Vol 8 Chapter 6

Chapter 6 – <lyre-poros>A somewhat sad evening sky. A nostalgic townscape. The cawing of crows audible far away.She immediately understood that this was a dream.It was a memory of a distant past.“Oh, what’s the matter, Saya-chan?”Haruka, who hung a shopping bag, gently called out to Saya who sat down holding her knees in the veranda.“……I had a quarrel with Ayato.”“Hohou.”Haruka threw a fleeting glance to the building behind.The sound of Ayato training could be heard from the Amagiri Bright Dragon Style’s dojo. In fact, the numbers of times which Ayato and Saya fight could be counted, and each time Ayato secluded himself in the dojo.“I see; looks like he isn’t in a good mood as well, huh. His center of gravity seems off.”As she grasped it by just hearing sounds, Haruka put her hand to her waist. Her face was not that a big sister, but an instructor’s.But she immediately returned to her gentle smile again; she turned to Saya and said.“So, what’s the cause?”“……It’s about the fact that I’m moving. He asked me why I didn’t say anything.”“Ah, that, huh.”Haruka nodded as she understood.Haruka apparently knew the circumstances.“I didn’t tell him because I thought that it’d better if it was Saya-chan who told him after all, but well looks like he found it out himself, huh.”“……Yes.”“What didn’t you say anything?”Saya looked daunted at Haruka’s straightforward question, but she honestly answered though somewhat averting her gaze.“I thought…… if I told Ayato, he’d definitely mind it.”“Well, yes…… that’s how he is after all.”“I don’t like that, so I wanted us to spend our time like usual as much as possible.”It was just for that reason, and yet Saya did not understand why Ayato was so angry.“I see. Saya-chan is kind as usual, eh. Yes, good child, good child.”When Haruka said so, she suddenly pulled Saya and tightly embraced her.“……Haru-nee, I can’t breathe.”“Oops, sorry. ──But you know, Saya-chan. I understand your feelings, but I think that it was impossible from the start.”“Why?”When Saya asked with puzzled face, Haruka gently stroked Saya’s head while telling her.“After all, even if Ayato were to act as usual, it wouldn’t be the same for Saya-chan, right? By saying nothing about moving and enduring it alone, did you think that you could play with Ayato as usual?”Saya shook her head.“Impossible, right? In this world, there are a lot of things that one should endure and also things that one shouldn’t; but at least if the other party were to be someone like Ayato, I think that it’d better to tell him honestly. Of course, I don’t say that it’ll definitely turn out well after that. But, you wouldn’t end up regretting it.”“……I don’t really understand.”When Saya said so with a sullen face, Haruka smiled wryly as she was troubled.“Hahaha, that’s also true. Then, let’s have you to reconcile for now. Even you, Saya-chan, you don’t want to move while having a quarrel with Ayato as is, right?”“……Yes.”Since that was certainly true, she strongly nodded.“Yup, it’s good to be honest. Then I’ll give to such Saya-chan a sure-kill item for reconciling with him.”“……Thank you, Haru-nee.”When Saya bowed her head, she took two lollipops, which Haruka took out from within the shopping bag, and hurriedly ran towards the dojo. ＊ “──Saya, come on, wake up. The captain has come.”“Nhn……?”When he woke Saya by shaking her shoulders, his childhood friend who was very bad at waking up, sluggishly looked around while rubbing her eyes.“……Where is this place?”“It’s the Star Guards’ headquarters.”“Star Guards……?”Saya did not move an inch as if frozen for a while, but she clapped her hands as she recalled the sequence of events before long.“Ah, that’s right.”The Star Hunter Guard’s headquarters were located almost at the central part of the administration area, next to Rikka government office.The outward appearance was a building without redeeming features, but people, who had confidence in their own abilities, would feel the severe atmosphere drifting around it.After all, the guard members had to deal with Asterisk’s students. One would not be fit for unless he or she possessed a suitable skill. In fact among the Star Hunter Guards, there were a lot of members originally students; and stalwarts, who had their names entered as