Ryuu Kusari No Orishin No Naka No Kokoro
Chapter 2 Part 1

The morning sun shines on the city of Arcazam.

The townspeople started their day, listening to the chirping of birds.

The city streets were congested, and they worked hard to make a living on their own.

A boy walked along the street people came and went.

His name is Nozomu Bountis.

A student who belongs to the third year of Solminati Academy, the center of Arcazam.

It had been a month since the confrontation with his master. He managed to get to third grade.

"Well, I can get promoted right."

The confrontation with Shino was two days before the year-end exam, and due to the injury he sustained back then, he was unable to reach the final stage, making the exam harder than expected.

His improved physical abilities were unusable, and he nearly failed his practice exam. His written exam did not go well either as he could only think of Shino, and as a result, he ended up taking three additional exams.

“Means I ended up under.. Well, I managed to graduate, so it's still okay..”.

By the way, the number of additional exams he took was undoubtedly the highest in the history of the school.

Therefore, he once again occupied the lowest position, in the 10th grade. At the time of school, his grades were also the lowest, and he was still treated as a dropout.

(But it might be better to keep it as it is now. The power of killing the dragon was too great).

During his battle with Shino, he did indeed unleash the dragon slaying power; however the release of the suppression ability was not done in public.

In his third year, he took out Ability Suppression several times in Shino's hut, but he couldn't control it.

Although the power released dramatically increased physical strength, the unreasonable increase in strength in each of these skills was still too much to deal with. In addition, it was not easy to use it in the life of his students, not to mention the skill that originally already had a capable killing ability. That's not very practical anymore.

"Stone becomes a very small piece just by hitting it, very unusable."

(And there's also that monster).

He remembered Tiamat, the Dragon King, who lived inside him. Every time he released the suppression, Tiamat rampaged through his body, trying to devour it.

He once fought in the spiritual world and managed to capture the power of Tiamat, albeit in part, so he would not be eaten once he released it, but even so, two minutes was the time limit to unleash his suppression.

In fact, those two minutes were when Nozomu managed to hold back the power released. If released without any control, his mind would be crushed by that power, and his body would collapse in a dozen seconds.

"By the way, I have to think about what to do from now on."

About the school, about the dragon slayer, about Lisa.

She met Lisa several times after being promoted, but she still ignored her or caused hostility.

He could not say anything to her and could only stand in front of her.

(...... I still run away.. ).

Nozomu has not moved forward. However, even though he was still running away, he was fully aware of the fact that he was running away.

What Shino told me about her life must have started to grow and take root in her.

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class 10 in Class 3. Nozomu Bountis was still treated the same as usual in this class.

"Why is that guy.. Why is he still here!?"

"Because of him, we're treated on a level with him. Take responsibility!"

"That's right, he took the additional exam three times! He only thought of his own ship."

When he entered the classroom, they were still cursing at Nozomu. While listening to such voices, he sat in his chair, took out his textbook, and began his preparations.

After a few minutes

"Hey Mars, let's go to that store today. The girl was there. It's okay, right?"

"Are you after the store's daughter? You can't do it. Just stop it."

"……… You must not be bored …"

It was Mars and his entourage that went in.

Apparently, they were talking about a place to stop by after school, but Mars didn't seem willing to talk about it.

"Hey Mars, what happened recently? Is your mood bad?"

"That's right. You've been pretty quiet lately."

“........... Shut up, it's okay.”

Mars walked towards his seat without hearing the complaints of his two entourage. Along the way, he noticed Nozomu.

"M…"

Mars looked at Nozomu. His eyes were so serious that he could see and discern things. His eyes were no longer the same as those who used to scorn and hate Nozomu.

"Everything. I'll start homeroom early~~"

Anri-sensei walks into the room, and the students in the class take their seats. Even after the morning service was over and the lesson began, Mars still thought of Nozomu.

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The POV Mars

There's that guy. It's only natural that he's in this class. In any case, the trash should be put into the trash class. But I couldn't shake my doubts inside.

Why is he in the lowest grade? With his current ability, he should at least be in a higher grade than 10th grade.

In a mock fight at the end of school, he was able to corner and knock me down.

I lost to him then.I lost my composure and was defeated. On the actual battlefield, I will be killed by him at that time.

However, I have a lot of practical skills. So much so that I was on the same level as the 7th grade student.

Why would a guy beat me in 10th grade?

"Also, he seemed to be injured before the exam, and it seemed like he was carrying luggage and was thrown off the stairs."

"Idiot ~~ Well, he's really stupid."

…… Injured? That guy? Such a thing?

Doubt began to grow within me. No matter how much he fell down the stairs, he would not get injured so easily. Even though it was a mock sword, he did not hurt much when he was flown by my great sword, which was strengthened by Qi, and he took classes the next day normally.

Was he injured before the most important exam, the year-end exam?

At that moment, I was sure that something was going on with him.

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The morning classes are over, and the lunch break begins. The students spent a moment of peace with their friends.

Nozomu was looking for a place to buy bread and eat.

By the way, the school had a cafeteria large enough for students, and the canteen for students was also large, but there had never been enough popular items for hungry beasts like students, either, and always in a state like a battlefield.

What's more, since the students had similar abilities, it could be a real battlefield where magic was fired in some cases.

However, unpopular products are easier to come by.

Nozomu always bought unsold bread and walked around the school building.

When he suddenly looked into the courtyard, he saw the crowd, and two girls were eating in the middle.

Nozomu knows both. Because they are famous students.

