Infinite Stratos: Truth Be Told Chapter 34: Do you remember?, an infinite stratos/is<インフィニット・ストラトス> fanfic

Infinite Stratos: Truth Be Told

A/N: Whew! New chapter again guys! I'm really ticked that the light novel volume of the IS light novel will come out after one month, why is it so long!? Anyway enough of my complaining, I'm still busy polishing my new IS units for this story since there will be many new representatives showing up and making the already complicated life of our protagonists even more complex. But it's not only new representatives but also killer pilots of [Phantom Task]. That's about it for now, again I'm very happy of the support I'm getting, thanks a lot valued readers.

Disclaimer: I don't own Infinite Stratos, it belongs to Izuru Yumizuru.

Chapter 34:

"Tabane-nee! What are you doing here!?"

Ichika frantically threw his question at Tabane while covering his "package".

"Ehehehehehehehehe! Ikkun sure has some XL type package."

Tabane blushed as she turned to the side while wearing a satisfied grinned.

"TABANE-NEE PLEASE GET OUT!"

Ichika reached for the shower door and closed it forcefully.

"Geez, Ikkun sure is stingy. You won't even let me see it."

Tabane pouted but still have traces of satisfaction on her face.

"PLEASE WAIT OUTSIDE!"

Ichika screamed while still covering his "package". The boy's blush is exceedingly severe, he just surpassed a ripe tomato in terms of redness.

(Why am I feeling so embarrassed? Natasha already saw me and I'm really embarrassed at that but Tabane-nee seeing me naked is….)

Ichika is at the edge of his sanity as his embarrassment crept up on his mind.

"Hey Ikkun…."

Tabane's voice carried a lot of teasing on them, sending chills on Ichika's spine.

"I SAID GO WAIT OUTSIDE!"

Ichika couldn't contain his embarrassment as he screamed at Tabane.

"No need to get so flustered Ikkun; it's your Tabane-nee after all."

Tabane spouted some words that really placed Ichika at the edge.

"THAT'S NOT THE POINT HERE!"

Good thing that Natasha isn't here to see this fiasco, she left earlier for the staff meeting here in the academy, because if not then Ichika would just commit Seppuku out of extreme embarrassment.

"Okay I'll leave if you do me one favor."

Ichika doesn't have the right mind set right now to agree with any conditions but he knew if he refuse Tabane's request, she would just keep on teasing him until he agrees and that can't lead to any good at all. After a few seconds of deliberation, Ichika decided to hear out Tabane's request.

"Okay what is it?"

Ichika toned down his voice.

"Can I take a picture of your "package"?"

Not what the boy expected.

"WHAT! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO WAY!"

Ichika covered his "package" after hearing Tabane's outrageous request.

"Ehhhhh? Don't be so stingy you have nothing to be embarrassed of!"

Tabane insisted her extreme request, much to Ichika's discomfort.

"JUST GO OUT ALREADY!"

Ichika couldn't take this situation anymore, but it's just going to get worse.

"If Ikkun won't agree, then I'll just resort to force."

Tabane's voice turned ominous to Ichika's ears.

(Bam)

The sound of the shower being opened forcefully rang in the bathroom.

"Now surrender to your Tabane-nee!"

"PLEASE GO OUT ALREADY! YOU'RE TAKING THINGS TOO FAR TABANE-NEE!"

Ichika's in a bad spot right now, but things for Ichika will turn for the worst.

"Chifuyu-san that meeting sure is tiring."

"Well it can't be helped."

"I thought you're going to your room, are you going to check up on Ichika?"

"Yeah, I just had this feeling that I should visit him."

The voices of Chifuyu and Natasha was picked up by Ichika's ears, his panic levels now rose rapidly. If Natasha sees this, then it would be really bad but if his sister sees this…. Ichika is as good as dead.

"Oh, it's Chi-chan but who-mmmph!"

Ichika pulled Tabane inside the shower booth while covering her mouth.

"Mmmmmmmph!"

Tabane's muffled voice is still too loud, even though normally it is already inaudible for normal people, Chifuyu can still hear this noise clearly.

