And so, the day of the founding festival aka Gardens Festa came at last.
In the stadium of Little Garden, a ceremony before the opening was being held.
While being watched attentively by many spectators, and following the salutations of Judal Harvey, the company president of Warslan Company, the Queen of Little Garden, Claire Harvey, stands on the stage and declares.
– From here on, we will be hosting the 2nd Little Garden Founding Festival also known as the 2nd Gardens Festa masu.
*Boom* *Boom*, together with the guns loaded with blanks that resound informing the opening of the festival, the whole Little Garden began to bustle right away.
– Good job, Hayato.
It’s Fritz Grantz, one of the members of Selections and also their classmate who called out to Hayato and Emile who were guarding near the entrance of the stadium. Behind him is Liddy Steinberg, one of the vice presidents.
Both of them, like Hayato and Emile, were wearing their Variable Suits.
Liddy said to them.
– Your work for now is done. Enjoy yourselves till noon.
– We are supposed to do the guidance of the exit of the opening ceremony.
– If so, shall we go around the venue after this?
– ……
– Hey, Emile.
– Eh, what?
– Haven’t you heard our conversation right now?
– Looks like he was somewhat absent-minded, maybe he doesn’t feel good?
– No, I’m not ill or anything like that… why, is something wrong?
– Because our work is done for now.
– Eh, is that so? If so, shall we look around the venue?
– I just said that, you know.
Spontaneously, Hayato makes a wry smile.
But, he was relieved that Emile was regaining her usual smile.
As he said earlier, he was noticing that Emile has been frequently absentminded these days.
– Emile Crossford. The immoderate is forbidden. Are we clear?
Emile responded firmly to Liddy who said to call her attention.
– Yeah, I know.
Thus, smiling cheerfully to show that she’s the same as always,
– Let’s go then, Hayato.
The founding festival mainly consists of elementary, middle and high school students in the center of Little Garden——the training grounds in the stadium, a part of the senior high school martial arts department school——and finally, the many shops lined up, turn Central district in the main stage.
Most of the students do their performances there.
The popular events that are involved with Slayers are many as expected
Among them, being particularly popular are the Hundred’s aptitude test conducted in the auditorium and the coaching of Slayers for talented young people to handle Hundred that is held at the training grounds——that is, sham battles at the stadium and a play that used Hundred which also took place at the stadium.
Nonetheless, those are mainly done by second and third-year students of the martial arts department, the first-year students, aside from security, they are in the Central district and are administrating restaurants and the like with people of other departments.
Hayato and Emile decided to head towards Central district after they saw the success of the Hundred related event venues.
Originally, he tried to look around with his little sister Karen as planned, but he was told that she had to decline because it was complicated as she has to prepare for the live concert, so two people are doing this.
Without including the traveling time, their free time was no more than two hours and a little, so they decided to have lunch a little early.
– Hmm, what should we eat, I wonder?
While walking through the shopping street, Emile looks at the board that was placed in front of the shop while turning her head to the left and right with a restless look.
Today, every store has students that prepare food.
Therefore, their menus are specials, so it seems she can hardly decide.
– Oh, they’re Hayato and Emile, aren’t they?
– Hmm?
Hayato stopped his feet due to the sudden voice that reached them. They were amazed, looking at the figures of Latia Saint-Émillion, a classmate of them and who’s also a member of the same Selections and Erika Candle, one of the vice presidents, who stand in front of them.
– Umm, why are both of you dressed like that?
She asked so was because they were wearing maid uniforms.
– Kisaragi Hayato, please listen. This is different!
Turning her bright red face, Erika starts to excuse all of a sudden.
That’d be natural.
They should be in the middle of guarding now.
– Why are both of you dressed like that?
– Let us explain that.
It wasn’t Erika who answered the doubt of Hayato.
It’s their classmate, Noah Sheldon, who appeared from inside the store.
Behind her is Ryu Shuemei, also their classmate.
– Noah-san…. And Shuemei-san too…
Both of them are wearing maid clothes like Latia and Erika.
Apparently, this store seems to be working with the concept of a “maid café”.
– Do both of you work here?
– Yes, as you can see.
Shuemei who was inquired by Emile and answered with a bashful look, began to talk about the reasons why Latia and Erika are wearing maid uniforms like themselves.
According to her, and before the opening, a considerable line was made in the maid café, the clerks aren’t enough, it was a chaos.
Latia and Erika who were in the middle of their guarding happened to pass by and although they decided to help, it was said that they were going to wear maid clothes if that was the case as well.
– We didn’t expect that it was going to get so crowded from the morning, they really saved us.
– Weeell, thanks to that, we were able to see such a figure of the vice prez. Because it’s rare, let’s take a picture.
Emile activates the camera function of the PDA taken out from the pocket and readied it, turning it towards Erika.
– Hey, Emile Crossford, stop!
Erika stretched out her hands and tried to hide her face, but Emile took a photo just before that.
– Ah, taking photos, taking photos.
Looking at the PDA screen, she smiled happily.
Hayato looks into it.
Although her hands reach out to Emile with her face turning deep red, the uniform of Erika was being photographed properly.
– Let’s show these to the prez next time.
– Wha! Delete them, Emile Crossford!
– I don’t want to!
When Erika reaches out to her with her hands again and tries to snatch the PDA, Emile evaded her nimbly, raising her hand high.
– In the first place, the vice prez always pours black tea to the prez, so isn’t she like a maid? I think it suits you perfectly.
– That’s only because Claire-sama is delighted with the delicious black tea that I make… wait!
– Umm…
The puzzled Shuemei and co. are looking the two who started to chase one another.
At any rate, both are the elite of the elite in Little Garden.
Well, now they are behaving like children, as a matter of course.
Latia laughs happily, looking at that situation.
– Right, that… why are Kisaragi-san and Emile-san here? Are you patrolling?
Shuemei asks as she completely rethought about it.
– No, we are on our break now.
– Is that so?
It’s Noah who bowed her head in assent.
– Since it’s absolutely necessary to return to guarding again from noon, we came to Central while thinking of where to eat at once.
– Ah, if you haven’t lunch yet, then by all means have lunch at our shop. You still have time, right?
– We still have an hour but…
Answering Noah, Hayato tried to look inside the shop.
However, he can’t see well with the frosted glass.
– It’s not crowded inside, is it?
– Right now it’s dead time until noon when the customers who came after the opening of the shop will return. If it’s now, you can enter without standing in a line. However, it may take a while before we deliver food.
– Hayato, what kind of conversation are you having with Noah-san and Shuemei-san?
Emile was approaching his side while saying so.
It looks like the chasing with the vice president has ended.
Emile got away, seeing that Erika is breathing repeatedly with difficulty and with both knees and hands on the ground.
– I thought of having our meal here. What do you think?
– If Hayato is okay with it then why not?
– In that case, we are lunching here, I guess?
Because they were talking in front of the store for quite a while like this, it seems they’ve been disturbing the business.
They ought to return it by eating there.
– Yay!
– Thank you very much.
Noah bows her head and Shuemei says her words of delightful gratitude.
– Well then, two customers are coming in.
Latia said, loosening her mouth and grinning as she opened the door of the shop.
– … ah, are you still an employee?
– Oh, now that you mention it, you’re right. It’s almost time to return to our original outfits, isn’t it?
There were around 10 maids inside the shop arranged in an interior of antique style.
Most of them are classmates of the martial arts department.
– Everyone looks splendid, don’t you agree?
– Does that mean, me as well? I will feel embarrassed if Kisaragi-san says such a thing to me.
*Kyaa*, holding both hands on her cheeks, Noah makes her cheeks go red.
Thereupon, forcing her way through from the side, Shuemei
– Noah, it doesn’t mean that he said it to you only! This also suits me, isn’t it, Kisaragi-san?
– Y-yeah…
– But, it looks better on me, right?
– Well, that…
Two girls in maid uniform are before him.
Moreover, because they are looking into his face, leaning forward, his heart beats fast.
