Chapter 6 PAST 1
Translator : PolterGlast
This is the story of Nozomu when he
was still young. It was about his life in his hometown, Oire village. It was
the story of the three who had become friends in that village.
The
first thing Nozomu began to talk about was the story of when they were still
young. Life in their hometown, Oire Village. The story of the three of them who
became close friends in that village.
"Nozomu~!
Ken~! Hurry up and come here~!"
"Wait
a minute, Lisa! Ken's not here yet!"
"Haa,
haa, haa......"
Three
children, two boys and a girl, were running in the field where the spring
breeze was blowing.
Leading
the way was a girl with short red hair. Two boys were following behind her,
albeit late. The girl was young but had a good face, and if she were dressed
up, she would turn into a very pretty girl. However, the mud on her cheeks and
the messy hair from running around gave the impression that she was more of a
boy than a girl.
The
two boys following behind her were quite in contrast.
One
was called Ken by a girl named Lisa, a pretty boy with golden hair.
When
he grows up and becomes a full-fledged man, his face might attract a lot of
women.
But
the current him was somewhat frail, like a small animal. If anything, he was
more girlish than the red-haired girl mentioned earlier.
The
other boy, called Nozomu, was clearly a mediocre boy compared to the other two.
His face was ordinary, and his body was not particularly large.
However,
he seemed to have more stamina than the blonde-haired boy, and his steps were
steady even though he was breathing wildly.
"Nozomu!
Ken! Hurry up! If you don't hurry, that place will be taken by that Mujiru
guy!"
"I
know, but we can't leave Ken behind, can we?"
"Ha-ha...
I-it's okay, I'm sure he'll follow us."
Nozomu
and Ken, out of breath, followed the red-haired girl, Lisa.
They
were headed for a hilltop with a tree a little far from the village. It was a
good place to play, with plenty of space and no adults to nag them.
However,
not all the children got along well with each other, and there were factions
among them, just like the adults.
Mentally
young children were unlikely to give up their favorite playground once they
found it.
At
this time of the day, when they were freed from the house chores in the
morning, securing their playground was of utmost importance to the children in
the village.
As
a result, groups of children repeatedly clashed with each other over the
playground, as if they were fighting for it.
In
the midst of all this, Lisa and Mujiru stood out among the children of this
village.
Mujiru
was originally born in this village and was the leader of the village children
until Lisa came. In other words, he was the kid general.
Before
Lisa came to the village, Mujiru had grown up in a place where there was
nothing but farmland, hills, and forests around him, and as an outsider, Lisa
was the perfect distraction from the boredom of everyday life in the village.
Thinking
that he had just found the right person, Mujiru tried to mess with Lisa in some
way.
However,
when Mujiru tried to mess with her, Lisa fought back, resulting in a huge
fight. Since then, the two have been on bad terms.
For
a while, they had been clashing against each other and swearing at each other
over the playground on the hill, but after a while, they came up with a set of
rules for it.
The
rule was simple. The first person to reach the top of the hill after the sun
had risen would get to play there until the sun went down.
As
Lisa shouted to the two behind her to hurry up, Nozomu put his arm around Ken's
shoulder to support him.
But
this would mean that Mujiru and his gang would get to the top of the hill
first.
"Good
grief, it can't be helped!"
Due
to the lack of time, Lisa pushed Nozomu away and carried Ken on her back.
"W-wait..."
"Just
hurry up! I won't let myself be defeated by Mujiru!"
With
one shot. Lisa ran up the hill with Ken on her back.
Ken
was bewildered, and Nozomu hurriedly followed Lisa as she started running.
The
two of them ran up the hill and reached the tree at the top. There was still no
sign of Mujiru and his gang.
"We
did it! We're the first!"
"We're
not the first, you know. I think they're here before us."
Lisa
put Ken down from her back and threw her hands up in the air in excitement. She
seemed to be happy to be the first to get to her favorite place, but Ken
interrupted her.
As
Lisa tilted her head at Ken's words, he pointed to a spot on the hill where the
weeds had been pulled out, and on the ground was a drawing of the landscape of
the village as seen from the top of the hill.
"Uwa~!
Amazing! Hey, hey! Nozomu, Ken, look at here"
Nozomu
and Ken looked at the ground under the shade of the trees as Lisa urged them
on.
