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Introduction

is a ligh novel series writen by sukasa and illusra-ed by Korie Riko. Te series is serialized in Kodansha Bunko. Nine vol-umes have been released so ar, as o Augus 2015. Produced by Diomedia,an anime adapaion aired during he Winer 2015 anime season, coveringhe firs hree volumes o he ligh novel.

Tis is volume 9, eniled Cerulean Engage, released on 02 July 2015 by

Kodansha Bunko (ISBN: 4063814726 / 978-4063814729).

Story Synopsis

Yuu has marked no only Iris, bu also each and every classmaes o his, in-cluding Misuki. He is currenly quaranined in he academy and is orbid-den o make conac wih oher Ds.

Becoming Yuus mae or no, each girl will have o make her own deci-sion soon.

Meanwhile, Major Loki o sars o make his move.In order o eliminae Grey VampireMidgard's chie adminisraor

Charlote, he has dispached Sleipnir, he special orces eam under his di-rec command, which Yuu and Jeane used o belong o. Now, wha is he

las piece o he puzzle ha will complee he eam?Te insuppressible eelings and he unsoppable wheel o desiny.Te premoniion o he end and he voice ha will never go silen.Even hough or now youre ou o my reach, Im sure one day

(Back cover o volume 9)


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Prologue

flashed by ouside he

window.

Te wo o us were siting in a car during a bumpy ridealong a mounain road, looking orward o our desinaion.

Hey, hey, Yuu-kun. Are we sill going o cach fishhis year?

Asking me wih irrepressible joy was Misuki, my

childhood riend. Wih her beloved sraw ha on her lap,

her eyes were glimmering wih anicipaion.

Youre so weak, Misuki, so has probably no happen-ingWell, or me, ill be a piece o cake.

Lisening o Yuu brag, Misuki poued unhappily.Im no weak! Im no going o lose o you, Yuu-kun!

Misuki clenched her iny fis and reored.

Really? Ten les make i a cones.Yes!

For some reason, Misuki nodded very happily even

hough we were clearly compeing agains each oher. Tesigh o her smiling ace pu me a a loss wha o do.

No cheaing. Cach hem wih your hand.


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Feeling oo embarrassed o look Misuki in he eye, I

urned my gaze away rom her.

Misukis parens were siting in he drivers and ronpassenger seas.

I had gone camping wih Misukis amily he previousyear oo. Te locaion was on he bank o a river wih lovely

scenery. Since he river waer had been unbelievably clear

and ransparen, Misuki and I had compeed o see whocould cach he mos fish barehanded.

Las year, neiher o us caugh any, so i was a draw, bu

I was very confiden his ime. I won lose o Misuki no

mater wha, I secrely vowed in my hear. From beweenhe seas in he car, I looked ahead o he car.

Tere were many urns because i was a mounain road.One side o he road was a cliff and provided a good view o

he scenery. Upsream o he river, currenly on he lef side,

was our desinaion.Howeverhis scenery was insanly inerruped.

My view wen pich black.

Huh?I hough we had enered a unnel, bu no. Ta was no

i. Tere had no been a unnel ahead o us.


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Inside darkness where I could no even see my own

hand, I heard he errified screams o Misukis parens.

Te screeching o brakes resounded. Te saey beldug ino my body, huring a lo.

Kyahhhhhhhh!?Ten I heard Misukis scream.

While I could see nohing and had no idea wha was

going on, I el a grea impac. Te world spun around.Misuki!

Alhough I had los all sense o direcion, I desperaely

reached ou o her

Ah

I opened my eyes o see a all ceiling beore me.I was lying on a sof bed, reaching ou owards a glam-

orous chandelier.

For a momen, I was unsure where I was.Neiher in he car nor in he darkness.

Tis was neiher my home a Nanao Ciy, a mili-

ary camp, nor Misukis dorm.Whas he mater? Did you have a nighmare?

Bu as soon as I heard he voice coming rom he side, Iinsanly realized where I was.


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I urned my gaze owards he source o he voice and

looked a he golden airy sanding by he bed.

PrincipalI was Midgards chie adminisraor, whose slender and

peie figure mean ha one could misake her or a youngchild a firs glance

Charlote B. Lord.

She was dressed in nohing more han a whie camisoleand shors, an unseemly sigh. She was gazing down a

meBu her ace was dark.

Isn ha wrong? Correc yoursel.

?Wondering wih my mind ha had jus woken up, I re-

alized my error.Sorry, Charl. Good morning.

I had promised o address her as a riend whenever

he wo o us were alone. Polie language was orbidden.Yes, has more like i. Wha a pleasan morning, my

riend.

Nodding conenedly, he principal sroked my head.By he way Could you please pu on some clohes?

NoGe dressed.


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Feeling embarrassed because she was rubbing my head

and because she was sanding beore me in underwear, I

hasily looked away.Why? Tis is my room where no one will see me, so

don worry.Bu Im here righ now.

I sa up in bed and urned my back o her o keep her

ou o my sigh.Wha are you alking abou by his poin? Aren we in a

relaionship where we sayed up lae a nigh, engaged in

passion and inensiy, beore going o bed in he same

room?Sop using such a misleading descripion! We played

games unil lae hen ell asleep, has all.


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I sighed and looked around. On he clock owers op

floor, his room was locaed even deeper han he princi-

pals office. I was suffed ull o he principals personal be-longings.

An unruly selecion o souvenirs rom various counriesall over he world were arranged by he wall wih a gian

sae in a corner. In ron o he bed was a gian monior wih

a number o game consoles in ron o i.I had spen he previous nigh wih her, serving as her

opponen or games delivered rom Japan. Incidenally, he

previous day was chess and he day beore ha was Japa-

nese chess.For he pas hree days since reurning o Midgard, I

had no sepped ou o his room.Well excuse me. I only wen o bed afer confirming

very careully ha you had allen asleep. I am your surveil-

lan, afer all, and can slack off.Lisening o he principal behind me, I shrugged.

IndeedShe was he one in charge o monioring me

while I was under house arres. During he journey back oMidgard, I ound ou abou he change in color o he drag-

on marks belonging o Misuki and he oher girls and ha I


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pervising him. Charlote-sama, please reurn o your origi-

nal pos immediaely.

D-Don come over! Tis akes prioriy over all oherwork!

Saying ha, he principal wrapped hersel around meighly rom behind.

Sop iI-Is very uncomorable.

Wih her arm around my neck, I had rouble breahing.Te sensaion o ender skin behind underwear was rans-

miting hrough. I could eel my ace burning up.

My riend! Im currenly acing a crisis! Now is he ime

or us o join orces and vanquish he evil overlord wih hepower o riendship!

Who is he evil overlord, may I ask?Mica-sans eyebrow wiched as she orcibly peeled he

principal off me.

U-Unhand me! I don wanna work! I sill wan o playwih my riend!

You finally coness your rue eelings. I you coninue

o ac willully, I shall spank you as I did in he pas.Wha Will you subjec o such an embarrassmen in

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Micas hrea made he principals expression change

compleely. She finally setled down.

In he pas. So ha mean Mica-san had been lookingafer Charl since childhood?

Despie heir roles as maser and subordinae, heir po-siions were reversed a imes probably because o ha.

However, he principal was an immoral dragon o in-

deerminae agehe Gray Vampire.Knowing he principals pas, i mean ha Mica-sans

age could no be judged by appearance eiher.

Well hen, please ge changed quickly and reurn o

work.Mumumu No helping i.

Dropped by Mica-san on he floor, he principal pickedup he red one-piece dress ha had allen by he bedside

and pu on he lab coa ha was draped on chair.

Ill ge my work done immediaely and come back. Myriend, wai or me!

Ten wih a fluter o her lab coas hem, he principal

ran ou o he room.I only she had ha level o moivaion a all imes

Mica-san sighed deeply hen bowed her head a me.


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Chapter 1: Blue Stigma

Part 1

in confinemen.

oday, he principal was working in he adjacen office,separaed by a door, wih Mica-san subsiuing in he role

o supervising me.While eeling Mica-sans gaze, I silenly did push-ups

nex o he window.

Iniially, I chated wih her abou many hings, bu afer

she old me no o resric my aciviies, I sared using his

ime or physical raining.I was playing games he whole ime when he principal

were here, so my body had become sluggish.Hoo

Afer one round o daily raining, I sood up. Coinci-

denally, here was a bell ringing ouside.Trough a large window in he room overlooking he

school, I saw sudens leaving he academic buildings. Unil

recenly, his had been my daily lie, bu a he momen, Icould no reurn o i ye.

Feeling rusraed abou his boring lie, I sighed.


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Afer a while, Mica-san seemed o noice somehing

and moved away rom he enrance. Immediaely, he door

was flung open vigorously.Mononobe!

