Vol 13 Chapter 3 (1/2)

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at 13th of July 2018 07:34:05 AM

Chapter 3

Chapter 3 – The Time of Parting

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Part 1

After Nayuta left, everyone looked up to the sky.

It was a beautiful night.

The crescent moon was floating like a s.h.i.+p in the starry sky. A streak of light was stretching within that world of star. It was a streak of light that was stretching from the land like a bridge that connected to the heaven.

And then there was lively music and people’s cheers.

「Eh!?」

Kizuna looked around in panic.

Below them was a gigantic colosseum. And then there was a huge audience filling it to the brim.

「This place──」

‘The capital of Vatlantis Empire, Zeltis!?’

「Ki, Kizuna?」

And then beside him was Aine──no, Emperor Ainess Synclavia wearing the emperor’s outfit.

「A, Aine? This place……」

「This is the empire’s throne hall……err, Kizuna? Honestly, my head cannot catch up.」

Kizuna was also the same.

Above the stage in the colosseum, they could see Amaterasu and Masters moving about in confusion. The song’s orchestra was playing, but the singing voices couldn’t be heard. The audiences were also noisy seeing that.

At the VIP room at the other side, he could see Reiri and Kei were talking with each other in panic.

Kizuna also put his hand on his forehead and desperately recalled his memory.

「Aine, this place is Zeltis right? Besides this event, it’s after the battle was over……no, after the battle between the joint army of Lemuria and Izgard against Vatlantis was over, the Genesis was repaired, and this is the night of celebration right?」

「Ri, right……it feels like we are coming back to several years ago……or perhaps, was we dreaming……Kizuna, do you remember?」

「Yeah……the fight against the machine G.o.ds right? Also in Ataraxia Academy──」

「I don’t know about that though. Hey……it, really happened right?」

When he was asked that, he was unable to answer confidently.

It felt like he had seen a long dream.

After this late he noticed that there was a figure lying down below his feet.

‘Aa.’

As expected, it was something that really happened.

The proof was sleeping on the floor.

The shadow of the existence who was once a machine G.o.d and obtained the flesh of Kizuna’s mother.

The little girl with long golden hair was curling into herself and sleeping.

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Part 2

After that, they moved around in confusion searching each other and then they rejoiced with each other when they reunited and embraced each other.

Sylvia, Himekawa, and Yuris.h.i.+a of Amaterasu, and the idol group of Masters excluding Gertrude were continuing their performance on the stage without stopping.

There was a really noticeable pause of the show, their song and performance were also shaky, but there was a mysterious excitement in their act and it seemed the audiences were satisfied.

And then the night of festival began once more.

But, there wasn’t really much time left.

Now that Genesis had recovered and the world’s system had stabilized due to Nayuta, the AU Collision also wouldn’t occur anymore.

The Entrance that was currently opened with Atlantis would also vanish soon.

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The time to return back to their respective world had come.

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「The Entrance will vanish in several more days.」

It was Landred who said that. She was the only person who inherited the super ancient technology in the world of Atlantis. Her words had credibility.

「If the Entrance close, it won’t be possible to go to Lemuria anymore.」

And then according to the result of Kei’s investigation, certainly the reduction of Entrance was detected.

Now that Nayuta had vanished, it was impossible to create Entrance by their own strength.

From the result of the examination, it was decided that they would return to Lemuria using Vatlantis’s battles.h.i.+p in three more days.

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Part 3

Starting from the next day, each of them saying their farewell reluctantly using the slightly remaining valuable time.

Kizuna and Aine too would also──,

「It’s a beautiful sight.」

Kizuna visited the imperial villa where Aine was raised at her childhood.

The chalk white castle that was built above a lake was contrastive with the black buildings of Zeltis. Perhaps this building was built with the intention of raising a pure and innocent girl. The beautiful white castle was even more beautiful with the distant snowy mountain peaks as the background.

