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Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!? (Light Novel) - Volume 5, Chapter 2: Yurika's Enemy Appears!
Volume 5, Chapter 2: Yurika's Enemy Appears!
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Part 1
Tuesday, November 17
“Sakuraba-senpai and Satomi-san definitely can't go out! Definitely!!”
The next day, even after reaching her classroom, Yurika was still furious. She couldn't forgive Koutarou for saying she had an excessive cosplay hobby.
“He has no problems trampling on someone else’s feelings!”
Since she had been planning to hook up Koutarou and Harumi, she didn't care that Koutarou didn't see her as a romantic interest. But she couldn't forgive him for what he said as she was worrying about him. If the same thing were to happen with Harumi as with her... if Koutarou didn't believe something Harumi said... Yurika couldn't accept Koutarou and Harumi going out as she thought about that.
“I can't have that kind of person going out with Sakuraba-senpai. I need to come up with a way to get her to give up on him...”
Just a while ago, she had decided on backing up Harumi with all of her might. But right now she was dead set on keeping the two apart. Because of that, Yurika had been scheming since she woke up this morning.
“I could bring Sakuraba-senpai with me and show her Koutarou as he's together with another girl... or I could set a trap to make him look like a fool...”
She was the magical girl of love and courage ☆ Rainbow Yurika. Getting in the way of others love affairs was the complete opposite of what she was supposed to do, but she was blinded by rage and didn't mind whatsoever.
“What's up with Yurika? She's been like that all morning.”
“Who knows... It's Yurika we're talking about...”
Koutarou scratched his head as he looked at Yurika's back from his desk. Sanae was floating nearby and did the same as she stared at Yurika with a confused look.
At the back of the classroom next to Koutarou and Sanae were Kiriha, Theia, Ruth and Shizuka. After hearing Koutarou, they were all looking at Yurika.
“Koutarou, it's late November. The end of the year Comiha event is close.”
Comic Heart Network, or Comiha, held a large scale event twice a year related to comics. It was the biggest cosplaying event in the country.
“Oh! So she's thinking about what outfit to wear!”
“Is that the cosplay festival thing?”
“Yeah, if she's like that, Yurika-chan must be really into it...”
“I see, now that you mention it, I can feel her eagerness all the way over here.”
Koutarou, Theia, Shizuka and Ruth all nodded in agreement after Kiriha mentioned Comiha. In their minds, Yurika was a hardcore cosplayer. Besides, because of her poor grades, they had a hard time imagining that she was thinking so hard about her homework.
“Is that really it? I can kind of feel some strange spiritual energy coming out from her...”
However, Sanae had a different opinion. As a ghost, she could feel that the spiritual energy that Yurika was emitting was different from normal.
“Well, she's been strange from the start.”
However, Sanae didn't think much of it. In the end, even she thought of Yurika as just a cosplayer.
“Kou, what are you talking about?”
Kenji came walking by holding the class diary. Since he was on day duty, he had come from the faculty office.
“Take a look at that.”
“Is there something wrong with Nijino-san?”
“She's been making a complex expression like that since this morning, so we were wondering what for.”
“Ah, now that you mention it, she has.”
After Koutarou explained the situation to Kenji, he nodded.
“She has this kind of atmosphere around her, it's like she's about to pull out a knife.”
“Mackenzie, are you speaking from experience?”
“...N-No.”
Kenji shook his head vigorously, cursing himself.
“Liar! You definitely are!”
“I wasn't, really!”
As Kenji shook his head, Shizuka continued.
“Mackenzie-kun's experience aside, we're suspecting that Yurika might be thinking about what to cosplay.”
“No, she's definitely about to pull out a knife!”
It didn't occur to Koutarou that the tip of that knife was pointed towards him.
“Shut it! … But it might be as you said, Kasagi-san.”
Kenji nodded at Shizuka's words. Seeing that, Koutarou brought the topic back to Yurika.
“What do you mean?”
“Well, I'm on day duty today, right? So when I went to the faculty office to get the diary there was a girl I'd never seen next to the teacher.”
