[A/N]
So… yeah, I don't know what's coming over me so… I'll just write it, so I kinda loved my own work, am I a narcissus? So I'm writing my next chapters already, and because of a good friend of mine suggested me, I'm making this my main serie so I'll update it very very regularly, I'm NOT saying I will abandon my other fics, so I really don't want a reviewer telling me "Update this fic!" or "Update the other fic already, this serie is trash!" I really hate those type of reviewers please, it will be updated in due time, there is no fic abandonment, I repeat I WILL NOT ABANDON OTHER FICS.
Anyway that out of the way, Did you guys enjoy The Asterisk War Second Season? I hope you did, I just finished the first season… in the light novels, I'm also starting with you guys the Second Season… in the light novels, also it's great I saw a bit of love to this fic, I hope you guys really liked it, if someone likes it that is just enough for me, anyway another reminder, this fic will be reaaaaally slow, let's call this whole Part… Before the "War", meaning before the source material, meaning not much main Heroine interaction, also sadly, even for me, Kirin-chan's amazing debut will be a really long way but still… I might add some cameos for her.
Anyway now, onto the FIC!
Disclaimer: I do not own The Asterisk War, I just own my OC!
The Weak Genestella
Chapter 1: Chance Meetings
Deadline of Partner Selection: 86 Days
Phoenix Festa: 136 Days
Tuesday (06/03)
Room 221 (Yabuki and Kazuki's Room)
"*snore*" The first thing I heard when I woke up at my usual hour was an unusual snore, I then startled rose from my bed, w-w-who is here? W-Who is at the dojo?! I then saw my surroundings, oh… that's right I'm in Asterisk… Seidoukan Academy.
"Still… Yabuki-san is snoring so loudly… this is new to me" I whispered to myself while looking at Yabuki-san my weird classmate and roommate, I have no room to say he is weird while I'm also weird, "Anyways… what time is it?" I asked while looking around searching for my cellphone, "Ah!" I then remembered, I then motioned throwing something upwards, the usual motion to open a screen in this place, "It's 5:41 a.m. still make it" I said while standing from my bed and going to my wardrobe, I then opened and got out something.
It was a new uniform, but not the uniform from Seidoukan Academy, but rather the Gym Clothes, a blue shirt with some white patterns, blue shorts with the same white patterns, and obviously my school badge on my chest, this was my new attire for this morning, "Ah, yeah, grandpa told me to pack these… so I should use them as usual" I said while getting something out of my drawer from my personal desk, "Well, sorry for not using you guys yesterday… I was kinda in a pickle" I said while putting them on, these five objects were finally attached to my body, now to run.
I then made my way out of the room, but not before grabbing my new weapon and my Student ID, I finally got out of my room and started to get outside of the dorm.
"Ahh! It's such a nice day!" I said while smiling and stretching, "Too bad this place is full of people who love to fight" I said while letting out a sigh of defeat, this place is just too much for me, I can't really do a thing and… nothing goes right for me, I wish I could go back home, I then stopped stretching… but then I shook my head, "No this is not good, I just need to find her" I said while standing up, "Now let's do a few laps around the Academy" I then proceeded to trot around the school.
Let's see, since it's usual for me to run alone anyways, let's think about a few things… first things first, my plans for today, I guess in the morning I'll attend classes as usual, Yabuki-san told me he would tell me about Part-time Jobs today so I guess I'll listen to him the whole afternoon, after that my agenda is free, Yabuki-san won't accompany me to the room so I will be alone all the evening, maybe I'll train with that book Claudia gave me and finally at night I guess… I'll prepare myself for exams… I really came at a bad time! Exams are next week! What am I supposed to study?!
…Can I pull an all-nighter before the exam? Wait, I just got the books, maybe on my free time… No! Wait! I still haven't practiced with that book Claudia gave me, ugh… what should I prioritize? Studying? Or Training? Definitely Studying who knows what would happen to me if I fail an exam….
I then continued my path to my first lap around the Academy, what else should I think now? Oh! How about my preparation for this Phoenix Festa thing? Well, the training parts should be a piece of cake since I'm already planning on training each and every day, the only worry for me is the Partner thing… maybe I will ask Yabuki-san while we walk to class together, also… will she be participating in this tournament? Which school is she in? Maybe in the Queenvail Girls' Academy… I just hope she isn't in a dangerous environment such as Le Wolfe if she was there… *gulp* I hope she is safe.
