Novel Bin Chapter 131 - Transfer Student and Christmas [8]
「The rules are simple, boys aim for the girls’ santa hat, and the girls aim for the boys’ reindeer antlers! And men and women who exchanged each other’s headgear, are forced to become a『pair of lovers』!」
「Wha!?」
She said something preposterous without hesitation.
「The time limit is one hour and the stage is the whole of Thousand Blade Academy! Use of soul dress, cooperation in large numbers, sharing of information, a battle royale where anything goes! Naturally, this is a traditional event of the academy, so declining to participate is not allowed!」
「Oi, Oi, are you serious…!?」
As usual, all the events of Thousand Blade Academy lacked common sense.
(Anyway, I have to protect at least Ria’s santa hat till the very end…)
When I took a step forward to cover for her,
「And there’s one last important announcement! The『Club』that brings in the headgear of Allen Rodore will receive the entire club budget of the student council department!」
「…P-President!?」
The moment she announced that, a number of eyes turned towards me.
Many of them were from the swordsmanship club.
They were defeated by us early in the Club Budget War in May.
Hence, I heard that they had to get by somehow with a painfully tight budget.
「W-Wait a minute! That’s too much of a disadvantage for me.」
「Then,『Dokidoki! Coupling Battle!』Start!」
The president’s excited voice echoed throughout the auditorium.
Right after that.
「It’s annoying to go along with that devil’s proposal, but this is a once in a lifetime opportunity! For the swordsmanship club to survive, I will cut you down here!」
「Fu-fufu! Let’s start the revenge match, Allen-kun!」
Jean Bael, the head of the swordsmanship club, and Silty Rosette, the deputy head, quickly surrounded me with the members of the swordsmanship club.
(T-Too many…)
The number was slightly over a hundred and continued to increase even now.
I immediately unsheathed my sword and looked over to Ria and the rest, while being vigilant of my surroundings.
「Ri, Ria-san! I’ll take your Santa hat!」
「N-No! I’ll never give it to you!」
Many male students surrounded Ria.
「Rose-san, please have a bout with me!」
「Hmm, interesting… Try to take it if you can!」
The same amount of male students around Rose.
「C-Claude san! Please go out with me!」
「W-Wait a minute! I’m a woman, you know!?」
And, a lot of female students crowded around Claude-san for some reason.
Ria, Rose, and Claude-san, each of them had about 30 people surrounding them.
And, there were about 150 people surrounding me.
In addition, a number of sword fights had already begun elsewhere.
(Where did the gentle Christmas party go?)
By the time I noticed, it had become the usual noisy Thousand Blade Academy in no time.
(Anyways, fighting here is disadvantageous…)
In this large auditorium where there are lots of obstructions, you can’t see the battlefield clearly, and there is a high risk of surprise attacks from blind spots.
(Besides, the victory conditions this time are unique…)
No matter how much the battle tips in my favour, if my reindeer antlers are taken, it will be my defeat.
I should bring this fight outside, with open visibility, so that I don’t get dragged into a free-for-all fight.
「Ria, Rose, Claude-san! I’m going outside!」
「Yes, okay!」
「Understood.」
「Hmm, you seem to know the disadvantage of a confined space at least.」
When each of them replied,
「And Ria, never let them take your Santa hat!」
I said those few words out loud.
To be honest, I was a little embarrassed, but I just couldn’t help saying it.
「…! Yes, leave it to me!」
Receiving a reassuring reply from Ria, I rushed out of the auditorium.
「Kuh, we’re going after him!」
「「「YES!」」」
From behind, more than one hundred frenzied members of the swordsmanship club chased after me.
I managed to take the fight from the large auditorium to the schoolyard, and calmly assumed Seigan no Kamae.
(Alright… If it’s here, then 360 degrees view in all directions is secured.)
There is no better place to deal with a large number of people.
(But what a great sight…)
Surrounding me were more than a hundred swordsmen of the swordsmanship club.
Gripped in their hands were each of their soul dresses, and they focused on me without dropping their guard.
In that situation, Jean-san, the head, raised a loud voice.
「Listen up! The enemy is Allen Rodore! Even if we’re bunched up, we’re not the ones who will win! Don’t even make the mistake of thinking we can win! Our only aim is the reindeer antler on his head!」
「「「UNDERSTOOD!」」」
A strategy which abandoned direct confrontation, and targeted my headgear from the start.
…How troublesome.
「I and Silty will suppress his darkness! In the meantime, you guys take the antlers at all costs!」
「「「Yes, sir!」」」
After quickly finished conveying the strategy,
「Hmm, I hope you won’t say it’s cowardly」he said, with a fearless smile, as though he were triumphant already.
「Yes, of course.」
You can’t blame an act that is not against the rules.