"Uwa~"
"Haa~"
Both Nozomu and Ken
let out a voice of admiration when they saw the drawings on the ground. A
drawing about the village they lived in, Oire, was a small village built in a
basin between mountains.
The roofs of the
houses were illuminated by the sun shining from the sky, the wheat fields were
beginning to sprout, and few horses in the village were grazing on the side
roads of the fields with their carts loaded with food.
It was as if the scene
had been taken straight from the eye. In
Nozomu's eyes, the horses depicted in the picture looked as if it was about to
move after being angered by the coachman.
At that time, they saw
a shadow moving behind a tree.
Lisa peeked behind the
tree and saw a girl about Lisa's age with freckles on her cheeks, shrinking
into hiding.
"Hmm? You are
Mehilya, aren't you? What are you doing in a place like this?"
"Um ... that ...
I was drawing a picture."
The girl called
Mehilya glanced at Nozomu and the others as if peeking at them from behind a
tree, and pointed to a painting on the ground.
She answered Lisa's
question in a rather quiet voice, but it seemed that she was embarrassed.
"Hee! So this
picture was drawn by Mehilya!"
Lisa ran up to Mehilya
with a slightly excited expression. It was rather too much for Mehilya who was
a bit shy, but Lisa seemed to be excited and curious about the drawing she
drew.
Mehilya surprised and
tensed up a bit, but nodded cautiously.
"It's a little
embarrassing……"
When Mehilya saw how
impressed Lisa and the others were, her freckled cheeks turned red. She was
embarrassed, but she seemed to be really happy, that scene warmed Lisa and the
others' hearts.
At that time, they
heard the sound of someone making noises from behind Nozomu and his friends.
When they turned around, they saw a group of about five children walking toward
Nozomu and his friends.
"Tch, you got
ahead of me..."
In front of the group
that appeared, there was a boy with quite large build. That was the leader of
the group, Mujiru.
He was as strong as he
looked and he was the boss of the children in this village.
Lisa and Mujiru were
both strong and competitive, but because of their similarities, they didn't get
along with each other like water and oil. It was no wonder they got into a big
fight the very first day they met.
Mujiru's body size and
strength made him the central figure among the village children. Until Lisa
came to the village.
Because of his
personality, Mujiru tended to try to solve everything by force, which was why
he was feared by some of the children.
For these children,
the sight of Lisa standing up against Mujiru without fear was dazzling, and Lisa
won their hearts.
Lisa also disliked
Mujiru for lashing out at children who didn't listen to him, and Mujiru had a
childish rivalry with Lisa, which is a girl.
As a result, the
children in the village were now divided into two groups: Lisa's group and Mujiru's
group.
"Yeah. That's why
you guys should go home. We'll take this place for today."
"Hey! Who decided
that? I don't remember saying it was okay!"
Mujiru's words made
the children around him make a fuss. Mehilya was frightened by Mujiru's loud
voice and hid behind a tree again.
It was true that they
had never made such an arrangement, but until now, if one of them took the
place ahead of the others, the losing side would only let out cursing words and
back off quietly.
"Why do we have
to listen to outsiders, anyway? This is our village, and this playground is
ours!"
But for some reason,
Mujiru didn't want to back down today, maybe the fact that he wasn't even come
second place had sparked his pride.
"It doesn't
matter! In the first place, I don't see your name written anywhere!"
Lisa did not take a
step back against Mujiru. They glared at each other like menacing cats, hurling
abusive words at each other.
"More
importantly, the first person to come here is Mehilya. You're not even number
two, so you're not wanted here!"
At Lisa's words,
Mujiru glared at Mehilya, who was hiding behind a tree.
Mehilya's shoulders
shook with fear at the sudden glare.
She clung to the tree
trunk like a frightened little animal and pulled herself snugly to it.
"Shut up! I don't
care!"
"Ah!"
In a fit of anger,
Mujiru kicked the drawing on the ground.
The horses that had
been drawn on the ground were scooped out, and the scattered dirt crushed the
houses that were drawn on the ground.
"Wait! What are
you doing!"
Lisa was furious and
tried to approach Mujiru, but Mujiru was getting desperate and started
screaming.
"Shut up! Shut
the fuck up! Don't tell me what to do! Even though you have no parents!"
"~!!"
Lisa's face clouded
and her eyes watered due to Mujiru's words.
For Mujiru and his
gang, it was just out of spite words.
