Thank you."

Kamito felt very grateful. That girl was surprisingly a good person.

Carol walked over towards the bed.

(... Oh, no!)

The moment Kamito put on the alert posture, Est squirmed in the sheets.

Kamito's body suddenly involuntarily froze.

(Hey ... Hey! Come on. Please stay still!)

"You woke up, Kamito Kazehaya."

Snip - this time the uniformed Rinslet came in.

Although he thought Rinslet would breath a sigh of relief, but she put two hands upon her waist, and glared sharply at Kamito.

"...I was so startled because you suddenly fainted."

"Ah, My bad. I heard that you have been taking care of me. Thank you."

"Humph! Taking care of the servants is also the duty of a master!"

Rinslet's face suddenly became red and she looked away.

"... Besides, you saved my friend ..."

"Well?"

"Nothing ...!"

Rinslet suddenly folded her arms, and turned her face aside.

Her behavior of not being frank with herself was somehow quite lovely, actually.

"By the way, how is Claire?" Asked Kamito. Back then Claire looked very haggard, and something was obviously wrong.

... Hopefully she was not thinking something strange.

"She locked herself in her room the moment she came back to the academy and has stayed there since then. No matter how I provoke her outside the door, she completely refuses to come out."

"So..."

Kamito sighed. It seemed that even that defiant princess could suffer from depression. Although she acted very tough, she was just an ordinary girl after all.

"My lady is really worried about her childhood friend Miss Claire."

"Carol! what, what are you talking about! " Red faced Rinslet repetitively beat Carol on her back.

Looking at the exchange between the two girls, Kamito smiled bitterly.

(... Ah. That girl, even though she was seemingly convinced that she was alone,)

(She does have good friends.)

"What is it, Kamito Kazehaya? Why are you smiling?"

Rinslet puffed her cheeks and stared at Kamito.

"Since you have woken up, get out already. Men are prohibited in the female dormitory!"

"Ah, Oh. I'll go out now...... uh!"

Just then, Kamito suddenly froze.

... No way. He absolutely could not get out of bed now. There was a beautiful knee socks wearing nude young girl hidden under the sheets.

This was bad. Extremely bad. If she was to be discovered by these two girls, his life will be in danger in all kinds of ways.

(What should I do ... right!)

Kamito needed to change from pajamas into uniforms. Using that as an excuse, he could sent Rinslet and Carol away, then take this opportunity to escape with Est from the window.

No, no good. To go out with Est in her current state, they would surely be caught.

If they were to be dragged to that stubborn leader of the Knights, he would end up even more miserable.

That being the case, he had to -

"Uh ... right! Can I ask for a favor?"

"What's that? Do you ... want to lick my toes?"

"No one asked for such a thing!"

Kamito retorted out of reflex ... Why was there an expectation in her tone?

"That's not what I ask. I was thinking ...could you lend me some clothes."

"Clothes? Oh, of course, your uniform is right here."

Rinslet snapped her fingers, and Carol immediately brought out the folded uniforms. The ripped uniforms from battle yesterday was mended, even the buttons were sewn back on neatly.

"That's not what I meant. I would like to borrow a girl's uniform. "

"......"

(Eh? I feel like I have made some kind of fatal mistake just now ...)

Rinslet stared at Kamito as if looking at a cockroach on the roadside.

"Oh? What do you plan to do with a girl's uniform, Kamito Kazehaya?"

Gogogogo...

"No ... No, not what you think ... uh ... that ..."

Kamito stammered, trying to find excuses to gloss over the question.

"Then it can't be helped. Then although it is a bit embarrassing, I'll lend you my clothes..."

Carol's face turned red, and she started to remove her clothes uneasily.

"Not your clothes! And that's not even a uniform!"

"So that's how it is. What Kamito-sama desires most is a uniform of my lady's."

"What? ... My uniform?"

Rinslet suddenly blushed totally red, and quickly covered her chest.

(Ah ah ah ah! These two are so troublesome!)

Kamito cried in his mind. Just at this time.

From the abdomen of Kamito somehow came a wiggling sensation.

(...! Est! What are you are doing!)

"Hmm? Kamito Kazehaya, what are you doing?"

"No ... nothing ..."
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"You have been acting strange since earlier. Come to think of it, the sheets seemed to bulge mysteriously."

"My lady, men are the kind of creatures to bulge in the morning."

"Yes ... a normal physiological phenomenon, it can't be helped ... that's not what this is!"

"Out with it already, what exactly are you hiding there!"

Paa-tsu - Rinslet forcefully yanked the sheets off.

"What!" "Ah!"

Rinslet and Carol simultaneously covered their mouths, and opened their eyes widely.

It was no wonder. In the bed, after all, there was one beautiful knee socks wearing naked girl.

"Kamito, we are caught."

Still expressionless, Est suddenly hugged Kamito tightly.

"Wh... Wh... What!"

"Hold on! Rinslet, do not misunderstand! This is because -"

Kamito panically shook his head, trying desperately to explain.

"This is because what?"

"Uh ... because ... that ..."

...Uh, no good. Even Kamito didn't know why the young girl was here.

Having said that, regardless of what excuses that Kamito came up with, he had no confidence to convince these two.

"- I see, that's how it was."

Rinslet grinned, a chilling smile appeared on her face.

An elegant, graceful, and truely aristocratic smile.

"You ... you understand?"

"Yes, I completely understand. While I was worried about you, you...you secretly brought such a lovely girl to bed ---"

Rinslet's freezing cold stares repeatedly stabbed Kamito.

Or rather... it was really cold, cold enough to freeze one to death.

Unknowingly, the windows were covered with frost. Just as one thought that a blizzard was bursting around in the room, the wolf spirit of magic ice suddenly appeared on top of the bed.

"... Wait! This is no joke - I am really going to die!"

"Then ...then die! You pervert ----!"

The magic ice spirit <Fenrir> let out a terrifying roar, then started attacking Kamito.

"... Wahh! For real!"

Kamito nimbly jumped out of bed and fled around in the room.

Baring its fangs, the magic ice spirit chased Kamito back and forth.

Bark! Bark!

"......"

At this moment, Est quietly rose up and stood in front of Kamito as if to shield him.

The white wolf bared its sharp fangs fiercely, and then leaped.

Still expressionless, Est thrust her hand in front of the nose of the white wolf.

Fenrir's movement suddenly froze.

"Woo...ong..."

"Stay back! How dare you as a magic ice spirt to defy me, the <Demon Slayer>? "

The moment Est calmly finished her words, Fenrir began to tremble.

And then -

"Sit down."

Chokun<ref>Sound of sitting down</ref>."

"Hand."

Pofu.

"Good boy."

Rub. Rub.

"......"

Kamito was speechless. Rinslet's mouth also hung wide open.

Even spirits of the rank of Fenrir were lead by the nose. This girl, could she be -

"Might you be a spirit!?"

"Yes, I'm the contract spirit of Kamito."

Stroking the head of the tamed Fenrir, Est nodded expressionlessly.

===Part 3===

"Unbelievable. I never expect you to be the <sealed spirit> of that sword."

Having left the female dormitory and walking in the courtyard of
the academy, Kamito took a glance at the girl next to him.

Of course, she was not naked. Currently, she was wearing the
uniform of the Areishia spirit academy.

The spirits that had a human form were the highest rank in Astral
Zero. So it is understandable that Kamito did not immediately
discover the girl's true identity.

"I mean, you can reconstruct clothes, so why were you naked?"

"I thought you would be pleased that way. Or do I really have to
show you my bare feet?"

It seemed that this spirit would be embarrassed if she exposed
her bare feet. Such an obscure type of shyness.

Kamito sighed, and tried to sort out what he had talked about with Est.

-- Back then Est resonated to the strong will of Kamito, and was
summoned in the form of Elemental Waffe. However, at the same
time when Kamito lost his consciousness, the path<ref>More literally, "magic circuit", but the author has indicated in furigana that it should be read as "path".</ref> was once again
closed, and she ended up not being able to return to Astral Zero.

"Why was the path not connected? We did form the contract after all."

"One factor is that my original existence is an overly powerful being, but probably the main cause is from Kamito
yourself. Subconsciously, Kamito was ''rejecting the contract with
me.''"

"......"

Kamito had an idea. His eyes rested on the left hand in the black leather gloves.

Back then to save Claire, Kamito strived to not consider about it.

But it is undeniable, ''her'' presence still haunts the heart of
Kamito.

"... Sorry. It is not that I was unwilling to contract with
you. That's not how it was."

Unable to return to Astral Zero put an enormous stress on the
Spirits.

However, most of the power of Est was left in Astral
Zero, so at the moment she was seemingly unable to display her
original strength.

Perhaps because Est took the form of a human girl, Kamito became
more distressed.

"It does not matter. Anyway, I'm tired of being sealed inside
the sword. It has been hundreds of years since I last came to
this world. I decided to enjoy everything here. Say, Kamito - "

Est pulled the sleeve of Kamito's uniform.

"It feels like I have a good impression of you."

"... A good impression?"

"Meaning that I might like you."

"Ah. So ... thank you."

Kamito could not help but blush, and averted his eyes.

Despite being a sealed spirit with extraordinary power, her
appearance was that of a lovely girl.

To receive such a straight confession ... Kamito did not know how to respond.

"But when you were sealed inside the sword, haven't you rejected
contracting with all the other spirit contractors?"

"Yes, Kamito. So far, I have rejected 53 spirit contractors."

"Then why has such a high rank spirit like you chosen me?"

"Well, if I had to guess - it might have been an intuition."

Est watched Kamito with the pair of clear violet eyes.

"Because I felt - that the two of us are alike."

"... What do you mean?"

"Kamito."

Est suddenly held out her forefinger and gently pressed the lips
of Kamito.

"Do not snoop about a girl's secrets!"

"...!"

A completely unexpected reaction. Kamito's heart raced at the soft
touch of her fingertips.

Then, her skirt twirled as Est quickly turned around. She ran forward lightly.

Going a long way from the dormitory, Kamito finally arrived at
the school building of the academy.

Could Claire be here? After being driven out of Rinslet's room,
Kamito immediately went to Claire's room to check her out. But she was
not in the room.

Maybe she had already recovered, and went to the class to take
the lectures.

It was good if that's the case - but somehow his heart jitters anxiously.

While walking together with Est in the corridor, Kamito heard
whispers constantly coming from all directions.

"Look. Look. There is that male tranfer student."

"As expected, he has already layed his hand on a new girl."

"What a pretty girl ... do we have such a student in our academy?"

"Hey. Is it true that Ellis's group engaged in a duel with him?"

"He can't be planing to lay his hand on all the girls of the academy, can he?"

"what a pervert ... or rather, a lewd beast?"

"Definitely a lewd beast."

"Yeah, a lewd beast."

"Public enemy of the girls ..."

Twitter twitter ...

... Kamito's heart hurt. The target of this chattering had heard everything.

"Is Kamito really a lewd beast?"

Est dealt a further blow. Well, she meant no harm.

Clink -- the sound of a sword being drawn came from the back at that moment.

"- Kamito Kazehaya, you nasty man!"

"...!"

With no time to turn around, the blade had been mounted on the
back of his neck.

Kamito raised both his hands, and timidly moved nothing but his
line of sight -

Standing there was the pony-tailed leader of the Knights, emitting a terrifying murderous intent.

"E ... Ellis ...?"

"I misjudged you, you sex maniac! How could you lay your hand on
such an innocent girl!"

"... Listen."

Kamito sighed, and said with half squinted eyes: "You have made a
very rude misunderstanding about other people. She is
my contract spirit."

"...... What?"

Ellis raised her eyebrows in surprise.

"You are saying this girl is that sword spirit that slayed the magic spirit with one blow?"

Ellis skeptically stared at Est for a moment, then turned back to
Kamito again.

"Stop making lame lies, Kamito Kazehaya!"

Clang - the blade was placed on his neck again.

But the next second, Ellis's startled eyes widened.

The blade that was stabed towards the back of his neck turned soft
and bent down.

"What is going on?"

"Howling<ref> More literally, "property resonance", but to be read as "howling" as indicated by the author.</ref> - as a sword spirit, I can freely interfere with various
blades. Are you willing to believe us now?"

"...!"