I then continued my laps around the Academy while worrying about her, at the last lap I ran at full force before I started wheezing.
(Time Skip)
"Seriously, you are… strange"
"Why?"
"Dude, you ran with weights on your stomach and both your arms and feet"
"…Is it that strange?"
"Yeah, even more that they weighed all in total 40 kg"
"Well…" I said while scratching my head, after my morning run, I ran back to the dorms and showered, I then woke up Yabuki-san, we both had breakfast at the Dormitory Dinning Hall, and now we are walking towards our class together, "I mean, the one I probably don't need is the one attached to my stomach, the others are necessary"
"Why?"
"Well, since I am a swordsman I need to be able to draw my sword faster than my opponent swings his weapon, also I need to be able to outrun my opponent if backed away to a corner"
"Running away?"
"I-It's not running away, it's who moves faster and… uuuuh…" I said while Yabuki-san looked at me seriously, "O-Okay, okay it's for me to run away faster! Does that help?!"
"Yeah~"
"*sigh*" I said while putting my school bag in front of me and slumping my shoulders, if not for Yabuki-san I would have forgotten my textbooks, but still he is making fun of me! How bad! "Oh! That's right! Yabuki-san want to enter with me to the Phoenix?"
"Hm?! YOU want to enter the Phoenix?!" Yabuki-san said very surprised to me, what is with that reaction?! "Well… if I'm being completely honest here, you have no chance of winning"
"I-I know that, I know that already, it's the participation that counts" I said while slumping my shoulders.
"Whoaaa, you are a new type" Yabuki-san said while putting his hands behind his head.
"New Type? What do you mean?" I asked, then Yabuki-san looked at me and smiled.
"Well, there are two type of people here in Asterisk" Yabuki-san said while raising his fist, "First are the ones that don't care about the Festa… at all!" Yabuki-san said while raising a finger from that fist, "Then there are those who want to participate in the Festa and destroy and mop the floor with everyone to prove they are the best" Yabuki-san said while raising his second finger, I then started to shake… w-w-what type of scary people are participating?! "And now there is you, who thinks that just participating in the Festa is something, you are amusing each minute you talk!" Yabuki-san said with a smile on his face.
"Haaauh…" I cried while I looked at the floor, can I really stand with those guys? I wanna participate… but I don't want to be a burden to my partner… wait, "You still haven't told me your answer… wanna be my-?"
"Rejected"
"Eh?!"
"I'm from the first type of people" Yabuki-san said, I then slumped my shoulders, how am I supposed to even… win?! If I don't participate in this Phoenix, then I have no chance of winning at all, I won't have a team to participate with, on the next event and the most obvious is that I won't be able to survive one minute in the Individual event, *sigh* how can I participate, "Looking for a girl!"
"Eh?"
"I said you should look for a girl to participate in the Phoenix"
"E-Eh? B-But… won't that look… weird?"
"Weird?"
"Yeah… you know, if I partnered up with a girl, the people might think I'm… dating her" I said while scratching the back of my head embarrassed, and also… what would she think if she saw me with another girl? Will she get jealous? Or will she ignore it? I mean by now, she probably has a boyfriend… and… well.
"HAHAHA, That is the stupidest thing I have heard" Yabuki-san said while laughing at me, I then felt really embarrassed, why is he laughing? Won't people think that way?! "Anyway, you got exactly 116 Days for the Partner Selection deadline, so by then you should find someone you want to partner up, then they give you a month of training to get accustomed to partner combat" Yabuki-san said while wiping his eyes.
"Then… I better hurry up and get myself into a high rank" I said while pumping my fists, I will do my best!
"Oh? So you are interested in getting in the Named Charts?"
"Yeah!" I said while smiling hopefully to Yabuki-san, then he smiled at me… I flinched a little bit, I could feel a bit of sweat run down my neck, w-what is this feeling of immense danger?
"Well, then if you want I could organize your battles… or suggest you, who to fight… what do you think?"
"Eh? Ah! Y-Y-Yeah… sure" I said while smiling at him awkwardly… what is that feeling I felt? "But, I wanna go against Takaru-san first!" I said to him, then he smiled again.
"Okay… then I got the info, right… here" He said while typing something to his technological window, I then awaited it to appear in front of me… but to no avail, "I'll give you info, on one condition"
"C-Condition?" I asked while gulping, is this bully case #34 for me?
"Buy me lunch!" He said while smiling and putting his arms behind his head, I then sweat dropped and sighed a sigh of relief, but then I realized something.
