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　We arrived at the inn where we would be staying in Mearaq, and after putting our luggage in our respective rooms, we headed for the inn where Hayate was staying.

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　Nair and Ferrum had said they would rest at the inn, so it would be me and my senpai who would go.

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"Double room or ......"

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"I guess it's more efficient to have two people together than one person in a room. ......In my case, I'll be sharing a room with Amira since I'll be acting as a lookout, right?"

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　Do I have to keep an eye on Koga? ...... Well, I'm used to it since I shared a room with Tong in the lifeguard squad, so I don't mind.

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　I don't mind it, though. Ferrum and Nair were in the same room, so I guess it's no different than at the lifeguard station.

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"Usato-kun, what kind of person is Hayate-san?"

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"She is a kind person. He is the chief of the beastmen tribe, and he is also the person who helped us on our journey to deliver the letter.

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"I see."

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　We had exchanged letters several times, but it had been several months since we had seen each other.

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"There is a friend of Amako's named Rinka, and she is Hayate's daughter.

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"He's so small and cute!"

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"I never said anything like that."

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"He has wolf ears!"

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"I didn't say anything about it!"

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　Wait a minute, how do you know?

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　I've never said anything about Linka being a wolf beastman!

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"Well, Amako is a fox beastman, isn't she?　Then her friend must be a wolf beastman, right?

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"I'm sorry, I don't understand at all.

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"I mean, it's only natural that I, who bear the name of a dog, should be mixed in there."

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Don't distort the laws of nature."

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　What kind of super-theory is this guy spouting?

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　He is saying extremely unreasonable things, but this is normal for him.

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　Well, it's good that he doesn't get bored, but I can't let him embarrass anyone but me by showing him such an eccentric behavior.

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"Well, if you're about to do something, I'll do my best to stop you.

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"Usato-kun, your eyes are not smiling. ......?"

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　I would not mind a little, but if things were about to go out of control, I would have to take the responsibility of stopping them.

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　As we are exchanging such words, we arrive at the inn where Hayate and the others are going to stay.

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　I arrive in front of the building that is almost the same as the one we were led to, and after talking to the knight guarding the inn, I am allowed to enter the inn.

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"I'll leave the first step to you, since you know each other so well.

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"Yes, sir. I'll knock anyway.

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　A light knock on the door--before it is opened, the door is thrown open.

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"At last, Usato."

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　Amako's face appeared through the gap in the door, and she looked somewhat relieved.

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　We are invited into the inn, and the interior of the inn does not seem to be much different from ours.

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　In the center of the room, there is a space where people can gather and talk together, and there are some familiar beastmen soldiers there.

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"Usato!

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"Yeah?"

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　A gray-haired girl with beastman hair comes charging toward us at a high speed.

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　Feeling a sense of déjà vu, I catch the girl---Linka---and take about three steps backward to cushion the impact.

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"It's been a long time!"

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"It's been a while!" "Yes, it has. You've been fine ......, haven't you? I know. Did you come here, too?"

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"Yeah!　My mom said I should support my dad."

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　Her near-white hair color and wolf ears make me chuckle at her words.

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　At any rate, I introduce her to the senpai next to me, who is about to run off without saying a word, while I restrain her with my hand.

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"Rinka, this is Inukami Suzune. She is a friend of mine and a brave warrior of the Lingle Kingdom.

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"Nice to meet you!　Suzune!　I'm Rinka!

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"......!?"

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　Rinka smiles at her senior, who is as flustered as if struck by lightning.

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　With a slight tremble in her voice

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"Rinka, you can call me big sister, okay?"

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"What?　I'm an only child, I didn't have a big sister!　Wow, you're my big sister!"

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"---"

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　I don't remember this girl having such a low mental age. ......? No, is this normal for a 14 year old?　I can't compare them because Amako is more calm than I am.

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　The senior who was called "big sister" by Rinka looks at me with a blank expression on her face.

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"Usato-kun, please call me Suzutan."

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"Why really, ......?"

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"I can't believe there is a girl in real life who would smile and call me 'big sister' when we first met. ......"

