Misora Chivalry of a Failed Knight: Volume 3

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-7183-4716-8
Verlag: J-Novel Club
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 3, 250 Seiten

Reihe: Chivalry of a Failed Knight

With only a few selection matches left to go, Shizuku finds herself up against her mightiest foe yet. In order to stand shoulder to shoulder with her beloved brother, she resolves to surpass her limits and defeat the school's reigning champion-Toudou Touka, the Thunderbolt. Meanwhile, news of Ikki's exploits has finally reached the ears of the Kurogane family, and they once again begin to interfere with his life. Will he be able to escape their cowardly machinations and make it in time for his final duel, or will his dream of reaching the Seven Stars Battle Festival end here?!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Misora, Riku

Weitere Mitwirkende

Won

Leseproben

“Oh no... Where are my glasses?”

It seemed her skirt had flipped up when she’d fallen and she hadn’t noticed. She was crawling across the ground on all fours, mumbling something about her glasses. Every time she scooted forward, her butt jiggled, emphasizing its presence.

“Y-Your skirt! Your skirt’s flipped up!” Stella shouted, warning her.

“Huh? Waaah!” At last, the girl realized that she’d been shaking her rear in front of Ikki’s face and quickly smoothed her skirt back down. “I-I’m so sorry you had to see that!”

“I-It’s fine... Aha ha.”

“Ikki, did you see her underwear?”

“Would you believe me if I said I didn’t?”

“Do you I’d believe you?”

“Definitely not... Hmm?” Sighing, Ikki looked around and spotted a pair of glasses that presumably belonged to the girl. he thought, then scooped them up and handed them to the girl. “Um, is this what you were looking for?”

“Oh, yes! Thank you so much! Without these, I can barely even see in front of my face.” The girl turned back to Ikki and bowed her head in thanks. Only then did he and Stella finally get a good look at her face.

“Huh?”

“No way!”

Both of them stiffened in surprise.

“Y-You’re...”

They recognized this girl with braided brown hair.

“Toudou Touka, the Thunderbolt?!”

She was the strongest knight in all of Hagun—the very same girl who’d just defeated Shizuku in a match.

“Huh? Oh, yes, that’s me. Did you need something from me?”

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“Yo, Prez!”

“Good afternoon, Mishima-san.”

“Congrats on winning your match, Student Council President!”

“Thank you, Sayama-kun.”

“Hey there, President Toudou! Thanks so much for helping me find my wallet last week! I’m sorry I wasted your whole day with that.”

“Don’t worry about it, Itagaki-san. Besides, it was Uta-kun who found it—I didn’t do anything to help. Try not to lose it again, though, okay?”

Every few steps they took, another student came and greeted Touka, and she responded to all of them. Amazingly, she remembered each and every one of their names too. Ikki and Stella followed after her, carrying some of the documents she’d been trying to carry all by herself.

“You’re really popular, Touka-san,” Stella said, stating her thoughts bluntly.

Touka smiled bashfully and replied, “I’m just doing what any student council president should, but I guess that’s made me popular. Anyway, thank you so much for your help, you two. You really saved me.”

“Don’t mention it. That stack of papers was way too big for one person to carry on their own.”

“Aha ha... I tried to carry them all because I didn’t want to make multiple trips, but I guess there were just too many for that. I won’t make that mistake again.” Touka stuck out her tongue as if to say, “Silly me.” It was a very cute gesture. So much so that it was hard to believe this was the same monster who’d overpowered Shizuku less than an hour ago. “But I didn’t think I’d run into you two of all people. I know all about you from the newspapers, Stella-san, and I’ve heard plenty of rumors about you as well, Kurogane Ikki-san, but...I guess now’s not the best time for us to meet, huh?”

Naturally, Touka was referring to the fact that she’d just beaten up Ikki’s little sister. However, Ikki shook his head and said, “I don’t hold a grudge against you or anything. Shizuku fought you with everything she had, and you met her head-on, fair and square. If anything, I’m grateful to you for responding so earnestly to my sister’s feelings. So you don’t need to feel bad. That’s just how matches are.”

