Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia

Kei, could you confirm the result of Kizuna and Gertrudes Climax Hybrid?

Inside the Nayuta Labs center control room, Hida Reiri was staring at the monitor floating in the air. After the Climax Hybrid inside the fully packed train succeeded, the ability experiment of Kizunas Eros and Gertrudes Sigura was carried out at Nayuta Labs experiment facility. Just now all the experiment list had been completed and currently that data was being analyzed.

{We obtained the result that is almost exactly as we hypothesized. The destructive power of Siguras particle cannon has increased by 50%. Each of Eross specs are also upped to be equal with Sigura. The creation of the particle cannon by Eros also succeeded. The destructive power of that creation is also equal with Sigura.}

I see. If thats the case we can feel relieved for now then.

In contrast with her words, Reiri looked unsatisfied somewhere.

If its about the Core aptitude and the compatibility with Kizuna, then this me is!!

{Whats wrong Reiri?}

NoI think that compared to the Climax Hybrid with the girls of Amaterasu, there is a large gap of spec here.

{That cannot be helped. Compared to Ros-series, the Cores specs is different in the first place.}

If I had the Core of Ros-series installed in mewhat would happen?

Kei made a slightly shocked eyes and stared hard at Reiri.

Its just a jest. Forget it.

Reiri averted her eyes and stared at the Core storage case that looked like a safe which was left alone at the corner of the room. It was the case where Taross Core was once stored. Taross Core was installed inside Sylvias body and now the inside of the case was empty.

There was no more reserve Core in Ataraxia. Their only lifeline was just Kizuna and Gertrude. Right now what did they need to do to win with just these two Heart Hybrid Gears. They had to focus at just that. She understood that. Even so she unconsciously thought of this.

Even though if we just have more Core, I also can fight.

At that time, the door of the center control room opened, Kizuna and Gertrude had returned from the experiment room.

Nee-chan, Shikina-san. What is the experiment result?

The two of them entered the room still in their pilot suits, they looked around the floating windows floating in the air looking for the one that might displayed their data.

Kei typed on her keyboard in order to display her text at the window they looked up at.

{We obtained the result that roughly as we hypothesized. With this we can carry out the next operation.}

Kizuna unconsciously clenched his fist.

I seewith this I can go there one more time!

To the AU.

Just wait, everyonealso, Aine.

Gertrude looked up at Kizuna who was like that anxiously.

But boss. No matter how you look at it, isnt it too reckless to come to blow with them with just the two of us? No, its not like I got cold feet after all this though.

I told you not to worry. We are not going to sell a fight right to their face. This operation is properly thought out.

Kizuna smiled to Gertrude. When she looked at that smile, her anxiety mysteriously vanished, it made Gertrude surprised about herself who was like that.

It seems.recently, boss had changed arent you?

Hm? No, I dont think that Ive changed anywhere.

Somehow, the atmosphere Kizuna had when she first met him and was different compared to now.

After he returned from the AU, especially after going through the battle with Clayda and Elma of the Quartum, the air clad on his body was different. It felt like he was extremely reliable, or he was worth to be relied on.

There was no basis to it.

It was just, that was how it felt like. For that reason, she didnt feel like resisting even in the Climax Hybrid. Rather, she even felt happy. Though she couldnt say this out loud by any means.

Somehow, I got a little angry. Dont get carried away okay.

? Whats the matter? You are odd since just now.

Boss is the odd one here. After this we are going to AU with the objective of recovering Masters and Amaterasu. No matter what, we wont be able to avoid fighting.

Faster than Kizuna could answer, Reiri interjected into the talk.

Eventually it will become like that. But, first there is the need to know the enemy.

Reiri brushed her hair and flicked the touch panel of the console. Thereupon, the landscape of Zeltis, the imperial capital of Vatlantis that Eros recorder automatically was projected.

Even if we rush into the Entrance of London, we also want to grasp of what happen at the other side. The information that we currently acquire all comes from the observation of Kizuna when he became prisoner. At the very least we need to get the general map of Zeltis and the place where Amaterasu and Masters are being held. In other word the next mission is to sneak from the Entrance and scout the enemys capital.

{According to Kizunas information, the members of Amaterasu and Masters seem to be locked in the prison of the castle. However with Kizunas escape, there is also the possibility that their imprisonment location is changed. Other than the deciding those information, the route from the Entrance until the rescue location, the place where enemy security is strict, and reversely the place where security is lax. We need to obtain the information for our infiltration path and withdrawal path.}

Kizuna didnt have objection about that operation. But there were still factors he was uneasy about.

Its fine to do scouting mission, but what should I do? There is no man in the AU. If I walk inside the city, Ill get find out as enemy instantly. A countermeasure regarding that is needed.

{No problem.}

Keis letters were displayed in an extremely strong assertion. He got the feeling that the font size was double from the usual.

Eh? Aah, do you have some kind of idea?

This time it was Reiri who answered with somewhat fidgety look.

Yo, you can say thatregarding this matter, you dont need to worry. Though it will take a little time.

Whats the matter? Is this just my feelingyou two seems having fun.

Dont say stupid thing. There is no such thing.

Reiri averted her face.

Thats absolutely a lie.

Reiris face broke into a grin and she wasnt composed at all. Just what in the world she was scheming about?

Then, I have one more thing Im uneasy about. Its the lack of combat power. Gertrude has recovered and its possible to do Climax Hybrid with her, even so the level is different compared to Ros-series. If enemy at the level of Quartum appeared again, we might not be able to repel them like before. Besides

Kizunas look became grim.

If Aine really becomes our enemy and appears herein front of Zeross [Code Breaker], no matter how powerful a weapon is, it will be meaningless.

Certainly thats true. Especially regarding Aine, currently we have no method to deal with her. The only method we can take is to avoid having direct confrontation with her as much as possible. We can do only that.

The photo of the situation at London which was taken by unmanned drone was displayed at the monitor. There, the figures of people leading a life that was the same like before the Another Universe Conflict was projected.

{Similar with Tokyo, the whole London is becoming magic power plant. The only different with Tokyo is that there is no deployment of large force like a fleet or anything here. In exchange there are a great number of magic weapons. Also a lot of the magic weapons deployed are the powerless small type magic weapon.}

There is nothing to fear from us anymore, thats what they are saying huh.

Reiri murmured in annoyance.

{Its easy to reach London. However if you go there, the magic weapons will soon notice. Thereupon their large number is troublesome. With the current Kizuna and Gertrude, the two of you will not be defeated by something like magic weapon, but its also difficult to scatter them in one go. And if reinforcement appear from the Entrance during that time, it will become hard to deal with them. The problem is how to send Kizuna and Gertrude to the Entrance without the enemy noticing.}

Kizuna raised his hand as if he was struck by an idea.

There is a little something I want to consultthere is promising reinforcement for us, Im wondering how about borrowing those guys strength? Though its necessary for the research department to make a little effort so that we can have them fight with us together.

{Reinforcement? Who do you mean?}

I too only got to know them just now. Right, Gertrude?

Even though the talk was suddenly directed at her, Gertrude completely didnt understand what Kizuna was talking about.

