Hidan no Aria ~Versión Española~:Volume1 Prologo
Prologue
----Who would ever think that a girl would just suddenly fall from the sky?
In the movie I saw last night, a girl fell from the sky. The concept could be a good idea for a movie or manga. It could be a prologue to the mysterious and special things that were coming. The lead character could be an ally of Justice, and from there, an epic adventure could unfold.
But first there needs to be a girl who'd fall from the sky! ...If you ask me, these kinds of thoughts are nothing but nonsense. There's no way a girl who fell from the sky could be normal. If such a thing were to happen, you'd be taken to a strange world and be mistaken for an ally of justice. If you think about it logically, such a thing would be filled with danger and nothing but trouble.
At least I, Tohyama Kinji---- Would be glad if there weren’t any girls who came falling from the sky. I just want to have an ordinary life, like one normal people have. That said though, I'd have to move away from this ridiculous school first…
....ding dong.....
I opened my eyes as I heard the faint sound of a door bell. ...Oh my. It seems like I slept with only my trunks on. I checked the cellphone near my pillow---- It was seven in the morning. (Who could it be at this early hour...) Maybe I should just pretend that I'm not home. But, that modest way of ringing my door bell gave me a bad feeling. I reluctantly put on my shirt and uniform pants as I crossed the large room in my flat... and peeked through the keyhole to see who was there. And just as I thought----SHE was there.
"...Oh boy"
---Shirayuki was standing there. Pure white blouse. Crimson-colored tie and skirt. She was staring at her lacquered compact and arranging her hair as she stood there wearing the pristine Butei high school uniform. “What is she doing? In a place like this…?” I was asking myself why when she suddenly started taking a deep breath, in and out. I can't understand her, as usual. --- I opened the door.
"Hey, Shirayuki."
She quickly shut her compact and put it away as I opened the door. Then,
"Kin-chan!"
A smile lighted her face up as she greeted me with my old nickname.
"I thought I already told you to stop calling me that."
"Oh, s-sorry... But I was thinking of Kin-chan and then you came out and.... Oh, sorry! I called you 'Kin-chan' again and, oh my, I'm really sorry, Kin-chan, uh..."
The shade of her face gradually turned pale and she quickly tried to cover her mouth. ...The urge to complain suddenly went away.
Shirayuki Hotogi.
As you can guess from the way she called me, we're childhood friends. As for her appearance, she had snow-white skin like her name implied, and her long black hair came down past her waist. She had calm, gentle eyes and long eyebrows. It was what you would expect from a maiden of Hotogi Shrine. She was just like a Yamato-Nadeshiko who came out from a book.
"Listen, this place is a male dormitory and you shouldn't come here without a reason."
"Um, b-but I was out on a training camp on Isejinguu until yesterday... And I wasn't able to do anything for you so..."
"There's no need to."
"....B-but...... ohh...."
"...Alright, alright!"
I decided to let her in when I saw tears starting to well in her eyes.
"I..... I hope I won't be a bother."
She made a perfect 90 degree bow, and then proceeded to take off her black strapped shoes, arranging them carefully by the door.
"So, why did you come here?" I felt too lazy to sit properly in a chair so I sat on the low table.
"I-I wanted you to have these." She started to untie the Japanese cloth she was holding as she, too, sat in front of the table. She placed a crimson-colored Jyuubako on the table and opened the painted lid. Inside the Jyuubako was a soft-looking omelet, orderly lined-up sweet boiled shrimps, silver salmon, luxurious foods like Saijyou Persimmons, and shiny white rice.
"...Wasn’t it bothersome for you to make all of this?"
I asked Shirayuki while she was handing me painted chopsticks and she said,
"D-don't worry, I just woke up a bit earlier than usual. Besides, I was worried that all you were having was food from the convenience store during spring break so..."
"But that shouldn’t concern you."
Still, despite what I said, I picked up the Jyuubako and decided to have the breakfast she made for me. Her cooking was superb as usual; especially when it came to Japanese food. Shirayuki just looked down as a pink shade was starting to crawl all over her face. She started peeling a mandarin, taking out the white veins on its surface, and then placed it on a saucer. It seemed that she was peeling those for me. Well..... Maybe I should thank her, at the very least. I started to munch on the peeled mandarin after I finished the delicious meal and looked up at Shirayuki.
