Our Day in Nara by Makie
I only own my ocs.
Realized something… I need to add a Nara chapter before I do the next chapter.
This time Brent decides to ditch his group and explore with the Sports girls.
After Brent's exciting first day what with meeting up with his eldest brother, getting groped by Kazumi as well as waking up to find she had snuck onto his futon during the night, and then getting beat by Ayaka for being a pervert only to be apologized to when Kazumi told the enraged rep that she had snuck into his bed… not the other way around.
As the class ate breakfast Brent listened to the girls complain about missing the first night of the school trip as well as various declarations that they wouldn't sleep at all that night… which Brent believed was possible… so long as they weren't loud enough to get caught by Nitta.
"I forget… where are we going again class rep?" Brent asked as he ate.
After getting no response Brent looked around… and found the rep was over by Negi asking him to explore Nara with their group… as were Makie and Fuka. Brent sighed before seeing Ako's group heading off to get on the first bus and smiled. He turned to the remaining members of his group.
"Hey I don't feel like dealing with the rep today so I'm going with Ako's group okay?" Brent asked Chizuru.
Chizuru gave him a small smile and nodded. With a big smile Brent snuck off after Ako and after reaching them joined the group without there knowledge by followed up behind Akira the last member of the group. Just before the door to the bus closed Brent heard Ayaka's loud and furious shout.
'I guess she found out I left.' Brent thought with a smirk before sitting down after nodding to Mana… the only one who noticed him since she only spoke when the other members of the group spoke to her.
As they got off the bus at Nara Brent stood behind Ako as the girls in the group (with the exception of Mana) looked around excitably.
"Where should we go?" Yuna asked.
"I don't know what does the map say there is here?" Ako asked.
"Well there's the Kasuga shrine, the Todai-ji temple, Kofuku-ji temple, Gango-ji Gokurakubo temple, Yakushi-ji temple, Toshodai-ji temple, the Nara palace site, and the Kasugayama Primeval Forest." Brent said from memory.
The four sports girls immediate reaction was to shriek in surprise before turning to see who spoke before glaring at him. After a few seconds of them glaring at him he spoke.
"What?"
"What's the big idea with scaring us!" Makie shouted angrily.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Brent asked in mock confusion.
"We didn't know you were there!" Yuna shouted "And then you speak up all of a sudden which scared us!"
Brent took a thoughtful pose for a second before responding.
"It's not my fault you weren't paying attention." He replied "Now that you know I'm here however can we go before Ayaka gets here? I'm trying to avoid her since she's probably gonna try and do bodily harm to me today."
"YOU GOT THAT RIGHT NAKITAKA!" A voice shouted behind him.
He was suddenly hit from behind and flung down face first into the ground. He then had to sit through a long lecture about staying with his assigned group unless permission is given to him from the group leader or the teacher… which he wasn't paying attention to any of. Instead he was wondering how Ayaka got here ahead of the rest of her group before remembering she was rich and probably got a cab or something. Just as those thoughts passed through his mind he noticed two things. First was that group four (Ako's group) had long since left and secondly the rest of his and Ayaka's group (group three) were arriving. He smirked as he came up with some good revenge… both for Negi sticking him with Ayaka and for Ayaka giving him the long lecture on things he could care less for. Once his group was together he quickly looked off into the opposite direction Ako's group went with wide eyes and shouted.
"Ayaka! Look! Negi-sensei is being molested by Asuna!"
What! Where is she!" Ayaka shouted in confusion as she looked around frantically.
Brent used this opportunity to dash off.
"Sorry guess is was a kid and his mom!" He shouted behind his back "By the way not only did I not listen to a thing you said but Negi and Group five aren't even here yet."
Before Ayaka could even react to his taunt though he had vanished around a corner.
It took him an hour before he managed to find Ako at the Toshodai-ji shrine where Mana was apparently (though without the knowledge of her classmates) delivering a package to the monk while the other four members of the group were looking at the buildings.
"Well how have you girls been enjoying Nara?" Brent asked as he walked over to the group.
"Brent-kun? I thought you were caught by the rep?" Makie asked in confusion.
"Yep… but I told her I saw Asuna molesting Negi and she bought it." He said slyly "Besides its more fun hanging out with you girls!"
The four girls huddled together to discus whether they should let him stay with them or rat him out to Ayaka in retaliation for scaring them earlier. After a few minutes without coming to a decision Mana returned and was quickly pulled into the huddle to get her opinion. Three minutes later they decided to let him stay and the six of them wandered off in search of the Kasuga shrine.
