OreShura: Volume 2 Chapter 7

Chapter 7 Beautiful Angelic Maidens Mayhem

Lunch break the next day:

I was eating my bento with Kaoru as always, and I asked him about Akishino Himeka.

"I know her. She’s the daughter of the family that runs ｢Akishino Inn｣, right?"

Just like a best friend might, he immediately answered. Although Kaoru’s lunch was only a tiny tomato salad, he was a very reliable person. I really wish that gluttonous Chihuahua would learn from him.

"｢Akishino｣--- Is that the inn at the foot of the mountain in Haneyume? "

"Yes, they own a traditional inn founded in the old Edo era. Even though a lot of new mega hotels have been built recently, people say they’re all worse than Akishino’s by a good deal."

"Eh......? So she’s actually the daughter of an influential family too."

I imagined Hime as a young hostess of the Inn, saying ｢Welcome｣ as she greeted guests… but her poker face probably made it difficult for her to receive guests, even if she looked good in a kimono.

"What class is she in?"

"First year, Class 2."

"Whaa...... She’s in the class next door? But I didn’t know our neighboring class had a girl like her."

Kaoru poked at his mini-tomatoes while he shrugged his shoulders and said:

"Although this probably isn’t a nice thing to say, but she isn’t a very sociable person. She’s always alone, as if she’s afraid of others. She probably doesn’t have any friends."

"Ah ......"

It didn’t matter whether she’s like that because she was ｢afraid of others｣ or simply ｢quiet｣. She likely radiated so much electric tension because she was very uncomfortable living an ordinary life.

"Why do you ask about Akashino-san?"

"Ah well, in fact, yesterday after school, she spoke to me for a while."

"She spoke to you? Really?"

Kaoru spoke with round eyes:

"Amazing, Eita. There’s even some people in Class 2 who have never heard her speak. What did she say? "

"Oh, uh, that… something about a game."

Of course I couldn’t say that she approached me about wishful thoughts about her memories of love from her past life.

"What does she like about you?"

"How I am I supposed to know? You might as well ask her."

"......That, um, Eita."

Kaoru leaned his face close and lowered the volume.

"Maybe I’m being too nosy, but you should probably try to stop her from becoming attracted towards you?"

"W-what are you talking about?!"

"You’re already caught in a battle between Natsukawa-san and Chihuahua, and if you added one person to that...... you really might be stabbed."

"............Hahaha."

"How was that possible?" I wanted to laugh, but could only force myself to chuckle weakly.

Because it was too late!

"What’s wrong, Eita? You don’t look so good."

"Aaahh, it’s probably because I’m little tired from exams......"

Why was a shy girl infatuated with me?

How did the scuffle in front of the train station end up raising a flag? I really had no clue.

Yesterday, it was very difficult to pull away from Hime and force her to go home, since she clung so close to me. When I returned to the clubroom afterwards, Masuzu and Chiwa reprimanded me severely. Even though I tried to explain that ｢she mistook me as her boyfriend from her past life｣, they obviously did not believe me. By the time they accepted it, school was already long over, and the teacher later scolded the three of us, ｢How long do you intend to stay here｣?! My girlfriend and childhood friend really were ridiculous.

......It wasn’t likely that Hime would turn up uninvited after school today, right?

♦

--- Of course.

That was totally unlikely.

"Eita, welcome back."

As soon as I opened the door of the club room, Hime quickly came and wrapped herself around my waist. Her body was as light as a feather, and because she was too light, I almost dragged her as I walked.

"W-Why are you here?!"

"When I was searching for Eita around school, this modern person requested that we connect our lines."

Hime’s fingers pointed to Masuzu, who sat smiling while holding a teacup.

"In short, I invited her to tea, but she refused to say a word, so I honestly couldn’t do anything. And I obviously really wanted to learn about Eita-kun’s past life that I rarely hear about."

This girl, who clearly said, ｢I’m just playing with you｣, yesterday, started to fake crying.

"So I continuously spoke to her even though she didn’t respond. Right, for example, ｢The Article on the Promised Victory｣, that sort of thing."

"What did you say?"

The Article on the Promised Victory.

That was a part of the ｢Eighth-Grade Notebook｣ where I vainly listed the background story of ｢my past self｣. For example, ｢I am the last survivor of the Dragon Race (DRAGON), and the prince of Planet Saint Dragon (WALHALLA)｣, or ｢Secret technique, Destiny's Dark Black Flame｣, and so on… …ahh, it was brimming full with this kind of appalling ｢naïve-ness｣.

