You're lucky we're in the middle of a lecture. You'd be in big trouble otherwise.

　Ars thinks about how to torment Tesfia for giving him such a bad smile, but he has to hear it all before he can do so.

　We are currently returning to Alpha from Rusarka, and we are just under the main gate of the familiar Second Academy of Magic. Since Ars and Loki can't use the transition gate, they are in a situation where they are arriving while being led by the girls. It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

　Even so, there is almost no time delay until they cross the border due to the improved transition gate.
　The rapid development is making it possible to transition up to tens of times faster than the old transition gate. Of course, this is subject to several conditions, such as limited number of people and copying time. Fortunately, such transference gates originated in Alpha, and were installed between Rusalka, which is currently under reconstruction. It is a technology that is likely to be developed in many countries in the future for its opening route.

　Anyway, no matter how much it is during a lecture, students who are not in a lecture are usually out and about, so it is not unnoticed. For that reason, a situation where a disturbance is inevitable in any case.

　Even so, Tesfia and Alice's pace remains the same.

''So Tesfia-san, where on earth do you plan to take them.......Ha!

　As if he sensed something unusual for Loki, he said, "You're going to make the whole school fall flat. It's the idea of the century for Mr. Fear! He nodded with satisfaction. Everyone, including Ars, looked at such a joyful face with anxious eyes.

''What ha, yo. It can't be!
Loki, you haven't changed a bit.

　Smilingly, Alice let her interminable voice melt into the air.
　However, the reply to this was truly stinging.

''Alice-san seems to have changed a lot.

　Loki's gaze caught a part of Alice's body. It was probably because it was Loki that he was sensitive to it. Quite some time has passed since I was separated from the two of them. Naturally, the girls, who are in their growth phase, are showing a different appearance and growth than before.
　Naturally, the same could be said for Loki. Although he doesn't talk about it, he's even proud to say that he's grown up a little taller.

　It's not so much that he's grown up just because he's grown taller. The difference in height between him and Ars hasn't been bridged, and his breasts are currently bearing fruit in front of his eyes to the point that it's not even worth comparing them.
　Something is wrong.

　--I was convinced that there was no God in this world.

　A declaration of war against such an unreasonable world. A terribly cold tone of voice echoed within.
　Still, the only saving grace would be the other red-haired girl. She's also only a little taller, and it's frustrating but certain in Loki's eyes that she's become even more beautiful since she was originally a beauty.

　However, most of the nourishment seemed to be devoted to powering her to its active end. He quickly moved his gaze from the red-haired girl's chest and felt his disgusted chest ease a bit. That much is still acceptable.
　Was that one of the reasons why I didn't feel as disgusted as I did before?

You're going to be able to find out what's going on in the world," he said.


　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for when you're in the market.

　Seeing that, Loki and Tesfia couldn't say a word.
　Tesfia herself understood the change in her best friend. It wasn't like she didn't notice it because they saw each other every day.
　That's why he knows that if he says something, it will come back to him.

　It was also the very moment when Tesfia and Loki colluded with something they couldn't see.
　There were no words for the victor to put on the vanquished.
　Clarifying Alice's growth here doesn't make anyone happy - although there's certainly one gender in the mix that rejoices about.

　In any case, you'll only get a word of comfort from Alice when you dig in. She's honest in her roots, but that could be described as an unconscious natural. The day she receives such unflattering words back, she'll probably just be miserable.

　That's why Tesfia and Loki hold on tightly - there's no need to expose the difference between the two in such a place, there's no need to widen the wound yourself.

''Well, let's hear it now, shall we?''
Hmm... what?

　Ars's cheeks twitch as Tesfia asks him back with a blunt face.
　As soon as she returns to the subject, she decides to be dazed and forgetful, and Ars puts his hands on her head without mercy.

What, what...?

　He wrapped his head in one hand and tightly focused on his fingers.
　He turned to Tesfia, who had managed to escape from his arms, "You're teasing me.

''Oh yeah...''
I mean, why are you guys doing this in the first place, why did you get kicked out?
I'm not a part of this.

