OreShura: Volume 5 Chapter 4

Chapter 4 - Masuzu, Hunting the Lovestruck

With just a short period of time left before the end of the summer vacation, on a certain morning.

【From】 [email protected]

【Subject】 Morn'g, Ora-Masuzu!

Crap......

Even though it was a mail from my girlfriend, just the subject alone was enough for me to want to trash it!

However, as I was afraid of the consequences of leaving it alone, I opened the mail reluctantly.

【Message】 We are going on a 《 Hunt 》. Please make preparations.

What hunt? On sending my reply mail,

【Subject】 Oh my oh my

【Message】 It's of course a 《 Hunt on the Lovestruck 》.

"......"

I could get a whiff of the scent of danger from that reply.

This girl had finally felt like staining her hands with a criminal act. Did she want to go about massacring couples indiscriminately?

I can't go along with it if it's something dangerous --- I replied and,

【Subject】 Rest assured

【Message】 I won't be breaking the law. Just barely though.

"Which one is it!?"

With a hint of gloominess in my voice, I threw a zinger at the mail. State clearly whether you are actually crossing the line or not!

As I was thinking about what to reply, another mail came before I could do that,

【Subject】 Please

【Message】 I would need your strength to defeat the lovestruck. Holy Dragon Knight of Dawn 《 Burning Fighting Fighter 》. Lend me the strength of your light.

She suddenly said something that Hime would say.

If a frontal assault didn't work, she went for a rear assault huh. That was probably how much she wanted me to go with her on the 「Lovestruck Hunt」.

Well, whichever way it was, I could not go against the will of my great "Girlfriend". And, she did say something scary while we were arguing with Hime's big sister. I was originally planning to go study in the local library, but it seemed like I had to change my plans.

"Besides......"

Regarding the matter where I was kissed by Chiwa during our summer training camp, Masuzu had yet to cross-examine me on that however --- I wondered what she really thought about it.

I really could not predict what kind of actions she would take.

That was why I was worried.

"I just hope she doesn't go on a crazy rampage......"

♦

We had always met at the cafe just before the station but, today, we decided to scrimp and chose a fast food restaurant instead. Since we used up quite a bit of our allowances at the training camp and whatnot. We had to be frugal.

However, that somehow turned out to be disastrous ---

"Woah."

As I looked at the crowd of people in the restaurant excluding the line at the payment counter, I came to realize that I had erred in my judgement.

A 「Masuzu doughnut phenomenon」 had occurred.

What was the 'Masuzu doughnut phenomenon'? It was a way of describing how people putting a 「strange distance」 away from the gorgeous looking yet seemingly hard-to-approach Masuzu, and were forming a circle around her. A white space formed up at a three-meter radius away from Masuzu, resembling the 'hole' of a doughnut, which was what led to the coining of that term. By moi.

"She's cute." "Beautiful." "Go talk to her." "No way, you go." I pushed through the curious onlookers and stepped into the hole of the doughnut.

"Eita, aren't you late?"

Masuzu, who was sitting uncomfortably, looked up at me with a sign of apparent relief.

Her hairstyle was different from usual.