Humans have managed to maintain their population in the harsh world ruled by twilight. At the time of the end of the human-devil conflict, the population had plummeted by about forty percent, but now the infrastructure is stable and the population has recovered in its own way. Even in such a world, people fall in love, marry, and give birth to children. The reason for living beings, not just humans, is to survive and prosper. There is no other great reason for living.

　And no one, not even mages, is an exception. In order to leave behind superior genes, mages are encouraged to marry each other, but it is still free love.


　And among the special class opponents, there is one who is very much in love.

　That's right ........Eira.


(Funny I can't sleep.........)


　After being discharged from the hospital, Eira moved to her quarters in the First Boundary City. She still doesn't have all of her belongings, but she still has the bare minimum. She's trying to sleep in such a situation, but she can't get to sleep. It's not that I can't sleep because my pillow has been changed. Eira is not that nervous. So why is she unable to sleep? It's because Yulia's face has always remained in her brain.


(Yulia........)


　It was at that moment that I think of. He came to the hospital room and they had a conversation together. Of course, Eira was upset by the fact that he told her, but the feeling of "I knew it......." was greater. It was in the midst of all this that she learned of his feelings. Julia had become strong again after that battle. At first glance, he seemed to be a bit of a timid boy. But it's different now. He had gained a lot of experience and his spirit had hardened and his face looked different.

　The signs had been there before. Yulia and I talk well together, and we have a good relationship with each other. She has a tragic look to her eyes, but her eyes have a definite will.


　As soon as she was attracted to it, she knew the name of the emotion that had been smoldering in her chest.


　This is........love, she said.


(Ugh, what do I look like starting tomorrow...)


　Tomorrow is the day of the convocation. All of the special class anti-magicians will be gathered, so of course they will have to meet face to face with Yulia. But what kind of face should I make now? Besides, what did she think in the sick room.......Eira kissed Yulia.


(Why, why did I kiss her?


　It wasn't a strategic move. I just genuinely found him endearing and kissed him on impulse. Until now, there had never been a heteros*xual who was so close in age and talked to each other so well. And since he's a special class antimagician, this is not the time to overtake the present for romance. I've been thinking that, but........after all, human emotions are hard to control. Eira was in agony, thinking about Yulia the whole time.


''I didn't get much sleep.''


　Waking up. The thing is, Eira couldn't get enough sleep. Still, the morning came and she needed to fight as a soldier, as usual. Fortunately, today was only a meeting, so there wasn't much of a problem with lack of sleep.


(Eh........what's that?)


　On her way to work. Eira sees Shelly and tries to talk to her, but she doesn't recognize the white-haired boy standing next to her.


(Does Shelly know him?　(But still, somewhere...)


　There was a sense of deja vu. More than the strangely mussed hair, he was now familiar with that back....especially his height and behavior. A moment later, the boy looked at Shelly and his face was faintly visible. And it was definitely one that Eira knew.


''....What?''


　I can't help but think out loud. That too.


(..........or did you cut your hair!


　Astonished. This time, however, he manages to keep his voice down. As I cower in place, Eira begins to shake and shake.


''Hmm?　Is that you, Eira?　What's going on?　Does it hurt in your stomach?
.....
What?


　It was Sheila who had just arrived. The two of them are rather close, so Sheila spoke to Eira normally. Then the words that came back were something Sheila didn't expect.


'Yulia's cutting my hair!
What, really?
'Seriously, seriously!　Look at that!

　Eira, whose tension is rising to the point where she can almost shake it off, bounces around and points forward.


It's a good thing that you're a bastard.............................and it looks like you cut it off yourself.
Isn't that cool?
What?
'Oh shit....Julia, short hair, cool...'
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, it's Eira.
Jesus, Sheila.
Is that... is that... is that the case?
Speak up!
Do you like Julia-chan?
Yeah?
No, what are you scowling at?　You said in the past that love is unnecessary. You talked about how it's the right thing to do as a special class anti-magician.
'It can't be helped. Love is a function of the human gene pool and is instinctive. It's not something you can completely resist by reason.
''Well no, I do, but the previous Eira-chan said something else entirely...''
People are always changing. It means I have new values too. Do you understand?
I'm sorry, my head hurts a little bit.


　She keeps her head down on the spot. Sheila is older and more experienced than Eira. She has fallen in love with men. She is such a person, but looking at Eira now..........


''........Love is blind, isn't it?
What, you got a problem with that?　Maybe ... you're going to get Julia too ...
'How about it. I'm scared, because I'm not interested in Yulia. Rather, I'd rather be a girl right now.
Well, you could do both, as I recall.
Yeah, yeah. So what do we do now?


　Sheila is also a woman. Of course, she is not averse to this kind of topic. In fact, it's a disposition 《them》 to intervene willingly.


''U.......What do I do?''
Speaking of which, Eira, you cut your own hair, right?
"?　Yes, but what does that have to do with anything?
Why don't you cut him loose after the meeting?
That's it!　Sheila!　You're a genius!
The years are numbered..........
All right, we'll do it.
Oh!


　And before the meeting, there was a completely different speculation going on.



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　Of course, Eira and Sheila attended the meeting diligently and figured out the future strategy. Still, it's important to move forward with this love affair for now. We don't know when we are going to die for each other. We can't wait forever... I don't know if you're thinking that we can't wait forever... but Eira immediately took action.


(Eira, go for it!)
I'll take care of it.


　After exchanging only eye contact, Eira went straight to her room, inviting Yulia to join her. There, she cut her hair for her. Although she handled the situation with an unconcerned look on the spot, she remained impatient on the inside. Nevertheless, he gradually calmed down and the atmosphere gradually became more and more normal.

　It's both a burning love and a calm love. Eira found it fulfilling to just have a relaxed conversation with Julia like this.


　So after he left and said it, she sat down on the bed. At the same time, there is a knock on the door.


'You can come in.'
How did it go?


　Sheila came here as soon as she saw Yulia leave.


'It's perfect. I put my arm around it and cut it off.'

Well, that's true.
Yeah. You're a beautiful, neutral-looking girl, Yulia. Now she's got short hair and has become a seriously handsome man.
.....
But you were in a good mood, weren't you?
'Well, that's true, but...'
What's going on?
Well, actually... when you came to visit me the other day, I kissed you...
'What?　It really is!
Cheek to cheek, but...
'Seriously I didn't know it was that far along...'


　As we both get so excited, the door opens with a bang.


''It's ... loud.''


　It was Eve. It just so happened that Eve's room was next to Eira's. She had been enjoying her nap and woke up to too much noise. Eve is the quiet one, but when she says it, she says it. And with that, Eve was about to leave, but Sheila caught her.


Eve Eve, come here too!
He's not coming...
I don't care.
....


　Eve, knowing Sheila's stubbornness, gives up and is dragged straight into the room. Thus, a mysterious strategy meeting is held by the women of the Special Class Counter-Magicians... but that's another story.