Kawachi worked Koizumi as he came into the room.
But Koizumi ignored him.

Next to her, the two of them smiled as if they had bitten down on a bitter bug.
Then he heard Kawachi sigh.

'Have you come to laugh at me?　I'm sorry, will you leave?

Koizumi showed his refusal to Kawachi.

''If you can talk, then your body is fine now, right?''

But Kawachi didn't back down and spoke to him.

'Did you listen to me?　I told him to leave.

I need to talk to you.

Oh, yeah?　I don't have any. I'm sure after talking to you guys, you'll be saying things like, "I killed Hidaka," "I drove him to suicide," and so on.　Honestly, it's depressing... that kind of thing.

That day, when Masamune said that, 'I was summoned here after I committed suicide.'
To the students, that fact had a huge impact on them.
But even so, Saeki cursed without a care in the world.
When you notice, even Aries blurts out negative opinions.
Because of such a situation, some of the students were sympathetic, but hid it.
Of course, some of them didn't think anything of it.
But even if they thought so, Masamune was no longer there.
He had been sent away in the transfer.

So they decided to forget about it.
Fortunately, Aries was putting a bit of pressure on the less powerful of the brave men in the shadows.
So they had their hands full with themselves and could forget about it.

But that changed when they visited Fishanatika, a peaceful environment.
There was room in their hearts for more.
And the guilt they had been carrying was pushed to the surface, to the surface, and brought to the surface.
Then they remembered.

-- that they had abandoned Hidaka.

That included Saijo Kotori.
They finally arrived at the same idea as Ichijo.
But Hidaka was no more.
Even if they didn't know what happened to him as a result, the fact that he was dead was stronger.
They even tried to fool themselves into thinking that maybe he was still alive.
But that was impossible.

Little by little they learned about magic, this world, and monsters in the school environment.
Masamune, on the other hand, knew nothing about it, and that too, along with the weakest profession of a healer, had been thrown somewhere else in the world.
It's impossible to think of that as living.

It's not that we wish we could have reached out to them.
It's just that they feel guilty about the possibility that they could have helped and the fact that they didn't say anything at the time.

And a few of them couldn't take it and cursed Koizumi for it.
--that it was your fault.
Of course, it is Saeki, Aries, who is to blame. And that country.
They know that, too.
But the higher magic class was in a different wing from them, and they rarely had a chance to see Saeki.
So, being close to him, and quicker, he cursed at Koizumi.

'We're, well we feel bad about it.

What? ...What is it?　What is this some kind of clever trap?　Just go home now, please.

Since everyone is here I'd like you to join us.

Koizumi didn't understand what Kouchi meant for a moment, but somehow she understood what he had come to say.

''You're kidding, right?　You want me to fall into your traps and go out of my way to be abused?　Give me a break!　I'm tired after the game over here!

Koizumi said a little emotionally.

''Everyone ... they want to apologize to Koizumi.

....

He says he's sorry... he says it. I'm sorry, too.

No need to apologize to me. I'm the one who killed him.

Koizumi said that sarcastically.
Then Kouchi was about to say something, but he shut his mouth and turned his back to Koizumi.
Then, when he came to the door, he stopped.

''We're all in the multi-purpose room in B, everyone's hanging out...''

After saying that, Kawachi leaves the place.

The air between the three remaining men was more awkward than before.

'Totally convenient guys, right?　If cursing doesn't work, the next step is trying to make it easier with an apology. The point is, he just wants to be forgiven. I don't feel guilty about it. I don't feel guilty about it. I just want to be sober and feel like we're still innocent and clean.

Koizumi said as he turned over.

'But...'

Then Teppei opened his mouth.

'I feel like I should go. I know I'm being selfish and selfish right now, but it can't be helped. We're still in high school........

'It's the same when you grow up. No, I think it gets worse as an adult, rather, doesn't it? Didn't you?

Koizumi said.

What the hell had happened to him?　But I don't know about that.
But I'm sure I'm one of those who were shocked to see the dirty side of the 'adult' creatures, not a few of them.

'Maybe so... but this is a different world and we're the only ones who know about us anymore!　Now's your chance, okay?　Because they are giving us a hand. But if we miss this, we'll have to live with the loneliness of being 'otherworldly' for the rest of our lives. The loneliness of not being able to return home can only be shared by the same people!

"Teppei you want to lick your wounds with them?

'Not so!　It's just... as Koizumi said.　So you're telling me that when we graduate from here, we'll have to live on our own?

Yeah I told you?

'It would be nice to have someone to share the memories of the same world with then, wouldn't it?　Surely the loneliness is too much for us to bear?

Just the three of us....

We're weak, the three of us aren't strong enough to survive.

Koizumi knew that, too.
This was a different world, and there were no fixed rails or anything like Japan.

The 'freedom' that King Arthur mentioned means that we should live by our own strength.
So they need to learn well in school that's what they're supposed to do.
And that was the essence of the words directed at them, the 2-3 brave souls.
In other words, the inhabitants of this world don't realize that they are still, on average, seventeen year olds.
In this world, a 17 year old is already an adult.
Some of them can drink and even suck a pipe.
There are people who are married, regardless of gender.
There is no law on the continent itself.
That is why Arthur said he was free.
And it doesn't have to be Arthur to say that.

