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"Ugh... Ah...!! Ah, morning... is it..."
I woke up from a nightmare in the disciplinary room deep beneath the IS Academy. The sweat from my night terrors clung to my skin, making me feel terrible. When I wiped my face, I looked at my wrist. For the past few days in this disciplinary room, the first thing I do when I wake up is check my wrist. No matter how many times I look, there is no Byakushiki there, only the faint marks of a chain.
"It's not a dream..."
When I wake up from a dream, the first thing I do is whisper, "I'm glad it was a dream." ...Since that day, the dreams I have are always the same nightmares, where everything important to me is stolen and trampled by Kiyono. And in the next moment, I am confronted with the current reality, "I wish it were a dream."
"It's not a dream..."
No one answers me in this disciplinary room with its thick walls.
"Ugh... Ugh... Houki...!! Chifuyu-nee...!!"
I think of the people who are important to me and whisper their names. I wanted to protect them. But I couldn't. I gave my all to protect Houki from Kiyono. I couldn't forgive Kiyono. Even though he was a fellow male student, he was always a step ahead of me and received all the praise. I was jealous of him. This was the first time in my life that I had been in such a position. I also felt an incomprehensible sense of fear towards Kiyono, who was unfaithfully surrounded by multiple women, and the women around him who allowed it. Before I knew it, Rin and Charlotte were also absorbed into that eerie group, and their behavior of ignoring me and praising Kiyono felt like some kind of brainwashing or madness. And out of anger towards Kiyono, who tried to defile Houki for his own selfish reasons, I challenged Kiyono with all the power I had. I was confident that the amount of effort I had put in since entering the academy was incomparable to Kiyono's, who had only been fooling around with women. That's not all. I had Byakushiki, the wings to protect the people who were important to me. ...But the result was a complete defeat. Houki was raped by Kiyono, and she gave in to pleasure and accepted Kiyono.
"Houki... I'm sorry... I'm sorry, Houki...!"
She was a person as important as family, whom I had played with since I was a child. When I reunited with Houki in high school, she was so beautiful, and she was always there for me and encouraged me when I was down. Before I knew it, I had feelings for her that were different from when we were childrenâI had fallen in love with Houki. I wanted to protect Houki and show her my cool side. I worked hard without giving in to adversity. I was proud that I had spent more time training for IS than anyone else. But against Kiyono, who hadn't trained at all, I was... Furthermore, not only was Byakushiki, which was my wings, taken from me, but because of me, Chifuyu-nee was reduced to Kiyono's toy. I never wanted to see my strong, beautiful, and straightforward sister, whom I respected more than anyone in the world, kneeling as a student's toy. Even Tabane-san, who should have the most power in the world, was... powerless against Kiyono.
"Ugh, uwaah..."
No matter how many times I shed tears since that defeat, the result remains the same. The tears wouldn't stop as I thought it was all my fault for losing.
Hita, hita...
...I hear footsteps. Footsteps are approaching from beyond the heavily sealed iron door. The footsteps are of a single person, and they stop beyond the door.
Pi, pipi... Kashu
I hear the sound of an electronic lock being operated beyond the door.
"Hii...!"
...I'm scared. Since that defeat, everything has been scary. Even if something else is about to be taken from me, I don't have the power to protect it now. Then, the visitor opened the door and came in.
"Oh, you're awake."
"R-Rin...!"
What appeared was a small, cute, beautiful girl. But the sight of her made my legs freeze. She was my important best friend. A childhood friend with whom I laughed and acted silly despite being of the opposite sex. But now, she is Kiyono's obedient servant, a devil-like existence who gladly bares her fangs at me.
"Oh? Hehehe, what's wrong?"
"Ah..."
Rin looks at me with a somewhat seductive smile. To an outsider, a man being afraid of a girl who's about the height of an elementary school student might seem comical. But... I'm scared.
"Hey, Ichika, your cute childhood friend has come to your bed. Shouldn't you be happier?"
"G-get away from me!"
Rin puts on a mischievous smile, spreads her arms, and approaches me. I'm scared. I can't help but be scared. A fear, as if my heart is being grabbed and ripped out, squeezes me.
