episode_0013

Life is.

I thought it was similar to winter.

Quiet, vain… Such a winter.

As always, when another winter has passed.

I met a girl.

Somehow, she was a strange girl.

A voice that chirps ceaselessly like a skylark.

Even frantic gestures like dandelion seeds scattering in the wind.

Unlike her cold and vain self, she is a warm and playful girl.

Appears suddenly at the end of a lonely winter.

It shakes people’s hearts with its bright colors.

For some reason, I thought she was a girl like cherry blossoms blooming in spring.

『My name is Clara! She’s the girl who will beat you someday―☆』

It’s fleeting.

What was the meaning of deciding whether to win or lose?

The result was always the same.

『Ahaha―☆ Today’s fight was fun too!』

It’s vain.

It’s just that the process of disappearing took longer than others.

It will be the same this time too.

The only thing left to you until the end is your duty.

“huh! You look happy too―☆ I’m glad!』

I?

You look happy?

‘That side is just one-sidedly clinging to it.’

『Next time, let’s compete to see the winner―☆ Of course, I will win someday! Because I am a girl who will never be defeated―☆ I will always challenge you, the strongest―!!』

“… ”

If, really… If that’s really the case.

I thought that wouldn’t be bad either.

“In that case, I will wait here forever.”

As the strongest you can challenge.

As the strongest that will never break.

“Forever… I will wait.”

Forever.

Forever…

Just like the long wait of winter.

The spring that suddenly came was warm and beautiful.

『’Hilde’, that’s what my mother called me when I was young. you also… Call it that.』

『Time to exchange nicknames~? Then I’ll shorten it to ‘Lara’―☆』

『… Lala.』

『Hilde! See you next time―☆』

“Yes.”

Tomorrow too.

Even the day after tomorrow.

Next year too.

and.

forever.

Forever.

Forever…

‘I hope this spring lasts forever.’

Memories that I always look back on in my heart.

-Sigh… !

A noise heard beyond memories.

The sound I heard from under my feet brought my mind back to reality. Turn your head and look at the source of the noise.

It was a monster bleeding green blood and cursing on the ruins.

“You… ! Wow, how dare you touch the ‘believers’ of and get away with it… thing… Wow… ! Our priest… ! thee… !”

“Where is he now.”

“Khehe… I… Say… Is it the same? !”

“Then die.”

Quack!

“Whaaaa!!”

As the new semester begins, the main culprit of the kidnapping incident that caused an uproar in the western part of Academy City for a while. The person who called himself a ‘follower’ of let out his last scream as he was pierced by a spear.

A monster that looks no different from a human except for the dragon horns.

He let the investigation network spread by the students of find his home base.

Suddenly, his upper body changed into a dragon, and he summoned dozens of chaos insects with unknown power.

Just before the monsters and dozens of chaos insects that appeared in the ruins annihilated the students of .

They were only subdued by one student. And the ‘believer’ was now struggling, impaled on a spear with blue-white brain energy flowing through it.

A female student with silver-white hair and the black coat of the flowing. She just stared at it quietly.

Silver-white eyes.

What was formed deep inside was not the person in front of me.

“Da… amazing… !”

The strongest fight in Academy City.

And the overwhelming results showed.

Everyone gathered here was trembling at the outcome of the scene they had been watching with bated breath.

“I… That monster alone… Even if we all ran in, we couldn’t catch him… ”

“Who on earth is the monster…? ”

“On top of that, he can defeat dozens of chaos insect subadults, which can only be seen as mid-level dungeon gate bosses, by himself… !”

“As expected, Brunhild is the strongest in Academy City… !”

Rumbling-

Under the dark sky.

A soft thunder echoed and light twinkled in the clouds.

A thunderbolt that shines coldly in a pale color.

Kurung-!

The light flashed and illuminated the corpses of dozens of chaos insects scattered around. Hundreds of craters around. There, the demonic beasts that had been charred black by the thunderbolt were dead.

Dozens of demonic beasts.

A fallen monster.

There is only one winner.

It could truly be said to be the appearance of the absolute.

“… ”

“The world tree… curse… Do… ”

The monster, whose life was finally cut short, looked up at the sky and muttered a final curse. Due to the brain energy, it was completely reduced to crumbs and disappeared.

Pass…

“… ”

Silence.

When everyone trembled at the overwhelming fight that unfolded on the ruins.

There was a student approaching there.

Jeopuk

Jeopuk

Two wolf ears standing sternly and a student approaching with flowing black mane-like hair. She also wore the emblem of the “United Student Council” on her black coat.

“Chairman.”

“… ”

Brunhild was still standing indifferently with his gaze fixed, and the wolf-eared student continued speaking as if he was familiar with that attitude.

“What’s going on?”

“We have received intelligence that the movements of Skadi, the student council president of , are unusual. Through this new student welcome party, surrounding schools… Furthermore, the analysis is that a large-scale resolution ceremony is being prepared for .”

“… ”

The main culprit of the kidnapping incident that suddenly appeared. The attack of dozens of chaos insects and the ever-changing abilities it unleashed were difficult. However, Brünnhild was able to quickly respond to the pattern’s ability that he seemed to have experienced before.

