Kaze no Stigma:Ignition Volume1 Chapter 2
Kaze no Stigma Ignition 1 Chapter 2 Meeting upon a dream
“I have always loved you.”
Kazuma says gently, hugging Ayano strongly at the same time.
“In this entire world, you are the only one I love------ I will never let you go again.”
“Kazuma……”
Ayano who is choking from the hug, uses wet eyes to look at Kazuma.
“Me too, I have always------”
Half way through her sentence, Ayano instead used eyes filled with emotions to transmit her feelings across.
There is no need for words any further. In response to Kazuma who is closing in towards her, Ayano closes her eyes gently.
Then------
“Wahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!”
Ayano flips her blankets over quickly, she jumps up as if she was struck by lightning, a powerful scream coming out from her mouth.
The shriek that came along with dawn, spread across every corner of the Kannagi residence.
The Kannagi clan is a clan of En-jutsushis that are allied with the flame spirits, and are capable of controlling flames freely. For a thousand years, they have relied on their cleansing flames to eliminate all kinds of ghouls and demons, protecting people from harm.
The job they took on this time, is just like one of the countless missions they have had in the past. But------
“------Oh?”
“Good morning, onii-san.”
With the appearance of an unexpected guest, Kazuma Yagami seems a little surprised. Kannagi Ren on the other hand, greets him.
Kazuma shifts his glance towards the other girl. She is the one who brought Ren along.
“Why is Ren here? Ayano.”
“It doesn’t matter.”
The girl------ Ayano Kannagi says immediately.
“It is about time for Ren to learn to take on jobs.”
“-------Even though that is true……”
“Since you agree, just shut up.”
After Kazuma nods, Ayano responses coldly, and then turns her head away in disdain.
Seeing that rejecting attitude, Kazuma and Ren throws a glance at each other.
Even though their surnames are different, they are brothers after all. Kazuma was exiled from their family four years ago, and after a series of events, he is now employed under the Kannagi, assisting the clan in their work.
On a side note, this pair of brothers are distant relatives of Ayano, but that is not important.
“Ayano seems to be in a bad mood today------ Is it because of that period?”
Kazuma whispers quietly like a bad kid making horny jokes by his twelve year old brother. But, his voice is a little too loud. After Ayano heard that, a big green nerve bursts out at her temple.
“------ I don’t know about that.”
Ren watches all these with a glance at the side of his eyes, replying calmly. He did it just so as to not get dragged into their quarrels, yet Kazuma seems even more enthusiastic:
“Or to say, because it didn’t come, that is why she is throwing a tantrum?”
“Onii-san!”
Ren shouts painfully, but no matter what, this fatal speech cannot be taken back. The sorrowful sighing boy, his collar seems to be grabbed by someone, and forcefully pulls him away from Kazuma.
Shortly after that------
“Go to hell!!”
Ayano uses her left hand to pull Ren over, and with the counter-force that comes with it, she reaches her right hand out. Her right hand quickly reaches beyond the original distance it is capable of, and continues to stretch forward.
Its color being bright red.
“Hey hey!”
That is a forward going crimson red blade that is engulfed in golden flames. Just as the strike is about to pierce through between his eyebrows, Kazuma shifts his head slightly and dodges it easily.
This sword is the prized treasure of the Kannagi clan “Enraiha”------ the one and only exorcising sword that is said to be bestowed upon by the Spirit Lord of Flames himself. Definitely not a weapon to be used against a guy making perverse jokes.
“Isn’t that too dangerous?”
Kazuma complains naturally. But, Ayano would not accept any of it.
“Ren is still just a primary school kid, what the hell are you teaching him!?”
“No, I am just emphasizing on the importance of contraceptives, and using a failed example on it while at it.”
“Who the hell failed!? How dare you slander a pure girl!”
Ayano shouts out loudly, while waving the Enraiha in her hand. Faced against the fierce, deadly and rough attacks that would burn one to a crisp accidentally, Kazuma simply dodges with ease.
“Don’t run!”
Ayano raises Enraiha high, and swings it down with force. Yet, Kazuma dodges this strike easily, and took the opportunity to stick close to the opponent, grabbing Ayano’s wrist at one go.
“------------!”
Seeing Kazuma’s face so close, Ayano can’t help but recall her nightmare just this morning.
Tightly holding her arms, the sweet whispers that spreads into her ears, and, those lips that closes in slowly------
“……Wahhhhhhhhh!!”
