“Hey... is Trinity really out here witch-hunting?”
At the place where he’d gone to visit Mika, there was all kinds of talk about witch hunts and purges.
“...What is this, medieval Europe?”
For a moment, he imagined himself killing everyone in his head.
“...Still... I probably shouldn’t kill them, right?”
Even though the Justice Task Force was trying to hold the crowd back, students far outnumbering them were shouting for the traitor to be purged.
“...Hoo...”
After one deep breath, he made a call.
Ding!
“Oh! Haruta, you’re actually calling me?”
“Teacher, can I beat some people up?”
“???... What now, and what the hell happened this time...?”
“There are people here in Trinity saying Mika needs to be purged.”
“You’re in Trinity right now?”
“Yes... in front of the main gate to the prison classroom in Trinity.”
“How many are there?”
“Hmm... roughly... about a thousand?”
“Then flatten everyone you can see there except the Justice Task Force.”
“Huh?... That easily?”
“Haruta, Kivotos is a school city. So what do we call school violence in our country?”
“...Basically murder... or something on that level... right?”
“Exactly! I’ll look up the laws on group bullying and make a case for you too, so go there and rampage as much as you can.”
“Teacher...”
“Hm? Are you about to shed tears of emotion for me?”
“Can I kill them if I want to?”
“No, not even one person. You can’t kill a single one... Those kids still have a chance to be redeemed.”
“Haa... if that’s what you say, Teacher, then I’ll follow it...”
“Yeah... I’ll clean up whatever I can afterward.”
“Yes, thank you.”
“Right, right. Then buy me a meal sometime later.”
“Yes sir.”
The moment the call ended, he slowly drew his knife. And as if the knife had noticed, it felt lighter and sharper than ever before. A vicious aura and killing intent poured from the blade, and Haruta matched it with killing intent of his own.
Clang!
“? What was that sound?”
“What the hell? Who is that guy?”
Kang!
“What is it? He’s coming this way?”
The Justice Task Force members seemed to recognize him from the look in his eyes and slowly backed away. Probably because they didn’t want to get hurt.
“...Wait, that guy...”
“A man...? Then... is he... the Teacher...?”
“Chaos?”
Bang!
Before the sound even rang out, Haruta had already vanished from their sight.
“What? Is Chaos no big deal after all?”
“Yeah, just a...”
Whoosh!
“Huh?”
Crash!
Once again, the knife let out a sound as it cut through the wind. How long had it been since he felt this refreshing using a blade?
“Haa... you damn bastards?”
The students who had been cursing Mika all reacted differently. Some reported him to the Justice Task Force, while others trembled in fear.
“Wow... even after that, there are still this many left?”
He reset his stance and raised the knife high overhead.
“Hoo... hss!”
Shhk!
“Kuh!”
More than 30 percent of the students standing in front of him were cut down. At a glance, it looked like they were falling like waves.
“Oh... the Justice Task Force has shown up...”
The report had gone through, and the Justice Task Force moved in. Of course, some of them tried to run the moment they saw Haruta, remembering the trauma he’d given them.
“Hello? Justice Task Force over there! You are the Justice Task Force, right?!”
Haruta shouted at the Justice Task Force in front of him with a loud voice.
“Ah. Can you hear me? Chaos?”
“Hey! I’m not Chaos! Use my name!”
“I’m not in the mood for jokes. Drop your weapons and surrender, and I’ll let this go here!”
“Tsk... the Justice Task Force is stingy as ever...”
Haruta put his hand back on the sword and turned around to face them.
“Hey, I’m warning you now.”
Whoosh!
Crash, crash, crash!
Haruta drew a straight line across the ground and shouted at the Justice Task Force while lifting his blade.
“If you cross this line, I’ll make sure you kiss the floor.”
“...Is that a threat?”
“It is.”
“Then we’ll subdue you by force.”
“Hey! I’m warning you! Even if you bring Tsurugi, you still can’t beat me!”
“...? Did you really just say that out loud?”
Crash!
“Let’s see... BFG... Ah! Found it.”
In his hand was a single gun larger than a person.
“Now then... get ready... and fire!”
Haruta turned once more and fired at the students who had been insulting Mika.
Kwaaaa-boom!
The ground around them was shredded, and everything in front of him was torn apart. The Trinity students were all knocked unconscious and driven into the dirt, and Haruta slipped through the gap they’d left and entered the room where Mika was waiting.
“Kahya... now that’s the BFG9000... This is why you play Doom.”
After putting the BFG away, he headed toward the prison classroom where Mika was held.
“...All right, then?”
Knock knock.
“Princess, I’m here.”
Thud!
Boom!
“Eh? Haruta? Just wait a little! One second!”
“Yes, yes. I’ll wait.”
About five minutes later, Mika came out.
“...Eh? It really is Haruta?”
“Then is there a fake Haruta too?”
“No... not that, but...”
“Oh, and if there’s anyone bullying you, tell me. I’ll smash their head into the floor.”
“Ahaha! That’s more like Haruta. Anyway, come in... It’s a little shabby inside, though...”
“Wow... still better than that damn abandoned building I used to live in.”
Mika happily showed him around the prison classroom.
“...But what is all this roll cake doing here... ugh...”
“Haa... Nagisa said she’d keep me locked up until I ate all of this...”
“You’re kidding, right?”
“Yep☆ Of course.”
“Hah... there’s no way I can eat all that... I don’t even want to look at it. Can’t we just burn it?”
“Ahaha! That sounds good too!”
“Anyway, that’s that. The reason I came is...”
“Hmm... you met Nagisa, didn’t you?”
