Arifureta After III School Festival Third Part
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AN: School Festival Second Part was uploaded before.
Those who still haven’t read it, please start from there!
There was a crimson tent boasting a majestic appearance that was too splendid for something in a school’s courtyard.
The audience seating in stairway shape set up inside it was filled to the brim. Myuu and others were also sitting at the front row with eyes that were filled with expectation.
Among them, there were people who were making serious expression.
「It’s amazing that they built this kind of facility. This isn’t at the level of school festival.」
「Yeah. Besides……don’t you think it feels strangely spacious? I got the feeling that it doesn’t match with its outside appearance……」
「Perhaps, it’s their way of using space? I won’t doubt it even if I’m told that this is the work of pro. Perhaps it might even be the government that gave them the referral?」
The people who were talking with each other like that were the reporters――a senior and a junior of a certain weekly magazine. The senior reporter was someone who was famous in their business circle. His sharp assessment and investigation were acknowledged. Perhaps because of that, there were a lot of people of the same profession sitting near the senior reporter in order to pay attention to his behavior.
Inside the noisy tent where various sentiments wondering what in the world would happen were mingled, the buzzer that notified of the curtain raising finally rang. The lighting was turned off and a spotlight illuminated the back of the stage.
When they followed the source of the spotlight, there was the figure of Kouki there. From the appearance, the light was exceedingly splendid. There wasn’t any doubt that the equipment could be used even in theater or the like.
No one would even think that the lighting at the level of pro was only the outward appearance. In actuality Kouki who possessed unparalleled attribute in light element magic was in charge of the lighting using magical mean as well as camouflage.
The audiences focused at the spotlight.
Then
――No, no way-. I never heard about this! Why should I!
――To be more precise it’s not you. What we need is the “lord”.
――In the scenario it’s clearly written “Opening: South Cloud leader”!
――Endo……that’s a lie
――You, you guys, you schemed this!? Don’t screw around-, I absolutely won’t do it! Ah, this is binding light chain!? Shirasaki!?
――Nn, Endo. Will you relax?
――Even Yue-san……do, don’t tell me, you’ll force me with Divine Statement? No, no way-, stop-, stop itttttttt-
A scream burst out from within the darkness.
The venue fell completely silent in a good way.
A beat later, someone came out with an amaziiing rotation! Kouki’s lighting hurriedly chased after the silhouette that moved to the center of the stage while rotating in succession with high speed.
「Ladii~~es & gentlemeeen! Welcome, to South Cloud Circus group! To the world of dream!!」
A trademark pose while making the sound *kyu kyu* from the floor! The butterfly mask that was replacing the sunglass was pushed up smartly-. Without a pause the person brushed up his hair with a smooth hand motion while breathing 「Fuh」 with a superb leaning posture!
「Your guide of the waking dream――Kousuke E Abyssgate……no」
Another 「fuh」 was leaked out! One hand brushed up the front hair and stayed up while the other hand pointed sharply at the audience seats! The audiences jerked and shivered. In various senses.
「The Abyss Lord.」
*Dodododo-* A drum roll resounded and a music that sounded excessively solemn for some reason danced in the air.
「Today in this time, in this place, everyone here will surely taste the mystery of the world.」
Another meaningless rotation.
「Everyone will surely sense a fragment of the abyss and put a lid on your common sense!!」
Lighting, come onn-.
Kouki desperately responded to the instruction that wasn’t in the plan. As the captain of the people in charge of the lighting, he gave instruction without delay and produced spotlights of seven color in conjunction with the other classmates.
In that instant, 「Ooo!?」 commotion spread.
From behind the guide of waking dream――Abyss Lord, another Abyss Lord with exactly the same appearance showed up as though they had split.
「「But, rest assured!」」
The voices that were in harmony were also completely the same. ‘What trick is this!?’ the senior reporter stared hard with his eyes opened wide like a dinner plate.
But, from behind that senior reporter……
「You can simply, simply, enjoy this moment to your heart’s content!」
An Abyss Lord with exactly the same appearance appeared. Since when he was at the audience seating? Of course, the instant Abyss Lord appeared, the clones normally came. Without really hiding, the clones came normally.