She probably noticed the state of Hayato.
– … Hayato, do you like maids?
Emile asks with a cold tone of voice.
– Well, that… I like it, or perhaps I should say that if you are man, then you like everyone?
– Fuun.
– Even you who’s a man should understand that somehow.
– – Wha…. Certainly, I understand that they are cute in those clothes, but…
– If so, how about wearing it?
Erika finished changing clothes from maid to her uniform and said so.
When they noticed, she’s coming to the side of the table with Latia who also finished changing clothes.
– How can you say something like trying to wear that!?
– Emile Crossford, you have a pretty-ish face and long hair, so I’m sure it will suit you.
– That means, you are going to cross dress!
Shouting with excitement, Noah continued.
– As the vice president says, Emile-san has a beautiful face and I think it will definitely look good on you. Why don’t you certainly try it and do it? Isn’t fine to have such an enjoyable event like this in the long-awaited founding festival?
– Wait, Erika-san… This flow is really bad…
Hayato whispers into Erika’s ear.
– … it’s revenge.
– Eh…?
– I’m taking revenge of moments ago. And the revenge is doubled. It’s natural, don’t you agree?
Apparently, Erika seems to be angry about the photos.
– But, if the secret of Emile is leaked out…
– There’s a changing room for men in this shop, so there won’t be a problem, right? Besides, Kisaragi Hayato. Don’t you want to see Emile Crossford in maid clothes?
– Huh…?
That question is unfair.
Imagining her to the best of his ability in his mind, then it will definitely suit her, she’ll look good in it.
– Kisaragi Hayato, what are you chatting so secretly with the vice president?
– No, it’s nothing, nada.
Hayato evades it while laughing, throwing doubts at Latia.
When he noticed, Emile was being pushed on her back by Noah and Shuemei.
– Now, Emile-san. Quickly until it’s time for the cooking to be ready!
– That’s right, let’s go!
– Uwaa, wait a minute! Besides, I haven’t ordered yet, you know!?
– If so, omurice* is the recommendation, will that do, I wonder?
Says Noah.
– No, even if you say such a thing.
– It’s fine, isn’t it? It’s really delicious.
Continued Shuemei.
– Wait, save me, Hayato!
– Err…
In the end, Emile was taken to the changing room by the two people as she was.
– What kind of appearance should I be looking forward to, I wonder?
– I know right? I’m very looking forward to it.
Hayato’s sitting at a round table that has four chairs, and in two of them, for some reason, Latia and Erika were sitting on them.
Latia has mixed juice.
Erika drinks orange juice.
– Err, Latia and Erika-san…
– Hmm?
– Do you need something?
Stopping their hands that hold the glasses, the two of them turn their eyes to Hayato.
– Both of you are working, right?
Of course, it’s security.
– We are taking a little brake so it’s fine, you know. Because revenge is about to come.
– Since the vice president says so, there won’t be any problem.
– Well, I think there’s that, but…
Besides, “revenge”…
The image of Hayato about Erika was that he thought she was a decent and composed person, although she likes the president too much.
But she looks very scary when she gets angry.
(Or else, am I going to get involved with the president this time?)
Emile was dragged away five minutes ago.
Emile isn’t coming back from the changing room yet.
Hayato also ordered an omurice.
According to the other clerks, it appears to be really recommended.
(… at any rate, is she really okay, I wonder…?)
As time goes by, his anxiety increases.
That anxiety is, of course, that Emile being a girl is leaked.
– Thank you for waiting.
In response to the voice of Noah who rushes over, Hayato points his eyes to the passage that leads to the changing room.
In the same way, both Erika and Latia were also pointing their eyes there.
– Please come out, Emile-san.
– Let’s go, Emile-san.
– Ah, yeah…
Being urged by Shuemei, Emile appeared from inside the shop.
– Wow, it suits you more than I imagined!
As she looked at Emile in maid clothes with shining and joyful eyes, Latia stood up completely.
– Awesome, you really look like a woman, isn’t it!? Don’t you think so, Hayato!?
– … ah, yeah. Th-that’s right…
It’s as Latia says.
Emile who let her hair go down and wore maid clothes, no matter how you look at him, she’s a real girl——she looks no other than Emilia Hermit. Moreover, she’s very cute——.
Being fascinated by her, he ended up spacing out for several seconds.
– Or rather, that chest…
The line of sight of Hayato ended getting fixated on the breasts of Emile.
Because there were two big bulges there.
– Fufufu, Kisaragi-san is lewd, isn’t he? Did you notice that?
It’s not Emile who said so.
It’s Noah who’s standing next to Emile.
Her eyes are sparkling like a ☆ and then she grabbed the right arm of Hayato.
– Kisaragi-san, please be sure to touch them.
– What?
Noah invites the right hand of Hayato to touch Emile’s chest.
– Come on, come on, rub them, rub them!
– Err, rub you say…
– Yeah, squish them, squish them!
– That’s right, go ahead and press them!
It’s not Noah. It’s Shuemei who began to hurry him.
(What on earth is this situation…?)
Honestly, he doesn’t know the reason.
When he looks at Emile, she was looking down, she felt a little shy.
She really looks like a girl…
She is a girl though.
(No matter how you look at it, this reaction isn’t…)
Or more precisely, what the hell is this development?
– Kisaragi Hayato, why are you bewildered? Both of you are men, so do as you were told and squish them.
– Exactly. Aren’t you a man? It’s time to do it.
He was hurried by Erika and Latia.
– Fine, I get it! Emile is really fine with it, yes?
– Ye-yeah…
Emile mutters as she looked down.
Like forgetting that she’s lying about her gender and because there’s a certain sensuality in the answer, his heart accelerates.
But——.
(Yeah, there’s nothing else to do in this situation!)
Surely there must be some kind of trick.
Resolving himself, Hayato moved the five fingers of his right hand.
(… hmm, what’s this?)
Although it’s soft, the shape is kind of fluffy*…
…hmm?
He felt that something slipped.
Moreover, slipping as it is, his hand slips further.
– Uwaah!?
– Kyaah!?
With the momentum, Hayato pushed down the body of Emile.
– …!!
Emile is blinking in surprise, her face is turning deep red.
– Hayato, your face, is too close… And, you touched my chest as you like.
– Huh?
Certainly, the distance between their faces is no more than 5 centimeters.
Moreover, his hand was touching the chest of Emile.
*Rub*, *Rub*…. He moves the hand in the same way as before.
– Hyaaaa! What are you doing, Hayato!?
– Oh, I thought that there was a swelling until a few seconds ago…
He probably thought that she wrapped bleached cotton around her chest since it was perfectly flat.
Still, the softness peculiar to women was transmitted to his fingertips a little.
Turning her face bright red, Emile screams.
– What are you doing, baka! Hurry up and get away from me now!
– Ah, s-sorry! Err…
*Click* *Click*, Hayato and Emile were taken aback with those sounds.
When they noticed, Erika holds the PDA in her hand, pointing the lens of the camera towards Hayato and Emile.
– Don’t tell me that you took some photos just now?
Hayato rapidly stands up and takes distance from the body of Emile.
– Eh, please show them to me!
– Me too!
Both Noah and Shuemei are looking into the PDA of Erika.
– Th-these are problematic photos, don’t you agree…?
-Yes, definitely.
Shuemei and Noah nodded to one another.
– What kind of pictures did you take?
Hayato also looks into Erika’s PDA.
– … uwa…
The moment he was rubbing the breast with all his strength and the figure of Hayato who is pushing down the maid clothed Emile were photographed perfectly.
This is something that can only be called as cruel.
– I beg you, please don’t upload them to the cybernet!
Hayato, who ended up to that point, spontaneously said so.
– Then, please delete my pictures too.
Without a moment’s delay, Erika said.
Looks like this was her objective from the start.
– I’m waiting, Emile.
– Eh…
– Do you want the pictures to be scattered?
– Well, I don’t really mind though.