Calling my name, a silver-haired girlIris Freyjarushed ino he room. She was my classmae in Brynhildr

Class as well as a D whom I had marked when I had reused

o allow anyone o ake her away.Afer seeing me, a red flush appeared on her pale skin as

she dashed owards me. However

Ah!?

She ripped on a game conroller he principal hadossed ou here, resuling in a grea all orwards.

Iris, are you okay?I hasily ran over o her and helped her up.

Ow My orehead, I bumped i

Iris was holding her orehead while ears appeared inher eyes. However, she insanly clasped my hands wih

happiness writen all over her ace.

Mononobe! Is you, Mononobe! I finally ge o seeyou

Seeing Iris make such a joyul ace, my hear began orace.


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I had been quie a while since I las heard his voice o

hers.

Is only been five days, righ? Youre exaggeraing oomuch.

oo embarrassed o show so much happiness like Iris, Ieigned calmness.

Im no exaggeraing! Tey won le me see you no

mater how much I begged No calls or emails allowedand I had no idea where you were I was worried sick!

Wih a slighly angry look, Iris approached me.

Uh

Wih Iris ace so close ha we could eel each ohersbreahs, I el quie flusered. Noicing his ac, Iris also

blushed inensely.OhS-Sorry. Is clearly no your aul, Mononobe

Iris ranically separaed rom me and apologized.

NoI should be he one o apologize. I didn consideryour eelings. o be hones, Iris, Im very happy o see you

oo.

MononobeWih shyness and embarrassmen, Iris and I gazed a

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o check on us. However, i I reused Iris a his poin, she

would definiely be sad. Weighing common sense agains

Iris on a balance, I made my decision decisively.urn around.

I grabbed Iris shoulders and spun her around. Ten Iswifly undressed and wrapped a bah owel around my

wais.

Anyway, I mus no make Iris sad.I scolded, I will be he one o apologize, is decided

Afer warning mysel o keep hings wihin deensible

bounds when quesioned aferwards, I apped Iris on he

shoulder.Im ready. Ill go in firs.

Y-Yes! Ill come in righ away. Wai or me, Mononobe.urned away, Iris answered slighly nervously.

Okay.

I nodded, enered he bahroom and closed he door.As expeced o he principals personal room, he bahroom

was very spacious and luxurious.

Te floor and walls were all made o marble while hebah waer was drawn up rom a naural ho spring deep in

Midgards underground. Alhough I had used i many imes


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wih he bah owel in beween. Iris swee ragrance was al-

so caressing my nose.

Righ now, Im already your parner, Mononobe.So

H-Hey.My hear rae increased as a ho impulse surged wihin

me.

Bu a he same ime, I el quie worried abou anychange occurring o Iris.

Marked by me and becoming my mae, Iris had shown

no anomalous signs even afer repeaed examinaions.

Bu jus as she had described, she was no longer herormer sel. I she were o ake acion as my mae

Mononobe I-IReaching orward, Iris hand caressed my body seduc-

ively while covered in soap suds. Te pleasure caused my

back o shudder as my mind wen blank.No allowed. Tis sor o hing!

I somehing anomalous had happened o Iris, we could

no simply go wih he flow like his. I grited my eeh andurned my head back o ace her. However, Iris hen said

somehing unexpeced.I wan o look afer you, Mononobe!


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So, so, I can scrub jus your back oday, Mononobe

Ill give your ron a good wash oo. Youll be very embar-

rassed i we do i ace o ace so les do i his wayWhile hugging me, Iris sared o move her hand ha

had reached around me rom behind.Wai N-No here

Noicing Iris hand gradually moving down, I panicked.

Why? Does i hur?N-No, has no i

I could no ell her overly bu leting her coninue was

no an opion eiher.

I desperaely resised Iris body warmh, her sof ouchand he pleasure coming rom her hand caressing me. I

grabbed her hand and pulled i away.Im eeling a bi cold so Im enering he bahub firs.

Tis is waer rom a real ho spring, so is really warm.

I spoke wih affecaion and rereaed owards he ub.Hey, you can ener he ub when you haven washed

off he suds on your body!

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Charlote glanced a me as I asked hen spoke in a re-

searchers one.

You, who has marked Ds, migh no be an irregularmale D afer all. Insead, you migh be a humanoid dragon

like me.Uh

I had hough o ha mysel oo. When marking Iris

and Kraken Zwei, I realized I was closer o a dragon hananyone else.

Bu he impac o having someone else poin i ou was

compleely differen.

Mononobe, a dragonIris ruminaed hose words bu did no look ha sur-

prised. So his was no somehing unexpeced o her.Well, his is basically speculaion. Bu ollowing his

line o speculaion, Iris Freyjahaving become his mae

is already he same species o dragon as my riend.Really? Tas wha I urned ino huh? I can go back

o being human anymore.

Wih her hand on her ches, Iris remarked.Iris

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Is okay. I don mind being wih Mononobe. Raher,

is beter o say Im overjoyed.

Her expression showed sinceriy rom he hear raherhan puting on a brave ace.

Seeing his smile, I el warm eeling surge rom hebotom o my hear.

Tank you.

While hanking her, I placed my hand on Iris shoulder.Puting her hand on op o mine, she smiled and said:

Im he one who mus say hanks. Mononobe, you

saved me. Te same goes or Zwei-chan. Surely, hings are

happier he way hey are now.Perhaps urning ino a human-like dragon migh be

happier or Iris, who had been undergoing dragonificaiono urn ino he Basilisks successor. And he same also ena-

bled Kraken Zwei o live among humans. Bu

However, here is no advanage or he ohers o be-come your maes, my riend.

Charlote spoke wha I was hinking.

No only ha, here migh be oher risks oo. Te grea-es being possible homeosasis in he abiliy o generae

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Te excied Charlote suddenly sood up.

C-Charl

Wih no owel, her bare skin was presened beore me.My gaze was drawn compleely o his slender and adorable

body.Wah!! Don look!!

Iris ranically insered hersel beween Charlote and

me, inending o cover my eyes. Bu he sudden inensemovemen caused her bah owel, which was hanging pre-

cariously in he firs place, o slowly drif away.

Ah

Reddened rom he bah, Iris naked body rushed inomy view. A large volume o blood sho sraigh o my head.

Wihou any obsrucions, Iris body was boh beauiuland simulaing. My consciousness gradually aded as my

srengh slowly drained.

Mononobe!Hearing Iris ranic voice, my mind wen blank.

Charlote-sama! Wha on earh are you hree doing!!?

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Part 2

Siting in he balcony o he principals bedroom wih a

evening breeze blowing, I sighed gloomily.Faining a he sigh o naked bodies, I had shown a pa-

heic side o Iris.

I mos likely passed my limi because ha kind oshocking imagery had appeared jus as I was desperaely

conrolling mysel.

I woke up o find mysel lying on he bed. Visiing ime

wih Iris was already over.I sill waned o speak o Iris so I ook ou my porable

erminal rom my shir pocke.Mica-san had reurned i o me earlier. Jus as Charlote

had said, my reedom o communicaion had been resored.

Since I was allowed o make calls now, I could alk o Irissoon.

HoweverI should firs call hose whom I was no al-

lowed o mee direcly ye.I urively glanced behind me hrough he balcony

window o peer ino he room. Over here, Charlote wasseaed while being lecured by Mica-san.


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I el uncomorable abou Charlote aking he ull

blame, bu o sop he girls rom worrying, I should call

hem firs.I began o operae wih my fingers, planning o dial he

number o ia whom Iris was very worried abou.No, beore ha, should ask I someone apar rom Iris

abou ias condiion?

Beore I dialed, I hough o ha and called Misuki in-sead.

Puting he erminal agains my ear, I waied or Misuki

o pick up.

Purururururu, purururururu, puruIs i Nii-san!?

Te hird ring was inerruped as I heard Misukis voiceloudly rom he receiver.

Oh, yesIs me. Don yell so suddenly, Misuki.

Sarled by he sudden yell, I replied on he phone call.Oh S-Sorry. Bu I have been waiing he whole

ime Nii-san, are you doing well?

Was i because i had been so long? Misukis voicesounded a bi nervous.

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O course I heard Bu I el even more worried! Play-

ing games wih he principal ill very lae every nigh, his

ype o liesyle will ruin your healh!Misuki scolded me in a orceul one o voice. I was

hones advice, so I acceped i honesly.Yeah, Ill be careul rom now on.

Are you eaing properly? You are no filling your som-

ach wih junk ood, I hope?Mica-san brings me hree meals a day. Te nuriional

balance is perec.

Exercise?

No really sufficien Bu I do muscle raining and helike.

