Shinmai Maou no Keiyakusha:Volume 4 Epilogue

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Epilogue

Part 1

When Basara regained his consciousness, he noticed that there was a pair of worried eyes looking at him.

“Tachibana…?”

Hearing him calling that name, his cute friend then said as if finally being able to relax…

“It’s great... It seems like you finally returned to normal.”

“? What do you mea-“

He then remembered everything before he finished his sentence, and then suddenly sat upright.

“Where’s Kurumi? What happened to Sakazaki?!”

“D-Don’t panic… Kurumi’s fine, look over there.”

Tachibana then looked towards the wall of the room where Kurumi was leaning on. Seeing that she had no injuries, and that her breathing was normal, he released a sigh in relief, and only then he did realise that the space that is the domestic housekeeping room had returned to its normal state. So, that means –

“The barrier already disappeared… Which means that Sakazaki –“

“You couldn't have forgotten everything, right?”

Tachibana then continued:

“As you should know, after Kurumi was taken by sensei, your hand was severed by something like his magic. You had lost a lot of blood, and I thought that you were done for already… Do you remember that much?”

“Yes… I do remember to that point. But, --“

In that part of his memories that are blurry, he seemed to have heard someone else’s voice. And after that, His memories were blank.

It’s like there was a fog in that part of his brain, making him unable to remember those memories.

“After that… Your body then suddenly released a light, and your arm then regenerated. And then, as if you had become another person, you then went for Sakazaki and –“

“It was me… who had defeated Sakazaki…?”

It seems that the opponent was someone who had no qualms in dragging unrelated people into situations, and had even taken Kurumi as hostage. If he had let him slip, he might have also made a move against Mio, Yuki or Maria, and even taking innocent people as meat shields. Hence, he was someone like Zolgear, someone who must be taken down. It’s just –

“……………….”

He looked down at his right arm that had supposedly been severed, and tried to materialise Brynhildr.

With what’s in Brynhildr, it could remember the revenants of every one who died from it, and indeed, Sakazaki’s revenants was present. Which means that what Tachibana was correct.

…Which means, that things have probably come to an end for the time being.

This realisation made Basara to be able to really relax the weights weighing on his heart. With such a strong revenant, it shows that Sakazaki had considerable power. Additionally, it seems that the revenants had something else mixed in, meaning, the revenants wasn’t from just a human. It brings about the possibility of the procession by evil spirits. If that was the case, then it might explain how someone like that had slipped under the radar of Takigawa and Yuki.

Having said that, it still brings about a crucial question.

…Just how did I even win?

Hearing what Tachibana had said, Basara also had the feeling of having a fight with Sakazaki. But still, even though the recovery rate of heroes are faster than the average person, instantly regenerating a lost limb was still impossible. Basara was incompetent was magic, and while it might be a possible feat for high level healing magic, it was something that even Kurumi, who was a spirit magic user and much better versed with magic, couldn’t even try to try to use it. Then, the next most likely explanation would be –

“Brynhildr…”

“? Did you say something, Toujou?”

“…It’s nothing.” He shook his head to answer Tachibana’s question.

--The weapons used by heroes were named according to the spirit residing within it.

As [Sakuya] and [Byakko] had spirits residing within them, they were known as spirit sword and spirit lance respectively. Similarly, weapons like [Brynhildr] who sealed evil spirits, were known as cursed weapons.

Since [Brynhildr] could suppress the S-class evil spirit that had caused the tragedy in the [village] five years ago, regenerating a human body part would probably not be difficult for it at all.

…It couldn't possibly be that, right?

Like how Yuki was chosen by Sakuya as its user, when the person and the spirit in the weapon had the same will/wish, and through pure-hearted training, the person would be able to use the spirit’s powers/ But some people like Basara and Takashi who only see [Brynhildr] and [Byakko] respectively as only weapons, they shouldn't be able to use the powers of the spirit. Additionally, the voice he remembered hearing before losing consciousness was also a cause for concer—

No…

Since Sakazaki was able to manipulate the consciousness of many people as once, and since he personally also saw his arm being severed, it might perhaps be just only illusionary magic at work here. He might have created the voice he remembered, and this way, it would all make sense, with nothing else that were out of place—

“…What are you think about?”

“Tachibana… Do you remember what had happened after we were shut in by the barrier?”

“? At the beginning, the both of us began fighting each other. But then, I was no match for you…”

“…And after that?”

“After that… We both then realised that we were only fighting each other out of a misunderstanding—“

Taking a breath, Tachibana then continued:

“Right at that time, Sakazaki-sensei then took that opportunity to attack us. I was defeated right from the start, but you just kept on fighting him… In the end, he just took Kurumi hostage. And what happened after that was just like I have said before.”

“…I see.”

Tachibana’s explanation had no abnormalities, there were no signs of lying, and it matched what he could remember. So it would be likely that what Tachibana was the truth.

It’s just… What was that weird feeling? It was like that he had forgotten something important, and yet the situation and his memory dictated that he was the one who defeated Sakazaki.

Just why – why did was the feeling of having been protected by a certain someone, so strong?

Maybe…

He took out his phone from his pocket, and tried manipulating the screen. But unfortunately, there was no response.

It seems like his insurance he made as a precaution had broken down from the battle.

