– Uwaa, what’s happening!?
Waking up with a violent vertical shake.
Hayato rapidly jumped up to his feet from the bed due to the earthquake.
However, he noticed that there was another bed besides the one he was sleeping, and recognized the place where he was.
(Oh right, unlike Yamato, there aren’t earthquakes in Little Garden…)
Anyway, this dorm is on the academy city ship floating on the sea.
Then it might be a storm―― but that wasn’t the case.
Outside the window there’s a deep blue sky, and in the first place everything except the airport section of Little Garden is sealed with transparent glass.
No matter how much it rains, or how much the wind blows, they won’t affect the family area nor the military area, and on that subject, even if the ocean is quite rough, it is designed so that the shaking will hardly be transmitted, or that’s what he heard.
(Then, what in the world was that tremor?)
For now Hayato, who was in his undershirt and underpants, quickly wore some trousers and came out to the corridor with PDA in hand.
Right there he came across with Emile who came out from the opposing room.
Unlike the casual appearance of Hayato, she was already wearing the uniform of the martial arts department, wearing her ponytails that had a perfect shape.
– Morning, Hayato. What a terrible tremor!
Like Hayato, she wondered about the tremor and went out of the room.
Even though she seemed to be in a hurry, Emile greeted him showing a smile.
– What on earth could that be?
When Hayato threw the question, *Rattle* *Rattle*, the ground shook more violently than before.
– Uwaah!?
– Waah!?
Hayato and Emile screamed in unison.
*Gogogogo*… and, although the sounds similar to rumbles in the ground and the short and repeated tremors continued, they gradually became weak and eventually stopped.
– I’m pretty sure it’s because we docked.
– Does it mean that we arrived at the shore of the Zwei Islands?
They heard that that was scheduled at 9:00 in the morning. But it’s just past 8:00, the docking happened 1 hour faster.
– Maybe, I guess.
After a short time, from the speakers installed in the dormitory, *Ding dong* *Ding dong*, the sound of a chime echoed.
Following that, they heard the voice of Erika Candle, the Vice-president with glasses.
『Simultaneous communication in the ship, simultaneous communication in the ship. Good morning to all the residents of Little Garden. From here, there is information from the Student Council of Little Garden. Right now, the ship has docked at the Eastland――the east island in the Zwei Islands』
– See? It’s just like I said.
Emile smiled with proud.
Then Erika, through the speaker, informed that after an hour of inspection they will do the opening, and they would be able to come and go freely for four days between the Zwei Islands and Little Garden.
– Which reminds me, from what time do you have to work today, Hayato?
At the same time the simultaneous communication broadcast ended, Emile asked.
The work is, of course, to be the bodyguard of <<Princess Sorceress of the Land of the Rising Sun>> Oriental Wizard Kirishima Sakura.
Naturally it was confidential for who Hayato was going to work, but it’s obvious for Emile to know about it since she’s also a member of Selections.
– In the conversation of yesterday, I heard that it’s from noon but…. Depending on the weather, they will summon me to let me know the moment it’s official.
– If that’s the case, would you like to go sightseeing Zwei Islands until then?
– What?
– There’s no problem if we go back by noon, right? If so, then I guess we can go for a bit. Fisherman’s Wharf on the west side of Zwei Islands where Little Garden is docking is quite attractive and looks fun, it shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes to reach there.
What Emile wants to say is that they will be able to enjoy themselves, and that it would take them around an hour to travel back and forth from Little Garden.
– I really really want to go there, you know.
In case there was a summoning from the President, it will be problematic if he doesn’t move to that place on time.
In yesterday’s conversation, Kirishima Sakura, after getting down at the Eastlandairport――at the east side of the Zwei Islands, she will be heading to Little Garden with the Student Council members.
In any case, if they go to Fisherman’s Wharf, then just in case, it may be better to contact the President and get her permission――thinking about it, the PDA made an electronic sound.
– It’s from the Student Council room….
Moreover, it’s not a mail but a call request.
– Don’t tell me, they are summoning you already?
While Emile was showing an anxious expression, Hayato touched the call button displayed on the screen of the PDA.
– Yes, it’s Kisaragi Hayato.
『Good morning, this is Erika Candle. Although timely, the schedule was brought quite forward. The client arrived in just one hour and a little』
Erika’s tone contains the nuance that she was troubled regarding the schedule that went amiss.
『As you were told yesterday, originally Claire-sama and I were scheduled to meet her, but at this time we have talks with the Governor of the Zwei Islands and people of western cuisine. Therefore, since you are a member of Selections, you will head there as an envoy, so please join with the client without us. I will arrange for a hired car to meet you in the dormitory in 30 minutes so please follow the instructions of the envoy who is on board there』
– Ah, yes, I understand.
『Well then, we will leave it to you』
He was unilaterally informed of the matter and the call was terminated.
– Don’t tell me you have to go already?
Emile asked with a gloomy look.
– Yeah, it seems that I have to leave from here in 30 minutes.
– I see…
When she heard those words, Emile dropped her shoulders, and muttered mixed with a sigh.
– It’s regrettable, I thought that I could flirt magnificently with my precious Hayato outside Little Garden…
After finishing his breakfast rapidly and finished changing clothes, he went out to the entrance and right there a black painted hired car arrived.
The front door opened, and who came out from the front passenger seat is Liddy Steinberg, one of the Vice-presidents of the Student Council.
– Liddy-san, is your health alright?
Hayato asked while being surprised.
It was the first time since he saw her injured in the previous resistance.
– It is still impossible for me to come out in a battle, but I was discharged from the hospital one week earlier since I was judged that there was no problem to do my daily duties. I was told by Claire-sama that I still need medical treatment, but since I can do as much as picking you up, I offered myself to do it. Anyway, I have business to do in Eastland.
While saying that, Liddy opened the rear door.
– Seeming that your preparations are ready, get in.
Hayato got into the car as he was told.
Next, once Liddy got into the front passenger seat the car started to move.
– We are heading to the airport of Little garden.
– Eh, according to yesterday, she was going to land on the eastern island of Zwei Islands――on the airport at Eastland….
– Because she’s arriving earlier than planned, it seems that she wants to look around Little Garden.
After 5 minutes or so, Hayato arrived at the airport.
– I forgot, I am handing this to you.
He got out the car and on his way towards the waiting room, Liddy took out a handgun from her breast pocket and presented it to Hayato.
A tranquilizer gun against man and Slayers――<<N Tranquilizer>>.
– … yes.
– Take it and keep it with you; anything may happen during your duty.
Hayato nodded, received the gun and put it in a holster on the inside of the uniform’s jacket.
Although there was a gun in his breast pocket, he wasn’t used to it, but he wasn’t bewildered.
He heard in advance that a gun was going to be handed over to him, to use it only as a personal protection of Kirishima Sakura, so every day after school for the past few days he had been training in guns.
The moment when a crisis has approached the escort target person, he would take out the gun by reflex, mark his objective and pull the trigger.
It goes without saying that he would have a hard time since he never shot a gun up to now, but with a training of near 3 hours every day for a week, he has reached the point where he can hit a target with the bullets.
Of course, in the end this is a tranquilizer gun, it doesn’t have killing ability, but it was mentioned that it also has the function to neutralize an E barrier of an opposing Slayer and it’s also possible to destroy the energy balance of the body.
… but, it’s no more than a hasty preparation after all.
Naturally, deployment of Hundred is also permitted in case of emergency.
In the end, the <<N Tranquilizer>> is an insurance, but the escort target person is a worldwide famous Idol.
In case of something, he must keep everything in order.
– One more thing, this is a <Probe> Sonar.
What was presented next is a small radio-like device.
– I think you heard it but, aside from the hotel room, and if there is a request from the client, this is used to investigate whether eavesdropping devices, cameras, etc. are set up. We, the bodyguards, do not know where our enemies are and who are they targeting. Never lose your focus.
– Of course.
With a firm answer, and putting the sonar in the pocket, the PDA in another pocket sounded with a ringtone.
– Who is it…?
Hayato took out the PDA and checked the screen.
It’s a mail from Karen.
『Please get me a sign of Karen-san. During this morning, I told Nii-san’s fortune for today and <<Caution with Water>> came out, so please be careful.
Karen 』
(Don’t arbitrarily tell people’s fortune…)
And, without thinking, Hayato complained in his mind.
(Moreover, caution with water you say…)
Is she going to end up drowning or something?
Although he didn’t understand a little about it, the fortune-telling of Karen was really off the mark, so Hayato tried to not worry too much and put the PDA back in his pocket.
After a while, a man in the air traffic control room came there and told them that Kirishima Sakura will arrive in about 5 minutes.
He followed the instruction and came out to the deck with Liddy.
When going out of the roof that covers Little Garden, the aroma of sea water became strong as a matter of course, and he could hear *Zaza*… *Zaza*… the roar of the waves and he could hear the chirping of the sea birds flying in the sky.
The rotating sound of propellers mixed in there.
When he looked at the sky, he could clearly grasp the figure of a helicopter with his very eyes. Hovering over the heads of Hayato and Liddy, the helicopter descended slowly on the deck――and the landing was completed.
The rotation of the propellers and the engine stopped, the hatch was opened.
Using the ramp as a foothold, a girl came down while her heels where doing *Click* *Click* sounds.
While holding down a white hat on her head, she saw the sky and muttered while blocking the sun with her right hand.
– So, this is Little Garden.
This girl is the subject of protection of Kisaragi Hayato――the worldwide popular Idol, native of the Yamato Empire, Oriental Wizard Kirishima Sakura.
Big and round eyes, a dress with bright colors leaving her shoulders visible, and hot pants revealing slender and toned thighs. Her long hair is the same as her name, and its gathered by two barrettes made in the shape of a cherry blossom.
Besides that, her features are lovely and at the same time, she looks just like a doll.
On the other hand, there’s a woman in a suit, she was wearing smart and thin glasses and was coming down the ramp behind Sakura with a calm appearance.
Hayato had already heard from Claire about that person that had a large suitcase in her hands, he knew her because of the picture that was shown to him. She’s Souffle Clearrail, the president of Sakura Management, the company that produces Kirishima Sakura and concurrently holds as her manager, as a matter of course.
– Nice to meet you, Kirishima Sakura-sama. Welcome to <<Academy City Ship>> Little Garden.
Approaching Sakura who descended from the ramp, Liddy presented her right hand.
– Nice to meet you, you are?
Shaking hands, Sakura asked.
– I am the Vice-president of Little Garden, Liddy Steinberg.
– …Vice-president, you say?
– In terms of an ordinary ship, please think of me as the Vice-captain. We Little Garden look forward to working with you.
– I’m indebted to you, so it is I who should say such words. And, this person is――
The line of sight of Sakura is directed to Hayato.
– You are Kisaragi Hayato, right? From today onwards, you are my bodyguard, I’ll be under your care.
Sakura who came in front of him gave a smile and presented her right hand.
– Umm, well… nice to meet you.
He grasped tightly her hand, and like her body, it was very small.
– Then Kisaragi-san. Would you please show me Little Garden?
– … eh, me?
– You are my guardian from today, isn’t it? Aren’t you obliged to escort me?
– Umm….
Hayato is suddenly bewildered…
It’s been over a month after coming to Little Garden――it’s not like he knows very well this ship to the point where he can guide people from outside.
Turning his eyes towards Liddy to seek help, she cut into the conversation because he was in panic.
– That will have to wait, Sakura-sama. From here to Central there is a short distance and since the schedule waits for us, we have prepared a car. I will immediately call it, so wait a brief moment please.
Saying that, Liddy contacted them with the PDA, and the hired car came right away.
It’s the same car that Hayato used to get here from the dormitory and the driver is the same.
He guessed that he was waiting for them nearby.
– Please, get in.
Liddy opened the rear door of the hired car.
– Sakura asked an unreasonable thing this time, I am sorry for troubling you.
Saying that, Souffle Clearrail who put on the suitcase in the trunk first, got into the back seat.
– It was nothing unreasonable or anything of the sort. Little Garden is not a private facility except for some areas, and I think that it is good to let the VIP to view our activities as well so――
– Your words are of truly great help. Sakura, get in.
– Yes, as you say.
Replying, Sakura got into the car.
Next, Hayato also got into the hired car.
Although there is only one row of seats, the width of the car is wide, there is nothing like the shoulders of the three people touching each other.
Finally, when Liddy got into the front passenger’s seat, the car started to move gently.
Sakura was looking at the scenery of Little Garden while singing a song which she was humming from the beginning, and after a short time, she asked Hayato.
– Kisaragi-san, have you heard my songs?
– Well, how to say it, to be honest I’m not that into music…
He was told by Karen that he should listen to music if it’s true that he is going to be her bodyguard, but since he was very occupied training as a bodyguard, he couldn’t listen to music at all.
– That means, you never heard them before. That’s too bad…
Sakura turned her eyes to the outside through the window again, and pouted her lips like saying Oh my, so disappointing.
(Hmm, I guess that sudden impression was bad…)
In this case, as he was told by Karen, he should have listened her songs properly, but now he regretted it.
Around 5 minutes after leaving the airport, the car arrived at Central.
– To say that it’s the busiest district in Little Garden, when there aren’t a lot of pedestrians out there.
As she got out the car, Sakura muttered.
– It is still early in the morning and the stores have just opened, and the majority of the residents of Little Garden are heading towards the Zwei Islands today.
Liddy explained briefly.
According to her, the road from the side of Little Garden to the Zwei Islands is already open, but she has heard that the opposite road isn’t ready yet.
They are anticipating that it will be crowded with tourists that will come from the Zwei Islands side in a few more hours.
– If they realized that Sakura-sama came for sightseeing when there were lots of people, that would turn into a big fuss so, this much was just right.
Then Hayato and the others began to walk through the main street of Central, it’s connected like a track-and-field track, it has an elliptical shape.
– Since it’s called the Mega-float of Warslan Company which is pushing its way in leading edge technology, I imagined it more like a futuristic city, but it’s like a commercial district that can be found in any country.
Sakura mutters a little disappointed.
– It is common for us to be told something like that.
Answering, Liddy continued.
– It is possible to have a city that makes use of high technology, but to not bewilder the new residents and students that came to this ship, we aimed for a calm and relaxing city where everyone had immediate familiarity with it, that’s why it looks like this.
In other words, it seems that this is the result of having studied and used as a reference a great number of cities.
– Of course, food, entertainment, etc. from various countries were gathered.
About what she said, certainly it does feel like that.
Although he came to Central a few times and he still wasn’t familiar with the place, he didn’t feel out of place as if he came to a foreign country.
He felt that he would get tired of being in a city that makes free use of technology, so this much may be good.
After a while, Sakura raised her voice, 「Ah」and turned her eyes to a certain point.
– My promotional video is being played there.
Music devices and tablet terminals are being sold there, and in the publicity at the storefront of the multimedia shop, on the advertisement monitors, a cute appearance of Kirishima Sakura that looked just like a fairy that comes out in fairy tales was being displayed.
Four-beat drum dance music that sink deep till the bottom of the body. It was cute and lovely, and the melody of up-tempo that was sending out was surging forward to the body similar to a wave――still, Hayato was overwhelmed by the powerful singing voice that he couldn’t imagine would come out of that little body.
– This is my song, how is it?
Hayato, who finally regained himself with those words, realized Sakura’s appearance who was looking up to him with hopeful eyes.
– Somehow, it’s amazing…
Those are the only words that came out. Anyway, that video also used the latest CG technology, he couldn’t take his eyes from it.
However, Sakura seemed to be satisfied with Hayato’s answer, and while showing a smile looking very happy,
– Thank you. Yeah, amazing, *giggle*…
At any rate, Hayato thinks that she seemed to be in a good mood so all was fine.
In this condition, he’s going to be able to fulfill his duties perfectly.
They advanced a little further and could see the hired car.
Hayato and the others got in the car.
They went around the main street.
– Sakura, are you satisfied with Central already? If you don’t move to the hotel soon, you won’t have time later.
– Yes, it’s enough. As I was in the airplane yesterday, and since I got in it I couldn’t take a bath, and I have to change my clothes…
– Actually, I hate to tell you this but, you don’t have much time until the next schedule. You have time for changing clothes, but the time to take a bath is――
– I wonder about it. The next schedule is about listening to the conversation with the governor before noon but…
Sakura frowned the inner corner of her eyebrows looking a little displeased.
– The time of the meeting and luncheon meeting with the governor of the Zwei Island hasn’t changed, I would like to have a meeting with the President who planned to meet us at the airport before that…
According to Liddy, Claire is at the Governor General Office and is waiting for the arrival of Sakura and the others to greet them and discuss in advance the security system of the live.
– I am sorry, I thought that both of you were comfortable, I did something impertinent.
Liddy apologized, she felt regretful and bowed her head.
– That being the case it can’t be helped. Have some patience and just change clothes.
– But, if it’s to talk about greetings and security, I think Souffle alone is enough. I’ll go in time to meet with the Governor General before the time of the luncheon meeting, so shouldn’t I leave it to you until then, or it’s impossible?
– I don’t mind but…. Liddy-san, is that okay with you?
– Yes, if Souffle-san alone can come, there is no problem. The greeting with our President will be managed again afterwards.
– Hooray
Saying that in a small voice, the happy Sakura took Hayato’s hand.
– Okay then, Kisaragi-san. Let’s go to the hotel, just the two of us.
Although they had 2 destinations, the four people decided to ride the hired car.
The hotel that Kirishima Sakura is lodging is located at the west side where Little Garden is docking, while the members of the Student Council are waiting in the Governor General Office at the east side of the island, Eastland.
They are on their way to the hotel.
Hayato and the rest crossed the checkpoint as they were in the car and in about 10 minutes they reached the hotel in the tremendous commercial district.
Sakura got out from the hired car following Hayato who got out first from it and verified the surroundings. Liddy and Souffle remained inside.
– Another car should arrive in about 20 minutes. Please come to the Governor General Office as soon as preparations are completed.
– Understood.
Hayato took Sakura’s suitcase out of the hired car’s trunk. It was Souffle who told him to bring it to the room.
– Well then, I’ll leave it to you.
When Liddy closed the window, the hired car immediately started to move and disappeared from the front of Hayato and Sakura.
There, a pair of men appeared, one of them is an old man who had white hair and a white beard and wore a dark blue suit, the other is a young man who also wears the same dark blue suit.
– Welcome back, Kirishima Sakura-sama. Following your last visit, thank you very much for using our hotel again.
