HxH Vol 14.5 Chapter 1 Part 12

Chapter 1: Side Stories From the Special Perk of Purchasing in Particular Store

Part 11 – Lemuria’s Demon King, Descending on Ecstas Online   2A Guild Part

In order to fix Love Room’s weakness, the low level of its mob AI,  Shikina Kei incorporated the AI that was built in Exodia Exodus, a  VRMMORPG game that was developed by the private sector in the past.

Kizuna and Amaterasu members Aine, Himekawa, and Yurishia were in the  middle of doing the test for that simultaneously. Although they were  doing it simultaneously, a separate Love Room was provided for each of  them. This too was a technology that was incorporated from Exodus  Exodia, but the four Love Rooms were connected through a network, so  they could share a single environmental information.

「Now then, I wonder where is Kizuna?」

Aine frowned and turned toward Yurishia and Himekawa.

「I don’t see him anywhere……we should be using the same environmental data though.」

Himekawa looked around. There were tall trees that reached dozens of  meters in height lined up. Sunlight was shining down from the treetops.  The slightly misty air of the forest made the light shining down from  the sky to sparkle. The refreshing green of the leaves and the colorful  flower colors created a fantastical and beautiful sight as though it was  a forest of fairy.

The bodies of the three became covered with Heart Hybrid Gear the  instant this world’s data was loaded, Even so this forest felt so  peaceful that it made them felt wearing the armors were unnecessary.

Yurishia stared at the road that was passing through that forest. Then she stretched her body.

「This forest is really lovely. It’s like a fantasy world. Especially──」

A particle rifle was held in her arms when she lowered down her stretching posture.

「The people hiding over there.」

Yurishia’s particle cannon fired. At the same time a cluster of flame  came flying from deeper inside the forest. The light and flame clashed  midair, causing flame blast and shockwave to explode with roaring sound.

「Flame Storm!」

A girl leaped out from behind a tree and yelled. She looked like a  magician from a fantasy story. Her long mantle flapped while her hand  was holding a thick grimoire. She opened that book and then flame jetted  out from her fingertips when she yelled.

Aine deployed her Life Saver and blocked that flame.

「What’s the deal with you guys?」

The magician girl frowned seeing Aine casually deflecting away the flame.

「No way! My magic is……is it because of that unknown armor? Even so,  that design really looks out of place. If I have to say, it’s like SF  armor……」

Two swordsmen, one male and one female leaped out from the bush behind the girl.

「Shizukuishi-san, please cover us from the rear! Let’s go, Ririko.」

「Right, Akira-kun!」

They were wearing light armor and clothes in the style of Europe’s  Middle Age, or rather in the style of fantasy RPG. They ran with swords  in hands.

Himekawa also unsheathed her sword and took a fighting stance against the approaching two swordsmen.

「I don’t really understand what’s going on but, this feels like an  old battle simulation function from before Love Room was upgraded.」

Yurishia spoke with a tone that was half in admiration and half in exasperation.

「I’m amazed you remember such thing, Hayuru.」

「UOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!」

The young man called Akira swung down his sword. Yurishi drew back to  dodge the sword before firing her particle rifle at Akira’s chest.

「Guah!」

Sparks scattered and the young man’s body was sent flying for several meters.

「HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!」

The girl called Ririko clashed against Himekawa’s sword. The two  swords were locked with each other with all the strength of the wielders  behind them.

Aine was the only one not having anything to do. She saw another young man at some distance.

「You there. You aren’t going to fight?」

Compared to the other three, that young man’s equipment looked  particularly shabby. In addition he looked lost, as though not knowing  whether to attack or whether to run away. The magician girl saw that and  her grim face twisted to look even graver.

「You’re really a trash as a man aren’t you, Doumeguri-kun.」

Aine looked exasperated from hearing the way the girl spoke.

「……That’s a really horrible thing to say to your teammate.」

「You’re saying that Aine!?」

「Is that really something for Aine-san to say!?」

Himekawa and Yurishia couldn’t stop themselves from retorting.

Ririko’s expression turned dubious hearing that exchange.

「Umm……are you three, not affiliated with the demon king army Hellander?」

This time it was Himekawa’s turn to look dubious.

「Ha? Hel……what?」

Both sides lowered their swords and told each other about their respective circumstance.

Ichinomiya Akira raised his eyebrows while asking for confirmation.

「I don’t really understand but, the three of you also got sent to this world?」

Aine folded her arms and frowned.

「Err……you can say that.」

「Wait Aine-san! Don’t comment carelessly like that.」

「Wait Hayuru. These people are data that Kei installed in right? Then  there’s no need for us to give such detailed explanation to them isn’t  it?」

「That might be so but……」

Himekawa pulled herself together and faced Asagiri Ririko.

「Asagiri-san and the rest originally doesn’t live here too?」

「Yes. We too lived normally in the real world before this, but then  we slipped into this MMORPOG world……we’re fighting right now trying to  escape from here somehow.」

To Himekawa, Asagiri and the others didn’t feel like simple game  data. No matter how she looked at them, she could only think of them as  normal living human just like them.

「Hmmm. And, can you tell us what are you doing in order to escape?」

The magician Shizukuishi Non answered Yurishia’s question.

「The Hellsgate located deep inside the demon king castle Infermia,  the castle where the demon king Hellshaft is living. We’ll be able to  return to the real world if we pass through there.」

When Shizukuishi answered so, the shoulders of Doumeguri who was standing slightly outside the circle of everyone jerked up.

Himekawa’s eyes slowly narrowed.

「Demon king……I wonder. It feels like I have heard something like that before.」

「What a coincidence. I’m also feeling the same Hayuru.」

「Lemuria’s demon king……Eros demon king……I have a bad premonition.」

The three Amaterasu asked Asagiri’s group of the location of Infermia. Then they wished each other well before parting.

They could just deactivate the Love Room, but for some reason they  felt that there was significance in finding Kizuna inside this world.  The way to conquer this world that Asagiri’s group mentioned. For some  reason they felt like wanting to try it.

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