Why is Nagisa
Seikai here?
In confusion, I
cover my mouth with my hand.
I've rescued my
classmate from a gargoyle attack, enslaved Urza, a heroine from another game,
and so on. And finally, I saved one of the main heroines, Aeris, and made her
my friend.
I understand that
the scenario of [DunBrave] as I know it has already deviated from the one that
I know, and that it is impossible to fix. So, I'm not going to dwell on the
scenario now.
But still... why does
Nagisa Seikai appear in front of us? Why is Leon not here beside her, the
heroine?
What kind of a
fate could have brought about such a situation?
Unaware of my
confusion, Nagisa stabs the fallen giant praying mantis with the sword in her
hand.
“Kishaa...”
The mantis lets
out a short grunt and vanishes, leaving only its sickle as a drop item.
The giant praying
mantis, the boss monster of this dungeon, seems to have been defeated by Nagisa
before we could fight it.
“Baskerville and
Centorea...? And that little one over there...”
“My name is Urza,
desu~no! Urza is not small, desu~no!”
“Oh, right, Urza.
I'm sorry if I offended you.”
Nagisa apologizes
with a slight bow of her head.
She sheathes her
sword and turns to face us.
“Are you guys
exploring this place too? I heard that Baskerville was suspended from school
after a violent incident, was I mistaken?”
“No, there is no
mistake. I am just practicing while suspended. What about you, Seikai? What
about your classes at school?”
Today is a
weekday, a normal class day. And it is still early afternoon, before the end of
the school day.
“I decided to
cancel the afternoon classes voluntarily. I'm also here for training.”
Nagisa readily
confessed to skipping class.
Her cool good looks
showed no sense of guilt, and she did not seem to think anything of missing the
class.
But Nagisa's
remark caused a sensitive reaction in Aeris, an honor student, who was
listening to the conversation behind me.
“Seikai-san, you
can't do that!”
“Aeris?”
Aeris comes out
in front of her, puts her hands on her waist, and raises her eyebrows in
reproach.
“Your studies are
an important opportunity for your personal development. You can't selfishly
take a break from it for personal reasons!”
“...Centorea, are
you saying that? You also absent from school to work with Baskerville...”
“I'm responsible
for causing a ruckus and I'm suspended too! I also have the school's
permission!”
Aeris said while
pushing out her ample breasts.
Hmm? Aeris doesn't
have to be suspended as well, since I am the only one who is being punished...
but she probably won't listen to me. Experience has taught me this.
“Besides, I'm
part of the party, so, it's a joint responsibility!”
Being together
with Aeris, I have noticed that she is surprisingly stubborn and self-possessed.
It might be
better than the time when she sacrificed himself for others, but I am a little
confused when she shows her straight favor to me.
“...I see. Even
though I don't know, I'm glad to hear that you seem to be enjoying yourself
more than when you were in the academy. Whatever the reason, it's good to get
some real-world experience.”
Nagisa murmurs in
a flat voice as she collects the items dropped by the praying mantis.
There is no one
around her who seems to be her friend. Neither Leon nor Ciel nor anyone else is
around. It seems that she has come this far solo.
Nagisa is wearing
a colorful kimono over her school uniform, but her slender body is covered with
countless wounds and blood.
Aeris also
noticed Nagisa's wounds and looked worried.
“Seikai-san,
please let me treat your wound...”
“Hmm? Oh, I'm
sorry. Please take care of me.”
Nagisa accepted
the treatment quietly. As Aeris holds out her hand, Nagisa's body is enveloped
in a green effect.
“Thank you. Now I
can continue my training a little longer.”
“Seikai-san...
it's too dangerous to come here alone... what if you get hurt?”
“I know it's
dangerous. I know the risks, but I have to be strong. I will not stop even if
the god of death has to stand by my side”
Nagisa looked
with a strong color of determination in her eyes.
Hard, sharp,
clear and straight eyes.
But at the same
time, they have the color of fragility and danger, as if they could break at
any moment. The way she risked even her life for the sake of self-improvement
was similar to Aeris when she used to devote herself to self-sacrifice.
“I don't mind
your training, but... why are you alone? I thought you were in a party with
Leon and Ciel.”
I asked what I
had to ask.
In the original
scenario of [DunBrave], Nagisa should have been working with Leon after the
fight with the gargoyle at the 'Sage's Playground'.
And yet, here she
is, diving in a dungeon solo, and accomplishing the dangerous feat of defeating
a boss single-handedly.
What in the world
could have happened to Nagisa?
“You mean Brave?
We've been a party for a while, but I'm already out. He and I just don't get
along.”
Nagisa says it
matter-of-factly. She is supposed to be the heroine, but her words deny the
hero.
“Brave was out of
school for a few days due to an injury, but he's already back. And now he's
teaching the underachievers in the class. He train them in combat and dive
dungeons with them. Uranus also with him. And sometimes he does the same thing
with the other class”
“Huh? Why would
Leon do that?”
“Well... he said
things like, 'It's the duty of the class president to lead the others!'“ . He
cares more about everyone taking a step forward together rather than about his
own personal growth.”
“......”
It was a
good-natured Leon-esque argument, but it was a development that did not appear
in the game. Is it possible that this mysterious scenario was changed due to
the ball-kicking incident?
“I respect what
Brave is doing as a human being. I think it's a very noble idea. But... the
strength I'm looking for won't come from being with him. I'm not looking for
group strength. I'm looking for the strength of a single sword sharpened to its
limits. That's why I've trained alone.”
“That's...”
I try to say
something, but I fall silent because I don't know what to say.
I wonder how
things turned out this way.
In the game, I
was only allowed to form a party with the three main heroines and other fellow
characters, but in this world where the game has become reality, I can form a
party with mob characters who have no names. This may be a factor.
Or it might be
because of the fact that I saved Jean and his friends by defeating the gargoyle
in the “Sage's Playground”.
Maybe the
gargoyle's killing of his classmates made Leon feel powerless and he began to
seek for strength.
So, it was also
possible that my saving Jean had made Leon not want to be as strong as he
needed to be.
“This change is
troubling... what should I do about this...?”
This development
is not good.
The hero and
heroine, Aeris and Nagisa, are already gone from Leon's side. This is a clear
reduction in the strength of the team.
There are other
strong characters besides the main heroines, but from the looks of things, I
don't think he has any contact with them either.
At this rate, the
future in which Leon is defeated by the Demon King is becoming more and more
realistic.
He may not be
able to acquire enough strength to face the Demon King.
For the note, the
Demon King will return in April of the second year. Although there is still a
grace period of about 10 months, the monsters under the control of the Demon
King are already on the move.
If Leon continues
to smolder, there is a possibility that he will be defeated by the Demon King
and the world will be destroyed.
“......”
“Well, I'll leave
for now. I'll see you at the school.”
Nagisa bids us
goodbye as I have been thinking about it, and then she turns to leave.
“Wait,
Seikai-san!”
Aeris calls out
to her behind her back.
Nagisa turns
around with a curious look on her face. Her pony-tailed hair sways softly.
“What's wrong?
You still have something to tell me?”
“Um...
Seikai-san, if you don't mind, would you like to join our party?”
“Huh?”
Aeris said
something that made me roll my eyes.
Why in the world
would Aeris say something like that? I listened to her words so that I wouldn't
miss anything she said.
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