"Shhhhhhh! Tabane-nee quiet, if Chifuyu-nee sees us like this she will surely kill us both."

Ichika whispered at Tabane to keep quiet, but he whispered right at Tabane's ear.

"Hmmmmmmmmmm!"

Tabane let out a muffled moan as Ichika's warm breath assaulted her ear.

"Please be quiet."

Ichika pleaded Tabane to keep her voice down totally forgetting that he is pressing his naked body on a girl.

(Ikkun is so straightforward, but this could be considered as cheating already. I don't want to cheat on Houki-chan with Ikkun, it's bad but…Ikkun's so delicious, the temptation's too strong.)

Tabane conflicting thoughts raged on her mind.

(CLICK)

The door opened and the footsteps of Chifuyu and Natasha sounded.

"Ichika, Ichika, he's not here."

Natasha's concerned voice sounded.

"That idiot sneaking out again when it is past curfew. I'm going to get him for this."

Chifuyu's irritated voice made Ichika shiver a little.

Ichika kept a strong grip on Tabane's mouth and unknowingly pressing his naked body on Tabane.

(If we keep quiet maybe Chifuyu-nee might leave but there is still Natasha-san.)

Ichika thought of his current situation and tried to think of possible solutions.

(Ikkun's still not letting go of me, what is he doing. HE CAN'T BE PLANNING TO…. No it's impossible, Ikkun won't cheat on Houki-chan but…..)

Tabane is very confused of the current situation.

"Where could he be?"

"That moron had the nerve to go out when its past curfew for students, I'll make sure he receives a proper punishment tomorrow."

Ichika listened in on Natasha and Chifuyu's voices, but things aren't about to go his way today.

"Hmmmmmmmm!"

Tabane started to struggle and accidentally tapped the shower door.

(TAP)

It was just a light tap but Chifuyu and Natasha heard that nearly silent stirring.

"Ichika is that you?"

Chifuyu went to the bathroom door and started knocking.

(This is bad they heard, I have to answer if not Chifuyu-nee will get suspicious and might breakdown the door.)

"Yeah, I'm taking a shower."

Ichika tried to speak calmly while he tried to silence Tabane who is now struggling.

"Why didn't you answer when we came in?"

Chifuyu's voice now started to carry a hint of suspicion.

"It's because I'm washing my body!"

Ichika tried his voice to make his voice sound calm but given his extremely embarrassing situation right now, he couldn't help it if his voice would lapse.

"Alright then, since you're not getting into trouble I'll go now."

Ichika finally breathe a sigh of relief but again, fate isn't with Ichika right now.

"MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!"

Ichika who is trying to contain Tabane accidentally squeezed the voluptuous scientist's breast causing the said scientist to let out a muffled moan.

"Shhhh! Tabane-nee quiet."

Ichika whispered to Tabane again unknowingly making the situation worse.

"MMMMMM!"

Chifuyu started to suspect something is strange, really strange. So Chifuyu decided to ask her brother in a scary tone.

"Ichika answer me honestly, is there someone in there with you?"

Chifuyu's voice became threatening.

"No one is here just me."

Ichika's nervousness is now becoming evident on his voice.

"Ichika….. You're lousy liar."

Chifuyu's suspicion is now high and not a moment later Ichika's fate is sealed.

"Ikkun! We can't do this; you can't cheat on Houki-chan!"

Tabane pried off Ichika's hand that's covering her mouth and spoke in a loud voice.

"!"

Chifuyu outside the bathroom has blown all her fuse and so the outcome is….

(BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM)

The bathroom is kicked down and Chifuyu stomped her way to the shower and grabbed the handle of the shower door and opened it forcefully.

"AH!"

"WHA!"

"EEEEKKKKK!"

Ichika is frozen in fear and shock, Chifuyu is also frozen due to shock, Natasha is also frozen due to shock as well.

"Hi Chi-chan!"

Tabane is the only one who managed to greet normally.