Aine who was wearing the emperor outfit and Kizuna were walking side by side across the bridge above the lake. Kizuna was wearing his usual Ataraxia uniform. He was told that a Vatlantis-style clothes would be prepared for him, but it was Vatlantis’s fas.h.i.+on that the exposure rate would be higher the greater the status of the wearer was. As expected, Kizuna was told that the best look for him was if he was wearing only a mantel and nothing else, so he politely refused.

Aine stopped walking at the middle of the bridge. And then she pointed at the sh.o.r.e at the other side.

「I went to Lemuria from the other side after crossing this bridge. I didn’t know that there was an Entrance and got lost into it.」

「Is that so……」

Kizuna stared at the place where there was once an Entrance.

「Perhaps it was a tough experience for Aine, but thanks to that I was able to meet Aine. Right now I’m thankful toward that Entrance.」

「Yes……there were enjoyable things and painful things due to me going to Lemuria but……the best thing that happened is how I was able to meet Kizuna. So much so that I think it’s fine to consider all the other painful things to be worth it.」

It was the greatest praise that was extremely straightforward for Aine. It made Kizuna felt awkward.

「I, I see……no, but, there were really so many things that happened huh.」

「Yes. In the end the Genesis is also repaired and peace also came to this world. The destruction of the world due to the machine G.o.ds’ whim is also cancelled. Let me express my thanks once again as Vatlantis’s emperor too.」

Aine said that and lowered her head with a beautiful gesture.

「Sto, stop it. That’s too formal……with our relations.h.i.+p.」

Kizuna felt uncomfortable with Aine’s speech and action.

It was as though she was trying to take distance from him.

It felt like she was trying to emphasis that she wasn’t Chidorigafuchi Aine, but Ainess Synclavia.

「Say, Aine.」

「What?」

Those eyes looked somehow sad.

「Won’t you live with me at Lemuria?」

「Kizuna……that」

Aine opened her lips and tried to say something, but she stopped.

「I certainly understand Aine’s position. But, for me you are Aine, Chidorigafuchi Aine.」

「……Kizuna, sorry.」

Kizuna’s breathing stopped instantly.

「I……can’t return.」

「Why?」

Kizuna pretended to not notice his heart beat that was ringing like an alarm bell and asked.

「Even though I am the emperor Vatlantis, all that time I didn’t know about this country’s predicament. I left my little sister alone……I pushed everything to her……I cannot burden Grace with even more hards.h.i.+p than this.」

「That’s……」

「I……as the emperor of Vatlantis, I have to fulfill my duty.」

「Then, I’ll──」

──’I’ll, stay in this world?’

He wanted to do that if it was possible.

But, just like Aine he also had to lend his strength for Lemuria’s recovery. There was also the cleanup of the matters that Vatlantis and his mother left behind. And then, as expected he also couldn’t just push everything to Reiri.

Aine chuckled.

「As I thought, we are really similar.」

「Yeah.」

The faces of the two who were smiling like that were overflowing with sadness and helplessness as expected.

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Part 4

That night, Kizuna was falling into thought alone inside the room that was prepared for him. He laid down on the bed and wracked his brain while staring up at the ceiling.

──’What should I do?’

He wanted to stay together with Aine from now on too. Aine should also feel the same.

However it was something difficult with their position.

Kizuna woke up.

He was going to try talking with Aine once more.

He couldn’t imagine that their decision would change after meeting again.

The more they met, the more painful it would become to part. He also got such feeling. However──,

As expected he would still go to meet her. When he was thinking like that, the door was knocked.

‘Could it be Aine?……’ He braced himself.

「Co……come in.」

However the one who opened the door and entered inside awkwardly was the brown skinned beast.

「Sorry to come so suddenly.」

「……Gravel?」

Gravel stood still at the entrance with blus.h.i.+ng cheeks. She was fidgeting.

「What’s up? Don’t just stand there, come inside.」

After he said that, Gravel finally entered inside.

And then she faced Kizuna with a determined face.

「Kizuna, I will stay behind in this world.」

Kizuna felt like his heart clenched tightly.

