TL note: Got my first donation. Feels good man. Thank Raycantwo for the faster release pace in the next few days!
「…… Really, there’s a limit to desecrating the dead.」
Just like the day before, Sei sits on a chair while I kneel down on the floor while getting preached upon。
By the way, Sei isn’t wearing gym clothes anymore but instead her school uniform。
Yesterday I used 『Risai』 to restore the uniform’s appearance back to what it was。
As such it’s no longer no-bra gym clothes。
No-bra gym clothes don’t exist。
「…… Indeed, Madoka-san and the others, their bodies are just as soft as they were alive and just as pretty but…… What is it, with that look.」
Sei shows a dubious face towards my dejected expression。
「No, nothing.」
「…… Is that so。 Anyway, doesn’t senpai not understand enough that what you’re doing is a crime？」
Coming back to topic, Sei continues her sermon。
Sei is quite angry。
Yesterday she warned me but today I did it again。
She must be angry。
「No well, I understand that it’s wrong but……」
「Then why are you doing it？」
「Yesterday when I went to sleep I went alone but…… I guess I was lonely？ When I noticed it seems I had given the order……」
I scratch my head。
Hugging Madoka to sleep was truly done unconsciously。
Even so, as Sei says, what I’m doing isn’t what someone should do but。
「…… That’s not a reason.」
Saying so Sei gets up and goes in the kitchen。 {TL note: Like she should}
Her words themselves went against my excuse, but her attitude couldn’t be described as such。
（…… Huh？ I’m getting…… Sympathized with？）
That’s what I thought when I felt Sei’s pity and anger。
After a while Sei got out of the kitchen。
When it’s the Lantern Festival, there are two parts to breakfast。
White rice, and miso soup。
Fried egg on top of boiled vegetables like boiled cabbage and carrot。
It’s a simple but a nice breakfast。
「Because the vegetables are starting to get old, I fired them up。 It’s not much but here you go.」
Saying such Sei lines up the dishes。
「Eh, is it alright？」
「…… I think that right now we’re in quite the special situation。 The surroundings are filled with people who became crazy and attack。 In that situation senpai was alone。 A bad consequence to your mind might have appeared。 I do not think that the sin of a person disappears just because one’s state of mind is in a bad place, but the Japanese law takes it into consideration.」 {TL note: God, please smite Sei!}
Sei faces me as she finishes lining up the dishes。
「…… Moreover, senpai is the one who saved me twice after all。 I cannot treat such a person recklessly.」
Sei grins and smiles at me。
That’s a smile of forgiveness。
「T-Thanks！」
Standing up I take Sei’s hands。
「Kya！」
Surprised by my quick movement, Sei immediately wipes my foot and throws me into the air。
「Oo！？」
I beautifully spin in the air like a beyblade。
「Ah, exc-……」 (Sei)
While Sei apologizes for her action, but with the slap of clothes I regain my balance in mid-air and land on my feet。
「…… H-high.」 (Shinji)
To be thrown so cleanly, she hadn’t seen it with any other than her father。
While surprised, I’m interested with Sei’s ability。
「…… use…… me.」 (Sei)
I look at Sei who finished apologizing。
This opened Sei’s eyes。
Sei’s feelings were surprise and interest。
「…… Have you practiced martial arts or something？」
Sei asks me while eating breakfast。
「No, nothing.」
I drink the miso soup Sei made。
I take a big gulp and the soup stock works wonders, it’s delicious。
「Just before, the poise of your body was an impressive sight」
「Ah。 It’s because when I was younger my parent threw me around a lot。 I’m only good at falling techniques。 Once I was camping, and I was alone for a week in a mountain where there are bears.」 {TL note: did bears wrestle him or something lmao}
「I see.」
And Sei assented。
Shinji had quite the strange childhood, but as Sei had similar experiences the conversation flowed limpidly。
Sei is also an odd girl。
By the way, although Shinji doesn’t realize it himself, the event with the bear is one of the reasons why Shinji starting liking games。
