Volume 3 Chapter 1.3
The Fierce Emotion of Betrayal Part 3
Translator : PolterGlast
There are several
training grounds at Solminati Academy. In one of them, all the students of the
third year gathered in one place.
Perhaps it was due to
the presence of students from classes that do not usually gather together, but
the training ground was filled with a heavy atmosphere.
In the midst of it
all, there was a towering figure standing on a podium.
Jihad Roundel.
A hero who played an
active role in the Great Invasion twenty years ago. He is also the de facto
head director of the Solminati Academy.
"As
third-graders, you have entered a new phase of your education. Until now, the
difference in ability between rank and class has been a major value for you,
but there is only a limited number of things that one individual is capable of
doing alone. Therefore, you must be able to utilize your diverse abilities,
personalities, and values."
The Special
Comprehensive Exercise is different from anything the students have experienced
in the past. The second day in particular is based on the premise of teaming up
with other ranks, so there are more points awarded for forming a party based on
differences in ranks.
"I hope that
through this training you will reach a higher level and save this continent
from the threat of demonic beasts."
As Jihad finished his
speech, Inda Metis, who had been standing behind him, stepped forward.
She is the homeroom
teacher for the first and second classes, and also acts as Jihad's assistant.
"We will now
begin the joint class for all classes of the third grade. Until the end of the
class, each of you should go find the people you are interested in. For safety
reasons, if you wish to engage in a combat training, please use the weapons we
have prepared for you."
After the
supplementary explanation, all the students in the training ground began to
move at once.
"Oi, you there,
can I talk to you for a second?"
"Say, would you
like to pair up with me?"
"Hey, hey. Can I
join your team?"
"What can you
do?"
"A little bit of
support magic, a little knowledge about potions, and then ......."
Both upper and lower
class students are desperately searching for party members.
There are many ways to
find potential teammates. Sometimes they decide simply by talking to each other,
and other times after a brief simulated battle. They are desperate because it
directly affects their grades.
On the other hand,
Nozomu was left alone without being approached by anyone.
It is not surprising.
From their perspective, the lowest-ranked student with Ability Suppression is
nothing more than a hindrance to them.
Mars, for his part,
stood still without making any effort to approach the people around him.
"What about us,
Mars? Shouldn't we go as well?"
"Why do I have to
team up with people I don't give a shit about? I don't care if I don't get any
extra points."
"But that would
put us at a disadvantage during the training."
"What's the
problem? We could just defeat them all by ourselves."
As if refusing to talk
any further, Mars folded his arms, closed his eyes, and fell silent.
As usual, he has a
strong tendency to be a loner and is avoided by the other students, but to
Nozomu's eyes, he seems somewhat restless.
(Did something happen?
Somehow, he seems strangely irritated ......)
While Nozomu was a
little worried about Marus' words and actions, a slow-paced voice called out to
him from the side.
"Nozomu-ku~~n?
Have you found someone to team up with~~?"
"Anri-sensei. No,
not yet ......"
Anri Var is the
homeroom teacher for the tenth class of the third grade to which Nozomu
belongs.
She is apparently
making the rounds to see how the students in her class are doing.
She slumped her
shoulders in disappointment that Nozomu and Mars had no one to team up with
yet, but immediately her face brightened up.
"I see .......
But if it's the current Nozomu-kun, you'll be fine! I'm sure you'll get to the
top!"
"It would be nice
if that were to happen. Ah, right, Anri-sensei. I need to talk to you about
something ......"
Nozomu told Anri about
the stares he felt earlier this morning while training on the outer edge of the
city and about the residual magic power.
"Hmm~~. I can't
tell from just hearing about it, but if you're concerned about it, Nozomu-kun,
I'll look into it~~"
"Thank you very
much."
"Don't mind it.
It is a teacher's duty to relieve students' anxiety~~. Well then, do your
best~~!"
