Volume 2, Chapter 14: There's no tomorrow for a l*licon, Part 7
Perhaps she did so that I don’t see her almost crying face.
“I will get you some drinks, so take a rest for a while. The break is also part of your training.”
And with that, she walked out of the training area.
The words itself were a sound argument but…..
“What happened when the observer escaped from it’s observing target……”
For the time being, I left Nagumo behind in the training area and chased after Sakura.
I know that she dislikes me accompanying her. I know that she hates me.
But there was no way I could leave my little sister in such a state alone.
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Soon, I found Sakura.
Right next to the vending machine, a short walk down the corridor after leaving the training area. She was sitting on a bench that was hidden behind a pillar.
Two bottles of sports drink were placed beside her, as if they were an excuse. The expression on Sakura’s face was hidden by her hair, and I couldn’t see it.
“Well….”
For the time being, although I chased after her, I didn’t know how to talk to her. As I swept my gaze awkwardly, I suddenly spotted something nostalgic in the vending machine.
“……Ah–, you used to love this, didn’t you?”
It was a can of warm cocoa.
When we lived together, I was often pestered by Sakura to purchase this whenever we went out in the winter season.
I bought the cocoa with some coins I happened to have left in my pocket.
“….for now, drink this and clam down”
I pointed the cocoa at Sakura, thinking that I would cry if she rejected it.
However, contrary to my expectation, Sakura didn’t reject it.
“Stop it…….”.
Instead, what I heard was Sakura’s small trembling voice.
“Don’t be nice to me like that! Stop spoiling me!”
It was neither anger nor irritation. This was Sakura’s earnest plea.
“……..”
So, unable to do anything more, I sat down next to Sakura, holding a cup of cocoa that was a little too warm for the season. A long silence followed.
“……….I, even though I was your observer. I wasn’t able to do anything”
Eventually, Sakura opened her mouth to speak.
The voice she said was filled with frustration.
“Vixen argued against Taraba and others right in front of them after completing her preliminary arrangements strongly. Soya Misaki proved that you aren’t strange by finding the lolicon maker. However, even when you received that strange treatment, all I could do was scream and whine like a child, throwing a tantrum.”
“No, that’s…….”
I hesitated, wondering how I should respond to Sakura’s unexpected confession.
Sakura protected me with all her power when inspectors barged into my room.
But I’m sure she hates me, and I’m sure she hates me for being a pervert with the s****y ability to Climax Exorcism. So I don’t know what’s bothering Sakura so much.
“Don’t worry about it. I was acquitted this way because those two are strange.”
Kaede is a cold person by nature and Soya is an idiot with succubus eyes.
I’m grateful for them to believe in me and even capture and bring it but I don’t think they should come storming into the association’s headquarters.
“Of course I would care!!”
My casual consolation may have ignited the fire.
In the eyes of Sakura, who raised her face to look at me, in them was dwelling anger and irritation more than before.
“Because…………if I had been stronger and better since I was a little girl, I’m sure you and my foster father wouldn’t have gotten into so much trouble without my knowledge!”
“……….”
What came out of nowhere was a story about our foster parents.
He was a person who always helped people as if it was obvious, using nearly all of his hard earned money for us, the orphans sake from the spiritual disaster. Even after a hard day’s work, he never showed any sign of fatigue to play with us——our parents who collapsed due to overwork at the end and became a panty monster.
“If I had been more firm, he might not have pushed himself so hard until he collapsed. He might have complained and relied on me a little, so he wouldn’t have ended up like that after he died.”
“No, we are just as guilty as you are…..”
And I think it was 100% his fault or fate that our foster father became a panty monster.
“It’s not only about foster fathers!”
As if she hadn’t heard my words, Sakura creaked her teeth in frustration.
“I, I know. I know what you have done together with Kuzunoha’s people when foster father became like that
This is about the time when I exorcise my foster father who has become a Rank 7 evil spirit.
“Now, I can understand somehow. I’m sure have you must have used that crazy power together with that vixen to stop foster father”
“……..”
I didn’t say anything.
This exorcism was a secret even to the association, this strategy was something I and Kuzunoha have devised on our own. But Sakura continued with her conviction.
“However at that time, I didn’t know what was going on, I was stunned by everything…..and before I knew it, my foster father’s commotion had stopped. You came back in a worn out state, and even when I ask you what happened, you continue to deceive me. After that, you were always sneaking around with that vixen. You didn’t tell me anything, neither about our foster father’s exorcism nor about the bracelet you had been wearing for a long time. ….. Because I was weak and a burden to be protected.”
“No, it’s just plain embarrassing”
Because who even has the guts to say, [I have the power to climax a person just by single strike. And with this power, I had climax exorcised my foster parents]. It’s impossible for a normal person to do that.
“But I’m sure if could use spirit vanquishing technique like that vixen…..not getting spoiled by you and instead if I had become a existence who could be relied upon, spoiled upon……then I wouldn’t have been left out in the cold when someone I cared about was in trouble and I couldn’t do anything about it.”
“Sakura”
I wanted to say that’s not true, but I’m the one who actually did that.
