"IS - Vol 3 Ch\u01B0\u01A1ng 4"@en . . "Chuy\u1EC7n n\u00E0y x\u1EA3y ra khi Ichika c\u00F2n \u0111ang h\u1ECDc l\u1EDBp 2. Nh\u1EDD \u0111\u1EBFn v\u00F5 \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng d\u1EA1y kendo c\u00F9ng Chifuyu-nee m\u1ED9t n\u0103m, r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c c\u1EADu c\u0169ng bi\u1EBFt \u0111\u00E1nh \u0111\u1EA5m ch\u00FAt \u00EDt. (Nh\u1EEFng t\u00EAn kia\u2014th\u1EADt l\u00E0....) V\u00EC m\u1ED9t v\u00E0i l\u00ED do n\u00EAn c\u1EADu kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 h\u00F2a thu\u1EADn v\u1EDBi con g\u00E1i c\u1EE7a ch\u1EE7 v\u00F5 \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng kendo n\u00E0y, m\u1EB7c d\u00F9 h\u1ECD c\u00F9ng tu\u1ED5i v\u1EDBi nhau. H\u00F4m nay c\u0169ng v\u1EADy. Hai ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1ECD \u0111\u00E1nh nhau trong gi\u1EDD t\u1EADp luy\u1EC7n bu\u1ED5i s\u00E1ng, v\u00E0 r\u1ED3i n\u00F3 tr\u1EDF th\u00E0nh m\u1ED9t cu\u1ED9c \u1EA9u \u0111\u1EA3. Cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng, Ichika b\u1ECB \u0111\u00E1nh v\u00E0o b\u00EAn h\u00F4ng d\u1EABn \u0111\u1EBFn thua cu\u1ED9c. (Ah-- ch\u1EBFt ti\u1EC7t... m\u00ECnh th\u1EADt s\u1EF1 kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 \u0111\u00E1nh th\u1EAFng c\u00F4 ta sao... m\u00ECnh th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 mu\u1ED1n \u0111\u00E1nh th\u1EAFng...) Ichika v\u1EEBa ngh\u0129 v\u1EEBa ch\u1EA1y kh\u1ECFi l\u1EDBp m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch bu\u1ED3n b\u00E3. \u00C1nh ho\u00E0ng h\u00F4n sau gi\u1EDD tan tr\u01B0\u1EDDng th\u1EADt s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t r\u1EF1c r\u1EE1. Ichika bi\u1EBFt tr\u1EEB c\u1EADu \u1EA5y ra, m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ai c\u0169ng ra \u0111i ch\u01A1i, nh\u01B0ng c\u1EADu kh\u00F4ng quan t\u00E2m. C\u1EADu th\u01B0\u1EDDng c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y n\u1EBFu c\u00F3 g\u00EC c\u1EA7n l\u00E0m, c\u1EADu s\u1EBD t\u1EF1 l\u00E0m m\u1ED9t m\u00ECnh. \u201CHey---tomboy~. H\u00F4m nay c\u1EADu kh\u00F4ng mang bokutou.\u201D \u201C... \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t thanh shinai (ki\u1EBFm tre).\u201D \u201CHehe, c\u00E2y ki\u1EBFm \u0111\u00F3 th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t h\u1EE3p v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t tomboy nh\u01B0 c\u1EADu.\u201D \u201C...\u201D \u201CC\u1EA3 c\u00E1ch n\u00F3i chuy\u1EC7n c\u1EE7a c\u1EADu c\u0169ng r\u1EA5t k\u00EC qu\u1EB7c ~\u201D C\u00F4 b\u00E9 kh\u00F4ng tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi. C\u00F3 ba \u0111\u1EE9a con trai \u0111ang v\u00E2y quanh v\u00E0 ch\u1EBF nh\u1EA1o c\u00F4 b\u00E9 \u1EA5y. D\u00F9 \u0111ang trong t\u00ECnh hu\u1ED1ng nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy, c\u00F4 b\u00E9 v\u1EABn tr\u1EEBng m\u1EAFt nh\u00ECn l\u1EA1i m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch t\u00ECnh c\u1EDD v\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 n\u00E9 qua m\u1ED9t b\u00EAn---t\u00EAn c\u00F4 b\u00E9 l\u00E0 Houki. \u201CYa---ii, ya----ii, tomboy~\u201D \u201C... M\u1EA5y ng\u01B0\u1EDDi th\u1EADt phi\u1EC1n ph\u1EE9c. N\u1EBFu c\u00F3 \u0111ang r\u1EA3nh th\u00EC sao kh\u00F4ng qua \u0111\u00E2y m\u00E0 gi\u00FAp. Ahh?\u201D Ichika c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y vi\u1EC7c qu\u1EA5y r\u1EA7y v\u00F4 ngh\u0129a n\u00E0y th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t ch\u01B0\u1EDBng m\u1EAFt. N\u00EAn c\u1EADu \u0111\u00E3 l\u1EDBn ti\u1EBFng v\u1EDBi b\u1EA1n c\u00F9ng l\u1EDBp c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. \u201CVi\u1EC7c g\u00EC \u0111\u1EBFn c\u1EADu, Orimura? Mu\u1ED1n gi\u00FAp n\u00F3 \u00E0?\u201D \u201CHeheh? C\u1EADu th\u00EDch con nh\u1ECF tomboy n\u00E0y \u00E0?\u201D D\u00F9 l\u00E0 l\u00FAc n\u00E0o \u0111i n\u1EEFa, c\u00E1ch m\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB n\u00E0y \u0111\u00F9a gi\u1EE1n v\u1EDBi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00E1c th\u1EADt qu\u00E1 qu\u1EAFt. D\u00F9 l\u00E0 c\u00F9ng tu\u1ED5i \u0111i n\u1EEFa th\u00EC nh\u1EEFng l\u1EDDi gi\u1EC5u c\u1EE3t n\u00E0y v\u1EABn l\u00E0m cho Ichika c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y kh\u00F3 ch\u1ECBu. \u201CM\u1EA5y ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111ang c\u1EA3n \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng t\u00F4i \u0111\u1EA5y, t\u00F4i \u0111ang qu\u00E9t s\u00E2n! Tr\u00E1nh qua m\u1ED9t b\u00EAn gi\u00F9m!\u201D (TL: Ichika \u0111ang qu\u00E9t s\u00E2n m\u1ED9t m\u00ECnh :v) \u201COh~ C\u1EADu th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 qu\u00E9t s\u00E2n m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch nghi\u00EAm t\u00FAc nh\u1EC9. Th\u1EADt ngu ng\u1ED1c\u2014UWAAH!\u201D Houki \u0111\u1ED9t nhi\u00EAn t\u00FAm l\u1EA5y c\u1ED5 \u00E1o c\u1EE7a th\u1EB1ng nh\u00F3c. M\u1EB7c d\u00F9 \u0111\u00F3 ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 tay c\u1EE7a m\u1ED9t \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB l\u1EDBp 2 nh\u01B0ng v\u1EABn r\u1EA5t kh\u1ECFe do \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c luy\u1EC7n t\u1EADp h\u1EB1ng ng\u00E0y. N\u1EBFu c\u00F4 b\u00E9 \u0111\u00E1nh nhau m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch nghi\u00EAm t\u00FAc th\u00EC 3 \u0111\u1EE9a nh\u00F3c kia ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 c\u1EEDa th\u1EAFng. Houki kh\u00F4ng th\u00E8m \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i khi nh\u1EEFng \u0111\u1EE9a nh\u00F3c \u0111\u00F3 c\u01B0\u1EDDi nh\u1EA1o, nh\u01B0ng c\u00F4 b\u00E9 l\u1EA1i ph\u1EA3n \u1EE9ng l\u1EA1i v\u1EDBi c\u00E2u n\u00F3i \u0111\u00F3. \u201CC\u00D3 G\u00CC NGU NG\u1ED0C KHI AI \u0110\u00D3 L\u00C0 VI\u1EC6C NGHI\u00CAM T\u00DAC H\u1EA2? \u00CDT NH\u1EA4T TH\u00CC C\u1EACU TA V\u1EAAN L\u0168 R\u00C1C R\u01AF\u1EDEI C\u00C1C NG\u01AF\u1EDCI!\u201D \u201CCA-C\u00C1I... GI\u1EACN QU\u00C1I G\u00CC TH\u1EBE? TH\u1EA2 T\u1EDA! TH\u1EA2 T\u1EDA RA!\u201D Kh\u00F4ng gi\u1ED1ng \u0111\u1EE9a b\u1ECB t\u00FAm l\u1EA5y c\u1ED5 \u00E1o b\u1EB1ng m\u1ED9t \u0111\u00F4i tay m\u1EA1nh, hai \u0111\u1EE9a kia n\u1EDF m\u1ED9t n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi nham hi\u1EC3m. \u201CAhh-- t\u1EDB hi\u1EC3u r\u1ED3i! Hai ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1ECD l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t c\u1EB7p. T\u1EDB bi\u1EBFt, s\u00E1ng n\u00E0o hai c\u1EADu ch\u1EB3ng t\u00E1n t\u1EC9nh nhau.\u201D (Wah, th\u1EBF n\u00E0y \u0111\u1EA5y! C\u1EB7p b\u1ED3 g\u00EC ch\u1EE9? H\u1ECD th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 th\u00EDch \u0111\u00F9a ki\u1EC3u n\u00E0y. T\u00F4i nh\u1ECBn \u0111\u1EE7 r\u1ED3i.) T\u1EEB khi c\u1EADu \u1EA5y \u0111\u1EBFn v\u00F5 \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng nh\u00E0 Houki, Ichika \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EEBng n\u00F3i \u0111i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y v\u00E0i l\u1EA7n. V\u1EC1 \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3, n\u00F3 ch\u1EB3ng l\u00E0m Ichika \u0111au v\u00EC c\u1EADu kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 cha m\u1EB9, n\u00EAn c\u1EADu kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 c\u00F3 c\u00E1i kh\u00E1i ni\u1EC7m g\u1ECDi l\u00E0 c\u1EB7p b\u1ED3. \u201COh yeah, n\u00F3 c\u00F2n c\u1ED9t l\u1EA1i c\u1EA3 ruy-b\u0103ng k\u00ECa! Tomboy n\u00E0y th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t bu\u1ED3n c\u01B0\u1EDDi\u2014FUU!\u201D L\u1EA7n n\u00E0y, ng\u01B0\u1EDDi n\u1ED5i gi\u1EADn l\u00E0 Ichika, c\u1EADu cho th\u1EB1ng b\u1EA1n c\u00F9ng l\u1EDBp \u0103n m\u1ED9t \u0111\u1EA5m v\u00E0o m\u1EB7t. L\u1EDD \u0111i hai \u0111\u1EE9a c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i \u0111ang ch\u1EBFt \u0111\u1EE9ng, Ichika t\u00FAm l\u1EA5y v\u00E0 k\u00E9o \u0111\u1EE9a \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u1EE9ng l\u00EAn. \u201CBU\u1ED2N C\u01AF\u1EDCI? C\u00D3 G\u00CC BU\u1ED2N C\u01AF\u1EDCI L\u1EAEM \u00C0? C\u00D4 \u1EA4Y \u0110EO RUY-B\u0102NG BU\u1ED2N C\u01AF\u1EDCI L\u1EAEM \u00C0? N\u00D3 KH\u00D4NG H\u1EE2P V\u1EDAI C\u00D4 \u1EA4Y SAO? N\u00D3I XEM, \u0110\u1ED2 CH\u1EACM CH\u1EA0P!\u201D \u201CC\u1EAD-C\u1EADu.. T\u1EDB s\u1EBD m\u00E9c th\u1EA7y!\u201D \u201CC\u1EE8 T\u1EF0 NHI\u00CAN, TH\u1EB0NG KH\u1ED0N! NH\u01AFNG TR\u01AF\u1EDAC TI\u00CAN TAO PH\u1EA2I \u0110\u1EACP CHO T\u1EE4I B\u00C2Y NH\u1EEA T\u1EEC \u0110\u00C3!\u201D \u0110ang m\u1ED9t c\u00E2n ba, Ichika b\u1ECB m\u1ED9t gi\u00E1o vi\u00EAn nghe \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c cu\u1ED9c c\u00E3i l\u1ED9n t\u00F3m c\u1ED5. V\u00E0 v\u1EE5 l\u1ED9n x\u1ED9n n\u00E0y k\u1EBFt th\u00FAc nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF. V\u00EC Ichika t\u1EADp Kedo v\u00E0 v\u00E0i \u0111\u1ED9ng t\u00E1c trong qu\u00E2n \u0111\u1ED9i t\u1EEB Chifuyu-nee, n\u00EAn c\u1EADu c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 d\u1EC5 d\u00E0ng h\u1EA1 3 \u0111\u1EE9a kia m\u00E0 ch\u1EB3ng c\u00F3 l\u1EA5y m\u1ED9t v\u1EBFt x\u01B0\u1EDBc. Nh\u01B0ng \u0111\u00F3 c\u0169ng l\u00E0 l\u00FAc r\u1EAFc r\u1ED1i b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u. Ph\u1EE5 huynh c\u1EE7a nh\u1EEFng \u0111\u1EE9a kh\u1ED1n n\u1EA1n kia c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng t\u1ED1t l\u00E0nh g\u00EC (TL: t\u00EDnh d\u1ECBch 'cha n\u00E0o con n\u1EA5y'), n\u00F3 d\u01B0\u1EDDng nh\u01B0 tr\u1EDF th\u00E0nh m\u1ED9t logic kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 thay \u0111\u1ED5i. V\u00EC th\u1EBF, 3 \u0111\u1EE9a x\u1EA5u t\u00EDnh kia mu\u1ED1n b\u00E1o c\u1EA3nh s\u00E1t, th\u1EADm ch\u00ED l\u00E0 ki\u1EC7n c\u1EADu \u1EA5y. Ichika th\u00EC kh\u00F4ng quan t\u00E2m, nh\u01B0ng Chifuyu-nee ph\u1EA3i \u0111i v\u00E0 xin l\u1ED7i m\u1EA5y \u0111\u1EE9a \u0111\u00F3, l\u00E0m c\u1EADu kh\u00F3 m\u00E0 nu\u1ED1t tr\u00F4i c\u1EE5c t\u1EE9c. \u201CM\u00ECnh s\u1EBD g\u00E2y r\u1EAFc r\u1ED1i cho Chifuyu-nee n\u1EBFu m\u00ECnh g\u1EB7p r\u1EAFc r\u1ED1i.\u201D K\u1EC3 t\u1EEB \u0111\u00F3, Ichika h\u1ECDc \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u1ED9t b\u00E0i h\u1ECDc, v\u00E0 c\u1EADu \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u00F3 v\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng \u0111\u1EE9a ngu ng\u1ED1c \u0111\u00F3 theo c\u00E1ch an to\u00E0n h\u01A1n \u201C... C\u1EADu \u0111\u00FAng l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t t\u00EAn ng\u1ED1c.\u201D \u201CAh? What? T\u1EDB kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i m\u1ED9t t\u00EAn ng\u1ED1c!\u201D V\u00E0i ng\u00E0y sau, Ichika \u0111i r\u1EEDa m\u1EB7t sau khi t\u1EADp xong bu\u1ED5i t\u1EADp cu\u1ED1i gi\u1EDD, v\u00E0 Houki b\u1EAFt chuy\u1EC7n v\u1EDBi c\u1EADu, \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t chuy\u1EC7n hi\u1EBFm c\u00F3. \u201CC\u1EADu c\u00F3 t\u1EEBng ngh\u0129 c\u1EADu s\u1EBD g\u1EB7p bao nhi\u00EAu r\u1EAFc r\u1ED1i sau \u0111\u00F3 ch\u01B0a?\u201D \u201CHm? V\u1EC1 chuy\u1EC7n g\u00EC? \u1EEA, t\u1EDB ch\u01B0a t\u1EEBng ngh\u0129 qua. T\u1EDB ch\u1EC9 mu\u1ED1n \u0111\u00E1nh nh\u1EEFng \u0111\u1EE9a kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 tha th\u1EE9 th\u00F4i.\u201D M\u1EB7c d\u00F9 Chifuyu-nee t\u1EEBng tr\u00E1ch m\u1EAFng Ichika r\u1EA5t n\u1EB7ng, c\u1EADu v\u1EABn kh\u00F4ng c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y m\u00ECnh l\u00E0m sai ch\u1ED7 n\u00E0o. V\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t Ichika tr\u1EBB tu\u1ED5i, \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t chuy\u1EC7n c\u1EADu \u1EA5y kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 tr\u00E1nh kh\u1ECFi. \u201CB\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh \u0111\u00F3, t\u1EDB gh\u00E9t vi\u1EC7c h\u1ECD \u1EF7 \u0111\u00F4ng hi\u1EBFp y\u1EBFu. C\u0169ng th\u1EADt \u0111\u00EA ti\u1EC7n khi \u0103n hi\u1EBFp m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF. Th\u1EADt l\u00E0 c\u1EB7n b\u00E3 c\u1EE7a x\u00E3 h\u1ED9i.\u201D \u201C...\u201D \u201CV\u1EADy n\u00EAn \u0111\u1EEBng \u0111\u1EC3 \u00FD. Chi\u1EBFc ruy-b\u0103ng \u0111\u00F3 r\u1EA5t h\u1EE3p v\u1EDBi c\u1EADu. L\u1EA7n sau c\u1EE9 bu\u1ED9c n\u00F3 l\u00EAn nh\u00E9.\u201D \u201CHumph! T\u00F4i s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng nghe l\u1EDDi c\u1EADu \u0111\u00E2u.\u201D G\u1EA5p tay l\u1EA1i tr\u01B0\u1EDBc ng\u1EF1c, Houki quay \u0111\u1EA7u \u0111i h\u01B0\u1EDBng kh\u00E1c. Ichika n\u00F3i 'T\u1EDB hi\u1EC3u' r\u1ED3i ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c r\u1EEDa m\u1EB7t. C\u1EADu ta \u1EA5y th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t th\u00EDch d\u00F9ng n\u01B0\u1EDBc l\u1EA1nh \u0111\u1EC3 r\u1EEDa \u0111i m\u1ED3 h\u00F4i sau khi luy\u1EC7n t\u1EADp. \u201CV\u1EADy t\u1EDB v\u1EC1 nh\u00E0 \u0111\u00E2y. Ch\u00E0o nh\u00E9, Shinonono.\u201D \u201C---L\u00E0.\u201D \u201CHm?\u201D \u201CT\u00EAn t\u1EDB l\u00E0 Houki. Ch\u1EB3ng ph\u1EA3i c\u1EADu bi\u1EBFt r\u1ED3i sao? B\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh \u0111\u00F3, cha, m\u1EB9 v\u00E0 c\u1EA3 ch\u1ECB t\u1EDB c\u0169ng \u0111\u1EC1u mang h\u1ECD Shinonono. C\u1EE9 th\u1EBF th\u00EC c\u1EADu s\u1EBD b\u1ECB nh\u1EA7m \u0111\u1EA5y. C\u1EE9 g\u1ECDi t\u1EDB b\u1EB1ng t\u00EAn, hi\u1EC3u ch\u01B0a?\u201D \u201CHi\u1EC3u r\u1ED3i. V\u1EDBi l\u1EA1i t\u1EDB c\u0169ng th\u00EDch nghe l\u1EDDi c\u1EE7a ng\u01B0\u1EDDi quen.---\u00C0, t\u00EAn t\u1EDB l\u00E0 Ichika.\u201D \u201CCa-C\u00E1i g\u00EC?\u201D \u201CT\u00EAn t\u1EDB. C\u0169ng c\u00F3 hai ng\u01B0\u1EDDi mang h\u1ECD Orimura m\u00E0, v\u1EADy n\u00EAn c\u1EE9 g\u1ECDi t\u1EDB l\u00E0 Ichika.\u201D \u201CUu...mu\u201D \u201CHi\u1EC3u kh\u00F4ng, Houki?\u201D \u201CT\u1EDB-t\u1EDB hi\u1EC3u r\u1ED3i. I-I-Ichika! \u0110\u00FAng ch\u1EE9?\u201D \u201COh, nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy \u0111i... c\u1EADu c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 ch\u1EA5p nh\u1EADn g\u1ECDi nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t th\u1EC9nh c\u1EA7u ch\u1EE9 kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i t\u1EDB ra l\u1EC7nh, \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ch\u1EE9?\u201D \u201CHu-Humph!\u201D Houki c\u1ED1 g\u1EAFng t\u1ECF ra b\u01B0\u1EDBng b\u1EC9nh tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi r\u1EDDi \u0111i. Th\u1EA5y c\u00F4 \u1EA5y b\u1ECF \u0111i nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF, Ichika c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y c\u00F4 \u1EA5y th\u1EADt m\u1EA1nh m\u1EBD. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 th\u00E1ng s\u00E1u, v\u00E0 m\u00F9a h\u00E8 c\u0169ng s\u1EAFp \u0111\u1EBFn. \n* \n* \n* \u201C...\u201D \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t c\u0103n ph\u00F2ng trong khu ngh\u1EC9 d\u01B0\u1EE1ng, v\u00E0 chi\u1EBFc kim ng\u1EAFn c\u1EE7a chi\u1EBFc \u0111\u1ED3ng h\u1ED3 treo tr\u00EAn t\u01B0\u1EDDng v\u1EEBa ch\u1EC9 \u0111\u1EBFn s\u1ED1 4. Ichika \u0111\u00E3 n\u1EB1m tr\u00EAn gi\u01B0\u1EDDng h\u01A1n 3 ti\u1EBFng r\u1ED3i. Ng\u1ED3i ch\u1EDD b\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh c\u1EADu \u1EA5y l\u00E0 Houki, c\u00F4 v\u1EABn c\u1EE9 tr\u00F4ng \u0111au kh\u1ED5 nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF, v\u00E0 c\u1EA3 m\u00E1i t\u00F3c kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c bu\u1ED9c b\u1EB1ng ruy-b\u0103ng \u0111ang x\u00F5a d\u00E0i tr\u00F4ng c\u0169ng r\u1EA5t \u0111\u00E1ng th\u01B0\u01A1ng. (\u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 l\u1ED5i c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh...) C\u00F4 nh\u1EDB l\u1EA1i n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u00E0 Ichika c\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u1EDBi c\u00F4 \u1EA5y trong v\u00F4 th\u1EE9c. Tuy nhi\u00EAn b\u00E2y gi\u1EDD n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u00E3 kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n, v\u00E0 l\u00FAc n\u00E0y \u0111\u00E2y, c\u1EADu ch\u1EC9 n\u1EB1m im \u0111\u00F3, m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch nh\u1EA1t nh\u1EBDo. L\u00E1 ch\u1EAFn Tuy\u1EC7t \u0111\u1ED1i[Absolute Barrier] c\u1EE7a Ichika \u0111\u00E3 b\u0129 ph\u00E1 hu\u1EF7, v\u00E0 c\u1EADu b\u1ECB b\u1ECFng n\u1EB7ng \u0111\u1EBFn n\u1ED7i ph\u1EA3i b\u0103ng k\u00EDn c\u1EA3 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi. (V\u00EC s\u1EF1 v\u00F4 d\u1EE5ng c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh m\u00E0 gi\u1EDD Ichika m\u1EDBi th\u00E0nh ra nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy--!) Houki n\u1EAFm ch\u1EB7t l\u1EA5y v\u1EA1t \u00E1o c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, v\u00E0 l\u1EE5c d\u00F9ng \u0111\u1EC3 l\u00E0m vi\u1EC7c \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0m l\u00F2ng b\u00E0n tay c\u00F4 nh\u1EE3t nh\u1EA1t h\u01A1n. C\u00F4 \u1EA5y ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c si\u1EBFt ch\u1EB7t tay m\u00ECnh l\u1EA1i nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 \u0111ang t\u1EF1 tr\u1EEBng ph\u1EA1t b\u1EA3n th\u00E2n m\u00ECnh. \u201CNhi\u1EC7m v\u1EE5 th\u1EA5t b\u1EA1i. C\u00F4 s\u1EBD g\u1ECDi em n\u1EBFu t\u00ECnh h\u00ECnh thay \u0111\u1ED5i. T\u1EEB gi\u1EDD cho \u0111\u1EBFn l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3, h\u00E3y ch\u1EDD \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2y.