Are you brushing your eeh properly?When I ge up in he morning

Ta was he resul o playing unil I ell asleep. Bu up-

on hearing my reply, Misuki said anxiously:Unaccepable! You will ge caviies i you do no brush

your eeh beore you go o bed!

I-I know. Ill sar oday.Overwhelmed by Misukis orceulness, I hasily re-

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Seriously Nii-san, please pay proper atenion. Oh, is

here anyhing lacking over here? I could ask Iris-san o

bring necessiies o you-Teres no problem a he momen. By he way, how

are hings on your side, Misuki? You slep or so long be-cause o Vriras poison Are here any afer effecs?

Deciding ha Misukis quesioning was no going o

sop, I decisively changed he conversaions direcion andasked my own quesion.

None a all. I is jus hahe dormiory has become

lively all o a sudden. I is no easy surrounded by everyone.

Misuki replied wih a wry smile. Iris said ha everyonewas enjoying hemselves, bu hings mus be difficul rom

Misukis posiion.Youre all living ogeher now, righ? Also, abou ia

I finally brough up he main poin, bu he erminal on

he oher side was suddenly plunged ino a commoion.Eh? Hey, sop ha! Nii-san and I are currenly

I heard Misukis ranic voice hen a differen voice

spoke rom a disance.Mononobe-kun, good evening.

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I asked in surprise and he oher side answered yes.

Tere was also a ain reurn i o me rom Misuki.

Id like o alk o Mononobe-kun, so les swich or abi.

Bu I hink I heard Misuki and shes no verypleased.

You imagined i.

Firill assered. Was she running away rom Misuki? Iheard a pater o ooseps.

Looks like youre having un over here.

Yes, i eels as amusing as camp. Bu I hink ill be

even more un i you were around.R-Really? Tanks

Embarrassed by such a direc complimen, I hankedher clumsily.

When can we mee again?

HmmIm no sure eiher.I answered ambiguously.

I was allowed o mee Iris, bu I sill did no know

abou he uure.I he girls learned rom he principal abou he risks o

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In he wors case, my reedom migh be resriced in-

definiely. Perhaps I migh no be allowed o mee anyone

bu Iris unil hey had reached adulhood.Is ha so? Ten Ill sar wih inernal preparaions.

Preparaions?Wha was she alking abou? I rowned.

Preparaions o make you my prince, Mononobe-kun.

I will be hassle when he criical momen comes i I doncommunicae properly beorehand. Im a princess, afer all.

Uh, wai, hold on a sec!

Im no going o waiYoure he one who marked me,

Mononobe-kun!Ignoring me in my panic, Firill laughed.

-TasOh, les swich i up because Misuki is caching up. Li-

sa, cach! Is a call rom Mononobe-kun!

Firill inormed me wihou lisening o my answer. Hervoice gradually grew disan while I heard a W-Wha!?

rom Lisa. I seemed like here were ohers presen apar

rom her wih sounds o a grea commoion.Afer some rusling noise, I heard Lisas voice on he re-

ceiver.Mononobe Yuu is i?


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Yeah, is me, so is your urn, Lisa?

YesHow should I pu his? I eels like i has been so

long.Doub vanished and her voice became genle.

Yeah, me oo. Whas i like over here righ now?Feeling a myserious sense o reassurance, I asked Lisa.

Well I was clearing up afer dinner and preparing ea

or everyone in he dining hall jus now. Ten suddenly, Fi-rill-sanOh, could you wai a second? Misuki-san is

hrowing a anrum

As a resul, Lisas voice grew ain while saying some-

hing.I hough he erminal would reurn o Misukis

hands Bu Lisas voice spoke again.Tank you or your paience. Tanks o Misuki-sans

benevolence, we will now ake urns o speak wih you in

order. However, I do eel sorry or Misuki-san, so le mesay his

Nex, Lisas voice changed and she said in genle one:

You don need o eel oo confliced. Alhough I saidyou have o ake responsibiliy or my dragon mark chang-

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Nohing. Bu i possible, Onii-chan, please call Ariel-

la aferwards. Shes no here righ now.

I seeGo i.Mm, Im couning on you. Oh

I agreed o Rens reques solemnly bu hen I heard abrie bou o noise rom he oher side.

Im nex, Yuu. Im so happy ha we finally ge o

speak.Kili huh?

Noicing ha he speaker had changed, I spoke he

name o he voices owner.

Wha is his? You don sound oo happy.No, i jus eels so unbelievable ha youre hanging ou

wih everyone, drinking ea.I answered wih a wry smile and heard Kili chuckling.

Tas rue. Hanging ou alone is boring me o ears

so Im hanging ou wih hem. Bu indeed, i is hard o im-agine. I reminds me o my ime as achikawa Honoka.

Kili brough up he alias she had used when infilraing

Midgard under a differen ideniy in he pas.Don do anyhing crazy like ha ime.

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Midgard. I warned her o preven ha somehing like ha

rom happening again.

Ta will depend on you. Lie here is very enjoyable buI will soon ire o i. I you don come see me soon, my pa-

ience is almos abou o reach is limi.Please, don orce hings. Te principal and Mica-

san will be going here soon o explain o you girls.

Is ha so? Since hings are progressing, I will wai alitle longer. However, waiing is poinless or me. Becom-

ing your mae is already somehing I decided a long ime

ago.

Tere was a dangerous aura in her words. Indeed, sheprobably had nohing o deliberae over. As someone who

ook a Ds abiliies or graned, perhaps acquiring perma-nen powers migh no be a bad hing in her view. Howev-

er

Aren you araid you migh urn ino somehing whoseideniy is unknown?

O course Im no araid. Wih his, I will finally urn in-

o he real hing. Am I righ, Moher?Was Vrira nearby? Kili had addressed her quesion o-

wards a differen direcion, bu I did no hear any answer.


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Fuu, Moher is sulking in silence. Looks like she

wans a urn bu has no necessary.

Kili laughed wih deligh. Vriras unhappy ace seemedo surace beore my eyes.

Ten who else is over here?I waned o have a urn wih ia i she was here, so I

asked.

Iris-chan is he only one who sill hasn spoken o you.Bu since she me you oday already, heres no need.

Afer Kili said ha, I heard a ain eh, no way rom Iris.

Bu compared o wha hey were alking abou, Kilis way o

addressing Iris atraced more o my atenion.Iris-chan?

Ta was wha Kili had called her, so I asked. Ten in arare display, Kilis unnerved voice replied.

W-Wha, is i very creepy? She calls me Kili-chan so

Im simply responding like wih like.Well You seem o be geting along well, hank good-

ness.

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Also, Jeanne-chan and he sleepy Zwei have reurned o

heir room. When she finds ou she missed ou on a chance

o alk o you, shell definiely eel like dying o regre.Kili added as an aferhough bu even hen, she did no

bring up ia.Wha abou ia?

Shes in her own room oo.

Alhough I heard rom Iris ha shes in low spirisI asked cauiously bu Kili remained silen. Did she

sand up o move? I heard ooseps.

Is rue ha ia is behaving srangely, bu I don

know he reason eiher However, Ive seen her alkingalone wih Moher recenly.

Lowering her voice, Kili finally answered.Wih Vrira?

I realized she mus have moved o avoid Vriras ear-

sho.Yes Perhaps as Yggdrasil, ia had said somehing o

Moher. Her synchronizaion wih he core is probably fin-

ished a las.Wha

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he sake o conversing wih ia who had aken conrol o

Yggdrasil.

o keep her own ideniy inac, ia had kep her con-necion o Yggdrasil a a minimum, bu or he sake o nego-

iaions, she had been cauiously increasing he synchroni-zaion rae.

Yuu, a his rae, you migh urn ino an ousider, you

know? Tis is no ime o be leting ohers conrol your siu-aion, hus wasing ime. Also, ha woman whos Midgards

principal is a dragon, righ?

Y-Yeah

Te principal was he gray dragonGray Vampire. Ihad heard rom Iris ha Shinomiya-sensei had inormed

he girls o ha. Kili mus have been presen oo a he ime.Personally, I can rus her wihou reserve like you

guys. Te curren siuaionand you as welleveryhing

is under her conrol, isn i?Ta sor o hing

I reflexively inended o deny i bu Kili inerruped me.

Are you going o deny i? Do you know her ha well?

I could no reue her. I was rue ha here were manyhings I did no know abou Charlote.


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In any case, you canno possibly become a piiul man

whose houghs ge swayed by ohers. You are my mae,

surely more han anyone elseKili spoke passionaely bu haled mid-senence when

ooseps could be heard.Your siser is here so I have o reurn he erminal o

her. We will mee ace o ace nex ime o alk.

Afer saying ha, she handed he erminal o Misukiwihou waiing or my answer.

