by Takehaya
“Since we’ve already thanked Glasses-kun who had nothing to do with it, it’d be unfair if we didn’t thank you too, right?”
“Gottsan desu!”
“I... I knew it!”
Koutarou panicked.
To think Mackenzie would reconcile with these people to work together...
The reason Kenji and the three upperclassmen had been able to come to an understanding was because of the minefield. In order to escape, they had no choice but to work together, so the four of them developed a sense of solidarity.
“S-Save me, pleb! Use everything in your might to protect me!”
“Tulip?!”
At that moment, Theia, on the verge of crying, jumped at Koutarou. He was startled, but was somehow able to catch her small body. The frightened Theia escaped from Koutarou’s arms and swiftly hid behind him.
“Sh-She’s coming! Shizuka is coming! Fight her, Koutarou! My life is in danger!”
“What?!”
Koutarou turned to look at the tent just as Shizuka was coming out from it. Her eyes were still burning with anger, and she approached Koutarou and Theia, one slow step at a time.
“I see... Satomi-kun, in the end you’re covering for that girl...”
“Wh-What’s with this pressure?!”
Shizuka’s eyes narrowed. Throwing daggers was an understatement. Theia had hidden behind Koutarou by her own accord, but Shizuka now considered Koutarou an enemy.
“Go on and fight, pleb! I’ll turn you into nobility! So die for my sake!”
“I refuse! Don’t involve me in this!”
“No! I don’t want to suffer alone! It’s only natural for a vassal to live and die with his master!”
“I’m not your vassal!”
“At this point it doesn’t matter if you are or not! Let’s suffer together!”
“C-Curse you, Tulip!”
“Ohohoho...”
Koutarou and Theia were desperate. They knew just how scary Shizuka really was when she was angry. They had a better chance of winning a fist fight against a tank. Because of that, Koutarou didn’t want to get involved no matter what, but Theia didn’t want to go down alone.
“...As you can tell, this is what he’s like, Senpais.”
“I see. I get it, Glasses-kun. Let me apologize for misunderstanding you.”
“Curse you! Why are you pretending like you aren’t popular after all? That hurts our pride more than anything!”
“Gottsan desu!”
Staring at Koutarou and Theia arguing, the three upperclassmen rekindled their solidarity and their eyes gleamed as they got ready to fight. They too acknowledged that Koutarou and Theia were enemies. Like Shizuka, they approached, one purposeful step at a time.
“We’ve been unfair to you, Glasses-kun. We’ll let you get even later, but right now we’re going to punish the insolent brat right in front of us!”
“I’ll help you.”
“Well said, Glasses-brat! To think there was someone like you among the good looking people...”
“Right now we’re all pitch black. Good looks don’t matter.”
“Gottsan desu!”
“Well said, Glasses-brat! I like you after all!”
“Prepare yourselves, Satomi-kun, Theia-san! We’ll have you pay for all the trouble you’ve caused!”
Kenji, Shizuka, and the three large upperclassmen circled around Koutarou and Theia. They were beyond the point of pleading or negotiation.
So this is it... Looks like I have no choice!
As the five of them closed in, Koutarou finally made up his mind.
“We’re running, Tulip!”
“Y-Yeah!”
Koutarou pulled on Theia’s hand and took off.
“Kou! Wait right there!”
“After them! Don’t let them get away again!”
“Gottsan desu!”
“Mackenzie-kun, cut off their escape path!”
Of course, the others were hot on their heels.
“Pleb, become my decoy! In return I’ll make sure not to step on you starting tomorrow!”
“No way! I don’t care if you step on me, so you be the decoy!”
With the two of them running and the other five chasing right after, the obstacle marathon entered overtime.
“What idiots...”
“Don’t say that. It was Theia-dono’s way of trying to be considerate.”
Sanae and Kiriha stood by the medical tent, watching Koutarou and the rest still running.
“Trying to be considerate? That’s a lie.”
“No one was injured or killed, right?”
“That’s true, but... it was obvious Shizuka would get angry if she did something like that. How could she not get that?”