"B-But, I already told you yesterday I didn't have money" I said while finally walking the stairs leading to the High School Building, "Do you accept Gum?" I said while getting a layer of gum.
"No!" He said while throwing my layer of gum away, my gum… "That is why, I'm going to tell you about part time jobs" Yabuki-san said while smiling at me, huh… yeah there was this too.
"Then how does it work?"
"I'll tell you at Lunch" Yabuki-san said while we walked the stairs to the second floor, "We finally arrived… it's a long way to the classroom!"
"Kinda, This Academy is really big" I said while walking towards our classroom.
"How can you endure this?!"
"I-I don't know…" I said while opening the door and entering the classroom, maybe… it was all those beatings I had when I was a kid that made me endure more physical activities, or maybe it's this Genestella thing.
"Ahhh! Seat sweet seat, now… good night" Yabuki-san said while sitting on his desk and then resting his head on the table, I also sat down and got my textbook and pencils out, there is still time before the class… I then looked around a bit, at my left I saw the small blue haired girl that was dozing off yesterday, it seems she is also dozing off today, she also seems lonely… maybe I should try talking to her? B-But what will I say? …maybe another time, I then looked at my right and I saw the person that I accompanied yesterday during lunch, Julis Riessfeld, unlike the girl to my left she was fully awake, looking at the front of the classroom, there were also a group of people around us, but no one seemed to want to talk to any of us… I then looked closely at her and I saw her eyes, they were fiery as the fire and scary as a hunter.
"…" Then she noticed I was staring at her and glared at me, I instantly moved my sight to the front too, I then started to sweat and fidget a little bit, s-s-she is scary, really really reaaaally scary… I hope she never becomes my opponent, if she does one day… I'll surrender instantly, but still… she doesn't seem to mind being alone.
"So… that is how the strong act" I whispered to myself, then I dreamed… I dreamed of a day where I would be strong… but… I was unable to imagine anything else… I just imagined me winning something… what is it to be strong?
"Okay, you guys… class is starting…" Kyouko-sensei said while entering the classroom with her usual nail bat, I was scared if that bat touches my head… I'm dead, "So… you know as always… just open up your textbooks and read… ugh… why is there not P.E?" Kyouko-sensei said while swinging her bat, "Hm? Hey Sasamiya!" Kyouko-sensei suddenly shouted and I looked to who she was shouting, and it was the Blue Haired girl.
"Hm?" The girl suddenly stopped dozing off and looked at Kyouko-sensei while remaining calm, "What is it Sensei?"
"Sasamiya! Your book! Where is it?!"
"Resting…"
"Tch!" Kyouko-sensei then went towards the girl and hit her on the head, I then was startled.
"It hurts…" She said while grabbing her head and rubbing it gently, she sounded a bit cute while rubbing her head, but I was too scared to even take a moment to appreciate that, K-Kyoko-sensei is so scary… I'll never forget my book, in my entire life.
"That is so that you don't forget your textbook Sasamiya!" Kyouko-sensei said while glaring at the girl, she then turned around and looked at me, "Otani, you and Sasamiya will share the book okay?!" Kyouko-sensei said while glaring at me, I then flinched and just smiled awkwardly and nodded, "Okay" She then started to return to the front of the class and I grabbed my chair and textbook and I sat next to the girl.
"Ow…" She said while rubbing her head, then she looked at her desk and saw the textbook, "You don't have to do this" She told me while maintaining her serious expression.
"Nono, don't worry" I said while scratching the back of my head, what should I do now? Should I continue this conversation? B-But I still haven't talked to a girl in these 7 years, "Hm… does it still hurt?"
"A little…" She said while touching her head, I then also started to rub her head, "What are you doing?"
"Ah! Sorry… am I being an inconvenience?" I said while removing my hand, she then shook her head, "Then please allow me to help you reduce your pain" I said while once again rubbing her head, I know what this pain means, so I want to help people not become accustomed to this pain, this weak guy shall take all the punches and kicks… no one needs to suffer like I do.
"It feels… weird" The girl said while looking at me, I then got surprised, "Continue… I might sleep any time now" She said while looking at the textbook, no, while dozing off, I then felt Kyouko-sensei's gaze and I accidentally pinched her cheek, "It hurts…"
"AH! S-Sorry!" I said while looking apologetically at the girl, "B-But if I didn't do that you might get hurt again, sorry" I said while bowing a little.
