Chapter Pr
Seiken Tsukai no World Break – Volume 8 – Prologue
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The relief allowed for a warrior is too short.
Even shorter when it comes to S-Ranks.
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– Let’s have an absolutely fun school festival tomorrow!
The members of Strikers nodded at the words of Ranjou Satsuki.
A tinge of fatigue ran on everyone’s faces.
But it was a pleasant fatigue.
They properly did after-school special practice as usual and then prepared the coffee shop. One party decorated the dressing room to make it have a convincing interior design and the other brought foodstuff into the adjoining home economic rooms.
The work they weren’t familiar with continued until late at night, and despite being hard, everyone embraced a feeling of completion.
Even those who weren’t interested at first were feeling positive now.
After the tiring training, the troublesome things did not multiply again──
The special training, the everyday special training made them realize that the group work unrelated to battle was their every day’s richness.
– It was as Satsuki said. I lost. I’m glad I did.
And the one who honestly admitted so while pouting her lips was Momochi Haruka.
The seemingly embarrassed voices that had the same opinion rose from here and there.
Shouts of joy surged when butler-like stylish waiter clothes and cute waitress clothes decorated with elegant frills arrived from the lent costume room.
– NO! Where’s the cute waitress dress that fits my size!?
The one who shouted, being greatly perplexed, was Sophia Mertesacker.
Reserved laughs came rising from here and there.
When the preparations were ready and everyone went back to the dormitories in droves, the topic of tomorrow was the topic of the moment.
– Let’s do our best.
Said someone.
– But what do we do if no customers were to come?
Said somebody else.
They talked together with faces that mixed expectations and anxiety.
– Don’t talk nonsense, men! We Strikers are heroes, aren’t we? She told us to entertain them, right? Then the extraordinariness of my ability to attract customers will take care of that.
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And the one who stated so deadly serious was Mannendou Kamekichi.
Bitter smiles were given at his usual words of excessive self-consciousness from everywhere.
And with many members without being able to fall asleep, the sun began to rise──the day of the school festival.
Every Striker was falling into panic.
The dressing room ended up becoming more like a battlefield than a coffee shop.
It was crowded with students who came as customers, arrows named “orders” were shot one after another.
Moreover, there was a long line in the corridor, they were attacked without having time to rest.
They were giving their all to deal with that.
The frontline waiters and waitresses kept receiving a large amount of orders and carrying food and tea.
In the adjacent home economics room, the rear line was cooking with intense concentration.
Everyone had no choice but to do the job they were given earnestly while battling against impatience.
It seemed the shopping force had to go to and fro the supermarket and the school to maintain the supply line.
They were outnumbered, moreover, most of their supporters were new recruits with little to no training.
– Who’s the guy who said『what do we do if no customers were to come』!?
– Move your hands and feet before moving your mouth!
– To think Kamekichi’s words would be right! This is the end of the world!
The angry roars that flew past each other scolded their friends more and more, foisting on the responsibility and becoming something like a simple way to vent their anger.
Even under normal circumstances they had to band together and work as one for a common cause.
The deterioration of morale would just cover their eyes.
So when it was about trying to have fun, running an imitation of a coffee shop at the school festival and the like, nobody had the intention of messing around.
In the meantime.
Haimura Moroha and Taketsuru Uisuke, the two waiters at the front lines, could defend the front line with composure.
Moroha had experience since he was a very young child because he helped his parents with their small restaurant.
No matter what Taketsuru had to do, he did it flawlessly.
He missed no orders and his figure carrying dishes was stylish.
He talked too much with the customers──more like, he was very popular──but he wasn’t careless and finished the conversations smoothly without spending all his time and energy on them.
When a table was empty again, Taketsuru starter tidying it up quickly and Moroha guided the next customer quickly.
Shifting his attention to the exit and entrance at the front of the dressing room, Moroha noticed.
An acquaintance stood there.
The little girl wasn’t waiting her turn at the beginning of the line but standing and looking small and quiet next to it.
The girl who made her golden hair shine more than usual and showed a superb smile similar to an angel was──
Moroha’s roommate Shimon Maya.
– What is it, Maya? Isn’t it too early for the meeting?
Moroha was about to start his break, he had promised to go around the academy grounds with her once that happened.
– I came to drink tea before that desu!
Maya replied full of vitality.
– Hmm, I’m afraid you’ll have to stand at the end of the line.
The students who stood in the line nodded at the words of Moroha.
Their eyes said「Yes, you’re a kid, but the turn in line must be kept properly」.
