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"What do you mean?"

"Actually, today there were new custooing to the northern e in order to search for the Adventurers who had gone uild, so it looks like they are soht be able to deterh Aiko and her students were still seated, the bodyguard Knights co with them let out "Hou", with a half aduild’s staff members, the Head of Fhuren branch was considered first class For someone to be appointed to accept a request fro so only powerful people could accoht in the sahts’ heads, they were listed the famous "Gold" class Adventurers

Aiko and her students were looking at the unusual chatter of David and the Knights, then they began to hear voices from the stair connected to second floor They were the voices of a boy and two girls It see to the boy It was Foss who reacted to those voices

"Oya, speak of the devils It is thehts If you want to talk to the to leave to"

"I see, I understand But, those are fairly young voices Are there any "Gold" class that young?"

David and the Knights had already memorized the famous "Gold" class in theirvoices Some of them looked at each other with perplexed expressions

While they were in a state of confusion, the trio were approaching while talking

The seats where Aiko and the others sat were the innermost seats enclosed by walls on three sides It was a place where they could look anywhere inside the restaurant For now, it was made into a private room with the use of the curtain Needless to say, inside was the conspicuous Aiko’s party, was Aiko; the one hailed as the "Goddess of Good Harvest", which made them even more conspicuous It hy they often used the curtain whenever they ate their meals Even today, they closed the curtain so they wouldn’t be seen

From the other side of the curtain, they could hear the conversation of a boy and two girls

"Mou, how many ti me alone and create a world with just the two of you in it It makes me feel really, really lonely Did you hear me? "Hajime"-san"

"I heard, I heard you Just stay in another room if you don’t want to see it"

"Nmah! Did you hear what he just said, Yue-san? "Haji coldhearted"

"…"Hajime" …Bad!"

"Yes, yes"

Within their conversation, the nairls said instantly rattled Aiko’s heart What did the girls just say? What was the boy called? This boy’s voice… isn’t it similar to "that boy"?, were the question that ih so had tied her down, so she could only stare at the curtain

The sa happened to Sonobe Yuka and other students by her side In their hts of a certain boy who had disappeared into the abyss four ly believed to have "died in this other world" A boy they wanted to forget, a boy who stood out for better or for worse

Because of the abnormal expression on Aiko’s and her students’ faces, Foss and the Knights tried calling out to thehts ondering what on earth had happened as they looked at their faces Then, Aiko blurted out a naumo-kun?"

Because of the word she unconsciously let out, her body which had stiffened because of the unbelievable situation had regained its freedoround She then pulled the curtain opened, so hard it ht tear

SHAAAA!!

Because of the unexpected loud sound that cairls trio were only able to look with stupefied expressions

Aiko shouted without confir who the other person was It was the naumo-kun!"

"Ah? ……… Sensei?"

In front of her, with his eye wide open in surprise, was an eyepatched, white-haired boy He looked coumo Hajime in her memory Not only his appearance, his atuentle, and quiet Actually, Aiko admitted that a wry smile fit him, but it was her secret However, the boy in front of her eyes had sharp eyes, clad with an unapproachable atmosphere He was too different from her memory If she passed by hinized the boy in front of her as Nagumo Hajime

But if she looked carefully, his voice and face were the same as the one inside her memory Above all… it was how the boy in front of her called her That’s right, it was "sensei" Aiko was convinced Although his look and ated, the boy in front of her was certainly her own student, "Naguht? You’re alive… You really are alive…"

"No, you got wrong person Bye"

"He?"

To ht to be dead, was a lands loosened, and Aiko eyes became teary "Where was he until now? What on earth happened? I alad that you were safe" Were only sos she wanted to say, but couldn’t Even so, the reply to her desperate words was a completely unexpected answer

She unconsciously let out a stupid voice, and Aiko’s tears were also withdrawn She could only blankly stare at Hajiun to suta suta, walk towards the exit ‘HAH’, she returned to her senses, and panicky ran after hi onto his wrist

"Please wait a second? Aren’t you Nagumo-kun? Didn’t you just call sensei sensei? Just how is that the wrong person"

"No, you heard it wrong That was… Right, it was a dialect"small" Un"

"Even so, that’s extremely rude! Rather, there is no way such dialect exists Why are you trying to deceivehappen? What are you doing in this place? Why, why didn’t you iumo-kun! Please answer! Sensei won’t let you deceive her!"