(SILENCE)

Chifuyu stared at the scene; her little brother who is obviously naked is on to holding Tabane from behind. One of his hands is grasping one of Tabane's assets. This scene looked like Ichika is trying to do something really indecent to Tabane. Chifuyu's shocked expression prevented her wrath from breaking out.

(MORE SILENCE)

Natasha who is behind Chifuyu looked at the scene and the shock that she felt rendered her entire body completely petrified. She couldn't believe her eyes, her young roommate is about to "score high" today and he chose an older woman Natasha hasn't seen before.

(EVEN MORE SILENCE)

Ichika couldn't even blink his eyes, the sheer shock he is feeling right now completely shut down his bodily functions. This time for sure, Ichika knew that this time for sure, his death is confirmed.

(SILENCE)

Tabane just looked at the three frozen persons around her and just clumsily tilted her head in confusion.

"Why are all of you frozen?"

Tabane who doesn't feel the tension in the air asked in a carefree tone. Tabane's voice snapped out Chifuyu from her stupor and then the grim reaper manifested.

"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAA!"

Chifuyu's enraged roar echoed throughout the academy.

Minutes later…..

"…."

After the debacle in the bathroom, Ichika, Chifuyu, Tabane and Natasha are now in a stand-off.

"…."

Ichika and Tabane held their heads that received the wrath of Chifuyu Orimura earlier.

"…."

Chifuyu and Natasha sharply glared Ichika. Natasha's stare is implying that she is displeased of Ichika's actions but Chifuyu's stare tells that she is not just angry, she totally enraged.

"Ueeeeeh! Chi-chan is so mean! You just hit me and Ikkun so hard, my head really hurts!"

Tabane whined at Chifuyu, completely ignoring that her friend is already planning to kill her.

"Tabane…."

Chifuyu said in a cold voice.

"Yes Chi-chan?"

Tabane answered.

(SMACK)

Chifuyu's fist landed on the genius' head.

"Ueeeh! Why did you do that Chi-chan!?"

Tabane once again whined at Chifuyu, but this only brought Tabane more smacks on the head.

(SMACK)

"Ueeeeeeh! Ikkun Chi-chan is bullying me!"

Tabane directed her teary-eyed plea for help at Ichika but he boy is still too dizzy from the hit he got earlier from his sister and that he is afraid to be in the middle of his sister's wrath.

"…."

Ichika just turned away.

"Ehhhh? Ikkun you traitor!"

Tabane pouted at Ichika.

"….."

Natasha is stunned by this scene, apparently the woman here that wears an "Alice in wonderland" costume who they found with Ichika in the bath is the genius that created the IS, Tabane Shinonono. But Natasha couldn't believe that she is this light-hearted, just like a kid.

"Ikkun help me!"

Tabane clung to Ichika but Chifuyu pried her off and started smacking her head.

(SMACK)

"Ueeeeeeeeeeeeeeh! Chi-chan is a big meanie!"

Tabane is now crying.

"Stop it Tabane! Now explain your reasons for intruding here again."

"Chifuyu-nee please calm down."

Ichika tried to pacify his raging sister but got glared at in return.

"You are just as much at fault here, after her your next."

Ichika paled upon knowing that he is next in line to receive Chifuyu's wrath.

Chifuyu's is not buying Tabane's childish fits.

"MEANIE! Chi-chan is a big meanie!"

Tabane whined at the angry Chifuyu.

"Grrrrrrrr….."

Chifuyu reached the end of her patience and….

"OKAY! ALRIGHT ALREADY! I'll tell you now, just don't hit me anymore!"

Tabane finally stopped her childish act and stopped her fake cry, her head has been assaulted so many times that the peerless genius is on the verge of fainting.

"Good, now explain.

Chifuyu crossed her arms.

"Ahem, I detected that Ikkun had troubles with his IS."

Chifuyu, Ichika and Natasha flinched when they heard Tabane.

"How did you know?"

Ichika looked very curious as he asked Tabane. Tabane just smiled at Ichika in return.

"Of course Ikkun I'm watching you all the time."

Tabane leered close to Ichika with a playful smile on her face.

(SMACK)

Chifuyu smacked Tabane again because of her troublesome behavior.

