Chapter 1: Sisters
*PAM!!*
"Wha...!?"
Shooting at me? This is Japan!!
"Ku!"
The bullet flew directly at me.
For some reason, the bullet looked slow yet clear.
"Che."
The attacker in front of me—Orimura Madoka clicked her tongue. The next, moment, the bullet that flew at me stopped there.
The bullet stopped in mid-air. This is—
(Laura's [AIC]!?)
"Get down, Ichika!"
Immediately after following what she said, the knife flew over my head. *Clunk* *clunk*, the fruit juice can that dropped from my hand bounced on the floor.
"So you're here to stop me..."
Madoka accurately blocked the knife that was aimed at her right eye with her hand.
"What!?"
Madoka grabbed the knife in her hand.
"Right back at you."
And threw it back at Laura.
However, to Laura, who released the seal of her left eye, [Odin's Eye][7A 1], that could increase the motion and visual sense several times, it was easy to stop that knife with [AIC].
Though the golden left eye immediately looked for Madoka after blocking that knife, the attacker who deployed her IS gradually disappeared into the night.
"Fuu..."
"STOP RIGHT THERE!"
Avoiding the [AIC]'s stopping ability, Madoka flew off.
Just like that, the attacker who suddenly appeared, disappeared completely into the night.
"Ku..."
"Are you alright, Laura?"
"Who do you think I am? What about you?"
"Ahh, thanks for your help, Laura. Thank you."
"No need for the thanks."
Laura said that as she sheathed her knife and put on the eyepatch.
I patted away the dirt on me and picked up the canned drink that I dropped on the floor.
"Ah."
"Hm? What is it?"
"As expected, Laura's left eye's really beautiful. It was glowing like a diamond."
"Wha-What?"
"It was tough being attacked, but seeing something good may have reduced that to zero—UWAHH!!?"
"Wh-Wha-What reduced to zero, you idiot?"
Laura closed in and stepped hard on my foot.
"IT HURTS!?"
"Fu-Fuun! Hurry up and go back!"
"H-Hey, wait up. At least help me take the drinks."
"Who'd care about you!?"
Without stopping, Laura hurriedly walked away.
"Speaking of which, how were you able to catch up to where I was attacked?"
"Th-That's...!"
"Hm?"
"...I-I could possibly say that, that I tailed two people together or something like that..."