Basically, as Hime hears this, she will increasingly combine my ｢delusions｣ with her own delusions ---

"Masuzu, come here, I have something to tell you."

Masuzu happily stood up and said:

"You want to show off in front of your ex-girlfriend how much we love each other? So characteristic of Eita-kun, cruel and unfeeling, but that part of you I really… eieah ♪"

"I do have something to say! Something. To. Say. Come outside with me!"

I was planning to go outside first, but Hime refused to let go of my shirt.

She attentively looked up to me like a child and said:

"Where is Eita going? I want to go too."

"Sorry, wait a little. Let Masuzu and I be alone for a little bit."

"............I understand, I will hold my position."

Hime dejectedly hung her shoulders, as she nodded adorably.

This girl was not bad......

I left the clubroom, and brought Masuzu to the end of the corridor where nobody was around.

"Hey, what are you trying to do? Why did you bring her? Why did you tell her those grave delusional things?"

Masuzu looked calm, and said:

"It was nothing. I just thought that, as your current ｢girlfriend｣, it would be nice to exchange notes with your ｢ex-girlfriend｣."

"That's why I said it before, she’s not my ex-girlfriend, she ---"

"Yes, she’s called the ｢Holy Dragon Princess of Dawn｣, right? I never expected she would so easily believe the delusion Eita-kun shouted so loudly in front of the station. Isn’t it like a dream?"

If you say so, but this wasn’t the kind of dream I wanted.

Masuzu spoke with a serious expression:

"I want Akishino-san to become a member of ｢Jien-Otsu｣."

"......Are you serious?"

"If it is true that she was your ex-girlfriend, I will dismember Eita-kun into eight pieces --- but if she was your girlfriend from your past life, it will not disrupt our ｢(fake) boyfriend contract｣. Of course I cannot let such a fun toy...... oops, I mean, such promising talent to escape. "

It didn’t matter as long as it was interesting? That really was Masuzu’s style.

At this point, Chiwa walked towards us while carrying her bag.

"What are you doing in this kind of place? You’re not going to the clubroom?"

I explained to her how we were thinking about letting Hime join the club, and Chiwa immediately became angry.

"I’m against it! I resolutely oppose it!"

"Why?"

"Because that Akishino does even want to become ｢popular｣, right? She only has Ei-kun in her heart, and she even stuck to him while refusing to let go yesterday!"

"Harusaki-san, aren’t you the same? You only have Eita-kun in your heart, isn’t that so?"

Chiwa’s face gradually flushed red.

I thought she would fiercely protest, but I didn’t expect ---

Chiwa said: "............but it doesn’t count, because I’m his childhood friend."

Strange?

You’re not going to refute it? Chiwa?

Something like, ｢Who would be interested in Ei-kun｣?!

Or , ｢I’m just practicing how to become popular, that’s all!｣

At least, she would have definitely replied like that not long ago......

---I’m getting off topic.

In short, we needed to confirm her intentions, so we returned to the clubroom.

I sat in the seat next to the window, and Hime immediately scurried to my side. It was like she was a small animal. If Chiwa was a Chihuahua, then Hime was a hamster.

The veins on Chiwa’s temples nearly burst as she spoke:

"You. Eh, Akishino-san."

"Call me Hime. I don’t like it when people call me my name from this life."

"Then I’ll call you ｢Hime-chan｣ then. Is Hime-chan interested in become popular?"

"No."

She flatly said.

"I ---"

Hime hugged my arm and said:

"I don’t think any boy other than Eita is important."

"Whaa.....?!"

"｢Popularity｣ is a vulgar concept that only interests you people from the present era. I hope you do not drag Eita and I into it."

Chiwa mouth opened and closed. They opened and closed, as if she were speechless.

Masuzu coughed to clear her throat, and said:

"Okay, okay, Akishino-san."

"Just call me Hime."

"Akishino-san."

Masuzu unrelentingly insisted on calling her that, looked at Hime and said:

"I cannot ignore the statement that you just made. You even called our activities ｢vulgar｣. People really have a lack of understanding, especially when they don’t realize people in this club are chosen soldiers to fight the evil Dragon race."

"......What does that mean?"

Hime's eyes flashed with light.

