Chapter 1: Heart's Painkiller
"DEYYAAAHHHH!!!"
*KLANG!* The heavy sound of metal echoed out. Ichika and Rin clashed blades as they faced off against each other.
It was the 3rd of September, during a practical training lesson at the beginning of the second term that was held between class 1 and class 2.
"Ku...!"
"I WON'T LET YOU GET AWAY, ICHIKA!"
As fellow class representatives, both of them were fighting in this match. Ichika had the upper hand at the beginning, but Rin started to turn it around.
The reason was simple and clear. [Byakushiki]'s second phase was using energy too quickly.
"You used too much energy on your shield!"
"Not over yet!"
Saying that, Ichika swung his blade, but the [Yukihira Niigata] had already lost the glow of the [Reiraku Byakuya] and become an ordinary physical sword.
If he pulled his distance, Ichika should be able to fire the particle cannon from the multi-purpose left arm weapon [Setsura], but that part had also lost all energy.
"It's useless! This [Shenlong] is designed to be stable and be efficient in using up the energy—[Impact Cannons]!"
*BOOM!* After firing several high-pressure shots in quick succession, Ichika and Rin pulled away from each other.
It seemed that Rin didn't intend on letting go of this opportunity as she threw out the attached [Souten Gagetsu].
"Kuu!"
Ichika managed to take the powerful hit, but Rin already disappeared from his eyes.
Though the IS Hyper Sensors managed to make up for it as it sensed the enemy's location, it was already too late.
"TTTAAAAAAAAA!!!"
Rin grabbed Ichika on the foot and threw him forcefully to the ground.
As the sunlight was too strong, Ichika immediately narrowed his eyes, and he saw a black figure flying down at him.
"I WIN!"
"!"
Rin remained upside down and continued shooting the [Impact Cannons] at him.
After shooting 10 rounds, the bell rang, indicating that the match was over.
--Needless to say, Ichika lost.
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"It's now two straight wins for me. Heh heh, treat me now."
"Ku..."
I lost both the first part and the second part of the practical training. After clearing up everything, our usual gang arrived at the student cafeteria.
Having been messed around by her, I felt the agony of defeat as I ate lunch.
On a side note, I chose the miso mackerel set. The white miso is really tasty, and the mackerel's chewiness' really outstanding. Yup, the aunties in the IS Academy Cafeteria did this really well.
"Is that nice, Laura?"
"Yeah. I never thought that I could eat Schnitzel outside my own country."
Laura, who's good friends with Charl, sliced the German cuisine dish Schnitzel[5A 1] (fried beef steak).
"Do you want some?"
"Wah? Can I?"
"Yup."
"I'll take this then! Ehehe, I always wanted to eat this."
