Editing Mushi Uta:Volume 4th Episode 14 (section)

===Part 5===

"W-wait…! There has to another way to carry me!"

"Ah, zip it. If you make a fuss I'll touch all sorts of places."

"H-hey! Where are you—"

Two fussing voices echoed in the empty corridor.

Carrying Arisu on his shoulder, Harukiyo advanced through the lowest floor corridor. He had quite the stamina for being able to run all the way there without breaking a sweat.

"Here, we're there."

Harukiyo said with a dejected voice. He was sulky, perhaps hating himself for following Arisu's orders, or possibly for other reasons.

After the sudden stop, Arisu was violently lowered to the floor.

They were inside the vast lounge at the entrance to the main deck. The exit was made of glass, so they could see the rainy deck. Arisu could see the storm reached its peak.

"Ooh, you're here."

Kasuou sat on one of the sofas in the lounge. Next to her was Urara.

"Where's Daisuke? Is he not here yet?"

While staggering, Arisu surveyed the lounge. She couldn't see Daisuke anywhere and Urara wore an anxious expression.

"He works so slow despite being a Rank 1. —Oh, speak of the devil."

Kasuou looked behind Arisu and the rest. Arisu turned toward the lounge entrance divided to two.

They could see two people walking from another direction than that Arisu came from. They were a sulky Daisuke and a panting Kirara.

"Kirara!"

Hearing Urara's voice, Kirara raised her face. Seeing her older sister, her expression sparkled in joy.

It happened just as everyone in the lounge turned their gazes toward the corridor.

The sound of breaking glass resounded.

"…!"

Fierce wind and rain blew into the room.

"I will have one back first."

The white haired boy, Jit, smiled in front of the corridor connected to the lounge. He'd probably got there first from the corridor outside the ship, waiting for a chance. He grabbed Urara who was the closest to the deck and pulled her closer.

"Urara!"

Daisuke caught the shoulder of the little sister trying to approach. Next to Urara, Kasuou grimaced in displeasure. Harukiyo looked completely apathetic.

Arisu clenched her fist.

Since they all gathered in the lounge they were careless—

"I-I'm fine… don't be scared, Kirara."

The older sister spoke bravely, her face stiffening. Yet her sister Urara looked anxious.

"You can understand what I want here even without me saying, right? For now please hand over the other twin."

A white thorn created in air was pushed against Urara's neck.

"Either way I'm going to switch to a different ship before returning to shore. This time we'll give up on selling and go back with just the items. Someday you'll regret turning a pro into your enemy."

"So you have no problem making even an ally of justice your enemy?"

"So you think we'd just let you do as you fucking please?"

Daisuke hid Kirara behind his back as he stepped forward.

Kasuou also stood up from the chair.

"I do. Right, girl?"

Jit looked at none other than Arisu.

Arisu bit her lips. The white-haired boy saw through her personality—

"Wait, Daisuke, Kasuou."

Stopping them with a hoarse voice, they both anticipated her behavior.

"I refuse."

They both cleanly rejected. Jit clicked his tongue.

"Hey, you the sister."

Daisuke called in a low voice while a checkered beetle landed on his shoulder. Green tentacles stabbed into Daisuke's body.

"Bring out your Mushi. Since you're here together you can use your power, right?"

"Daisuke!"

Daisuke completely ignored Arisu's reproach.

"I'll cover for you. Do it."

Yet still showing a severe expression, Urara didn't seem to be moving.

"Urara is—"

Kirara's weak voice echoed in the lounge.

There was an air of tension between Jit, Daisuke and Kasuou, the three Mushitsuki. Since Urara didn't move, none of them could seize the chance to attack.

What blew the tension away was some light and rumble.

Along with the sound of thunder, the ''Amenotori'' swerved. As if a high wave crashed on the ship.

Jit immediately lost his balance.

Daisuke and Kasuou kicked the floor.

"No…!"

Arisu's voice was erased by the sounds of destruction.

Daisuke's fist and Kasuou's claws clashed with Jit. The floor cracked and the large sofa was blown away.

The only one unable to stay was Urara.

"Kyaaa!"

Blown by the impact, she was thrown outside the broken glass to the main deck.

Everyone in the lounge turned toward Urara.

Suddenly heading toward the deck, Arisu was shocked.

A white wall appeared in front of the girl rolling on the deck.

It was a high wave.

"URARA!"

Kirara shouted. A Mushi materialized next to the girl as she ran outside.

A long-armed mantis with a claw disproportionate to its body.

But there wasn't just one.

There was also a second, identical Mushi.

"…!"

Seeing this, Arisu understood.

—''I've never seen a Mushitsuki with a Mushi identical to another person's.''

Daisuke was right.

Arisu had also seen someone who could control multiple Mushi.

It wasn't that each of the twins had her own same Mushi.

Both of them were the Mushi of older sister Kirara. Saying that it couldn't be brought out unless they were together was also probably to conceal this fact.

Why did they both pretend to be Mushitsuki—she also instinctively knew the answer.

A Mushitsuki little sister and normal older sister.

The two sisters of differing fates were afraid to become separated—

"Ah…!"

Yet even the claws of the two mantises couldn't reach her sister. Urara appeared to have lost consciousness due to the impact. The large wave was about to cover the collapsing listless girl.

Arisu kicked the floor.

"Wait, Arisu!"

Ignoring Daisuke's call, she leapt to the deck. Forgetting about her wounds and the numbness of her left leg, she made a beeline toward Urara.

She'd been the one to decide to save the twins.

It had nothing to do with it serving as a replacement to her friend Mari.

She threw herself, extending her hand to the girl.

Arisu's hand grabbed the girl's arm.

"…!"

The wave swallowed the deck.

Unable to fight against the water pressure, it threw around Arisu who was hugging Urara. She was unable to breath and couldn't tell right from left.

"Gwah…!"

Feeling an impact at her back, she opened her eyes on the water.

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She crashed against the railing. The recoil threw Arisu and Urara to the air.

"…!"

Just before being thrown out of the ship by the spraying water, Arisu reached for the railing.

''I'll definitely save you—''

Swearing this, Arisu's hand clenched.

"—"

Yet she couldn't feel the railing in her hand.

—With mere millimeters to spare, Arisu's hand grazed the railing and cut through air.

While falling to the raging sea she could see below, Arisu heard someone calling her name.

Arisu had the feeling Mari had shouted the same way during that moment a year ago when she'd seen her breath her last.

The moment she realized it was Daisuke's voice—Arisu hit the sea.