"I don't mind, don't strain yourself" She said while looking at me, she looked really unmotivated, why? And also she doesn't seem to have any expressions… this girl is strange.
"S-Still…"
"Sasamiya! Read where we left off!" Kyouko-sensei suddenly shouted at the girl, I got startled and then I looked at the girl and she was looking at Kyouko-sensei, still expressionless, she was about to open her mouth when I looked in front of us and I saw where they left off.
"H-Here!" I whispered to the girl, she then looked at me and then at the book, she then stared at the book for a long time, I then felt Kyouko-sensei intense glare, Ah! O-Oh no… G-Girl! W-Why are you not reading?! "Read it, please!" I whispered to her while clasping my hands together.
"… Genestella started to appear since…" And so the girl finally started reading, not a single effort in raising her voice, but she read, and she continued to read I sighed a sigh of relief and calmed myself.
"Good, Sasamiya pay attention and you should be grateful for Otani's help, you surely would suffer the same hit as earlier" Kyouko-sensei said and then she continued to read the topic.
"…You didn't have to" The girl said to me and I just shook my head.
"It's nothing, don't worry I have your back today!" I said while smiling at her, she then continued to look at me unfazed, man… does this girl ever change her expression?
(Time Skip)
Lunch Time
And so finally the time I have waited for all this day has finally arrived, "So, how does part time work? Do I work at a restaurant? Or a Café?" I asked Yabuki-san who was in front of me now, he then laughed.
"What? What are you talking about?" He asked while still laughing, eh?
"B-But aren't those normal part time jobs?"
"You said it, NORMAL, we are GENESTELLA" Yabuki-san said while smiling, "I'll show you, now open up your window" Yabuki-san said beside me, I then opened the window, "Okay, now right there in Academy Life click it" He told me and I did as told, "Now go to Part-Time Jobs"
"Here?"
"Yeah, now click it" I did as Yabuki-san told me so, and a new window opened the screen was larger and now it only had one thing, "*whistle* What luck, there is only one job available" Yabuki-san said and then I looked at the only thing and I was a bit taken aback, "Do you understand?"
"B-But why?" I asked, the thing is… the notice said as stated.
Part-Time: Helper needed…
Academy: Allekant Academy
Requester: Ernesta Kuhne
Description: I need someone who can help me with my tests~! I just need to get feedback on my cute little puppets~ 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Pay: 10000 Yen
"Well, since the Festa is still months away, the Integrated Enterprise Foundation started a new idea for students to "bond" and win money at the same time" Yabuki-san said while smiling, "There are a few people who take Part-time jobs because either they are in the Named Charts or are from a rich family, so there are rarely some part-time jobs, but they'll always be a part-time job, so don't worry"
"W-Wait, what do the people in the Named Charts have to do with money?" I asked stopping Yabuki-san from suddenly lecture me.
"Well, the people from the Named Charts get a certain amount of money monthly based on their rank" Yabuki-san said while smiling at me, "I'll answer your questions later come on! Accept!" Yabuki-san said and then I touched the note and then another window popped and asked for confirmation, I touched confirm and suddenly a light shot down to my desk.
"Huh…?" I asked while picking the mysterious object at the desk, it was a school badge pin it had the image of a really strange owl, I inspected the badge and at the back of the badge it read, "Part timer".
"That is a temporal school badge, you know so that there are no problems for you to access the school" Yabuki-san said to me, "It will disappear when the Requester approves your work"
"Oh… so that is how it works"
"Yeah… easy right?" Yabuki-san asked me and then I nodded, I then changed my school badge for the new I got, "Remember that your appointed time is at 4, so don't be late"
"Eh? But school ends at 3" I said and then Yabuki-san just shrugged his shoulders, "EHHHH?!"
(Time Skip)
(Scene Change)
Allekant Academy
"M-Made it…" I said while catching my breath, when classes ended I had to rush all my way towards this place, I had to run while looking at the map of Asterisk, but still I made it… it's still 3:50 p.m., I just have to make my way to…wait! Where do I need to go?! I then opened my window and checked the Description… oh no! It doesn't state the place where the requester wanted me to go… what shall I do?! My first Part-Time Job and I'll fail?! NOOO! I then saw a student walk by, "Um… Excuse me!" I shouted at her and then she turned around.
"You are not from this Academy, what are you doing here?" She asked me while crossing her arms, the girl was a dark skinned girl, about my height, her hair's color was blonde hair and her hair was also long, she wore what seemed to be Allekant's Female Uniform, a white shirt, black skirt, white boots, she also had a black little tie, she seemed like a business woman.