After finishing the
conversation, Anri smiled and waved her hand as she headed off toward the other
students.
"Yo, Nozomu. Who
did you team up with?"
After Nozomu saw Anri
off, this time a silver-haired demihuman spoke to him in a bold tone of voice.
Kevin Ardinal. A
demihuman belonging to the Silver Wolves Race, he is one of the few A-ranked
and talented individuals among the third graders.
He fought together
with Nozomu and Shina against Abyss Grief. For this reason, he has a keen
interest in Nozomu and has come all the way from the place where the first
class is gathered to see how he is doing.
"Kevin ...... No,
I haven't found anyone yet."
"That's
surprising. What about Shina?"
Upon hearing Kevin's
words, Nozomu turned to a section of the training ground.
There, surrounded by
many students, were Shina and Razward. Mimuru and Tom, who are always with her,
are also by her side.
Shina is the only elf
in the school. And she is the only one who can make a contract directly with
the spirits.
She had regained the
ability to contract with spirits after the recent Abyss Grief incident, and
everyone seemed to be trying to form a party with her.
Mimuru and Tom seem a
little bewildered by the students who have gathered, but Shina, the person who
is at the center of all the attention, maintains a blank expression toward the
students who have gathered.
Razward, perched on
her shoulder, was yawning, seemingly uninterested.
"How do I say
this, the number of students there is just amazing ......"
"Well, it's not
surprising. She's an A-rank student now, just like me."
"By the way, what
are you doing here?"
"Isn't it natural
to be curious about what one's rivals are up to? Well, to be frank, I'm not
good enough to be your rival though ......"
"Rivals,
huh?"
"If I were to
take that last battle into consideration, I don't think I could beat you in
individual combat. But this time it's a team fight, you see, so I'm looking
forward to it."
With a grin and a
belligerent expression on his face, Kevin's fighting spirit is on fire.
Nozomu, on the other
hand, breaks out in a cold sweat at his words and actions.
Kevin knows that
Nozomu can release his Ability Suppression, but he does not know about the
source of his power, the Dragon King of Destruction. As for Nozomu, who is
keeping Tiamat a secret, he was not comfortable with the idea that his secret
might be revealed even in the slightest.
"M-, more
importantly. Looks like you've already decided on the members for your
team."
"Hmm? Yeah.
They're the usual guys. It's a little too late for us to be teaming up with
another group."
Behind him are about
20 students, half of whom are of other classes. All of them were those who
regularly teamed up with Kevin in the Adventurers' Guild to carry out requests.
Kevin himself is
highly skilled and talented as an individual, but at the same time, he is the
leader of the largest party in the third grade. Also, unlike the other students,
there is a well-balanced mix of students from other classes in his party.
When members of
Kevin's party make eye contact with Nozomu, they wave lightly or smile at him.
They, too, had fought the Abyss Grief, but were wounded in the battle and were
saved by Nozomu.
Perhaps because of
this, they do not have the same contempt for Nozomu as the other students. In
fact, they seem to see him as a fellow comrade.
"Hey, what are
you doing?"
At that moment, a girl
from the wolf race, who was standing behind Kevin, came up to Nozomu's ear with
a serious look on her face.
She is Karanti. She is
the second-in-command of Kevin's party.
"What am I doing,
you say? I'm looking for a team member ......"
"Then get on with
it and team up with that elf already. It seems like they want to team up with
you, too ......"
Karanti used to harbor
animosity toward Shina.
This was due to the
behavior of the elves who did not heed their advice during the Great Invasion,
but now that she had been saved by Shina in the Abyss Grief incident, she
seemed to have lost that animosity.
Prompted by Karanti,
who whispered so in his ear, Nozomu turned his eyes toward Shina once more, and
for some reason, his eyes met with the elf girl's eyes.
When Shina noticed
that Nozomu was looking at her, she gave him a soft smile in return.
"See?
......"
"Even if you say
so ......."