“… ”

『My [Red Flower Darjeeling] is an ultra-peak mystery☆ that puts pressure on the opponent in a variety of ways.』

『Even Hildera will make a cute voice like this☆ If my heart is pressed in all directions―♡』

“… ”

also.

And you to me…

The wolf-eared student probably thought it was strange to see Brünnhild standing silently, so he approached her. However, he stopped again when he saw Brunhild’s gaze on him.

“Chairman?”

“Report.”

“Yes, that is the result of investigating by deploying agents from the . It is said that within , there have been a number of people who have been advocating independence from the union for some time.”

“Eastern Union… Furthermore, is it because of the mining rights to the Eastern Ether Conduit Mine?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“… ”

Recently, there was a rumor going around in the student council of a large school in .

Formation of the Eastern Alliance.

It was news that meant the combination of and .

An alliance of two large schools located in the eastern part of .

That combination was tantamount to a gesture of rebellion against , which occupied the central social circle and power of Golden Street, including the .

The black wolf-eared girl continued her report.

“It is said that promised exclusive mining rights for the eastern ether conductor mine in return for the eastern alliance.”

“The fact that it is known to us means that it has already fully progressed.”

“Sorry for the delay in understanding.”

“… ”

For a long time, the students of served as the de facto leaders of by reappointing the president of the .

A solid tower of power that has lasted for a long time.

There was a movement to oppose that solid power.

This was a move that disturbed the balance of .

predicted that chaos would break out in their area. So they abandoned their affiliation as an alliance and decided to engage in an all-out war with .

“… ”

If you simply claim independence.

It was destined to wither away after being pushed out by the eastern alliance of two large schools.

I am preparing for independence because I definitely have something to believe in.

and cannot exert meaningful influence due to distance.

Except for the two large schools. There was only one best option for to reach out.

Northern slums.

“ .”

Pyromaniacs.

Problem son.

Crazy guys who belong to the Union and sincerely shout that they will one day burn down the Union.

A large school that couldn’t mix with students of ordinary temperament and ended up in a slum. If those guys start running wild in the city center, the chaos in Academy City will become uncontrollable.

“I never thought they would try to join hands with the slum guys.”

The black wolf-eared girl responded to Brunhild’s muttering.

“Yes. It is said that slum students have been seen in the site between and the downtown area this semester.”

“I guess I should go to .”

The collapse of the union and the suspicious movements of large academies.

As the loser of Academy City, I had to personally step in and stop all of this.

“I have already arranged for a direct train to . The performance will be followed by a bell clerk.”

“Got it. You will clean up the rest of the site. It’s Ziklinde.”

“Yes!”

chuck!

Toward Brünnhild, who left immediately, the black wolf-eared girl Sieklinde saluted with full respect.

There was no hesitation because she had abandoned her love for the public bar and boarding school she originally came from.

fluttering-

Brunhild advances with her black coat waving.

The name of a school located near passed through her mind like fluttering cherry blossom leaves.

“Central… prism… Academy.”

perhaps…

What awaits there.

no.

Let’s not imagine anything absurd.

That is not the oath shared between the two.

‘I am here.’

He has become stronger than before, and is truly waiting to become the strongest. So, she will come to challenge you at any time.

The day I lost.

A word I heard vaguely in my mind.

『… It was a really good fight… Hilde… me too… thee… 』

She left because she was disappointed in herself for being weak.

When she knows she’s stronger than before, she’ll come back to try again.

Spring will definitely come again.

all… It will.

So let’s wait.

Forever.

Forever…

I am.

thee…

“… ”

Brunhild paused for a moment.

But they start to leave the ruins again.

He walks towards the ether train station where his men are waiting.

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“I’m busy so go back. How long are you going to keep coming like this? [Spiral] Do you know how many festival products were ruined because of you? Even though you’re in third grade, are you still experiencing the stormy and furious times?”

“Wow―☆ I heard you shouldn’t talk about that name out loud―☆”

“I don’t understand why you hide your power.”

“… ”

“Well, if Skadi finds out that you’ve been hiding here, he’ll be shocked. That would be worth seeing.”

Maya sighed when she saw me hiding in the cabinet earlier.

“Phew… Okay, let’s stop talking. Even though you were crazy, you didn’t harm others or do anything for no reason.”

Somehow, it seemed like the only things Maya had changed from before were the scars on her face and her sighs.

I went through the main building’s security, which was much tighter than I remembered, and found a private office that was much dirtier and more worn than I remembered. There, Maya and I had a happy reunion.

Gulp

Gulp

Maya, wearing work clothes that were older than she remembered, put both legs on the steel table, opened a steel flask, and drank an energy drink.

She gently handed the flask over and offered it, but Clara refused because the high-caffeine drink was not suitable for her body.

“… So why did you come here?”

“You know―☆ After the event is over, can I borrow a car and go for a ride―☆”

“Isn’t the atmosphere at our school bad these days?”

“I don’t know―☆ Give me a ride!”

Write “. I got it.”

Gulp

Gulp

“And we are only taking one new student from there to our school, so please help us with the procedures―☆”

“Pugh!!! Big!! Isn’t this just crazy?!”

Maya poured orange energy drink from her nose.