Chapter 1 part 1

Kizuna awoke after being unable to sleep well.

His body was heavy.

After all, yesterday was completely wretched for him.

"My fatigue, is still not going away...yy-!?"

"To wake up even later than this me, there is a degree even if you want to slack off."

About 30 cm in front of his eyes, there were red eyes staring at him.

It was Chidorigafuchi Aine in her uniform appearance, she was lying on her belly above the futon.

"Yo, you! Why are you here!?"

"I have come for yobai." (TN: stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love)

"This is morning!"

"Isn't yobai called as an early-morning attack?"

"No, it feels like that, but it's different somehow!"

When Aine tilted her head, her silver hair smoothly flowed down on his chest. A nice smell gently drifted in the air. Even through the futon, he could feel the breasts of Aine which were full with the sense of weight.

Putting aside the yobai, she might be really serious in her early-morning attack statement. After all, yesterday her half-naked body was touched around, her naked breast was rubbed, and the whole particulars of it were screened in front of the whole student body. Looking from her point of view, she would surely feel embarrassed.

"Then how are you feeling I wonder? Feel excited?"

'――Ha?'

"So you cannot even say any word. I wonder if far from being excited, you are now already becoming an animal in mating season instead?"

"I'm not! Rather, a human won't have anything like that!"

Just what was going on with this girl? Wasn't she coming here for her retaliation on him?

"How strange. According to my material, an erotic event should occur when a girl comes to wake up a boy in the morning though."

"What kind of material is that! It's fine already, just move away. I'm already awake."

Looking at the clock beside the pillow, the time was already 8 o'clock. Although the dormitory and the high school building were near, he wanted to go to school with some time left because this was his first day.

This place was Ataraxia's student dormitory.

After the commotion yesterday, he was forcefully taken away somewhere. He didn't bring a single thing from his residence in Tokyo float, but this dormitory had already provided the full set of furniture for the resident, so he was not inconvenienced at all. Home appliances like television and audio were completely provided here that he had no complaint about it, and the furniture and equipment were so splendid that he wanted to doubt whether this place was a high class hotel.

Most of all, not all the rooms were splendid like this. Only members of Amaterasu who possessed Heart Hybrid Gear were treated specially like this, so he heard.

When Aine stood up from the bed, she ripped off the futon from Kizuna.

"Wa-! Don't pull it off so suddenly!"

Ignoring Kizuna's words, Aine was glaring at Kizuna with a grim look.

"Then should we begin?"

Hearing those words, he felt a pressure that was nearly a killing intent.

'Do, don't tell me... as expected, she is coming for me?'

"Wha, what is it?"

"Of course, it's for activity of love. With the flow until now, the love between you and me should be heated up enough correct?"

Aine took off her jacket and threw it away.

"Nothing is heating up for even a millimeter. Rather I'm shrinking here from terror."

"You are really noisy about every little thing. It's fine already so let's just do it quickly."

Aine grasped the collar of Kizuna's sleepwear and took it off with a force that almost tore off the front button.

Kizuna's collarbone until his stomach became exposed.

"Uwaaaaaa... a...?"

Aine froze while still grasping the sleepwear. She was staring fixedly at Kizuna's upper body without averting her eyes. Her cheeks were also slightly colored red.

"...No, now! Quickly do Heart Hybrid with me!"

"Wa, wait! Just wait a second, why are you rushing this much!"

At that time, the door was knocked.

"Hida-kun? If you don't wake up soon, you will be late to the homeroom you know?"

That voice was, Himekawa Hayuru.

It would be terrible if she found him in this kind of situation.

"It was inexcusable for me to be angry yesterday with you without giving you the chance to explain yourself. Perhaps you also have your own circumstances... excuse me, are you there?"

'Uwaaaa! What, what to do!? But, there is nothing that I can do!'

He could do nothing but pray so that Himekawa would leave just like that!

"By any chance, if you are still sleeping then I have to wake you up... then excuse me."

Just limited to this situation he was being really troubled from that kind heart!

"Ara? You are he... re, are..."

Himekawa's eyes could see nothing except Kizuna whose upper body was naked and Aine whose uniform was disordered hugging each other on top of the bed. Moreover, Aine was straddling Kizuna's waist.

Three seconds later, Himekawa reached her own conclusion.

"Illicit sexual relationship... ho, how shameless... in this sacred dormitory, to, to-... what an, indecent act! Yo, you are trying to rape Aine-san again like this! You can't be forgiven anymore!"

"You're wrong! No matter how you see it, I'm the one being pinned down here! I'm the one getting attacked!"