".....Uh, thanks for the meals you always make for me."
"Oh, no; I should be the one thanking you, so thank you very much!"
"And why should you thank me? Hey, stop bowing like that; it looks like you're kneeling in front of me or something."
"B-but, you ate all of the food I made, and you even thanked me for it, so it just seemed like I should thank you so..."
She looked up at me with a face full of joy, with faint tears shrouding her eyes. Oh, give me a break. Why are you always acting so timid? You should have more confidence in yourself. Just look at that well endowed chest of yours. With thoughts like that crossing my mind, I suddenly, accidentally...
Stared at her breasts.
She was bowing at me so her deep cleavage was showing, outlined by a black lacy bra. ( Black... that's out of question!) I tried to look away from those breasts wearing a bra that wasn't meant for a high school student to wear. But… It started to throb. That dangerous sensation, where the blood all over my body was concentrating at the core of my body took over.
---This is bad.
I was denying myself. I was denying myself of this sensation.
"Thanks for the meal."
I stood up in a hurry, trying to escape from Shirayuki. Phew. Seems like I made it. It was safe for today. Shirayuki took the empty Jyuubako away, went over the sofa, and picked up my school uniform.
"Here, Kin-chan. We're sophomores starting today, aren't we? Now take this bullet-proof uniform." After putting on the uniform, I went over to the television and picked up a gun.
"I don’t think a gun is necessary since we're just having a starting ceremony today."
"You should take it with you Kin-chan, since it's a school rule."
She was saying this as she knelt before me, putting the belt on along with the holster. School rule... "A student of Butei High School is obliged to arm himself with a gun and a blade at all times within the school grounds," huh?
Yeah, it's not normal.
I hate to admit it, but nothing in Butei high is normal.
"Besides, you can't tell when the 'Butei-killer' will attack again...."
She looked up at me with a worried look on her eyes.
" A 'Butei-killer'?"
"Yes. A letter came in during the New Year about a serial killer case."
I faintly recalled receiving a message like that during the New Year. If I remember correctly, it was a psychopath that was setting bombs on vehicles, incapacitating the victims, sending a remote-controlled helicopter armed with a machine gun, and finally leading the victim to the sea and sending them off the cliff.
"But I thought he was arrested?"
"T-there might be a copycat criminal lurking around. Besides, when I did my fortune-telling this morning, it said that you’ll have trouble concerning a girl soon... I wouldn't be able to take it if something happened to you…"
Trouble concerning a girl, huh? Well, there might be some truth to that fortune, since I had to deal with THIS so early in the morning. Shirayuki started to well up tears again as I remembered that if I break another one of the regulations again, my current goal of transferring to an ordinary school would be complicated. Maybe arming myself isn’t such a bad idea after all.
"Alright, I'm arming myself right now, okay? So stop crying over there."
I let out a sigh as I took out a butterfly knife which was a legacy from my deceased brother and put it inside my pocket. For some reason, Shirayuki started to stare at me, placing her palms on her cheeks.
"Kin-chan... you look so cool. No wonder your ancestors were all allies of justice... You just have that kind of air around you."
"Hey, stop it. It sounds like I'm some kind of brat."
Shirayuki took out a black name tag out of nowhere and put it on my chest as I was complaining to her.
The name "Kinji Tohyama" was written in it.
When April comes at Butei High, students are obliged to put on a name tag. Of course, I was planning to ignore that, but it seems that Shirayuki saw over that. Typical… just what you’d expect from the president of the school council, gardening club, sewing club and volleyball club. On top of that, her grades in all subjects are excellent. No wonder a slacker like me is having a hard time keeping up with her.
"I'll go after I check the mail. You can go ahead without me."
"Um, if that's the case, maybe I could wash your dishes while..."
"Don't bother."
".....Oh, okay. Well um, I'd be happy if you send me a message or something later."
She said in a slightly embarrassed manner, and then bowed low. She went out of the room after the deep salute.
... Phew.
Finally, there weren’t any bothers. I sat in front of my PC and lazily checked emails and browsed the web. When I looked up at the clock, it was already 7:55. Oops, it looks like I was being too lazy. ---I'm definitely late for the bus stop at 7:58.
---For the rest of my life
I would definitely regret missing that bus stop at 7:58.
Because some time later, a girl came falling from the sky. And that girl's name is Aria H. Kanzaki.
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