Even with the bears and his father’s threats, being alone in the mountains for a week, let alone seeing a bear, nothing actually happened。
For a whole week with nothing happening at all, Shinji passed the tedious days by focusing on gaming。
「Thanks for the meal.」 {TL note: gochisou sama deshita, go = great, chisou= feast}
I put my hands together。 {TL note: prayer pose, to thank the meal for letting itself be eaten peacefully}
The meal Sei made was simple but the technique was on point so I was tasty。
I’m very satisfied。
「It was nothing much.」 {TL note: osomatsu sama deshita, o = great, somatsu = humble/rough/plain. I deem this untranslatable. Prove me wrong in the comments}
Sei returns a reply。
「…… The poor meal？」
I didn’t hear it wrong。
「Yes。 It’s nothing much, it’s a reply to 『thanks for the meal』, that’s how you use it……」
I lean my head, and Sei looks at me with curiosity。
It’s true that you can answer 『thanks for the meal』 with 『it was nothing much』 as traditional manners go, but in practicality 『thanks for the meal』 is usually answered with 『yes』 or 『thanks』。 {TL note: if anyone’s interested, gochisou-sama is usually answered with ‘hai’ or ‘domo’}
The opportunity to say 『thanks for the meal』 and comparing with others’ reply at lunch goes back to elementary school, and it is not a situation where anyone can reply to them, it’s natural for Shinji to have never heard the words 『it was nothing much』 as a reply。
「It was this tasty, it’s weird to say it was nothing much.」 {TL note: god this can’t translate too well, but I believe this works right?}
「I didn’t have much time or many ingredients to my disposal, I couldn’t make anything great。 Did it suit your taste？」
「Yeah。 It was super delicious.」
Without adornments to Shinji’s words, his mindless frank impression makes Sei shy。
「…… I’ll pour in the tea, alright.」
「Oh, really？ Thank you.」
Sei stood up and went to the kitchen。
As Sei poured the tea and returned I was no longer at the table。
「…… What are you making them do？」
I was in front of the 17 girl corpse ogres。
I was moving my arms up and down。
Sei approaches with a doubtful expression。
「Hum？ Ah, I’m cleaning off dust and stuff that’s trapped in their hair.」
Looking closely, Sei saw the comb in my hands I was using to comb their hair。
「…… Are you always doing this sort of thing？」
「No, until now I’ve only made them move with orders after all。 There used to not be enough dust to attract my attention。 But maybe because I didn’t give much orders yesterday, it seems dust has accumulated。 『Risai』 doesn’t seem to remove any of it as well.」
Even by casting 『Risai』, clothes don’t disappear, perhaps it’s the same thing。
Dust that’s in contact with the body doesn’t come off by casting 『Risai』。
Sei looks at Shinji’s hands moving。
Conscientiously combing the soft hair, Shinji seemed very tender。
「…… Won’t you make that wait for a while？ I’ve poured the tea, I’ll do it instead.」
I stop my movements at Sei’s proposal。
「Alright。 I’ll leave it to you.」
I pass Sei the comb。 {TL note: comb of Elemio}
Sei didn’t want Shinji to take care of the girls’ hair any longer。
Although Sei didn’t really know the reason why。
Finishing the tea, the two of us tidy up the tableware。
As long as Sei’s here, I can’t order the corpse ogre girls to do it。
Combing their hair comes after this。
「…… That reminds me, yesterday senpai went around the 4th floor right？」
「Ah, there was nobody there though.」
I answer while washing the tableware。
Yesterday after getting preached upon by Sei I went around the 4th floor。
As a result, in front of the girl’s changing room where there was that terrible encounter with female corpse ogres, there was not a single person in sight。
That’s right, even corpse ogres。
There were cockroach and mouse corpse ogres, but there were clearly few of them。
On the 5th floor, there were not less than 30 corpse ogres。
Even so on the 4th floor I only defeated 2 male corpse ogres and Michiyama。
The female corpse ogres I encountered countless times on the 4th floor are really few in numbers。
（…… Michiyama must have killed them.）