Shiny long black hair that reaches the waist and a neatly arranged appearance. A dignified expression and black eyes that resembled that hair.

She is a 1st grade student in the same class as Nozomu, and is called the "Black-Haired Princess", and is the best talent in their year in terms of overall grades.

The other was Tima Lime.

Like Irisdina, she was also a 1st grade student in the third grade, and she was a talented woman known as the "Four Scale Spinner."

She had brown hair trimmed on her shoulders, and her appearance was rather mortal, unlike Irisdina.

He had enormous magic power, and that magic power was said to be at the legendary level.

His ability was also called the "Four Scale Concert" because it gave him a high-level talent for the four attributes. Land, water, fire, and wind.

They were students who represented third grade, and they were also students who had reached A rank, of which only a few in the school had been achieved.

By the way, Nozomu's rank is still D-, and he's 3rd grade SD. Even between the 2nd year, it was considered a lower rank.

"Nozomu ku~~n, I found you~~"

(Well, this voice.).

When he turned his head towards that voice, he saw 2 women. Anri-sensei and Norn-sensei approach her.

Anri-sensei waved vigorously like a child, and Norn-sensei, who saw the child-like action of Anri-sensei, smiled bitterly.

"Nozomu-kun, you haven't had lunch ~~? If you are fine, will you eat with us ~~"-

"Sorry, Nozomu-kun. Anri really wants to eat with you. Will you go with us?"

Anri-sensei and Norn-sensei invited her with a smile. Both of them smiled charmingly, but different from Norn-sensei, Anri-sensei had a strong atmosphere that was very opposite to his smile. The atmosphere clearly stated that even if he refused, he would definitely take her.

(Anri-sensei ......

Anri's smile causes cold sweat, but Nozomu can't resist it and is taken away.

They go to the hospital, Norn-sensei's workplace.

In fact, Nozomu was captured by Anri-sensei and taken to this hospital after he became a 3rd grader. The reason is,

"Hei Nozomu, how did you get such an injury during the second year's final exam?"

“Because of that Anri Sensei. As I said before, did you really fall down the stairs?

"…It's so thick."

Lunch went pretty well, and Anri started questioning Nozomu.

He had been asking her for the past month about her injuries after the duel with Shino.

"Lying is not good~~ because the wound is a sword wound. I can't let it go if you get hurt like that!"

“…”

"As Anri said, Nozomu-kun. We can't ignore it if you've been injured so many times and it's definitely a slash from someone."

“…………………”

Nozomu did not answer. He couldn't really talk about what happened to Shino and the killing power of his own dragon.

However, he could not avoid it anymore. He couldn't think of any more excuses over the past month.

“...What would you do if I couldn't tell you? Will you hand me over to the military police and make me divulge the details? ”

Due to irritation, things are not going well. The language came out of his mouth in error.

"Not that! I'm just worried ~~~~ !!"

"That's right! Anri and I are just worried about you!!"

(Oh, I ran away again. I didn't mean to say this)

"… I'm sorry. I talk too much."

"No, it's okay. We're also a little too aggressive."

An unpleasant atmosphere filled the hospital.

"……… Hey ~~, Nozomu-kun. Are we so unreliable?"

Anri-sensei asked in a sad voice, and Nozomu felt pain looking at her sad expression.

(i'm so stupid. Always trying to escape my problems)

Nozomu hates his compassion. He just can't continue. He might be a little restless as he had been constantly ridiculed by others until now.

(i don't want to make her face look like that. I can't talk about everything. but I'll try to talk about what I can tell you).

He could see a little of Shishio's face on his face. Her tears welled up, unable to express her feelings.

"You are unreliable. I know sensei is very worried and cares about me .. I'm really happy about that .. I don't know who else would have lunch with me like this."

Nozomu slowly but firmly began to convey his thoughts. He did not want to see Shino on Anri's face.

"At that time, I must have had a lot going on. There are so many things that I myself still can't say right."

He looked straight into their eyes and twisted the words one by one.

"But I learned something important. In order for me to pass the exam.I did something absolutely necessary, which caused my injuries.I'm sorry, I can only say this for now."

Nozomu bowed deeply. He was angry at his weakness, that he could only say this much, but in any case, he did his best.

"… I saw. Anri, as she said, we'll wait until she speaks."

“But ~~”

"I know you're worried, but it's not good now, because he still hasn't managed his life and his decisions."

"… I understand…"

He seems to have managed to convince Anri, but he still looked at Nozomu anxiously.

"I'm sorry Anri-sensei"

"……… I know . Nozomu having trouble ~~. Sorry ~~. You have to talk ~~"

"No. I'm glad you care and worry about me."

"Norn-sensei too, thank you."

"It's okay. We're a little too impatient. I know something's wrong, but I don't know what to do."

The atmosphere became bright, and the facial expressions of the three people became smiling, albeit slightly.

"Now, let's finish our lunch. The bell to start the class will ring soon, and I can't stay relaxed. Teachers should not be late when they meet students."

"Fufu, it's true ~~. Let's eat fast ~~"

"Yes, there may be rumors if you don't eat fast enough."

"Come on!"

They joked with each other, the atmosphere became peaceful, and the three began to enjoy the rest of the lunch.

However, at that moment, there was a shadow rushing to the hospital.

"Excuse me. Norn-sensei, looks like he's hurt. Can you treat it?"

The source of her voice was a beautiful girl with long shiny black hair and jet-black eyes.

Irisdina Francilt was there, lending her shoulder to a student suspected of being injured