“A girl? Did you hit on her? You sure can't be discrete can you, Mackenzie. I'm impressed.”
This time, Koutarou nodded.
“You're wrong! Why would I do that!?”
“Hard to believe those are words coming from Mackenzie-kun, who had a girl pull a knife on him.”
“Let me finish talking, you just shut up.”
“Got it. I'll shut up and think about that girl and her knife.”
Koutarou shut up and began grinning.
“Ugh, I let something stupid slip...”
“Mackenzie, come on, continue.”
“R-Right. Well, it seems that girl is a transfer student coming to this class.”
“A transfer student!?”
Everyone was surprised.
“And it seems that she's acquainted with Nijino-san...”
In November, as the days were getting colder, what had arrived along with those cold winds was an off-season transfer student.
Part 2
Being called into the classroom by the teacher, a girl with indigo colored eyes entered. Having heard that she was acquainted with Yurika, Koutarou imagined she would be noisy and unsteady, just like Yurika. But in reality the transfer student was quiet and looked like she had a strong spirit.
“For an acquaintance, she sure is quite different from Yurika.”
“Couldn't she just be a normal acquaintance?”
“That's possible.”
Because she seemed too different from Yurika, Koutarou and Sanae whispered to one another.
The transfer student bowed with a sharp movement.
“Hello everybody, my name is Aika Maki. It's nice to meet you.”
“Maki-san had to transfer to this school because of her parents’ circumstances. Please treat her well, everyone.”
After the transfer student's introduction and the teachers follow-up the classroom immediately got noisy. To high schoolers, transfer students were that big of a deal. Everyone naturally got excited.
“M-Maki-chan!?”
However, Yurika was shocked. She stood up so fast her chair went flying. Her eyes were opened wide.
“W-Why are you in this school, Maki-chan!?”
“Long time no see, Yurika-san.”
Maki revealed a calm smile. The two of them had completely opposite reactions.
“Right, I forgot, Maki-san is Yurika-san's acquaintance, right? Can I ask you to look after her, Yurika-san?”
The teacher's words didn't reach Yurika, she was far too surprised. Not only were her eyes wide open, but her mouth was too.
You're surprised aren't you, Nijino Yurika? In this situation, it's not like I can't understand how you must feel...
On the outside, Maki was smiling, But on the inside, she was calmly observing Yurika. Maki was somewhat satisfied that Yurika had reacted in the way she had expected. But that satisfaction of hers was short-lived.
“Maki-chan! Maki-chaaaaan!”
Yurika's expression completely changed. She repeated Maki's name, while tears filled her eyes and a bright smile appeared on her face.
“E-Eh?”
While Maki had been taken off guard by Yurika's reaction, Yurika ran up to the front of the classroom and grabbed her hands.
“Thank you for coming!! Maki-chaaaaaan!”
“Whaaaaat!?”
This time, Maki's eyes opened wide in surprise. Yurika held Maki's hands and shook them up and down. Her reaction was far, far away from what Maki had expected.
“I was waiting, I was always waiting! I've waited impatiently for Maki-chan and the others to come!”
“Waited!? For me!? W-Why!?”
Maki had expected Yurika to be shocked and shaking with fear. But her reaction had been the opposite. She rejoiced and welcomed her with open arms.
“Why did it take you so long to come!? I suffered so many hardships because of that!”
“Suffered?”
J-Just what is this girl saying?
Those words utterly confused Maki. Yurika's suffering was supposed to start when Maki had appeared. Instead, it seemed like she was finally free from her suffering. Maki had no idea what was going on. While Maki was still confused, Yurika grabbed her hands and turned around towards her classmates.
“Satomi-san, Satomi-san! Look, please look!”
While Yurika was shaking Maki's hands up and down, she called out to a boy in the corner of the classroom.
Satomi? It's that boy...
Maki knew who he was. Satomi Koutarou. He was the boy that lived in room 106.
“What is it, Yurika?”
“They came! They finally came!”
“Who?”
Koutarou calmly responded to Yurika, who was overly excited.
