Takumi, is it true that you took Chloe as an apprentice?
Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, I've made an apprentice.

　After dinner, Leia came in while I was cleaning up afterwards.
　She looked quite grim, even though I thought she had become more calm lately.

''In order to become Takumi-san's apprentice, she would have to be approved by Alice-sama. Did Chloe fight with Alice-sama?''
What?
What?
'Sorry. This is the first time I've heard of that now: ......

　Leia froze with a surprised expression on her face.

''Just the other day, Alice-sama was beating up some students who wanted to be Takumi-san's apprentice.

　When did he do that?
　Well, I can't afford to have any more disciples, so it would be helpful to say that it would help.

'Perhaps, but Chloe is probably at ...... by now too.

　No way, Chloe and Alice are fighting each other?
　No matter how much of a black dragon Chloe is, it's unlikely that she'll be safe from Alice's attack.

''Ah, where is Alice?''
After dinner, I was headed to the Blue Sky class.
Okay. Leia, follow me.
Okay. Let's go.

　If Chloe and Alice were fighting, I wouldn't be able to stop them.

'Carna, Chloe's in trouble. She could be fighting Alice.
Yeah, I see. Well, it's all right, Koo-chan, you're pretty solid. By the way, could you ask Leia if Alice gave her a piece of paper with a number on it?

　It's no good. As expected, I thought that if it was a big deal for Chloe as a sister, she would be able to hold her ground, but Karuna is like the sky above.
　What in the world does Alice have in mind when she hands out numbered pieces of paper to everyone?
　I'll have to ask Alice later.


　When I arrived at the blue sky classroom, the chairs and desks that had been lined up had been placed in the corner, and Alice and Chloe were facing each other in the middle of the grassy field.
　I was relieved to see that the fight hadn't started yet.

'Alice, stop ......'

　I was about to call out to him to stop the fight.
　In the middle of the confronting Alice and Chloe, I saw that white one standing in the middle of them.

'Oh, you, what are you doing ......!

　I'm too surprised to speak well.
　Is she trying to do something to them?
　I'm staring at Alice and Chloe's faces, wavering.
　But neither Alice nor Chloe responded to this.
　Is it possible that the white one only sees me?

Leia, what do you see between Alice and Chloe?
'Yes, we can see the swell of each other's fighting spirit. It looks like the fight is about to begin.

　No, that's not what I'm asking.
　It turns out that there really is no one white in sight except me.

"...... This is...

　The white one speaks out.
　The voice was the same as before, an eerie mixture of the two, as if echoing from the depths of the earth and whispering from heaven.

'Naka Naka, not a battle to look forward to. ......

　Did the White One just come to observe the battle between Alice and Chloe?

'...... Do you hear that?' Leia.
Yes, Chloe's heart is beating so hard I can hear it all the way over here.

　Yeah, no. I can't hear any of that.
　And I'm the only one who can hear the White One, apparently.

"Alice is trying to change, Noka. 'She's not just going to destroy anything that gets near you, she's going to admit it. You don't see the futility of doing that noka, ...... noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka.

　Useless?
　Is Alice trying to change in vain?

Don't be silly, it's never a waste of time.
Takumi?

　Leia, who has no idea what I'm talking about, tilts her head.
　And when the white one heard the words, he looked at me intently ......

"Nithari.

　A smile appeared on the white face that had been nothing but a smile, just like before.

　And as if that was the signal to start, the battle between Alice and Chloe began.

'Let's go! Aris!

　It was Chloe who set it up first.
　Head-on, head-on, with no plan whatsoever.
　Screaming in her dragon dialect, she just hit Alice with all her might.

　Alice didn't even try to avoid it.

　With a bang, Chloe's fist hits Alice in the face.
　But still Alice doesn't move.
　Yes, even the face that was hit didn't move a millimeter at all.

'...... Did you think to stay by Takumi's side with that level of thought?'
What's going on?

　With an explosive roar, Chloe's body was blown away.
　It hit the ground from the head and flew far backwards, scraping the ground as it was.

'Alice is not like the others. You're the only one who can accept it. I don't understand that, Noka.
No! No, I don't!

　That's when I shouted.

　A loud roar echoed from the one where Chloe was blown away.
　A huge black dragon was howling at the heavens.

'Alice can change. She'll get along with everyone else.
"...... can't do that. I told you it was a bug. There's no way I can change it.'

　Chloe and Alice, in dragon form, collide again as I speak with the white one.

'But I still trust Alice, and everyone else,'
'...... You're an idiot. Okay, I'll watch you now.'

　The white one says nothing more and observes the fight between Alice and Chloe closely.

　Chloe was blown away again and again, but she didn't fall, and she stood up to Alice.

　When Chloe passed out while standing, the White One had disappeared from the scene.