It seems like mentioning ｢chosen to become a soldier｣ excited her self-esteem. Even though the background story was that complex, her character was actually very simple.

"Top-class fighters will certainly attract the opposite sex. Not only are they strong, but they must also have intense charm before they can be called a ｢Holy Dragon Princess of Dawn｣, right?"

"......It does have some truth."

Hime stuck her nose in the air.

She seemed to really like Masuzu’s added ｢Popular Holy Dragon Princess of Dawn｣ background story.

Well, ｢soldiers｣ were indeed very cool.

Soldiers are also very popular in anime and manga, and there are many works where the main heroine nearly falls in love with the hero, which leads to a harem.

"Well ---"

Masuzu took out my very familiar eighth-grade notebook.

"This notebook is a token left by my ｢first love｣, and it was also the diary of the first incarnation of the ｢Holy Dragon Knight of Dawn｣."

Masuzu just said something that made the background setting even more complex.

"The first incarnation what? Do you mean Eita is the second incarnation?"

"You could say you’re both right and wrong. After all, the flesh is just a container for the soul. But since Eita already inherited ｢Dawn｣ in his title, he is the second incarnation, but he is also the first incarnation. What is yours is also mine. What’s mine is still mine, so what is yours is mine, which basically comes from the logic that I am also you."

Hime vigorously nodded her head and said:

"It’s very easy to understand."

"It’s very --- difficult to understand!"

Look, Chiwa’s eyes have basically become dots!

Her ears are even venting steam! Ah, what should I do?

"｢He｣ is a top-class warrior, so of course he is super popular with women. Let me explain some of this."

PAH! Masuzu flipped open the notebook.

"Huph! Again?!"

I’ve gradually grown accustomed to hearing my notebook read aloud.

After this month's mayhem, I had already given up.

｢Let her do what she wants｣! I probably had that kind of feeling.

"｢My Four Beauties who Protect Me • Dance • Angels｣."

Hey, wait! Aaaaahaahaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!

"Wait! Wait Masuzu!"

"Ah, what’s wrong?"

Masuzu smiled at me as she asked.

The devil's smile!

"Listen to me, you two. This is an order by the President: please restrain Eita-kun."

I was about to pounce on Masuzu, but my arms were pulled in opposite directions by Chiwa and Hime.

"Why do you only cooperate during these times?!"

"Huh? Because I am also interested in hearing about it."

"I also have the right to know holy words that the first incarnation of the ｢Holy Dragon Knight of Dawn｣ left behind."

I struggled, but Masuzu began to read aloud in front of me.

｢My Four Beauties who Protect Me • Dance • Angels｣

Today I will introduce the beauties who are around me.

Of course, these beautiful girls were fake.

They are supporting me in my battle with the evil Dragon. They are the reliable Beauties • Dance • angels.

★ The first angel Ayanami Asuka. 

Element • Light. 

A beauty in the same grade as me, aggressive and headstrong. 

Catchphrase is "Are you an idiot?" 

Always has ---

"Wuuauaaaaahhhh, Masuzu, what color is your blood?! AaaaaaAaahaahaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

I finally managed to throw off the two girls, and I sprang at Masuzu --- but my stomach collided forcefully with the corner of the table.

While I rolled about the floor in pain, Masuzu continued to relentlessly read:

Always has a proud look, but she actually loves me like crazy. 

"No! Stop reading! Aaaahhhhh!"

CV. Hayashibara Yuko. 

"Stoppp! They’ll knowww! Aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Chiwa tilted her head, puzzled:

"What is a CV?"

"It’s an abbreviation for CHARACTER VOICE, which is seiyuu."

"Eh! They’re seiyuu? Not angels?"

"In short, I think ｢He｣ used his favorite seiyuu’s voices to dub the Beauties • Dance • Angel?"

"Ah?"

Chiwa rolled her eyes unfathomably.

No...... It’s not true, Chiwa.

But they did have a point.

But it wasn’t like that......

★ The second angel, Tsukino Rei. 

Element • Fire. 

She is a beautiful shrine maiden, afraid of germs. 

Her catchphrase is, "I want to punish you!"

Although she hates men, but she only loves me like crazy. 

CV: Mitsuishi Michie.

"---Are you going to read the whole thing?"

Masuzu winked at me as if to say, ｢Of course｣, and continued executing my death penalty.

★ The third angel Daidouji Sakura. 