Phew, I can finally speak wih you, Nii-san. Ten le us

coninue he earlier conversaion

From his poin onward, I conversed wih Misuki al-mos he enire ime, hen he call ended.

Kilis words kep echoing in my mind. I looked ino heroom and seemed like he lecuring had ended. However,

Charlote was sprawled on he bed in exhausion.

I was hard o be wary when looking a her in ha sae,bu I decided here was indeed a need or a deeper under-

sanding o Charlotes affairs.

Inending o reurn o he room, I recalled wha Renhad said and sopped.

ia migh have gone o bed bu Ariella was probablysill awake.


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Tinking ha, I dialed her number. Tere was a ring

hen I heard a message indicaing he side was swiched off.

Whas going on?Looking a he screen showing he call did no connec,

I urned my neck.ia oo, had somehing happened somewhere ouside

my knowledge?

As Kili said, I really would become an ousider a hisrae. However, escaping jus like ha would no be righ ei-

her.

Wha should I do? Wihou reaching an answer, I re-

urned o he room where Charlote was.Mild anxiey was sprouing in my hear.


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Part 3

-,you will be examined oday. Please ollowme.

Te nex day, I was inormed by Mica-san as soon as Igo up in he morning.

I had been a while since I las lef Charlotes privae

bedroom. Passing hrough her office, I ook he clock ow-ers elevaor and raveled downwards.

I had been examined once, afer reurning o Midgard

and beore geting placed on house arres. Ta had aken

place in an examinaion room in he medical building, buhis ime was differen.

As a side noe, Charlote was sill resing in her room. Ihad gone o bed early afer lisening o Misukis advice yes-

erday. Sulking, Charlote had apparenly played video

games he whole nigh on her own.Tis place is he floor wih a raining sie, righ?

Wha kind o examinaion will we be doing?

When he elevaor sopped a a level deep under-ground, I asked Mica-san.

Iris-san was examined afer coming ino conac wihyou yeserday bu here were no issues. Hence, as a es, we


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will allow you o make conac wih he oher person who

has ransormed.

Eh, so ha meansTe only one I marked and have become my kind

were Iris and Kraken Zwei.Unlike Iris-san, one canno predic wha migh happen

when you wo conron each oher. Hence, we will have you

mee in a raining sie as a precauionary measure.Mica-san explained hen led me o one o he raining

sies on his floor.

Afer passing wo layers o sealed doors, we enered a

space so vas ha i made people orge hey were under-ground.

A number o lighs were suspended rom he ceiling.On he side was a conrol room separaed by glass.

Tere were hree figures in he cener o he spacious

raining sie.Capain!

As I approached, one o hem waved o me. Plainum

blonde hair. Dressed in a male uniorm same as mine. De-spie dressing as a man, she was a girlJeanne Horensia,

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Nex o her was Brynhildr Class homeroom eacher,

Shinomiya-sensei, and a peie girl wih purple hair.

Shinomiya-sensei approached Mica-san and me wih asmile, bu he purple-haired girl seemed very shy and hid

behind Jeannes back.She was he second-generaion dragon who had burs

ono he scene fiercely, Kraken Zwei.

She was he daugher o he dragonified ShinomiyaMiyako. Her human appearance and saniy had been re-

sored due o ransorming ino my kind. Alhough re-

cenly born, she looked like a young elemenary schooler in

appearance, slighly younger han ia.Mononobe Yuu, you finally came. Shion mus be happy

o see you.Shinomiya-sensei ook a sep orward o gree me bu

he name I was hearing or he firs ime made me rown

and ask:Shion?

Shinomiya-sensei immediaely made a wry smile and

indicaed owards he girl hiding behind Jeannes back.Is her. As a humanas Miyakos daughershe need-

ed a suiable name. Shion, orAser aaricus, is he name oMiyakos avorie flower which is why I used a name has


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pronounced idenically. I also eels like a good mach or

his childs vibes Bu she doesn seem o like his name.

As hough o prove his poin, he girl did no reac aall o wha Shinomiya-sensei said. Jeanne showed a compli-

caed expression on her ace when she saw ha.Perhaps is my aul or calling her Zwei. She already

considers i her name and doesn respond o any oher

names.Afer Jeanne explained, he girl peeked ou slighly o

sared a Shinomiya-sensei.

i Am, Zwei, no, Shion.

Her speech was broken bu he girl did speak properlyin Japanese. During he rip back o Midgard, I did no ge a

chance o say hi o her bu during his shor amoun oime, i looked like she could now carry ou conversaions.

B-Bu Shion

wRonG.Te girl kicked Shinomiya-sensei or insising.

Hmm Have I no choice bu o give up?

Shinomiya-sensei slumped her shoulders sadly.Waching his scene, I ben down o speak o he girl.

Zwei.


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Her shoulders shook hen she hid behind Jeanne again.

Bu soon afer, she imidly showed hal her ace o peek a

me.wHa?

Called by he name she approved, she probably had orespond. Te girl asked hesianly.

Now ha I looked a her ace o ace, she really was an

ordinary girl. She was no longer he enemy whom Iris and Iough in a batle o lie and deah. Te sligh wariness lin-

gering in my hear vanished.

I know Jeannes name or you is very imporan. Bu

you should know ha people don jus have one name.For he sake o Shinomiya-sensei, who was quie hur, I

looked he girl in he eye and old her ha.dOn juS hAvE one?

YesFor example Oh righ, youre living ogeher

wih Iris now, aren you?Te girl nodded a my quesion.

Yes, Iris, i KnOw. vEry nOisY pErsOn, oen maKes

Misuki and Lisa aNgrY.So Iris hasn changed a all.

I smiled wryly. Te girl had already memorized henames rom Brynhildr Class. Ta made hings easy.


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Yes, ha Iris calls me Mononobe. Firill and Ariella calls

me Mononobe-kun. ia calls me Yuu. Lisa calls me

Mononobe Yuu. Misuki calls me Nii-san. Ren calls meOnii-chan. Jeanne always calls me Capain. See, heyre all

differen, righ?Mm.

Te girl nodded honesly.

Tas why you don need o be fixaed on a singlename. Names are used o represen you, so heyre fine as

long as you know who i is. Shion Zwei ShinomiyaI hink

ha would be a suiable name or you now.

I sared ino he girls eyes and old her my houghs.Shion Zwei Shinomiya

Te girl kep repeaing he name on he ip o herongue as hough o confirm.

I rubbed he girls head and examined he dragon mark

on her orehead under her bangs.Ah

Te girl widened her eyes slighly in surprise.

Whas wrong?Mama sAid bEoRe You are sPeCiaL.

Mama?No way. I looked a Jeanne.


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Acually She means me.

Jeanne scrached her own cheek in embarrassmen and

nodded siffly.Papa.

I was dumbounded by wha he girl said nex.I urned my gaze back o he girl. She was saring

sraigh a me.

Papa.Are you reerring o me?

Te girl nodded a my imid quesion.

sPeciAl pErsOn iS Papa, Mama saId hA.

Slighly apprehensive earlier, he girl was now lookinga me, blinking.

Due o becoming my kind as a resul o direc conac,i was possible ha he girl el somehing. Bu why was she

calling me Papa?

Jeanne?Seeking an explanaion, I urned o Mama Jeanne.

Blushing inensely, she waved her hands.

U-Umm, Capain, please do no ge he wrong idea!Uh, I have no inenion o creaing a ai accompli. I el ha

his was necessaryP-Please sep aside or a momen.


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Franically, Jeanne led me by he hand o somewhere

slighly arher away.

Sneaking a peek a he girl who was spacing ou nex oShinomiya-sensei, Jeanne lowered her voice and sared ex-

plaining o me.Zwei has already made conac wih you and urned

ino your mae, is ha correc?

Ah yes.Jeanne looked a bi worried while whispering quiely o

me. I concurred.

So I was predicing ha she migh have some sor o re-

acion when meeing you his ime, Capain.Yes. In ac, when I ouched her head jus now, she

seemed o have el somehing.Yes Bu i Zwei realizes she is your mae, Capain,

and akes corresponding acion I would be very very

bad!Despie conrolling her voice, Jeanne insised fiercely.

Acion corresponding o a mae Hearing hese

words, I was reminded o my bah wih Iris yeserday, so Iranically shook my head.

-Tas definiely badHow should I pu i? Id be acrime.


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Yes. Ta sor o mindse and behavior is oo early or

Zwei. So even i she eels you are special, Capain, I augh

her ha i was a eeling or amily like me.Ten has how Papa came abou huh

I finally undersood how he process wen, bu washere really no oher way?

Papa Mama?

Hearing a worried voice rom behind, I looked back osee he girl waching us uneasily.

Don worry! Im done alking o Papa.

