"Come to think of it, Yakuma-sensei is really popular."
Sindy — that was the name of the girl who was playing the game with Kanon and the others. Ever since she found out that whenever she mentioned Yakumo in front of Kanon, the doll-like girl's face would turn red, she had been clinging onto this fact.
As expected, even though Kanon was shy, she couldn't help but perk up her ears and listen to Sindy's words.
Nagisa and the others who noticed this couldn't help but snicker.
"Kanon-chan, Namiya-sensei is a strong opponent!"
"Namiya-sensei is a very nice person —"
Kanon wanted to refute. She had always been grateful to Namiya-sensei for taking her in.
"But you can't deny that she has a close relationship with Yakuma-sensei, right?"
Cindy raised her index finger and looked at Kanon with a smile.
The silver-haired girl was speechless.
Kanon suddenly stood up as if she was trying to escape.
"Ah? Kanon-chan, what are you doing? "
"I'm going to the deck to see the dolphins!"
The girl ran out of the cabin with a thud.
"Ah! Dolphins, I'm going too! "
Nagisa immediately followed behind her. Yukina and Sindy were worried as well.
⑧
On the deck.
Kanon, who had returned to her room first, had a large black optical device hanging in front of her chest. She seemed to have borrowed it from the ferry company.
"What are you doing? What's that? "
Xiao Nagisa followed them out and looked at Kanon's chest curiously.
"It's a binoculars."
Kanon's blue eyes sparkled like gems. She was a complete animal lover. She was usually quiet and well-behaved, but when she came into contact with wild animals, she would become extremely active.
"I've seen dolphins before. Speaking of which, maybe they're around here. Look, here's a picture. "
Sinclair took out his phone, and the image on the screen showed a group of dolphins jumping on the sea and moving alongside the ship. Nagisa and the others were filled with anticipation when they saw the picture.
But after a few minutes, there was no movement from anything that looked like a dolphin.
"The dolphins aren't here..."
Nagisa muttered dejectedly.
Sindy patted her back as if to encourage her.
"It can't be that easy, right?"
Only Kanon and Yukina seemed to have noticed something and looked towards the back of the ship.
Something glittering with silver light floated in the gap of the white track left by the ferry.
They felt a sticky gaze coming from that thing.
It was a metallic navigational object that reminded one of small submarines and torpedoes. However, that thing wriggled its huge body like a sea snake and immediately sank into the water.
"What is that thing? Are those dolphins? "
Nagisa asked with her eyes wide open in disbelief.
"No way …" Yukina muttered under her breath.
Kanon, who was standing beside Yukina, bit her lips tightly in fear.
"Brother … Yakun …"
○
The sky was clear, and the view was excellent.
Eight-cloud Ink, which was flying in the clouds, did not activate its demonic power barrier. It allowed the whistling wind to blow at it.
Eight-cloud Ink was chasing the aura of the "Sage" as it headed in a certain direction.
Restraining Restraining Restraining
Future Limit Limit Limit Limit
Tomorrow I Will Meet You
Leaves of Song Can Be Destroyed...
As the song Lonely Moon played, Yakumo took out her phone from her sleeve.
Natsuki had given it to Eight-cloud Ink after school in case of an emergency.
It was Natsuki calling.
"Hey, Natsuki-chan, what's up?"
"How are things on your side?"
Natsuki's indifferent voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Well, I'm chasing after that guy. It seems that our target is indeed the ship that Kanon-chan and the others are on."
"Will you be okay by yourself?"
Although her tone did not change, Eight-cloud Ink could sense the deep concern in her voice.
"Don't worry, it's just an alchemist. It's useless even if he has that metallic lifeform. He was lucky that we let him escape, but this time, he has nowhere to run. What about you? Kojou didn't cause you any trouble, did he? "
"Sort of. An ancient alchemist came back to life. Well, not really."
"Nina Adilard?"
"That's her. That alchemist used the remnant of the sage's spirit blood to reform her body. She had been living in Asakonne's body before."
"Kojou must be in a lot of trouble … Hey, I see that ship. I'm hanging up …"
After hanging up, Eight-cloud Ink turned into a ray of light and went straight to the ship.
⑧
"Yukina-chan, where are you going?"
Nagisa was surprised when she called out to Yukina who was about to sneak back into the cabin.
