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"It is me"

Hajime easily answered that he made it Chase, because he held the impression of Hajime as a secretive person, was surprised by how easily he adumo-kun, do you knohat it e the situation of the war in this world,… right? That’s if you can mass-produce it Mostly, you want me to return with you and teach you how tolike that? Naturally, I reject it all Just give up"

Hajime’s words had left him completely helpless Those words seeive up That’s how attractive the gun was

"But, the Soldiers with low levels can have high offense if it could be mass produced When that happens, we canwar, and our chances of victory will also greatly increase If you cooperate, doesn’t it mean you also help your teacher and friends? If so…"

"No matter what you want to say, I won’t cooperate If you try to take it, then it means you’re my enemy At that time… be prepared to be annihilated even before the war breaks out"

Hajime’s quiet words sent a chill toward Chase’s whole body and he shut his ed to intervene there

"Chase-san Nagumo-kun has his own intentions Please don’t forcesuch extreu back?"

"Ah, I don’t want to return with you To, after I complete the request, I’ll leave as is"

"Why…"

Aiko looked at Hajime with a pained expression, she wanted to know his reason, but Hajime rose from his seat before she could ask Unbeknownst to theh Aiko tried to stop hinored her and climbed the stairs to the second floor, accompanied by Yue and Shia

At the time Aiko and the others were left behind, a subtle and indescribable atlad the classht was dead was actually alive But, for the person hiistered in his eyes Moreover, he had beco to the point, that it was impossible to compare him to his past self He was not the same as the one as once called "incompetent" in contempt as they looked at him from above

Moreover, about the contempt, they had pretended not to notice Hiya him Followed by that "friendly fire" incident, they could only feel uous attitude As a result, no one could proactively reach out to Hajie and angered by the current development in her mind, so she was unable to stop Haji David at the side, see

With their meals completely cooled, their appetites also disappeared Without looking at the food in front of thean to deeply think about how "Hajime survived" after he left thee a person like that, what did Hajime think at that time when the "friendly-fire" incident happened, what the current Hajiainst the revolutions in their minds, all of them became depressed, and the day was over

In the ht, they were completely exhausted Both physically and mentally, thanks to the unexpected development All of them fell asleep, but Aiko wasn’t able to sleep even now Aiko’s rooe one A table set and bed with carved wooden feet, a small fireplace, and a leather sofa in front of it In the winter, the flauests would be war about what happened earlier today, she watched the unlit fireplace while deeply entrusting her body to the sofa The insides of Aiko’s head was like an unarranged bookshelf, with all of that information in disorder

Even if she couldn’t think about it, she wanted to think And from then on, her head that ran round and around in circles didn’t give out any constructive opinions at all She recalled s when she found out her student was alive, then she could only knit her eyebrows because of his unalih David’s speech and conduct, she thought he wouldn’t have been able to survive if he didn’t change, and how much hardship Hajime must have experienced At that point she could only let out a sigh because she couldn’t help him at all However, she recalled his interactions with the two girls, she thought he ain

And, suddenly, a voice rang out inside the room where there should be no one but her inside

"Why do you keep changing your expression, sensei?"

"Kh!?"

Aiko turned around to the source of the voice while wide-eyed There was Hajime who stood at the entrance door with his arue-tied, but soumo-kun? Wh-Why are you here, how…"

"Even if you ask how, I just cah the door, no more no less"

"Eh, but the lock…"

"My class is transmutation master, you know? Unlike the locks on earth, I can open this kind of lock htly answered, which stunned Aiko for a while Her heart loudly throbbed in surprise and that soed to calm her down She frowned, then criticized hie into a woman’s room without even a knock To purposely open the lock… just what do you want?"

For a moment, the word yobai caht She slightly shook her head as she recalled the fact that the other person was her student Haji like a n by the wind, and he told her the reason for this thoughtless visit

"Well, I am sorry about that I just didn’t want anyone to know about this visit I wanted to talk to sensei, but before, there were the fellows frodom, so I couldn’t do it After all, the contents of this talk umo-kun, it was okay to talk to sensei and the others…"

By chance, she thought he wanted to return with them, and Aiko’s eyes shined in expectation If it was a consultation froh the room was a teacher’s office But her expectations were immediately denied by Haji at me with those eyes filled with expectation… What I want to talk about now is soht sensei would be the most calm to listen to it After this talk, I’ll leave what you want to do to your own"

Having said that, Hajian to talk about the story of "Liberators" and the Mad Gods he heard fro Aiko this story According to the Gods’ intentions, the heroes; Kouki and the others, were ame, and the Gods never intended to return them to their oorld To save the human race fro war, is the result of the Gods pulling the strings behind the stage in the first place The heroes theathered without any real reason Rather, they only thought it wasthe heroes

However, for Hajime, there was no reason to pointedly explain this to Kouki and the other students He wasn’t interested hat his classmates wanted to do, and it would also only be a hassle for him Even if he told him, that man who believed that justice always laid with the majority wouldn’t believe him