Element • Water 

She is a beauty who has lived near me ever since I was three; very energetic.

Catchphrase is "Hyaa~?" 

She always jokes and says, "I really really love onii-san!" 

Of course, she also loves me like crazy. 

CV. Iwao Sakura. 


★ The fourth angel Onodera Miko.

Element • Wind 

A beauty older than me by two years, sexy and seductive. 

Catchphrase is "Hold me!" 

She always wears nearly obscene clothes to seduce me. 

She of course loves me like crazy. 

CV. Namiguchi Yūko 


★ The fifth angel Kisaragi Megumi 

Element • Dark 

As a beauty part of the library committee, she is very shy. 

Catchphrase is "um, this......" 

Although she is very shy, but she only opens her heart to me. 

Of course she loves me like crazy. 

CV. Koda Eriko 

"Amazing --- they all ｢love me like crazy｣, so he must have been very popular."

"He’s really worthy of having the brave title, ｢Dawn｣."

I was extremely impressed by Chiwa and Hime’s reaction to my life crisis, as my body continued to unconsciously twitch.

"That’s strange? Wasn’t there supposed to be four angels? Why are there five?"

I’m sorry, Chiwa --- twitch --- I think I wrote too excitedly --- twitch.

......Wait.

I think I see it......

Beauties with white wings • Dance • Angel, laughing and giggling as they descend toward me.

Asuka, Rei, Sakura, Miko, Megumi.

I am finally going to the harem where you have been waiting for me ---

"Eita-kun, please wake up."

With a slap in the face, I was pulled back into the real world.

Masuzu, Chiwa, and the Hime were all staring at my face with a worried look.

"If you’re feeling unwell, do you need to go to the nurse’s office?"

"Ei-kun, does your head hurt? I have medicine."

"I think you received a mental attack from the Evil Dragons. I opened my spell, so there should be no problem now."

Although they expressed themselves differently with all kinds feelings, they were all worried about me with kind intentions.

"Y-you all......"

Emotionally moved, my body shook a little.

Right.

I’m not alone.

I could still go back to that place.

Nothing would be happier than that!

Do you understand it......?

Asuka and everyone else, I can come see you whenever I want---!

"Wait, Natsukawa! Why are you taking advantage of the situation and hugging Ei-kun?!"

"No, I just wanted to move him to the infirmary, that’s all. Is that a problem?"

"My spell has broken. Since this is the case, I need to use a kissing ritual (INITIATION) to directly infuse ｢mana｣ into him."

"You want to kiss what?! If that’s the case, get out of my way!"

............

I’m sorry, Asuka.

I think I’d rather die and go to your place.

♦

At the same time as all of this commotion ---

"I want to observe the club for a while."

Because Hime replied like that, the question of her joining the club was temporarily put aside.

"Okay, that’s fine."

Masuzu said while smiling.

"For the first semester, we’ll consider you a temporary member. If you feel like coming to the club meetings, then feel free."

"I understand."

"Wait a minute."

Chiwa interrupted, looking upset and her mouth full of bread.

"Oh, Harusaki-san, was there something else?"

"Even if she’s a temporary member, how can we just leave her alone? We really need to have her practice! She needs to undergo basic training for becoming popular!"

As a sports-type, she was really preoccupied with these kinds of small things.

"I see, but what specifically do you for basic training?"

"It's not a lot. You just have to tilt your eyes up a hundred times like how you wave a sword, and then smile adorably one thousand times like you’re practice violent stabs!"

"............Harusaki-san, do you practice like this?"

Faced with something beyond her imagination, Masuzu felt very disappointed.

"Well, since Harusaki-san said it --- let’s give Akishino-san an independent assignment."

"Assignment?"

"Please wrote a poem about what kind of ｢ideal｣ maiden you want to be, and submit it to us before the end of next week."

When she finished speaking, she pulled a new notebook out of her bag and handed it to Hime. Did she specifically go to the store to buy that for this? This girl was like always, ridiculously well-prepared.

"Hime, you don’t have to force yourself. Don’t let Masuzu’s flowery words trick you."

"......"

Hime opened the white notebook, and held her mechanical pencil stiffly. Because she didn’t have any expressions, I had no idea what she was thinking. It looked like she was seriously considering it, but she also looked as if she were simply in a daze.

Was Hime seriously considering joining ｢Jien-Otsu｣?

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