Haa? What are you planning to do? Boss Kizuna is

London was welcoming a gentle day of Autumn.

The people were leading their usual life. In London that was also a sight-seeing city, many tourists were visiting even today, the people visited famous places like London Tower, Buckingham Palace, and so on which were well known in the world, raising cheers with sparkling eyes. They did that today, and yesterday too, and then from now on forever.

The magic power plant constructed in London was something that reflected the experiment result in Tokyo. In Tokyo the plant made use of Yamanote line, creating a physical barrier, but here in London that was unnecessary. An unseen barrier was surrounding the whole London area, restraining the hearts of the people. They could leave if they wanted. But the people under the brainwashing had the very conception of leaving this city stolen from them.

And then magic weapons were lining around the city, obstructing infiltration to London.

The tourists visiting by chances couldnt go home to their country for the second time, also there was no new tourist coming into this city.

But, today was different.

New visitor were trying to enter into the prison without cage.

The city outside the magic power plant was destroyed, there was only ruin continuing without end. It was a wasteland with bricks and concrete mixed with rebar that had become pieces scattered everywhere. Amidst that, magic weapons [Albatrosses] were standing. The ruins and the green hill area far ahead of it, and then the cloudy sky that continued for far away. The Albatrosses that were like gigantic statues without a single movement were directing their bayonets to the sky for a long while.

There was an object drawing a parabola from the sky beyond with tail of flame dragging behind it flying at them. It was a rocket or possibly a missile. The Albatrosses protecting the magic power plant of London from outside enemy judged like that.

They readied their bayonets and sniped at the soaring object.

Together with dazzling flashes and intense blast sounds, bullets were fired from the bayonet.

The bullets hit the flying object and caused large explosion. Black smoke was rising and three large fragments separated, falling into London city.

Shot down. Albatrosses who judged so overlooked the falling fragment. The capsule-shaped fragment was spewing out black smoke while passing above the Albatrosses and falling at the park in front of Buckingham Palace. But that fragment spurted out fierce flame from its four corner right before crashing.

That capsule, the middle range ballistic missile style replenishment room, the Love Room was performing posture control with its reverse thrust and landed levelly.

Boss! We landed safely!

Yosh, operation start! Gertrude!

Roger! Now, lets go flashily!

The hatch of the Love Room opened, from the inside black and pink colored armor, and gun metallic and yellow armor rushed out. The two armors cut through the park with speed equal of short range sprinter and came out to a large street.

How is it Gertrude?

There is no problem. Its going well! At this rate we can go at full speed until the Entrance!

The Entrance was at the other side of London Tower and Tower Bridge. With their current speed they could arrive in enough time.

But, the Albatrosses that noticed the abnormality were chasing from the sky. However the human sized infiltrators were running in the middle of city. With the Albatrosss weapon, the surrounding city and the human that was the energy source of the magic power plant would also get blown away together if they used their weapon here.

In exchange of the Albatrosses that couldnt get the targets, the small type magic weapons [Brigands] were rushing inside the city. Their height was around two meter and among the magic weapons their combat ability was inferior, so to speak they were existences like infantry. However, for public order maintenance and combat versus human, there was a way to use their size. In order to catch the intruders, those Brigands were running at the street where many brand shops were lining up.

They caught up!

Yeah, its inside the range of prediction!

The two intruders crossed an alley and came out at a main street of Trafalgar plaza. What left to reach until Tower Bridge was mostly just to run at a straight line.

They further accelerated to raise their running paceat that instant, suddenly a figure of a Brigand appeared from the road corner. It headed to the intruders and struck its steel arm like a counter. That stout arm directly hit the throat of the intruder, the body that was hit rotated like a circling movement. The body was thrown largely to the air and then crashed on the ground head first.

The Brigands attack and the falling impact torn off the head.

The head was rolling on the ground. It hit the curbstone of the street and the head stopped moving. The Brigand was slowly approaching and picked up the head.

It was not a human head.

The Brigand stared alternately at the collapsed body and the head with wonderment. Anyway they had cleaned up the intruders with this. And so they returned to their normal duties. The moment they decided so, another different intruder rushed through from beside.

The new intruder turned on the corner and this time the intruder headed to a different direction from the previous intrude, running toward the direction of the Great Britain Museum. When it tried to pursue, another different intruder arrived, this time it was running away to the direction of the Big Ben.

The Brigands inside the city began to move about in confusion. Right now inside London ten-odd intruders were rushing about everywhere.

All of you extra dummies, go berserk! The magic weapons are also falling into chaos nicely now, boss!

The true identity of the intruders was the experiment dummies which were used for the practical experiment of weapon in Ataraxia.

They were the extras which were used at Kizuna and Gertrudes Climax Hybrid.

Yosh! We too are also going!

The water surface of Thames River suddenly swelled up, the figure of a bizarre existence that didnt suit the flowing river of the metropolis showed its appearance. It split the river surface, and half of a ships long hull that had black luster was rising.

A submarine.

The small submarine that launched from Ataraxia went upstream the river and arrived until here. The dummies were sent using Love Room was for the sake of diversion to confuse the magic weapons.

That operation succeeded, now the Entrance was already right before their eyes.

Manifested at the other side of the Tower Bridge, its length and width even reached several kilometers, it had the shape of a rectangle with dim luminescence. That was the point of contact with AU, an Entrance.

The submarine slipped through under the Tower Bridge and the hatch at its deck opened, Kizuna and Gertrude showed their appearance from inside.

There is only a little under two hundred meter until the Entrance! Here we go, Eros!

Kizuna who stood at the deck was wrapped in pink radiance. Light particles converged and clung on Kizunas body, it increased in density and crystallized into armor with black luster. The black armor with beautiful luster was circulated with pink luminescence of magic power. It was the manifestation of Kizunas Heart Hybrid Gear [Eros].

Roger! Sigura!

Gertrude also called the name of her Core and equipped the Heart Hybrid Gear [Sigura]. Headset that looked like cat ear. Gun metallic armor with yellow light streaming on it, particle cannons were dangling down at her left and right thighs. Then there were the unit at the back that was like small wings, and a generator equipped her waist with shape like a tube that was set horizontally.

The two Heart Hybrid Gears that were standing in front of the Londons Entrance emitted light particles from their thrusters and flew up from the deck of the submarine. The two gears that had been applied with Climax Hybrid accelerated with instantaneous force that was far higher than normal and rushed into the Entrance in one go.

And then their figures vanished from earth.

{Kizuna, Gertrude, the existences of the two are terminated. It seems that they are succeeding in breaking into the Entrance.}

At the sea several kilometers distanced from London, Ataraxia gave up tracking the two.

Reading Keis report, Reiri crossed her arms.

Whats left is only to wait believing in those two

The destination of Reiris gaze was the screen where the image of Londons Entrance was projected.

Kizuna and Gertrude were currently moving right inside there. Inside the Entrance was a huge tunnel. Inside the tunnel were lights in various shape and color coming and going. The lights seemed to be some kind of energy that was coming and going between earth and AU. Those lights rushed about inside the tunnel, sometimes they changed shape into various geometrical patterns or three dimensional objects in the middle of flight.