The volume that came out from the girl’s mouth, is enough to make a building under construction collapse.
Ayano looks at Kazuma angrily with a blush on her face, using all the might she can muster to grab onto Enraiha. The flames that wrap around the blade now shines even more brightly.
“Don’t…… Don’t come near me! Get away from me! Pervert!!”
Even though she says that, but Ayano is waving Enraiha all around, preventing Kazuma from getting away.
Seeing Ayano enter an insane state, Kazuma was surprised.
“What is going on?”
He dodges as he asks Ren at the side. However, the young boy is currently facing them with his back, his elbow at the window ledge, looking at the sunset with a sorrowful look on his face.
------Seems like he has set his mind up to treat us as strangers.
“Where are you looking at! Knowing that your brother is in trouble, yet to turn a deaf ear to me, is that okay with you!? Hey!”
Even though Kazuma is yelling for help, but Ren still continues to ignore the argument between the two.
“Ahh, the sun is about to set…… But, just what am I doing here……”
Looking at the distant sunset, Ren grumbles sorrowfully.
---------After three minutes.
“……huu……huu…….” [Sound of panting]
The breathless Ayano, places her entire body weight on the ground and sits down. As for the similarly breathless Kazuma, he is looking at this scene with a surprised look on his face.
Because Ayano, as the next Soushu, even after vigorous training, but after consistently engaging in vigorous anaerobic exercises in her fury, no one can hold on. If she even has thirty percent of her strength left, that would really be something.
“------Gee, to be this tired even before we start our work.”
“This…… is nothing…… Will…… Recover immediately……”
“Is it------”
Hearing Ayano’s broken up reply, Kazuma answers without thinking.
“I say…… Just what the hell is wrong with you?”
“……Onii-san should take half or more of the responsibility for it.”
“Ohh?”
He looks at Ren who is murmuring to himself, showing a smile on his face that makes one get a nasty premonition. Seeing this, Ren tries to run away, but it is already too late.
“Uuuuuuug--------Uuuuuuugg------!”
The boy who has his cheeks being pinched, a cute cry comes out from his mouth. Even so, Kazuma did not stop, but continues to pull his brother’s cheeks.
“Do you have the right to say such things? When your beloved onii-san is in a crisis, who was it that pretended to have seen nothing, and then to talk to me as though such a thing never happened? You really are something.”
“That…… That is not even considered a crisis!”
Ren who is finally released from the evil clutches acts unlike his usual self, and rebuts.
“You obviously dodged so easily------ ugh……”
But, his glory lasted no longer than a few seconds------ When the boy’s eyes met Ayano’s scary stare, he shuts up instantly.
A voice that seemed as though it came from the depths of hell said:
“…… I am so sorry. They were all so easily dodged by him.”
“Ah…… Erm…… I……”
Ren doesn’t know how to explain at all, cold sweat running all over his body.
(That is why I don’t want to be involved in this……)
His eager wish was not heard by the heavens. No, even if the deities heard it, just how effective would it be against the two that are just like stars of death------
(I am such an unfortunate child……)
Shrouded under the gaze of the two, Ren sighs deeply.
“------ Okay.”
After the nonsensical conversation ended, Kazuma puts on a serious look on his face again.
“While the little shrewd recovers, explain the details of this job to me. I am still unsure of what we have to do.”
“Ah, okay.”
Ren hurriedly says before Ayano can make any noise. If the two of them continues arguing, then there will probably be no work done today.
“This building halted its construction due to an economic crisis. Someone else took it over, intending to demolish it and rebuild it, but------”
“Ghosts appeared?”
“No, it is not something so distinct, instead, it is the gradual increase of unconscious people. Five people died in this manner, and out of those that woke up, two of them suicide thereafter. All the rest seems weak, at this rate------”
“Hmmm------”
Kazuma responds in accordance. Ren quickly asks:
“Did onii-san sense any youki?”
“Ahh.”
Kazuma nods in confession, he is a fuujutsushi that can control the winds and air, where there isair, there is practically nothing that he cannot find.
“But, I can’t pinpoint the actual location.”
He gives an ambiguous answer, and then looks coldly at Ayano who’s sitting on the ground.
“You can walk now right? Let’s start quickly, as long as we roam around, maybe the opponent will take the initiative.”
“Do as you please……”
Ayano murmurs, as she stands up. Even though she is not too willingly, but given that there are no other plans, she can only do as Kazuma says.
“So then, let us set off!”