I couldn’t see any corpses, but there many bloodstained classrooms。
I’m not sure if some people managed to evacuate, or if they all became corpse ogres, but there’s no doubt a disastrous situation happened there as well。
（…… If I had properly killed and gathered materials the first time……）
The strength I use to wash the plates becomes stronger。 Unnaturally。
「…… Senpai？」
「…… Eh？」
I recover my senses with Sei’s voice。
「Are you alright？ You were making a very scary face.」
「Ah, I’m alright, I’m alright.」
I rinse off the dish washer off the plate I’m holding。
Seeing Shinji like that, Sei worries a bit but he himself says he’s alright。
Sei didn’t want pry any more, but instead just continue the conversation。
「…… By the way, will you be going to the 3rd floor today？」
「Ah, that’s right.」
「…… You plan to kill the males and bring the female corpse ogres from the 3rd floor to this cafe, just like yesterday？」
Yesterday I brought the female corpse ogres of the 4th floor back here to the cafe。
Remembering Shinji’s figure when he came back princess-carrying female corpse ogres with towels over their mouths, Sei feels a bit unpleasant。
「That’s my plan however？」
「…… In that case, is it alright if I accompany you as well？」
Saying so, Sei finishes rinsing a plate and wipes it, my steps stop。
「…… Are you serious？」
「Yes。 I can’t let senpai carry on all of the hardships by himself after all.」
「Do you want to search for Shishito or something？」
「Yes…… wait eeh！？ No, eh？ Why does senpai！？ Feeeeh！？」 {TL note: it’s when I wrote this sentence that I understood I failed in life. Sorry mom, dad.}
Sei’s face gets bright red, her actions become suspicious。
It’s an easy to read reaction。
Looking at Sei’s ambiance, beside the feeling of duty or anxiety, I clearly felt love。
As a result, looking at Sei’s confused and cute expressions I’m satisfied。
「A first year’s 『love comedy』 is famous after all。 Tokoharu-san is pretty after all, I thought you had a relation to Shishito-kun.」
「No, it’s not like I’m pretty, or anything…… Shishito-kun is just a friend anyways, and a 『love comedy』 is somehow……」
Sei hangs her head that’s still bright red。
「…… From now on it’s a serious conversation however.」
I drop my tone。
「…… What is it？」
「I won’t kill female corpse ogres。 But this is my rule so Tokoharu-san doesn’t need to do that。 Is that good？」
「Yes.」
Sei nods。
「…… In short, as Tokoharu-san follows me, I won’t protect you actively。 If I think I’m in danger I might leave you behind。 If you act as you like, I might abandon you。 It’s your own responsibility whether you kill corpse ogres or get killed, is that alright？」
Sei opens her eyes wide, then nods。
「Of course.」
Sei somehow looks happy。
Just like that I continue speaking about various dangers to keep in mind。
「Also, to decrease danger I’ll kill the male corpse ogres。 However…… If you see one you don’t wish to be killed, just tell me alright.」
「T-That is……」
At my words, Sei’s bewildered。
Shinji must mean this。
『If you see Shishito, tell me.』
However if Shishito’s a corpse ogre, it means he’s dead。
Sei doesn’t want to think about Shishito being dead, but if that was the case…… Certainly Sei wouldn’t want to hurt his corpse。
Sei still doesn’t know about the resuscitation potion。
I haven’t taken upon myself to tell her yet。
「…… I understand.」
「Alright。 Then, let’s prepare。 We’re coming back here for lunch, but just in case carry some food and water……」
I catch something move in the corner of my eyes。
I immediately start up my tablet and equip my paired swords。
「W-what is it？」
「…… Somehow, something’s not right.」
While Sei stands to protect me, I look around my surroundings。
「…… Something you say, but what.」
Suddenly, there’s a line flashing towards Sei。
I block it with Red Horse。
「…… Thread？」
The line’s true colors facing Sei was in fact a half transparent thread。
I look towards the end of the line。
「…… Sergeant？」
Hiding beneath the cover, there was a spider corpse ogre twice as big as the one yesterday。
TL note: Got my first donation. Feels good man. Thank Raycantwo for the faster release pace in the next few days!
