Campione! Vol 1 Epilogue

Epilogue

Congratulations, this is really something to celebrate, very good."

In the countryside of the little town Siena, known for its beautiful gothic

Looking into the distance, the rolling hills stretching across the landscape

One could probably call this a beautiful green wonderland. However, this

On the hillside bank of a small stream, a certain [King] was idly holding a

"Could it be that you thought he could not win? How sad, I should have

rival."

A tall, slim, handsome man with blonde hair.

and pants.

under many layers of cloth.

was like forged steel. Italy's proud [King] Salvatore Doni never went

It was his pride, ego, and privilege.

really cannot call it a beautiful victory at all..."

victory."

The one who made such an expression was the good humored youth who

"Yes, yes. I have contacted the Bronze Black Cross and the grandfather

old man, I will never allow it."

Liliana asked greatly surprised, when did it turn into something like this!?

have a meeting with Doni prior to returning to Milan.

the [King] of this country.

Black Cross. It was necessary to explain the incident properly.

Liliana was visiting Siena, Doni's base of operations, in order to call on and

"Let's spin it that way. It should be easier for them to accept, right?

but it makes a good cover story."

disclosed from the [King]'s mouth.

determination.

rapidly mature, I am really looking forward to it. Will it take two years or

Verethragna's authority, that will be our next rematch. I have been eagerly

The Campione of the Sword was muttering as if looking forward to a day of

Liliana's body shook.

ally. His eagerness to fight was so overwhelming, even greatly surpassing

This unsettling thought entered her mind.

The duel with Voban was three days ago, and all the wounds from the

lunch.

"Hey Shizuka, it's not good for you to be coming in and out of the high

Godou tried to advise his younger sister.

expression.

together.

surfaced recently. Amongst the boys in the class, the most

have 108 younger sisters in 2D' and kept asking 'Must be a stepsister,

These problems were all caused by Shizuka's suspicious actions.

supervise my unruly older brother and prevent him from doing suspicious

Shizuka's words were full of barbs.

snorted and ignored Godou's protest.

declare such rubbish! The current situation—compared to four days ago,

Shizuka pointed with her finger at the other three.

ground. To his left was Erica sitting sideways on her legs while Yuri sat

"I don't find anything strange?"

"I think I know what you are getting at, but there is nothing that needs to be

Godou and Yuri were puzzled with their heads tilted, while Erica simply

To the little sister, their responses only added fuel to the fire, and her cute

"Then let me ask you, why is Mariya-senpai sitting so naturally right next to

kind of king? And look, why is Mariya-senpai pouring tea into Onii-chan's

Ice cold green tea was being poured into the water bottle cap used by

As Godou listened to his sister while he finished the tea in his cup, Yuri

poured for him again in one flowing motion.

—As a side note, this water bottle was brought by Yuri herself, and cold

much tastier than canned tea.

go so far! For this kind of idiotic brother, that tasteless tea from the

"I am Godou-san's—n-newly wedded wife? Please do not say something

Described so by her junior from the same club, Yuri replied with her face all

"Damn it, to be responding to the word 'wife' and even suddenly changing

This kind of scene happened on a daily basis during the recent lunch

Today after school, Godou was invited by Erica to the Blandelli home.

"Godou, please come over to my house, we must finalize our plans for the

After the last lesson ended, Erica who sat next to him made such an

...That night after the battle with Voban, Godou and Yuri finally fled from

and subject to serious interrogation.

However, Erica was a capable and experienced inquisitor, and kept raising

using all sorts of methods to make them come clean with the truth.

disclosed.

out to be surprisingly unfaithful..."

inappropriate..."

"Aya, it's fine. I already mentioned before, that even with one more, an

at all."

responded with a smile.

theme kept floating into Godou's mind, in the face of that glamorous yet

A few days after that.

oppose Erica.

interrogation which was acted out like a deliberate performance, perhaps

And then, today after school.

"Then let's decide immediately? Mountains or the sea, which is better?

the place where our feelings first developed—the island of Sardinia would

The mistress was asking her assistant and maid who was about to serve

Arianna replied in a very good mood.

fun, with shaved ice, summer festivals, fireworks, bravery challenges and

"Is that so? Aya, but Hong Kong where I haven't been to for quite a while

The female faction seemed to be happily discussing summer vacation

If that was the case, it was pointless to speak out. Godou simply listened

"Godou you need to express an opinion. Otherwise the two of us will be

"Sure, that's fine. You two wish to travel, so even if I didn't interrupt—"

"What are you talking about, this is the plan for the trip before our wedding,

and become stronger."