“The enemy!! The evil magical girls have finally come!”
“Wha!?”
In that moment, Maki's heart almost stopped. As Yurika had said, Aika Maki was an evil magical girl, Magical Girl Dark Navy. She was part of the magic association, Darkness Rainbow. She was the magical girl who used purple magic. However, good or evil, a magical girl was forbidden from revealing their identity. That was because if magic was discovered, it wouldn't help either faction. Magical girls fought throughout the ages while keeping their identities hidden.
“See, it wasn't a lie, Satomi-san!! I told you, the enemy would really come!”
S-Stop it Yurika! If you say anymore we'll―
To Maki's surprise, Yurika easily revealed their identities. That would have caused not just Maki, but any magical girl, to despair.
“Good for you Yurika. Reuniting with an old classmate must feel great.”
“So that girl will be wearing an evil magical girl's outfit.”
“Treat her kindly, okay? There aren't that many people that would play along with your cosplay hobby.”
“Kurano-san, what kind of outfit would Maki-san wear?”
“Since Yurika is pink-ish, she would probably wear something dark. When the two line up together they would contrast nicely.”
Even now, the truth betrayed Maki's expectations. None of the girls showed any signs of catching onto Yurika's identity.
“W-What is...?”
Maki's jaw dropped at the completely unexpected development. Normally she kept herself composed, but this time, she couldn’t help but be thoroughly shaken. It was only natural after all; her identity had been exposed, she had expected that everything would be lost, but in reality it was the complete opposite. Yurika was announcing her presence as a magical girl, but the surroundings weren't affected whatsoever.
“Oh, she's pretty proper, but she's a cosplayer too...”
“So there are several types of cosplayers...”
“But wouldn't chic colors suit her better?”
“Maybe. She would look better if she matched the colors with her eyes.”
Eventually, the class began evaluating Maki out loud. Even then, they didn't touch on the fact that she was magical girl.
Cosplayer?
Instead, what they had mentioned was the term cosplayer. After straightening out her uniform, Maki looked over the class.
“No, you're wrong! Everyone, you're wrong!”
“Hey Yurika, is that girl going to join the cosplay society with you?”
As Yurika began trying to correct everyone, Koutarou called out to her with a carefree expression. That was not the expression of someone who was aware of the fighting between magical girls.
“She won't join! An intense fight is right around the corner!”
“I see. They do call Comiha a battlefield after all...”
Comiha was to be held for three days. It was a large scale event with over 300,000 participants. Because of that, it was incredibly crowded, and a lot of the participants likened the event to a battlefield. Koutarou was still on good terms with the cosplay society, and had heard all about it countless times.
“You're wrong! Wrooong!!”
“Cosplay...? Cosplayer...?”
Could it be that Nijino Yurika is recognized as a cosplayer in this class? And as her friend, I am too?
Maki began understanding the situation she had gotten involved in. In this class, Yurika was known as a cosplayer. And her acquaintance, Maki, was thought to be a cosplayer as well. Because of that, nobody believed Yurika when she called herself a magical girl. The same was true for Maki.
“She won't join! Maki-chan is not that kind of girl!”
“So, you're forcing her to cosplay with you even though she won't join the Cosclub?”
“No, I keep telling you, you're wrong!”
Tears started forming in the corners of Yurika's eyes as she desperately pleaded. This time, she was dead set on convincing Koutarou that she was a magical girl.
“Maki-san.”
Koutarou called out to Maki while she was lost in thought.
“Y-Yes!?”
She didn't expect that anyone would try talking to her, so her voice faltered. Her surprised expression was quite humorous.
“If Yurika causes you any problems, let me know right away.”
“You're wrong! If anyone's going to be causing problems, it's Maki-chan!”
“Yurika, even if you're old acquaintances, there are still things you can't say.”
“That's not it at all!!”
Leaving Yurika who was fiercely protesting, Koutarou looked at Maki with an apologetic expression.
“Sorry, Maki-san. We'll make sure to scold her.”
“Fueeeeeeh! Nobody is even trying to listen to me!!”