It was a very beautiful, unrealistic, and mysterious corridor.

Before long, a strong light from the beyond was approaching.

The exit.

Sso this is, the AU.

The two who came out from the Entrance hid their body at a rocky cliff of a wasteland. Gertrude was looking around restlessly at the surrounding with deep interest from the shadow of the rock.

Its comparatively cold hereLondon is also in autumn, so it feels similar.

I guess. When I came here before too, it also felt like this. Perhaps the season doesnt really different.

Bo-, boss. Whats with that sky!?

When he looked up, there was crack at the slightly cloudy sky. That was a very bizarre sight. The sky was cracked, just like crack that entered a wall. Jet black darkness peeked out from that gap of the crack.

So this is the aforementioned cataclysm huh. There is no point worrying about that right now. Rather than that

Kizuna stared hard at the black castle wall ahead of the wasteland. The gigantic wall that had the height of around three hundred meter was continuing endlessly. The imperial capital Zeltis was inside that.

I heard the story but, thats really a big wall isnt it

Yeah, first we need to somehow get in

At that time, huge battleships were passing through above Kizuna and Gertrude one after another. The battleships were scrambling forward, their figures vanishing into the Entrance where the two of them just came out from.

It seems, they heard about the commotion in London and set out arent they?

Yeah. In exchange the defense here is getting thinner. Its a huge success.

Looking at Kizuna who burst out into a broad smile, Gertrude informed him with a severe expression.

But, from now on the greatest obstacle is waiting for us ahead.

Yeahseems so.

Gertrude lowered down the backpack she shouldered and took out tube and bottle from inside.

Perhaps this will leave a scar that cannot disappear from bosss life forever.

Gertrude faced Kizuna with a serious gaze. Those eyes gleamed glaringly.

Have you resolved yourself, boss?

Kizunas throat gulped audibly.

Yeah. Since this operation was decided, my resolve had been made. Give me all youve got!

The three layers of castle wall protecting Zeltis. The outermost wall was left open.

At that gate, a large number of people carrying large baggage were passing through.

Refugees, advance slowly! Running or rushing is strictly prohibited! Its safe already, so there is no need to panic!

The guards standing at both side of the gate were raising their voice. It was unclear whether their voices were heard or not. The people with tired face dragging their feet were processing forward through the tunnel dug in the castle wall.

A lot of baggage was piled up on luggage carrier which was pulled by people joining strength. There were people crowding together in confined carrier of a ragged vehicle. Each of their birthplace and status were different. However what was the same was their haggard face and dirty appearance, and then their reason that they had to abandon their home town.

The cataclysm caused by the malfunction of Genesis.

Earthquake and drought, desertification and tsunami, and so forth, various cataclysms caused these people to lose their living place and they crossed the wasteland to arrive here.

It was an emergency situation, making it impossible to check the background of every single refugee who arrived in large number. Outside the castle wall, the people who arrived looking for help were making refugee camp, and while they waited for the deliberation whether they could enter inside or not, they followed the course where the case of people passing their limit of exhaustion were dying keep increasing. The emperor of Vatlantis Empire, Ainess Synclavia grieved for this situation and opened the outermost third castle wall for them.

Boss, in the end we can enter inside the castle wall easier than expected.

Gertrude who was wearing mantel with hood attached couldnt be distinguished from the people of Zeltis. She lightly wore the hood, hiding her face to the degree that was not frankly suspicious. The short mantel that reached until her waist to hide her body on the other hand, the exposure rate under her face was conversely high. With a top that was like a band wrapped around her flat chest and low-rise hot pants. These clothes were created in Ataraxia before the start of the operation. This appearance would inevitably become conspicuous if they were at earth, but from the research of the image Kizuna brought home from AU about their fashion, they understood that clothing with abnormally high exposure rate was preferred here. The researcher tallied the virtually recorded clothes, selected the most innocuous design, and created the clothes for use in infiltration.

It seems so. Its fortunate that we can slip between the refugeeshowever, the world over here is also really chaotic huh

What Aine said, that Vatlantis was in the verge of danger, it seemed that it was true. Furthermore the situation was quiet dire.

Kizuna recalled the appearance of the people walking beside him when he passed through the castle gate. Ragged clothes with thin body from hunger and exhaustion. Amidst them there was also a girl around the age younger than elementary school student, her hand pulled by a person that seemed to be her mother. It seemed that she had cried miserably. Traces of tears were distinctively remaining on her dirty face. But right even her emotion to cry had already gone, not even tear was coming out from the girls blank eyes.

Thanks to this chaos Kizuna and Gertrude succeeded in infiltrating the capital Zeltis. However, along with the nervousness of infiltrating, a disconsolate feeling ruled inside his heart. Although this is enemy country, witnessing the appearances of their citizens suffering this much made him unable to feel good. The reality of AU that Aine told him made dark shadow fell in his heart together with the feeling that it was all real.

.Nevertheless, this is

Gertrude stared fixedly at Kizuna and grinned widely.

Whats with you, grinning like that.

No, even if I say so myself but I really did a satisfying job. As I thought the raw material itself also has been already good from the beginning.

There was nothing but female in AU. That was why, it was impossible for Kizuna to infiltrate and investigate by himself. When they considered this operation, this was the point Kizuna felt the anxious about the very first.

However, until this current situation where they had slipped through the castle wall and walking inside Zeltis, there was no one that suspected Kizuna.

The reason was,

Reallyy~ Boss is really cute you know? That I even feel offended looking at it.

Shut up. Dont mention about this matter more than this.

The tall beautiful woman walking beside Gertrude replied. Her long black hair and sharp look were making impression. She was wearing a mantel in the style of the AU similar with Gertrude, although the exposure rate of her body was not high, the line of her body was firmly drawn due to the jumpsuit she wore.

It will be bad to be suspected because we are talking carelessly.

Beautiful pink lips. However, the voice that came out from there was Kizunas voice.

Wai-, boss! This is bad!

Gertrude took out a spray in panic from under her mantel and sprayed it the girls face.

Geho-, oi, dont spray me so suddenly like that!

The throat that inhaled the spray once more let out a cute girl voice.

Haathe voice is properly female now. Boss yourself, pay attention at yourself. No one will care of the conversation of someone they passed through, but that voice is bad news.

KuI got it already.

Kizuna whose voice was changed into a different person started to walk side by side with Gertrude once more.

Thanks to Gertrudes make-up and the body adjusting suit that Ataraxias research department developed, Kizuna was splendidly tailored into a female.

In a nutshell, he was cross dressing. He was a girl. No, he was a boy girl.

Kizuna sighed deeply.

This kind of appearance, must absolutely not get shown to the members of Amaterasu.

Gertrude easily replied toward that troubled murmur.

Is that so? I think they will be happy though.

I dont understand that feeling. Why do you think so?

No, because, the commander at bosss place, your onee-san also got delighted wasnt she?

A deep crease formed on Kizunas forehead.

