Book 15.5,: Chapter 5: A Treasure Hunt Game Filled With Women Troubles (4)
Even though the ship was vast, students couldn’t just freely go wherever they liked. People would inevitably focus on places where they could hang out and relax, so unexpected encounters were common.
One boy was going to the café terrace, while the other was heading back to his guest cabin. The two people who were going to completely unrelated places met in a hallway.
Both were walking in the middle of the hallway, and neither side showed any sign giving way. The boys noticed each other’s presence at almost the same time and stopped with a metre separating them.
“Yo Ryuuen, you did so much for me the other day.”
The first to speak up was first-year Class D student, Housen Kazuomi.
“You sure it’s okay not to be sleepin'? Might as well go rest in your bed for another week or so.” Ryuuen Kakeru, who received those words, responded as if to accept them.
“Don’t worry 'bout it. If I half kill you…nah even if I fully kill you in this place, it won’t make me feel any better. The number of targets I gotta kill’s gone from one to two, so it’s gonna get busy.”
“You’ll look real lame if you lose to the same guy twice. Don’t force it.”
They repeatedly provoked each other, but never brought out their fists.