Vol 1 Chapter 3 (2/2)
The captain shrugged, turned from Nina, and walked away As there was only one exit, Layfon quickly moved aside
The captain left wordlessly, not even looking at hih Layfon to the closed door She didn't notice his presence Layfon was painfully aware that he wasn't in her line of sight
She wasn't looking at hi at the other side)
It was the side of the glass
He felt he had lost his place there
Of course, even he felt it was too rich a line co from him
Wolfstein – He should have understood the moment he abandoned this title and left Grendan
So he could pretend the pain in his chest was so beautiful
”Come, Layfon Time to practice”
Nina's line of vision moved to him There were no traces of confusion in her expression No traces left of her conversation with the captain of the 3rd platoon
”Yes,” Layfon nodded and hurried to her side
But the feeling of standing on the other side of the glass didn't disappear
He knew this was a feeling of distance
”I know there are plenty of opportunities for us to fight together, but we can't even talk about that if we don't first coordinate our breathing”
Those firave off a painful light froht of her Kei, but with her firm and determined personality
It was beautiful
To Layfon, it was as beautiful as a painting
That hy she stood on the other side of the glass
Layfon restored his Dite
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The sun sank down in the west The co ti off his sweat, he plodded back to his dorer, capturing him now”
Mifi's shrill voice and Naruki's lowered voice vibrated through his exhausted body
Next
”What? Huh?”
When he had collected himself, he was already tied up by a rope When did that happen? He toppled onto the ground
”We've caught the target Please give your next order”
”Parade hier”
”Hey, stop it!”
”Huh~~”
Layfon calmly intruded Mifi puffed up her cheeks
”Uh, that can't be done Speaking of which, how come he became like this?”
”That's my rope-capture technique, passed down by my father Isn't it incredible?” Naruki said
”Brilliant It's too brilliant But why so sudden? I don't understand what's happening!”
”Oh, I' it? And what's with the rope? Do you carry it with you all the time?”
”As someone ants to join the police force, it's a iven?” Layfon asked, but failed to sway Naruki's confidence
”So what's this for?” he asked, looking at Mifi and Naruki
”Oh? I said ere going to drink tea, so aited here for you”
”I see but why this?”
”Just doing it”
”Fufufu ~~ I knew Layton doesn't have to work today Don't underestience”
”Yeah, but I didn't refuse you Before I got the chance to refuse, I was like this”
”Ok ok Stop talking We've invited a special guest today”
They didn't listen to his words Mifi pushed a person out froht it was Meishen
But no
” Felli senpai?”
”I got caught,” she said without any expression She was also bound by a rope
They spaced out like that for a while
”Hey--!! What were you guys doing!?” Layfon looked around Luckily, there was no one around but the here, waiting to ambush them
”Because ~~ I've wanted to talk with her since I saw her”
”No, I' why did you use thisfrom the perspective of an observer”
”She's the younger sister of the Student President”
”MeaningWe can get a huge ransoht?” Mifi asked seriously
Layfon and Mifi looked at each other
”Police, there's a kidnapper here”
”OK, I'll catch her right away”
In the next moment, Naruki had also tied up Mifi
”I just wanted to have dinner with everyone!”
After Mifi had surrendered, Naruki untied everyone The four of them headed for the busier district of the city
”Mei-chi's got work today, so we're waiting for her to finish, andlook” plan”
”A plan?” Layfon said
Mifi laughed
”Well, can you iine her appearance at work?”
”That's a bit difficult”
It was hard to iht? This'll beforward to it”
Mifi skipped on the red bricked path
”It's good she's taking the initiative, but I feel a bit lonely now,” Naruki said, shrugging her shoulders
”Have you three known each other for long?”
”Yeah, ere neighbors”
”Our parents knew each other for a long ti” Layfon honestly showed his adroup of childhood friends froe, but none of them ca here together”
”Yeah~ It's fate”
”Yeah”
”Yes, on't feel lonely even if we're in an unfaree with that,” Mifi said, and started a conversation about the past with Naruki Unable to enter the conversation, Layfon kept a distance between the, she stared at the backs of the two girls
”Sorry for forcing you to come with us”
”It's ok”
She didn't irls
”The rope seemed fun”
”Was it fun?”
”Yes,” Felli replied, not evenher eyebrows Layfon didn't understand what she was thinking But it was good that she didn't get htly with her hands behind her back Looking at her childish appearance, he couldn't ie difference didn't stand out at all because she was only one year apart But coer than the too?”
”No”
”I see”
He couldn't think of what to say Even his question was blocked He knew nothing of her Unlike Mifi and the others, Felli wasn't the type to divert with a conversation so long as the at that” Felli said as he was thinking of what to say
”Huh?”
”Ithat”
”Why?”
”Don't you want to avoid fighting?” The honest and direct question made him speechless
”If you perforht, other people will have expectations of you”
”I suppose,” he nodded
”It's ridiculous to do what you don't want to do”
Meaning Felli also hadn't used her true ability in training The same as him
He now understood why he was so tired He couldn't escape the place he wanted to leave This feeling took a lot of his strength He made unnecessary moves because of a lack of concentration, which in turn wasted a lot of his strength
”Why do I feel as if there's no other road to take?”
He didn't want to, but he had to All he could do to resist this was to not put his all in training
And because of that, he was tired
”Even so, I have to resist this way As long as I'm in the Acadeo, I've no other choice”
” Do you dislike your own brother?”
He less question She did say she hated him before But perhaps ”dislike” and ”hate” were different
”I dislike hi to say Walking beside her gave hi to talk about, but she didn't care about ending a conversation abruptly
The two girls walking before them had arrived at the shop They waved back at them
”You're so mean”
”Never mind You look cute”
Mifi was calaze
They moved from the coffee shop that Meishen worked at into another nearby shop In here, senior students were peretables lay before Layfon and his friends
Naruki nodded in a serious manner as she put the bamboo sticks back into the ba fun of me because I can't wear it?”
