Chapter 114.1 - Crusher Reina


    「Thanks, I feel a lot better.」


    「Is that so? Just tell me if it''s still hurting or something. I can heal your wound thanks to my 『Healer』 vocation after all.」


    Thanks to Yamajun, my mind regained its rity.


    This Yamajun, YamaYmakawa Junichiro was neither your average joe nor was he your super cool guy. This medium build, bespectacled with rimless sses, fluffy, frizzy hair was the kind of guy that never stood out amongst the rest of the ss – the sort who blended with the surrounding amongst the unique line up in ss 2-7.


    But his gentle smile and kind words made him into a Bodhisattva-like student.


    And this amazing man could basicallymunicate fairly at ease with someone from the top caste like Souma Yuuto right up to the bottom caste Yokomichi Hajime. This matter was as clear as the day with how I called him 「Yamajun」 like it was a normal thing to do.


    I mean look, he wasn''t nervous when facing Souma''s riajuu’s group, not cowering when he spoke to Higuchi or Tendou-kun, moreover, he was being sincere and speaking with a bright smile to otaku''s group like me or Shou who had a rtively low standing in the ss. I mean, even that Yokomichi was willing to hear him.


    And, his amazingmunication prowess was also reaching toward the female students. Though unlike the boy’s case he could speak normally with someone like a ss rep or Souma Sakura who stood at the peak of the ss caste in the female students’ group.


    And yet, Yamajun had built a personal virtue to the point that he wasn''t red at by the other boy in the ss like Kousaka-kun, Souma-kun''s buddy.


    To be honest, it was a mystery to everyone why Yamajun wasn’t the one to be the ss rep instead of Hugashi-kun. Well, in fact, when we chose the male ss rep, everyone rmended both Higashi-kun and Yamajun. However, thetter then willingly stepped back for the former with a smile on his face, end of the story.


    Anyhow, that''s the reason why I could let my guard down around Yamajun. The matter of him bing a 『Healer』 who healed wound was absolutely no coincidence. You might say that our god''s patron could discern the true inner attainment of everyone.


    Changing ce, we''re currently inside one of the avable rooms in the tower. Though it was a vacant room with several skulls, there''s a fallen pir that had just the right size to be a chair. I was sitting in there while receiving treatment from Yamajun.


    The quartet of men and Reina went to the fairy za located at the top of this tower. This was all the ssmates who gathered in this area. There were no otherrades. That''s why it''s just me and Yamajun here. He kept the other ssmates away, but his main reason might be to let me cool my head.


    「Thank you … You''re covering for me, right?」


    The wound on my back wasn’t that big. It was at the level that ointment A was all I needed to patch it up. That''s why I was really grateful for Yamajun to separate me from the rest of our ssmates.


    Yamajun’s face first looked surprised and then changed into a reassuring smile.


    「Ahaha, busted huh! Normally, I just distract with vague talk.」


    「No, I understand with just that brief exchange … Reina A Ayase, that bitch is the most powerful one and the most uncooperative one amongst us, right?」


    「You beat me there, Momokawa-kun. To think that you''ve guessed that far…」


    He then exined the present situation of the party with a sigh.


    「At first, I was always moving along with Yamato-kun.」


    Needless to exin that even Yamato-kun, the catcher of the baseball club who wasn’t that popr in our ss, was quite close to Yamajun. That''s why their journey was a rather smooth one.


    「A whileter, we met with Ueda-kun and co. That''s why Ayase-san joined up just recently.」


    See, because she moved along with Higuchi till then, maybe she''s buttering up to Yamajun and Co. after she pushed me out of that transfer magic circle.


    「How should I say, it''s Ayase-san, it''s because she''s an extremely charming girl….」


    「You treated her like a spoiled princess?」


    「Yeah, That''s right. Especially Yamato-kun, he has a thing for Ayase-san since a long time ago.」


    Yamato-kun must be a hardcore lolicon. He was a lolicon despite having that kind of appearance, well it might be close to impossible for him to marry his ideal woman.


    「Haa … It''s the worst.」


    I couldn''t help but feel disheartened by this situation.


    In short, this six-man party never even considered about their own well being. I might not be able to see it, but I was sure that the atmosphere in this party was simr to a fan club in which almost everyone was trying to have themself ced higher than others for that bitch whose brain was filled with flower field. Winning the attention of that bitch might be more important to them than clearing thebyrinth.