「The Genesis was repaired and the world that was in the process of dying was resurrected. And then the relation between Vatlantis and Baldin has also been repaired, from here on it will be an important time for Izgard.」

「You’re right……Gravel is a hero there huh.」

Gravel’s cheeks were getting increasingly red.

「I, I’m not anything that exaggerated. It’s just, I have responsibility toward my home country and the people.」

「I see……it will be lonely.」

Kizuna approached Gravel and stared into her eyes.

Gravel’s throat made a small gulping sound.

「……Kizuna. I have one last request. Will you listen to me?」

「Yeah, anything, if it’s something that I can do.」

「I want you……to do, Ecstasy Hybrid with me too.」

──’!?’

Kizuna held his breath.

Ecstasy Hybrid……or rather──it was that.

Gravel’s face turned bright red and she looked up at him with an anxious look. That face wasn’t the face of a hero, but the face of a maiden in love.

「……But, are you okay with that?」

「I won’t be able to meet with Kizuna anymore……that’s why, I want you to carve it into my body. The proof of our being together. Perhaps, if we don’t do this……I’ll regret it for the rest of my life. That’s why……」

He understood Gravel’s feeling so well it was painful.

Kizuna wordlessly embraced Gravel’s body.

「aha……-」

Then Gravel leaked out a sigh that sounded relieved and happy. Kizuna whispered into Gravel’s ear.

「There is something that I have to say first. Ecstasy Hybrid covert the source of life I send into energy. In case the partner is someone who has Ros-series installed, all of the life source will be processed by the core. That’s why, it won’t cause any pregnancy.」

「Yeah……even so──」

「But──it’s a really low probability but, even so very rarely the partner will get impregnated.」

「──Eh」

Gravel distanced her face slightly and stared into Kizuna’s eyes.

「Wha, what you just said……」

「Yeah. There is possibility that Gravel will get pregnant with my child.」

「A child……with Kizuna……」

Gravel’s eyes were sparkling like star.

「What’s more, if that happen within a few hour the core will be chased out and ejected outside the body. As though the child is taking away its place.」

「Su……such, thing is」

Kizuna nodded with a serious face.

「That’s right, if that happen, the effect won’t be small. For Gravel who is the hero of Izgard, it will surely become a big problem if you lose Zoros, above all else──」

「There isn’t any problem! Kizuna!」

「Eh? I, is that so……? Well, it’s true the probability is low, like one in thousands or one in tens of thousands.」

When he said that to rea.s.sure Gravel, her eyes sharpened instead. They were filled to the brim with motivation.

「I, I’ll, do my best!」

「O……ou?」

Gravel separated herself from Kizuna and began to strip her clothes. And then after she took off everything, she stood in front of Kizuna. Brown glossy skin. Springy voluminous b.r.e.a.s.t.s, and the light pink tips of the b.r.e.a.s.t.s that were blooming there. Navel and waist that were tight with muscle. And then a tightly closed line that was running across the hill that was hairless like a little girl.

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「It’s beautiful, Gravel.」

Gravel dropped her gaze shyly and entangled the fingertips of her hands with each other.

「Kizuna too……quickly.」

She said that to hide her embarra.s.sment, but it made her even more embarra.s.sed because t sounded like she wanted to see Kizuna naked and urging him to do so.

When Kizuna became completely naked just like she requested, Gravel was fascinated with his look.

「It’s lovely……Kizuna.」

Kizuna’s thing was already pointing up gallantly.

Kizuna was aroused that he was going to do it with her. Gravel who realized that was also happy and her lower lips were also turning moist.

──’That thing, it will enter into me.’

She touched her lower stomach and inside it became heatedly tight.

「……Gravel.」

Gravel spontaneously felt like she would cry when Kizuna embraced her. She endured her tear and in exchange she caressed Kizuna’s body to express her feeling to him. And then Kizuna too also caressed to taste the beautifully tight and slender body of her.

