Sheila!
'Whoa!　What, what's going on?!


　Bang!　The door opened with a loud bang.

　It was Eira who barged into Sheila's own room. Incidentally, Noah was also in Sheila's room. The two of them may have hit it off after the usual drinking party, but they often play together like this.......or rather, they started chatting with each other.


''Eira-san?　Is there something wrong?
I didn't know Noah was there. Well, okay. So, you know the story?
You know, Eira-chan, it's a little abrupt.
It doesn't matter now. What matters is the parade.
'What?　I know, but come on, what's going on?
There's a party afterwards.
Yes.
There's a dance there.
So?
Do you see a program in there that has Julia and Liane dancing?
'What?　Really?
Seriously. I just got the files.


　Eira said and spread a sheet of paper of material on the table. Then all three of them look at it with their faces peeking out.


''Wow it's true. But it can't be helped, can it?　It looks good when you're the key player and princess in the success of this mission, and I'm sure people will agree.
Well, that's all you need to know.
So what's the rush, Eira?
Liane has been acting weird lately.
"...It's not about Mr. Bell?
No, I'm not. He doesn't sound depressed. Yes, I'm somewhat feverish or buoyant. And with all that's happened...
What do you mean by that?


　Eira spoke. She didn't want to eavesdrop, but Eira listened to the conversation between Julia and Liane. It referred to the day before the funeral, when Riane was completely desperate.

　From that conversation, Eira was concerned that Riane had developed special feelings for Julia.


''Ah, that might be true. I'm sure you're kind, Julia-kun, and.......if a girl said something so cool, she'd get a kick out of it.
'Yes. So, the thing is, I need to talk to you about it... but what do you think I should do?


　A moment of silence. Sheila ponders on this matter of quicksilver. Then, Noah also opened his mouth.


"Is it possible that Eira-san is in love with Yulia-san?
Yes. What are you complaining about?
No, I just think they look great together.
Shall I elaborate?


　Fiddling with her hair, Eira pretended as if she wasn't interested in hearing more of the story.


'I was in the same squad and I thought, originally, we were lovers, I thought. Well, when I asked the other counter-magicians about it, they told me that they weren't~.
"...hmmm. How is it that we seem to be lovers?
'I don't know what to call it. 'I don't know, we're in perfect synch, or maybe it's because we're both so natural when we're talking.　That's just my subjective opinion.
"Noah. You're a very good boy. I'll give you candy!
Wow!


　And then, out of nowhere, Eira took out a candy and offered it to Noah. Of course, Noah didn't mean to be flattered in a calculating way.

　It was a word to the point of purity. Because she knows that, Eira is in a good mood.


''Eira-chan,''
Come on, Sheila.
'Why don't you get Eira screwed in there too?　I mean, there's more than just one dance partner, though, so I'm sure Eira will have a chance to do it. And from what I've seen of this, it looks like there will be others dancing after that.
Really?
Yeah. So, go ahead and ask him out.
Well a woman has balls!
'Yes, it is!　Me and Noah will support you too!
What do I have to do?
'Of course! It's the job of a counter-magician to support people's love paths, right?
'Yes!　Then I might as well go for it!


　Sheila lies openly, but what will happen to Eira?


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　Umm.........


　Riane morning is early. Official business now has a higher proportion of official business now, although the military has a higher priority than the official business of royalty.

　The mission was a success, and humanity had also taken a piece of the twilight land. The royals are also obligated to attend the parade, as are the counter-mages. Thinking about the arrangements and the content of their speeches, Liane has a lot of work to do now.


''Bel........coffee.......I see.......''


　Riane is a weak morning person. That's why she usually asked Belle, who was up first, to make her coffee...........................but she was no longer there.


'........Okay.


　But I was never pessimistic.

　Riane decided to live for Belle and move on. She knew that Belle would be sad if she had to worry about every single thing.


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'Oh?　Shelly, how did you get here?
'You're going to the royal castle, Liane. I'll follow you.
Did he ask you to be his bodyguard?　But I didn't hear any such notice, but...
'I told you I'd take over for you. Now I'll be your escort. Well, I can't be with you all the time, but I'm going to try to be around you as much as possible when I have time...didn't you like that?
No. I'm very happy. I've never had any friends my own age. So I'm really happy just to be with Sherry.
Well that's fine but...

　I'm a little blunt because I'm embarrassed. Riane's smile is attractive, even if she is of the same s*x. In front of that appearance, which transcends humanity as far as it can go, gender is irrelevant. But not only that, Shelley was genuinely embarrassed by Riane's straightforward words.


　Because it wasn't often that she was spoken to like that, face to face.


　And so, as they entered the royal castle together, Riane frowned slightly. Yes, because in front of her was the second princess of Grete.


''Oh, Liane. It's been a while.''
Nice to see you, sister.


　Of course, he quickly puts a mask on his face so that he won't realize it. Liane is smiling, but her eyes are not smiling. She assumes that Grete will poke her with something, but she still doesn't feel good.


''Operation, I'm glad to see that you succeeded, too.
Yes. All the demons did their best.
But well it looks like a sacrifice has been made...
"...Sacrifices have to be made. That's how dangerous the twilight world is.
Well I heard that Belle, who was your caretaker, is dead.
'Belle has done her part. It was a sacrifice, but Belle's will is ours to carry on.
Hmm. Well, good luck with that. And how are you doing?


　Although she glared at Jirori, Sherry replied nonchalantly, not seeming to be bothered at all.


''My name is Sherry Amis, a special class anti-magician. Lady Grate.
''Oh, you're the new Special Class Anti-Magician. You're very young, by the way.
I'm 15 years old, just like you, Lady Liane.
'Well!　At 15 years old, you're a special-grade anti-magician!　Oh dear, oh dear. It's called Julia Curtis, and it seems that there are more young special class anti-magicians these days.


　Grete is obviously deliberately surprised. She knows about Shelly, of course. Or rather, she's been researching the special class anti-magician independently, so of course she knows about it.

　But I still don't like it. Why is it that the more talented people go to Liane's side?

　Even though she was jealous of her beauty alone, Grete was feeling pretty bad as she was also experiencing defeat in the inner meaning of the word.


''Then, sister, please excuse me.''


　Riane bowed her head, and Shelly also behaved the same way, walking straight past Grete.


　Neither of them were children enough to understand the meaning of Grate's gaze.