Hanamizuki, Because Flowers Are Not Just Beautiful
Chapter 5: Camellia
“A-what happened here?!”
“Ah Amary-chan! You okay?”
“Elder-chan? What do Riri-sensei and Alstromeria do?”
"Alstro-san challenged him to a duel.”.
“Hah? Riri-sensei doesn't have—?!”
“Don't be stopped, Amary-chan.”
The elder held Amaryliss' hand as he was about to run to stop the duel.
“Why!? Riri-sensei can—”
“It's okay, I believe in Riri-sensei.”
Riri was really dueling with his bare hands. He only relied on his martial arts to withstand the barrage of Alstro's sword.
“Hanamizuki Riri! Quickly get your flower spirit out!”
“Cerewet ah!”
“You will lose!”
Typha just stared at the duel not far from them.
“Riri Hanamizuki, she pulls.”
“HAAAAAA!!”
THE TRANGG!!
Riri casts out Bluebell magic, and this time she changes her shape. He made Bluebell magic from the original form of a bunch of small bells that many into a spear.
“Originally this modification won't last long. Where would I lose to a reckless girl like you!”
“Don't use magic!!”
“This is not magic!”
THE TRANGG!!
Alstro and Riri faced each other with swords and spears clashing together.
“Entering into the security forces is tantamount to suicide.”
“Income you are here also change everything!”
THE TRANGG!!!
They bounce off each other. Bluebell Riri's spear magic also disappeared.
“You lost, Riri Hanamizuki. I won.”
But Alstro was surprised when he saw the look on Riri's face that again changed.
“Wah..entrance to this academy is not unlucky as well.it turns out there are ya girls as strong as you.”.
“What did you say?!”
“I adore you lo, why angry?”
Alstro was a little surprised to not realize that both of his cheeks were red.
“Alright because you are so stubborn, let's just continue this duel until it runs out!”
“KYAAAAA!!”
Their attention was diverted when they heard the sounds of shouting, the sounds coming from the Elder and Amaryliss.
“A-what's up!?”
“What happened?!”
Suddenly the whole place they were walking in changed. It was covered in a thick black fog.
“T-Typha!? R-Riri Hana--!?”
As soon as he realized, Alstro had not seen Riri again before his eyes.
“Sial, let alone this!?”
All eyes looked at the black fog. It doesn't look anything. Riri took out the light magic in her hand, but not for a few seconds the magic was instantly dead.
“What the fuck? What is this fog? Whoever you are come out!”
There's no answer. The fog is getting thicker.
“Dangerous, I have to find them all!”
SHAT!!
A long sharp object scratched his right hip as Riri tried to run.
“Sial, attack in a fog like this!?”
“Riri Hanamizuki, you don't want to bring out your sword spirit?”
“Who are you!? Quick out!”
“Let's fight manly.”
“WHO IS IT!?”
As loud as Riri shouted, there was still no figure that appeared. His two eyes only continued to keep an eye on the impending attack again while holding onto his injured hip.
“Because of you!”
JRAAAS!!
A spear hurt Riri's shoulder without his knowledge.
“S-siaalllll..where are you…!?"
“Still won't come out either? I already liked it.”
“MY SWORD WON'T COME OUT!WHERE'S STUDENTS!? DON'T YOU EVER TOUCH 'EM EVEN A FINGER!”
“You mean this?”
The black fog thinned, then revealed a long object resembling a flower petal that had not yet bloomed. Both of Riri's eyes were wide-eyed as he saw Amaryliss, Elder, Alstro and Typha locked in jet-red flower petals.
“K-you...what did you do to them!?”
“Let's just say, they're not dead kok.”
“KAAAUUU!!! GET OUT OF YOU NOW!”
“I will come out when your sword spirit also appears.”
Riri clenched her teeth furiously. He recklessly ran over before the black fog again thickened.
“You're reckless base."
JRAASHE!!
Again an impromptu attack injured Riri's left shoulder until he fell to the ground.
“Ugh......shial..... where kauuu..........”.
“How? Want to get it out now?”
The black fog remained unchanged. Riri opened his right palm and cast Bluebell magic again.
“Hoo...you want to defend yourself from my impromptu attack with the weak Bluebell so? You really suck.”
“GET OFF MY STUDENTS!! THEY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS! YOU WANT TO FIGHT WITH ME, RIGHT!?”
“Indeed.”
Riri stopped his run. The wounds on both shoulders made him unable to move freely.
