Editing Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume11 Chapter9 (section)

===Part 5===

(...A decision I won't regret, huh.)

On the way back from the terrace&mdash;

"Kamito... Hey, Kamito."

"Hmm?"

He suddenly found his collar grabbed from behind.

"...Jeez, where did you go?"

It was Claire... Apparently, she came to search for him.

"Sorry..."

"You were talking with the darkness spirit, right?"

Saying that, she looked towards the terrace.

As expected of a Queen's younger sister, her senses were rather sharp.

"Yeah, you're right."

"..."

After he admitted honestly, Claire pouted slightly.

"Hey, Kamito&mdash;"

Suddenly, she drew her face near.

"W-What...?"

Recalling the kiss just now, Kamito wavered to some extent.

"I don't have a partner. Let's dance?"

"You're pretty cute when you don't speak. I'm sure you could find a couple of partners&mdash;"

"There's no one I want to dance with, idiot. B-But... I-If it's you, I guess it's fine."

She glanced up as she murmured.

"...Then I'm really honored."

"O-Okay, lead the dance."

Claire held both of Kamito's hands and leaned her petite body close to him.

Kamito's heart was pounding uncontrollably. Due to his height, he was catching a top view of her slightly bulging chest beneath the dress.

"I don't know any proper dance steps."

Turning his gaze away, Kamito put one hand on her waist.

"Fine, I'll take the lead then."

"Okay..."

Claire took over the job of leading the dance without any fuss.

As expected of a daughter from a noble family. Her dance steps were quite flawless.

Through intimate skin contact, sensations of body warmth and a feminine body's suppleness were transmitted.

Kamito found it difficult not to feel conscious of it.

At this moment&mdash;

"Kamito, listen to me&mdash;"

Claire whispered by his ear.

"That matter... I have already committed to my decision."

"...Is that so?"

Kamito nodded lightly.

"Nee-sama intended to save the continent's future on her own. Although her method was wrong... I want to inherit Nee-sama's will."

"...If you fail, you lose your life."

"I know."

Claire nodded with a serious expression.

They stopped in a corner of the great hall.

"But it's already decided."

She released her hand lightly and turned her head.

Over there &mdash;

Was the trio of Fianna, Ellis and Rinslet.

Everyone nodded with an expression of resolve.

"Everyone..."

"&mdash;Let's liberate the Elemental Lords and save the continent."
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Claire declared without hesitating.

(...Yeah. My teammates. This is the way it is.)

Kamito smiled wryly.

Serious, prideful, magnificent, very dazzling.

They were quite attractive&mdash;girls.

He could not help but feel proud of having fought together alongside them in the Blade Dance.

Facing them, Kamito&mdash;

"Yeah."

He made a slight nod.

&mdash;His decision was made.

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