4-40: In the Shadows of Earth and Garesto (4/5)

4-40: In the Shadows of Earth and Garesto (4/5)

Early in the morning, at the break of dawn, Frire left the campus just in time to see the sunrise.

After the conversation between the student council president, the vice-president, and her, it was the turn of the defense forces, the security department, and the safety department to share information, after which they talked about their schedule moving forward. As such, everyone once again had to pull another all-nighter.

The ever sleep-deprived student council staff seemed to have slept, but that wasnt possible for her.

She had been busy dealing with the aftermath of the battle ever since the end of the incident, but for some reason, she just couldnt sleep, so she thought of going out of the campus to move her body, but when she did, she realized that someone had come before her.

Nakamura?

Ah Yeah

In front of the staff entrance was a boy dressed in a black uniform rarely seen in Kutoria.

He looked like he had something to say when he saw Frire, but he struggled to find the words, and in the end, fell silent.

Why was he here? Where did that unreserved attitude of his gone?

She looked around them to check if there was anyone else here, but the two of them were alone.

She didnt know what he came here for, but she could more or less tell that he came here for her.

Despite appearances, she has still been teaching here for 3 years already, and she had seen her share of troubled students that couldnt express what they had on mind.Updated from novelbIn.(c)om

Fu fu.

But when she thought of that face appearing on this boy, a smile appeared on her.

It wasnt because it didnt suit him, but it was precisely because it suited him that it was so funny.

It was to the point that she suspected his usual attitude merely being the result of his excessive shyness with people.

In fact, that actually sounded about right, which made this even funnier for her.

Hey. Dont laugh while looking at a persons face.

Fu fu, sorry, but You came at a good time. Ill go first.

Thats why she decided to speak her mind first. She figured it would be easier for her to just talk than wait for him to broach whatever he had on mind.

Of course, it was also true that there was something she urgently needed to inform him.

Only the fingerprints of Omega Team showed up on their equipment, Frire said.

Huh? Shinichi said.

Or at least, I somehow managed to make that the case.

What!?

Those words were enough to tell him what shed done, what she knew, and what shed inferred.

Seeing Shinichis eyes blinking repeatedly with that dumbfounded look on his face made Frire laugh even more.

To think the man that shocked the world could make a face like this, and that the reason would be none other than her

When she thought of that, she found the situation really funny, or perhaps, something to be proud of, but while she might have been calm enough to think about such things, Shinichi was making all sorts of hilarious faces in his shock.

One moment there was shock, then in the next, there was anger, then all of the sudden, apology, then confusion, then worry, and then after another cycle of all of the above, he exhaled.

Thank you, Frire.

And with a smile on his face, he looked into her eyes and thanked her sincerely.

Not expecting such a straightforward response, this time it was Frires turn to be shocked and become flustered.

Wha, ah, err Call me teacher when in school!

For some reason, she replied in that brusque manner without looking straight at him as though shed lost.

She knew how uncharming such an attitude was, but the boy didnt seem to mind.

A tinge of favor could be seen in his eyes as he looked at her, making the situation even more embarrassing for her.

She didnt even realize that shed just indirectly given him permission to call her without suffix outside of school.

Haa!!

The warrior switch inside her was flicked.

Swinging her sword with all her might, she deflected Shinichi, and then took a step forward.

The series of movement was as swift as the wind, but after being sent flying, Shinichi rotated midair, then met Frires attack.

Crossing blades with such unstable footing shouldve been disadvantageous to Shinichi with his lower Strength.

Yet despite that, neither she nor he budged an inch as the resulting shockwaves from their crossed swords shook the air.

What moved instead was his free hand as he aimed a red pistol at her.

Frire immediately held one hand up to cover her face, but the impact that assaulted her next was a powerful wind that pressed down on her entire body.

Her fosters barrier took it on, but the load was too great, and it was forced to shutdown temporarily.

Forced to block the remaining power with her Resistance, Frire couldnt move.

Shinichi did not miss that opening, and he mowed down her wide-opened body.

Frire groaned out in pain, but the boy continued to kick the same place, and this time, Frire was sent flying into the air.

Ku, ha!

Despite being sent flying with a kick, Frire was smiling.

As she immediately fixed her posture and landed without trouble, the boy wielded his blade over his shoulder and looked at her sharply.

H-Ha ha ha!

When she saw that, for some reason, she laughed.

The jersey made out of durable textile made for teachers was torn all over.

Most of that was because of that powerful wind that assaulted her, but the cut on her stomach and its thin layer of skin was especially beautiful.

And when she saw the mark left by the great power behind his foot, the shock she felt went up a whole new level to the point that she started laughing.

So you can fight like this too, she said.

She had a feeling this was the case.

Hed always relied on tactics that utilized a tricky and counter-based approach through a variety of skills and equipment, but shed always felt that that wasnt all he had, yet never once did she dream that he might actually possess the power to take her on in a straight up fight.

The way we usually fight is fine too, but it takes too long, Shinichi said. To defeat an army()suppress()> the battlefield, that is.

Frire couldnt fathom what was going on in his mind to show her this.

No, to be more precise, she couldnt remain calm enough to think about such complicated things.

Fu fu fu.

Without her intending to, her cheeks loosened on their own.

I want to fight more. I want to use all my power.

If its him, then I can fight without limiting myself.

Powerless before such thoughts, her heart shook, her body quivered in glee, and heat filled her.

Your fans would faint if they saw that. Your face, that is.

It was too scary, the boy implied, but the girl was too heated up to notice that.

Her eyes saw only him, and as she dropped her sword into a low stance, she dropped her waist and bent forward.

Just like an arrow(a face) strung to its limits.

Lets go. Dont die on me, Shinichi said.

Dont be stupid, thats my line, Frire said.

As she shot back with a grin, she shot off like an arrow.