Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume5 Epilogue

Kamito woke up from the stretcher inside a tent.

It look like Claire and co was able to find the unconscious boy.

The injuries looked all bandaged up, the slightly embarrassing areas, look like Claire's work.

(....it look like the Ojou-samas are all alright."

Sighing contently, about to get up.

"You can't get up, Kamito."

"Ah wu!, E, Est!"

A naked sword spirit is nearby.

....Incorrect, of course, as she is clad in the usual black knee sock.

"Est...."

The usual Kamito would begin to complain, but...

(Eh, I will let her do whatever she want today.)

Kamito lightly hugged Est.

"Ah wu...Ka, Kamito?"

Because she is usually very cool and stoic, this kind of shaking is kind of exciting as well.

"...you feel lonely right? I am not going to get mad today, You can be here if you like."

Smiling bitterly, he wrapped a blanket around her nubile body.

"Kamito..."

Est's purple eyes became larger, and her body snuggled next to his."

She begin to hum a little tone.

"Kamito, so warm..."

"really?"

His heart beating rapidly, Kamito held Est close.

Within the blanket, Est retold the various event after she vanished.

To Kamito's understanding, for a instant Est reunited with her <Main Body>. But that door is slammed shut, the Est now is independent from the legendary <Demon Slaying Sword>

The surprising thing is, Saint Aleshia's memory, to the Est now is just memories given to her-And only that.

Although the memories are fragment, to this Est, her real memories are the one from meeting Kamito for the last two months.

In the middle, Kamito became confused, but...

"...The important part, Est is Est right?"

"Yes, Kamito, this understanding is correct."

....so, additional investigation are not necessary.

Then...

"Kamito, you wouldn't regret this?"

"Of course, don't make me say it twice."

Regarding Est's question, Kamito answered without hesitation.

"It is ok to be cursed by a Demonic Sword, Est is my sword--and always will be my sword."

"But, I could take Kamito's life..."

"Hum, Est--"

In this instant, the boy interrupted her.

"The Est now, is the <Demon Slaying Blade>'s one tenth of power right?"

"Yes, Kamito."

In his arms, the Sword Spirit nodded.

"So to be clear, then the accumulation of the curse should be only at one tenth of the power right? Is so, then I shouldn't turn into stone before the Blade Dance is over."

Kamito lightly caress Est's hair.

"The reason I join the blade dance, is not the beg the spirit king for a <Wish>. But, I just found my own Wish."

That is, to release Est from her own curse, to become a proper Holy Weapon.

"So fight with me, Est."

"Yes, Kamito, I am your sword--Do as you wish."

Although she appear to be expressionless, but she nodded vigorously.

In this instant...

The tent flap opened.

"What?" "Shameless!" "Kamito-kun is so daring.."

Ellis, Renselt and Fianna stood there with their mouths wide open.

Then---

"What are you doing????"

GOOGGOOGOGOGOGOGO....!

"Wait, wait Claire! This is..."

Kamito tries to explain in a panic, but...

In front of Claire, stood a naked Est with knee-sock.

This forced Claire back.

"Kamito is my contractor."

"....so, so sleeping together is a problem!"

"Claire clearly sleep with Scarlet."

"That, that child is a cat so there is no problem!"

"I am also a cat."

"Eh?"

"I am Kamito's sword, Kamito's cat, Kamito's toy...everything is ok."

Est retorted while hugging her contractor closely.

"Ah wuuuuu....TOY?? What, what is this about?!!!"

Claire's face turned red, shouting tearfully.

"Kamito said he will accept my everything."

"What...what is this? KAMITO IS CLEARLY MY SLAVE SPIRIT!"

Fianna bumped her shoulder into a incensed Claire.

"Claire, lets just lend Kamito to Est for today. ONLY-FOR-TO-DAY."

"Kamito clearly like children."

"Even target young girls, this, this has to change! Turn into tomato pasta!"

Renslet started at him with frozen eyes, and Ellis drew her sword.

"No problem, Kamito, I will protect you."

"Spare me the blade dance..."

First night of the <Spirit Blade Dance> is over...