Ikki wasn’t lying. He truly was grateful to Touka. Stella, on the other hand, frowned and said, “I agree with Ikki, but there’s one thing I’m curious about.” Ever since they’d met in the hallway, there was a question that had been eating away at her. “Touka-san. From what you said, you can barely see without your glasses. So how come you weren’t wearing them during the match?” Indeed, she was worried that Touka had fought with a handicap. “You weren’t going easy on her, were you?”

“Y-Ya gots it all wrong!”

“Huh?”

“Er, what I meant to say is, you’ve got it all wrong.” She hurriedly corrected herself, blushing, but it was too late. Stella’s question had taken Touka by surprise, causing her rural accent to come through for a second. She awkwardly cleared her throat and added, “If anything, I needed to take Shizuku-san more seriously than any other opponent. She was too strong for me to fight with my glasses on. If I hadn’t restricted my vision so I could heighten my other senses, I wouldn’t have been able to beat her.”

“What do you mean by that?” Stella asked.

“When I cut off my sight, it makes it easier for me to sense the electrical signals running through people’s bodies. It’s something I can do since my Blazer powers are lightning-based,” Touka explained.

Human beings were extremely complex biological machines. Their every action was controlled by electrical impulses sent from the brain to the rest of the body. Anyone who could sense and read those impulses would be able to predict their opponent’s every move. Not only that, but they could also read the impulses being sent to the muscles that controlled eye movement, allowing them to predict what their opponent would be staring at in the next second. Those electrical signals even determined when and how many hormones the various glands in the body secreted, so one could determine a person’s physical and mental condition by reading them as well.

“Your body’s signals can’t lie, so by reading them, I can tell what my opponent’s true intentions are. It also lets me read their mental state and what actions they expect me to take. By removing my glasses, I can observe my opponent far better than if I were actually looking at them since I can basically read their thoughts by analyzing those electrical impulses. That’s how I was able to see through Shizuku-san’s surprise attacks.”

“I see. That would explain it,” Stella mused.

“That’s another one of my Noble Arts, Reverse Sight,” Touka continued. “It’s somewhat similar to Worst One-san’s Perfect Vision. Though your ability is a product of your superb observational skills whereas I’m just coasting by, using my powers to make things easy. At any rate, I didn’t go easy on Shizuku-san.”

“Yeah, I get it. Sorry for doubting you.”

“Eheh heh. Don’t worry about it.”

“Why do you look so happy?”

“It’s just heartwarming seeing how much you care about your friends, Stella-san.”

Stella blushed to the tips of her ears. “What?! I-I am her friend!” she shouted.

“Really? You looked pretty close to me.”

“They’re friends, all right. Best friends, in fact,” Ikki said, cutting in.

“N-Not you too, Ikki! Stop teasing me!” Stella stalked off in a huff, passing both Ikki and Touka.

Instead of chasing after her, Ikki turned to Touka and asked, “Are you sure you should’ve told us all that?”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean, was it a good idea to tell us about your powers? The selection matches are almost over, but there’s still a chance we’ll get matched up against each other.”

“Oh, I don’t mind. Even if you know how my Reverse Sight works, you still won’t be able to beat me.”

Ikki let out a small gasp. A second ago, Touka had been smiling gently like a normal high school girl, but now, there was a fierce glint in her eyes, giving her smile a feral tinge. He was once again reminded that this soft-spoken girl was the feared Thunderbolt. She had absolute confidence in her strength, but more importantly, she was burning with the desire to challenge those stronger than her. Like him and Stella, she was full of ambition.

Upon seeing that smile, a single thought went through Ikki’s mind. On top of that, he now wanted to fight her more than ever.

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After another five minutes of walking, Ikki and the others reached the student council room.

“Phew, that took forever. I didn’t know the student council room was so far away,” Stella said.

“Thank you so much for your help, you two. Please come inside and have some tea before you go. Toutokubara-san found the most wonderful leaves yesterday. You simply to try them.”

“I suppose I have the time. How about you, Stella?”

“I’ll come too. I was just getting thirsty, so some tea sounds perfect.”

“I’ll introduce— Bwaugh?!” Touka opened the door, took a single step, and tripped over some heavy object placed just inside the room. She fell face-first onto the floor, flashing her panties to Ikki and Stella once more....