Ellis, with her eyes wide open, examined the bent sword.

Spirit magic could bring about similar phenomenon, but Est bent the sword without even lifting a finger.

"I see. ...Sorry for having doubted you."

Ellis put away the sword, and apologized seriously with a bow.

"No. Originally, I did not think she was a spirit."

Kamito shrugged and shook his head.

Although there were times where she was overly stubborn, but this
candor was also endearing.

"By the way, how are the other two? Hm, from the knight brigade-"

"You mean Rakka and Reishia? They regained their conscious this
morning. They were beaten pretty badly by you guys. They need to
rest for a while before they can control the spirits again."

"Sorry ... Once I use Elemental Waffe, it is difficult to
calibrate my strength."

"It was a duel. Please do not mind it. For them it was a good
lesson."

Ellis fake coughed, and then -

"...I'm sorry."

"Hmm?"

"I said, I'm sorry. I disliked you for no other reason except
that you are a boy. So I feel compelled to apologize."

With her cheeks blushing red, she stared into the eyes of Kamito.

"When you stood up to the magic spirit to save Clare Rogue, you
looked really ... really cool. To be honest I was petrified with fear."

"I had to deal with frenzied spirits several times before. It was
just experience."

Kamito, scratched the back of his head, like he was feeling a bit shy.

"Kamito, I am unhappy to be ignored." Est said, puffing out her cheeks.

"Oh, sorry ..."

Then, Kamito suddenly recalled his purpose here.

"Ellis, do you know where Claire is?"

"Isn't Claire Rogue still locking herself in her room? Losing
the contract spirit seemed to be a very big blow to her."

"But she doesn't seem to be in her room. Do you have a clue?"

"Well ..."

Ellis raised her hand to her chin and pondered a bit.

"Come to think of it, the <military spirit> contract ceremony will be held
in the academic town this afternoon."

"Contract ceremony?"

"Ah, volunteers are recruited among the students of the academy
to form a contract with military spirits."

In short, it is scouting from the military - Ellis explained.

In return for the powerful military spirit that the Orudeshia
Knights brigade provides, the academy presents the students. Once
the student forged a contract with the military spirit, he becomes
part of the army, and as a cost for the powerful military spirit,
he must obey the orders and be dispatched immediately whenever
requested by the brigade.

"Although there are a lot of troubles to become military
personnel, there are many voluntary participants seeking to form
contracts with powerful spirits. From the very beginning, there
are many student who entered the academy aiming to become
spirit knights."

"With so many participants, how do they pick the candidate?"

"Of course - the spirit blade dance."

The format of the competition was a free for all battle royal.

Serving also as a demonstration from the Orudeshia knight brigade
to the public, the blade dance would be held in the arena of
the academy town, rather than in Astral Zero.

"Having lost her contract spirit, it is possible that she will
volunteer to participate in the ceremony."

"However, without her contract spirit, to enter a blade dance
ceremony is -" Kamito stopped in mid-sentence and swallow the
remaining words.

Impossible-- but he was not sure.

To perform blade dance without the contract spirit, that kind of
action amounts to nothing but suicide.

Without the power of spirits, there was absolutely no way to beat
other spirit contractors. Such a no-brainer simple truth.

But Claire now--

Kamito recalled how she looked like that day when she stood in
the rain.

"...Ellis, where is the ceremony going to take place?"

"If I remember correctly, just go straightly along the Olivier
Avenue - Kamito?"

"- Got it. Ellis, thank you!"

Kamito took Est's hand and started to run.

(Do not try to shoulder everything by yourself. Idiot!)

===Part 4===

Clare walked alone in the alley within the academic town.

She looked dejected, and her steps were very heavy.

However, she had to go. There is no choice but to move forward.

For the sake of Scarlet who shielded her with its own body, she
must obtain an extremely strong spirit---an overwhelming power that
will not lose to anyone.

... It could not be reconciled. In front of that terrifying magic
spirit, she couldn't do anything.

Moreover, because of her own arrogance and stupidity, she had
lost Scarlet, her most important partner that had accompanied her
since childhood.

Further, had Kamito not come to her rescue, she would surely have been killed.

"... Why do I think about the face of that guy again!"

Claire shook her head, trying to get rid of the image of Kamito
in her mind.

"- I do not need that guy. I survived on my own from the past to
present."

Yes, she would not stop here. Claire Rogue must face the battle
alone.

- I want more power, a strong power that will not lose to anyone.

A strong power so I would never lose anything again. A strong
power to take back what I have lost.

For example --- like the power of that girl that I admired on
first sight three years ago.

The overwhelming power of the Strongest Blade Dancer, Ren Ashbell.

"- You desire power so much?"

"......?"

Hearing the sudden voice, Claire quickly turned around.

There stood a beautiful girl.

It was a girl in a dark dress with lustrous black hair.

Her refined face exhibited a subtle grace, and a beauty
that somehow looked like a dissociation with normal humans.

She had pitchblack pupils, as if one will be sucked in with one
look.

Claire instantly discarded her alertness, charmed by the beauty
of the girl.

"Thank you. Because of you, Kamito has awoken."

"Who are you? What are you talking about?"

"However, this is not enough, his true self is much more than that."

The girl giggled, and slowly approached Claire.

Claire did not move. No, she couldn't move.

"What?"

"If you seek more strength, please accept this."

The girl gracefully stretched out a slender hand.

Above her palm, a mass of ominous fog-like black object floated.

"This is a spirit!?"

"Yes, it can help you draw out your real strength."

"The real strength ..."

Claire absentmindedly murmured.

Had it been the usual Claire, surely she would not hesitate to
brush that hand away.

The contract spirits were to be gained by one's own hand. They
are not something received from others.

However, the flame in Claire's heart was gradually diminishing.

So weak that it would likely extinguish at any time.

Therefore -- Claire took that hand. She accepted the spirit
presented by that girl.

The black mist gradually seeped into her hand and disappeared.

Sharp pain instantly shot up from the left hand, an ominous black
spirit seal was engraved on it.

"The frenzy spirit <Gespenst> - do you like it?"

The girl in black smiled.

Like a cruel little girl.

Like an innocent demon.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter7

2012-04-07T12:07:19Z

Nikuniku: /* Part 3 */

== Chapter 7: Contracted Spirit Est ==

=== Part 1 ===

.....He remembered that he was taken into a black room.

A room like a prison cell without windows.

He recalled being taken by people in black, also the day he met '''her''' for the first time ---

It was since eight years ago when the young boy became The Strongest Blade Dancer --- Ren Ashbell, .

Before that he was at an orphanage.

It was no ordinary orphanage. It was a so called <Instructional School> that didn't exist on any maps.

From every part of the continent, young girls with talents as a spirit contractor were gathered from　orphanages　or relief institutions, and received special training in the secret facility. Those were raised there were exceptional assassins. The emotions of the girls were killed by the crazily education, and nothing but massacre techniques using spirits where thoroughly hammered into them.

On that day eight years ago, a young boy who was taken in by the Instructional School was able to communicate with the spirits.

The Demon King's Reincarnation --- called the miracle child by the training instructor, that young boy was trained with highest priority.

He was subjected to the highest assassin skills training, handing to him their treasured one of the most powerful pillar spirit.

Formerly, a sealed spirit because of the demon king, the dark spirit.

But, four years ago, an enigma berserk accident suddenly destroyed the Instructional School.

Thanks to the incident, the hideous truth of the Instructional School was brought to light, and the aristocrat faction in charge of the scheme was purged; its existence was erased from all the records of the Orudeshia empire.

The young boy, escaped with his contracted spirit.

Running away from his pursuers, he disguised himself as a girl. Originally the young boy had well equipped features; his voice has yet changed, and nobody thought that he was a boy.

Also, three years ago. The Strongest blade dancer magnificently debuted.

Winning the <Spirit Blade Dance Play Festival>, in order to fulfill '''her''' one and only <wish>.

But, It's --- '''something he must never had wished for'''.

=== Part 2 ===

Kamito opened his eyes and found himself lying in bed.

Birds were chirping outside the window. Bright morning light entered into the room.

He strongly felt that he had a very nostalgic dream, but couldn't remember what it was about.

His head hurt. Kamito slowly turned his head and sat up. Then he noticed.

What he was wearing was not the the Areidesia spirit academy school uniform. It seemed that someone had helped him into pajamas. The freshly washed clothes were very comfortable.

"By the way ... where am I?"

Kamito looked around the room.

The layout of the room was very familiar. This must be the dormitory of academy.

However, this was not Claire's room. It was impossible for her room to be so clean. The furniture and household items looked very upscale and polished spotless. The room was like a luxury hotel. It did feel like a girl's room, but with a different perspective from Claire's.

He moved his arms to get out of bed - but a sharp burning pain shot up from his right hand.

Grimacing from the sharp pain, Kamito finally remembered.

(At that time, I ......)

In order to protect Claire, Kamito had surpassed the limit to release the contract spirit's power.

Conjuring up a powerful Elemental Waffe was of course good. But since the spirit was too strong, his divine energy was exhausted all at once, and he had passed out.

(Right, ... How was Claire?)

Kamito was going to get up from bed, but at that moment -

(Hm?)

Something squirmed inside the sheets.

"Wow! What ... What the hell!?"

Kamito bounced up to quickly yank the sheets aside.

Something unbelievable was there.

A silver-haired girl.

And she was naked, stark naked.

No, more precisely she was not completely naked; she had black knee socks on.

A knee socks wearing, nude, silver-haired girl was there.

... Silence for about a full half minute.

"...Who are you?" Asked Kamito. His head was spinning, and he couldn't come up with any other questions.

"Est." The girl expressionlessly replied. It was a cold and mechanical-sounding voice.

"Est ... so that's your name?"

"Right. Human vocal organs are incapable of pronouncing my true name, so call me Est."

"Well, Est."

"Yes."

One would blink in amazement at the transparent violet eyes of the beautiful silver-haired girl.

She seemed to be younger than Kamito.

Her body was very petite, maybe even smaller than Claire's.

"Uh ... Why ... are you ... in my bed?"

"Because I belong to you, my master."

The girl answered with no hesitation.

"......"

Cold sweat flowed down from Kamito's forehead.

... Wait. Calm down. He had no memory of such a thing. Wrong, isn't that he doesn't remember anything about it even worse?

Why am I in bed with a naked girl? Kamito Kazehaya, were you really such a despicable pervert that stripped innocent little girls and then brought them to bed?

NO! Absolutely not!

"Hey, Est."

"Yes, master."

"Why are you calling me master? Please briefly explain."

"Because master is my master. Was there any self-contradiction? "

Est replied expressionless.

"Or would you like me to call you differently?"

"For now, anything other than master."

"Well, Aniue-sama<ref>An extremely respectable way of calling an elder brother</ref>."

"No."

"Daddy."

"Even worse."

"... Onii-chan?"

"... Uh ... no!"

Kamito averted his eyes slightly. Involuntarily, he felt that the last one was quite good.

"My bad. Kamito, please call me Kamito."

"Got it. I'll call you Kamito."

The knee socks wearing nude silver-haired girl nodded.

Kamito ... Kamito ... my master is Kamito ... the girl murmured, as if constantly chewing these words.

Kamito's head gradually started aching. What is with this girl?

"Why are you wearing nothing but knee socks? Isn't it odd?"

"Are you saying that I should take the socks off!?"

Est's always expressionless face showed a sign of wavering for the first time.

"Actually demanding me to show my bare feet ... Kamito is such a pervert. "

"No, aren't you naked? What is this mysterious sense of embarrassment?"

Kamito sighed. Oh, well, perhaps it was due to cultural difference.

At this point, suddenly the sound of someone coming up the stairs was heard through the door.

"... Oh, no! Someone is coming!"

It would be bad regardless of whom, seeing this situation.

"Hide somewhere now!"

"Why?"

"No questions! Hurry up!"

"Oui, roger that."

Est wiggled deep into the sheets.

"Why there out of all places!"

Snip -

At this instant, the door opened.

"Kamito, you woke up!"

Rinslet's maid Carol appeared. She was carrying a basin and towels.

"Carol!? That you are here means this is -"

"The room of my lady, Rinslet."

Carol smiled.

I see. Indeed she was a daughter of the Laurenfrost family. No wonder the room was so different from Claire's.

