Horizon:Volume 1 Chapter 15
Chapter 15: Gathered Friends in the Confined Room
Idiots are not cured even if they die.
If even the flux of life, death, and rebirth cannot match them.
Which part of contradiction is that.
Point Allocation (Human Nature)
"We have arrived at the library."
The three figures nodded in response to those words. They had been following Asama through the dark corridors of the Academy.
One of the figures, Naomasa, who was shouldering a meter and a half long wrench used to maintain the interior of the ship, had a bored look on her face.
"How is it, Asama-chi? We don't have spirit vision, so unless somethin' really massive appears, we won't be able to see it."
Adele, who had stuck an exorcism charm to the Support Knight's spear normally used for practice, also spoke, her voice half a sigh.
"I know, right...? It'd be nice if there were like rapping noises or something else that's easy to understand..."
The final person, who had started to turn her head left and right after hearing the words 'rapping noises', was Suzu. She shuffled backwards a step, the chip under her shoes clicking on the floor.
"..no, that's, wa, I-I, scared, sound...no..."
"It's alright, there is nothing here. Konoha doesn't see anything strange either."
Asama pointed at her green eye as she spoke, and both Adele and Suzu's shoulders sagged with relief. The two drew a breath, but...
"But well, there's something over there."
Asama suddenly nocked her bow and sent an arrow flying down the corridor. After a second...
"Alright."
Asama nodded. Naomasa stayed indifferent and silent, but Adele was panicked and Suzu trembling.
"W-What? What is it? What's going on!?"
"Ah, please don't worry about it...It'll be fine if you stay with me, alright?"
"How am I supposed to calm down!"
Adele's scream echoed through the hallway.
The word 'down' rang through the hallway, echoing back to them.
Hearing this, Naomasa spoke.
"If you shout so much, they'll come to us. Even if they're nice and quiet at noon, they start movin' around at night."
"N-Nao-san...y-you're, quite, knowledgeable about this, a-aren't you?"
"That's 'cause I head to Asama-chi's place to play quite a lot. Since you're a Support Knight, you should've brought your mobile shell. You still can't wear the mobile shell that you inherited from your father? All I ever see is the one that you use for practice, never the real thing."
"Ah, I've finally become able to wear it~ But it's somehow seriously heavy...it still doesn't really feel like I'll be able to make my debut with it yet."
'I'd like to see it,' Naoamasa said, nodding with interest. Yet once again, she looked around at everyone and spoke.
"...But well, just like in the afternoon, we got ditched by Kimi and now we're stuck."
The three answered those words with dry laughter.
"Well, if you include that, tonight's the 'Ghost Hunt', huh. Asama-chi's just been shooting all day like it's some sort of stress relief."
"Mmm, I wonder. The small ones don't put up a fight."
'But still,' Asama said.
"Tomorrow morning, let's invite everyone to come and intrude. After that, there'll be the confession until we see them off and go home."
"What'll you do after you get home?"
'Who knows?' Asama turned her back to them. Her gaze rested on the sliding door to the library.
"Well, let's talk about his antics after this and see whether we can view them in some sort of positive light. Also, I want to hear the details about what happened during Suzu-san's entrance ceremony."
Asama turned towards the library's sliding door. As she did, Suzu spoke.
"Ah, um, wa-wait, i-if there's r-really one there, w-what're we g-going to do? U-um, g-ghosts, and, l-libraries, i-it happens a lot, in, s-stories. Ms. Oriotorai s-said, that, t-the library..."
"It's alright. I've reflected on my failure the previous year and practiced exterminating monsters. And you saw, right? This year, Toori-kun went with the patrolling class, so the gold bodysuit incident that happened last year isn't happening again. In short..."
Asama smiled at Suzu. Her lips, curved into a smile, gave colour to her words.
"The chance of nothing happening is high. Even if something does happen, I will be able to deal with it without problems. In conclusion, I'll be able to handle it no matter what. So, please be at ease."
Having said this, once again, Asama turned to the library, which had a shrine raised above its entrance.
She put her hands together and bowed once to the shrine above the sliding door. Clapping twice...
"Now then."
Asama opened the door with a smile.
Inside the library stood two two-legged white clumps.
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