Strange Fantasy

That night——

"Nana, I'm leaving."

"Well, brother, be careful, by the way, about your mask."

"Thank you."

I took the fox mask and Jörmungandr from Nana's hand. The reason why I wore the mask was for two purposes.

The first purpose is naturally because I don’t want anyone to recognize my identity (commissions involving the principal usually require me not to reveal my identity as much as possible), and the second purpose... is also the more important purpose.

In this academy, I sensed the aura of "the same kind". If we really meet the same kind, then Nana and I will be in danger.

I hung a rope from the window and climbed downstairs directly along the rope. In fact, the rope was not necessary, but in order to prevent my secret from being exposed, it was best to use a rope.

"...Well, this Yueyou Academy is really quite big. There is even a place like this, but will such a monster really come to such a place?"

Following the location instructions, I finally came to a place similar to a grassland. I stood alone on the vast grassland.

The night is very cool today, and the night breeze blowing from time to time also makes people feel very cool, but I don't want to stay in this place longer.

"...I always feel like there are a lot of secrets hidden in Yueyue Academy this month."

There’s no point in staying here any longer. I plan to go somewhere else. Just when I look back——

"...?"

Among the miscanthus blowing in the wind, a person was looking down at me.

"Good evening, Mr. Fox."

Facing the night, a silver-white figure spoke out. The soft voice was clear and yet sharp, like a smooth and flawless knife, graceful and exquisite.

"Who are you? What do you want to do here? Mr. Fox."

"I can't say for sure...I said I came here for a walk...do you believe it?"

"What a coincidence, so am I."

The owner of the voice, a girl with long silver hair, also approached me.

"..."

She is an extremely beautiful girl, and her eye color is also a very charming sapphire color. Those blue eyes seem to see through everything. Judging from the school uniform of Yueyou Academy she is wearing, she should

He is a student of Tsukiyou Academy.

"Can you use a knife?"

"……Won't"

Then, the girl also skillfully pulled out a knife from her back, then waved the knife, and the tip of the knife stopped firmly in the air.

Although this action seems simple, it is actually very difficult because it requires a considerable degree of wrist strength and exercise.

"You know how to use a knife, right? You'd better not lie."

"Why do you think that?"

"From the distribution of muscles on your body and the posture you inadvertently put on after seeing me draw the sword, I can confirm that you are indeed a person who can use the sword."

"..."

"Can you spar with me?"

"What?"

"There must be some special reason for wearing a mask and sneaking up in a place like this at this time, right? Or... he's a spy or something?"

My heartbeat also accelerated in an instant, and for some reason, I felt that the other party would not let me go easily, and I was afraid that a sparring session would be inevitable.

"No, no! I'm not a bad person, let alone a spy!"

"So can you prove your innocence?"

"this……"

I heard Sylphy and Estelle say before that the school rules of Tsukiyou Academy are very strict, and if something happens, you will be expelled from school.

"Mr. Fox, I have a suggestion that can help you clear yourself of suspicion."

"what is what?"

"Let's spar with me. Since we both know how to use swords, it is most correct to fight with swords. As long as we spar with you, I will know whether you are a trustworthy person, so fight with me."

This girl gives off a very bellicose impression, but... in this current situation, we can only accept the challenge.

"Okay, let's start the fight."

"You don't even listen to what people say!"

"I'm sorry! I can't help but want to see your strength."

In the next moment, the girl jumped up and appeared in front of me.

"It's so dangerous!"

Her sword skills were very fast, even I barely managed to dodge.

"You are so belligerent! Do people often say that?"

"No, others say I'm very calm."

Nonsense! This man is definitely a fighting maniac!

"But you were able to dodge my move, so I didn't misjudge the person. But I have to be serious next time!"

This time, she switched to slashing from bottom to top. While I was dodging, she also quickly swept towards my feet. In the blink of an eye, she had already slashed at me three times.

"It's so cruel! It was cut so hard!"

Her sharp knife skills gave me chills down my back. If I couldn't dodge the last knife, I was afraid I would be seriously injured.

"I remember that private fights are prohibited in Yueyou Academy! You can't run away even if you are discovered!"

"It doesn't matter. As long as it's not discovered, there will be no problem."

"Your rhetoric is quite strange!"

I also slashed at her. Of course, I didn't seriously fight her, I just blocked her attack.

"Are you hiding your strength? Haha, it seems that you are very capable. I'm so happy. Why don't you show your true ability to fight me?"

"I'm not happy at all."

I dodge her attacks while resisting her attacks, but... I always feel a sense of dissonance.

She struck me with a sharp knife again. Even though I could see through her trajectory, my body couldn't keep up, but I blocked her attack. What happened?

"I had a dream……"

It felt like I was reacting to her attack. I knew how she would attack and subconsciously blocked her attack.

"I had a very nostalgic dream, so I'm very excited now."

"what are you saying?"

No wonder I resisted. It turns out that I have such sword skills memorized in my brain. Although I don’t remember it, my body still remembers it, so I subconsciously...

"Take advantage of my move! Thunder Flash!"

The next moment, she disappeared from my eyes, and my field of vision suddenly became wider. When I came back to my senses, I realized that the tip of her knife was already touching my fox mask.

"The outcome has been decided."

"...I'm willing to give in."

I thought she would be proud of her victory, but she just smiled happily at me. Her smile under the moonlight was so beautiful that I couldn't help but be fascinated by it.

"What are you going to do with me?"

"Well... I'll let you go."

With a smile on her face, she slowly put the knife back into the sheath behind her back, and then turned around.

"I said before, you'll know what kind of person the other person is after we spar with each other."

"What kind of person do you think I am?"

She nodded, then turned and left. Then, she only left one sentence that surprised me.

"I miss you so much...Leon..."