--The first thing she saw was a wall of clear glass and a colored liquid.
　The girl woke up in a place where there were many similar objects.

"--
(......?)

　Someone is saying something to the girl.
　It's a child, if only in appearance.
　But the girl could not understand the words yet.
　Even so, the expression on the girl's face was somewhat gentle.

"--

　A woman in a white coat called out to the child.
　The girl could only wonder.
　But then she remembers.

(......This is my dream--)
"......

　The next thing she knows, she is in her room, on her bed.
　It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're doing.

"Hmm ......

　She stretched out once on the bed and got up with a bounce.
　Once off the bed, Aria flipped up the mat. --There were weapons lined up in a row.
　Not just the dagger Aria usually uses.
　There were foldable axes, serrated swords, and more.
　There are even small items such as kunai.

I'll take ...... today.

　I picked up a dagger. He grabbed a small bottle of liquid from the table and a whetstone.
　She sat down on the floor and began to clean the dagger.
　It's one of Aria's daily routines - she never misses a chance to take care of the weapons she uses. The way she uses it, she throws it away as if she were throwing it away.
　As she cleaned the dagger, she thought about her dream.
　--I miss it. I also think of my brothers.
　Aria was the youngest of them all. It's been over three years now.

(What's with the sudden ......, oh well)

　Aria was unconcerned and concentrated on cleaning her tools.
　The sound of the grinding stone scraping the blade echoed.
　I'm not sure if you've seen this before, but I'm sure you have.

"Yes...

　She threw a sheet of paper into the air.
　Aria swung her dagger and cut the paper in half. The paper was neatly cut in two and fluttered in the air.
　Aria nodded her head and took out a belted cover from the table.
　After attaching it to her thighs, stomach, and sides, she inserted several daggers into it. The daggers he had just cleaned were among them.
　He went straight to the wardrobe. Inside were the school's official clothes and several of Aria's personal clothes. All of them have been modified to make it easier to insert and remove weapons.
　In that sense, the school uniform is the most difficult to put in and out of the weapon. --However, it is forbidden to bring in dark weapons in the first place.
　But Aria doesn't care about that. She put on her uniform and washed her face at the sink.
　After completing her preparations, she waits at the door of the room.

"......

　He listens carefully and hears footsteps.
　In three, two, one ......, I open the door with a bang.
　Just as Iris was about to knock on Aria's door.

I was surprised. ....... You do that sometimes, don't you, Aria?
Yes, I was in the mood to see Iris' surprised face.
"...... What kind of mood are you in? Well, okay. If you're awake, let's go to the school.
Yeah, let's go.
Oh, wait a minute. You haven't fixed your hair yet, have you?

　Then Iris takes a comb out of her bag.
　This was also part of our daily routine.
　Aria took care of her weapons diligently, but when it came to herself, she was notoriously careless.
　While Iris took care of her hair, Aria headed towards the school.
　It was not yet time for the students to head for the school building. They had promised to train in the morning at the training grounds for the first time in a long time.

"Iris, are you okay?
"Yes, it's all better now. It's been a while since we've practiced sword fighting, so today will be a good opportunity to get used to it.
Yeah. I'll go with Iris.

　Aria's words were met with a smile and nod from Iris.
　It's a morning like any other, and Iris and Aria's school life is about to begin again.