The audiences were dumbfounded and the reporters were overcome with surprise. Even amidst that, Abyss Lord’s multiplication didn’t stop. Abyss Lords appeared from two more places. They went 「Oh, isn’t this my beloved little sister and big brother」 and 「Fuh」 toward the middle school female student and the male university student who were nearby, but the two of them looked down until the limit and wouldn’t meet the lord’s gaze.
「「「「「An experience that will be only once in your life. This is the stage of wonder that you won’t be able to see for the second time!!」」」」」
The outside appearance of the person who was smoothly multiplying was exactly the same. Even when it was seen from nearby no one could guess what kind of trick was behind it.
By the way, looking at how clones were further making more clones, it went without saying how deep the depth level of the lord was. Our vampire princess-sama was without mercy.
Right after that, scream rose from the audience seating. It wasn’t because of synchronization with scathing opinion of 「Looking at the multiplication process once more……it’s a bit scary huh」 from the classmates behind the stage.
It was because flame was suddenly spreading on the stage. A wing that was starting to blow from somewhere whirled and swept away the flame. It was as though the flame itself was spreading like it was dancing.
Then, a single young man appeared from inside the flame. With a way of walking that was like a model, he walked to the center of the stage while making a look that might be the best posed look the person himself could do――
Before he arrived at the center, he vanished. It was as though the young man received a tackle from a certain someone who flew out with godspeed and got sent flying.
‘What is he showing up for……’ The audiences questioned in their mind. The answer for that was, 「……Even I wanted to stand out…..I saw you on the stage! Please go out with me! I wanted someone to tell me that……」. With how the audiences couldn’t listen to that testimony of a certain Shinji, the answer would be forever covered in darkness.
The Abyss Lords pulled themselves together and gathered on the stage with acrobatic movements. While astonished voices were raised seeing the midair leaps, Abyss Lords became one once more on the stage and he spread put both his arms in a flash.
「Now, carve it into your memory! It’s the time of mystery!!」
With those words as the signal, the Abyss Lord vanished behind the curtain with super consecutive back somersault that would be impossible for most people. The one who leaped out as replacement was――
「Wha, what’s that-」
Someone yelled. Everyone held their breath. After all, what appeared by breaking through the wall of flame was a huge wolf. The howling figure was like the king of beast. The huge body and pressure that were impossible for existing organism in this world made the audiences to make noise ‘waa’ and ‘kyaa’.
That was why, no one hear any sound like the sobbing voice of a person who seemed to be the Abyss Lord resounding from behind the curtain.
Next,
『Everyone, please don’t worry! The name of that wolf is “Karashio”-chan. He is a pet doggie that can be found anywhere.』
The heavenly voice in the role as presenter and commentary――Nana emphasized. 「No matter how you looked at it, that’s a monster like Fenrir or Cerberus isn’t it!?」「If there is any pet like that it will be an immediate report to the police!」 Right after those rapid pounding of tsukkomi from the audiences,
――Ka, Karashio she said!? Ah, metamorphosis magic huh!? I don’t know anything about this y’know!? Shouldn’t it be substitution using Grim Reaper or something!?
――Sakagami……that was a lie.
――So you schemed this huuuh-. Wait, Suzu, why won’t you meet my gaze since some time ago. Don’t tell me, it’s you!? What the hell have you done to our Karashio!
――Ka, Karashio-chan also said that he want to become wolf! More importantly look! It’s your turn now!
――God dammit-
Such voices also resounded, but even those yells weren’t noticed.
Ryutaro leaped out from behind the curtain.
「Karashio-. I’m gonna return you to normal now!」
『It’s the entrance of the owner! The two of them are always together! They’re like close siblings!』
Ryutaro quietly held out his hand.
*Haup*, there was such sound. Karashio’s jaws were snugly covering Ryutaro’s hand. It was exactly the scene of a pet dog biting the hand of its owner.
*Splurt* The blood that was spurting out was surely paint, no doubt about it.
『Oops! Karashio-chan is trying to overthrow his owner! What will the owner do!?』
Nana was getting into the mood. Even though it was circus, she was becoming like a live commentator.
Originally it was a scenario of Grim Reaper versus werewolf, so Ryutaro transformed half in desperation.
「You’re being disobedient huh, KARASHIOOOOOOO-」
A stir surged from the audience seats. A high school boy was transforming before their eyes. That appearance was exactly like the werewolf in story.
