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Chapter 2 : Despair and Decisions (Classmate Side 1)

A little back in tiiven to the su at her best friend sleep in the dark

5 days have passed since they had a taste of battle and loss in the Dungeon When they exited the Dungeon, they stayed overnight at Horald The party cae early in theThere was no one in the eon Inco and church would need to hear the report They were not allowed to break in this place Before so worse happened, they needed to care for the party of heroes

Shizuku redo, so she went to sleep early When they returned the news of Hajime death was reported Everyone was astonished, but they breathed a sigh of relief when it was the "useless" Haji and Ishtar was the saeon If they could not return alive froht the Devils? The chosen heroes of Godand Ishtar had discretion There had been a them that had slandered and abused Hajime It was not spoken to the public, but it was a talked about in secret in the noble society They thought it was good that the incompetent one died An apostle of God that was useless; naturally they would die Now they were speaking ill as one pleased Shizuku really wanted to go berserk and kill those peoplesense of justice did not stand up against sucheird Did he think that if he protested against the king and church, it would leave a bad impression People who cursed Hajime seemed to be penalized…rumors were spread that Kouki was an anxious brave hero who pondered his incoe just because a few people said so

At that time, it was undeniable who saved them Hajime was the one that kept the Behemoth in check to allow them to escape To think that he died because of a stray shot froh that is what he said

She did not talk her classhts of the atterasp of their ic, when she tried to approach the suspect it unic casted at that time Because it would prove he was a murderer

To escape reality, she wondered what Haji Dead man tell no tales Rather than look for the culprit recklessly, if she left it alone than it would be done The classmates opinion was in harmony and they did not coht it was necessary to interview the students Just like the students he choose to escape froard as a ence he carried it out for the benefit of the students To leave such a thing unsettled would only bring trouble later on Above all, Meld wanted to make clear Meld failed his promise to save Hajime and his heart ached at that

Meld action did not come true Ishtar had banned any scrutiny of the students Meld clung to it, but even the king forbid it

"If you knew, you will get angry"

Kaori had not woken up since that day There was no abnornosis The body, probably because of mental shock, went into a deep sleep as a defense mechanism Time will pass normally if they sobered up

Shizuku held Kaori’s hands She prayed to not let her best friend hurt anymore

Kaori’s hand twitched at that

"Kaori! Can you hear me!? Kaori!"

Shizuku desperately called out Kaori’s closed eyelids started to shiver Further, Shizuku called out for her friend In response to that call Kaori gripped her friend’s hand, then she slooke

"Kaori!"

"…Shizuku-chan?"

Learning on the bed, Kaori saw Shizuku overlooking her with tears in her eyes Kaori just blindly looked over her surrounding Shizuku looked at her and waited until Kaori gathered herselfher

"Yeah, its me Kaori how is your body? No disco…"

"Well, you have been sleeping for 5 days…"

Shizuku forced a s to ask Shizuku how much she slept Kaori reacted at that

"5 days? Why…I…I went to the Dungeon…and then…"

Her eyes gradually cae the topic when she had a bad feeling However, Kaori recalled her umo-kun…"

"…That is"

Shizuku’s facewhat she should tell her Kaori realized the tragedy in her memories when she saw the state Shizuku was in However, it wasn’t easy for her to accept such a reality

"…Lies Isn’t it? Shizuku-chan When I fainted, you guys saved Naguht? Isn’t it? This is the castle roou center I’ll head over for a , Shizuku-chan…"

Kaori anted to escape froain; while she ht her aro She had a sorrowful expression, but still she stared at Kaori

"…Kaori, you understand, right?…He’s not here"

"Stop…"

"Kaori, reumo-kun…"

"No, stop…please, stop!"

"Kaori! He’s dead!"

"Wrong! He can’t die! He absolutely can’t have! How can you say such a horrible thing? Even if it’s Shizuku-chan, I will not forgive!"

Kaori shaked her and started to escape froo and e

"Letyou…he is absolutely alivelet o~"

Kaori dropped her face into Shizuku’s chest while shouting "Letto each other, she started to shout louder Shizuku just continued to hug her Hoping it would soften just a little of her pain