Before the operation started, a rehearsal was carried out at Ataraxia. At that time he put make-up for the first time covered his head with long hair wig. And then the liquid for changing voice cord was sprayed in his throat and they confirmed that his voice was changed into female. Furthermore, the disguise suit that the research department developed for spying activity was also retailored for Kizunas personal use. The tight places like waist were tightened, and the places where it should swell like hips and breast were filled with silicon jelly inside.

When everything was over, what was reflected inside the mirror was not himself, but a beautiful girl that anyone would accept if she was called as Reiris little sister.

The splendid disguise using the latest equipment made even Kizuna himself surprised.

And then it was the first time he saw his sister and Kei to be that delighted.

Both of them even brought out camera excitedly and held out a little photography exhibition that time. Well, even I took bosss photo that I think I can publish a photo album with all those photoswith this I wont get troubled with spending money for a while.

Wait a second. Didnt you just say something I cannot overlook just now?

Really, your face is really similar isnt it? If boss is lined up with the commander, you two will look completely like sisters.

Oi.

Look, the commemorative photo is also like this.

Gertrude showed a glance of her information terminal in the shape of smartphone from the corner of her matel. A photo with Reiri and cross dressing Kizuna in it was fully set as the wallpaper.

Erase it right now!

Dodging Kizunas extending hand smoothly, Gertrude stored back her smartphone inside her mantel.

Now now, lets quickly finish our work. First is to create a map, and then we confirm the place of the target.

Saying that, she began to walk briskly as if she was going inside a city she knew well already.

Shitjust remember this. This guy and that guy, all of them are really

While his clenched fist was shaking, Kizuna chased behind Gertrude.

First we should go look at the castle.

Kizuna looked up at the gigantic pillar and the castle that was under it. The castle was supposed to be considerable big, but the hugeness of the pillar made it looked contrastively small.

Both of them were walking at the main street with the Genesis as the landmark. This was the street that Kizuna passed inside the prisoner transport when he was first taken away to the AU. Right now there was no human crowd and welcoming decorations, so he could understand well the situation of the city. Clothing shop and restaurant, general store that looked like supermarket, greengrocer that displayed vegetables he had never seen before, fish dealer lining up fishes with strange shape, and so forth, the view of shops lining up in a row was truly magnificent. There was a lot of commodity he was not familiar with, but the atmosphere of the shopping district wasnt that different with earth.

Of course, with how many of the things sold here were things he didnt understand, like items that seemed to be suspicious sorcery tool, shop that sold sword and shield, all those made him felt the difference with the earth.

If there was aspect of living here that was close to earth, there was also part that made him felt the large difference. The same thing could be said about this very city of Zeltis itself about that.

The townscape resembled Europe, but because the whole city was created from black material, with the streets and walls streamed by colorful lights, the impression was greatly different with Europe.

If I remember right, there should be a castle gate if we follow this path straight. And there will be the castle after we passed two gates like that.

Kizuna recalled the path when he was taken away here.

This kind of city will still continue ahead of here?

No. The nearer we get to the castle, the city will feel even more polished and luxurious. Perhaps, there is difference in livelihood level or status here.

After walking for a while, they came to see the second castle wall. However, that castle gate was different with the third castle gate located at the outermost, the gate was firmly closed and they couldnt easily enter inside.

The number of guard isperhaps there are around a hundred from a glance.

There are three people wearing the imperial guard uniform. Those guys should be able to equip magic armorhow troublesome.

When they got nearer, there were magic weapons [Blue Head] and [Albatross] lining up along the castle wall, around thirty of them.

Kizuna and Gertrude observed the situation of the checking station built in front of the castle gate from a distance. The front of the castle gate was enclosed by fence and there was only one place of entry. Around that place, the guards eyes were sharp as if to say that they wouldnt let a single bug got through. However, it seemed by showing something like a card to the guard someone could enter into the fence of the checking station. Since the two of them started observing, more than ten groups already entered inside the fence. And then the groups passing went until before the castle gate and standing by there. There, several dozen of citizens, and several dozens of platform trucks for transporting luggage, and cars were lining up.

Before long the gate slowly opened. It only opened a little gap that a vehicle could pass through, the people and vehicles standing by were entering through that gap.

This place looks tough isnt it

Are those vehicles transporting goodsit will be great if we can slip in it.

Gertrude turned back at the main street of the shopping district. Several vehicles were parking in front of the stores.

But, we dont know which vehicle will pass through the gate.

Yeah, its impossible to quickly pass through that gate. Besides, perhaps there will be other way to enter or other entrance. First lets try investigating the outer city a little more.

Roger. So, which way are we going?

.There is a place I want to go a little.

Kizuna returned through the path they came from and turned at a large intersection. Then they went up a street that was a little steep like hill.

If I remember right I think its around hereoh, looks like Im right.

At both side of the street, there were a lot of food stands where it seemed customer could eat while standing and souvenir shops.

Just what are we looking for here boss?

The Colosseum.

There was the huge Colosseum at the end of the hill. The place where Kizuna fought Gravel.

I say, its quite bustling here.

Around the Colosseum was park which was taking considerable space, but in there people were crowding fully that there was little space left.

Perhaps, today there is a match here. Because of that

Dont tell me,

Kizunas heart was beating like an alarm bell. His pace naturally became faster.

Weaving through the crowd, he advanced to the entrance gate of the Colosseum.

Posters were pasted on the wall near the entrance. Using some kind of mechanism, light particles clung on the wall, moving by itself to draw the image.

Thats the match card.

His bad premonition was swelling uncontrollably. He couldnt look straight at the poster and his gaze dropped on the ground, he kept looking down while advancing to the wall. He then lifted his head while praying.

Ah

He couldnt read the letter, but all the fighters had their photos attached in the projection. There were no faces of Amaterasu and Masters put in the poster.

Im gladthey are not made to fight.

Boss, dont suddenly disappear on me like that! What am I going to do if I lose sight of you!

Gertrude also finally arrived after swimming through the sea of people, she found Kizuna and the looked up at the poster herself.

Aahso its about this.

Gertrude also guessed the reason Kizunas face changed.

Well, it can be that they only dont have match for today though.

They already fought and died, such thing.there is no way that happened! Dont think about stupid things!

Shaking off his unpleasant thinking, Kizuna shook his head.

So, what will we do after this?

Lets seelets progress as it is and try going at the other side of the city to observe there.

Roger.

Kizuna looked up at the poster one more time. Amidst the faces projected there, there was only one face he knew about.

A beautiful girl with long blue hair. However that face had a large scar.

If he remembered correctly, that girl was one of the Quartum, the girl called Lunora. Two of the Quartum, Clayda and Elma were already defeated. Only two remained. This Lunora, and the red haired Ramza.

Clayda and Elma were strong. Most likely he also couldnt face this girl with ordinary method. He didnt understand, why this girl who had high position even in the imperial guard was making entry in the match of Colosseum. However, he guessed that she appeared here surely because she had a considerable confidence.

Whats the matter boss?

No, nothinglets go.

Perhaps he would fight her too eventually. While thinking about that, Kizuna lined up with Gertrude and left behind Colosseum.

After they descended the hill from where they came from, and went to the opposite direction, there they met a city with another different atmosphere.