"Tch, what a
spineless guy ......."
She spat at the
indecisive Nozomu, then quickly backed away and went back to stand next to
Kevin again.
"Oi, is something
wrong?"
"No, Leader. It's
nothing."
Kevin shrugged his
shoulders with a wry smile at the nonchalant face of his second-in-command and
turned to face Nozomu once again.
"Nozomu, what
about Irisdina? You used to be in a party with her, right?"
"Well, that's
......."
Nozomu now turned his
attention to the first class. Ahead of his gaze, he could see Irisdina and
Tima.
As expected, they too
were surrounded by students from other classes. Irisdina was ranked first in
overall performance for the school year. Tima, too, had the strongest magic
power of all time and was being sought after by many.
At that moment, the
dark-haired girl's eyes caught Nozomu's. Their gazes met. Then, Irisdina's
cheeks puffed up in a sulky manner, and she turned away pouting.
"What happened?
Did you two get into a fight?"
With a meaningful
smile, Kevin embraced Nozomu's shoulders and leaned in close to his face.
"N-, no, it's not
like that...... at least that's what I think."
"Hmmm~~. Well,
you should hurry up and make up your mind. Women don't like to be kept
waiting."
"There's no such
thing between me and her ......"
Although Nozomu has
come to know about Irisdina's family situation, it doesn't mean that Irisdina
and Nozomu have a special relationship.
For instance, if Arcazam
had not been a city where people were free of any status in their home country,
it would have been impossible for them to even see each other, let alone talk
to each other in the first place. The difference in status between them is that
great.
*Creak.......*
Nozomu's mouth
involuntarily contorted as a lump formed deep in his chest.
"...... Well, at
least I don't think you and Irisdina are a bad match. That's what I
think."
Kevin, perhaps because
he himself has a fiancée, is strangely precise in his advice.
Nozomu is impressed by
Kevin's seeming familiarity with women, but he only gives a curt, half-hearted
response.
He himself appreciates
the advice, but he doesn't have time to listen to it attentively at the moment.
Nozomu averts his gaze
from Irisdina to the side.
An eye-catching
red-haired female student is talking with a student from another class.
Lisa Hounds.
Nozomu's
ex-girlfriend. His desire to support her dream was what brought Nozomu to the
Solminati Academy and what kept him going.
However, she dumped
him for the unjustifiable reason that he was a cheater, and since then, the
whole school has been looking at him with a cold shoulder.
(Iris said that Lisa
was not lying. And considering Shina's side of story, there is no doubt-......)
Conscious of the
letter in his pocket, Nozomu turned his attention to the handsome blonde boy
who was standing next to Lisa.
"I was wondering
why you suddenly barged in on us, and now you're talking about women. Are you a
wolf in heat?"
At that moment, Mars,
who had been standing beside Nozomu, began to tangle with Kevin while voicing
his obvious displeasure.
Kevin, who had been
embracing shoulders with Nozomu, turned his gaze to Mars.
"Nozomu, who is
this guy?"
"Mars Dickens, my
classmate. We're supposed to team up for this Special Comprehensive Exercise."
"Oh, that lone
wolf wannabe ......."
"Ha?"
Tension flared up
between Kevin and Mars. Both are hot-blooded people. If someone made a mistake
in pushing the wrong button, it was obvious that the relationship would quickly
become hostile.
Mars glared at the
silver-haired beastman, but Kevin, on the other hand, let out a small snort as
he looked away from him.
"What the
fuck?......"
"I've heard a
fair amount of rumors about you, but ...... you seem to be much less than I
expected, even though Nozomu is teaming up with you."
The atmosphere was
growing increasingly grim, and the members of Kevin's party, as well as Nozomu,
who was sandwiched between the two, all turned grim-faced.
"How dare you, a
dog who can do nothing but flock!"
"He who can't
even form his own pack, shouldn't be barking at me. Do you know what a lone
wolf is? A lone wolf is a weak man who was kicked out of his pack.
