Watashi No Hanayome's

24

Nightfall.

Inside the headquarters.

“Hiroaki, wake up, rotation time.” (Selvy)

I slowly opened my eyes. “My turn, yes?”

“Iya. You better hurry up, the one on guard now is chief.”

“Chairman, alright.” I got up and went out to do a rotation.

Outside the base.

The temperature outside is pretty cold. “Replacement rotation now, Hiroaki, yes.” (Boxis)

“Hoaaammm.”

“Hiroaki, are you still sleepy?”

“No, because I just woke up. I need oxygen supply, so I yawn.”

“So. Then I'll go first. When something suspicious you can report it to me.”

“Good.” Chairman Itsuki's gone and I'm replacing tonight's rotation for the next 4 hours.

A while later.

On the tree.

“Haa. Nothing strange, it seems like still no one has passed the barrier I made.” No reaction, and at least tonight it's safe.

“Hoaaamm.” It is undeniable that my sleep is still not enough. “I can't fall asleep.” I don't know what would happen if until I fell asleep, there could be enemies who came without me knowing if I slept while on guard. That's gonna be troublesome. “Haa, this is very annoying.”

A few hours after that.

Gubrakkkk

Sfx: Falling

“A-Awwww. W-What happened? Is there an enemy?”

“You're up?”

“K-Chairman. M-sorry, I overslept while on rotation.” It turned out that I was asleep while on guard, how careless I was.

“Hiroaki, you can return to headquarters.”

“T-But, this is still not the time of rotation change.”

“Tonight let me do the rotation, you and the others just rest.”

“But chairman..”.

“I don't want to hear anything else, you can go back to the headquarters.”

“Good.” According to what he said, I returned.

Headquarters.

I don't know why I feel guilty for sleeping while I'm on guard. “Ha.”

“Hiroaki, are you back? Isn't this not the time for a rotation change?” (Ersen)

“Chairman told me to come back, he said mini mala he will do the rotation.”

“Once, yes.”

“It looks like the chairman's disease is starting to relapse.” (Iras)

“Disease? What disease?” I didn't expect at all that someone like the chief had a disease.

“Do not take her seriously, she only jokes.” (Ersen)

“Hahaha.”

“Maybe the chairman is bored.”

“Bored?”

“That happens a lot, at least as long as we meet and decide to make a rule about this rotation, he's already done something like this quite often. Letting members rest while her self is guarding all night.”

“Wait, that means the chairman has absolutely no break?”

“Yes, that's it. I don't know what he's been through in his world but it seems he's used to this kind of thing.”

“So.” If that's the case, it means I don't have to worry about it. After all the chairman is a stronger person than me, of course in many ways. “Oh yes, you guys still haven't slept?”

“We are doing a meeting.” (Ersen)

“Me?”

“Iya, do you want to join?”

“What's it?”

“Taking who will be the next member, male or female.”

“What's the luck doing that?”

“Nothing, just filling free time.” (Iras)

“So. Then I sleep first.” It was a waste of time, I decided to go to sleep.

“Haa, roughly what the girls are discussing, yes.” (Ersen) Men's and women's rooms are separate, and each room is furnished by eavesdroppers. So, whatever you are talking about cannot be heard from the outside.

“A sorcerer interested in girls? Very funny, I guess magicians are only interested in magic.”

“Matau. I am a natural male has an interest in the opposite sex.”

“Hahaha.”

“You guys, can lower your voice while talking. I'm having trouble sleeping.”

“Ahh. Hiroaki, do you have a boyfriend or something?”

“Why suddenly discuss it?”

“If you have one, you'd better show it off to this incompetent sorcerer. He’s a sorcerer is definitely a jomlo, he devoted his life just to making and developing magic. People like where might have a boyfriend or something.”

“You, dammit..”

“Hahaha. Guess right. Basic witch momblo.”

“Your mouthparts just tau rasa.”

“Haa? You dare!”

“Haa, I was expecting it to be like this.” They're starting to fuss. “Good sleep.” I chose to sleep and ignore what they were doing, because it would only make me tired.

Morning time.