Whats, this?

Gigantic fissure ran in the middle of the city.

Is this ground fissure? No matter how I look, I dont think that its originally already here.

Is this also the influence of the cataclysm occurring in Vatlantis?

Kizuna was pondering that, but he had no way to confirm it. Looking from afar at the fissure that was surrounded by fence forbidding entry, he then headed to the direction of the business distric.

Compared to the area from before, there was a lot of small shops here with complicated alleys. A nice smell was drifting from the street corner. When he looked around tempted by that smell, there was a small shop that was like a stand.

Uwa, what is this?

It looked like they were selling meat roasted whole and scraped off like kebab, but there were six legs at that lump of meat hung down from the ceiling by its large tail.

It seems to be a living thing characteristic of this world. The appearance is like that butthe smell entices the appetite.

Its surface was roasted crispy and meat juice overflowed from the inside while raising flame. It was cut already so they didnt understand its original shape, because of that they werent really bothered about it. They were assaulted by impulse to eat, but unfortunately they didnt have anything like this world currency. Kizuna pressed on his noisy stomach and passed the stand.

However even ahead of that there were still many food stands continuing ahead. Next to that stand was a stand selling boiled cooking, this food was also cooked with peculiar spice, it was giving off unbearable aroma.

This is the city of the common folkI think.

When he was a prisoner, he couldnt really look around the city. That was why there were only few things he could see and hear. If the fact that there was only female here was removed, it felt like he was having a trip at a foreign country.

Boss. For some reason there is a great crowd there see.

At the direction Gertrude pointed was a gathering of a large number of people. It seemed to be a plaza place at the city center, but it was really packed full with people.

Yeahwhat is the commotion there?

Their interest was tickled, but the onlookers were surrounding that place in many layers, so the two didnt understand what was happening inside there. What they could hear was only kyaa kyaa cheers. Before long, a loud voice that seemed to use a megaphone resounded.

From now on the shooting of [Vatlantis city strolling] will begin! Please stay quiet.

The content really shaved off their nervousness.

It seems like a recording of Vatlantiss TV show isnt it?

Its really similar with our world like thisthen those crowding people are the curious onlookers of the celebrity acting here, maybe they are even something like groupie here.

A star of this world is it, what kind of mug they have? Lets take a little peek.

Gertrude hopped around *pyon pyon* trying to sneak a look at the other side of the crowd, but it was completely pointless. What she could see were only the heads of the spectators, although she tried to peek aiming from the gap, the waving hand of the spectators obstructed her and she couldnt see anything.

Gertrude, lets go soon.

Kizuna unnaturally moved only his eyes at another direction. Gertrude peeked at that direction during a natural movement. At a spot a little distanced from the crowd, there was a knight wearing imperial guard uniform standing on top of a three storey building. Looking carefully, there were several imperial guards placed among the crowd.

I saythere must be really important people here like this.

Its futile to stay for long here. Lets leave inconspicuously. Slip along the stream of people naturally.

Kizuna and Gertrude pretended to enter a nearby store and then entered into an alley, they slipped into a crowd and left that place.

Right after the two left, the preparation of shooting at the plaza began. So that the camera could project the situation of the city nicely, the gathering gallery was made to move. When the crowd stepped aside, the filming locations state became bright.

At the center were the number one idols of Vatlantis Empire, it was not an exaggeration to say that right now this idol group was the national star.

Then, we are starting the main event! Start!

Voices of three girls came out with matched rhythm.

Amaterasu strolling the city of Vatlantis~!

Amaterasu who was in the height of popularity was playing the role of presenter in an information variety show.

Himekawa, Yurishia, and Sylvia matched their voices to call the show title. The spectators who heard the voices of the three in live raised their cheer in great delight and roared applauses that split the air. Every time, they visited the city of Vatlantis and the surrounding country and introduced the local while delivering various information about Vatlantis and Lemuria to the viewer, this was a popular show.

Himekawa who stood at the center of the three began to talk with the signal of the director.

Previously we were delivering from the country of snow and ice Baldein but

It was really cold there desuu~

Perhaps the sensation of the cold was revived in her, Sylvia hugged her body while trembling.

This time it feels like we have returned to our home ground after a long time arent we? Yes, today we are delivering this show from here, the imperial capital Zeltis as you see

Yurishia faced the camera and winked one of her eyes.

Where are we going today desu?

Himekawa faced the direction of the camera and answered with a firm tone.

First is from Tisura Market in front of us right now. This market has ancient and honorable origin since the long past, there are a lot of delicious things here.

Recently you see, many natural disasters due to Genesis make this place receive damage, however this place is still going strong! Even the shop that sunk from the fissure is doing business energetically with their temporary store. In any case, if you viewers think that that shop is gone already eh~, then you are greatly mistakennn

Himekawa smiled at Yurishia who was full of playfulness.

Besides, there are many cases of the people who recently came to Zeltis from outside opening their shop, so you can also eat a lot of food that is overflowing with the sensation of foreign country here.

Even outside Zeltis there are a lot of desertification and ground crumbling, so there are also a lot of people evacuating. The shops that those people opened, as expected it must have authentic taste. Just walking around this market while eating will make you feel a little like in a travel. Well, as for us right now we are exactly in the middle of a trip in an alternate world though arent we?

The gallery surrounding them gave off laughing voices.

Sylvia took a step forward and raised her hand while facing the camera.

For the sake of supporting those people too, I want you honorable viewers to also show up here by any means desu.

Himekawa looked around the surrounding with a twirl.

Well then, fist which shop should we start going to?

I guess, its a little hard to choose butah! How about that one I wonder?

Yurishia pointed at a lump of meat that was like lizard with six feet hung by its large tail from the ceiling. It was roasted whole and scraped off by sword to eat, a hearty cooking.

Uwaa~ it has nice smell desu!

Then, should we go?

And then the camera circled to chase the three heading at the store. The director staring at that situation from a slightly distance location narrowed her eyes in satisfaction. And then she began to talk to the female that seemed like a carrier woman standing beside her, the producer in charge of Amaterasu, Marisu.

Geez really nice arent they, Amaterasu. Recently it feels like they are increasingly getting on the mood see

Marisu also grinned cheerfully from those words.

Thank you very much. The three of them are getting in the mood after all

Who can imagine that idols who came from Lemuria will become this famous. Well, the way of living of those girls are also dramatic. When looking at those girls, it makes even me wanting to go to Lemuria. That magic power plant is fine, but I wonder if they will hasten the colonial policy there soon enough.

It really as you say.

After that the shooting was progressing without problem and it was over three hours later. There were the tidying up of the equipment and various kind of work for the staffs, but Amaterasu and Marisu had to immediately move to the next scene without delay.

The limousine that was exclusive for Amaterasus use was specially made and prepared by the publicity department of Vatlantis Empire. The shape of its front half imitated dragon head and upper body while the rear half was for the passenger room. The car frame that was created in magic weapon quality was sturdy and could protect the passenger even in the small chance they were attacked by terrorist.

Haa Im tireddd~ uuuuu

Lying down on the fluffy seat, Yurishia raised a groaning voice as if spewing out her stress.

