Campione! - Volume 21 - Chapter 4.2

Part 2
The territory of the god of fate.

After saying that, Godou got doubtful.

「……Even though this is the enemy’s center, why is it our school?」

The students and Liliana had vanished, but the schoolyard and school buildings were still there.

It didn’t bear the slightest resemblance with 『the domain of fabric that was like carpet continuing endlessly』 Princess Alice showed him yesterday.

「Let’s look around for a bit, Godou.」

Godou returned inside the school building once more together with Erica.

They didn’t change their shoes and entered inside with their dirty shoes but they paid it no mind. They passed through the very familiar corridor, climbed the stairs, and arrived at the classroom that they visited almost every day.

Class 1-5. It was the class Godou and Erica belonged to.

Naturally, there wasn’t any of their classmates inside. The inside of the building was completely empty from people.

「Our classroom──it should be so, but this place doesn’t look like it.」

Godou murmured.

On the entrance of the classroom, there was a tag of 『1-6』 attached.

Appropriate for the classroom of a new first year students, there were few things pasted around the wall and blackboard.

Even when they peeked inside the many desks lining up, there was almost no student who “left behind things in school” like textbook or notebook. It was fresh.

「It really felt like we have advanced to second year until just now. It’s a strange feeling.」

「Could it be, that this might be the 《future》.」

Erica suddenly spoke which shocked Godou.

「Future!?」

「Yes. The few months later──that Kusanagi Godou and us all would welcome a few months later. That’s in case we somehow pass the confrontation with Prince Rama and recover the world peace.」

Erica spoke while pondering.

「Actually, I was begged around two months after starting school. Some people said that they want to create a fencing association, so can I at least lend them my name. Our future was simulated even taking that into account. Or perhaps the very future itself was brought here──」

「Hee……」

「Actually this is different from that time with Saturnus, there was no out of place feelings at all. I accepted that situation really naturally.」

「Me too.」

The life as second year high school student they experienced just now felt really natural.

It could even be said that the completion rate of the virtual world was 『perfect』.

But, Campione had strong resistance against magical attack. Furthermore, Godou had finished experiencing attack of the same kind once. Godou wasn’t even fully immersed into the “imagination life” and in a corner of his head he was looking for the chance to counterattack all that time──.

Godou sat down on nearby desk and slowly looked around the classroom.

And then he smiled wryly. Well, if this was a tactic to make Kusanagi Godou who was fired up with fighting spirit to taste unexpected flow and reduced his momentum, then it really wasn’t a bad tactic.

「This god of fate guy is also really a shrewd one huh.」

He had to strive so that his concentration wouldn’t be disturbed by something like this──.

Fortunately, the fighting spirit in his heart still hadn’t withered. It was smoldering like bonfire while silently waiting for the time to explode.

Perhaps because Godou was in that state, without him noticing his lips warped into a fierce shape.

He was smiling. Then, Erica came to his side as though aiming for that timing. She sat down on the same desk with Godou and leaned on him.

「Are you listening, Godou? What the god of fate is interweaving is of course 『the very fate itself』, but」

Erica looked up at Godou’s face with an inviting gaze.

「Past, present, future──. You also cannot forget that this is an existence that also governs over 『time』. Have you heard? Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, the three sisters from Greek mythology. The three sisters Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld from Norse mythology. The three goddesses Parvati, Kali, and Durga from India mythology……」

「That three sisters of fate thing huh.」

Godou plugged up Erica’s lips while speaking.

Should it be called as plundering, or being plundered. It was a short and deep kiss. When their lips separated from each other, this time they stared at each other passionately──

「Erica, please.」

「Yes. I’ll offer you everything that you need!」

Their lips met once more.

This time it was long. Their mouth melted toward each other, indulging greedily at each other’s lips as though trying to become one, their tongue entangled, and exchange of saliva was repeated.

And then, knowledge was flowing into Godou.

It was the beginning of 《Instruction》 by means of magic.

First was regarding the hero Ramachandra. The content was the same like what was taught to Godou before.

But, the knowledge that Godou truly sought wasn’t that. It was being sent into his brain one after another by Erica’s magic.

They took breather between the kisses while Erica was also talking with her voice.

「Just like what the princess taught you, the three sisters of fate and the god of fate that conform to it──exist throughout the world……」

「There is one common feature among them. That point is really important……」

「”That race” will become the key to solve the mystery of everything……. The event that happened even farther in the past then when Prince Rama’s heroic tale circulated far and wide to the east and west continent──」

The incessant kisses with Godou caused Erica’s breathing to grow rough.

But her voice and breathing were growing sweeter accordingly. Her body was also getting heatedly flushed, gluing close on Godou’s body.

In order to offer everything to Kusanagi Godou, and above all else to make Godou victorious.

In order to respond to Erica Blandelli’s feeling, he received all of those──.

「Erica. Stay by my side no matter what.」

Godou spoke after who knew how many hundred kisses.

「Perhaps the world will meet its end like this, I also absolutely cannot say cool things like I’ll protect you for sure. But in exchange, I’ll show you how I fight with my all……!」

「Yes, of course.」

Erica spoke intoxicatedly inside Godou’s arms.

「Just like I vowed before. I’ll be together with you until the end of this world──. That’s why Godou, don’t worry about me, use all the strength you have for the sake of victory!」

「Leave it to me.」

The long rite for the sake of love and victory──was finally over.

With the trump card for the decisive battle was arranged, Godou and Erica exchanged glance. When Godou looked outside the classroom’s window, Erica nodded.

