Vol 17 Chapter 2 (1/2)
Chapter 2 - Nina's Battlefield
Her body was heavy like it had been filled with lead
”Ugh, ah-”
Her joints uttered laments as if they had beco”
”Yeah, ued”
”Nn”
This was the resting roothy battle had already finished, so Nina and Claribel were there
”Ah, But! Did you see? Did you see it, Nina?”
”Nnn”
”That is Layfon Alseif! Puwah!”
”I felt it deeply”
Claribel stood up excitedly, and immediately cried out painfully because of muscle pain Her like this made Nina shory smile
”Felt it deeply, huh”
Since Layfon had joined the seventeenth platoon, a year and then some had already passed Nina had trained with him, and had carried out practice battles, but this was the first time she had seriously battled with Layfon
”It's totally different fro frohting filth ainst hi”
Nina could only reply like that
Using his blade and steel threads si traps, Layfon had lost two Dites But afterwards he had still used the great blade of the Ada enious
Moreover he still had an un against a ridiculously strong filth ht!”
Claribel was very happy
”Though only swordfighting is Layfon's specialty, there are many styles toshould be called rather scary? Of course Layfon's steel thread technique isn't as good as Lintence-sa The problem really isn't the depth of the techniques, but thethe techniques After all Layfon has the unique ability where he only needs to see other peoples' Kei techniques to be able to steal the has beco these peculiar methods Of course it's like that, after all he's the only Heaven's Blade successor in history to not use a good weapon like the Heaven's Blade”
Showing an intoxicated expression because of her happy feelings, Claribel chattered endlessly She spoke while sitting back down, and then lying flat on the ground again Even so, she still continually talked, and later her voice eventually quieted down
”Clara, if you want to sleep just go back to the rooth today to carry you back home”
”I know~ but never mind that, Layfon's ht me he used Hazy Garret, but this time it was Silent Flash They're the super powerful Heaven's Blade Arts Do you understand? Why they're Heaven's Blade Arts? That they're Layfon's ownthe Heaven's Blade he couldn't have invented those techniques, so they're called Heaven's Blade Arts? Though Layfon's Dite has been improved with the techniques of this city, that Layfon can unexpectedly use these kinds of techniques with nor of Layfon He really won't be buried in the wilderness like that!”
”Oh”
Layfon was very strong
Nina held the Haikizoku in her body, and had received Dites froreat power that the Haikizoku exerted, and Claribel could use thethe two of them, Layfon still almost hadn't fallen
Nina knew Layfon was very strong From their first inter-platoon match, she had understood this
And today, she had won against hi”
This fact made Nina so happy she could ale in her Though it wasn't her by herself who had defeated Layfon, to today Nina had endlessly honed herself with hiht Layfon stood at a distant place that she would never be able to arrive at
Reaching that placethat it was only because of the Haikizoku's help that she had made it Claribel had said there was no reason to care about that kind of thing, and the Haikizoku had said soth, not being able to flexibly use it less
The two of them had joined hands to defeat Layfon So, Nina didn't have the joy of reaching her goal by herself However, she didn't think that it rong to cooperate with others to coth Else, she wouldn't have formed the seventeenth platoon in the first place Otherwise she should have felt that it didn'tas she becauess”
The seventeenth platoon
Claribel had fallen asleep unwittingly
”Clara, I'm tired too, there's no way I can carry you back”
”I know thaat-”
Even the sound of her reply had beco sound of slumber
Nina herself was tired to the point where she was too lazy to stand up, but thinking that they needed sheets for two people, Nina dragged her heavy body up
”The seventeenth platoon”
Nina hadn't showered, and walked through the corridor with mud all over her body She planned to so, but she wasn't even certain that she could do this kind of s
”It's my platoon, but”
She and Claribel had joined hands to challenge Layfon
Challenging hi either
However, the true nificance of this activity couldn't be told to anyone
”A them?”
She muttered this
Even if this was unavoidable it was still the saraved itself in Nina's body, but would also brand itself in the hearts of the people around her, like the words Layfon had said during the battle in the e engraved into reality, and that would make them think
Her pace as she walked in the hallas quite heavy
Was it because she was exhausted, or because she had noticed this truth?
”Perhaps it's already too late”
Even herwas heavy
Could she bear this kind of weight?
This doubt gradually destroyed the joy of victory
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Sharnid was thinking
”What has happened?”
”H had happened, as Dalshena alked beside hihts about what happened just now?”
The tere leaving the practice battlefield, walking on the road back ho Dalshena to dinner, but like normal he had been refused Before they split, the two didn't have anything in particular to say, and had just walked, and this conversation had occurred in the s were normal, the scene that should have happened was Sharnid would use his normal manner to chat with Dalshena, and then she would respond coldly, but today's Sharnid was genuinely quiet, so Dalshena cared about his response
”Just now? Do youup with Claribel?”
