Campione! - Volume 19 - Chapter 2.4

Part 4 

「How is your end? Was she there?」 

「No good. I completely lost sight of her.」 

Liliana Krancjar and Erica Blandelli. After the two of them confirmed with each other their expression became clouded at the same time. 

「This is a big failure for me. It was none other else than 

Madam Aisha who I lost sight on……I feel a really big shock.」 

「The other day we also only kept getting done in at Italia’s Tuscany.」 

Erika sighed while Liliana was getting annoyed lightly. 

The new international route terminal building of Haneda Airport. Besides being a boarding terminal toward airplanes, this place was also crowded with more than a hundred of restaurants and shops. 

The two knights were looking around the area that was also famous as commerce facility. 

It was for the sake of determining where one the Campiones, Madam Aisha had gone off to. 

「She didn’t look at all like someone that could lead around her shadow with wiles.」 

「Even though previously the surveillance network was done by the elites of Italia’s sorcery society, and this time it was by Japan’s history compilation committee……. Really, I wonder just how did she slip through the net?」 

「Don’t tell me she is using the power of charm or fortune……?

」 

All air flight that went through Haneda had been cancelled. 

But, it didn’t mean that the airport establishment was blockaded. There were quite a lot of visitors at the terminal. On the contrary there were more people than the usual night. 

「Hey hey. Erica-san and also Liliana-san too――」 

The one who was running toward them was Seishuuin Ena. 

The divine sword – Ama no Murakumo no Tsurugi was hanging on her shoulder inside a cloth bag that was tied with string. 

「Do you two notice? Inside the airport there are people that feels a little strange mixing in isn’t it? People that are not of the committee――」 

「It must be because all the Campiones are gathering here.」 Liliana shrugged. 

「Surely each of their subordinate, believer, and supporter are also coming along with them.」 

「Even if they are not directly related with the Campioes, there must be magicians who want watch over the procession of the devil king civil war from nearby.」 

Ena nodded with impressed feeling at Erica’s conjecture. 

「I see……」 

「But, regarding that kind of surrounding environment, as expected Godou whose home is in Tokyo has the most advantage. I think it’s fine even if we don’t feel nervous about it.」 

「The number of practitioner who has the capability to intervene into the confrontation between fellow Campiones are also few.」 

「Powerful people that should be watched out against――first it should be Hong Kong’s Lu Yinghua. Other than him there is also the report of honored uncle Iceman arriving in Japan. He is one of the few knights that is able to oppose even my uncle Paolo Blandelli after all.」 

「Even with me and Erica grouping up, it’s possible that we won’t be able to match him……yes.」 

「If Ena-san give us your backing, as expected we surely won’t lose though.」 

「So there is even a master that is at the same level with Ericasan’s――that cool uncle huuh.」 

Ena frowned after hearing what the red and blue knights were saying. 

「Besides……with how Japan being the definitive battlefield, we have to make his majesty to be in the most advantage in all aspects. That is the task for all of us and Amakasu-san, if we cannot complete that task then it will be embarrassing……」 

Ena was racking her brain. The nature child who was always cheerful and openhearted, who believed in charging headlong leaving it to her sense and instinct was. That wildness and the power of divine possession were exactly the reason that made the princess shrine maiden of sword most unique existence to stand out. 

That girl suddenly spoke in the end of her deliberation. 

「Both of you listen. Ena is thinking, to leave his majesty’s side for a little bit.」 

「What did you say!?」 

「What are you planning, Ena-san?」 

「Where are you planning to go, Seishuuin?」 

「Ah, your majesty!」 

Godou returned inside the terminal of Haneda Airport. 

The place where Godou called at Ena from behind was at the area where the counters of the airline companies from countries all over the world were lined up in a row. Normally in this place people would be finishing their check-in. 

However, tonight there was no way to board an airplane. 

When Godou heard where Ena was going, Godou came here in panic searching for her. 

「I heard from Erica and Liliana how you said something strange and then like that you disappeared to somewhere. Even when I called your cell phone it didn’t connect.」 

「Sorry, the battery is still running out.」 Ena spoke indifferently. 

