The Crisis World XX

Chap. 103: New Day, New Weapons

The morning was as bright as ever, coming back to greet me. Birds chirping, the breeze of the morning can be felt coolness. But on this quiet morning, I can't keep getting up in the afternoon anymore.

Right, today I've started school again.

"Hoaamm ...."

I walked out of my room in a half-conscious state to go to the bathroom. The wall clock is still showing at 6am so I still have plenty of time.

"Good morning, Iraya!"

"Morning."

"Part .... Hm? You both get up early, right?"

When I went down to the living room, there was already Tetsu and Caramel with their fresh faces indicating that they had woken up from earlier.

I understand that Tetsu always gets up early because he has a job as a domestic assistant here. But I didn't think that Caramel would wake up in the morning, I thought he was a lazy person or something.

And unconsciously I daydreamed while looking at Caramel who was then realized by him.

"What's wrong? Do you think that I'm the girl who just lounged in that guy's house?"

"Yes .. a little."

"You don't even deny it." Caramel looked flat at me for a while before finally sighing resignedly.

"Hah .. It's up to you to assume I'm how."

"Don't you just be like that?"

"It used to be like that because when he was with the Boss he always spoiled me, but now when I'm with you it seems like I have to change it little by little."

'When with the Boss', huh? His words reminded me that he was my enemy before, but now we live in the same house.

To be honest I still don't understand the reason why he could betray Astaroth to side with me. Come to think of it, I couldn't give Caramel the same thing back when he was with Astaroth.

"Hey Caramel, I need to ask you something."

"What's wrong?"

"Do you have any particular reason why you're coming with me right now?"

"Still discussing it? It wasn't you who wanted to tell me what that family meant?"

"Yes that's right, anyway. At that time, you could have rejected me. Although surely Herlin and the others would definitely die if you did."

"Hmm .. is right too."

Caramel fell silent for a moment and looked up at the roof. He thought of my answer for a while and then answered it.

"Because of your words that night, but maybe that's not the answer you're looking for."

I nodded because that was not the answer I was looking for. Caramel also thought of another answer to answer my question on this one.

"Maybe it was you who awakened me."

"Resuscated you?"

"Yes, you made me realize that the path I chose when I was with the Boss was the wrong one. At first I thought that you were a stupid kid who just happened to talk.

But then I thought back to it that your words weren't entirely wrong. And when you begged me to let you go and start talking nonsense that made me wish for you.

That's where I'm starting to believe you can get anything you want. Maybe you can't reach it with your own hands because your hands are too small. But you have good people willing to help you.

I thought, 'if I follow this guy for example, will his luck also rub off on me?'. So maybe that's what made my decision unanimous that night to let you go."

"You ...."

I fell silent because the answer Caramel gave was deeper than I thought. He who saw me was surprised could only smile.

"Is my answer unclear? I'm on your side because I want to use your luck to achieve my goals. Although in the end my ultimate goal of reuniting with my parents didn't go too smoothly, anyway.

But instead, I will continue to be by your side. Whatever happens to you in the future, I will continue to support your choice. Whether it's just quitting Black Rain or conquering the world, I will continue to support it.

Or even if in the end you don't choose me to be your life partner forever, I will still support you. Because to me now, you're the only one I have right now."

A very clear and deep answer. It can't even be called an answer anymore, because he also made his confession to me. Although I once refused, anyway.

After hearing that answer. I then looked in another direction other than Caramel's eyes and stroked my head in embarrassment. My face was also flushed red because I didn't expect that answer to come out.

"Look, I'm not that special. But thank you for your answer, I will continue to remember it in my heart."

He smiled when I spoke like that.

Prok...

Caramel then clapped her hand once to end this conversation and then pushed me inside the bathroom.

"All right, all right, it's time to take a shower. You'll be late for school if you're not ready by now."

"I know, I know! Oh my goodness, you are."

When I was in the bathroom and Caramel had closed the door, he and Tetsu had a short talk while Tetsu prepared our lunch and breakfast.

"What is a suitable conversation as a morning chat?" ask Tetsu.

"Okay, what do you think, Tetsu?"