It was the old man who greeted them lowering his head.
Looking at the name plate attached to his chest, he seems to be the manager of this hotel.
– Thank you for your courtesy. However, I don’t have much time so I’d be happy if you guide me the room at once.
When Sakura said so, the other young man replied.
– Yes, that is what Souffle-sama told us. I will copy the key data to the PDA at the lobby counter at once, so please come this way.
– Yes, I understand.
Sakura moved to the lobby counter with an experienced look, took out the PDA from her pocket and presented it to the young man.
There, Hayato heard that not only for entering the room but also for the elevator to the suite room on the top floor where Sakura is lodging the key data is necessary.
Unless you touch the sensor in the elevator with it, it seems that it won’t stop at the floor where the VIP room is, so Hayato also decided to have a copy of the key data in the PDA.
– Well then, this way please.
The elevator which the young man led and got on, arrived at the top floor in a matter of seconds.
– Well then, I am sorry for my impoliteness… and, my late introduction. My name is Roy Martin. I have to return to the lobby, if there is something you need, please let us know.
Leaving behind Roy who left his words with them, the door of the elevator closed.
Turning around, they were 5 steps away from the door.
– Shall we enter?
When Sakura held over the PDA to the sensor to the side of the door, the lock was released.
– ……
– ……
Sakura didn’t move, she was standing in front of the room.
– Why don’t you enter?
– Kisaragi-san, you are my bodyguard, aren’t you? I think that there’s something that you have to do…
Showered with cold words out of the blue, Hayato suddenly realized.
– Right, I have to enter the room first and check if it’s safe.
Sakura continued as if she was exasperated towards Hayato who said so.
Somehow, she feels that he changed his behavior a bit up to now.
– … are you really Kisaragi Hayato, the genius Slayer who saved us and the Zwei Islands from the Savage?
She looked at him with suspicious eyes, as if she was staring with scornful eyes at him.
– Umm, regardless of whether I’m a genius or not, I’m sure that I’m Kisaragi Hayato… it’s just that I’m not used to this kind of work so… I’m sorry.
Hayato put a hand on the door knob.
He doesn’t know a thing about being a bodyguard. The work contents and knowledge were taught from lecturers dispatched from Warslan’s HQ before last week, but because he was overwhelmed by this luxurious hotel and its treatment, he lost his focus.
(I can’t get myself together properly)
Saying that to himself, Hayato handled the door knob.
– Then if you excuse me, Ohime-sama.
Being formal, Hayato said that.
Sakura has her eyes half-closed, she was showing an uninterested expression.
– Drop that.
– …eh?
– It’s fine if you call me Sakura. So, I guess it’s fine if I call you Hayato too?
– Is… is that so? That’s comfortable to me too. If you say that you are okay with it, then I’ll do so…
When Hayato said so, Sakura made a big sigh.
– … I’m amazed. I told you it’s fine to call me by my name but, since I’m the client, you suddenly said you* to me, isn’t it? I thought that like that, we could get closer to each other.
Her way of speaking had small thorns in it.
– Ah… my bad…, no, I am sorry. And, I beg your pardon, I guess?
Because he was told to act in a comfortable way, in the end, he acted as he always does. He thinks that it’s a bad habit of his.
– Hayato is a bit clumsy, isn’t it? I think that’s a little cute, if I say so.
– Cute you say――
He was embarrassed just because he never thought that an Idol would say such a thing to him.
– Anyway, when we are alone, just call me Sakura. But, when we are with other people, address me properly. Are we clear?
– Understood.
– Then please say my name.
– Eh?
– Why aren’t you saying my name?
– Umm, Sakura…
– Well then, Hayato. Please do your work ♪.
Sakura said with happiness.
Hayato opened the door and stepped into a luxurious and spacious room.
As the role of the guardian, he checks all the rooms in case someone is hiding or if there’s anything suspicious――of course, even in the bath of the toilet.
Of course, with the small sonar that was passed with the gun, he also investigated whether hidden cameras, listening devices and so on weren’t installed.
– Nothing out of the ordinary. It seems it’s okay.
Returning to the entrance, he reported to Sakura.
– Thanks.
Saying so, Sakura pushed Hayato aside and stepped inside the room.
When Hayato closed the door, it automatically sounded with a clink, it was locked.
The door, as a matter of course, is self-locking.
– Now, finally….
Sakura, who first entered the shoe room, looked backwards, and smiled with a puff.
– We are finally alone, Kisaragi Hayato!
Because of the difference, she was having a looking down on people appearance, and her attitude until now was of a lady, but she feels like a Queen-sama now.
( Err, umm… what, what is this situation?)
Hayato was puzzled with the sudden change, so Sakura opened her mouth.
– The truth is, I was interested in you when I watched the video of the previous resistance. You are this guy, right?
While showing a complacent smile, Sakura pushed out the PDA that she took out of her pocket.
Like she said, the figure of an armed Hayato was there.
– What is, this…?
To the surprised Hayato, Sakura continued.
– It was removed from the Cybernet. Looking at this, I got interested in you. And I asked Souffle to do a lot of investigations.
As a result, Sakura got to know that the armed man displayed in the video was Kisaragi Hayato.
– Knowing that Little Garden would visit the Zwei Islands, I decided beforehand to hold a charity live. And of course, to nominate you, Kisaragi Hayato, as my personal guard.
Sakura put the PDA in her pocket and smiled in mischief, and this time she holds down Hayato’s cheeks with both hands.
– What do you think of me, Hayato? Do you think am I cute?
– Well, that’s…
She’s cute, right?
Certainly, when looking at her, it’s a fact that you surely can’t deny it.
– Then, why don’t you go out with me? I’d like to go out with you with the premise of marriage.
– Huh…?
What is this girl saying out of nowhere?
– Thinking about our age… besides, neither I nor Sakura are old enough to get married.
– That’s something of the past, with our ages it’s legal to get married in the current Yamato, and due to the global population decrease phenomenon caused by the raids of the Savage, it’s recommended in every country, for the future of mankind, to have a lot of children with an early marriage. Besides, even more if those are children of Slayers.
He was surprised by the suddenly outrageous remark, but it’s just as the girl said.
It’s frequent for a child of a Slayer to inherit their characteristics. At the same time they are born, they receive an aptitude examination test as a Slayer, if they have the attributes, the countries covers almost all the raising costs.
– The worldwide popular diva――Oriental Wizard Kirishima Sakura and the young superior Slayer Kisaragi Hayato who showed the highest reaction value of all time of Little Garden――I think that it can be interpreted that we are a good match.
– Well, about that I――
– Don’t be humble. You are very attractive.
– Being told, something like that…
What should I do, in this situation?
He never thought of having such a situation just after the two of them got alone in the hotel room.
– Hayato isn’t happy because he got near me? Or maybe, you have a lover?
– Eh…
At the same time she said that, the face of Emilia passed through Hayato’s mind.
– …you have one?
Her tone is heavy and strong.
She’s glaring at him with sharp eyes.
– No, it’s not like that, it’s just that I don’t know much about Sakura, and I think that it would be weird going out like this. There’s an order in this kind of things.
– What? That’s boring. The fun is always in the sudden.
Saying that, Sakura pouted her lips.
(Hmm, what’s the deal with her…?)
First of all, what’s this fun that the girl in front of his eyes know about?
At any rate, even Hayato himself doesn’t know that well yet.
And suddenly, he came up with something.
(Should I try it for a bit?)
Hayato resolved himself and approached Sakura, pushing her body against the wall, he stared at her eyes and said.
– Are you really okay with me?
He tried to say it a little cooler.
He’s absolutely inexperienced regarding how to deal with women, so he tried to escape from this situation by deliberately pushing it.
– Ye, yes…. I said so, isn’t it?
Sakura replied, she was in a puzzled state, surprised that suddenly Hayato became proactive.
So far, it’s as calculated.
– Then, can I kiss you?
Holding with his hand the cheek of Sakura, Hayato brought his face closer.
– Wai-, wait a moment, that sort of thing, I still need to prepare my heart…!
Sakura panicked.
That reaction is what Hayato wanted….
– It-, it seems that I don’t have much time, so this is as far as your teasing can go. I’m going to take a bath!
He felt relieved, seeing Sakura who said so and started running towards the bathroom.
(Anyway, she’s a childish person, huh)
For some reason or other, he thought so.
(But, her live songs and gestures are very mature…)
He recalled her gestures and her charming singing voice in the promotional video he watched in Little Garden.
And Karen said that 「The songs and lyrics are composed by Kirishima Sakura-san」, he remembered that they were quite adult-like song lyrics.
(Hmm, I really don’t understand girls…)*
In any case, he’s glad that he could get through the situation.
Hayato moved to the living room, and sit on a soft sofa that was placed there.
The thing that he’s thinking about is the video showed by Sakura earlier.
(Does Emile know about that video?)
Not only himself, but Emile was also displayed, though it was for a brief moment.
Although they don’t know that she’s a woman, he’s a little worried, so when he returns to the dorm, he’s going to ask Emile about it.
– Hmm…?
Suddenly, a song of Sakura came over there.
As echoes are applied, then the voice echoed, she’s probably singing in the bathroom.
(As expected of a professional singer…)
Her singing voice was somewhat comfortable, as it turns out that Hayato doesn’t understand about music, but he found it very fascinating.
Somehow, when listening that singing voice, he felt that his mind calmed down.
He kept his back on the sofa, continuing to listen to the song, but then the singing voice of Sakura suddenly stopped.
(Something happened?)
As he was wondering that, this time he heard a voice from the bathroom instead of a song.
– Hayato, can you bring me the PDA? I hit upon a good melody and phrase, so I want to record them. It should be on the shelf in front of the entrance door, probably.
– Got it, I’ll check it.
The impression just now is that, she doesn’t seem to be flustered as she was a little while ago.
Hayato first moved to the entrance and decided to check on the side shelf.
Certainly, the PDA of Sakura was placed there, then he took it and head to the washroom that is connected with the bathroom.
(Ah, err…)
At the same time he opened the door, Hayato smiled bitterly.
What is spread in front of him is a wide washbasin were three people are able to brush their teeth at the same time. Of course, the washroom itself is quite large, but that’s not the reason of his bitter smile.
He already saw this place when he checked the room, so it wasn’t a surprise for him. The cause is that the clothes she took off are scattered all over the floor.
(Good grief, even though there are a lot of shelves…)
Hayato grabbed her clothes while sighing…
(This is typical of a child…)
When Hayato was at the institution, he recalled that he had to tidy up the clothes that the children took off and scattered like this.
(Hmm…?)
At the moment he tried to put the clothes he picked up on the shelf all at once, something like a piece of cloth fell to the floor.
Those were, panties….
At that moment, recalling the interaction with Sakura when he approached his face, now his face has suddenly become bright and hot.
(Wha, why am I getting flustered…?)
By the way, the underwear is also childish.
At any rate, the design of a bear is printed on it.
So, don’t think anything unnecessary.
There’s no need to make your heart throb like crazy.
And, he picked it up while telling himself that, and the door of the bathroom opened a little.
– Hey, not yet? Bring it quickly――wha…
The face that came in sight dyed red in an instant.
– Tha-, that…!
Sakura points out, of course, to the panties in Hayato’s hands.
– Wh-, why… my, pan-, panties are…
– That, si-, since Sakura took off the clothes and were scattered, I tidied them up so…
– Don’t worry about that and hand it over fast! And get out of here!
That wasn’t the panties, of course, but the PDA that Hayato had in his hand.
With that in mind, Hayato presented the PDA at once.
Sakura stretched her hand and tried to grab it, but at that moment she lost the balance of her body.
Her feet slid on the floor of the wet bathroom.
– Kyaa!?
Extending her hand, Sakura screamed in panic, but her body was already about to fall to the back.
In this state, she was unable to grab it with her arm to support her body.
*DON*, the floor made a violent sound.
– Are you okay!?
Hayato opened the door of the bath with a high speed.
What is in front of his eyes is Sakura’s figure, who has her buttocks on the floor of the bathroom, and her crotch opened like the M letter….
Not to mention the bulge of her chest, she wasn’t hiding the important place of every woman.
– Ouch, it hurts…
Muttering that, Hayato’s eyes were pinned to the body of Sakura, who has tears in her eyes.
(She has more breast than what I thought… and that chick toy, why is that…?)
Hayato’s heartbeats accelerated more than what he thought, well, it was a pretty feminine body.
– Er-, err… this…
– …!!
They finally recognized this situation clearly.
Sakura had her whole face dyed in pink and jumped to her feet in panic, then she sat down and basked on the floor.
She was pulling in her eyebrows; her body was shaking.
– Umm, this…
Hayato decided to hand out the PDA for the time being.
Sakura grabbed it quickly,
– Th-, thanks! Also, the bear is special, okay!? It’s not that I like it or something!!
Hurried, she stood up and closed the door of the bathroom with a *Slam*.
(Haa, she completely hates me now…)
Sitting on the sofa in the living room again, Hayato sighed profoundly.
To be honest, he was feeling down.
It was because he ended up thinking What should I do if I’m removed from my duty as the bodyguard because of now?
That would mean he has failed his first duty since he joined Selections….
(If I apologize, will she forgive me?)
However, he doesn’t know to what he must apologize for.
Was it because he was trying to tidy up her panties, or was it because he saw her naked…?
He isn’t hearing the humming from the bathroom anymore.
Even though he brought her precious PDA to her, it seems that all that was in vain.
Without coming up with something, only time passed.
Before long, the sound of the hair dryer was heard from the washroom.
After a while, Sakura who finished changing clothes came to the living room.
Unlike a while ago, Sakura was wearing a dress that had a great number of frills.
So far, she was a lovely fairy tale girl, but she seems more like a pure lady of a good family now.
Except the place where she is holding a big stuffed bear in her hands.
Surely it was in that big suitcase.
After putting it on the sofa to take care of it, Sakura turned around in front of Hayato.
– Say, Hayato…. How about these clothes?
She lifted the hem of the skirt and took a pose.
– Eh, well that’s… I think you are cute. Wasn’t suiting Sakura the one with which you came until here?
– What are you saying?
– Umm, until we came here, it had the perfect image of Kirishima Sakura who was feigning innocence, or something like that…*
– …that answer has 50 points. No, 40 points.
– 40 points, huh…
It was a failing mark.
He’s not good at all in this kind of things.
– Only the part where you told me that I’m cute is the one giving points. And also, there’s the thing about the bath.
– Eh, ah… well. I’m really sorry…
– That answer has 15 points.
– … then how do I get a passing score?
– If you are a man, think it by yourself.
– I’m not good in that sort of things.
– … forget it. It’s almost time, so let’s move.
She smiled happily and walked towards the entrance.
Anyway, he was relieved that she wasn’t so upset.
If that’s the case, it is unlikely for him to be fired.
When he came down to the lobby with the readied Sakura, Roy approached them and told them that the summoned car was arriving.
He led the way through the rotary front door of the hotel.
Hayato and Sakura get in the rear seat of the hired car that stopped there.
Away from the central part of the city where the hotel was located, and crossing the bridge that connects the Westland and Eastland, the after-effects of the raid of the Savage came into view, buildings were destroyed, the road was covered in sediments and so on.
Nonetheless, not all the districts were destroyed. It seems that the Old Town where the Government General Office is, was one of the few fortunate to be safe.
Judging from the appearance of the magnificent building made of stone that came out among them, Hayato and Sakura were next to the building of the Governor General Office, they arrived at the Governor General’s official residence.
– We were waiting for you, Sakura-sama.
When they got out the hired car, a man in a suit with two men in military uniform got closer and thanked Sakura deeply.
Hearing his self-introduction, he seemed to be a high official of the Zwei Islands.
– The Governor General is waiting here.
They were guided by that man to a luxurious drawing room that was inside of the official residence.
There, a man who wore traditional costumes handed down by the old inhabitants of the island and Souffle Clearrail were engaged in a conversation.
– Oh! Thank you for visiting the Zwei Islands once again, Sakura-dono.
He probably noticed that Hayato and Sakura came to the room.
The Governor, who ended the conversation with Souffle, approached Sakura and thanked her politely while stretching his hands.
– Greetings, my name is Kareniki Karaniopu, my duty, the one in which I am in charge of governing Zwei Islands as the Governor General, was given by the François Government. Thank you very much for giving me a lot of donations through the François Government, and I am truly grateful that you can make a sympathy concert.
Taking the hand of Sakura, they did a strong handshake, and the Governor General lowered his head many times while their hands were going up and down.
On the other hand, Sakura was different from herself when they were just the two of them, she was dealing with him as if she was an Ojou-sama.
(She really looks like a different person…)
As he thought so, the eyes of the Governor General were directed at Hayato.
– Oh, you really are…
– I (Ore)… no, I (Watashi) am Kisaragi Hayato, a member of the special unit of Little Garden――Selections, and the bodyguard of Sakura-sama while she is staying in the Zwey Islands.
– Wow, you are the rumored Kisaragi Hayato-dono!
After Sakura, the Governor General grasped his hand.
– I heard from the captain-dono with whom I met earlier, that you were an active role in the previous resistance. Thank you, thank you very much.
– Eh, no… yes.
He felt somewhat embarrassed when he received a direct gratitude like this.
But, he was glad.
Then Hayato and Sakura moved to the reception hall and decided to have lunch with the Governor General. He headed there being told that a small lunch meeting was prepared, but honestly, it was more than he imagined.
The reception hall is like a party hall, there are several tables, and there are many people sitting there, regardless of their gender.
It looked like an all-you-can-eat buffet style, with hors d’oeuvre* lined side by side along the walls, with many chefs standing there.
There seem to be various kinds of drinks.
Nonetheless, even when the lunch meeting began, neither Sakura nor Hayato could set their hands on the cookery.
High officials of the Zwei Islands and influential people, even families came to greet Sakura one by one, so they were very busy occupied with those interactions.
Naturally, Hayato was closely standing next to Sakura to protect her.
Sakura was riding a helicopter overnight last night, she hasn’t had a decent meal for a long time.
With that much, she was getting tired and was becoming very hungry.
Still, without doing an unpleasant face, Sakura accepted the signs and greetings.
As expected of a professional, she was really amazing, Hayato was impressed, looking at her figure.
Ultimately, it was after near an hour since the lunch meeting began that Sakura could relax and sit on a chair….
– That was arduous… are you tired?
Hayato picked up the cookery and put it on the table where Sakura is sitting.