"By the way, why am I in Rinslet's room?"

"My lady was very worried because you fainted and had you carried here. She and I took care of you."

"......So that's why. Thank you."

Kamito felt very grateful. That girl was surprisingly a good person.

Carol walked over towards the bed.

(... Oh, no!)

The moment Kamito put on the alert posture, Est squirmed in the sheets.

Kamito's body suddenly involuntarily froze.

(Hey ... Hey! Come on. Please stay still!)

"You woke up, Kamito Kazehaya."

Snip - this time the uniformed Rinslet came in.

Although he thought Rinslet would breath a sigh of relief, but she put two hands upon her waist, and glared sharply at Kamito.

"...I was so startled because you suddenly fainted."

"Ah, My bad. I heard that you have been taking care of me. Thank you."

"Humph! Taking care of the servants is also the duty of a master!"

Rinslet's face suddenly became red and she looked away.

"... Besides, you saved my friend ..."

"Well?"

"Nothing ...!"

Rinslet suddenly folded her arms, and turned her face aside.

Her behavior of not being frank with herself was somehow quite lovely, actually.

"By the way, how is Claire?" Asked Kamito. Back then Claire looked very haggard, and something was obviously wrong.

... Hopefully she was not thinking something strange.

"She locked herself in her room the moment she came back to the academy and has stayed there since then. No matter how I provoke her outside the door, she completely refuses to come out."

"So..."

Kamito sighed. It seemed that even that defiant princess could suffer from depression. Although she acted very tough, she was just an ordinary girl after all.

"My lady is really worried about her childhood friend Miss Claire."

"Carol! what, what are you talking about! " Red faced Rinslet repetitively beat Carol on her back.

Looking at the exchange between the two girls, Kamito smiled bitterly.

(... Ah. That girl, even though she was seemingly convinced that she was alone,)

(She does have good friends.)

"What is it, Kamito Kazehaya? Why are you smiling?"

Rinslet puffed her cheeks and stared at Kamito.

"Since you have woken up, get out already. Men are prohibited in the female dormitory!"

"Ah, Oh. I'll go out now...... uh!"

Just then, Kamito suddenly froze.

... No way. He absolutely could not get out of bed now. There was a beautiful knee socks wearing nude young girl hidden under the sheets.

This was bad. Extremely bad. If she was to be discovered by these two girls, his life will be in danger in all kinds of ways.

(What should I do ... right!)

Kamito needed to change from pajamas into uniforms. Using that as an excuse, he could sent Rinslet and Carol away, then take this opportunity to escape with Est from the window.

No, no good. To go out with Est in her current state, they would surely be caught.

If they were to be dragged to that stubborn leader of the Knights, he would end up even more miserable.

That being the case, he had to -

"Uh ... right! Can I ask for a favor?"

"What's that? Do you ... want to lick my toes?"

"No one asked for such a thing!"

Kamito retorted out of reflex ... Why was there an expectation in her tone?

"That's not what I ask. I was thinking ...could you lend me some clothes."

"Clothes? Oh, of course, your uniform is right here."

Rinslet snapped her fingers, and Carol immediately brought out the folded uniforms. The ripped uniforms from battle yesterday was mended, even the buttons were sewn back on neatly.

"That's not what I meant. I would like to borrow a girl's uniform. "

"......"

(Eh? I feel like I have made some kind of fatal mistake just now ...)

Rinslet stared at Kamito as if looking at a cockroach on the roadside.

"Oh? What do you plan to do with a girl's uniform, Kamito Kazehaya?"

Gogogogo...

"No ... No, not what you think ... uh ... that ..."

Kamito stammered, trying to find excuses to gloss over the question.

"Then it can't be helped. Then although it is a bit embarrassing, I'll lend you my clothes..."

Carol's face turned red, and she started to remove her clothes uneasily.

"Not your clothes! And that's not even a uniform!"

"So that's how it is. What Kamito-sama desires most is a uniform of my lady's."

"What? ... My uniform?"

Rinslet suddenly blushed totally red, and quickly covered her chest.

(Ah ah ah ah! These two are so troublesome!)

Kamito cried in his mind. Just at this time.

From the abdomen of Kamito somehow came a wiggling sensation.

(...! Est! What are you are doing!)

"Hmm? Kamito Kazehaya, what are you doing?"

"No ... nothing ..."
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"You have been acting strange since earlier. Come to think of it, the sheets seemed to bulge mysteriously."

"My lady, men are the kind of creatures to bulge in the morning."

"Yes ... a normal physiological phenomenon, it can't be helped ... that's not what this is!"

"Out with it already, what exactly are you hiding there!"

Paa-tsu - Rinslet forcefully yanked the sheets off.

"What!" "Ah!"

Rinslet and Carol simultaneously covered their mouths, and opened their eyes widely.

It was no wonder. In the bed, after all, there was one beautiful knee socks wearing naked girl.

"Kamito, we are caught."

Still expressionless, Est suddenly hugged Kamito tightly.

"Wh... Wh... What!"

"Hold on! Rinslet, do not misunderstand! This is because -"

Kamito panically shook his head, trying desperately to explain.

"This is because what?"

"Uh ... because ... that ..."

...Uh, no good. Even Kamito didn't know why the young girl was here.

Having said that, regardless of what excuses that Kamito came up with, he had no confidence to convince these two.

"- I see, that's how it was."

Rinslet grinned, a chilling smile appeared on her face.

An elegant, graceful, and truely aristocratic smile.

"You ... you understand?"

"Yes, I completely understand. While I was worried about you, you...you secretly brought such a lovely girl to bed ---"

Rinslet's freezing cold stares repeatedly stabbed Kamito.

Or rather... it was really cold, cold enough to freeze one to death.

Unknowingly, the windows were covered with frost. Just as one thought that a blizzard was bursting around in the room, the wolf spirit of magic ice suddenly appeared on top of the bed.

"... Wait! This is no joke - I am really going to die!"

"Then ...then die! You pervert ----!"

The magic ice spirit <Fenrir> let out a terrifying roar, then started attacking Kamito.

"... Wahh! For real!"

Kamito nimbly jumped out of bed and fled around in the room.

Baring its fangs, the magic ice spirit chased Kamito back and forth.

Bark! Bark!

"......"

At this moment, Est quietly rose up and stood in front of Kamito as if to shield him.

The white wolf bared its sharp fangs fiercely, and then leaped.

Still expressionless, Est thrust her hand in front of the nose of the white wolf.

Fenrir's movement suddenly froze.

"Woo...ong..."

"Stay back! How dare you as a magic ice spirt to defy me, the <Demon Slayer>? "

The moment Est calmly finished her words, Fenrir began to tremble.

And then -

"Sit down."

Chokun<ref>Sound of sitting down</ref>."

"Hand."

Pofu.

"Good boy."

Rub. Rub.

"......"

Kamito was speechless. Rinslet's mouth also hung wide open.

Even spirits of the rank of Fenrir were lead by the nose. This girl, could she be -

"Might you be a spirit!?"

"Yes, I'm the contract spirit of Kamito."

Stroking the head of the tamed Fenrir, Est nodded expressionlessly.

===Part 3===

"Unbelievable. I never expect you to be the <sealed spirit> of that sword."

Having left the female dormitory and walking in the courtyard of
the academy, Kamito took a glance at the girl next to him.

Of course, she was not naked. Currently, she was wearing the
uniform of the Areishia spirit academy.

The spirits that had a human form were the highest rank in Astral
Zero. So it is understandable that Kamito did not immediately
discover the girl's true identity.

"I mean, you can reconstruct clothes, so why were you naked?"

"I thought you would be pleased that way. Or do I really have to
show you my bare feet?"

It seemed that this spirit would be embarrassed if she exposed
her bare feet. Such an obscure type of shyness.

Kamito sighed, and tried to sort out what he had talked about with Est.

-- Back then Est resonated to the strong will of Kamito, and was
summoned in the form of Elemental Waffe. However, at the same
time when Kamito lost his consciousness, the path<ref>More literally, "magic circuit", but the author has indicated in furigana that it should be read as "path".</ref> was once again
closed, and she ended up not being able to return to Astral Zero.

"Why was the path not connected? We did form the contract after all."

"One factor is that my original existence is an overly powerful being, but probably the main cause is from Kamito
yourself. Subconsciously, Kamito was ''rejecting the contract with
me.''"

"......"

Kamito had an idea. His eyes rested on the left hand in the black leather gloves.

Back then to save Claire, Kamito strived to not consider about it.

But it is undeniable, ''her'' presence still haunts the heart of
Kamito.

"... Sorry. It is not that I was unwilling to contract with
you. That's not how it was."

Unable to return to Astral Zero put an enormous stress on the
Spirits.

However, most of the power of Est was left in Astral
Zero, so at the moment she was seemingly unable to display her
original strength.

Perhaps because Est took the form of a human girl, Kamito became
more distressed.

"It does not matter. Anyway, I'm tired of being sealed inside
the sword. It has been hundreds of years since I last came to
this world. I decided to enjoy everything here. Say, Kamito - "

Est pulled the sleeve of Kamito's uniform.

"It feels like I have a good impression of you."

"... A good impression?"

"Meaning that I might like you."

"Ah. So ... thank you."

Kamito could not help but blush, and averted his eyes.

Despite being a sealed spirit with extraordinary power, her
appearance was that of a lovely girl.

To receive such a straight confession ... Kamito did not know how to respond.

"But when you were sealed inside the sword, haven't you rejected
contracting with all the other spirit contractors?"

"Yes, Kamito. So far, I have rejected 53 spirit contractors."

"Then why has such a high rank spirit like you chosen me?"

"Well, if I had to guess - it might have been an intuition."

Est watched Kamito with the pair of clear violet eyes.

"Because I felt - that the two of us are alike."

"... What do you mean?"

"Kamito."

Est suddenly held out her forefinger and gently pressed the lips
of Kamito.

"Do not snoop about a girl's secrets!"

"...!"

A completely unexpected reaction. Kamito's heart raced at the soft
touch of her fingertips.

Then, her skirt twirled as Est quickly turned around. She ran forward lightly.

Going a long way from the dormitory, Kamito finally arrived at
the school building of the academy.

Could Claire be here? After being driven out of Rinslet's room,
Kamito immediately went to Claire's room to check her out. But she was
not in the room.

Maybe she had already recovered, and went to the class to take
the lectures.

It was good if that's the case - but somehow his heart jitters anxiously.

While walking together with Est in the corridor, Kamito heard
whispers constantly coming from all directions.

"Look. Look. There is that male tranfer student."

"As expected, he has already layed his hand on a new girl."

"What a pretty girl ... do we have such a student in our academy?"

"Hey. Is it true that Ellis's group engaged in a duel with him?"

"He can't be planing to lay his hand on all the girls of the academy, can he?"

"what a pervert ... or rather, a lewd beast?"

"Definitely a lewd beast."

"Yeah, a lewd beast."

"Public enemy of the girls ..."

Twitter twitter ...

... Kamito's heart hurt. The target of this chattering had heard everything.

"Is Kamito really a lewd beast?"

Est dealt a further blow. Well, she meant no harm.

Clink -- the sound of a sword being drawn came from the back at that moment.

"- Kamito Kazehaya, you nasty man!"

"...!"

With no time to turn around, the blade had been mounted on the
back of his neck.

Kamito raised both his hands, and timidly moved nothing but his
line of sight -

Standing there was the pony-tailed leader of the Knights, emitting a terrifying murderous intent.

"E ... Ellis ...?"

"I misjudged you, you sex maniac! How could you lay your hand on
such an innocent girl!"

"... Listen."

Kamito sighed, and said with half squinted eyes: "You have made a
very rude misunderstanding about other people. She is
my contract spirit."

"...... What?"

Ellis raised her eyebrows in surprise.

"You are saying this girl is that sword spirit that slayed the magic spirit with one blow?"

Ellis skeptically stared at Est for a moment, then turned back to
Kamito again.

"Stop making lame lies, Kamito Kazehaya!"

Clang - the blade was placed on his neck again.

But the next second, Ellis's startled eyes widened.

The blade that was stabed towards the back of his neck turned soft
and bent down.

"What is going on?"