"I don't understand. I never understood human feelings. While still with humans, I lived in an age of war that rarely knew love and compassion. It's all about strategy, blood, and killing."

"Oh, yeah."

"really. So I'm very happy to be Iraya's domestic assistant. Cooking, cleaning the house, and so on. Although it often feels boring, but I like that boredom rather than the war life of my previous master."

"But let's forget all that! Let's have breakfast, Caramel! I'm learning a new recipe." Tetsu immediately turned the heavy talk to the light talk of the present.

"Ehehe .. Where, where, let's quickly eat before Iraya finishes the bath."

"Come on!"

**

Then I went to school. The two of them really didn't leave breakfast for me and I was instead given an ordinary cow's eye egg.

"Hah .. they are it."

They both lived in my house, but I felt like I was hitching a ride there.

"But they help you cook and clean, right?" cecilia.

"If it is, it is ...."

"While you're just coming home and sleeping, eating, and training, right?"

"Th-that ...."

"Then you have no right to protest."

"Huh .. I think you're right.".

Even this Cecilia inside my head doesn't support me. This three-on-one battle against the women is completely beyond my means.

"Morning!"

"At that time you were daydreaming while walking?"

"Hmm?"

Suddenly there were some people calling me from behind and when I looked they were just three people I used to meet. Herlin, Kudou, and Hira.

"Oh, just you guys."

"Are you actually our friend or not, anyway?" kudou flat said.

"Spirited little dong! It's our first day of school after that."

Kudou embraced me and invited me to get excited this morning. The weather was indeed bright, but the talk this morning and the fadiness of Caramel and Tetsu made me tired first.

"It's precisely because it's the first day of school that I'm not excited."

"You're a failed society, aren't you?" said Hira.

Jamb...

"Not only did he fail, he was also isolated and had no friends" Herlin continued.

Jamb... Jamb...

"Hn, hn, it's certain that she'll be single forever." Hira continued it again.

Jamb... Jamb... Jamb...

"Please .. stop it, I can die" said the dying man.

"Next by the way, let's go about our school days with passion!" said Hira.

"Come on!"

"Yes." Yeah."

They then walked away from me and in the end I caught up with all those who had walked first.

On the way, I was still thinking about the classes we would be in later. Because all that was left of everyone in class 10-A was the four of us, so we would be divided into two classes: class 10-B and class 10-C.

And that means I'll be separated from the two people who are here. Though I want to continue one class with Kudou and Hira, but it seems like it can't happen.

"Oh yeah, did you two already know about the class— division"

"We're both C class." Kudou and Hira broke my expectations cruelly at the same time.

"Well without us, Iraya" said Kudou.

"I don't need that! Who shares his class anyway?! I want to meet him!"

"It's okay, isn't it? We still meet on break and go home from school. Besides, you should be happy to be in her class again."

Hira pointed to the person beside me who was walking while playing his HP. That person was Herlin. I did hear rumors that Herlin became the prettiest kid in 10th grade after the absence of Hasuki-san. It's only natural that they call me lucky.

But it wasn't as good as they thought. Even I who came back cheated by fate could do nothing but sigh heavily and accept everything.

After that, we walked to school and the school bell rang. That means we will soon enter a new class, which is class 10-B.

"Today you have the student who will be your new friend in this class. Please introduce yourself, Satou-kun, Ririsaka-kun."

"My name is Satou Iraya, nice to meet you guys."

"My name is Ririsaka Herlin, please cooperate for the future."

The reaction we both got was of course different. When I did the self-introduction, their reactions were normal. While when Herlin introduced himself, the atmosphere became noisy and happy, especially the boys.

Herlin also realizes that she is in a class with Anna-san. Other than Anna-san's whereabouts, I also noticed the other students and realized that there was a group of girls who gave a displeased look to Herlin. Is that just my feeling?

Then there was also the girl sitting in front of the corner close to the exit. He also looked at Herlin with a strange look.

What is the matter with this B class? It seemed like Herlin was getting more attention from them, whether it was good or bad.

"Please sit in an empty chair in the back."

After the teacher invited us, we sat in the back next to Anna-san who was sitting in the back corner. And the lesson is back to begin.

