Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
After who knows how long, once Ryuji regained consciousness, he could feel the turbulent airflow beside him, and…
His lower back currently hurt a lot.
“Hiss…”
Thus Ryuji instinctively sucked in a cold breath, only this action of his seemed to have startled the person behind him.
“Hang in there, we’ll reach a safe place soon!” That black-haired, golden-eyed woman comforted Ryuji, though her tone sounded somewhat urgent.
At this moment Ryuji opened his eyes and discovered that he was currently sandwiched between two females in the middle of a motorcycle.
This was probably to prevent him from accidentally falling off.
Mm, this roaring engine sound couldn’t be wrong.
This was the vehicle that had just crashed into him earlier.
But right now the important thing didn’t seem to be these matters.
Ryuji could sense that something was currently chasing them.
“As long as we pass through this cave entrance we’ll be safe!”
The blonde woman driving the motorcycle spoke while skillfully using her driving technique to dodge the numerous stone pillars and obstacles inside the cave.
“Roar!”
The roar of a giant creature came from behind.
Although he didn’t know the exact situation right now, throwing off that thing behind them was definitely the top priority.
Thus Ryuji raised both hands upward and formed the hand sign for summoning Nue.
Although his entire body currently hurt terribly, he knew that if he didn’t do something at this time he would very likely be caught by the enormous creature behind them.
Moreover, even though his body hurt a lot, his Cursed Energy was still quite abundant.
“Wait, your hand is injured right now, don’t recklessly…”
“Nue.”
Just as the black-haired, golden-eyed woman behind him was warning Ryuji, he had already completed the summoning action.
“Kree!”
Swoosh!
Nue appeared from the shadows inside the cave, its entire body wrapped in lightning as it charged toward that giant blue worm behind them.
Bang!
“Roar!”
After intercepting those enormous creatures for a moment, Ryuji quickly recalled Nue.
Once a shikigami from the Ten Shadows Technique was destroyed it could not be restored.
He was unwilling to part with the means of transportation he had obtained with such difficulty.
Hum hum hum!
In the end the three of them rode the motorcycle together out of the cave and threw off that giant worm.
“Phew! That was truly a close call!”
After seeing the light of day again, that blonde woman let out a heavy breath on the motorcycle.
Only then did Ryuji feel that the posture of the three of them right now was a bit strange.
And it was also way too crowded like this!
Thus Ryuji struggled, wanting to get off the vehicle, only to have his shoulder pressed down in the end by the black-haired, golden-eyed woman behind him.
“You’re injured right now. It’s best not to move around.”
After she said this, the blonde woman in front finally reacted.
She quickly turned around to look at Ryuji, then awkwardly forced a smile and said:
“Um… sorry. Earlier because I was speeding too fast I didn’t notice you, so I accidentally crashed into you. After we get to the Academy I’ll compensate you!”
As she spoke, that blonde woman pressed both hands together, looking extremely sincere.
“Academy…”
Ryuji muttered, then gazed into the distance and discovered that far away was precisely that bustling city he had seen earlier.
But a place this big was actually just an academy?
Whatever.
Going there should mean there would be medical facilities.
“Mm, I don’t mind. By the way, can I know your names?”
Ryuji felt he couldn’t keep calling them Black Cat and Golden Retriever, right?
In terms of temperament, one of them was like a cool black cat, while the other was like an enthusiastic golden retriever.
“Oh oh, I’m Lynae, a currently enrolled student at Startorch Academy.”
The big golden retriever looked very honest, just an ordinary student who was a bit lively and unrestrained.
“Rover, a preparatory student who is about to enroll at Startorch Academy.”
That name “Rover” made Ryuji freeze for a moment.
This could actually be considered a name?
Wasn’t it some kind of codename or title?
Forget it.
He didn’t want to meddle in other people’s business.
“Ryuji… I have amnesia.”
After thinking for a long time, Ryuji finally forced out this kind of explanation.
But he felt that saying it this way didn’t seem to have any problems.
After all, regarding everything in this world, he truly didn’t understand even a little bit.
“Amnesia? No problem. Doctor Luuk at the Academy will definitely be able to cure you. Then the three of us will go to Startorch Academy together!”
As Lynae spoke, she twisted the motorcycle’s handlebars and raced forward at high speed.
This series of actions was so fast that Ryuji didn’t even have time to react.
Just how airheaded was this fellow?!
There was still an injured person on the vehicle and she was driving this fast?!
Fortunately, in the end, because Rover was supporting him from behind, the entire journey could still be considered a close call without actual disaster.
Thud.
Feeling the long-lost ground beneath his feet, Ryuji was practically moved to tears.
“I swear I’ll never ride your vehicle again…”
“Ahaha, sorry. Because I like speeding too much, I got a bit excited for a moment.” Lynae awkwardly scratched her head.
Her actions and words made Ryuji can’t help but think—could it be that most of the people at this Academy were “rare specimens” of her type…
“Alright, Ryuji is injured. Let’s first take him to the infirmary.”
Rover spoke up and brought up the proper matter.
At this moment Ryuji discovered that both of their outfits were extremely… unique.
Lynae had the typical style of a delinquent schoolgirl.
Her jacket would only hang on her body and would never be worn properly.
Besides having many small accessories on her body, her clothes also had colorful graffiti.
As for Rover…
Good heavens, this little bit of fabric could actually be considered clothes?!
Ryuji felt that his set of casual clothes looked completely out of place compared to theirs.
But Ryuji didn’t say any of this.
Perhaps people in this world all dressed this openly?
Ding-a-ling!
Just as Ryuji and Rover were being led by Lynae toward the infirmary, they discovered that the communication phone on Lynae’s body suddenly rang, and then…
“Lynae! Where did you run off to?! I sent you several messages and you didn’t reply to any of them! Do you know what day it is today?!”
An angry voice came from the other end of the phone, which immediately made Lynae’s face turn bitter.
“Um… Rover, Ryuji, I still have some things to deal with over here. I really, really want to stay with you two! But if I mess up the group project again this time, I’m completely done for!”
Toward the end, Lynae even puffed out her sparkling big eyes and acted cute toward Ryuji and Rover.
“I have no objections. Just point me in a direction and I can go to the infirmary by myself.”
Ryuji felt that Lynae’s appearance was quite amusing.
As expected, watching other students worry about group projects was truly a delightful thing.
“I’ll take good care of Ryuji in the meantime. Go ahead.” Rover also smiled and waved her hand toward Lynae.
“I’m endlessly grateful! I’ll definitely rush back to the infirmary right away to keep you company afterward!”
As she spoke, Lynae pushed off with both feet, and rollers appeared under her shoes, making her movements even swifter.
Mm, playing with this kind of thing at the Academy also very much fit the delinquent girl style…
“Let’s walk together. I also need to go to the infirmary to check on the problem of Frequency loss.” Afterward Rover smiled and walked side by side with Ryuji toward the infirmary.
Mm, it seemed she wasn’t as cold as he had imagined either.