Ultimate antihero 3 th.., p.4
Ultimate Antihero 3 – The Eastern Grand Subjugation,
p.4
“Truly. Summoning an
“Eh……”
Two voices she had remembered hearing from somewhere entered Sumika’s ears.
When she turned to those voices reflexively, what entered her eyes was a pair of a man and a woman sitting on their chairs.
A silver blonde haired middle aged man wearing a characteristic suit with a basic tone of blue and white.
And then, wearing a tropical aloha shirt that really suited the summer and a suggestive G-pants where half of the bottom was visible, a young red haired woman.
“Sir James! And also Dorothy-san……!”
Sumika knew well the two of them.
That was only to be expected.
Both these two were the trump cards of humanity, similar with Sumika――
Sir James Weasley.
Dorothy Scarlet.
They were people who held the designation of S-rank magician.
“Hey, Miss Grimoire. Last time we met was at your commemoration party for your S-rank promotion wasn’t it?”
“Long time no see! Sumika!”
The moment Sumika called the names of the two, the young woman leapt from her chair and began to embrace Sumika.
“I was worried what would happen when Jambure appeared, but looking at you still energetic like this makes me happy!” (TN: The accents of these two are a little weird. Also they mix some English into their sentences.)
“Yes. I am also happy, Dorothy-san. ……But it’s a little hard to breath for me here.”
When Sumika who was being buried alive into the voluptuous chest pointed that out with a wry smile, Dorothy went “Ou!” exaggeratedly in surprise and immediately let Sumika go.
“Sorry. I am too high spirited.”
Dorothy stuck out her tongue while apologizing.
It was an act where no apologetic feelings could be seen from it, but coupled with Dorothy’s cheerful personality, it felt lovely just like her without any unpleasantness.
Most of all Sumika felt honestly happy that Dorothy felt that worried for her.
That was why Sumika was going to say her gratitude “Thank you very much for worrying about me” with a smile.
But――
“I was also worried you know. It was also the case with Jambure, but… for you to also go as far as exchanging battle with that
“―――!?!?”
Sumika’s expression froze from those words of James.
“……Ho, how do you, that”
“When you have become a S-rank as long as me, you will already create your own information network whether you want it or not. That’s why, naturally, I know that. Whether it’s about how you fought Alfaro. ……And even the demon called
“……-“
Sumika’s expression turned increasingly stiff from this.
Obviously.
The affair that happened in the beginning of this summer.
The arrival of the
It was something that the general public mustn’t know.
The day the
Most of all Japan was… Sumika and the others were fighting the church in order to protect a demon.
It was an act that was generally off the right track from mankind’s principle.
It was hard to be understood.
If this matter came to light, the position of this country would be shaken.
――If the reason for these two S-ranks coming to Japan together was to criticize her.
Like that, Sumika racked her brain with a hard expression,
“Whoops, it’s okay even if you don’t make that kind of scary face, Miss Grimoire. I and also Miss Scarlet have no intention to criticize that decision of yours at all. We didn’t come here for that.”
Having predicted what she was thinking, James declared that,
“Rather if the event went just as the
He showed that he didn’t have the intention to criticize Japan and showed his understanding of Japan’s position.
“Rather, in the first place――the
“Exactly as James said. We don’t have any intention of blaming Sumika’s decision. …After all if right now Japan collapsed, we will also get troubled the same. Rather we are really, really thankful that you accurately handled that difficult situation.”
Dorothy also continued at the same line after James.
Hearing the words of these two, Sumika… she felt relieved inside.
“…Thank you for the understanding.”
While expressing her thanks, Sumika felt embarrassed of her hasty conclusion.
If she thought back, there was no merit for these two even if the position of Japan right now was shaken.
The reason was that James was the head of the
Dorothy was also in the opposition of the Democratic party of the president of America, Joseph, she was a member of the Republican party’s force.
They were all in a position of putting a distance with the
These two were closer to Japan with their standings.
Just as Dorothy said, if Japan collapsed then the power of the
That was also something inconvenient for the two of them, so they had no reason to endanger Japan’s position here.
However, it created a question in Sumika if that was not their reason.
“Then, what business made two S-class magicians to visit Tokyo life sphere together like this?”
James answered this question.
“Yes. Actually we have a talk that we want prime minister Kinugasa and the
Saying that, James sent his gaze from Sumika towards the shop’s backyard in a glance.
At the end of his gaze was the figure of Homura busily giving off instructions to the students.
“He seems busy that we cannot find the timing to talk until now.”
“I see…”
This was the culture festival after all.
Even though it was fine to call out to him if they had business.
Perhaps this was the refined act of an English gentleman.
Sumika suggested an idea while thinking so.
“Then, should I call Homura-san here?”
But James shook his head toward this suggestion of Sumika.
“No, that’s fine.”
“But, it’s an important story that made you purposefully cross the sea to arrive here isn’t it?”
“It seems the gist of the story has been already told to him from prime minister Kinugasa. Besides… right now I don’t really want to be a hindrance.”
“Hindrance?”
After saying that, James directed a gentle gaze from within his narrowed eyes toward Homura and murmured.
“It has been a long time since I’ve seen it. The figure of Homura within a circle of people.”
That voice was filled with intimacy that had no falsehood in it.
(By any chance…)
Seeing this expression of James, Sumika asked just in case.
“Sir James, are you close with Homura-san?”
In response James nodded with a soft expression.
“That’s because originally both him and I were magicians affiliated to the same organization in the past, in the
“Is, that so?”
Sumika was surprised from this unexpected connection between James and Homura, then she recalled.
The day right after the day where Homura arrived in this academy.