"Howling<ref> More literally, "property resonance", but to be read as "howling" as indicated by the author</ref> - as a sword spirit, I can freely interfere with various
blades. Are you willing to believe us now?"

"...!"

Ellis, with her eyes wide open, examined the bent sword.

Spirit magic could bring about similar phenomenon, but Est bent the sword without even lifting a finger.

"I see. ...Sorry for having doubted you."

Ellis put away the sword, and apologized seriously with a bow.

"No. Originally, I did not think she was a spirit."

Kamito shrugged and shook his head.

Although there were times where she was overly stubborn, but this
candor was also endearing.

"By the way, how are the other two? Hm, from the knight brigade-"

"You mean Rakka and Reishia? They regained their conscious this
morning. They were beaten pretty badly by you guys. They need to
rest for a while before they can control the spirits again."

"Sorry ... Once I use Elemental Waffe, it is difficult to
calibrate my strength."

"It was a duel. Please do not mind it. For them it was a good
lesson."

Ellis fake coughed, and then -

"...I'm sorry."

"Hmm?"

"I said, I'm sorry. I disliked you for no other reason except
that you are a boy. So I feel compelled to apologize."

With her cheeks blushing red, she stared into the eyes of Kamito.

"When you stood up to the magic spirit to save Clare Rogue, you
looked really ... really cool. To be honest I was petrified with fear."

"I had to deal with frenzied spirits several times before. It was
just experience."

Kamito, scratched the back of his head, like he was feeling a bit shy.

"Kamito, I am unhappy to be ignored." Est said, puffing out her cheeks.

"Oh, sorry ..."

Then, Kamito suddenly recalled his purpose here.

"Ellis, do you know where Claire is?"

"Isn't Claire Rogue still locking herself in her room? Losing
the contract spirit seemed to be a very big blow to her."

"But she doesn't seem to be in her room. Do you have a clue?"

"Well ..."

Ellis raised her hand to her chin and pondered a bit.

"Come to think of it, the <military spirit> contract ceremony will be held
in the academic town this afternoon."

"Contract ceremony?"

"Ah, volunteers are recruited among the students of the academy
to form a contract with military spirits."

In short, it is scouting from the military - Ellis explained.

In return for the powerful military spirit that the Orudeshia
Knights brigade provides, the academy presents the students. Once
the student forged a contract with the military spirit, he becomes
part of the army, and as a cost for the powerful military spirit,
he must obey the orders and be dispatched immediately whenever
requested by the brigade.

"Although there are a lot of troubles to become military
personnel, there are many voluntary participants seeking to form
contracts with powerful spirits. From the very beginning, there
are many student who entered the academy aiming to become
spirit knights."

"With so many participants, how do they pick the candidate?"

"Of course - the spirit blade dance."

The format of the competition was a free for all battle royal.

Serving also as a demonstration from the Orudeshia knight brigade
to the public, the blade dance would be held in the arena of
the academy town, rather than in Astral Zero.

"Having lost her contract spirit, it is possible that she will
volunteer to participate in the ceremony."

"However, without her contract spirit, to enter a blade dance
ceremony is -" Kamito stopped in mid-sentence and swallow the
remaining words.

Impossible-- but he was not sure.

To perform blade dance without the contract spirit, that kind of
action amounts to nothing but suicide.

Without the power of spirits, there was absolutely no way to beat
other spirit contractors. Such a no-brainer simple truth.

But Claire now--

Kamito recalled how she looked like that day when she stood in
the rain.

"...Ellis, where is the ceremony going to take place?"

"If I remember correctly, just go straightly along the Olivier
Avenue - Kamito?"

"- Got it. Ellis, thank you!"

Kamito took Est's hand and started to run.

(Do not try to shoulder everything by yourself. Idiot!)

===Part 4===

Clare walked alone in the alley within the academic town.

She looked dejected, and her steps were very heavy.

However, she had to go. There is no choice but to move forward.

For the sake of Scarlet who shielded her with its own body, she
must obtain an extremely strong spirit---an overwhelming power that
will not lose to anyone.

... It could not be reconciled. In front of that terrifying magic
spirit, she couldn't do anything.

Moreover, because of her own arrogance and stupidity, she had
lost Scarlet, her most important partner that had accompanied her
since childhood.

Further, had Kamito not come to her rescue, she would surely have been killed.

"... Why do I think about the face of that guy again!"

Claire shook her head, trying to get rid of the image of Kamito
in her mind.

"- I do not need that guy. I survived on my own from the past to
present."

Yes, she would not stop here. Claire Rogue must face the battle
alone.

- I want more power, a strong power that will not lose to anyone.

A strong power so I would never lose anything again. A strong
power to take back what I have lost.

For example --- like the power of that girl that I admired on
first sight three years ago.

The overwhelming power of the Strongest Blade Dancer, Ren Ashbell.

"- You desire power so much?"

"......?"

Hearing the sudden voice, Claire quickly turned around.

There stood a beautiful girl.

It was a girl in a dark dress with lustrous black hair.

Her refined face exhibited a subtle grace, and a beauty
that somehow looked like a dissociation with normal humans.

She had pitchblack pupils, as if one will be sucked in with one
look.

Claire instantly discarded her alertness, charmed by the beauty
of the girl.

"Thank you. Because of you, Kamito has awoken."

"Who are you? What are you talking about?"

"However, this is not enough, his true self is much more than that."

The girl giggled, and slowly approached Claire.

Claire did not move. No, she couldn't move.

"What?"

"If you seek more strength, please accept this."

The girl gracefully stretched out a slender hand.

Above her palm, a mass of ominous fog-like black object floated.

"This is a spirit!?"

"Yes, it can help you draw out your real strength."

"The real strength ..."

Claire absentmindedly murmured.

Had it been the usual Claire, surely she would not hesitate to
brush that hand away.

The contract spirits were to be gained by one's own hand. They
are not something received from others.

However, the flame in Claire's heart was gradually diminishing.

So weak that it would likely extinguish at any time.

Therefore -- Claire took that hand. She accepted the spirit
presented by that girl.

The black mist gradually seeped into her hand and disappeared.

Sharp pain instantly shot up from the left hand, an ominous black
spirit seal was engraved on it.

"The frenzy spirit <Gespenst> - do you like it?"

The girl in black smiled.

Like a cruel little girl.

Like an innocent demon.

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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter7

2012-04-07T11:57:07Z

Nikuniku: /* Part 3 */

== Chapter 7: Contracted Spirit Est ==

=== Part 1 ===

.....He remembered that he was taken into a black room.

A room like a prison cell without windows.

He recalled being taken by people in black, also the day he met '''her''' for the first time ---

It was since eight years ago when the young boy became The Strongest Blade Dancer --- Ren Ashbell, .

Before that he was at an orphanage.

It was no ordinary orphanage. It was a so called <Instructional School> that didn't exist on any maps.

From every part of the continent, young girls with talents as a spirit contractor were gathered from　orphanages　or relief institutions, and received special training in the secret facility. Those were raised there were exceptional assassins. The emotions of the girls were killed by the crazily education, and nothing but massacre techniques using spirits where thoroughly hammered into them.

On that day eight years ago, a young boy who was taken in by the Instructional School was able to communicate with the spirits.

The Demon King's Reincarnation --- called the miracle child by the training instructor, that young boy was trained with highest priority.

He was subjected to the highest assassin skills training, handing to him their treasured one of the most powerful pillar spirit.

Formerly, a sealed spirit because of the demon king, the dark spirit.

But, four years ago, an enigma berserk accident suddenly destroyed the Instructional School.

Thanks to the incident, the hideous truth of the Instructional School was brought to light, and the aristocrat faction in charge of the scheme was purged; its existence was erased from all the records of the Orudeshia empire.

The young boy, escaped with his contracted spirit.

Running away from his pursuers, he disguised himself as a girl. Originally the young boy had well equipped features; his voice has yet changed, and nobody thought that he was a boy.

Also, three years ago. The Strongest blade dancer magnificently debuted.

Winning the <Spirit Blade Dance Play Festival>, in order to fulfill '''her''' one and only <wish>.

But, It's --- '''something he must never had wished for'''.

=== Part 2 ===

Kamito opened his eyes and found himself lying in bed.

Birds were chirping outside the window. Bright morning light entered into the room.

He strongly felt that he had a very nostalgic dream, but couldn't remember what it was about.

His head hurt. Kamito slowly turned his head and sat up. Then he noticed.

What he was wearing was not the the Areidesia spirit academy school uniform. It seemed that someone had helped him into pajamas. The freshly washed clothes were very comfortable.

"By the way ... where am I?"

Kamito looked around the room.

The layout of the room was very familiar. This must be the dormitory of academy.

However, this was not Claire's room. It was impossible for her room to be so clean. The furniture and household items looked very upscale and polished spotless. The room was like a luxury hotel. It did feel like a girl's room, but with a different perspective from Claire's.

He moved his arms to get out of bed - but a sharp burning pain shot up from his right hand.

Grimacing from the sharp pain, Kamito finally remembered.

(At that time, I ......)

In order to protect Claire, Kamito had surpassed the limit to release the contract spirit's power.

Conjuring up a powerful Elemental Waffe was of course good. But since the spirit was too strong, his divine energy was exhausted all at once, and he had passed out.

(Right, ... How was Claire?)

Kamito was going to get up from bed, but at that moment -

(Hm?)

Something squirmed inside the sheets.

"Wow! What ... What the hell!?"

Kamito bounced up to quickly yank the sheets aside.

Something unbelievable was there.

A silver-haired girl.

And she was naked, stark naked.

No, more precisely she was not completely naked; she had black knee socks on.

A knee socks wearing, nude, silver-haired girl was there.

... Silence for about a full half minute.

"...Who are you?" Asked Kamito. His head was spinning, and he couldn't come up with any other questions.

"Est." The girl expressionlessly replied. It was a cold and mechanical-sounding voice.

"Est ... so that's your name?"

"Right. Human vocal organs are incapable of pronouncing my true name, so call me Est."

"Well, Est."

"Yes."

One would blink in amazement at the transparent violet eyes of the beautiful silver-haired girl.

She seemed to be younger than Kamito.

Her body was very petite, maybe even smaller than Claire's.

"Uh ... Why ... are you ... in my bed?"

"Because I belong to you, my master."

The girl answered with no hesitation.

"......"

Cold sweat flowed down from Kamito's forehead.

... Wait. Calm down. He had no memory of such a thing. Wrong, isn't that he doesn't remember anything about it even worse?

Why am I in bed with a naked girl? Kamito Kazehaya, were you really such a despicable pervert that stripped innocent little girls and then brought them to bed?

NO! Absolutely not!

"Hey, Est."

"Yes, master."

"Why are you calling me master? Please briefly explain."

"Because master is my master. Was there any self-contradiction? "

Est replied expressionless.

"Or would you like me to call you differently?"

"For now, anything other than master."

"Well, Aniue-sama<ref>An extremely respectable way of calling an elder brother</ref>."

"No."

"Daddy."

"Even worse."

"... Onii-chan?"

"... Uh ... no!"

Kamito averted his eyes slightly. Involuntarily, he felt that the last one was quite good.

"My bad. Kamito, please call me Kamito."

"Got it. I'll call you Kamito."

The knee socks wearing nude silver-haired girl nodded.

Kamito ... Kamito ... my master is Kamito ... the girl murmured, as if constantly chewing these words.

Kamito's head gradually started aching. What is with this girl?

"Why are you wearing nothing but knee socks? Isn't it odd?"

"Are you saying that I should take the socks off!?"

Est's always expressionless face showed a sign of wavering for the first time.

"Actually demanding me to show my bare feet ... Kamito is such a pervert. "

"No, aren't you naked? What is this mysterious sense of embarrassment?"

Kamito sighed. Oh, well, perhaps it was due to cultural difference.

At this point, suddenly the sound of someone coming up the stairs was heard through the door.

"... Oh, no! Someone is coming!"

It would be bad regardless of whom, seeing this situation.

"Hide somewhere now!"

"Why?"

"No questions! Hurry up!"

"Oui, roger that."

Est wiggled deep into the sheets.

"Why there out of all places!"

Snip -

At this instant, the door opened.

"Kamito, you woke up!"

Rinslet's maid Carol appeared. She was carrying a basin and towels.

