[........Don’t worry about it hero(laughs). To you, the tidy leader, I’ll give you “Red”]
[......Naa, just now, did you attach something at the end of hero?]
[Sakagami*Ryutaro*, you’re blue. Blue shows a calm disposition. Though I hesitated to create a black and make you it instead, my judgement for you(Muscle for Brains) was that blue would be best. I think it was a good decision if I do say so myself]
[O, oh? Though I don’t really understand, you’re giving it to me]
[And Taniguchi*Suzu*, you…..]
[P, pink right? right? I’m a little embarrassed……]
[You’re yellow. Eh? did you hear? You’re yellow. You’re easily happy, so your Yellow. In various meanings, you’re Yellow]
[.....Nee, Nagumo-kun, by any chance do you hate Suzu*she refers to herself this way if you guys haven’t caught on yet*? That kind of thing?]
[And the last one is…..Yaegashi*Shizuku*......]
[Please wait, Nagumo-kun. Though there’s only one remaining….but it can’t be right?]
[Yaegashi, of course, the remaining pink, it’s yours]
[I don’t want it! In the first place, Isn’t there other ways to hide a person’s identity rather than wearing masks? It should be fine if I just cover up myself with a cloth! Nagumo-kun, you, truthfully you’re only doing it for fun right!]
To Shizuku’s protest, Hajime feeling relieved, shrugs his shoulders. Shizuku’s cheeks have cramped up and are twitching because his attitude was unreasonable like a childs.
[Alright? Surely you can hide your identity! But. The mask fits on comfortably, it won’t fall off easily, and it’s shock absorbent. In addition, it’s so light you won’t even notice its on, and its endurance is so high that average attacks wouldn’t even scratch it]
[All, all those things in a single moment…...what uselessly high skills…...]
[And Yaegashi, you’re the cool beauty type and usually well defined, but in truth, you actually like cute things, its a classic. Therefore, I purposely and thoughtfully made you pink even if you said no. Show some gratitude]
[J, Just what are you assuming….wa, cute things, I, I don’t particularly…..]
[Ah, you’re right, Hajime-kun! Shizuku’s room is filled with stuffed animals]
While Shizuku was desperately trying to deny Hajime’s assumption, a betrayal emerged. Kaori exposed Shizuku’s hobbies. On Shizuku’s head, “!?”, mark appeared.
[........Thinking about it, she always loved animals back in the days. Especially, rabbits and cats.]
[ ! ]
[Ah, the standby photo on Shizuku’s phone was also a bunny rabbit ne~]
[ ! ]
[Whenever we pass by the arcade, she always makes sure to play the UFO catcher game. Moreover, it’s usually delicious*is this line supposed to be about her face while playing the game or something?*.]
[ ! ]
[I see, and Shizuku-san would always stare and look at my Usamimi*Rabbit ears*.]
[ ! ! ! ]
[.....Yaegashi. Sa~a, take it. Pink….is yours]
Hajime was quietly holding out the pink mask with gentle eyes. For some reason, all other members also, watched her with a gentle expression. Before anyone was aware, the choice to not wear a mask, disappeared.
[.....What’s up with this, this air…...though you guys say that, I, though I don’t really like pink, but? I’ll reluctantly take it, but don’t misunderstand about this alright? Also, is there any person out there that doesn’t like small animals? That’s why, this time only, there’s no other reason….so, stop looking at me with those gentle looking eyes!]
Even as her ears were reddening, Shizuku honestly received the mask.
While trying to deny it desperately and embarrassingly, Shia quietly said, [If it’s Shizuku-san, do you want to touch my Usamimi a little?] an empty effort that destroyed the dere aspect of friendship.
By the way, After Hajime finished pushing the 4 to their positions, he was snarling.
The plan was, if 4 people wearing masks suddenly appear and make a huge commotion in town, their names would exceed the 2 names that the Hauria game to him.
In reality, during the time where he was talking with Pal’s group, it seems that he held a grudge against them for laughing at the names he was called by. Moreover, because their color coated, they won’t be called by their names directly, it’ll be enough agony to make them want to conceal themselves up in a mountain…..