"I-I know, I'm a part-timer, look!" I said while signaling my badge, she then looked at the badge and sighed, "I-Is something the matter?"
"You accepted Ernesta's Request?"
"Yeah…"
"Okay, follow me" She said while she walked a bit ahead of me, I then walked a bit faster to catch up with her, this is the second time a girl walks beside me, unlike with Claudia, the air felt very business-like, I felt really awkward.
"A-Are you actually Kuhne-san?" I asked while looking at the girl and walking through the halls of Allekant Academy, everyone who passed me didn't spare a glance at me, they were either checking their electronic windows or discussing something with someone else.
"No, I'm Camilla Pareto, a research partner of Ernesta" Pareto-san said while still looking at the front and not sparing a glance at me, I know that I'm not really important but why are they like this? Hm… maybe it's because of what Yabuki-san said, he said that Allekant Academy is more of a Research Institute than an Academy, then we got on an elevator.
"…"
"…"
"…" None of us talked not even a little, I respect Pareto-san's interest if she is thinking on something research-like then I better not interrupt her train of thoughts, and so that is why on the rest of the journey to the unknown it was complete silence.
"Oooh!" I exclaimed in awe, we walked through some very technological corridor, I have never seen a wall made of metal before… and not one with a green light shining.
"…" Pareto-san didn't seem to mind me, she still kept going forward, "We are here" She said when we arrived at the end of the corridor, then she opened the door and it was a dark room but something shone in the end it was like multiple monitors, "*sigh* Wait here" Pareto-san said and then she entered the room and went towards the monitors she then knelt and touched something, "Hey Ernesta, a part-timer is here" Pareto-san said and then that something moved and rose from something, it looked like a sleeping bag.
"Ah? Ah! The part-time thing right?" A girl said, the girl then rose up in a hurry and looked at me, I got a bit startled and then I looked at her, light chestnut long hair that was tied with a ponytail, green eyes, there were two huge clips near her ponytail, is that what's holding the ponytail? The same uniform as Pareto-san but she had a lab coat, she was also very small… but still… h-her body figure is a bit… developed somewhere…, "Hmm…" She then started to analyze me too.
"Eh… am I qualifying for the job?" I said while scratching the back of my head, Kuhne-san didn't say a thing and just looked at me from head to toe.
"Hm… you might do" Kuhne-san said while turning around and going to the monitors.
"Ah! I'm Ka—"
"Can you please go to the testing room?" Kuhne-san said while sitting on the chair and fiddling with her keyboard, I felt a bit dejected, is this because I look weak? Then Pareto-san came to me.
"This way" Pareto-san said and then I followed her out of the room but not without glancing back at Kuhne-san figure, she is cute but still… is she this harsh with someone else?
We then took the elevator again and we descended even more, "Please enter" Pareto-san said and I stepped out of the elevator, I then heard she clicked a button and I saw her leaving.
"*gulp*" I gulped and walked forward, I was in a huge room, that was very metallic, from the upper right side I saw a window from which I saw Kuhne-san and Pareto-san, to the left I saw nothing and in front of me I saw a metallic door, still the space was very wide, one could train here but I now know that Allekant students use it for research.
[Well then!] I then heard Kuhne-san's voice from inside the room, I then looked around and I saw speakers on the corners of the room, [For this Part-time thingy… I want you to beat my cute little puppet! Come out!] Kuhne-san said in an energetic voice then the metallic door in front of me opened and a… strange… thing came out, it seemed like a human… but was not human, it seemed like one of those puppets, but bigger and a little bit more metallic, Ah! So this is what she means by puppet…. But wait?! Do I have to beat this thing? [Start!] Kuhne-san said and then the puppet started to move strange, it seemed to try and take on a fighting stance, then on his face a bar appeared, it was full and it had the green color, [Fighting preparations process clear! Then please! Start to beat him! Part-timer-kun!] Kuhne-san said and then I looked at the puppet, it didn't have a weapon, so do I fight him any way I want to?
[Part-time! (Allekant)]
"I guess… I'll have to beat him up and ask questions later?" I said and then I made sure my Katana was on my left side, and then I assumed my usual stance I held the Katana sheath on my left hand and I held the grip with my right hand while lowering my back a little, "It's been a while since I used a katana so… here goes nothing" I said and then I charged at the puppet with both my hands still holding the sheath and grip respectively when I arrived near the puppet range I then lowered my back a lot and held the grip of my katana tighter, then I drew my katana horizontally, my blade hitting it's body.