"Having a child during travels sounds nice too. As long as it is Godou and

future sound wonderful?"

Godou sounded like a parrot, repeating the same word again.

halted. It was an extraordinarily seductive and devilish smile that could

"Like I said, have a baby, going together on a tour, aren't those kinds of

"E-Erica-sama is truly bold, but it's true, since it is just two people together,

Arianna was nodding vigorously beside her mistress.

plan would be the death of him. His continued struggle up to now would

"I-Impossible, that kind of vacation! My family won't agree anyway. If

the blessing of the family, right?"

Godou's bluff was swiftly called by Erica.

time for that fellow to have such experiences, please have a good time as

blessing?"

In the three days after Voban departed.

Committee.

tabulating and cleaning up damage caused by the storm, and treating the

state of unconsciousness.

information.

their subsequent communications. Many of those witnesses were shocked

These people were given warnings, letting them know that unnecessary

These people will continue to be monitored after returning to their normal

practice of hypnosis wizardry will be used to perform memory manipulation

It was for all these tasks that the members of the History Compilation

"Aya, this is why we are labeled as villains. Look at these operatives

Amakasu spoke proudly while wearing a black suit with the letters 'MIB'

Despite his workload, he had gone to Nanao Shrine to report to Yuri about

"...Have I not warned you so many times, not to be so frivolous?"

little fun... Ever since that day, I haven't even gone home yet, only taking

"S-sorry. I am really sorry that we have brought you so much trouble."

"However, this is our work so please don't let it weigh on your mind.

has progressed very well. To selflessly devote assistance to each other,

"Red string!? What do you mean?"

summer vacation. To further your relationship, you definitely need to have

"D-date!? Please do not say something stupid like that! That kind of

Just as Yuri tried to loudly protest against Amakasu's hinted suggestions.

the topic of discussion—Kusanagi Godou who had called.

as soon as possible. Who knows, this call may very well be asking you out

"Nothing like that! Please do not eavesdrop... Yes, hello~"

call.

with you. Can you help me?'

'No, it's Erica. She wants to pull me along on a pre-wedding trip, and even

way. During the summer, if I don't find a place to hide I will be caught and

suggest?'

invitation!"

to hide is probably the only way.'

Godou-san's attitude is key. You are still so unreliable."

"I will try to find some suitable location, but please try on your own first."

Really, whether the Italian girl who simply had no manners or Godou who

it, just do your best!

Amakasu spoke softly to Yuri who was occupied with her internal ranting.

found a good and honest person and would use all methods to snare his

"Ah, sure. Actually it is about Godou-san and Erica-san—"

opportunity, a great chance... To hide away with Godou-san together this

"—!? Is this a joke? Godou-san and I, just the two of us?"

Shaken by that kind of smile, Yuri suppressed her words of protest.

magical effect on accelerating male female relationships—"

It was the early summer dusk heralding the opening of the gates of

Featuring Yuri who had been hit by an intense culture shock and

above using brute force, the season for their intense rivalry was about to
begin.

Afterword

like an initial whim created a very exaggerated setting, perhaps we should

say it makes things difficult for me!!"

this!"

and the editor.

Thanks to everyone's support of this work [Campione!], the second volume

long interval between the first and second volumes. There were absolutely

Absolutely none. Never thought about it.

strange mysterious dragon of the Tonegawa (Doni in short), it would be an

story was proposed, would it be ignored with a response like "no, that won't

history of the Tonegawa, and became a bit of a Tonegawa expert!

miko illustrations of Sikorsky-san, and were dismayed to find it was not the

premature.

Cimmeria's Conan-san and Melinibone's Elric-san. "The first volume, is not

Thus, there is no problem with starting with the first or the second volume.

looking for original editions of American comics, there were often times that

...Though that is what I thought, but I am wondering if it is time to write a

And so, the next release, Volume 3 will have the themes of the "joyful(?)

ocean, and I will look forward to Sikorsky-san's swimsuit illustrations.
Takedzuki Jou, October 2008

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