Because he was alone, between the words of a boy who had changed drastically and words that requested to save the majority, he didn’t even need to think about who they would trust Rather, because many people believe and worship "Ehito-sama," he’d only be mocked and criticized Because of that, Hajime didn’t want to become related to Kouki in the least

However, by coincidence upon coincidence, it resulted in hi Aiko Hajime himself knew Aiko’s main principles always centered around her students In other words, regardless of the circumstances of this other world, she would cal that, judging from the attitudes of his classmates today, and how they yearned for Japan, if it was Aiko, surely her words would be able to influence theh, he didn’t kno her influence would change their actions With this information, if the movement of Kouki and the others became different from what the Gods intended, they’d surely put much more attention towards Kouki and the others Hajime already knew that his existence would stand out like a sore thueons, and there was the possibility of receiving interference fro the infore the actions of Kouki and the others Thus, he could delay being noticed by the Gods His only objective was to draw attention away fro on the Gods, Hajime’s aim was to search for different ways for them to return Furthermore, just like the "Liberators," he wanted to show Kouki and the others how their original allies becae of distrust towards those Gods

In the first place, he was only able to think of this idea because of the coincidentalout of it For Hajie nor hatred towards his classmates He was just indifferent towards them If they could be used, then he’d used them, and he’d leave them alone if they didn’t seem useful That’s why he didn’t disclose this infor heard the truth of this world from Hajime, Aiko was dumbfounded It was not known if she truly understood it Processing this inforot, it still took her more time

"Well, that’s all That’s what I came to know fro this to sensei It’s okay to think of it as just nonsense, and it’s also okay to move into action if you think it’s the truth Just do as you want to"

"Na-Naguan your journey?"

"Hah, that can’t be I feel from the bottom of my heart that it doesn’tfor a method to return That’s why I went on a journey The reason I’ you this is because it seems like it’d be convenient to do so, that’s all"

Aiko wore an indescribably subtle expression because he snorted at her question Although she was relieved he didn’t rashly poke his head into danger, she couldn’t help but frown as a teacher because of how easily he said he could cast the others away But, she herself also made her students her first priority in this world, so she couldn’t say anything back As a result, she tried to change the topic with a subtle expression

"Do you believe in that?"

"That’s so The Great Dungeons are the keys It’s okay if you search for it if they interest you Once you exceed the 100th level of Orcus, you’ll happily find the real Great Dungeon First of all, by looking at your appearances today, you’ll io there It’s out of the question if you can’t ignore "Pressure" of that level"

Aiko was reushed out fro that, she opened her eyes filled with cos of syht again about the harsh conditions he h

For a while, their silence continued The room was filled with silence Haji at Aiko’s appearance And because he had no more business, he immediately turned his heels and walked towards the door Behind him, Aiko told him about a certain student she reeon

"Shirasaki-san still hasn’t given up on you"

"…"

Haji because of the unexpected words from Aiko Then, Aiko spoke softly with Hajih everyone believed you were dead, she is the only one who didn’t give up on you Before she confirms it with her own eyes, she believes you are still alive Even now, she’s still fighting in the Orcus Great Dungeon Even though Aeon for training, her only purpose is to search for you"

"… Is Shirasaki okay?"

After a long silence, Hajime asked Aiko Hajian to ask about another ords of concern Aiko, who discovered that the original Hajime still existed, displayed a joyful expression

"Y-Yes Although the Orcus Great Dungeon is a dangerous place, her ability has developed well, and she continues to conquer the dungeon Sou after all"

Aiko talked with a bright smile, but Hajime only expressionlessly looked back over his shoulder without denying or affirood if you tell her this when you exchange letters What she should be cautious of is not the deeon It’s her couess the situation from the attitude of Taainst the Beheht?"

"Th-That’s… Yes Soic went out of control and resulted in accidental friendly-fire… Naguainst everyone after all…"

"I don’t think of anything like that The thing I want to say is this Friendly fire? That’s wrong That was a et"

"Eh? Specifically cast? Targeted, you say?"

Aiko’s expression said she couldn’t understand what he meant But, Hajime left words that mercilessly pushed Aiko’s worry further

"Itto kill me"

"Kh!?"

Aiko was stunned and her face paled, "I only know that the culprit is someone related to Shirasaki, it’s someone who’s able to kill another person out of envy Because she is still okay, it’s good to advise Shirasaki to be careful of an attack froe, Hajime went out of the roo inside the room, and Aiko embraced her own body with both arms There was a possibility that one of her precious students tried to kill a co at his back when he was at the brink of death For Aiko, who treasured her students, it was so she couldn’t accept easily But, she couldn’t deny Hajime’s words without any evidence Her mind that wanted to believe her students clashed with each other

With her worries deepening, Aiko’s sleepless night increased