Chapter 169 Cool Down is Important

After the super-peaceful discussion with Joseph, I went with my bodyguard in full body armor to the venue where the awarding and closing ceremonies are being held.

Dannaaa, how long should I dress like this? Its hot and stuffy in here~

Until we leave the academy. If you didnt cause a problem, it wouldnt be a problem to show your face.

W-Well, that was my bad Even I reflect on it, you know?

I dont mind about it, but Lily seems to be feeling responsible. Well, just bear with it a bit more.

Yeees.

The chat with the armored Touko was quite fun, so I didnt feel bored on the way to the venue. By the way, according to the previous information, it seems that people will swarm to the students with excellent grades to invite them after the closing ceremony. For the absent Chinatsu, Nell will do something around the infirmary and then pick her up. But then, people will swarm to the second place Haru. Its going to be bothersome to pull her out of there.

Hm? Deris-danna, isnt that Haruna?

Eh?

Armor-kun pointed at a different direction from the schoolyard where the venue is set up. Its an unpopular place on the back of the building. But for some reason, Haru is there, rummaging through the grass as if looking for something. I and Armor-kun tilted our heads, looked at each other, and then approached Haru.

Hmm, not here

He~y, Haru!

Eh? Ah, Shish! And Touko-chan too!

Noticing us, Haru immediately stood up and rushed toward us. First, lets praise her for her good fight in the final. When I was patting Harus head, Armor-kun kept glancing at me. Yeah, I will pretend I didnt see that. Rather than that, lets heal Haru while I can alright.

Ehehee.

Second place is pretty good, but what about the closing ceremony? Is it over?

Ah, yes. It was over about five minutes ago. I ran here while avoiding the waves of people rushing in! Ive been looking for it since then, but I havent found it yet

What are you looking for?

Come on, Shish. Its obvious, isnt it~? Its the Doggan Staff that I threw with all my might!

Aah, yeah. She threw it at the final match. Right, I havent told her yet.

I think the direction was this way, but I couldnt find it anywhere

Haru, you dont have to worry about your Doggan Staff.

Eh?

It would be dangerous if it fell into a place with people, so I retrieved it with magic the moment it got out of the venue.

I called out a small black ball, put my hand into it, and rummaged it. Then, my fingertips felt something that I was looking for. I grab the handle of the Doggan Staff and pull it out.

Lets see Here.

I hand over the Doggan Staff to Haru. Probably because of its fight with the Flame Magic Sword Pluto, the Doggan Staff is damaged here and there. We have to ask Gan-san to repair it when we returned to Diana.

I-Im glad! Doggan Staff is back! Thank you, Shish! Im sorry for the trouble!

Haru repeatedly bowed her head deeply.

Nah, Haru got outside of the venue, so its alright in the end. So, raise your head. Also, your ponytail is shaking like crazy.

Okay!

Shes an obedient girl.

Good! Now, we are going to pick up Gobuo at Thereses mansion and hurry back to Diana.

Eh, already?

Yeah. Im sure you want to say goodbye or something, but Im sure Weerel and Therese are surrounded by people right now. Of course, they are looking for the main stars, Haru and Chinatsu, as well. If you are found by them, it will be troublesome. So, we are going to leave now.

Danna, what about Chinatsu? She was carried away by the stretcher, right?

Nell will take care of Chinatsu. Or rather, we have to escape from that Nell.

Come again?

I explain to the two. Nell and I decided in advance that we will return to Diana as soon as the closing ceremony is over, and we will respectively take care of our disciples. I will take care of Haru and Nell will take care of Chinatsu.

Danna, what about me and Lily-shish

About that, well

No, Im joking. I was planning to take you along too!

But for Lily, well, Im sure she can manage by herself. Now, lets resume the explanation.

There, just go home is boring, so we are thinking of playing a game while going home.

Shish, is that related to the thing you said about escaping from Nell-san?

Haha! I feel it. I feel it, Danna! My wild intuition is telling me Ive got a bad feeling about this!

Ah, I somehow can feel it too. Its time for a trial! Something like that!

Shes calling herself wild, huh. But as expected of the wild girl, her intuition is roughly right.

The game is, lets say, a game of tag. Nell will be it, and we are the ones running away. I will carry Gobuo. All right?

Oo rai?

Should I run backward?

Running backward, huh? Crap, this is a lot tougher than I expected!

These girls are high schoolers, right?

You can run normally. There are no difficult rules since its just a normal game of tag. The start is here, and the goal is Dianas outer gate. You can take any route to Diana and you can run as you like. Also, Nell will leave the academy about an hour from now while carrying Chinatsu. You are free to hide on the way, but considering the level of her presence detection, I dont recommend it.

I have a question!

What is it?

What if we got caught by Nell-san?

Please guess it.

Guess what!?

Well, the point is, its fine as long as you dont get caught. Its not that she will chase after us with all her might, and its enough if we run half the time when we ran before.

D-Danna, thats pretty unreasonable, you know?

Really?

I dont think its unreasonable or anything. Theyve grown a lot since the last time they ran, and if they put their all into it, they can do it. Even I will be running while carrying Gobuo.

Is there any other question?

Um, do I have to carry Doggan Staff?

And here Im wearing full-body armor

Alright, lets start! Im heading to Thereses mansion first, so you can go home on your own! Try to run with some ingenuity!

Eh, ah, Shishooo!?

Danna, hey, so fast!?

Thus, we began the fun and enjoyable cool-down that would conclude the long day. Since Im the one who seems will be targeted first, I want to quickly secure my safety. There are also the preparations for moving and ceremony once we are home. Im going to be busy, huh. Ah, and the meeting of the Great Eight Demons is near, right? There sure is no boring day since Haru came.