He feels somewhat like a butler.
He’s able to do something like this because there were many SP* and police officials of the Zwei Islands inside the meeting place, so he found that it was safe in there.
That’s why Hayato doesn’t have to worry about that much.
– I’m fine, it’s always like this.
Listening to those words, he realized again that she’s a professional.
And he’s aware that there’s still some way to go before being a skillful Slayer….
(I must work harder…)
He thought so, and noticed that there was no drink in front of Sakura.
– Would you like something to drink?
– Water is fine. But not a carbonated water though.
– Got it.
Hayato said to himself: For the time being, I have to do what I can do now.
– Thanks for your hard work, Sakura-sama. Have you planned something to do after this?
Briefly after Hayato and Sakura finished eating and the lunch meeting was about to end, the Governor General approached Sakura.
– There shouldn’t be anything in particular…. Right, Souffle?
– Yes, there is nothing for now. I have a certain preparatory meeting with the support members of the live at night, but Sakura will be unoccupied from her work until the rehearsal tomorrow evening. The meeting with the President-san of Little Garden may be set tomorrow at any time.
– Then, shall I show you the tourist spots of Zwei Islands with Souffle-san until the evening of Today?
– Well, I guess…. But, I have been to most of those places already…
Sakura seems to not be very enthusiastic.
– Oh right. Leaving that aside, I wonder if you can show me the live venue? I might want to see early what is going on there.
– I understand. Of course, there is no problem.
The Governor General immediately accepted Sakura’s proposal, and ordered the man who was nearby.
– Prepare the car and guide Sakura-sama to the venue. At once.
Hayato, Sakura and Souffle, those three people parted with the Governor General and the others and as it was arranged they moved to the live venue.
It seems that the distance is around 15 minutes by car.
(Surely this place…)
Hayato, after advancing for 10 minutes, noticed that the scenery when looking outside the window was the same when he fought against the Trenta Savage during the previous resistance.
Although they have cleaned up the debris of the buildings that collapsed by the raid of the Savage and cleared the streets, it’s definitely that place.
After a short time, the hired car stopped. It looks like they have arrived at the live venue. Hayato got out the car and looked around.
What stood out were the many people who are desperately in the middle of setting up the stage, and speaking of other things, there are several prefabricated ones, and electric poles and electric wires for supplying electricity are there.
– It appears that it’s almost completed.
Souffle said that the set of stages, although outdoors, are as close as possible to the state of the original stadium, thanks to the cooperation of the staff from the event company, dispatched by her.
From tomorrow, under the direction of Souffle and Sakura, the setting of detailed lightning, stage equipment, sound, etc. will be done.
– At any rate, it’s a good venue. A lot of visitors are likely to come in, it will be such a good feeling, to fly around with all my heart.
(… fly around?)
Hayato didn’t understand the meaning of the words of Sakura who whispered while looking at the wide vast plain.
– There’s a considerable distance to the back, however only on the scale of 100.000 people, I wonder if that’s enough? It seems the audience space goes until it hits the cord that is drawn towards the back and if you look closely at it, you can slightly see the cord.
– Probably, I think I can go but…
– What on earth are you talking about?
Hayato threw the question because he didn’t understand the meaning of their conversation.
– Come to think of it, Hayato doesn’t know about my life style, right?
He already answered that he doesn’t know her songs so he was thinking that it wasn’t necessary to hide that now.
That’s why Hayato nodded.
– Then I’ll show you something good. Souffle, do you know if my clothes have already arrived at the dressing room?
– Yes…. Wait, don’t tell me that you have the intention to try them on?
– Yes, I trust in this person. I want to go and try them as fast as possible… or it’s impossible?
– … saying such a thing, when you just really want to show Kisaragi-san your stage outfit, isn’t it?
Souffle said sort of amazed, and Sakura laughed *tee-hee” to mislead her.
– Well, maybe. I truly think that it’s a good opportunity to try them now, so let’s go to the dressing room.
– Everything is fine inside of it.
Hayato who moved to the dressing room with Sakura entered first to the room and confirmed that it was safe.
Unlike at the time of the hotel, he was satisfied that he could his work properly this time before he was told to do it.
– Well then, Hayato you wait here.
Saying that, Sakura went into the dressing room with Souffle.
– Eh…?
About half an hour passed and when he saw Sakura coming out of the dressing room, Hayato had his eyes rounded in surprise.
– Thank you for wai…wait, what is with that face?
– I was thinking about the costume, I was wondering if you would wear the same one that I watched at Central.
Even so, Sakura was wearing something like tights that covered her whole body.
After all, when looking with detail at her, she looked very young and her chest is also… he remembered the figure of hers, when she was completely naked in the hotel bathroom, such a thing was on his mind.
– …maybe Hayato noticed it?
– No, I wasn’t looking your chest!
– …chest you say, what are you saying…?
– Eh, it wasn’t that?
– I knew it, Hayato is stupid.
Sakura muttered, exasperated.
– For the time being, let’s go to the stage.
Following Sakura who started walking and doing big sighs and Souffle who was going with her, they reached the wing of the stage.
– Hayato, look carefully. I’ll show you that this stage is my battlefield.
Sakura started running to the center of the stage with a trot, there she raised her fist high in the sky.
What’s inside of it is a reddish-brown ore….
– That’s a…
No matter how you see it, it looked like a Hundred.
――maybe Hayato noticed it?
He was thinking over the words of Sakura earlier and understood what she was trying to say.
(I see, those clothes look exactly like a Variable Suit…)
Sakura grasped the ore with five fingers, breathed in and out and shouted.
– <Diva, descend> HUNDRED ON!
Shouting, the ore shines in emerald green and wrapped up her body.
Then the shape of the outfit changed instantly to what it looks like a costume of a <small fairy> elf living in a forest, those who appear in fairy tales, the same as the promotional video he saw at the center.
On her back are four pinned feathers as well.
– Hayato, this is my Hundred――<<Spinning Tale of a Fairy>> Fairy Fairy Tale.
With that said, Sakura kicked up the stage and flew to the sky.
– Awesome…
He couldn’t see strings or anything of the sort, and of course it couldn’t be CG.
She is genuinely flying in the sky using sense energy.
From the four feathers on the back, the appearance of the gorgeous emerald green appears, but like the vapor trail, it draws a beautiful trace in the sky.
(To think, she was indeed a Slayer…)
Dumbfounded, Hayato was chasing the figure of Sakura with his eyes.
– It seems that you are quite surprised.
In response to the voice raised on the back of his body, Hayato looked back.
– … Charlotte-san, why are you here?
– Hi! It’s the first time that I meet you without Emile.
She’s the Main Technologist of Little Garden, Charlotte Dimandius, and she is with Mei Mei, her assistant that looked like a cat ears maid.
– It’s been a long time Hayato-sama,
– Ye, yeah… it’s been a while.
Hayato returned the greeting, although he faltered to the tension of the tall Mei Mei as usual.
– … then, to answer your question. The reason why I came here is to see the stage where the Variable Stone is being used. If so, then I can say that you came together with them.
Charlotte, who was looking at Sakura, continued talking to Souffle.
– It’s been a while, Souffle Clearrail. She’s been growing safely since that time, so I’m very happy for that.
– Charlotte Dimandius. You came, huh.
Souffle noticed the existence of Charlotte as she was getting closer to where Hayato and her were.
– What kind of relationship have the two of you?
– She’s an old colleague. And, a benefactor.
It was Souffle who answered.
– Sakura was involved in an incident a few years ago and wandered around the boundaries of life and death, it was Charlotte who helped me at that time.
– She got that <ability> power at the time of such incident.
– That means, she’s just like me――
A Variant.
That word crossed his mind.
– Almost close, but strictly speaking she’s not. Unlike you, she can’t create things like weapons. In that sense she’s close to Emile, but different. A sort of a different Slayer.
– What you mean is, that she can fly in the air as a Slayer?
It was surprising for Hayato, more than anything else.
– It’s a pretty difficult skill. After all, she can only fly within the barrier of the space that were made by herself.
– …barrier, is it?
– Her Hundred type is a Spatial Controller type――so to speak, a Field type.
According to Charlotte, Sakura, when she deploys her armament, forms a barrier with a certain space as her own area, and operating the Variable Stone within the range, she can generate virtual images with sense energy, in effect, she’s like an <<Illusion user>> Illusionist.
– One of those powers is the ability to fly. She’s floating by manipulating the atmosphere inside the barrier with sense energy.
– Because she has such ability, then that’s the reason she’s a <<Singer>> Idol?
– That’s not it. Sakura loved songs from the start.
Souffle denied the muttering of Hayato.
– Sakura lost her beloved mother when she was a child due to an attack of the Savage. Therefore, she continued to sing songs with all her strength as much as she could, in order to give some momentary enjoyment in this painful living world and to heal the children who were hurt by the Savage’s attacks just like her.
– That’s how Kirishima Sakura――and Souffle Clearrail fight for this world.
Following Souffle, Charlotte said.
Hayato was shocked when he heard those words.
Because he thought that she was the same as him.
That’s why he felt like he could understand Sakura a little.
– How was it, my way of flying? Under normal circumstances, the costume would change according to the song.
Sakura did a lap around the audience seats and came back to the stage, landing next to Hayato. And then, she came near to his body by clinging to him, and asked his impression while looking up at his face.
– To be honest, it surprised me. Because I didn’t know that Sakura was a Slayer. Moreover, it’s an awesome power.
– Ehehe, if you say so. This stage is my battlefield.
Saying that, Sakura turned a marvelous smile to Hayato.
– Thank you for today. With this, your work is over for today.
Souffle told him that, as her PDA was copying the data of the room key in the lobby of the hotel.
After that, Hayato and the others moved to the hotel, leaving behind the live venue with the hired car that was waiting for them.
– Eh, so soon?
It was natural for Hayato to be surprised.
The time has barely passed 3 o’clock, it was too early for his work to end.
He thought that he was fired with that much.
– Perhaps I, did something wrong…?
– That’s not it.
Souffle unintentionally smiled, and continued.
– Since the live performance is done on Monday night, preparations and rehearsals are scheduled to be done tomorrow evening. Therefore, Sakura will be on standby until tomorrow afternoon. You can take a rest of your duty of bodyguard until then.
– … eh, is that true?
– Yes, the center of this city, and inside the hotel, many Slayers are protecting us, so we are safe while we don’t get out from here. Besides, you are still a student, aren’t you? Today it was arranged to summon you earlier than planned, so rest your body at ease from now. I will inform the President as well.
– Thank you very much.
At that time, it was the face of Emile who seemed to be disappointed this morning that crossed Hayato’s mind. If so then tomorrow morning, as an apology for today, maybe he can go to Fisherman’s Wharf together with her.
– Eh, but I have a place that I want to go with Hayato tomorrow…
Sakura was discontent with the proposition of Souffle.
Then, Souffle’s facial expression became grim.
– There are unfinished things yet, like the songs of the album scheduled to be released next month, isn’t it?
– Ugh, don’t tell me that you gave the rest of the day to Hayato in order to make me work?
– Correct.
– Bu-, but only one song, then the half of the day…
– Impossible. W are one week behind the schedule now. The arranger is waiting for them, so finish them by noon tomorrow, are we clear?
– Fiine.
She replied, but with an unhappy tone of voice.
Anyway, Hayato has finished with the task for today――and he got free time until tomorrow afternoon.
– See you tomorrow, Hayato.
Such expression of Sakura was still in dissatisfaction, it was written on it that she would like to have fun until tomorrow’s rehearsal.
– Oh right, once I finished my duty, I had to report it to the President…
When Hayato descended to the lobby using the elevator, he took out the PDA from his pocket and when he was about to contact the President, Roy called him out.
– There is a message for you, Hayato-sama.
– A message you say, from who?
– From Claire Harvey-sama, the President Student Council of Little Garden. To follow my lead and get in the waiting hired car.
– Oh, okay. I understand.
While Hayato was wandering what exactly was, he was guided to the hired car and got in it.
According to the driver, they are going to the holiday house of the Harvey family placed near the harbor where Little Garden is docking.
After near 10 minutes, they reached that place.
– Uwaa, it’s so big…
Hayato muttered so, as he descended from the hired car.
Although it’s small compared to the Governor General’s official residence, it’s a pretty big house. It’s unmistakably bigger than the dorm where Hayato lives.
– Err…
A big fence surrounds the garden and as he wondered what to do now, the door of the house opened and Chris came out. Unlike usual, he was wearing a shirt and shorts.
– We were waiting for you, Hayato-sama.
– How did you know that I came?
The timing was too good, Hayato asked spontaneously.
– Not so many cars stop around here, so I knew by the sound. And Souffle-san has already contacted us that today’s mission has ended so I judged that it was definitely Hayato-sama.
While answering, Chris opened the fence in front of him.
– Please go inside. Claire-sama is waiting.
As Chris said, Claire was planning to listen to the task report from Hayato after returning to the Student Council Room, but as it seems that free time was given sooner, it looks like it will have to be done in this holiday house.
He was guided to a spacious terrace on the second floor of the holiday house.
However, there’s a pool of around 25 meters there.
It has three lanes, and Liddy Steinberg, wearing a white one-piece swimsuit, was swimming in one of them.
(So this was the “business” of Liddy-san?)
Perhaps, she’s doing rehabilitation?
Speaking of other things, there are two umbrellas set up on the poolside.
A plastic deck chair is placed under each of them, and with the hair untied on one of them, Claire is lying face down――Erika is also lying down on the other deck chair and was reading a book.
Claire’s swimsuit is a red bikini, and Erika wears a dark blue one-piece swimsuit.
– Claire-sama, Kisaragi Hayato has arrived.
With that, they noticed the existence of Hayato.
Claire turned her head towards Hayato and lie sprawled as she was.
– Thanks for your hard work, Kisaragi Hayato.
– Well then, I will prepare some drinks.
– Yes, please do it.
Receiving Claire’s words, Chris returned to the residence.
– Well, Kisaragi Hayato. It seems that your work finished quite earlier, but did your duty go well?
– More or less, but…
– That is a relief desuwa. I also got a message of gratitude from Souffle-san.
– More than that, President, why are you in that appearance…?
– Why you say, you mean the swimsuit desuno?
– Yes.
– This is a holiday house. A place to relax. And if there is a pool in front of you, then it is natural to wear a swimsuit, don’t you agree? Perhaps Kisaragi Hayato is excited because of my swimsuit masuno?
– No, that’s not the…
He answered that, but in fact, his heart was beating fast.
At any rate, the breasts of Claire are lying on top of the deck chair, and plenty of the voluptuous bust is spilling from the bra.
Moreover, the string that fastens on the back is unfastened, making the side of the breasts visible.
– Your innocence goes beyond my expectations, Kisaragi Hayato. Isn’t your face red masenwayo? If you like, I can show you my swimsuit properly and make it even more red, so should I?
– Please wait a moment, President!
Without thinking, Hayato raised his voice.
Erika did the same.
– Claire-sama, don’t do it! In this very moment I was spreading suntan lotion on――
Erika got up with enough momentum to drop the book she had in the poolside, raised her body and shouted to Claire who was trying to take a posture like a gravure model but it was too late.
The swimsuit that should hide the two swellings fell off from the chest of Claire and two beautiful pink protuberances met the eyes of Hayato.
– … eh?
For an instant, she didn’t know what happened, However, she seemed to have understood that the bra fell on the floor.
– Kyaah!?
Claire hurriedly hid her chest with both arms and crouched, screaming with tears floating in her eyes.
When he noticed it, Liddy was standing up from the pool with a demon-like appearance.
– Hey, Kisaragi Hayato, what are you staring at!?
Liddy approached Hayato with a quick pace and put a hand on his shoulder.
– Uwaah!?
– Wha!?
However, due to Hayato who lost his footing, and was about to fall, Liddy also lost the balance of her body.
They slipped――
Liddy slipped forwards, her figure was as if she was looking up, and Hayato also slipped looking up, but to his back.
Then, both of them tangled and fell to the poolside.
The front of Hayato’s eyes were in total darkness with that.
However, he had an idea about the soft warmth that he was feeling hear his abdomen.
(This is, no way…)
He felt it when he pushed down the President during the battle, the feeling of the President’s breasts.
It was almost the same as that time――no, these breasts have a little of tension… wait, this is not a situation to analyze it.
(For now, I can’t move…)
He thought, and opened his eyes in panic――
– Uwaah!
What he saw was a white swimsuit that was driving between her dark brown buttocks. That means――
– Ua, aaa…
Following the voice of Liddy that reached him weakly, the butt came closer to his face…
It’s soft and it feels a little good, but he can’t bear the agony.
– A, aagh…
– Li-, Liddy, what are you doing desu!?
– E-, even if you tell me, I don’t know!
Liddy seems to be confused, she didn’t understand the situation well.
Jumping up as she was, she was trying to crush the face of Hayato with her butt.
– Stand up at once, otherwise Kisaragi Hayato will be in trouble!
– …fuee?
As it was told by Erika, she was finally aware of the situation.
– Hyaaaah!
While screaming, Liddy stood up rapidly.
Claire’s state was the same, she was crouching down and holding down her swimsuit…
It was the voice of Chris that reached the ears of Hayato who was stretching as he was, lying down on the poolside.
– What did happen here, everyone?
Chris, who saw Hayato and the others at the entrance of the terrace, naturally, he didn’t understand the situation, and with glasses containing tropical drinks in his hand, he was showing a dumbfounded expression.
– …so, I called you here because there is something that I have to tell you that wasn’t reported to you for the duties of today desu.
Claire, who cleared her throat with a cough, headed towards Hayato and sat in front of him, she fixed her swimsuit and began to talk.
Athough Claire’s face is still under a slight redness, her tone and expression are serious.
– Actually today, from the conversation I heard between Souffle Clearrail-san, the president of the producer company of Kirishima Sakura and the Governor-General… and, before that, did you know about the Hundred being used for the live of Kirishima Sakura?
– Yes, that happened today, although Sakura showed me the armament deployed…
– … Sakura?
It probably weighed on her mind that Hayato called her name as if they were close.
Claire’s eyebrows moved with a twitch.
– Why are you addressing the name of the person to escort with such familiarity?
– No, Kirishima-san, told me to call her like that…
– … is that so? If she wished for that, then it’s fine but…. Aren’t you taking a strange distance masenwane? You will be incapacitated to be her bodyguard, as things like invitations, and romance can end up leading to something like a love relationship with the person to protect desuwayo.