\u201D Sau khi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u1EE9u \u1EDF bi\u1EC3n, Houki nghe nh\u1EEFng l\u1EDDi \u0111\u00F3 l\u00FAc m\u00E0 c\u00F4 tr\u1EDF l\u1EA1i resort. Sau khi Chifuyu \u0111\u01B0a ra ch\u1EC9 th\u1ECB v\u1EC1 vi\u1EC7c \u0111i\u1EC1u tr\u1ECB cho Ichika, ch\u1ECB \u1EA5y l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c tr\u1EDF v\u1EC1 ph\u00F2ng k\u1EBF ho\u1EA1ch. Houki l\u1EA1i c\u00E0ng c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y \u0111au kh\u1ED5 h\u01A1n khi kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 b\u1ECB tr\u00E1ch m\u1EAFng l\u1EA5y m\u1ED9t l\u1EDDi. (T\u1EA1i sao... m\u00ECnh lu\u00F4n.. c\u1EA9u th\u1EA3 nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF...) C\u00F4 \u1EA5y lu\u00F4n lu\u00F4n ph\u1EA1m sai l\u1EA7m m\u1ED7i khi \u0111\u1EA1t \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c s\u1EE9c m\u1EA1nh. C\u00F4 th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 mu\u1ED1n d\u00F9ng s\u1EE9c m\u1EA1nh \u0111\u00F3. C\u00F4 lu\u00F4n c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t c\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c,m\u1ED9t c\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c th\u00F4i th\u00FAc c\u00F4 d\u00F9ng s\u1EE9c m\u1EA1nh \u0111\u00F3. (M\u00ECnh t\u1EADp luy\u1EC7n l\u00E0 v\u00EC c\u00E1i g\u00EC ch\u1EE9...!) V\u1EDBi Houki, kendo kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t c\u00F4ng c\u1EE5 \u0111\u1EC3 c\u00F4 r\u00E8n luy\u1EC7n c\u01A1 th\u1EC3, m\u00E0 l\u00E0 tr\u1EEBng ph\u1EA1t b\u1EA3n th\u00E2n. -M\u1ED9t c\u00E1i \u1EA5n (a seal: d\u1EA5u \u1EA5n, d\u1EA5u ni\u00EAm phong.) C\u00E1i \u1EA5n ki\u1EC3m so\u00E1t c\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c th\u00F4i th\u00FAc s\u1EF1 hung b\u1EA1o trong c\u00F4. Nh\u01B0ng... c\u00F4 c\u0169ng bi\u1EBFt gi\u1EDBi h\u1EA1n c\u1EE7a vi\u1EC7c ki\u1EC1m ch\u1EBF m\u1ED1i nguy hi\u1EC3m n\u00E0y. Gi\u1ED1ng nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t m\u1EA3nh b\u0103ng m\u1ECFng v\u1EADy, n\u00F3 s\u1EBD v\u1EE1 d\u00F9 c\u00F4 ch\u1EC9 d\u00F9ng m\u1ED9t l\u1EF1c nh\u1EB9. (M\u00ECnh \u0111\u00E3 c\u00F3... IS...) Ngay l\u00FAc c\u00F4 s\u1EAFp h\u1EA1 quy\u1EBFt t\u00E2m v\u00E0o m\u1ED9t quy\u1EBFt \u0111\u1ECBnh quan tr\u1ECDng, c\u00E1nh c\u1EEDa b\u1ECB \u0111\u1EA9y m\u1EA1nh. \n* BAM!!* c\u00E1nh c\u1EEDa th\u00ECnh l\u00ECnh m\u1EDF l\u00E0m Houki gi\u1EADt m\u00ECnh, nh\u01B0ng c\u00F4 ch\u1EB3ng c\u00F2n t\u00ED s\u1EE9c l\u1EF1c n\u00E0o m\u00E0 quay l\u1EA1i nh\u00ECn, \u201CAhh--- Ahh--- C\u1EADu th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t d\u1EC5 \u0111o\u00E1n \u0111\u1EA5y.\u201D Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi con g\u00E1i x\u00F4ng v\u00E0o ph\u00F2ng kh\u00F4ng m\u1ED9t ch\u00FAt l\u1ECBch s\u1EF1 v\u00E0 \u0111i v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa Houki. Gi\u1ECDng n\u00F3i n\u00E0y l\u00E0 c\u1EE7a\u2014Rin. \u201C...\u201D \u201CHey, c\u1EADu!\u201D Rin h\u1ECFi nh\u01B0ng Houki kh\u00F4ng tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi. C\u00F4 \u1EA5y kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3. \u201CC\u1EADu ngh\u0129 r\u1EB1ng c\u1EADu l\u00E0 l\u00ED do m\u00E0 Ichika th\u00E0nh ra nh\u01B0 v\u1EA7y \u00E0, h\u1EA3?\u201D Ph\u00F2ng th\u1EE7 Tuy\u1EC7t \u0110\u1ED1i[Absolute Defense] tr\u00EAn phi c\u00F4ng IS, nh\u1EDD v\u00E0o c\u01A1 ch\u1EBF b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7 tr\u00E1nh nguy hi\u1EC3m \u0111\u1EBFn t\u00EDnh m\u1EA1ng n\u00E0y, Ichika tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn b\u1EA5t t\u1EC9nh. IS d\u1ED3n h\u1EBFt to\u00E0n b\u1ED9 n\u0103ng l\u01B0\u1EE3ng cho vi\u1EC7c b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7, gi\u1EEF m\u1EA1ng c\u1EE7a phi c\u00F4ng IS theo c\u00E1ch n\u00E0y. V\u1EDBi s\u1EF1 h\u1ED7 tr\u1EE3 t\u1EEB IS, phi c\u00F4ng s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 t\u1EC9nh d\u1EADy ch\u1EEBng n\u00E0o n\u00F3 ch\u01B0a \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ph\u1EE5c h\u1ED3i. \u201C...\u201D \u201CV\u1EADy c\u1EADu s\u1EBD ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF n\u00E0y \u00E0? \u0110\u1EEANG C\u00D3 L\u00C0M T\u1EDA C\u00C1U L\u00CAN!\u201D \u0110\u1ED9t nhi\u00EAn s\u00F4i m\u00E1u l\u00EAn, Rin n\u1EAFm l\u1EA5y c\u1ED5 \u00E1o c\u1EE7a m\u1ED9t Houki \u0111ang suy s\u1EE5p, k\u00E9o m\u1EA1nh c\u00F4 \u1EA5y l\u00EAn. \u201CC\u00D3 V\u00C0I VI\u1EC6C C\u1EACU C\u1EA6N L\u00C0M, \u0110\u00DANG KH\u00D4NG? NGAY L\u00DAC N\u00C0Y! SAO L\u1EA0I KH\u00D4NG CHI\u1EBEN \u0110\u1EA4U CH\u1EE8!\u201D \u201CT\u1EDB-T\u1EDB... t\u1EDB kh\u00F4ng mu\u1ED1n... t\u1EDB kh\u00F4ng mu\u1ED1n l\u00E1i IS n\u1EEFa \u0111\u00E2u...\u201D \u201C--!\u201D \u201CPA!!\u201D Houki b\u1ECB t\u00E1t khi\u1EBFn c\u00F4 m\u1EA5t th\u0103ng b\u1EB1ng v\u00E0 ng\u00E3 xu\u1ED1ng s\u00E0n. Rin k\u00E9o Houki \u0111\u1EE9ng d\u1EADy l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa v\u00E0 tr\u1EEBng m\u1EAFt nh\u00ECn v\u00E0o c\u00F4 \u1EA5y. \u201C\u0110\u1EEANG C\u00D3 GI\u1EE0N M\u1EB6T! K\u1EC2 T\u1EEA KHI C\u1EACU C\u00D3 IS C\u00C1 NH\u00C2N, T\u00D4I S\u1EBC KH\u00D4NG CHO PH\u00C9P C\u1EACU NGOAN C\u1ED0 N\u1EEEA \u0110\u00C2U! HAY L\u00C0 C\u1EACU--\u201D \u0110\u00F4i m\u1EAFt c\u00F4 \u1EA5y r\u1EF1c ch\u00E1y v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t s\u1EF1 quy\u1EBFt t\u00E2m m\u00E3nh li\u1EC7t, nh\u01B0 c\u1EA3m x\u00FAc c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111ang ch\u00E1y v\u1EADy. \u201C--L\u00C0 M\u1ED8T \u0110\u1EE8A H\u00C8N NH\u00C1T KH\u00D4NG D\u00C1M CHI\u1EBEN \u0110\u1EA4U TRONG KHI \u0110\u00C2Y L\u00C0 L\u00DAC C\u1EA6N CHI\u1EBEN \u0110\u1EA4U?\u201D Nh\u1EEFng l\u1EDDi n\u00F3i \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0m s\u00E1ng l\u00EAn tinh th\u1EA7n chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u trong m\u1EAFt Houki. \u201C-C\u00E1i \u0111\u00F3..\u201D M\u1ED9t gi\u1ECDng n\u00F3i nh\u1ECF nh\u1EB9 tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn l\u1EDBn h\u01A1n nh\u01B0 l\u00E0 \u0111ang t\u1EE9c gi\u1EADn v\u1EADy \u201CTH\u1EBE C\u1EACU MU\u1ED0N T\u1EDA PH\u1EA2I L\u00C0M G\u00CC? CH\u00DANG TA KH\u00D4NG BI\u1EBET K\u1EBA \u0110\u1ECACH \u0110\u00C3 \u0110I \u0110\u00C2U! N\u1EBEU C\u00D3 TH\u1EC2 TH\u00CC T\u1EDA \u0110\u00C3 \u0110\u00C1NH R\u1ED2I!\u201D C\u00F3 v\u1EBB nh\u01B0 r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c Houki c\u0169ng c\u00E3i l\u1EA1i, Rin th\u1EDF m\u1ED9t h\u01A1i nh\u1EB9. \u201CR\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c th\u00EC c\u1EADu c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 l\u1EA5y l\u1EA1i \u00FD ch\u00ED... ah, th\u1EADt l\u00E0 phi\u1EC1n ph\u1EE9c m\u00E0.\u201D \u201CCa-C\u00E1i g\u00EC?\u201D \u201CCh\u00FAng t\u1EDB bi\u1EBFt k\u1EBB \u0111\u1ECBch \u0111ang \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2u, l\u00FAc n\u00E0y Laura \u0111ang--\u201D Rin \u0111ang n\u00F3i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c n\u1EEDa ch\u1EEBng th\u00EC c\u00E1nh c\u1EEDa m\u1EDF ra. \u0110\u1EE9ng ngo\u00E0i c\u1EEDa l\u00E0 Laura v\u1EDBi b\u1ED9 qu\u00E2n ph\u1EE5c m\u00E0u \u0111en. \u201CN\u00F3 xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n r\u1ED3i, d\u1EF1a theo th\u00F4ng tin v\u1EEBa x\u00E1c nh\u1EADn m\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y, m\u1EE5c ti\u00EAu \u0111ang c\u00E1ch b\u1EDD bi\u1EC3n h\u01A1n 30km. N\u00F3 \u0111ang \u1EDF ch\u1EBF \u0111\u1ED9 \u1EA9n tr\u1ED1n, nh\u01B0ng c\u00F3 v\u1EBB n\u00F3 kh\u00F4ng d\u00F9ng k\u0129 n\u0103ng ng\u1EE5y trang quang h\u1ECDc, n\u00EAn v\u1EC7 tinh c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 b\u1EAFt \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c n\u00F3.\u201D Th\u1EA5y Laura b\u01B0\u1EDBc v\u00E0o v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc m\u00E1y t\u00EDnh b\u1EA3ng, Rin n\u1EDF m\u1ED9t n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u00E0 ch\u1EDD c\u00F4 b\u1EA1n \u0111i v\u00E0o. \u201C\u0110\u00FAng nh\u01B0 mong \u0111\u1EE3i t\u1EEB l\u1EF1c l\u01B0\u1EE3ng \u0111\u1EB7c bi\u1EC7t c\u1EE7a \u0110\u1EE9c, c\u1EADu th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c vi\u1EC7c \u0111\u1EA5y.\u201D \u201CHumph? C\u1EADu th\u00EC sao? Chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB xong ch\u01B0a?\u201D \u201CT\u1EA5t nhi\u00EAn, thi\u1EBFt b\u1ECB t\u1EA5t c\u00F4ng \u0111\u1EB7c bi\u1EC7t [Packet] c\u1EE7a [Shenlong] \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u00E0i \u0111\u1EB7t r\u1ED3i. T\u1EDB mu\u1ED1n bi\u1EBFt Cecilia v\u00E0 Charlotte th\u1EBF n\u00E0o r\u1ED3i.\u201D \u201CAhh, v\u1EC1 \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3---\u201D Laura nh\u00ECn ra ph\u00EDa c\u00E1nh c\u1EEDa \u0111ang m\u1EDF l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa. \u201CV\u1EEBa xong!\u201D \u201CM\u1ECDi th\u1EE9 \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB xong\u2014Okay, ch\u00FAng ta xu\u1EA5t ph\u00E1t \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c r\u1ED3i.\u201D Khi nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u00F3 IS c\u00E1 nh\u00E2n \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EADp h\u1EE3p l\u1EA1i, h\u1ECD quay sang nh\u00ECn Houki. \u201CGi\u1EDD th\u00EC c\u1EADu \u0111\u1ECBnh l\u00E0m g\u00EC n\u00E0o?\u201D \u201CT\u1EDB... t\u1EDB--\u201D Houki si\u1EBFt ch\u1EB7t b\u00E0n tay l\u1EA1i, kh\u00F4ng gi\u1ED1ng s\u1EF1 h\u1ED1i h\u1EADn c\u00F4 \u1EA5y th\u1EC3 hi\u1EC7n ban n\u00E3y, m\u00E0 gi\u1EDD l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t s\u1EF1 quy\u1EBFt t\u00E2m. \u201CT\u1EDB mu\u1ED1n chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u... t\u1EDB ph\u1EA3i chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u! T\u1EDB ph\u1EA3i th\u1EAFng! T\u1EDB kh\u00F4ng cho ph\u00E9p m\u00ECnh thua n\u1EEFa \u0111\u00E2u!\u201D \u201CQuy\u1EBFt \u0111\u1ECBnh r\u1ED3i nh\u00E9!\u201D Rin khoanh tay l\u1EA1i tr\u01B0\u1EDBc ng\u1EF1c, n\u1EDF m\u1ED9t n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u1EA7y t\u1EF1 tin. \u201CR\u1ED3i, b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u k\u1EBF ho\u1EA1ch t\u00E1c chi\u1EBFn! L\u1EA7n n\u00E0y ch\u00FAng ta nh\u1EA5t \u0111\u1ECBnh s\u1EBD h\u1EA1 n\u00F3!\u201D \u201CYes!\u201D \n* \n* \n* \n* Gya* *gyann* (\u0110\u00E2y l\u00E0...) T\u00F2 m\u00F2 tr\u01B0\u1EDBc ti\u1EBFng s\u00F3ng v\u1ED7 \u1EDF \u0111\u1EB1ng xa, t\u00F4i b\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1ED9t m\u00ECnh tr\u00EAn m\u1ED9t b\u00E3i bi\u1EC3n xa l\u1EA1. Khi t\u00F4i b\u01B0\u1EDBc v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa tr\u01B0\u1EDBc, \u0111\u1ED1ng c\u00E1t tr\u1EAFng d\u01B0\u1EDBi ch\u00E2n t\u00F4i ph\u00E1t ra ti\u1EBFng c\u00E1t. Ch\u00E2n c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y c\u00E1t v\u00E0 \u0111\u1ED9 n\u00F3ng c\u1EE7a n\u00F3 ngay l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c. C\u00F3 m\u00F9i c\u1EE7a n\u01B0\u1EDBc v\u00E0 s\u00F3ng t\u1EEB bi\u1EC3n n\u1EEFa, v\u00E0 c\u1EA3 nh\u1EEFng c\u01A1n gi\u00F3 l\u1EA1nh th\u1ED5i nh\u00E8 nh\u1EB9 qua ng\u01B0\u1EDDi t\u00F4i, v\u00E0 \u00E1nh n\u1EAFng ch\u00F3i chang c\u1EE7a m\u1EB7t tr\u1EDDi r\u1ECDi xu\u1ED1ng t\u00F4i kh\u00E1 n\u00F3ng nh\u01B0ng c\u0169ng r\u1EA5t \u0111au. (L\u00E0... m\u00F9a h\u00E8 sao? Ngay l\u00FAc n\u00E0y...) \u0110\u00E2y l\u00E0 \u0111\u00E2u? M\u1EE5c \u0111\u00EDch c\u1EE7a vi\u1EC7c n\u00E0y l\u00E0 g\u00EC? T\u00F4i ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt g\u00EC c\u1EA3. V\u00EC l\u00ED do n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3 m\u00E0 gi\u1EDD t\u00F4i \u0111ang m\u1EB7c \u0111\u1ED3ng ph\u1EE5c. \u1ED0ng qu\u1EA7n t\u00F4i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c xo\u0103n l\u00EAn khi t\u00F4i b\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111i tr\u00EAn bi\u1EC3n b\u1EB1ng b\u00E0n ch\u00E2n tr\u1EA7n. Th\u1EADm ch\u00ED t\u00F4i c\u00F2n c\u1EA7m l\u1EA5y \u0111\u00F4i gi\u00E0y trong khi ch\u00EDnh t\u00F4i c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt m\u00ECnh c\u1EDFi ch\u00FAng ra khi n\u00E0o. \u201C--.--\u266A~ --\u266A\u201D T\u00F4i \u0111\u1ED9t nhi\u00EAn nghe th\u1EA5y ti\u1EBFng h\u00E1t. M\u1ED9t gi\u1ECDng h\u00E1t r\u1EA5t trong v\u00E0 vang. C\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y t\u00F2 m\u00F2 v\u1EC1 n\u00F3, t\u00F4i \u0111i v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa ph\u00E1t ra ti\u1EBFng h\u00E1t. \n* Kisu* *Kisu* \n* Kisu* *Kisu* *Kisu* Ti\u1EBFng c\u00E1t d\u01B0\u1EDBi ch\u00E2n t\u00F4i ph\u00E1t ra m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch t\u1EF1 nhi\u00EAn. \u201CLa, la~\u266A. Lalala\u266A\u201D M\u1ED9t c\u00F4 g\u00E1i \u0111ang \u0111\u1EE9ng \u1EDF \u0111\u00F3. Nh\u01B0ng c\u01A1n s\u00F3ng nh\u1EB9 l\u00E0m ng\u00F3n ch\u00E2n c\u00F4 \u1EA5y h\u01A1i \u01B0\u1EDBt m\u1ED9t ch\u00FAt, nh\u01B0ng c\u00F4 g\u00E1i v\u1EABn ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c h\u00E1t v\u00E0 m\u00FAa \u1EDF \u0111\u00F3. \u0110\u00F4i t\u00F3c \u00E1nh b\u1EA1c \u0111\u00F3 s\u00E1ng l\u00EAn nh\u01B0 c\u0169ng \u0111ang m\u00FAa theo v\u1EADy. B\u1ED9 \u0111\u1EA7m tr\u1EAFng \u0111\u00F3 c\u0169ng \u0111ang m\u00FAa d\u01B0\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng c\u01A1n gi\u00F3 bi\u1EC3n, th\u1EC9nh tho\u1EA3ng bay l\u00EAn nh\u00E8 nh\u1EB9. (Fum...) Kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt v\u00EC sao nh\u01B0ng t\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng mu\u1ED1n g\u1ECDi c\u00F4 \u1EA5y m\u00E0 ch\u1EC9 mu\u1ED1n ng\u1ED3i xu\u1ED1ng g\u1EA7n m\u1ED9t kh\u00FAc g\u1ED7 \u0111ang n\u1ED5i. Kh\u00FAc g\u1ED7 \u0111\u00F3 c\u00F3 l\u1EBD \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u00E1nh v\u00E0o b\u1EDD, v\u00EC v\u1ECF c\u00E2y \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECB b\u00F3c ra ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n, v\u00E0 kh\u00FAc g\u1ED7 c\u0169ng s\u1EAFp chuy\u1EC3n th\u00E0nh m\u00E0u tr\u1EAFng. T\u00F4i ng\u1ED3i tr\u00EAn m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc sofa kh\u00F4ng r\u00F5 h\u00ECnh d\u1EA1ng, nh\u00ECn v\u00E0o c\u00F4 g\u00E1i m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch ng\u00E2y d\u1EA1i. C\u00F3 th\u1EC3 nghe r\u00F5 ti\u1EBFng s\u00F3ng v\u1ED7 *Gya* *gya* Nh\u1EEFng c\u01A1n gi\u00F3 nh\u1EB9 th\u1EC9nh tho\u1EA3ng th\u1ED5i t\u1EA1o m\u1ED9t c\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c tho\u1EA3i m\u00E1i, v\u00E0 t\u00F4i nh\u00ECn ch\u1EB1m ch\u1EB1m v\u00E0o khung c\u1EA3nh tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EAFt nh\u01B0 \u0111ang b\u1ECB th\u00F4i mi\u00EAn v\u1EADy. \n* \n* \n* \u201C...\u201D Ch\u1EDD \u1EDF v\u1ECB tr\u00ED c\u00E1ch m\u1EB7t n\u01B0\u1EDBc bi\u1EC3n 200m, chi\u1EBFc [Silver Gospel] \u0111ang cu\u1ED9n m\u00ECnh l\u1EA1i nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB. Chi\u1EBFc c\u00E1nh m\u1EDF r\u1ED9ng ra t\u1EEB ph\u1EA7n \u0111\u1EC9nh \u0111\u1EA7u n\u00F3 bao ph\u1EE7 l\u1EA5y c\u01A1 th\u1EC3 \u0111ang cu\u1ED9n c\u1EE7a n\u00F3. \u2013? Chi\u1EBFc [Gospel] \u0111\u1ED9t nhi\u00EAn nh\u00ECn l\u00EAn tr\u00EAn. Kho\u1EA3ng kh\u1EAFc sau \u0111\u00F3, m\u1ED9t vi\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA1n si\u00EAu thanh b\u1EAFn ngay v\u00E0o \u0111\u1EA7u n\u00F3, t\u1EA1o ra m\u1ED9t v\u1EE5 n\u1ED5 l\u1EDBn. \u201CVi\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn \u0111\u00E3 tr\u00FAng.Ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c b\u1EAFn!\u201D \u0110ang l\u01A1 l\u1EEDng c\u00E1ch \u0111\u00F3 5km, chi\u1EBFc [Schwarzer Regen] m\u00E0 Laura \u0111ang l\u00E1i b\u1EAFn ra vi\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA1n \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi [Gospel] c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 ph\u1EA3n \u0111\u00F2n. B\u1EC1 ngo\u00E0i c\u1EE7a [Schwarzer Regen] \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c thay \u0111\u1ED5i kh\u00E1 nhi\u1EC1u so v\u1EDBi th\u01B0\u1EDDng ng\u00E0y, v\u1EDBi kh\u1EA9u railgun [Purizushi] \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng k\u00EDnh 2.80 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u00E0i \u0111\u1EB7t v\u00E0o c\u1EA3 hai b\u00EAn vai. Ngo\u00E0i ra, n\u00F3 c\u00F2n cho ph\u00E9p b\u1EAFn t\u1EC9a t\u1EA7m xa v\u1EDBi h\u1ECFa l\u1EF1c c\u1EE7a m\u1ED9t kh\u1EA9u cannon (\u0111\u1EA1i ph\u00E1o), 4 t\u1EA5m khi\u00EAn v\u1EADt l\u00ED \u0111ang bao ph\u1EE7 l\u1EA5y ph\u00EDa tr\u01B0\u1EDBc, sau, tr\u00E1i, ph\u1EA3i nh\u01B0 \u0111\u1EC3 b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7 v\u1EADy. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 \u0110\u1EA1i ph\u00E1o Thi\u1EBFt gi\u00E1p[Panzer Cannon] t\u00EDch h\u1EE3p v\u1EDBi \u0111\u1EA1i b\u00E1c \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u00E0i v\u00E0o [Schwarzer Regen]. (K\u1EBB \u0111\u1ECBch \u0111ang ti\u1EBFp c\u1EADn... 4000... 3000... nhanh h\u01A1n c\u1EA3 m\u00ECnh t\u01B0\u1EDFng.) L\u00FAc sau, kho\u1EA3ng c\u00E1ch gi\u1EEFa c\u1EA3 hai ch\u1EC9 c\u00F2n 1000m, v\u00E0 [Gospel] ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c ti\u1EBFn g\u1EA7n h\u01A1n. M\u1EB7c d\u00F9 Laura ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng, [Gospel] v\u1EABn d\u00F9ng c\u00E1nh b\u1EAFn ra nh\u1EEFng vi\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA1n l\u01B0\u1EE3ng t\u1EED \u0111\u1EC3 ph\u00E1 hu\u1EF7 nh\u1EEFng vi\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA1n ph\u00E1o v\u00E0 ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c ti\u1EBFn l\u1EA1i g\u1EA7n Laura. \u201CChe!\u201D \u0110\u1EC3 tr\u00E1nh b\u1ECB gi\u1EADt v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa sau, kh\u1EA9u \u0110\u1EA1i ph\u00E1o Thi\u1EBFt gi\u00E1p[Panzer Cannon] t\u00EDch h\u1EE3p kh\u00F4ng cho ph\u00E9p chuy\u1EC3n \u0111\u1ED9ng qu\u00E1 nhi\u1EC1u. Ng\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u1EA1i, s\u1EDF h\u1EEFu m\u1ED9t kh\u1EA3 n\u0103ng c\u01A1 \u0111\u1ED9ng \u0111\u1EB7c th\u00F9, chi\u1EBFc [Gospe] \u0111\u1ED9t nhi\u00EAn gia t\u1ED1c \u1EDF kho\u1EA3ng c\u00E1ch 300m v\u00E0 v\u1EEBa ch\u1EA1m t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c tay ph\u1EA3i c\u1EE7a Laura. --C\u00F4 \u1EA5y kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E9 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c! Nh\u01B0ng Laura ch\u1EC9 nh\u1EAFm m\u1EAFt l\u1EA1i v\u00E0 n\u1EDF m\u1ED9t n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi. \u201C--Cecilia!