”What, you obviously know, right?”
”Huh, are you jealous?”
”How should I say it?”
Sharnid had long since known that Nina possessed a strong power When coroup of filth monsters had attacked Grendan, Nina had shown abnorh battles
Moreover, she had candidly spoken of her association with the abnor others into the battlefield, but in the end this hadn't happened, and Sharnid's life was as calm as usual Of course, that was other than the personal affair that had happened around the ti ceremony
That event was also related to Dalshena Although her expression was currently very calnore that for now)
Sharnid pulled his stray thoughts back in place, and voice his sincere opinion:
”It see secrets”
”You think she's concealing so bothersome”
”If she only had today's competition because of that, ould you do?”
”What should I do, huh”
He had relayed Nina's words to Dalshena
Though he had relayed it for her to hear, still
”Up to today, I still haven't been completely confident”
”Yeah, true”
Dalshena's dubious attitude wasn't strange
”We indeed saw a creature that was big enough to cover all of Grendan”
”We can interpret it as a special filth monster beyond the ordinary”
”Then as the reason for Zuellni and Grendan to coht? I've heard that the areas surrounding Grendan all have unusually high probabilities of filth , so Zuellni couldn't have taken the initiative to come close to it”
”Really? Back when the city went out of control, didn't Zuellni charge into a big group of filth monsters? Perhaps Zuellni's Electronic Fairy experienced abnormalities?”
”I see”
Even Sharnid didn't know if this way of thinking was really Dalshena's true thoughts
However, it wasn't impossible It was a fact that Zuellni had experienced abnorroup of filth monsters, and it could be extended to be interpreted as the reason for coroup of aliens and that giant creature were only things that already lived in this world, special abnors different fro in this
Sharnid thought that the secrets that Nina was facing and pulled even deeper with her body stuck in the mud perhaps never existed in the first place
Perhaps it was only Sharnid thinking too much
”Nina teamed up with Claribel who ca us, fearing to say anything even to Layfon the situation wouldn't be like that, right?”
”If you want to know, couldn't you just open your mouth and ask?”
”You wouldn't care about that?”
”Well, I wouldn't bet s other people won't talk”
”Ah, so that's how you think”
After all, the reason she had joined the seventeenth platoon was also because that kind of thing had happened The tenth platoon that Sharnid had once been a part of had already collapsed, and Dinn who had been the platoon captain had been taken back to his home
”To etting rusty, and a place where I can efficiently i like a platoon captain”
”So that's how it is”
As Dalshena said this, Sharnid tried not to look at her face
Life in the Academy City was only six years
”We already spent five years, huh”
Perhaps it was up to the newer people to begin putting in effort toward soh tis Life in the Academy City ended after six years, and the students didn't possess unli ti that this sort of time was close by would make people lose their reckless oal that could make him hot-bloodedly think 'I still have a year'
”Correct”
Dalshena nodded her head indicating agreereat expectations of her who faced the same
”But, that's my problem, and isn't a problem of yours”
”Nn”
”Did you leave us in order to run into difficulty in this kind of place?” [1]
When Sharnid still hadn't thought of how he should reply, the road had already split into two Dalshena didn't say goodbye, didn't continue questioning, and didn't request that Sharnid answer, si on the road Sharnid who had stopped his steps could only stand there gazing at her gradually departing figure
He scratched his head
He looked at the sky
”I really can't stand it”
Sharnid put forth a great effort in order to mutter that sentence
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His body was heavy after finishi+ng a large number of chores
”Really”
Gorneo let that word out of his , and visiting hours were already almost over His face wrinkled as he tried to solidify the feeling of his shoulder and neck as he o
His target was the big floor for hospitalized patients
”Shante, I' on the door he quickly walked into the roouests inside
A person who shouldn't have appeared here
”Ah, it's been hard on you~”
”Why are you here?”
The person who had come to visit before him was Samiraya The Student Council President who should have been working in the Student Council building had unexpectedly and for sos had occurred during the Student Council elections, and Samiraya had met Shante After that, whenever she found time, she would come to visit Shante like this
That would obviously make one happy, but
But today
”Huh? Because I finishedat the repair costs for the practice battlefield?”
”Huh? That case can't be filed today, right?”
Samiraya came to that conclusion with her eyes open wide in a surprised expression,his temples The competition that had been held today had been carried out with the consent of both the Student Council President and the Military Arts Head, and because it was a debt of gratitude for the special task froh it was a request for personal use from a platoon, the repair costs had not been apportioned to the platoon
Had it been nor of it, but
The daree of destruction that Gorneo had originally expected was probably about the saht, but the competition this time had also involved Nina, and Nina's poas far beyond what Gorneo had known, so the destruction of the practice battlefield was far greater than he had expected
Only because of this had Sae assessment wouldn't be completed so quickly
”Hasn't the assessn?”
