Hidan no Aria, Vol. 17: Hidan’s Recitative–Recitativo by Akamatsu Chuugaku

Author:Akamatsu Chuugaku [Akamatsu Chuugaku]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4: Empress of Nakajima

[START]

Outside of the hospital, I checked my weapon and Lisa had luckily purchased supplies from Hiraga for my fight with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In addition, I also contacted Riko about the matter we had previously discussed and said:

「You’re almost up.」

It was almost 2300. In addition, it was also cold outside, and a fog hung over Tokyo.

On the Medical Institute campus there was a grove of trees like a public park– From there something like a long white cable stretched up into the foggy night sky. Although the fog made it hard to see, looking up into the sky… a new moon and full moon… 2 moons…?

「Kinji, it’s just a feeling, but I’m sure they are up on that moon. They might have gone up this white tether. I need to go get something. Wait here for 3 minutes.」

Aria indicated the full moon, then her pink twin tails fluttered as she left.

Because of the fog, it was impossible to see the entire stretch of cable, but it was likely that the supernatural onis were there on the moon. It’s like something out of『Jack and the Beanstalk』reaching to the top of the clouds, and it seemed that The Island of Onis really existed1, so I wasn’t surprised.

In any case, if they climbed the cable. I ran toward the low end of the cable where it was buried in the ground and I clicked my tongue. Looking at where it was fastened to the ground, it was impossible to unfasten.

Thinking that I would sever it–

It was something that Aria had told me about, a space elevator used for space exploration constructed of Kevlar fibre reinforced polyethylene. A special tool would be needed to sever it.

The cable stretched up into the sky for who knew how far– Based on the structure, if I cut it, following them would be impossible. So we will have to follow.

However, I could not see them because of the fog…

How exactly they climbed the tether, I am not sure, but they must have done so in a hurry.

As for me, facing the tether– I had no tools to scale it.

Even in Hysteria Mode, I couldn’t move my hands and feet fast enough to get up.

Furrowing my eyebrows, from behind me–

–*Whiiiiir!*–*Whoom!*–!

Something impacted my back, then my movement vector simultaneously changed abruptly from horizontal to a disorienting vertical. From the feeling, my speed had already crossed 8 kph.

I knew what had tackled me from the scent of gardenias…

「Hiraga-san created a new version of the YHS. She came to the hospital the other day to collect payment– They turned her away, but she left the package in the care of the hospital. Let’s get up there. Kinji, go ahead and fasten the waist harness.」

We tore upward through the fog, with the hover skirt Aria had donned.

With Aria carrying me with arms wrapped around me from behind, we ran parallel to tether, rising higher and higher.

You’re planning to head toward the moon right now, aren’t you?

As expected, my master’s is not overly restricted by the rules of common sense.

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