"Ueeeeh! Why Chi-chan?"

Tabane directed a tearful gaze at Chifuyu.

"Don't fool around and explain."

Chifuyu is really serious about this; she is serious at everything that involves her little brother. Having realized this, Tabane composed herself and became a bit serious now in explaining this new issue.

"Anyway, I detected the abnormal behavior of [Byakushiki]'s core. It may seem that the programs inside [Byakushiki] are in conflict with each other. This may lead to serious problems later and may even present threats to Ikkun in the future."

Tabane's serious words made the three wince a little.

"And I believe that you have a solution to this."

Chifuyu asked Tabane in her usual tone but this time it carried a hint of worry.

"Of course! Ikkun is a very important person to me and I will not stand idly by and watch when Ikkun is in peril."

Tabane declared with a smile.

"Huh?"

Natasha and Chifuyu spouted a lot of question marks on their heads.

"Ehehehehehehehehe."

Ichika could only laugh dryly.

"Tabane stop fooling around and show us that solution you came up with."

Chifuyu ended the banter.

"Of course, let's go!"

Tabane stood up happily like a child that's going on a field trip.

"To where?"

Ichika asked.

"To the IS academy's machinery district."

Tabane said while pointing her hand up.

(SMACK)

"Ueeeeeeeeeh! Chi-chan you're really hurting me!"

Tabane once again tearfully complained at Chifuyu.

"You snuck in here again!"

Chifuyu's voice is laced with rage again.

"But it's for Ikkun."

Tabane tried to reason with Chifuyu but got hit right away.

(SMACK)

"I'm sorry."

Tabane conceded.

"Anyway let's go."

Chifuyu went to the door and opened it only to reveal the girls that were spying outside.

"….."

Houki, Cecilia, Rin, Charlotte, Laura and Kanzashi is caught by the demon teacher of the IS academy.

"What are you brats doing here?"

Chifuyu's voice started becoming ominous again.

"Instructor we have a very believable explanation for this….."

Laura tried to reason with Chifuyu but it was futile.

The six girls got hit on their heads.

"Hey Houki-chan!"

Tabane came and greeted her little sister.

"SIS? What are you doing here?"

Houki could only hang her mouth open when she saw her big sister once again sneaking here in the academy.

"I came here to visit Ikkun."

Tabane said with smile, but the girls frowned when they heard it and quickly came inside and closed in on Ichika who's still sitting on his bed.

""""""ICHIKA! """"""

Houki, Cecilia, Rin, Charlotte, Laura and Kanzashi closed in on the boy.

"W-What is it guys?"

Ichika sweat dropped, this situation is where he is unbelievably slow at.

"Did my sister do anything to you?"

Houki asked him with teary eyes.

"Tell us the truth Ichika-san!"

Cecilia screamed.

"Fess up Ichika!"

Rin flailed at Ichika.

"Ichika tell us!"

Charlotte became a bit forceful in her speaking.

"Wife is honest to his husband!"

Laura vehemently declared her erroneous words.

"Be honest!"

Even Kanzashi is joining the girls in their interrogation of Ichika.

"Hey wait guys! Listen to me!"

Ichika could even speak and explain the situation because the girls keep cutting him off.

"(Sigh)"

Natasha sighed at Ichika luck (bad luck) in women.

"Oi! You brats stop making a commotion!"

Chifuyu's piercing voice froze the girls.

"Go back to your rooms!"

Chifuyu ordered the girls.

"Hey Chi-chan, we can take them so that they can have a good idea of the situation."

Tabane hugged Chifuyu from behind.

(SMACK)

Chifuyu smacked Tabane on the head again.

"Ueeeeeeeh!"

"Stop pulling more people into this!"

Chifuyu disagreed with Tabane's comment, but when she turned around, she saw the girls looking at her with pleading glances.

(You think this will make me agree, stop it you silly girls.)

Chifuyu looked at the girls with a cold gaze.

"…."

Houki, Cecilia, Rin, Charlotte, Laura and Kanzashi looked at Chifuyu with pleading eyes. It's not an attempt to act cute but to show Chifuyu that they were serious.