"You're here again... to humiliate me because Kiyono told you to, aren't you!? Just like when he attacked Houki!"
"...Pff! Ahahaha! You're completely scared... Poor thing... That's right. I came here because Masaru ordered me to."
"Damn it...! I knew it...! Wake up, Rin! You're not like that...! You're not that kind of person...!"
As I expected, the current Rin was Kiyono's lackey. I raised my voice with a sliver of hope, but Rin only sneered mockingly without any intention of responding. The real Rin shouldn't be like this. She was a bright and fun person to be with...! Because of Kiyono, Rin is...!
"That kind of person, huh... Hehe, hey Ichika? Do I look pretty now?"
"What!?"
Rin put on a provocative smile, lifted her uniform skirt, and looked up at me. Rin's white thighs were revealed, and I was about to see what was under her skirt. That action was undoubtedly a trap. Even though my mind knew it was another of Kiyono's harassments, my eyes couldn't look away, and I swallowed. I hated myself.
"Hehe... don't worry. I was just told to take you."
"..."
"You don't have to be so wary. You might have forgotten, but summer vacation starts tomorrow, remember? Today is the closing ceremony, so I just came here on the school's orders to tell you to attend."
"..."
"Or are you too scared to come? ...Little-dick Ichika-kun?"
"What!? What are you talking about!!"
"Are you scared? Scared of losing to Masaru again?"
"Shut up!!"
Rin laughed at me as if I were a fool. She poked at my fears as if she could see right through my mind. Blood rushed to my head, and I desperately denied it.
"Or are you scared to see Miss Chifuyu? Scared of being confronted with the fact that it was your fault?"
"Shut up!!"
My head went blank with anger, and I tried to grab Rin. The moment I took a step forward, my vision spun, and a dull pain shot up my back.
Thud!
"Haa..."
"Ugh!? Geh!"
I suddenly found myself on the ground, having been thrown down by Rin. I hit my back hard, and it was hard to breathe. In my blurry vision, I saw that Rin was wearing her IS.
"Honestly... A man can't win against a woman who can use an IS."
"Geh! Geh!"
"Do you understand now? That in this day and age, a man without an IS has no place. If you understand, get up and follow me."
"D-damn it...!"
I gnashed my teeth in frustration and humiliation at my childhood friend's changed attitude. Without Byakushiki, I couldn't even put up a fight against a small girl. Rin looked down at me as I shakily got to my feet. When I stood up, she canceled her IS and walked away. The thought of not following her crossed my mind, but I knew it would be useless. I had no choice but to obey and follow her.
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I followed Rin and walked through the school. As we moved, Rin would occasionally look back and smile provocatively. I gritted my teeth and endured the humiliation of being looked down upon and the sadness of Rin having changed. We eventually arrived at the auditorium door.
"Good, good, you were a good boy. Everyone's already gathered in the auditorium."
"..."
"Well, my job is done. I'll give you one last piece of advice. If you cause any more trouble, even the kind Masaru won't cover for you anymore."
"Kind...?"
Even though I knew it was a sarcastic remark from Rin, I couldn't help but question it. Rin didn't answer and opened the door, entering. And as Rin went in, two girls came out of the auditorium.
"He's here. The failure."
"..."
"Bodewig... and..."
"Hmph, you wouldn't understand, you who think that IS and good treatment are given to you for granted."
"Orimura Ichika..."
The two who appeared in front of me instead of Rin were Laura Bodewig, a girl with an eyepatch, and a girl with glasses. The girl with glasses distorted her well-proportioned face and glared at me with hatred. I vaguely remember her as one of the girls who were gathered as dedicated IS users at the beach school. But I don't know why I, who barely had any contact with her, was the target of so much anger from her.
"Kanzashi, what should we do? This failure doesn't seem to understand what he's done."
"It's annoying, but if he's a failure, it can't be helped... It's fine. I'll get over this annoyance later."
"H-hey!? What are you talking about...? And 'failure, failure'..."
"What else would we be talking about but you, who has constantly dragged down your excellent sister, Instructor Orimura? Do you have no self-awareness, you talentless loser?"