Gravel asked for a kiss with a flushed face.

「Nh♥」

Their lips touched and pressed on each other to enjoy the soft texture. And then from their opened lips, their tongues reached out. The tongues touched each other between the slightly separated lips and entangled with each other.

The act of stretching out only their tongues and licking each other felt really lewd. It was gradually fanning up their carnality.

After that the two of them touched each other’s body, licked each other, touched around, and repeatedly caressed intensely as though to completely dominated the whole body.

It was as though they were trying to burn the whole body of the other into their memory.

Even Gravel who was usually reserved was seeking Kizuna proactively. While they were caressing each other like that repeatedly, the desire inside their body couldn’t be suppressed anymore.

Before long they moved on to cross the final line where it was unclear which of them started it.

Gravel lied down and looked up to Kizuna with intoxicated eyes.

Kizuna suddenly recalled the time when they performed the reinstall of the core.

However this time it wouldn’t be just a pseudo thing. He would enter into Gravel with his own body without a doubt.

That fact made his waist trembled in excitement. His hardening thing swelled into its maximum size and towered up stiffly.

Gravel who was staring at it with an erotic gaze was also completely wet.

The lips at the center of Gravel’s spread out legs were opening right now while twitching. It looked like it was waiting impatiently for Kizuna to enter.

「Here I go, Gravel.」

Gravel smiled happily and nodded slightly.

Kizuna aimed at Gravel’s lower lips that were opened and waiting. And then the head slipped in while making a sticky sound.

「Uh……a, AAaAAH♥!」

Gravel’s back was bending backward the deeper he went.

「Wha, what’s-, this-……it, feels, too good……a, aah, no, don’t♥」

Gravel’s body quickly began to tremble.

Kizuna resisted against the terrific tightening and forcefully screwed in deeper. And then the moment Kizuna’s tip kissed the deepest part of Gravel, her body convulsed.

「Co-, co……ming-! uUU……NNNH!!♥♥♥」

The excessive tightening even made him wondered if his thing would get torn off. Gravel’s legs stretched out tensely while trembling with small twitches. Both the outside and inside of her body were convulsing repeatedly.

Before long she was breathing hard as though she had just ran a sprint with all her strength.

「Gravel, are you alright?」

Kizuna gently caressed the face of Gravel who became soaked with sweat and brushed away her hair that was sticking on her forehead.

Gravel was looking up at Kizuna with an empty gaze.

「A, amazing……」

──’It’s completely different from when I did it with Aldea. Besides even the reinstall the other day isn’t……this is, the real deal…….’

「It is for this……that man and woman……become like this.」

Gravel spontaneously patted her stomach.

The inside of her body was hot.

Kizuna tightened his expression from the pleasure.

「Gravel’s……there, feels like it’s sucking in the tip.」

「Tha, that’s……」

It felt like her face that was already blus.h.i.+ng became even more flushed.

‘Is it because……my body, want to become pregnant?’

Gravel’s inside was contracting without pause, moving as though to suck in Kizuna’s thing deeper and deeper. It was slowly causing Kizuna’s desire to rise.

「Gravel’s inside……feel really good.」

「I, I see……that’s, great.」

「But I never thought that you would come just from me entering.」

「Shu, shut up……」

Gravel looked aside in a huff with an angry look. That gesture was cute. It caused the feeling that was loving Gravel and the wish to taste Gravel’s body more were welling up inside him.

「I’m sorry, Gravel.」

「It’s not like you need to apo──aAAAAAAAHNN!! ♥♥」

Kizuna slowly pulled out as though to ascertain the texture of her inner wall. And then just before his thickest part slipped out, he drove inside until the depth in one go.

「Kyaah!♥」

And then he repeated that movement.

「Tsu♥aa……haa……aaaa♥aaa♥nnnnnn……kyahn♥!」

Gravel’s face became completely intoxicated. Her eyes were unfocused and tears were welling up. Her opened mouth was trickling out saliva.