– No, it’s bad! Please pardon us of these weird rumors that are multiplying!
Ultimately, Erika and Emile deleted each other’s pictures.
As a pleasure only for this place, Shuemei and Noah also decided to delete the photos.
– So, how’s that you had that sort of breasts just now?
– Oh, these? They were these things.
Emile took out towels from the chest.
– At any rate, you could have told me to get the mood. Those two took pictures too, you know?
*Ahaha*, Hayato breathed a sigh, looking at the laughing Emilia.
(I was really surprised, geez…)
When Emile returned to her Variable Suit again, the omurice came right away, and by the time they finished eating, it was already 12 o’clock, the time when they start to work.
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– We should get back to work soon.
Hayato guards the Terminal section and Emile guards the school building of the martial arts department.
They boarded the same bus from Central district all together.
– Well then, in front of the school building of the stadium at 15:30.
– Got it.
Hayato saw off Emile getting off from the bus first.
And then he went to the Terminal section where he’s going to do the security.
Hayato put on his uniform on top of his Variable Suit and arrived in front of the stadium where the live concert venue is, he was a little late of the appointed time of 15:30.
As expected of the one who is called a world-class Idol.
The surroundings of the stadium are more crowded than in the morning when the opening ceremony of the founding festival was held.
The tickets, including the ones you watch while standing, seem to be sold out.
Hayato surveyed around the entrance, spotted Emile and started talking to her.
– Sorry, I kept you waiting. Almost no buses weren’t coming.
– Hayato was far away, so it can’t be helped. More importantly, let’s enter quickly. We won’t have time to see Karen-chan and the others.
– You’re right.
Hayato and Emile head to the entrance gate.
The tickets were transferred to their PDAs.
When they tried to enter showing the PDAs to the senpais of Selections who were guarding the entrance gate, Souffle Clearrail, the manager of Kirishima Sakura, came to them.
– Sakura-san and Karen-chan have requested me to guide and bring you two to the dressing room.
Saying that, Souffle started to walk, leading Hayato and Emile.
What they reached was the standby room that Hayato used the next day he came to Little Garden before fighting with the president.
When Souffle opens the door, the wheelchaired Karen and Sakura have ended changing to their Variable Suits. And there was also Mihal dressed in nursing clothes.
– Nii-san, the play that was done before was really amazing!
Karen was undoubtedly nervous and Hayato thought that it was getting smaller but, unexpectedly, her tension was excessively high.
It appears that armed Slayers were using their Hundred until a while ago, doing something like a play in the field of the stadium, it looks like they were watching that on the monitor.
She spreads the arms on the wheelchair and talked about the contents mixed with excitement.
– Since the video of the play seems to be seen on the cyberspace at any time, Nii-san should also watch it without fail.
– I know.
Responding, Hayato continued.
– So, are you okay? Like the play, not only videos of the stage are saved on the cyberspace, the live concert is also streamed to the whole world in real time, isn’t it? Are you completely ready for it?
– Nii-san, please don’t make me feel nervous like that. But, I’m frantically containing my racing heart!
Karen looks at Hayato with an upward glance while putting her right fist on the part of the heart of her chest.
On such neck of Karen, Sakura surrounded it with both hands from behind.
– Be calm, Karen-chan.
– Sakura-san…
– Hayato-kun doesn’t have to worry either, okay? The rehearsal of yesterday and the rehearsal of today were flawless and her preparation is perfect as well.
Turning her eyes to Hayato, Sakura declared so.
– If you say so, then I’ll be relieved.
– To Ryōko-obasan, to everyone in the facility… and also to Kei-chan who’s watching me at the hospital, I absolutely cannot fail them.
Sakura clenches one of her fists.
– Now that I remember, how many songs will Karen-chan sing?
It was Sakura and not Karen who answered Emile’s doubts.
– One solo song. And a song with me for a total of two. Depending on the time and the enthusiasm of the spectators, there might be another song to encore.
– Please wait a moment, Sakura-san! I haven’t heard anything of an encore!
– But Karen-chan can sing any of my songs, right? And you even know my choreographies, don’t you? That’s why we’ll be able to manage somehow or other. I was thinking of deciding what to sing after this.
– Eeehh….. That’s, my heart isn’t ready…
– It’s fine, it’s fine, that sort of thing can be done while the live concert progresses, whatever will work.
Ahaha, Sakura laughs.
– Hey come on, unlike you, Karen is an amateur…. Don’t say that it’s not too much…
Hayato sighed greatly.
– … and, Sakura, the live starts in 15 minutes. Because you have a last meeting from now on, oh and Karen-chan, I wonder if we can end the conversation with your older brother around here?
Souffle comes in between the four people and made a stop*.
– Well then, shall we go back soon?
– ‘kay, see you after the live.
– Do your best, Karen-chan.
Saying so, Hayato and Emile started to walk towards the door to leave the room.
– Err, Nii-san…
Hayato was called to halt by Karen and turns around in front of the door.
What was visible to him is the figure of Karen who’s staring fixedly at him with upturned eyes.
He immediately understood what she was looking for.
– … it can’t be helped, huh.
Hayato approaches Karen and kisses her forehead.
– If it’s you, then you absolutely can do it well. Believe in yourself. Okay?
– Yes!
– Hey, Hayato-kun. What about me?
Sakura combed her hair upwards and showed her forehead, tapping it twice with her fingers.
Is she perhaps insisting on a kiss?
– Well…
– Hayato, why are you puzzled by the joke of Sakura? Let’s go.
Taking the arm of Hayato, Emile tries to leave from the room.
Hayato didn’t oppose to it.
– Sakura, do your best too!
Leaving those words with her, Hayato disappears from the dressing room and Sakura muttered, pouting her lips.
– Tsk, even though I wasn’t joking…
– It says number 22 M and number 23 M, so are these our seats?
Hayato and Emile found the number of the chairs written in the ticket that was sent to their PDAs and sat down.
They heard those are staff seats.
Which means that it’s a place where the stage is quite easy to see.
– Come to think of it, isn’t it nice that we are carrying these today?
Hayato also turns his line of sight beyond the line of sight of Emile.
These are heart-shaped penlights which are fan goods. The color changes depending on the signal transmitted by the organizer of the live concert.
– What do I do, are they selling them somewhere?
Hayato said to Emile, investigating the surroundings.
– It’s not that it’s mandatory to have them, you know?
– Is that so?
– These are the staff seats, right? There’s almost no people around here, huh——ah…
At the staff seats, she noticed the figure of Judal Harvey, the company president of Warslan.
It doesn’t mean that he’s sitting.
While being accompanied by Neveah Grauss, a female Slayer with bobcat hair who’s his bodyguard, he stood as he is and greets the person who is a high official of the United States of Liberia.
Hayato was watching his figure and met his eyes with the ones of Judal.
Then, separating from the other party with whom he was having a talk, Judal got close to Hayato’s side together with the female Slayer.
– Hi, it’s been a long time, Kisaragi Hayato-kun. Today it seems that your little sister will also sing during this live concert, isn’t she?
Judal started talking to Hayato while showing a radiant smile on his face.
– Umm, after she came to Little Garden, her body has become considerably better…. For this too, I give my thanks to Warslan and everyone in Little Garden.
– I am glad you are saying so. Even though I am saying that as gratitude, I will leave Warslan and Little Garden under your care from now on.
– Ah, yes…
– Next is, Emile Crossford-kun.
Subsequently, Judal points his eyes to Emile.
– I have heard stories about family issues. It seems you have a lot of hardships, but like Kisaragi Hayato-kun, you are an important person for both Little Garden and Warslan. I would appreciate if you stay here from now on. I will be relying on you.
– Ah, yeah… understood.
Wondering about why he came to talk about her family so suddenly, Emile answered with discomfort.
Still, regarding Judal, he was satisfied.
– Well then, I still have greetings to do, so I will take my leave from here.
While showing a smile on his whole face, and turning his back on Hayato and Emile, he went away with his bodyguard.
