The young girl's words clearly replayed in my mind. Wasn't the kyuubi the very famous nine-tailed fox? It appeared very often in manga.
" -- And so that means..."
Presumably because she understood what I was about to say, Leviathan-sama nodded. "Yes. I heard your report from Azazel-chan. I fear... that is the situation." Azazel drank heavily and downed his alcohol, then said:
"So the leader of the youkai has been kidnapped. The ones responsible --"
"Most likely, it's Khaos Brigade." Leviathan concluded most solemnly. ...
Has the terrorist organisation come here? That animal-eared girl -- the kyuubi girl's mother has been kidnapped by them. Which is why we were mistaken for being part of the kidnappers and attacked. "You, you guys, what kind of trouble have you got mixed up in again?" Saji's eyes began to twitch slightly. Sorry Saji, we are always getting into all sorts of trouble! "Really, taking care of these kids for the trip is already tiring enough. How vexing, these terrorists." Sensei spat these words with contempt. Hey, weren't you going to have fun with the maiko anyway...? Leviathan-sama poured another cup for Sensei and continued. "No matter what, this situation cannot be disclosed. We must solve it ourselves. I will continue to attempt to get the youkai to cooperate." "Understood. I will act alone. Really, these terrorists bringing their trouble all the way to Kyoto." Azazel downed another cup and cursed. Without a doubt, it was due to these terrorists making him lose the opportunity to go play with the maiko. It was just the first day of the trip, and things have become so serious... What were we supposed to do? To be honest, it could no longer be called a trip... No, no, precisely because this is the precious school trip of high school students, we must try as much as possible to enjoy the tour. However, since we were the Gremory servants, and devils, we are compelled by the impulse to avoid inaction. "Ummm, so what we have to do is...?" As I asked with apprehension, Sensei breathed out and forced a smile. "Anyway, you all should enjoy your trip." "Eh, but..."
Sensei began to rub my head with his hand. "If anything happens, I will call you guys. However, this is your precious school trip right? We adults will try to handle the situation as much as possible. So you all go enjoy Kyoto for now." ...Sensei. Sensei's words made me feel deeply touched. What a sly fellow. The Governor who always acted so slovenly, was saying such cool words in this sort of situation. "Yes. Sekiryuutei-chan, as well as Sona-chan's servants. Please enjoy your time in Kyoto. I will also enjoy myself!" Nothing more to say since Leviathan-sama said so. Unexpectedly, it looks like Leviathan-sama is the one who wanted to enjoy Kyoto the most. Since we didn't want to increase their burden, we decided to continue our sightseeing tour. And we can't even report to Buchou... But if anything happens, I will take action. I will protect the Kyoto that Buchou loves. "Good! Continue!" "Yes!" It was early morning on the second day of the trip. The sky was just getting light. Asia and I were using the hotel roof for training. To sum up, we were training basic movements from start to finish. Asia would practice developing reflexes for releasing magical power at close range. On the other hand, I repeatedly practised my reactions and avoiding attacks fired at extremely close range. Plus basic training, these practice sessions will continue until the day of the match. They must be carried out day and night! Training no matter what. I believed it was necessary to catch up to Sairaorg and Vali. --I will become strong! Even if it happened gradually step by step, it was fine. For this constant progression, I had to train! "I'm sorry Asia. Taking up your time to help me train even on the school trip." I spoke as I breathed heavily. Asia shook her head. "No problem. It makes me happy to be together with Ise-san in Kyoto from early morning." Asia gave a radiant smile. Ah ah, she was such a great girl! Asia-chan is my most most most important Asia-chan, I am so proud of her! "It's more efficient to have a training partner, right?" It was Kiba's voice. Taking a look, not only Kiba, but Xenovia was here as well. "Since I already bought a wooden sword, shouldn't we train ourselves to the degree of just barely not destroying this place? The upcoming match with the heir of the Great King's family will be here soon." Xenovia... I know you are having fun, but are you planning on taking that wooden sword everywhere you go sightseeing? But then again, there seems to be no other way to defend against enemy attacks without destroying the tourist destinations. As I was thinking that, Kiba created a short sword in his hand. "Xenovia, if anything happens, just use this to fight." "Ah, a holy short sword? With this it will be easy to conceal in a school bag. Thanks." Receiving the short sword from Kiba, Xenovia twirled it around in her hands skillfully. When Kiba entered Balance Breaker, he could not only create demonic swords but could also produce holy swords of a certain calibre. However, compared to legendary holy swords, Kiba's were still quite lacking...
--However, enemies? As my thoughts reached that point, it made me feel demotivated. Even here, a battle was likely to break out. Was it the power of the dragon that was attracting all this trouble? ...I hated that possibility. Slapping my face, I renewed my spirits. I have to pull myself together. "Yes! Let us have a good spar before the morning roll call!" And like that, our morning training began once again.
" --So kids!! Let's go!" " " "Yes!" " "
Kiryuu flashed her eyes as she pointed at the bus station, and we boys shouted in response. Though the first day's incident was unfortunate, but since Sensei and the adults had already said so, we must try to enjoy the sightseeing as much as possible. I heard that Saji and his group were also visiting various places today as well. The second day's activities started with taking a bus from near the Kyoto railway station to the stop at Kiyomizu-dera.We bought a one day bus pass at the Kyoto station, and then lined up for the bus with the other students. We got on the bus and took it all the way to Kiyomizu-dera. As we looked out to appreciate the new scenery, the bus reached its destination. After some searching around, we found the sloped path up to Kiyomizu-dera. Oh, those Japanese houses built on both sides looked very interesting. "I heard this was called the Three Year Slope. If you fall over here, it means you will die in three years, eh?" Kiryuu revealed. "Oooh waaaaaa! So scary!" Asia was really terrified, and hugged my arm. Eh, eh eh, this was just a legend. Asia was a clumsy child and often fell over, so it was natural for her to be afraid. Grabbing my arm should be a little safer. --But then, Xenovia too, grabbed my other arm. "W-what is it? Xenovia?"