    「It''s the worst, I did everything I could to change the situation but … Sorry, Momokawa-kun. Honestly, I think it''s only matter of time before this team breaks apart.」


    「Uwaa, to think that even you, Yamajun, are helpless against this situation.」


    Though I absolutely wouldn''t believe the lie that smell like stereotyped 「Rtionship Lubricant」 of job-hunting university students, and those two words applied perfectly on Yamajun. He who could treat everyone equally was the perfect person to mediate any situation.


    It was to the point that when we became sophomores, the incident in which Masaru called out to Yokomichi who at that point had been ostracized by the rest of the ss only to have thetter snapped back at him with 「This is why I hate filthy casual!」. Naturally, even Saitou was angry at suddenly being treated like that and the situation quickly turned into a quarrel. The incident which made the other ssmates look for Yokomichi anime otaku was quickly resolved thanks to Yamajun’s immediate mediation before the teachers who heard themotion arrived at our ss.


    Naturally, though both Masaru and Yokomichi never talked to each other again after that, if Yamajun hadn''t mediated, their bickering might''ve turned into a brawl, ording to the ssmates who had witnessed the situation.


    And now that very same impable mediator went as far as whining about the situation in the team, could it be that … It''s better for me to continue being a solo?


    「Can I hear a more detailed situation? Treat me as your ally for the time being.」


    Yup, following a momentary pause after I said those words with bitter smile on my face, Yamajun started telling me his story.


    「First, regarding Ayase-san.」


    Yup, she''s our greatest source of trouble for the time being. Our conversation couldn''t start unless I understood more about that bitch situation.


    「This is nothing more than my own spection but … In short, Reina has no ill will.」


    「As I thought, do you have a basis for that conclusion?」


    「Yeah. Take the previous incident, for example, Reina-san only screamed that you''re scary when you suddenly leaped at her.」


    Even so, I absolutely had no intention to forgive that bitch.


    「I understand your feeling, Momokawa-kun. I won''t say something like "Please forgive Ayase-san", but allow me to give you a warning before you act recklessly, despite her problematic behavior, she''s the strongest one amongst us.」


    True enough, she wasn''t a big deal if she was a mere frail, cute, and innocent highschool girl like before she received her vocation.


    On top of that, if Reina''s vocation was as weak as my 『Shaman』, orposed of a useless and haphazard set of skills like Randou-san’s, she might’ve ended up as the monster''s food or Higuchi''s ve.


    「What do you know about Reina''s abilities, Yamajun?」


    「That''s a rather troubling question since the person herself doesn''t seems to understand the vocation system of this world when I tried to ask her before.」


    Even the bitch herself had no clear grasp about her own power … In short, even if the current her was very strong, there might be a chance that she might awaken some sort of ridiculous power once she was driven into the corner.


    「As far as I know, Ayase-san''s vocation is 『Spiritualist』 with three kinds of ability. Momokawa-san just saw two of the three. They''re known as 『Sacred Beast』.」


    It seems the ming red lion was 『me Lion Engard』, and the thunder falcon was 『Thunder Falcon Ramudein』. It seemed that the bitch always called them by their pet name instead of their proper name.


    「The 3rd one appeared in the form of a woman who uses water attribute magic, 『Water Spirit Seyram』. This Seyram is as powerful as the other two.」


    It seemed that Reina mostly used Engard, and added Ramudein when she felt anxious. It also seemed that Ramudein only got its turn when she was being surrounded by many enemies since Engard alone was enough to take care of the enemies if they''re in small number.


    Since the forest around this tower was Goma''s living ce, it seemed there had been a few assions in which she’d summoned Ramudein when while being surrounded by many enemies.


    It seemed that there''s barely any condition that would trigger Reina to call Seyram. There was only one-time Yamajun saw her called Seyram when they''re crossing over a big river in the jungle and suddenly got ambushed by a giant crocodile-like monster.


    「Seyram might only be able to show its full power near the water source. I mean, it killed that giant crocodile-like monster in one strike.」


    Sure enough, there''s no way its power was inferior to the other two sacred beast if it could round up an aquatic monster with water attribute magic.


    「Do those sacred beasts need some sort of incantation to be summoned?」


    「Nope, they can appear on their own without being summoned when Ayase-san is in danger.」


    There''re a few times when the sacred beast called Engard appeared on its own to protect that bitch when Gomas shot their arrows, or should I say that it was a stray arrow that was flying toward that bitch from her blindspot. From his story, I concluded that there''s almost no timeg for the summoning.