– I got somewhat tired even before the live.
Hayato sat down on the seat while taking a big breath.
– Other than that, what are those “family issues”?
– Well, those are…. The reason why I came to Little Garden. But why are you saying such a thing now?
*Ahahaha*, laughing, Emile took out the PDA from her pocket.
– It’s almost time to start the concert, so why don’t we put them in silent mode?
– Ah, you’re right.
Emile puts the PDA in silent mode.
Similarly, Hayato turned the PDA into silent mode and turned his line of sight to the stage again.
After all, this place is a stadium.
Unlike the live they watched before, the stage isn’t elaborate, it’s simple.
Since it’s still evening, they can hardly produce it with illumination.
They can’t imagine what kind of live it will be.
– Oh, looks like it’s starting.
A cheerful melody began to sound.
Excited cheering reverberates.
Naturally, they were starting to clap following the rhythm.
While everyone is waiting impatiently for the appearance of the Oriental Wizard, Kirishima Sakura appears from the wing of the stage.
Sakura doesn’t get affected with the cheers that become even bigger.
Waving with a dignified attitude in response to the cheering of the audience, she stood at the center of the stage.
The flowing music fades out.
– Hello!
Sakura shouts and 「Hello!」the voices return in unison from the audience seating.
– Hi, I’m Kirishima Sakura! I decided to do a mini-live today as a student of Little Garden and not as Kirishima “Oriental Wizard” Sakura. Even though it’s a mini, I am not going to let down everyone who came to see this, so treat us well!
Should it be said as expected of someone who is experienced?
With the influence of Sakura, the voltage of the venue goes up in one go.
– To everyone who came to Little Garden and everyone living in Little Garden, please enjoy and remember this day. Well then, without delay, the first song is——
Sakura aimed at the sky that is dyed in madder red and shouted, putting up the ore she held in her hand.
– Diva, descend! HUNDRED ON!
The light emitted from the ore wraps up the body of Sakura.
What appeared from that light is Sakura who wore shrine maiden clothes and what flowed out is an intro of her representative song with Yamato as its motive.
Thereupon, something happened.
The atmosphere of the stadium changes instantaneously, the world has changed.
This is the ability of Kirishima “Oriental Wizard” Sakura, it dominates the atmosphere of this place like this.
That is influenced by her Hundred——Fairy Fairy Tale, the production of the liveand that she’s also a Variant.
However, Hayato of course understood that it’s not only that.
No, it seems that it was understood by everyone already.
The music she created. The voice overflowing from inside her body.
The way of doing that intonation, the gestures that reach till the fingertips and the tips of the toes from the top of the head.
A stage production using Hundred.
What is creating a sense of unity is the ability she possessed when she was born, and which is based on the results that she honed with effort——
And so, the audience is fascinated and captured by her.
They were invited not here but somewhere else, there they can spend a happy time.
(It’s truly amazing…)
He didn’t recognize it because she stayed too close lately, but she’s a pro among pros.
He wonders if Karen-chan can sing properly when bursting into the stage of such Sakura.
Is she going to be able to sing by herself and of course with Sakura?
His anxiety is unendurable.
That might be the same for Karen.
But, to Hayato who’s in the audience seating, he can only pray so that it turns out well.
Sakura finished singing two songs, then the turn for Karen to sing came at last.
– Next is the entry of a special guest. I think that everyone knows her, she’s a very popular person on the music pages of the cyberspace now.
When Sakura incited them on the stage, excited cheering arose from the audience seating.
– Everyone please welcomes her with applause. Well then, Kisaragi Karen-san, please come!
The venue is packed with applause.
Of course, both Hayato and Emile welcomed Karen with applause similarly to the other spectators.
While being showered with a lot of applause, Karen appears sitting in a wheelchair from the wing of the stage and held a mic in her hands.
As expected, she looks troubled with this situation.
Karen dyed her face red as she felt embarrassed, then stopped at the center of the stage and turned her eyes to the audience seating.
– Uh, umm…
The words of Karen were stopping completely with that much.
(Is she okay?)
While Hayato was worried, when Karen tried to speak again, a high-pitched sound stood up.
– Wawaaa!?
Karen shows confusion once again.
– Karen-chan. It’s okay, so calm down. Take a deep breath, a deep breath!
– Ah, yes. I understand!
Karen answers with a loud voice in contrast with Sakura who called out to her with a small voice from the side.
The venue is packed with laughter.
– Do your best!
The voice of support came flying too.
Karen responds to that.
– Ye-yes, I will do my b… auh!
Reflexively lowering her head, she hit her head with the mic.
*Thud*, a dull sound resounds in the stadium.
– I- is she… really okay, I wonder?
While Hayato smiles wryly, Karen took deep breaths once again.
It seems she was finally able to regain her composure.
– Nice to meet you, everyone. Karen is, no, that’s not it, I am… Kisaragi Karen.
First is, her greeting.
The venue falls completely silent and listens carefully the words of Karen.
During that time, she started talking about her own circumstances.
She contracted an unknown disease that started to prevail on and after the First Attack, her body was weak from a very young age and became confined.
The Second Attack occurred during her stay in Gudenburg, where she lost her parents.
Thereupon, she met Sakura for a moment.
After that she returned to Yamato and lived with her older brother in an orphanage.
Then she got to know that her older brother had the ability of the Slayers and was able to receive cutting edge medical treatment in Little Garden.
Moreover, she was able to see her admired Sakura there, and that’s how she became able to stand in this place like this.
There were a lot of difficulties, but thanks to the support of the people around her, to everyone who passed time with her at the orphanage, to her friend with whom she was together at the hospital of Yamato and who’s also watching this relay broadcasting, she can sing with happiness in this way.
And of course, all those who took care of her in Little Garden and expected to watch her standing here.
– That’s why Karen… no, I intend to return the favor to a lot of people who have supported me so far——and like Sakura-san, I would like to be a person who can give courage to those with the same circumstances as me. I will sing, putting into it such feelings——
Karen gets up from the wheelchair and shouted, putting up the Hundred in the sky.
– This is the first step towards my dreams——Sacred Amulet HUNDRED ON!
In the security HQ aka briefing room of Little Garden that operates the security of the founding festival, Claire was watching attentively the state of the live concert of Karen, watching the live video displayed on the floating monitor placed before her eyes.
– I am glad that Karen-san got this better by coming to Little Garden.
– I think so too desuwane.
There’s a boy who’s the escort of Claire and that is managing the security in this place with her——he’s Chris Steinbelt, a middle school second-year student who belongs to the intelligence department. Claire smiled happily.
– Even though Kisaragi Hayato is still a first-year student, he has been constantly dealing with hardships desumono. If this became one of the repayments of kindness, then that is the best desuwa.
Both Claire and Chris kept listening to the song of Karen.
That song that Hayato listened in the hospital room.
Kirishima Sakura wrote music notes for Kisaragi Karen, it’s an up-tempo number.
– Ah, Claire-sama.
– What is it, Chris? If it’s a conversation, then leave it after this song is over…
Making a tantrum like a child, Claire pouts her lips.
She just wants to listen to Karen’s song now.
She said so with that attitude.
– I am sorry…. But since 《LiZA》showed a reaction, I thought that it would be better if I reported it to you——
– … I will confirm it now masuwa.
Claire taps the keyboard in front of her and changed the live video from full screen to window mode and connected to《LiZA》.
——It’s a wonderful song.
In the opened window, the message of that line was written.
– Apparently the song of the little sister of Kisaragi Hayato is also the favorite of《LiZA》desuwane.
When Claire slips out a smile, the sound of an alarm sounded all of a sudden in the room and the red lamp installed on the ceiling of the room began to rotate.
– What is happening this time desuno!?
Claire shouts as the room turns red.
Next, one of the students of the intelligence department raised his voice.
– An unidentified ship is rapidly approaching Little Garden! At this rate, it will collide with us!
– What did you say!?