”Huh?”
After Gorneo replied, Samiraya's face turned blue in an instant
”The people supervising the practice field veryMilitary Arts co the platoons Those guys all atch the battle while calculating the probable da up a plan for repairs”
”Really?”
”Though the dareat and we have to spend so out confirmations, the assessment has reached my desk”
”Uh, ahahahah”
Sae noise In Gorneo's e of the Student Council vice-president Leu in the Student Council rooed in Sa!”
Right after saying that, she hurriedly rushed out of the hospital room
”Don't run in the hospital!”
After reht, and then looked at the bed
On the bed, there was a girl looking at hi calh the past her had been in the sah to sit on his shoulder But, since the event that happened in Grendan, up through today her body had continuously grown at an alar rate
This phenorowth that Gorneo had seen several tiinal body size, and she seerowth to be completed in a short moment
When the doctor had said this, Gorneo had thought of when Layfon had seen Shante's transforiven Alsheyra as an example, so he had told the doctor that it could have been Shante's strong Kei flow that stopped her fro
However, this reason couldn't explain the Shante transfor frorowth still didn't show any signs of stopping With this kind of rapid growth, it was possible that ordinary daily nutrition wasn't enough to supply her body with nutrients, so she still continued to stay in the hospital
”Are you doing alright?”
”Nn, it's too bad these things are attached tothis, Shante raised the tube that stuck out froain beco Gorneo feel uneasy
”You don't have to come every day, you know”
”I can't do that”
”Why?”
Shante tilted her head giving a puzzled look Facing her like this, Gorneo still felt uneasy as could be expected Spread out in front of her were sweets that Saifts, and some were still left
The Shante that Gorneo kneouldn't speak like this
The Shante that Gorneo kneould gobble the food in front of her in an instant
”In another week, I nize you”
”Don't worry, Goru will definitely be able to recognize ht smile, and Gorneo unconsciously turned his head
”Moreover, even if Goru doesn't recognize me, I'll definitely understand, so don't worry”
”Mm”
Ahh, hoorried his heart was
The current Shante was corown-up her that Gorneo had seen reell This situation made Gorneo feel worried
He couldn't tell if he would unwittingly beco made Gorneo uncomfortable
”Ahh, this really is”
When Shante was unconscious he had been distraught all day, but he wouldn't have thought that when she awoke he would still be distraught all day
She who became more beautiful every day made Gorneo feel restless
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Two people woke up at the sae time
”Nn-”
”What is it?”
The resting rooer of the practice battlefield not seen Nina and Claribel, or had she noticed, but been helpless towards their deep sleep, therefore leaving them here?
Whatever the answer, Nina and Claribel had been left in the resting room of the practice field
”In the end I want to take a shower”
”I hope we can use it”
Though her story, the s of the mud that stuck to her body were even reed with Nina's judgh there were no lights on inside, ater still flowed frohts froh, the two of the off the sweat and dirt on their body
”Nohat should we do?”
After washi+ng off their sweat and caler as if they were fasting
”Speaking of that, the door should already be locked, right?”
”Isn't there still a security guard?”
”Is there?”
”It seems like I can't hear the sound of anyone”
Perhaps there were people here But, the practice battlefield where Military Artists battled was quite vast, and this big building was surrounded by euard was nearby
”Maybe we can use the vending machine that the spectators use?”
”If we use brute force to get out of here, the after es, the two of theobbled up the pasta, sandwiches, fried foods, and other food that they had bought in great quantity
Though they were female, if there were two ravenous Military Artist stomachs that wanted to eat a meal, such a description would be very appropriate for the situation
The speechless yet noisy eating scene continued for quite a while
”Hu, I'm full At this kind of time, the amount of food really is more important than the quality”
Claribel as sitting on the floor let out a satisfied sigh, a se piled up by her waist
”Not bad at all”
Nina also sighed The satisfied feeling of the fatigue that had been firh her body
”Then, what should we do next?”
”We can only wait here for the doors to be opened”
”Ah, the situation really has turned into that”
”We can also go to the security guard roo”
Therefore, the best o back to sleep After the two of theain laid down
”Oh right, Nina”
”What?”
”Do you have anyone you like?”
”Eh?”
The question that Claribel suddenly put outposition
”WWhat kind of things are you saying so suddenly?”
”Haah, isn't it like one of those chats about love topics? Speaking of which, I've never had such a thing with Nina”
”Obviously, that kind of topic”
”You don't like it?”
