Campione! - Volume 19 - Chapter 3.3

Part 3 

「Fun fun fun♪ Fun fufun fufu~n♪」 

Aisha was walking on Kabukichou while humming. 

She looked like in a good mood while walking with tottering step. The bundle of souvenir that her right hand was holding was a standard item with ancient and honorable origin for a drunkard. It was the “you-know-what” where a box of sushi was wrapped and tied with a string. Aisha was bringing the bundle back by pinching on the string. She had it packed at the sushi restaurant she was at just now. 

She was still wearing her maid uniform even while in this kind of state. 

On top of that what made it even more creepy was the red hood that she received from the first bar. 

However, this place was a neighborhood where cosplaying staffs of bar and brothel somewhere and oddballs drinking around with novel appearance could be caught sight of, so it wasn’t just Aisha that was standing out. This place was Shinjuku’s Kabukichou. It was bustling with night king and queen, a neighborhood with broad heart. (TN: I guess the queen here refer to the queen in S&M shop or famous prostitute. As for the night king, I don’t really know, maybe it’s like Housen from Gintama) 

Disorder, chaos, liveliness, vitality, tumult, desire, love and hate――. 

Unhealthy vitality that was far from purity was blending viscously into the atmosphere of the neighborhood. 

It was something that Aisha was well accustomed to. It felt comfortable. 

Originally she was an orphan that lived on the street in India at the colonial period, she was also working as female servant at the 19th century London when it was a town of decadence. 

In contrast with her gentle and graceful appearance (even though it might appear that way), she was a type of a sly old dog. 

She had came to experience both bitterness and sweetness firsthand (in plenty). 

Even with her outward appearance that looked not only young but could even be seen as an immature girl, her age that had been carved with a lifetime of ups and downs into her body and heart was continuously emitting radiance of a jewel! 

「……Why I wonder? It feels like someone somewhere is speaking ill behind my back……」 

She lifted her head due to a persecution complex that was caused by intoxication. 

The sense on Aisha’s skin somehow discerned it. In the air of the city――a prickling sharpness was beginning to silently mingle in. 

Danger. Peril. Ominous. Evil omen. Ill will. Fighting spirit. Blood thirst……. 

She urgently turned sober from her drunkenness. 

In the first place a body of Campione possessed an absurd resistance against toxin. If she heightened her concentration a bit then alcohol to this degree would vanish immediately. 

That was why, she entered a back alley where few people would go through――intentionally. 

Her skin was stinging. She didn’t want to enter into a traffic jam like this. Something was wrong. 

「Fun fufun, fufun fufun……」 

The tone of her humming was dropping down somewhat. 

She was advancing through the cramped alley while stepping skillfully with tottering steps. 

She should continue to pretend to be drunk still. It was also fine to enter a building if there was a back door. Surely it would also be fine to slip through between buildings and came out to another wide street. Escape was victory……. 

「My?」 

Aisha opened her eyes wide. 

At the back alley there was a male that looked like a salary man crouching. His back in black suit was facing at her. He seemed to have drunk too much. 

Even while feeling something suspicious, Aisha called at him. 

「Excuse me……are you feeling bad?」 

She walked near and also stroke at the suited back. 

It was a meddlesomeness that came from kindness. Perhaps the male felt like vomiting, both his hands were covering his mouth and nose while he gave Aisha an answer that sounded pained. 

「I, I’m fine, it’s nothing big. It’s just――my face only feel itchy……」 

「Itchy?」 

「Yes. My nose……it feels like it’s stretching――it’s really……strange.」 

The voice of the male was gradually turned mumbling. 

It became hard to listen to him. And then, the moment Aisha leaned her body forward, the crouching male slowly turned back. 

「Ugu……uuuuuUUUUURURURURURU-!」 

「Eeh!?」 

Aisha was shocked. 

The Japanese male that looked like a salary man had his face turning into wolf. 

Even though just a moment before he was unmistakably a human. The wrist that came out from the suit’s sleeve was also covered densely with fur, and then on his face there was undoubtedly wolf parts like fang and claw. 

「Kyaaaah!? Don’t tell me, Mr. Werewolf!?」 

「uuuuRUuuuUUUU-! GaaaaAAAAAAH!」 

The male that was crouching down with his back patted by Aisha. 

That man was releasing a wild howl while standing up quickly as though he had spring on his body, and as a werewolf that was walking on his two legs――he grabbed at Aisha! 

(I need to run!) 