"…" The puppet was launched backwards and then it stood up, it again assumed it's fighting stance and I noted something.
"…the bar decreased" I said while looking at it's face, it indeed had decreased a little, so it's until the bar drops completely? Okay! I then sheathed my katana, "It's time to test my hand to hand combat" I said then I dashed again towards the puppet and I put my left hand forward very strongly and fast hitting the puppet with the pommel of the Katana, then it was about to faint and but I hit the puppet with my fist upwards, then I grabbed my katana with both my hands and I hit the puppet with the sword, "How about that?"
"…" The puppet then raised and I saw the bar decrease again, "50%" It said in a mechanical voice, then I nodded and decided my next move… should I do another hand to hand attack or a katana attack? Wait… there is a move I want to try…
"Fuuu…" I then breathed and held my breath for a while, "Otani style… 7 punishment blade!" I said then I drew my katana as fast as I could and then sheathed it back and then drew it again, that was the whole process until the sixth one, the seventh draw I raised my body upwards and jumped.
"…" Then when I landed the puppet once again rose and I looked at the bar and it decreased again, "25% " It said and I nodded again, these things… are really strange… I then imagined what I could do… maybe an instant kill move? I said then I stepped back and I looked at the puppet, I looked at it's neck… that's my target… nothing else… that and nothing else alone, I then ran towards it and when I was in range I drew my katana and then… "A-Ah!" I then tripped and was falling to the front while my katana was still in the front, "Ouch!" I said because I fell face first into the cold floor, I then felt my Katana pierce something, I looked upwards and I pierced the Puppet on the chest.
"Lost" It said and then it dropped to the ground and didn't move, I then stood up and drew my katana from it's chest, I then looked worriedly to the window and Kuhne-san didn't look particularly that worried… "…" Then suddenly the puppet raised and went towards the metal door.
"Is this okay?" I said while sheathing my sword and scratching the back of my hair, I then heard the metal door open again and from it another puppet came, "Eh?"
[Here comes your next challenge!]
"Eh? Next?"
[Yeah, for today you are going to beat three puppets, you already defeated one, so here comes challenger number 2!]
"Ehhh?!" I exclaimed really astoundished, no… wait it said in the description to beat puppets, so I guess it really was plurally… "I guess… I'll try another moveset" I said while being in my usual stance.
(Time Skip)
[End of Part-Time]
"*sigh* That was really tiring for me" I said while walking outside of Allekant Academy, I finished beating the three puppets and then from behind me came Pareto-san and told me that I did a good job and handed me the 10000 Yen and then my badge disappeared, she told me I could go back to my Academy and if Kuhne-san posted another job then I could help, still she didn't even smile nor show another sign of appreaciation…
"Well, better keep 5000 yen saved for the future and the other 5000 yen for Yabuki-san, I guess I'll have to keep eating ramen" I said while walking towards the Central Ward of Asterisk, as how I knew where I was, I was holding the Asterisk map on my hands while walking, fufu now I can't get lost! "Hm?" I then saw someone walking in front of me, that person had the same uniform as the girls in Seidoukan Academy, she also had light blue hair meaning… "Sasamiya-san?"
"Hm?" She then turned around and looked at me still expressionless, "Ah! You are the guy from the morning right?"
"Y-Yeah"
"Perfect timing, I need you for something"
"Huh? O-Okay, w-what is it?"
"I'm lost, take me to the Academy please" Sasamiya-san said while bowing to me, eh? Lost?
"Hm… sure, let's go"
"Thank you" Sasamiya-san said and then we both started to walk towards the station.
"But, Sasamiya-san… what business did you had in the city?"
"I wanted to buy another weapon, so I went to buy it… but I got lost, I finally made it and tried to return to the Academy but… it's so difficult" Sasamiya-san said while pouting, I then laughed a bit, does she have a bad sense of direction… it would be really dangerous if I hadn't found her.
"Then you are training for the Festa?"
"No, I have no interest in that"
"Oh? Okay"
"What about you, Otani-san?"
"Eh? Ah! Well… I think I will try and participate, I mean I know that I can't win but still… probably I can do something?" I said while looking ahead.
"But isn't that just a waste of time? If you know you are going to lose why put up a fight?"
