"Belle, you know........she was an amazing woman........


　Mr. Roy begins to speak, looking somewhere in the distance. We watched in silence.


When I first met her, I didn't like her, I thought she was disgusting. "The first time I met her, I thought she was unpleasant, and I thought she was a pain in the ass. Then, you know, I challenged her to a duel and, well, you know... lost. Can you believe it?　An insecure, whispering woman like that is the greatest swordsman in human history. I had my doubts. I thought it was just overrated. But Belle was different. But not Belle.


　I'm not that familiar with Roy's relationship with Belle, but I thought that from Roy's character, the fact that he had been defeated by Belle must have lingered in the back of his mind.


'From that point on, I challenged that guy to a duel many, many times. It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. Was the demon who defeated Belle strong?
''Yes. Among the higher level demons, I think I'm pretty high up in terms of sword skills alone. When I fought, I was pretty much burdened by the battle with Belle-san, but...''
Yeah. Belle lost because she was weaker than that guy........I know......I know......


　Roy's face had already turned bright red, as if the alcohol had already turned completely around. Then tears spilled out of his twin eyes. The others were also watching the momentum of the pota, pota, pota, pota, and pota gain momentum, and the others were also watching in silence.


　I knew the others were in tears at the funeral. But Mr. Roy was the only one who had a tense look on his face and had been holding it in for a long time. The sadness, the tears.


　It was his own pride.


　Maybe it was Roy-san's own pride. Even though he had become a mere corpse in front of Ms. Bell, he couldn't cry in front of her.


　I selfishly guessed that.



'I liked Belle... so I thought that if I beat that guy, I would ask him to marry me... yes... that's what I thought... but how could this happen... how could this happen... he wasn't the greatest swordsman of humanity...?'
....


　I was a little surprised by that sudden confession.


　But then I realized that Roy-san was in love with Bell-san.......... In the beginning, it may have been an acrimonious encounter. But as they continued their relationship for a long time, they must have been attracted to each other. I didn't see Ms. Bell as a love interest, but I could understand it.


　Ms. Bell was a very attractive woman. Her appearance was a given, but she was a noble person in her own right. Many people must have been taken aback by the way she acted with ease. That's why she was called the strongest swordsman in humanity, the Sword Princess, and loved by everyone.


　Even after she died, her memories remain. The memories that remain after death will surely torment us all. The wailing in sorrow will not be a one-time occurrence. It will remain forever.

　But that is why we can never forget that pain, because we have that burning wound. You can carry it on your back and fight it. And it's not just the pain. We carry the will of our dead comrades on our shoulders.


　We are not alone. We have fought and will continue to fight against the will of the people who have died in the past. Surely the older we get, the more that happens. This is especially true of special-grade counter-magicians. The friends around them die. But I will survive. It was the successive generations of Special Class Counter-Magicians who had fought with such thoughts on their shoulders.


　And so, this time, Belle was not the one who carried the burden, but the one who was carried on her back.


　That's right. It's my turn to be the one to carry her on my back. What she has done so far, we will take over. That's the strength of human beings.


　And after that, it was a festive occasion as Mr. Roy began to get even more excited.


'The damp atmosphere, stop, stop!　I'm going to drink until morning today, yeah yeah!
"Yeah!


　So I decided to let the mood take me there too.

　It's good to open up to the world like this, even if it's an occasional thing. It's good to open up to the world like this. It's not to be pessimistic or even optimistic, but to be realistic and face the reality in front of me and move forward.


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''Oh...................''


　I put my hand against the wall and managed to hold it together so I wouldn't throw up. No, I might have thrown up a little bit. It was now 3:30 am. I was supposed to go to an after-party, but I had to give up and go back to my room in the dormitory.


　I tried to dissipate the alcohol by magic, but I couldn't use my magic well because I was drinking too deeply. Well, I thought at first that this kind of feeling wasn't so bad at times.

　As you step out of the tavern, a cold breeze blows just right on your body, which has been burned by alcohol. As I walked around soaking in it, soaking myself in a bit of drunkenness, the feeling of vomiting came, and I managed to keep going as I walked dazedly.


　Still on a dizzy footing, I walked down a deserted street, illuminated by a streetlight.


　As I was doing so, I sensed a high-pitched voice coming from nearby. There was a small park there and I was in the middle of thinking about taking a break there. I'm sure you'll be able to find a great deal more to say about it than you think.


　No.........scary. How scary is a swing set in the middle of the night?


　But inexplicably, however, it seemed familiar. When I looked closely at them, I saw that it was a group of special class anti-magicians. Of course, it's not the men. It's the women's team.


　Sherry, Eira-senpai, Sheila-san, Eve-san, and Princess Liane, as well as Noah.


　Eve and Noah are in the sandbox building some kind of quite skilled sand castle, which has been elevated to an art form.


　On the other hand, Shelly, Senpai, Sheila and Princess Liane are laughing as they swing on the swings. No, can I say that's laughing?　It was obvious that he was acting weird.


''Ahahahahahahahahahahaha!


　No, scary.

　How can you get so much laughter just from peddling on a swing?

　I mean, Eve and Noah have been making up sandcastle details with dead eyes the whole time... did I perhaps warp to another world after getting drunk?


....


　As I watch the scene in a daze, Shelly shouts out loud.


'Ah!　That's Julia!


　Shelly comes running at a trot. She smiles and walks up to me, smiling, and hugs me in her arms. Her ample breasts are pressed against me, but I feel them. She reeks of alcohol. This one definitely drinks more than I do. When I looked, I saw a large number of cans discarded by a park bench. It was clearly alcohol.


　I know Sherry's drinking habits.

　It's a bit of a mixed drink. This is still a great way to get involved with someone.


''Well, uh, well, you've got the wrong person...''


　Let's go home. We mustn't stay here. I've discovered this magical land in my imagination. Yes, it's just a dream. That's why I'm going home. I'm going home, I'm going home!


'Yulia ah hahaha, there are two Yulia's!　Hahaha!


　The next person to come in was a senior. No, it wasn't just senpai. All of the people who were laughing like crazy on the swings earlier came up to me.


'Yulia's here too, should we all get another drink?'
"Sansei!
....


　My night was not about to dawn yet........ Ho ho ho.........