“Don’t give me that worried look! Don’t treat me like a sister!”
When I couldn’t continue, Sakura stood up from the bench like she was jumping and then screamed with all her might as if she was going to hit someone.
“I hate you who always treat me like a child, never telling me important things and wouldn’t rely on me! I hate you!”
And then, breathing hard on her shoulders, she grabbed the hem of her dress.
“…..And I hate myself even more for being weak and whiny and letting you do that to me…….”
She let out a muffled gasp.
“That’s why, I don’t want to be spoiled by you now…..”
“………I see”
I finally realised Sakura’s true feelings.
Of course she will get mad. She had always been worried about her powerlessness.
That’s why two years ago, she went to train by herself under the supervision of that scary head of the monitoring department.
She was actually able to do everything on her own, and was doing a great job as a member of the monitoring department which she was desperately insisting on. And despite this, if I still continue to treat her half-heartedly, of course she will get mad. If I were in the same position, I would be angry too.
Don’t look down. It was natural for Sakura to have a harsh attitude.
Well, apart from that, her disgust with Climax Exorcism was real!
Anyway, maybe that’s why I shouldn’t be so quick to comfort her.
“You know, Sakura”
“………what?”
Sakura glared at me with a look that said if I said anything strange, she would definitely not forgive me.
“Umm, you know, how should I say, can you teach me how to move my body?”
“What?”
“You see, Nagumo is excellent as hypothetical enemy but at the end, she is a specialist in kendo and she didn’t looked like someone who knows how to fight with a body”
And she’s also very sports-oriented.
“I’d like you to teach me how to move from being an amateur to being able to do that like you did in two years.”
This may be a way to spoil Sakura.
I conveyed this to Sakura with my true feelings.
“………..”
When Sakura heard my words, she rubbed her eyes and said,
“Fu-fun. Well it can’t helped”
She took the cocoa from my hand with the same strong expression he had when we met again.
“I’m doing you a favor if you insist. You should be grateful!”
She seemed to have regained some of her composure, though it was probably a bit too much.
Volume 2, Chapter 14: There's no tomorrow for a l*licon, Part 2
[That’s where you said the weird girl was, right?]
[Yeah. Black hair in a red dress. She has a well groomed face like a doll.]
It was just before sunset in Harugahara.
I and Soya were overlooking the crowd, searching for the young girl whom I think is responsible for my l*licon transformation.
It was unlikely that the little girl would be wandering around the same place at this time of night, much less in the same outfit, but even so, we had no other leads at the moment.
I walked around for a while through the crowded streets with poor visibility, keeping an eye out for the pursuers from the inspection department, but as expected, I couldn’t find her. Occasionally, my gaze would be drawn to a father and son.
If only we had at least a little more manpower. However I don’t know how far the story about Soya and I escaping from the inspection department has spread……it was when I was thinking that.
[Oh, Isn’t it Young lady Misaki and Furuya-kun? Didn’t you cancel today’s patrol in Harugahara?]
[Karasuma!?]
On the main Street of Harugahara, we came across Karasuma in a pantsuit unexpectedly.
[What are you doing in this place?]
[That’s my line here. Well if I have to say what I’m doing, I’d say that I was looking for a fateful encounter in my spare time. I was on patrol and noticed that there were a lot of beautiful women in this town.]
Picking up girls, huh?
But well this was a godsend to have Karasuma strolling on her private time.
[Karasuma, i am sorry to ask you abruptly but can you help us search for a young girl?]
[What? a little girl?]
[I understand it might be confusing what I’m asking suddenly. Let me explain the situation. We are….]
I was about to continue, “We’re looking for a monster that turns people into l*licon” but I was cut off mid-sentence.
[Wonderful! You don’t have to ask me, I’ll help you find the best little girl out there!]
[…….what? Karasuma?]
As I was perplexed looking at Karasuma who was strangely excited searching for a little girl, Soya suddenly opened her eyes wide.
[Ah, that, does Aoi-chan have a delusion of binding a little girl?]
As if to prove Soya’s word, Karasuma kept talking about it with strange excitement.
[Young girls are good……. squishy limbs on an immature body. I can even climax erotically just imagining that rough rope biting into that soft skin that a mature adult woman can never produce. Weak creatures who have no choice but to cling to adults……. Imagining the tears on their faces……the c*ck of my heart and conscience is tingling inexplicably…..it’s a forbidden blue fruit that must not be touched]
As soon as I thought she had uttered some kind of indefensible nonsense, Karasuma suddenly started running!
[It can’t be helped if it’s Furuya-kun who wants to capture the little girl! It’s unavoidable, isn’t it?]
Shouting this and that, she headed straight toward the pair of parents and child directly in the middle of the crowd.
Awful!
[Aoi-chan has completely turned into a l*licon]
[I will stop her even if I have to kill!]
A sadistic l*licon is probably more dangerous than a l*licon having Climax Exorcism ability. That person is definitely needed to isolate.
