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The sound of metal hitting the ground echoes throughout the not so abandoned building, abruptly putting the ongoing scuffle to an immediate stop
"I was just wandering around before I got here" the new figure stated "I heard some really loud noises and it peaked my curiosity."
Julis and Lester were slack jawed, their eyes fixated on the newcomer's handiwork. Used as a foot holder was a Puppet or more appropriately what remains of the automaton after it was slashed into four pieces
"What are the odds that I'd uncover a conspiracy during a stroll?"
Silas was baffled, one of his precious puppet was now nothing more than a pile of useless metal. He glared at the intruder who is sporting a nonchalant expression, a broad-sword shaped Ogre-Lux resting in his shoulder glowing ominous red
"To lead me into a middle of a losing battle." he took a step forward "As I expected my luck is…"
He paused mid sentence and closes his eyes, his face showing an expression of contemplation
"HONTONI SAIKODA!" (really is the greatest!)
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"CONSTELLATION FORTUNE!" the portable terminal blared though it's noise bothered no one as it was transferred to the owner's earphone instead "TODAY'S LUCKIEST CONSTELLATION IS LEO!"
"YOSHA LUCKY!" But his reaction certainly did "IT'S ONLY MY FIRST DAY HERE AND MY LUCK IS ALREADY AT IT'S MAX!"
The shouting boy now the center of attention, has a normal appearance and complexion of a japanese. Though anyone who laid eyes on him would immediately know that he's an energetic one, with a big smile on his face the boy continue onwards ignoring the annoyed and somewhat bewildered stares coming from all around him
'Just a bit more and I'll arrive at Seidoukan' he thought 'The last place where he was seen…'
In an instant his happy expression is replaced by a serious and somber one while his steps comes into a halt, thousands of thoughts swarmed into his brain along with the feeling of hope and fear
'Is he here?' he inwardly asked the universe
The reason he enrolled to Seidoukan in the first place is to follow a bogus lead on someone who really matters to him, but even with the source of information being the person whom he trusted the most it doesn't change the fact that the intel itself was outdated
"I'm really that desperate aren't I?" he sighed while looking at the entrance of Seidoukan academy, one of the six 'schools' in asterisk and frankly one of the most not-promising one
"Nope… No use in regretting it now." he shooked his head, any trace of doubt removed by each turn "And besides everyone is here."
No really as a matter of fact most of the people that he considers close are actually attending Seidoukan, he's the only one that didn't go there to spend his first year of highschool due to his alternative education
Though that's just a cool way to say that he was homeschooled, although his family actually spend most of their time travelling from one place to another because of his father's particular line of duty. And by family he means him and his Dad, and by line of duty meaning semi-illegal errands from the integrated enterprise foundation that he may or may not actually allowed to tag along in
But back to the matter at hand almost every notable (at least the one with the same age as him) people he encountered are now gathered in the one place, though whether it is due to their own decision or the effects of personal affair remains unanswered (at least for now) the sheer coincidence of the fact would makes people question if it could be called a coincidence in the first place
But he certainly had come up with a reasonable explanation for the phenomenon
"It's because I'm lucky!"
Yes, he without an even single shred of doubt believes that everything is indeed a simple dumb chain of events that works in his favors. Of course there is also the undeniable truth that Asterisk is now the modern center of the world, but that itself is another one of the factors that supports him
So in hindsight he really is lucky, and there's no way a simple bad possibility would get him down this early on his journey
"Now then let's see what Asterisks has in store for my first day!"