"Ah!... Hm… I… don't know…" I said while scratching my head, "I think I just want to prove something to myself"
"…But still, it sounds like a waste of time… I mean one could just rest on their bed and just watch the Festa, there is no meaning in participating in that thing"
"… You are right" I said while looking a bit down, she is stating the truth… but still… why? Why am I not convinced yet? "Then… if you don't mind me asking, why did you come to Asterisk, Sasamiya-san?"
"For this" Sasamiya-san said and then she made a gun appear out of nowhere.
"Whoa! Is that your weapon?"
"Yeah, I came to advertise it" Sasamiya-san said while making the gun disappear.
"B-But if you don't fight you won't advertise it"
"… Didn't think about it, but still I can just show it around"
"Y-Y-You can't just show a gun around! What if the police arrest you?!"
"Hm… then I could still promote—"
"Please don't!" I said while looking worried at her, we then arrived at the station and boarded the train, "Please just don't do anything weird Sasamiya-san"
"What's with you? You just met me and you are already worried about me?"
"Yeah, I mean… well… I don't know… I just want to be of help to someone" I said while scratching my head.
"Hm… you really look that kind, you look weak so you must make it up with your kindness"
"Please, don't say I'm weak Sasamiya-san" I said while slumping my shoulders.
"Fu" I heard her and then I looked at her and she had a little smile on her face, ah! She looks cute like this, but then again she is laughing at me… *sigh*
(Time Skip)
Some time after that, we talked about anything that occurred to Sasamiya-san and then we arrived at the academy and she was about to say goodbye to me but I accompanied her to her dorm so she won't get lost again, we exchanged info on the way and she made me promise that if she ever was lost, I would go and save her…
"I'm back… hah" I said while entering my room and dropping to the bed, I haven't been this tired before… well… when not training.
"Good work!" Yabuki-san said nonchalantly while typing something in his window, "Let's go for dinner! Dinner!" Yabuki-san said while standing up.
"Okay…" I said tiredly and then I left my Katana and I made my way outside of the room.
"So… how was the Part-time?"
"It was good, I could train some of my moves, but still…"
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"No one paid no heed to me… I felt dejected…"
"Well, that is to be expected… I mean apart from looking weak, you are from another Academy, they'll probably start taking interest in you if you make it into the named charts and when it's April"
"What do you mean by when it's April?"
"When it's April, it's just a few months before the Festa, so anyone will take interest in studying their opponent"
"Oh, so when is the Phoenix Festa?"
"In July 20, at the start of Summer"
"Eh? So there will be no summer for us?"
"Nono, just for the ones that will participate in the Phoenix, the ones that have no interest whatsoever will go back home and have a lot of vacation"
"Whoa… how cool!"
"Having second thoughts?"
"Not really"
"Hm… Ah! We arrived! Buy me dinner!" Yabuki-san said and then I nodded and took out my wallet and handed him the 5000 yen, "Hm? What about the rest?"
"I'm going to save it for the future, there is… something I want…"
"Hm… then it's okay! Luxury dinner! Luxury dinner!" Yabuki-san said while going towards the counter and ordering something I then sat on an empty table and waited for Yabuki-san, I then thought of those puppets at Allekant, those… were strange… the third one was the most strange, when I was about to attack he looked like he was about to dodge it, but stood in the same position… so… is it learning? Why? What is the purpose of those puppets?
"Machines… are amazing" I said while looking at the table, then a huge plate filled with a lot of things appeared on the table, "Whoa!"
"It's good right?!" Yabuki-san said while looking at the food with drool dropping from his mouth, "I brought you, your ramen!" He said and then he handed me my bowl of ramen, Ah! My precious ramen for poor people like me! "Well then…"
""Thanks for the food"" We both said and we started to eat our respective food.
(Time Skip)
"Ahhh! That hit the spot just good!" Yabuki-san said while rubbing his stomach.
"Yeah!"
"Ah! Yeah, your info… here… it is!" Yabuki-san said and then he fiddled with his window and then just swiped a finger to his left.
"Ah! Thank you" I said while smiling and then I saw the new info in front of me, "Whoa" Takaru Kagumi Rank: 72 Height: 182 Weight: 69 kg Number of Matches: 73 Won: 52 Lost: 21 Weapons used: Extensible Spear and then at the end there were several videos of his matched I recognized one… because one was mine…
"Takaru Kagumi, better know as the Five Arms Master, this is because he uses his spear as another arm of his thus Five Arms, he is very skilled in Hand in Hand combat, though they say he is particularly weak to quick attacks, his spear can extend itself to his liking, to summarize… Watch out for that Spear, and try to attack him quickly, if you are in a situation where Hand to Hand combat is the only option try to push him back and run away"
"Hm…" I said while pondering about the way of fighting of Takaru-san… that being said… he went easy on me then, he didn't even use his extensible spear… so I know almost nothing, alright this week I'll work on my speed and if Kuhne-san needs my help then I'll practice my quick attacks.