　While the conversation didn't progress at all, I found myself at the research building that Ars was using as his own room.
　Unable to see, Alice turned to Tesfia to take over.

''The association's request is part of the academy's curriculum, not something I actually take. You can now flex your credits by fulfilling the request in your free time.
"Did the association and the academy work well together?

　So far we've expected this, but it seems that Ilyce's skills are solid.
　It's clear that the trend is becoming more and more of a trend that originally required students belonging to the academy to have real-world training, including outside missions. Basically, the students' outside missions are accompanied by an active wizard as a supervisor.

''So why were you guys looking for us?''

　Right now, the two of them are wearing the uniform of the Second Academy of Magic, but the one on their cloaks has a design on it that indicates their association affiliation, not the school emblem of the academy.

''No, it's because you're not coming back!
'They say they don't know where he is, no matter who you ask... so I guess that means it's easier for him to go to another country if he can fulfill his request and take time off for a legitimate reason.
'I see. But it seems you guys have been tasked with finding me...

　Ars didn't open his mouth to the fact that he wasn't coming back. No, he couldn't find a good reason to avoid seeing the girls again.
　He knew that he would have to show his face eventually, but he also knew that somewhere along the line the connection had been broken. An incompatible world, incompatible values, such things are not necessary for both of us.

　You're not coming back," he told me, and I couldn't say anything in response.

　That's why I feel relief that I was able to deceive myself even though it was painful, I guess that's why I escaped the difficulty for the time being.

　The proof of this is that Tesfia did not pursue the topic of the matter in particular, but took advantage of it.

I'm sure the association's request is quite broad. Naturally there are many requests from the state and military, and even individual requests can be placed with fair compensation and by passing the association's review. Moreover, if the request is not for personal gain and the association deems it necessary, the association will sometimes place an order. So, by good fortune, I received an interesting request.
Yeah, yeah, it's a nice request.

　Alice agrees with the interesting request that Tesfia tells her and they both give each other a contained smile.

　Just then, they reach the top floor of the research building, and Tesfia and Alice shut their mouths for a moment in front of a heavy door that even reminds them of nostalgia.
　Then, when they finished approving the unlocking on the panel, the door opened with a slow slide.
　Once this laboratory was vacated, the console was reset, including the locking of this laboratory, once it was vacant. Tesfia and Alice had been re-registered as a precaution due to the return of the luggage that had been seized at the stage when Ars was cleared of all charges.

　Subject to regular cleaning of the interior, of course.


　From what Ars knew, everything should have been seized, and it was only because he stepped on the assumption that they would be seized before then that he left their training manual here.
　However, the interior of the room looked no different than when Ars and Loki left this place.

　The dusty interior has not changed at all since you left.

It was hard work. It's a big room, so it takes a long time to clean it, and it's a lot of hard work just to move your stuff back into its original position. If I get weird muscles...is it because of Al?

　At Alice's abrupt shift in responsibility, Ars spat out a straightforward, "I'm sorry about that.

You took it with you, so you should at least put it back in its original arrangement. I thought we didn't have much stuff, but the amount of stuff that actually arrived was quite large. Even cleaning up was hard work, you know. It's also a strange thing to have such a large space. Hey, Alice.
What...?
'What!　We worked hard together, right?

　A betrayal that I didn't expect here.
　Dumbfounded, Tesfia stretched out her arms to cling to Alice as her eyes moistened. It was true that Tesfia's cleaning skills were not very flattering.
　Compared to Alice, it was probably half as efficient as her work. Even so, he believed that they were friends who had worked hard together until today.

　Alice scooped up her arms, which were stretched out and lurched closer, and smiled like a saint to her best friend.

'We worked hard together. Yeah, Al.......even Fia worked hard.

　Arth and even Loki felt irresistible to Alice, who followed gently. The innate guidance she has that she must labor against the effort.
　However, such Alice's eyes were diverted for a moment.

''But........that, it wasn't me who broke it.
Arizuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

　Tesfia's cry echoed through the research building at the entrance.