\u201D Chi\u1EBFc [Gospel] \u0111\u01B0a tay ra \u0111\u1EC3 ch\u1EB7n c\u1ED7 m\u00E1y bay t\u1EEB tr\u00EAn xu\u1ED1ng. Chi\u1EBFc IS m\u00E0u xanh \u2013 [Blue Tears] ph\u00F3ng ra m\u1ED9t \u0111\u00F2n t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng m\u1EA1nh khi \u0111ang trong ch\u1EBF \u0111\u1ED9 \u1EA9n th\u00E2n. Kh\u00F4ng gi\u1ED1ng b\u00ECnh th\u01B0\u1EDDng, 6 con BIT \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c s\u1EAFp x\u1EBFp nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc v\u00E1y quanh eo c\u00F4 \u1EA5y, v\u00E0 kh\u1EA9u ph\u00E1o \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c bao ph\u1EE7 l\u1EA1i \u0111\u1EC3 ho\u1EA1t \u0111\u1ED9ng nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t \u0111\u1ED9ng c\u01A1 \u0111\u1EA9y. Ngo\u00E0i ra, chi\u1EBFc laze BT c\u1EA5p cao [Stardust Shooter] d\u00E0i h\u01A1n 2m \u0111\u1EE7 s\u1EE9c b\u00F9 v\u00E0o ph\u1EA7n h\u1ECFa l\u1EF1c b\u1ECB thi\u1EBFu c\u1EE7a nh\u1EEFng con BIT. Tr\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7u Cecilia l\u00E0 thi\u1EBFt b\u1ECB Si\u00EAu C\u1EA3m Bi\u1EBFn (Hyper Sensor) \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u00E0i \u0111\u1EB7t [Brillant Clearance] gi\u00FAp ph\u1EA3n \u1EE9ng t\u1ED1t v\u1EDBi v\u1EADn t\u1ED1c tr\u00EAn 500km/h \u0111\u1EC3 k\u1EBFt h\u1EE3p t\u1ED1t v\u1EDBi \u0111\u1ED9 c\u01A1 \u0111\u1ED9ng c\u1EE7a thi\u1EBFt b\u1ECB t\u00EDch h\u1EE3p h\u1ECFa l\u1EF1c cao [Strike Gunner]. V\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng th\u00F4ng tin m\u00E0 n\u00F3 \u0111\u00E3 x\u1EED l\u00ED, c\u00F4 \u0111\u1ED9t nhi\u00EAn quay ng\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t t\u1ED1c \u0111\u1ED9 l\u1EDBn v\u00E0 nh\u1EAFm v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa [Gospel] s\u1EB5n s\u00E0ng \u0111\u1EC3 t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng. \u201CK\u1EBB \u0111\u1ECBch B \u0111\u00E3 x\u00E1c nh\u1EADn. Ti\u1EBFn h\u00E0nh lo\u1EA1i tr\u1EEB.\u201D \u201CQu\u00E1 ch\u1EADm ch\u1EA1p.\u201D Sau khi [Gospel] n\u00E9 \u0111\u00F2n t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng c\u1EE7a Cecilia, m\u1ED9t c\u1ED7 m\u00E1y kh\u00E1c t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng t\u1EEB ph\u00EDa sau. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 Charlotte, c\u00F4 \u0111ang leo tr\u00EAn l\u01B0ng c\u1EE7a Cecilia khi tung ra m\u1ED9t \u0111\u00F2n \u0111\u00E1nh l\u00E9n khi \u0111ang trong ch\u1EBF \u0111\u1ED9 \u1EA9n th\u00E2n. Hai kh\u1EA9u s\u00FAng ng\u1EAFn b\u1EAFn t\u1EEB ph\u00EDa sau \u1EDF c\u1EF1 li g\u1EA7n, l\u00E0m cho [Gospel] v\u1EA5p c\u1EA3 2 ch\u00E2n. Nh\u01B0ng ch\u1EC9 trong ch\u1ED1c l\u00E1t, n\u00F3 l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c ph\u1EA3n c\u00F4ng l\u1EA1i 2 chi\u1EBFc th\u1EBF h\u1EC7 th\u1EE9 3 b\u1EB1ng [Silver Bell]. \u201COh, xin l\u1ED7i, nh\u01B0ng [Garden Curtain] (Curtian: mi\u1EBFng che; m\u00E0ng) n\u00E0y kh\u00F4ng d\u1EC5 b\u1ECB h\u1EA1 g\u1EE5c th\u1EBF \u0111\u00E2u!\u201D B\u1ED9 ph\u1EADn ph\u00F2ng th\u1EE7 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u00EDch h\u1EE3p c\u1EE7a [Revive] d\u00F9ng khi\u00EAn v\u1EADt l\u00ED v\u00E0 khi\u00EAn l\u01B0\u1EE3ng t\u1EED \u0111\u1EC3 ch\u1EB7n l\u00E0n m\u01B0a \u0111\u1EA1n c\u1EE7a [Gospel]. H\u00ECnh d\u00E1ng [Revive] tr\u00F4ng kh\u00F4ng kh\u00E1c b\u00ECnh th\u01B0\u1EDDng cho l\u1EAFm, c\u1EA3 khi\u00EAn v\u1EADt l\u00ED l\u1EABn l\u01B0\u1EE3ng t\u1EED \u0111\u1EC1u ch\u1EB7n ch\u00FAng, nh\u00ECn nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc m\u00E0n v\u1EADy. Trong l\u00FAc ph\u00F2ng th\u1EE7, Charlotte d\u00F9ng k\u0129 n\u0103ng chuy\u00EAn m\u00F4n [Rapid Switch] \u0111\u1EC3 t\u1EA1o m\u1ED9t \u0111\u00F2n t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng b\u1EB1ng Gatling cannon (s\u00FAng 6 n\u00F2ng?), d\u00F9ng th\u1EDDi gian \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u1EC3 \u0111\u00E1nh tr\u1EA3. V\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t Cecilia \u0111ang di chuy\u1EC3n v\u1EDBi v\u1EADn t\u1ED1c cao v\u00E0 t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng, v\u00E0 m\u1ED9t Laura \u0111ang b\u1EAFn khi c\u00F4 g\u1EAFng gi\u1EEF kho\u1EA3ng c\u00E1ch, [Gospel] tr\u00F4ng h\u01B0 h\u1EA1i nhi\u1EC1u h\u01A1n khi b\u1ECB t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng t\u1EEB 3 ph\u00EDa. \u201C... Thay \u0111\u1ED5i m\u1EE9c \u0111\u1ED9 \u01B0u ti\u00EAn. C\u00E0i \u0111\u1EB7t 'escaping air space' th\u00E0nh m\u1EE9c \u0111\u1ED9 \u01B0u ti\u00EAn cao nh\u1EA5t\u201D (tho\u00E1t kh\u1ECFi v\u00F9ng kh\u00F4ng) X\u1EA3 h\u1EBFt m\u1ED9t \u0111\u1ED1ng \u0111\u1EA1n l\u01B0\u1EE3ng t\u1EED ra kh\u1EAFp n\u01A1i, [Gospel] l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c kh\u1EDFi \u0111\u1ED9ng to\u00E0n b\u1ED9 b\u1ED9 \u0111\u1EA9y v\u00E0 t\u00EDnh ch\u1EA1y tr\u1ED1n. \u201C\u0110\u1EEANG H\u00D2NG CH\u1EA0Y THO\u00C1T!\u201D M\u1EB7t bi\u1EC3n b\u1ECB th\u1EE7ng, v\u00E0 r\u1ED3i ph\u00E1t n\u1ED5. C\u1ED7 m\u00E1y m\u00E0u \u0111\u1ECF th\u1EABm [Akatsubaki] bay l\u00EAn c\u0169ng v\u1EDBi [Shenlong] \u1EDF ph\u00EDa sau. \u201CH\u1EA1 n\u00F3 tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi n\u00F3 k\u1ECBp ch\u1EA1y tho\u00E1t!\u201D [Akatsubaki] t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng [Gospel], v\u00E0 Rin ra kh\u1ECFi l\u01B0ng \u0111\u1EC3 v\u00E0o ch\u1EBF \u0111\u1ED9 chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u v\u1EDBi b\u1ED9 ph\u1EADn t\u00EDch h\u1EE3p [Landslide] \u0111\u1EC3 cho ph\u00E9p gia t\u0103ng k\u0129 n\u0103ng. V\u1EDBi 2 c\u1EB7p Ph\u00E1o Xung k\u00EDch[Impact Cannon] \u1EDF hai b\u00EAn vai, c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi 4 kh\u1EA9u ph\u00E1o khai h\u1ECFa c\u00F9ng m\u1ED9t l\u00FAc. \u201C!\u201D Khi [Akatsubaki] tr\u00E1nh ra kh\u1ECFi khu v\u1EF1c \u0111\u00F3 sau khi \u0111\u00E1nh nhau, \u0111\u1EA1n c\u1EE7a [Impact Cannon] bay ra t\u1EEB ph\u00EDa sau c\u00F4 \u1EA5y. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, \u0111\u00F3 kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i [Impact Cannon] t\u00E0ng h\u00ECnh, nh\u01B0ng m\u1ED9t ph\u1EA7n c\u1EE7a vi\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA1n \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c che l\u1EA1i b\u1EB1ng ng\u1ECDn l\u1EEDa m\u00E0u \u0111\u1ECF t\u01B0\u01A1i. M\u1ED9t l\u00E0n \u0111\u1EA1n va ch\u1EA1m v\u1EDBi c\u01A1n m\u01B0a \u0111\u1EA1n t\u1EEB [Gospel], v\u00E0 v\u1EDBi s\u1EE9c m\u1EA1nh c\u1EE7a [Impact Cannon] th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 \u0111\u00E1ng n\u00EAn g\u1ECDi l\u00E0 Ph\u00E1o Xung k\u00EDch Nhi\u1EC7t T\u0103ng c\u01B0\u1EDDng [Thermal Diffusion Impact Cannon] \u201CCh\u00FAng ta l\u00E0m \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ch\u01B0a?\u201D \u201C-- V\u1EABn ch\u01B0a!\u201D M\u1EB7c d\u00F9 [Gospel] tr\u1EF1c ti\u1EBFp d\u00EDch \u0111\u00F2n t\u1EEB Ph\u00E1o Xung k\u00EDch Nhi\u1EC7t T\u0103ng c\u01B0\u1EDDng [Thermal Diffusion Impact Cannon], nh\u01B0ng n\u00F3 v\u1EABn di chuy\u1EC3n. \u201C\u0110\u00F2n ph\u1EA3n c\u00F4ng m\u1EA1nh nh\u1EA5t c\u1EE7a [Silver Bell] \u2013 b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u!\u201D [Gospel] dang r\u1ED9ng 2 c\u00E1nh tay ra 2 b\u00EAn, v\u00E0 th\u1EADm ch\u00ED c\u1EA3 \u0111\u00F4i c\u00E1nh c\u0169ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c khuy\u1EBFch \u0111\u1EA1i ra-- v\u00E0o kho\u1EA3ng kh\u1EAFc \u0111\u00F3, m\u1ED9t tia s\u00E1ng r\u00F5 n\u00E9t ph\u00E1t n\u1ED5, v\u00E0 m\u1ED9t l\u00E0n m\u01B0a \u0111\u1EA1n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c b\u1EAFn ra. \u201CKU!\u201D \u201CHOUKI, SAU L\u01AFNG T\u1EDA!\u201D Nh\u00ECn v\u00E0o l\u1EA7n th\u1EA5t b\u1EA1i tr\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u00F3, [Akatsubaki] c\u1EE7a Houki v\u1EABn \u0111ang trong giai \u0111o\u1EA1n b\u1ECB h\u1EA1n ch\u1EBF. \u0110\u1EC3 ng\u0103n ch\u1EB7n vi\u1EC7c [Fold-Out Armor] b\u1ECB qu\u00E1 t\u1EA3i v\u00E0 h\u1EBFt n\u0103ng l\u01B0\u1EE3ng, n\u00EAn l\u00FAc n\u00E0y, c\u1ED7 m\u00E1y \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u00E0i \u0111\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EC3 [Fold-Out Armor] kh\u00F4ng v\u00F4 t\u00ECnh k\u00EDch ho\u1EA1t k\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 khi \u0111ang ph\u00F2ng th\u1EE7. T\u1EA5t nhi\u00EAn, s\u1EF1 \u0111i\u1EC1u ch\u1EC9nh n\u00E0y \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u1EA1o ra l\u00E0 do c\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111\u1EC3 vi\u1EC7c ph\u00F2ng th\u1EE7 l\u1EA1i cho Charlotte. \u0110\u00E2y l\u00E0 c\u00E1ch t\u1ED1i \u01B0u h\u00F3a l\u1EE3i \u00EDch c\u1EE7a vi\u1EC7c chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u theo nh\u00F3m, b\u1EB1ng c\u00E1ch ph\u00E2n chia vai tr\u00F2 c\u1EE7a t\u1EEBng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi. \u201CD\u00F9 v\u1EADy th\u00EC... v\u1EABn kh\u00E1 r\u1EAFc r\u1ED1i.\u201D K\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 c\u00F4 \u1EA5y c\u00F3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u00EDch h\u1EE3p th\u00EAm thi\u1EBFt b\u1ECB ph\u00F2ng th\u1EE7, v\u1EABn r\u1EA5t nguy hi\u1EC3m n\u1EBFu li\u00EAn t\u1EE5c h\u1EE9ng ch\u1ECBu c\u00E1c \u0111\u00F2n t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng c\u1EE7a [Gospel]. L\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3, m\u1ED9t trong s\u1ED1 c\u00E1c khi\u00EAn v\u1EADt l\u00ED \u0111\u00E3 ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n b\u1ECB ph\u00E1 hu\u1EF7. \u201CLAURA! CECILIA! L\u00C0M \u01A0N!\u201D \u201CC\u00D2N C\u1EA6N PH\u1EA2I N\u00D3I SAO?\u201D \u201CC\u1EE8 \u0110\u1EC2 CHO T\u1EE4I N\u00C0Y!\u201D Laura v\u00E0 Cecilia ti\u1EBFn l\u00EAn ph\u00EDa tr\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u1EC3 h\u1ED7 tr\u1EE3 cho Charlotte, ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111ang l\u00F9i l\u1EA1i, v\u00E0 b\u1EAFn t\u1EEB c\u1EA3 hai ph\u00EDa. Cecilia th\u00EC d\u00F9ng ch\u1EBF \u0111\u1ED9 si\u00EAu c\u01A1 \u0111\u1ED9ng khi b\u1EAFn, trong khi Laura th\u00EC thay \u0111\u1ED5i h\u1ECFa l\u1EF1c v\u1EDBi kh\u1EA9u cannon c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 \u1EA5y. \u201CM\u1ED8T KHI K\u1EBA \u0110\u1ECACH L\u00D9I L\u1EA0I C\u0168NG CH\u00CDNH L\u00C0 C\u01A0 H\u1ED8I C\u1EE6A CH\u00DANG TA.\u201D Ti\u1EBFp \u0111\u00F3, Rin t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng t\u1EEB d\u01B0\u1EDBi l\u00EAn. D\u00F9ng [Souten Gagetsu] \u0111\u1EC3 ch\u00E9m, c\u00F4 \u1EA5y l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c k\u00EDch ho\u1EA1t kh\u1EA9u ph\u00E1o xung k\u00EDch t\u1EA7m g\u1EA7n \u0111\u1EC3 b\u1EAFn \u2013 m\u1EE5c ti\u00EAu l\u00E0 b\u1ED9 \u0111a-\u0111\u1EA9y (multi-thruster: multi + \u0111\u1ED9ng c\u01A1 \u0111\u1EA9y, b\u1ED9 \u0111\u1EA9y) tr\u00EAn [Silver Bell] \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c k\u1EBFt n\u1ED1i v\u1EDBi ph\u1EA7n \u0111\u1EA7u. \u201CCH\u1EBET \u0110I!\u201D B\u1EA5t ch\u1EA5p l\u00E0n m\u01B0a \u0111\u1EA1n l\u01B0\u1EE3ng t\u1EED b\u1EAFn lo\u1EA1n x\u1EA1 v\u00E0o c\u00F4 \u1EA5y, Rin v\u1EABn ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c ch\u00E9m. Chi\u1EBFc [Gospel] c\u0169ng b\u1EAFn ra nh\u1EEFng vi\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA1n t\u01B0\u01A1ng t\u1EF1 [Impact Cannon], v\u00E0 c\u1EA3 hai \u0111\u1EC1u b\u1ECB h\u01B0 h\u1EA1i kh\u00E1 nghi\u00EAm tr\u1ECDng. Xoay s\u1EDF m\u1ED9t h\u1ED3i, r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c Rin c\u0169ng ch\u00E9m \u0111\u1EE9t \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc c\u00E1nh c\u1EE7a [Gospel]. \u201CHaa, haa... TH\u1EBE N\u00C0O\u2014KU!\u201D M\u1EB7c d\u00F9 ch\u1EC9 c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc c\u00E1nh, [Gospel] l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c \u0111i\u1EC1u ch\u1EC9nh l\u1EA1i b\u1EA3n th\u00E2n v\u00E0 \u0111\u00E1 m\u1ED9t c\u00FA r\u1EA5t m\u1EA1nh v\u00E0o tay tr\u00E1i c\u1EE7a Rin. C\u00FA \u0111\u00E1 \u0111\u00F3, v\u1EDBi \u0111\u1ED9ng c\u01A1 \u0111\u1EA9y d\u01B0\u1EDBi ch\u00E2n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c b\u1EADt, ph\u00E1 n\u00E1t l\u1EDBp gi\u00E1p \u1EDF vai v\u00E0 l\u00E0m Rin r\u01A1i xu\u1ED1ng bi\u1EC3n. \u201CRIN! CH\u1EBET TI\u1EC6T!!\u201D Houki, m\u1ED7i tay c\u1EA7m m\u1ED9t ki\u1EBFm, nhanh ch\u00F3ng ch\u00E9m m\u1EA1nh v\u00E0o [Gospel]. Khi Gia t\u1ED1c Kh\u1EA9n c\u1EA5p l\u00E0m n\u00F3 m\u1EA5t th\u0103ng b\u1EB1ng, [Gospel] b\u1ECB ch\u00E9m m\u1ED9t nh\u00E1t v\u00E0o vai ph\u1EA3i. (\u0110\u01B0\u1EE3c r\u1ED3i--!) Khi Houki v\u1EEBa ngh\u0129 th\u1EBF, v\u00E0i \u0111i\u1EC1u kh\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDFng \u0111\u00E3 x\u1EA3y ra. [Gospel] d\u00F9ng tay \u0111\u1EC3 t\u00FAm ch\u1EB7t l\u1EA5y c\u1EA3 thanh ki\u1EBFm b\u00EAn tr\u00E1i l\u1EABn b\u00EAn ph\u1EA3i. \u201CC\u00C1I G\u00CC?\u201D N\u0103ng l\u01B0\u1EE3ng gi\u1EA3i ph\u00F3ng t\u1EEB thanh ki\u1EBFm c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 xuy\u00EAn ph\u00E1 l\u1EDBp gi\u00E1p, nh\u01B0ng c\u00F3 v\u1EBB nh\u01B0 [Gospel] kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 quan t\u00E2m khi n\u00F3 dang r\u1ED9ng tay ra. V\u1EDBi thanh ki\u1EBFm b\u1ECB \u0111\u1EA9y qua m\u1ED9t b\u00EAn, Houki b\u1ECB \u00E9p ph\u1EA3i dang r\u1ED9ng 2 tay, \u0111\u1EC3 l\u1ED9 ra m\u1ED9t ch\u1ED7 kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 c\u00F3 s\u1EF1 ph\u00F2ng th\u1EE7. Gi\u00E2y ph\u00FAt \u0111\u00F3, [Gospel] m\u1EDF chi\u1EBFc cannon tr\u00EAn chi\u1EBFc c\u00E1nh c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i v\u00E0 chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB b\u1EAFn. \u201CHOUKI! V\u1EE8T KI\u1EBEM M\u00C0 RA KH\u1ECEI CH\u1ED6 \u0110\u00D3 \u0110I!\u201D Nh\u01B0ng Houki kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 b\u1ECF thanh ki\u1EBFm. (...N\u1EBFu m\u00ECnh r\u00FAt lui \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2y, t\u1EA1i sao m\u00ECnh...) M\u1ED9t lo\u1EA1t \u0111\u1EA1n l\u01B0\u1EE3ng t\u1EED \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c b\u1EAFn ra c\u00F9ng l\u00FAc. (T\u1EA0I SAO M\u00CCNH L\u1EA0I MU\u1ED0N C\u00D3 S\u1EE8C M\u1EA0NH CH\u1EE8!) V\u00E0i gi\u00E2y tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi tr\u00FAng nh\u1EEFng vi\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA1n l\u01B0\u1EE3ng t\u1EED, [Akatsubaki] xoay m\u1ED9t v\u00F2ng, v\u00E0 c\u00F3 v\u1EBB nh\u01B0 [Fold-Out Armor] d\u01B0\u1EDBi ch\u00E2n \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i mong mu\u1ED1n c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 v\u00E0 t\u1EA1o ra m\u1ED9t l\u01B0\u1EE1i ki\u1EBFm n\u0103ng l\u01B0\u1EE3ng. \u201CAHHHHH!\u201D Houki vung ch\u00E2n v\u00E0 d\u00F9ng l\u01B0\u1EE1i ki\u1EBFm n\u0103ng l\u01B0\u1EE3ng \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u1EC3 ch\u00E9m. Cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng, [Gospel] m\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 hai c\u00E1nh v\u00E0 r\u01A1i xu\u1ED1ng bi\u1EC3n. \u201CHa, haa, haa...!\u201D \u201CC\u1EADu \u1ED5n ch\u1EE9?\u201D Nghe th\u1EA5y m\u1ED9t gi\u1ECDng ho\u1EA3ng s\u1EE3 hi\u1EBFm g\u1EB7p t\u1EEB Laura, nh\u1ECBp th\u1EDF b\u1EA5t kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u1EC1u c\u1EE7a Houki b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u b\u00ECnh th\u01B0\u1EDDng l\u1EA1i. \u201CT\u1EDB... \u1ED5n, chi\u1EBFc [Gospel]... n\u00F3---\u201D Ngay l\u00FAc ai \u0111\u00F3 v\u1EEBa chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB n\u00F3i 'ch\u00FAng ta th\u1EAFng r\u1ED3i' th\u00EC m\u1ED9t qu\u1EA3 c\u1EA7u \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng hi\u1EC7n l\u00EAn t\u1EEB m\u1EB7t bi\u1EC3n. \u201C!\u201D Nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 th\u1EDDi gian ng\u1EEBng tr\u00F4i, m\u1ED9t qu\u1EA3 c\u1EA7u \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng l\u01A1 l\u1EEDng gi\u1EEFa m\u1EB7t bi\u1EC3n. Chi\u1EBFc [Gospel] v\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng h\u1EA1t \u0111i\u1EC7n t\u00EDch m\u00E0u xanh bao ph\u1EE7 v\u00E0 b\u00E1m ch\u1EB7t l\u1EA5y c\u01A1 th\u1EC3 c\u1EE7a n\u00F3, \u0111ang ng\u1ED3i ngay ch\u00EDnh gi\u1EEFa. \u201CC\u00E1i n\u00E0y...?! C\u00E1i qu\u00E1i g\u00EC \u0111ang x\u1EA3y ra th\u1EBF?\u201D \u201CCH\u1EBET TI\u1EC6T! \u0110\u00C2Y L\u00C0 \u2013 [BI\u1EBEN TH\u1EC2 TH\u1EE8 HAI]!\u201D ([Second Shift]) Khi Laura la l\u00EAn nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF, chi\u1EBFc [Gospel] quay v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa c\u00F4 \u1EA5y nh\u01B0 \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i ti\u1EBFng k\u00EAu \u0111\u00F3. V\u00EC m\u1EB7t n\u00F3 b\u1ECB bao ph\u1EE7 b\u1EDFi m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc m\u1EB7t n\u1EA1 v\u00F4 c\u01A1, cho n\u00EAn kh\u00F3 m\u00E0 th\u1EA5y \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c n\u00E9t m\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a n\u00F3. Nh\u01B0ng \u1EDF \u0111\u00F3, h\u1ECD v\u1EABn c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y \u00FD ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ED1i kh\u00E1ng, vang l\u00EAn ti\u1EBFng chu\u00F4ng c\u1EA3nh b\u00E1o c\u00E1c phi c\u00F4ng IS. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, \u0111\u00E3 qu\u00E1 tr\u1EC5 r\u1ED3i. \u201CKYAAAAAAA...!\u201D [Gospel] ph\u00E1t ra ti\u1EBFng k\u00EAu gi\u1ED1ng nh\u01B0 ti\u1EBFng r\u1ED1ng c\u1EE7a m\u1ED9t con th\u00FA hoang v\u00E0 t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng Laura. \u201CC\u00C1I G\u00CC?\u201D V\u00EC n\u00F3 qu\u00E1 nhanh, n\u00EAn Laura b\u1ECB t\u00FAm l\u1EA5y ch\u00E2n tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi c\u00F4 k\u1ECBp ph\u1EA3n \u1EE9ng. R\u1ED3i sau \u0111\u00F3, nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t con b\u01B0\u1EDBm v\u1EEBa ra kh\u1ECFi k\u00E9n, chi\u1EBFc c\u00E1nh b\u1ECB c\u1EAFt tr\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7u [Gospel] t\u1EEB t\u1EEB m\u1ECDc l\u1EA1i. \u201CTH\u1EA2 LAURA RA!