Thunder had been booming loudly since a bit of time ago.

When they noticed──the sky was turning dark.

The sky was fully covered by dark clouds that sent rain and lightning. The stage was set up as though to say that the preparation for the decisive battle was finished.

Perhaps. Godou noticed a certain possibility.

「Perhaps I was thrown into this school was also to buy time.」

「So it’s to call Prince Rama from the surface. Certainly, lightning is the symbol of a war god of steel.」

Godou and Erica got up and started walking to outside.

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The two came out to the schoolyard once more.

Before this the weather was a clear day in spring, but right now the wind was blowing as though a spring storm would begin. Thunder roared and lightning flashes also flickered.

Amidst such weather, Godou and Erica took position in the middle of the schoolyard.

And then──

A male student was approaching them. Even though there should be nobody else except Godou and Erica inside the school.

「……It unexpectedly suits him.」

「……It’s also unexpected that he got the motivation to dress up stylishly like that.」

Godou and also Erica were taken by surprise.

The male student wearing a blue school uniform approaching them of all people was the hero, Ramachandra!

「I finally can meet you.」

「I too has been waiting impatiently all this time for this reunion.」

The conversation between fellow arch enemy was started very naturally.

The hero Rama, wearing blue school uniform was smiling. His bluish white hair and divinely handsome look were too unbalanced with the school uniform that was too mundane──.

And yet, he easily wore it stylishly.

Godou laughed.

「What the hell with that huh. Surprising me like that.」

「When I knew that you are in “this kind of place”, I tried scheming a bit. After all when you are in Rome do as the Romans do.」

「I’m also entertained by Prince Rama’s outfit.」

「Yo, so it’s you. It also has been a long time with you.」

Rama also smoothly greeted Erica who entered the conversation.

He was skilled in communication like usual. It was to the degree that was unthinkable for a heretic god. Gus refreshing words choice and bright expression──.

(ED: Gus definition: Very sweet and caring. Very understandable. Loves unconditionally)

Was it just his imagination? Godou went 「?」 and he tilted his head.

Fatigue that was like rust was always clinging on Rama’s handsome look, and yet.

「Is it just my misunderstanding? You are showing a good face.」

「Even I myself don’t understand. But if that’s true, then that’s a good thing.」

Fatigue and intensity from long battle were tagging along Prince Rama like rust that wouldn’t come off.

The same was true whether it was at the ancient Gallia or when he was resurrected in 21st century Japan. However right now, the noble youth’s face was sprightly unlike in the past.

Just like a child before summer vacation, or a Campione before a battle──.

「Come to think of it Rama. You held back against Erica and the others right?」

Godou suddenly spoke.

「That Lakhsmana guy, he said that he borrowed arrows from his big brother’s quiver. Then he shot my comrades with them. ……But, everyone was in the state that I barely could save. You, did notice that your arrows were brought out──and applied a trick to it?」

「I don’t deny that. In the first place it was something of mine. It wasn’t a difficult thing.」

Erica was taken aback hearing Rama’s reply.

Yesterday, the reason Godou’s companions were saved from Lakhsmana’s arrows. The cause why the whole area wasn’t blown away. Surely it was because the true owner reduced the power of the arrows──.

It seemed that it was just as Godou imagined. Rama spoke.

「Forget about it. It wasn’t for the sake of selling favor to you. Just, to put a damper on our battle with such thing is……I believed it wouldn’t be something really pleasant, that’s all.」

「I get it. This match should be a duel between you and me.」

Godou nodded.

「Perhaps it’s behind the times in this age, but this is a serious battle man to man after all.」

「Hmm. For me who was born in the ancient times, it’s a completely novel conception. A man to man match……looking back, until now I have never done “that kind of fight”.」

「Well, I guess that’s true for you.」

When Godou smiled wryly, the opponent’s expression also turned the same.

The fate of the world was at stake. The great hero who only repeated decisive battles of devil king extermination. Naturally this kind of low level match should be unrelated to him.

Godou’s hand reached out and touched Erica’s forehead. And then he made a thought.

Just from that Erica Blandelli’s figure──instantly transformed into a 『crimson jewel』. It was a technique that was once shown by the old god Susanoo in his hermitage at the Astral Plane during the time of his battle against Sun Wukong.

At that time the Mariya sisters were changed into combs.

If it was now when his magic aptitude was raised by the unknown miracle drugs, he should be able to imitate it.

He trusted that conviction and transformed the 『Erica’s jewel』. Godou put it into his pocket. That place should be the safest for her──should be.

His preparation was finished. Godou faced Rama and proclaimed.

「Let’s start this soon.」

「I accept.」

「Something like the end of the world, the devil king or fate, there are a lot of outsiders saying troublesome things. But in the end this match is only about who is the winner between you and me. If you cannot use that Great Law of the Covenant, then we can make the result clear for sure this time.」

「Don’t worry about Lakhsmana too. His wound from you isn’t healed yet.」

「Really? I’ll believe you.」

Godou grinned and stared at Rama’s eyes.

The matchless great hero also stared straight back.

「Until now I have been defeated by you many times. Allow me to fight you as someone challenging an opponent of a higher skill.」

「How can you say that without shame even though you are far stronger than me huh.」

Accepting Godou‘s wry smile, hero Rama’s attire changed.

From school uniform to his usual swordsman outfit clad in white mantel. The long Divine Sword of Salvation was sheathed inside the scabbard on his back.

This large sword──Rama finally pulled it out. Godou also took his stance.

「All my fights with you kept ending with half-baked result but……this is going to be the last.」

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