Pulling me by he hand again, Jeanne led me back o he

girl.o reassure her, Jeanne sroked he girls head, causing

her o close her eyes parially o enjoy he comorable eel-ing.

Papa?

Ten she looked a me wih eyes o anicipaion.Oh, umm, sorry or making you wai.

I sroked he girls purple hair and she smiled conen-

edly. Such innocen goodwill made me eel an involunarysurge o ender affecion owards her.

iF Papa saYs so cAlliNg mE Shion Zwei Shinomiya iSIne.


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Really!?

Te one reacing in surprised joy was Shinomiya-sensei

raher han me.O BeGin, Shion HiS namE, i dOn hae i.

!Exremely moved, Shinomiya-sensei covered her

mouh and ranically urned around. She mus be over-

joyed ha her younger sisers orphan had acceped hisname.

Ten Ill sar calling you Shion, can I?

Yesbu Mama, hAs o kEep cAlliNg mE Zwei.

Te girlShionnodded while elling Jeanne herwish.

As you wish, Zwei.


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Jeanne smiled genly and acceped Shions reques.

Mama, Papa!

Holding hands wih Jeanne and me, Shion swayed hap-pily back and orh.

Mononobe-san, you have gained a wie and a daugh-er all o a sudden.

Having winessed everyhing silenly, Mica-san com-

mened wih amusemen.P-Please don make un o me

Fuu, my apologies.

Smiling while apologizing, Mica-san pated Shinomiya-

senseis shoulder while she had her back o us.Haruka, his is wonderul.

Yes.Shinomiya-sensei replied, sounding like she was crying.

A his momen, perhaps I had finally brough her sal-

vaion.Wha abou Misuki?

Misuki had been ormened he whole ime ever since

she execued he dragonified Miyako.Praying ha Shions exisence could urn ino an oppor-

uniy or Misukis salvaion, I caressed he head o my in-nocenly smiling daugher.


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Shions hair, which used o be made o hard mihril, was

now as smooh as silk and very sof.


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Part 4

, Mica-san and I reurned ogeher oCharlotes privae bedroom.

Charlotes breahing in slumber could sill be heardrom he bed. Te only hing ha had changed since we lef

was her sleeping posure.

Her clohing had rolled up o expose her belly buton. Icovered her up properly wih he blanke hen walked o

he balcony.

I should ake his chance o give Ariella a call. I was

jus pas noon so she shouldn be sleeping.Bu jus as I ook ou my porable erminal, I suddenly

heard he ringing o an incoming call. Te screen indicaedhe caller was unknown.

o his dae, here were only wo people who always di-

aled his number as unknown callers.One was Rens aher, Miyazawa Kenya. Te oher

was

Doubully, I ouched he screen o pick up he call.

Hello, 2nd Lieuenan Mononobe.


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Te insan I heard his voice, my enire bodys muscles

ensed up.

Appearing on he screen was he ace o my superiorofficer during my days, Loki Jounheim.

While eeling surprised, I also houghSure enough.I had a eeling ha he was going o conac me recenly.

Roughly a week earlier, he sneering man porrayed in

he screen here had sen ou a eam o drones led byHreidmar o atack us a he mounain villa where we were

aking reuge.

A he ime, I had conversed wih Major Loki over

Hreidmars communicaion.Te ac ha Hreidmars armor conained only smoke.

Te saemen ha change would be riggered by acquiringpower. Ten here was wha he said abou he rue ideniy

o he almos complee Fanir

Major Loki Are you sure is okay o alk o me now?Isn i necessary or he Midgardsormr deense sysem o

swich o inercepion mode beore you can communicae

wihou Midgards knowledge?rying o find ime or my urbulen emoions o calm

down, I raised a quesion.


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From his balcony on he op floor o he clock ower, I

could see he blue ocean surrounding Midgard.

Midgardsormr would rise above he waer duringemergencies o orm deensive lines bu i was no acivaed

a he momen.Oh, you don have o worry abou ha. Remember I

visied during Midgards school esival as a member o he

observing delegaion? I pu many preparaions ino placeback hen. By he way, I also know ha you are currenly

alone in he balcony on he clock owers op floor. Tis

comes rom a saellie ha was launched a ew days ago or

monioring Midgard.Revealing a bi o his mischie, Major Loki smiled and

said:Saellie aside, i would be roublesome i Midgard

were o discover hose preparaions. By he way, Im no

obliged o keep quie.I looked up while warning Major Loki. Given curren

echnology, even discerning a persons ace rom saellie

orbi would be a piece o cake. I looked like he had calledme afer confirming I was alone.

You can repor all you like. I is no longer necessary oro mainain a superficial sance.


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Wha do you mean?

Noicing somehing dangerous in Major Lokis words

and expression, I asked in reurn.Don you ge i? Is easy o figure ou once you under-

sand wha he world has become.Major Loki shrugged wih a surprised look and conin-

ued:

Dragons are monsers roaming reely across he world.Mankinds common enemy, disasers requiring oal coop-

eraion beween humans o handle. Hence, Asgard was es-

ablished and , a miliary orce wih inernaional ju-

risdicion, was organized. You should know all his.Yes.

I nodded and sared o realize wha Major Loki wasimplying.

Bu here are no more dragons in he world. All dragon

have been exerminaed. A leas on he surace.Major Loki said suggesively. I did no know how much

inormaion had gahered on Vrira, bu judging by his

menioning o Gray in he pas, he mos likely knew oCharlote being a dragon.

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Indeed. Puting Asgard aside, will be dismanled

recenly, downsized and convered ino an organizaion

cenered around D-relaed missions. Consequenly, here isno longer any need o consider s posiion.

Revealing he did no care abou souring relaions wihMidgard, Major Loki narrowed his slender eyes.

Wha we should consider is wha comes laer. Having

los he common enemy o dragons, you should know whawill happen o humaniy, righ?

Conflic beween humansIs ha wha youre alking

abou? Bu I don hink large-scale war as beore will break

ou beween humans afer cooperaing ogeher unil now.Noicing Major Lokis poin, I reued him in a orceul

one. However, he sighed in surprise again and shook hishead.

Youve go i backwards, 2nd Lieuenan Mononobe.

weny-five years ago, dragons appeared, orcing humaniyo pu aside many hings, concealing, holding back dissais-

acion and hared. Once he dam is gone, all hell will break

loose. Signs o his are already appearing all over he world.No way

Because we deeaed he dragons, world sabiliy wascollapsing?


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Oh, don misundersand. I don mean o blame

you. Raher, I should praise you. You exerminaed dragons,

bringing he world closer o is original sae. HoweverFor he firs ime, he smile vanished rom Major Lokis

ace.Te world remains unnaural due o a dragons exis-

ence. By he hand o he Gray VampireCharlote B.

Lord.

As I had hough, Major Loki knew Charlotes rue

ideniy, bu more han ha, I was more surprised by Major

Lokis ace and voice when he said Charlotes name.Conveyed here was inense hared. I was my firs ime

seeing Major Loki wih such over emoions.ake ou Gray, 2nd Lieuenan Mononobe.

Wha

Saring sraigh rom he screen, Major Loki orderedme.

Tis is he reason why I conaced you his ime. o

save humaniy, I hope you will help. Te curren Fanirshould be able o eliminae her.

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Wrong, Gray is no on humaniys side. Wha she

proecs is somehing differen.

Major Loki inerruped me and jeered.In he world plunged in grea war, Gray has com-

mited grave sins. Many lives were los or no reason a all,due o her aul.

Tas impossible!

A gaming enhusias, someimes scolded by Mica-san,someimes acing like a principal, Charlote was ruswor-

hy.

I could hardly believe she had aken many lives. How-

ever, Major Lokis words were filled wih cerainy.Gray is a monser ha dominaes mankind, oying

wih humans as her pawns. Her aher ooHowever, he screen on he erminal was suddenly

scrambled and Major Lokis voice was cu off.

Don insul my aher.I el an inense chill down my back.

Charlote was sanding nex o he balconys French

windows. Saring when, I had no noiced a all.Normally relaxed wih a sunny smile, her ace was now

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I orced a word ou and she raised her righ hand wih a

sligh wis in he corner o her mouh. Held in her righ

hand was somehing resembling a swich.Tis room is equipped o cu off communicaions

hrough elecromagneic inererence. I used i.Charlote shrugged and explained how she had iner-

ruped Major Lokis call. Her one o voice was careree as

usual, bu her eyes were no smiling a all.You heard he conversaion jus now?

Yes, prety much saring rom he par abou me dis-

oring he world. My riend Are you going o ollow ha

mans orders o ake me ou?I could no read any emoions rom Charlotes voice.

Don be ridiculous. Im no going o ake you ou,Charl.

I insanly replied bu Charlote shrugged slighly.

