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part 1 : introduction | chapter 11 | devilish twins
Chapter Eleven
written by Akira
>>school road
Natsumi: Whew…
It kind of feels like we’ve gotten caught up in something serious, right?
Well… This might be a weird way to put it, but this is actually a little fun —
It looks like every day will bring an uproar; this is youth, huh? I hope you enjoy it, too.
Well, the sun’s going down… it’ll probably get dark soon. Thank you for walking me home.
We’re pretty close to my house. You really helped me out. Over that way is just some woods and fields, so...
It’s a little eerie until we get back to the city.
It feels like ghosts will pop out, or — huh? W-what is it? Someone’s over there!
Mizuki: …
Minazuki: …
Natsumi: Wow, it’s the Twins of Good Fortune — lucky! I’m going to take a picture with my phone and set it as my wallpaper!
Oh, I’m sorry. I haven’t told you about them, so you probably wouldn’t know them. Those two are twins. They’re famous in our school.
They’re also the student council’s secretaries. Although, recently, it looks like they haven’t been showing up to the student council.
The one with the yellow hairclip is the big sister, Mizuki-san. And the one with the pink hairclip is the younger one, Minazuki-san, I think.
You can’t really tell them apart. They’re small, but they’re actually both third years.
It’s really rare to encounter them, so there’s a rumor that seeing them brings good luck. It’s like they’re a living power spot1, I guess?
They’re really popular with students who are into the occult. Those twins are part of the Occult Research Club —
They do a lot of… questionable rituals all over the school.
Mysterious, right? Actually, what are those two doing now?
It’s pretty close to the school, so it should be safe, but… there aren’t a lot of people here at this time, so?
Mizuki: Keter, Chokhmah, Binah, Chesed2…
Minazuki: Gevurah, Tiferet, Netzach, Hod…
Mizuki: The Tree of Life, as part of the eternal cycle —
Minazuki: Before God’s spirit dwells in the body —
Natsumi: (Uwaah?! No matter how you look at this, they’re doing something that looks like a black magic ritual?!)
Mizuki: Wait, Mina-chan.
Minazuki: I wait, Mizu-chan.
Mizuki: This area has been disturbed.
Minazuki: An intruder is present.
Natsumi: (Waah?! They’re looking this way?!)
L-Let’s make a run for it! They say that seeing those twins leads to good luck, but getting involved with them leads to misfortune…!!!
Eeek, they’re surprisingly quick! They came over here already?!
Mizuki: Look, look, Mina-chan.
Minazuki: I look, I look, Mizu-chan.
Mizuki: Perfectly tuned; Odin’s garden, beyond the path to being closed completely —
Minazuki: A closing eye is fitted in; Valhalla shall lose its absoluteness —
Mizuki: This could become interesting, Mina-chan.
Minazuki: This should become interesting, Mizu-chan.
Mizuki: Welcome to Kimisaki Academy.
Minazuki: To the womb of unfinished fate.
Natsumi: Ah, they left — what was that all about?
Well, anyways... we have a lot of strange people like that, but... that should make school life fun. Probably.
I can’t wait to see how things turn out ♪
notes:
1. power spot = a location said to bring power / luck
2. "keter, chokmah, etc." are references to the kabbalistic tree of life which i just went with the bolded wikipedia romanizations of — if you google 'tree of life rituals' you'll find all sorts of stuff
that's the end of part 1 !!! thank you!