Even so, Ayano makes the commands as if she’s leader, walking off before the other two.
“Hey------”
In less than ten minutes, Ayano who cannot stand it turns back. If she continues to move forward in this position, as she looks at Kazuma that does not show any signs of tension.
“Found it yet?”
“No point hushing me------”
Kazuma shrugs in helplessness.
“Because I have not even started looking.”
“Huh?”
Ayano can’t help but suspect her ears. Kazuma emphasizes once more:
“Didn’t I mention that we will wait for it to strike first?”
“But, at least try! Do you even want to work!?”
Ayano stares with an angry look. But even under such conditions, Kazuma is still being cheeky.
“Well then, let me give you some advice.”
“What?”
“You should look forward when you walk.”
“------Huh?”
Ayano who is just about to turn her head around, her neck is suddenly hooked by an arm stretching out from the wall. The arm tugs Ayano strongly, not giving her any time to resist, and pulls her into the wall directly.
The cement showed ripples as if on a lake surface, and Ayano disappeared into the wall just like that.
“Onee……Onee-san……?”
Ren is in a daze, and raises his head to look at Kazuma with despaired look on his face.
His brother’s face shows no signs of panic. He looks dumbly at the wall where Ayano disappeared into for a long while, and then said something:
“Okay------ Let’s go on.”
“No…… No we can’t, how can we just leave like this!”
Seeing Kazuma’s intentions to leave casually, Ren rushes before him and stops him in his tracks.
“Are you going to just leave onee-san like that!?”
The wall that swallowed Ayano, is currently still undulating like a liquid. The diameter is around two metres, just big enough to let one man through------ and it seems deliberate.
Kazuma’s reaction seems as though he is feeling unhappy from the bottom of his heart.
“Anyone can tell that it’s a trap. Asking me to save that kind of fool------”
“No!”
“How about this, we go have a search around this building, and if we don’t find------”
“No!”
Ren refuses to give in, he tugs Kazuma’s hand, and forcefully drag him towards the wall, as if he is forcing a kid that doesn’t want to go to school.
“Ren------”
“No means no!”
Ren refuses Kazuma’s request. The boy that even the most superior Fuujitsushi, Kazuma, has to listen to------ In a way, he may perhaps be the strongest.
“Hey? Ayano? Wake up.”
“Mmm……”
Feeling the gentle shake on her body, Ayano’s consciousness gradually recovers.
(I…… was dragged in by hands stretching out from the walls, and then……)
And then, she has no recollections of what happened next. She opens her heavy eyelids, and is shocked to see Kazuma’s face.
“Wah------”
Ayano instinctively wants to jump up, but Kazuma was one step faster than her, and hugs her, preventing any kind of resistance.
“Huh? Ah……”
“Don’t make me so worried ever again……”
Beside the ear of the surprised Ayano, came Kazuma’s slightly coarse voice.
“I thought you were dead.”
His voice is filled with relief. This suffocating hug, could it be because he is afraid to lose her?
“------ I am sorry, I was too careless.”
Perhaps due to his frankness, Ayano changes her usual defiant attitude, and apologizes to Kazuma.
“Good that you are okay. Can you stand up?”
“Ah, yeah. Thanks.”
Ayano holds onto Kazuma’s hand and stands up. She wanted to let go of his hand after thanking him, but she was unable to.
“Kazuma?”
“Don’t leave me again.”
Kazuma says as he holds tightly onto Ayano’s hand.
“Stay by me forever, I will protect you.”
“Ka…… Kazuma------?”
Ayano cannot believe what is going on, and stares at Kazuma. To think this man would actually say such undisguised sweet mutters to her, it is like a dream.
Unsure of what to do, Ayano’s eyes wander around------ Suddenly, she noticed something.
“What happened to Ren?”
“Huh? Ahhh------”
For some reason Kazuma hesitated, and then shrugs his shoulders as if it is unimportant.
“We got separated. But, I was most worried about you.”
“---------------------------------”
“Ayano?”
The stunned Ayano, recovers upon Kazuma’s call. She shows a shy smile, and lift her eyes to look at Kazuma.
“Thank you for being worried about me……”
“That goes without words.”
Kazuma answers, caressing Ayano’s gently while at it. Ayano holds onto Kazuma’s hand, her actions seems rather stiff.
“But, its about time we set off to go find Ren. Can you walk?”
“Yes, no problem. Let’s go.”
And so, the two march off.
While holding each other’s hands tightly.