– Of-, of course I am aware of that.
At any rate, he instructed himself with the bodyguard’s <<text book>> manual, as that kind of things were also written there.
– Anyway, if you know about her Hundred, then let’s go to point desuwa. Not only the Hundred, but also on the stage of Kirishima Sakura a variety of new technologies are being used, that use a Variable Stone. However, this seems to have been stolen from the live venue after the resistance.
The Variable Stone is a rare item, only a very small amount is on the earth.
It’s traded under strict control of the United Nations at a price that isn’t far from gold or platinum.
Therefore, its value is considerable, it isn’t unknown to be stolen.
– Be that as it may, there it is very probable that a looter aimed at the opportunity of the Savage raid, it is possible that such a person may appear masu. Just to be sure, we will be arranging Slayers to be continuously around the venue, but if you catch sight of a suspicious person, please contact us, the members of the Student Council, as soon as possible, are we clear desuwane?
– Understood.
Hayato nodded firmly.
– Well then, the conversation of your <duty> work is over with this desuwa. Let’s talk about something more private.
Saying that, the President rose from the deck chair and walked to the poolside. She stopped in front of the shower installed on the wall. She spun the faucet and started to wash her body. Claire opened her mouth, thinking that it was wasteful as she was just specially spread with suntan oil.
– Kisaragi Hayato, won’t you do a revenge match with me masenka?
– ‘Revenge match you say’…?
– A revenge match of the previous duel desuwa.
While saying that, Claire started walking towards the edge of the pool.
– I said that I should be the defeated one, but in Charlotte’s judgment it was a draw. As the result was that, let’s settle it.
– No, that’s a… In that battle, I was the one who lost for sure, and a battle here is…
– Although I said revenge, as a matter of course, it won’t be something were we will be using our Hundred.
– Huh…?
I won’t conduct you to use energy when you are still in the duty of bodyguard masenwayo. How about a swimming match?
That said, Claire jumped into the pool from the diving board.
The limbs boasting beautiful curves advanced gently through the water.
That figure, she looked like a mermaid.
– What do you say, Kisaragi Hayato――or should I think that you can’t swim?
Turning up from the water, Claire asked Hayato.
– Swimming? I can swim but… Please forgive me for today. I don’t even have a change of clothes.
– About that matter, I can prepare something right away masuwayo.
– No, I’m sorry…
– … don’t go with that masenwane. It is fine if you have just a bit of fun.
As she said so, Hayato saw the President pouting her lips, she was different than usual, as that’s something that normal girls do anywhere.
Although there were unexpected surprises (?), Hayato safely left behind the holiday house of the Harvey family and arrived in front of the men’s dorm with the hired car.
In the end, he didn’t enter the pool, he turned down the invitation of Claire.
His body was strangely tired even though he hardly walked, it may be because he wasn’t accustomed to get in cars a lot of times.
– I’m back.
Despite being evening, the lobby of the men’s dorm was completely silent.
Usually there are people at this time, but there’s nobody today.
He guessed that surely everyone went to visit the Zwei Islands.
– The first thing to do is to take a bath…
In this dorm, the bath is scheduled to grow hot at 5pm every day.
The time has just passed that hour right now.
(By any chance, will I be taking a bath before everybody…?)
Hayato, the first one to take a bath, returned to his room with excitement and headed for the underground bathhouse with a change of clothes.
– … hmm?
Hayato arrived in front of the bathhouse and stopped his feet, standing upright.
It was because the sign of 『Under Cleaning』 was standing in front of the door.
Except for the days of cleaning the water accumulated in the bath by the contractor during the week, the students also do simple cleaning.
Apparently, today’s cleaning isn’t over yet.
Maybe they were delayed in cleaning, visiting the Zwei Islands.
(Who are the persons in charge today?)
Hayato looks at the duty table on the wall.
What was written there was the name of Emile.
(That girl, were you doing it all by yourself today?)
In any case, thinking of asking when the cleaning will end, Hayato handled the door while ignoring the 『Under Cleaning』sign.
– Huh…?
The door won’t open.
It seems that it’s locked.
When touching the sensor with his finger, the letters 『LOCK』 emerged.
(But, Emile is inside, isn’t it?)
At any rate, there’s a 『Under Cleaning』 sign standing there.
This time, he held the PDA against the sensor, and the door opened.
(I knew it, it’s Emile…)
Hayato and Emile were originally in the same room, so the security keys of the doors are the same.
He was thinking that maybe she changed it because she’s in a different room now, but it’s still the same, Hayato doesn’t know how she did it.
Hayato stepped into the dressing room and proceeded to the door of the bathhouse, which turned into a frosted glass.
– Emile, are you here?
While calling her out, Hayato opened the door.
– ――Hayato!?
He heard a surprised voice that echoed.
At the same time, what was reflected in Hayato’s eyes is the figure of Emile Crossford cleaning――which it wasn’t, it was the figure of Emilia Hermit who was naked and submerged in the hot water…
– Wha, why, you…
It’s been a while since he saw Emilia leaving the figure of her hair down, and because it was wet with the water, it was very sexy.
– Ho-, how, how did Hayato come in!!??
Her face was dyed red and hurriedly hid her chest with her arms and sunk into the bathtub as much as leaving the upper half of her face outside of it.
– Well, I was thinking to ask when the cleaning was going to end――and, why are you in the men’s bath!!??
– Because, I was interested somehow in what hot springs are.
Emilia buried half of her face in the water, and when she answered, bubbles were rising to the surface.
– ‘Interested’, you really…. What would you do if it was exposed that you are a woman!?
– That’s why I put out the “Under Cleaning” sign and locked the door, you know? How did Hayato unlock the security?
– You and I have the same security key. That’s why I could open it.
– Oh, right… Now that you mention it, that’s true.
– So, why haven’t you changed the key?
– If I do so, then I won’t be able to enter Hayato’s room.
Noticing that Emilia was inflating her cheeks as her shoulders were coming out from the hot water surface, the line of her nape was clearly visible.
If he casts his gaze down as he was, he can see the middle of the bulge on her chest.
And barely there, he could see the tip of the scar on her chest.
– Umm, let me know when you get out of the bath.
Hayato tried to turn back while his heart was going *DOKI* *DOKI* when a voice raised on his back.
– It’s fine like this.
– It’s fine like this you say, what do you…
While turning his head, Hayato asked.
– That means that I want to take a bath with Hayato. If I’m submerged, you won’t see my body.
– See? I won’t see, but I don’t think that’s the problem here…
– But in Yamato is a common thing for men and women to enter a hot spring together, right? Previously, after Hayato told me about the hot springs, I studied and investigated a lot from them. And I get to know about the mixed bathing.
Emilia looked very proud saying that.
– Certainly, there are mixed bathing…
– Right!? So it’s not an issue to take a bath like this. I also wanted to taste the feeling of mixed bathing with Hayato. So come on, let’s take it together.
While Emilia is immersed in the bathtub, she rapidly stretched both hands.
… “mixed bathing”, should he say that such a thing doesn’t exist in Yamato?
(Well, if Emilia is okay with it, then I guess it’s fine to do it together?)
It’s rare to have an opportunity to submerge in a bathtub with a woman.
– Come on Hayato, hurry up!
– Err, first of all, I have to leave for a moment. I can’t take a bath with my clothes on.
– Oh, you are right. Then, bring me my bath towel too.
Hayato went to the dressing room and took off his clothes, and hid the important thing of a man that shouldn’t be seen with a towel on his waist and entered the bathhouse for a second time.
Of course, he was carrying the bath towel of Emilia as he was told.
– Welcome back, Hayato.
When he opened the sliding doors and entered the bathhouse while being nervous, *Splash*, the sound of submerging in the hot water echoed on the walls.
He was already submerged in the bathtub in the same way as her just now, but after a brief moment, he went outside of it again.
– Here, this.
For now, Hayato handed over the folded bath towel to Emilia, then looked to the wooden structure that is piled up near the entrance, and moved to the place where the showers on one area of the bathhouse are lined up.
There are 10 faucets and showers in the bathhouse.
He placed a chair in front of one of them, sit on it and began to wash his body with a body soap placed in front of his eyes.
When he peeked at the state of Emilia, he noticed that she was watching him from inside the bathtub with a friendly grin.
– Hayato, would you like me to wash your head?
– I’m fine!
She was saying something outrageous. Hayato rapidly took shampoo in the palm of his hand and began to foam his head.
And then, when he ended foaming it.
He stood up with the lower body hidden with a towel and turned his eyes towards the bathtub, where the figure of Emile submerged in hot water was still there.
– Won’t you be dizzy by if you are submerged for a long time in the bathtub? In <your country> Britannia, there’s no cultural practice of being submerged in a bathtub like this, right?
– What is ‘dizziness for being submerged for a long time’?
It seems that she didn’t even know that.
– Your head is dazed and your moves are unsteady.
– I certainly feel like that now that you told me, but if it’s a bit more, I think I can handle it somehow. Besides, I’m still not having a mixed bathing with Hayato.
It seems that Emilia wants to be submerged in a bathtub with Hayato no matter what.
Of course, Hayato is already familiar with her personality.
If he keeps Emilia waiting, she will surely continue being submerged in hot water until she faints.
Besides, there’s a possibility that someone will come to the bathhouse.
Although the door is locked, it will be troublesome.
Since he was able to declare so, it’s an inevitable situation even if dangerous rumors are raised such as male bonding.
– Come on, Hayato. Enter fast.
– In that case, please turn to the back for a couple of seconds.
Otherwise, if he removed the towel of his waist, she’ll see his important place.
Emilia seemed to notice that as well.
– Ye-, yeah… understood…
She turned her back, while she was answering and blushing in pink color.
In that gap, Hayato submerged in the bathtub.
– Ehehe, a mixed bath.
Emilia looked back happily saying so.
Of course, her back was towards him. she just turned her neck.
– Water and women, huh…
Muttering so with a small voice, Hayato sighed.
– Water and women? What does that mean?
– The truth is, I was talking about fortune telling with Karen on the phone this morning. She told me to be careful with water and women.
– What in the earth does that mean? Is it because you don’t like to be in a mixed bathing like this with me? Besides, why in plural…? Something else happened? By any chance, were you having a mixed bath with Kirishima Sakura…?
– That’s not the reason…
– Is that true?
Emilia turned only her neck and stared at Hayato with half-opened eyes.
– It’s true.
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That was his answer, but her doubt didn’t clear up.
And without a change, she kept glaring at him.
– More importantly, I have something that I want to tell you.
– Hayato, now you are trying to dodge the issue.
– That’s not it. I have to tell you something really important.
– Then I guess I’ll hear you. What would be that important matter?
– Do you know if there are any sites where you can watch videos on the cybernet?
– I know them but… why are you asking about them?
– Some videos of us were uploaded in them. Sakura showed me a video of the time of the latest resistance.
– Eh,,,?
Emilia showed a momentary surprise, but she immediately knitted her brows in doubt and glared once again at Hayato.
– I’m very worried about that but, before that, I have something I’d like to ask.
– …hmm, what is it?
– Now, instead of Kirishima Sakura, you just plainly called her as Sakura. Aren’t you being a little more than familiar as the companion of the escort target person?
Oh no! Hayato thought.
Following the time with the president, he did it again.
– Well, Kirishima Sakura told me to call her like that…
– Fuun, it seems suspicious to me.
– Suspicious you say, why do you say so…?
– Woman’s intuition.
Saying it with clarity, Emilia continued.
– Hayato, do you have something with Kirishima Sakura?
– Nothing.
– …really?
– It’s true.
– *stares*…
– Well, even if you stare at me that much….
There’s no way that he can say that she told her to marry her and to have children with her, even if she was just teasing him.
– More importantly, let’s return to the conversation of our video. I was glad that they didn’t get to know that your armed figure wasn’t of a woman.
– Hmph, Hayato is trying to dodge the subject…
– You are wrong…. Leaving that aside, were you aware of this video?
– Nope, it’s unknown to me. The video of the Savage was supposed to be uploaded to sites with international law, don’t pay too much attention to it.
– On that subject, Sakura said the same.
– Hayato, you said Sakura again!
Emilia stares at him again with a sullen expression.
– A-, anyway, if Emilia isn’t worried, then that’s fine.
– That they didn’t get to know that I’m a woman, right? Then, I think that’s fine too but…. Just in case, I’ll check it afterwards. If it turns out to be grave, then we can’t stay here doing nothing. With that said, should we return to the conversation of Hayato and Kirishima sakura?
– Let’s do not. Besides that, why don’t we go together to Zwei Island tomorrow?
– Eh…
Emilia, who suddenly received the invitation of Hayato, had an astonished expression.
– There are no bodyguard duties to do tomorrow?
– Because she will be writing songs in her hotel room until noon, I have to do them in the afternoon. The hotel seems to have another guards in it.
– Hooray!
Emilia spread her hands and jumped over, as she couldn’t control her joy.
– Wai-, you!
– Uwaa!?
Hayato rapidly avoided the situation there, Emilia thrusted into the hot water from her face.
*Splash*, a sound like a balloon exploding echoed in the bathhouse.
– What are you doing…
– Those should be my words!
Hayato answered, turning his face away.
– Oh, Hayato. Are you getting red?
Emilia brought near her body while showing a smile and grinning.
– …!!
As Hayato felt the feeling of soft skin, he had trouble breathing, and his whole body became numb.
– Hey, stop!
In a hurry, Hayato tried to get away from Emilia, pushing her body with both hands.
– Eh…
– Eh…?
Hayato froze, feeling the fluffy sensation in both hands.
-. Are these…
When he turned his line of sight to the end of his arms, he realized that both hands were grasping the bulge on the chest of Emilia.
– U, uwaah!!
Panicking, he separated both hands from her chest and turned his back to Emilia.
Emilia did the same, she turned her back to Hayato.
(What the hell did I just do…)
This is the second time including the event of today, and even though he ended up rubbing the ones of the President, this is the first time that he rubbed breasts directly.
(They were very soft…)
They were like marshmallows.
– U-, umm…
Emilia’s voice reached his back, she was kind of bewildered.
– I guess I should leave soon. My head is spinning.
– Is, is that so? I think you should leave soon.
– Yu-, yup… I’ll do that.
Emilia obediently agrees, but he can’t hear the sound when coming out of the bathtub.
On the contrary, he couldn’t even hear the sound of her rising.
– … you aren’t coming out yet?
– Well, I’m really dizzy.
*Ahaha*, she laughed.
That wasn’t a joke, she was really feeling dizzy.
*TAP* *TAP* he heard footsteps.
It took a while before Emilia left the bath.
After coming out of the bath, Hayato ate a light dinner.
Today there are many people who ended up eating outside, there are quite few people eating in the dining room.
Today it’s a national holiday, originally there was no dinner, but if you made an order in the kitchen then they would make it, so Hayato asked for a sandwich and went to get it.
By the way, Emile, wasn’t coming to the cafeteria, as she was feeling bad, she felt dizzy and said that dinner wasn’t necessary.
Hayato returned to his room after a while and lay down on the bed and decided to take the PDA and accessed the search sign of the internet.
It’s what he thought when trying to find the video that Sakura showed him.
However, he couldn’t find anything regarding him*…
Instead, he found Kirishima Sakura’s live video distribution site, where there were a number of song titles and thumbnails lined up.
Apparently, with 3 dollars you can buy a video――enough money to buy 2 juice PET bottles. Because the PDA will do the payment, the only thing that Hayato has to do is to enter the password.
– Let’s try this.
He chose the one with the thumbnail of Sakura that had the same costume as today and he downloaded it.
The download was completed in about a minute, and tried to play the video.
– Incredible…
Hayato muttered at the same time that the video was played on full screen in the PDA.
The stage using the Variable Stone, it looks very beautiful and fantastic.
The figure of Kirishima Sakura as a fairy that stands in the center of the dark stage…
Together with the intro of the song, the stage changed in an instant into a forest of a different world with trees shining faintly.
At the center of it, Kirishima Sakura is singing while dancing splendidly.
(Err, come to think of it, I forgot to get a sign…)
While listening to the song and watching the video, he remembered the promise with Karen.
However, there are three more days of bodyguarding. There will be a lot of opportunities to get one after this.
(For now, I’m going to sleep…)
At the same time as the song ended, Hayato installed the PDA in the charger at the bedside, turned off the lights in the room and fell into sleep.
Under a nearly perfect moon floating in the night sky.
In the wilderness around a kilometer from the venue, there was a young boy with a thing like a spear with a blade attached on both ends and two girls were standing with him.
The three of them had a dark brown skin, were wearing a black Variable Suit that blends in the night and were staring at a certain point.
– … as expected, the security seems to be tough this time.
The one who murmured was the aloof boy who has ruffled up hair and lightly ties a portion of it behind his neck.
Their line of sight was directed to the live venue of Kirishima Sakura.
Under his feet, there’s a corpse of a Savage――
It’s almost the same size and appearance of a normal type that Hayato and the others have defeated in the resistance one month ago.
– …are we giving up the Variable Stone?
Asking the boy is a girl with a black eyepatch with the same shape of his weapon and who also has her hair ruffled up.
– Nee-chan, we won’t give up anything, it’s time to begin. We’ll carry our plan after the live.
It was a girl with short twin tails who had two <circles> rings in her hands that clicked her tongue when listening to those words.
All the weapons of the three people are of course――Hundred.
– It’s fine if we do it now, isn’t it? The Slayers of Little Garden are small fries, don’t yathink? We can windswept 5, 6 people in that place. It’s easy.
The eyes of the girl with the rings were directed to the Slayers who were defending the live location.
– What are you saying, huh? If we steal now, the live will be cancelled, you know.
– What’s the problem with that? Are ya a fan of Kirishima Sakura or something?
– I’m not interested in her nor her songs. But, the inhabitants of this island are looking forward to the live. Then, it’ll be good to snatch away the Variable Stone. When we came to see what kind of situation was, we even encountered a harvest.
The man pierced the corpse of the Savage under his feet with one blade of the weapon he was holding.
*Whoosh*, the scattering fluorescent color of liquid adhered to his face, it shines eerily with the moonlight illuminating.
– Fine. I guess I can endure it with this guy.
– That’s how it is.
He nodded in regard to the girl with two rings and replied while looking at the Savage’s corpse with his mouth looking like a crescent moon.
– Because at any rate we, we are the allies of the human beings.
