Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume1 Chapter2

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 mutters 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, and it might be more appropriate to say that he was dragged forward, and they walked through the forest in that fashion.

Regardless, Kamito has no obligation to act out with the princess. Taking the opportunity that Claire went to the restroom, he unwind the whip and escaped.

“Oh, He had escaped, You Traitor!”

Such 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 to meet Greyworth.”

Proceeding down the hallway, Kamito let out a small sigh.

....Depressed.

After all, so far no good precedences has 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 a 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 steps.

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 dorr. What a fearful voice from the witch no matter how many times one hears it.

“Am, 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 notice that someone is eavesdropping.

Kamito quickly attempts to leave ---

Bang – suddenly, the office door was violently opened.

In 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!?”

“Yo....u, You, Insolent Person!”

The young girl kicked Kamito with her whole energy in the belly of Kamito who involuntary blurted out.

“Guah!”

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 quit behind the 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.

There in that place --- the features of the witch that's unchanged from three years ago.

Gentle flowing ash blonde hair.

The seductive beauty of an alluring adult.

Underneath a tiny eye glass, grayish eyes with the same color as her hair looked towards his direction.

(....you has come out, witch!)

Kamito spat out bitterly in his head.

Twilight Witch --- Greyworth Ciel Mais.

With the appearance of a bewitching, carnivorous, beautiful woman, she was an experience 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 have changed too much, Twilight 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 pony tail young girl raised her eyebrow.

“Hey, isn't 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 the moderately tight thigh　felt soft. 　It was a pity that he has to point it out, however, this was not a situation to enjoy the side benefits.

".........~wa!?"

The stern young girl’s face blushed in burning hot red.

Standing up quickly while holding down her skirt, without mercy she swings down her blade.

Greyworth’s voice called out the young girl Ellis which was about to move.

In a hair's breadth. Kamito dodge it by twisting his body.

"Wh...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 piece 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 Twilight 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 her instantly.

“Agh, 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's delicate body hidden under the armor, most of the boys would not be able to control themselves”.

“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, but it sounded scary.

“Ellis, you can go now. It’s unpleasant to have someone flirt in front my eyes.”

Greyworth’s cold voice informed.

“I, I can't leave you alone in the same room with....this man. If he has a 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 Twilight 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 breath 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 moral 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 hell cat girl.”

Kamito answered impatiently with a bitter face , Greyworth shrugges her shoulder.

“You’d better be careful, rumors　says that in the inner depths of the <Spirit Forest> that even the Spirit Investigation Committee shall not enter, there are S rank Spirits was sleeping there. Once you encounter it, 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 Twilight Witch.

“Well, how to say it. It is just happenstance. I made 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, sharply lightens.

“Finally you decided to say farewell to that ghost, is that it?”

“........guh!”

The mocking tone caouses 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 beauty witch does 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 spoke the truth either”

Kamito spat out what he wanted to say.

“.....Well whatever. You should just tell me about this”

“Oh boy, Is that the attitude of someone asking a witch? During these three years you've become cuter”

“The cat changed into a tiger in three years. You raised it knowing full well it won't stay as a cat forever”

“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 mouth the truth. But, never tells a lie either.

“Now....are we in Russia!”

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 Term. Sign here”

“It doesn't make sense. What do you mean?”

“You don’t know that, it can’t be. For what purpose do you think I summoned you here. As the Twilight Witch, even if you pass on information, isn't it in good hands?”

“Knowing, you don’t have only malice in that thing”

Kamito snatched the bundle of document, then slapped it onto the desk.

Bundled with a clip, Areishia Spirit Academy’s Admission Notification.

It was written there. No doubt --- Kamito's 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!”

“What do you want me to explain?”

“Ha?”

The Witch words are always unexpected. Like the midsummer breeze.

“What I’m talking about? I mean, this academy is, a pure maiden’s garden”

“No Problem. Such a thing, I’ll handle it all with my authority ”

“That would be a problem in itself! Three years ago was different”

Provoked by Kamito ---

“Don’t jump to conclusion, Boy. You don’t have the right to choose”

Greyworth told it in a shockingly cold voice.

"..........gu!"

“Recently, I've taken a liking to swimming. Originally, the spirit contractor must be managed by the organization. Knowing the future from it?”

“That is – "

In the Orudeshia country region,　spirit contractors are given various privileges, but in exchange they must be registered in an organization registry. They also list all the stray spirit contractors that exist, due to the threat they pose to the state.

“They can sniff out your existence. Don’t underestimate the country’s Spirit Knights, as I known from three years ago, that you sissy doesn't have any chance of being victorious against them. besides --- ”

Then, a demonic grin floats from Greyworth.

“There’s a chance that I’ll throw away a rose, maybe I've already done so”

“....What negligence. In short its blackmail”

“You understand it's the best way to survive”

“An insolent biased view --- ”

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 a banquet of harem”

“That I, I’m --- ”

“If you like, I don't mind if you only love one academy student. For example, Ellis Fahrengart from a while ago --- whose manner is that of a seriously stubborn person. However, she is actually a submissive type that will exercises absolute obedience. Surely a radical play will truly give a reward”

“Am I a demon --- ”

“A joke. No way, I have such power ”

“I can’t hear your joke......”

Kamito moaned holding his temple.

“Why, did you just call me now. What am I going to do?”

“You're talking too fast”

“It’s useless to oppose a Witch”

A negligent reply, Greyworth let out a smile ---

“In two months, there'll be an exhibition of the spirit blade dance play festival in astral zero. I have put you up as an entry there”

“What did you say?”

--- Spirit Blade Dance Play Festival.

Once in several years, being carried out in astral zero as the largest Kagura ritual.

The largest continental gathering of spirit contractors, as a great offering for the Five Great Elemental Lords.

So to speak, it’s a large scale military war 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 wish> one wants to be granted will come true.

“Win the cup, Kamito. Nevertheless, even now you are overdoing things”

“I ---”

Kamito bites his lips, strongly clenching his fist.

Not his right hand where the spirit carved seal was engraved --- It was his left hand covered by the black leather glove.

Zukiri, A sharp pain runs in his chest.

“I, I decided that I will never participate in the spirit blade dance festival again”

“No, You will compete. Otherwise You’ll be in 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....!?”

In that one phrase, Kamito face froze.

The Strongest --- A title which was given to a spirit contractor, currently, there is only one person in the large continent.

Three years ago, a fourteen years old young girl dominated the spirit blade dance play festival’s individual match.

“ --- It was said. She has returned”

Greyworth’s grayish pair of eyes, fixedly looked at Kamito’s eye.

“The Strongest Blade Play Dancer --- Ren Ashbell”

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