「…… Really, there’s a limit to desecrating the dead.」
Just like the day before, Sei sits on a chair while I kneel down on the floor while getting preached upon。
By the way, Sei isn’t wearing gym clothes anymore but instead her school uniform。
Yesterday I used 『Risai』 to restore the uniform’s appearance back to what it was。
As such it’s no longer no-bra gym clothes。
No-bra gym clothes don’t exist。
「…… Indeed, Madoka-san and the others, their bodies are just as soft as they were alive and just as pretty but…… What is it, with that look.」
Sei shows a dubious face towards my dejected expression。
「No, nothing.」
「…… Is that so。 Anyway, doesn’t senpai not understand enough that what you’re doing is a crime？」
Coming back to topic, Sei continues her sermon。
Sei is quite angry。
Yesterday she warned me but today I did it again。
She must be angry。
「No well, I understand that it’s wrong but……」
「Then why are you doing it？」
「Yesterday when I went to sleep I went alone but…… I guess I was lonely？ When I noticed it seems I had given the order……」
I scratch my head。
Hugging Madoka to sleep was truly done unconsciously。
Even so, as Sei says, what I’m doing isn’t what someone should do but。
「…… That’s not a reason.」
Saying so Sei gets up and goes in the kitchen。 {TL note: Like she should}
Her words themselves went against my excuse, but her attitude couldn’t be described as such。
（…… Huh？ I’m getting…… Sympathized with？）
That’s what I thought when I felt Sei’s pity and anger。
After a while Sei got out of the kitchen。
When it’s the Lantern Festival, there are two parts to breakfast。
White rice, and miso soup。
Fried egg on top of boiled vegetables like boiled cabbage and carrot。
It’s a simple but a nice breakfast。
「Because the vegetables are starting to get old, I fired them up。 It’s not much but here you go.」
Saying such Sei lines up the dishes。
「Eh, is it alright？」
「…… I think that right now we’re in quite the special situation。 The surroundings are filled with people who became crazy and attack。 In that situation senpai was alone。 A bad consequence to your mind might have appeared。 I do not think that the sin of a person disappears just because one’s state of mind is in a bad place, but the Japanese law takes it into consideration.」 {TL note: God, please smite Sei!}
Sei faces me as she finishes lining up the dishes。
「…… Moreover, senpai is the one who saved me twice after all。 I cannot treat such a person recklessly.」
Sei grins and smiles at me。
That’s a smile of forgiveness。
「T-Thanks！」
Standing up I take Sei’s hands。
「Kya！」
Surprised by my quick movement, Sei immediately wipes my foot and throws me into the air。
「Oo！？」
I beautifully spin in the air like a beyblade。
「Ah, exc-……」 (Sei)
While Sei apologizes for her action, but with the slap of clothes I regain my balance in mid-air and land on my feet。
「…… H-high.」 (Shinji)
To be thrown so cleanly, she hadn’t seen it with any other than her father。
While surprised, I’m interested with Sei’s ability。
「…… use…… me.」 (Sei)
I look at Sei who finished apologizing。
This opened Sei’s eyes。
Sei’s feelings were surprise and interest。
「…… Have you practiced martial arts or something？」
Sei asks me while eating breakfast。
「No, nothing.」
I drink the miso soup Sei made。
I take a big gulp and the soup stock works wonders, it’s delicious。
「Just before, the poise of your body was an impressive sight」
「Ah。 It’s because when I was younger my parent threw me around a lot。 I’m only good at falling techniques。 Once I was camping, and I was alone for a week in a mountain where there are bears.」 {TL note: did bears wrestle him or something lmao}
「I see.」
And Sei assented。
Shinji had quite the strange childhood, but as Sei had similar experiences the conversation flowed limpidly。
Sei is also an odd girl。
By the way, although Shinji doesn’t realize it himself, the event with the bear is one of the reasons why Shinji starting liking games。
Even with the bears and his father’s threats, being alone in the mountains for a week, let alone seeing a bear, nothing actually happened。