Because the princess shrine maiden of the sword seldom went outside the country and she was unfamiliar with Haneda, Godou was able to catch up with her by using the classic way of 『running around the airport searching for acquaintance』. 

Godou spoke while thanking his good luck that he was able to find her. 

「So, just what in the world are you thinking?」 

「The devil king civil war this time, it is indeed a fight between fellow Campiones. Even so the venue is located under your majesty――Kusanagi Godou’s territory. To make the Japanese king to be in as much advantage as possible, is the role of Ena and others, that’s what Ena is thinking.」 

「It’s fine even if you don’t be concerned with that though.」 

「But, Ena heard that the king of Britain is taking along an amazing subordinate. There are also Yinghua-kun of Lu’s family and others.」 

「Yeah there is that.」 

Godou scratched his head feeling apologetic. 

「In the end, this can be said as only an internal quarrel of the good-for-nothing Campione bunches. I don’t really want to make trouble for the decent people. And also. If we start fighting between us, we won’t be able to really hold back you know?」 

Whether good or bad, the strength of Campione was enormous. 

In the case that a mortal human interfered in some kind of shape into a place where fellow godslaying devil kings were competing, meticulous caution would be demanded from them. The stage of their power was just too different. 

Well, the girls starting from Erica who was helping Godou――. 

If it was them then until now they had already did something like that, and he thought that this time too they should be able to give him their considerable help skillfully. However, Ena something brought to Godou’s attention. 

「It’s about that your majesty.」 

「What’s the matter?」 

「In order for someone like Ena to protect your majesty’s back like usual, Ena think that it will be no good unless Ena is preparing. So that when other Campione are coming to attack, Ena will be able to risk my life to protect your majesty for about five until ten minutes.」 

「…………」 

「If Ena is together with Ama no Murakumo, then it’s not like that’s impossible even with Ena’s current strength but――in this civil war, there are six Campiones that turned into enemy……. In preparation when Kusanagi Godou meet the most dangerous pinch, Ena too want to finish the greatest preparation!」 

「That’s why, you are going to go away from Tokyo for a bit?」 

「Yes. Ena will go and get the necessary thing as fast as possible. The ace up Seishuuin Ena’s sleeve.」 

The princess shrine maiden of the sword declared solemnly. 

She had mastered a special spiritual power that was the divine possession, and she shared the divine sword – Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi with Kusanagi Godou. Therefore among his comrades, Ena was the one that was equipped with the highest battle strength. 

Perhaps it was because of that. 

In order to protect Godou, she was cornering herself to be stronger than anyone. 

She was having misapprehension that even with Erica and Liliana who were enough of a powerful people, there would be a time that came where their strength couldn’t reach. 

In that case, he as the main culprit that caused these girls to fall into such danger, he couldn’t possibly stop Ena from going away here. 

Godou answered「Got it」and nodded at the princess shrine maiden of the sword that was looking happy. Right after that. 

――Ooooh!? 

A commotion occurred at slight distance away. 

In front of a monitor that was displaying the flight information, a group that appeared to consist with foreign tourists was raising a cheer while taking guts pose. 

「Di, did something happen!?」 

「It’s that you know, Seishuuin. The flight of the airplanes is now reopened. Because of our fault, all the flights were cancelled, but it look like now after around a hour replacement flight is starting to appear.」 

Godou spoke according to the information that he guessed. 

In the monitor of flight information, several new time of flight and destination, airline company, flight name, and so on were being displayed. 

「Everyone that are here are all not going outside, I guess they were earnestly waiting for the reopening of the flights in the shop and waiting room of the airport. Because of our fault, they got confined suddenly inside Haneda so……」 

「Ah. Because of that the airport today is strangely crowded!」 

「Perhaps right about now this kind of scene can be seen here and there around the world.」 

Most of the people who were making use of airplane to travel abroad made flight reservation beforehand. 

There was a limit of adapting their travel plan when their flight got suddenly postponed. In that case naturally they would have no choice but to spend their time in airport. 

