Right Arm of the Saint by Gakuto Mikumo Read Free Book Online Page B

violence to his eyes in and of itself. Not that it didn’t look good on her…
    “And what are you drinking there, all by yourself?”
    “Ah yes. I tried adding some light flavor based on candy from Ceylon using herbs; also, just the right amount of brandy to bring out the taste of black tea.”
    “Not sure you should be waving the smell of alcohol in front of a student taking supplemental lessons, but… May I go now?”
    “As if I could supervise tests during summer break without a drink. I’m grading, so wait a minute.”
    As the smell of Western liquor hung in the air, Natsuki picked up the supplemental test’s answer sheet, which Kojou had somehow managed to finish writing, with her fingers. She crossed out several errors with a red pen.
    “Hmph. Well, fine. Make sure you pass the rest of the make-up exams.”
    “Sure thing.”
    As Kojou said so with an unenthused voice, he began putting his things on top of the table in order. Natsuki silently watched that for a while, tilting her teacup, but…
    “Ah, Akatsuki. Apparently some idiot vampire let a Beast Vassal loose at a shopping mall in Island West yesterday. Do you know anything about that?”
    “Huh?”
    His homeroom teacher’s abrupt question brought Kojou’s motions to a spontaneous halt.
    The shopping mall in West. Beast Vassal. Vampire. Of course he knew, but there was no way he could talk to Natsuki about that. After all, Yukina Himeragi was intertwined with the incident the day before.
    If by some chance she
was
questioned as a witness to the incident, it would be very awkward for Kojou. After all, no vampire such as the Fourth Primogenitor existed here in Itogami City. In other words, Kojou was an unregistered demon. It would be exceptionally troublesome if his true nature was exposed to the Island Guard.
    Kojou shook his head as if his neck were a rusted gear. Natsuki made a
hmm
, exhaling.
    “I see. Fine, then. I was worried some Attack Mage who knows your true nature had encountered and come into conflict with a stray vampire while following you around.”
    She said it like she’d seen the whole thing. At Natsuki’s all-too-accurate inference, a twitchy smile came over Kojou.
    “Ha-ha-ha… There’s no way…”
    “Surely not. That’s fine. Let me know if you do notice anything.”
    So saying, Natsuki pulled back surprisingly easily. Kojou made a sighof relief. Though her arrogant tone made her difficult to understand, her saying she was worried about Kojou was probably the truth.
    Natsuki Minamiya, English teacher, also bore the title of Counter-Demon Attack Mage.
    The Demon Sanctuary’s educational institutions were obligated by treaty to employ a certain percentage of teachers bearing National Counter-Demon Agent licenses; Natsuki was one among these. Furthermore, she was a combat veteran. She was very much an active professional Attack Mage, also serving as an instructor with the Island Guard.
    And she was one of the extremely few people who knew Kojou was the Fourth Primogenitor. Kojou’s being able to go to school like an ordinary person, in spite of having the physical makeup of the so-called world’s mightiest vampire, was due to Natsuki’s machinations.
    That was why Kojou couldn’t look Natsuki in the eye. From time to time, Natsuki had Kojou assist her in her private work, but he could only accept that as fate and move on.
    “Ah, come to think of it, there is something I wanted to ask you.”
    Suddenly remembering, Kojou raised his head. Natsuki gloomily looked back at him.
    “What is it?”
    “The Lion King Agency… Know of it?”
    Natsuki was silent at Kojou’s question, a clear expression of displeasure coming over her.
    “How do you know that name?”
    “Er, it’s not that I
know
it, it just slipped past my ears a little.”
    “Oh ho. That really makes me want to prod you for details. Slipped past
these
ears?”
    As Natsuki spoke, she pulled on Kojou’s ears without restraint. As Kojou yelled out, “Ow,