And so, the day of the founding festival aka Gardens Festa came at last.
In the stadium of Little Garden, a ceremony before the opening was being held.
While being watched attentively by many spectators, and following the salutations of Judal Harvey, the company president of Warslan Company, the Queen of Little Garden, Claire Harvey, stands on the stage and declares.
– From here on, we will be hosting the 2nd Little Garden Founding Festival also known as the 2nd Gardens Festa masu.
*Boom* *Boom*, together with the guns loaded with blanks that resound informing the opening of the festival, the whole Little Garden began to bustle right away.
– Good job, Hayato.
It’s Fritz Grantz, one of the members of Selections and also their classmate who called out to Hayato and Emile who were guarding near the entrance of the stadium. Behind him is Liddy Steinberg, one of the vice presidents.
Both of them, like Hayato and Emile, were wearing their Variable Suits.
Liddy said to them.
– Your work for now is done. Enjoy yourselves till noon.
– We are supposed to do the guidance of the exit of the opening ceremony.
– If so, shall we go around the venue after this?
– ……
– Hey, Emile.
– Eh, what?
– Haven’t you heard our conversation right now?
– Looks like he was somewhat absent-minded, maybe he doesn’t feel good?
– No, I’m not ill or anything like that… why, is something wrong?
– Because our work is done for now.
– Eh, is that so? If so, shall we look around the venue?
– I just said that, you know.
Spontaneously, Hayato makes a wry smile.
But, he was relieved that Emile was regaining her usual smile.
As he said earlier, he was noticing that Emile has been frequently absentminded these days.
– Emile Crossford. The immoderate is forbidden. Are we clear?
Emile responded firmly to Liddy who said to call her attention.
– Yeah, I know.
Thus, smiling cheerfully to show that she’s the same as always,
– Let’s go then, Hayato.
The founding festival mainly consists of elementary, middle and high school students in the center of Little Garden——the training grounds in the stadium, a part of the senior high school martial arts department school——and finally, the many shops lined up, turn Central district in the main stage.
Most of the students do their performances there.
The popular events that are involved with Slayers are many as expected
Among them, being particularly popular are the Hundred’s aptitude test conducted in the auditorium and the coaching of Slayers for talented young people to handle Hundred that is held at the training grounds——that is, sham battles at the stadium and a play that used Hundred which also took place at the stadium.
Nonetheless, those are mainly done by second and third-year students of the martial arts department, the first-year students, aside from security, they are in the Central district and are administrating restaurants and the like with people of other departments.
Hayato and Emile decided to head towards Central district after they saw the success of the Hundred related event venues.
Originally, he tried to look around with his little sister Karen as planned, but he was told that she had to decline because it was complicated as she has to prepare for the live concert, so two people are doing this.
Without including the traveling time, their free time was no more than two hours and a little, so they decided to have lunch a little early.
– Hmm, what should we eat, I wonder?
While walking through the shopping street, Emile looks at the board that was placed in front of the shop while turning her head to the left and right with a restless look.
Today, every store has students that prepare food.
Therefore, their menus are specials, so it seems she can hardly decide.
– Oh, they’re Hayato and Emile, aren’t they?
– Hmm?
Hayato stopped his feet due to the sudden voice that reached them. They were amazed, looking at the figures of Latia Saint-Émillion, a classmate of them and who’s also a member of the same Selections and Erika Candle, one of the vice presidents, who stand in front of them.
– Umm, why are both of you dressed like that?
She asked so was because they were wearing maid uniforms.
– Kisaragi Hayato, please listen. This is different!
Turning her bright red face, Erika starts to excuse all of a sudden.
That’d be natural.
They should be in the middle of guarding now.
– Why are both of you dressed like that?
– Let us explain that.
It wasn’t Erika who answered the doubt of Hayato.
It’s their classmate, Noah Sheldon, who appeared from inside the store.
Behind her is Ryu Shuemei, also their classmate.
– Noah-san…. And Shuemei-san too…
Both of them are wearing maid clothes like Latia and Erika.
Apparently, this store seems to be working with the concept of a “maid café”.
– Do both of you work here?
– Yes, as you can see.
Shuemei who was inquired by Emile and answered with a bashful look, began to talk about the reasons why Latia and Erika are wearing maid uniforms like themselves.
According to her, and before the opening, a considerable line was made in the maid café, the clerks aren’t enough, it was a chaos.
Latia and Erika who were in the middle of their guarding happened to pass by and although they decided to help, it was said that they were going to wear maid clothes if that was the case as well.
– We didn’t expect that it was going to get so crowded from the morning, they really saved us.
– Weeell, thanks to that, we were able to see such a figure of the vice prez. Because it’s rare, let’s take a picture.
Emile activates the camera function of the PDA taken out from the pocket and readied it, turning it towards Erika.
– Hey, Emile Crossford, stop!
Erika stretched out her hands and tried to hide her face, but Emile took a photo just before that.
– Ah, taking photos, taking photos.
Looking at the PDA screen, she smiled happily.
Hayato looks into it.
Although her hands reach out to Emile with her face turning deep red, the uniform of Erika was being photographed properly.
– Let’s show these to the prez next time.
– Wha! Delete them, Emile Crossford!
– I don’t want to!
When Erika reaches out to her with her hands again and tries to snatch the PDA, Emile evaded her nimbly, raising her hand high.
– In the first place, the vice prez always pours black tea to the prez, so isn’t she like a maid? I think it suits you perfectly.
– That’s only because Claire-sama is delighted with the delicious black tea that I make… wait!
– Umm…
The puzzled Shuemei and co. are looking the two who started to chase one another.
At any rate, both are the elite of the elite in Little Garden.
Well, now they are behaving like children, as a matter of course.
Latia laughs happily, looking at that situation.
– Right, that… why are Kisaragi-san and Emile-san here? Are you patrolling?
Shuemei asks as she completely rethought about it.
– No, we are on our break now.
– Is that so?
It’s Noah who bowed her head in assent.
– Since it’s absolutely necessary to return to guarding again from noon, we came to Central while thinking of where to eat at once.
– Ah, if you haven’t lunch yet, then by all means have lunch at our shop. You still have time, right?
– We still have an hour but…
Answering Noah, Hayato tried to look inside the shop.
However, he can’t see well with the frosted glass.
– It’s not crowded inside, is it?
– Right now it’s dead time until noon when the customers who came after the opening of the shop will return. If it’s now, you can enter without standing in a line. However, it may take a while before we deliver food.
– Hayato, what kind of conversation are you having with Noah-san and Shuemei-san?
Emile was approaching his side while saying so.
It looks like the chasing with the vice president has ended.
Emile got away, seeing that Erika is breathing repeatedly with difficulty and with both knees and hands on the ground.
– I thought of having our meal here. What do you think?
– If Hayato is okay with it then why not?
– In that case, we are lunching here, I guess?
Because they were talking in front of the store for quite a while like this, it seems they’ve been disturbing the business.
They ought to return it by eating there.
– Yay!
– Thank you very much.
Noah bows her head and Shuemei says her words of delightful gratitude.
– Well then, two customers are coming in.
Latia said, loosening her mouth and grinning as she opened the door of the shop.
– … ah, are you still an employee?
– Oh, now that you mention it, you’re right. It’s almost time to return to our original outfits, isn’t it?
There were around 10 maids inside the shop arranged in an interior of antique style.
Most of them are classmates of the martial arts department.
– Everyone looks splendid, don’t you agree?
– Does that mean, me as well? I will feel embarrassed if Kisaragi-san says such a thing to me.
*Kyaa*, holding both hands on her cheeks, Noah makes her cheeks go red.
Thereupon, forcing her way through from the side, Shuemei
– Noah, it doesn’t mean that he said it to you only! This also suits me, isn’t it, Kisaragi-san?
– Y-yeah…
– But, it looks better on me, right?
– Well, that…
Two girls in maid uniform are before him.
Moreover, because they are looking into his face, leaning forward, his heart beats fast.