"...... That's
it, bring it on!"
Raising his voice, Mars
swung his fist toward Kevin.
The joint class is
designed to simulate a mock battle, which is why he equipped himself with the
gauntlets that he normally wore. Furthermore, his arms were reinforced with Qi,
a blow that would surely have seriously injured a normal human being.
Kevin, however, easily
caught Mars' blow with his bare hand and grinned with a smile on his face.
"Just as the
rumors say, you're prone to getting blood rushing to your head. I can take such
a lukewarm fist strike with my eyes closed."
"You bastard
......."
"Whoa, Mars, calm
down!"
Nozomu jumped on Mars
to stop him.
However, because of
the great difference in their physical abilities, it was impossible for him to
pull Mars away.
Aware of Nozomu's
feelings, Kevin simply brushed off Mars' hand and then moved back to distance
himself from him.
"Yotto~. Well, he
certainly has some strength, but that's about it. You seem to be aware of
Nozomu's power, so I'll tell you this. You're not good enough to stand next to
him."
Well, I could say so,
to myself as well...... Kevin added so in a small voice and waved his hand
dismissively at Mars.
Mars took the gesture
as a provocation and tried to strike at him again, and Kevin took up a ready
stance to intercept him.
But before Mars' fist could
reach out, another shadow intervened.
"Now, now, now,
hold it right there."
What appeared with a
strangely relaxed atmosphere was a young demihuman with a golden tail and ears.
He wore a modified
uniform with the front open, and his appearance was quite presentable.
However, his beautiful
yet narrow eyes, which seemed to form a faint shadow, gave him a strangely
suspicious air.
"Ha? Who the hell
are you?"
"Feo Risitsa. How
unusual for you to intervene."
The young man, who was
referred to as Feo by Kevin, smiled bitterly and raised his hands lightly
toward Mars as if he were trying to calm a child.
"That tail, are
you by any chance a fox-tail race?"
Feo's tail and ears
are tinted yellow, almost gold, but the tips of his tail have turned into white
fur.
This is the
characteristic of the fox-tail race.
They are unusually
adept at controlling their magic power, and at the same time, they are a race
of people with a strong sense of independence, many of whom do not belong to
any particular country.
"Oh, you knew? My
name was just mentioned earlier~. I'm Feo Risitsa, second class, pleased to
meet you~."
"L-, likewise
......."
Feo smiled innocently
and showed his glistening white teeth.
Nozomu's eyes blinked
unintentionally at his easygoing demeanor.
However, he belonged
to the second class. In addition, if that Kevin even remembered his name, there
was no doubt that he had considerable ability. Although this should be the
case.......
"Nyohohoho
......"
"............."
Even though he tried
to be cautious, Feo's tone of voice and gestures, like an octopus, inevitably
relaxed his tension.
It was the same with
Kevin as well. He dropped his shoulders and breathed out heavily.
"...... You're
still the same shady fox as ever. So long, Nozomu, and good luck in your
Special Comprehensive Exercise."
"Stop your
horses!"
Kevin turned on his
heel and walked away with his companions.
Mars was about to
pounce on his back. His fist was once again covered with the light of Qi.
"Hoi, hoi, hold
it!"
However, Feo stopped
him. He stuck a square piece of paper the size of the palm of his hand onto
Mars' arm. Then, in the blink of an eye, Mars's Qi dissipated.
"Wha!?"
"Combat training
is okay, but fighting is not. Be aware of that."
Mars tried to peel off
the paper from his arm, but the paper stuck to his arm would not budge.
Upon closer
inspection, the paper was covered with serpent-like writing and a magic
formation, the likes of which he had never seen before, and it glowed with a
faint magical light.
"It's a talisman
to block your Qi. It will not come off easily."
"Talisman
technique of the east ......"
"Oh, you knew
about it, Nozomu? As expected, you've excelled in your studies."
