Editing Kaze no Stigma:Volume5 Chapter 5 (section)

=== Part 4 ===


The wind died down, the thunder ceased, and the park regained his silence.

Dumbfounded, absolutely dumbfounded, Ren stared at the spectacle in front of his eyes. 

Holding Enraiha, Ayano in a vigilant posture. 

Forward from her, the collapsed Kazuma, his body sunk in the trunk of a tree. 

None moved. No, rather that didn't move, one side couldn't move.  

After several seconds - convinced Kazuma was out, Ayano raised her eyes to the night sky and let out a small sigh.

The feeling of tension that filled this place soundlessly came apart.

Just now, Ren came to his senses. He ran up to Ayano while shouting.

"Ne- Nee-sama! What a thing! "

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An obvious voice of reproach. But, without minding it, Ayano showed the victory sigh, smiling a smile of satisfaction. 

"He he - my first victory"

"First victory, you say?.........what would have happened if you killed him!? "

The pressing question was even more reproachful, and finally noticing she was blamed Ayano spoke as if trying to justify herself. 

"Aah, no, I don't think he's dead. If that were a direct hit, there would be no remaining body"

The attack had that kind of caloric value. A human body would never survive it. 

The fact that Kazuma's body retained it's original form, means he had some kind of defense plan and at least avoided the direct hit. 

"But even so, going so far - "

Ren wanted to argue even more but was suddenly interrupted by Ayano, who recovered her serious face. 

Standing in the front and pushing Ren aside, Ayano set up Enraiha once more. 

Ren Ren turned around quick-witted and agile and looked at the same thing as Ayano. 

It was Yagami Kazuma's figure, slowly standing up.

"Nii-sama! "

Ren raised his voice with great joy, while simultaneously realizing he shouldn't be happy. 

From here on, the battle with resume. 

But right now, that tremendous sense of intimidation totally disappeared from Kazuma. 

He couldn't feel anything else but a weak Kehai, just like that of a normal person without special powers. 

"Nee-sama......it's fine"

Judging Kazuma didn't have anymore battle strength, Ren wanted to ask for Ayano's forgiveness. But, that moment - 

"---------!? "

Ayano's eyes opened wide. 

In the gap of that one instant she was focused on Ren, Kazuma was before her eyes - he approached to a point-blank range enough for their bodies to touch. 

"Wha------"

It was by no means a fast movement. Rather, his walking felt slack.

And yet, for some reason she couldn't react at all. 

That way of walking that slipped into the gap between her cognizance and her perception, it was unnatural because it was beyond spontaneous and didn't inspire an out of place feeling to be worthy of her vigilance.

Brushing her feet while she couldn't do nothing and while thinking she's going to fall on her ass, Enraiha's pommel was kicked up. 

As if part of a comedic duo, Ayano was thrown down face up, both her hands raised. 

When looking up on her field of vision, the night sky and a blurred shoe sole were reflected. 

The shoe sole area was rapidly magnified and filled all her field of vision. 

"------------!!"

Unable to avoid or defend, Ayano strongly closed her eyes. But even so, mercilessly, Kazuma strikes down the shoe sole with all his strength.

- On the ground, a breath away from Ayano's head lying down face up.

"Well, something like this?"

A voice missing tension reached the petrified Ayano's ear. Next to her head, the foot that even sunk into the ground was drawn back. 

Lumps of earth dug up together with his foot, fell on her face in chunks. 

"Eeh, aah------"

"I always pay my debts"

Under the cleared up night sky, moonlight was shining upon that fearless smiling face.

Understanding it was Kazuma's familiar tone Ren's eyes sparked. 

"Nii-sama"

"Hmm, what?"

Kazuma asked back unnaturally, in really the same manner as usual. Next, he changed his line of sight at his feet as if he saw something very curious. 

"So, what are you doing there? Is snugging on the ground so comfortable? "

Quickly getting up, Ayano screamed. 

"Didn't you kick me and threw me down!? "

"I'm asking about the reason of you staying kicked and thrown down"

"I'm amazed by your lack of common sense! "

Shouting once more she started sweeping the dust from her hair and face. 

And then she stabbed Kazuma with a dangerous gaze. 

"Besides, why are you unhurt? "

"I warded it off skillfully.", declared Kazuma nonchalantly.

Those remarks were very simple but it wasn't easy to imagine how much technique finesse was need to be able to say ''I warded it off skillfully'' about that calorific value. 

The specific technique must be beyond imagination.

"So, it's fine if I assume you returned to sanity?"

"Well, I don't remember not being sane"

In response to Ayano's continuing cross examination, Kazuma played dumb.

Naturally, that attitude greatly stimulated Ayano's imperial wrath.

"Ho hou, you're spouting those kind of words this late in the game? "

Groaning in a subdued voice, she grabbed Kazuma by the collar, drew his face near and glared at him at point-blank rage, their noses touching. 

With a smile Kazuma continued to gaze at the angry face of the still energetic girl.






Yes, once you noticed it, it was a very simple thing. 

He decided to protect, just like he swore back them.

So that he won't err again, the duty of those with power - whitewashing, it doesn't really matter. 

From that time he was charmed by that red brilliance, he decided.

To exist together, to look over her and to see everything with his own eyes. 

The feelings he has for Tsoi Rin, they are still here even now, unchanged.

But, he can no longer use that pretext to cut down his present.

Because there isn't just one precious thing. 

From his side Kazuma brought his face closer to Ayano's scowling at him very, very close.

"Wha - W- wait!"

Ayano forgot her anger and was panicking at the quick intimacy, dangerous from another point of view. 

But, Kazuma didn't stop. 

The distance that was less that five centimeters became three, one and then - minus.

Bringing his lips close to the red ears of the girl that stiffened as if misunderstanding something, Kazuma whispered. 

"Prepare yourself, you just reminded me. "

I'll never part once again. He decided so once again. 

I won't gave up on anything. I'll obtain everything I want.

"I'm willful and greedy"

Saying so, he kissed her lightly on the nape of the neck.

"Hyan!?"

The girl who screamed without seductiveness, still didn't realized. 

That she had been literally <<claimed>>.

That she was recognized as <<the spoils I'll obtain no matter what>> by the most difficult man of this world.

- Did you think you can escape?

Whether it was unlucky that she failed to hear those whispered words or whether she was fortunate - surely not even the gods know that.




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