Y-You know a lot happened because there are many girls from oversea who are staying at my place. I apologise for not answering your calls.”
It is true the girls at my place were having rough times and it is also true that I was so busy I couldn’t answer their calls. I am not lying! Then the girl with the glasses appear as the sunlight shines onto her glasses. “Ah, the unpopular guy and the even more unpopular guy of the Three Idiots are causing noises. Don’t spread your unpopular bacteria to us.”
Motohama and Matsuda who heard her say that bites into her words. “Curse you, Kiryuu! You called us the unpopular guy and the even more unpopular guy! ?”
“Who is which one!? You need to make that part very cleaaaaaar!”
The desperate cries of these two lads. Though Kiryuu ignored their words easily like usual……
Then Motohama changes the topic and says this. “But you know, it sure was a shock. ———About Azazel-sensei that is.”
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……Me and the ORC girls became silent. Matsuda continues. “Ah, that’s true! I never imagined that he would go back to his country without saying anything.”
Motohama continues after him. “Those students who adored him seemed like they couldn’t hide their shock. Azazel-sensei’s lesson was really popular after all.”
……Azazel-sensei who was the teacher at this academy quit due to a certain circumstance. That’s what is told to them. Matsuda asks. “Ise, you guys know something about this right? He was the supervisor of ORC.”
“Ah, yeah…… Something happened to his family back in his country. We are……also shocked.”
That’s the only answer I have at his question. ……Yeah, Azazel-sensei……is no longer here. ……He isn’t dead but he went to a place where we can’t reach now. It appears like the Church-trio are also in deep thought. So they also have a gloomy expression. “…………”
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Kiryuu who is aware of our identity knows the real circumstance of this issue so she works hard by changing the mood. “Now, now, all of you. Don’t put on such sad faces. It’s not like we aren’t going to see him ever again, is it? Then I am sure we will be seeing him in the future. You know how that teacher is like. Maybe he will just settle the issue he has and we might see him when we are walking down the street.”
“Y-Yeah, you are right.”
I also try my best to put on a smile. ……Everyone has been acting like this ever since Sensei left. Rias, Akeno-san, the first year members, and Rossweisse-san has been putting on a sad expression at times. To tell the truth I still can’t believe this has happened. I can’t help but think he left for his usual long visit and still think he will pop up from nowhere by saying “Yo! I’m back!” to us. But this is something which will happen in the future after an eternity-like wait. ……I do understand the reason and the circumstance for his disappearance. ———But Sensei. We can’t help but feel lonely……
On top of the Rating Game World Tournament, I heard there is also my promotion to a High-class Devil……and combining it with Sensei’s disappearance……
If I have to say my true feeling then I will have to confess that I am feeling unsettled———
Thus the test week ended and the new Occult Research Club resumes its club activity. We are currently preparing for the new semester at the clubroom. We, the new ORC members, are checking the schedules as we surround the table. Kiba then hands the documents to Asia. “Asia-buchou, these are the program for the new semester.”
Asia who is looking through the documents as she sits on the club president’s seat. “Thank you. The preparation for the start of our new school year and the experience session for the new students joining this school. We really do have a lot of events happening at the start of the new school year as I imagined.”
She’s right. Approximately in one month time it will be the new semester and we will all be going up a year level. On top of that the new first year students will be enrolling in this academy so we need to start the school events back from the start again. Asia says it emotionally as if she was looking back at her experience. “We are finally going to be a third-year student. Many things happened in this one year but it feels as though the time went past so quickly……”
Yeah, time sure flies. It’s almost a year since I became a Devil. I reincarnated into a Devil on April last year……
I can then hear the conversation of the first year trios. “……We are almost going to become a second year students. We are going to have juniors from next month, Gya-kun.”
“I-It will be fine Koneko-chan! Even I should be able to act like their senior!”
Gasper who is now able to appear in front of people did show some improvements in his growth but I still don’t know whether he is able to act like a senior to those younger than him. I sure do hope you can show them that you are their senior, Gya-suke. “We do have to advertise in gathering members just in case next month.”
Ravel says that as she stores away the documents. That’s right. That’s also an important duty we need to do for restarting the club. However, gathering new members that are ordinary folks for the ORC which has special circumstance behind it is……quite hard. Except, it seems like we still need to recruit people just in case since that’s also part of the school curriculum for clubs. ……I really need to ask Kiba afterwards in details about how they were recruiting new members last year. Then Kiba says. “The people that are affiliated with us and are joining this academy are Le Fay-san, Kunou-san, and Tosuka. The former student president Sona……no, it’s probably better for me to start calling her Sona-sama. Anyway, from the Sitri-side there will be Bennia-san that will be enrolling here.”
We actually have quite the number of people affiliated with us that are joining here. Furthermore, Le Fay and Bennia wants to join this club. Kunou also seems like she will be coming here after school when grade school finishes. Though the one who I’m most surprised with among those transferring here is———
“I see, so Tosuka-san decided to enroll here.”
Kiba acts kind of shy when I ask him. “Though she will be enrolling in middle school. I am sure she will be coming here after school so I hope everyone here can get along with her.”
Even she decided to transfer! Not much days have passed since she started living in Japan. But apparently she stated that she wishes to attend normal school just like Kiba. There was no way Rias wouldn’t allow this so Tosuka-san’s transfer to this school was decided right away on the spot. I am sure she may find a bit of difficulties in going to her first ever school in a country she hasn’t been used to yet———
“Then we will all support her.”
Everyone nods at my opinion. No, even if I didn’t say that everyone here will help Tosuka-san on their own anyway. After all, this is the place where those from all sorts of forces gathers as one and live friendly together. Then Xenovia speaks as if something came to her mind after listening to Kiba.