If the flight restarting need to wait until tomorrow onward, then there should be a lot of travelers who would “camp out” in a huddle at the lobby or passage. 

「Even though I am not the only cause of this, but it’s really something inexcusable……」 

「Amazing. It’s just as expected from the meeting of all the kings. Rather, isn’t it great that it ended with only this much?」 

「That, is the same reasoning like saying a robbery is a minor offense compared to murder you know……」 

In any case, the travelers before their eyes were still cheering. 

‘OOOOOOOOO-!’ 

Everyone in that group were all westerners, they were acting flashily like punching their fist up or jumping around. They were different with the Japanese who would only make small expression of their emotion if they were in their place. 

Also, there were male and female who seemed to be couple among that group. 

The female was empty handed, but the male was carrying a travel case that was attached with caster. Perhaps the female who was staying in Japan was coming here to see off her lover that would be departing. 

The resumption of the flight reminded the lovers of their parting. 

The couple suddenly made a pained look and they embraced each other tightly. 

In addition of exchanging embrace, their cheek pressed on the other’s cheek and they whispered to each other parting words of love with small voice, in the end they were even starting to exchange passionate kiss―― 「Aah, your majesty that’s!?」 

「Se, Seishuuin, your voice is too loud.」 

In contrast with Godou who was averting his eyes, Ena was staring hard at the couple. 

It seemed that she was staring not because she had peeking hobby or the spirit of curious onlookers, but simply because she was startled. While she was a nature child with flawless beauty, in love relationship Seishuuin Ena had no immunity. 

The couple was still continuing their kiss. In the present time it didn’t seem they had the intention to end the kiss yet. 

While staring at that in astonishment, Ena asked with a small voice. 

「Tha, that, is the so called parting kiss isn’t it?」 

「Pe, perhaps it’s something like that.」 

「As expected the foreigners are progressive aren’t they……. Ah, come to think of it, Ena and everyone else, we have also done that many times with your majesty……」 

「Ce, certainly that’s true but, that’s not something you say in front of other people you know-」 

「……Ena remembered. Before too when it was parting time, your majesty and Ena were――doing that weren’t we……」 

Wasn’t that because Ena was the one who asked him to do that no matter what? 

If he remember correctly it was just before he departed to Britain. Even while dragging up his memory of that time, Godou stopped speaking of that matter. 

Even though it started because of Ena’s request, the one who responded to that was his own will. 

On the other hand, the girl who possessed the extremely opposite dual nature of being an inhibited nature child and also a Yamato Nadeshiko suddenly came to her senses and then she asked with difficulty. 

「By, by any chance your majesty, your majesty did something like that, in front of the public――with Erica-san and Lilianasan? Both of them are also born from there, it feels like they can give something like parting kiss as though making a normal greeting……」 

「Stu――stupid. There is no way we did anything like that!」 Godou immediately denied the accusation. 

It was a secret that the moment Ena asked him, he questioned himself『There is no way we are going to do that right?』. 

Because, just how many times and where he had repeated doing that kind of deed with them――the number and frequency of such deed had increased too much that he couldn’t reply that quickly and accurately. 

「Is that so……」 

Ena chewed her lips and looked down from Godou’s words, and then she timidly began to speak. 

「Then. If Ena and your majesty did it here right now……it will be a bit unfair but, I wonder if that mean Ena will progress farther than Erica-san and others?」 

「Se, Seishuuin?」 

「Because Ena sometimes feel anxious. Ena is frequently away from your majesty’s side to seclude myself in mountain or some other place. During that time, Ena will think something like, is your majesty…… rapidly progressing forward with everyone else, like that.」 

「…………」 

「If Ena stayed in city then inside Ena’s body will grow impure, so that cannot be helped though.」 

「Then Seishuuin――ho, how about we try it for real?」 

「Eeh!?」 

Godou tried asking after getting pressured by the atmosphere of the place and Ena’s lovably gesture. 

Ena got startled and she stole a side glance at the aforementioned foreigner couple. Although the couple had stopped kissing, their passionate embrace was still continuing even now. 