(This girls… they're this worried for Ichika.)

Chifuyu sighed as she realized that these girls will just disobey her if she denies their silent pleas.

"Fine you can come."

""""""YES!""""""

The girls brightened up in an instant when Chifuyu granted their request.

"YAY!"

Tabane also joined in rejoicing.

"QUIET ALL OF YOU!"

Chifuyu roared as the stress slowly creeps up on her.

"Chifuyu-nee…"

Ichika spoke her name; Chifuyu turned to her brother and saw his worried gaze directed at her.

(Ichika, why do you always look at me like that? I can't calm whenever you do.)

Ichika's worried face made him look weak and vulnerable even softening Chifuyu's angry and stressed up self.

"(Sigh). Let's just go already."

Chifuyu's voice softened from its roaring state earlier, making the girls gawk at her in a mystified manner. With that, Ichika, Chifuyu, Tabane, Natasha, Houki, Cecilia, Rin, Charlotte, Laura and Kanzashi walked out the first year dorms and made their way to the machinery district of the academy. Ichika is in between Chifuyu and Tabane, Natasha walking behind the three and Houki, Cecilia, Rin, Charlotte, Laura and Kanzashi are right behind Natasha.

"Hey Ikkun about earlier…"

Tabane clung to Ichika's arm and pressed her breasts at the boy's arm.

(BOING)

Ichika blushed at the contact and couldn't help but turn away in an embarrassed manner.

"Ehehehehehe! Ikkun is shy how cute."

Tabane giggled as she pressed her breasts more on Ichika.

(BOING)

(Tabane-nee is doing this on purpose! She breasts is being pressed against my arm, they're so soft… No stop that train of thought Ichika!)

Ichika tried hard to banish any bad thoughts his mind is making while also trying his hardest not to blush.

"Jiiiiiiiiiiiiiii"

The six girls are staring sharply at Ichika. Natasha is also eyeing the two while Chifuyu just ignored them, but the twitching in her eyes states that she isn't pleased at all with this situation.

(I feel like I'm being pierced by their stares.)

Ichika could only endure that powerful stares being directed at him.

Tabane on the other hand, is also aware of the situation but she decided to throw more fuel to the flames.

"Hey Ikkun, you were really daring back there. You actually made a move on me and…"

Tabane teased Ichika furthered and actually whispered right at Ichika's ear, Tabane's warm breath assaulted the boy's ear prompting Ichika to blush. Ichika couldn't take the teasing anymore and proceeded to reply in a panicked manner.

"Could we just stop talking about that already!"

Ichika's began losing it.

"Ehhhhh? Why it as fun."

That dealt the final blow to the girls' self-control and now the six young girls.

"THAT IS IT! LET GO OF ICHIKA RIGHT NOW SIS!"

Houki grabbed on to Tabane and tried to pull her off, but the scientist won't budge an inch.

"Ehhhh? Houki-chan don't be so greedy!"

Tabane clung to Ichika even tighter.

"Ichika tell us what happened!"

Charlotte unhappily demanded at Ichika.

"Ichika-san you are not allowed to lie!"

Cecilia joined in.

"Ichikaaaaaaaaaa!"

Rin flailed around.

"You disgraceful spouse!"

Laura voiced her disapproval.

"…."

Kanzashi just stared at Ichika but the disapproval in her stare is as strong as the girls' complaining.

Once again another squabbling happened. Natasha and Chifuyu just sighed at the troubling scene.

(WHACK)

Chifuyu whacked the heads of the eight that were making a scene.

"Quiet! Do you want to wake the whole academy!?"

Chifuyu stared sharply at the eight.

"Well, well, well this is not something you see every day."

A voice rang from the shadows.

(PA)

The sound of a folding fan echoed and then the leader of the student body stepped out of the shadows, Tatenashi Sarashiki.

"Things have been hard on you, Ichika-kun."