"Tch...!!"
Bodewig bluntly confronted me with reality. It's frustrating... but it's the truth...
"I heard you were so incompetent that even your own sister abandoned you? How pitiful... If I were abandoned by my beloved older sister, I couldn't bear it."
The girl with glasses spoke, as if to mock me.
"W-what are you talking about...!! From earlier, what did I do..."
Bap!
"Guh!?"
I tried to ask for an explanation, but at that moment, the girl with glasses slapped me across the face with all her might. I bit my tongue and cut the inside of my mouth. The taste of iron spread in my mouth.
"You're the worst...!"
The girl's face was distorted, and she glared at me with a look of rage.
"...Hmph, so you still don't understand how you got the IS you were using."
"What... do you mean..."
Was Bodewig talking about Byakushiki? I was confused and questioned her, but Bodewig only snorted with a laugh.
"Sorry, but we're out of time. Kanzashi, let's go."
"...Yeah. Kiyono-kun went to all this trouble to prepare it, after all."
"Honestly, for a failure, you're so enviable to have Lord Kiyono go to such lengths for you... I'm going crazy with jealousy. Hey, failure. I'm warning you, don't cause a scene."
When Bodewig deployed her IS, I, who no longer had Byakushiki, was helpless. I was picked up and carried like a piece of trash.
"L-let me go...!"
"Hmph, what are you blabbering about, a man who doesn't even have an IS."
"You just need to quietly serve as a 'stepping stone' as Kiyono-kun tells you to."
"Stepping stone...?"
Bodewig and the others threw the word "stepping stone" at me, who was unable to resist. I gnashed my teeth as I remembered everything that had happened. We're both men, both male IS pilots, so why is there such a difference? Even though I have a world champion sister and a dedicated IS, that guy is popular with girls, and without even putting in any effort, he resolves any trouble as if to trample on my efforts, receives praise, and every girl he gets involved with falls for him without exception. On the other hand, I have to endure insults every day as a comparison and am all alone. The only childhood friend who was by my side was also taken from me. Seeing me on the verge of madness from anger, the two of them smiled with satisfaction and took me into the auditorium. When they opened the door, all the students were already lined up and sitting in chairs. With the door open, the female students' gazes all turned towards me, who was being handled roughly, and I could hear small laughs of mockery from all over.
(Damn it...!)
I was being treated just like, no, exactly like an exhibit.
"Hey, failure. Your seat is here."
"...A special seat."
While I was enduring the humiliation with my face down, I was carried to the one empty seat.
(A special seat, huh...!)
The seat I was carried to was in the center of the front row, a position where I could see the stage clearly. From here, I could see the stage well, but the other students could also see my pathetic state well. Given the intention of the seating arrangement, it's certain that something unpleasant is about to happen.
"Hmph."
"Guh!"
Bodewig roughly threw me down. I landed perfectly on the chair, hitting my backside.
"Alright, let's try it out right away."
"Yeah, let's do it. Hehe, Kiyono-kun, thank you... I'll use it with care... âŞ"
The girl with glasses muttered Kiyono's name with a dreamy expression, then grabbed my stunned hand and pressed something against it.
Clang
"W-what is this...?"
A black, ring-like object was clamped around my wrist. Ironically, it was the same spot where I used to wear Byakushiki.
"Hmph, that's right. ...First, get on your knees and apologize for ruining the instructor's world championship winning streak and creating a blemish on her record."
"Huh? Who's going to do something like that...!? What!?"
Bodewig gave me an arrogant command. It was at that moment, when I was about to refuse such a humiliating thing. My body, against my will, automatically knelt on the floor.
(My body's moving on its own!?)
"What is this!? Kuh!"
"Hah, what a pathetic sight."
"Hehehehe..."
I tried to resist my body moving on its own, but I was no match for the invisible force and had to put my hands on the floor. The two of them looked down at me with amusement, and the surrounding students also sneered and mocked my appearance. My head went blank with humiliation. My body continued to lower my head to the floor on its own, and as I was told, I prostrated myself in front of all the students.