– Uwaa, what’s happening!?
Waking up with a violent vertical shake.
Hayato rapidly jumped up to his feet from the bed due to the earthquake.
However, he noticed that there was another bed besides the one he was sleeping, and recognized the place where he was.
(Oh right, unlike Yamato, there aren’t earthquakes in Little Garden…)
Anyway, this dorm is on the academy city ship floating on the sea.
Then it might be a storm―― but that wasn’t the case.
Outside the window there’s a deep blue sky, and in the first place everything except the airport section of Little Garden is sealed with transparent glass.
No matter how much it rains, or how much the wind blows, they won’t affect the family area nor the military area, and on that subject, even if the ocean is quite rough, it is designed so that the shaking will hardly be transmitted, or that’s what he heard.
(Then, what in the world was that tremor?)
For now Hayato, who was in his undershirt and underpants, quickly wore some trousers and came out to the corridor with PDA in hand.
Right there he came across with Emile who came out from the opposing room.
Unlike the casual appearance of Hayato, she was already wearing the uniform of the martial arts department, wearing her ponytails that had a perfect shape.
– Morning, Hayato. What a terrible tremor!
Like Hayato, she wondered about the tremor and went out of the room.
Even though she seemed to be in a hurry, Emile greeted him showing a smile.
– What on earth could that be?
When Hayato threw the question, *Rattle* *Rattle*, the ground shook more violently than before.
– Uwaah!?
– Waah!?
Hayato and Emile screamed in unison.
*Gogogogo*… and, although the sounds similar to rumbles in the ground and the short and repeated tremors continued, they gradually became weak and eventually stopped.
– I’m pretty sure it’s because we docked.
– Does it mean that we arrived at the shore of the Zwei Islands?
They heard that that was scheduled at 9:00 in the morning. But it’s just past 8:00, the docking happened 1 hour faster.
– Maybe, I guess.
After a short time, from the speakers installed in the dormitory, *Ding dong* *Ding dong*, the sound of a chime echoed.
Following that, they heard the voice of Erika Candle, the Vice-president with glasses.
『Simultaneous communication in the ship, simultaneous communication in the ship. Good morning to all the residents of Little Garden. From here, there is information from the Student Council of Little Garden. Right now, the ship has docked at the Eastland――the east island in the Zwei Islands』
– See? It’s just like I said.
Emile smiled with proud.
Then Erika, through the speaker, informed that after an hour of inspection they will do the opening, and they would be able to come and go freely for four days between the Zwei Islands and Little Garden.
– Which reminds me, from what time do you have to work today, Hayato?
At the same time the simultaneous communication broadcast ended, Emile asked.
The work is, of course, to be the bodyguard of <<Princess Sorceress of the Land of the Rising Sun>> Oriental Wizard Kirishima Sakura.
Naturally it was confidential for who Hayato was going to work, but it’s obvious for Emile to know about it since she’s also a member of Selections.
– In the conversation of yesterday, I heard that it’s from noon but…. Depending on the weather, they will summon me to let me know the moment it’s official.
– If that’s the case, would you like to go sightseeing Zwei Islands until then?
– What?
– There’s no problem if we go back by noon, right? If so, then I guess we can go for a bit. Fisherman’s Wharf on the west side of Zwei Islands where Little Garden is docking is quite attractive and looks fun, it shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes to reach there.
What Emile wants to say is that they will be able to enjoy themselves, and that it would take them around an hour to travel back and forth from Little Garden.
– I really really want to go there, you know.
In case there was a summoning from the President, it will be problematic if he doesn’t move to that place on time.
In yesterday’s conversation, Kirishima Sakura, after getting down at the Eastlandairport――at the east side of the Zwei Islands, she will be heading to Little Garden with the Student Council members.
In any case, if they go to Fisherman’s Wharf, then just in case, it may be better to contact the President and get her permission――thinking about it, the PDA made an electronic sound.
– It’s from the Student Council room….
Moreover, it’s not a mail but a call request.
– Don’t tell me, they are summoning you already?
While Emile was showing an anxious expression, Hayato touched the call button displayed on the screen of the PDA.
– Yes, it’s Kisaragi Hayato.
『Good morning, this is Erika Candle. Although timely, the schedule was brought quite forward. The client arrived in just one hour and a little』
Erika’s tone contains the nuance that she was troubled regarding the schedule that went amiss.
『As you were told yesterday, originally Claire-sama and I were scheduled to meet her, but at this time we have talks with the Governor of the Zwei Islands and people of western cuisine. Therefore, since you are a member of Selections, you will head there as an envoy, so please join with the client without us. I will arrange for a hired car to meet you in the dormitory in 30 minutes so please follow the instructions of the envoy who is on board there』
– Ah, yes, I understand.
『Well then, we will leave it to you』
He was unilaterally informed of the matter and the call was terminated.
– Don’t tell me you have to go already?
Emile asked with a gloomy look.
– Yeah, it seems that I have to leave from here in 30 minutes.
– I see…
When she heard those words, Emile dropped her shoulders, and muttered mixed with a sigh.
– It’s regrettable, I thought that I could flirt magnificently with my precious Hayato outside Little Garden…
After finishing his breakfast rapidly and finished changing clothes, he went out to the entrance and right there a black painted hired car arrived.
The front door opened, and who came out from the front passenger seat is Liddy Steinberg, one of the Vice-presidents of the Student Council.
– Liddy-san, is your health alright?
Hayato asked while being surprised.
It was the first time since he saw her injured in the previous resistance.
– It is still impossible for me to come out in a battle, but I was discharged from the hospital one week earlier since I was judged that there was no problem to do my daily duties. I was told by Claire-sama that I still need medical treatment, but since I can do as much as picking you up, I offered myself to do it. Anyway, I have business to do in Eastland.
While saying that, Liddy opened the rear door.
– Seeming that your preparations are ready, get in.
Hayato got into the car as he was told.
Next, once Liddy got into the front passenger seat the car started to move.
– We are heading to the airport of Little garden.
– Eh, according to yesterday, she was going to land on the eastern island of Zwei Islands――on the airport at Eastland….
– Because she’s arriving earlier than planned, it seems that she wants to look around Little Garden.
After 5 minutes or so, Hayato arrived at the airport.
– I forgot, I am handing this to you.
He got out the car and on his way towards the waiting room, Liddy took out a handgun from her breast pocket and presented it to Hayato.
A tranquilizer gun against man and Slayers――<<N Tranquilizer>>.
– … yes.
– Take it and keep it with you; anything may happen during your duty.
Hayato nodded, received the gun and put it in a holster on the inside of the uniform’s jacket.
Although there was a gun in his breast pocket, he wasn’t used to it, but he wasn’t bewildered.
He heard in advance that a gun was going to be handed over to him, to use it only as a personal protection of Kirishima Sakura, so every day after school for the past few days he had been training in guns.
The moment when a crisis has approached the escort target person, he would take out the gun by reflex, mark his objective and pull the trigger.
It goes without saying that he would have a hard time since he never shot a gun up to now, but with a training of near 3 hours every day for a week, he has reached the point where he can hit a target with the bullets.
Of course, in the end this is a tranquilizer gun, it doesn’t have killing ability, but it was mentioned that it also has the function to neutralize an E barrier of an opposing Slayer and it’s also possible to destroy the energy balance of the body.
… but, it’s no more than a hasty preparation after all.
Naturally, deployment of Hundred is also permitted in case of emergency.
In the end, the <<N Tranquilizer>> is an insurance, but the escort target person is a worldwide famous Idol.
In case of something, he must keep everything in order.
– One more thing, this is a <Probe> Sonar.
What was presented next is a small radio-like device.
– I think you heard it but, aside from the hotel room, and if there is a request from the client, this is used to investigate whether eavesdropping devices, cameras, etc. are set up. We, the bodyguards, do not know where our enemies are and who are they targeting. Never lose your focus.
– Of course.
With a firm answer, and putting the sonar in the pocket, the PDA in another pocket sounded with a ringtone.
– Who is it…?
Hayato took out the PDA and checked the screen.
It’s a mail from Karen.
『Please get me a sign of Karen-san. During this morning, I told Nii-san’s fortune for today and <<Caution with Water>> came out, so please be careful.
Karen 』
(Don’t arbitrarily tell people’s fortune…)
And, without thinking, Hayato complained in his mind.
(Moreover, caution with water you say…)
Is she going to end up drowning or something?
Although he didn’t understand a little about it, the fortune-telling of Karen was really off the mark, so Hayato tried to not worry too much and put the PDA back in his pocket.
After a while, a man in the air traffic control room came there and told them that Kirishima Sakura will arrive in about 5 minutes.
He followed the instruction and came out to the deck with Liddy.
When going out of the roof that covers Little Garden, the aroma of sea water became strong as a matter of course, and he could hear *Zaza*… *Zaza*… the roar of the waves and he could hear the chirping of the sea birds flying in the sky.
The rotating sound of propellers mixed in there.
When he looked at the sky, he could clearly grasp the figure of a helicopter with his very eyes. Hovering over the heads of Hayato and Liddy, the helicopter descended slowly on the deck――and the landing was completed.
The rotation of the propellers and the engine stopped, the hatch was opened.
Using the ramp as a foothold, a girl came down while her heels where doing *Click* *Click* sounds.
While holding down a white hat on her head, she saw the sky and muttered while blocking the sun with her right hand.
– So, this is Little Garden.
This girl is the subject of protection of Kisaragi Hayato――the worldwide popular Idol, native of the Yamato Empire, Oriental Wizard Kirishima Sakura.
Big and round eyes, a dress with bright colors leaving her shoulders visible, and hot pants revealing slender and toned thighs. Her long hair is the same as her name, and its gathered by two barrettes made in the shape of a cherry blossom.
Besides that, her features are lovely and at the same time, she looks just like a doll.
On the other hand, there’s a woman in a suit, she was wearing smart and thin glasses and was coming down the ramp behind Sakura with a calm appearance.
Hayato had already heard from Claire about that person that had a large suitcase in her hands, he knew her because of the picture that was shown to him. She’s Souffle Clearrail, the president of Sakura Management, the company that produces Kirishima Sakura and concurrently holds as her manager, as a matter of course.
– Nice to meet you, Kirishima Sakura-sama. Welcome to <<Academy City Ship>> Little Garden.
Approaching Sakura who descended from the ramp, Liddy presented her right hand.
– Nice to meet you, you are?
Shaking hands, Sakura asked.
– I am the Vice-president of Little Garden, Liddy Steinberg.
– …Vice-president, you say?
– In terms of an ordinary ship, please think of me as the Vice-captain. We Little Garden look forward to working with you.
– I’m indebted to you, so it is I who should say such words. And, this person is――
The line of sight of Sakura is directed to Hayato.
– You are Kisaragi Hayato, right? From today onwards, you are my bodyguard, I’ll be under your care.
Sakura who came in front of him gave a smile and presented her right hand.
– Umm, well… nice to meet you.
He grasped tightly her hand, and like her body, it was very small.
– Then Kisaragi-san. Would you please show me Little Garden?
– … eh, me?
– You are my guardian from today, isn’t it? Aren’t you obliged to escort me?
– Umm….
Hayato is suddenly bewildered…
It’s been over a month after coming to Little Garden――it’s not like he knows very well this ship to the point where he can guide people from outside.
Turning his eyes towards Liddy to seek help, she cut into the conversation because he was in panic.
– That will have to wait, Sakura-sama. From here to Central there is a short distance and since the schedule waits for us, we have prepared a car. I will immediately call it, so wait a brief moment please.
Saying that, Liddy contacted them with the PDA, and the hired car came right away.
It’s the same car that Hayato used to get here from the dormitory and the driver is the same.
He guessed that he was waiting for them nearby.
– Please, get in.
Liddy opened the rear door of the hired car.
– Sakura asked an unreasonable thing this time, I am sorry for troubling you.
Saying that, Souffle Clearrail who put on the suitcase in the trunk first, got into the back seat.
– It was nothing unreasonable or anything of the sort. Little Garden is not a private facility except for some areas, and I think that it is good to let the VIP to view our activities as well so――
– Your words are of truly great help. Sakura, get in.
– Yes, as you say.
Replying, Sakura got into the car.
Next, Hayato also got into the hired car.
Although there is only one row of seats, the width of the car is wide, there is nothing like the shoulders of the three people touching each other.
Finally, when Liddy got into the front passenger’s seat, the car started to move gently.
Sakura was looking at the scenery of Little Garden while singing a song which she was humming from the beginning, and after a short time, she asked Hayato.
– Kisaragi-san, have you heard my songs?
– Well, how to say it, to be honest I’m not that into music…
He was told by Karen that he should listen to music if it’s true that he is going to be her bodyguard, but since he was very occupied training as a bodyguard, he couldn’t listen to music at all.
– That means, you never heard them before. That’s too bad…
Sakura turned her eyes to the outside through the window again, and pouted her lips like saying Oh my, so disappointing.
(Hmm, I guess that sudden impression was bad…)
In this case, as he was told by Karen, he should have listened her songs properly, but now he regretted it.
Around 5 minutes after leaving the airport, the car arrived at Central.
– To say that it’s the busiest district in Little Garden, when there aren’t a lot of pedestrians out there.
As she got out the car, Sakura muttered.
– It is still early in the morning and the stores have just opened, and the majority of the residents of Little Garden are heading towards the Zwei Islands today.
Liddy explained briefly.
According to her, the road from the side of Little Garden to the Zwei Islands is already open, but she has heard that the opposite road isn’t ready yet.
They are anticipating that it will be crowded with tourists that will come from the Zwei Islands side in a few more hours.
– If they realized that Sakura-sama came for sightseeing when there were lots of people, that would turn into a big fuss so, this much was just right.
Then Hayato and the others began to walk through the main street of Central, it’s connected like a track-and-field track, it has an elliptical shape.
– Since it’s called the Mega-float of Warslan Company which is pushing its way in leading edge technology, I imagined it more like a futuristic city, but it’s like a commercial district that can be found in any country.
Sakura mutters a little disappointed.
– It is common for us to be told something like that.
Answering, Liddy continued.
– It is possible to have a city that makes use of high technology, but to not bewilder the new residents and students that came to this ship, we aimed for a calm and relaxing city where everyone had immediate familiarity with it, that’s why it looks like this.
In other words, it seems that this is the result of having studied and used as a reference a great number of cities.
– Of course, food, entertainment, etc. from various countries were gathered.
About what she said, certainly it does feel like that.
Although he came to Central a few times and he still wasn’t familiar with the place, he didn’t feel out of place as if he came to a foreign country.
He felt that he would get tired of being in a city that makes free use of technology, so this much may be good.
After a while, Sakura raised her voice, 「Ah」and turned her eyes to a certain point.
– My promotional video is being played there.
Music devices and tablet terminals are being sold there, and in the publicity at the storefront of the multimedia shop, on the advertisement monitors, a cute appearance of Kirishima Sakura that looked just like a fairy that comes out in fairy tales was being displayed.
Four-beat drum dance music that sink deep till the bottom of the body. It was cute and lovely, and the melody of up-tempo that was sending out was surging forward to the body similar to a wave――still, Hayato was overwhelmed by the powerful singing voice that he couldn’t imagine would come out of that little body.
– This is my song, how is it?
Hayato, who finally regained himself with those words, realized Sakura’s appearance who was looking up to him with hopeful eyes.
– Somehow, it’s amazing…
Those are the only words that came out. Anyway, that video also used the latest CG technology, he couldn’t take his eyes from it.
However, Sakura seemed to be satisfied with Hayato’s answer, and while showing a smile looking very happy,
– Thank you. Yeah, amazing, *giggle*…
At any rate, Hayato thinks that she seemed to be in a good mood so all was fine.
In this condition, he’s going to be able to fulfill his duties perfectly.
They advanced a little further and could see the hired car.
Hayato and the others got in the car.
They went around the main street.
– Sakura, are you satisfied with Central already? If you don’t move to the hotel soon, you won’t have time later.
– Yes, it’s enough. As I was in the airplane yesterday, and since I got in it I couldn’t take a bath, and I have to change my clothes…
– Actually, I hate to tell you this but, you don’t have much time until the next schedule. You have time for changing clothes, but the time to take a bath is――
– I wonder about it. The next schedule is about listening to the conversation with the governor before noon but…
Sakura frowned the inner corner of her eyebrows looking a little displeased.
– The time of the meeting and luncheon meeting with the governor of the Zwei Island hasn’t changed, I would like to have a meeting with the President who planned to meet us at the airport before that…
According to Liddy, Claire is at the Governor General Office and is waiting for the arrival of Sakura and the others to greet them and discuss in advance the security system of the live.
– I am sorry, I thought that both of you were comfortable, I did something impertinent.
Liddy apologized, she felt regretful and bowed her head.
– That being the case it can’t be helped. Have some patience and just change clothes.
– But, if it’s to talk about greetings and security, I think Souffle alone is enough. I’ll go in time to meet with the Governor General before the time of the luncheon meeting, so shouldn’t I leave it to you until then, or it’s impossible?
– I don’t mind but…. Liddy-san, is that okay with you?
– Yes, if Souffle-san alone can come, there is no problem. The greeting with our President will be managed again afterwards.
– Hooray
Saying that in a small voice, the happy Sakura took Hayato’s hand.
– Okay then, Kisaragi-san. Let’s go to the hotel, just the two of us.
Although they had 2 destinations, the four people decided to ride the hired car.
The hotel that Kirishima Sakura is lodging is located at the west side where Little Garden is docking, while the members of the Student Council are waiting in the Governor General Office at the east side of the island, Eastland.
They are on their way to the hotel.
Hayato and the rest crossed the checkpoint as they were in the car and in about 10 minutes they reached the hotel in the tremendous commercial district.
Sakura got out from the hired car following Hayato who got out first from it and verified the surroundings. Liddy and Souffle remained inside.
– Another car should arrive in about 20 minutes. Please come to the Governor General Office as soon as preparations are completed.
– Understood.
Hayato took Sakura’s suitcase out of the hired car’s trunk. It was Souffle who told him to bring it to the room.
– Well then, I’ll leave it to you.
When Liddy closed the window, the hired car immediately started to move and disappeared from the front of Hayato and Sakura.
There, a pair of men appeared, one of them is an old man who had white hair and a white beard and wore a dark blue suit, the other is a young man who also wears the same dark blue suit.
– Welcome back, Kirishima Sakura-sama. Following your last visit, thank you very much for using our hotel again.
