Chapter 222: Real Strong Part 2
Eh, the hell, the fuck is this! I’m starting to feel scared here! Of course I could just turn around and have a look who was following , but if it turned out that it was just so random stranger, than this would be helluva awkward.
That would be simply unbearable. “Why is this guy looking at ?” “Why is this guy following ?” To be subjected to such awkwardness right on the very first day of school would be simply too much to bear for the little old .
Whatever should I do here? Should I just run away in hopes of shaking the bastard off? No, I cannot do that. If I suddenly break into a mad dash here, it would be simultaneous with admitting to my stalker that I am aware of the fact that I’m being stalked. And who knows what might happen then?
It’s like the only way for to win this is to start running away, but actually starting to run away would an admitting defeat…… God damn it, it’s only the beginning of September, it’s way too early for to be dragged into mind gas like that! And the fact that this ga called life is sothing you cannot log out of was not helping in the slightest!
「…… Ah, umm!!」
「!!??」
It spoke! No, wait a second! It was more like it tried to talk to ! What the hell!? What is it!? What is it that you’re after!?
Why would you try to make contact in this kind of situation!? Was it the fact that there was sothing on my back? Then in that case it was my duty as a true gentleman to act accordingly, thank that soone and laugh at my own carelessness.
「Yes!? What seeth to beest the problem!?」
「Ahh, umm…… You’re Hizuto-kun, right?」
Turning around, instead of a hired hitman that my brain was imagining, I have seen a young girl about my age, wearing the uniform of the sa high school as I was wearing.
「Ah, umm, Saiga… -san?」
「Y-Yes, that’s right. H-Hizuto-kun, umm, ahh…… Sumr vacation! It’s been a while!」
「Sumr…… Ah, oh, yeah, now that you ntion it.」
Ahh, now I see. That must have been the reason why I was not sure who it was that was walking behind .
Unlike that one day during the Sumr when she was wearing that thin one piece dress, Saiga-san right now was wearing the sumr version of our high school’s girls’ uniform. She was also smiling happily with her face slightly flushed red, most probably because of the Sumr heat that was still to be felt in the atmosphere. Yes, that has to be it.
Umu, I know that it was probably rude to think that way about soone, but right about now when I look at Saiga-san I get a feeling that she would make for a fine heroine in a number of different dating sims. That’s how cute and stylish she was.
「Huh? Do you perhaps live sowhere close-by, Saiga-san?」
「Eh? Umm, ahh…… I wanted to change my routine for a bit and I went to school different way, and, umm…… That’s when I noticed you, Hizuto-kun…… Yes! It was completely by accident!」
「I-I see……」
Well, it would certainly explain a whole lot of things. For example: the fact that we happened to bump into one another in front of that convenience store around my neighborhood. So that must an she lives sowhere in that area as well, huh?
However, the fact about the whereabouts of Saiga-san’s house ans very little to . Almost as nothing as a ga that I have little to no interest in.
Now then, the real question right now is: whatever should I do from here? Should I call it quits here and be on my way? Or should I make so attempt at small talk, even though I know that it might end up rather poorly?
「But I must say, sumr vacation ended in a flash and what do you know? It’s back to school already.」
「T-That’s true…… It’s really is back to school already, that’s why……」
Well, it would certainly be nice to have more holidays available to you, but such a thing is not good in its own right. Because of that life would lose so of its sharpness. At least that’s my take on it.
Reality and gas are both pretty nice as long as you indulge in them in moderation. Well, there are ways in this world for one to live by doing nothing besides what one likes, but…… the only people like that that co to my mind are those foregners and Natsu-san. Strange, why would I think about Silvia Goldberg here?
「………」
「………」
Kuh, talk about awkward. Co on now, Saiga-san. Throw so ball here, give sothing to work with! Don’t force finding the conversation topic all onto !
If I had more experience in socializing with other people, maybe I would be able to co up with conversation topics like machine gun or even a rail gun. However, my sphere of interest tend to lie elsewhere, so when it cos to socializing my caliber is only sothing similar to an old revolver. Rather poor and ineffective at best. But I must try to co up with sothing……!