It was obvious that
Mujiru was the one in the wrong, and he was just throwing a childish tantrum.
But for Lisa, those
words cut deep into her heart.
When Lisa came to this
village, her father was already dead and only her mother and younger sister
were left.
The reason why she
came to this village was because her father, who was originally an adventurer,
had died. The impact of his death on a girl who had not yet reached the age of
ten was immeasurable.
How much of a burden
was it on her body and mind to lose the reliable back that had been next to her
until ...... yesterday, or even just this morning, and to move to an unknown
village?
"What's wrong?
Talk back to me, outsider!"
When he saw Lisa's
body trembled, he thought she was scared. So he put on his proud expression and
suddenly rushed towards Lisa.
Even though she is a
strong-minded girl, she is also a sensitive girl at heart. It was
understandable that the painful memories she remembered made her feel
depressed, and that the sadness she had almost forgotten was stirred up.
But whatever the
means, Mujiru's words had certainly made Lisa's enthusiasm shrink.
Originally, children's
quarrels are the same as the fight between beasts, and those who are timid will
lose.
"If you
understand, then get the hell out of here!"
"Kyaa!"
Mujiru pushed Lisa's
shoulder hard.
When Lisa was pushed,
she stepped back, staggered, fell down on her butt, and sat on the floor.
Mujiru's gang, who had
been watching, got into a good mood and started yelling at Lisa, "go home,
go home".
"U-uu……"
The tears in Lisa's
eyes were about to spill. No matter how hard she tried to keep her spirits up,
the death of her father, whom she had relied on more than anyone else during
her journey, was not something a young girl could easily heal from.
But before she could
burst into tears, Nozomu jumped towards Mujiru with an angry cry.
"This
bastard!"
Nozomu grabbed
Mujiru's chest with all his might. Due to the sudden occurrence, the general
boy staggered and stepped back.
"a……"
When Lisa saw the
scene, she couldn't help but let out a shocked voice.
In addition, Ken also
jumped on Mujiru, and the two of them pushed him down to the ground.
"Buh!"
Nozomu and Ken leaned
over the fallen Mujiru and punched him in the face as hard as they could. The
shock and dull pain in his face made Mujiru scream, but he immediately tried to
push them back.
"This guy!"
"Apologize to
Lisa!"
The three of them
tangled together as they roll around on the ground.
Mujiru's cronies were
stunned by the sudden occurrence.
But after a moment,
they came to their senses and jumped on Nozomu and Ken, who were pushing Mujiru
down with angry expressions on their faces.
Nozomu and Ken tried
desperately to resist the cronies who were grabbing and punching them, but they
were outnumbered.
They were able to make
some bruises on the cronies' faces, but they were eventually subdued.
"T-these guys.
How dare they do this to me..."
With the help of his
cronies, the general kid stood up.
As expected, the
beating of the two of them took its toll, and Mujiru was staggering and unable
to get to his feet.
Still, his face turned
red with anger at being beaten. He walked towards Nozomu and Ken with the
intent to multiply the number of hits and return it to them.
Mujiru raised his fist
in a showy manner. The two boys stared straight back at Mujiru without fear,
though he tried to intimidate them by making his body look even bigger than
before.
The moment the raised
fist was about to swing down and plunge into Nozomu's cheek.
"Cut it out! You
orc nose!!"
"Bugh!!"
It wasn't Nozomu.
Both of Lisa's legs
were launched into Mujiru's cheeks.
The dropkick, which
carried all of her weight and the momentum of her jump, pierced his face, and
Mujiru fell to the ground.
Nozomu, Ken, and
Mujiru's cronies stared at the girl in front of them, stunned by the sudden
occurrence that happened before their eyes.
"... Orc nose she
said."
"Well, with a
face like that, wouldn't that be a fitting name?"
As silence dominated
the place, Nozomu and Ken blurted out their rude impressions. Indeed, Mujiru's
face was wide and his nostrils were opened upward, reminiscent of an orc's pig
nose. Mujiru's face, which had fallen to the ground after Lisa's dropkick, was
distorted like an octopus and had not returned to its original state.
Furthermore, Lisa's
gaze, which was glancing at Mujiru who had fallen to the ground, was directed
to the cronies who were holding down Nozomu and Ken.
"Hih~!"
The frightened voices
of the cronies came into Nozomu's ears.