Are you sure? Wha i he was speaking he ruh?Huh?

I gasped and responded in shock.

I is rue ha no small number o lives have been loson accoun o my will and choices. Perhaps or humans I

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Smiling in sel-mockery, she looked a he dumbound-

ed me, urned around and reurned o he room.

I el anxious abou needing o say somehing, bu con-roned wih he view o her back, I was unable o say any-

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Chapter 2: Niflheims Circle of Hell

Part 1

direcly under Major Loki Jo-

unheims commandSleipnir.Tis eam, envisioned or comba agains Ds, was where

children wih special alens had been gahered.Named afer an eigh-legged flying horse, he iniial

eam consised o eigh members.

One o hem was Kunao Kinos, currenly looking a

his eammaes assembled in he batleship Naglars opera-

ions room.Everyone looked errible in demeanor wih hollow gaz-

es bu exuded killing inen rom heir enire body, fillinghe whole operaions room wih an unusual sense o en-

sion.

Tings were no like his iniially. When he eam wasfirs ormed, he mood was quie lively because hey were

all children.

Te ho-blooded duo o Or Axe, wielder o ousand-ing monsrous srengh, and Regin Club, he marial ars

exper, would spend heir days quarreling. Te alkaive


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Robin Dark would pratle all day long, a rue annoyance.

Te srailaced Sigurd Gram, very sric on rules, was very

noisy in a differen way. Lancelo Ignie, who always didhings his own way, would an flames and pour uel on vari-

ous fires depending on he siuaion. Te highly disciplinedNaaku Yue would ake every opporuniy o rain no

mater wha he siuaion, upholding a policy o unin-

volvemen.Te one who always served as heir arbiraor and

setled hings was he Japanese who had been promoed as

heir capainMononobe Yuu.

Major Loki had said he ollowing o hose eigh.Te eigh o you are one beasSleipnir.

However, when Major Loki changed his plans aferconerring he codename o Fanir upon Mononobe Yuu,

he added a ninh member o Sleipnir.

Tis was he sniper wih rare eyes, John Horensia.Te reason was mos likely because Mononobe Yuus

abiliies were oo ousanding. He could already urn ino a

erriying monser all by himsel. Hence, Major Loki decid-ed here was a need o fill in he vacan spo.

Bu righ now, here were only seven members presen.Sleipnir was incomplee.


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Saring wih Mononobe Yuus deparure, vibes in he

eam had changed a bi. Tis process acceleraed wih Johns

deserion.Afer being admited o a medical aciliy ollowing

heir ailure o ake down Kraken Zwei, he reunied eam-maes aced almos like srangers o one anoher.

Precisely because he was he smares and mos inel-

lecual in he eam, Kunao sensed his, jus barely. Sleip-nirs members were currenly in an abnormal sae.

Individual names were meaningless. Te eam mem-

bers were all showing he same hollow expressions. Surely,

Kunao himsel mus be puting on he same ace as hem.He el his mind almos covered by whie mis. Vague

killing inen had invaded he majoriy o his consciousness.While hey were in such a sae, Major Loki leisurely

walked in ron o hem.

HelloEveryone. I seems ha compleion is goingsuperbly.

Loki remarked wih saisacion.

Kunao and he ohers reflexively salued in uprigh andmoionless posures. Alhough he word compleion

seemed o convey somehing unusual, Kunao could noconinue hinking abou i.


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Te mission I am assigning o you all nex is very diffi-

cul. However, he las par in Sleipnirs compleion will be

achieved on he job.Loki kep his eyes narrowed and smiled happily.

I she possesses he anicipaed scrapped genes, as acollecive whole, you will be able o become a monser on

he same level as Fanir. Unlike he Hreidmar series where

singular eniies are aken o heir limi, his power reacheshe realm o auhoriies.

Declaring solemnly, Loki looked back and orh across

he members o Sleipnir hen setled his gaze upon Kunao.

!?Conroned wih Lokis icy gaze, Kunao el his breah-

ing sop or an insan.Alhough close, you are sill no here ye. Swallow

his.

Saying ha, Loki placed a red capsule on Kunaoshand.

Kunao had some impression o i. Tis was one o he

medicaions ha had been prescribed o him when he washospialized or his injuries.


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Insinc old him i was dangerous. However, disobey-

ing Loki was orbidden. Despie rembling, Kunaos body

moved on is own.Te insan he swallowed he red capsule, he whie

mis shrouding his houghs became even hicker. Te hesi-aion filling his hear disappeared wihou race.

Very well, move ou. Tere is only one person you need

o killCharlote Blood Lord.Te insan he murder arge was defined, sluggish

brains dramaically urned calm and clear all o a sudden.

Teir brains were enirely enlised o find mehods o

kill her and perorm calculaions rom here.Yes sir.

All members replied in he affirmaive. Sleipnirs opera-ion began.

For he sake o he missing piece o become a comple-

ed beas o slaugher


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sood some disanceaway rom he girls dormiories where Midgards ordinary

sudens lived.Tis dormiory, inhabied by one wo residens unil

recenly, was now he place where more han en girls lived.

Forbidden rom going ouside, hey gahered inMononobe Misukis room in he leisurely afernoon hours

as usual.

Even when under house arres, he indusrious Misuki

was handling suden council presiden maters a her deskwih Lisa helping her. Firill was siting on a cushion in ron

o he bookshelves, engrossed in reading Misukis collec-ion. Iris, ia and Shion were aking a nap on Misukis bed,

sleepy afer eaing heir fill a lunch. Jeanne was sleeping

nex o Shion while Kili and Vrira sa on he soa, wachinga program hrough a saellie broadcas channel.

Among hem, only Ren, operaing her lapop while

leaning agains he wall, noiced Ariella leaving he roomquiely.

Puting her compuer on he floor, Ren chased afer her.Onee-chan, where are you going?


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Exiing he room o ollow Ariella, Ren asked quiely.

Ren always called her Ariella in ron o ohers, bu

used Onee-chan when he wo o hem were alone. Hav-ing lived ogeher as amily beore coming o Midgard, hey

were as close as real sisers despie having no blood relaion.Precisely because o ha, Ren noiced somehing was

off abou Ariella.

Im jus going or some exercise. Ill be jogging in heground floor corridor or a bi.

urning around, Ariella smiled cheerully as usual and

answered.

Really?Despie nodding, Ren acually noiced he porable

erminal Ariella was carrying when leaving he room.o preven Ren rom seeing her righ hand, Ariella was

sanding wih her lef side owards Ren. Ta hand was

probably holding he erminal.Judging rom his siuaion, she mus have lef he room

o call someone.

Her answer jus now was definiely a lie.Ren, youll ge a i you don exercise a bi, you

know?Ariella waved her hand lighly and lef.


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Her acial expression when lying reminded Ren o he

firs ime when hey me.

Despie her cheerul behavior, a cerain par o Ariellawas shrouded in darkness.

Back hen, Ariella had aken up a wary atiude owardsRen because she eared hersel or becoming a D, smiling in

resignaion afer showing a deeply hur look.

No waning o see her acing ha way, Ren had openedher hear o Ariella.

Onee-chan

However, Ren did no know wha Ariella was currenly

hinking. She pressed boh hands on her grealy agiaedches.


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in saying hose words?Siting on he bed in he room where I was under house

arres, I voiced he doub occupying my hear.Afer obsrucing my conversaion wih Major Loki,

Charlote had lef he room. Mica-san did no come o ake

her place o monior me. Calls could no be made, so I wasunable o speak o Ariella and ia.

Wihou any moivaion o rain hard, I laid on he bed,

urning his way and ha, ruminaing wha Major Loki had

said.A world wihou dragons, losing sabiliy Te grave

sins commited by Charlote I was sill a mysery whichpars were real.

In he end, I did no ge o ask abou Hreidmar or Fa-

nir. All ha happened was an increase o hings I did noknow.

Regarding maters relaed o Charl, I guess my only

choice is o ask her direcly.I had no been able o say anyhing jus now, bu his

would be he only mehod o clear up my doubs.


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In ha case, he only hing I could do now was wai or

Charlote o reurn.

Lying down made me eel sleepy and I closed my eyes.Since here was nohing o do, a brie afernoon nap would

be good.Tinking ha, I handed my consciousness over o

sleepiness.

Howevera ha momen, I should have ponderedmore careully.

Te significance o Major Lokis iming in calling me

hen.

Tis was an essenial consideraion.He was he kind o person who had o achieve his goals

regardless o wha I did

Woooo!

I woke up o some kind o loud noise.Ugh

I rubbed my eyes while geting up, Tere was a power-

ul siren sounding in he surroundings.Insanly realizing ha somehing unusual had hap-

pened, I drove away my drowsiness.