Do you think we can live with that?　Can we get out of this place and then the three of us can make it after that?　You're an adventurer?　Are you thinking of becoming an adventurer, is that what you're thinking?

'That might be a good idea too...'

You can't ... not forever. It's not just monsters that are the enemy. There are humans, too. And there are beastmen, dragon-men and elves in this world, right?　Do you think our physical inferiority can defeat a race of dwarves?

Do you see the magic in this?

You can't win!　The three of us are going to get killed one day!　Koizumi may think that as long as he can live to a certain extent, that's all that matters, but I don't.　I just want to grow old properly and die a normal death!

Perhaps there is no need to worry about them.
It's a good thing that they have a benefit, because their growth rate is much faster than the others.
The number of magic you can use is diverse from the start.
The more they learn, the stronger they become.
Even a court mage is not a dream.

But I was worried.
The anxiety was greater than anything else.

After that, Teppei continued to appeal to Koizumi.
Until Koizumi broke........



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　This is a multi-purpose room.
There were a few brave souls there.

''I'm sure they'll be here in a little while...''

--Saori Kochi.
She is the girl who, along with Ichijo, often defended Masamune.

But it's Koizumi, right?　Will they really come?

--Mashima Kyoka.
He switched from Ichijo to Saeki, but then he also left Saeki.

'Don't think I'm coming. I'm not that type.

--Kihara Madoka.
Likewise, I'm often alone with Mashima now.

'I........think I should apologize properly.

--Kami Emi.
Seriousness was her thing, but she also felt guilty for not doing anything that day.

Next to her was a girl who remained silent.
--Mitarai Chiharu.
In her case, it's like she's there because Kamii is there, so she's there too.

And sitting next to her, likewise, is - Nishiki Kotori.
She is Masamune's childhood friend.
She regrets refusing Ichijo's invitation that day.

''Well, we did a cowardly thing. Even if Koizumi didn't show up, from now on, we'll give that guy a hand too.''

--Shogo Iida.
Former captain of the soccer club.
Leadership and a hot guy, but the guilt of spending time in a strange place and abandoning his classmates weakened him mentally and caused him to abuse Koizumi.

'Well it's just us now. We all have to work together. I think so.''

--He was on the same soccer team as Iida.
He was on the soccer team, just like Iida.
And he, like Iida, blamed Koizumi, Takeshi and Teppei.

These 8 students gathered in this room and waited for Koizumi and the others.

Then the door to the room opened gently.
They all turned to look at it reflexively with a nervous look on their faces.

The first one to appear was Takeshi.
Next was Teppei.
And lastly, Koizumi was there.

Koizumi had been persuaded by Teppei since then, and he had no choice but to cooperate.
Even though Koizumi is like this, he considers the two of them to be best friends.
That's why I couldn't just ignore them.

''Thank you.......for coming.

Kawachi said as he thrashed about.

'....Yeah.

Koizumi replied anyway.
Then the three of them sat down in an empty seat.

Then Kouchi began to talk.

'I'm really sorry. I was out of my mind at the time.'

Kawachi lowered his head.

''I apologize too. I'm sorry........

Then Iida, whose title no longer meant anything, the captain of the soccer club, apologized.
Following that, the others, in turn, apologized to Koizumi, Takeshi and Teppei.

'It's fine. I don't care about it anymore.

Koizumi said that in the same tone of voice as ever.
But he didn't mean to be offensive.
This is because this is the way Koizumi talks in the first place.

And then?　Why did you come all the way down here?　You have other reasons, don't you?

Then Kouchi answered Koizumi's question.

'I knew we had to work together,'

Surprisingly, that was the same thing Teppei had said.

'The other students have a home and a hometown. But we don't have one. We have to live on our own. That's fine for now, this school is like home. But when we graduate, we don't know. We won't be able to stay here, of course, and King Greberg won't be able to help us forever. And if that happens, where will we go? ...I just thought so.

They all had the same fears about the future.

'So?　What exactly do you have in mind?

Adventurer.

...I see.

Koizumi laughed bitterly.
He thought it was too shallow.
He wondered if he could call such an unpredictable death a job.

'I've been researching it, and it seems there's no limit on the number of people in an adventurer's party. So we'll gather as many people as we can, make one big party, and carry out our requests as safely as possible. That way, I figured we could do it without anyone dying, and we could do it for a long time...

Kawachi was talking while watching Koizumi's expression.
And then he stopped talking in mid-sentence.
This is because Koizumi turned a dumbfounded gaze at him.

''........Is that the conclusion that everyone here has considered?

Koizumi said, dismayed.

'It's not particularly right now, you just need to learn what you can learn here for now. Maybe you'll come up with another way. But for now, I just want you to know that you're willing to help.

Well I see. I see what you mean.

To Koizumi, it was a sloppy plan.
But he decided to respect them first.

'I'll talk to Saeki and Kida later...'

No, they're not.

Koizumi then cut off Kawachi's suggestion.