Lisa didn't care about
their frightened voices and ran towards them at once.
"U-uwa..."
The cronies were
frightened. Lisa ran up to them and slammed something in her hand as hard as
she could into their faces.
"Buh!"
"Gya!!"
Their vision suddenly
went black. Then, a fierce pain hit their eyes.
"It hurts! It
hurts! It hurts! It hurts!"
Unable to bear the
pain in their eyes, they let go of the hands that were restraining Nozomu and
Ken. Nozomu and Ken take the opportunity to escape. Lisa smashed the faces of
the cronies who were restraining Nozomu and Ken with nothing but dirt.
They were in the worst
pain they had ever experienced because of the large amount of dirt that was
shoved into their eyes.
"Kuh,
ugh..."
With his face still
contorted, Mujiru stood up with the help of his two remaining cronies. He
really has a sturdy body after all.
"Ho, kuh-kuh,
ugh!"
Mujiru and his cronies
ran towards Nozomu and the others, unable to pronounce their words properly due
to their distorted faces.
Lisa, Nozomu, and Ken
intercepted them. After that, a fierce fight between the children took place
under the tree until both sides retreated from each other and were exhausted.
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In the end, the
quarrel between Lisa and Mujiru stopped without being settled.
"Haa, haa, I-I'm
going home, it's getting late! I don't have time to deal with this persistent
snake girl!"
However, Mujiru and
his cronies must be very frustrated that they couldn't win against them.
Despite their exhaustion and lack of coordination, they said something that
could only be considered admitting defeat and leaving.
"Haa, haa, if you
can do it, try it! You orc nose!"
"Li-Lisa, you're
still looking fine..."
"That's true. How
come you're still so energetic when I can't even move anymore. ......"
Even though Nozomu was
so exhausted and ran out of physical strength, Lisa was still so energetic that
she was able to talk back to Mujiru, who was admitting his defeat. Surely, the
fact that she was called an outsider and a parentless person really upset her.
"U-umm. Thank you
..."
Mehilya, who had been
hiding behind a tree, came out to thank Lisa and the others, probably feeling
that the quarrel was over.
"Eh? Yes, don't
worry. I couldn't stand it either."
Lisa waved to Mehilya
while scratching her cheeks in a slightly embarrassed manner. As she gazed at
Lisa, Mehilya's cheeks naturally relaxed as well.
"If he does
anything weird again, tell me. I'll make him squeal!"
Lisa put on a
strangely funny expression as she thrust out her fist. Lisa's mouth was wide
open and her eyes were shining brightly. They could hear her laughing, and she
seemed to be in a good mood.
She was probably
thinking about Mujiru's face, which was swollen from the kick he took in the
previous fight.
Maybe she felt good
about getting revenge on someone who threw abusive words at her, but at least
it wasn't the kind of smile a girl would have.
With that thought,
Nozomu, who was watching her from the side, couldn't help but smile bitterly.
They weren't sure if
Mehilya found Lisa funny or not but, she gave a small nod and smiled as she
walked back to the village.
"Looks like we
spend a lot of time here..."
Nozomu muttered as he
turned his eyes to the western sky, where the sun was already sinking behind
the mountains.
As expected, there
would be no time to play around now. If he got any later than this, he wouldn't
be able to make it in time for dinner and his parents would scold him.
"It can't be
helped. Let's go home for today."
Nozomu nodded when he
heard Ken's words urging him to go home.
Lisa, however, did not
want to go home and was just watching the sunset.
"Lisa?"
Lisa somehow looked
sad, unlike her usual self.
It wasn't that she had
always been a strong woman, but she was always there when the children were
being bullied by Mujiru.
"...Haa"
With the sigh that
escaped from her mouth, her expression became cloudy. Lisa's figure looked so
weak that it seemed to disappear if the wind blows.
The two who were
standing beside her, staring at the twilight sky with a sorrowful expression.
And their hearts were unknowingly throbbing
at the sight of her
figure dyed in the setting sun.
Nozomu and Ken were
simply mesmerized by Lisa's figure, which they had never seen before.
Oddly enough, this was
the moment when they clearly became aware of Lisa as a girl of the opposite
sex.
Whether or not she
knew what was going on with Nozomu and Ken, Lisa talked to them.
"Hey, am I really
an outsider?"
"Eh?"
Perhaps, what Lisa
felt inside was quite complicated.