The seat were placed U-shaped and Yurishia was lying down at the farthest behind seat. At her left side was Himekawa sitting at the seat installed at the side of the car. She drank a glass of water with a single gulp and sighed in relieve.

For some reason, especially recently the work feels like it increased though

UnyuuSylvia ate too much, and feels really sleepy desu.

At the opposite side of Himekawa was Sylvia who was sitting looking like she was really sleepy, her body was beginning to stagger left and right like a pendulum.

On the other hand, Marisu was full of vigor. When she came around to the back seat from the assistant driver seat, she sat next to Sylvia.

Its fine to sleep you know. Ill wake you up when we arrived!

Sorry, desudesu

Marisu pulled Sylvias body to herself. Sylvias body collapsed feebly following the pull and she began to breath like a sleeper on Marisus lap.

Sowhere to next I wonderr?

Yurishia who kept lying down let out a fed up voice.

Err lets see, next is Holzon Hospital at Zeltiss outskirt. Its a visit to the hospital specialized for military personnel.

Yurishias complexion changed.

Thatsisnt that quite strange? Because, they are the opponent we fought right?

Hearing those words, Himekawa also knitted her eyebrows from realization.

Certainlypeople resenting us.

Maris waved her hand with a smile.

No no, of course we will avoid the patients that participated in the battle against Lemuria. It will mainly be the patient that came from the civil war and war with the surrounding countrythe injured soldiers from the war with Izgard and Baldein.

The car finally came out the street and traversed the wasteland. Himekawa and Yurishia were shocked that inside the castle wall there was area other than city. According to Marisus story, it seemed that previously this area was ranch area and grasslands.

Before long they came to see Holzon Hospital from afar. Similar with Zeltis, it was a black splendorous building. The hospitals size was near the scale of university hospital in earth, but above all the fact that the hospital was colored black made Yurishia and Himekawa felt discomfort.

The sleeping Sylvia woke up and the three got down the car while still harboring anxiety. Marisu said that just now, but as expected wouldnt there many people that held antipathy to them. They were anxious about that matter.

But, the hospital staff that welcomed them, and then the patients welcoming attitude quickly blown away that anxiety. The instant they entered the hospital lobby, shockingly there was welcoming paper cracker raining down at them. It was not really paper but light fragments made from magic power, the fragments sparkled and melted when touching the body before vanishing.

What surprised them next were the welcoming words pasted on the wall. Those words were also written by sorcery, but what made them surprised was that they were written in Japanese and English.

How is it? The patients were the one preparing those words handmade you know?

A nurse asked with a cheerful voice.

Yurishia shrugged her shoulders and murmured awkwardly.

I say.Im beaten. I give up already.

They quickly mingled with the patients greeting them at the lobby and after that, for the sake of the patients that couldnt wake up from the bed they made a round at each hospital wards.

Even the injured people lying down on the bed had their eyes sparkling when they saw the figure of the three.

Even now I cannot believe that the three of you really come visiting here. Its like a dreamexcuse me, can I ask you for autograph

A patient with both legs injured lying down on the bed timidly presented a transparent board from under the blanket. It was like the square cardboard for autograph in earth.

Himekawa answered with a smile.

Yes, thats fine. For whom Im signing this? Or else do you want the other two signing this too?

I, Im the fans of Hayuru-chan! Please Hayuru-chan sign it!

Eh? M, me?

Himekawa got slightly flustered, but she still signed the board wholeheartedly.

At that time, there was a little commotion from the corridor. The nurse guiding them around made a dubious look and stared at the direction of the door.

Ill go look for a little.

The nurse left from that place and opened the door to peek at the situation outside. At that moment, a small shadow slipped under the flank of the nurse and rushed into the room.

Ah! Hey, wait!

Shaking off the restrain of the nurse, the one who finally came before the Amaterasu was a petite girl. Her height was around the same like Sylvia. Looking from the patient gown she was wearing, she seemed to be a hospitalized patient. Her forehead was sweating, perhaps from running or arguing with the nurse outside, her breath was also ragged.

The nurse trying to pin her down from behind was stopped by the raised hand of Yurishia. Yurishia smiled at the sudden intruder.

Do you have any business with us?

The girl didnt answer Yurishias question. In exchange, she faced Sylvia with tormented eyes.

Sylvia opened her eyes wide at that girls appearance.

Yoyou are

The girl opened her mouth resolutely.

Sa, say-, you are Sylvia-san of Amaterasuarent you?

-!

Sylvias lips trembled. However, no word came out from that little mouth. Her purple eyes shook from surprise.

She had seen the girl who came before her eyes before.

Petite body. Rolled twintail. Large eyes and cute face.

However, why was she here she wondered.

Noticing how odd Sylvias state was, Yurishia called to her worriedly.

Whats the matter Sylvia?

Himekawa also tilted her head.

This child, I feels like I have seen her somewhereby any chance, is she Sylvia-chans acquaintance?

Acquaintance.

Could that way of saying it be used?

Even though once they had the relationship of scrambling for each others life.

The girls name was Ragrus.

At the occasion of the Tokyo recapture operation, she was the opponent she acted a mortal combat with.

Ragrus controlled a gigantic magic armor Demon, she was a member of the imperial guard. In a fight where life was staked with Sylvias Taros, Ragrus wrung out all her magic power and released her trump card [Inferno]. And then, Sylvia thought that Ragrus might had lost her life due to that.

Right after that, Sylvia and others became prisoner and taken into this Vatlantis, so she didnt know of what happened with Tokyo since then. Naturally, she also had no way to know about the life and death of Ragrus.

But the one in front of her eyes was undoubtedly Ragrus of that time. And then she was sending Sylvia a heated gaze. That gaze fastened the beat of Sylvias heart and then made her heart beat fiercely. It felt like that even now her heart was going to leap out.

Ragrus squeezed out a trembling voice.

E, err, I, no, no matter what, want to.meet you.

-!!

Fear was born inside Sylvias heart. The inside of her chest was cold like refrigerator, and cold sweat flowed on her back.

What would she do to her Sylvia wondered. Did she want revenge, to kill her? Had what she did to the opponent in front of her was really that much she wondered.

Tears blurred Ragruss eyes and she announced with a loud voice where she seemed to muster her courage.

Im-, a big fans of Sylvia!

For an instant, the inside of Sylvias head was pure white.

Eh?

Ragrus looked down with a bright red face. And then while the fingers of both her hands fumbled at each other, she began to talk with a small voice.

That, it seems that I was discovered at Lemuria butI dont remember anything. I dont understand anything at all about before I came to this hospital.

Sylvia gulped.

Thats, because of Sylvias fault.

The captain of imperial guard visited and said that I was a member of the imperial guard, that really made me surprised. But, I dont understandwhat should I do from now onmy, magic power is gone, and I cannot do anything

The last part was said with voice that seemed to vanish into thin air. And then she stayed quiet for a while without saying anything.

Sylvia didnt understand, what kind of reply that she should say to her.

An apology? Maybe sympathy? Or else explanation?