”Of course not”
”Yeah, I know”
Meishen's cheeks puffed up at Naruki's flippant tone
When Layfon and the three girls entered the coffee shop earlier, Meishen had stood still on her spot, her face turning green And whether it was fortunate or not, there were no other female waitresses before break time other than Meishen Layfon felt bad for her She was shaking like a s the order, but Mifi teased her happily
”But Mei-chi really is cute, isn't she, Layton?”
”Uht back of her look in the coffee shop
The modest and deep blue unifor her face behind the tray was cute
He gave his honest opinion, and Meishen lowered her head, her cheeks red as of boiled water
”Yeah, yeah, Layton Well done, you unfaithful~~”
”Why?”
”It's a high level skill to praise the person in question along with the uniforet ued in their own styles Layfon sighed and turned his gaze to Felli
She was silently eating a skewer of BBQ chicken
She didn't seem to want to talk She put the stick back into the ba of what to eat next like aquestion
(Here's another s expression was also cute
Layfon nibbled at one end of the batter-fried vegetable steirls
”Aah, let's stop teasing Mei-chi The cake over there was delicious”
”Right?”
”It wasn't too sweet I get why Mei-chi loves that shop Well, how's it going? Are they teaching you things?”
”Not sure Seems they'll teach me later Really, I've alanted to just stay in the kitchen”
”Since you showed them your cute look, of course they'd send you out to serve customers”
”Mi-chan!”
”Yeah, yeah, yeah Uation, nointo the kitchen if they've had real cooking experience”
”That's insurance It guarantees the students must have some level of skill”
”But it takes at least half a year to get marks”
”Wuwu, half a year”
”Can Mei-chi tolerate half a year as a waitress?”
”No problem I'll steal the recipe”
”Hahaha, what an audacious declaration”
”Never mind me What about you two?”
”Me~~? I've already decided”
”Aerrands Nakki?”
”I' to join the City Police force There're lots of Military Arts candidates, so I can't let uard down”
”Oh, if you join the police force, then can you get an armed permit earlier?”
”Yes, but you can only carry a baton”
”FufufuBut aren't you happy? You're really jealous of Layton's sword~~,”
”Not at all I just want it because a baton is the pride of a police to the three Even here he felt he was very distant fro could help hilass
He could hear the sound, but he couldn't step inside it He squinted at the three, unable to enter that cheerful territory
There was no chance to speak
The party ended as the closing hour of dormitories neared
Student dor from Naruki and the others since their dormitories lay in a different direction, Layfon found hi in the sa in this direction too?”
”Yes, what a coincidence”
Layfon nodded It was that much of a surprise to him
”Senpai didn't enter the conversation back then I' insensitive”
In the end, he hi He couldn't speak up as a special atmosphere encircled the conversation that only familiarity would allow
Felli shook her head at the apologizing Layfon ”Not at all I was happy”
”Really? That's good”
It was hard to conclude whether she was truly happy as her face showed no emotion at all
They alone walked on the path lit by street lights Layfon felt aard about it The sound of footsteps that was usually snificant drifted into their ears
”I don't talk, not because I'm not satisfied,” Felli said suddenly
”Ah, really?”
”I didn't knohat to say because I haven't had any friends before,” Felli said as she walked past a street light Layfon glanced at her but couldn't make out her expression
Just then, sparks fell froht He widened his eyes
”Senpai!”
”Oh, sorry I lost control for a little bit”
She pressed down on her long hair with her hand Green phosphorescence gathered in her hair, eht Unresponsive and without any heat Only the tiniest bit of vibration in the air that Layfon could feel with his left wrist
This was Psychokinesis It was the external type burst Kei and the internal type Kei, but at the same time, it was different fro in the body that training would never obtain
He watched her closely Even her eyebrows and eyelashes emitted phosphorescence
Hair was the best conductor for the Kei of Psychokinesis There were people who conveyed their Kei to whips made by hair
(She lost control of it?)
That was shocking Just that and her hair could eht of Psychokinesis to the tips of each strand of hair This meant her ability of Psychokinesis was inconceivably powerful
”Senpai”
”This is the reason that my brother transferred me into Military Arts,” she said
”My ability of Psychokinesis goes way beyond the normal standard”
”I think so too”
Layfon had also seen Psychokinesis pheno hair, but it was only one part of the hair He had never seen a case like Felli's, whose whole hair shone without her being aware of it
”Because of this, I've received training in Psychokinesis since I was very sly believed I'd become a Psychokinesist Even I never doubted it”
”But” she added Layfon could feel her shaky e on her lips was different froht that everyone's future was predestined I thought that they all knehat they'd beco Of course, it's not possible for a criminal to know he can only becoh at her words She only said it without much of an emotion Perhaps this was meant as a joke Since he wasn't sure, Layfon decided not to laugh
”Once I realized that, I tried to think of what I'd be doing if I wasn't a Psychokinesist No one knows their future, butI became intolerant of that, and eventually left e step back for her and allowed her to study at her brother's Acadeht it wouldn't et to train in Psychokinesis for six years I also thought I could find the other me, the me ouldn't become a Psychokinesist”
But she was unable to do that
Because of Zuellni's present situation and the person who tried to solve the crisis – her brother
”I hate my brother I hate my brother who forced me on the path of Psychokinesis,” she murmured
Layfon listened to her silently He couldn't hear any eht tone, but he felt she felt confined, as if a certain being was under pressure and was crying out sorrowfully
”And I hatea Psychokinesist”
Because of her exceptional ability, she couldn't escape her destiny
”Those kinds of people are too radiant,” she reement
Because he felt the same