However, Maya didn’t try to turn to the end of the line, she searched for something in her pouch, took out a piece of paper and showed it.
With a soft style of handwriting,
「I appoint this person as a one-day principal. Shimon Mari」was written on it.
– An inspection of the one-day principal desu (Happy face).
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「「「Unfair human resources connections!?」」」
Shouts of blame arose from the line.
– So I want you to get me in desu (Happy face).
「「「Unfair abuse of authority!?」」」
Shouts of grief arose from the line.
(**Here’s a version I colorized in Photoshop, it’s my first time doing it btw**)
The needle-like gazes from the students recklessly stuck into Maya, but the person in question just kept showing an angelic smile.
Moroha was the one who ended up sweating cold.
When he thought “what’s the deal with this?”,
– If she says so, then it cannot be helped. Haimurkun, please accompany her.
The captain Isurugi Jin, who managed the hall all by himself, pointed him to show her in.
Was he tired of the reception he didn’t get used to? There was no vigor in his voice or judgment.
(Should I say if Isurugi Jin-senpai is okay with it?)
Moroha pondered a little and beckoned Maya.
There were no empty tables now,
– We have no choice but to drink tea on a bed of needles, do we?
The adjacent home economics room.
– Take a break while you’re at it, Haimura.
Taketsuru sent him out with his usual consideration for others and so he moved, joining hands with Maya.
– This is the kitchen of our store, one-day principal-dono.
– There are no problems desu.
Like the front line, the inside of the home economics room was a battlefield.
The kitchen counter was at full operation and every person who could relatively cook was working, dripping with sweat.
In particular, Satsuki showed a versatile work.
She demonstrated the highest cooking skills among the team and prepared four dishes at the same time.
Although she didn’t show it outside, she wore a waitress costume because it was cute, but jumping oil stains and seasonings stains were all over it, creating an extremely gruesome atmosphere.
Furthermore, with the responsibility of being the first person who suggested this, she sent instructions to all team members.
– Souysenpai. Can I leave the rest of the 8th to you?
– I’ll change the 9th.
– Takenaksenpai, the cutting of vegetables is taking too long!
– Wawah. I-I’-m sorry.
– Is it my turn to cut?
– Sophie-senpai, please continue mashing potatoes for eternity.
– NO! I’m already fed up with this!
– Delicate work is impossible for Senpai, am I wrong!?
Her way of conducting the business was splendid.
Looking at that, Maya stared in wonder.
– What an incredible presence nanodesu. She sets the Senpais to work in an arrogant fashion desu!
– Please give her a little better praise though…
– She’s so cool desu. It’s as if she’s not Satsuki-onee-san nanodesu!
– I’m telling you… never mind.
As he gave a wry smile, Moroha looked at Satsuki’s back who never stopped her hands while giving directions.
– Even though she was on the side of those who waited for instructions some time ago…. She used to be like that by nature.
As a person who stood above people, did she have such high qualities?
Among Moroha’s biased memories of his previous life, Flaga thought so of Sarasha.
– More! I want you to tell me more about that story desu!
– Eh?
Moroha was startled by Maya who really got into an unexpected place.
He noticed her eagerness to take out even a memo and pen from the pouch.
– MMaysan?
– This is also part of the inspection desu. I want Moroha to talk a lot about Satsuki-onee-san from his perspective desu.
– That has nothing to do with the coffee shop or the school festival, does it…?
Moroha had scornful eyes.
– What is this devil-chan planning? You can tell that to Onii-san, can’t you?
– I-It’s a secret nanodesu…
– But do you have to hide what you’re scheming?
Moroha softened the expression of his eyes and smiled abruptly.
– Alright, alright, I can’t defy one-day principal-dono.
Even Moroha didn’t know what she was scheming.
But, well, in the case of Maya, one could say it was nothing bad.
(Satsuki from my point of view, huh…)
That would be a long story.
They borrowed a desk at the end of the home economics room to not get in everyone’s way and let Maya sit on it.
And to not bother everyone’s hands, Moroha himself prepared tea and sweets.
– The taste is fine desu. The one-day principal applies her seal of approval desu.
Moroha sat down in a chair, facing the girl who looked delighted.
– Now, what should I talk about…?
– Satsuki-onee-san has gotten remarkably stronger recently desu. What does Moroha think desu?
Since he was puzzled, Maya brought up the subject.
– She had talent from the start.
Moroha replied immediately.
This was the same conversation as the qualities that stood above people moments ago.
– Was she very strong in her past life desu?
– No, she wasn’t. She was weak in her previous life. It seems that she wasn’t allowed to train normally. That’s why Satsuki was just weak when she enrolled, but she’s the first person in the present world to learn various fighting techniques and to make her abilities bloom.