“No fun if there are no hostages. Feels boring. I am quite amused to see your face so desperate as to not be able to find a way out of the fog of my creation.”
Riri clenched her teeth furiously.
“If these beautiful students of yours I kill one of them, how will you react?”
DEGH
Bluebell Riri's defensive magic expanded, so that the black fog around him faded, albeit slightly.
“Wow, I never thought Bluebell's magic could be that powerful. Wh why? Keep yes?”
“Show your face, damn.”
“You still don't want to bring out your sword spirit?”
“I told you I wouldn't take it out.”
WUUSSHHHHH
The sudden attack came back with a series of attacks. Not only spears, even swords of various sizes attacked brutally.
The Bluebell defense magic that Riri wore could not withstand it entirely, so the impromptu attacks of the weapons still injured his body.
“Sialan..”.
“How was the barrage? Still insist?”
The black fog faded slightly and revealed the figure of a jet-red haired man. Fisher and his left he held off Alstro, Elder, Typha and Amaryliss. They were all covered in the same jet-red petals as their owner's hair color.
“K-kauuu.....…”
The red-haired man spread out both his hands and prepared to issue another barrage of attacks. Bluebell Riri's magic had also reached its limit until it had finally disappeared.
“So, which one did you choose? Dead silly or fight with me?”
I did fail.
I intend to straighten out their minds.
“That seed doesn't exist!”
If I fail, why am I here?
“Alright if you really want to die silly, I will kill you slowly!”
JRASSH JRASSH!!
The attacks are inevitable. Until finally Riri fell sprawled without a fight.
“Ahh boring once.”
The red-haired man walked over to Riri. He raised Riri's face, his eyes did not close, just stared blankly.
“Huh? Apparently you're strong too for not dying huh?”
Killed you.
DEGH
“A-what?!”
The weapons that penetrated Riri's body were thrown one by one, around his body appeared a light that resembled Bluebell magic but was stronger.
“Heheh...this is what I waited for Riri Hanamizuki!”
Killed you.
Is that what I said?
To kill?
“Sensei!”
Wh who? Who called me?
The world is so different to me now. I got a call ‘sensei’, whereas I.
Sensei!
I want to straighten out their dreams. Dreams of girls their true age. Not just to get seeds.
What do I want it for, too?
“To awaken my power.”
My powers? No. gabe. I'm a nobody. Have no ability.
That seed, when I find it, I'll destroy it.
...***************...
A well-built man with a golden crown on his head was shocked as he turned his gaze behind him.
His entire army was killed. Even he himself did not realize there were 2 sword blades piercing through his body.
“You lost. Surrender.”
The man looked again at the source of the other voice. Another man with a crown on his head stood before him, equally scarred.
“Heh...you yourself..have been battered so...”.
They both face each other. Only accompanied by a cold wind that pierced the skin. There was a smell of blood and death everywhere.
“It is in vain to continue this war. You see that? All your troops died silly for the sake of a seed that doesn't even know what it looks like!”
They both rest on a sword because they are no longer able to stand on both feet.
“You yourself are too..”
“You are very sad.”
***
“YAA!! I SEE!! GOOD ONE!! TAKE EVERYTHING OUT RIRI HANAMIZUKI!! LET'S DANCE UNTIL THE LEG IS CUT OFF!!”
“O great sword spirit, you are my servant, you are my servant, you are my servant, you are my right and left hand. Service me. Make me reach my goal. Straighten my way, get rid of everything that stands in her way. Protect what I must protect, cleanse a dirty heart with your purity!!!”
BWOOOSSHHHH'S
In front of Riri, 2 sword blades appeared. Black and white swords. Riri grasped both handles. Riri ran towards the red-haired man who had been waiting for her.
“YAA!! GOOD RIRI HANAMIZUKI!! THIS IS WHAT I'M WAITING FOR!”
But the direction Riri ran was not towards the man, but towards his students who were held hostage in flower petals. He released the 4s with a single slash until he escaped. After that Riri made Lilac magic around them, then ran again towards the red-haired man earlier.
“Ho...You helped them, but I killed them all.”
“HEAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!”
With all her might Riri clashed the sword with the red-haired man. The man smiled happily.
“A long time...A LONG TIME AGO..I HAVEN'T FELT THIS SENSATION FOR A LONG TIME!”.
Riri's black sword, shrouded in Camellia petals around him, made the air around him cold, and his white sword, Lilium's sword was shrouded in dazzling light. Yet it seemed that the red-haired man was not at all daunted.
