The next morning. I woke up feeling refreshed.


"...good.


　I said, and got out of bed. I glanced next to her and saw that Shelly was still sleeping. There was still plenty of time to spare, so I left her alone.


'....Huh.


　I'll take a hot shower to further awaken my consciousness. Today, I'm going to meet up with the special class anti-magician in this city, and from there, I'm going to hunt in the twilight. And as I'm preparing myself to some extent, Shelly, who was sleeping next to me, wakes up.


''........What time is it?''
It's not even 6:00. You might want to get up now.
'Yeah...'


　Shelly scrambles out of bed, rubbing her sleepy eyes. Her hair is disheveled and her clothes are also disheveled. But I didn't think it was a good idea to point it out here, so I just averted my gaze.


''I'm going to go take a bath.''
Yes.


　And so she, too, was awakened to consciousness by taking a hot shower.


'Alright, let's get going,'
Yes, sir.


　Shelly gets ready too, and we head to the briefing room, our meeting point. The structure of the military base is basically the same, so we walk straight ahead without hesitation. The time was just before 7:00 a.m., and we had to meet at 7:00. We were supposed to meet at 7:00 a.m., so we got into the room 10 minutes before. We entered the room 10 minutes before 7:00 a.m., so we entered the room and found a man inside. As I recall, this man is...." "Oh, it's Yuria!


Oh, it's Yuria-kun. Oh, hi.
Uh, you know, hi.

　He bows his head and I introduce myself.

'I'm Julia Curtis.'
I'm Johan. You're number nine on the list. Nice to meet you.


　What can I say, he looks like a light person...that was my impression. His hair is long, and it's tied up in a single bun with a hair elastic, revealing a faintly cropped section. He's much taller than I am; he's at least six feet tall. And very, very stylish, and I thought he was the complete opposite of me. Her face is well-groomed and her eyebrows are probably well-groomed as well. Overall, she looks beautiful.


'Oh, you must be Shelly, young lady. It's nice to meet you.''
Well, it's nice to meet you.


　After quickly closing the distance, Johan grabs Shelly's hand and greets her. He also winks casually, and it's clear that he's used to women.


'Woo-hoo. We'll do it again today!


　The next person to walk in was Roy. His hair stood up in a twisted way, just like when we met before, and his hair was like a rainbow color. I wondered if he had dyed his hair even more. Furthermore, he or she seems to be wearing the same sunglasses as usual.


I'm sure you're not the only one. I was told you were coming soon.
Mr. Roy, it's been a long time.
Oh. You owe me a debt in the First Walled City, you know. If you have any problems, you can tell me. I'll help you.
Thank you.


　When I first met him, I thought he was an aggressive person, but he seemed to have a surprisingly gentle side to him... at this time, I thought so.


''Ah?　Who is this guy?　Johan, are you listening to me?
'This is Shelly. Ms. Bell recommended me to accompany Julia on her business trip.
"...Haha, I see....
Um, it's Sherri Amis.
You're going to come up against me.
What?
''Yulia has a proven track record in the First Boundary City. Johan has seen his abilities with his own eyes many times. But you don't know that. You said it yourself, Shelly. I only believe what I see with my own eyes. And if that's Bell's recommendation, I'll do my best not to crush the guy's crew. All right, let's go.
Hey, hey!　Huh?


　Shelly was forced to take her hand and leave without it.


'Erm, is that okay?'
Hmm?　It's okay. Roy, you're always like that.
Really....
Yeah, seriously.


　Johan-san, on the other hand, was talking with me as he sharpened his nails with a file. Is it something to talk about in such a one-sided manner........

　I've been following the two of them while worrying about whether Sherry is okay.



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　Johan and I follow the two of them and we reach the exercise area. We often do outdoor drills here, but there was no one here, perhaps because it was just empty. That's what I thought, but gradually, people started to come around.


'What is it?'
Roy's guy said he'd do it.
Long time no see. Who's the guy?
'A first-class anti-magician from the Seventh Ward City. You look like a girl.
Wow, you're young. You okay?
Well I hope Roy's guy doesn't beat me to a pulp.
He doesn't even take kindly to women. He doesn't give a shit about women or men!　You said it.


　And then I heard such a voice from around me. Huh?　Do you have no tolerance for women?　

　I'm not really a feminist, but I still can't come out strongly against women. Roy-san, on the other hand, doesn't seem to be like that. Well..........from the way he said and did things, I thought he was, but......


''Johan-san, are you okay?
'Hmm, well, I'll stop you at the worst. I've known Roy for a long time and I've stopped him a few times~
Well....
But you're Mr. Bell's disciple, aren't you?　I expect a lot of things from you.
I hope you're struggling, but...


　And then the battle between Shelly and Mr. Roy begins. It's kind of like seeing my old self....