Chapter 32 (Answer)
J-Just now... Cecil-san's inviting me to join her sacred ruin exploration group... right ?
Unconsciously, I' pointed my finger at my own face.
"Did you ask me ?"
"Yes... I'm asking you, Kurohiko"
Cecil-san answered while looking awkwardly embarrassed.
"Its just, after you'd used the forbidden spell before... to be honest, It's hard to invite you because of it butー..."
"........................."
To think that I would get invitation directly from Cecil-san, I didn't expect this at all.
Though it can be imagined, just how many invitations that she had received.
If its Cecil-san then, she can invite anyone, after all, she's popular person.
Besides the merit of her inviting me is... ah, I see ! the forbidden spell huh ?
However, the way Cecil-san speak is...
She seems to be embarrassed by something...
"You see, emm... actually, when the battle practice lesson is over, youー"
Until there, Cecil-san paused and shake her head.
"ーNo, this way of saying it will be unsightly... that's right, I think I wish to have you who have the power of the forbidden spell to join me. that's why, how is it ? will you join my exploration group ? of course, if you want something as compensation, I'll give you appropriate reward, let's see... if it's something that I can do thenー"
"Can you wait a moment ?"
A male voice can be heard inside the classroom.
Then I see the master of the voice.
"Aa"
It was Zix-san who interrupted Cecil-san.
He comes down the step and currently standing in front of me.
"... Zix ?"
Cecil-san looked puzzled.
After Zix-san glanced at Cecil-san for a moment, he turned toward me.
"Today, before the battle practice lesson took place... Cecil-sama had consulted to me and Hirgiz 『If he ends up being alone, perhaps we should invite him』 is what she said."
"Zix..."
"Let me talk, Cecil-sama"
Zix-san brushes aside Cecil-san who called him with reproach tone of voice.
Then Cecil-san who tried to stop him stops saying anything.
And then Zix-san continue talking,
"From the start, me and Hirgiz, and then Cecil-sama, just the three of us will form exploration group. at the time when you're not hereーby that I mean, at the time of the entrance ceremony, where students declared their team."
Aah, I see now.
At the time the students make and decide their exploration group, I'm not present huh ?
Which remind me... the students who actually surrounded Cecil-san didn't offer invitation toward her.
After the class is over, and the students found out about me being a forbidden spells user, they surrounded me instead, and no one seems to invite her despite her, being branded as a talented person, if I have to say that is weird, then it is weird.
... speaking of talented people, Aira-san seems had decided to join the upper-classman exploration group, that's why she's not here presently.
"At first, I and Hirgiz wondered who does she refer to, however, we noticed that it was you at the time of the battle practice lesson."
"Aa..."
Then I recall the time when we had a battle lesson.
When I was being defeated by the female instructor in one blow, Cecil-san protected me, and when the other students laughed at me, Zix-san and Hirgiz-san didn't laugh at all.
.............................
Unn...
"And then after the battle lesson was over, Cecil-san said to us that she's going to invite to join her exploration group."
"......................."
That's mean, that Cecil-san has the intention to invite me to join her exploration group even before she found out about the forbidden spell right ?
However, why I'm somehow...
"Looking at you, you seem like confused regarding the value of your own self... I'd also think that if you polished your ability, it will come out good. At that battle, that one blow... to be honest, I can feel your power is impressive, though I can't say it was good, however, 『something』 is there."
That one blow huh ?
Indeed, when I'm about to swung the sword, I sensed something different.
"But wellー"
Zix-san then continues talking while looking stiff...
"To that extent, speaking of inviting you to join our exploration group, for example, to be honest, me nor Hirgiz have a complicated feeling regarding it. in other words, me and Hirgiz other than "Forbidden Spell", we don't find value in you, different than Cecil-sama view see."
"................."
Zix-san is a nice person eh...
In other words, this is what he want to say...
To him, after the revelation of me being a forbidden spell user, finally, make them able to see the value of inviting Sagara Kurohiko to their exploration group.
However, Cecil-san already had the intention to invite Sagara Kurohiko since before she find out about the forbidden spell.
That's why the statement where Cecil-san said 『I wish to invite you for your forbidden power』 is not the truth... is what he want to tell me.
And to say it roughly he also wants to say 『Though we're different than Cecil-san who can see your value even before knowing your forbidden spell, however, I can feel that you "hold" something』 toward me.
Perhaps Zix-san had said that for the sake of protecting Cecil-san honor isn't it ?
Though I think it's a bit roundabout, Zix-san concern toward Cecil-san is properly being transmitted to me.
"And... if you are going to join our exploration group then, I welcome you... that is what I wish to say. sorry, for being a bother."
Zix-san said the last part while turning back.
"Your meddlesome part have not changed is it not, Zix."
Cecil-san said those words while smiling and turn toward me once again.
"Though Zix had said that, I have an interest toward your forbidden spell as combat power is also the truth."
"Cecil-san... Iー"
Cecil-san looked at me straight with her clear blue sky eyes.
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