She probably noticed the state of Hayato.
– … Hayato, do you like maids?
Emile asks with a cold tone of voice.
– Well, that… I like it, or perhaps I should say that if you are man, then you like everyone?
– Fuun.
– Even you who’s a man should understand that somehow.
– – Wha…. Certainly, I understand that they are cute in those clothes, but…
– If so, how about wearing it?
Erika finished changing clothes from maid to her uniform and said so.
When they noticed, she’s coming to the side of the table with Latia who also finished changing clothes.
– How can you say something like trying to wear that!?
– Emile Crossford, you have a pretty-ish face and long hair, so I’m sure it will suit you.
– That means, you are going to cross dress!
Shouting with excitement, Noah continued.
– As the vice president says, Emile-san has a beautiful face and I think it will definitely look good on you. Why don’t you certainly try it and do it? Isn’t fine to have such an enjoyable event like this in the long-awaited founding festival?
– Wait, Erika-san… This flow is really bad…
Hayato whispers into Erika’s ear.
– … it’s revenge.
– Eh…?
– I’m taking revenge of moments ago. And the revenge is doubled. It’s natural, don’t you agree?
Apparently, Erika seems to be angry about the photos.
– But, if the secret of Emile is leaked out…
– There’s a changing room for men in this shop, so there won’t be a problem, right? Besides, Kisaragi Hayato. Don’t you want to see Emile Crossford in maid clothes?
– Huh…?
That question is unfair.
Imagining her to the best of his ability in his mind, then it will definitely suit her, she’ll look good in it.
– Kisaragi Hayato, what are you chatting so secretly with the vice president?
– No, it’s nothing, nada.
Hayato evades it while laughing, throwing doubts at Latia.
When he noticed, Emile was being pushed on her back by Noah and Shuemei.
– Now, Emile-san. Quickly until it’s time for the cooking to be ready!
– That’s right, let’s go!
– Uwaa, wait a minute! Besides, I haven’t ordered yet, you know!?
– If so, omurice* is the recommendation, will that do, I wonder?
Says Noah.
– No, even if you say such a thing.
– It’s fine, isn’t it? It’s really delicious.
Continued Shuemei.
– Wait, save me, Hayato!
– Err…
In the end, Emile was taken to the changing room by the two people as she was.
– What kind of appearance should I be looking forward to, I wonder?
– I know right? I’m very looking forward to it.
Hayato’s sitting at a round table that has four chairs, and in two of them, for some reason, Latia and Erika were sitting on them.
Latia has mixed juice.
Erika drinks orange juice.
– Err, Latia and Erika-san…
– Hmm?
– Do you need something?
Stopping their hands that hold the glasses, the two of them turn their eyes to Hayato.
– Both of you are working, right?
Of course, it’s security.
– We are taking a little brake so it’s fine, you know. Because revenge is about to come.
– Since the vice president says so, there won’t be any problem.
– Well, I think there’s that, but…
Besides, “revenge”…
The image of Hayato about Erika was that he thought she was a decent and composed person, although she likes the president too much.
But she looks very scary when she gets angry.
(Or else, am I going to get involved with the president this time?)
Emile was dragged away five minutes ago.
Emile isn’t coming back from the changing room yet.
Hayato also ordered an omurice.
According to the other clerks, it appears to be really recommended.
(… at any rate, is she really okay, I wonder…?)
As time goes by, his anxiety increases.
That anxiety is, of course, that Emile being a girl is leaked.
– Thank you for waiting.
In response to the voice of Noah who rushes over, Hayato points his eyes to the passage that leads to the changing room.
In the same way, both Erika and Latia were also pointing their eyes there.
– Please come out, Emile-san.
– Let’s go, Emile-san.
– Ah, yeah…
Being urged by Shuemei, Emile appeared from inside the shop.
– Wow, it suits you more than I imagined!
As she looked at Emile in maid clothes with shining and joyful eyes, Latia stood up completely.
– Awesome, you really look like a woman, isn’t it!? Don’t you think so, Hayato!?
– … ah, yeah. Th-that’s right…
It’s as Latia says.
Emile who let her hair go down and wore maid clothes, no matter how you look at him, she’s a real girl——she looks no other than Emilia Hermit. Moreover, she’s very cute——.
Being fascinated by her, he ended up spacing out for several seconds.
– Or rather, that chest…
The line of sight of Hayato ended getting fixated on the breasts of Emile.
Because there were two big bulges there.
– Fufufu, Kisaragi-san is lewd, isn’t he? Did you notice that?
It’s not Emile who said so.
It’s Noah who’s standing next to Emile.
Her eyes are sparkling like a ☆ and then she grabbed the right arm of Hayato.
– Kisaragi-san, please be sure to touch them.
– What?
Noah invites the right hand of Hayato to touch Emile’s chest.
– Come on, come on, rub them, rub them!
– Err, rub you say…
– Yeah, squish them, squish them!
– That’s right, go ahead and press them!
It’s not Noah. It’s Shuemei who began to hurry him.
(What on earth is this situation…?)
Honestly, he doesn’t know the reason.
When he looks at Emile, she was looking down, she felt a little shy.
She really looks like a girl…
She is a girl though.
(No matter how you look at it, this reaction isn’t…)
Or more precisely, what the hell is this development?
– Kisaragi Hayato, why are you bewildered? Both of you are men, so do as you were told and squish them.
– Exactly. Aren’t you a man? It’s time to do it.
He was hurried by Erika and Latia.
– Fine, I get it! Emile is really fine with it, yes?
– Ye-yeah…
Emile mutters as she looked down.
Like forgetting that she’s lying about her gender and because there’s a certain sensuality in the answer, his heart accelerates.
But——.
(Yeah, there’s nothing else to do in this situation!)
Surely there must be some kind of trick.
Resolving himself, Hayato moved the five fingers of his right hand.
(… hmm, what’s this?)
Although it’s soft, the shape is kind of fluffy*…
…hmm?
He felt that something slipped.
Moreover, slipping as it is, his hand slips further.
– Uwaah!?
– Kyaah!?
With the momentum, Hayato pushed down the body of Emile.
– …!!
Emile is blinking in surprise, her face is turning deep red.
– Hayato, your face, is too close… And, you touched my chest as you like.
– Huh?
Certainly, the distance between their faces is no more than 5 centimeters.
Moreover, his hand was touching the chest of Emile.
*Rub*, *Rub*…. He moves the hand in the same way as before.
– Hyaaaa! What are you doing, Hayato!?
– Oh, I thought that there was a swelling until a few seconds ago…
He probably thought that she wrapped bleached cotton around her chest since it was perfectly flat.
Still, the softness peculiar to women was transmitted to his fingertips a little.
Turning her face bright red, Emile screams.
– What are you doing, baka! Hurry up and get away from me now!
– Ah, s-sorry! Err…
*Click* *Click*, Hayato and Emile were taken aback with those sounds.
When they noticed, Erika holds the PDA in her hand, pointing the lens of the camera towards Hayato and Emile.
– Don’t tell me that you took some photos just now?
Hayato rapidly stands up and takes distance from the body of Emile.
– Eh, please show them to me!
– Me too!
Both Noah and Shuemei are looking into the PDA of Erika.
– Th-these are problematic photos, don’t you agree…?
-Yes, definitely.
Shuemei and Noah nodded to one another.
– What kind of pictures did you take?
Hayato also looks into Erika’s PDA.
– … uwa…
The moment he was rubbing the breast with all his strength and the figure of Hayato who is pushing down the maid clothed Emile were photographed perfectly.
This is something that can only be called as cruel.
– I beg you, please don’t upload them to the cybernet!
Hayato, who ended up to that point, spontaneously said so.
– Then, please delete my pictures too.
Without a moment’s delay, Erika said.
Looks like this was her objective from the start.
– I’m waiting, Emile.
– Eh…
– Do you want the pictures to be scattered?
– Well, I don’t really mind though.