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'THIS IS NOT HOW I EXPECTED FOR MY FIRST DAY HERE!' Ayato inwardly screamed as he dodged another fireball (or spear) aimed directly at him
With athleticism and limberness that put world class gymnast to shame the purple haired male continues to slash, jump, and dodge any fiery projectile that would certainly burn any man or woman to crisp
Of course he wasn't a normal human per say but rather a Genestella possessing above human level of strength, endurance, and most prominently control over aura known as Prana which increase his surviving capabilities even further
But getting hit by a fire spear would certainly be painful as hell (no pun intended)
"Longiflorum!" His opponent declared as another set of fiery spears formed around her
With a glare the projectile sailed forward with either the goal of skewering or burning (probably both) their intended target, they also seem to be moving at the speed twice faster than their predecessors catching him slightly of guarded
Despite the setback Ayato succeeded in bringing up his rental Lux to guard against the attack using the flat-side of the weapon, the resulting explosion however resulted in him getting sent flying. Pulling off an one-handed backflip the swordsman slices two of the remaining 'flowers' before barely dodging the last of them, with the following explosion sending him airborne once more
Not only that he is also sent spinning, and after using his foot as a stopper finally regaining his balance
'This is going nowhere…' he knew that he couldn't get anywhere near his opponent, not without risking getting obliterated in the process
Gritting his teeth Ayato focus his visual on the threat in front of him, her expression showing both wariness and alert. Ayato remained pensive despite managing to hold his ground, he knew that she was holding back and if his prediction is correct she'll knock it up a notch with the next attack
his mind raced back to earlier today, he was on his way to the student council's office when a handkerchief literally fell from the sky. He heard sound of distress originating from inside one of the top rooms of what he assumes is the dormitory, looking up he sees an open window and after putting two and two together decided to lend a helping hand
With little difficult he navigated his way to the room using the nearby trees before landing safely on the window's perch, after uttering words of apologies he was greeted with a sight that will remain etched on his brain for the remainder of his life
That is the sight of a beautiful foreign girl in her underwear
One obligatory shouting and dressing scene later the two was finally able to converse normally, and after revealing the reason behind his intrusion completed his objective. The girl expresses her thanks for his gesture of kindness clearly valuing the piece of clothing, before abruptly blasting him with a fireball
And here he is now, fighting a Sterga of all things, with a Lux he never used before and a slim chance of coming out victorious
Of course he'd fare far better if he unleashed his seal, but he doesn't really want to waste his OP mode on such trivial matter. 'Remember Ayato! Never use your full strength unless you're on a dire situation!', the swordsman smiled remembering his senior's advice
'But if you have a chance to impress a beautiful girl then you should definitely do it!'
The rest of said advice caused Ayato to sweatdrop, he had almost forgotten how much of a womanizer that guy was but that doesn't matter right now, what is important is the foe he's currently fighting
Who is indeed beautiful
Seriously with a flowing pink hair and a pair of cyan orbs that completely match it is not a mistake to call her a literal princess, her body is also perfectly build without any exaggerated parts and…..
'GAHHHH!' Ayato inwardly screamed removing all trace of his 'assessments'
Memories of a certain senior swarmed his mind, despite being one of the person that he looked up to he is by no means is a good role model. Seriously for someone who mastered the entire branches of Amagiri Shinmeiryuu his ego and skirt-chasing tendency would give of an entirely different impression
'At least he's brave enough to say his desire straightforwardly'
"SAKIHOKORE!" (Bloom!)
The cry brought Ayato back into the battlefield and he watched as a high concentration of prana circled around the beauty and gathered around her outstretched palm
"AMARYLLIS!"
The concentration then (not surprisingly) turns into a fireball large enough to engulf him, and while it is slower in comparison to the other projectiles she had thrown at him an attack like this must have something that would cover it's flaw
'She's expecting me to dodge.' Ayato realized, whatever that countermeasure is he assumes that it's some kind of area attack
'It'll either split into smaller fireballs or detonate, most likely the second. Then….'
Without wasting a breath Ayato decided to charge in
'Even if it explode I'll just use that.'
True to his guess just as he's only inches away from his fiery doom the pinkette shouts
"EXPLODE!"
And that's when he sensed it
'A ninja? No… Assassin! No time to waste then!'
Fire engulfed Ayato's field of vision and he knew that he has less than a second to save both himself and opponent
It's more than enough
"Amagiri Shinmeiryuu… FUTATSUMIZUCHI!" (Amagiri Dragon Arts First Sword Fighting Skill - Twin Water Dragons)
With little difficult Ayato slashed away the flames that threatens to smolder him into cinders
"Y-You!" The pinkette hastily raised her rapier, attempting to strike him and leaving her abdomen unguarded
'That part is defenseless! this is the perfect chance Ayato! Go for an all out attack!'
If he ever meet that person again (and he hope so) he'll definitely kill him
"GET DOWN!"
Throwing away his Lux Ayato tackled the beauty into the ground, and right on cue an arrow wheezed by the spot she stood at moments ago. With a thud both of them hit the ground, of course he took less damage because of his 'cushion' but he considered it an even trade as he had possibly just saved her life
"Y-You! What are you doing!?"
Ignoring his opponent's cry Ayato instead focused his gaze on the object that almost killed her, said object is an arrow made out of mana currently embed on the ground. As expected the object dispersed into thin air, but a glance is enough to confirmed it
'Someone's trying to kill her.' Ayato knew that the arrow was aimed at her head, if he hadn't interfered she might be dead or at least mortally wounded. Ayato then scanned the crowd hoping to find a certain colleague of his
'If it's her then she'll be able to track the assassin down, as the saying goes fight fire with fire.'
