'What?　A special class anti-magician!

　This little one is a special class antagonist!　More importantly, six years?　That means he's two years older than me!　He's such a little boy!

How did you just think this Lori was a master class demon?
No, no, sir, not at all.
Hmm. It's okay, it's just that they're small and...
No, I like it.　I think it's very pretty.
What ... a pedophile!
Wait, that perception is misleading!
That's a lie. So how did Julia end up here?
"No, I was just taking a walk and I saw a girl being attacked and I wanted to help...
'You have some good points. That said, if I had been with them, those guys would have been beaten to a pulp.
Haha.....


　I could have done it. I had come to understand Eira's personality in this short time. Free-spirited, she was a good fit for that word.


"So how did you know about me?
Oh. Gil and Claudia told me about it. They said there's a monster that's been in Twilight for two years.
''Haha........A monster? It's not that big of a deal, but........
Do you have a lot of time?
'Well yes. Until the party of the night.
'I'll be in it, just fine. Follow me.
Where are you going?
My favorite cafe. I'll buy you a drink.
'Thank you, senior Eira,'
...Senior?


　Eira-senpai turns around to face me. Huh?　Did I say something weird?

Did you just say you're a senior?
'Yes. I'm a senior and we're in different cities, but we're seniors, right?
'You are fine!　Very nice!　I like it, I'll take care of Yulia for you!
What?　What's going on, all of a sudden!
'I get made fun of a lot because of my appearance like this so I'm very sensitive to people's stares and such. Oh, I can tell that this guy is making fun of me. But you give me a proper respectful look, and you have a good attitude!　He calls me senior, and that's good!
Huh....I see.


　I don't know why they liked me. But I'm going to be a special class of anti-magician too. It would be very nice to have someone who is close to me. And I don't want to create any weird conflicts in relationships.

Then let's go!
I understand.


　And I followed Eira's seniors, who were advancing with such a light gait that they could almost skip.


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So, is it true that you've been in the twilight for two years?
It's true. I've been through a lot.


　Then we came to a nearby cafe and talked about things. It's not that she didn't believe in me, but she wanted to know a lot of things about twilight as a genuine interest.


''Heh... that's amazing. Crossing the continent in one year.
''I was fed up with my lack of direction, when I found that out...''
So he's been back for another year.
'This time we got a lot of support in the village of Ogre, but the map apparently wasn't accurate and we got even more lost... and it took us another year to cross the street... well, that was a tough one...'
And you have one, right?
"Do you have twilight syndrome?
Yeah, I'm here. I'm here.


　Saying that, Eira-senpai unbuttoned her chest and glanced at the inside of it.

''Wait!　It's a public place!
'That's okay. I don't have to show you everything. Here, look.

　I didn't care about the modest breasts ... not at all ... well, never mind ... I looked at the engraving on her chest.

''........Level 5?''
With Julia, right?
I'll be here.

　Then he wraps his arm around me and I also show him the engraving on my arm.

''Wow ... how far is that?''
It's up to his shoulders.
Isn't that a level 5 or higher?
'Perhaps. Besides, Princess Liane has examined me, and I seem to be completely at one with the twilight.
I see..... It means you've been gone for two years. But more importantly, have you met Liane?
''Yes, sir. I escorted them from the seventh boundary city. By the way, are you still good friends with Eira-senpai?　With Princess Riane.
Hmm?　Oh my dear old friend. My family is a bit of an aristocrat.

They're a bunch of jerks. They're idiots. They're all trash who only take pride in their blood...


　He spits that out in a fed-up kind of way.

　The First Boundary City was a special place, not only were there royalty, but also nobles. There shouldn't be so many of them, but it was obvious that they were more prestigious than ordinary humans.

　After that, we talked about other trivial matters and decided to disperse.


''Well, let's get going, shall we?''
Yes, sir.
Well, I'll just go home and change. I'll see you later, Julia.


　And I was walking back to the inn. It was just getting dark and I was walking in a less popular area for a shortcut. In the warded city, there is no crime by anti-magicians, so there are some security measures in place. For example, there is a set of magic detecting techniques, and when it is detected, it is reported........ However, it is not in the whole area and the one called blind spot exists. This place is just that blind spot. Although I have a slightly unpleasant feeling, I was continuing on.

　Just then.........I suddenly felt a fist swinging from behind me.

".........Hey, is it really Yuria?
Dan why?

　The premonition was true. It was Dan who was there. He must have followed me from somewhere.

''The woman I was with just now ... that's Eira, the special class anti-magician, right?　I knew right away because it's so distinctive. So, you ... how did you flirt?
...nothing. We just met by chance.
''That's a lie. You've certainly improved your physical skills a bit, but there's no way you can become a special grade anti-magician.
"...we can't do this, Dan. I'm not the guy I was then and I don't want that to stop.
You think you can look down on me like that?
....


　I don't mean to be condescending. I'm just sad. He hasn't changed. He's always been the same. But maybe it's the same for me. The only thing that's changed between us is our combat skills. Dan was strong. I was strong.

　But I'm probably already ... stronger than Dan. That was evident in the attack just now.


''Yuria!　You!　Don't look at me like that!


　Dan pulls the broadsword from his waist and swings it at me. But it's too late, Dan it's too late. There's no way you can survive in the depths of the twilight with that kind of speed. At best, I'll be a little out of the safe zone.

　Dan's attack, which was completely emotional, was too monotonous. If this was the case, there was no need to use his abilities separately.


''........What?


　I grab the sword with just my fingertips, and just like that, I twist his wrist and knock the sword down to the spot.

'Dan, this is the reality I just want it to stop.
'Screw you, screw you, screw you, screw you!　So you're saying Julia is stronger than me?　That's not possible!


　This time it was magic. And when I looked behind me, I saw Rebecca and Aria there as well. The girls are trying to set up wards around them to exorcise people and even support Dan's magic.


　Why, you guys are........why!


I think we're done here.


　I activate Twilight Sight, Twilight Sight. Then, when I perceive the element, I use Invisible to interfere with the element and activate it. Then the element is shattered. At the same time, the wards also disappear completely.

　All three of them were falling on their asses on the spot in reaction to the magic being erased.


''Don't get involved with me anymore........''


　Finally, he said that and I left.

　And there was no doubt that he was looking at me with a gaze that made me feel like I was going to kill someone. And yet........I ran away. I didn't know what I should do in a situation like this. So I ran. I want nothing to do with it. They remind me of the man I used to be, and I hate it. I've been thinking about suing them for legal action, but I've been on the fence. To begin with, the only evidence is my testimony, and if you call it a lie, that's all there is to it. There are people who believe that I was really in the twilight, but that is just circumstantial evidence.

　The fact that I was in the twilight is only in my memory.

　And even with that in mind, I may have to face Dan and the others someday. It's not like we're going to meet again here and end up like this.

　It's fate. That's why I need to say goodbye to the past.....