"Finally we're the same class, Herlin-san," Anna-san said in a slight whisper.

"Yes." Yeah."

"From now on please help, yes."

"Me too, Anna-san."

But Herlin's chat with Anna-san didn't last too long as they had to focus again on the lesson. And there is nothing special when the lesson takes place so that time passes quickly up to the hour of rest.

"All right, just get here for today. Excuse me first."

I stretched my body because being in a sitting position for a long time turned out to make my body quite stiff. The classroom conditions were instantly bustling as the teacher walked out the door, a lot of talk I didn't understand coming out of my new classmate.

"Did you know? The concert will be held soon, you know."

"really?! Where will this time be?"

"It looks like this time it's in Nagoya."

"Tch! Why are they rarely going to Kyoto, huh? But luckily I can still see it on YouTube."

"You're right."

After eavesdropping a little and still not understanding, I took out the food made by Tetsu and wanted to walk out of here.

"Where are you going?" ask Herlin.

"I want to eat with Kudou and Hira, you two eat here?"

"Yes that's it. Oh yes because you want to go out, all buy me drinks in the cafeteria, use your money first I'll change."

"Yes, yes."

"Oh yes, Iraya."

"What else is it?"

"Later the afternoon of training we postpone first, we will go somewhere later."

"somewhere? Is that place a suspicious place?"

"Just relax, it's not very suspicious and you've been there before."

"I don't know the limit of 'too' yours but fine."

After Herlin brought me a drink, I immediately walked out. And when I wanted to get out of the classroom, my eyes and the eyes of the quiet woman sitting by the door were also looking in the eye. Even though it only lasted less than a second.

**

And after school, we both walked to the place Herlin had told us about. It turned out that the 'not too suspicious' place was the place of Nezumi, the owner of the weapon shop subscription Herlin.

"Oh so we'll come here" I said.

"Yes, I can't say this kind of place is random in school."

"But I don't think they'll believe it, anyway."

Ancient weapons stores such as arrows, swords, and others in this day and age it seems likely to be considered a museum or souvenir shop. And his servant as well, his appearance seemed like he had no intention of working.

Geck... Geck... Geck...

"Wait a minute!"

After Herlin knocked on the door, someone immediately replied and then opened the door for us.

"Hmm? Oho! It's been a long time since you guys have been here, do you want to buy another weapon?" nezumi.

"Well, this guy smashed his sword during the fight and he had no substitute."

Although the cheap sword I bought here was long since destroyed and replaced by the sword from Ryuzaki-san, anyway. But unfortunately while fighting Astaroth, the sword was also destroyed by him.

"Nee Iraya, you can create your own weapon, why do you still need a real sword?" ask Cecilia suddenly.

"Oh, that. The process is not short, takes a lot of energy when creating it, maintaining its form also takes a long time. So it's not effective for me to fight, besides, Tetsu currently still has no home, so I want to give Tetsu a home."

"So that's it."

"Hn? Are you talking something?" asked Nezumi who heard me talking to Cecilia.

"Just ignore it, he does like to talk to himself like that. By the way, can I have a look?"

"Ah, yes, of course, please come in."

In it as usual there are many different types of weapons and still not too much changed, except there is someone I do not know here.

He looks like an aged man with a stocky body because it is often used to work and make weapons. After seeing us, he then stopped his activities and welcomed us.

"Oh, Herlin-chan! Welcome aboard! I didn't expect to see you in this place. Did you change your mind and finally want to use my weapon?"

"It's not me, it's this kid."

"Hnm?"

"H-Halo, my name is Satou Iraya."

The man then looked at me for a while and realized something.

"Oh! So you're the new member of Black Rain that Murasaki-san talked about first, huh? Ahaha! You must be so attractive that Murasaki-san can recruit you."

"Ehehehe .. I'm just an ordinary High School student, really."

"Do you have a sword that suits him? By the way he's a sword user."

"Swield users, huh? It's lucky you met me, because I'm the expert."

He smiled confidently as Herlin spoke of the sword. Looks like this time I will get a better weapon than the previous cheap sword. Hope so.

Seriate