It was the old man who greeted them lowering his head.
Looking at the name plate attached to his chest, he seems to be the manager of this hotel.
– Thank you for your courtesy. However, I don’t have much time so I’d be happy if you guide me the room at once.
When Sakura said so, the other young man replied.
– Yes, that is what Souffle-sama told us. I will copy the key data to the PDA at the lobby counter at once, so please come this way.
– Yes, I understand.
Sakura moved to the lobby counter with an experienced look, took out the PDA from her pocket and presented it to the young man.
There, Hayato heard that not only for entering the room but also for the elevator to the suite room on the top floor where Sakura is lodging the key data is necessary.
Unless you touch the sensor in the elevator with it, it seems that it won’t stop at the floor where the VIP room is, so Hayato also decided to have a copy of the key data in the PDA.
– Well then, this way please.
The elevator which the young man led and got on, arrived at the top floor in a matter of seconds.
– Well then, I am sorry for my impoliteness… and, my late introduction. My name is Roy Martin. I have to return to the lobby, if there is something you need, please let us know.
Leaving behind Roy who left his words with them, the door of the elevator closed.
Turning around, they were 5 steps away from the door.
– Shall we enter?
When Sakura held over the PDA to the sensor to the side of the door, the lock was released.
– ……
– ……
Sakura didn’t move, she was standing in front of the room.
– Why don’t you enter?
– Kisaragi-san, you are my bodyguard, aren’t you? I think that there’s something that you have to do…
Showered with cold words out of the blue, Hayato suddenly realized.
– Right, I have to enter the room first and check if it’s safe.
Sakura continued as if she was exasperated towards Hayato who said so.
Somehow, she feels that he changed his behavior a bit up to now.
– … are you really Kisaragi Hayato, the genius Slayer who saved us and the Zwei Islands from the Savage?
She looked at him with suspicious eyes, as if she was staring with scornful eyes at him.
– Umm, regardless of whether I’m a genius or not, I’m sure that I’m Kisaragi Hayato… it’s just that I’m not used to this kind of work so… I’m sorry.
Hayato put a hand on the door knob.
He doesn’t know a thing about being a bodyguard. The work contents and knowledge were taught from lecturers dispatched from Warslan’s HQ before last week, but because he was overwhelmed by this luxurious hotel and its treatment, he lost his focus.
(I can’t get myself together properly)
Saying that to himself, Hayato handled the door knob.
– Then if you excuse me, Ohime-sama.
Being formal, Hayato said that.
Sakura has her eyes half-closed, she was showing an uninterested expression.
– Drop that.
– …eh?
– It’s fine if you call me Sakura. So, I guess it’s fine if I call you Hayato too?
– Is… is that so? That’s comfortable to me too. If you say that you are okay with it, then I’ll do so…
When Hayato said so, Sakura made a big sigh.
– … I’m amazed. I told you it’s fine to call me by my name but, since I’m the client, you suddenly said you* to me, isn’t it? I thought that like that, we could get closer to each other.
Her way of speaking had small thorns in it.
– Ah… my bad…, no, I am sorry. And, I beg your pardon, I guess?
Because he was told to act in a comfortable way, in the end, he acted as he always does. He thinks that it’s a bad habit of his.
– Hayato is a bit clumsy, isn’t it? I think that’s a little cute, if I say so.
– Cute you say――
He was embarrassed just because he never thought that an Idol would say such a thing to him.
– Anyway, when we are alone, just call me Sakura. But, when we are with other people, address me properly. Are we clear?
– Understood.
– Then please say my name.
– Eh?
– Why aren’t you saying my name?
– Umm, Sakura…
– Well then, Hayato. Please do your work ♪.
Sakura said with happiness.
Hayato opened the door and stepped into a luxurious and spacious room.
As the role of the guardian, he checks all the rooms in case someone is hiding or if there’s anything suspicious――of course, even in the bath of the toilet.
Of course, with the small sonar that was passed with the gun, he also investigated whether hidden cameras, listening devices and so on weren’t installed.
– Nothing out of the ordinary. It seems it’s okay.
Returning to the entrance, he reported to Sakura.
– Thanks.
Saying so, Sakura pushed Hayato aside and stepped inside the room.
When Hayato closed the door, it automatically sounded with a clink, it was locked.
The door, as a matter of course, is self-locking.
– Now, finally….
Sakura, who first entered the shoe room, looked backwards, and smiled with a puff.
– We are finally alone, Kisaragi Hayato!
Because of the difference, she was having a looking down on people appearance, and her attitude until now was of a lady, but she feels like a Queen-sama now.
( Err, umm… what, what is this situation?)
Hayato was puzzled with the sudden change, so Sakura opened her mouth.
– The truth is, I was interested in you when I watched the video of the previous resistance. You are this guy, right?
While showing a complacent smile, Sakura pushed out the PDA that she took out of her pocket.
Like she said, the figure of an armed Hayato was there.
– What is, this…?
To the surprised Hayato, Sakura continued.
– It was removed from the Cybernet. Looking at this, I got interested in you. And I asked Souffle to do a lot of investigations.
As a result, Sakura got to know that the armed man displayed in the video was Kisaragi Hayato.
– Knowing that Little Garden would visit the Zwei Islands, I decided beforehand to hold a charity live. And of course, to nominate you, Kisaragi Hayato, as my personal guard.
Sakura put the PDA in her pocket and smiled in mischief, and this time she holds down Hayato’s cheeks with both hands.
– What do you think of me, Hayato? Do you think am I cute?
– Well, that’s…
She’s cute, right?
Certainly, when looking at her, it’s a fact that you surely can’t deny it.
– Then, why don’t you go out with me? I’d like to go out with you with the premise of marriage.
– Huh…?
What is this girl saying out of nowhere?
– Thinking about our age… besides, neither I nor Sakura are old enough to get married.
– That’s something of the past, with our ages it’s legal to get married in the current Yamato, and due to the global population decrease phenomenon caused by the raids of the Savage, it’s recommended in every country, for the future of mankind, to have a lot of children with an early marriage. Besides, even more if those are children of Slayers.
He was surprised by the suddenly outrageous remark, but it’s just as the girl said.
It’s frequent for a child of a Slayer to inherit their characteristics. At the same time they are born, they receive an aptitude examination test as a Slayer, if they have the attributes, the countries covers almost all the raising costs.
– The worldwide popular diva――Oriental Wizard Kirishima Sakura and the young superior Slayer Kisaragi Hayato who showed the highest reaction value of all time of Little Garden――I think that it can be interpreted that we are a good match.
– Well, about that I――
– Don’t be humble. You are very attractive.
– Being told, something like that…
What should I do, in this situation?
He never thought of having such a situation just after the two of them got alone in the hotel room.
– Hayato isn’t happy because he got near me? Or maybe, you have a lover?
– Eh…
At the same time she said that, the face of Emilia passed through Hayato’s mind.
– …you have one?
Her tone is heavy and strong.
She’s glaring at him with sharp eyes.
– No, it’s not like that, it’s just that I don’t know much about Sakura, and I think that it would be weird going out like this. There’s an order in this kind of things.
– What? That’s boring. The fun is always in the sudden.
Saying that, Sakura pouted her lips.
(Hmm, what’s the deal with her…?)
First of all, what’s this fun that the girl in front of his eyes know about?
At any rate, even Hayato himself doesn’t know that well yet.
And suddenly, he came up with something.
(Should I try it for a bit?)
Hayato resolved himself and approached Sakura, pushing her body against the wall, he stared at her eyes and said.
– Are you really okay with me?
He tried to say it a little cooler.
He’s absolutely inexperienced regarding how to deal with women, so he tried to escape from this situation by deliberately pushing it.
– Ye, yes…. I said so, isn’t it?
Sakura replied, she was in a puzzled state, surprised that suddenly Hayato became proactive.
So far, it’s as calculated.
– Then, can I kiss you?
Holding with his hand the cheek of Sakura, Hayato brought his face closer.
– Wai-, wait a moment, that sort of thing, I still need to prepare my heart…!
Sakura panicked.
That reaction is what Hayato wanted….
– It-, it seems that I don’t have much time, so this is as far as your teasing can go. I’m going to take a bath!
He felt relieved, seeing Sakura who said so and started running towards the bathroom.
(Anyway, she’s a childish person, huh)
For some reason or other, he thought so.
(But, her live songs and gestures are very mature…)
He recalled her gestures and her charming singing voice in the promotional video he watched in Little Garden.
And Karen said that 「The songs and lyrics are composed by Kirishima Sakura-san」, he remembered that they were quite adult-like song lyrics.
(Hmm, I really don’t understand girls…)*
In any case, he’s glad that he could get through the situation.
Hayato moved to the living room, and sit on a soft sofa that was placed there.
The thing that he’s thinking about is the video showed by Sakura earlier.
(Does Emile know about that video?)
Not only himself, but Emile was also displayed, though it was for a brief moment.
Although they don’t know that she’s a woman, he’s a little worried, so when he returns to the dorm, he’s going to ask Emile about it.
– Hmm…?
Suddenly, a song of Sakura came over there.
As echoes are applied, then the voice echoed, she’s probably singing in the bathroom.
(As expected of a professional singer…)
Her singing voice was somewhat comfortable, as it turns out that Hayato doesn’t understand about music, but he found it very fascinating.
Somehow, when listening that singing voice, he felt that his mind calmed down.
He kept his back on the sofa, continuing to listen to the song, but then the singing voice of Sakura suddenly stopped.
(Something happened?)
As he was wondering that, this time he heard a voice from the bathroom instead of a song.
– Hayato, can you bring me the PDA? I hit upon a good melody and phrase, so I want to record them. It should be on the shelf in front of the entrance door, probably.
– Got it, I’ll check it.
The impression just now is that, she doesn’t seem to be flustered as she was a little while ago.
Hayato first moved to the entrance and decided to check on the side shelf.
Certainly, the PDA of Sakura was placed there, then he took it and head to the washroom that is connected with the bathroom.
(Ah, err…)
At the same time he opened the door, Hayato smiled bitterly.
What is spread in front of him is a wide washbasin were three people are able to brush their teeth at the same time. Of course, the washroom itself is quite large, but that’s not the reason of his bitter smile.
He already saw this place when he checked the room, so it wasn’t a surprise for him. The cause is that the clothes she took off are scattered all over the floor.
(Good grief, even though there are a lot of shelves…)
Hayato grabbed her clothes while sighing…
(This is typical of a child…)
When Hayato was at the institution, he recalled that he had to tidy up the clothes that the children took off and scattered like this.
(Hmm…?)
At the moment he tried to put the clothes he picked up on the shelf all at once, something like a piece of cloth fell to the floor.
Those were, panties….
At that moment, recalling the interaction with Sakura when he approached his face, now his face has suddenly become bright and hot.
(Wha, why am I getting flustered…?)
By the way, the underwear is also childish.
At any rate, the design of a bear is printed on it.
So, don’t think anything unnecessary.
There’s no need to make your heart throb like crazy.
And, he picked it up while telling himself that, and the door of the bathroom opened a little.
– Hey, not yet? Bring it quickly――wha…
The face that came in sight dyed red in an instant.
– Tha-, that…!
Sakura points out, of course, to the panties in Hayato’s hands.
– Wh-, why… my, pan-, panties are…
– That, si-, since Sakura took off the clothes and were scattered, I tidied them up so…
– Don’t worry about that and hand it over fast! And get out of here!
That wasn’t the panties, of course, but the PDA that Hayato had in his hand.
With that in mind, Hayato presented the PDA at once.
Sakura stretched her hand and tried to grab it, but at that moment she lost the balance of her body.
Her feet slid on the floor of the wet bathroom.
– Kyaa!?
Extending her hand, Sakura screamed in panic, but her body was already about to fall to the back.
In this state, she was unable to grab it with her arm to support her body.
*DON*, the floor made a violent sound.
– Are you okay!?
Hayato opened the door of the bath with a high speed.
What is in front of his eyes is Sakura’s figure, who has her buttocks on the floor of the bathroom, and her crotch opened like the M letter….
Not to mention the bulge of her chest, she wasn’t hiding the important place of every woman.
– Ouch, it hurts…
Muttering that, Hayato’s eyes were pinned to the body of Sakura, who has tears in her eyes.
(She has more breast than what I thought… and that chick toy, why is that…?)
Hayato’s heartbeats accelerated more than what he thought, well, it was a pretty feminine body.
– Er-, err… this…
– …!!
They finally recognized this situation clearly.
Sakura had her whole face dyed in pink and jumped to her feet in panic, then she sat down and basked on the floor.
She was pulling in her eyebrows; her body was shaking.
– Umm, this…
Hayato decided to hand out the PDA for the time being.
Sakura grabbed it quickly,
– Th-, thanks! Also, the bear is special, okay!? It’s not that I like it or something!!
Hurried, she stood up and closed the door of the bathroom with a *Slam*.
(Haa, she completely hates me now…)
Sitting on the sofa in the living room again, Hayato sighed profoundly.
To be honest, he was feeling down.
It was because he ended up thinking What should I do if I’m removed from my duty as the bodyguard because of now?
That would mean he has failed his first duty since he joined Selections….
(If I apologize, will she forgive me?)
However, he doesn’t know to what he must apologize for.
Was it because he was trying to tidy up her panties, or was it because he saw her naked…?
He isn’t hearing the humming from the bathroom anymore.
Even though he brought her precious PDA to her, it seems that all that was in vain.
Without coming up with something, only time passed.
Before long, the sound of the hair dryer was heard from the washroom.
After a while, Sakura who finished changing clothes came to the living room.
Unlike a while ago, Sakura was wearing a dress that had a great number of frills.
So far, she was a lovely fairy tale girl, but she seems more like a pure lady of a good family now.
Except the place where she is holding a big stuffed bear in her hands.
Surely it was in that big suitcase.
After putting it on the sofa to take care of it, Sakura turned around in front of Hayato.
– Say, Hayato…. How about these clothes?
She lifted the hem of the skirt and took a pose.
– Eh, well that’s… I think you are cute. Wasn’t suiting Sakura the one with which you came until here?
– What are you saying?
– Umm, until we came here, it had the perfect image of Kirishima Sakura who was feigning innocence, or something like that…*
– …that answer has 50 points. No, 40 points.
– 40 points, huh…
It was a failing mark.
He’s not good at all in this kind of things.
– Only the part where you told me that I’m cute is the one giving points. And also, there’s the thing about the bath.
– Eh, ah… well. I’m really sorry…
– That answer has 15 points.
– … then how do I get a passing score?
– If you are a man, think it by yourself.
– I’m not good in that sort of things.
– … forget it. It’s almost time, so let’s move.
She smiled happily and walked towards the entrance.
Anyway, he was relieved that she wasn’t so upset.
If that’s the case, it is unlikely for him to be fired.
When he came down to the lobby with the readied Sakura, Roy approached them and told them that the summoned car was arriving.
He led the way through the rotary front door of the hotel.
Hayato and Sakura get in the rear seat of the hired car that stopped there.
Away from the central part of the city where the hotel was located, and crossing the bridge that connects the Westland and Eastland, the after-effects of the raid of the Savage came into view, buildings were destroyed, the road was covered in sediments and so on.
Nonetheless, not all the districts were destroyed. It seems that the Old Town where the Government General Office is, was one of the few fortunate to be safe.
Judging from the appearance of the magnificent building made of stone that came out among them, Hayato and Sakura were next to the building of the Governor General Office, they arrived at the Governor General’s official residence.
– We were waiting for you, Sakura-sama.
When they got out the hired car, a man in a suit with two men in military uniform got closer and thanked Sakura deeply.
Hearing his self-introduction, he seemed to be a high official of the Zwei Islands.
– The Governor General is waiting here.
They were guided by that man to a luxurious drawing room that was inside of the official residence.
There, a man who wore traditional costumes handed down by the old inhabitants of the island and Souffle Clearrail were engaged in a conversation.
– Oh! Thank you for visiting the Zwei Islands once again, Sakura-dono.
He probably noticed that Hayato and Sakura came to the room.
The Governor, who ended the conversation with Souffle, approached Sakura and thanked her politely while stretching his hands.
– Greetings, my name is Kareniki Karaniopu, my duty, the one in which I am in charge of governing Zwei Islands as the Governor General, was given by the François Government. Thank you very much for giving me a lot of donations through the François Government, and I am truly grateful that you can make a sympathy concert.
Taking the hand of Sakura, they did a strong handshake, and the Governor General lowered his head many times while their hands were going up and down.
On the other hand, Sakura was different from herself when they were just the two of them, she was dealing with him as if she was an Ojou-sama.
(She really looks like a different person…)
As he thought so, the eyes of the Governor General were directed at Hayato.
– Oh, you really are…
– I (Ore)… no, I (Watashi) am Kisaragi Hayato, a member of the special unit of Little Garden――Selections, and the bodyguard of Sakura-sama while she is staying in the Zwey Islands.
– Wow, you are the rumored Kisaragi Hayato-dono!
After Sakura, the Governor General grasped his hand.
– I heard from the captain-dono with whom I met earlier, that you were an active role in the previous resistance. Thank you, thank you very much.
– Eh, no… yes.
He felt somewhat embarrassed when he received a direct gratitude like this.
But, he was glad.
Then Hayato and Sakura moved to the reception hall and decided to have lunch with the Governor General. He headed there being told that a small lunch meeting was prepared, but honestly, it was more than he imagined.
The reception hall is like a party hall, there are several tables, and there are many people sitting there, regardless of their gender.
It looked like an all-you-can-eat buffet style, with hors d’oeuvre* lined side by side along the walls, with many chefs standing there.
There seem to be various kinds of drinks.
Nonetheless, even when the lunch meeting began, neither Sakura nor Hayato could set their hands on the cookery.
High officials of the Zwei Islands and influential people, even families came to greet Sakura one by one, so they were very busy occupied with those interactions.
Naturally, Hayato was closely standing next to Sakura to protect her.
Sakura was riding a helicopter overnight last night, she hasn’t had a decent meal for a long time.
With that much, she was getting tired and was becoming very hungry.
Still, without doing an unpleasant face, Sakura accepted the signs and greetings.
As expected of a professional, she was really amazing, Hayato was impressed, looking at her figure.
Ultimately, it was after near an hour since the lunch meeting began that Sakura could relax and sit on a chair….
– That was arduous… are you tired?
Hayato picked up the cookery and put it on the table where Sakura is sitting.