Looking at the figure of the first enemy she encountered and defeated, Sylvia felt like she was bound hand and foot and became unable to move.

Ragrus glanced up with a sad face and stared at Sylvia. Thereupon, her gaze was rapidly changing into an entranced gaze.

Bubut, at that kind of timeI saw Amaterasu in TV.

Ragrus put together the fingers of both her hand and slowly closed her eyes.

The debut live, it was really amazingit looked like the world of dream. Sylvia-chan looked like an angel, it was like the self that I lost in Lemuria, was discovered back by Sylvia-chanI know that there is no such thing but, thats how I felt. I felt really inspired then.

Ragrus spoke dreamily. It was as if the memory was vividly scorched into her mind, where she replayed it inside her head many times over. At that time Ragruss expression looked really happy.

Thats why, when I heard that Sylvia-chan is coming to this hospital, it felt like my heart was going to stop.

Ragrus opened her eyes while letting out a giggle.

Those pure eyes constricted Sylvias heart. The pain that squeezed the inside of her chest caused an indescribable emotion trickled down.

I was told that I cannot meet you, but I want to convey my feeling no matter whatbecause I was saved by Sylvia-chan. Thats why

At that time, tears spilled out from Sylvias eyes.

Eeh!? E, err, Sylvia-chan?

Im sorrydesu.

Large beads of tear were overflowing one after another without stopping. Sylvia looked down while covering her face with both her hands. From her lips that was trying to endure, a sobbing leaked out. Himekawa rushed to her in panic and embraced Sylvias shoulders.

Wa, wait Sylvia-chan!? Whats the matter?

However the one who panicked the most was Ragrus. She was restlessly looking around with a bright red face.

That, I, somethingth, that, what to doIm sorry! I did something, to Sylvia-chanaa, really Imsorry! Anyway Im sorry-

Sylvia shook her head toward Ragrus who was flustered a lot and apologized earnestly.

Thats not it desu. You didnt do anything bad desu. Im sorry.desu.

Marisu quickly cut in front of Sylvia.

Im sorry. Err, Ragrus-chan right? It looks like Sylvia-chan is not feeling too well. We are happy that you went through trouble to come greeting Sylvia-chan but, today seems likesee?

Bu, butI, being hated by Sylvia-chan isI dont understand, what is this aboutI, what should I

Ragrus was in a really panicked state.

Yurishia immediately embraced Ragruss trembling body.

Its okay. You are not actually hated or anything by Sylvia-chan. I guarantee that! Rather Sylvia is really happy right now. She is deeply moved by you.

Bu, but

Caressing the head of Ragrus who seemed to be still anxious, Himekawa also cheered her up.

Its true. This me too guarantee it. Thats why, can you please forgive Sylvia for today?

Thats! Obviously. No, this is not about forgiving or not forgiving!

Is that so, thank you.

Smiling at Ragrus who replied firmly, Himekawa and Yurishia separated their bodies. After promising that they would come again, the two of them embraced Sylvia from both side and exited the hospital room.

After Marisu informed the director about the photo session suspension and the cut of the event, she led Amaterasu and exited the hospital. And then after they got on the car parking at the front gate, they left behind Holzon hospital. The car was running on the street of the wasteland heading toward the center of Zeltis.

In the middle of the way, they was able to hear the particular of the story from Sylvia who had recovered her calm.

Yurishia crossed her arms and nodded largely.

I see now. So she is the pilot of that large magic armor at that time of Tokyo recapture operation. I had never met her face to face, so I didnt notice.

Himekawa too was in a state that couldnt hide her surprise.

I had a chance to come in contact with her for just a little at Okinawa butshe is really like a different person now, that I couldnt immediately recognize her. Sylvia-chan, are you okay?

Im fine desu. Im sorry to make all of you worried desu.

Sylvia smiled powerlessly.

But, all this time until now, Sylvia and others always thought that we are the victim desu.

Sylvia stared at the hospital that was getting distant from the rear window.

But, thats wrong desu. Sylvia is also a perpetrator desu. Surely Sylvia.made Ragrus-sans life into a wreck desu.

Yurishia and also Himekawa couldnt reply to those words. The heavy air inside the car, felt like it wouldnt allow anyone saying any careless word.

But, the one who can decide that is not Sylvia-chan.

At first, they didnt understand whose voice it was. Sylvia looked for the owner of the voice and her gaze reflexively roamed around.

Marisusan?

She talked not with her usual light tone. It was a sharp and serious word. And then her expression also didnt have any trace of joking around. It was a serious and firm expression that made people felt her unshakeable thought. It was like something constructed from many experiences coated in layers.

Sylvia, Yurishia, and Himekawa were taken aback by the state of Marisu that they had never seen until now. Yurishia barely managed to ask with a stiff smile.

Erryou are Marisu, right? Whats wrong, so suddenly. Geez, did you eat something wrong?

Yurishia, right now we are having a serious talk.

Yurishia shrank down like a puppy that was scolded from the severe gaze.

Sorry.

Marisu once again stared straight at Sylvia.

Are you listening? Sylvia-chan. That is a part of war, unrelated to personal good and evil or grudgeits only natural that it cannot be so easily distinguished like that. I think it cannot be helped that you hold guilt. But, if someone see you crying from sadness and regret like that, have you wondered how Ragrus that you met just now will think?

Thats

Surely Ragrus will feel sad. After all that child received encouragement from the smiling face that you displayed on the stage.

What you currently can do is not to apologize at that girls past, but to work hard for the sake of the smiling face of the current her, isnt that right?

Perhaps that was only an idealist talk.

But, she couldnt deny such thing.

After all idealist talk, was a beautiful and magnificent thing.

She honestly thought so.

Marisus words easily slipped into the heart of the three.

Hm?

Himekawas eyebrows knitted tightly.

Marisu-san. You mean to say, that we need to work even more?

The three gathered dubious stares at Marisu. Marisu whistled unnaturally and averted her gaze.

My did you interpret what I was saying like that? Stop that, thats just your persecution complex.

Yurishia couldnt hold it and burst out into laughter.

Aahh, geez! Im already honestly in admiration here! Give me back my admiration-!

Himekawa also burst into laughter following Yurishia.

Really, Marisu-san really has no oversight.

Sylvia also wiped her tears while raising laughter.

Really true desu.

Sylvia looked back at the hospital one more time. The building of the hospital already disappeared behind the hill and she couldnt see it anymore.

But, the thing that Marisu-san saidI also think that its true desuSylvia, want to make everyone smile desu.both Lemuria and also Vatlantis.

The night at Zeltis was fantastical. The black townscape looked like night since the afternoon, but when it actually became night, it brought about one more change in atmosphere.

The city that melted into the darkness of night was lighted up by the light of magic power that was streaming into the city itself. The magic power streaming throughout the city changed the streets and buildings into artwork of light. Rather than calling it light of neon, it gave off the atmosphere like a modern art.

The magic power flowing like water when seen at night became a level more beautiful in its clarity. The flow of magic power delicately changed its path, its thickness, it was like a living thing that elegantly twisted its body. Marvel and vitality could be felt from the thing the flow of beautiful light passed through. It even felt like that this world is a single living thing with the tide of magic power as the blood circulating inside its body. That radiance wouldnt make one tired of it no matter how long one looked at it.

