We had returned to the base, which was safely located on level 4 of the twilight danger zone, and we were reporting the information. As a representative, Gil-san was supposed to compile the report, but I had been called in by Princess Liane.

　Conference room.

　She was sitting there waiting for me.

''Julia-san. Good work.''
No. I'm not really fighting that much.
Is that so?
'Yes. Shelley did most of the work.
Well, I'm sorry.　

　He smiles slightly. He looks surprised, but that's probably because Shelly's abilities have grown considerably in recent years.

　The driving force behind this is revenge.

　She continues to sharpen her blade in order to kill the demon who killed Belle-san. Of course, I have a lot of feelings about that, but I want to respect her will.

　From what I've heard, Belle was also fighting for her master. I sincerely hope that the chain of events ends at Sherry's place.

''How was the twilight concentration at level 5?''
Yeah. I thought it would be difficult for an ordinary human to endure. Unless you're a first-grade counterpart or a special level counterpart, it might be difficult to endure.
Well....

　That was an honest opinion. With that concentration of twilight, an ordinary person probably wouldn't be able to hold back for a moment. It would be difficult to counter it unless they were at the level of a special level anti-magician and resistant, or at least at the level of a first level anti-magician.

''When it comes to that, it's not easy.......the number of people we send in is also quite limited. Especially since the special class anti-magicians want to turn their numbers to defense as well, now that we have a base up to level 4.''
Yes. Just me and Sherry. And Eira-senpai is especially resistant to it. And as far as me and Shelly are concerned, we mainly fight in the vanguard, so from now on we'll be heading to the front lines more often.
''That's right. Julia-san is right, the upper management is working in that direction right now.

　Apparently, the higher ups were already thinking a lot of things over and making moves. As for me and Sherry, I'm ready to fight even more on the front lines from now on.

''I'm.......worried about you.

　He gently squeezes my hand.

"It's okay. I'll be back, I promise.
If that's the case, Julia, it's okay.

　We both know that there are no absolutes. There are no absolutes in this world. This world of twilight is such a harsh world.

　But that's why we say it. We have to put it into words.

　Because by doing so, we can carve those words and those feelings into each other's hearts.