"I recommend you taking him on… next week!" Yabuki-san said while standing up and then I stood up and grabbed our trash and putting it on the garbage can.
"Next week?"
"Yeah, but on Tuesday!"
"Why?"
"Well, the exams are this Monday, and the practical part is a fight against another person in the Highschool level"
"What? And do we get to select our opponent?"
"No, there is a system which selects everyone's opponent, so it's completely random" Yabuki-san said while smiling.
"Oh… so when are this random selections?"
"This Friday!"
"Okay… then, that means I have Saturday and Sunday to train…" I said while walking towards our room, "Wait… what if I have to face someone in the named charts?"
"If you face someone in the named charts and do beat him or her, the rank won't transfer"
"Why?"
"I don't know… someone made this rule just to make things interesting" Yabuki-san said while shrugging, we then arrived to our room and Yabuki-san swiped his Student ID and we both entered the room, "Ah, bed sweet bed… good night!" Yabuki-san said and then he started to snore a little bit, wasn't this too fast?
"Well, I guess… I'll train so that my prana raises a little bit" I said while slumping on my bed and then I got the book I got from Claudia, "Oh yeah, I need to send someone a message" I said while reminiscing Grandpa's words, this is probably so that I'll get less nervous.
"Ah! I know, Sasamiya-san" I said while opening my window and clicking on the Students category, I then typed Sasamiya-san's name and I saw two options… Call and Message, c-call is a bit… I'll go for message.
Sasamiya-san, why is your weapon of choice a gun?
And there I send it, I said while wiping my sweat of my forehead, I know that this is not a big deal, but still… to me it's… just… I then saw my window appear again but this time it had Sasamiya-san's reply.
Because they are cool, goodnight…zzz
Is the only thing she replied, I then sighed, Sasamiya-san is a little like me, I also chose Katana because they are so cool! But still… she slept so fast! Haaah… maybe I should just train and go to sleep…
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(Time Skip)
"Okay, you guys! Step forth when you are called" Kyouko-sensei said while swinging her bat around, I then sweat dropped, please don't kill me, today is Friday… how I spent the rest of my days… well I trained on the morning, went to class, then I went to work Part-time with Kuhne-san a little bit more, Yabuki-san told me that maybe next week there will be new part-time jobs, I also started to think of a strategy on how to counterattack Takaru-san, I spent some Lunch time with Sasamiya-san, it usually was me trying to find her and getting her to the cafeteria since she didn't know her way around, then at night was my Prana training, I now feel a bit stronger… just a bit.
"Yabuki-san, where will the exams take place?"
"In the training rooms at the basement"
"Ah… so it will be like the training room in Allekant?" I asked to myself and then I made my assumptions, now I'll have to think of my opponent for this Monday… then Takaru-san.
"Otani, your turn" Kyouko-sensei said and then on the blackboard appeared my face and then on the center a vs. and at the right side there were multiple faces appearing really fast, I then stood up and went towards the desk, "Okay, this is your opponent for this Monday" Kyouko-sensei said and then she pushed something on her window and the faces stopped on one.
"Ah… Eh? EHHHHH?!" I said while looking at the board really surprised, I then felt a huge pressure, my opponent is…
"Otani, for your exam you are facing, Takaru Kagumi from Class 1-E, he is also rank 72 so prepare for the worst or you are going to fail the exam!" Kyouko-sensei said and then I nodded and slowly made my way towards my seat.
"Whoa... lucky~!" Yabuki-san said and then I just nodded again and I felt really pressured… what am I going to do?
Deadline of Partner Selection: 83 Days
Phoenix Festa: 133 Days
[A/N]
And so here it ends my first chapter of The Weak Genestella, I honestly didn't know what to do since I'm using Original plot, and not my usual get the dialogues and just put my OC dialogue and different dialogue from that, the quality isn't the best but still I WANT to do my best, so please do tell me what I should do and what I shouldn't!
Also did you like my chapter or not? Was this good? I hope I didn't let people down….
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MrAlan OUT! –I'm sad and tired…