"Orimura Ichika, that will be your new partner in place of Byakushiki. Be grateful."
"W-what do you mean!? Why is my body moving on its own!?"
With my head lowered, I can't see Bodewig's face, but I'm sure she's smiling. I raised my voice, trying to understand the current situation with my confused mind.
"It's simple. There is a technology that allows an IS to move against the pilot's will, like the VT system. This is an application of that."
"Hehehe... The bracelet I put on you is, in a way, an IS that replaces Byakushiki."
"An IS...!? Don't be ridiculous!"
This is an IS? How can something like this be an IS created by Tabane-san? I felt like Tabane-san was being made a fool of as well.
"Hmph, it's just amusing to see you glare while prostrating yourself. This IS is different from a normal one. It doesn't take on a combat form or connect to a network. It's just a bracelet most of the time."
"Instead... when a surrounding IS user gives it a command, it turns the person wearing it into a puppet that acts as they are told... âŞ"
"What!?"
I was choked up by the incredibly cruel revelation from Bodewig and the others.
(So... I'm a puppet for someone forever!?)
"Even a failure like you can understand that, right? You must now obey our commands without question. For example, if I were to say, 'don't breathe'... you understand, don't you?"
"Wha...!? N-no!"
Hearing what Bodewig said, I realized just how dangerous the current situation was. If I were to displease them, they could kill me at any time. This is slavery.
"Hmph, don't worry. I won't do anything so boring."
"That bracelet, Kiyono-kun and Dr. Shinonono went to all the trouble of preparing it."
"He's such an enviable person to be cared for so much by Lord Kiyono."
"Tabane-san...!?"
How could such a terrible thing be Tabane-san's IS? Bodewig's words crushed my belief. Tabane-san, that person, creating something so terrible... That's not the Tabane-san I know...!
"Hehe... Orimura Ichika..."
Gesh!
"Blah!"
Bodewig stomped on my head, which was prostrating itself. My nose was crushed against the floor, and I felt a hot sensation inside my nose as blood dripped. It hurts. It's so frustrating...!
"I've wanted to do this ever since I found out about your existence. I wanted to trample on your head and make you apologize for being a blemish on the instructor's record. This is all thanks to Lord Kiyono...! Ah... Lord Kiyono...! Mmm!"
Overcome with excitement, Bodewig's voice was filled with joy and ecstasy. No one among the students around us came to help me, even in this situation. On the contrary, they seemed to be enjoying looking down on the pitiful man.
"Ah...! This is bliss...! To be able to trample on this man...!"
"Yeah... I'm also satisfied to see Orimura Ichika like this... ⪠For the IS that was taken from me to be replaced by a bracelet like this... Kiyono-kun, thank you..."
The girl with glasses also felt her resentment subside and looked ecstatic as she watched me with my face on the floor, being trampled on. Why am I going through this...!!
"Hehe... ⪠Mmm...! But it's not over yet...! The main event is yet to come. Sit in your seat and wait with anticipation."
"Guh...!"
"...Ah, older sister? I'm ready."
"Roger that! âŞ"
At Bodewig's command, my body automatically stood up and sat down in the prepared chair. I tried to resist again, but my flesh-and-blood body was no match for the power of the IS bracelet. The girl with glasses used the IS communication function to contact someone. In response, the student council president appeared from the wings of the stage.
(Older sister...? This girl is the president's younger sister...!)
Now that she mentioned it, I could definitely see the resemblance. Her well-proportioned face and hair color were very similar. The student council president of this academy, who I believe is a national representative from Russia or somewhere, walked to the podium in the center of the stage. She's a beautiful woman I would have been mesmerized by if I weren't in this situation.
"Tch!"
The student council president smiled brightly when she saw me with a bloody nose in front of her. Even though the mesmerizingly beautiful girl was smiling at me seductively, I was in no state to appreciate it because of the pain in my nose and the shackles on my wrist.
"Alright, we will now begin the IS Academy's first-semester closing ceremony."
Looking out at the entire student body from the stage, the president smiled pleasantly and used the microphone to start the closing ceremony.
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