– A very unusual type for a《Savior》nanodesu!
Although Moroha didn’t know other people’s circumstances very well, Maya took notes while being impressed with「Is that so?」.
– At the time of the summer training camp, Moroha described Satsuki-onee-san as a tank-type Shirogane desu.
– You remembered that well, huh.
That’s admirable, he said as he patted her head. Maya was shy and seemingly embarrassed.
Satsuki fell behind in terms of speed, so instead of《Godlike Movement》 being her forte, she had outstanding qualities such as power and toughness.
Moroha could tell that by looking at the color of her prana.
– This type is strong.
Why?
The standard practice of Ancestral Arts was「Offense is easy Defense is difficult」.
In other words, when it came to discuss who ended up winning by arm twisting, the ones with power were the winners.
Again, in other words, the owner of an excellent toughness was a rare Shirogane that could protect something that should be「difficult」.
Since Satsuki possessed both, then there was no way she was weak.
– Sophie-senpai is the same type as her, so when I asked her, Senpai said that she was expected to be a leader cadet by the American Division Head and came here to study abroad.
– Who is stronger, Sophie-onee-san or Satsuki-onee-san?
– If they had a game, then Sophie-senpai would win.
– Moroha is great at making Senpais look good desu.
Maya said something precocious despite showing an innocent smile on her face.
A game, otherwise, what would happen? He had to guess her real intentions.
Moroha did nothing but scratch his head.
– At the present time, Sophie-senpai’s attack power overwhelms her even with the same power she’s proud of.
Power didn’t mean attack power.
Techniques that skillfully made prana converge and efficiently transformed it into destructive power was also important.
Isurugi, AJ, and others excelled at this, and even if they had less power than Sophia, they did have a higher attack power.
Sophia and Satsuki clearly had too much power for them, an improvement of that would be the challenge to reach Rank. They weren’t going to be true warriors just by spinning vigorously their natural strong arms with all their strength. When it came to「Who has made better improvements?」Sophia was slightly superior, so there was a difference in attack power between them.
If they had a match, Sophia would overwhelm her with her attack power, and they would have to be stopped immediately.
But what if they weren’t stopped?
– That by no means sounds like a funny story. Satsuki’s resilient strength is ridiculous.
When Edward came to Japan, Satsuki protected Shizuno from AJ.
When Fortress made its appearance, she defended the front by herself.
And just the other day, she showed how she endured Lu Zhixin’s blows.*
*TN: Lu Zhixin is the furigana reading for “S-Rank monster”.
Who else at Akane Academy could accomplish such great achievements?
Maybe Satsuki surpassed Moroha in terms of “sturdiness” by far (If Moroha avoids physical contact and doesn’t get hit in the first place, and sets aside the problem of killing before being killed).
She was hit and hit but never fell down, no matter how scary the persistent opponent was──
Moroha, who fought with that “White Knight”, understood well.
– That is an unexpected high praise nanodesu…. A high praise from Moroha nanodesu.
For some reason, Maya made the pen ran on the memo while being somewhat excited.
– On top of that, she’s a hardworking person, skipping classes is unknown to her. I’m not surprised if she becomes the captain of Strikers the year after next, you know?
– Eh? And disregard Moroha desu?
– I’m not a vessel that stands above people.
– Oh!
Maya agreed, clapping her hands.
– I see, Moroha likes and feels better rampaging alone.
– Heeey, that’s a terrible false accusation.
– Then why did you go to Russia alone? (Happy face).
Moroha, whose past misdeeds were pried, averted his eyes with all his strength.
He continued sweating cold for a while and Maya, who seemed to have finalized her notes, opened a new page.
– I grasped very well Satsuki-onee-san as a Shirogane desu. Now, I would like to hear what you think about Satsuki-onee-san as a girl desu.
– Eh? Do I have to talk about that?
– This is the inspection of the one-day principal desu.
Maya closed her eyes and threw out her chest with an *ahem*.
He gave up.
– Satsuki-onee-san was your『younger sister』in your previous life, yes? Does Moroha still consider her as a『younger sister』even now desu?
– That’s another difficult question, you know…
Moroha scratched his head.
Lately, he kind of forgot about it because he was able to feel a natural sense of distance without fussing about it in particular.
In the past, he often couldn’t grasp his relationship with Satsuki, the time he was troubled about it were many.
Yes.
When he enrolled and met again, it was terrible.
Just remembering so was enough to revive those bittersweet-like feelings in his heart──