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　Everything you do and say is too sudden.

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　Not only me, but even Amako and the soldier are surprised.

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"Don't think I'll do anything for you if it's just a dream, okay?"

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"Yes."

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　"Well, I'll go get your father!" After seeing Rinka off to the upper floor with her usual energy, she and Amako walk up to the center table, where Nagi-san is sitting in a chair and beckons us to come.

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"Oh, Mr. Nagi!

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"Oh, Mr. Nagi!" "I see you have arrived safely. Have you come to see Hayate-san?

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"Yes, I heard you arrived here first.

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　Nagi urges me to sit down at the table, and I can see some beastmen soldiers who are probably escorting them.

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　They are Hayate's men who fought with Amako when she was captured by Jinya at Hinomoto.

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"Didn't the Demon King do anything to you?　I hope he hasn't annoyed you guys because he's still got a bad personality. ......"

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"No, I talked to him and stuff, but he didn't do anything suspicious.

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What about Usato?

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"Amako, isn't it strange that you think I'm doing something suspicious in this situation?"

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　Amako, don't you think it's strange to think that I'm doing something suspicious?

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"Because he's Usato. Well, he could be stuck to the wall if you take your eyes off him."

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"......"

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"Are you kidding me ......?"

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It's not a wall, it's a ceiling.

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"Are you stupid ......?"

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　d*mn, I can't talk back. ......!

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　Nair said the same thing to me. ......!

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"Hey, how was it, Mr. Nagi?"

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"Well, me?　Mearaq has changed a lot and the people here are very surprised by me.

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　Nagi-san laughs and the guards nearby shake their heads.

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"They look almost the same as the statues, that's why they are surprised. ......"

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"I am a student of the Kannagi-style, and I would like to learn from you."

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"...... this is what I mean."

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"I see. ......"

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　Ms. Nagi nodded her head, her cheeks tinting with embarrassment.

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　It is natural to be embarrassed if a school with your name on it continues to this day.

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I am Master Kannagi's disciple. Does that mean that you are my disciples?

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Senpai, here are some snacks.

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"Yes?　Thank you?

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　I hand the wrapped sweets on the table in front of me to the senior who looks like he is about to do something.

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　I continue my story while looking at him curiously tilting his head to the side.

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"Nagi-san, how was your meeting with Hayate-san?"

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"I was relieved ...... I guess. I had known about him through your Kagote, but after talking to him, I could understand that he is a trustworthy person.

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"I see. ......"

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　I am glad that Mr. Nagi seems to be accepted by the beastmen, although he doesn't say so in words.

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　Above all, she is about the same age as the next senior.

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　That is why I hope from the bottom of my heart that the beastmen's country will become a new home for her.

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"Actually, there was something I wanted to tell you.

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You want to talk about it?

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　What's wrong?

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　I tilted my head and listened to Mr. Nagi's story.

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"Did you find anything strange when you entered this city?

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"......?　No. ......Eh, was there such a commotion?

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　Nagi shakes his head with a grim expression on his face.

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"No, if there was a commotion, Falga-sama would have sensed something was wrong. I don't ...... mean that, I was just wondering if you didn't feel any kind of discomfort."

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"I'm sure there was nothing that would have made you feel ...... uncomfortable in the current situation."

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"I'm the same as you, Usato. At least there were no people who wanted to harm me."

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　For a moment, a boy waved to me with a friendly expression.　But I shake off the thought because I feel that it is not the same as a feeling of discomfort.

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"If it's killing or malice or something, I can kind of understand it. ......"

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"I think that's pretty funny."

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　Amako is easily tipped off.

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　I can tell by the way it makes my skin crawl.

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"It's all right if nothing happened. Maybe I'm just too nervous.

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"...... No, we'll be careful."

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　If Ms. Nagi, who has precognition magic and has keen senses, is on alert, there is a high possibility that something will happen.

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　As I try to be careful, Rinka comes down from the upper floor.

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"Usato!　My father is calling for you!

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"I know..."

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　It looks like I'll have to talk to Hayate upstairs.

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　Rinka comes downstairs in a flurry and runs up to us.