However what they found wasn't what they were originally looking for. Somehow they had arrived at Todai-ji temple… and although this wasn't where they were looking to go to… they had decided to explore the large temple and see the big Buddha statue. As her three friends wandered into the center temple to see the large Buddha statue however Ako followed Brent and Mana who were heading out of the temple and towards the gates. Mana eventually split off from Brent and headed for the temple offices while Brent stopped at the large statue of Bishamon and bowed. Curiosity overcoming her shyness she stepped forward.
"Um… Brent-kun?" She said as calmly as she could.
"I was wondering if you'd work up the courage to speak to me Ako." Brent said calmly.
He had been told by Kazumi and Ku that Ako was interested in him and that they had made the same offer to her about sharing him… but unlike Ku and Kazumi Ako was a very shy girl. He was surprised to have been told that Ako had agreed but was surprised it took her only four days to work up the courage to finally approach him… he had thought she would approach him after the trip.
"I'm actually rather happy you managed to talk to me." Brent said as he turned to look at her over his shoulder. "So come over and stand next to me."
Blushing a light pink Ako walked over to stand next to Brent and looked up at the large statue.
"Who is this Brent-kun?" She asked.
"This is a statue of Bishamon, or Bishamonten, the god of War and Warriors, and a dispenser of Wealth and Good Fortune. Bishamonten is also considered a god of Healing, with the power to save emperors from life-threatening illness and to expel the demons of plague. One who hears everything; lord of north; bestower of treasure and wealth; heals illness; expels demons and evil; also known as the Great Black Warrior." Brent explained calmly.
"Wow you sure know a lot about this statue Brent-kun!" Ako said in amazement.
"No… not really." He replied modestly.
'Unfortunately I believe that this particular statue may be occupied by a guardian spirit… and that it is guarding a secret temple within the Kasugayama primeval forest may have the Yamato no Orochi sealed there.' Brent thought gravely.
He had been examining the hidden carvings on the walls and walkways of Nara what only someone who had knowledge of magic could even see however they would need a knowledge of both demon script, draconic runes, as well as old seal to even decipher what they were. As far as he could decipher they various scripts throughout Nara was all part of a large seal that leached the evil energy out of the Eight-headed snake before purifying and releasing it at the many shrines in Nara.
"Brent-kun? Are you okay?" Ako asked.
"Yeah… just thinking." Brent said offhandedly.
"Thinking about what?" She asked.
"Old legends." He replied cryptically.
He then turned and walked off with Ako following close behind him. They met up with the rest of the group and continued to search for Kasuga shrine. After another hour of aimless wandering they decided it was time for lunch and found a Takoyaki stand where Brent paid for everyone's lunch as thanks for 'rescuing' him from 'the demon pedophile'… after this comment he was slapped playfully and asked not to be so mean by Makie. As the others were eating lunch he was approached by Mana.
"Nakitaka-san May I speak to you in private?" She asked calmly.
"Sure Mana." Brent replied before following her behind a nearby building.
As he turned the corner out of site of the others he found himself with the barrel of a silenced pistol in his face.
"Um… Mana… why are you pointing a gun in my face?" He asked.
"Several weeks ago a demon entered the school. We were unable to find it and soon after the 'Demon of Mahora' sightings began. Your arrival coincides with these events." She explained "And recently I have sensed more demonic energy from then than I have ever felt from Sakurazaki."
"So?" Brent asked in confusion.
"So I have determined that you are the demon that entered the school… and as such I must eliminate you before you finish whatever plans you have." She said before pulling the trigger.
There was a pop as the gun fired and Mana's eyes went wide. Brent was behind her holding a knife to her throat and glaring at her.
"Tatsumiya… I was invited by the headmaster… he has full knowledge as to my presence and actions." Brent stated "If you have any questions ask him. I am at Mahora for reasons I myself do not understand… but I have no ill intent and have in fact found it to be the closest thing I've felt to being 'home' for many centuries."
He then walked around to her front without removing the knife from her throat.
"I have found something I have searched for all my life and as such will protect the campus with my life." He said before lowering the knife and smiling "So although I like you enthusiasm I hope you'll chill out and speak to the headmaster before you try something like this again."
He then walked back to the other members of the group leaving a stunned Mana behind. After that incident they wandered around some more finally visiting the Kasuga Shrine as well as many other shrines in the area before returning to the bus… where Brent got yelled at by Ayaka again.