For a whole week with nothing happening at all, Shinji passed the tedious days by focusing on gaming。
「Thanks for the meal.」 {TL note: gochisou sama deshita, go = great, chisou= feast}
I put my hands together。 {TL note: prayer pose, to thank the meal for letting itself be eaten peacefully}
The meal Sei made was simple but the technique was on point so I was tasty。
I’m very satisfied。
「It was nothing much.」 {TL note: osomatsu sama deshita, o = great, somatsu = humble/rough/plain. I deem this untranslatable. Prove me wrong in the comments}
Sei returns a reply。
「…… The poor meal？」
I didn’t hear it wrong。
「Yes。 It’s nothing much, it’s a reply to 『thanks for the meal』, that’s how you use it……」
I lean my head, and Sei looks at me with curiosity。
It’s true that you can answer 『thanks for the meal』 with 『it was nothing much』 as traditional manners go, but in practicality 『thanks for the meal』 is usually answered with 『yes』 or 『thanks』。 {TL note: if anyone’s interested, gochisou-sama is usually answered with ‘hai’ or ‘domo’}
The opportunity to say 『thanks for the meal』 and comparing with others’ reply at lunch goes back to elementary school, and it is not a situation where anyone can reply to them, it’s natural for Shinji to have never heard the words 『it was nothing much』 as a reply。
「It was this tasty, it’s weird to say it was nothing much.」 {TL note: god this can’t translate too well, but I believe this works right?}
「I didn’t have much time or many ingredients to my disposal, I couldn’t make anything great。 Did it suit your taste？」
「Yeah。 It was super delicious.」
Without adornments to Shinji’s words, his mindless frank impression makes Sei shy。
「…… I’ll pour in the tea, alright.」
「Oh, really？ Thank you.」
Sei stood up and went to the kitchen。
As Sei poured the tea and returned I was no longer at the table。
「…… What are you making them do？」
I was in front of the 17 girl corpse ogres。
I was moving my arms up and down。
Sei approaches with a doubtful expression。
「Hum？ Ah, I’m cleaning off dust and stuff that’s trapped in their hair.」
Looking closely, Sei saw the comb in my hands I was using to comb their hair。
「…… Are you always doing this sort of thing？」
「No, until now I’ve only made them move with orders after all。 There used to not be enough dust to attract my attention。 But maybe because I didn’t give much orders yesterday, it seems dust has accumulated。 『Risai』 doesn’t seem to remove any of it as well.」
Even by casting 『Risai』, clothes don’t disappear, perhaps it’s the same thing。
Dust that’s in contact with the body doesn’t come off by casting 『Risai』。
Sei looks at Shinji’s hands moving。
Conscientiously combing the soft hair, Shinji seemed very tender。
「…… Won’t you make that wait for a while？ I’ve poured the tea, I’ll do it instead.」
I stop my movements at Sei’s proposal。
「Alright。 I’ll leave it to you.」
I pass Sei the comb。 {TL note: comb of Elemio}
Sei didn’t want Shinji to take care of the girls’ hair any longer。
Although Sei didn’t really know the reason why。
Finishing the tea, the two of us tidy up the tableware。
As long as Sei’s here, I can’t order the corpse ogre girls to do it。
Combing their hair comes after this。
「…… That reminds me, yesterday senpai went around the 4th floor right？」
「Ah, there was nobody there though.」
I answer while washing the tableware。
Yesterday after getting preached upon by Sei I went around the 4th floor。
As a result, in front of the girl’s changing room where there was that terrible encounter with female corpse ogres, there was not a single person in sight。
That’s right, even corpse ogres。
There were cockroach and mouse corpse ogres, but there were clearly few of them。
On the 5th floor, there were not less than 30 corpse ogres。
Even so on the 4th floor I only defeated 2 male corpse ogres and Michiyama。
The female corpse ogres I encountered countless times on the 4th floor are really few in numbers。
（…… Michiyama must have killed them.）