Tatenashi covered her mouth with her fan to prevent herself from snickering. Tatenashi wanted to laugh out loud when she saw Ichika being surrounded and closed in by the girls. But when her eyes landed on the older woman clinging on the Ichika like glue, Tatenashi's eyes twitched.

"So this is Tabane Shinonono."

Tatenashi walked closer and looked at Tabane who is still clinging to Ichika tightly.

"…."

Tabane stared at Tatenashi for a while without making any expression but later she revealed a playful grin.

"So you're IS awakened too."

Tabane's unexpected words made Tatenashi flinch, but later realized it.

(Of course, after all she is the creator of the IS.)

Tatenashi then revealed a smile. Tabane and Tatenashi smiled at each other.

The girls stared at the two and couldn't help but feel shocked, especially Houki.

(Sis, talked to someone she doesn't know.)

Houki knew her sister's personality so this is a really big shocker for her.

"Enough, let's go. Sarashiki if you want to come then do it quietly."

Chifuyu turned around and started to walk. Soon everyone followed.

"….."

The girls now with the addition of Tatenashi glared at Ichika who is still being hugged by Tabane. Natasha is walking in front of Ichika and Tabane, had a normal face but the irritation present in her eyes told something else. And Chifuyu…. Let's leave her alone for now.

"Well we're here."

Tabane finally released Ichika when they arrived in the machinery district. But when all of them entered, what they saw is not the machinery district but something else. The entire Machinery district of the IS academy has been totally remodeled and somehow the height of this strange new room is unusually large.

"What happened here?"

Houki looked around and saw no recognition of the machinery district. The entire facility has been transformed into a white room with no other things present except for the strange cube right at the center.

"It has been totally changed!"

Cecilia couldn't hide the look of shocked in her face.

"She remodeled the entire facility…."

Tatenashi is stunned.

"Tabane….."

Chifuyu turned to Tabane and….

(WHACK)

"Chi-chan it hurts already!"

Tabane covered her head that was the prime target of Chifuyu's fist.

"What did you do to this facility!?"

Chifuyu grabbed Tabane's head with her iron claw.

"I was going to return it to its original state after we finish."

Tabane tried to reason out but it fell on deaf ears as Chifuyu revealed a twisted smile.

(Ueeeeeeeeeh! Shi-chan is right; Chi-chan is going to kill me!)

Tabane thought while showing a scared expression.

"MISS ORIMURA!"

Chifuyu turned around and saw her colleague Maya Yamada tied to a chair.

"…."

Chifuyu turned back to Tabane and glared at her.

"I was going to release her later."

(WHACK)

Tabane lost count on how much hits she received today.

"""""""Miss Yamada!"""""""

Ichika, Houki, Cecilia, Rin, Charlotte, Laura, Kanzashi and Tatenashi exclaimed.

"Please help me."

Maya asked for help since she was stuck here for a long time now.

"Okay."

Ichika ran to Maya and untied her.

"Thank you Orimura-kun."

Maya thanked Ichika while blushing.

"It's nothing."

Ichika looked at Maya.

(Miss Yamada is really cute when she is so timid like this.)

Ichika blushed a little and his gaze slowly went down to Maya chest.

"O-Orimura-kun?"

Maya looked at Ichika who is fixated on her chest. Maya soon noticed where Ichika's gaze is concentrating upon.

"Ah! Orimura-kun you can't!"

Maya covered her assets and looked at Ichika with an embarrassed and blushing face.

"S-Sorry!"

Ichika turned away while blushing himself.

(PINCH)

Ichika's cheeks were pinched by Houki from the left and Laura from the right.

"Ichika you skirt chaser."

Houki's tone sounded threatening.

"You're my wife; you are not allowed to look at other women anymore."

Laura's looked serious as she said her wrong perception.

(WHACK)

Chifuyu whack Ichika on the head.

"How many times do I have to say this, to look at your teacher like that is rude."

Chifuyu glared at her little brother who is still grasping his head that was hit by Chifuyu's iron fist.

"Ehehehehehehe! So Ikkun likes big and bouncing breasts."

Tabane snickered at Ichika unknowingly getting him into trouble with the girls.