In the end, Yurika confessed her and Maki's identities, but nobody cared to listen to her.
“This is...”
Having looked on, Maki made a conclusion.
I see, that's how it is!
Realizing the situation, Maki grinded her teeth, mortified.
I thought she was just a stupid coward, but what an actor!
Because Yurika had announced herself as a cosplayer, she was able to cleverly hide the truth. That was what Maki had concluded. As a cosplayer, even if someone saw her after she had transformed, they would just assume it was cosplaying. On top of that, even if she told everyone the truth, there were no problems. They would just assume it was part of the background of her cosplay. Instead, she might even get others to help her. For example, if Yurika asked the surrounding people to 'find the evil magical girl', they would help look for Maki and they wouldn't suspect a thing.
What a splendid tactic, Nijino Yurika... If don't reevaluate you, I might be the one who gets tripped up! To think you were hiding this kind of intelligence... Or maybe she has someone highly intelligent working with her!?
This perfect plan struck fear inside of Maki's heart. She could never have imagined that revealing the truth could have the opposite effect.
However, making a fool out of me was a big mistake, Nijino Yurika! I'll make you regret that, no matter what!
Maki began grinding her teeth even harder. She felt that Yurika was making fun of her. Maki's sense of rivalry flared up; she hadn't considered Yurika a rival up until now.
There was a reason for Maki to feel that way. If she was hiding her identity, there was no need for her to tell the class that she was a magical girl. However, Yurika had taken the initiative to tell them. The only reason for Yurika to tell them was so that it would torment Maki. Yurika had used the one thing all magical girls had in common to toy with her. That's how Maki interpreted the situation.
Now that I know, I have no reason to let her toy with me!
Having understood the situation(?), Maki regained her composure and smiled.
“No, there's no need to worry. I actually wanted to start up cosplaying for real. If there's a cosclub, I would like to join.”
“Maki-chan!? W-What are you!?”
“Let's get along from now on, Yurika-san.”
You've gotten good at acting this half year, Nijino Yurika! However, I'll show you that acting is the only thing you've gotten better at soon enough!
Aika Maki, the indigo magical girl, Dark Navy. Despite her overwhelming magic power and intelligence, she had made a huge misunderstanding, and she was now more determined to defeat Yurika than ever before.
Part 3
As the calendar entered the later half of November, the wind blowing on the rooftop after school grew colder. Just being there deprived one of their warmth. However, Yurika who was standing there facing Maki, felt that Maki's stare was colder than the wind. On top of that, since only Yurika and Maki could be seen on the roof, it felt even colder.
“What did you want to talk about, Nijino Yurika?”
“Maki-chan, j-just what are you trying to do?”
Yurika had a lot of things she wanted to ask Maki. The reason for transferring to Kitsushouharukaze Highschool and why she said she was going to join the cosplay society. On top of that, she wanted to know what any of it had to do with room 106. Yurika had brought Maki onto the rooftop because she wanted to know the answers to these questions.
“Do you mean why I transferred to this school? Or something else?”
“Everything.”
Maki smiled confidently. However, despite her confident smile, she was carefully analyzing Yurika.
Just by looking at her, she doesn't seem to have changed during this half year.... but I feel like something's off. And then there's the cosplaying... maybe I should investigate a bit more...?
“The reason for transferring to this school is obvious, don't you think? You are here, and the boy living in that room with all that magic power is going to this school as well. It's only obvious that I'd try to make contact.”
The biggest reason that Maki had transferred to Kitsushouharukaze High School was to secure access to room 106. It was easier for her to enter Koutarou's room as his classmate, rather than a stranger.
Another reason was Yurika. She wanted to investigate Yurika. The only information Maki had regarding Yurika was when she was just a normal middle schooler and the short amount of time after Yurika had replaced the previous magical girl. So she had next to no information regarding the magical girl, Rainbow Yurika.
“So why didn't you attack for over half a year?”
“You remember it as well don't you, that fight in March? At that time, your predecessor, Rainbow Nana’s desperate attack incapacitated five of our seven magical girls. It's taking time for us to recover. That's all.”