When he crushed the
There was authenticity in James words from that fact too.
“That’s why, for the moment I believe that I know about him more than most people. Of course, I also understand that the infamy coiling around, all of those
Saying that, James breathed out the indignation inside his chest as a deep sigh.
Looking at him like that, Dorothy at the side asked him.
“You said that it has been a long time since you saw him like this, that means that Homura in the past was not this lonely?”
“Yes. Homura, when he was still with the
(……!)
Sumika didn’t know anything about Homura except him as the superior
She never imagined of existences that could be called as the comrades of Homura of all people.
“……Then those people, right now where are they?”
Sumika asked that question mostly by reflex.
In response to this question, …James shut his eyes in grief and answered like this.
“The sections we belonged to were different, so I don’t know about the details, but… I heard that all members other than Homura, had died in battle at
“…Ah.”
――Sumika remembered from these words of James.
The dialogue between Homura and Shiori that she overheard.
The rift that was created between him and Shiori.
What Homura said back to Shiori, who was criticizing his actions that were covering himself in mud to fix the wrongs was,
{After all, there is also a team that no matter how much you wish, you cannot return back to like before for a second time anymore.}
Those words filled with such sadness.
“If they were still alive, then it’s possible that Homura too won’t choose to be isolated this much…”
“ “…………” ”
“…No, please pretend you didn’t hear that. It’s something where there is nothing that can be done anymore.”
James who noticed that he had said something that couldn’t be helped anymore from the pensive look of the female camp cut the talk a little forcefully.
And then he directed his gaze to Sumika, saying “Rather than something like that”.
“Miss Sumika. The reason of our coming to Japan today, I want to talk about it to you too. It’s something that by no means is unrelated to you who are also a S-rank. …Right now, can you give us a little of your time?”
“――Err”
Sumika confirmed her surroundings after hearing those words of James.
Thanks to Bastet’s assistance, it seemed that the store was progressing favorably.
If it was now, there was free time to listen to their story a little she guessed.
Deciding that,
“Yes. It’s fine. What is this about?”
Sumika asked what James’s business was.
Towards this, James formed a deep crease on his forehead while… saying this in a serious voice.
“…Recently, the government troops under the banner of the
So he said――.
{Active movement?}
Dorothy nodded against Sumika’s question.
{Yes. Whether it’s America or Britain, recently the movement of the military is very fishy. It’s really suspicious.}
{Specifically it seems they are steadily progressing their preparation for battle. We can feel the sign as if a war will happen somewhere in the near time.}
{…The times are like this. Is it natural to arrange war preparation because of that?}
{Certainly it’s natural to take the war stance in preparation of demon attack. However… the current movement of the military is… no matter how I see it, they look like they are preparing to fight humans. An amount of ammunition and explosives that is too much to be called a reserve amount is coming and going through the life sphere.}
{……!}
Sumika’s expression turned severe from that information.
Ammunition and explosives… fundamentally, modern weapons like those didn’t have any power to affect demons.
Demons could only be injured by an attack that was clad in magic power.
That was the reason why magicians like Sumika were highly treasured.
Yet despite so, to increase the reserve modern weapons like those was… certainly like what James had said, it was a movement that couldn’t be thought of as anything other than preparing to fight against humans.
Moreover, James pointed out that there existed a causal relationship between the Five Great Leaders and Japan that supported this bad premonition.
{I said this to you because you are a S-rank magician, but in order to make their rule even more rock solid, the Five Great Leaders are trying to enforce a reorganization of the
{But, the acceptance was unanimously decided under the presence of the
{They will surely deny that fact.}
{This is an information of my country, but Alfaro, who is currently unconscious, was transported into the Detroit life sphere. The possibility that they might invent a story that the
{…………-}
Sumika felt unpleasant sweat perspiring on her forehead.
The prediction of these two, …until the end was only in the realm of conjecture.
However, it was too fishy to be considered as groundless fear that could be easily dismissed.
Certainly, something like that might really be done.
If it was the
They would do something that shameless calmly without any hesitation.
{So that’s why, you two came here.}
{Exactly―. For the Republican Party and also for the Queen faction, it will be bad if Japan which is one of the pillars of the
{I see… If it’s something like that then I also can understand why two S-ranks came together to Japan.}
{…Well, it’s nothing more than speculation in the current stage. However it’s not an impossible scenario, the suspicious actions of my home country is a fact. It’s best to be alert. …Miss Grimoire, you too, please have the readiness for the worst case. You must be able to act quickly in the case of emergency.}
{Understood. Thank you for your advice.}
――The unrest that was surrounding the Tokyo life sphere.
After hearing that, Sumika made use of her break time and lightly patrolled the city.
If the
She was on a lookout for suspicious people in this town that was jammed with people due to the victory commemoration festival.
It was a bone-breaking work, but it was not really that hard if one had reached the level of a magician as Sumika.
She put the magic for seeing-through objects in her eyesight and searched if there was someone that was carrying a weapon.
But, even after walking around for thirty minutes, she hadn’t found anyone that was like that.
(At the very least there is no one that is that suspicious… I wonder.)
That was also natural.
Right now, the security level of Tokyo life sphere was increased to the highest level to match the festival.
In addition, there was also that incident with Alfaro.
The action of the
Just as James said, if they had discovered a corpse of a demon in that place, the standing of Japan’s government would become extremely dangerous whether in the external or internal.
That attack couldn’t be thought of as anything else other than having the objective of aiming for that.
Innocentius claimed that it was the arbitrary movement of
Since then, Kinugasa imposed an extremely strict immigration check towards any person related with the