The lodging students of Caihai Academy were all walking towards the lobby of the ferry. According to the plan, they were going to watch a movie before lunch. Although it was a boring activity for the students, they had to report on their feelings, so they had to be brave if they wanted to slack off.
"I forgot something. You go first. "
Yukina quickly said and ran out without waiting for Nagisa's reply.
When she returned to the empty cabin, Yukina took out a thin cloth bag from the bottom of her bag.
There were daggers in the bag. Her original weapon, the Snow Wolf, had been given to her master for maintenance.
Yukina put the daggers on the back of her uniform and put on a jacket so that she wouldn't attract attention.
The girl walked out of the cabin and headed straight for the bridge.
"… Huh!?"
Yukina ran up the stairs and was shocked when she noticed someone walking in front of her.
Kanon looked around anxiously and walked toward the bridge that was supposed to be off-limits.
"Kanon-san?"
"Ah …"
Kanon, who was suddenly stopped by Yukina, turned around timidly.
Her reaction was more like she was worried about the sword witch getting involved than she was about to be caught doing something bad.
Yukina understood Kanon's purpose when she saw her reaction.
"Are you saying that you're also …?"
Her question was vague, but Kanon seemed to understand what she meant.
She nodded timidly and stared at Yukina with her blue eyes.
"I feel like something bad is bothering this ship, so …"
Kanon was about to say that she would find a way to solve it, but Yukina stopped her with a smile.
"It's fine. I'll go first. Can you help me tell Nagisaki-sensei? "
Kanon blinked in surprise when she saw Yukina pull out a dagger from her back. Soon, a look of understanding appeared in her eyes.
She also knew about Ji Zhuo's identity as a sword witch.
"Take this with you. It's a protective talisman!"
Yukina extended her hand to Kanon. There was a silver wolf-shaped origami in her palm.
Kanon accepted the origami with a surprised expression.
"Ah, wait a minute!"
Kanon called out to Yukina who was about to run away.
She looked up at Yukina with a worried expression. Yukina's hands were clenched tightly in front of her chest, and she tried to make her voice sound as calm as possible.
"I feel a familiar feeling. I think I've felt it somewhere before. It's the same feeling from five years ago …"
"Many important friends have passed away. So, I don't want that to happen again … Yukina-san, please … "
Hearing Kanon's clumsy words, Yukina felt warmth in her heart.
Kanon was worried about Yukina. She hoped that she wouldn't disappear because Yukina was a very important friend.
"Thank you. Kanon-chan, you have to be careful too!"
After nodding hard at each other, Yukina and Kanon ran in different directions.
Kanon shouted in her mind as she ran back.
"Yakumo gege, come quickly …"
She believed that if she was in danger, Eight-cloud Ink would appear, just like it did before.
⑧
On the deck.
Yukina had never felt so remorseful before as she looked at Kanon who was being held hostage.
She already knew that this alchemist, Mercury Amatsuka, wanted to kill Kanon as a sacrifice. Why did she have to be so stupid as to be separated from her?
The amulet that he had made in a hurry was easily broken by the alchemist.
Mercury Amatsuka had already sneaked past everyone and captured Kanon while Yukina was on the bridge looking for the source of the incident.
Fortunately, Yukina rushed to the deck and stopped Mercury Amatsuka from killing Kanon.
"You bastard …"
"Oh, you seem angry, Miss Yukina."
Mercury Amatsuka spoke in his usual frivolous tone as he stood in front of the gigantic metallic lifeform, the Sage.
"Isn't it great to witness the blood sacrifice and the birth of a Sage?"
"Bastard!"
Yukina couldn't take it anymore and rushed forward with her dagger.
However, without the Yukina Wolf, her combat ability was much weaker.
Mercury Amatsuka easily knocked her back.
Just as Mercury Amatsuka was about to deliver the final blow, a whistling sound came from the sky.
"What?!"
In the nick of time, Mercury Burial, who had dodged to the side to avoid the brilliant beam of light descending from the sky, glanced fearfully at Class-A, who had been pierced through by the beam of light, and raised his head.
There, above the cruise ship, Eight Cloud Ink was flying over with a whistling sound.
"Yakumo … gege …"
Kanon saw Eight-cloud Ink from the corner of her eye. She thought she was having trouble breathing because of the restraints, but now she smiled in relief.
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