Julia, you're early.
Yeah. I got here early because I'm a little uncomfortable.

　Early morning.

　We finally head out beyond the twilight danger zone level 5. There are three members: me, Sherry, and Gil.

　The meeting time is six o'clock in the morning, but since I finished my preparations early, I arrived at the meeting place at 5:30 a.m.

　It was just dawn, and dusk was setting in.

　And me and Gil-san were there waiting for Shelly to arrive.

'Julia. How are you feeling?
'Yes. Not bad.
Yeah. But beyond level 5 we've come a long way, come to think of it.

　While looking somewhere in the distance, Gil-san put it into words with a deep sense of emotion. Indeed, if you think about the progress of humanity up to now, it's safe to say that the current situation is quite advanced.

　But, of course, that has been accompanied by a great sacrifice.

　We have to keep moving forward after overcoming these corpses.

'If Belle had been here, I'm sure it wouldn't have been me who was here.
....

　I listened to the story in silence. It wasn't the first time I'd heard Mr. Bell speak from Gil, but his words were very melancholy.

'It's always been that way. I've always been a survivor, and the other young guys are dying one by one. I've known Belle for a long time, and I thought he would survive forever too. But twilight is a cruel world, isn't it? Even if you are that strong, you will die.

　What is strength?

　I still don't know what the guidelines are. But I still think..............................the person who survives is the strongest person. And the existence of an antimagician who continues to go on after bearing the death of his friends on his shoulders.........................is truly amazing.

''Well I got to experience the deaths of so many of my friends up close and personal for the first time in the previous battle. No, I've been seeing death for a long time before that. I knew once again that in this twilight world, it was natural. But I realized once again that it is important to carry on the will of those who have died....
Julia is a very mature woman.
No, I don't. That's not true. But I was given a lot by not only Bell-san, but also by the deceased antimagician. That's why I think I have enough strength left to move forward again.
Yeah, we'll keep going for them. We'll keep going for those guys. So let's go for it.
Yes, sir.

　Mr. Gil shows his white teeth and pulls his fist toward me. And then he knocked it together.


I'm sorry!　It took me a while to get ready!

　From the corner of my eye, Shelly hurriedly approached us.

　So we meet up and immediately begin our mission.