「There were talks that Allen Rodore can manipulate『four』of his unparalleled darkness at once. Can I leave two to you, Silty?」
「Roger!」
Jean-san and Silty-san whispered something amongst themselves, and
「Let’s go, Allen! Fang style – Ten Consecutive Blade!」
「I’m not going to lose this time! Circle Style – Fire Circle!」
They ran towards me simultaneously and fired sharp slashes.
Unstoppable ten consecutive slashes and a conflagration-like sharp thrust.
I focussed on both calmly,
「Dark Shadow.」
And defended their attacks perfectly with jet black darkness.
One huge darkness branched into “ten”, and they swayed around as if they were alive.
「It’s out!」
「Hey, hey… Isn’t there a lot of them!?」
The swordsmanship club members, including Jean-san and Silty-san, staggered back at the sight of the bizarre darkness.
「It was just recently that the number of darkness I can manipulate at a time increased from four to ten… Please don’t call me cowardly, will you?」
「Gu… Our opponent is just a freshman! Hold your will and pride as upperclassmen! All men, charge!」
「「「UOOOOOOHHH!」」」
At the same time as Jean-san’s order, more than a hundred members of the swordsmanship clubs launched an all-out total attack.
This was how the fierce battle between me and the swordsmanship club began.
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A few minutes later,
「Kah, not even a scratch, huh…」
「M-Monster…」
In the schoolyard lit by moonlight, the members of the swordsmanship club lay sprawled, gasping for breath.
「Fuu… Dark Shadow is the best when dealing with a large number of people, after all.」
I controlled the ten darkness freely and won without even a swing of my sword.
Then, just after breaking through the swordsmanship club, which can be called the “first group”, a large number of female students of more than 50 approached me, as though they were the “second group”.
「I-I am Lina Hashwald from Year 3 Class D! A-Allen-kun!! I have loved you for a long time! Please go out with me!」
「Fara Salitia from Year 3 Class B! I love your overwhelming strength and cool darkness ability! Please become my lover!」
「I am Shadi Suit from Year 2 Class A. I fell in love with the figure of Allen-kun doing practice-swings earnestly. I would like to be in a sincere relationship with you!」
Three female students confessed, with flushed cheeks.
Their expressions were serious, this was not a joke.
However,
「…I’m sorry.」
Even if they confessed suddenly… I can only say I’m sorry.
I bowed my head slightly, feeling bad.
「W-Why…!?」
「At least, please tell the reason.」
「By all means, please let us hear the reason!」
They still clung on.
(They conveyed their honest feelings without covering them up…)
In that case, I also have to be honest as a man.
「How do I say this… B-Because there is someone that I like…」
I felt my face turn red, as I clearly stated the reason.
「No way…」
「I-It’s okay… you’re still not taken yet!」
「If so… I will take you by force!」
Right after that.
「Just give me the antlers!」
「I am not going to give up on you!」
「I’m prepared!」
The three of them started running towards me with ghastly vigor.
「In the end, this is what it always comes down to, huh…」
The moment I reluctantly pulled out my sword and stopped them with a slash, I felt an incredible bloodlust from behind.
「!?」
I pulled my head to the left at a moment’s judgment. A ruthless thrust pierced the air in vain.
「Urgh, missed…」
Slowly turning back,
「…It is the president, after all.」
Sie Arcstria. The student council president who was a little frustrated not being able to land her attack.
(Hmm, she seems to be cold…)
In the cold weather of December, the body will quickly lose heat in that Santa costume.
As I worried about her,
「Fu-fufu! I don’t want you to forget us, Allen-kun!」
「I’m going to pay you back for the Thousand Blade Shadow Festival here, though!」
Lilim-senpai and Ferris-senpai, who didn’t show up at the Christmas party, stood next to the president.
「One-vs-three, huh? It doesn’t seem like you plan to go easy on me this time.」
During the Thousand Blade Shadow Festival, it really was hard to deal with just Lilim-senpai and Ferris-senpai.
If the president joins them as well… It’s going to be quite tough.
「Fufu, of course. Club Budget War, Poker match, fraud poker match, I’ve never won against Allen-kun even once. No more defeat is permissible as a member of the proud Arcstria House.」she said, with a serious expression, and puts her hand out towards the empty space.
「Imitate -〈Aqua Queen〉!」
At that moment, a beautiful sword appeared as though tearing through space.
The president gripped the soul dress which was as blue as the sky and as transparent as the sea.
「Fufu, Allen-kun’s undefeated legend will end today.」
「I’ll teach you the might of senpais today!」
「This time, I can’t lose no matter what, though…!」
The three of them said, and shot a sharp glance at me, burning with fighting spirit.
「Fuu… I don’t plan to lose, even if it’s one-vs-three!」
For the first time today, I created the『pseudo-black sword』and assumed Seigan no Kamae.