The couple was getting even more refreshingly harmonious. She even felt envious of that. 

But, as expected. 

Different with someone like Erica who was born possessing the Latino passion, in this kind of time Ena was drawing back in rumination with her body fidgeting and her head looking down, her gaze was averted away from Godou. 

In that moment, something inside Godou snapped. 

「Seishuuin, over here.」 

「Your majesty!?」 

Godou pulled the hand of the princess shrine maiden and entered inside a passage. 

In a stroke of good luck there was an automatic drink vending machine at the corner at the end of the passage. Godou led Ena at that cover and embraced her tightly―― He quickly blocked up her soft lips. 

「Aa……-」 

「It’s because we are going to be separated for a while.」 

「Yes……」 

A kiss while hiding behind a cover. Even so Ena entrusted all her body weight on Godou, desperately trying to glued as close as possible on him. 

They also entangled their tongue like usual and ascertained each other’s sensation with all their might. 

The time they were kissing was growing even longer than the foreigner couple from before. This side was also above in the intensity. However. 

「Aa――wa, wait a second, your majesty.」 

Ena shifted away her lips even while being embraced by Godou. 

「What’s the matter?」 

「Se, see. Ena forgot. Right now Yuri is not here, so doing something like this with his majesty while she is not here……Ena think, isn’t it no good unless we hold back.」 

「Mariya huh.」 

「Yes. If we are doing this while Yuri is not here, then that girl will get sad isn’t see, is what Ena think.」 

「…………」 

Mariya Yuri and Princess Alice were exceedingly excellent shrine maiden. 

That was because of their blood relationship with the divine ancestor of the witches in addition with their outstanding spiritual disposition that could even be said as nearing their ancestor. 

But, speaking of the divine ancestor, they were pseudo goddess that was born for the sake of serving war god Rama. 

Surely it was because of the excessive thickness of their blood, that Mariya and Alice’s physical condition was remarkably thrown off balance due to Rama’s revival. 

Mariya was remaining in the realm of death was also for the sake of defending against that worsening of her physical condition. 

If she was at the domain where the mind had more weight than the physical body, then the bad influence to her body would also become small. 

But, that option of course meant that she was separated from her family and friends, and also from Kusanagi Godou and others. 

Seishuuin Ena and Mariya Yuri were fellow childhood friends with good relationship. 

In consideration of that close friend of hers, Ena was planning to hold back in this kind of deed. But the lips of the princess shrine maiden who had such thinking was blocked once more by Godou with a kiss. Forcefully. 

「Nn――!?」 

「That kind of matter, all of it, I will be the one who take them into consideration. There is no need for Seishuuin to worry about it.」 

「Bu, but, this is wrong to Yuri.」 

「I’m the one responsible for all the role to be hated by everyone. Besides, even you Seishuuin」 

「?」 

「You are also thinking for a bit, that I’m hateful right?」 

「……Secret.」 

Ena was fidgeting awkwardly while resuming her kiss at Godou a little bit roughly, as though she was lightly biting at Godou’s lips. 

Anyway, they hugged and kissed repeatedly for some time. 

And then both of them separated and began to walk toward their respective different directions. When she left, Seishuuin Ena said something like this. 

「Bye your majesty. The one who really is in danger is your majesty, so you must be careful you know. Also about what your majesty said just now, 『That kind of matter, all of it, I will――』, let’s make that as a secret between just the two of us ‘kay.」 

「Se, Seishuuin.」 

In front of the happy smile of Ena, Godou conversely was the one who got terrified. 

「Don’t repeat my words when I got too roused up in my feeling. That makes me embarrassed.」 

「Fufufufu. For some reason Ena feels really happy hearing those words. Ena will come back as fast as possibly, s that I can absolutely become help for your majesty more than anyone. Even so Ena think it will take one or two day though……during that time, your majesty must not die no matter what!」 Seishuuin Ena left. 

While acting cheerful and openhearted, she properly left behind words that were fitting for the descendant of a military general family.