Infinite Stratos: Volume 10, page 9
“Eh?!” Slipping on something, she face-planted on the floor, knocking herself out and sliding forward under his blanket. Thus was the pile of bodies created.
Meanwhile... Kanzashi was staying up late to catch the last episode of an anime.
“They have to be up to no good.”
She was right.
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“Shiny! Breakfast time! C’mon, Shiny!” Ichika was trying to care for the cat Allie had given him, but it had no interest in the cream he’d bought. As he did, the cadets pressed their way into his room. They were dressed in their IS Academy uniforms rather than yukata.
“Ichika, it’s a cat. You can just feed it leftovers,” Houki chimed in from over her bowl of egg on rice. Shiny turned away in disgust.
“Cats have a highly-developed sense of smell. Perhaps it would prefer moi.” Cecilia sprayed on a dash of perfume, then held out her hand to Shiny. To which Shiny ignored Cecilia, and padded away.
“Leave it to me! A cat toy should do the trick!” The words weren’t even out of Ling’s mouth before she pulled one out and tried to get its attention. Shiny was somewhere between uninterested and disinterested.
“Hmm, it’ll take me a while to make some kibble. Should I?”
At least the word ‘kibble’ got Shiny to perk up for a second. But only for a few moments, until it began to doze off again.
“I know, the Schwarzer Hasen insignia should do it!” No one really agreed with Laura, but no one really disagreed either, so she gave it a try. Not even a glance from Shiny.
“Maybe you should find someone else to take care of it...” Kanzashi, allergic to cats, chimed in from the doorway.
“What’s going on?” Ms. Yamada, wondering why they hadn’t gotten together yet, had come to check on them.
“......?!?!”
And seeing her, Shiny leapt toward her.
“Ahh, cats love these.” She had something which looked almost like a nut in her hands.
“Meow! Meow!” It almost sounded like ‘Give me! Give me!’ The nutlike thing was the fruit of the Japanese catnip plant.
“Purrrrrrr...” Shiny rolled around adorably, luxuriating in the scent.
“Well, Orimura. You should give it some of this, but not too much.” Ms. Yamada handed him the fruit and left. And Shiny leapt into Ichika’s arms, firmly decided on where it wanted to be.
“Well aren’t you a crafty one.”
And thus it was finally decided just who Ichika’s roommate would be.
Epilogue: Dragon’s Kiss
Up in the penthouse restaurant of a five-star hotel, Phantom Task’s Squall and Autumn were welcoming a special guest.
“It’s good to have you here, former Italian pilot, Alicia Giosestaf.” Squall put special emphasis on the ‘former.’ She took a sip of wine, then stared at Alicia over the rim of the glass. The woman’s red hair was even more vivid than the wine.
“I should make it clear. I’ll pass on any assignment which doesn’t involve fighting Orimura Chifuyu.” Alicia puffed at her pipe as Autumn snapped at her.
“Where do you get the nerve to—”
“Knock it off, Autumn. I agreed to it when I made the offer.”
“Yeah, that’s the deal. Anyway, let’s try to put up with each other.”
“Gah!” Autumn frowned and turned away, and Squall reached out a hand to pat her head. The gentle touch was enough to improve her mood. “Hey, Squall! Have you figured out what our next mission is?”
“Of course, Autumn. The plan is called...”
“Operation Excalibur.”
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“Ring gong... Ring gong...”
An empty void.
A timeless space.
In a world with no day or night, a girl sang.
“Hello baby, I ring the bell.”
She sang.
Chanted.
Crooned.
“Daisy, daisy, give me your answer do...”
Her name: Excalibur.
Afterword: Sorry to keep you waiting, Bulldog!
Hi, it’s Yumizuru again.
I just realized, it’s been a whole ten volumes. We’re up to double digits! And I couldn’t have done it without my readers. Thanks, everyone!
Oh, also, I got a fan letter that said ‘When I was in the hospital, the guy in the next bed recommended your books, and I loved them!’ That felt great. It always feels really good to hear that someone recommended your work. And also to hear that someone took the recommendation. It was great. I don’t know if there’s anything that could make me feel happier.
Anyway, about Volume 10, the anime came first, so I felt a lot of pressure to outdo it. That’s why so many things changed. From here on, I’m just gonna think of it as ‘the things that happened in the anime happened in the anime, the things that happened in the books happened in the books.’
Speaking of the anime, what did you think of the World Purge arc? It was great, wasn’t it? Pretty sexy, too. (Maybe a bit more than just ‘pretty.’) Anyway, yeah, I’m really glad about how it turned out!
And about the games. I’m working on something called Love and Purge. That title, especially, did it for me. There’s a lot of interesting stuff happening in the plot, so check it out! It’ll be pretty sexy, too. (Maybe a bit more than just ‘pretty.’) And this time, Ichika will be voiced! Do your best, Koki!
So, what did you think of Volume 10? It must have surprised everyone when Daryl and Forte made their return. Especially me. Good job, me! You remembered them! See, foreshadowing’s important. (I say, even though I definitely didn’t have this planned. Ah well.)
Oh, and the ‘meter Mauser’ that was in this volume. When I looked into it more, I found out that it was from Hellsing and it didn’t actually exist in real life. I was really surprised when I read about it, it seemed so real. I really like Hellsing. Honestly, I love it. Thanks for making something so awesome, Kohta Hirano! I’ve been a huge fan of yours since Coyote! Keep up the good work!
Anyway, in Volume 11 we’ve got the ‘Pierce the Azure Heavens/Excalibur’ arc! I’ve got plenty of new designs in my head to keep CHOCO working hard on!
See you next time!
Table of Contents
Cover
Color Illustrations
Chapter I: Go West! Onward to Kyoto
Chapter II: Double Classic! Sometimes Traditional, Sometimes Elegant
Chapter III: Letters From the Inferno! The Ancient Capital Burns
Chapter IV: Girls On High! Spread Your Wings
Chapter V: Re:Kyoto! Return to Kyoto
Epilogue: Dragon’s Kiss
Afterword
About J-Novel Club
Copyright
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Infinite Stratos: Volume 10
by Izuru Yumizuru
Translated by Mike Langwiser
Edited by Meiru
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 2015 Izuru Yumizuru
Illustrations by CHOCO
Cover illustration by CHOCO
All rights reserved.
Original Japanese edition published in 2015 by OVERLAP, Inc.
This English edition is published by arrangement with OVERLAP, Inc., Tokyo
English translation © 2019 J-Novel Club LLC
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