“SWORD IXORA IS NOT AS WEAK AS YOU THINK!!”
The man took out all his mana and made his whole body and sword covered in red light. Above his head appeared hundreds of spears that were preparing to attack at any moment.
“Heh...The spirit of the Ixora flower has numerous petals, and those petals will scratch and spill your entire entrails Riri Hanamizuki!!”
“Camellia, Lilyum.”
“?!”
Both of Riri's swords issued a number of mana that was not inferior to the red one, even more than him.
“What kind of power is that?!”
“CAMELYUM BASSSUUTTTOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!”
OH!!!!!!
***
“Lying..”
I feel the vibrations in my skin. Riri Hanamizuki..he..why has he never said anything before about his great power…?
This sensation.reminds me of her…
“Alstro-san..?”
The little girl nodded. He also witnessed the explosion. The black fog that had been continuously blocking also slowly disappeared.
“Kakak..”.
Yeah, that figure, an older brother who died for me.
I don't even know if he hated me at the time or not. Because of the last smile she gave me before death.
“Alstro-san, Riri-san is not a big brother.”
“A-I know..”
I bit my lips, the cold aura that pierced this skin was completely the exact same when big brother fought with.
“Riri-sensei!?”
“Don't Amary-chan..don't get out of this magic..”.
“But...but Riri-sensei!!”
The explosion stopped, but the black fog still shrouded though not as thick as before.
“If..I fought a sword spirit that strong.I must have lost since..”.
I clasped my flower spirit tightly. Yes, my flower spirit is nothing with such great flower spirit power. He only continued to use his martial skills alone to withstand my attacks during a duel.
But what was the reason he never took out his sword spirit? Everyone in this academy always carries his sword spirit everywhere.
Seeing all this, Riri Hanamizuki, she was different from the men who attacked the academy back then. He's an exception, he's not a bad guy at all.
“Ah, her Lilac magic vanished.”
The black fog also disappeared. Is this all done?
“RIRI-SENSEI!”
***
“Khukhukhukhu..I don't think you have 2 types of sword spirits..Riri...Hanamizuki...I was very lucky...be the first person to fight those two swords!”.
“Say what purpose did you come here?”
The red-haired man sprawled, and Riri aimed one end of his sword right in front of the person's forehead so that if it moved just a little, then the tip of Riri's sword would scratch his forehead.
“If the time is right, you will know for yourself, khukhukhu.
“...”
Riri's sword tip scratched the person's forehead slightly until a speck of blood emerged from it.
“Before we say goodbye, remember this name, great Ixora, remember that name and we will duel again!”
The man named Ixora vanished in dimension. The black fog also disappeared completely. It was again illuminated by the afternoon sunlight which had already entered twilight.
Not again.
A war I will never let happen again.
BRUUK
***
“So so..”
"…Miss Carnation..”.
Alstro and Typha then told him what happened to Carnation in his room.
“What are you...do not mind..to tell me a little about...Riri Hanamizuki?”
Carnation looked at Alstromeria's different face than usual, then smiled.
“See something from him huh?”
“She...she reminds me of..sister..”.
“I don't know much about the boy either. I don't even know if he's being targeted.”.
“I believe in Riri-san, Miss Carnation.”
Typha's words made Carnation turn to her.
“You also saw something from him Typha-chan?”
Typha nodded.
“Alright, your job now is to uncover who is trying to target Riri. As a member of the security forces of Hanatarou Academy, keep your professionalism in charge. Understand?”
“Understanding, Miss Carnation.”
***
No more war.
Had enough.
No more casualties.
“You yourself made your troops sacrifice, right? What kind of king are you?”
“That seed, I should have obliterated”
“Uh...uwaah!!”
Dream..yes?
What a really weird dream.
Why is there a king in my dream and what does that mean?
“Uh...where is this...?”.
I realized that I was in...eh?!
“Eh?! D-where is this?!”
This is not UKS! How could the UKS room of Hanatarou academy be as big as a hotel room like this?!
“S-sickness..”
These. In the hospital. Is correct.
I'm holding my hip. My whole body is bandaged. Am I hurt bad? More precisely half of my memories blurred after that incident.
I glanced to my right. 2 sword blades. It's black and white.
“The sword...”
I remember, my sword spirit has risen, and…
“Wait, I...I have 2?! 2 sword spirits!? How can!?”
Damnit. My memory completely disappeared afterwards.
“Master?”
“Eh?”
I heard a voice other than myself. Wh-Is there anyone else here?