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No one was in he room. Te world ouside he win-

dow was dyed orangeI was already dusk and I had slep

longer han expeced.In any case, I approached he window o confirm he

siuaion.Wha

As soon as I looked ouside, an obvious emergency en-

ered my view.Midgardsormr had acivaed.

Normally submerged in he sea, he concenric deense

sysem had floaed up, orming physical barriers o sur-

round Midgard on all sides.Te las ime I saw such a scene was when Leviahan

atacked. However, here were no more dragons ha wouldassaul Midgard.

While I was sanding here, unsure why his had hap-

pened, I heard he door open in he room.I urned around o look a he enrance, only o see Mi-

ca-san looking a me wih a siff expression.

Mononobe-san, his is an emergency, please come wihme.

Mica-san spoke wih urgency.Mica-san, wha on earh happened?


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We will alk while we walk. We are ou o ime. Hurry

and ollow me.

I lef he room a her urging. Tere was no sign o heprincipal in her office.

Mica-san swifly brough me o he elevaor andpressed he buton. Enering he elevaor ha arrived im-

mediaely, she finally sared o explain he siuaion.

has invaded Midgards erriorial waers wih-ou permission and surrounded his island. We did no find

ou unil jus earlier because Midgardsormr had been neu-

ralized.

Midgardsormr was neuralized? Is i possible o do harom ouside?

I was ruly hard o imagine ha Midgardsormrs highlysecure elecronic sysems could ge hacked so easily, so I

asked Mica-san.

O course i is impossible rom ouside. Bu i hereis someone collaboraing rom inside, i is very likely hey

did somehing while on he observaion visi las ime.

Speaking o which, Major Loki said he did somehingduring he school esival.

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We finally managed o regain conrol o he sysem so

he final deensive line was deployed in he nick o ime. In

any case, has been prevened rom landing or now,bu hey will orce an inspecion, claiming auhorizaion

rom Asgard.Te elevaor descended while we spoke. Insead o

sopping a he ground floor, i coninued underground.

Force an inspecion?YesMidgard is suspeced o raiorous behavior

agains mankind, apparenly. Due o official orders, we can-

no use Midgardsormr o inercep and repel hem eiher.

Mica-san spoke in a conundrum.raiorous behavior agains mankind Is ha reerring

o us aking Kraken Zweino, Shionback o Midgard?has no made clear o us heir paricular suspi-

cions, bu she will probably be one o he arges or inspec-

ion. Harboring Kili he known erroris and making con-ac wih Vrira I is currenly unknown how much

knows bu here are a number o reasons hey could poen-

ially use.In ha case, we can reuse heir inspecion.

I pursed my lips and whispered. Mica-san nodded.


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Indeed, Charlote-sama is currenly negoiaing o ore-

sall hem, bu i will merely be a quesion o ime beore

he inspecion akes place. When ha ime comes I willno do o leave you, Misuki-san and he ohers where

will discover you.Mica-san looked me in he eye and old me solemnly.

A his momen, we happened o reach he lowes level and

he elevaor sopped. Te doors opened.Tis floor was where all sors o inrasrucure were

concenraed. Te exposed piping was paricularly conspic-

uous.

Tis way please.Mica-san led he way or me again as I go ou o he el-

evaor.In oher words, we will hide saring now Is ha i?

Walking hrough a maze o corridors one could easily

ge los in, I asked Mica-san while she advanced.Indeed. Beore he Unied Naions and Asgard make a

move o rescind he order, he ew o you mus hide.

Answering while moving along, Mica-san suddenlysopped in ron o a wall covered wih piping and placed

her hand on i.Wha


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Wha appeared beore my eyes was a surdy meal door.

Mica-san roaed he massive handle o open he hick door

and hurried me.We will ake he sairs down rom here. Please wach

your sep because i is very dark.I definiely could see sairs wih help rom ligh ener-

ing he dark corridor.

Mica-san closed he door afer enering, surroundingme in almos complee darkness. However, a ligh on he

ceiling insanly li up.

Even so, he ligh was very dim. I could barely make ou

a winding saircase.aking care no o make a missep, I sared along he

pah wih Mica-san.Rescind he order Is ha really possible

When I asked Mica-san, my voice echoed loudly.

Glancing a me, she nodded deeply.Yeswih Charlote-sama presen, i is guaraneed.

However, has aken measures on heir side, so i will

ake ime. I you and he ohers were o be caugh duringhis period, hus publicly exposing dragon marks whose

color had changed and he mater o conac wih Vrira, iwould be very difficul o salvage he siuaion.


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So Misuki and he girls are up ahead?

Tey are aking a differen roue, led by Haruka.

Speaking o which, his saircase was coninuing on-wards o he dephs. However, I poined ou somehing sill

bohering me.Is i really okay or me o mee hem? I was isolaed all

his ime clearly because conac was orbidden

Tis is a quesion o risk.Risk?

I rowned and asked. Mica-san nodded affirmaively.

Yes Due o he lack o inormaion, he risk inheren

in he changes caused by conac wih you canno be un-deresimaed. Bu i by any chance were o capure

someone whose dragon mark had changed color, execuionwould be very likely. Considering hese risks, he decision

will be lef or he girls o make on heir own judgmen.

Misuki and he ohersTeyll make heir ownchoice?

Shocked by he unexpeced explanaion, I confirmed

wih Mica-san.Tis is he bes soluionLe hem decide heir own

lives. Ta was wha Charlote-sama said.


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How one lived was more imporan han wha one

wasCharlote had said his in he pas.

Hence, she had given Misuki and he girls he righ ochoose heir way o living. However, wha way o living had

Charlote hersel chosen?Te acial expression, which Charlote had shown while

calling hersel possibly he wors dragon or humans,

flashed in my mind.Considering saey concerns, we have o hurry and

make conac o cure he colored dragon marks, bu

Wha i Misuki were o choose conac bu regre he

decision laer on? I el very hesian. Tis was no jus heirproblem. As he one who had changed hem, I had o con-

sider my own responsibiliy.Haruka has already inormed hem o he risks accom-

panying ransormaion. Tey will surely eel jus as los as

you are, Mononobe-san. Consequenly, I hope you will dis-cuss properly among yourselves o reach a conclusion.

Mica-sans words promped a sudden realizaion in me.

Here I was, agonizing over hings on my own again.Tas righ. Ill ry ha.

I answered. Mica-san smiled ainly and nodded a me.


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Te conversaion sopped here, leaving only he echo-

ing sound o ooseps bouncing off he walls. Te sairs

were several imes longer han expeced. By he ime we fi-nally reached he botom, I already had no idea how many

seps here were.Mica-san opened a door jus as surdy as he one a he

enrance. Whie seam leaked ou rom he gap.

Passing hrough he enrance, I ound a rocky cavernbeore my eyes. Te humidiy was quie high and I el like I

was abou o be cooked.

Wha on earh is his place

Looking back and orh across his cavern which hadpoor visibiliy due o he seam, I asked in doub.

You are able o use waer rom a ho spring o ake bahsin Charlote-samas room, righ?

Oh yeah. I heard ha i was drawn rom under-

groundHere is he source.

Mica-san replied. Ten we urned a corner and soon

reached a vas open space.Tis is an underground lake?

Te gian suberranean space was filled wih milky-whie waer. Te waer was seehing wih bubbles while


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whie eam rose rom he surace. Te waer emperaure

seemed quie high.

Charlote-sama calls his place an underground hospring. I was discovered by chance while Midgard was ex-

panding is underground aciliies. She has monopolized iever since.

Mica-san walked along he shore o he underground

lake and gesured wih her hand.A cotage was buil here while insalling pumps o ex-

rac he waer.

Over here was a whie house embedded in he caverns

roo and wall. Alhough i mached he school and he clockowers conemporary design, i looked very conspicuous in

his cavern.Is almos like a secre base

Wih my eelings spli beween impressed and shocked,

I looked ou o he building by he lake.Tis is quie a good hiding place. Tis cotage is no

recorded on any o Midgards maps, canno be reached by

elevaor, and or a sheler, i is quie difficul o discover.Combined wih he ac ha his place is equipped wih

minimum-level aciliies or living, here is no beterhideou.


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Indeed, his place mus be reached by going down hid-

den saircases. Is exisence was no exposed eiher. o keep

he ho spring all o hersel, Charlote mus have been veryhorough in mainaining he secre.

Afer lisening o Mica-san, I looked a he surround-ings o he building hen noiced he sound o ooseps

apar rom our own.

Amids he whie seam, several figures appeared.Mica?

I was Shinomiya-senseis voice. Having enered a

sance on reflex, I relaxed my guard.

Indeed, i is me, Haruka. Mononobe-san is wih meoo.

Afer Mica-san answered. I heard Nii-san!? andMononobe!