"Carol!? That you are here means this is -"

"The room of my lady, Rinslet."

Carol smiled.

I see. Indeed she was a daughter of the Laurenfrost family. No wonder the room was so different from Claire's.

"By the way, why am I in Rinslet's room?"

"My lady was very worried because you fainted and had you carried here. She and I took care of you."

"......So that's why. Thank you."

Kamito felt very grateful. That girl was surprisingly a good person.

Carol walked over towards the bed.

(... Oh, no!)

The moment Kamito put on the alert posture, Est squirmed in the sheets.

Kamito's body suddenly involuntarily froze.

(Hey ... Hey! Come on. Please stay still!)

"You woke up, Kamito Kazehaya."

Snip - this time the uniformed Rinslet came in.

Although he thought Rinslet would breath a sigh of relief, but she put two hands upon her waist, and glared sharply at Kamito.

"...I was so startled because you suddenly fainted."

"Ah, My bad. I heard that you have been taking care of me. Thank you."

"Humph! Taking care of the servants is also the duty of a master!"

Rinslet's face suddenly became red and she looked away.

"... Besides, you saved my friend ..."

"Well?"

"Nothing ...!"

Rinslet suddenly folded her arms, and turned her face aside.

Her behavior of not being frank with herself was somehow quite lovely, actually.

"By the way, how is Claire?" Asked Kamito. Back then Claire looked very haggard, and something was obviously wrong.

... Hopefully she was not thinking something strange.

"She locked herself in her room the moment she came back to the academy and has stayed there since then. No matter how I provoke her outside the door, she completely refuses to come out."

"So..."

Kamito sighed. It seemed that even that defiant princess could suffer from depression. Although she acted very tough, she was just an ordinary girl after all.

"My lady is really worried about her childhood friend Miss Claire."

"Carol! what, what are you talking about! " Red faced Rinslet repetitively beat Carol on her back.

Looking at the exchange between the two girls, Kamito smiled bitterly.

(... Ah. That girl, even though she was seemingly convinced that she was alone,)

(She does have good friends.)

"What is it, Kamito Kazehaya? Why are you smiling?"

Rinslet puffed her cheeks and stared at Kamito.

"Since you have woken up, get out already. Men are prohibited in the female dormitory!"

"Ah, Oh. I'll go out now...... uh!"

Just then, Kamito suddenly froze.

... No way. He absolutely could not get out of bed now. There was a beautiful knee socks wearing nude young girl hidden under the sheets.

This was bad. Extremely bad. If she was to be discovered by these two girls, his life will be in danger in all kinds of ways.

(What should I do ... right!)

Kamito needed to change from pajamas into uniforms. Using that as an excuse, he could sent Rinslet and Carol away, then take this opportunity to escape with Est from the window.

No, no good. To go out with Est in her current state, they would surely be caught.

If they were to be dragged to that stubborn leader of the Knights, he would end up even more miserable.

That being the case, he had to -

"Uh ... right! Can I ask for a favor?"

"What's that? Do you ... want to lick my toes?"

"No one asked for such a thing!"

Kamito retorted out of reflex ... Why was there an expectation in her tone?

"That's not what I ask. I was thinking ...could you lend me some clothes."

"Clothes? Oh, of course, your uniform is right here."

Rinslet snapped her fingers, and Carol immediately brought out the folded uniforms. The ripped uniforms from battle yesterday was mended, even the buttons were sewn back on neatly.

"That's not what I meant. I would like to borrow a girl's uniform. "

"......"

(Eh? I feel like I have made some kind of fatal mistake just now ...)

Rinslet stared at Kamito as if looking at a cockroach on the roadside.

"Oh? What do you plan to do with a girl's uniform, Kamito Kazehaya?"

Gogogogo...

"No ... No, not what you think ... uh ... that ..."

Kamito stammered, trying to find excuses to gloss over the question.

"Then it can't be helped. Then although it is a bit embarrassing, I'll lend you my clothes..."

Carol's face turned red, and she started to remove her clothes uneasily.

"Not your clothes! And that's not even a uniform!"

"So that's how it is. What Kamito-sama desires most is a uniform of my lady's."

"What? ... My uniform?"

Rinslet suddenly blushed totally red, and quickly covered her chest.

(Ah ah ah ah! These two are so troublesome!)

Kamito cried in his mind. Just at this time.

From the abdomen of Kamito somehow came a wiggling sensation.

(...! Est! What are you are doing!)

"Hmm? Kamito Kazehaya, what are you doing?"

"No ... nothing ..."
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"You have been acting strange since earlier. Come to think of it, the sheets seemed to bulge mysteriously."

"My lady, men are the kind of creatures to bulge in the morning."

"Yes ... a normal physiological phenomenon, it can't be helped ... that's not what this is!"

"Out with it already, what exactly are you hiding there!"

Paa-tsu - Rinslet forcefully yanked the sheets off.

"What!" "Ah!"

Rinslet and Carol simultaneously covered their mouths, and opened their eyes widely.

It was no wonder. In the bed, after all, there was one beautiful knee socks wearing naked girl.

"Kamito, we are caught."

Still expressionless, Est suddenly hugged Kamito tightly.

"Wh... Wh... What!"

"Hold on! Rinslet, do not misunderstand! This is because -"

Kamito panically shook his head, trying desperately to explain.

"This is because what?"

"Uh ... because ... that ..."

...Uh, no good. Even Kamito didn't know why the young girl was here.

Having said that, regardless of what excuses that Kamito came up with, he had no confidence to convince these two.

"- I see, that's how it was."

Rinslet grinned, a chilling smile appeared on her face.

An elegant, graceful, and truely aristocratic smile.

"You ... you understand?"

"Yes, I completely understand. While I was worried about you, you...you secretly brought such a lovely girl to bed ---"

Rinslet's freezing cold stares repeatedly stabbed Kamito.

Or rather... it was really cold, cold enough to freeze one to death.

Unknowingly, the windows were covered with frost. Just as one thought that a blizzard was bursting around in the room, the wolf spirit of magic ice suddenly appeared on top of the bed.

"... Wait! This is no joke - I am really going to die!"

"Then ...then die! You pervert ----!"

The magic ice spirit <Fenrir> let out a terrifying roar, then started attacking Kamito.

"... Wahh! For real!"

Kamito nimbly jumped out of bed and fled around in the room.

Baring its fangs, the magic ice spirit chased Kamito back and forth.

Bark! Bark!

"......"

At this moment, Est quietly rose up and stood in front of Kamito as if to shield him.

The white wolf bared its sharp fangs fiercely, and then leaped.

Still expressionless, Est thrust her hand in front of the nose of the white wolf.

Fenrir's movement suddenly froze.

"Woo...ong..."

"Stay back! How dare you as a magic ice spirt to defy me, the <Demon Slayer>? "

The moment Est calmly finished her words, Fenrir began to tremble.

And then -

"Sit down."

Chokun<ref>Sound of sitting down</ref>."

"Hand."

Pofu.

"Good boy."

Rub. Rub.

"......"

Kamito was speechless. Rinslet's mouth also hung wide open.

Even spirits of the rank of Fenrir were lead by the nose. This girl, could she be -

"Might you be a spirit!?"

"Yes, I'm the contract spirit of Kamito."

Stroking the head of the tamed Fenrir, Est nodded expressionlessly.

===Part 3===

"Unbelievable. I never expect you to be the <sealed spirit> of that sword."

Having left the female dormitory and walking in the courtyard of
the academy, Kamito took a glance at the girl next to him.

Of course, she was not naked. Currently, she was wearing the
uniform of the Areishia spirit academy.

The spirits that had a human form were the highest rank in Astral
Zero. So it is understandable that Kamito did not immediately
discover the girl's true identity.

"I mean, you can reconstruct clothes, so why were you naked?"

"I thought you would be pleased that way. Or do I really have to
show you my bare feet?"

It seemed that this spirit would be embarrassed if she exposed
her bare feet. Such an obscure type of shyness.

Kamito sighed, and tried to sort out what he had talked about with Est.

-- Back then Est resonated to the strong will of Kamito, and was
summoned in the form of Elemental Waffe. However, at the same
time when Kamito lost his consciousness, the path<ref>More literally, "magic circuit", but the author has indicated in furigana that it should be read as "path".</ref> was once again
closed, and she ended up not being able to return to Astral Zero.

"Why was the path not connected? We did form the contract after all."

"One factor is that my original existence is an overly powerful being, but probably the main cause is from Kamito
yourself. Subconsciously, Kamito was ''rejecting the contract with
me.''"

"......"

Kamito had an idea. His eyes rested on the left hand in the black leather gloves.

Back then to save Claire, Kamito strived to not consider about it.

But it is undeniable, ''her'' presence still haunts the heart of
Kamito.

"... Sorry. It is not that I was unwilling to contract with
you. That's not how it was."

Unable to return to Astral Zero put an enormous stress on the
Spirits.

However, most of the power of Est was left in Astral
Zero, so at the moment she was seemingly unable to display her
original strength.

Perhaps because Est took the form of a human girl, Kamito became
more distressed.

"It does not matter. Anyway, I'm tired of being sealed inside
the sword. It has been hundreds of years since I last came to
this world. I decided to enjoy everything here. Say, Kamito - "

Est pulled the sleeve of Kamito's uniform.

"It feels like I have a good impression of you."

"... A good impression?"

"Meaning that I might like you."

"Ah. So ... thank you."

Kamito could not help but blush, and averted his eyes.

Despite being a sealed spirit with extraordinary power, her
appearance was that of a lovely girl.

To receive such a straight confession ... Kamito did not know how to respond.

"But when you were sealed inside the sword, haven't you rejected
contracting with all the other spirit contractors?"

"Yes, Kamito. So far, I have rejected 53 spirit contractors."

"Then why has such a high rank spirit like you chosen me?"

"Well, if I had to guess - it might have been an intuition."

Est watched Kamito with the pair of clear violet eyes.

"Because I felt - that the two of us are alike."

"... What do you mean?"

"Kamito."

Est suddenly held out her forefinger and gently pressed the lips
of Kamito.

"Do not snoop about a girl's secrets!"

"...!"

A completely unexpected reaction. Kamito's heart raced at the soft
touch of her fingertips.

Then, her skirt twirled as Est quickly turned around. She ran forward lightly.

Going a long way from the dormitory, Kamito finally arrived at
the school building of the academy.

Could Claire be here? After being driven out of Rinslet's room,
Kamito immediately went to Claire's room to check her out. But she was
not in the room.

Maybe she had already recovered, and went to the class to take
the lectures.

It was good if that's the case - but somehow his heart jitters anxiously.

While walking together with Est in the corridor, Kamito heard
whispers constantly coming from all directions.

"Look. Look. There is that male tranfer student."

"As expected, he has already layed his hand on a new girl."

"What a pretty girl ... do we have such a student in our academy?"

"Hey. Is it true that Alice's group engaged in a duel with him?"

"He can't be planing to lay his hand on all the girls of the academy, can he?"

"what a pervert ... or rather, a lewd beast?"

"Definitely a lewd beast."

"Yeah, a lewd beast."

"Public enemy of the girls ..."

Twitter twitter ...

... Kamito's heart hurt. The target of this chattering had heard everything.

"Is Kamito really a lewd beast?"

Est dealt a further blow. Well, she meant no harm.

Clink -- the sound of a sword being drawn came from the back at that moment.

"- Kamito Kazehaya, you nasty man!"

"...!"

With no time to turn around, the blade had been mounted on the
back of his neck.

Kamito raised both his hands, and timidly moved nothing but his
line of sight -

Standing there was the pony-tailed leader of the Knights, emitting a terrifying murderous intent.

"E ... Ellis ...?"

"I misjudged you, you sex maniac! How could you lay your hand on
such an innocent girl!"

"... Listen."

Kamito sighed, and said with half squinted eyes: "You have made a
very rude misunderstanding about other people. She is
my contract spirit."

"...... What?"

Ellis raised her eyebrows in surprise.

"You are saying this girl is that sword spirit that slayed the magic spirit with one blow?"

Ellis skeptically stared at Est for a moment, then turned back to
Kamito again.

"Stop making lame lies, Kamito Kazehaya!"

Clang - the blade was placed on his neck again.

But the next second, Ellis's startled eyes widened.