Indeed, her father was
an outsider, but Lisa's mother was from this village, so it was not really true
that she was an outsider.
However, considering
the fact that his father was not from this village and Lisa was born in a
different place, it was no wonder she was stuck in the idea that she was an
outsider.
"My father. He
was an adventurer, and he took me to many places. Including the water lake city
of Abrues and the capital city of Garsam..."
Her eyes seemed to be
gazing at the village, but in reality, those eyes may be reflecting a scene
that Nozomu and Ken had never seen before.
"We had a lot of
fun when we were traveling. Sometimes we didn't have enough food to eat, but we
could still able to see a lot of interesting things."
Sandy beaches shone
like the light of the stars that fell on the ground. A wide variety of people
gathered in the capital.
At that time,
everything seemed new and shining to her.
It was true that as an
adventurer, her income was not stable, and there were days when she felt so
hard. Even so, her father and mother were always smiling, and every day was
what she called a truly happy day.
"But then my
father died, and my mother could no longer feed us on her own... So we came to
this village."
"……"
Her father, who was an
adventurer and whom she depended on more than anyone else, died. It was just a
few years before the great invasion happened, and demon beasts were
sporadically moving south from the northern wilderness.
The movement of demon
beasts was becoming more active, and anxiety about the invasion was beginning
to rise in many places.
People's minds
gradually began to shrivel under the spreading and growing anxiety. The
economy, people's minds, and everything else began to be dragged in a negative
direction.
At such a time, her
mother could not go on an adventure with her two daughters, which were Lisa and
her sister.
That was why Lisa's
mother decided to take her children and return to her hometown.
"Surely, in this
place, there is no danger. We can always sleep in a warm bed, and we won't
freeze. But......"
Indeed, this village
was hardly affected by the great invasion.
No houses were
destroyed by demon beasts. It wasn't attacked by bandits. There were some crop
failures, but they didn't suffer from famine to the point of running out of
food.
But in this village,
Lisa felt a gaping hole deep in her chest.
Something was missing.
It was as if there was a small hole in her heart, and the warmth of her heart
was dropping rapidly due to that hole.
Lisa clasped her hands
tightly over her chest as if to close the hole.
It was then that
Nozomu's words came into her ears.
"Lisa, do you
want to be like your father?"
Lisa gave a small nod
to Nozomu's words.
She remembered the
warmth that her father had given her during their journey when she could not
sleep because she was afraid of the darkness of the night and the howling of
demon beasts. She remembered the heat that kept burning deep inside her body, along with the landscapes her father had shown
her during their journey.
"... It'll be
alright. You'll be able to travel, and I'm sure there will be no one against
you being an adventurer, just like your father."
"That's right.
Lisa's mother was also an adventurer, so I'm sure she wouldn't object."
Nozomu and Ken gave
optimistic answers that were unreasonable because they were still a child.
There was no evidence
that she would be able to realize her dream, but at least for Lisa, what she
needed at this moment was not a clear reason, but someone to encourage her.
"Yes, that's
right. I can be like my father, can't I?..."
Talking about her
feelings hidden in her chest. And the opportunity to take her first steps. This
was how she started walking towards her dream.
The longing for the
past that had remained deep in Lisa's heart began to burn with the support of
her childhood friends.
"I've made up my
mind. I'm going to be an adventurer!"
Lisa declared her
dream clearly as if to convince herself. That was the moment she decided to
become an adventurer.
She wanted to see that
scene she had seen once again. Perhaps if she became an adventurer, she would
be able to encounter something even more amazing than that.
She had nothing left
to hide. Even if she didn't have a reason or basis for it, the dream was
already deeply carved in her heart.
"The traveling
merchant told me that people from all over the world are gathering to build a
big city. A big school was built in that city where we can learn about the whole
continent!"
From this moment on,
she decided to go to Solminati Academy and study hard.
The sun had completely
disappeared and the area was quickly becoming dark. The three of them rushed
down the hill and hurriedly made their way to the village. The area was already
covered in darkness. They will definitely be lectured when they get home.
As Nozomu ran toward
the village, he glanced at Lisa's figure.
She looked
disappointed that the three of them couldn't play together anymore, but he
couldn't see the sadness she had on her face.
Nozomu rushed towards
his house while stroking his chest in relief.
When he reached the
entrance of the village, the appetizing aroma of dinner wafted through the
village from each house.