– No, it’s bad! Please pardon us of these weird rumors that are multiplying!
Ultimately, Erika and Emile deleted each other’s pictures.
As a pleasure only for this place, Shuemei and Noah also decided to delete the photos.
– So, how’s that you had that sort of breasts just now?
– Oh, these? They were these things.
Emile took out towels from the chest.
– At any rate, you could have told me to get the mood. Those two took pictures too, you know?
*Ahaha*, Hayato breathed a sigh, looking at the laughing Emilia.
(I was really surprised, geez…)
When Emile returned to her Variable Suit again, the omurice came right away, and by the time they finished eating, it was already 12 o’clock, the time when they start to work.
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– We should get back to work soon.
Hayato guards the Terminal section and Emile guards the school building of the martial arts department.
They boarded the same bus from Central district all together.
– Well then, in front of the school building of the stadium at 15:30.
– Got it.
Hayato saw off Emile getting off from the bus first.
And then he went to the Terminal section where he’s going to do the security.
Hayato put on his uniform on top of his Variable Suit and arrived in front of the stadium where the live concert venue is, he was a little late of the appointed time of 15:30.
As expected of the one who is called a world-class Idol.
The surroundings of the stadium are more crowded than in the morning when the opening ceremony of the founding festival was held.
The tickets, including the ones you watch while standing, seem to be sold out.
Hayato surveyed around the entrance, spotted Emile and started talking to her.
– Sorry, I kept you waiting. Almost no buses weren’t coming.
– Hayato was far away, so it can’t be helped. More importantly, let’s enter quickly. We won’t have time to see Karen-chan and the others.
– You’re right.
Hayato and Emile head to the entrance gate.
The tickets were transferred to their PDAs.
When they tried to enter showing the PDAs to the senpais of Selections who were guarding the entrance gate, Souffle Clearrail, the manager of Kirishima Sakura, came to them.
– Sakura-san and Karen-chan have requested me to guide and bring you two to the dressing room.
Saying that, Souffle started to walk, leading Hayato and Emile.
What they reached was the standby room that Hayato used the next day he came to Little Garden before fighting with the president.
When Souffle opens the door, the wheelchaired Karen and Sakura have ended changing to their Variable Suits. And there was also Mihal dressed in nursing clothes.
– Nii-san, the play that was done before was really amazing!
Karen was undoubtedly nervous and Hayato thought that it was getting smaller but, unexpectedly, her tension was excessively high.
It appears that armed Slayers were using their Hundred until a while ago, doing something like a play in the field of the stadium, it looks like they were watching that on the monitor.
She spreads the arms on the wheelchair and talked about the contents mixed with excitement.
– Since the video of the play seems to be seen on the cyberspace at any time, Nii-san should also watch it without fail.
– I know.
Responding, Hayato continued.
– So, are you okay? Like the play, not only videos of the stage are saved on the cyberspace, the live concert is also streamed to the whole world in real time, isn’t it? Are you completely ready for it?
– Nii-san, please don’t make me feel nervous like that. But, I’m frantically containing my racing heart!
Karen looks at Hayato with an upward glance while putting her right fist on the part of the heart of her chest.
On such neck of Karen, Sakura surrounded it with both hands from behind.
– Be calm, Karen-chan.
– Sakura-san…
– Hayato-kun doesn’t have to worry either, okay? The rehearsal of yesterday and the rehearsal of today were flawless and her preparation is perfect as well.
Turning her eyes to Hayato, Sakura declared so.
– If you say so, then I’ll be relieved.
– To Ryōko-obasan, to everyone in the facility… and also to Kei-chan who’s watching me at the hospital, I absolutely cannot fail them.
Sakura clenches one of her fists.
– Now that I remember, how many songs will Karen-chan sing?
It was Sakura and not Karen who answered Emile’s doubts.
– One solo song. And a song with me for a total of two. Depending on the time and the enthusiasm of the spectators, there might be another song to encore.
– Please wait a moment, Sakura-san! I haven’t heard anything of an encore!
– But Karen-chan can sing any of my songs, right? And you even know my choreographies, don’t you? That’s why we’ll be able to manage somehow or other. I was thinking of deciding what to sing after this.
– Eeehh….. That’s, my heart isn’t ready…
– It’s fine, it’s fine, that sort of thing can be done while the live concert progresses, whatever will work.
Ahaha, Sakura laughs.
– Hey come on, unlike you, Karen is an amateur…. Don’t say that it’s not too much…
Hayato sighed greatly.
– … and, Sakura, the live starts in 15 minutes. Because you have a last meeting from now on, oh and Karen-chan, I wonder if we can end the conversation with your older brother around here?
Souffle comes in between the four people and made a stop*.
– Well then, shall we go back soon?
– ‘kay, see you after the live.
– Do your best, Karen-chan.
Saying so, Hayato and Emile started to walk towards the door to leave the room.
– Err, Nii-san…
Hayato was called to halt by Karen and turns around in front of the door.
What was visible to him is the figure of Karen who’s staring fixedly at him with upturned eyes.
He immediately understood what she was looking for.
– … it can’t be helped, huh.
Hayato approaches Karen and kisses her forehead.
– If it’s you, then you absolutely can do it well. Believe in yourself. Okay?
– Yes!
– Hey, Hayato-kun. What about me?
Sakura combed her hair upwards and showed her forehead, tapping it twice with her fingers.
Is she perhaps insisting on a kiss?
– Well…
– Hayato, why are you puzzled by the joke of Sakura? Let’s go.
Taking the arm of Hayato, Emile tries to leave from the room.
Hayato didn’t oppose to it.
– Sakura, do your best too!
Leaving those words with her, Hayato disappears from the dressing room and Sakura muttered, pouting her lips.
– Tsk, even though I wasn’t joking…
– It says number 22 M and number 23 M, so are these our seats?
Hayato and Emile found the number of the chairs written in the ticket that was sent to their PDAs and sat down.
They heard those are staff seats.
Which means that it’s a place where the stage is quite easy to see.
– Come to think of it, isn’t it nice that we are carrying these today?
Hayato also turns his line of sight beyond the line of sight of Emile.
These are heart-shaped penlights which are fan goods. The color changes depending on the signal transmitted by the organizer of the live concert.
– What do I do, are they selling them somewhere?
Hayato said to Emile, investigating the surroundings.
– It’s not that it’s mandatory to have them, you know?
– Is that so?
– These are the staff seats, right? There’s almost no people around here, huh——ah…
At the staff seats, she noticed the figure of Judal Harvey, the company president of Warslan.
It doesn’t mean that he’s sitting.
While being accompanied by Neveah Grauss, a female Slayer with bobcat hair who’s his bodyguard, he stood as he is and greets the person who is a high official of the United States of Liberia.
Hayato was watching his figure and met his eyes with the ones of Judal.
Then, separating from the other party with whom he was having a talk, Judal got close to Hayato’s side together with the female Slayer.
– Hi, it’s been a long time, Kisaragi Hayato-kun. Today it seems that your little sister will also sing during this live concert, isn’t she?
Judal started talking to Hayato while showing a radiant smile on his face.
– Umm, after she came to Little Garden, her body has become considerably better…. For this too, I give my thanks to Warslan and everyone in Little Garden.
– I am glad you are saying so. Even though I am saying that as gratitude, I will leave Warslan and Little Garden under your care from now on.
– Ah, yes…
– Next is, Emile Crossford-kun.
Subsequently, Judal points his eyes to Emile.
– I have heard stories about family issues. It seems you have a lot of hardships, but like Kisaragi Hayato-kun, you are an important person for both Little Garden and Warslan. I would appreciate if you stay here from now on. I will be relying on you.
– Ah, yeah… understood.
Wondering about why he came to talk about her family so suddenly, Emile answered with discomfort.
Still, regarding Judal, he was satisfied.
– Well then, I still have greetings to do, so I will take my leave from here.
While showing a smile on his whole face, and turning his back on Hayato and Emile, he went away with his bodyguard.