Kizuna’s hand reached at her breast that maintained its shape even while she was facing up.

「HyaaAHAaAA♥」

He slowly rubbed her breast while repeating his pistoning movement.

Gravel’s inside was diligently continuing its motion as though to wring out Kizuna’s thing pleadingly.

「Aa……Kizuna, Kizunaa……I, I want it……」

Gravel begged while shedding tears.

「No, good……I, I’m, going to come by myself again so……please.」

In the first place Kizuna was also at his limit.

「──Got it.」

The movement of Kizuna’s waist instantly became more intense. The sound of their body colliding was echoing inside the room with brisk rhythm. Her b.r.e.a.s.t.s were also bouncing in accordance with that as though they were dancing while the bed was making creaking sound.

「Ahn! Ah♥ Haah! Aah! Ki-♥ Kizun!」

Gravel’s honey was gus.h.i.+ng out as though it was being pushed out from their connected part. The sticky sound from the honey was stirring up the obscenity.

「HaaAAAHNN, ye, yees-! I’m, happy-♥ I-, Kizun♥」

Sensation that couldn’t be suppressed was running from Kizuna’s waist into Gravel.

「Gravel! I’m coming!」

「Ah, fuaaAAHNN♥」

Gravel clung on Kizuna by embracing him and both her legs were also firmly locked on Kizuna’s back to push his body on her. it was her declaration of intent that she wished to receive Kizuna’s thing inside her no matter what.

Kizuna pushed in with a conspicuously strong pounding and made his tip to stick on Gravel’s deepest entrance. That place of Gravel was also sucking at Kizuna’s tip as though it had been waiting for it.

In that moment, something rushed up from inside Kizuna with tremendous speed and fired inside Gravel with severe momentum.

「Ih!! ♥♥♥AaAH! AAaAAAa! AAAAA♥AA♥AAAA♥♥♥♥」

It was a pleasure that almost made her lost her mind.

Lights flickered in front of her eyes.

It felt like her body would float up without ever stopping.

Gravel felt something hot spreading inside her. It granted warmth and happiness into Gravel’s body. It felt like her body and heart would melt.

‘If I can melt and become one with Kizuna’──she thought.

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Part 5

「Toaaast!」

On the floor that had fur carpet with nice texture spread out, Yuris.h.i.+a and Himekawa, and then Aine were clinking their gla.s.ses together. This was the so called girls only gathering, a pajama party.

Although, the pajamas were prepared by Vatlantis, so they were naturally see-through negligee. At first Himekawa was disapproving, but she accepted after being told that no other people would come.

「Aa, this is really delicious.」

Himekawa’s face burst into smile after a sip.

「You’re right. Aine, what kind of drink this is?」

「It’s a liquor that used fruit grown in Vatlantis. If you like it then I’ll arrange some for souvenir. A one year supply.」

「Tha, that much?」

Himekawa made a twitching smile.

「Tell me if there are other things that you also want. I’ll make them prepare most of the local specialty.」

「It’s too late to notice this but, you are really an imperial princess huh……Aine-san.」

「That’s right. You can wors.h.i.+p me if you want.」

「It came out, Aine’s speech.」

When Yuris.h.i.+a smiled in amus.e.m.e.nt, Aine also snorted.

「So Aine, you won’t change your feeling?」

Aine put the gla.s.s she was holding with both hands on her lap and nodded slightly.

Himekawa frowned and leaned forward.

「That’s……what did Kizunkun say to you?」

「He told me that he want me to come together but……」

「Then! You should be honest to your own feeling!」

「Hayuru……」

Aine made a troubled smile toward her friend who was desperately insisting to her.

「Good grief Hayuru……even though it’s fine even if you say something like ‘then Kizuna will be mine isn’t it’.」

「There is no way I can say that!」

Himekawa yelled with teary eyes. Aine’s feeling became apologetic seeing HImekawa thinking seriously about the two of them.