“Because of Nana-san's magic...”
Rainbow Nana was the magical girl with the Rainbow title before Yurika. Eight months ago, Nana focused all of her power into a single attack against the evil magical girls went on an all-out attack. That magic had incapacitated several of the evil magical girls but in return, Nana was unable to continue fighting. Therefore Nana handed down her duty and powers to Yurika, and Yurika became the magical girl ☆ Rainbow Yurika.
“Well, it was a big blow for both us at Darkness Rainbow and your Rainbow Heart.”
Rainbow Heart and Darkness Rainbow. Those were the names of the battle groups the two of them were in. Rainbow Heart was the name of the magical country's army. Because of that, everyone in it was a magic user. The centerpiece of that army were seven magical girls, the strongest magic users that had been given the rainbow title.
Rainbow Nana was one of those seven girls. Rainbow Heart worked for peace and the proper use of magic. Simply put, they would fight demons or capture people who used magic for selfish reasons. Darkness Rainbow was a secret society that was active behind the scenes of the magical country. And all of its members were also magic users. In total, there were seven powerful magical girls in it too. However, unlike Rainbow Heart that mastered all types of magic, the girls of Darkness Rainbow focused only on a single type. Although it could get in the way of their mission, it was all because of Darkness Rainbow's goal: to use magic as they please and create a future for themselves using that power. Because of that, they didn't research any magic they didn't need. Doing that would naturally allow them stand as equals with Rainbow Heart.
“No, I guess your side might have suffered more. You lost Rainbow Nana, who could fend off all seven of us. And her replacement is a complete failure.”
“That's not true! I'm a worthy replacement for Nana-san!”
“That might be the case. At the very least you have far surpassed your predecessor in terms of craftiness.”
As she said that, Maki narrowed her eyes. Unlike what she had said, she didn't think of Yurika as a failure.
“Craftiness?”
However, Yurika didn't know what Maki was talking about. Looking at Yurika, Maki smiled. It was a cold-hearted smile that sent chills down Yurika's spine.
“To think you'd call yourself a cosplayer to hide your identity.”
“Eh?”
However, the words that left Maki's mouth made Yurika forget about the chills.
“I take my hat off to you. With that method, even if your secret was revealed, nobody would believe it. Honestly I’m amazed.”
Maki wasn't joking or complimenting her. When the two reunited during home room, she felt more dead than alive.
“Y-You're wrong! T-That's not what I'm trying to do!”
“Don't try to hide it! There's no other reason for you to be in the cosplay society!!”
Maki had completely misunderstood the situation. She believed Yurika had joined the cosplay society of her own accord. The thought that Koutarou hadn't believed her from the start, or that she had forcibly been recruited into the cosplay society didn't even occur to her.
“I've never even called myself a cosplayer―”
“... I see. Through that thorough acting, you've built up an absolute defense. Even if you transformed in school, nobody would doubt you. Moreover, by mobilizing the students, you can make up for your lack of ability. You've thought this through.”
To Maki, Yurika had turned Kitsushouharukaze High school into an impregnable fortress. She had obtained the ability to hide her identity, and at the same time, to make up for her lack of abilities when compared to Nana, as she could use the students of the school. For example, if she used her magic to enhance the abilities of club members from a martial arts club, they would turn into frighteningly powerful battle machines.
It's a truly terrifying plan... it's a good thing I caught on to it so early...
Maki had caught on to Yurika's plan(?) because she had been made fun of. If she hadn't heard about Yurika's cosplaying before, she would have fallen straight into her trap.
“That's not what I'm―”
Yurika was frantically trying to solve the misunderstanding; if she didn't, the situation would just get worse.
“But it won't go that easily.”
“I keep telling you that you're wrong! Please Maki-chan, just listen to what I have to say!!”
“I'm also joining the cosclub. By doing that, we'll be standing on equal ground again.”
However, Maki had seen a fatal flaw in Yurika's seemingly perfect plan(?). That was if Maki also joined the cosplay society, Yurika's various privileges would apply to her too.
