Volume 6 Chapter 12 Resolve
When we went to the Seijo branch, Yotsuji was waiting for us, without running away. She was munching on a cream puff.
"Ah, you came."
"Why are you eating a snack?"
"Mm. The people at the Seijo branch bought it for me. They're nice, aren't they?"
When I looked around, the male staff hid the sweets that were on their desks.
Yotsuji looked like a young and beautiful girl. I understood how they felt.
"...What are you guys doing?"
Kagami-san, who brought us here, sighed at the staff.
"You can't blame us, we're stuck in this place with only men. We have to be nice to her a little bit."
"Yeah, that's right. She eats so deliciously and says thank you properly."
"She's the first decent girl in the Seijo branch."
The men started to argue in unison. I see, they were charmed by her in one night. The relatively older men were either doing their work or watching with a smile.
Of course, Kagami-san was not happy.
"Huh? What do you mean by decent girl? Don't surround a young girl like that, you old men. It's creepy."
"Did you hear that, Senri-chan? Don't become a woman like that."
"Yeah, yeah. She may sound good if you say she's manly, but she's just rude and rough."
"She hasn't had a boyfriend for a long time. She's really desperate——"
"Die, you bastard."
Along with a blunt curse, Kagami-san unleashed her magic. The air in the room twisted and made a strange noise. Come to think of it, I hadn't seen Kagami-san use her magic properly before, but was it wave magic?
The men rolled over and groaned. They were doing something pretty flashy, but neither the ones who knocked them down nor the ones who fell down affected the surroundings.
This was the magic power control cultivated in a Japanese office. How about that?
"...I'm sorry. We're always like this."
Tsukiko muttered in a faint voice. Her cheeks were slightly red.
It was like she had seen her relatives get excited by her friends. I personally thought it was fun. It reminded me of the Knights' Order. That was a place where power was justice, where they would fight if they had different opinions. Their thinking was primitive.
By the way, when they drank alcohol, some people would come out who would pick a fight for no reason just because they wanted to fight. I was a pacifist and didn't want to fight, of course, but I couldn't ignore it when they said things like "You know what, Yuusuke? You're actually impotent."
There was something called dignity as a man that I couldn't give up. So, I had to teach them with my fists how I felt when I didn't touch Eris.
And I learned later that there was a bet among the knights about when I would make a move on Eris. Betting on the princess of their own country and the Hero, they probably didn't know the concept of disrespect. Well, their brains were stuffed with muscle fibers, so it couldn't be helped.
Leaving that aside, Yotsuji was smiling.
"Yotsuji, I want to hear the details from you today. Is that okay?"
"Does that mean you're accepting the proposal?"
"No. I can't accept it unless I hear the details."
She narrowed her eyes as I said that. Like a hunter's gaze that shone upon seeing a prey but with a cute face.
"Is that so? Then let's change the place."
Kagami-san, who had finished scolding the staff, led us to the reception room.
"Lisha-chan, can you put a barrier──Sanctuary, was it?──on this place?"
"Understood."
Despite being in her home base of Seijo branch, Kagami-san was cautious.
It couldn't be helped after hearing that story. The ones who suffered the most were Kagami-san and Tsukiko.
Thinking that it would be hard to talk even if there weren't many people, there were only four of us here: me, Kagami-san, Kanami, and Lisha.
Lisha was in charge of setting up the Sanctuary, so it was actually three people.
Facing three against one, Yotsuji calmly looked back at us.
"So, you want to hear the details?"
"Yeah. Even if I listen to your proposal, I can't agree if I don't know what you want me to do."
"Hmm, I understand how you feel. But either way, I can't decide on my own, so I'll switch."
She said lightly and took out a card like last time and pressed it to her forehead.
The atmosphere around her changed and her eyes became sharp.
"Hey, it's been a day since yesterday, Yuusuke-kun."
The shady Tsuchimikado opened his mouth. The face and voice hadn't changed at all from Yotsuji's, but he was so shady that it was almost a talent. Truly the first-ranked Anti-Demon Official.
"I'll get straight to the point. I want to know the details of yesterday's talk. I'll decide whether to accept it or not after hearing that."
Tsuchimikado immediately shook his head.
"That's impossible. I told you, I'm already taking a lot of risks at this point. I can't tell anyone more than my comrades."
"It's too late when you revealed your identity."
"That's fine. My existence is not a big deal for them. But if they find out that I leaked important information, it's over."
In other words, this proposal is deeply involved with the inside of the New World (Try Order).
Kagami-san, who had been silent until then, opened her mouth.
"Didn't you think we would make a fuss about the existence of the Try Order and your betrayal? That would be a considerable blow for you, the first-ranked one."
"That's right. I might not lose my life, but I'll be in a tough position. But either way, it's the same thing if you guys refuse this offer. I'll have to show my loyalty to the organization again and look for another partner."
"Show your loyalty?"
I felt a strange catch in Tsuchimikado's words.
Tsuchimikado said it casually.
"I'll dispose of Senri and take on some dirty work as appropriate."
"‼︎"
Tsuchimikado said that with Senri's face.
"Is that surprising? Senri was a strategy I prepared just for this time. I can't leave her behind. She'll become something that shouldn't exist as soon as you guys turn me down."
"...You"
"I told you. I'm taking some risks to be here. Senri also came to you guys knowing that."
...Damn.
I understand what he's saying. I can accept that it's the right decision.
And I can feel Yotsuji's determination in Tsuchimikado's smiling face.
When I looked next to me, Kagami-san and the others seemed to be troubled.
──I'm going to get scolded by Lisha and Tsukiko again, this is.
I looked into Tsuchimikado's eyes. What are those eyes of yours? Don't look at me like a soldier on the front lines of a war in a place like this. I know I'm standing on the edge of hope and despair right now.
But I need to move forward and to move forward, I need determination.
I might put everyone, myself, in danger. But I bet on his eyes and words.
"I'll confirm one thing. As soon as you join forces with us, you become our friend, and Yotsuji won't die either. That's okay, right?"
"I don't intend to break my current position for a while. There's a lot of information I can only get here. But I want to keep Senri a messenger between me and you guys. So, I won't."
"...I see"
It's a simple story. If I refuse here, Tsuchimikado will go back into hiding, and if I take his hand, we'll fight together.
The possibility of a trap is high. But if I don't step in, I won't reach the Try Order.
I confirmed that Kagami-san and Kanami didn't say anything and nodded.
"I don't like your way of doing things, but I get it. I'll accept your offer. I'll go on a date or whatever with you."
"I believed you would say that, Yuusuke-kun."
Tsuchimikado smiled and reached out his hand. I shook his hand.
The joint front of the first rank Tsuchimikado Seirin and former Hero Shirogane was established here.
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