– I got somewhat tired even before the live.
Hayato sat down on the seat while taking a big breath.
– Other than that, what are those “family issues”?
– Well, those are…. The reason why I came to Little Garden. But why are you saying such a thing now?
*Ahahaha*, laughing, Emile took out the PDA from her pocket.
– It’s almost time to start the concert, so why don’t we put them in silent mode?
– Ah, you’re right.
Emile puts the PDA in silent mode.
Similarly, Hayato turned the PDA into silent mode and turned his line of sight to the stage again.
After all, this place is a stadium.
Unlike the live they watched before, the stage isn’t elaborate, it’s simple.
Since it’s still evening, they can hardly produce it with illumination.
They can’t imagine what kind of live it will be.
– Oh, looks like it’s starting.
A cheerful melody began to sound.
Excited cheering reverberates.
Naturally, they were starting to clap following the rhythm.
While everyone is waiting impatiently for the appearance of the Oriental Wizard, Kirishima Sakura appears from the wing of the stage.
Sakura doesn’t get affected with the cheers that become even bigger.
Waving with a dignified attitude in response to the cheering of the audience, she stood at the center of the stage.
The flowing music fades out.
– Hello!
Sakura shouts and 「Hello!」the voices return in unison from the audience seating.
– Hi, I’m Kirishima Sakura! I decided to do a mini-live today as a student of Little Garden and not as Kirishima “Oriental Wizard” Sakura. Even though it’s a mini, I am not going to let down everyone who came to see this, so treat us well!
Should it be said as expected of someone who is experienced?
With the influence of Sakura, the voltage of the venue goes up in one go.
– To everyone who came to Little Garden and everyone living in Little Garden, please enjoy and remember this day. Well then, without delay, the first song is——
Sakura aimed at the sky that is dyed in madder red and shouted, putting up the ore she held in her hand.
– Diva, descend! HUNDRED ON!
The light emitted from the ore wraps up the body of Sakura.
What appeared from that light is Sakura who wore shrine maiden clothes and what flowed out is an intro of her representative song with Yamato as its motive.
Thereupon, something happened.
The atmosphere of the stadium changes instantaneously, the world has changed.
This is the ability of Kirishima “Oriental Wizard” Sakura, it dominates the atmosphere of this place like this.
That is influenced by her Hundred——Fairy Fairy Tale, the production of the liveand that she’s also a Variant.
However, Hayato of course understood that it’s not only that.
No, it seems that it was understood by everyone already.
The music she created. The voice overflowing from inside her body.
The way of doing that intonation, the gestures that reach till the fingertips and the tips of the toes from the top of the head.
A stage production using Hundred.
What is creating a sense of unity is the ability she possessed when she was born, and which is based on the results that she honed with effort——
And so, the audience is fascinated and captured by her.
They were invited not here but somewhere else, there they can spend a happy time.
(It’s truly amazing…)
He didn’t recognize it because she stayed too close lately, but she’s a pro among pros.
He wonders if Karen-chan can sing properly when bursting into the stage of such Sakura.
Is she going to be able to sing by herself and of course with Sakura?
His anxiety is unendurable.
That might be the same for Karen.
But, to Hayato who’s in the audience seating, he can only pray so that it turns out well.
Sakura finished singing two songs, then the turn for Karen to sing came at last.
– Next is the entry of a special guest. I think that everyone knows her, she’s a very popular person on the music pages of the cyberspace now.
When Sakura incited them on the stage, excited cheering arose from the audience seating.
– Everyone please welcomes her with applause. Well then, Kisaragi Karen-san, please come!
The venue is packed with applause.
Of course, both Hayato and Emile welcomed Karen with applause similarly to the other spectators.
While being showered with a lot of applause, Karen appears sitting in a wheelchair from the wing of the stage and held a mic in her hands.
As expected, she looks troubled with this situation.
Karen dyed her face red as she felt embarrassed, then stopped at the center of the stage and turned her eyes to the audience seating.
– Uh, umm…
The words of Karen were stopping completely with that much.
(Is she okay?)
While Hayato was worried, when Karen tried to speak again, a high-pitched sound stood up.
– Wawaaa!?
Karen shows confusion once again.
– Karen-chan. It’s okay, so calm down. Take a deep breath, a deep breath!
– Ah, yes. I understand!
Karen answers with a loud voice in contrast with Sakura who called out to her with a small voice from the side.
The venue is packed with laughter.
– Do your best!
The voice of support came flying too.
Karen responds to that.
– Ye-yes, I will do my b… auh!
Reflexively lowering her head, she hit her head with the mic.
*Thud*, a dull sound resounds in the stadium.
– I- is she… really okay, I wonder?
While Hayato smiles wryly, Karen took deep breaths once again.
It seems she was finally able to regain her composure.
– Nice to meet you, everyone. Karen is, no, that’s not it, I am… Kisaragi Karen.
First is, her greeting.
The venue falls completely silent and listens carefully the words of Karen.
During that time, she started talking about her own circumstances.
She contracted an unknown disease that started to prevail on and after the First Attack, her body was weak from a very young age and became confined.
The Second Attack occurred during her stay in Gudenburg, where she lost her parents.
Thereupon, she met Sakura for a moment.
After that she returned to Yamato and lived with her older brother in an orphanage.
Then she got to know that her older brother had the ability of the Slayers and was able to receive cutting edge medical treatment in Little Garden.
Moreover, she was able to see her admired Sakura there, and that’s how she became able to stand in this place like this.
There were a lot of difficulties, but thanks to the support of the people around her, to everyone who passed time with her at the orphanage, to her friend with whom she was together at the hospital of Yamato and who’s also watching this relay broadcasting, she can sing with happiness in this way.
And of course, all those who took care of her in Little Garden and expected to watch her standing here.
– That’s why Karen… no, I intend to return the favor to a lot of people who have supported me so far——and like Sakura-san, I would like to be a person who can give courage to those with the same circumstances as me. I will sing, putting into it such feelings——
Karen gets up from the wheelchair and shouted, putting up the Hundred in the sky.
– This is the first step towards my dreams——Sacred Amulet HUNDRED ON!
In the security HQ aka briefing room of Little Garden that operates the security of the founding festival, Claire was watching attentively the state of the live concert of Karen, watching the live video displayed on the floating monitor placed before her eyes.
– I am glad that Karen-san got this better by coming to Little Garden.
– I think so too desuwane.
There’s a boy who’s the escort of Claire and that is managing the security in this place with her——he’s Chris Steinbelt, a middle school second-year student who belongs to the intelligence department. Claire smiled happily.
– Even though Kisaragi Hayato is still a first-year student, he has been constantly dealing with hardships desumono. If this became one of the repayments of kindness, then that is the best desuwa.
Both Claire and Chris kept listening to the song of Karen.
That song that Hayato listened in the hospital room.
Kirishima Sakura wrote music notes for Kisaragi Karen, it’s an up-tempo number.
– Ah, Claire-sama.
– What is it, Chris? If it’s a conversation, then leave it after this song is over…
Making a tantrum like a child, Claire pouts her lips.
She just wants to listen to Karen’s song now.
She said so with that attitude.
– I am sorry…. But since 《LiZA》showed a reaction, I thought that it would be better if I reported it to you——
– … I will confirm it now masuwa.
Claire taps the keyboard in front of her and changed the live video from full screen to window mode and connected to《LiZA》.
——It’s a wonderful song.
In the opened window, the message of that line was written.
– Apparently the song of the little sister of Kisaragi Hayato is also the favorite of《LiZA》desuwane.
When Claire slips out a smile, the sound of an alarm sounded all of a sudden in the room and the red lamp installed on the ceiling of the room began to rotate.
– What is happening this time desuno!?
Claire shouts as the room turns red.
Next, one of the students of the intelligence department raised his voice.
– An unidentified ship is rapidly approaching Little Garden! At this rate, it will collide with us!
– What did you say!?
