Me, Asia and Koneko-chan went back and obtained 1st place as a whole team…… But there was one person who didn’t cooperate. I’m talking about Kiba. He did contribute a couple of times but he was doing nothing most of the time. Buchou got angry at him a couple of times during the match but he didn't seem to care. I would have gotten pissed if Buchou didn’t. Even if he got his cheek slapped, Kiba still didn’t make any expression nor talked. What is this guy…… Is he really Kiba? Because of the sudden change he looked like a totally different person. He was a good looking guy who always had a refreshing face. Then he suddenly made the usual smiley face. “Are you done now? The ball tournament has finished as well. We won’t be practicing anymore so can I take a rest until it’s night time? I’m a bit tired so I will take a break from the usual club activity. I’m sorry for my behaviour this noon. Seems like I didn’t feel well today.”
“Kiba, you are really weird lately?”
“It’s none of your concern.”
I asked him but Kiba replied coldly with a smiley face. “Even I’m getting worried about you.”
“Worried? Who worries about who? I think it’s normal for Devils to live by how they want. Well, I think I’m at fault for not listening to my master this time.”
Hmmm, maybe I should tell him a bit. But why am I supposed to do this? It’s usually the other way around. I say something insane, and Kiba calms me down. “It’s troublesome a situation like this when we are trying to form a proper group. That’s how we felt after we went through that bitter experience in the previous match, remember. Don’t we have to cover for each other’s weak points from now on? We are comrades.”
“Comrades……”
Kiba then made a gloomy face. “Yes, comrades.”
“You are always burning…… Ise-kun, lately I started to remember the basic things.”
“Basic?”
“Yeah, that’s right. The reason why I am fighting.”
“Isn’t it for Buchou?”
That’s what I thought. That’s what I believed in hard. Just by my own thinking. But he rejected it immediately. “No. I’m living so I can seek my revenge. Holy-sword Excalibur. Destroying that is the reason why I am living.”
Kiba had a face with a strong determination. That time, I thought that I had seen his real face. I'm walking without using an umbrella under the heavy rain. I think it's a good rain that can cool my head off. ——I had a fight with Buchou. I rebelled for the first time against my master who saved my life. It was a failure as “Kiba Yuuto”. However, I had never once forgotten my revenge towards the holy-sword Excalibur. I was just getting senile with the lifestyle at school. I had made comrades, obtained a lifestyle, and received a name. I also received a purpose in life from my master, Rias Gremory. Asking for more happiness is a bad thing. It's certainly bad. Until I achieve my purpose, I have never thought that I can continue to live on behalf of my “comrades”——. Splash. I heard a sound of water that is different from the sound of rain. There is a priest in front of me. By hanging a cross around their neck, they speak of the holiness in the name of God that I so despise. They are one of the things I hate. The target of my hatred. I even think that I don’t mind killing him if he is an exorcist. ——! The priest has a blood patch on his stomach and when he coughs out some blood, he falls down. Was he attacked by someone? Who? ——An enemy? “—!”
Sensing an abnormal presence, I created a demonic-sword instantly. ——It's a killing intent! SPARK! There is a reflection of a metal under the rain, then there's a spark. When I move my body towards the place where the killing intent is coming from, there is someone wielding a long sword who comes to attack me. This person is wearing same clothes as the priest that just died front of me. —A priest. Except, this one is giving off a powerful killing intent clearly. “Yahooo. It’s been a while.”
I know the boy priest who is giving a disgusting smile. A white-haired crazy priest, Freed Zelzan. He’s the one we fought in the previous incident involving the Fallen-Angels. ......He is showing the same disgusting smile that is ticking me off like before. “......Looks like you are still in this town. What is your business today? I’m sorry, but I’m in a really bad mood today.”
I said that with an angry tone, but he simply laughs it off. “Well that’s good timing. Wonderful! In my case I’m so happy that I’m going to shed some tears because of my reunion with you!”
So he still has his cocky way of talking. Seriously, he really does get on my nerves. I already hate him for being a priest. When I try to make a demonic-sword in my left hand, the long sword he is wielding starts to emit a holy aura. —! That light! That aura! That glow! ——How can I forget! “I was getting bored of priest hunting, so this really is a good timing. Very Good. Nice timing indeed. My Excalibur and your demonic sword, can you let me check which one is stronger? Hyahahahaha! I will repay you by killing you!”
Yes, the sword he has is the Holy-sword Excalibur itself. “Holy-sword Project?”
Buchou nodded at my words. “Yes. Yuuto is a survivor of that project.”
Asia, Buchou and I returned to my house after we finished our club activities. Buchou and Asia came into my room, and Buchou had started to tell us about Kiba. “There was a project several years ago inside the Christian Church that aimed to make those who can wield the holy-sword Excalibur.”
“…This is my first time hearing this.”
Asia didn’t know about this project. Well a secret project like this won’t reach the ears of the girl who was praised as the holy-maiden. “Holy-swords are the ultimate weapons against devils. If we, the devils, touch the holy sword then we will burn ourselves. If we get cut by it, then we will be terminated without a trace. It could be called the ultimate weapon for those who believe in God and see devils as an enemy.”
Holy-sword… It’s those things that also come up in games and light novels, right? I’m a devil so it would be the most dangerous weapon for me as well. “Even though there are numerous holy-swords originating from all over the world, I still think the most famous one would be Excalibur. Even in Japan, it comes up in many books. It’s a holy weapon that is created through means of magic and alchemy by those who reach the territory of God. But holy-swords choose their wielders. I hear that only one person in a decade or so gets chosen.”
“Kiba is a Sacred Gear possessor that can create demonic-swords, right? So isn’t there a Sacred Gear that can create holy-swords instead?”
It was my question. I made a simple conclusion that a Sacred Gear that can create holy-swords exists because a Sacred Gear that creates demonic-sword does. “It’s not like there aren’t. But if you compare it to the holy-swords that already exist, it is kind of lacking. Of course I’m not saying it’s weak. Among them there is a sacred utensil included in the “Longinus”, just like your “Boosted Gear”.