Talisman technique is
one of the magic techniques used in the East. It is classified as a magic
formation technique and is invoked by pouring magic power into a special piece
of paper on which a magic formation is drawn.
Because it uses paper,
an extremely portable medium, it has the advantage of being able to use a wide
variety of magic to suit various situations, and it has been introduced to
Arcazam as part of an effort to incorporate techniques from the East.
However, there are
very few users of such magic. This is because Eastern magic techniques differ
from existing ones in many respects, and their systematization is still in its
early stages of development.
A person who is
proficient in such magic. Naturally, a hint of caution flashed in Nozomu's
gaze.
Feo, perhaps sensing
the wariness directed at him, began to scratch his head a little awkwardly.
"H~mm, did I
overdo it? Well, never mind. I have a little favor to ask you guys."
"A favor?"
"Yeah, I'd like
to join your party on the second day."
Although Nozomu's eyes
widened for a moment upon hearing Feo's words, he quickly regained his
composure.
Seeing Nozomu's gaze
demanding a reason, Feo's mouth turned up.
"That Irisdina
Francilt, Kevin Ardinal, and Shina Juliel seem to be interested in you. It's
impossible for me not to be curious about you. Unlike in the past, there seem
to be a few other people who are curious about you as well ......"
Feo glanced to the
side, where several students were watching Nozomu.
Although they were of
lower ranks, from the tenth to the eighth class, their eyes showed both
bewilderment and slight anticipation. For Nozomu, who had been ignored up to
now, it was a rather strange sight to see.
"Well, I know you
seem to have someone else in mind, but think about it. I may look like this,
but I'm quite useful. I think I can be of help to you."
I have no other
intention. As if to say so, Feo simply shrugged his shoulders and began to wrap
his arms around Mars' neck and tighten them. "Ugh......" An inaudible
groan escaped from Mars' mouth.
"Nozomu, you seem
to have something else to do. Why don't you leave this one to me?"
Apparently, he was
going to keep Mars from going out of control.
From his previous
actions and results, there is no doubt that Feo is as skilled as, if not more
so than, Mars. At the same time, a doubt came to Nozomu's mind. How much does
this young man know about his situation?
After a few seconds of
hesitation, Nozomu shook his head and quietly brushed aside his doubts.
He has other things to
do now.
He refreshed his mind
and began to walk. The destination was a group of people in a crowd.
Perhaps preoccupied
with their own negotiations, no one noticed Nozomu as he weaved his way through
the crowd.
But it was only a matter
of time. Before long, one of the students noticed Nozomu.
"Oi......"
"一I mean-...... eh?"
When one person
noticed, two people noticed, and when two people noticed, four people noticed.
In the blink of an eye, the unrest spread.
The unrest turned to
confusion, and before they knew it, they were naturally giving way to Nozomu.
The students, who were
much higher in rank than Nozomu, gulped and opened the way for him.
It was an unusual
scene, first of all unthinkable.
The murmur of the
surroundings soon reached the ears of Lisa, the red-haired girl in Nozomu's
destination.
"W-, why?
......"
When Lisa and the
others saw Nozomu approaching, their eyes widened in surprise.
However, despite her
momentary confusion, her eyes quickly turned to anger.
The crowd surrounding
her widened slightly due to the anger that was emanating from her.
Even under such an
angry gaze, Nozomu's steps did not waver, and instead, he stared straight back
at the hatred being directed at him.
It was an attitude
that was impossible to see in the man who had been looking down all this time.
Perhaps it was this attitude that made Lisa even angrier, and her body was
gradually overflowing with red-colored magic power.
"I have something
to tell you."
"I have none."
"Then I'll speak
on my own. You said I betrayed you, but I didn't."
"~ !."
Lisa, instantly
enraged, drew the saber from her waist.
With no time to deploy
magic, she drew her saber with her bare physical strength.