Boss, this soup is delicious you know?

Kizuna who was charmed by the beauty of the city was suddenly pulled back into reality.

What Gertrude was eating was a soup that looked like pot-au-feu in a glance. Vegetable he didnt really know and meat of something he didnt understand were put a lot into it as ingredients. She scooped the unknown meat with her spoon and brought it into her mouth without hesitation.

Nn its delicious like beef. The taste of the soup is also permeating into it, and when bitten the meat juice spreading together with the soup inside the mouth feels really good.

Kizuna also took the bowl made from something like plastic material put in front of him. A lot of meat and vegetable were put in it, certainly it looked very nutritious. He brought into his mouth the leaf that looked like cabbage or lettuce in a glance.

The taste was like carrot.

.I dont want to admit it but, its delicious.

A large tent was put up at a plaza. It was a long rectangle shape with the frontage of twenty meter and depth that nearly a hundred meter, it was more like a temporary warehouse rather than a tent. Under that tent there were simple tables and chairs lined up, opening a simple dining hall. In general there were around two or three hundred people here. Slipping into the hustle and bustle, Kizuna and Gertrude were having a meal. Around them was noisy so he thought there would be no problem, but so that their talk wouldnt be heard by other visitor, he picked empty spot and sat there.

They had continuously walked around investigating the city of Zeltis, but after walking for the whole day, as expected they were getting tired. Besides, the surrounding was also rapidly getting dark. The sky was cracked, but even so when time passed the sun would set into the shadow of the city. The weather had been cold since the afternoon, but when it became night it the air got even colder. Furthermore their stomachs were getting hungry. However they didnt have any currency of Vatlantis. For the time being they had emergency ration even thought it was few in number, but they wanted to save them for the time of emergency.

After thinking what they should do, they heard about the emergency food distribution for free. It seemed that this was a measure for the sake of the people who lost their home and evacuated due to the disaster that happened because of the cataclysm.

Unexpectedly their social welfare is carried out properly.

Isnt that right? Though I got the image that these people are more bloodthirsty that would say, people that cannot eat just die, like that.

Inside the tent was a large number or people eating soup and something that seemed to be bread. There was a large screen around 100 inch inside the tent, everyone was eating while watching that screen and chatting lightly with each other. What was broadcasted seemed to be a Vatlantiss telecast.

For Kizuna and Gertrude curiously watched the news program of the AU.

Its the same with the free food, but Im also thankful about the television. We can get the information about the world here huh. What kind of livelihood the citizen of AU lead, what is their way of thinking, we can understand those well with this.

Bossthat girl, isnt that the girl whose photo came out at the Colosseum?

Gertrude looked at Kizunas direction while pointing her soup at another direction. Just when Kizuna looked at that direction without moving his face, a group of imperial guard entered into the tent.

And then among them, there was an existence that was conspicuously attracting attention.

Long blue hair and white skin. Her attire that was only putting on the imperial guard uniform like a coat on top of her underwear figure made him doubting if she was actually just getting outside in the middle of changing clothes. However the said person looked like she was not concerned at all with her appearance, she was glaring the inside of the tent with a cold expression like a doll.

A beautiful face that looked artificial. The deep scar carved on that face was painful to look no matter how many times he saw it.

The girl was one of the Quartum, Lunora. A swordsman that was called as the god of death of Colosseum.

What we saw at the Colosseum before was her competition card right? Didnt she have a match there?

Besides, that girl is supposed to have quite a high position even in the imperial guard. Why is she in a place like this refugee camp

The people inside the tent were also beginning to notice the imperial guard Lunora. The bustling and joyful air was suddenly changing into bewilderment and stir.

Oi, isnt that Lunora-sama? Re, really, thats Lunora-sama! Why is she in this kind of place? But, she is the real thing no matter how you look at it. Why is the god of death of Colosseum

The girl called as the god of death who looked beautiful even with her scar opened her mouth.

Ladies.

All of a sudden the surrounding became deathly silent. The gazes and interests of the people who happened to be present inside the tent were gathered at Lunora.

Ehe, erryou ladiesthat

Lunora shrank her shoulders and her gaze dropped to the floor. In her incoherent state, no one understood what she did want to talk about. She was completely like a child that got stage fright from being suddenly pulled out in front of a large crowd.

What? The aura of her appearance is really different with her image that is titled as god of death.

Lunoras face also became red, she seemed to be frantically troubled of something. The people were patiently waiting for her word. As expected, when tears were starting to appear in Lunoras eyes, even Kizuna became wanting to cheer her to do her best.

At that time, a red haired girl approached quietly from the side and embraced Lunoras shoulder.

Aah okay, okay, really, this is because our god of death is a very shy person after all.

Ra, Ramza

Lunoras face became bright in a flash. However, she soon pouted her mouth in displeasure.

Wha-, su, such thing is not true at all. E, even I

Not minding such Lunora, Ramza clapped her hands and pulled the attention of the people.

Okay, okay, then, this unworthy Ramza will speak as the proxy of this god of death Lunora about what she wants to say, so everyone listen well okay. The people here are chased out from the place you are used to live and came here to rely on the benevolence of the emperor of our Vatlantis Empire, isnt that true?

The people inside the tent were staring fixedly at Ramza with anticipating faces that were a mix of anxiety and expectation about what would happen from now on.

By the way, today Ramza was doing matches at Colosseum, I wonder if everyone knows?

Ramza took a pose of putting her hand at her ear as if she was really waiting for reply, the people faced such Ramza and timidly raised their voices.

Ye, yes we know. I went there to watch the match. Errme too. Before long the voices overlapped in succession and it the place became noisy.

Ramza nodded in satisfaction and showed a smile that was like a sun.

Yep yep. The matches of Lunora this day were against a ferocious beast captured at Izgard, the newest model of magic weapon, and then the hero of Baldein Alexis, a three series of battle! And then, the result of the match is

Ramza thrust both her fists up.

Complete victory!

The people in the tent also thrust up their hand and raised cheers.

The goods and monetary awards that Lunora obtained from todays victory, she wish to share those to all of you who are not blessed, that was what she suggested! For such a kind god of death, everyone, applause

A grand applause surged out.

With that voice as the signal, alcohol casks and plates filled with foods were brought in from outside the tent one after another. Happy voices ooo- from the people present could be heard.

Thank you very much! Lunora-sama Our gratitude! Lunora-sama! Words of thanks were poured at the Lunora who was hanging her head down with bright red face.

Inside the tent, cheers were erupting. Fists were raised and all present called Lunoras name.

Kizuna and Gertrude were also swallowed inside that wild enthusiasm whether they wanted it or not. Pretending to be excited, they also clenched their fists and waved them around.

She is really popular.

Yes, she is like a popular sport star when alls said and done.

Lunora who finally raised her face was slightly bursting in smile.

Everyonethank you.

Ramza waved around her arm and raised a loud voice.

Now for tonight, drink, eat, sing, have fun all you want!

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