He however failed to locate her and assumes that she had already enacted a chase, but he did succeeded in finding one of his friend. Said person is currently staring at him with a blank expression, with the gesture of groping something
Ayato didn't really get it until he realize the soft sensation coming from his palm
'Mission successful.' the voice said
"GAH!" He quickly stood up disengaging from whatever unholy position he and the beauty was engaged in, not a second later she followed suit while still blushing, it is clear that even though he had saved her live she still holds him in bad regards
"I'm so sorry!" Ayato quickly bowed his head, hoping that she would forgive him
Clearly she has no intention in doing so
"Y-Y-Y-You…" She lowly growled, flickers of flames forming around her figure
But before things went south once again it was sent into a halt
"Yes, yes let's stop it right here…." A new and calm voice interjected
"Although we at Seidokan Academy respect the right of students to engage in duels, unfortunately, in this instance, things must end here."
The owner of the voice was a beauty equal to the one which he had just fought, if the pinkette is described as fiery than this person is the epitome of tranquility. Her wavy blonde hair and buxom figure would certainly swoon both male and female populace
"Claudia….." The pinkette identified "By what authority do you stand in my way?"
"Why, under my authority as student council president of Seidokan Academy, of course." she cheerfully chirped "By the authority bestowed upon me as the chief representative of the Red Lotus, I hereby annul this duel between Julis Alexia van Riessfeld and Amagiri Ayato."
'Julis…. So that's her name….' Ayato pondered. Of course he had heard her name when she had declared the duel,but due to the circumstances it flew over his head, more importantly she has four names, does that means she's a royalty?
He had overheard from a traveling friend of his that in some lands more names is equal to more power, the higher their social standing is the longer name they have
"Well, no harm, no foul, right, Amagiri Ayato-kun?" Claudia asked the swordsmen, snapping him back into reality
"Oh right… thanks President-san…." he replied
"That's right. I'm the student council president of Seidokan Academy, Claudia Enfield. It's a pleasure." she offered her hand, naturally he complied to his savior's request
'Is every powerful girl here is beautiful?' Ayato inwardly asks
'This just means more chance to score you know.' His other voice pointed out, he promptly ignored it
"Even if you are the student council president, barring some greater reason, you still don't have the right to interfere in a duel." Julis pointed out, clearly intending to continue the feud
"Of course I have a reason. He's a transfer student, right? Even if he's already registered his information and had his emblem authenticated, there's still one last procedure he hasn't yet finished. More strictly speaking, Amagiri Ayato-kun is not yet an official student of Seidokan Academy," Claudia explained, smiling broadly
"Only those who are students may engage in a duel. Accordingly, this duel is invalid. Any complaints?"
"Gu…." Julis bit her lip in frustration, the lack of words following indicates that she relented to the president's reasoning
"Good. Now that we're all clear on the matter, I'd like to invite everyone to please depart. If you linger here for too long, you'll be late for class."
At these words, the crowd broke off into small groups, and wandered off. A handful of students were clearly dissatisfied with the abrupt conclusion to the duel, though they could find no point on which to refute Claudia's decision.
"Ah!" Suddenly, Ayato remembered the sniping from the duel just now
"Um, please wait..." Before he can continue a hand suddenly pat his shoulder, it was Julis's hand
"Pretend you didn't see anything. This time, whoever it was got off easy." Julis slowly shook her head, a wry smile on her lips.
"Moreover, as a Page One, suffering an ambush like that is hardly unexpected."
"Ugh. It's truly unfortunate, but this kind of thing isn't all that rare. That said, this time, they've really gone too far. A third party taking advantage of a duel to sneak in an attack is something unforgivable. I'll ask the disciplinary committee to look into it. Once we catch the culprit, they'll be dealt with harshly." Claudia pouted agreeing to Julis
Though he's caught off guard by their replies that's beside the point
"Actually I think one of my friend is currently chasing the culprit….."
This time it was the girls turn to be taken by surprise
"Ara, I'm not aware you're acquaintanced with anyone here Amagiri-Kun. What's his name? Or is it a she?" Claudia asked, while Julis's stare only reinforce the fact that they both demand answer
"Well her name is….."
"AYATO-NII!" A new voice interupted, the three turned their heads towards the source of the distraction finding a male figure rushing towards them
"Kotaro!" Ayato happily chirped, without stopping the boy in question tackled him with a force that's enough to topple tree
"UMPH!" Ayato blurted as he recieve the full burnt of the impact, founding himself being forced back a few steps. He looked at the attacker and was pleased to see him sporting a large smile, a second later the younger male let go
"How's that?" He confidently asked
"Not bad, you've definitely grow stronger Kotaro."