The blade that was stabed towards the back of his neck turned soft
and bent down.

"What is going on?"

"Howling - as a sword spirit, I can freely interfere with various
blades. Are you willing to believe us now?" 

"...!"

Ellis, with her eyes wide open, examined the bent sword.

Spirit magic could bring about similar phenomenon, but Est bent the sword without even lifting a finger.

"I see. ...Sorry for having doubted you."

Ellis put away the sword, and apologized seriously with a bow.

"No. Originally, I did not think she was a spirit."

Kamito shrugged and shook his head.

Although there were times where she was overly stubborn, but this
candor was also endearing.

"By the way, how are the other two? Hm, from the knight brigade-"

"You mean Rakka and Reishia? They regained their conscious this
morning. They were beaten pretty badly by you guys. They need to
rest for a while before they can control the spirits again."

"Sorry ... Once I use Elemental Waffe, it is difficult to
calibrate my strength."

"It was a duel. Please do not mind it. For them it was a good
lesson."

Ellis fake coughed, and then -

"...I'm sorry."

"Hmm?"

"I said, I'm sorry. I disliked you for no other reason except
that you are a boy. So I feel compelled to apologize."

With her cheeks blushing red, she stared into the eyes of Kamito.

"When you stood up to the magic spirit to save Clare Rogue, you
looked really ... really cool. To be honest I was petrified with fear."

"I had to deal with frenzied spirits several times before. It was
just experience."

Kamito, scratched the back of his head, like he was feeling a bit shy.

"Kamito, I am unhappy to be ignored." Est said, puffing out her cheeks.

"Oh, sorry ..."

Then, Kamito suddenly recalled his purpose here.

"Ellis, do you know where Claire is?"

"Isn't Claire Rogue still locking herself in her room? Losing
the contract spirit seemed to be a very big blow to her."

"But she doesn't seem to be in her room. Do you have a clue?"

"Well ..."

Ellis raised her hand to her chin and pondered a bit.

"Come to think of it, the <military spirit> contract ceremony will be held
in the academic town this afternoon."

"Contract ceremony?"

"Ah, volunteers are recruited among the students of the academy
to form a contract with military spirits."

In short, it is scouting from the military - Alice explained.

In return for the powerful military spirit that the Orudeshia
Knights brigade provides, the academy presents the students. Once
the student forged a contract with the military spirit, he becomes
part of the army, and as a cost for the powerful military spirit,
he must obey the orders and be dispatched immediately whenever
requested by the brigade.

"Although there are a lot of troubles to become military
personnel, there are many voluntary participants seeking to form
contracts with powerful spirits. From the very beginning, there
are many student who entered the academy aiming to become
spirit knights."

"With so many participants, how do they pick the candidate?"

"Of course - the spirit blade dance."

The format of the competition was a free for all battle royal.

Serving also as a demonstration from the Orudeshia knight brigade
to the public, the blade dance would be held in the arena of
the academy town, rather than in Astral Zero.

"Having lost her contract spirit, it is possible that she will
volunteer to participate in the ceremony."

"However, without her contract spirit, to enter a blade dance
ceremony is -" Kamito stopped in mid-sentence and swallow the
remaining words.

Impossible-- but he was not sure.

To perform blade dance without the contract spirit, that kind of
action amounts to nothing but suicide.

Without the power of spirits, there was absolutely no way to beat
other spirit contractors. Such a no-brainer simple truth.

But Claire now--

Kamito recalled how she looked like that day when she stood in
the rain.

"...Ellis, where is the ceremony going to take place?"

"If I remember correctly, just go straightly along the Olivier
Avenue - Kamito?"

"- Got it. Ellis, thank you!"

Kamito took Est's hand and started to run.

(Do not try to shoulder everything by yourself. Idiot!)

===Part 4===

Clare walked alone in the alley within the academic town.

She looked dejected, and her steps were very heavy.

However, she had to go. There is no choice but to move forward.

For the sake of Scarlet who shielded her with its own body, she
must obtain an extremely strong spirit---an overwhelming power that
will not lose to anyone.

... It could not be reconciled. In front of that terrifying magic
spirit, she couldn't do anything.

Moreover, because of her own arrogance and stupidity, she had
lost Scarlet, her most important partner that had accompanied her
since childhood.

Further, had Kamito not come to her rescue, she would surely have been killed.

"... Why do I think about the face of that guy again!"

Claire shook her head, trying to get rid of the image of Kamito
in her mind.

"- I do not need that guy. I survived on my own from the past to
present."

Yes, she would not stop here. Claire Rogue must face the battle
alone.

- I want more power, a strong power that will not lose to anyone.

A strong power so I would never lose anything again. A strong
power to take back what I have lost.

For example --- like the power of that girl that I admired on
first sight three years ago.

The overwhelming power of the Strongest Blade Dancer, Ren Ashbell.

"- You desire power so much?"

"......?"

Hearing the sudden voice, Claire quickly turned around.

There stood a beautiful girl.

It was a girl in a dark dress with lustrous black hair.

Her refined face exhibited a subtle grace, and a beauty
that somehow looked like a dissociation with normal humans.

She had pitchblack pupils, as if one will be sucked in with one
look.

Claire instantly discarded her alertness, charmed by the beauty
of the girl.

"Thank you. Because of you, Kamito has awoken."

"Who are you? What are you talking about?"

"However, this is not enough, his true self is much more than that."

The girl giggled, and slowly approached Claire.

Claire did not move. No, she couldn't move.

"What?"

"If you seek more strength, please accept this."

The girl gracefully stretched out a slender hand.

Above her palm, a mass of ominous fog-like black object floated.

"This is a spirit!?"

"Yes, it can help you draw out your real strength."

"The real strength ..."

Claire absentmindedly murmured.

Had it been the usual Claire, surely she would not hesitate to
brush that hand away.

The contract spirits were to be gained by one's own hand. They
are not something received from others.

However, the flame in Claire's heart was gradually diminishing.

So weak that it would likely extinguish at any time.

Therefore -- Claire took that hand. She accepted the spirit
presented by that girl.

The black mist gradually seeped into her hand and disappeared.

Sharp pain instantly shot up from the left hand, an ominous black
spirit seal was engraved on it.

"The frenzy spirit <Gespenst> - do you like it?"

The girl in black smiled.

Like a cruel little girl.

Like an innocent demon.

==Translator's notes and References==
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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance

2012-04-07T02:03:14Z

Nikuniku: /* Translators */

[[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
:* February 5, 2012: Volume 1 Chapter 1 completed
:* 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

== Translation ==

===[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Registration_Page|Registration]]===

Those who wish to contribute are asked to first notify a supervisor beforehand.

'''Translators are asked to [[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Registration_Page|register]] which chapters they're working on'''

===Format Standards===
'''Every chapter (after editing) must conform to the general format guidelines.'''
*[[Format_guideline|General Format/Style Guideline]]
*[[Seirei_Tsukai_no_Blade_Dance:Names_and_Terminology_Guidelines|Project-Specific Guidelines: Format, Names, and Terminology]]

=== Feedback ===
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==The 'Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance' series by Shimizu Yuu==

===Volume 1 - The sword, the academy and the hell cat girl===

::*[[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
::*Prologue
::*chapter 1 - Team battle
::*chapter 2 - The afternoon of young ladies
::*chapter 3 - The lost queen
::*chapter 4 - The cat fight
::*chapter 5 - The successor of the demon king
::*chapter 6 - The morning of departure
::*chapter 7 - The battle at the deserted mine
::*chapter 8 - Fiana's confession
::*chapter 9 - Team Scarlet
::*Epilogue

==Project Staff==

*Project Administrator:
*Project Supervisor:

===Translators===

'''ACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Black Dust|Black Dust]]
:*[[User:KuroiHikari|KuroiHikari]]

'''INACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Kira0802|Kira0802]]
:*[[User:Nikuniku|Nikuniku]]

===Editors===

'''ACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Kira0802|Kira0802]]
:*[[User:Chancs|Chancs]]
:*[[User:Morgi|Morgi]]

==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

2012-04-07T01:54:44Z

Nikuniku: /* Updates */

[[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
:* February 5, 2012: Volume 1 Chapter 1 completed
:* 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

== Translation ==

===[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Registration_Page|Registration]]===

Those who wish to contribute are asked to first notify a supervisor beforehand.

'''Translators are asked to [[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Registration_Page|register]] which chapters they're working on'''

===Format Standards===
'''Every chapter (after editing) must conform to the general format guidelines.'''
*[[Format_guideline|General Format/Style Guideline]]
*[[Seirei_Tsukai_no_Blade_Dance:Names_and_Terminology_Guidelines|Project-Specific Guidelines: Format, Names, and Terminology]]

=== Feedback ===
'''If you enjoyed the teaser, why don't you tell us or discuss this series in the [http://www.baka-tsuki.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=4633 forum]?'''

==The 'Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance' series by Shimizu Yuu==

===Volume 1 - The sword, the academy and the hell cat girl===

::*[[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
::*Prologue
::*chapter 1 - Team battle
::*chapter 2 - The afternoon of young ladies
::*chapter 3 - The lost queen
::*chapter 4 - The cat fight
::*chapter 5 - The successor of the demon king
::*chapter 6 - The morning of departure
::*chapter 7 - The battle at the deserted mine
::*chapter 8 - Fiana's confession
::*chapter 9 - Team Scarlet
::*Epilogue

==Project Staff==

*Project Administrator:
*Project Supervisor:

===Translators===

'''ACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Black Dust|Black Dust]]
:*[[User:Nikuniku|Nikuniku]]
:*[[User:KuroiHikari|KuroiHikari]]

'''INACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Kira0802|Kira0802]]

===Editors===

'''ACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Kira0802|Kira0802]]
:*[[User:Chancs|Chancs]]
:*[[User:Morgi|Morgi]]

==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

2012-04-07T01:54:29Z

Nikuniku: /* Updates */

[[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
:* February 5, 2012: Volume 1 Chapter 1 completed
:* 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 5, 2012: Volume 1 Chapter 7 completed

== Translation ==

===[[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Registration_Page|Registration]]===

Those who wish to contribute are asked to first notify a supervisor beforehand.

'''Translators are asked to [[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Registration_Page|register]] which chapters they're working on'''

===Format Standards===
'''Every chapter (after editing) must conform to the general format guidelines.'''
*[[Format_guideline|General Format/Style Guideline]]
*[[Seirei_Tsukai_no_Blade_Dance:Names_and_Terminology_Guidelines|Project-Specific Guidelines: Format, Names, and Terminology]]

=== Feedback ===
'''If you enjoyed the teaser, why don't you tell us or discuss this series in the [http://www.baka-tsuki.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=4633 forum]?'''

==The 'Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance' series by Shimizu Yuu==

===Volume 1 - The sword, the academy and the hell cat girl===

::*[[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
::*Prologue
::*chapter 1 - Team battle
::*chapter 2 - The afternoon of young ladies
::*chapter 3 - The lost queen
::*chapter 4 - The cat fight
::*chapter 5 - The successor of the demon king
::*chapter 6 - The morning of departure
::*chapter 7 - The battle at the deserted mine
::*chapter 8 - Fiana's confession
::*chapter 9 - Team Scarlet
::*Epilogue

==Project Staff==

*Project Administrator:
*Project Supervisor:

===Translators===

'''ACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Black Dust|Black Dust]]
:*[[User:Nikuniku|Nikuniku]]
:*[[User:KuroiHikari|KuroiHikari]]

'''INACTIVE'''

:*[[User:Kira0802|Kira0802]]

===Editors===

'''ACTIVE'''

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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

2012-04-07T01:53:17Z

Nikuniku: /* Volume 1 - The sword, the academy and the hell cat girl */

[[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
:* February 5, 2012: Volume 1 Chapter 1 completed
:* 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

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==The 'Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance' series by Shimizu Yuu==

===Volume 1 - The sword, the academy and the hell cat girl===

::*[[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
::*Prologue
::*chapter 1 - Team battle
::*chapter 2 - The afternoon of young ladies
::*chapter 3 - The lost queen
::*chapter 4 - The cat fight
::*chapter 5 - The successor of the demon king
::*chapter 6 - The morning of departure
::*chapter 7 - The 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:Volume1 Chapter7

2012-04-07T01:52:41Z

Nikuniku:

== Chapter 7: Contracted Spirit Est ==

=== Part 1 ===

.....He remembered that he was taken into a black room.