"Haa? You are still saying idiotic things like that! Are you thinking that such unsightly excuse can possibly be believed? A girl attacking a boy, how nonsensical."

No, that was the truth though!

"Hayuru. It's hard to say this but, what this sexual offender is saying is true."

"...Ha?"

"The one attacking, is this me."

"That, that's..."

With a face that expressed how she couldn't believe it, Himekawa staggered on the spot.

"There is the need to perform Hybrid Heart even for a second faster, so this can't be helped."

Aine puffed up her chest proudly.

"No... just why are you looking that haughty?"

"But, I wonder if this is what is called as a female carnivore? It's obvious but I love meat you know. Especially the specialty product of Mie float, the Matsusaka beef, it's really delicious. Kanagawa float's Hayama beef is also hard to discard. I wonder what kind of meat Hayuru likes?"

"Thi... this is, my limit already. The, the both of you..."

Himekawa's shoulders were shaking in fury.

"I'll punish you! Neros!!"

Red light filled the room, a red armor was fixed on Himekawa's body.

'Thi, this girl-! She is putting on her Heart Hybrid Gear!'

"Le, let's calm down and have a talk! It should be strictly prohibited to have a personal with by putting on our gear!"

"No need to worry. After all this is an official duty as a public morals committee member!"

Himekawa drew out the sword hanging on her hips and slashed at him.

"You're forcing your own rule too much!"

"Zeros."

Aine too materialized her gear and stood in the way of Neros.

However there shouldn't be any way to block the sword of Neros that was swung down.

Something like catching a blade with bare hands was an impossible story from the beginning. The empty handed Zeros could only get cut down like that――was how it was supposed to be.

"Kuh-...!"

However, the sword was stopped.

Zeros moved with amazing speed and stopped not the sword, but restrained the hand that was holding the handle of the sword.

"...Impudent act."

"In this range, you are no match for Zeros."

"Is that so? Such thing won't be understood unless we test it."

Himekawa showed a belligerent smile.

"You, you girls! Don't fight in someone's room! The scale of your fight is ――"

After that, Kizuna's room met with devastating damage after a defense and offense of less than ten seconds.

'...What a terrible experience right from the morning.'

Kizuna exited the dormitory and headed towards the school building.

It seemed that his room couldn't be used for a while. Fortunately, there was still an empty room and he could exchange his room.

The two perpetrators were severely reprimanded by the dormitory head. Due to that they might arrive late to school.

Well, they reaped what they sowed.

He was thinking of going by using public transportation, but he would still make it in time even by walking.

He went by walking while viewing the townscape at the same time.

The transportation in this Ataraxia was mainly underground trains, thinking from how the enemy might attack. The inside of the underground train could also be used as a shelter in emergency time.

Next was the unmanned electronic automobile, but it was applied as a taxi. It was convenient how it could be used to go everywhere no matter the route.

While thinking of such things, he was walking through the roads that were cleanly maintained.

It seemed that, somehow, around this area was not affected by the battle yesterday.

Both sides of the road were planted with trees, giving tranquility to the people walking down the road. Passing through that road were many students heading to the school.

Kizuna planned to walk mixing with those students, but he noticed something strange.

There was no one coming closer around Kizuna.

Everyone was getting out of the way from Kizuna's vicinity, they were whispering gossip from afar.

'Aah... I see. So this is also, reaping what I sowed... is it?'

He could listen to the whispering voices.

"That's Eros."

"Eros you know."

"The Eros."

'Aah-, geez! Ero, ero, how noisy!'

He made his steps faster as if to run away toward the high school building.

When he passed through the gates, he could immediately see the school building standing tall. Its steel frame was exposed, the wall was made using composite materials, it looked rustic but it was a cool building.

He entered the building from the entrance.

But everywhere he went he was met with curious stares and malicious gossip. It was wholly uncomfortable.

'Let's not pay it any mind and head to the classroom. Though, this situation will also happen in the class too.'

"Err... the second year first group if I remember right."

The high school part was largely divided into battle department and research department. He was in battle department so this first group must be a battle department... was how it should be.

He confirmed the plate of the classroom and opened the door.

The attention was gathered at him all at once, but the students immediately averted their gazes.

But among them there was only one person raising her hand smiling at him, a female student.

"Haai, Kizuna. I wonder what kind of business you have in my class?"

It was Yurishia Farandol.

Blonde haired and blue eyes, her uniform was filled to bursting with her breasts and waist. As usual, she had a showy appearance. She was by no means gaudy, she was like a high grade precious stone where he could feel her fine quality and elegance.

Also there were five, six female students that seemed to have fine upbringing surrounding around Yurishia.