「Why are you two have to part when you two loved each other! That is just too cruel!」

「Hayuru……」

Aine faced Himekawa and reached out. She hugged her to console her and to express her thanks.

「Thank you Hayuru. But, because you are there I can entrust Kizuna to you without worry.」

「E, even if you tell me that, there is no way I can just answer yes leave it to me!」

Yuris.h.i.+a emptied her gla.s.s and then poured the second serving from the bottle.

「Is that so? Then perhaps I’ll take him in that case.」

「Yuris.h.i.+san!」

Himekawa who perceived the light talk seriously glared at Yuris.h.i.+a with a scary face. Yuris.h.i.+a reflexively shrugged and poured more liquor into the two’s gla.s.ses.

「And then, what did Grace say?」

「She told me she is happy. Though she is indignant that Kizuna won’t stay behind.」

Yuris.h.i.+a imagined that scene and smiled wryly.

「I seee……but Aine. This won’t be a long distance relations.h.i.+p you know? Perhaps you two won’t be able to meet again forever. I think it’s great that you feel responsible as the emperor, but I think no one will blame you even if you prioritize yourself.」

Aine gulped the content of her gla.s.s and let out a long sigh.

「……Thank you Yuris.h.i.+a. But, I have already decided.」

Yuris.h.i.+a and Himekawa looked at each other’s face and sighed.

At that time, a knocking sound came. Aine replied without any hesitation.

「Come in.」

The door opened and Hyakurath peered inside hesitantly.

「Excuse me. Is Himekawsan here?」

「Hya, Hyakurath-san!?」

「Ah……forgive my rudeness. I don’t know that emperor Ainess is also here.」

「I don’t mind. What’s the matter?」

「Yes. The second year group two of Ataraxia Academy is holding a farewell party. It will be great if Himekawsan can also come even if only for a bit……」

Aine spoke to urge Himekawa.

「Go there, Hayuru.」

「But……」

Yuris.h.i.+a also smiled telling her to not mind them.

「We will also have fun here on our own. It’s fine even if you come back here when you feel like it.」

「……I understand. Then, I will show up for a bit there. Please don’t drink too much just because I’m not here. Tomorrow there will be a parting live show after all. We will have rehearsal throughout the morning you know?」

「Yes yes.」

Yuris.h.i.+a replied half-heartedly while waving her hand. And then, she suddenly remembered something and added.

「Ah……speaking about the rehearsal, I wonder where is Sylvichan going?」

「Come to think of it, I don’t see here anywhere……if only she contact us properly beforehand.」

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Part 6

Around that time, Sylvia was also spending her few remaining valuable time with for a farewell with her important friend.

「UWAaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHNNN」

「Ra, Ragrus-chan. Please don’t cry like that desuu~」

In the room that was a.s.signed to Sylvia, Ragrus suddenly visited when she was checking the program of the live show tomorrow about an hour ago.

And then since that time she had been like this all along.

Right now she was burying her face into the long sofa and crying.

「Sylvia made tea desu. Drink it and calm down desu.」

Sylvia came carrying a tray with tea on it. It was a high-cla.s.s tea from Izgard, and it was a bit similar like Earl Grey, which Sylvia liked.

She put the tray on the table in front of the sofa and poured the tea into a cup.

「Here, enjoy desu.」

「U……」

Ragrus held the cup Sylvia handed her with both hands and sipped it with slurping sound.

「Is it delicious desu?」

「……It’s delicious.」

「That’s great desu.」

Ragrus put the cup on the table with a loud sound.

「What do you mean great! Aren’t you feeling sad?」

「Ra, Ragrus-chan……」

The area around Ragrus’s eyes was swelling red because she was crying too much. Even so tears were trickling once again and Ragrus yelled.

「Yo, you are, thinking that I’m someone who don’t matter to you anyway! Because, all that time I only kept hara.s.sing you after all!」

「There is no way Sylvia isn’t sad desu!」

Sylvia sat beside Ragrus and hugged her.