A room like a prison cell without windows.

He recalled being taken by people in black, also the day he met '''her''' for the first time ---

It was since eight years ago when the young boy became The Strongest Blade Dancer --- Ren Ashbell, .

Before that he was at an orphanage.

It was no ordinary orphanage. It was a so called <Instructional School> that didn't exist on any maps.

From every part of the continent, young girls with talents as a spirit contractor were gathered from　orphanages　or relief institutions, and received special training in the secret facility. Those were raised there were exceptional assassins. The emotions of the girls were killed by the crazily education, and nothing but massacre techniques using spirits where thoroughly hammered into them.

On that day eight years ago, a young boy who was taken in by the Instructional School was able to communicate with the spirits.

The Demon King's Reincarnation --- called the miracle child by the training instructor, that young boy was trained with highest priority.

He was subjected to the highest assassin skills training, handing to him their treasured one of the most powerful pillar spirit.

Formerly, a sealed spirit because of the demon king, the dark spirit.

But, four years ago, an enigma berserk accident suddenly destroyed the Instructional School.

Thanks to the incident, the hideous truth of the Instructional School was brought to light, and the aristocrat faction in charge of the scheme was purged; its existence was erased from all the records of the Orudeshia empire.

The young boy, escaped with his contracted spirit.

Running away from his pursuers, he disguised himself as a girl. Originally the young boy had well equipped features; his voice has yet changed, and nobody thought that he was a boy.

Also, three years ago. The Strongest blade dancer magnificently debuted.

Winning the <Spirit Blade Dance Play Festival>, in order to fulfill '''her''' one and only <wish>.

But, It's --- '''something he must never had wished for'''.

=== Part 2 ===

Kamito opened his eyes and found himself lying in bed.

Birds were chirping outside the window. Bright morning light entered into the room.

He strongly felt that he had a very nostalgic dream, but couldn't remember what it was about.

His head hurt. Kamito slowly turned his head and sat up. Then he noticed.

What he was wearing was not the the Areidesia spirit academy school uniform. It seemed that someone had helped him into pajamas. The freshly washed clothes were very comfortable.

"By the way ... where am I?"

Kamito looked around the room.

The layout of the room was very familiar. This must be the dormitory of academy.

However, this was not Claire's room. It was impossible for her room to be so clean. The furniture and household items looked very upscale and polished spotless. The room was like a luxury hotel. It did feel like a girl's room, but with a different perspective from Claire's.

He moved his arms to get out of bed - but a sharp burning pain shot up from his right hand.

Grimacing from the sharp pain, Kamito finally remembered.

(At that time, I ......)

In order to protect Claire, Kamito had surpassed the limit to release the contract spirit's power.

Conjuring up a powerful Elemental Waffe was of course good. But since the spirit was too strong, his divine energy was exhausted all at once, and he had passed out.

(Right, ... How was Claire?)

Kamito was going to get up from bed, but at that moment -

(Hm?)

Something squirmed inside the sheets.

"Wow! What ... What the hell!?"

Kamito bounced up to quickly yank the sheets aside.

Something unbelievable was there.

A silver-haired girl.

And she was naked, stark naked.

No, more precisely she was not completely naked; she had black knee socks on.

A knee socks wearing, nude, silver-haired girl was there.

... Silence for about a full half minute.

"...Who are you?" Asked Kamito. His head was spinning, and he couldn't come up with any other questions.

"Est." The girl expressionlessly replied. It was a cold and mechanical-sounding voice.

"Est ... so that's your name?"

"Right. Human vocal organs are incapable of pronouncing my true name, so call me Est."

"Well, Est."

"Yes."

One would blink in amazement at the transparent violet eyes of the beautiful silver-haired girl.

She seemed to be younger than Kamito.

Her body was very petite, maybe even smaller than Claire's.

"Uh ... Why ... are you ... in my bed?"

"Because I belong to you, my master."

The girl answered with no hesitation.

"......"

Cold sweat flowed down from Kamito's forehead.

... Wait. Calm down. He had no memory of such a thing. Wrong, isn't that he doesn't remember anything about it even worse?

Why am I in bed with a naked girl? Kamito Kazehaya, were you really such a despicable pervert that stripped innocent little girls and then brought them to bed?

NO! Absolutely not!

"Hey, Est."

"Yes, master."

"Why are you calling me master? Please briefly explain."

"Because master is my master. Was there any self-contradiction? "

Est replied expressionless.

"Or would you like me to call you differently?"

"For now, anything other than master."

"Well, Aniue-sama<ref>An extremely respectable way of calling an elder brother</ref>."

"No."

"Daddy."

"Even worse."

"... Onii-chan?"

"... Uh ... no!"

Kamito averted his eyes slightly. Involuntarily, he felt that the last one was quite good.

"My bad. Kamito, please call me Kamito."

"Got it. I'll call you Kamito."

The knee socks wearing nude silver-haired girl nodded.

Kamito ... Kamito ... my master is Kamito ... the girl murmured, as if constantly chewing these words.

Kamito's head gradually started aching. What is with this girl?

"Why are you wearing nothing but knee socks? Isn't it odd?"

"Are you saying that I should take the socks off!?"

Est's always expressionless face showed a sign of wavering for the first time.

"Actually demanding me to show my bare feet ... Kamito is such a pervert. "

"No, aren't you naked? What is this mysterious sense of embarrassment?"

Kamito sighed. Oh, well, perhaps it was due to cultural difference.

At this point, suddenly the sound of someone coming up the stairs was heard through the door.

"... Oh, no! Someone is coming!"

It would be bad regardless of whom, seeing this situation.

"Hide somewhere now!"

"Why?"

"No questions! Hurry up!"

"Oui, roger that."

Est wiggled deep into the sheets.

"Why there out of all places!"

Snip -

At this instant, the door opened.

"Kamito, you woke up!"

Rinslet's maid Carol appeared. She was carrying a basin and towels.

"Carol!? That you are here means this is -"

"The room of my lady, Rinslet."

Carol smiled.

I see. Indeed she was a daughter of the Laurenfrost family. No wonder the room was so different from Claire's.

"By the way, why am I in Rinslet's room?"

"My lady was very worried because you fainted and had you carried here. She and I took care of you."

"......So that's why. Thank you."

Kamito felt very grateful. That girl was surprisingly a good person.

Carol walked over towards the bed.

(... Oh, no!)

The moment Kamito put on the alert posture, Est squirmed in the sheets.

Kamito's body suddenly involuntarily froze.

(Hey ... Hey! Come on. Please stay still!)

"You woke up, Kamito Kazehaya."

Snip - this time the uniformed Rinslet came in.

Although he thought Rinslet would breath a sigh of relief, but she put two hands upon her waist, and glared sharply at Kamito.

"...I was so startled because you suddenly fainted."

"Ah, My bad. I heard that you have been taking care of me. Thank you."

"Humph! Taking care of the servants is also the duty of a master!"

Rinslet's face suddenly became red and she looked away.

"... Besides, you saved my friend ..."

"Well?"

"Nothing ...!"

Rinslet suddenly folded her arms, and turned her face aside.

Her behavior of not being frank with herself was somehow quite lovely, actually.

"By the way, how is Claire?" Asked Kamito. Back then Claire looked very haggard, and something was obviously wrong.

... Hopefully she was not thinking something strange.

"She locked herself in her room the moment she came back to the academy and has stayed there since then. No matter how I provoke her outside the door, she completely refuses to come out."

"So..."

Kamito sighed. It seemed that even that defiant princess could suffer from depression. Although she acted very tough, she was just an ordinary girl after all.

"My lady is really worried about her childhood friend Miss Claire."

"Carol! what, what are you talking about! " Red faced Rinslet repetitively beat Carol on her back.

Looking at the exchange between the two girls, Kamito smiled bitterly.

(... Ah. That girl, even though she was seemingly convinced that she was alone,)

(She does have good friends.)

"What is it, Kamito Kazehaya? Why are you smiling?"

Rinslet puffed her cheeks and stared at Kamito.

"Since you have woken up, get out already. Men are prohibited in the female dormitory!"

"Ah, Oh. I'll go out now...... uh!"

Just then, Kamito suddenly froze.

... No way. He absolutely could not get out of bed now. There was a beautiful knee socks wearing nude young girl hidden under the sheets.

This was bad. Extremely bad. If she was to be discovered by these two girls, his life will be in danger in all kinds of ways.

(What should I do ... right!)

Kamito needed to change from pajamas into uniforms. Using that as an excuse, he could sent Rinslet and Carol away, then take this opportunity to escape with Est from the window.

No, no good. To go out with Est in her current state, they would surely be caught.

If they were to be dragged to that stubborn leader of the Knights, he would end up even more miserable.

That being the case, he had to -

"Uh ... right! Can I ask for a favor?"

"What's that? Do you ... want to lick my toes?"

"No one asked for such a thing!"

Kamito retorted out of reflex ... Why was there an expectation in her tone?

"That's not what I ask. I was thinking ...could you lend me some clothes."

"Clothes? Oh, of course, your uniform is right here."

Rinslet snapped her fingers, and Carol immediately brought out the folded uniforms. The ripped uniforms from battle yesterday was mended, even the buttons were sewn back on neatly.

"That's not what I meant. I would like to borrow a girl's uniform. "

"......"

(Eh? I feel like I have made some kind of fatal mistake just now ...)

Rinslet stared at Kamito as if looking at a cockroach on the roadside.

"Oh? What do you plan to do with a girl's uniform, Kamito Kazehaya?"

Gogogogo...

"No ... No, not what you think ... uh ... that ..."

Kamito stammered, trying to find excuses to gloss over the question.

"Then it can't be helped. Then although it is a bit embarrassing, I'll lend you my clothes..."

Carol's face turned red, and she started to remove her clothes uneasily.

"Not your clothes! And that's not even a uniform!"

"So that's how it is. What Kamito-sama desires most is a uniform of my lady's."

"What? ... My uniform?"

Rinslet suddenly blushed totally red, and quickly covered her chest.

(Ah ah ah ah! These two are so troublesome!)

Kamito cried in his mind. Just at this time.

From the abdomen of Kamito somehow came a wiggling sensation.

(...! Est! What are you are doing!)

"Hmm? Kamito Kazehaya, what are you doing?"

"No ... nothing ..."
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"You have been acting strange since earlier. Come to think of it, the sheets seemed to bulge mysteriously."

"My lady, men are the kind of creatures to bulge in the morning."

"Yes ... a normal physiological phenomenon, it can't be helped ... that's not what this is!"

"Out with it already, what exactly are you hiding there!"

Paa-tsu - Rinslet forcefully yanked the sheets off.

"What!" "Ah!"

Rinslet and Carol simultaneously covered their mouths, and opened their eyes widely.

It was no wonder. In the bed, after all, there was one beautiful knee socks wearing naked girl.

"Kamito, we are caught."

Still expressionless, Est suddenly hugged Kamito tightly.

"Wh... Wh... What!"

"Hold on! Rinslet, do not misunderstand! This is because -"

Kamito panically shook his head, trying desperately to explain.

"This is because what?"

"Uh ... because ... that ..."

...Uh, no good. Even Kamito didn't know why the young girl was here.

Having said that, regardless of what excuse that Kamito came up with, he had no confidence to convince these two.

"- I see, that's how it was."

Rinslet grinned, a chilling smiled appeared on her face.

An elegant, graceful, and truely aristocratic smile.

"You ... you understand?"

"Yes, I completely understand. While I was worried about you, you...you secretly brought such a lovely girl to bed ---"

Rinslet's freezing cold stares repeatedly stabbed kamito.

Or rather... it was really cold, cold enough to freeze one to death.

Unknowingly, the windows were covered with frost. Just as one thought that a blizzard was bursting around in the room, the wolf form magic ice spirit suddenly appeared on top of the bed.

"... Wait! This is no joke - I am really going to die!"

"Then ...then die! You pervert ----!"

The magic ice spirit <Fenrir> let out a terrifying roar, then started attacking Kamito.

"... Wahh! For real!"

Kamito nimbly jumped out of bed and fled around in the room.