\u201D Charlotte nhanh ch\u00F3ng d\u00F9ng [Rapid Switch] \u0111\u1EC3 chuy\u1EC3n sang t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng b\u1EB1ng dao c\u1EADn chi\u1EBFn. Nh\u01B0ng con dao b\u1ECB k\u1EBB \u0111\u1ECBch ch\u1EB7n l\u1EA1i, b\u1EB1ng tay kh\u00F4ng. \u201CTR\u00C1NH RA! THO\u00C1T RA! C\u00C1I N\u00C0Y--!\u201D Tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi c\u00F4 \u1EA5y k\u1EBFt th\u00FAc, Laura b\u1ECB bao ph\u1EE7 b\u1EDFi \u0111\u00F4i c\u00E1nh l\u01B0\u1EE3ng t\u1EED tuy\u1EC7t \u0111\u1EB9p. Kho\u1EA3ng kh\u1EAFc sau \u0111\u00F3, l\u00E0n \u0111\u1EA1n l\u01B0\u1EE3ng t\u1EED b\u1EAFn \u1EDF kho\u1EA3ng c\u00E1ch b\u1EB1ng 0 xuy\u00EAn th\u1EB3ng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u00F4 \u1EA5y, r\u1ED3i th\u1EA3 cho c\u00F4 \u1EA5y r\u01A1i xu\u1ED1ng bi\u1EC3n. \u201CLAURA! KH\u1EC8 TH\u1EACT...!\u201D Charlotte v\u1EE9t con dao \u0111i v\u00E0 \u0111\u1ED5i sang d\u00F9ng shotgun. Gi\u00E1p c\u1EE7a [Gospel] tr\u00F4ng nh\u01B0 chi\u1EBFc v\u1ECF tr\u1EE9ng b\u1ECB n\u1EE9t v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t v\u1EBFt n\u1EE9t \u1EDF ng\u1EF1c, eo v\u00E0 l\u01B0ng, m\u1ECDc ra nh\u1EEFng \u0111\u00F4i c\u00E1nh l\u01B0\u1EE3ng t\u1EED nh\u1ECF. H\u1ECFa l\u1EF1c c\u1EE7a nh\u1EEFng vi\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA1n l\u01B0\u1EE3ng t\u1EED t\u1EEB ch\u1ED7 \u0111\u00F3 b\u1EAFn ra \u0111\u00E1nh bay kh\u1EA9u shotgun c\u1EE7a Charlotte. \u201CC\u00C1I QU\u00C1I G\u00CC TH\u1EBE? N\u0102NG L\u1EF0C C\u1EE6A N\u00D3... CHO D\u00D9 L\u00C0 D\u00D9NG V\u1EDAI M\u1EE4C \u0110\u00CDCH QU\u00C2N S\u1EF0, N\u00D3 V\u1EAAN QU\u00C1 KINH D\u1ECA---\u201D Khi Cecilia c\u1ED1 g\u1EAFng t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa b\u1EB1ng ch\u1EBF \u0111\u1ED9 si\u00EAu c\u01A1 \u0111\u1ED9ng th\u00EC [Gospel] \u0111\u00E3 \u1EDF ngay tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t c\u00F4. [Ignition Boost] \u2013 m\u1ED9t lo\u1EA1i gia t\u1ED1c d\u00F9ng c\u1EA3 hai tay v\u00E0 ch\u00E2n \u0111\u1EC3 t\u0103ng t\u1ED1c \u0111\u1ED9 gia t\u1ED1c. \u201CC\u00C1I G\u00CC?\u201D M\u1ED9t khi b\u1ECB ti\u1EBFp c\u1EADn, kh\u1EA9u s\u00FAng tr\u01B0\u1EDDng l\u1EDBn c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 s\u1EBD tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn v\u00F4 d\u1EE5ng. Cho d\u00F9 c\u00F4 c\u00F3 c\u1ED1 t\u1EA1o kho\u1EA3ng c\u00E1ch v\u00E0 gi\u01A1 n\u00F2ng s\u00FAng l\u00EAn, th\u00EC kh\u1EA9u s\u00FAng c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 c\u0169ng b\u1ECB \u0111\u00E1 sang m\u1ED9t b\u00EAn. Sau \u0111\u00F3, [Gospel] b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u b\u1EAFn b\u1EB1ng c\u00E1nh \u1EDF c\u1EA3 hai b\u00EAn, v\u00E0 tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi Cecilia k\u1ECBp t\u00ECm ra c\u00E1ch ph\u1EA3n c\u00F4ng th\u00EC c\u00F4 \u0111\u00E3 r\u01A1i xu\u1ED1ng bi\u1EC3n. \u201CSao ng\u01B0\u01A1i\u2014SAO NG\u01AF\u01A0I D\u00C1M L\u00C0M TH\u1EBE V\u1EDAI \u0110\u1ED2NG \u0110\u1ED8I C\u1EE6A TA!!\u201D D\u00F9ng Gia t\u1ED1c Kh\u1EA9n c\u1EA5p, Houki ti\u1EBFn lai6 g\u1EA7n v\u00E0 ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c ch\u00E9m, d\u00F9ng m\u1ED9t ph\u1EA7n [Fold-Out Armor] \u0111\u1EC3 t\u1EA1o m\u1ED9t \u0111\u00F2n t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng \u0111\u1EB7c bi\u1EC7t, n\u00E9 \u0111\u00F2n t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng c\u1EE7a k\u1EBB \u0111\u1ECBch, v\u00E0 d\u00F9ng b\u1ED9 \u0111\u1EA9y \u0111\u1EC3 n\u00E2ng \u0111\u1EE1 cho t\u01B0 th\u1EBF kh\u00F4ng v\u1EEFng c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh r\u1ED3i tung ra \u0111\u00F2n t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng. \u201CUOOOHHHH!\u201D \u0110\u00E2y l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t tr\u1EADn solo c\u1EADn chi\u1EBFn m\u00E0 c\u1EA3 hai b\u00EAn \u0111ang n\u00E9 \u0111\u00F2n t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng c\u1EE7a nhau, v\u00E0 gia t\u0103ng hi\u1EC7u su\u1EA5t m\u1ED9t ch\u00FAt, cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng [Akatsubaki] c\u0169ng xoay s\u1EDF v\u00E0 \u00E9p g\u00F3c [Gospel] th\u00E0nh c\u00F4ng. (\u0110\u01B0\u1EE3c r\u1ED3i! N\u1EBFu c\u1EE9 ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c gi\u1EEF nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF n\u00E0y...) Houki \u0111\u00E2m b\u1EB1ng [Karaware], tuy nhi\u00EAn--- Kyuu... \u201CTH\u1EBE \u0110*O N\u00C0O!! H\u1EBET N\u0102NG L\u01AF\u1EE2NG?! ---KUA!!\u201D L\u1EE3i d\u1EE5ng s\u01A1 h\u1EDF n\u00E0y, [Gospel] d\u00F9ng tay ph\u1EA3i t\u00F3m l\u1EA5y c\u1ED5 Houki. \u0110\u00F4i c\u00E1nh t\u1EEB t\u1EEB bao ph\u1EE7 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u00F4. (Xin l\u1ED7i, Ichika...) \n* \n* \n* Gya*, *gyaa* V\u1EEBa nghe ti\u1EBFng x\u00E0o x\u1EA1t c\u1EE7a s\u00F3ng, t\u00F4i v\u1EEBa nh\u00ECn c\u00F4 g\u00E1i m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch ki\u00EAn nh\u1EABn. Kh\u00F4ng hi\u1EC3u sao, gi\u1ECDng ca \u0111\u00F3 c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi \u0111i\u1EC7u m\u00FAa l\u00E0m t\u00F4i nh\u1EDB nh\u00E0. (...Ah?\u201D Nh\u01B0ng khi t\u00F4i ng\u1EEBng m\u01A1 m\u00E0ng, c\u00F4 g\u00E1i \u0111\u00F3 c\u0169ng ng\u1EEBng h\u00E1t. C\u00F4 \u1EA5y c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n m\u00FAa n\u1EEFa, ch\u1EC9 nh\u00ECn ch\u1EB1m ch\u1EB1m l\u00EAn b\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi. C\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y ho\u00E0i nghi, t\u00F4i \u0111\u1EE9ng d\u1EADy v\u00E0 \u0111i v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa c\u00F4 \u1EA5y. \n* Gya*, *gya* *to* C\u00E1i l\u1EA1nh c\u1EE7a n\u01B0\u1EDBc bi\u1EC3n h\u00F2a v\u00E0o ti\u1EBFng s\u00F3ng v\u1ED7 v\u00E0 ch\u1EADm ch\u1EADm l\u00E0m \u01B0\u1EDBt m\u1ED7i b\u01B0\u1EDBc ch\u00E2n c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i. \u201CSao th\u1EBF?\u201D D\u00F9 t\u00F4i \u0111ang h\u1ECFi, c\u00F4 \u1EA5y v\u1EABn nh\u00ECn l\u00EAn tr\u1EDDi v\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng h\u00E9 m\u1ED9t l\u1EDDi n\u00E0o. Khi t\u00F4i nh\u00ECn l\u00EAn b\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi m\u00E0 c\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111ang nh\u00ECn, gi\u1ECDng n\u00F3i c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111\u1ED9t nhi\u00EAn ch\u1EA1m \u0111\u1EBFn tai t\u00F4i. \u201CN\u00F3 \u0111ang g\u1ECDi t\u00F4i... t\u00F4i ph\u1EA3i \u0111i.\u201D \u201CHuh?\u201D Khi t\u00F4i nh\u00ECn xung quanh th\u00EC c\u00F4 g\u00E1i \u0111\u00E3 bi\u1EBFn m\u1EA5t. --Ah? T\u00F4i nh\u00ECn quanh l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa nh\u01B0ng ch\u1EB3ng c\u00F3 ai c\u1EA3, v\u00E0 t\u00F4i c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n nghe gi\u1ECDng h\u00E1t \u0111\u00F3 n\u1EEFa. \n* Gya gya*, *gya gya*. Ch\u1EC9 c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i ti\u1EBFng s\u00F3ng v\u1ED7. \u201CUm...\u201D Ch\u1EB3ng th\u1EC3 l\u00E0m g\u00EC h\u01A1n, t\u00F4i quay l\u1EA1i ph\u00EDa chi\u1EBFc sofa gh\u1ED7. R\u1ED3i-- t\u00F4i nghe m\u1ED9t gi\u1ECDng l\u1EA1 t\u1EEB ph\u00EDa sau. \u201CC\u1EADu c\u00F3 mu\u1ED1n s\u1EE9c m\u1EA1nh kh\u00F4ng?\u201D \u201CHuh...\u201D T\u00F4i nhanh ch\u00F3ng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EA1i, ch\u1EC9 \u0111\u1EC3 nh\u00ECn v\u00E0o gi\u1EEFa l\u00E0n s\u00F3ng\u2014m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ph\u1EE5 n\u1EEF v\u1EDBi \u0111\u1EA7u g\u1ED1i ch\u1EA1m n\u01B0\u1EDBc bi\u1EC3n. Trong kh\u00F4ng kh\u00E1c g\u00EC m\u1ED9t B\u1EA1ch K\u1ECB S\u1EF9 s\u00E1ng ch\u00F3i. M\u1EB7t c\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c che b\u1EB1ng m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc m\u1EB7t n\u1EA1 b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7 m\u1EAFt, v\u00E0 t\u00F4i ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 th\u1EA5y n\u1EEDa d\u01B0\u1EDBi khu\u00F4n m\u1EB7t. \u201CC\u1EADu mu\u1ED1n s\u1EE9c m\u1EA1nh? \u0110\u1EC3 l\u00E0m g\u00EC\u2026\u201D \u201CHm? Hm-- C\u00F4 \u0111ang h\u1ECFi t\u00F4i m\u1ED9t c\u00E2u h\u1ECFi th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 kh\u00E1 kh\u00F3 tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi \u0111\u1EA5y.\u201D \n* Gya gyan* Ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 ti\u1EBFng s\u00F3ng v\u1ED7 gi\u1EEFa t\u00F4i v\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ph\u1EE5 n\u1EEF \u0111\u00F3. \u201C...Ch\u00E0, \u0111\u1EC3 b\u1EA1n b\u00E8-- kh\u00F4ng, \u0111\u1EC3 b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7 b\u1EA1n b\u00E8 c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh.\u201D \u201CB\u1EA1n b\u00E8...\u201D \u201CCho b\u1EA1n b\u00E8. N\u00F3i th\u1EBF n\u00E0o nh\u1EC9? Tr\u00EAn th\u1EBF gi\u1EDBi n\u00E0y c\u00F3 v\u00E0i th\u1EE9 m\u00E0 t\u00F4i ph\u1EA3i chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u v\u00EC n\u00F3 b\u1EB1ng b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 gi\u00E1 n\u00E0o! Kh\u00F4ng ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EA5u tranh, m\u00E0 c\u00F2n v\u00EC nhi\u1EC1u \u0111i\u1EC1u kh\u00E1c n\u1EEFa.\u201D T\u00F4i th\u1EADm ch\u00ED ch\u01B0a th\u1EC3 s\u1EAFp x\u1EBFp h\u1EBFt \u0111\u1ED1ng suy ngh\u0129 l\u1ED9n x\u1ED9n trong \u0111\u1EA7u, cho n\u00EAn t\u00F4i ch\u1EC9 bi\u1EBFt n\u00F3i nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF v\u1EDBi c\u00F4 \u1EA5y. Khi t\u00F4i gi\u1EA3i th\u00EDch xong, t\u00F4i th\u1EA7m ngh\u0129 'Ah, ra l\u00E0 m\u00ECnh ngh\u0129 th\u1EBF' trong b\u1EE5ng v\u00E0 n\u00F3i ti\u1EBFp. \u201CTrong t\u00ECnh hu\u1ED1ng n\u00E0y, c\u00F3 v\u00E0i \u0111i\u1EC1u kh\u00F4ng logic cho l\u1EAFm, ph\u1EA3i kh\u00F4ng? C\u00F3 r\u1EA5t nhi\u1EC1u s\u1EF1 b\u1EA1o l\u1EF1c v\u00F4 l\u00ED. V\u00EC v\u1EADy, t\u00F4i mu\u1ED1n gi\u00FAp \u0111\u1EE1 b\u1EA1n b\u00E8 c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh h\u1EBFt m\u1EE9c c\u00F3 th\u1EC3, gi\u00FAp nh\u1EEFng ai \u0111ang chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u c\u00F9ng t\u00F4i \u1EDF c\u00E1i th\u1EBF gi\u1EDBi n\u00E0y\u2014b\u1EA1n b\u00E8 c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i.\u201D \u201CTa hi\u1EC3u...\u201D Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ph\u1EE5 n\u1EEF tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi v\u00E0 nh\u1EB9 nh\u00E0ng g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u. \u201CN\u1EBFu v\u1EADy th\u00EC c\u1EADu ph\u1EA3i \u0111i.\u201D \u201C?\u201D M\u1ED9t gi\u1ECDng n\u00F3i kh\u00E1c xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n ph\u00EDa sau t\u00F4i. Xoay ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EA1i, t\u00F4i th\u1EA5y c\u00F4 g\u00E1i trong chi\u1EBFc v\u00E1y tr\u1EAFng \u0111ang \u0111\u1EE9ng sau l\u01B0ng m\u00ECnh. C\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111ang n\u1EDF m\u1ED9t n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi nghi\u00EAm t\u00FAc, nh\u00ECn v\u00E0o t\u00F4i v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t n\u00E9t m\u1EB7t ng\u00E2y th\u01A1. \u201CNh\u00ECn k\u00ECa. Hm?\u201D C\u00F4 \u1EA5y ch\u1EA1y \u0111\u1EBFn v\u00E0 k\u00E9o tay t\u00F4i, m\u1EC9m c\u01B0\u1EDDi. T\u00F4i \u0111\u1ED9t nhi\u00EAn c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y l\u00FAng t\u00FAng. \u201C\u1EEA.\u201D T\u00F4i g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u. \u0110\u1ED9t nhi\u00EAn xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n m\u1ED9t s\u1EF1 thay \u0111\u1ED5i. \u201CCa-C\u00E1i g\u00EC?\u201D --B\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi, th\u1EBF gi\u1EDBi xung quanh t\u00F4i b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u ph\u00E1t ra m\u1ED9t \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng ch\u00F3i l\u00F3a. Khung c\u1EA3nh xung quanh t\u00F4i b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u b\u1ECB nu\u1ED1t ch\u1EEDng b\u1EDFi m\u1ED9t th\u1EE9 \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng tr\u1EAFng, di chuy\u1EC3n xa t\u00F4i d\u1EA7n. 'Gi\u1EA5c m\u01A1 \u0111\u00E3 k\u1EBFt th\u00FAc', \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC t\u00F4i ngh\u0129. (Ah, v\u1EC1 chuy\u1EC7n \u0111\u00F3...) Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ph\u1EE5 n\u1EEF tr\u00F4ng r\u1EA5t quen. M\u1ED9t n\u1EEF B\u1EA1ch K\u1ECB S\u1EF9. \n* \n* \u201CKuu, ugh!\u201D [Gospel] n\u1EAFm ch\u1EB7t c\u1ED5 Houki, l\u1EA3m c\u00F4 r\u00EAn l\u00EAn m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch \u0111au \u0111\u1EDBn khi \u0111ang b\u1ECB b\u00F3p. [Gospel] v\u1EABn ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c b\u00F3p c\u1ED5 Houki, v\u00E0 [Silver Bell] \u0111\u00E3 ti\u1EBFn h\u00F3a sang ch\u1EBF \u0111\u1ED9 l\u01B0\u1EE3ng t\u1EED \u0111\u00E3 ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n bao ph\u1EE7 [Akatsubaki]. (K\u1EBFt th\u00FAc r\u1ED3i... th\u1EADt x\u1EA5u h\u1ED5...) Chi\u1EBFc c\u00E1nh ng\u00E0y c\u00E0ng s\u00E1ng h\u01A1n. Khi [Gospel] \u0111\u1EBFm ng\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u1EC3 khai h\u1ECFa, Houki ch\u1EC9 c\u00F2n bi\u1EBFt ngh\u0129 v\u1EC1 v\u00E0i th\u1EE9. -M\u00ECnh mu\u1ED1n g\u1EB7p c\u1EADu \u1EA5y. -M\u00ECnh mu\u1ED1n g\u1EB7p Ichika. -M\u00ECnh mu\u1ED1n g\u1EB7p c\u1EADu \u1EA5y ngay l\u00FAc n\u00E0y. M\u00ECnh mu\u1ED1n g\u1EB7p c\u1EADu \u1EA5y ngay l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c. -Ahh, ahh, m\u00ECnh th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 mu\u1ED1n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c g\u1EB7p c\u1EADu \u1EA5y. \u201CIchi-ka...\u201D C\u00F4 \u1EA5y v\u00F4 th\u1EE9c g\u1ECDi t\u00EAn Ichika. \u201CIchika...\u201D \u0110\u1ED1i m\u1EB7t v\u1EDBi \u0111\u00F4i c\u00E1nh \u0111ang tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn s\u00E1ng h\u01A1n, Houki chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB s\u1EB5n tinh th\u1EA7n v\u00E0 nh\u1EAFm m\u1EAFt l\u1EA1i. \n* Iiiiiin...!* \u201C!?\u201D C\u00E1nh tay \u0111ang n\u1EAFm ch\u1EB7t l\u1EA5y Houki c\u1EE7a [Gospel] \u0111\u1ED9t nhi\u00EAn th\u1EA3 ra. \u0110\u00F4i m\u1EAFt b\u1ED1i r\u1ED1i c\u1EE7a Houki m\u1EDF ra nh\u1EDD t\u00ECnh hu\u1ED1ng b\u1EA5t ng\u1EDD n\u00E0y. C\u00F4 \u1EA5y [Gospel] b\u1ECB b\u1EAFn b\u1EDFi m\u1ED9t lo\u1EA1i \u0111\u1EA1n ph\u00E1o l\u01B0\u1EE3ng t\u1EED r\u1EA5t m\u1EA1nh. (Chuy\u1EC7n-Chuy\u1EC7n g\u00EC v\u1EADy?) V\u1EABn \u0111ang ho\u00E0i nghi, ch\u1EE3t m\u1ED9t gi\u1ECDng n\u00F3i ph\u00E1 tan m\u1ECDi suy ngh\u0129 trong \u0111\u1EA7u c\u00F4. \u201CSAO NG\u01AF\u01A0I D\u00C1M \u0110\u1EE4NG \u0110\u1EBEN B\u1EA0N TAO?\u201D M\u1ED9t c\u1ED7 m\u00E1y m\u00E0u tr\u1EAFng s\u00E1ng ch\u00F3i xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t c\u00F4 \u1EA5y. \u201CAh... ahh... ahh...\u201D \u0110\u00F4i m\u1EAFt c\u1EE7a Houki b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u \u1EE9a l\u1EC7. T\u1EEB \u0111\u00F4i m\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EABm l\u1EC5 \u0111\u00F3, c\u00F4 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 th\u1EA5y-- Ichika trong [Bi\u1EBFn th\u1EC3 Th\u1EE9 hai] c\u1EE7a [Byakushiki] \u2013 [Setsura]. \n* \n* \u201CIchika, l\u00E0 c\u1EADu sao, Ichika? Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u1EADu, v\u1EBFt th\u01B0\u01A1ng c\u1EE7a c\u1EADu...\u201D T\u00F4i bay v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa Houki, c\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111ang l\u1EAFp b\u1EAFp, t\u00F4i tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi. \u201COh, l\u00E0m c\u1EADu ch\u1EDD r\u1ED3i.\u201D \u201CTuy\u1EC7t qu\u00E1... th\u1EADt s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t tuy\u1EC7t... th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1...\u201D \u201CSao th\u1EBF? C\u1EADu \u0111ang kh\u00F3c \u0111\u00F3 \u00E0?\u201D \u201CT\u1EDB\u2014kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3.\u201D Th\u1EA5y Houki d\u1EE5i m\u1EAFt nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF, t\u00F4i nh\u1EB9 nh\u00E0ng xoa \u0111\u1EA7u c\u00F4 \u1EA5y. \u201C\u0110\u1EEBng lo, \u1ED5n c\u1EA3 r\u1ED3i.\u201D \u201CT\u1EDB-T\u1EDB kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 lo.\u201D D\u00F9 sao th\u00EC \u0111\u00E2y c\u0169ng th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 l\u00E0 c\u00E1ch m\u00E0 Houki t\u1ECF ra c\u1EE9ng r\u1EAFn. T\u00F4i xoa \u0111\u1EA7u c\u00F4 \u1EA5y. Ki\u1EC3u t\u00F3c kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u1ED9t l\u00EAn c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 \u1EA5y v\u1EABn l\u00E0m t\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC3 \u00FD h\u01A1n. \u201CNh\u01B0 v\u1EADy t\u1ED1t h\u01A1n ph\u1EA3i kh\u00F4ng? \u0110\u00E2y.\u201D \u201CHuh...?\u201D T\u00F4i \u0111\u01B0a th\u1EE9 m\u00ECnh mang theo cho Houki. \u201CM\u1ED9t-m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc ruy-b\u0103ng...?\u201D \u201CCh\u00FAc m\u1EEBng sinh nh\u1EADt.\u201D 7 th\u00E1ng 7, sinh nh\u1EADt c\u1EE7a Houki l\u00E0 h\u00F4m nay. V\u00EC t\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt mua g\u00EC n\u00EAn \u0111\u00E0nh nh\u1EDD Char gi\u00FAp. \u201CCh\u00E0, d\u00F9 sao c\u0169ng mua r\u1ED3i, d\u00F9ng lu\u00F4n nh\u00E9.\u201D \u201COh, \u1EEB.\u201D \u201CGi\u1EDD t\u1EDB l\u00EAn \u0111\u00E2y\u2014d\u00F9 sao c\u0169ng ch\u01B0a xong m\u00E0.\u201D N\u00F3i xong, t\u00F4i d\u00F9ng Gia t\u1ED1c Kh\u1EA9n c\u1EA5p bay v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa [Gospel] v\u00E0 t\u1EA1o m\u1ED9t c\u00FA va ch\u1EA1m. \u201CChi\u1EBFn n\u00E0o!\u201D T\u00F4i vung thanh [Yukihira Niigata] c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh b\u1EB1ng tay ph\u1EA3i v\u00E0 ch\u00E9m v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa n\u00F3. \u0110\u1ED1i m\u1EB7t v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t [Gospel] \u0111ang n\u00E9 m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch uy\u1EC3n chuy\u1EC3n, t\u00F4i d\u00F9ng v\u0169 kh\u00ED m\u1EDBi [Setsura] b\u1EB1ng tay tr\u00E1i v\u00E0 ch\u00E9m n\u00F3. Thi\u1EBFt b\u1ECB c\u1EE7a [Th\u1EC3 Th\u1EE9 hai] d\u01B0\u1EDDng nh\u01B0 thay \u0111\u1ED5i d\u1EF1a tr\u00EAn t\u00ECnh tr\u1EA1ng v\u00E0 th\u00E0nh nh\u1EEFng lo\u1EA1i kh\u00E1c nhau nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i suy ngh\u0129 c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i v\u1EADy. M\u1ED9t b\u1ED9 vu\u1ED1t l\u01B0\u1EE3ng t\u1EF1 xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n t\u1EEB tay t\u00F4i. \u201C\u0110\u1EEANG H\u00D2NG CH\u1EA0Y!