He feels somewhat like a butler.
He’s able to do something like this because there were many SP* and police officials of the Zwei Islands inside the meeting place, so he found that it was safe in there.
That’s why Hayato doesn’t have to worry about that much.
– I’m fine, it’s always like this.
Listening to those words, he realized again that she’s a professional.
And he’s aware that there’s still some way to go before being a skillful Slayer….
(I must work harder…)
He thought so, and noticed that there was no drink in front of Sakura.
– Would you like something to drink?
– Water is fine. But not a carbonated water though.
– Got it.
Hayato said to himself: For the time being, I have to do what I can do now.
– Thanks for your hard work, Sakura-sama. Have you planned something to do after this?
Briefly after Hayato and Sakura finished eating and the lunch meeting was about to end, the Governor General approached Sakura.
– There shouldn’t be anything in particular…. Right, Souffle?
– Yes, there is nothing for now. I have a certain preparatory meeting with the support members of the live at night, but Sakura will be unoccupied from her work until the rehearsal tomorrow evening. The meeting with the President-san of Little Garden may be set tomorrow at any time.
– Then, shall I show you the tourist spots of Zwei Islands with Souffle-san until the evening of Today?
– Well, I guess…. But, I have been to most of those places already…
Sakura seems to not be very enthusiastic.
– Oh right. Leaving that aside, I wonder if you can show me the live venue? I might want to see early what is going on there.
– I understand. Of course, there is no problem.
The Governor General immediately accepted Sakura’s proposal, and ordered the man who was nearby.
– Prepare the car and guide Sakura-sama to the venue. At once.
Hayato, Sakura and Souffle, those three people parted with the Governor General and the others and as it was arranged they moved to the live venue.
It seems that the distance is around 15 minutes by car.
(Surely this place…)
Hayato, after advancing for 10 minutes, noticed that the scenery when looking outside the window was the same when he fought against the Trenta Savage during the previous resistance.
Although they have cleaned up the debris of the buildings that collapsed by the raid of the Savage and cleared the streets, it’s definitely that place.
After a short time, the hired car stopped. It looks like they have arrived at the live venue. Hayato got out the car and looked around.
What stood out were the many people who are desperately in the middle of setting up the stage, and speaking of other things, there are several prefabricated ones, and electric poles and electric wires for supplying electricity are there.
– It appears that it’s almost completed.
Souffle said that the set of stages, although outdoors, are as close as possible to the state of the original stadium, thanks to the cooperation of the staff from the event company, dispatched by her.
From tomorrow, under the direction of Souffle and Sakura, the setting of detailed lightning, stage equipment, sound, etc. will be done.
– At any rate, it’s a good venue. A lot of visitors are likely to come in, it will be such a good feeling, to fly around with all my heart.
(… fly around?)
Hayato didn’t understand the meaning of the words of Sakura who whispered while looking at the wide vast plain.
– There’s a considerable distance to the back, however only on the scale of 100.000 people, I wonder if that’s enough? It seems the audience space goes until it hits the cord that is drawn towards the back and if you look closely at it, you can slightly see the cord.
– Probably, I think I can go but…
– What on earth are you talking about?
Hayato threw the question because he didn’t understand the meaning of their conversation.
– Come to think of it, Hayato doesn’t know about my life style, right?
He already answered that he doesn’t know her songs so he was thinking that it wasn’t necessary to hide that now.
That’s why Hayato nodded.
– Then I’ll show you something good. Souffle, do you know if my clothes have already arrived at the dressing room?
– Yes…. Wait, don’t tell me that you have the intention to try them on?
– Yes, I trust in this person. I want to go and try them as fast as possible… or it’s impossible?
– … saying such a thing, when you just really want to show Kisaragi-san your stage outfit, isn’t it?
Souffle said sort of amazed, and Sakura laughed *tee-hee” to mislead her.
– Well, maybe. I truly think that it’s a good opportunity to try them now, so let’s go to the dressing room.
– Everything is fine inside of it.
Hayato who moved to the dressing room with Sakura entered first to the room and confirmed that it was safe.
Unlike at the time of the hotel, he was satisfied that he could his work properly this time before he was told to do it.
– Well then, Hayato you wait here.
Saying that, Sakura went into the dressing room with Souffle.
– Eh…?
About half an hour passed and when he saw Sakura coming out of the dressing room, Hayato had his eyes rounded in surprise.
– Thank you for wai…wait, what is with that face?
– I was thinking about the costume, I was wondering if you would wear the same one that I watched at Central.
Even so, Sakura was wearing something like tights that covered her whole body.
After all, when looking with detail at her, she looked very young and her chest is also… he remembered the figure of hers, when she was completely naked in the hotel bathroom, such a thing was on his mind.
– …maybe Hayato noticed it?
– No, I wasn’t looking your chest!
– …chest you say, what are you saying…?
– Eh, it wasn’t that?
– I knew it, Hayato is stupid.
Sakura muttered, exasperated.
– For the time being, let’s go to the stage.
Following Sakura who started walking and doing big sighs and Souffle who was going with her, they reached the wing of the stage.
– Hayato, look carefully. I’ll show you that this stage is my battlefield.
Sakura started running to the center of the stage with a trot, there she raised her fist high in the sky.
What’s inside of it is a reddish-brown ore….
– That’s a…
No matter how you see it, it looked like a Hundred.
――maybe Hayato noticed it?
He was thinking over the words of Sakura earlier and understood what she was trying to say.
(I see, those clothes look exactly like a Variable Suit…)
Sakura grasped the ore with five fingers, breathed in and out and shouted.
– <Diva, descend> HUNDRED ON!
Shouting, the ore shines in emerald green and wrapped up her body.
Then the shape of the outfit changed instantly to what it looks like a costume of a <small fairy> elf living in a forest, those who appear in fairy tales, the same as the promotional video he saw at the center.
On her back are four pinned feathers as well.
– Hayato, this is my Hundred――<<Spinning Tale of a Fairy>> Fairy Fairy Tale.
With that said, Sakura kicked up the stage and flew to the sky.
– Awesome…
He couldn’t see strings or anything of the sort, and of course it couldn’t be CG.
She is genuinely flying in the sky using sense energy.
From the four feathers on the back, the appearance of the gorgeous emerald green appears, but like the vapor trail, it draws a beautiful trace in the sky.
(To think, she was indeed a Slayer…)
Dumbfounded, Hayato was chasing the figure of Sakura with his eyes.
– It seems that you are quite surprised.
In response to the voice raised on the back of his body, Hayato looked back.
– … Charlotte-san, why are you here?
– Hi! It’s the first time that I meet you without Emile.
She’s the Main Technologist of Little Garden, Charlotte Dimandius, and she is with Mei Mei, her assistant that looked like a cat ears maid.
– It’s been a long time Hayato-sama,
– Ye, yeah… it’s been a while.
Hayato returned the greeting, although he faltered to the tension of the tall Mei Mei as usual.
– … then, to answer your question. The reason why I came here is to see the stage where the Variable Stone is being used. If so, then I can say that you came together with them.
Charlotte, who was looking at Sakura, continued talking to Souffle.
– It’s been a while, Souffle Clearrail. She’s been growing safely since that time, so I’m very happy for that.
– Charlotte Dimandius. You came, huh.
Souffle noticed the existence of Charlotte as she was getting closer to where Hayato and her were.
– What kind of relationship have the two of you?
– She’s an old colleague. And, a benefactor.
It was Souffle who answered.
– Sakura was involved in an incident a few years ago and wandered around the boundaries of life and death, it was Charlotte who helped me at that time.
– She got that <ability> power at the time of such incident.
– That means, she’s just like me――
A Variant.
That word crossed his mind.
– Almost close, but strictly speaking she’s not. Unlike you, she can’t create things like weapons. In that sense she’s close to Emile, but different. A sort of a different Slayer.
– What you mean is, that she can fly in the air as a Slayer?
It was surprising for Hayato, more than anything else.
– It’s a pretty difficult skill. After all, she can only fly within the barrier of the space that were made by herself.
– …barrier, is it?
– Her Hundred type is a Spatial Controller type――so to speak, a Field type.
According to Charlotte, Sakura, when she deploys her armament, forms a barrier with a certain space as her own area, and operating the Variable Stone within the range, she can generate virtual images with sense energy, in effect, she’s like an <<Illusion user>> Illusionist.
– One of those powers is the ability to fly. She’s floating by manipulating the atmosphere inside the barrier with sense energy.
– Because she has such ability, then that’s the reason she’s a <<Singer>> Idol?
– That’s not it. Sakura loved songs from the start.
Souffle denied the muttering of Hayato.
– Sakura lost her beloved mother when she was a child due to an attack of the Savage. Therefore, she continued to sing songs with all her strength as much as she could, in order to give some momentary enjoyment in this painful living world and to heal the children who were hurt by the Savage’s attacks just like her.
– That’s how Kirishima Sakura――and Souffle Clearrail fight for this world.
Following Souffle, Charlotte said.
Hayato was shocked when he heard those words.
Because he thought that she was the same as him.
That’s why he felt like he could understand Sakura a little.
– How was it, my way of flying? Under normal circumstances, the costume would change according to the song.
Sakura did a lap around the audience seats and came back to the stage, landing next to Hayato. And then, she came near to his body by clinging to him, and asked his impression while looking up at his face.
– To be honest, it surprised me. Because I didn’t know that Sakura was a Slayer. Moreover, it’s an awesome power.
– Ehehe, if you say so. This stage is my battlefield.
Saying that, Sakura turned a marvelous smile to Hayato.
– Thank you for today. With this, your work is over for today.
Souffle told him that, as her PDA was copying the data of the room key in the lobby of the hotel.
After that, Hayato and the others moved to the hotel, leaving behind the live venue with the hired car that was waiting for them.
– Eh, so soon?
It was natural for Hayato to be surprised.
The time has barely passed 3 o’clock, it was too early for his work to end.
He thought that he was fired with that much.
– Perhaps I, did something wrong…?
– That’s not it.
Souffle unintentionally smiled, and continued.
– Since the live performance is done on Monday night, preparations and rehearsals are scheduled to be done tomorrow evening. Therefore, Sakura will be on standby until tomorrow afternoon. You can take a rest of your duty of bodyguard until then.
– … eh, is that true?
– Yes, the center of this city, and inside the hotel, many Slayers are protecting us, so we are safe while we don’t get out from here. Besides, you are still a student, aren’t you? Today it was arranged to summon you earlier than planned, so rest your body at ease from now. I will inform the President as well.
– Thank you very much.
At that time, it was the face of Emile who seemed to be disappointed this morning that crossed Hayato’s mind. If so then tomorrow morning, as an apology for today, maybe he can go to Fisherman’s Wharf together with her.
– Eh, but I have a place that I want to go with Hayato tomorrow…
Sakura was discontent with the proposition of Souffle.
Then, Souffle’s facial expression became grim.
– There are unfinished things yet, like the songs of the album scheduled to be released next month, isn’t it?
– Ugh, don’t tell me that you gave the rest of the day to Hayato in order to make me work?
– Correct.
– Bu-, but only one song, then the half of the day…
– Impossible. W are one week behind the schedule now. The arranger is waiting for them, so finish them by noon tomorrow, are we clear?
– Fiine.
She replied, but with an unhappy tone of voice.
Anyway, Hayato has finished with the task for today――and he got free time until tomorrow afternoon.
– See you tomorrow, Hayato.
Such expression of Sakura was still in dissatisfaction, it was written on it that she would like to have fun until tomorrow’s rehearsal.
– Oh right, once I finished my duty, I had to report it to the President…
When Hayato descended to the lobby using the elevator, he took out the PDA from his pocket and when he was about to contact the President, Roy called him out.
– There is a message for you, Hayato-sama.
– A message you say, from who?
– From Claire Harvey-sama, the President Student Council of Little Garden. To follow my lead and get in the waiting hired car.
– Oh, okay. I understand.
While Hayato was wandering what exactly was, he was guided to the hired car and got in it.
According to the driver, they are going to the holiday house of the Harvey family placed near the harbor where Little Garden is docking.
After near 10 minutes, they reached that place.
– Uwaa, it’s so big…
Hayato muttered so, as he descended from the hired car.
Although it’s small compared to the Governor General’s official residence, it’s a pretty big house. It’s unmistakably bigger than the dorm where Hayato lives.
– Err…
A big fence surrounds the garden and as he wondered what to do now, the door of the house opened and Chris came out. Unlike usual, he was wearing a shirt and shorts.
– We were waiting for you, Hayato-sama.
– How did you know that I came?
The timing was too good, Hayato asked spontaneously.
– Not so many cars stop around here, so I knew by the sound. And Souffle-san has already contacted us that today’s mission has ended so I judged that it was definitely Hayato-sama.
While answering, Chris opened the fence in front of him.
– Please go inside. Claire-sama is waiting.
As Chris said, Claire was planning to listen to the task report from Hayato after returning to the Student Council Room, but as it seems that free time was given sooner, it looks like it will have to be done in this holiday house.
He was guided to a spacious terrace on the second floor of the holiday house.
However, there’s a pool of around 25 meters there.
It has three lanes, and Liddy Steinberg, wearing a white one-piece swimsuit, was swimming in one of them.
(So this was the “business” of Liddy-san?)
Perhaps, she’s doing rehabilitation?
Speaking of other things, there are two umbrellas set up on the poolside.
A plastic deck chair is placed under each of them, and with the hair untied on one of them, Claire is lying face down――Erika is also lying down on the other deck chair and was reading a book.
Claire’s swimsuit is a red bikini, and Erika wears a dark blue one-piece swimsuit.
– Claire-sama, Kisaragi Hayato has arrived.
With that, they noticed the existence of Hayato.
Claire turned her head towards Hayato and lie sprawled as she was.
– Thanks for your hard work, Kisaragi Hayato.
– Well then, I will prepare some drinks.
– Yes, please do it.
Receiving Claire’s words, Chris returned to the residence.
– Well, Kisaragi Hayato. It seems that your work finished quite earlier, but did your duty go well?
– More or less, but…
– That is a relief desuwa. I also got a message of gratitude from Souffle-san.
– More than that, President, why are you in that appearance…?
– Why you say, you mean the swimsuit desuno?
– Yes.
– This is a holiday house. A place to relax. And if there is a pool in front of you, then it is natural to wear a swimsuit, don’t you agree? Perhaps Kisaragi Hayato is excited because of my swimsuit masuno?
– No, that’s not the…
He answered that, but in fact, his heart was beating fast.
At any rate, the breasts of Claire are lying on top of the deck chair, and plenty of the voluptuous bust is spilling from the bra.
Moreover, the string that fastens on the back is unfastened, making the side of the breasts visible.
– Your innocence goes beyond my expectations, Kisaragi Hayato. Isn’t your face red masenwayo? If you like, I can show you my swimsuit properly and make it even more red, so should I?
– Please wait a moment, President!
Without thinking, Hayato raised his voice.
Erika did the same.
– Claire-sama, don’t do it! In this very moment I was spreading suntan lotion on――
Erika got up with enough momentum to drop the book she had in the poolside, raised her body and shouted to Claire who was trying to take a posture like a gravure model but it was too late.
The swimsuit that should hide the two swellings fell off from the chest of Claire and two beautiful pink protuberances met the eyes of Hayato.
– … eh?
For an instant, she didn’t know what happened, However, she seemed to have understood that the bra fell on the floor.
– Kyaah!?
Claire hurriedly hid her chest with both arms and crouched, screaming with tears floating in her eyes.
When he noticed it, Liddy was standing up from the pool with a demon-like appearance.
– Hey, Kisaragi Hayato, what are you staring at!?
Liddy approached Hayato with a quick pace and put a hand on his shoulder.
– Uwaah!?
– Wha!?
However, due to Hayato who lost his footing, and was about to fall, Liddy also lost the balance of her body.
They slipped――
Liddy slipped forwards, her figure was as if she was looking up, and Hayato also slipped looking up, but to his back.
Then, both of them tangled and fell to the poolside.
The front of Hayato’s eyes were in total darkness with that.
However, he had an idea about the soft warmth that he was feeling hear his abdomen.
(This is, no way…)
He felt it when he pushed down the President during the battle, the feeling of the President’s breasts.
It was almost the same as that time――no, these breasts have a little of tension… wait, this is not a situation to analyze it.
(For now, I can’t move…)
He thought, and opened his eyes in panic――
– Uwaah!
What he saw was a white swimsuit that was driving between her dark brown buttocks. That means――
– Ua, aaa…
Following the voice of Liddy that reached him weakly, the butt came closer to his face…
It’s soft and it feels a little good, but he can’t bear the agony.
– A, aagh…
– Li-, Liddy, what are you doing desu!?
– E-, even if you tell me, I don’t know!
Liddy seems to be confused, she didn’t understand the situation well.
Jumping up as she was, she was trying to crush the face of Hayato with her butt.
– Stand up at once, otherwise Kisaragi Hayato will be in trouble!
– …fuee?
As it was told by Erika, she was finally aware of the situation.
– Hyaaaah!
While screaming, Liddy stood up rapidly.
Claire’s state was the same, she was crouching down and holding down her swimsuit…
It was the voice of Chris that reached the ears of Hayato who was stretching as he was, lying down on the poolside.
– What did happen here, everyone?
Chris, who saw Hayato and the others at the entrance of the terrace, naturally, he didn’t understand the situation, and with glasses containing tropical drinks in his hand, he was showing a dumbfounded expression.
– …so, I called you here because there is something that I have to tell you that wasn’t reported to you for the duties of today desu.
Claire, who cleared her throat with a cough, headed towards Hayato and sat in front of him, she fixed her swimsuit and began to talk.
Athough Claire’s face is still under a slight redness, her tone and expression are serious.
– Actually today, from the conversation I heard between Souffle Clearrail-san, the president of the producer company of Kirishima Sakura and the Governor-General… and, before that, did you know about the Hundred being used for the live of Kirishima Sakura?
– Yes, that happened today, although Sakura showed me the armament deployed…
– … Sakura?
It probably weighed on her mind that Hayato called her name as if they were close.
Claire’s eyebrows moved with a twitch.
– Why are you addressing the name of the person to escort with such familiarity?
– No, Kirishima-san, told me to call her like that…
– … is that so? If she wished for that, then it’s fine but…. Aren’t you taking a strange distance masenwane? You will be incapacitated to be her bodyguard, as things like invitations, and romance can end up leading to something like a love relationship with the person to protect desuwayo.
