Epic of Caterpillar

Chapter 2419: Kireina, The Dazzling Exchange Student



Although Frank felt like he had matured a lot since all the things that happened to him regarding his new abilities, and even his dreams, which felt like he had lived a longer life and whose changes even remained imprinted within his mind, he still couldn't help but feel overwhelmed when he had to guide five beautiful girls around the school, all transfer students from different countries except Kireina, who was from the countryside.

Once Math classes ended, he had to give them a trip around the school showing them all the areas so they wouldn't get lost. More than often Japanese High Schools were huge buildings with lots of facilities. He was slightly nervous but tried to keep it cool for now.

"Um, so these are the girl's bathrooms," Frank said. "There are one in each floor too, for boys as well."

"I see..." Brontes nodded. "How can they afford to have so many bathrooms?"

"Eh? I don't know..." Frank shrugged. "I guess that's how schools are here..."

"Hahah! I want to use the bathroom!" Rimuru suddenly said.

"Right now?!" Frank asked.

"Yeah! I'm going to pee myself if I don't go! Guuuh!"

Rimuru ended running into the girl's bathroom, as Zehe sighed.

"I might as well go too while we are at it.'

She walked inside the bathroom, leaving only Frank, Nesiphae, and Brontes.

"So..." Kireina spoke for the first time. "Your name is Frank, right?"

"Yeah..." Frank nodded. "Why?"

"Hmm... You don't really remember me, don't you?" Kireina wondered, sighing.

"What are you talking about?" Frank tilted his head. "Um... Did we ever meet before?"

"..." Kireina seemed to make an annoyed face, as if something was bugging her. "No... Don't mind it."

"Uh..." Frank felt strange, as if something was wrong.

As if something didn't fit here...

His surroundings started becoming strangely twisted, as if he had taken drugs, and his head hurt a lot.

"Ugh..."

He fell to his knees, feeling exhausted.

"Frank?!"

Kireina quickly kneeled to see if he was fine.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm... I'm fine..."

Frank quickly composed himself, standing up again.

"I'm fine, maybe a bit sleepy, that's all..."

"Hah, you're so hopeless... Getting sleepy in class? Hahah..."

Kireina laughed, mocking him.

"H-Hey! I might have slept a bit too little... Don't say it like that."

"Hmph, for someone guiding us you're rather incompetent," Kireina sighed, crossing her arms and looking down on Frank. "Right girls?"

"Yeah you're kind of weird," Nesiphae nodded.

"What a loser," Brontes smiled cockily.

"So mean! I'm doing my best ok?" Frank felt surprised by their sudden shift in personality.

It seemed they were only silent and shy at the beginning, but once they got comfortable, they were quite the vultures!

"Sometimes doing your best is not enough," Kireina said. "Hah, just get this over with already. I'm getting tired of waiting."

"It's not my fault, your friends went to the bathroom!" said Frank.

"Maaaybe, but you're still weird," Kireina acted very toxic.

"There's no need to be this mean..." Frank said.

"I mean, why not? Look around yourself, you're living in this world... this classroom, happy about this?!" Kireina asked angrily. "Wake up Frank..."

"W-What do you mean?" Frank muttered, stepping back.

"You have to just- Ah..." Kireina stopped talking in that moment, as if some invisible force stopped her. "Hah, never mind."

"Just what is wrong with her?" Frank thought.

As this happened, Rimuru and Zehe walked out of the bathroom.

"Hey we're back!" Rimuru said. "Wow! Japanese Bathrooms! So very cool!"

"It was nice and clean," Zehe smiled. "Shall we get going? I'm hungry."

"Sure..." Frank nodded, he glared at Kireina, who was smiling at him calmly as if nothing had happened before. "She's nuts, isn't she?"

They moved to the cafeteria at the end of the little tour, where Frank met with Matsuo and Harumi who was talking to him.

"Hey Frank! Guess what, it seems the Vampires are also going to partake on Yokai Hunting, Harumi said she'll join us for today's hunt!" Matsuo said.

"Wait, what?! Really?" Frank wondered, glaring at Harumi.

"Don't get too comfortable though..." Harumi said. "I'm only following orders from my

mother."

"Ah, sure. Still, thanks for joining us, Harumi," smiled Frank.

"Hm," Harumi nodded suddenly noticing Kireina and the rest. "You got quite the squadron of girls behind your tail now?"

"Ah! No, it's not what you think! They're just... I mean... I'm just showing them the place," Frank sighed, feeling like giving explanations wouldn't even work with someone like the

young Dhampir girl.

"So these are your friends, Frank?" Kireina wondered. "I have never seen them before! So this is your past... Ahem! I mean, so they are your close friends?"

"Huh?!" Frank felt scared she got so interested out of nowhere. "Is she going to bully them too?!"

He got nervous and just when he was about to say something, Matsuo ran towards Kireina. "Yes I am Frank's Senpai actually! He's such a klutz all the time, right?" laughed Matsuo, trying to act all nice and charming. "You must be the new exchange student, Kireina-chan! Right? Let me say with all honesty, you're very stunning compared to the rest of the class. So if you ever find some creep trying to chase you around or do something to you, you know just the right guy to call."

"Ahh! Aren't you quite nice?" giggled Kireina, making Matsuo fall even more for her. "I will consider it... Thanks Matsuo."

"She wasn't even mean with him?!" Frank thought. "So it's only me?"

"I'm not Frank's friend, just... someone he knows," Harumi said coldly.

"So cold!" Frank cried. "What'll take for us to even be friends?"

"Hmph... I don't like having friends," Harumi looked elsewhere.

"Hahaha! She's so mean!" laughed Nesiphae. "Better luck next time dude..."

"Ugh..." Frank felt slightly annoyed, but being surrounded by a lot of people wasn't so bad

either. "Let's just eat and finish today's classes. I can't do this anymore."

As he sat down with Matsuo and even Harumi, Kireina sat in the table right next to his and his

friends, with her own friends.

Frank couldn't help but feel her intense, sharp gaze every time he ate...

"Man, she doesn't stop looking at you, you're so lucky," Matsuo complained.

"I don't think this is a thing to be happy about, Matsuo..." Frank said.