"Wai-, Yurishia-sama! You must not call out to that man."

"That's right! Exchanging word with someone like that will dirty Yurishia-sama!"

The hanger-on group were glaring at Kizuna with eyes filled with hostility.

'How amazing. When all's said and done, she is like the queen of the high school.'

"Now, now, everyone. He is a transfer student. It's no good to not be kind to him♪"

"My, how kind you are, Yurishia-sama."

"As expected from the queen of Ataraxia!"

Somehow, rather than a clique it looked more like a religion.

"Wait a second the lecher over there! Yurishia-sama is the ace of the American army and the flower of high society, she is a lady of American celebrity. It's a dream that cannot possibly be granted for someone like you to exchange words with her. Don't come closer to her in a radius of 5 meters from now on!"

Now that she mentioned it, he had watched the news before that America dispatched their Heart Hybrid Gear to Japan. If he remembered right it was something about advantageous deployment for the strategy in the Pacific Ocean as allied nations, or returning the favor for Japan's provision of Heart Hybrid Gear technology to America, that kind of content.

So that pilot in the news was this Yurishia Farandol.

"Right, right, how awe-inspiring that is. I understood already."

"What's with that attitude of yours!"

At the other side of the angry hangers-on, Yurishia was looking at Kizuna and sent him a wink.

That act and expression of hers made his heart jump for a second unconsciously.

"Oka―y, everyone take your seat. The homeroom is starting now―"

A female teacher wearing a red jersey entered the room.

Her hair was carelessly tied behind her and tiresome aura was coming out from her whole body. He guessed that her age was around the later half of the twenties. Even though she was a beauty when he looked carefully, there was the feeling that it was ruined by none other than herself.

"Aa― Hida-kun. You neglected going to the staff room and came here haven't you―"

"Ah... is that so, I'm sorr――"

"Right, it's fine so don't let it bother you. I am Sakisaka Saki. Your homeroom teacher."

With a sleepy gaze, she waved her hand tiresomely.

"This is a good timing, oka―y, come to the front."

Obeying what Sakisaka-sensei told him, he stood at the podium in front of the class and looked over the class.

There he felt an uncomfortable feeling.

"Err, sensei... there are a lot of girls here isn't it?"

A lot, that expression was not an accurate one. The correct one was that, there was nobody but girls here.

"Hm? Because this is an all-girl class after all."

'Eh?'

"Look, you students are boys and girls in that age right? Especially the stimulation of pilot suits are strong see―. So that there will be no mistakes occurring, the classes and training are divided between the boys and girls. If I have to make a reference, this first group is the top of the battle department female group. This class is called Flourish class."

He didn't know at all that was how the class was divided.

"Then, it's really bad for me to be here. I have to quickly go to the boy class."

Sakisaka-sensei firmly took hold of the wrist of Kizuna who was trying to get out of the class.

"Aa―, it's fine, it's fine, your place is right here."

Haa?

"Then, you all know him but I'll give an introduction one more time. This is Hida Kizuna-kun who newly enters this class. Everyone, get along well with him. In that kind of meaning."

"Teacher, please don't say anything like 'in that kind of meaning'."

The door of the class was opened loudly and Himekawa made her entrance. Behind her there was also Aine.

"Oh, Himekawa and Chidorigafuchi. It's rare for you two to wake up late."

Himekawa walked until the teacher podium with loud steps before she pointed at Kizuna.

"I didn't wake up late! It's the fault of that man over there that I came this late! Rather than that, what is the meaning of a boy joining the girl class!? Such thing cannot be permitted!"

"Yep. Sensei also thinks so, but this is actually permitted."

"Please explain!"

Only in this kind of time Kizuna and Himekawa were in the same opinion.

"Th, that's right. Besides, sensei too already said it yourself just now. That we all are boys and girls in that age and so this division is so that no mistakes will happen."

"Aah, rather you need to do that mistake. With all you got."

"What the helllll, is thatttt!"

"Because this is the strategy so it can't be helped. Everyone too, do your best in various things with Hida-kun, okay? Errr―, yesterday the seats had been rearranged to make place for your sitting. Over there, near the window."

The seat the teacher pointed at was located behind Himekawa, his right was Aine, and in front of Yurishia, then at the left was a window where he could always dive out for the next world, that location was perfectly surrounded by enemies from all sides, it was truly a land of death where he was isolated and helpless.

No, no matter where he was sitting, there was no safe area for him in this class. The cold gazes of all the class members were mercilessly shaving off his will power.

When the morning class was over, Kizuna's will power was already endlessly close to zero.