– Of-, of course I am aware of that.
At any rate, he instructed himself with the bodyguard’s <<text book>> manual, as that kind of things were also written there.
– Anyway, if you know about her Hundred, then let’s go to point desuwa. Not only the Hundred, but also on the stage of Kirishima Sakura a variety of new technologies are being used, that use a Variable Stone. However, this seems to have been stolen from the live venue after the resistance.
The Variable Stone is a rare item, only a very small amount is on the earth.
It’s traded under strict control of the United Nations at a price that isn’t far from gold or platinum.
Therefore, its value is considerable, it isn’t unknown to be stolen.
– Be that as it may, there it is very probable that a looter aimed at the opportunity of the Savage raid, it is possible that such a person may appear masu. Just to be sure, we will be arranging Slayers to be continuously around the venue, but if you catch sight of a suspicious person, please contact us, the members of the Student Council, as soon as possible, are we clear desuwane?
– Understood.
Hayato nodded firmly.
– Well then, the conversation of your <duty> work is over with this desuwa. Let’s talk about something more private.
Saying that, the President rose from the deck chair and walked to the poolside. She stopped in front of the shower installed on the wall. She spun the faucet and started to wash her body. Claire opened her mouth, thinking that it was wasteful as she was just specially spread with suntan oil.
– Kisaragi Hayato, won’t you do a revenge match with me masenka?
– ‘Revenge match you say’…?
– A revenge match of the previous duel desuwa.
While saying that, Claire started walking towards the edge of the pool.
– I said that I should be the defeated one, but in Charlotte’s judgment it was a draw. As the result was that, let’s settle it.
– No, that’s a… In that battle, I was the one who lost for sure, and a battle here is…
– Although I said revenge, as a matter of course, it won’t be something were we will be using our Hundred.
– Huh…?
I won’t conduct you to use energy when you are still in the duty of bodyguard masenwayo. How about a swimming match?
That said, Claire jumped into the pool from the diving board.
The limbs boasting beautiful curves advanced gently through the water.
That figure, she looked like a mermaid.
– What do you say, Kisaragi Hayato――or should I think that you can’t swim?
Turning up from the water, Claire asked Hayato.
– Swimming? I can swim but… Please forgive me for today. I don’t even have a change of clothes.
– About that matter, I can prepare something right away masuwayo.
– No, I’m sorry…
– … don’t go with that masenwane. It is fine if you have just a bit of fun.
As she said so, Hayato saw the President pouting her lips, she was different than usual, as that’s something that normal girls do anywhere.
Although there were unexpected surprises (?), Hayato safely left behind the holiday house of the Harvey family and arrived in front of the men’s dorm with the hired car.
In the end, he didn’t enter the pool, he turned down the invitation of Claire.
His body was strangely tired even though he hardly walked, it may be because he wasn’t accustomed to get in cars a lot of times.
– I’m back.
Despite being evening, the lobby of the men’s dorm was completely silent.
Usually there are people at this time, but there’s nobody today.
He guessed that surely everyone went to visit the Zwei Islands.
– The first thing to do is to take a bath…
In this dorm, the bath is scheduled to grow hot at 5pm every day.
The time has just passed that hour right now.
(By any chance, will I be taking a bath before everybody…?)
Hayato, the first one to take a bath, returned to his room with excitement and headed for the underground bathhouse with a change of clothes.
– … hmm?
Hayato arrived in front of the bathhouse and stopped his feet, standing upright.
It was because the sign of 『Under Cleaning』 was standing in front of the door.
Except for the days of cleaning the water accumulated in the bath by the contractor during the week, the students also do simple cleaning.
Apparently, today’s cleaning isn’t over yet.
Maybe they were delayed in cleaning, visiting the Zwei Islands.
(Who are the persons in charge today?)
Hayato looks at the duty table on the wall.
What was written there was the name of Emile.
(That girl, were you doing it all by yourself today?)
In any case, thinking of asking when the cleaning will end, Hayato handled the door while ignoring the 『Under Cleaning』sign.
– Huh…?
The door won’t open.
It seems that it’s locked.
When touching the sensor with his finger, the letters 『LOCK』 emerged.
(But, Emile is inside, isn’t it?)
At any rate, there’s a 『Under Cleaning』 sign standing there.
This time, he held the PDA against the sensor, and the door opened.
(I knew it, it’s Emile…)
Hayato and Emile were originally in the same room, so the security keys of the doors are the same.
He was thinking that maybe she changed it because she’s in a different room now, but it’s still the same, Hayato doesn’t know how she did it.
Hayato stepped into the dressing room and proceeded to the door of the bathhouse, which turned into a frosted glass.
– Emile, are you here?
While calling her out, Hayato opened the door.
– ――Hayato!?
He heard a surprised voice that echoed.
At the same time, what was reflected in Hayato’s eyes is the figure of Emile Crossford cleaning――which it wasn’t, it was the figure of Emilia Hermit who was naked and submerged in the hot water…
– Wha, why, you…
It’s been a while since he saw Emilia leaving the figure of her hair down, and because it was wet with the water, it was very sexy.
– Ho-, how, how did Hayato come in!!??
Her face was dyed red and hurriedly hid her chest with her arms and sunk into the bathtub as much as leaving the upper half of her face outside of it.
– Well, I was thinking to ask when the cleaning was going to end――and, why are you in the men’s bath!!??
– Because, I was interested somehow in what hot springs are.
Emilia buried half of her face in the water, and when she answered, bubbles were rising to the surface.
– ‘Interested’, you really…. What would you do if it was exposed that you are a woman!?
– That’s why I put out the “Under Cleaning” sign and locked the door, you know? How did Hayato unlock the security?
– You and I have the same security key. That’s why I could open it.
– Oh, right… Now that you mention it, that’s true.
– So, why haven’t you changed the key?
– If I do so, then I won’t be able to enter Hayato’s room.
Noticing that Emilia was inflating her cheeks as her shoulders were coming out from the hot water surface, the line of her nape was clearly visible.
If he casts his gaze down as he was, he can see the middle of the bulge on her chest.
And barely there, he could see the tip of the scar on her chest.
– Umm, let me know when you get out of the bath.
Hayato tried to turn back while his heart was going *DOKI* *DOKI* when a voice raised on his back.
– It’s fine like this.
– It’s fine like this you say, what do you…
While turning his head, Hayato asked.
– That means that I want to take a bath with Hayato. If I’m submerged, you won’t see my body.
– See? I won’t see, but I don’t think that’s the problem here…
– But in Yamato is a common thing for men and women to enter a hot spring together, right? Previously, after Hayato told me about the hot springs, I studied and investigated a lot from them. And I get to know about the mixed bathing.
Emilia looked very proud saying that.
– Certainly, there are mixed bathing…
– Right!? So it’s not an issue to take a bath like this. I also wanted to taste the feeling of mixed bathing with Hayato. So come on, let’s take it together.
While Emilia is immersed in the bathtub, she rapidly stretched both hands.
… “mixed bathing”, should he say that such a thing doesn’t exist in Yamato?
(Well, if Emilia is okay with it, then I guess it’s fine to do it together?)
It’s rare to have an opportunity to submerge in a bathtub with a woman.
– Come on Hayato, hurry up!
– Err, first of all, I have to leave for a moment. I can’t take a bath with my clothes on.
– Oh, you are right. Then, bring me my bath towel too.
Hayato went to the dressing room and took off his clothes, and hid the important thing of a man that shouldn’t be seen with a towel on his waist and entered the bathhouse for a second time.
Of course, he was carrying the bath towel of Emilia as he was told.
– Welcome back, Hayato.
When he opened the sliding doors and entered the bathhouse while being nervous, *Splash*, the sound of submerging in the hot water echoed on the walls.
He was already submerged in the bathtub in the same way as her just now, but after a brief moment, he went outside of it again.
– Here, this.
For now, Hayato handed over the folded bath towel to Emilia, then looked to the wooden structure that is piled up near the entrance, and moved to the place where the showers on one area of the bathhouse are lined up.
There are 10 faucets and showers in the bathhouse.
He placed a chair in front of one of them, sit on it and began to wash his body with a body soap placed in front of his eyes.
When he peeked at the state of Emilia, he noticed that she was watching him from inside the bathtub with a friendly grin.
– Hayato, would you like me to wash your head?
– I’m fine!
She was saying something outrageous. Hayato rapidly took shampoo in the palm of his hand and began to foam his head.
And then, when he ended foaming it.
He stood up with the lower body hidden with a towel and turned his eyes towards the bathtub, where the figure of Emile submerged in hot water was still there.
– Won’t you be dizzy by if you are submerged for a long time in the bathtub? In <your country> Britannia, there’s no cultural practice of being submerged in a bathtub like this, right?
– What is ‘dizziness for being submerged for a long time’?
It seems that she didn’t even know that.
– Your head is dazed and your moves are unsteady.
– I certainly feel like that now that you told me, but if it’s a bit more, I think I can handle it somehow. Besides, I’m still not having a mixed bathing with Hayato.
It seems that Emilia wants to be submerged in a bathtub with Hayato no matter what.
Of course, Hayato is already familiar with her personality.
If he keeps Emilia waiting, she will surely continue being submerged in hot water until she faints.
Besides, there’s a possibility that someone will come to the bathhouse.
Although the door is locked, it will be troublesome.
Since he was able to declare so, it’s an inevitable situation even if dangerous rumors are raised such as male bonding.
– Come on, Hayato. Enter fast.
– In that case, please turn to the back for a couple of seconds.
Otherwise, if he removed the towel of his waist, she’ll see his important place.
Emilia seemed to notice that as well.
– Ye-, yeah… understood…
She turned her back, while she was answering and blushing in pink color.
In that gap, Hayato submerged in the bathtub.
– Ehehe, a mixed bath.
Emilia looked back happily saying so.
Of course, her back was towards him. she just turned her neck.
– Water and women, huh…
Muttering so with a small voice, Hayato sighed.
– Water and women? What does that mean?
– The truth is, I was talking about fortune telling with Karen on the phone this morning. She told me to be careful with water and women.
– What in the earth does that mean? Is it because you don’t like to be in a mixed bathing like this with me? Besides, why in plural…? Something else happened? By any chance, were you having a mixed bath with Kirishima Sakura…?
– That’s not the reason…
– Is that true?
Emilia turned only her neck and stared at Hayato with half-opened eyes.
– It’s true.
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That was his answer, but her doubt didn’t clear up.
And without a change, she kept glaring at him.
– More importantly, I have something that I want to tell you.
– Hayato, now you are trying to dodge the issue.
– That’s not it. I have to tell you something really important.
– Then I guess I’ll hear you. What would be that important matter?
– Do you know if there are any sites where you can watch videos on the cybernet?
– I know them but… why are you asking about them?
– Some videos of us were uploaded in them. Sakura showed me a video of the time of the latest resistance.
– Eh,,,?
Emilia showed a momentary surprise, but she immediately knitted her brows in doubt and glared once again at Hayato.
– I’m very worried about that but, before that, I have something I’d like to ask.
– …hmm, what is it?
– Now, instead of Kirishima Sakura, you just plainly called her as Sakura. Aren’t you being a little more than familiar as the companion of the escort target person?
Oh no! Hayato thought.
Following the time with the president, he did it again.
– Well, Kirishima Sakura told me to call her like that…
– Fuun, it seems suspicious to me.
– Suspicious you say, why do you say so…?
– Woman’s intuition.
Saying it with clarity, Emilia continued.
– Hayato, do you have something with Kirishima Sakura?
– Nothing.
– …really?
– It’s true.
– *stares*…
– Well, even if you stare at me that much….
There’s no way that he can say that she told her to marry her and to have children with her, even if she was just teasing him.
– More importantly, let’s return to the conversation of our video. I was glad that they didn’t get to know that your armed figure wasn’t of a woman.
– Hmph, Hayato is trying to dodge the subject…
– You are wrong…. Leaving that aside, were you aware of this video?
– Nope, it’s unknown to me. The video of the Savage was supposed to be uploaded to sites with international law, don’t pay too much attention to it.
– On that subject, Sakura said the same.
– Hayato, you said Sakura again!
Emilia stares at him again with a sullen expression.
– A-, anyway, if Emilia isn’t worried, then that’s fine.
– That they didn’t get to know that I’m a woman, right? Then, I think that’s fine too but…. Just in case, I’ll check it afterwards. If it turns out to be grave, then we can’t stay here doing nothing. With that said, should we return to the conversation of Hayato and Kirishima sakura?
– Let’s do not. Besides that, why don’t we go together to Zwei Island tomorrow?
– Eh…
Emilia, who suddenly received the invitation of Hayato, had an astonished expression.
– There are no bodyguard duties to do tomorrow?
– Because she will be writing songs in her hotel room until noon, I have to do them in the afternoon. The hotel seems to have another guards in it.
– Hooray!
Emilia spread her hands and jumped over, as she couldn’t control her joy.
– Wai-, you!
– Uwaa!?
Hayato rapidly avoided the situation there, Emilia thrusted into the hot water from her face.
*Splash*, a sound like a balloon exploding echoed in the bathhouse.
– What are you doing…
– Those should be my words!
Hayato answered, turning his face away.
– Oh, Hayato. Are you getting red?
Emilia brought near her body while showing a smile and grinning.
– …!!
As Hayato felt the feeling of soft skin, he had trouble breathing, and his whole body became numb.
– Hey, stop!
In a hurry, Hayato tried to get away from Emilia, pushing her body with both hands.
– Eh…
– Eh…?
Hayato froze, feeling the fluffy sensation in both hands.
-. Are these…
When he turned his line of sight to the end of his arms, he realized that both hands were grasping the bulge on the chest of Emilia.
– U, uwaah!!
Panicking, he separated both hands from her chest and turned his back to Emilia.
Emilia did the same, she turned her back to Hayato.
(What the hell did I just do…)
This is the second time including the event of today, and even though he ended up rubbing the ones of the President, this is the first time that he rubbed breasts directly.
(They were very soft…)
They were like marshmallows.
– U-, umm…
Emilia’s voice reached his back, she was kind of bewildered.
– I guess I should leave soon. My head is spinning.
– Is, is that so? I think you should leave soon.
– Yu-, yup… I’ll do that.
Emilia obediently agrees, but he can’t hear the sound when coming out of the bathtub.
On the contrary, he couldn’t even hear the sound of her rising.
– … you aren’t coming out yet?
– Well, I’m really dizzy.
*Ahaha*, she laughed.
That wasn’t a joke, she was really feeling dizzy.
*TAP* *TAP* he heard footsteps.
It took a while before Emilia left the bath.
After coming out of the bath, Hayato ate a light dinner.
Today there are many people who ended up eating outside, there are quite few people eating in the dining room.
Today it’s a national holiday, originally there was no dinner, but if you made an order in the kitchen then they would make it, so Hayato asked for a sandwich and went to get it.
By the way, Emile, wasn’t coming to the cafeteria, as she was feeling bad, she felt dizzy and said that dinner wasn’t necessary.
Hayato returned to his room after a while and lay down on the bed and decided to take the PDA and accessed the search sign of the internet.
It’s what he thought when trying to find the video that Sakura showed him.
However, he couldn’t find anything regarding him*…
Instead, he found Kirishima Sakura’s live video distribution site, where there were a number of song titles and thumbnails lined up.
Apparently, with 3 dollars you can buy a video――enough money to buy 2 juice PET bottles. Because the PDA will do the payment, the only thing that Hayato has to do is to enter the password.
– Let’s try this.
He chose the one with the thumbnail of Sakura that had the same costume as today and he downloaded it.
The download was completed in about a minute, and tried to play the video.
– Incredible…
Hayato muttered at the same time that the video was played on full screen in the PDA.
The stage using the Variable Stone, it looks very beautiful and fantastic.
The figure of Kirishima Sakura as a fairy that stands in the center of the dark stage…
Together with the intro of the song, the stage changed in an instant into a forest of a different world with trees shining faintly.
At the center of it, Kirishima Sakura is singing while dancing splendidly.
(Err, come to think of it, I forgot to get a sign…)
While listening to the song and watching the video, he remembered the promise with Karen.
However, there are three more days of bodyguarding. There will be a lot of opportunities to get one after this.
(For now, I’m going to sleep…)
At the same time as the song ended, Hayato installed the PDA in the charger at the bedside, turned off the lights in the room and fell into sleep.
Under a nearly perfect moon floating in the night sky.
In the wilderness around a kilometer from the venue, there was a young boy with a thing like a spear with a blade attached on both ends and two girls were standing with him.
The three of them had a dark brown skin, were wearing a black Variable Suit that blends in the night and were staring at a certain point.
– … as expected, the security seems to be tough this time.
The one who murmured was the aloof boy who has ruffled up hair and lightly ties a portion of it behind his neck.
Their line of sight was directed to the live venue of Kirishima Sakura.
Under his feet, there’s a corpse of a Savage――
It’s almost the same size and appearance of a normal type that Hayato and the others have defeated in the resistance one month ago.
– …are we giving up the Variable Stone?
Asking the boy is a girl with a black eyepatch with the same shape of his weapon and who also has her hair ruffled up.
– Nee-chan, we won’t give up anything, it’s time to begin. We’ll carry our plan after the live.
It was a girl with short twin tails who had two <circles> rings in her hands that clicked her tongue when listening to those words.
All the weapons of the three people are of course――Hundred.
– It’s fine if we do it now, isn’t it? The Slayers of Little Garden are small fries, don’t yathink? We can windswept 5, 6 people in that place. It’s easy.
The eyes of the girl with the rings were directed to the Slayers who were defending the live location.
– What are you saying, huh? If we steal now, the live will be cancelled, you know.
– What’s the problem with that? Are ya a fan of Kirishima Sakura or something?
– I’m not interested in her nor her songs. But, the inhabitants of this island are looking forward to the live. Then, it’ll be good to snatch away the Variable Stone. When we came to see what kind of situation was, we even encountered a harvest.
The man pierced the corpse of the Savage under his feet with one blade of the weapon he was holding.
*Whoosh*, the scattering fluorescent color of liquid adhered to his face, it shines eerily with the moonlight illuminating.
– Fine. I guess I can endure it with this guy.
– That’s how it is.
He nodded in regard to the girl with two rings and replied while looking at the Savage’s corpse with his mouth looking like a crescent moon.
– Because at any rate we, we are the allies of the human beings.