Aiko’s angry voice resounded inside the restaurant Several people and guests looked at the ruht and shouted at a man "Suwah, is he Goddess’s man!?", as they misunderstood, their eyes sparkled with curiosity The students and the bodyguard Knights were also came out from the interior

The students who had seen Hajime’s appearance had shocked expressions as they couldn’t believe as in front of them Half of it was because he was alive, while the other half was because of the drastic change to his appearance and atmosphere However, they didn’t knohat should they do, so they could only blankly looked at Aiko and Hajih Hajime looked calm, his mind was attacked by petit panic In the town he cauild’s Branch Head he got acquaintanced by chance, he never thought there was a chance he would ain

Because it was such a sudden event, he inadvertently ht, "That can’t be~", as he tried to deceived hie of questions were to "run away", "continue with the ner", and "let’s just kidnap Ai-chan", were all the cards that came to his mind He especially didn’t kno the last one came up

Then, Hajime was saved by his reliable partner Of course it was not the regrettable rabbit ears character, but the Vampire Princess Yue, came in between Hajime and Aiko, then she forcibly shook off Aiko’s hand which was gripping Haji out slight bloodthirst

"… Let go, Hajime is troubled"

"Wh-What are you? Currently, sensei have an iumo-kun…"

"… Then, calirl stared at her with cool eyes, Aiko slightly flinched There wasn’t ht difference between the two Norht between kids However, Aiko was actually younger by age, and Yue wore a bewitching atmosphere despite her appearance No ry child (Aiko) Aiko ary of Yue, so she quietly back away fro cheeks because of her oords and the way she got nity as an adult, although it was too late, Aiko was… just like a child doing a stretch

"I a, you are Naguht?"

This time, Aiko said it quietly, but her voice was filled with conviction as she tried to ask Haji seen such Aiko, Hajime was convinced no e her conviction and she would chase after hio Thus, scratched his head and replied with a profound sigh

"Ah Long tiuain, but Hajied his shoulders

"So like that After a lot happened, I’lad"

After he took a glance at Aiko as unable to say more than those words, Haji seen him, Yue and Shia also sat Shia was somewhat perplexed Aiko and the others were astonished by Hajiained his cos, only to beckon towards Foss who had watched how the situation progressed while he stood behind the students

"Umh it was justdoesn’t matter at all I was just surprised when they suddenly appeared, well, that’s all We are originally ca this Don’t you know? This curry… Ah, you didn’t know it The spicy dish was called Nilshisseer I a the taste…"

"… Then, I’ll order that, too I want to knohat taste Hajime like"

"Ah, to casually appealed him… just a expected of Yue-san Then, , Shia was tied her mind after Hajime said those words Then Foss came by to take their order with a troubled smile

However, naturally, there was no tiain by how Hajian to order, returned her to her senses and she approached Hajiered expression as she pishi, hit the table

"Nagumo-kun, our talk isn’t over Just how can you start to order as if it were thein the world In the first place, just who are these girls?"

What Aiko had said represented the feelings of everyone around theuessed Hajio, the students aited behind Aiko, and everyone else were, "Un un", nodding and they waited for Hajime’s answer

Hajime frowned because of it would be an annoyance Because he thought he couldn’t have a cal until he answers her questions even as they ate, he reluctantly turned his glance toward Aiko

"I have co, because of a request That’s why I ary, so just let lance towards Yue and Shia And these two, before Hajian an impactful introduction towards Aiko and the others

"…Yue"

"I am Shia"

"" I am Hajime(-san)’s woman""

"Wo-woman?"

Aiko somewhat stammered said, "Eh? Eh?", as she alternately looked between Hajiirls It seemed she couldn’t processed the information The students behind her were also perplexed Well, the male students’ expressions said, "That can’t be!", as they restlessly looked between Yue and Shia Gradually, their face reddened as they were char Yue aside Shia, aren’t you different?"

"That! Hajih you stolethat thing That was lif--"Nagumo-kun?"…What is it, sensei?"

Because of the reht process had finally caught up Then, Aiko’s voice dropped an octave Inside Aiko’s head, it see loudly while being attended by the two beauties in each ar, Aiko interrupted Hajime’s words Her face was filled with deterht path Following that, a large thunder called "Sensei’s anger" fell into Ul town’s number one and first class inn

"To steal a wo! So, you didn’t immediately return because you wanted to play around! If so… that’s unforgivable! Ee, sense will absolutely not forgive it! It’s tiuaze, who yelled "kyan kyan," as he let out a deep, deep sigh thinking it was going to be troublesome