"""""""ICHIKA! """""""

The girls closed in on Ichika again.

Minutes Later… After Ichika was mauled by the girls.

"So Ikkun you know why we're doing this right?"

Tabane asked Ichika.

"Ah…. Well….."

Ichika knew but he was a bit hesitant to say it out loud.

"It's alright Ikkun, your IS [Byakushiki] is behaving differently right. So the purpose of this is device is to fix that."

When Tabane said device she pointed the entire white room that used to be the machinery district of the academy.

"You mean this entire room is a device?"

Maya asked Tabane.

"Yes, Miss Boobs is right."

"Please stop calling me that!"

Maya complained when Tabane used the nickname she gave Maya.

"That's enough Miss Yamada."

Chifuyu placed her iron claw at Maya's head.

"Yes…"

Maya immediately quieted down and behaved like a puppy.

"Anyway, this device called the [Core Equilibrium Engine] can repair any damage and correct any abnormalities inside the core of an IS. [Core Equilibrium Engine] can also ensure your safety whenever you use your new ability."

Ichika widened his eyes in surprise.

"You mean it can stabilize [Hakuren]!"

Ichika ran to Tabane and held the scientist's hands, much to the girls' displeasure.

(What is with him!? Acting like that, we could just do it ourselves why doesn't he ask for our help? I mean there are a lot of persons in the academy that are proficient in the IS.)

Houki thought while putting on a scowling face.

"Ehehehehehe, Ikkun is so cute we you're excited like this."

Tabane smiled at Ichika. Ichika smiled and blushed for a moment and turned away.

"Tabane if this device can stabilize his IS, let's start right now."

Chifuyu walked to Ichika's side and spoke in a slightly hurried tone.

"Okay let's start! But first everyone must step outside the red line except for Ichika."

(ZAAAAAAAAAN)

A red line appeared around the center of the cube. Everyone stepped outside the line leaving only Ichika inside it.

(ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON)

Soon the red line erected an energy barrier preventing all sorts of entry or exit.

"Ichika!"

Houki called out to Ichika.

"Don't worry Houki-chan, this is will fix Ikkun's IS."

Tabane smiled at her little sister. Houki hesitated for a while but later conceded.

"It's alright."

Tatenashi held Houki's shoulder and smiled at her to assure Houki.

"Don't worry guys."

Ichika smiled at them and the magic of his powerful smile worked quickly as the girls lost their concerned faces and smiled.

"Okay Ikkun go to the central cube."

Tabane's cherry voice echoed inside the enclosed space.

"Right."

Ichika walked towards the cube at the center.

"Initiate [Equilibrium Protocol]."

At Tabane's command eight holographic keyboards and twelve holographic keyboards appeared around her.

"Amazing…"

Kanzashi stared shocked at advance technology manifesting in front of her.

"Core connections establish."

Soon the enclosed space where Ichika is started to become opaque with extreme brightness.

"What is happening? We can't see him!"

Charlotte became worried.

"Ichika-san!"

Cecilia also voiced her worry.

"Calm down you two."

Chifuyu ordered Charlotte and Cecilia to calm down.

"But…."

Before Charlotte could speak Laura stopped her.

"It won't help of we worry too much, Instructor places his trust on Dr. Shinonono so we should too."

Laura told Charlotte, Charlotte then calmed down.

"Ikkun how are you feeling inside?"

Tabane established a contact on Ichika.

[A bit fuzzy, but I'm alright.]

Ichika's seemed a bit groggy.

"Ikkun are you at the central cube?"

[Yeah.]

"Touch it then Ikkun."

[Okay.]

Inside the enclosed space, Ichika held out his hand towards the cube. The closer his hand get the more hazy his vision is getting.

(What is this warm feeling I'm having?)

Ichika started to feel sleepy.

(TOUCH)

Ichika finally touched the cube and everything to him became white.

(Scene Change)

Ichika opened his eyes and realized that he is in a grassfield, it the skies were dark, many stars were lighting up the skies and the moon is unnaturally big.

"Where am I?"

Ichika waded through the grassfield.