I couldn’t see any corpses, but there many bloodstained classrooms。
I’m not sure if some people managed to evacuate, or if they all became corpse ogres, but there’s no doubt a disastrous situation happened there as well。
（…… If I had properly killed and gathered materials the first time……）
The strength I use to wash the plates becomes stronger。 Unnaturally。
「…… Senpai？」
「…… Eh？」
I recover my senses with Sei’s voice。
「Are you alright？ You were making a very scary face.」
「Ah, I’m alright, I’m alright.」
I rinse off the dish washer off the plate I’m holding。
Seeing Shinji like that, Sei worries a bit but he himself says he’s alright。
Sei didn’t want pry any more, but instead just continue the conversation。
「…… By the way, will you be going to the 3rd floor today？」
「Ah, that’s right.」
「…… You plan to kill the males and bring the female corpse ogres from the 3rd floor to this cafe, just like yesterday？」
Yesterday I brought the female corpse ogres of the 4th floor back here to the cafe。
Remembering Shinji’s figure when he came back princess-carrying female corpse ogres with towels over their mouths, Sei feels a bit unpleasant。
「That’s my plan however？」
「…… In that case, is it alright if I accompany you as well？」
Saying so, Sei finishes rinsing a plate and wipes it, my steps stop。
「…… Are you serious？」
「Yes。 I can’t let senpai carry on all of the hardships by himself after all.」
「Do you want to search for Shishito or something？」
「Yes…… wait eeh！？ No, eh？ Why does senpai！？ Feeeeh！？」 {TL note: it’s when I wrote this sentence that I understood I failed in life. Sorry mom, dad.}
Sei’s face gets bright red, her actions become suspicious。
It’s an easy to read reaction。
Looking at Sei’s ambiance, beside the feeling of duty or anxiety, I clearly felt love。
As a result, looking at Sei’s confused and cute expressions I’m satisfied。
「A first year’s 『love comedy』 is famous after all。 Tokoharu-san is pretty after all, I thought you had a relation to Shishito-kun.」
「No, it’s not like I’m pretty, or anything…… Shishito-kun is just a friend anyways, and a 『love comedy』 is somehow……」
Sei hangs her head that’s still bright red。
「…… From now on it’s a serious conversation however.」
I drop my tone。
「…… What is it？」
「I won’t kill female corpse ogres。 But this is my rule so Tokoharu-san doesn’t need to do that。 Is that good？」
「Yes.」
Sei nods。
「…… In short, as Tokoharu-san follows me, I won’t protect you actively。 If I think I’m in danger I might leave you behind。 If you act as you like, I might abandon you。 It’s your own responsibility whether you kill corpse ogres or get killed, is that alright？」
Sei opens her eyes wide, then nods。
「Of course.」
Sei somehow looks happy。
Just like that I continue speaking about various dangers to keep in mind。
「Also, to decrease danger I’ll kill the male corpse ogres。 However…… If you see one you don’t wish to be killed, just tell me alright.」
「T-That is……」
At my words, Sei’s bewildered。
Shinji must mean this。
『If you see Shishito, tell me.』
However if Shishito’s a corpse ogre, it means he’s dead。
Sei doesn’t want to think about Shishito being dead, but if that was the case…… Certainly Sei wouldn’t want to hurt his corpse。
Sei still doesn’t know about the resuscitation potion。
I haven’t taken upon myself to tell her yet。
「…… I understand.」
「Alright。 Then, let’s prepare。 We’re coming back here for lunch, but just in case carry some food and water……」
I catch something move in the corner of my eyes。
I immediately start up my tablet and equip my paired swords。
「W-what is it？」
「…… Somehow, something’s not right.」
While Sei stands to protect me, I look around my surroundings。
「…… Something you say, but what.」
Suddenly, there’s a line flashing towards Sei。
I block it with Red Horse。
「…… Thread？」
The line’s true colors facing Sei was in fact a half transparent thread。
I look towards the end of the line。
「…… Sergeant？」
Hiding beneath the cover, there was a spider corpse ogre twice as big as the one yesterday。