“You’ve miscalculated, Rainbow Yurika! Trying to make a fool of me and revealing that you were in the cosclub was a mistake!!”
Maki lost her cool and the fervor she kept hidden deep inside surfaced. She glared at Yurika with fire burning in her eyes.
“That's wrong, Maki-chan! It's a misunderstanding! I wasn't making fun of you! And I'm not the one who brought up the cosclub!”
Yurika never had any plans like what Maki thought. She had never even called herself a cosplayer, nor did she join the cosplay society of her own accord. The people around her just didn't believe her. She also had no recollection of making fun of Maki.
She was only happy that since Maki had appeared, she now had proof of her identity.
“Shut up, Yurika! I won't be fooled anymore!”
“Aaaaaahhhh! Not even Maki-chan believes in me! Why does it always turn out like this!?”
Yurika was at her wits end and started crying.
She's just like Satomi-san!
It was only natural for Maki not to believe Yurika's situation. No matter how you looked at it, Yurika could only have ended up in her current situation on purpose. Since Koutarou and Sanae refused to believe in magic from the moment they met Yurika, her situation had grown worse and worse. But nobody would have believed that.
“But it's not over because a single plan has failed, right, Nijino Yurika!?”
“It's over! I don't have a single plan!”
“That's true. No idiot would just reveal their plans. But there's one thing that's bothering me.”
Maki regained her composure. Aika Maki was normally composed on the outside but she hid an incredible fervor inside.”
“You're probably bothered about something completely unrelated to what I'm talking about. Right!?”
Tears streamed out of Yurika's eyes.
“Did you think of this plan? Or was it someone else?”
That was important information for Maki. If there was someone making plans for Yurika, she might get tripped up if she expected a normal battle between magical girls.
“I didn't think of any plan!”
But to Yurika that was completely useless information. A plan didn't exist to begin with, so there was no one that had thought up of a plan. Yurika desperately wanted Maki to know that.
“I see... so you really do have an intelligent accomplice with you...”
“There's no one like that! Nobody has been thinking up plans!!”
“Fufufu, don't worry, Yurika. I won't tell you to reveal that accomplice's identity. That's for me to find out myself!”
So that's my real opponent... if possible I'd like to flush that person out before I fight it out with Yurika...
Eventually Maki began feeling a sense of rivalry towards someone she had never met. However, Maki didn't know. That person didn't exist to begin with.
“That's all... I give up... you don't need to listen to what I have to say...”
Yurika finally gave up on trying to persuade Maki. According to her own experience, once it had gotten this bad, it was impossible to resolve the misunderstanding.
“That's true. Our talk ends here.”
At the same time Maki finished talking, the doors that led inside the school opened. Maki had noticed that someone was approaching the rooftop.
“Ah, so this is where you were, Nijino-san!”
A lone schoolgirl appeared from behind the doors.
“Sakuraba-senpai!?”
Harumi had appeared on the rooftop. Once she spotted Yurika, she smiled and waved as she ran towards her. A small smile appeared on Maki's lips after she snuck a peek at Harumi.
“Remember this, Yurika. Darkness Rainbow is coming to claim the magic power concentrated in that room.”
“Maki-chan!?”
Maki turned her back on Yurika and began to leave. Since Harumi had appeared, she had decided that they would be unable to continue talking.
“However, you're at a disadvantage in this match since you have so much to protect. Will you be able to protect it all I wonder?”
“Wait, Maki-chan!”
“Fufufu.”
Ignoring Yurika's calls, Maki continued walking. She passed by Harumi and vanished into the school.
“Hah, Ahh, Hah... S-Sorry, Nijino-san. Hah... D-Did I... hah... interrupt you, and your friend?”
“No, you didn't...”
Yurika was thinking about Maki as she shook her head towards Harumi who was out of breath. Thinking about what's to come, her expression naturally grew darker. But she wasn't thinking about her upcoming battle with Maki.
How can I explain it to Maki-chan in a way that she would understand...?
The utmost interest for Yurika was how she could properly explain this complex situation to Maki.
