Reincarnated in sekirei

( Yuuki's POV )

I was put in a group with Erica, Liliana, and Claire, plus a girl from another classroom, while Hajime, Akira, and Hikari were together with the boss of the bullies, his name was Sora, by the way, and a girl with glasses and a gloomy aura.

By far I was the one with the most experience of cooking so the others were following my instructions, there was a home economics teacher helping all the groups but that was necessary with us and when the teacher took a bite of what I had prepared, she was so impressed that she asked me to help with the groups that were having problems.

Sora: ugh How do you expect me to eat something like this?

When I heard the complaints of the head of the bullies, I walked towards them sighing, In the time I had spent with Hikari I learned that everything she cooked ended up somewhat burnt, It was like a special ability, despite that the flavor was incredible, it is not the best I have ever tried, but it is impressive for someone of her age.

Yuuki: Can't you go a day without causing a ruckus?

I walked over to them with a plate of what I had prepared and placed it in Sora's hands, when he took a bite, I saw how much he liked it, but he tried to pretend he didn't.

I didn't want to waste anything, so I enjoyed the rest of Hikari's cooking we were all enjoying the fruits of our labor, and at that moment, I heard the sound of a bell that seemed to come from all around me.

Yuuki: What was that? Did anyone else hear that bell?

Sora: What's wrong with you, you're going crazy now.

???: heavy footsteps of people clad in armor, following the sound of bells toward the golden tree.

When I mentioned the sound I heard, Sora didn't miss the opportunity to insult me, but I ignored that, I was more interested in what the gloomy girl started to recite.

Yuuki: Who are you again?

???: Akane, president of the occult club.

Yuuki: I didn't know there was such a club in our school.

Hajime: There isn't.

Yuuki: Well, no matter, the name is Yuuki, what were you saying before?

Akane: You are interested in the occult Yuuki, I can interest you in joining my club, three more people, and we can be official.

Yuuki: Come on, stay in the now.

Akane: Yes of course, these kinds of places are a nest for local legends and as a self-respecting club president, I did my research before coming here, and the most repeated legend was about a mysterious golden tree in the middle of the forest, on some nights inside the forest you could hear a group of people following the sound of a bell coming from a mysterious golden tree, The sound of clanking metal was heard with each step giving the impression that they were a group of knights, Anyone who tries to follow the knights' march, the sound of the bell, or the glow of the tree will be enveloped in a sudden mist and never seen again.

Sora: How stupid can you be, those things aren't real.

Yuuki: What's wrong? Are you scared?

Sora: I'm not scared of anything!

The girl Akane didn't hold back with her words and she started telling more local legends trying to scare Sora, while that was happening I was in deep thought, when two worlds momentarily cross paths, images from one world can be projected into the other, and from there many legends can be created, It seems that this is what I was feeling when I got here.

While the others listened to Akane's stories, Erica and I shared a look and I gave her a nod.

As the students moved on to the next activity, I approached the edge of the forest and out of my shadow jumped Grimm in his puppy form, He needed to stretch his legs, and exploring a new place should make him happy, I also met up with Mythra and the others, they didn't find anything out of the ordinary and were now having their own cookout, I guess I'll have to trust the legend that Akane researched and wait until night.

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That night, I sneaked out of the cabin where the boys were sleeping, walked to the edge of the forest, and there I saw Erica and the others.

Erica: I don't see any golden trees, should we go deeper into the forest?

Yuuki: I think you guys should sit this one out, I've got this covered.

I walked past the girls, and Mythra, Pheliss, Rhym, Takao, and Grimm appeared in front of me, then they all turned into spheres of light and entered my body, and Grimm jumped into my shadow.

Yuuki: I already have enough support.

Erica: not going to happen, you know I can help now, I'm going with you.

Yuuki: *sigh* if you insist, we will do it properly, you will follow my lead, if I say run, you run.

Erica: Of course, no problem.

Yuuki: ... Erica, you know that I can see through lies?

Erica: fine, I promise, I'll follow your lead.

Yuuki: That's better.

Erica was very determined when it came to her family's duty, and I wasn't going to stop that, But now they were important friends to me and my overprotective sense was kicking in.

Akane: Hey! Wait for us.

We turned around to enter the forest, but before we could take a step forward, Akane appeared behind us, dragging two people with her, looking more clearly, I saw that they were Hajime and the other girl who was in our morning group, I think her name was Yuri.

Yuuki: que estás haciendo aquí?

Akane: I got the rest of our club, now we can go on our first excursion!

Yuuki: There is no excursion, exploring the forest at night is dangerous.

Sora: now who sounds scared?

I wanted to discourage Akane from her quest for the supernatural, but at that moment Sora appeared to cause trouble.