Aisha immediately leaped back and the man’s hands grabbed at empty air. 

Aisha wasn’t particularly knowledgeable in martial arts, but this was only natural. Campione, when they were cornered into the verge of death would manifest power of concentration to the utmost limit and showed an agility like a wild beast. 

「Ei-!」 

It was wasteful, but Aisha pushed the souvenir bundle at the face of the werewolf. 

This action also brought a fortune. It was at that timing that the werewolf opened his large mouth to try to bite at Aisha――the box’s corner hit at the inside of the throat. 

When the werewolf faltered, Aisha used that opening to run away without a moment’s delay. 

Even though she looked like that but her feet was excellently fast. She immediately came back at the back alley that she had just walked through. 

「Eh――!?」 

And then she was taken aback. 

Just a few minutes ago it was a bustling street that was too disorderly. 

Man, woman, unknown gender, drunkard, not drinking people, someone who couldn’t drink, merchant, office worker that went home from their work, carouser, etc., many kinds were gathering her unorganized and created an air of a neighborhood that was too free. 

Yet right now there were only werewolves there. 

Business suit and coat, winter clothing, on top of that were costume like sailor uniform or blazer and so on. Wearing those outfits were――male/female werewolves with thick fur. 

Some people were walking upright, some were walking on all four. 

But, the wolves were all glaring at Aisha with brutal look, they growled and even displayed their fang fiercely, they looked like they were going to jump at her anytime. 

「Authority of Rebellious Lykos……」(TN: Lykos=Wolf in Greek language) 

Aisha already understood whose work this was. 

But, there was only one thing that should be done the first thing here. She hurriedly called out at everyone. 

「Everyoneeeee! Please calm dow―n!」 

The werewolves that numbered about thirty or forty, their movement immediately came to a stop with a twitch. 

「You all are good child, so please listen to what I say okay-. First take a deep breath, and then let’s become my friend!」 ‘fuiiiiiii’ The werewolves took a deep breath all at once. 

The many eyes that were staring at Aisha fiercely were already shining bright with affection. 

Rather than wolves they were already a pack of loyal dog. The few dozen werewolves that were just in the verge of attacking were completely turned in reverse to crowd around Aisha. 

Their gaze and fangs were turned to outside, they were intending to protect their female master. 

And then, Aisha heard the low voice of the old marquis. 

「So even the servant of Voban is easily stolen like this. I have expected this, but as expected from the withc that charmed everything――the power of the witch that murder even god is dreadful huh.」 

「As expected it’s Onii-sama……」 

He was slowly walking forward while chuckling. 

Dejanstahl Voban. The owner of the authority that governed an army of wolves. 

Yes. Aisha knew. Not only he could summon a pack of evil wolves and turned his own body into wolf―― 

If he felt like it, he also could transform the humans before his eyes into wolf or werewolf! 

「Ha, hadn’t Onii-sama said it a long time ago? The seal of wolf is something with meaning. There is no honor in giving it to the trivial fellows over there, was what you said……!?」 

「Now that you mentioned it, I had said that.」 

「Despite so, for this unrelated people to go through something like this!」 

「Fufufufu」 

Even when he received Aisha’s criticism, the old king only chuckled calmly. 

It was rare for Onii-sama to transform anyone other than himself into evil wolf. The transformation was given as reward to the subordinate that offered absolute loyalty to Marquis Voban, or possibly as punishment toward traitor or rebel. 

The seal of wolf wasn’t something temporary, it would continue semi-permanently. 

Therefore, Marquis Voban wouldn’t grant that honor toward insignificant fellow……. 

「Isn’t this fine, o witch.」 

However right now his twisted humor was being exhibited. 「This is a great war where all of us godslayers are gathering. 

Where is the meaning of being stingy in displaying our craft? Don’t you think this is the place to make free use of everything we have, and enliven up this battle?」 

「Such thing!? This is not firework for putting life into event!」 

「Hahahaha. You are saying something good. But, well, indeed. 」 

Marquis Voban’s ――emerald eyes were tinged with radiance. 

What those evil eyes were staring at, were the werewolves that gathered around Aisha to protect her. Curse and divine might was sprinkled. 

「I want to beg off from having insignificant fellows butting in more than necessary. Let’s have them exit from the stage altogether soon. Though I also don’t hate this kind of town. If I have to say, my preference is for a quiet place.」 

「――!?」 

Aisha felt shocked once more. 