\u201D Chi\u1EBFc vu\u1ED1t m\u1EDF r\u1ED9ng v\u00E0 d\u00E0i h\u01A1n 1m c\u1EAFt s\u00E2u v\u00E0o l\u1EDBp gi\u00E1p c\u1EE7a [Gospel]. M\u1EB7c d\u00F9 b\u1ECB l\u1EDBp gi\u00E1p l\u01B0\u1EE3ng t\u1EED \u0111\u00E3 ch\u1EB7n l\u1EA1i nh\u01B0ng n\u00F3 v\u1EABn \u0111\u00E1nh tr\u00FAng [Gospel]. \u201CC\u1EADp nh\u1EADp th\u00F4ng tin k\u1EBB \u0111\u1ECBch. Chuy\u1EC3n sang t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng c\u1EA5p \u0111\u1ED9 A.\u201D Chi\u1EBFc [Gospel] khuy\u1EBFch \u0111\u1EA1i \u0111\u00F4i c\u00E1nh l\u01B0\u1EE3ng t\u1EED c\u1EE7a n\u00F3. \u0110\u1EC3 l\u1ED9 ra \u0111\u00F4i c\u00E1nh xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n t\u1EEB th\u00E2n n\u00F3, v\u00E0 ph\u1EA3n c\u00F4ng v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t \u0111\u00F2n c\u00E0n qu\u00E9t sau khi n\u00E9 tr\u00E1nh \u0111\u00F2n t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i ban n\u00E3y. \u201CT\u01AF\u1EDENG TA S\u1EBC \u0110\u1EC2 CHO NG\u01AF\u01A0I T\u1EA4N C\u00D4NG SAO?\u201D T\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng n\u00E9 m\u00E0 chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB s\u1EB5n s\u00E0ng tay tr\u00E1i tr\u01B0\u1EDBc. -[Setsura] bi\u1EBFn th\u00E0nh m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc khi\u00EAn v\u00E0 b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u ph\u00F2ng th\u1EE7. \n* KLANG!* M\u1ED9t \u00E2m thanh s\u1EAFc nh\u1ECDn vang l\u00EAn, [Setsura] \u1EDF b\u00EAn tay tr\u00E1i t\u00F4i b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u thay \u0111\u1ED5i h\u00ECnh d\u1EA1ng v\u00E0 m\u1EDF to ra, v\u00F4 hi\u1EC7u h\u00F3a l\u00E0n m\u01B0a \u0111\u1EA1n t\u1EEB [Gospel]. \u0110\u00FAng th\u1EBF. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 chi\u1EBFc khi\u00EAn v\u1EDBi [K\u1EF9 n\u0103ng \u0110\u1ED9c nh\u1EA5t][One-off Ability] gi\u1ED1ng nh\u01B0 [Reiraku Byakuya] v\u1EADy. M\u1EB7c d\u00F9 [Setsura] kh\u00E1 t\u1ED1n n\u0103ng l\u01B0\u1EE3ng, nh\u01B0ng n\u00F3 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 v\u00F4 hi\u1EC7u h\u00F3a \u0111\u00F2n t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng c\u1EE7a k\u1EBB \u0111\u1ECBch, \u0111em l\u1EA1i cho t\u00F4i m\u1ED9t l\u1EE3i th\u1EBF l\u1EDBn. T\u00F4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 ki\u1EC3m tra th\u00F4ng s\u1ED1, [Gospel] kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 c\u00F3 b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 th\u1EE9 v\u0169 kh\u00ED n\u00E0o s\u1EED d\u1EE5ng \u0111\u1EA1n th\u1EADt c\u1EA3. \u201CUOOOOOHHHH!!\u201D Trang b\u1ECB 4 chi\u1EBFc c\u00E1nh l\u1EDBn v\u1EDBi nh\u01B0 \u0111\u1ED9ng c\u01A1 \u0111\u1EA9y, [Byakushiki Setsura] c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 s\u1EED d\u1EE5ng [Double Ignition Boost]. Cho d\u00F9 [Gospel] c\u00F3 l\u00E0m nh\u1EEFng \u0111\u1ED9ng t\u00E1c ph\u1EE9c t\u1EA1p \u0111\u1EBFn m\u1EA5y c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng t\u00E0i n\u00E0o n\u00E9 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c nh\u1EEFng \u0111\u00F2n t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i v\u1EDBi t\u1ED1c \u0111\u1ED9 hi\u1EC7n gi\u1EDD. Nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EE7 b\u1EAFt k\u1ECBp n\u00F3 r\u1ED3i. \u201CThay \u0111\u1ED5i t\u00ECnh tr\u1EA1ng. S\u1EED d\u1EE5ng \u0111\u00F2n t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng m\u1EA1nh h\u01A1n.\u201D Khi c\u00E1i gi\u1ECDng m\u00E1y m\u00F3c \u0111\u00F3 l\u00EAn ti\u1EBFng, [Gospel] s\u1EA3i c\u00E1nh v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa t\u00F4i, r\u1ED3i n\u00F3 nhanh ch\u00F3ng cu\u1ED9n tr\u00F2n l\u1EA1i th\u00E0nh qu\u1EA3 b\u00F3ng, t\u1EA1o th\u00E0nh h\u00ECnh m\u1ED9t c\u00E1i k\u00E9n. --Kh\u1EC9 th\u1EADt, m\u00ECnh c\u00F3 linh c\u1EA3m kh\u00F4ng l\u00E0nh. C\u00E1i k\u1ECBch b\u1EA3n t\u1EC7 nh\u1EA5t \u0111\u00E3 x\u1EA3y ra, \u0111\u00FAng nh\u01B0 t\u00F4i \u0111o\u00E1n. C\u00E1nh c\u1EE7a [Gospel] \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c khuy\u1EBFch \u0111\u1EA1i khi n\u00F3 quay v\u00E0i v\u00F2ng tr\u00EAn kh\u00F4ng, v\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng vi\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA1n l\u01B0\u1EE3ng t\u1EED \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c r\u1EA3i ra kh\u1EAFp n\u01A1i ch\u1EB3ng kh\u00E1c g\u00EC m\u1ED9t c\u01A1n b\u00E3o \u0111\u1EA1n. N\u00F3i c\u00E1ch kh\u00E1c, \u0111\u00F2n t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng n\u00E0y s\u1EBD \u0111\u00E1nh tr\u00FAng Rin v\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng ai ch\u01B0a k\u1ECBp ph\u00F2ng th\u1EE7. Khi t\u00F4i l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c c\u00F3 \u00FD tr\u1EDF th\u00E0nh chi\u1EBFc khi\u00EAn cho b\u1EA1n m\u00ECnh, t\u00F4i nghe th\u1EA5y ai \u0111\u00F3 g\u1ECDi t\u00EAn m\u00ECnh. \u201CC\u1EACU L\u00C0M C\u00C1I QU\u00C1I G\u00CC TH\u1EBE? D\u00D9 C\u00D3 T\u1EC6 C\u1EE0 N\u00C0O TH\u00CC T\u1EE4I N\u00C0Y V\u1EAAN L\u00C0 \u1EE8NG VI\u00CAN \u0110\u1EA0I DI\u1EC6N \u0110\u1EA4Y! NG\u1EEANG VI\u1EC6C LO L\u1EAENG M\u00C0 LO H\u1EA0 N\u00D3 \u0110I!\u201D \u201CRin... t\u1EDB hi\u1EC3u r\u1ED3i.\u201D Tin t\u01B0\u1EDFng v\u00E0o b\u1EA1n b\u00E8 c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 \u0111i\u1EC1u duy nh\u1EA5t t\u00F4i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 l\u00E0m, d\u00F9 c\u00F3 ra sao \u0111i n\u1EEFa, t\u00F4i v\u1EABn s\u1EBD tin t\u01B0\u1EDFng h\u1ECD. C\u1EA3 thanh [Yukihira] \u1EDF b\u00EAn tay ph\u1EA3i v\u00E0 [Setsura] b\u00EAn tay tr\u00E1i \u0111\u1EC1u t\u1EA1o ra m\u1ED9t l\u01B0\u1EE1i ki\u1EBFm \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng c\u1EE7a [Reiraku Byakuya], v\u00E0 t\u00F4i bay v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa [Gospel] l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa. \n* \n* \n* (Ichika \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2y...!) \u0110i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 l\u00E0m t\u00F4i r\u1EA5t vui. Tim t\u00F4i b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u \u0111\u1EADp nhanh h\u01A1n, \u0111\u1EADp m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch hoang d\u1EA1i nh\u01B0 \u0111ang b\u00F9ng ch\u00E1y. Th\u1EA5y h\u00ECnh b\u00F3ng c\u1EE7a Ichika gi\u1EEFa chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng, t\u00F4i c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y m\u1ED9t mong mu\u1ED1n c\u1EF1c l\u00EC m\u00E3nh li\u1EC7t b\u00EAn trong m\u00ECnh. (M\u00ECnh mu\u1ED1n s\u00E1t c\u00E1nh c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi Ichika! M\u00ECnh mu\u1ED1n b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7 h\u00ECnh b\u00F3ng \u0111\u00F3!) Tr\u00E1i tim t\u00F4i b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u c\u1EA7u nguy\u1EC7n m\u1EA1nh m\u1EBD v\u00E0 nghi\u00EAm t\u00FAc h\u01A1n. Nh\u01B0 \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i mong mu\u1ED1n c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i, [Fold-Out Armor] c\u1EE7a [Akatsubaki] ph\u00E1t ra m\u1ED9t th\u1EE9 b\u1EE5i m\u00E0u v\u00E0ng tr\u1ED9n v\u1EDBi \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng m\u00E0u \u0111\u1ECF. \u201C\u0110\u00E2y l\u00E0...?\u201D T\u1EEB Si\u00EAu c\u1EA3m bi\u1EBFn, t\u00F4i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 th\u1EA5y \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u1ED7 m\u00E1y c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh \u0111ang h\u1ED3i ph\u1EE5c n\u0103ng l\u01B0\u1EE3ng c\u1EF1c k\u00EC nhanh. --[Kenran Butou] k\u00EDch ho\u1EA1t. [Fold-Out Armor] v\u00E0 [Energy Bypass]... ho\u00E0n th\u00E0nh. Nh\u1EEFng ch\u1EEF \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ghi tr\u00EAn \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 [One-off Ability]. (M\u00ECnh v\u1EABn c\u00F2n c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u sao? N\u1EBFu v\u1EADy th\u00EC...) T\u00F4i c\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc ruy-b\u0103ng m\u00E0 Ichika mua l\u00EAn v\u00E0 t\u1EF1 l\u1EA5y l\u1EA1i \u0111\u1ED9ng l\u1EF1c cho b\u1EA3n th\u00E2n m\u00ECnh, \u0111\u01B0a m\u1EAFt l\u00EAn theo d\u00F5i [Gospel]. (R\u1ED3i, l\u00EAn n\u00E0o! [Akatsubaki]!) Nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 ph\u00E1 xuy\u00EAn qua ch\u00E2n tr\u1EDDi ho\u00E0ng h\u00F4n, c\u1ED7 m\u00E1y m\u00E0u \u0111\u1ECF th\u1EABm r\u1EF1c l\u00EAn \u00E1nh \u0111\u1ECF v\u00E0 v\u00E0ng \u00F3ng lao v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa tr\u01B0\u1EDBc. \n* \n* \n* \u201CAHHHHHH!\u201D Chi\u1EBFc c\u00E1nh l\u01B0\u1EE3ng t\u1EED c\u1EE7a [Gospel] b\u1ECB c\u1EAFt b\u1EDFi l\u01B0\u1EE1i ki\u1EBFm c\u1EE7a [Reiraku Byakuya]. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, kh\u00F4ng d\u1EC5 g\u00EC \u0111\u1EC3 c\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EE9t c\u1EA3 hai c\u00E1nh. B\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh \u0111\u00F3, nh\u00E1t ch\u00E9m th\u1EE9 hai \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECB n\u00E9. Gi\u1EEFa l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3, [Gospel] m\u1ECDc l\u1EA1i chi\u1EBFc c\u00E1nh \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECB m\u1EA5t v\u00E0 ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c tung ra m\u1ED9t lo\u1EA1t \u0111\u00F2n t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng v\u00E0o t\u00F4i. \u201CUgh!\u201D --N\u0103ng l\u01B0\u1EE3ng c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i: 20%. \u01AF\u1EDBc l\u01B0\u1EE3ng th\u1EDDi gian c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i: 3 ph\u00FAt. (Kh\u1EC9 th\u1EADt! N\u1EBFu c\u1EE9 th\u1EBF n\u00E0y....) T\u00F4i ch\u1EB3ng th\u1EC3 bi\u1EBFt chi\u1EBFc IS qu\u00E2n s\u1EF1 \u0111\u00F3 c\u00F3 bao nhi\u00EAu n\u0103ng l\u01B0\u1EE3ng, nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 v\u00F4 h\u1EA1n v\u1EADy. \u201CICHIKA!\u201D \u201CHOUKI? V\u1EBET TH\u01AF\u01A0NG C\u1EE6A C\u1EACU--\u201D \u201CT\u1EDB \u1ED5n. \u0110\u1EEBng n\u00F3i n\u1EEFa, nh\u1EADn l\u1EA5y n\u00E0y.\u201D Houki---[Akatsubaki] \u0111ang ch\u1EA1m v\u00E0o [Byakushiki] c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i. M\u1ED9t lo\u1EA1i s\u00F3ng \u0111i\u1EC7n v\u00E0 m\u1ED9t c\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c n\u00F3ng m\u00E3nh li\u1EC7t ch\u1EA1y kh\u1EAFp ng\u01B0\u1EDDi t\u00F4i. V\u1EA3 t\u1EA7m nh\u00ECn c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i rung l\u00EAn m\u1ED9t ch\u00FAt. \u201CG\u00EC-g\u00EC th\u1EBF? N\u0103ng l\u01B0\u1EE3ng c\u1EE7a t\u1EDB---ph\u1EE5c h\u1ED3i? Houki, c\u00E1i n\u00E0y l\u00E0---?\u201D \u201CKh\u00F4ng c\u1EA7n ngh\u0129 v\u1EC1 n\u00F3 l\u00FAc n\u00E0y \u0111\u00E2u. L\u00EAn \u0111i, Ichika!\u201D \u201CO-Okay!\u201D T\u1EADp trung tinh th\u1EA7n, t\u00F4i gi\u1EA3i ph\u00F3ng [Yukihira Niigata] \u0111\u1EBFn m\u1EE9c n\u0103ng l\u01B0\u1EE3ng t\u1ED1i \u0111a, v\u00E0 vung thanh ki\u1EBFm to l\u1EDBn \u0111\u00F3 b\u1EB1ng c\u1EA3 hai tay. [Gospel] xoay m\u1ED9t v\u00F2ng v\u00E0 n\u00E9 c\u00FA ch\u00E9m ngang c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i. R\u1ED3i n\u00F3 \u0111\u01B0a t\u00F4i v\u00E0o t\u1EA7m nh\u1EAFm, v\u00E0 \u0111\u00F4i c\u00E1nh \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng \u0111\u00F3 h\u01B0\u1EDBng v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa t\u00F4i\u2014hi\u1EC3u r\u1ED3i! \u201CHOUKI!\u201D \u201C\u0110\u1EC2 \u0110\u00D3 CHO T\u1EDA!\u201D Chi\u1EBFc[Akatsubaki] d\u00F9ng c\u1EA3 hai thanh ki\u1EBFm ch\u00E9m xu\u1ED1ng \u0111\u00F4i c\u00E1nh \u0111ang nh\u1EAFm v\u00E0o t\u00F4i c\u1EE7a [Gospel]. \u201C\u0110\u1EEANG H\u00D2NG CH\u1EA0Y THO\u00C1T!\u201D C\u00F4 \u1EA5y tri\u1EC3n khai [Fold-Out Armor] \u1EDF ch\u00E2n, l\u00E0m cho [Gospel] \u0103n m\u1ED9t c\u00FA \u0111\u00E1 c\u1EF1c m\u1EA1nh \u1EDF gia t\u1ED1c kh\u1EA9n c\u1EA5p. Kh\u00F4ng l\u01B0\u1EDDng tr\u01B0\u1EDBc c\u00FA \u0111\u00E1 n\u00E0y, chi\u1EBFc [Gospel] b\u1ECB m\u1EA5t th\u0103ng b\u1EB1ng. T\u00F4i ch\u00E9m \u0111\u1EE9t chi\u1EBFc c\u00E1nh \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i c\u1EE7a n\u00F3 b\u1EB1ng m\u1ED9t c\u00FA m\u00F3c t\u1EEB d\u01B0\u1EDBi l\u00EAn. V\u00E0 khi t\u00F4i v\u1EEBa chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB k\u1EBFt li\u1EC5u n\u00F3, \u0111\u00F4i c\u00E1nh c\u1EE7a [Gospel] t\u1EF1 ph\u00E1t tri\u1EC3n v\u00E0 b\u1EAFn v\u00E0o t\u00F4i. (T\u1EDBi lu\u00F4n, ch\u1EBFt th\u00EC ch\u00F4n.) Khi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi t\u00F4i h\u1EE9ng l\u00E0n m\u01B0a \u0111\u1EA1n \u0111\u00F3, t\u00F4i vung thanh [Reiraku Byakuya] v\u00E0o th\u00E2n [Gospel]. \u201COHHHHHH!\u201D T\u00F4i c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y c\u00F3 s\u1EF1 va ch\u1EA1m \u1EDF thanh ki\u1EBFm l\u01B0\u1EE3ng t\u1EED khi t\u00F4i t\u0103ng l\u1EF1c \u0111\u1EA9y v\u00E0 gi\u1EA3i ph\u00F3ng n\u0103ng l\u01B0\u1EE3ng l\u00EAn m\u1EE9c t\u1ED1i \u0111a. M\u1EB7c d\u00F9 \u0111ang b\u1ECB \u0111\u00E8 xu\u1ED1ng, [Gospel] v\u1EABn c\u1ED1 v\u1EDBi tay \u0111\u1EBFn c\u1ED5 t\u00F4i. Nh\u01B0ng tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi c\u1ED7 m\u00E1y m\u00E0u b\u1EA1c \u0111\u00F3 k\u1ECBp ch\u1EA1m \u0111\u1EBFn t\u00F4i th\u00EC n\u00F3 \u0111\u00E3 ng\u1EEBng chuy\u1EC3n \u0111\u1ED9ng. \u201CHaa, haa, haa...!\u201D B\u1ED9 gi\u00E1p c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 \u1EA5y m\u1EA5t h\u1EBFt n\u0103ng l\u01B0\u1EE3ng, v\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u00E1i chi\u1EBFc IS \u0111\u00F3 r\u01A1i xu\u1ED1ng bi\u1EC3n. (TL: \u0110ang n\u00F3i Gospel nh\u00E9 ;)) \u201CKh\u1EC9 th\u1EADt--!\u201D \u201C--Th\u1EADt l\u00E0, \u0111\u1EEBng c\u00F3 l\u00E3ng ph\u00ED n\u1ED7 l\u1EF1c c\u1EE7a b\u1EA3n th\u00E2n ch\u1EE9.\u201D Sau m\u1ED9t h\u1ED3i xoay s\u1EDF, Rin r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c c\u0169ng x\u1EED l\u00ED xong v\u1EBFt th\u01B0\u01A1ng v\u00E0 c\u1EE9u l\u1EA5y phi c\u00F4ng \u0111\u00F3 tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi c\u00F4 \u1EA5y ch\u1EA1m m\u1EB7t bi\u1EC3n. Ngo\u00E0i ra, Charl v\u00E0 Laura tr\u00F4ng c\u00F3 v\u1EBB \u1ED5n, m\u1EB7c d\u00F9 h\u1ECD kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n kh\u00F4ng b\u1ECB th\u01B0\u01A1ng. \u201CK\u1EBFt th\u00FAc r\u1ED3i.\u201D \u201C\u1EEA... r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c th\u00EC c\u0169ng xong.\u201D T\u00F4i v\u00E0 Houki \u0111\u1EE9ng b\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh nhau v\u00E0 c\u00F9ng nh\u00ECn l\u00EAn tr\u1EDDi. B\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi m\u00E0u xanh l\u00FAc n\u00E3y gi\u1EDD kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n n\u1EEFa. Thay v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3, \u00E1nh ho\u00E0ng h\u00F4n t\u1EEB t\u1EEB bao ph\u1EE7 l\u1EA5y kh\u00F4ng gian xung quanh. \n* \n* \n* \u201CNhi\u1EC7m v\u1EE5 ho\u00E0n th\u00E0nh\u2014ta c\u0169ng mu\u1ED1n n\u00F3i nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy l\u1EAFm, nh\u01B0ng m\u1EA5y \u0111\u1EE9a l\u1EA1i t\u1EF1 \u00FD h\u00E0nh \u0111\u1ED9ng v\u00E0 vi ph\u1EA1m n\u1ED9i quy c\u1EE7a h\u1ECDc vi\u1EC7n. Khi tr\u1EDF v\u1EC1, h\u00E3y vi\u1EBFt m\u1ED9t b\u1EA3n ki\u1EC3m \u0111i\u1EC3m, ta c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB m\u1ED9t th\u1EDDi kh\u00F3a bi\u1EC3u \u0111\u1EB7c bi\u1EC7t \u0111\u1EC3 ph\u1EA1t m\u1EA5y \u0111\u1EE9a, n\u00EAn lo m\u00E0 chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB \u0111i.\u201D \u201C...V\u00E2ng.\u201D Ch\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3n nh\u1EEFng chi\u1EBFn binh m\u1EDBi tr\u1EDF v\u1EC1 nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF ch\u1EB3ng ph\u1EA3i l\u1EA1nh l\u00F9ng qu\u00E1 sao? Th\u1EA5y Chifuyu-nee qu\u1EDF tr\u00E1ch ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i v\u1EDBi hay tay khoanh tr\u01B0\u1EDBc ng\u1EF1c, n\u00F3 l\u00E0m t\u00F4i c\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c nh\u01B0 ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a th\u1EAFng ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n. C\u1EA3 b\u1ECDn ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i b\u1ECB b\u1EAFt ph\u1EA3i qu\u1EF3 \u1EDF \u0111\u1EA1i s\u1EA3nh, 30' r\u1ED3i c\u00F2n \u0111\u00E2u. M\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a Cecilia t\u1EEB m\u00E0u \u0111\u1ECF chuy\u1EC3n sang tr\u1EAFng b\u1EC7ch, \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t t\u00EDn hi\u1EC7u nguy hi\u1EC3m. \u201CWe-Well, Orimura-sensei, c\u00F3 l\u1EBD c\u0169ng \u0111\u1EE7 r\u1ED3i... b\u00EA-b\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh \u0111\u00F3, h\u1ECD \u0111\u1EC1u \u0111ang b\u1ECB th\u01B0\u01A1ng, nh\u1EC9?\u201D \u201CHumph...\u201D Ng\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u1EA1i v\u1EDBi Chifuyu-nee \u0111ang th\u1ECBnh n\u1ED9, Yamada-sensei \u0111ang t\u1ECF ra s\u1EE3 h\u00E3i. \u0110\u1EBFn t\u1EADn b\u00E2y gi\u1EDD c\u00F4 \u1EA5y m\u1EDBi t\u00ECm th\u1EA5y b\u1ED9 s\u01A1 c\u1EE9u c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t x\u00F4 n\u01B0\u1EDBc. Ch\u1EAFc l\u00E0 c\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111ang b\u1EADn. \u201CR\u1ED3i, m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi, ngh\u1EC9 m\u1ED9t l\u00FAc tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c v\u1EDBi \u00E1n ph\u1EA1t. Nh\u1EDB c\u1EDFi \u0111\u1ED3 ra khi b\u1ECDn ta l\u00E0m ki\u1EC3m tra to\u00E0n th\u00E2n-- ah! Con g\u00E1i v\u00E0 con trai s\u1EBD \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u00E1ch ri\u00EAng ra. Em hi\u1EC3u ch\u1EE9, Orimura-kun?