「Ah…… Ahhhh, oh, yeah! That’s right! Speaking of which, do you play ShanFro, Saiga-san?」
「Fueah.」
「Fueah?」
「No, no, it’s nothing! Please! It’s nothing! Umm, yes. Yes, that’s correct! I’m playing ShanFro from ti to ti!」
Speaking of which, the last ti we t I’m sure we were having the sa kind of conversation, but we were abruptly interrupted for so reason. But I’m sure it was certainly about ShanFro.
And Saiga-san shook so suddenly, probably because the topic was changed so suddenly towards a video ga. Also, the way her hair was gently swaying in the wind was really cute and appealing.
「What kind of character do you play as, Saiga-san? A Healer?」
「N-No, umm…… A Warrior one……」
That’s surprising…… Although I’ve heard rumors that Saiga-san trains in kendo and martial arts, so that sort of experience is surely to co in handy when playing warrior classes in gas. And seeing how Wezaemon was in battle, that sounds about right.
「I see…… Do you play much?」
「Emm, well, umm…… Yes. I also…… belong to a guild……」
「Oooh? Were you perhaps invited by a family mber?」
「Umm, yes, that’s right……」
Playing with your relatives poses a threat of the fact that you play a certain ga being leaked to the world, but if you enjoy the ga, you can achieve a level of teamwork that random people could only dream of.
Pencilgton, Katsu and myself. We know one another from different gas, but I can say that we are rather close. Maybe not as close as family mbers, but our teamwork is nothing to scoff at either.
That being said, sotis it turns out that you thought that playing with family mbers might be a good idea, but it ends up being quite a disaster instead. However, there is no way of knowing that beforehand, so what counts here is the intention.
But this is going well so far. The conversation is going smoothly for the ti being, without any awkward silences and topic shifts.
「Apparently a new continent has been opened recently. Do you think you’d be able to challenge it, Saiga-san?」
「I-I wonder…… There are many strong players out there…… So I’m not so sure……」
Certainly, more and more ships are starting to cruise over to the new continent, but when it cos to the center of the playerbase, I’d say that it is mostly focused around Thirdrema still. And the amount of people refraining from going to the new continent should still be larger than those who are willing to go there right away.
I also heard that players like Rei and her “Black Wolves” are yet to venture to the new continent, seemingly out of consideration for other players.
「I an yeah, not everything on the current continent has been discovered yet, so staying there does not an that it will be boring by any ans.」
After all, there are still Unique Monsters that are waiting for the players to take them on.
「Yes, I guess that, you’re right. Fufufu……」
Now this is a good sign. If soone like is able to make soone like Saiga-san laugh happily, I’d say it’s a job well done.
And then it happens. A small cicada flies in between us, about to draw its last breath and turn into a shell, even though it may have not been able to leave any offspring behind.
It plunges down towards the ground in a splendid parabola. However, there was one small detail here. Saiga-san was in its way.
If this was a ga, maybe she would have been able to do sothing about it. However this is real life, and your body does not possess the capacity to respond as fast as your thoughts.
I knew it was there because I could see it in my line of sight. However, Saiga-san was not so lucky. And before I could move my body or react in any sort of a way, that cicada managed to land on Saiga-san’s forehead.
「Hyah.」
FLICK!
「Obuah!?」
「He? Ah, aaahhh!?」
I tried to brush the cicada off Saiga-san’s forehead, but before I could react appropriety the cicada jumped from there and instead settled on my body.
To be more precise, it landed on my cheek.
I did not expect that, not in the least. I don’t know how Saiga-san managed to keep her cool like that, but upon realizing what just happened I lost my balance and fell onto the ground, this event turning into yet one more landmine that was covering this already treacherous minefield called road to school.
SHII, SHII, SHII, SHII, SHII, SHII, SHII, SHII, SHII, SHII!!
「Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch!!! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts!!??」
Agh, the leg! The leg was twisted in a strange direction, one that a leg should never bend towards too much!! And that’s not all! The wings! Please just spare the wings! It’s pretty much done without them around!
「I-I’m so terribly sorry! I-I’m going to help you right…… Kyah!?」
For poor Hizuto Rakuro-san, the very first mory right after the sumr vacation was over was to be manhandled in a really nasty fashion, just like a cicada. It was a pretty much traumatizing experience.
One thing’s for sure: Saiga Rei-san is incredibly strong.
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