The several dozen werewolves that surrounded her――all of them was transformed into white statue. With the authority of evil eyes, they were turned into crystallization of salt. 

「O, Onii-sama. Are you planning to defeat me no matter what? 」 

「Indeed.」 

「Uu-. Please answer that after looking worried for a bit.」 

「I have no worry or anything, after all your existence is an unsolved problem that need to be eliminated for many years. As for me, my feeling is clear for being able to obtain this good chance.」 

「Ge, geez Onii-sama, as always you keep saying only cold things to me……」 

Aisha doggedly hung on even after Voban unhesitatingly gave that verdict. 

「But but! Both of us, haven’t we associate all this long time until now just like brother and sister!?」 

「……I should have already told you this many times every time you insisted like that.」 

Voban shelved up his good mood until now temporarily. He frowned with a twitch on his eyebrow and declared with regrettable feeling. 

「To consign to oblivion the existence of the witch Aisha whose troublesomeness know no bound, exceptional resolve and――determination are surely indispensable. Right now I’m turning a blind eye at her in order to accumulate my resolve and determination but……sooner or later the time when it explode will come without fail.」 

「Now that Onii-sama mentioned it, certainly I often heard that sentence in the past. But Onii-sama hadn’t said that for more than half a century, so I thought Onii-sama had forgotten it ――」 

「You think such thing exist. I stopped saying that merely because it was troublesome.」 

「Hieeee-」 

Aisha was in panic from receiving that shocking confession. 

What a tragedy. What a difference. What a cruel trial the fate had imposed toward these two who were just like a step brother and sister! 

(You must not Aisha, it will be no good if you lose heart from something like this!) 

She was getting teary, even so she scolded herself. 

This sorrowful difference, the string of love and hate entangling the two of them completely, someday it should be possible to mend it back. However, to calm the killing intent that Onii-sama kept emitting to her even now―― It seemed impossible even with love or persuasion. 

「That’s right!」 

She suddenly noticed and rushed at one of the werewolves that was turned into salt. 

The statue had the casual appearance of loose parka and slackened jeans. 

It seemed that a cool young man was transformed into werewolf. He had conspicuously large build even among the several dozen werewolves and looked tough. He had become a sturdy sculpture that was standing imposingly. 

Aisha clung to that statue’s back and further embraced on his neck. 

「Please, run away together with me!」 

Even an injured person in the verge of death would be healed instantly. That was the authority of healing. 

The result of Aisha pouring that divine power into the statue by a lot was that the salt statue retuned to a heavily furred werewolf once more, his strength and agility was recovered all at once―― 

He jumped toward the wall of a multi-tenant building. 

「GURU――OOooooooOONNN-!」 

「Splendid! Please do it with all your strength!」 

Aisha was hanging over his back. She was being given a piggyback ride. 

Despite so, the tough werewolf jumped higher than four meter. He did that without any approach run. 

After that he kicked on the wall of the building and jumped for the second time. Like that he easily jumped up until the rooftop of the multi-tenant building in a moment. It was an extraordinary leg power. 

The werewolf jumped continuously from one building to the next while carrying Aisha on his back. 

The one who gazed at astonishment to that action was of course Marquis Voban. 

「Hohou.」 

「Please do your best for a bit more okay!」 

Aisha desperately cheered at the werewolf that became her transport method. 

She had premonition. This werewolf should return back into a salt statue sooner or later. 

She tried to release the curse of the evil eye using her healing authority but――most likely it wouldn’t hold out for long. Until the end this was only a temporary neutralization, she felt that from the feedback. 

But, she first prioritized to escape for now. 

Aisha sighed on the back of the werewolf……. 

「Hmph. So she broke my curse.」 Dejanstahl Voban shrugged. 

「I thought that she surely could do that but, as expected.」 

As expected from the devilish queen. The godslayer that he and Luo Hao were cautious against. 

He recalled before this――the first time he got involved with that withc. Together with sect founder Luo Hao, the both of them were led around by the nose in London. 

The power that made two Campiones to be powerless at the same time there――. 

The corridor of fairy. The mysterious cave that was linked toward a time period somewhere or another world somewhere. The queen Aisha who obtained that as an authority was an enemy that had to be cautious against the most. 「From here on will be the crucial moment of the hunt.」 Voban whispered before the start of the match. 

If he was the oldest Campione, then the other side was also a possessor of battle history that wasn’t inferior. If he got tricked by her appearance and personality, he would get hit with tit for tat. 

Voban swung his hand in order to call his subordinate wolves.