But then, the audio recordings might still be there, and he would have to try to retrieve them when he gets home. He kept his phone, then via the master-servant contract’s locating ability, he tried to ascertain Mio and Yuki’s safety. The result was that the other party was faster than him, as he felt the response of his location being ascertained. They must be worried about him right now. Although this made him happy, there was still some things that must be settled before they get here.

“Tachibana – Can you listen to what I have to say?”

And so, he decided to call over Tachibana. Ten seconds later, --

“—Basara!”

The door was slammed open, and both Mio and Yuki rushed into the room.

--What Basara had asked Tachibana to do, was to act unconscious.

Although he wanted to tell them both the truth of what had happened, Tachibana had wanted him to help hide the truth of Tachibana being a vampire, hoping to continue living peacefully as a human. As a friend, he had naturally happily accepted his wish. Both Kurumi and Tachibana hadn’t met each other within Sakazaki’s barrier, hence, as long as he keeps quiet about it, the secret would be kept. So, when Mio and Yuki arrives, he would help Tachibana with a made-up story. Tachibana was trapped within Sakazaki’s barrier, and he had fainted immediately because of that.

“—So, are both of you fine?”

“We're alright…”

Yuki had immediately answered Basara’s question, while Mio said apologetically from the side:

“It’s just… We had found Donoe and the others unconscious just now. They had probably been knocked unconscious by Sakazaki behind our backs, and they had only just started to wake up.”

“…I see.”

They had lost consciousness before Mio and the rest had arrived. So, what should be taken care of was Kurumi.

It was a bit weird that Sakazaki hadn’t taken either Mio or Yuki hostage too. But it might be to not arouse his suspicions.

Just then, screams them came from the direction of the sports field.

“! What’s it this time?!”

“Don’t worry… The sports meet in still going on, and that must have been a cheer.”

Those words made the ‘unconscious’ Tachibana have a reaction, but it seems that Mio and Yuki hadn’t realised it, which made Basara release a sigh from relief, and said:

“You said that it was still going on… So it wasn’t suspended?”

“That’s right. Although some tents and equipment were spoiled from the effects of the wind, no one was hurt. And since it seems that the wind has stopped, the school deemed that there probably wouldn’t be any more problems, and let it continue. Right now, I would guess that the class cheerleading competition is starting…”

[--Firstly, let us welcome class A! Please give them a round of applause!]

And that announcement came after that. Which means, the time for class B to report was soon. Hence, --

“Is that so… Then you two should probably go first. We might be able to make it.”

“Um, but –“

“Sakazaki has already been defeated, and if we were to make the class forfeit just because we weren’t there, I wouldn’t be able to accept it. We had already spent so much effort, and just what was it all for?”

He then continued:

“If the sports meet was called to a halt in the middle if the obstacle race, then I guess that I would be able to accept it. But now, that isn’t the case. Didn’t you tell be to [wait for it]? If you did, then let me see the fruits of your labours. I’ll re-join you later after taking care of Kurumi.

The both of them first looked towards each other, before turning back to him nodding with smiles.

--He then waited until they had left the room and the sounds of their steps had faded.

Taking Kurumi onto his back, he then began to secretly move towards the sports field together with Tachibana.

Tachibana seemed to be very happy. After all, he and Kajiura were part of the organising committee, and were one of the core members. Knowing that the event he had helped organised wasn’t cancelled must have brought about much joy, and it must have surpassed Basara’s.

“Well then… I guess I’ll be leaving for the headquarters first.”

Tachibana had said this after they had exited the school building. During the period of time that they were within the barrier, they were likely assumed to be missing outside of the barrier. And so, it would be for the best if they were to avoid returning back together. Otherwise, it would probably lead people to believe that they were doing ‘something’ together.

“Tachibana then began to take big strides, but then stopped after a few steps, and then turned around to say:

“Toujou…”

“…What is it?”

Drooping his two eyes, he said:

“It appears that I still haven’t formally apologised to you yet… Having suspected you of sabotage, I sincerely apologise to you.”

“…….Don’t worry about it. I’m sorry too, for not trusting you.”

“Don’t… I know that I’m being bold, but I’ll like to ask you about another thing.”

That—

“Are the two of us… still friends…?”

Tachibana’s two hands was gripping the hem of the sports attire tightly, and looked at him with tearful eyes.

To that, Basara then strongly nodded his head, and gave an affirmative reply. Although his words were coincidentally covered by the cheers from the field, he was sure that his feelings had been communicated to Tachibana’s heart.

Tachibana was smiling happily with tears rolling out of his eyes, while nodding furiously.

Just as Basara entered the field, Class A’s performance just ended.

…..Looks like I’ve made it just in time.

Relaxing for a bit, he then went towards the headquarters with Kurumi on his back.

Sure enough, Kajiura had a few words to say about his AWOL. But, it seems like that Tachibana had said somethings to her about Kurumi, so there doesn’t seem to be any anger in her words. In addition, Tachibana who had returned first seemed to have volunteered to care for Kurumi, requesting for him to go to the front deats for the performance.

[Since it seems that you had already promised each other, how could you not properly enjoy their performance?]

Under the urging of Tachibana who said that, he was now poking his way through the crowd, and soon, he arrived at the front row.

After managing to find a place to watch the performance, --

[Alright! Next up, let us welcome class B!]

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