Baring the fangs, the magic ice spirit chased Kamito back and forth.

Bark! Bark!

"......"

At this moment, Est quietly rose up and stood in front of Kamito as if to shield him.

The white wolf bared its sharp fangs fiercely, and then leaped.

Still expressionless, Est thrust her hand in front of the nose of the white wolf.

Fenrir's movement suddenly froze.

"Woo...ong..."

"Stay back! How dare you as a magic ice spirt to defy me, the <Demon Slayer>? "

The moment Est calmly finished her words, Fenrir began to tremble.

And then -

"Sit down."

Chokun<ref>Sound of sitting down</ref>."

"Hand."

Pofu.

"Good boy."

Rub. Rub.

"......"

Kamito was speechless. Rinslet's mouth also hang wide open.

Even spirits of the rank of Fenrir was lead by the nose. This girl, could she be -

"Might you be a spirit!?"

"Yes, I'm the contract spirit of Kamito."

Stroking the head of the tamed Fenrir, Est nodded expressionlessly.

===Part 3===

"Unbelievable. I never expect you to be <sealed spirit> of that sword."

Having left the female dormitory and walking in the courtyard of
the academy, Kamito took a glance at the girl next to him.

Of course, she was not naked. Currently, she was wearing the
uniform of the Areishia spirit academy.

The spirits that in human form were the highest rank in Astral
Zero. So it is understandable that Kamito did not immediately
discover the girl's true identity.

"I mean, you can reconstruct clothes, so why were you naked?"

"I thought you would be pleased that way. Or do I really have to
show you my bare feet?"

It seemed that this spirit would be embarrassed if she exposed
her bare feet. Such an obscure type of shyness.

Kamito sighed, and tried to sort out what he had talked with Est.

-- Back then Est resonated to the strong will of Kamito, and was
summoned in the form of Elemental Waffe. However, at the same
time when Kamito lost his consciousness, the path<ref>More literally, "magic circuit", but the author has indicated in furigana that it should be read as "path".</ref> was once again
closed, and she ended up not being able to return to Astral Zero.

"Why was the path not connected? We did form the contract after all."

"One factor is that my original existence is an overly powerful being, but probably the main cause is from Kamito
yourself. Subconsciously, Kamito was ''rejecting the contract with
me.''"

"......"

Kamito had an idea. His eyes rested on the left hand in black leather gloves.

Back then to save Claire, Kamito strive to not consider about it.

But it is undeniable, ''her'' presence still haunts the hearts of
Kamito.

"... Sorry. It is not that I was unwilling to contract with
you. That's not how it was."

Unable to return to Astral Zero put an enormous stress on the
Spirits.

However, because most of the power of Est was left in Astral
Zero, so at the moment she seemingly was unable to display her
original strength.

Perhaps because Est took the form of a human girl, Kamito became
more feel distressed.

"It does not matter. Anyway, I'm tired to be sealed inside
the sword. It has been hundreds of years since I last came to
this world. I decided to enjoy everything here. Say, Kamito - "

Est pulled the sleeve of Kamito's uniform.

"It feels like I have a good impression of you."

"... A good impression?"

"Meaning that I might like you."

"Ah. So ... thank you."

Kamito could not help but blushed, and averted his eyes.

Despite being a sealed spirit with extraordinary power, her
appearance was a lovely girl.

To receive such a straight confession ... Kamito did not know how to respond.

"But when you were sealed inside the sword, haven't you rejected
contracting with all the other spirit contractors?"

"Yes, Kamito. So far, I have to rejected 53 spirit contractors."

"Then why such a high rank spirit like you has chosen me?"

"Well, if I had to guess - it might have been an intuition."

Est watched Kamito with the pair of clear violet eyes.

"Because I felt - that the two of us are alike."

"... What do you mean?"

"Kamito."

Est suddenly hold out her forefinger and gently pressed the lips
of Kamito.

"Do not snoop about a girl's secrets!"

"...!"

A completely unexpected reaction. Kamito's heart raced at the soft
touch of her fingertips.

Then, her skirt twirled as Est quickly turned around. She ran forward lightly.

Going a long way from the dormitory, Kamito finally arrived at
the school building of the academy.

Could Claire be here? After driven out of the Rinslet's room,
Kamito immediately went to Claire's room to check her out. But she was
not in the room.

Maybe she had already recovered, and went to the class to take
the lectures.

It was good if that's the case - but somehow his heart jitters anxiously.

While walking together with Est in the corridor, Kamito heard
whispers constantly coming from all directions.

"Look. Look. There is that male tranfer student."

"As expected, he had already lay his hand on a new girl."

"What a pretty girl ... do we have such a student in our academy?"

"Hey. Is it true that Alice's group engaged in a duel with him?"

"He can't be planing to lay his hand on all the girls of the academy, can he?"

"what a pervert ... or rather, a lewd beast?"

"Definitely a lewd beast."

"Yeah, a lewd beast."

"Public enemy of the girls ..."

Twitter twitter ...

... Kamito's heart hurt. The target of this chattering had heard everything.

"Is Kamito really a lewd beast?"

Est dealt a further blow. Well, she meant no harm.

Clink -- the sound of a sword being drawn came from the back at that moment.

"- Kamito Kazehaya, you nasty man!"

"...!"

With no time to turn around, the blade had been mounted on the
back of his neck.

Kamito raised both his hands, timidly moved nothing but his the
line of sight -

Standing there was the pony-tailed leader of the Knights, emitting
terrifying murderous intent.

"E ... Ellis ...?"

"I misjudged you, you sex maniac! How could you lay your hand on
such an innocent girl!"

"... Listen."

Kamito sighed, and said with half squinted eyes: "You have made a
very rude misunderstanding about other people. She is
my contract spirit."

"...... What?"

Ellis raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"You are saying this girl is that sword spirit that slayed the magic spirit with one blow?"

Ellis skeptically stared at Est for a moment, then turn back to
Kamito again.

"Stop making lame lies, Kamito Kazehaya!"

Clang - the blade was placed on his neck again.

But the next second, Ellis's startled eyes widened.

The blade that was stab toward the back of his neck turned soft
and bent down.

"What is going on?"

"Howling - as a sword spirit, I can freely interfere with various
blade. Are you willing to believe us now?" 

"...!"

Ellis, with her eyes wide open, examined the bent sword.

Spirit magic could brought about similar phenomenon, but Est bent the sword without even lifting a finger.

"I see. ...Sorry for having doubted you."

Ellis put away the sword, apologized seriously with a bow.

"No. Originally, I did not think she was a spirit."

Kamito shrugged and shook his head.

Although there were times where she was overly stubborn, but this
candor was also endearing.

"By the way, how are the other two? Hm, from the knight brigade-"

"You mean Rakka and Reishia? They regained their conscious this
morning. They were beaten pretty badly by you guys. They need to
rest for a while before they can control the spirits again."

"Sorry ... Once I use Elemental Waffe, it is difficult to
calibrate my strength."

"It was a duel. Please do not mind it. For them it was a good
lesson."

Ellis fake coughed, and then -

"...I'm sorry."

"Hmm?"

"I said, I'm sorry. I disliked you for no other reason except
that you are a boy. So I feel compelled to apologize."

With her cheeks blushing red, she stared into eyes of Kamito.

"When you stand up to the magic spirit to save Clare Rogue, you
looked really ... really cool. To be honest I was petrified with fear."

"I had to deal with frenzied spirits several times before. It was
just experience."

Kamito, scratched the back of his head, like he was feeling a bit shy.

"Kamito, I am unhappy to be ignore." Est said, puffing out her cheeks.

"Oh, sorry ..."

Then, Kamito suddenly recalled his purpose here.

"Ellis, do you know where Claire is?"

"Isn't Claire Rogue still locking herself in the room? Losing
the contract spirit seemed to be a very big blow to her."

"But she seems to be not in the room. Do you have a clue?"

"Well ..."

Ellis raised her hand to her chin and pondered a bit.

"Come to think of it, the <military spirit> contract ceremony will be held
in the academic town this afternoon."

"Contract ceremony?"

"Ah, volunteers are recruited among the students of the academy
to form contract with military spirits."

In short, it is scouting from the military - Alice explained.

In return for the powerful military spirit that the Orudeshia
Knights brigade provides, the academy presents the students. Once
the student forged a contract with the military spirit, he become
part of the army, and as a cost for the powerful military spirit,
he must obey the orders and be dispatched immediately whenever
requested by the brigade.

"Although there are a lot of trouble to become military
personnel, there are many voluntary participants seeking to form
contracts with powerful spirits. From the very beginning, there
are many student who entered the academy aiming to become
spirit knights."

"With so many participants, how do they pick the candidate?"

"Of course - the spirit blade dance."

The format of the competition was free for all battle royal.

Serving also as a demonstration from the Orudeshia knight brigade
to the public, the blade dance would be held in the arena of
the academy town, rather than in Astral Zero.

"Having lost her contract spirit, it is possible that she will
volunteer to participate in the ceremony."

"However, without her contract spirit, to enter a blade dance
ceremony is -" Kamito stopped in mid-sentence and swallow the
remaining words.

Impossible-- but he was not sure.

To perform blade dance without the contract spirit, that kind of
actions amounts to nothing but suicide.

Without the power of spirits, there was absolutely no way to beat
other spirit contractors. Such a no-brainer simple truth.

But Claire now--

Kamito recalled how she looked like that day when she stood in
the rain.

"...Ellis, where is the ceremony going to take place?"

"If I remember correctly, just go straightly alone the Olivier
Avenue - Kamito?"

"- Got it. Ellis, thank you!"

Kamito took Est's hand and started to run.

(Do not try to shoulder everything by yourself. Idiot!)

===Part 4===

Clare walked alone in the alley within the academic town.

She looked dejected, and her steps were very heavy.

However, she had to go. There is no choice but to move forward.

For the sake of Scarlet who shielded her with its own body, she
must obtain an extremely strong spirit---an overwhelming power that
will not lose to anyone.

... It could not be reconciled. In front of that terrifying magic
spirit, she couldn't do anything.

Moreover, because of her own arrogance and stupidity, she had
lost Scarlet, her most important partner that had accompanied her
since childhood.

Further, had Kamito not come to her rescue, she would surely been killed.

"... Why do I think about the face of that guy again!"

Claire shook her head, trying to get rid of the image of Kamito
in her mind.

"- I do not need that guy. I survived on my own from the past to
present."

Yes, she would not stop here. Claire Rogue must face the battle
alone.

- I want a more power, a stronge power that will not lose to any one.

A stronge power so I would never lose anything again. A stronge
power so to take back what I have lost.

For example --- like the power of that girl that I admired on
first sight three years ago.

The overwhelming power of the Strongest Blade Dancer, Ren Ashbell.

"- You desire power so much?"

"......?"

Hearing the sudden voice, Claire quickly turned around.

There stood a beautiful girl.

It was a girl in a dark dress with lustrous black hair.

Her refined face exhibited a subtle grace, and a beauty
that somehow looked like disassociated with normal humans.

She had pitchblack pupils, as if one will be sucked in with one
sight.

Claire instantly discarded her alertness, charmed by the beauty
of the girl.

"Thank you. Because of you, Kamito has awokened."

"Who are you? What are you talking about?"

"However, this is not enough. his true self is much more than that."

The girls giggled, and slowly approached Claire.

Claire did not move. No, she couldn't move.

"What?"

"If you seek more strength, please accept this."

The girl gracefully stretched out a slender hand.

Above her palm, a mass of ominous fog-like black object floated.

"This is a spirit!?"

"Yes, it can help you draw out your real strength."

"The real strength ..."

Claire absentmindedly murmured.

Had it been the usual Claire, surely she would not hesitate to
brush that hand away.

The contract spirits were to be gained by one's own hand. They
are not something received from others.

However, the flame in Claire's hearts was gradually diminishing.

So weak that it would likely extinguish at any time.

Therefore -- Claire took that hand. She accepted the spirit
presented by that girl.

The black mist gradually seeped into her hand and disappeared.

Sharp pain instantly shot up from the left hand, an ominous black
spirit seal was engraved on it.

"The frenzy spirit <Gespenst> - do you like it?"

The girl in black smiled.

Like a cruel little girl.

Like an innocent demon.

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