“? How’d you know?”
“I can smell Nagisa... a faint black tea scent... roll cake cream... and mocha...”
“Are you... even human?”
“Isn’t that true for Haruta too?”
“Hm... now that you say it, that sounds weird.”
Swish.
“Sorry, but I’m really not the roll cake.”
“Then behave yourself.”
“Damn it, seriously.”
“So, Haruta? It’s been five years now.”
“Yeah... I came to finish that.”
“Yep! So what’s your answer? It has to be yes, right?”
“For now... no.”
Mika’s expression gradually stiffened, and her amber eyes slowly turned black.
“Eh... why...? Haruta... do you hate me...? I’m sorry, Haruta...”
“No, no, wait!”
“Hm? Haruta, are you leaving me and going to find another girl?”
“No... more like, not right now. In about five months?”
Mika’s eye color slowly returned, and her gaze brightened again.
“Then... will you accept my confession then? Like a prince on a white horse?”
“No? I need to sort out my thoughts a little by then.”
“...Haruta, could it be?”
Mika’s eyes turned black again. The galaxy seemed to be swallowed by a black hole and painted over in darkness.
“What you’re thinking is more or less right... Nagisa confessed too.”
“Yep☆ Then you should win love.”
“If I accept one of you right now, a war will definitely start... and I don’t mean that metaphorically. I mean an actual war.”
“Yep☆ Love is something you seize.”
Who the hell even said that? I want to tear them apart. And ever since earlier, Mika’s eyes had looked seriously dangerous. Like a predator staring at prey.
“...Hey... Mika? You’re in prison right now. There are CCTV cameras here, too?”
“Yep☆ I smashed them all.”
“At least not right now... Everything has to be over before I can live normally with you all.”
“...Haa... if that’s what Haruta says, then... I’ll agree...”
“Yeah... well, thanks. I don’t really have a gift... but I can give you this.”
Haruta took a necklace from inside his coat.
“Now then... hold still.”
The necklace was placed around Mika’s neck, and right now she was happier than she’d ever been.
“...Haruta... this...”
“It cost about 100 million to make, hahaha!”
Drip.
“Uh...?”
“? Hey... why are you crying?”
“No... it’s just... I’m so happy...”
Right now, Mika was happier and more excited than at any point since the moment she was born. She even felt like stopping time and staying in this moment forever.
As if she had lived for this very moment, Mika shed tears of emotion—something beyond the joy of reunion.
“Haruta... really... sob...”
“Hey, hey... don’t cry. Damn it... what am I supposed to do in situations like this?”
“No... sniff... thank you... Haruta.”
“Yeah... as long as you like it, that’s enough.”
This was the happiest moment of all.
Thirty minutes later.
“...You calmed down?”
“Yeah... sniff... thanks to you...”
“Haa... you suddenly started crying, so I was thrown off...”
“Ahaha! Haruta gets flustered too?”
“Of course... I’m human too.”
“But... Haruta.”
“Hm? Why?”
“You’re from Gehenna, though...”
“I’m not from Gehenna.”
“...Huh?”
“I just look like a demon. I’m not from Gehenna.”
“Then...?”
“I don’t know either. I’ve just been like this since I was born.”
“...Wow☆”
“What... but so what? You think I’m disgusting because I look like I’m from Gehenna?”
“...No!... I just hate those horned bastards...”
“Hmm... I know how to put these horns away, you know?”
“Eh?? That’s possible?”
“Yeah... this is easier than I expected... hss!”
As he focused his senses on the horns, a red line appeared.
“Huh? Haruta, that looks kind of dangerous...?”
With a little more force, the horns went in.
“Wow! They went in!”
“How is it?”
“...But then what exactly are you, Haruta?”
“Well... just a demon?”
“Wow☆”
“I’m kidding... anyway, is it about time?”
When he turned his head and looked at the prison classroom door, the Justice Task Force was aiming at Haruta with all their weapons.
“Hey now... what’s wrong with just dealing with school violence perpetrators?”
“There are too many of them... this isn’t right, is it?”
“Oh! You’re Ichika, right?”
“Yes...? Well... yes, I am...”
“Yeah, nice to meet you. I’ll be seeing a lot of you from now on.”
“Eh...? We’re here to arrest you, you know...”
“I’m leaving now. Let me say hello before I go.”
“Yes... but are you really going to come along so willingly?”
“Then should I make a mess?”
“No, sir... just come with us...”
“Yeah, I’m going to meet your vice chief and your chief now.”
“Yes...? What did our chief do?”
“No, I’m just curious.”
Ichika understood what he meant.
“...Could it be...”
“Ah... you caught on?”
Click!
“Our chief is strong, yes... but you’re honestly too strong. So no, sir.”
“Yeah... I was kidding.”
Click!
“Hey! Mika! I’m going!”
“Yeah... bye, Haruta...”
And so his meeting with Mika came to an end.
“Hey, Ichika.”
“Haa... what is it this time?”
“These handcuffs are uncomfortable...”
“What kind of criminal complains about handcuffs...?”
“Haha, just kidding, just kidding.”
“For now, you need to come with the Justice Task Force... the chief and vice chief will need to get something from you there.”
“...Yeah, well, it’s about time Hasumi came to catch me.”
“Then please come quietly.”
“Ichika... was it?”
Haruta wanted to joke around for a moment, so he looked carefully at the handcuffs. Right now, five Justice Task Force mob members were surrounding him.
“Heh... how many of you are there right now?”
“Huh? Including the escort vehicles following us, probably about fifty, sir... but that’s...”
Clink!
“Eh????”
Haruta had taken the handcuffs off.
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