”It It isn't soht flashed in Claribel's eyes, and Nina turned her head as if to dodge that gaze
However, thatthat topic
”Really? I feel that we should exchange information e chat about that kind of topic”
”That kind of thing”
”What do you think about Layfon?”
”Don't you like hiht, but I feel like Nina also feels that way!”
”That That's not how it is!”
”Is that true?”
”Right”
”Oho Then is it okay if Layfon and I do this and that?”
”Underage people can't do that kind of thing”
”You don't have any jealousy ht?”
”Didn't I say”
Just as the words left herThe expression that appeared on Claribel's face was that serious, and her gaze didn't see either
”Nina”
”WWhat?”
”There's the possibility that wemakes you hesitate, that moment could possibly mean the end of the world”
”Ah, nn”
”I don't mean that you should abandon yourself to despair or live for pleasure, but I feel that you should honestly face yourself in a way that won'tthat”
”Then, what do you really think about Layfon?”
”That that”
”Ah, I don't know myself what the situation will become, but personally, I hope to peacefully resolve this problem”
”By probleood friend over the saood?”
”It's a bit strange to be called that by Clara”
”Is it that strange?”
”That, I don't really understand”
What was definitely true was that this feeling wasn't bad
However, as to her feelings towards Layfon
”I truly don't really understand”
As a Military Artist, Nina greatly respected hiht that there wasn't anyone more trustworthy
Then, as a woht of what had happened in the e of when Layfon had appliedshe had felt at the tis
Therefore, that wouldhad already taken form in her heart, but the situation wasn't like that
She didn't like Layfon That assertion made Nina feel a bit of resistance, but she felt that she could never think of Layfon as a lover
”You're still indecisive, huh”
”Wu!”
As Claribel said this, Nina suddenly becae towards such things like love is super low, maybe the same as Layfon, or maybe you're even slower than him”
”Ah, uh, ah”
Nina wanted to deny this, but she also understood that she didn't have anything that she could refute that with, so she couldn't say anything h I feel sorry for you, if I have to wait for your row into an adult's, the time that would be wasted would be a pity”
”No, but other people think Layfon”
”That's true But the other people all understand their own feelings, and I think they're eligible to be my rivals, so I shouldn't have any real reason to care about theuess”
”Love is a battle Once you becos that you ith all your heart will disappear in an instant to a place you can't touch”
”Wu, nn”
”Aah, therefore, starting from tomorrow hehe, hehehehe”
”Uh it was the two of us, we still won after all Though I only thought so in s that have been decided Hehe, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha”
Speaking of this, Claribel had said once before that if she won against Layfon she would confess to hi at Claribel's gradually collapsing expression in the darkness, while once again thinking
(Really, I still don't understand)
But, her chest indeed felt tight
But it was because she wanted to resist that kind of action that would change her environe as well
Other than Military Arts, Layfon's usual personality and disposition that couldn't really be relied on, could change at the hands of a woe annoys me after all)
Nina didn't want the environe
”That's a desire that can't be realized”
This was the Academy City The reason everyone cae thee theers to coe was an obvious phenomenon
”That desire can't be realized”
”What?”
”It's nothing”
It was useless to keep e an impossible desire
”This is what I think”
”What?”
”I think Nina has some narcissistic tendencies”
”Wha-!”
”Doesn't Nina think that she's a sorrowful being and stuck in the s?”
”That”
”It's okay, if it can let you exert your full power”
”No, as I said”
”What, isn't that quite good? The darkness in your heart has ti is that those reasons are evil”
”II'et about that, don't you feel that the air in here has becoations made Nina's heart become chaotic, and compared to her, Claribel's expression was quite cal about that What?”
Claribel's face wasn't the sa a relaxed expression
This was her face on the battlefield
”What is it?”
However, her body naturally entered battle condition Nina instantly stood up fro for an unusual presence
The air wasn't the sa of this?”
Changes had indeed appeared in the air However, Nina didn't knohat exactly was different
”I ree in the air In Grendan, this would happen whenever those guys appeared”
”Wolf Faces?”
”But those guys have already”
She had heard that before the big commotion that had happened in Grendan, they had already been completely eliminated
”Therefore”
What was the reason for this kind of feeling?
What would happen?
Before Nina had ti at an intense pace
The scene of the resting roo replaced with other things, and only Claribel and Nina remained where they were
The scenery slowly becaers, in a pitch-black space containing nothing else
Afterwards, there was a being e radiance
What appeared next was
”You are”
”Have you co before Nina was her great-grandfather
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Gildred Antalk stood there
He gazed at Nina with his ar radiance in the darkness was the Electronic Fairy Schneibel
”This place is En?”
The information network space between the Electronic Fairies
Nina had come here before
”Nn, it is”
For Claribel next to her, it should be her first tiaze left and right