Despite this, the
speed of drawing the weapon was so fast that even the eyes of the surrounding
students could only see it as a flash of light.
The saber was wielded
at such high speed. Above all else, the fact that the saber was suddenly pulled
out caused a momentary pause in the surrounding students' consciousness.
"Wha!?"
But when they
recognized the scene before their eyes, they were even more shocked than when
the saber was pulled out. Lisa's weapon had been swung like a gale, and Nozomu
grabbed it firmly with his bare hand.
As blood drips and
stains the training ground, Nozomu yanked the saber from her grasp and faced
Lisa from close range.
"W-, what are
you- ......"
"I never betrayed
you!"
A powerful declaration
slammed at her from the front. Lisa's eyes, which had been filled with hatred,
were momentarily shaken. Camilla, who was standing by her side, also froze, her
eyes wide open at Nozomu's unprecedentedly firm attitude.
"~, how dare you
say such words after all this time!"
After a moment of
silence, Lisa's face turned bright red.
Trembling with anger,
she unleashed her magic power in a fit of rage and blasted away at Nozomu. The
saber left Nozomu's hand, and fresh blood flew through the air.
Lisa also drew her
other saber and crossed it in a crisscrossing motion while glaring at Nozomu.
The magic power in
response to the fury raged and began to glow scarlet as it poured into her
weapons.
The students around
her all simultaneously moved away from the powerful magic power that was
suddenly unleashed.
"Wait,
Lisa!"
While Camilla screamed
in impatience, the magic power poured out in anger turned into flames in the
blink of an eye and converged in a whirlpool.
[Peacock Flame Vortex]
An intermediate-level
magic that hurls a whirlpool of flames. However, it was enhanced by Lisa's
ability, [Enchantment of Nivea], and it produced a power comparable to that of
high-level magic.
"Lisa, don't.
That magic is way too much for non-combat training."
"Ken, but!"
"It's okay, leave
it to me."
But then Ken
intervened.
While Lisa's voice
filled with anger, Ken calmly admonished her and then turned his attention to
Nozomu.
"Nozomu, are you
still going to lie like this? How pathetic are you going to be?"
"Lie, huh? I
wonder which one of us is telling lies?"
Nozomu's gaze shifted
from Lisa to Ken as well.
*Chichichi* ......
sparks flew between them. Both moved at the same time.
"~ !"
Ken's palm strike was
unleashed. The blow, which has been trained regardless of the use of magic
power, was aimed at the center axis of Nozomu's body and approached like a gust of wind.
"............"
However, as soon as
Nozomu's body seemed to sway slightly, it began to flow sideways, as if
deviating from the trajectory of the palm strike.
Ken's eyes widened as
he saw the movement, which was so natural that he could not even feel any
incongruity, just like flowing water.
"~ !?"
Nozomu, who had dodged
the palm strike, grabbed Ken's outstretched right arm with his left hand and
pulled his body closer to Ken's. He then inserted his right elbow into his
opponent's side, and while controlling his center of gravity, he tripped his
opponent's leg.
Ken's body rose into
the air.
"Damn you!
......"
Nozomu was about to
throw Ken down by pulling his left hand, but Ken fiercely unleashed his magic
power and forcefully freed his grabbed right arm. He then held the back of
Nozomu's head with his left hand and tried to knock him to the ground.
"~ !"
Nozomu, on the
contrary, dropped his own body and used the rebound from the ground to leap. He
moved away in time.
"Reinforcement
magic? Is there a magic formation engraved inside your clothes?"
Ken, on the other
hand, also landed with one knee on the ground. Quietly getting up and glaring
at Nozomu.
"O-, oi. What
just happened?"
"I think I saw
that bottom-feeder almost threw Ken to the ground- ......"
The unrest around them
grew even louder.
Nozomu was originally
known as a student who could not fight well due to his [Ability Suppression].