“That princess hates losing. She did it despite knowing what would happen.”
The mines Theia had used were essentially flashbangs meant to disorient, so injuries rarely happened. A light burn or an afro was the worst that could happen. On top of that, Yurika had used her healing magic as she passed by the eighth obstacle, reducing the injuries even more. Of course, nobody noticed Yurika helping.
“She should have just been more clever about it, like you.”
“What on earth do you mean?”
“Don’t play dumb. I already know. Everyone falling at the start was your doing, right?”
“Why, I have no idea what you’re talking about...”
Based on what had happened, Sanae felt like Kiriha keeping a good lead for most of the race was the most suspicious thing of all. However, Kiriha warded off those doubts with a smile. If Kiriha was the culprit, she wouldn’t leave any evidence behind.
“...As I thought, you really are the most troublesome one.”
“How rude. I only want to become Koutarou’s lover. We’ll be able to create a happy family together.”
“You barefaced liar, that’s not what you’re thinking at all... Jeez, what’s with everyone today?”
Koutarou and Theia were being chased around, Kiriha was looking on with a smile, and Yurika and Harumi were still on top of the podium. So many strange things happened today that the ghost, Sanae, looked the most normal one there.
“Heehee, that really hurts.”
“I wish you could understand why I’m concerned as the rational person here. I swear...”
As Sanae complained, Koutarou and Theia ran past in front of her.
“H-Hey, pleb! I actually still have one more mine!”
“Stop it, Tulip! If you use that, you’ll definitely be killed!”
“It’s better than being caught right now!”
“Stooooop! Use your head!”
Why is Koutarou hogging all the fun?
Sanae was going on about being the responsible one, yet she was also unhappy about being left out.
But even as Sanae was pouting about being left out, there were those who had a keen eye on her.
“Take a look at that! I can’t believe it! I’ve never seen a ghost this dense and stable before!”
“Do you’ll think she’ll fetch a high price if we catch her?!”
They were two figures in the corner of the schoolyard, pointing a strange device that looked like a speed gun at Sanae. They seemed to be taking some kind of readings, but they were jumping for joy at the results.
“Yeah, we’ll be billionaires! We can kiss being poor goodbye!”
“We did it, Aniki!”
They had been following Sanae around ever since they’d learned of her existence a few days ago. In other words, the glances Koutarou had felt the past few days wasn’t someone watching him, but someone watching Sanae.
Afterword
Long time no see. It’s the author, Takehaya.
It’s been four months since the first volume, and I’ve finally finished the second one. This is all thanks to the readers who bought the first volume, so I would like to start off by thanking you all.
Now let’s talk about the book. The invaders aren’t
satisfied with just room 106, and they’ve now begun their invasion of Koutarou’s oasis—Kisshouharukaze High School. Will their conquest end up involving the whole school? That’s the kind of story this volume has.
Something else we get to see this volume is that Mackenzie-kun has finally gotten his design. With that, he also has more of a part to play in this one than the first volume.
Actually, as I was writing this afterword I got a call from my friend who just got married. He said his child will be born in September. This left me a bit mortified, so I decided to write it down here.
You bastard! Who do you think you are, finding happiness? You’re making me envious, you bastard. You called to tell me because you know I’m a bachelor, didn’t you, you bastard? You better show me pictures of your baby, you bastard...
But seriously, congratulations!
Anyways, I’m just about out of space for the afterword, so I’ll leave it at this. Finally, I would like to thank everyone at the editorial department; my illustrator, Poco-san; my friends who give me advice; and everyone who bought this novel.
Let us meet again.
Hopefully in the afterword of the third volume.
June, 2009
Takehaya
Notes
Gottsan desu - “Thank you very much” in traditional Sumo lingo. →
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Invaders of the Rokujouma!? Volume 2
by Takehaya
Translated by Warnis
Edited by Morgan Dreher
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 2009 Takehaya
Illustrations Copyright © 2009 Poco
Cover illustration by Poco
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Original Japanese edition published in 2009 by Hobby Japan
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