I slowly opened my eyes. “Njirrr..” This room is a mess, and it must have been Ersen and Iras who had a storm yesterday. “Already..” What is destructive must be cleaned up. I'm out of the room.

A few moments later.

Outside the base.

“Ahh, Hiroaki, you're up.”

“K-Chairman, who they are.” Itsuki Chief brought someone else.

“Ahh, they're our new member.”

“A-New members.” Just yesterday Ersen and Iras were discussing it and this morning their conversation really happened. But... “They, injured.”

“Ahh. I discovered they were being severely beaten by another group. Yesterday the 4th were overwhelmed against a group of 10 people. And since I was at the scene I decided to give them some help.”

“B-so.” Even so, 1 help will not affect anything. But, if it's the chairman Itsuki might be a different story.

“You go inside, inside there is a girl who can heal you.”

“Thanks.” They're going into base.

“Chairman, what really happened?” I'm not so sure what the chairman said, he looked like he was hiding something.

“Hiroaki, sometimes it's better you don't know something because it might be bad.”

“Hmm. There's a point, but I'm curious.”

“Haa, you are it. Come with me, I'll tell you.”

“Good.”

A while after that.

“Once, so they're the remaining members.”

“Ya, like that.” From the story I heard from the chairman, about the assault of the new member is indeed true. But about fighting a 10-member group with 4 chairmen is lying. His opponent was indeed a group of 10 people, but the new group members also previously had a group of 10 people. So it could be said to be a balanced fight.

However, they suffered defeat and had to lose 6 members including their chairman, and currently they are not in any group. And therefore the chairman who accidentally joined the battle, took the remaining members to serve as members of the group. “Ha, accidentally, yes.” At least that's what the chairman said.

“Hahaha.”

“But, I didn't feel anything breaking through the barrier I created.”

“Ahh, about that, the battle took place outside the barrier you made. At least 100km away from the barrier you made.”

“So, worth it.” If the distance is that far it's natural that I don't realize it, but.” Chief, how did you realize it?” If calculated then the distance is about 160km from here, and the chairman can realize that.

“Ahahaha, I took a little walk yesterday, and accidentally met them.”

“Hahaha. Never mind, I'm tired.. I'll rest first. Tonight the rotation change will be reset, tell Ersen that. Let him set his schedule.”

“Good. Uh, chief where are you going?”

“Rest, break at headquarters not so convenient.”

“So.”

“Then, see you later.” Chairman Itsuki's gone.

“Misterius.” There is 1 thing I am confused about. “How to get past the barrier I made.” Although it includes low-level magic, but if there was any movement on the barrier it would at least be aware of it but otherwise. I didn't even notice it, either when the chairman came out of the barrier or when he came back while bringing in new members. “Did he break my barrier magic?” If I do that, I'll at least realize that there's damage to the barrier that I've made but I don't feel anything.

“Itsuki, who exactly is he.” A power greater than me, an ability greater than me, an experience more than me, and it can be concluded that in all things I lost to him. You could say, if he were to be my opponent if I did not fight him seriously it was certain that I would lose, but there was no possibility even though I was serious I would win against him. “Surve.” Just imagining him being my opponent gives me goosebumps. Right now I feel grateful to be in a group with him.

A while later.

On the river bank.

I was lying on the river bank. “Haa, this place is very quiet.” A place suitable for me to rest. At least that's what I think.

“Ahh. Hiroaki, you're here.”

“K-Chairman.” Again I met with the chairman Itsuki. “Huh? What is it?” He was eating something.

“Ahh, this.” He approached me. “Take this and share it with others.”

“Huh? Apple?” But the shape is bigger than usual. The chairman gave me quite a lot.

“Share with others, especially those new members. Ah, if you want you can eat that fruit too.”

“B-so.”

“Then, see you again.”

“Chairman, where are you going?”

“Hmm. Let's just say I was walking around looking for something to eat.”

“B-so.”

“Don't forget to share it with others, yes.”

“Good.” Chairman Itsuki left and I came back to share this fruit.

At headquarters.

“Where is the new member?”

“They are resting inside, I told him.” (Karen)

“So.”

“Wah, what fruit is it?” (Selvy)

“Ahh, the chairman told me to share this with you guys, especially on that new member.”