「Ragrus-chan is Sylvia’s most important friend desu! Best friend desu! And yet, we won’t be able to meet again, there is no way Sylvia isn’t sad desu!」

The shoulders of Sylvia who was hugging her were trembling. Ralgrus forgot to even cry at Sylvia’s drastic change and stayed dumbfounded.

「Sy, Sylvia……」

Sylvia’s voice was shaking and mixed with sobbing.

「Sy, Sylvia thought, tha, that finally, in the end……we can laugh, and have fun memory desu……and yet」

Tears were flowing without end from Sylvia’s eyes.

「RALGRUS-CHAN YOU IDIOOOOOOOTT」

Sylvia’s thin arms hugged Ralgrus with all her strength.

Tears were overflowing from Ralgrus’s eyes once more.

「UWAaAAAAAHN, Sy, SYLVIAaAAAAAAAAAAA」

「RALGRUS-CHAaAAaAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNN-」

They called each other’s name and continued crying loudly while hugging each other.

They cried until their tears dried out.

Before long they were tired from crying and leaned on each other limply. It was then Ralgrus talked faintly.

「I won’t……stay behind.」

「Fue?」

Sylvia stared at Ralgrus with the area around her eyes swelling red.

「I won’t stay behind in Vatlantis. I’ll go to Lemuria.」

「Ra, Ralgrus-chan? But, that’s……」

Ralgrus’s twintail shook left and right from her shaking her head.

「I’m just an orphan anyway……I also have no one close to me. I’m also out of place in the imperial guard……honestly I have no lingering attachment to Vatlantis. But……」

Ralgrus looked down shyly.

「I have lingering attachment to Lemuria……or rather, I’ve made something that I don’t want to lose……」

Sylvia was fl.u.s.tered by the sudden decision.

「Bu, but, is it really okay desu? You won’t be able to go back here you know desu?」

Ralgrus lifted her face abryptly and talked back stubbornly.

「It’s fine! I’ve decided already!」

After declaring that, Ralgrus’s face became a bit timid.

「But that’s, only if……Sylvichan will keep becoming my friend from here on too.」

There was bewilderment in Sylvia’s heart.

It was the fear that because of her fault, the future of her important friend became disordered.

Previously too, there was that time when she fought Ralgrus at the Tokyo recapture operation which resulted in Ralgrus losing her memory.

However──,

Right now was different from that time.

Sylvia grasped the hand of her best friend.

「We are friend for life desu! When we return to Lemuria, no matter what happen Sylvia will protect Ralgrus-chan desu!」

Ralgrus looked back at Sylvia’s serious gaze with an astonished look.

「Tha……that’s a promise okay? E, even if you say later that as expected it’s impossible or anything, I won’t accept it!」

「Yes desu!」

Ralgrus felt awkward and she was unable to look straight at Sylvia. Sylvia pulled the hand of Ralgrus who was like that toward her.

「It’s a promise desu.」

Sylvia said that and turned a smile at the end.

「Yes……a promise.」

And then Ralgrus also showed a gentle smile as though all her worries had been resolved.

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Part 7

──The next day.

Kizuna was rushed with ceremonies and interviews that he didn’t even have time to meet Aine.

He thought that there would be a chance to meet at night, but it was suddenly decided that he would make an appearance at the farewell live show of Amaterasu and Masters.

Although it might be called a decision, in reality the woman named Maris who introduced herself as the manager of Amaterasu was forcefully taking him to the specially constructed stage in colosseum without letting him refusing.

And then in the VIP room there was a figure who was looking down at Kizuna who was waving his hand on the stage.

「Good grief. They didn’t even give any notice……」

Reiri muttered with a displeased look and gulped the alcohol in her gla.s.s in one gulp.

Inside the room with luxurious decoration, the music and noises in the venue were broadcasted in moderate volume.

「Headmaster.」

Landred who was sitting beside her on the sofa reached out to pour alcohol into Reiri’s gla.s.s.

「Ah, thanks.」

Reiri held out her gla.s.s and received the alcohol.