Nozomu and the others
were still growing up. After running up the hill and fighting with Mujiru and
his gang, they were feeling quite hungry.
"I'm starving~.
Let's hurry up and go home!"
"Um, both of you,
w-wait a minute!"
Nozomu and Ken were
about to run to go home as quickly as possible. At that moment, Lisa called out
to them.
When they turned
around to see what was going on, they saw Lisa blushing a little and turned her
eyes away while entwining her fingers in a fidgety way.
She looked like she
wanted to say something, but she couldn't get the words out. She opened her
mouth and tried to speak, but she was so embarrassed that she failed to say
anything over and over again.
However, Lisa shook
her head to shake off her embarrassment and opened her mouth as if she had made
up her mind.
"Umm... Thank you,
both of you."
Today, when she was
feeling depressed because she remembered about her father, Nozomu and Ken
defended her and got angry with Mujiru. They stood up for her even though their
opponent had more people and they were at an absolute disadvantage.
They gave her the
warmth that she had never felt before, the warmth that tightened her chest. She
had such a strange feeling.
Even though she was
too embarrassed to fully express her feelings, she thanked them with all her
heart. Nozomu and Ken felt their own blood rushing to their faces at once.
"N-no ... it's
nothing much."
"Y-yeah."
The air at dusk was
already chilly, and the sweat from their fight with Mujiru took away their body
temperature, but contrary to that, the heat on their face was rising.
"Oneecha~n. Where
are you?"
"Eh? Lulu!?"
At that moment, a
young girl appeared from the depths of the darkness while shouting in tears.
A young girl with
crimson hair and very much looked like Lisa.
She was probably about
two years younger than Nozomu and the others. She had big round eyes that were
filled with tears.
Lulu Hounds.
She is Lisa's younger
sister and the last remnant of her father's life.
Unlike her sister, she
has a very timid personality and always follows behind her mother or Lisa.
Apparently, she went out of the house because her sister came home late and she
was worried about her.
"Good grief, what
are you doing?"
Lisa rushed to Lulu
while raising a dismayed voice.
It was already pitch
black, and the only light was from the moonlight.
"Because ...
Onēchan is not coming back..."
Besides the moonlight,
there were lights from the house leaking through the windows, but it seemed
that Lulu was still scared.
"I'm about to go
home now. You don't need to go out if you're afraid of the night."
"But~~..."
She must have been
really afraid of the dark. Lulu clung to her sister, sniffling. Lisa patted her
crying sister on the back to reassure her.
"Alright, let's
go home. Mom will be worried."
Saying so, she let go
of Lulu, who was burying her face in Lisa's chest and grabbed her sister's
hand, which was a size smaller than her own.
"W-well then, see
you tomorrow!"
Lisa turned back and
walked with her sister towards her house. When she turned around, her face had
turned so red that it could be seen even by the slightest starlight.
Nozomu and Ken watched
her walk away, unable to say goodbye as they admired her.
"What do you
think, Nozomu?"
"Eh?"
The two were
absent-minded for a while, but suddenly Ken talked to Nozomu.
"Lisa's father
died when they were out adventuring, didn't he? And that's the goal she's
trying to achieve..."
“…………”
There was a hint of
agitation in Ken's words.
It was probably due to
the death of her father he heard earlier.
Lisa's father had
indeed died during their adventure.
With that in mind,
Lisa was undoubtedly trying to set her foot on a difficult path.
Based on her father's
death, If she were to continue on that path, she could well foresee the
possibility of death befalling herself.
Nozomu and Ken looked
into each other's eyes in silence.
There was nothing they
could do to stop Lisa. They had seen how sad she looked just a few minutes ago,
and more than anything, they wanted to support her dream.
Lisa is a
strong-minded person who will go straight for what she has decided. The two of
them thought that since she had already started running, she would definitely
not give up on becoming an adventurer.
"Hey, Ken
..."
"Yeah. I know."
If so, then they
decided to support her dream of becoming an adventurer.
The two of them nodded
at each other in silence. Even though there were no words there, they were
united in their desire to protect the person they loved.
On this day, they
decide to go to Solminati Academy, just like Lisa.
However, Nozomu and
Ken still didn't realize the feelings that they had started to develop deep
inside their heart. It was their love for her.
By the way, when Nozomu failed to return home on time, his father hit him on the head and gave him a lecture.