\u201D \u2026 Em hi\u1EC3u. V\u1EC1 vi\u1EC7c \u0111\u00F3, l\u00FAc m\u00E0 ch\u1ECB \u1EA5y n\u00F3i 'C\u1EDFi \u0111\u1ED3', c\u00E1c c\u00F4 g\u00E1i che ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EA1i m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch v\u00F4 th\u1EE9c, v\u00E0 \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0m t\u00F4i c\u1EF1c k\u00EC \u0111au l\u00F2ng. Tr\u00F4ng t\u00F4i gi\u1ED1ng m\u1ED9t t\u00EAn \u0111\u1ED3i tr\u1EE5y s\u1EBD nh\u00ECn tr\u1ED9m c\u00E1c c\u1EADu sao... \u201C\u0110\u01B0\u1EE3c r\u1ED3i, m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi, t\u1EF1 b\u1ED5 sung n\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111i. S\u1EBD r\u1EA5t r\u1EAFc r\u1ED1i n\u1EBFu kh\u00F4ng ti\u1EBFp \u0111\u1EE7 n\u01B0\u1EDBc cho c\u01A1 th\u1EC3 v\u00E0o m\u00F9a h\u00E8.\u201D Yes ma'am \u2013 khi ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i l\u1EB7p l\u1EA1i m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch \u0111\u1ED3ng thanh, t\u00F4i v\u1EDBi tay l\u1EA5y chai n\u01B0\u1EDBc kho\u00E1ng th\u1EC3 thao. V\u00EC l\u00ED do s\u1EE9c kh\u1ECFe, t\u00F4i ch\u1ECDn chai kh\u00F4ng l\u1EA1nh, S\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng t\u1ED1t n\u1EBFu m\u1ED9t l\u00FAc n\u1ED1c h\u1EBFt m\u1ED9t ng\u1EE5m n\u01B0\u1EDBc l\u1EA1nh. \u201COWWWW... UWAAH! Mi\u1EC7ng m\u00ECnh b\u1ECB r\u1EA1ch!\u201D R\u1EA5t hi\u1EBFm khi c\u00F3 v\u1ECB kim lo\u1EA1i trong mi\u1EC7ng. N\u00EAn \u0111\u00E2y ch\u1EAFc l\u00E0 v\u1ECB m\u00E1u. C\u00F3 l\u1EBD do t\u00F4i \u0111\u00E3 qu\u00E1 k\u00EDch th\u00EDch v\u1EDBi tr\u1EADn chi\u1EBFn? T\u00F4i th\u1EADm ch\u00ED c\u00F2n ch\u1EB3ng bi\u1EBFt m\u00ECnh \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EF1 c\u1EAFn v\u00E0o mi\u1EC7ng. T\u1ED1t nh\u1EA5t l\u00E0 t\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng n\u00EAn n\u00EAm b\u1EEFa t\u1ED1i c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh v\u1EDBi wasabi hay n\u01B0\u1EDBc t\u01B0\u01A1ng, n\u1EBFu kh\u00F4ng, t\u00F4i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 tr\u1EA3i qua c\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c \u0111\u1ECBa ng\u1EE5c tr\u1EA7n gian. \u201C...\u201D \u201CSao-Sao th\u1EBF, Orimura-sensei?\u201D Khi ch\u1ECB \u1EA5y nh\u00ECn t\u00F4i, t\u00F4i ch\u1EC9 bi\u1EBFt h\u1ECFi m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch v\u1EE5ng v\u1EC1... uu, b\u1ECB \u0103n m\u1EAFng ti\u1EBFp sao? \u201C... V\u1EC1 vi\u1EC7c \u0111\u00F3, c\u00E1c em l\u00E0m kh\u00E1 t\u1ED1t. May thay, t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 c\u00E1c em \u0111\u1EC1u \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EF1 xoay s\u1EDF v\u00E0 tr\u1EDF v\u1EC1 an to\u00E0n.\u201D \u201CHuh? Ah...\u201D Chifuyu-nee tr\u00F4ng kh\u00E1 b\u1ED1i r\u1ED1i. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, t\u00F4i ch\u1EB3ng th\u1EC3 bi\u1EBFt n\u00E9t m\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a ch\u1ECB \u1EA5y v\u00EC ch\u1ECB \u1EA5y quay m\u1EB7t \u0111i r\u1EA5t nhanh. Th\u1EA5y Chifuyu-nee v\u1EABn \u0111ang lo l\u1EAFng cho ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i, t\u1EEB s\u00E2u trong tim m\u00ECnh, t\u00F4i th\u1EA7m c\u1EA3m \u01A1n ch\u1ECB \u1EA5y. T\u00F4i \u0111o\u00E1n ch\u1ECB \u1EA5y s\u1EBD n\u1ED5i c\u00E1u n\u1EBFu t\u00F4i n\u00F3i ra. \u201C...\u201D \u201C...\u201D \u201C...\u201D \u201C...\u201D Hm? Sao c\u00E1c c\u00F4 g\u00E1i l\u1EA1i nh\u00ECn ch\u1EB1m ch\u1EB1m v\u00E0o t\u00F4i? Hay \u0111\u00FAng h\u01A1n l\u00E0... \u0111ang l\u01B0\u1EDDm t\u00F4i? \u201CCh\u00E0... Orimura-kun? Ta s\u1EBD b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u x\u1EED l\u00ED t\u1EEBng \u0111\u1EE9a, umm---\u201D \u201C\u201D\u201D\u201D\u201DC\u00D2N KH\u00D4NG MAU RA NGO\u00C0I!\u201D\u201D\u201D\u201D\u201D V\u00EC c\u00E1c c\u00F4 g\u00E1i h\u00E9t l\u00EAn, n\u00EAn t\u00F4i cu\u1ED1ng cu\u1ED3ng tr\u1ED1n ra h\u00E0nh lang. T\u00F4i d\u1EF1a l\u01B0ng v\u00E0o chi\u1EBFc c\u1EEDa tr\u01B0\u1EE3t v\u00E0 \u0111\u00F3ng n\u00F3 l\u1EA1i, th\u1EDF m\u1ED9t h\u01A1i s\u00E2u. \u201CHoooo...\u201D D\u00F9 sao th\u00EC tr\u1EADn chi\u1EBFn c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 k\u1EBFt th\u00FAc. C\u00F3 r\u1EA5t nhi\u1EC1u th\u1EE9 m\u00E0 t\u00F4i c\u1EA7n ph\u1EA3i suy ngh\u0129 v\u00E0 s\u1EAFp x\u1EBFp l\u1EA1i. D\u00F9 sao th\u00EC--- (M\u00ECnh... \u0111\u00E3 b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7 b\u1EA1n b\u00E8 c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, nh\u1EC9?) T\u00F4i---v\u00E0 [Byakushiki] \u0111\u00E3 l\u00E0m \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3. \n* \n* \n* \u201CO, O, k\u1EBFt qu\u1EA3 th\u1EBF n\u00E0o? N\u00F3i t\u1EE5i n\u00E0y nghe v\u1EDBi~\u201D \u201C... Nope, \u0111\u00E2y l\u00E0 th\u00F4ng tin tuy\u1EC7t m\u1EADt.\u201D Ng\u1ED3i tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t t\u00F4i, Charl v\u1EEBa nu\u1ED1t m\u1ED9t mi\u1EBFng l\u1EDBn v\u1EEBa b\u1ECB m\u1EA5y \u0111\u1EE9a n\u0103m nh\u1EA5t h\u1ECFi. Ch\u1EAFc l\u00E0 h\u1ECD c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y Charl l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi d\u1EC5 n\u00F3i chuy\u1EC7n nh\u1EA5t? Tuy nhi\u00EAn, \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t nh\u1EADn \u0111\u1ECBnh sai l\u1EA7m. Trong s\u1ED1 nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi s\u1EDF h\u1EEFu IS c\u00E1 nh\u00E2n, Charl l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u00F3 tinh th\u1EA7n tr\u00E1ch nhi\u1EC7m cao nh\u1EA5t. T\u00F4i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 ch\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn v\u1EC1 \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3. \u201CChe~ mi\u1EC7ng Charl k\u00EDn th\u1EADt.\u201D \u201CT\u1EDB n\u00F3i r\u1ED3i, c\u00E1c c\u1EADu s\u1EBD b\u1ECB b\u1EAFt bu\u1ED9c gi\u1EEF im l\u1EB7ng sau khi bi\u1EBFt v\u1EC1 chuy\u1EC7n n\u00E0y, c\u00E1c c\u1EADu ch\u1ECBu n\u1ED5i kh\u00F4ng?\u201D \u201CAhh...c\u00E1i \u0111\u00F3 c\u0169ng kh\u00E1 phi\u1EC1n ph\u1EE9c.\u201D \u201CTh\u1EBF th\u00F4i. T\u1EDB s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng n\u00F3i g\u00EC v\u1EC1 chuy\u1EC7n \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u00E2u.\u201D \u201CNh\u01B0ng----\u201D \u0110\u00FAng nh\u01B0 mong \u0111\u1EE3i t\u1EEB Charl, c\u00F4 \u1EA5y ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 x\u1EED l\u00ED nh\u1EEFng c\u00F4 g\u00E1i c\u00F9ng tu\u1ED5i m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch d\u1EC5 d\u00E0ng. Yep, Charl th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t th\u00EDch h\u1EE3p \u0111\u1EC3 tr\u1EDF th\u00E0nh ch\u1ECB c\u1EA3. \u201CSao-Sao th\u1EBF?\u201D \u0110\u1ED9t nhi\u00EAn \u0111\u1EC3 \u00FD \u00E1nh m\u1EAFt c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i, Charl h\u1ECFi. D\u00F9 l\u00E0 ch\u1EB3ng c\u00F3 g\u00EC, nh\u01B0ng v\u00EC l\u00ED do n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3, n\u1EBFu t\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng n\u00F3i g\u00EC, t\u00E2m tr\u1EA1ng c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 \u1EA5y c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn ti\u00EAu c\u1EF1c... erm. \u201CCharllote, yukata c\u1EE7a c\u1EADu b\u1ECB h\u1EDF k\u00ECa.\u201D H\u00ECnh nh\u01B0 c\u00E1c c\u00F4 g\u00E1i b\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh t\u00F4i \u0111ang n\u00F3i \u0111i\u1EC1u g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3. Uu, t\u00F4i l\u1EA1i c\u00F3 linh c\u1EA3m x\u1EA5u. G\u1EA7n \u0111\u00E2y, c\u00F3 v\u1EBB nh\u01B0 nh\u1EEFng linh c\u1EA3m x\u1EA5u c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i v\u1EC1 c\u00E1c c\u00F4 g\u00E1i \u0111\u1EC1u tr\u1EDF th\u00E0nh s\u1EF1 th\u1EADt. \u201CHUUH...!\u201D \u0110\u00FAng nh\u01B0 d\u1EF1 \u0111o\u00E1n, Charl \u0111\u1ECF m\u1EB7t l\u00EAn v\u00E0 nhanh ch\u00F3ng che yukata l\u1EA1i b\u1EB1ng tay...hm? C\u00E1i nh\u00ECn \u0111\u1EA7y qu\u1EA3 quy\u1EBFt trong m\u1EAFt c\u00F4 \u1EA5y l\u00E0 th\u1EBF n\u00E0o? \u201CI-Ichika no ecchi...!\u201D \u201CAh?\u201D SAO C\u1EACU L\u1EA0I VU OAN CHO T\u1EDA! V\u1EDAI L\u1EA0I, T\u1EA0I SAO L\u1EA0I TH\u00C0NH RA TH\u1EBE N\u00C0Y? HUH? HUH, HUH? \u201C... B\u1ECBp c\u1EADu th\u00F4i. B\u1ED9 Yukata \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u00E2u b\u1ECB h\u1EDF.\u201D \u201C!\u201D C\u00F4 g\u00E1i b\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh c\u0169ng \u0111ang x\u00EC x\u1EA7m c\u00E1i g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 v\u1EDBi c\u00F4 \u1EA5y. Nghe xong, Charl \u0111\u1ECF m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EE9ng d\u1EADy. G\u00EC-g\u00EC n\u1EEFa v\u1EADy? \u201C...\u201D \u201C\u00D4i tr\u1EDDi, m\u00F3n sashimi n\u00E0y th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t ngon! Ahahaha, ufufu.\u201D \u0110\u00F4i m\u1EAFt qu\u1EA3 quy\u1EBFt c\u1EE7a Charl chuy\u1EC3n t\u1EEB t\u00F4i sang c\u00F4 g\u00E1i kh\u00E1c, nh\u01B0ng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi b\u1ECB nh\u00ECn kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u1EC3 \u00FD m\u00E0 ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c \u0103n th\u00EAm m\u1ED9t mi\u1EBFng to. \u201CCharlotte th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 ecchi.\u201D \u201CT-T\u1EDA KH\u00D4NG PH\u1EA2I! T\u1EDA CH\u1EC8... C\u00C1I \u0110\u00D3...\u201D L\u1EA7n n\u00E0y, Charl tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn ho\u1EA3ng lo\u1EA1n khi b\u1ECB c\u00F4 g\u00E1i b\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh ch\u1ECDc gh\u1EB9o... T\u00F4i n\u00EAn r\u1EDDi kh\u1ECFi \u0111\u00E2y. \u201CI-I-Ichika...? Erm, \u00E0, xin l\u1ED5i v\u00EC chuy\u1EC7n \u0111\u00F3...?\u201D \u201CHm? Okay.\u201D T\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt chuy\u1EC7n g\u00EC \u0111ang di\u1EC5n ra, nh\u01B0ng t\u00F4i tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch ch\u00E2n th\u1EADt. Gi\u1ECFi l\u1EAFm t\u00F4i \u01A1i. Sau \u0111\u00F3, t\u00F4i nghe ti\u1EBFng c\u1EEDa \u0111\u00F3ng s\u1EA7m l\u1EA1i, v\u00E0 Charl ng\u1ED3i xu\u1ED1ng. C\u00F4 \u1EA5y ch\u1EC9 c\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u00E0 nh\u00E9o b\u1EE5ng c\u00F4 b\u1EA1n ng\u1ED3i b\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch v\u00F4 t\u00ECnh... um, c\u00F3 v\u1EBB c\u00F4 \u1EA5y th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t gi\u1EADn. --Oh well, b\u1ECF chuy\u1EC7n \u0111\u00F3 qua m\u1ED9t b\u00EAn. V\u1EA5n \u0111\u1EC1 ch\u00EDnh b\u00E2y gi\u1EDD l\u00E0 c\u00F4 g\u00E1i ng\u1ED3i b\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh t\u00F4i. \u201C...\u201D \n* G\u1EB7m g\u1EB7m*, *nhai nhai* Ki\u1EC3u t\u00F3c \u0111u\u00F4i ng\u1EF1a \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u1ED9t l\u00EAn l\u1EA1i, \u0111\u0169a c\u1EE7a Houki ch\u01B0a h\u1EC1 ng\u1EEBng khi c\u00F4 \u1EA5y b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u \u0103n. V\u00EC l\u00ED do n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3, t\u00F4i c\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c nh\u01B0 c\u00F4 \u1EA5y kh\u00F4ng mu\u1ED1n n\u00F3i chuy\u1EC7n v\u1EDBi t\u00F4i, v\u00EC v\u1EADy n\u00EAn c\u00F4 \u1EA5y ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c \u0103n... hay l\u00E0 do t\u00F4i ngh\u0129 qu\u00E1 nhi\u1EC1u? \u201C\u00C0... Houki n\u00E0y?\u201D \n* nhai nhai*... d\u1EEBng l\u1EA1i. \u201C\u00C0, ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u1EADu \u1ED5n ch\u1EE9? C\u1EADu kh\u00F4ng b\u1ECB th\u01B0\u01A1ng ch\u1ED7 n\u00E0o ch\u1EE9?\u201D \u2026 G\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u. Sau v\u00E0i gi\u00E2y d\u1EEBng l\u1EA1i, c\u00F4 \u1EA5y g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa v\u00E0 ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c \u0103n. *G\u1EB7m g\u1EB7m* *nhai nhai* \u2026 Hm. \u201CAhem. Houki.\u201D C\u00F4 \u1EA5y gi\u1EADt m\u00ECnh. Sau khi xoay ng\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u1ED9t ch\u00FAt, c\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111\u1EB7t \u0111\u0169a xu\u1ED1ng v\u00E0 quay v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa t\u00F4i. Kh\u00F4ng hi\u1EC3u sao tr\u00F4ng c\u00F4 \u1EA5y kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u1EF1 nhi\u00EAn, v\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng ch\u1EC9 m\u00ECnh t\u00F4i, b\u1EA5t k\u00EC ai c\u0169ng c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 nh\u1EADn ra \u0111i\u1EC1u g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 kh\u00F4ng \u1ED5n \u1EDF c\u00F4 \u1EA5y. \u201CC\u00F3-C\u00F3-C\u00F3 chuy\u1EC7n g\u00EC \u00E0?\u201D \u201CKh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 g\u00EC. Ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 tr\u00F4ng c\u1EADu h\u01A1i kh\u00E1c, n\u00EAn t\u1EDB ch\u1EC9 mu\u1ED1n h\u1ECFi c\u1EADu c\u00F3 sao kh\u00F4ng.\u201D \u201CT\u1EDB-T\u1EDB nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF n\u00E0y... l\u1EA1 l\u1EAFm sao?\u201D \n* DONG!* Ah kh\u1EC9 th\u1EADt, t\u00F4i sa l\u1EA7y r\u1ED3i. T\u1EA1i, t\u1EA1i sao, t\u1EA1i sao c\u00F4 \u1EA5y l\u1EA1i l\u1ECBch s\u1EF1 nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF...? (Nonono, \u0111i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y th\u1EADt k\u00EC qu\u1EB7c! D\u00F9 tr\u1EADn chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u00E3 k\u1EBFt th\u00FAc, c\u00F4 \u1EA5y l\u1EA1i tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn b\u00ECnh t\u0129nh m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch k\u00EC l\u1EA1. M\u1ED9t con m\u00E8o im l\u1EB7ng tr\u00F4ng c\u00F2n s\u1ED1ng \u0111\u1ED9ng h\u01A1n c\u00F4 \u1EA5y...) Nh\u01B0ng t\u00F4i n\u00EAn l\u00E0m g\u00EC \u0111\u00E2y? T\u1EEB ph\u1EA3n \u1EE9ng c\u1EE7a m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi, t\u00F4i c\u0169ng ng\u1EDD ng\u1EE3 ra \u0111i\u1EC1u g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3. Khi 'M\u1ED9t \u0111i\u1EC1u k\u00EC l\u1EA1 x\u1EA3y ra v\u1EDBi b\u1EA1n v\u00E0 b\u1EA1n \u0111\u1EC1 c\u1EADp \u0111\u1EBFn n\u00F3, c\u00E1c c\u00F4 g\u00E1i s\u1EBD gi\u1EADn v\u00EC l\u00ED do n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3.' Hm, t\u00F4i th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 ch\u1EB3ng hi\u1EC3u g\u00EC c\u1EA3... nh\u01B0ng n\u1EBFu th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF th\u00EC t\u1ED1t nh\u1EA5t l\u00E0 t\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng n\u00EAn n\u00F3i g\u00EC c\u1EA3. \u201CErm, \u00E0, \u0111\u1EEBng \u0111\u1EC3 \u00FD. Kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 g\u00EC c\u1EA3.\u201D \u201CHuh, ah... umm...\u201D Ugh, t\u00F4i c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y m\u00ECnh n\u00F3i sai c\u00E1i g\u00EC r\u1ED3i. T\u00F4i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 hi\u1EC3u Houki c\u00E0ng t\u1ECF ra th\u1EDD \u01A1 h\u01A1n v\u00EC c\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111ang \u0103n ch\u1EADm l\u1EA1i... cho n\u00EAn, xin l\u1ED5i... \u201C...\u201D \u201C...\u201D Sau \u0111\u00F3, t\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng n\u00F3i chuy\u1EC7n v\u1EDBi Houki n\u1EEFa m\u00E0 ch\u1EC9 \u0103n b\u1EEFa m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch y\u00EAn l\u1EB7ng. M\u00F3n \u0103n th\u00EC ch\u1EAFc l\u00E0 ngon l\u1EAFm, nh\u01B0ng t\u00F4i l\u1EA1i ch\u1EB3ng th\u1EC3 nh\u1EDB n\u1ED5i m\u00F9i v\u1ECB c\u1EE7a n\u00F3. \n* \n* \n* \n* Gya*... *gya*.... \u201CFuu...\u201D \u0110\u1EE9ng tr\u00EAn b\u00E3i bi\u1EC3n, t\u00F4i nghi\u00EAng \u0111\u1EA7u sang c\u1EA3 hai v\u00E0 g\u00F5 nh\u1EB9 \u0111\u1EC3 cho n\u01B0\u1EDBc trong l\u1ED7 tai ch\u1EA3y ra. R\u1ED3i t\u00F4i b\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u1EBFn m\u1ED9t t\u1EA3ng \u0111\u00E1 g\u1EA7n \u0111\u00F3 v\u00E0 ng\u1ED3i xu\u1ED1ng. Sau b\u1EEFa t\u1ED1i, t\u00F4i ra kh\u1ECFi resort \u0111\u1EC3 th\u01B0 gi\u00E3n m\u1ED9t ch\u00FAt, v\u00E0 t\u00F4i d\u1EA1o quanh b\u1EDD bi\u1EC3n trong \u0111\u00EAm. V\u00EC h\u00F4m nay tr\u0103ng tr\u00F2n, n\u00EAn cho d\u00F9 \u0111ang l\u00E0 n\u1EEDa \u0111\u00EAm, \u00E1nh tr\u0103ng v\u1EABn c\u1EF1c k\u00EC s\u00E1ng. V\u1EEBa nghe ti\u1EBFng s\u00F3ng v\u1ED7, t\u00F4i v\u1EEBa nh\u00ECn l\u00EAn kho\u1EA3ng kh\u00F4ng v\u1EDBi m\u1EB7t tr\u0103ng trong \u0111\u00F3. (\u0110\u00FAng r\u1ED3i, m\u00ECnh c\u00F3 m\u01A1 th\u1EA5y c\u00E1i g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 h\u1ED3i chi\u1EC1u, nh\u01B0ng... gi\u1EA5c m\u01A1 \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 th\u1EBF n\u00E0o?) T\u00F4i nh\u1EDB r\u1EA5t r\u00F5 v\u1EC1 n\u00F3 sau khi th\u1EE9c d\u1EADy, nh\u01B0ng gi\u1EDD \u0111\u00E2y gi\u1EA5c m\u01A1 \u0111\u00F3 ch\u1EC9 c\u00F2n l\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng h\u00ECnh \u1EA3nh m\u1EDD nh\u1EA1t. D\u00F9 nh\u1EEFng gi\u1EA5c m\u01A1 th\u01B0\u1EDDng nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy, nh\u01B0ng t\u00F4i c\u00F3 c\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c nh\u01B0 c\u00F3 c\u00E1i g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 r\u1EA5t quan tr\u1ECDng trong gi\u1EA5c m\u01A1 \u0111\u00F3, \u0111i\u1EC1u g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 t\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 qu\u00EAn. \u201CI-Ichika?\u201D Nghe th\u1EA5y t\u00EAn m\u00ECnh, t\u00F4i quay ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EA1i. D\u01B0\u1EDBi \u00E1nh tr\u0103ng ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 Houki trong b\u1ED9 \u00E1o t\u1EAFm. \u201CHouki...? \u00C0 ph\u1EA3i r\u1ED3i, h\u00F4m qua t\u1EDB kh\u00F4ng th\u1EA5y c\u1EADu \u1EDF b\u00E3i bi\u1EC3n---\u201D \u201C\u0110\u1EEBng c\u00F3 nh\u00ECn ch\u1EB1m ch\u1EB1m nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF ch\u1EE9... c\u1EADu s\u1EBD l\u00E0m t\u1EDB m\u1EA5t b\u00ECnh t\u0129nh m\u1EA5t.\u201D \u201CXin-Xin l\u1ED5i.