“Once, yes.”

“Hmm, what are you guys talking about?”

“About the new aggota.” (Ersen)

“What's up? Is there something strange about them?”

“At the time of the introduction earlier, they were like covering something.”

“Cover something? What about their capabilities?”

“No, not that. But we asked why they could meet the chairman.”

“They said, in their previous group they had a group fight and they lost. Then they met with the chairman, and the chairman invited them to join. Isn't that a little weird?”

At least what the chairman said and the explanation from Ersen was quite similar. But... “What's weird about that?”

“You know about the intruder who destroyed the group from within.”

“No.” I don't know, even this is the first time I've heard it.

“Groups with full members, making the scenario as if there is a fight between groups. And pretend to lose, and after that look for another group with fewer members after that eliminate it.”

“Vanishing.”

“Yes. You do not forget’ that the purpose of this game is to kill and survive until the end.”

“Ya.”

“Then, great.”

“But why would the chairman take such a big risk? If he had realized it instead it was better just finish them.”

“Entaih, the chairman is a mysterious person. No one knows his way of thinking.”

“Misterius, yes.” Ersen to say that, means that not only am I the one who thinks the mysterious chairman I think the others are too.

A few days after that.

Near the river.

“Ha, today is very peaceful.” There was no attack or anything, today it was peaceful like the days before and it made me feel very happy. The rotation schedule changes due to the arrival of new members. Ren, Lui, Think, and Miko. For their strength, there was nothing special they were very useful in group battles. Each of them had a powerful destructive power.

“Hiroaki.”

“Ahh, chairman, what's up?” Suddenly the chief approached me.

“Call Ersen, Iras, Karen, and Selvi. There's something I want to talk to them about. Tell them to gather here.”

“Huh? Alright.” Meeting outdoors, I don't think this is bad either. I'm back at the base.

Headquarters.

There's Ersen, Iras, Karen, and Selvi talking about something. “Hiroaki, what's up?” (Karen)

“The chairman told me to call you guys, he said there was something he wanted to talk about.”

(!!!)

Suddenly their faces changed. “Hiroaki, what you said just now is true?”

“Eh? Y-Yeah... Ehh? What's the matter?” This makes me very confused. “What happened?”

“Ahhh, nothing. Come on, go head over to the chairman's place.”

“Ren, Lui, Think, and Miko. What about them?”

“They are resting inside, doing rotation first time for them may be a little difficult.” (Selvy)

“So.”

“Hiroaki, let's go. Escort us.”

“Good.” I went to take them to where the chairman was.

A while later.

“Huh? Where's chairman?” I've reached the chairman's place, but I haven't seen him at all.

“Hiroaki, cover your ears.”

“Huh? Ken...” Suddenly I heard a very, very noisy voice, and it seemed to break my eardrum.

Sfx: Explosion.

“A-What happened?” Just as the noise stopped, there was a huge explosion. “M-Our headquarters..” The origin of the explosion was right from our headquarters.

“Hiroaki, stop.” (Iras) When I wanted to see what happened, Iras stopped me.

“Why? Ren, Lui, Think, and Miko. They're still at headquarters.”

“Haa, how to say it, yes.”

“Sometimes it's better you don't know something, because if you find out you'll get hurt. Like that.”

“K-Chairman.” Chairman Itsuki's coming. “Our headquarters.”

“Hiroaki, relax. It's just a place, we can find a replacement later. Which we currently have to do.”

“A-What is this?” I felt a strong flow of magic surrounding this place.

“We've been surrounded, yes. Very inconvenient.” (Ersen)

“Bronkered?”

“You remember what we talked about a few days ago. About intrusion in small group.”

“T-Wait, don't-don't.”.

“Yes, they are the intruders.” (Boxis)

“T-wait for the chairman, if you already know why you still want to bring them?!”

“Hmm, how do I explain it, yes. Ahhhhh. Consider it a trap for a trap.”

“I don't understand.”

“It doesn't matter if you don't understand, but as long as you're in combat that's enough. Everyone, get your weapons ready.”

“Good.” 10 people including Ren, Lui, Think, and Miko. They all surrounded us.

“Good. We start the party.” (Boxis)