I glanced to the left. There's curtains. Is there anyone there?
“Lying...”
Trembling, my left hand tried to grab and flick the curtain.
“Aah!!”
Thankfully, there was no one.
“I think there's o—”
“Master, please don't move much first”
“Heeeehh!!!?”
How shocked I was, a beautiful girl suddenly appeared in front of me!!
“K-you who!!!?”
“I'm your sword spirit, Master.”
“K-you?”
No way, I never imagined that my sword spirit was this beautiful!
“K-you must have entered the room wrong, right? Aye right?”
“No, I've been here since Master entered this room.”
Her hair color is black with a combination of in line by line silver color. The eye color is also jet black but looks soothing. Her small face and the long dress she wears are the symbols of Camellia and Lily. He is my sword spirit. Besides, there's another girl who…
“Wait. You're here with me, right? Do you know how long I've been asleep?”
“3 days.”
“A-what?! That long?!”
The girl nodded short. Why am I sleeping so long? Was the injury I suffered too bad?
“I'm sorry, Master.”
“Eh?”
“I made you spend a lot of mana until drained out.”
The girl bowed in front of me. I who lost my memory after taking out my sword spirit really don't know what to answer.
“...”
“Call me Camelyum, Master.”
The camelyum?
Eh!!?? Means I actually have 2 sword spirits!?
“T-Wait wait wait wait.. you..it...”.
“Master? Is there a body that hurts? Should I check?”
“T-No need! That's not what it means!”
“You sure?”
I took my breath and looked at the girl who called herself Camelyum even though it was still misbehaving. Is he really my sword spirit?
“Uh...begini..what are you...know about...what happened to me?”.
“Master used me to finish Ixora.”
Ah, I remember a little, while dueling with Alstro, suddenly everything became a dark fog. Remembering it makes my head hurt.
“Master, are you okay?”
Suddenly Camelyum brought her face closer to me and—
SRAAKKK
I heard the door being pushed again. Silent.
“Sorry to have interrupted—”
The door's closed again.
Wait, that voice, that voice!!
“C-Camelyum! Quickly return to the form of a sword, fast!!”
“What? Who're they? Enemy?”
“Hurry and do your Master's orders!!”
“Understanding.”
After that Camelyum really returned to the form of 2 black and white swords. I lay down to the right and covered my body with a blanket.
“Ri..”
Wait, this time it's another voice?
I boldly turned my body and—
“RIRI-KUN!! Thank goodness!"
“Wuaa senpai-”
Carnation-senpai, she hugged me too tightly to the point that her cleavage pressed against my face again—
“Seez from Master.”
***
Suddenly Camelyum stood in the middle of Riri and Carnation and forced her to give up her arms.
“Camelyum what are you doing!?”
“He is dangerous, Master.”
Carnation is indeed “dangerous” if you are hugging Riri.
“What do?! Who are you?! How dare it disturb my embrace?! Ah Riri-kun, how are you doing now? Does it still hurt? You really worried me to the point of forgetting to dry my hair!!”
Riri was a bit smirked when she saw Carnation's hair that was indeed a mess.
“Sorry to make you anxious.”
“Before who was this girl with you?! How dare he touch you, my precious Riri-kun~!”
“Actually—”
“Master is only mine, strange woman.”
“Who do you call weird!? Basic intruder!!”
“You are dangerous, you should stay away from Master.” immediately
“Who do you call him Master?!"
Suddenly there was a small lightning bolt from both of their foreheads. Riri who saw it just sighed softly.
“Anu..both of you..”.
“Riri-kun? You want to eat something?”
“What do you need, Master?”
They both cut it at the same time. Riri grinned with force, then she glanced at Camelyum.
“Camelyum, the person you call this weird is the principal of Hanatarou Academy, as well as my responsibility during my time as an apprentice teacher there. Senpai, even if you call him an intruder, he is my sword spirit.”
Silent moment.
“Riri-kun!!! How can your sword spirit be beautiful like this huh!? What did you imagine when he appeared!!?”
“...It...”
“Master was perfect when calling me, so it's only natural that I'm pretty.”
“What did you say...!!?”
“PLEASE STOP YOU TWO!”
Unknowingly Riri screamed for 5 seconds, after which she changed her face back to normal again.
“R-Riri—”
“Sorry I've shouted..but.”.
“I'm sorry for my sassness, Master.”
“Sorry Riri-kun.It rarely feels like you yelled like earlier—“.
“Anu... Can I... ask for help?”