\u201D T\u00F4i cu\u1ED1ng xu\u1ED3ng xoay ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111i. M\u1EB7c d\u00F9 ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 v\u00E0i gi\u00E2y, t\u00F4i xoay s\u1EDF \u0111\u1EC3 nh\u00ECn Houki trong b\u1ED9 \u00E1o t\u1EAFm, v\u00E0 h\u00ECnh \u1EA3nh \u0111\u00F3 gi\u1EDD v\u1EABn r\u1EA5t r\u00F5 r\u00E0ng. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 b\u1ED9 \u00E1o t\u1EAFm m\u00E0u tr\u1EAFng\u2014m\u1ED9t ki\u1EC3u kh\u00E1 hi\u1EBFm. N\u00F3i cho \u0111\u00FAng th\u00EC, \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 b\u1ED9 bikini m\u00E0 Houki s\u1EBD d\u1EE9t kho\u00E1c kh\u00F4ng m\u1EB7c. Nh\u1EEFng s\u1EE3i d\u00E2y \u0111en \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c may d\u1ECDc theo chi\u1EBFc \u00E1o t\u1EAFm, \u0111\u1EC3 l\u1ED9 r\u1EA5t nhi\u1EC1u\u2014n\u00F3i th\u1EBF n\u00E0o nh\u1EC9. \u00C0, g\u1EE3i c\u1EA3m... \u0111\u00FAng r\u1ED3i, l\u00E0 g\u1EE3i c\u1EA3m. (Kh\u00F4ng, khoan \u0111\u00E3, nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF th\u00EC ng\u01B0\u1EE3ng ch\u1EBFt...) T\u00F4i c\u1ED1 g\u1EAFng d\u1EA5u c\u00E1i c\u1EA3m x\u00FAc kh\u00F4ng-th\u1EC3-b\u00ECnh-t\u0129nh c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh \u0111i. Nh\u01B0ng h\u00ECnh nh\u01B0 n\u00F3 kh\u00F4ng hi\u1EC7u qu\u1EA3. B\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh \u0111\u00F3, nh\u1EADn ra Houki ch\u1EC9 ng\u1ED3i c\u00E1ch t\u00F4i c\u00F3 1m, t\u00F4i l\u1EA1i c\u00E0ng kh\u00F3 m\u00E0 gi\u1EEF b\u00ECnh t\u0129nh h\u01A1n. \u201C...\u201D \u201C...\u201D \u201CHuh... \u00E0, \u1EEB.\u201D \u201C\u1EEA.\u201D T\u00F4i c\u1ED1 g\u1EAFng n\u00F3i c\u00E1i g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 kh\u00F4ng li\u00EAn quan, c\u1ED1 g\u1EAFng l\u1EDD \u0111i tr\u00E1i tim \u0111ang \u0111\u1EADp kh\u00F4ng ng\u1EEBng v\u00EC l\u00ED do n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3. Nh\u01B0ng m\u1ECDi th\u1EE9 \u0111\u1EC1u kh\u00F4ng \u0111i theo nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC t\u00F4i mu\u1ED1n, v\u00EC t\u00F4i ngh\u0129 m\u1ED9t \u0111\u1EB1ng, n\u00F3i m\u1ED9t n\u1EBBo. \u201CB\u1ED9-B\u1ED9 \u00E1o t\u1EAFm \u0111\u00F3... r\u1EA5t h\u1EE3p v\u1EDBi c\u1EADu... \u1EEB, r\u1EA5t \u0111\u1EB9p.\u201D \u201CUu...\u201D T\u00F4i bi\u1EBFt Houki \u0111ang l\u00F9i l\u1EA1i, t\u00F4i l\u00E9n li\u1EBFc nh\u00ECn c\u00F4 \u1EA5y m\u1ED9t ph\u00E1t, v\u00E0 c\u1EA3 m\u1EB7t c\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111\u1EC1u \u0111ang \u0111\u1ECF b\u1EEBng. \u201CC\u00E1i-C\u00E1i n\u00E0y, \u00E0... t\u1EDB, t\u1EDB ngh\u0129 l\u00E0 ch\u1EC9 mua th\u00F4i... nh\u01B0ng-nh\u01B0ng th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t ng\u01B0\u1EE3ng khi m\u1EB7c n\u00F3... n\u00EAn...\u201D C\u00F3 l\u1EBD \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 l\u00ED do v\u00EC sao t\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng th\u1EA5y c\u00F4 \u1EA5y trong ng\u00E0y \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn. V\u00E0 c\u00F3 v\u1EBB nh\u01B0 c\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111ang c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y r\u1EA5t l\u00FAng t\u00FAng khi nh\u00ECn qua b\u00EAn n\u00E0y v\u00E0 n\u00F3i chuy\u1EC7n, n\u00EAn Houki v\u00E0 t\u00F4i ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c n\u00F3i chuy\u1EC7n m\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 ch\u1EA1m m\u1EB7t nhau. \u00C1nh tr\u0103ng v\u1EABn \u0111ang r\u1ECDi xu\u1ED1ng ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i. \u201C...Hey, Houki.\u201D \u201CC\u00F2n g\u00EC n\u1EEFa... kh\u00F4ng?\u201D \u201CKh\u00F4ng, t\u1EA1i sao c\u1EADu l\u1EA1i d\u00F9ng nh\u1EEFng t\u1EEB l\u1ECBch s\u1EF1 th\u1EBF? C\u1EE9 n\u00F3i m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch b\u00ECnh th\u01B0\u1EDDng \u0111i.\u201D \u201CUu...\u201D T\u00F4i \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u1EC3 \u00FD t\u1EEB khi b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u b\u1EEFa t\u1ED1i, n\u00EAn t\u00F4i s\u1EBD h\u1ECFi tr\u01B0\u1EDBc. Sau m\u1ED9t h\u1ED3i im l\u1EB7ng, Houki ch\u1EB3ng th\u1EC3 n\u00F3i n\u00EAn l\u1EDDi m\u00E0 ch\u1EC9 bi\u1EBFt l\u1EAFp b\u1EAFp. \u201CC\u1EADu-C\u1EADu n\u00F3i th\u1EBF m\u00E0... r\u1EB1ng c\u1EADu th\u00EDch nh\u1EEFng c\u00F4 g\u00E1i trang nghi\u00EAm v\u00E0 nh\u00E3 nh\u1EB7n...\u201D --Uu, ch\u1EBFt th\u1EADt. C\u00E1i \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0... \u201CKh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i, ch\u00E0, t\u1EDB hi\u1EC3u r\u1ED3i. Houki, t\u1EDB ngh\u0129 c\u1EADu ch\u1EC9 c\u1EA7n l\u00E0 ch\u00EDnh c\u1EADu th\u00F4i. C\u1EADu kh\u00F4ng c\u1EA7n ph\u1EA3i \u00E9p b\u1EA3n th\u00E2n nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF \u0111\u00E2u.\u201D \u201C\u1ED4n-\u1ED4n m\u00E0. Ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 t\u1EDB l\u00E0m m\u1EA5t c\u00E1i ruy-b\u0103ng. Kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 g\u00EC c\u1EA3. V\u00E0, \u00E0... d\u00F9 sao t\u1EDB c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t c\u00E1i m\u1EDBi...\u201D \u201COh, \u0111\u00FAng r\u1ED3i. T\u1EDB mu\u1ED1n n\u00F3i l\u1EA1i l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa. 'Ch\u00FAc m\u1EEBng sinh nh\u1EADt'\u201D \u201CUu... \u1EEB... ca... c\u1EA3m \u01A1n...\u201D M\u1EB7c d\u00F9 kh\u00E1 kh\u00F3 \u0111\u1EC3 nghe \u0111o\u1EA1n cu\u1ED1i, nh\u01B0ng t\u00F4i v\u1EABn hi\u1EC3u c\u00F4 \u1EA5y n\u00F3i g\u00EC. And\u2014hm, t\u00F3c \u0111u\u00F4i ng\u1EF1a v\u1EABn h\u1EE3p v\u1EDBi Houki h\u01A1n. \u201C\u00C0... t\u1EDB mu\u1ED1n h\u1ECFi c\u00E1i n\u00E0y. C\u1EADu \u1ED5n ch\u1EE9? C\u00F3 b\u1ECB th\u01B0\u01A1ng kh\u00F4ng?\u201D \u201CHm? Oh, c\u00F3 v\u1EBB nh\u01B0 t\u1EDB \u0111\u00E3 ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n b\u00ECnh ph\u1EE5c.\u201D \u201CC\u00E1i-C\u00E1i g\u00EC?\u201D \u201C\u00C0. l\u00FAc m\u00E0 t\u1EDB m\u1EDF m\u1EAFt ra, chi\u1EBFc IS \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c k\u00EDch ho\u1EA1t. Tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi t\u1EDB k\u1ECBp \u0111\u1EC3 \u00FD th\u00EC v\u1EBFt th\u01B0\u01A1ng c\u1EE7a t\u1EDB \u0111\u00E3 ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n l\u00E0nh l\u1EA1i.\u201D \u201C\u0110\u1EEBng c\u00F3 ch\u00E9m! \u0110i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0m sao c\u00F3 th\u1EC3---\u201D Houki t\u00FAm l\u1EA5y vai v\u00E0 xoay ng\u01B0\u1EDDi t\u00F4i v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa c\u00F4 \u1EA5y khi \u0111ang n\u00F3i. \u201CH\u1EBFt c\u1EA3 r\u1ED3i... ch\u1EB3ng c\u00F3 b\u1EA5t k\u00EC v\u1EBFt th\u01B0\u01A1ng n\u00E0o tr\u00EAn ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u1EADu...?\u201D \u201CYup, t\u1EDB \u0111\u00E3 b\u00ECnh ph\u1EE5c. Huh, c\u1EADu th\u1EA5y \u0111\u1EA5y, ch\u1EB3ng c\u00F3 g\u00EC c\u1EA3 nh\u1EC9? H\u1EC7 th\u1ED1ng b\u1EA3o h\u1ED9 phi c\u00F4ng IS.\u201D \u201CN\u00F3 ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 t\u00E1c d\u1EE5ng b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7, \u0111\u00FAng kh\u00F4ng? T\u1EDB ch\u01B0a t\u1EEBng nghe r\u1EB1ng n\u00F3 c\u00F3 kh\u1EA3 n\u0103ng h\u1ED3i ph\u1EE5c v\u1EBFt th\u01B0\u01A1ng...\u201D Ch\u1EA1m v\u00E0o l\u01B0ng t\u00F4i m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch r\u1EE5t r\u00E8, Houki d\u00F9ng ng\u00F3n tay ki\u1EC3m tra l\u1EA1i l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa xem t\u00F4i c\u00F3 c\u00F2n v\u1EBFt th\u01B0\u01A1ng n\u00E0o n\u1EEFa kh\u00F4ng. T\u00F4i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 nghe c\u00F4 \u1EA5y n\u00F3i 'Th\u1EADt k\u00EC l\u1EA1' trong khi \u0111ang ki\u1EC3m tra. D\u00F9 sao th\u00EC, t\u00F4i c\u0169ng ch\u1EC9 c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y k\u00EC qu\u1EB7c. \u201CCh\u00E0, d\u00F9 sao th\u00EC v\u1EBFt th\u01B0\u01A1ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n l\u00E0nh l\u1EA1i, \u0111\u00FAng kh\u00F4ng?\u201D \u201C\u0110i\u1EC1u-\u0110i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y kh\u00F4ng \u1ED5n ch\u00FAt n\u00E0o! Ichika, v\u00EC t\u1EDB m\u00E0 c\u1EADu... c\u1EADu b\u1ECB th\u01B0\u01A1ng...\u201D \u201CG\u00EC c\u01A1? \u00DD c\u1EADu l\u00E0 t\u1ED1t nh\u1EA5t t\u1EDB kh\u00F4ng n\u00EAn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111i\u1EC1u tr\u1ECB?\u201D \u201CKH\u00D4NG, KH\u00D4NG PH\u1EA2I TH\u1EBE!\u201D N\u00F3i xong r\u1ED3i Houki m\u1EDBi nh\u1EADn ra r\u1EB1ng m\u00ECnh \u0111ang l\u1EDBn ti\u1EBFng. \u201CKh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy... kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy... s\u1EBD r\u1EA5t \u00E1y n\u00E1y n\u1EBFu t\u1EDB \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c tha th\u1EE9 d\u1EC5 d\u00E0ng nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF.\u201D Gi\u1ECDng c\u00F4 \u1EA5y th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 nghe r\u1EA5t th\u1EDD \u01A1, l\u00E0m t\u00F4i b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u t\u00F2 m\u00F2 kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt c\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111ang ngh\u0129 g\u00EC. C\u00F3 v\u1EBB nh\u01B0 c\u00F4 \u1EA5y c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y m\u00ECnh n\u00EAn ch\u1ECBu m\u1ED9t ph\u1EA7n tr\u00E1ch nhi\u1EC7m v\u1EC1 vi\u1EC7c t\u00F4i b\u1ECB th\u01B0\u01A1ng. Nh\u01B0ng t\u1EEB khi v\u1EBFt th\u01B0\u01A1ng bi\u1EBFn m\u1EA5t, c\u00F4 \u1EA5y c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c tha th\u1EE9 ma kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i b\u1ECB la m\u1EAFng, v\u00E0 h\u00ECnh nh\u01B0 \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 v\u1EDBi c\u00F4 \u1EA5y m\u00E0 n\u00F3i, kh\u00E1 m\u00E0 ch\u1EA5p nh\u1EADn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. N\u00EAn n\u00F3i th\u1EBF n\u00E0o nh\u1EC9? C\u00F4 \u1EA5y th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t kh\u00F3 hi\u1EC3u. (Nh\u01B0ng h\u00ECnh nh\u01B0 c\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111ang run.) Kh\u00F3 m\u00E0 kh\u00E1c \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. T\u00F4i \u0111\u00E0nh ph\u1EA3i cho Houki m\u1ED9t s\u1EF1 tr\u1EEBng ph\u1EA1t nh\u1ECF. \u201CHouki, v\u1EADy t\u1EDB b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u tr\u1EEBng ph\u1EA1t nh\u00E9.\u201D \u201CUu, okay...\u201D T\u00F4i xoay ng\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa Houki v\u00E0 nh\u00ECn th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0o c\u00F4 \u1EA5y. C\u00F4 \u1EA5y nh\u1EAFm m\u1EAFt l\u1EA1i v\u00E0 chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB s\u1EB5n s\u00E0ng. (C\u00F4 \u1EA5y th\u1EADt l\u00E0...) T\u00F4i d\u00F9ng ng\u00F3n tay b\u00FAng v\u00E0o tr\u00E1n c\u00F4 \u1EA5y. \u201CErm...?\u201D \u201CR\u1ED3i, v\u1EADy l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EE7. N\u1EBFu c\u1EADu nh\u1EADn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c th\u00F4ng b\u00E1o n\u00E0o gi\u1ED1ng th\u1EBF n\u00E0y, l\u1EA7n sau \u0111\u1EEBng c\u00F3 qu\u00E1 t\u1EF1 tin \u0111\u1EC3 r\u1ED3i l\u1EA1i t\u1EF1 \u00FD h\u00E0nh \u0111\u1ED9ng.\u201D \u201CG\u00EC c\u01A1?\u201D Houki ch\u1EDBp m\u1EAFt m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch lo l\u1EAFng. R\u1ED3i c\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111\u1ECF m\u1EB7t v\u00E0 quay v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa t\u00F4i. \u201CC\u1EADu-C\u1EADu \u0111ang tr\u00EAu t\u1EDB \u00E0? B\u00FAng l\u00EAn tr\u00E1n t\u1EDB v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t ng\u00F3n tay...!\u201D \u201C\u0110\u01B0\u1EE3c r\u1ED3i, \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c r\u1ED3i, b\u00ECnh t\u0129nh. \u0110\u1EEBng c\u00F3 k\u00EDch th\u00EDch nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF ch\u1EE9.\u201D \u201CIM-IM \u0110I! T\u1EDA L\u00C0 M\u1ED8T CHI\u1EBEN BINH! L\u00D2NG KI\u00CAU H\u00C3NH C\u1EE6A T\u1EDA \u0110\u00C3 B\u1ECA V\u1EA4Y B\u1EA8N. B\u00CCNH T\u0128NH TH\u1EBE QU\u00C1I N\u00C0O \u0110\u01AF\u1EE2C...?\u201D \u201CKh\u00F4ng, \u00E0... c\u1EADu l\u00F9i l\u1EA1i ch\u00FAt x\u00EDu \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c kh\u00F4ng? Huh, ch\u00FAng \u0111ang ch\u1EA1m v\u00E0o t\u1EDB...\u201D Ng\u1EF1c c\u1EADu. \u201C!!!\u201D Sau khi nh\u1EADn ra ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i \u0111ang g\u1EA7n nhau c\u1EE1 n\u00E0o, Houki nhanh ch\u00F3ng \u0111\u1EA9y t\u00F4i ra. \u201CC\u1EADu, c\u1EADu...! T\u1EDB \u0111ang n\u00F3i chuy\u1EC7n m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch nghi\u00EAm t\u00FAc \u0111\u1EA5y, v\u1EADy m\u00E0, c\u1EADu, c\u1EADu th\u1EADt th\u00F4 l\u1ED7.\u201D \u1EEA, trong tr\u01B0\u1EDDng h\u1EE3p \u0111\u00F3, t\u1EDB xin l\u1ED5i khi m\u1EB9 t\u1EDB \u0111\u1EBB ra t\u1EDB l\u00E0 con trai. \u201C... \u00C0 m\u00E0, c\u00E1i \u0111\u00F3... c\u1EADu-c\u1EADu kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 c\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c g\u00EC sao...?\u201D \u201C...Haa?\u201D \u201CC\u00E1i-C\u00E1i \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u00F3.\u201D Tay t\u00F4i \u0111\u1ED9t nhi\u00EAn b\u1ECB n\u1EAFm ch\u1EB7t, v\u00E0 r\u1ED3i---G\u00CC TH\u1EBE? NGAY NG\u1EF0C C\u00D4 \u1EA4Y? NGAY KHE GI\u1EEEA HAI NG\u1EF0C C\u00D4 \u1EA4Y? \u2026 AHH, HOUKI... SAN? \u201CT\u1EDB-T\u1EDB ch\u1EC9 mu\u1ED1n bi\u1EBFt r\u1EB1ng c\u1EADu c\u00F3 xem t\u1EDB l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t \u0111\u1EE9a con g\u00E1i hay kh\u00F4ng...\u201D Khi Houki \u0111ang ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c gi\u1EEF g\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t hung d\u1EEF \u0111\u00F3, c\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111\u1ED9t nhi\u00EAn h\u1EA1 gi\u1ECDng xu\u1ED1ng, v\u00E0 ngay c\u1EA3 tai c\u00F4 \u1EA5y c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ECF l\u00EAn. C\u00F3 v\u1EBB nh\u01B0 c\u00F4 \u1EA5y th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t x\u1EA5u h\u1ED5. \u201CY-eah.\u201D M\u1EB7c d\u00F9 l\u00FAc n\u00E0y t\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng b\u1ECB \u00E9p bu\u1ED9c. T\u00F4i v\u1EABn kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 kh\u00F4ng tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi c\u00F4 \u1EA5y. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, v\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng con s\u00F3ng v\u1ED9i v\u00E3 \u0111\u1EADp v\u00E0o r\u1ED3i l\u1EA1i tr\u00F4i xa b\u1EDD, c\u1EE9 nh\u01B0 \u0111ang t\u1EA1o nh\u1EA1c n\u1EC1n v\u1EADy. V\u1EDBi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi b\u1EA1n thu\u1EDF nh\u1ECF trong b\u1ED9 \u00E1o t\u1EAFm tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t t\u00F4i, v\u00E0 \u00E1nh tr\u0103ng s\u00E1ng soi t\u1EEB tr\u00EAn tr\u1EDDi xu\u1ED1ng. B\u1EDFi v\u00EC b\u1EA7u kh\u00F4ng kh\u00ED n\u00E0y l\u00E0m t\u00F4i rung \u0111\u1ED9ng, ch\u1EB3ng c\u00F3 g\u00EC k\u00EC qu\u1EB7c c\u1EA3. \u00C0 m\u00E0... th\u1EBF n\u00E0o nh\u1EC9... T\u00F4i v\u1EEBa nh\u1EADn th\u1EA5y Houki r\u1EA5t d\u1EC5 th\u01B0\u01A1ng. \u201CN\u1EBFu-n\u1EBFu v\u1EADy th\u00EC.. uu, v\u1EADy...\u201D Nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 \u0111ang nhai nh\u01B0ng g\u00EC m\u00ECnh n\u00F3i, Houki suy ngh\u0129 v\u1EC1 \u00FD c\u1EE7a nh\u1EEFng t\u1EEB \u0111\u00F3, v\u00E0 r\u1ED3i ti\u00EAu h\u00F3a ch\u00FAng. Do \u0111ang ti\u1EBFp x\u00FAc v\u1EDBi nhau, n\u00EAn th\u00E2n nhi\u1EC7t c\u00F4 \u1EA5y truy\u1EC1n sang t\u00F4i. Houki v\u00E0 t\u00F4i g\u1EA7n nhau t\u1EDBi m\u1EE9c t\u00F4i lo r\u1EB1ng t\u00F4i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 nghe th\u1EA5y t\u1EEBng nh\u1ECBp \u0111\u1EADp c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 \u1EA5y. \u201C...\u201D \n* DOKI* *DOKI* C\u1EA3 t\u00F4i c\u0169ng c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y tim m\u00ECnh \u0111\u1EADp r\u1EA5t m\u1EA1nh. \u0110\u1ED9t nhi\u00EAn t\u00F4i v\u00E0 Houki nh\u00ECn nhau. (Ah...) T\u00F4i ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n b\u1ECB th\u00F4i mi\u00EAn. D\u01B0\u1EDBi \u00E1nh tr\u0103ng, g\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 \u1EA5y th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t quy\u1EBFn r\u0169. (Ch\u1EBFt th\u1EADt... ch\u00E0. \u0110i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y th\u1EADt t\u1EC7...) D\u00F9 l\u00E0 t\u00F4i \u0111ang ngh\u0129 \u0111i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y th\u1EADt t\u1EC7, nh\u01B0ng tim t\u00F4i l\u1EA1i \u0111\u1EADp c\u00E0ng l\u00FAc c\u00E0ng nhanh h\u01A1n. \u201CCE-CECILIA? SAO C\u1EACU L\u1EA0I \u1EDE \u0110\u00C2Y?\u201D \u201CC\u1EACU N\u1EEEA, RIN-SAN! T\u1EF0 \u00DD R\u1EDCI KH\u1ECEI KHU RESORT NH\u01AF TH\u1EBE! T\u1EDA KH\u00D4NG QUAN T\u00C2M N\u1EBEU C\u1EACU B\u1ECA M\u1EAENG \u0110\u00C2U!\u201D \u201C\u0110\u01AF\u1EE2C R\u1ED2I, ICHIKA \u1EDE...\u201D \u201CHUH, LAURA, C\u1EACU... RIN V\u00C0 CECILIA? SAO, SAO C\u00C1C C\u1EACU L\u1EA0I \u1EDE \u0110\u00C2Y?\u201D ACK!! L\u00FAc-l\u00FAc n\u00E0y, nh\u1EEFng gi\u1ECDng n\u00F3i \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 c\u1EE7a Rin, Cecilia, Laura v\u00E0 Charlotte. T\u1EEB nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC nghe th\u1EA5y \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c, c\u00F3 l\u1EBD h\u1ECD \u0111ang \u1EDF c\u00E1ch xa ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i. N\u1EBFu t\u00F4i ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c \u1EDF l\u1EA1i \u0111\u00E2u, nh\u1EA5t \u0111\u1ECBnh t\u00F4i s\u1EBD b\u1ECB h\u1ECD ph\u00E1t hi\u1EC7n. V\u00E0 ngay l\u00FAc n\u00E0y, ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 t\u00F4i v\u00E0 Houki \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2y. T\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 \u0111\u1EA3m b\u1EA3o nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC h\u1ECD s\u1EBD n\u00F3i sau khi th\u1EA5y ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2y. \u201CHo-Houki, qua b\u00EAn \u0111\u00F3 \u0111i...