While thinking about how to stop Kouki’s recklessness, the intentions to scheme his revenge also appeared, Yue had a look that was slightly amazed.
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Midnight.
There were innumerable rooms fitted with grates and not one light in the darkness existed. The grates were made from special metals, it formed a solid barrier and there were carved magic formations on the ground, as if declaring in silence that they’ll never let the people in the small rooms escape.
There was a nasty smell generated from the filth and blood, it was extremely dirty, even if they couldn’t see properly they could tell.
What is this terrible place, Of course, it was the prison which was purposed to restraining prisoners, it was also considered as the dungeon in the castle of the Hoelscher Empire.
As expected, a jail worthy of the Imperial castle, the quality of the metal ore that was used to create the dungeon was certainly excellent, the magic formations carved on the ground in order to not let any prisoners escape was also excellent.
Any person that attempts to break out, or anyone sneaking in will definitely die, there were also traps engraved onto the walls that seemed to be extremely painful when tripped, but, as long as the aria that releases the trap is not recited properly it’ll be fine, though in the first place, arbitrary actions might have been predicted and sealed off already.
With that, there is no possibility of being able to break into the prison, while being tormented by the putrid smell without even one light, if someone is placed in a cell, an ordinary man would go insane in just a day. Guards are situated in front of the only door leading down from the outside, their replacement schedules are much longer during the night time.
However, despite being one of the worst places, now, for some reason there were many voices heard.
[Oi, how many did you break today?]
[All his fingers, and 2 ribs….You?]
[Hehe, it’s my win. All his fingers and 3 ribs I believe?]
[Ha, only to that extent? I broke 7 ribs and his cheekbones…..and also one of his Usamimi’s]
[Are you serious? Just what did you do? Though they don’t really care how we beat them, they specifically said not to put our hands on their Usamimi’s….]
[Na~Ni*What*, it’s just the usual, who’s the person that you’re working for? because, he never answered my question properly. …..Then he said. “It’s your mother. I’m your new father, so I came to check up on my son.”]
[Uwaa~, I guess, anyone would lose their temper over that….]
[But, those fellows, their Usamimi’s aren’t dropping down at all, maybe they’ve received orders? it might be something like disobeying us**Improvised this line, couldn’t get its true meaning*…..]
[Ah~, they’ll definitely be disposed of. Kekeke, I can’t get enough of this stuff~!]
When I heard them, they were boasting of who inflicted the most damage. Though they didn’t die because the minimum amount of recovery magic was used, to have the courage to talk about it in the middle of the room, the owners of the voices state that their prisoners are all covered in wounds.
Still holding it in and enduring it, the identities of those being joked about was, the Hauria that were caught by the Empire.
They, competing who dealt the most injuries, weren’t particularly out of order. As they’ve already prepared themselves for it.
Since being placed into the dungeon in the castle, they already expect not to live anymore. Were they to be executed, or turned into slaves…..It seems to have been the latter case, because they’ll likely try to commit suicide when an opening shows, as expected, they have no will to live. As they would only be forced to fight against their own family, it would only be a nightmare, so they’ve resolved themselves beforehand.
And, they don’t have any power because, they intend to go out with a bang.
The Empire, because the Hauria’s abilities are too far apart from common sense, they’re suspecting that someone is plotting something behind them.
Moreover, even if that wasn’t true, his Majesty the Emperor likes the Hauria tribe, he seems to want to use them as pawns for his empire army. Battle operations, able to use weapons, and fighting spirit, a method of changing the gentle Hauria, the Hauria tribe was like a treasure box for his Majesty which liked strong people.
The Hauria who suspects as much, until their lives were finally extinguished, will continue to defy the empire. Because their resolutions were already made, it was foolish to waste time torturing them.
By the way, being put in this dungeon covered with wounds, they’re still tortured in the name of questioning in their cells, The hauria tribe still showed a confident smile, most of the empire soldiers that saw their confidence showed fear in their eyes.