"Just you wait! I'll grow even stronger!"
Ayato chuckled at the proclamation "I'm sure of that."
Suddenly Claudia cleared her throat, turning both of the male's attention to her whle Julis remains pensive on her side
"It's been a while isn't it Sakuma-kun?" she greeted
"Not really that long Kaichou-san." he replied
"It is quite obvious but, I assume you're well acquaintanced with Amagiri-kun. Though I'm not sure that both of you are blood related?"
"We're not." Kotaro confirmed "But since we were raised together, we practically are."
"I see. I'm quite upset about you not telling me beforehand though." Claudia pouted
"Sorry kaichou-san. I thought it was not important."
"On the contrary Kotaro, the smallest of ingridient is often the most important!" A new voice once again interjected, the four turned their heads towards the source (with Julis getting fed-up by the constant interuption)
Aproaching them were two people consisting of a male and a dead-tired female, the male was a foreigner with a few blonde locks hanging out of the hat he is wearing, while the female was a japanese that Ayato instantly recognized
"Sorry Aya-chi." she paused to catch a breath "They got away…."
Ayato was surprised at her greeting, is the assassin skilled enough to outrun one of the most skilled shinobi on the planet?
"I told you that you shouldn't have extra serving for breakfast." the foreigner scolded
"Hey it's your fault that your cooking is really good!" she barked back holding her stomach in pain probably due to stomach cramp
Yep that's explains everything, Ayato couldn't help but let out a little laugh earning him the glare of the one year younger girl
"It's good to see you doing well Hammy."
"I'm not really that well Aya-chi." She answered still holding her stomach
"And this is…."
"Spada! Spada Marinara" He introduced himself "I'm a friend of Lucky."
"That explains a lot."
Julis then cleared her throat, clearly feeling irritated by the sudden get together "More importantly did you manage to get a good look at the culprit Tokage?" she asked the younger girl
"Not really, he wears a hood so I didn't get a clear image."
"I see, still I appriciate the help." Julis bowed her head "And as for you….." she turned her head towards Ayato who responded by nervously gulping
Instead of burning him to nothingness (thankfully) she instead give him an apologetic look "It seems I owe you one..."
Ayato was surprised at the sudden change of attitude, but nonetheles responded "Well considering the things that I've done why we called it even?" he offered
Though her face went red Julis denied the offer "O-of course not! Even though the things that you've done are…. Indecent….. I still owe you my live…."
At the mention of his previous action Ayato's feature also went red as a tomato
"Indecent? Amagiri-nii are what is she talking about?" Kotaro asked
Before he can say anything Claudia had beaten him to the punch
"Oh you didn't saw it Sakuma-kun? Ayato tackled Julis to the ground. It was a very passionate move…." She explained with a sturty voice
"Sounds like one of Tsurugi's technique…" Kotaro stated while blankly staring at Ayato, disgust clear in both of his eyes
"N-no it's not like that!" Ayato and Julis blurted in unison surprising everyone (themselves included)
"Well will you look at that, the efect is immidiate." Hammy mischiviously pointed out tcausing the two to turn even redder
"Ara isn't this a perfect chance Julis? You should asks him to be your partner since you two are in sync. The regristration deadline is in two weeks you know." Claudia suggested
"W-wait of course I would love to go out with such beauty, but isn't that treading a bit to quickly?" Everyone (except Julis who now spurted steams from her ears) stare at him as if he just said something dumb
"She meant for the Phoenix-Festa Ayato-nii…." Kotaro clarified
"Oh….."
"Oho... it's seems that he's having ideas…." Hammy mischiviously pointed out once more
"Fufufu…. how bold." Claudia followed
"Well as the saying goes first come first serve." Spada added
"Tsurugi have really gotten through you huh Ayato-nii." Kotaro to added sounding disapointed
Ayato reached out to the depth of his mind, hoping to find anything that could get him out of this sticky situation. He turned towards Julis in the hope that he'd be able to clear the misunderstanding
Though the undeniable truth is he wouldn't mind having someone as beautiful as the pinkette for a girlfriend
"What's this!?" A new voice loudly blarred, earning everyone's attention (and saving Ayato and Julis from further emabrassment)
"It's not even your first day and you're already getting picked on? I expected waaaay more than this from you Ayato!"
The one who interrupted them is none other than the one person who connects all of them together
"Lucky!"
"Lucky-nii!"
"Lucky-chi!"
"Shishigou!"
"Shishi-kun?"
"Eh?" they all blurted, surprised that each and everyone of them had managed to identify the newcomer
"So…." the now named Lucky started "What did I missed?"