[It’s nice to meet you, little girl senpai. I’ll give you some of my honey covered candy, so you can com——–gufu]
[I’m sorry I’m sorry, this girl is a bit crazy, She has seizures sometimes like now]
[I will restrain her properly. I’m sorry]
Soya and I wrestled Karasuma to the ground and bowed down as best we could to the eye-rolling father and son.
[Why!! Isn’t this what you b*****d said to me, to capture the little girll—-]
[I said to search!!!]
I clasped Karasuma’s mouth and dragged her to the deserted alleyway.
There I finally let go of Karasuma’s mouth,
[Hey, Karasuma! By some chance, you haven’t chance upon a little girl with a red dress, have you?]
[I helped her up after she fell in front of me just a few minutes ago…..]
Soya And I look at each other.
After all, I wasn’t mistaken. I’m sure there is something that’s transforming people into l*licons.
[But I wonder why? Aoi-chan looks like someone who is a l*licon down to her bones, completely different from Furuya-kun’s condition…..]
[It’s because Karasuma is perverted to the bones. Isn’t it that the chemistry between her and l*licon transformation fit well?]
[Oi, Karasuma! Where! Where did you meet that young girl!]
Karasuma met her just a while back.
Then pretty sure she must be around.
[…….If I tell you, will you let me tie up the little girl?]
[Soya do it!]
[Yes sir!]
Soya crammed the earbuds on Karasuma’s ear she always had ready.
[Hiyaaaaa! I will talch(talk), I will tack(talk) so stoph(stop) scrapping there]. (T/N : that’s the best I could do)
Karasuma who is weak to torture spit out all information with teary eyes.
According to her, the little girl in red dress was in a neighbour convinient store, a short walk from here.
Soya said that the Karasuma who has turned into a sadistic l*licon monster is currently captured by four Shikigamis.
[While I am seizing the Aoi-chan here, Furuya-kun goes first! Before the little girl goes far!]
[Ok, I understand]
[Around here]
I looked around the area Karasuma told me about.
A red dress should be quite noticeable but…. Sun has set down too so it may be tough to search around.
Still then as I was searching around desperately.
[…………]
I saw a small red shadow in the crowd.
I ran as if impelled. The closer I got, the more certain I became.
That conspicuous clothing.The strangeness of walking at this time of day without anyone who looked like a guardian. There was no doubt about it.
[You, wait a minute]
The moment I touched the girl’s shoulder with my Demon Academy student ID in hand.
The little girl’s squishy hand grabbed my hand as if she was waiting for it.
………..what?
[I finally found you, you l*licon]
The little girl looked back at me.
[I can’t believe you ran away from the inspection department……..If I hadn’t found you first, you would have been destroyed on the spot.]
She glared at me, producing a terrific voice mixed with anger and bloodlust.
[Ka, Kaede……?]
Immediately after noticing the identity of the little girl and as I thought, Are there inspectors hidden around in the surroundings of Kaede?
A figure in a black suit seized me, and soon my consciousness was abruptly cut off.
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[………ah, kohon!?] (T/N : just some incomprehensible word)
Rather than waking up yourself, it was the feeling of someone forcibly waking me up.
With a foggy consciousness, I immediately guessed my current situation and the surroundings.
Inorganic corridor. I can’t move anything except my eyes and mouth, and I’m completely tied up. In spite of this, the scenery in my field of vision was slowly drifting backwards, and I knew that I was being transported somewhere without my permission by some kind of telekinesis technique.
The destination was probably the venue of the decapitation trial, so this must be the basement of the association’s headquarters. In my surroundings were people who seemed to be inspectors in black suits stiffened and next to them was Kaede, with a more colder expression than usual.
[Hey Kaede, are you listening, there is really a mystery1 that’s turning people into l*licon…guh!!].
[Don’t waste your breath]
Suddenly, the pressure around my throat intensified and my voice choked. It was the work of the inspector who had tied me up.
[Be more quiet. Unlike me, the people in the inspection department are unforgiving.]
Kaede quietly chided me. If they were more merciless than Kaede, they would have strangled me to death, but he simply choked my voice.
What’s it, aren’t the people in the inspection department too kind? Or probably not, isn’t it too bad if i can’t even speak? Even though the existence of mystery that turns people into l*licon has been almost confirmed.
At this rate I will be treated as a l*licon and at the same time, even the people who aren’t l*licon will be attacked by l*licon slayer! And later if people like Karasuma turned tunes into a l*licon, that itself is too dangerous!
I have to persuade Kaede and the members of inspection department to cope with this……as I was struggling with this,
[Don’t worry about it. I’ve already asked Kuzunoha’s people to send a survey team to Harugahara.]
Kaede said something unexpected.
Ah, huh? Didn’t you earnestly judge me as a l*licon?
[Seeing that you even ran away from the inspector. I’m sure your story about the monster that turns people into l*licon isn’t just an excuse. Just…….]
[………….]
[However, even if they found the little girl who transforms people into l*licon, The inspection department members will not drop their strict attitude towards you. Be prepared for that]
What? What does it……
[I’m sorry. It’s my responsibility it turned out like this]
[………!]