(WHOOOOOOOOOOOSH)

A very cold breeze swept through the field, causing Ichika to shiver a little.

"What is with this really cold breeze?"

Ichika rubbed his hands together to keep himself warm.

"Are you cold?"

Ichika heard a voice. He turned around and saw a young boy looking at him.

"What are doing little boy?"

Ichika leaned down and asked the boy. He couldn't clearly see his face because the little boy's hair is obscuring his eyes.

(WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH)

Another strong wind blew. Soon the wind blew the boy's hair and Ichika finally saw his face.

"Wha!?"

The little boy's face was very identical to his; it was like he's a mini-Ichika.

"What's wrong?"

The little boy innocently asked Ichika.

"You look just like me…"

Ichika spoke with a shocked face.

"Hm?"

The little boy tilted his head to the side in a confused manner.

"Ah…wait, I mean are you alone here?"

Ichika didn't indulge his curiosity today and shelved it for now, instead he asked if the little boy who is incredibly identical to him if he is the only one here before he came.

"Yes, but now I'm happy that you're here. I've been alone in the place for a very long time and I'm really cold."

The little boy's voice started to shake like he is about to cry.

"Come here."

Ichika lifted up the small boy and carried him. Ichika then started to walk on.

"Um, Onii-chan what are you doing?"

The little boy asked Ichika.

"You said you're cold right? I'll keep you warm."

Ichika embraced the small boy.

"Mmmmmm….. You're so warm onii-chan."

The little boy snuggled on his neck.

"By the way, do you have a name?"

"Ichika…."

Ichika is a little surprised at the coincidence.

"What a coincidence, my name is Ichika too."

"Oh, is that so!"

The little boy's voice started to become cherry.

"Hey onii-chan can you remember something for me."

Ichika looked a bit curious.

"What is it?"

Ichika felt a bit weird because he has been talking with a boy he barely knew, but for some reason he feels that he knew this boy, that he is very familiar to him, besides the fact that he looks exactly like him, this boy seemed really familiar. But Ichika decided to keep those questions in his mind.

"What is it that you want me to remember?"

Ichika felt that this is a bit weird for a request but he indulged the little boy's wish.

"Can you remember our big sister's?"

Ichika stopped walking and at the boy's words. Could he mean Chifuyu and Madoka, but from the little boy's words he meant something else. Ichika's head soon started to ache.

"What do you mean? Our Big sisters?"

"You don't remember?"

The little boy's voice became sad, the boy slowly rose, looked up to him with his glowing azure eyes.

"You don't remember our big sisters? Why don't you remember them? We love our big sisters."

"….."

Ichika is now kneeling because his head is feeling like it's splitting apart due to the severe pain. The little boy stood in front of him and looked at him.

"Who...are...you?"

Ichika could only speak in a weak voice as the pain in his head started to worsen.

Soon the grassland around Ichika started to ripple, slowly flashing into a different place. Until the entire grassland changed and turned into a burning ruin full of mutilated corpses.

"What!?"

Ichika forced himself to stand up even though his head is killing him and saw in front of him six women that he doesn't know but he found all of them very familiar.

(Scene Change)

(GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENG)

An ominous blaring sound rang around the room, soon the white room started turning black.

"TABANE! What is happening?"

Chifuyu frantically went to Tabane.

"Someone is interfering with the system."

"What!?"

Chifuyu's became very worried.

"They are trying to rewrite the system."

"Do what you have to do to get him out of there!"

Chifuyu screamed at Tabane.

"Right!"

Tabane frantically tried all means that is possible to save Ichika.

(Ichika…..)

Chifuyu clenched her fists so hard that they bled.

(What is happening, someone is actually hacking my system. No is capable in hacking my defenses unless...)

Tabane's expression became grim.

(Scene Change)

(HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA)

The crystal being appeared from above the academy is the one manipulating the [Core Equilibrium Engine].

(Your memories, Ichika Orimura, are very interesting.)

Its crystal wings spread open and its eyes glowed sapphire blue.

(Ichika Orimura, I will show you the truth that you seek.)