Jus as I was old earlier, Shinomiya-sensei and he girls

had arrived via a differen roue.We sopped in ron o he cotage, meeing up a visual

range.

Behind Shinomiya-sensei were all he girls living inMisukis dorm.

Wah, Mononobe. Is been a day since I las saw you!Iris waved happily.


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Nii-san

Wih her hands clasped ogeher beore her ches,

Misuki seemed quie happy o see me afer so long. Shelooked like she waned o approach me bu sopped.

Mos likely, she had already heard he risks in ouchingme.

Lisa, Firill and Ren looked a me wihou disguising

heir doubs.Ariella, whom I had no had a chance o conac yeser-

day, was sanding behind everyone else so I could no read

her ace.

Yuu.ia poked her head ou rom behind Lisas back and

looked a me uneasily. Sure enough, she was no as energe-ic as in he pas. I heard ha she had sared acing srangely

since reurning o Midgard, so i was definiely could no be

enirely due o he risks in becoming my mae.Capain, youve had i rough.

Jeanne lowered her voice and bowed her head. She was

carrying he sleeping Shion on her back.Having brough everyone here Shinomiya-sensei no-

iced my gaze and smiled wryly.


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Shion is having her afernoon nap. Shes he one who

carried Shion.

Shes impossible o wake up once she sleeps.Adding o Shinomiya-senseis explanaion, Kili sepped

orward.Unlike everyone else, she did no show any hesiaion

on her ace. Insead, she was smiling in a careree manner.

We finally ge o meeYuu. Ive been looking orwardo his momen all along.

She exposed her righ hand whose dragon mark was

glowing and approached me wihou hesiaion.

KiliMy dragon mark heaed up and glowed blue.

Please wai!Misuki called ou anxiously and grabbed Kilis arm o

sop her.

Wha are you doing? I don give a damn abou herisks o ransormaion I jus heard abou. Originally, I

migh lose my powers upon adulhood, so Id say his suis

be perecly fine.Kili sared a her reproachully, bu Misuki did no

back down. Insead, she argued back in a orceul one ovoice.


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Be ha as i may, his is no a mater ha concerns you

alone. Since Nii-san will shoulder a heavy responsibiliy as

a resul, I believe ha boh sides need o have a proper dis-cussion beore making conac.

Wha a pain.Kili rowned and whispered.

Hey, you wo

Feeling a dangerous mood brewing in he air, I inend-ed o sop hem.

Misuki-chan, Kili-chan, don figh.

Bu beore I could do ha, Iris already inervened.

Ten Kili ook her gaze off Misuki as hough casingaway her malice. Sighing deeply, she said:

Oh well I migh boring o finish hings here sraighaway. Afer all, is a special ac or Yuu and I o become ma-

esAlmos like a marriage ceremony.

A-A marriage ceremony!?Misuki suddenly screamed, her enire ace urning

brigh red.

roubled over he risks o ransormaion, Lisa and heoher girls also sared o have doubs in a differen area.

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Alhough has wha I inended rom he sarI

somehow eels so embarrassing when said ou loud.

Lisa and he blushing Firill remarked.Mm

Ren also lowered her head shyly.However, Iris cried ou in exreme panic.

H-Hold on! Ten Im already married wih Monono-

be!? A-Alhough i makes me very happy I sill wan aproper marriage ceremony!

Calm down, Iris. Marriage is only an analogy. Righ

now, we are erasing he color on our dragon marks o elim-

inae he risks in he even o capure.Silen he whole ime unil now, Ariella came up and

consoled Iris.Ren had been quie concerned abou Ariella in yeser-

days phone call, bu Ariella looked he same as usual. I was

more worried abou ias silence given ha she should behe firs o reac o he opic o marriage.

Oh O-Okay! Ahaha Ive goten he wrong idea.

M-Mononobepreend you heard nohing!Scraching her head shyly, Iris pleaded o me.

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Inimidaed by Iris orceulness, I nodded. Ten I

heard a sigh o exasperaion.

Verily Ye are oo leisurely.Shrugging helplessly while aking a sep orward was

Vrira in a black one-piece dress. Her arms were no re-srained bu a green vine was wrapped around her neck.

I was a erminal o Yggdrasil or prevening he genera-

ion o dark mater. Vrira had regained reedom o move-men compared o beore, bu he ac ha she could no

use her powers remained unchanged.

Have ye really undersood he siuaion? Indeed

Yggdrasils core?Saying ha, Vrira looked a ia, who had been silen

he whole ime.

ias litle shoulders shook while she alernaed her

gaze beween me and Vrira. Bu in he end, she lookeddown wihou saying anyhing.

Te girls and I were quie roubled by he way ia was

acing. Silence ell upon he cavern ha el like a seamcooker.

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no. For now, please ener he house firs. Youll ge all

sweay i you keep sanding here.

Seeing us sopped, Shinomiya-sensei urged us ashough o break he silence.

Yes, le us go inside o explain how o use he aciliiesand our course o acion rom here on.

Mica-san agreed wih Shinomiya-sensei and walked

owards he cotage.I ollowed Mica-san and glanced sideways a he silen

ia.

She had said she waned o be my wie in he beginning

when her dragon mark changed color, bu now, she was insuch low spiris.

Since I was supposed o alk o he girls nex, I musake he opporuniy o ask properly why ia was acing so

srangely.

Deciding ha in my mind, I enered he door ha Mi-ca-san opened.


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Part 4

and air condiioning, hebuilding was more comorable han imagined.

Te living room behind enryway had exravagansound and home heaer equipmen wih a large soa in he

middle. Tere were wo doors inside, probably boh bed-

rooms.Tere was an air like i was a space Charlote used o re-

lax.

Alhough i looked quie spacious rom ouside, i sill

el quie cramped afer so many people came in.No permited o ouch Misuki and he ohers ye, I

sayed on he edge o wall on he ar side o he room.wo groups were naurally ormed in he room wih

Iris, who had already ouched me and Jeanne, wih Kraken

Zwei on her back, on my side.Perec. Rooms are scarce so Misuki-san, your

group will say in he lef room while Mononobe-sans

group will use he room on he righ. I will deliver morebedding and ood laer o make up or deficiencies.

Sanding in beween he wo groups, Mica-san gavesuch direcions o us.


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I-I can sleep in he same room as Mononobe!?

Iris was very surprised. Going w-wih he Capain

in a conundrum, Jeanne was very flusered.Tis is necessary o avoid inadveren conac. Howev-

er, numbers are disribued raher unevenly. Tose whochose o ouch Mononobe-san may swich rooms nex.

I know you all should know his, bu please know your

boundaries as sudens and do no cross hem.Te alering Iris wen Yes and huddled hersel wih a

sare rom Shinomiya-sensei.

Smiling wih sligh wryness, Mica-san coninued.

Also, his place has a oile bu no bahroom. I youwish o ake a bah, please use he ho spring ouside.

Umm Mica-san, he ho spring ouside looks oo hoo ener.

I recalled he seehing ho spring I had seen along he

way and asked Mica-san.Don worry. Tere is a flow o cold groundwaer near

his cotage, mixing wih he ho spring waer o produce an

appropriae emperaure. Bu indeed, here are pars wihhigher emperaures so please do no venure oo ar away.

Undersood.


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Charlote mus have buil her cotage a his spo so

ha she could ake bahs immediaely.

Bu sill, a ho spring huh?I could no help bu recall wha had happened a he

volcanic island we visied during he Basilisk campaign.Tere was a ho spring on he island oo, bu Firill had

brough all he girls in while I was enjoying a dip, puting

me in quie a perilous siuaion.I looked a Firill only o mee her gaze by chance.

Puting her finger agains he corner o her lip suggesively,

she smiled. I looked like she was remembering he volcanic

island inciden oo. Mos likely, she was hining o keepwha had happened a secre.

Tus concludes wha you need o know abou livinghere. Going orward, you will remain here on sandby unil

s inspecion ends. Tey will have o wihdraw wihin a

week a mos.Mica-san old us ha, seeming quie confiden in Char-

lotes clou. Ten Shinomiya-sensei spoke nex.

Mica and I will be in charge o replenishing living sup-plies. Also, porable erminals canno be reached here. Do

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Bu wha should we do in case o unoreseen circum-

sances? Tere is a possibiliy ha you migh no come,

Shinomiya-sensei.Raising her hand o ask a quesion, Lisa showed a wor-

ried expression. While enrusing hings o Charlote, i wasonly naural o worry abou unexpeced developmens.

In ha even, I leave i o all o you o exercise your own

judgmen. Bu even i you mus veriy he siuaion aboveground, please send someone who bears relaively less risk.

I is very dangerous or hose wih colored dragon marks,

Shion and Jeanne o be expos

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