However, he was almost throwing a student from the highest class of the school
to the ground, albeit that student had been caught off-guard. Since the
surrounding students had only known Nozomu in the past, a time when he had
turned away even from his own escapism, it was not surprising that they were so
shocked.
The air between Nozomu
and Ken became so tense that it seemed as if it would tear apart at any moment.
But then someone
unexpected intervened.
"Stop right
there. If you're going to have a combat training, you'd better arrange it
properly."
A quiet yet dignified
voice. Nozomu turned around to see a large man in silver and white armor.
It was the school's
highest director, Jihad Roundel, who had just been giving an instructional
speech in front of the entire student body.
"...... No,
that's fine. I'm sorry, I caused a scene."
Jihad's appearance
made Nozomu lose his heightened fighting spirit, and he turned on his heel.
As he left, he turned
to look at his ex-girlfriend and her friends. Lisa gasped at Nozomu's quiet but
direct gaze, and Camilla, too, looked somewhat taken aback.
As for Ken, he glared
at Nozomu with icy eyes.
Nozomu glanced once
more at Lisa and at the object inserted in her pocket, and then quietly left.
After he left, Lisa
was surprised at how intensely agitated she felt.
The words and eyes that
were directed straight at her. Her heart, which should have been tinged with
anger for the past two years, shook violently with confusion.
Why? What's going on?
......
While Lisa was still
in a state of emotional confusion, Ken and Camilla came up to her and asked,
"Lisa, are you
okay?"
"Eh, uh, yeah.
.......'
"Who does he
think he is, to say such a selfish thing in a place like this!?"
Their words reminded
Lisa of her own anger.
(That's right, what
are you trying by telling me this now? Even though it was you who betrayed me
......)
Lisa still vividly
remembered the despair and anger she felt at that time.
Hoping to help him,
she asked Camilla to come with her to the library late at night to do some
research, and on the way back home. She found him walking with a woman she
didn't know.
He was walking with a
petite woman who looked different from her, somewhat timid and mature, and she
was holding his arm, smiling at him, and kissing him.
She couldn't believe
it. She did not want to believe it.
What are you doing?
Are you betraying me even though I trusted you?
When Lisa stormed up
to him and started yelling so, he said to her coldly,
[I'm sorry, but I
don't think I need you anymore......]
The next moment,
Lisa's eyes turned red as she was confronted with the reality of what had
happened.
He had abandoned her.
The most important promise.
He had betrayed her.
In the worst possible way.
Therefore, Lisa
thoroughly dismissed and abandoned Nozomu.
He was no longer the
person she had been attracted to. He is a bastard who tramples on people's
feelings in the worst possible way.
"...... You don't
have to worry about what he said. In the end, it's nothing but a douchebag's
nonsense."
"Come on, Lisa,
let's go."
"Un ......."
Prompted by Camilla,
Lisa began to walk away, trying to change places.
Lisa turned around and
caught sight of Nozomu's back as he walked away.
She told herself once
again, "He's an asshole. That's how it should be".
But every time she
thought about it, the look in Nozomu's eyes that she had just seen gnawed at
her heart.
Why were his eyes so
straightforward and unchanging?
Just as she thought to
that point, the scene of the betrayal played out like a flashback.
The cold stare and
words directed at her. Lisa shook her head and brushed away the doubts that had
been floating around in the back of her mind, along with the searing memory of
the betrayal.
(It can't be. That
must have been some kind of mistake ......)
At that moment, a
slight feeling of discomfort ran through her chest. When she put her hand on
her chest, she felt something square on it.
"Lisa, what's
wrong?"
"This is
......."
What was inside was a
sealed letter. When she opened it, she saw a sentence that read, "I would
like to talk to you about something that happened two years ago". The only
other information written on the letter was the time and place.
However, Lisa
recognized the words. It was Nozomu's handwriting. Her heart beat faster than
ever.
Beside her, Ken was
looking down at Nozomu's letter with a stern gaze that could not have been more
severe.
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