2.
Just as we were leaving the gymnasium where the entrance ceremony had been held and heading towards Class A…
“Hey.”
As a matter of course, the entrance ceremony itself ended without any particular incident.
However, that’s not where things end with an entrance ceremony.
“Hey, I said.”
I know there were speeches by the principal, the student council president, and the representative of the new students, but I don’t remember the content.
“Hey, come on!”
The people giving speeches probably rehearsed beforehand and did their best despite being nervous, but as a listener, you don’t remember the content unless something goes wrong. Source: me during my student days.
“Hey, are you listening? You can hear me, right?”
However, it seems I was the only one visibly disinterested, as the other students appeared to be looking at the student council president and the female new student representative with admiring gazes. That’s just how I perceived it, and the reality might be different, but whether that perception is right or wrong doesn’t really matter.
“Huh? Are you ignoring me? Am I being ignored?”
In the end, I decided to consider it all irrelevant to me, but it seems there are those who don’t like that attitude.
“I know you can hear me! At least answer me!”
The girl making a fuss in front of me is probably one of them. Surely. Probably.
As for her physical characteristics, she has red hair in a short cut. Her height is about 150 cm, I’d guess.
I can’t look too closely, so the details are unclear, but her chest armor seems decent. Her voice is also a bit on the high side, which is distinctive, but her most prominent feature is her mean look.
The fact that she’s looking up at me probably contributes to her glaring appearance, but even so, she has a mean look.
“That’s enough! Kyaa!”
While I was observing, it seemed like I was about to be attacked, so I decided to sweep her legs while mentally warning her, “Your footing is careless.” The girl fell on her bottom with surprising ease.
Well, well, they say the moment of attack is when one is most vulnerable, and it’s true.
“Huh? What?”
The girl, seemingly unaware that her legs had been swept, was dumbfounded.
It can’t be helped. To be honest, as someone with memories from a past life, I had understood the importance of this from the moment I gained consciousness in this world. Therefore, I had been diligently training my body.
Moreover, there were many books about mecha pilots in my house, probably related to my parents’ work. This was also significant.
In every book, it was repeatedly emphasized that “Imagination is crucial for piloting a mecha. If you can’t imagine it in your physical body, you won’t be able to do it as a mecha pilot. So, if you aim to be a pilot, you should master martial arts and shooting skills.” Perhaps for practical application, there were numerous manuals on martial arts recommended to learn before piloting. Although I wasn’t aiming to be a mecha pilot, I was quite interested in operating mechs, so I worked hard to master these skills.
Even in Gund*m and flight simulator games, they said that balance sense and G-force resistance were important.
…The fact that I desperately tried to recreate techniques from Z warriors, holy knights, and shinigami during my training is a secret known only to my dear sister.
(Note: I was training seriously because I thought I’d end up as collateral damage if I didn’t awaken some power like the protagonists)
Back to the main topic.
As a result of such desperate training, combined with this body’s high specs, I’ve gained considerable skills and physical abilities. While I can’t pulverize stones at the atomic level, I have attained a decent level of technique and physical capability.
Therefore, using my current abilities to their fullest, it was as easy as a dream on a spring night to sweep the legs of a girl who was barking without paying attention to her footing.
“W-what happened?”
The girl still couldn’t comprehend what had occurred and was flustered, sitting there with her bottom on the ground. As I was about to taunt her with a cool “It’s nothing” like a certain assassin, I noticed something.
I caught a glimpse of a vivid white that reminded me of double cherry blossoms in full bloom.
“Hmm.”
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It was white. Due to her position and our relative locations, I unavoidably—truly unavoidably—saw the color of that flower, and it was indeed white.
…At this point, a boy of that age might take some action. But I’m different.
Regardless of my outward appearance, I’m a gentleman of considerable age on the inside. Moreover, I have a sister now, and I do the laundry, so I’m used to seeing girls’ underwear.
So what’s the big deal about seeing a girl’s underwear at this point?
Well, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little interested, but considering what might happen to me if I were to stare at this suddenly appeared flower, my course of action is clear.
“……”
Keita Kawakami is going to coolly walk away!
“Hey! Wait a minute!”
She’s saying something, but I don’t care! I’m coolly walking away!
“…Junji, did you see it?”
“No, I didn’t. How about you, Kazunari?”
“Me neither. But she didn’t just fall on her own, did she?”
“Probably not. It didn’t look like he tripped her, so he might have used some technique involving breathing or something to throw off her balance.”
“A master, huh?”
“We can’t rule out the possibility, can we?”
“I suppose not, but…”
After the entrance ceremony, Kazunari, who had intended to observe his target right away, learned that the person had been accosted. Thinking he might intervene and earn some favor if anything happened, he and his classmate Fukuhara Junji, who belonged to the same faction, were watching the scene unfold. This was the result before their eyes. Even from where the two were watching, it didn’t appear that Keita had done anything, but they knew for certain that he had done something.
“Geez! What’s the big idea?!”
The girl, still sitting, raised her voice at Keita Kawakami, who had quickly walked away. Her name is Shouko Isotani, who entered the school ranked fourth this year. For her, who would have been ranked third if not for Keita, he was clearly an enemy and a rival.
Furthermore, her family’s faction belongs to the 6th Division, which mainly guards the Kinki region. They couldn’t possibly be uninterested in the movements of the 2nd Division, which is engaged in defensive battles in Kyushu and the neighboring Chugoku region.
For these various reasons, she had decided to approach Keita Kawakami, who seemed to be associated with the 2nd Division.
The problem now is the scene that just unfolded. She must be an excellent talent, of course, having come to represent the 6th Division. That’s evident from her fourth-place ranking. But who exactly is this Keita Kawakami who so easily dealt with her? That’s what they don’t understand.
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