\u201D (TL: \u00E1 \u00E0... :3) \u201CHuh? Kya...\u201D C\u00F4 g\u1EAFng tho\u00E1t kh\u1ECFi nh\u1EEFng gi\u1ECDng n\u00F3i \u0111ang ti\u1EBFn l\u1EA1i g\u1EA7n, t\u00F4i k\u00E9o tay Houki v\u00E0 \u0111i b\u1ED9 v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa t\u1EA3ng \u0111\u00E1 \u1EDF ph\u00EDa m\u0169i \u0111\u1EA5t (gi\u00E1p bi\u1EC3n). (Hoo... t\u1ED1t nh\u1EA5t l\u00E0 n\u00EAn tr\u1ED1n \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2y m\u1ED9t l\u00FAc. T\u00F4i ngh\u0129 ch\u1EAFc kh\u00F4ng sao n\u1EBFu c\u00F3 quay v\u1EC1 resort tr\u1EC5 m\u1ED9t ch\u00FAt.) \u201CI-Ichika... th\u1EBF n\u00E0y th\u00EC \u0111\u1ED9t ng\u1ED9t qu\u00E1. \u00C0, mang t\u1EDB t\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t ch\u1ED7 k\u00EDn th\u1EBF n\u00E0y... T\u1EDB-t\u1EDB th\u1EA5y h\u01A1i lo...\u201D \u201CU?\u201D V\u00EC t\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng hi\u1EC3u Houki \u0111ang th\u00EC th\u1EA7m c\u00E1i g\u00EC, n\u00EAn t\u00F4i quay m\u1EB7t nh\u00ECn sang c\u00F4 \u1EA5y. \u201CNn...\u201D --- Huh? G\u00CC-G\u00CC V\u1EACY? HO-HOUKI, SAN? SAO C\u1EACU L\u1EA0I \u0110\u01AFA M\u00D4I RA V\u00C0 NH\u1EAEM M\u1EAET L\u1EA0I? \u201C...\u201D Khu\u00F4n m\u1EB7t ch\u1EDD \u0111\u1EE3i trong im l\u1EB7ng c\u1EE7a Houki th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t xinh x\u1EAFn. --Uu.. ch\u1EBFt ti\u1EC7t... ch\u1EBFt ti\u1EC7t... ch\u1EBFt ti\u1EC7t... (Ch\u1EBFt ti\u1EC7t... c\u1EE9 th\u1EBF n\u00E0y m\u00E0 h\u00F4n sao...) T\u00F4i \u0111\u1EB7t tay l\u00EAn vai Houki v\u00E0 khi\u1EBFn c\u00F4 \u1EA5y gi\u1EADt m\u00ECnh. R\u1ED3i Houki nghi\u00EAng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa t\u00F4i, c\u00F2n m\u00F4i t\u00F4i th\u00EC ch\u1EA7m ch\u1EADm ti\u1EBFn g\u1EA7n m\u00F4i c\u00F4 \u1EA5y--- \n* GOOSH!* (...Hm? C\u00E1i g\u00EC th\u1EBF nh\u1EC9?) T\u00F4i \u0111\u01B0a m\u00F4i l\u1EA1i g\u1EA7n c\u00F4 \u1EA5y l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa. \n* GOOSH!* (Ch\u01A1i nhau \u00E0? C\u00E1i qu\u00E1i g\u00EC th\u1EBF? C\u00F3 c\u00E1i g\u00EC ch\u1EA1m v\u00E0o \u0111\u1EA7u m\u00ECnh!?) T\u00F4i v\u1EEBa ngh\u0129 v\u1EEBa m\u1EDF m\u1EAFt-- v\u00E0 t\u1EA5t nhi\u00EAn l\u00E0 s\u1EBD t\u1ED1t h\u01A1n n\u1EBFu t\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng l\u00E0m \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3. Xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n ngay tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t t\u00F4i l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t v\u1EADt h\u00ECnh v\u00E2y \u0111ang l\u01A1 l\u1EEDng, v\u00E0 n\u00F3 c\u0169ng c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t khe h\u1EDF h\u00ECnh ch\u1EEF nh\u1EADt. \u201C...[Blue Tears]...\u201D \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t c\u00E1i BIT. N\u00F3 c\u1EE9 ch\u1ECDt ch\u1ECDt c\u00E1i n\u00F2ng c\u1EE7a n\u00F3 v\u00E0o m\u1EB7t t\u00F4i. \n* Kyuuiii...* \u201CAHHHHH!!!\u201D \n* BAM!* M\u00E9m n\u1EEFa th\u00EC ti\u00EAu, t\u00F4i n\u00E9 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c n\u00F3. Nh\u01B0ng t\u00F3c t\u00F4i th\u00EC b\u1ECB ch\u00E1y m\u1ED9t mi\u1EBFng. \u201CHau...\u201D \u201C---Very good! TH\u1ECAT H\u1EAEN \u0110I!\u201D \u201CICHIKA, C\u1EACU \u0110ANG L\u00C0M G\u00CC TH\u1EBE...?\u201D \u201CFUFU, FUFUFUFUFU.\u201D B\u1ED1n v\u1EADt h\u00ECnh kim \u0111ang ch\u1EDD t\u00F4i khi t\u00F4i xoay ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111i \u0111\u1EC3 n\u00E9. B\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh \u0111\u00F3, nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u1EEBa n\u00F3i l\u1EA7n l\u01B0\u1EE3t l\u00E0 Laura, Rin, Charl v\u00E0 Cecilia. \u201CHO-HOUKI, CH\u1EA0Y TH\u00D4I!\u201D \u201CHUH? AHH? KYAA!?\u201D Houki h\u00E9t l\u00EAn khi t\u00F4i b\u1EBF c\u00F4 \u1EA5y, nh\u01B0ng ch\u1EB3ng c\u00F2n th\u1EDDi gian \u0111\u1EC3 lo v\u1EC1 \u0111i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y n\u1EEFa. Nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t con th\u1ECF \u0111ang ch\u1EA1y tr\u1ED1n, t\u00F4i c\u00F4 g\u1EAFng tr\u1ED1n kh\u1ECFi 4 chi\u1EBFc IS c\u00E1 nh\u00E2n \u0111\u00F3. (...AHHH) SAO M\u00CCNH C\u1EA2M TH\u1EA4Y \u0110I\u1EC0U N\u00C0Y NH\u01AF C\u0168NG X\u1EA2Y RA H\u1ED2I TH\u00C1NG TR\u01AF\u1EDAC V\u1EACY?! --Ti\u1EBFng n\u1ED5 s\u00FAng v\u1EABn \u0111u\u1ED5i theo t\u00F4i. D\u1EEANG L\u1EA0I \u0110I! T\u1EDA CH\u1EBET M\u1EA4T! T\u1EDA CH\u1EBET TH\u1EACT \u0110\u1EA4Y! \n* \n* \n* \u201CHi\u1EC7u su\u1EA5t ho\u1EA1t \u0111\u1ED9ng c\u1EE7a [Akatsubaki] bao g\u1ED3m [Kenran Butou] ch\u1EC9 kho\u1EA3ng 42% th\u00F4i \u01B0? Hm, n\u00F3 ch\u1EC9 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c th\u1EBF th\u00F4i sao?\u201D Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ph\u1EE5 n\u1EEF nh\u00ECn ch\u1EB1m ch\u1EB1m v\u00E0o v\u00F4 s\u1ED1 c\u00E1c gi\u00E1 tr\u1ECB \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c hi\u1EC3n th\u1ECB tr\u00EAn m\u00E0n h\u00ECnh l\u01A1 l\u1EEDng gi\u1EEFa kh\u00F4ng kh\u00ED khi c\u00F4 n\u1EDF m\u1ED9t n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi ng\u00E2y ng\u00F4. Gi\u1ED1ng nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB, gi\u1ED1ng nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t thi\u00EAn th\u1EA7n. \u00C1nh tr\u0103ng r\u1ECDi l\u00EAn khu\u00F4n m\u1EB7t \u0111\u00F3 kh\u00F4ng kh\u00E1c g\u00EC th\u01B0\u1EDDng ng\u00E0y. Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u00E0 th\u01B0\u1EDDng c\u00F3 d\u00E1ng v\u1EBB bu\u1ED3n b\u00E3, ng\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u00E0 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c g\u1ECDi l\u00E0 Shinonono Tabane. \u201CNn--... mn,nn.\u201D Khi \u0111ang ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c ng\u00E2n nga, c\u00F4 \u1EA5y g\u1ECDi ra m\u1ED9t m\u00E0n h\u00ECnh kh\u00E1c. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 [Byakushiki] khi c\u1EADu \u1EA5y \u0111ang chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u \u1EDF d\u1EA1ng th\u1EE9 2. Tabane \u0111ang ng\u1ED3i tr\u00EAn h\u00E0ng r\u00E0o \u1EDF ch\u1ED7 m\u0169i \u0111\u1EA5t. \u0110ung \u0111\u01B0a ch\u00E2n khi nh\u00ECn v\u00E0o h\u00ECnh \u1EA3nh \u0111\u00F3. Tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t c\u00F4 ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t v\u00F9ng bi\u1EC3n r\u1ED9ng s\u00E2u 30m. Cho d\u00F9 c\u00F4 \u1EA5y c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 ng\u00E3 xu\u1ED1ng v\u00E0 b\u1ECB th\u01B0\u01A1ng, nh\u01B0ng n\u00E9t m\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 \u1EA5y v\u1EABn kh\u00F4ng thay \u0111\u1ED5i. \u201CHa~ [Byakushiki] th\u1EADt s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t \u0111\u00E1ng ng\u1EA1c nhi\u00EAn. L\u1EA1i c\u00F2n c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 h\u1ED3i sinh c\u1EA3 phi c\u00F4ng. C\u1EE9 nh\u01B0\u2014-\u201D \u201C--Nh\u01B0 [White Knight], nh\u1EC9? L\u00F5i s\u1ED1 001 l\u00E0 Frame \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c mang ra th\u1EF1c chi\u1EBFn, v\u00E0 c\u0169ng l\u00E0 c\u00E1i c\u1EADu d\u00E0nh cho nhi\u1EC1u t\u00E2m huy\u1EBFt nh\u1EA5t, \u0111\u00FAng kh\u00F4ng?\u201D Chifuyu b\u01B0\u1EDBc ra t\u1EEB khu r\u1EEBng m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch l\u1EB7ng l\u1EBD. M\u1EB7c m\u1ED9t b\u1ED9 com-l\u00EA m\u00E0u \u0111en, h\u00ECnh d\u00E1ng ch\u1ECB \u1EA5y c\u1EE9 nh\u01B0 s\u1EAFp s\u1EEDa mang h\u1EBFt s\u1EF1 \u0111en t\u1ED1i c\u1EE7a b\u00F3ng \u0111\u00EAm \u0111i, v\u00E0 n\u00F3 tr\u00E0n ng\u1EADp s\u1EF1 im l\u1EB7ng v\u00E0 c\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c uy nghi. \u201CYaa, Chi-chan.\u201D \u201COh.\u201D C\u1EA3 hai kh\u00F4ng nh\u00ECn nhau m\u00E0 ch\u1EC9 quay l\u01B0ng v\u00E0o nhau. Tabane v\u1EABn c\u1EE9 \u0111ung \u0111\u01B0a ch\u00E2n nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF, trong khi Chifuyu l\u1EA1i \u0111ang t\u1EF1a v\u00E0o c\u00E2y. D\u00F9 kh\u00F4ng nh\u00ECn v\u00E0o nhau, h\u1ECD v\u1EABn hi\u1EC3u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c n\u00E9t m\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a nhau. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 s\u1EF1 tin t\u01B0\u1EDFng c\u1EE7a hai ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1ECD. \u201COh \u0111\u00FAng r\u1ED3i, Chi-chan, t\u1EDB ki\u1EC3m tra c\u1EADu nh\u00E9. [White Knight] \u0111\u00E3 \u0111i \u0111\u00E2u?\u201D \u201C...C\u1EADu s\u1EBD c\u00F3 c\u00E2u tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi n\u1EBFu gh\u00E9p [Byakushiki] v\u00E0 [Shirokishi] l\u1EA1i khi \u0111\u1ECDc, \u0111\u00FAng ch\u1EE9?\u201D \u201CBingo, \u0111\u00FAng l\u00E0 Chi-chan, ng\u01B0\u1EDDi t\u1EEBng l\u00E1i [White Knight].\u201D B\u1ED9 khung m\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ta g\u1ECDi l\u00E0 [White Knight] \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u00E0m kh\u00E1c \u0111i, th\u1EE9 duy nh\u1EA5t c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i l\u00E0 chi\u1EBFc l\u00F5i. N\u00F3 c\u00F3 s\u1EF1 \u0111\u00F3ng g\u00F3p r\u1EA5t to l\u1EDBn trong vi\u1EC7c qu\u1EA3ng b\u00E1 IS th\u1EBF h\u1EC7 th\u1EE9 nh\u1EA5t. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, l\u00F5i c\u1EE7a n\u00F3 \u0111\u00E3 bi\u1EBFn m\u1EA5t sau khi ph\u00F2ng th\u00ED nghi\u1EC7m n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3 b\u1ECB \u0111\u1ED9t k\u00EDch. R\u1ED3i kh\u00F4ng hay, kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt, n\u00F3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u00E0i v\u00E0o [Byakushiki]. \u201CV\u00E0 r\u1ED3i... hoho. V\u00ED d\u1EE5, ai \u0111\u00F3 g\u1EEDi tin nh\u1EAFn b\u1EB1ng H\u1EC7 th\u1ED1ng M\u1EA1ng Trung t\u00E2m, [White Knight] \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn c\u1EE7a Chi-chan v\u00E0 b\u1ED9 th\u1EE9 hai [Kurezakura]. N\u1EBFu th\u1EBF, cho d\u00F9 h\u1ECD c\u00F3 ch\u1EBF t\u1EA1o ra m\u1ED9t [One-Off Ability]gi\u1ED1ng v\u1EADy c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 g\u00EC k\u00EC qu\u1EB7c, nh\u1EC9?\u201D \u201C...\u201D Chifuyu kh\u00F4ng tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi. Nh\u01B0ng Tabane kh\u00F4ng quan t\u00E2m c\u00E2u tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 \u1EA5y v\u00E0 n\u00F3i ti\u1EBFp. \u201CV\u1EDBi l\u1EA1i, \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 c\u0169ng th\u1EADt s\u1EF1 kh\u00F3 tin... l\u00F5i c\u1EE7a c\u1ED7 m\u00E1y \u0111\u00F3 b\u1ECB c\u00E0i l\u1EA1i th\u00E0nh d\u1EA1ng m\u1EB7c \u0111\u1ECBnh khi n\u00F3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u00E0m kh\u00E1c \u0111i. Sao \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 x\u1EA3y ra \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c nh\u1EC9? \u0110\u00E1ng l\u1EBD ra n\u00F3 ph\u1EA3i tr\u1EDF l\u1EA1i d\u1EA1ng thi\u1EBFt l\u1EADp m\u1EB7c \u0111\u1ECBnh v\u00EC t\u1EDB \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EA1o ra n\u00F3 ch\u1EE9 nh\u1EC9?\u201D \u201CC\u00F3 r\u1EA5t nhi\u1EC1u chuy\u1EC7n kh\u00F3 tin x\u1EA3y ra tr\u00EAn th\u1EBF gi\u1EDBi n\u00E0y.\u201D Chifuyu kh\u00F4ng hi\u1EC3u. V\u00E0 Tabane c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng hi\u1EC3u. Nh\u01B0ng ch\u1EB3ng sao c\u1EA3. \u201C... Oh \u0111\u00FAng r\u1ED3i, \u0111\u1EC3 t\u1EDB cho m\u1ED9t v\u00ED d\u1EE5.\u201D \u201CHuh, Chi-chan? Th\u1EADt hi\u1EBFm th\u1EA5y \u0111\u1EA5y.\u201D \u201CV\u00ED d\u1EE5, m\u1ED9t thi\u00EAn t\u00E0i n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3 c\u1ED1 t\u00ECnh l\u00E0m m\u1ED9t c\u1EADu h\u1ECDc sinh trung h\u1ECDc v\u00E0o nh\u1EA7m ph\u00F2ng thi v\u00E0 b\u1ECF m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc IS v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3 nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF v\u00E0 c\u00E0i cho n\u00F3 ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 k\u00EDch ho\u1EA1t \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c v\u00E0o l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3. Nh\u01B0ng ch\u1EB3ng ph\u1EA3i IS kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c v\u1EADn h\u00E0nh b\u1EDFi \u0111\u00E0n \u00F4ng sao?\u201D \u201CHm~? N\u1EBFu v\u1EADy th\u00EC nh\u1EEFng l\u1EA7n sau c\u1EADu ta s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 k\u00EDch ho\u1EA1t IS \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c, kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i sao?\u201D \u201C\u0110\u00FAng v\u1EADy. C\u1EADu kh\u00F4ng bao gi\u1EDD t\u1ED1n th\u1EDDi gian ch\u1EC9 \u0111\u1EC3 l\u00E0m chi\u1EBFc IS \u0111\u00F3 kh\u1EDFi \u0111\u1ED9ng m\u1ED9t l\u1EA7n.\u201D \u201CHehehe, v\u00EC t\u1EDB c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y ch\u00E1n n\u00F3 r\u1ED3i.\u201D \u201C...V\u1EADy th\u00EC s\u1EF1 th\u1EADt l\u00E0 g\u00EC? H\u1EA3 thi\u00EAn-t\u00E0i-n\u00E0o-\u0111\u00F3?\u201D \u201CAi bi\u1EBFt? Fufufu, th\u1EF1c ra, ch\u00EDnh t\u1EDB c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng hi\u1EC3u t\u1EA1i sao [Byakushiki] l\u1EA1i k\u00EDch ho\u1EA1t. N\u00F3i m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch logic th\u00EC Ii-kun v\u00E0 vi\u1EC7c nghi\u00EAn c\u1EE9u IS ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n kh\u00F4ng li\u00EAn quan \u0111\u1EBFn nhau, \u0111\u00FAng ch\u1EE9?\u201D \u201CHumph... th\u00F4i qu\u00EAn n\u00F3 \u0111i. Sang gi\u1EA3 thuy\u1EBFt ti\u1EBFp theo.\u201D \u201CC\u1EADu c\u00F3 nhi\u1EC1u th\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA5y.\u201D \u201CVui ch\u1EE9?\u201D Tabane tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi '\u0110\u00FAng v\u1EADy' v\u00E0 ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c l\u1EAFng nghe. \u201CC\u00F3 m\u1ED9t thi\u00EAn t\u00E0i n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3 mu\u1ED1n cho chi\u1EBFc IS c\u1EE7a em g\u00E1i y\u00EAu qu\u00FD c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh l\u00EAn s\u00E2n kh\u1EA5u m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch vinh d\u1EF1, n\u00EAn \u0111\u00E3 chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB s\u1EB5n m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc IS c\u00E1 nh\u00E2n v\u00E0 m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc IS n\u1ED5i lo\u1EA1n.\u201D Tabane kh\u00F4ng tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi, v\u00E0 Chifuyu n\u00F3i ti\u1EBFp. \u201CKhi v\u1EE5 vi\u1EC7c x\u1EA3y ra, c\u1ED7 m\u00E1y th\u1EBF h\u1EC7 m\u1EDBi v\u1EDBi n\u0103ng l\u1EF1c chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u cao s\u1EBD \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c tham gia. V\u00E0 c\u00F4 em g\u00E1i s\u1EBD \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c tham chi\u1EBFn m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng ho\u00E0ng v\u1EDBi t\u01B0 c\u00E1ch c\u1EE7a m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi s\u1EDF h\u1EEFu IS c\u00E1 nh\u00E2n.\u201D \u201CHeh~ \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t gi\u1EA3 thuy\u1EBFt kh\u00F3 tin \u0111\u1EA5y. Gi\u1ED1ng y chang m\u1ED9t thi\u00EAn t\u00E0i tuy\u1EC7t v\u1EDDi \u0111\u00F3 \u0111ang t\u1ED3n t\u1EA1i v\u1EADy.\u201D \u201CYup, c\u1EE9 nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t thi\u00EAn t\u00E0i \u0111ang t\u1ED3n t\u1EA1i. Thi\u00EAn t\u00E0i \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EEBng hack v\u00E0o t\u00EAn l\u1EEDa c\u1EE7a 12 qu\u1ED1c gia v\u00E0 t\u1EA1o ra m\u1ED9t s\u1EF1 ki\u1EC7n n\u1ED5i ti\u1EBFng trong l\u1ECBch s\u1EED.\u201D Tabane kh\u00F4ng tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi, v\u00E0 Chifuyu c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 d\u1EEBng l\u1EA1i. \u201CHey, Chi-chan, c\u00E1i th\u1EBF gi\u1EDBi c\u1EADu \u0111ang s\u1ED1ng th\u00FA v\u1ECB ch\u1EE9?\u201D \u201CB\u00ECnh th\u01B0\u1EDDng, t\u1EDB ngh\u0129 v\u1EADy.\u201D \u201CT\u1EDB hi\u1EC3u r\u1ED3i...\u201D Nh\u1EEFng c\u01A1n gi\u00F3 m\u1EA1nh th\u1ED5i l\u00EAn m\u0169i \u0111\u1EA5t t\u1EA1o ra m\u1ED9t ti\u1EBFng g\u1EA7m. \u201C---\u201D Sau khi n\u00F3i v\u00E0i l\u1EDDi trong gi\u00F3, Tabane bi\u1EBFn m\u1EA5t. C\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111\u1ED9t nhi\u00EAn bi\u1EBFn m\u1EA5t. \u201C...\u201D Chifuyu th\u1EDF d\u00E0i v\u00E0 t\u1EF1a \u0111\u1EA7u v\u00E0o c\u00E0nh c\u00E2y. Gi\u1ECDng n\u00F3i t\u1EEB mi\u1EC7ng c\u00F4 \u1EA5y c\u0169ng bi\u1EBFn m\u1EA5t c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi ti\u1EBFng gi\u00F3 bi\u1EC3n. ******* File:IS4 CHOCO 00004.jpeg"@en . . "Chuy\u1EC7n n\u00E0y x\u1EA3y ra khi Ichika c\u00F2n \u0111ang h\u1ECDc l\u1EDBp 2. Nh\u1EDD \u0111\u1EBFn v\u00F5 \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng d\u1EA1y kendo c\u00F9ng Chifuyu-nee m\u1ED9t n\u0103m, r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c c\u1EADu c\u0169ng bi\u1EBFt \u0111\u00E1nh \u0111\u1EA5m ch\u00FAt \u00EDt. (Nh\u1EEFng t\u00EAn kia\u2014th\u1EADt l\u00E0....) V\u00EC m\u1ED9t v\u00E0i l\u00ED do n\u00EAn c\u1EADu kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 h\u00F2a thu\u1EADn v\u1EDBi con g\u00E1i c\u1EE7a ch\u1EE7 v\u00F5 \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng kendo n\u00E0y, m\u1EB7c d\u00F9 h\u1ECD c\u00F9ng tu\u1ED5i v\u1EDBi nhau. H\u00F4m nay c\u0169ng v\u1EADy. Hai ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1ECD \u0111\u00E1nh nhau trong gi\u1EDD t\u1EADp luy\u1EC7n bu\u1ED5i s\u00E1ng, v\u00E0 r\u1ED3i n\u00F3 tr\u1EDF th\u00E0nh m\u1ED9t cu\u1ED9c \u1EA9u \u0111\u1EA3. Cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng, Ichika b\u1ECB \u0111\u00E1nh v\u00E0o b\u00EAn h\u00F4ng d\u1EABn \u0111\u1EBFn thua cu\u1ED9c. (Ah-- ch\u1EBFt ti\u1EC7t... m\u00ECnh th\u1EADt s\u1EF1 kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 \u0111\u00E1nh th\u1EAFng c\u00F4 ta sao... m\u00ECnh th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 mu\u1ED1n \u0111\u00E1nh th\u1EAFng...) \u201CHey---tomboy~. H\u00F4m nay c\u1EADu kh\u00F4ng mang bokutou.\u201D \u201C...\u201D"@en . .