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　Senpai saw her and turned to us with a straight face.

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"Usato-kun..."

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"Senpai, here are some snacks, okay?"

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"What a mess!　I'm not sure if I should be the one to tell you this, but I'm not the kind of girl who can be caught with a candy bar..."

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"Suzune, the snacks here are really good!"

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"Delicious!"

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　She fell in love with him instantly.

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　Hearing Rinka's words, who points at the table, Suzune throws the sweets into her mouth with a big smile on her face.

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"Usato!　My father is just up the stairs in the front room!

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"Thank you, Linka. Can I ask you to play with my senpai for a minute?

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Yes!

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"Why are you acting like Usato is Suzune's protector ......?"

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"Don't nod your head too, Linka. ......"

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　Overhearing Nagi and Amako's muttering, I head upstairs to Hayate's room.

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"Hey, it's been a while. Usato."

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"It's been a while. How are you ......?

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　Hayate's complexion, which I hadn't seen in a long time, was not good to say the least.

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　No, it wasn't a sign of illness or anything like that, but simply a sign of exhaustion or something like that.

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"Anyway, ......"

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"Yeah?"

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"Shall I cast a healing spell?"

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　He probably had a lot of heartache on his way here.

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　I immediately sensed this and decided to do my job as a healing magician first.

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I was so happy to see him.

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　After performing a healing spell on Hayate, we sat down facing each other at the table and talked about what had happened so far.

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　The path from the time we left Hinomoto to today.

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　When I told him as briefly as possible, Hayate let out a deep sigh of emotion.

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"I remember when you first came to Hinomoto."

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"Ha-ha-ha, I was pretty reckless then, too.

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"But I think ...... that it is because of that recklessness that we are where we are today."

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　When I came to Hinomoto, I was in turmoil from the very beginning.

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　I was shot with an arrow by Rinka, and after that I became friends with the beastmen of the village, and so on.

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"......What's happening to Toi now?"

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　A magical tool that transfers precognition magic to others.

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　In order to prevent his daughter, Amako, from living a life bound by precognition magic, Mr. Kanoko tried to create this magical tool.

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　It failed, and Mr. Kanoko lost her precognition magic to Jinya, the former chief of the clan.

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　Now, he used Twa in reverse and restored Kanoko's precognition magic, but he still does not know what happened to Twa after that.

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"Now I've disassembled it and put it in storage. I should probably get rid of it, but Kanoko, of all people, stopped me."

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"Mr. Kanoko, are you trying to complete Twa again?"

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"He doesn't know. At least, Hinomoto doesn't think that precognition magic is that important now.

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　Not that I need it?

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　Isn't it still as important to Hinomoto as ever?

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"For a time, Hinomoto was on the verge of chaos because of the prophecy magic. Of course, I understand that it was not Kanoko and Amako's fault. But it was a chance for Hinomoto to change its perception of precognition magic.

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"......"

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"We can't just rely on predictive magic. We are living in the present, not just the future."

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　It's a bit of a cliché," Hayate says with a bashful smile.

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　I don't know how the magic of prediction will be handled in the future, but I hope it will be in the best possible direction.

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　Unlike Jinya, Hayate is a moderate person, so there is nothing to worry about.

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"How is Kanoko-san doing?　I heard that you are feeling much better.

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"Yes, she is. Yeah, she's fine. In fact, she's so fine that she's too fine to be bothered. ......"

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　He instantly looks exhausted.

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　The expression on his face made me let out a "ah" sound as if I had guessed it.

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"She still has a tendency to be too free as she used to be. ...... Whenever I took my eyes off her, she would wander off and make a big fuss. ....... Well, that's a sign that she's getting better, so we should be happy about that. ......"

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　Then he breaks off and raises his face.

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"Can I complain about something now, after all this time?"

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"Yes, if it's okay with me."

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"Thank you ......!　Thank you ......!"

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　This man has been the chief of the beastmen until today.

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　He is in a position where he cannot say anything weak to his subordinates, and the heartache that befalls him must be tremendous.

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　Well, for now, let's enjoy our first conversation with Hayate after a long time.

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