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Because he had correctly guessed what she was thinking of, Aiko instantly beca her reaction, Foss caluests, after all"

"During such times, it’s better to just ‘believe in what you want to believe in’ for now But then again, people will overlook things if they only want to believe what they want, those words also ca is correct However, in my opinion, people only act in what they believe in That’s why, I feel that during ti to ‘believe in what you want to believe in’"

"… To believe in what I want to believe in"

Aiko contemplated in Foss’s words Aiko’s uilt which became a bud of doubt in Hajime as the hatred swirled around Hajime was certainly Aiko’s important student, but Shimizu as also a similarly an important student to her was murdered Theto situation, would deprive the other students of their lives She recognized Hajime as a threat ould deprive her of her important people Even so, Hajime was also her student, she couldn’t simply cast him away It was the same reason why she couldn’t just abandon Shimizu, who tried to commit mass murder That’s why she was confused since because didn’t knohat to do Though Aiko herself thought she had a difficult personality, she couldn’t help it Hatayama Aiko was a ‘teacher,’ after all

Foss didn’t knohat happened to Aiko He didn’t know she was, in a certain sense, believing too much in what she wanted to believe in Even so, he could see she had coe blunder since she couldn’t move on after what she believed in had collapsed

While he was lost in thought, Aiko’s hands had stopped frohts

(To believe in what I want to believe in I wonder… what is it that I want to believe in? One of the things is that I want all of the students to return to Japan However, it’s soer be fulfilled Nohat I want to believe in is for it to be possible to return home without any more losses…

His story His story where a classmate tried to kill him I do not want to believe it… he even said he will kill us if ere to becoly murdered a person… Towards the enemy who threatened the students…

Even so, I do not want to believe it Nevertheless, he actually killed him… killed Shimizu-kun without any hint of hesitation That’s why he’s already… no, I must believe in what I want to believe in)

Aiko closed her eyes as she tried to hold down the resurfaced dark feelings The surrounding people were anxiously looking at her as she

(‘Because he’s an enemy’ is what he said, and ‘I have no tiain attack him and his i anyone would have thought of

In reality, Yue-san and Shia-san wouldn’t put so much trust in him if he was a cruel man He only wanted to cut off the source of anxiety for the future of those children… It hy he couldn’t let hiht I wouldn’t be able to do anything about Shimizu-kun…

To let Shimizu-kun live would mean I should have at least showed him I could reform Shimizu-kun, in which I didn’t… In the end, I was powerless… Shimizu-kun was… Even so, to be killed in that manner… It meant Shimizu-kun was already weakene--… Kh)

There was a clear reason why Hajime shot Shi of murder He was not a monster who couldn’t be understood He wasn’t an enemy who blindly harm the students Aiko decided to believe in him because he was a ‘student’, and her words could still reach hi scene where a student shot another student to death, and she tried to search for the reason behind it

(That’s right I had forgotten it until now To begin with, I was the one who asked hi Shimizu-kun, and that was the result Shi It was completely unnecessary for him to purposely shoot him! So why?! Why did he do that?! To make sure he dies? No, there’s no need for hi That child only had a few minutes left to live, it hy I asked hiI could do… Shimizu-kun was shot because of hast by the truth she had just noticed

(… That’s right Shimizu-kun received the wound fro that time, I would have surely died It was my fault he had to die! But everyone was convinced Shimizu-kun was killed by him! He was the one who convinced us of it!)

It was her fault, it was her who killed her own student Just like Hajime feared, Aiko finally realized the truth and paled in an instant The existence of her students were Aiko’s supporting pillars The fact that she was the cause of one of her student’s death broke Aiko’s mind The impact of the fact made her mind unintentionally turn on its defensive mechanism, and Aiko’s mind blanked out With her outlook wrapped in darkness, she thought of giving herself to the darkness However, the words Hajime left behind revived her et demoralized"

At that time, her mind didn’t understand it because of consecutive ih it was troubleso behind those words, they were sih

(If, if he said those words because he had predictedabout me?… I, he noticed I would break down because I realized I was the cause of Shimizu-kun’s death That was the reason why… he unnecessarily shot him… to convince us it was he who killed hi a teacher…)

Aiko understood Hajime’s sense of values Therefore, she didn’t think it was done entirely for her sake Even so, there’s no denying Hajiht of Aiko The closing of the door in Aiko’s ht before it coain Her narrowed view once again broadened Though there was still the cold feeling like one of the coldest season inside her mind, but at the same time, there certainly was a s protected by him… No, not only him, but a lot of people have protectedhi protected… How iht ti to be independent…)

Aiko wore a resolute expression However, her thoughts involving Shimizu-kun and the fact that she was the reason he was killed wouldn’t disappear for the rest of her life Even so, she couldn’t just stand still because there were students who adored and relied on her as their teacher; she didn’t want to Aiko renewed her vow to do the things she could do as a ‘teacher’, even if the world had changed In addition, she also engraved in her mind to not let her current ideals be shaken There is already, without a doubt, fear or grudge against Hajie against hiht even become his enemy… Now that I think about it, he received ht it over seriously… Could this possibly be his way of returning a favor?

When I think back, I’ve only been saved by him He told me the truth, and in the end, he even saved this town Moreover, during the battle, he fulfilled his proht Shis, I’ve only been unreasonable I only talked of my ideals… and I’ve pressured him with that… How truly ih his way of thinking is cold… Looks like parts of his previous self still reht? Could it be because of those girls?)

Once again, Aiko s indebted to hih her immaturity was shameful as teacher, she sish status in the beginning, transforh Hajiliuessed the reasons were Yue and Shia, the girls ere always close to Hajime’s side Aiko somehow felt a pain in her heart Aiko inclined her neck, but she iination

(Incidentally, I still haven’t said h she is someone I owe my life to… Next time, I must properly make sure to thank her… In addition, I also owedevelopment, Aiko reflected She had not thanked Shia, and the other benefactor of her life, Haji sealed in the corner of her h fire came out of her face

(Th-That’s just an artificial respiration! A lifesavingwas ht of it as pleasant! Yup, I absolutely never thought of it like that!)

When she thought of the reason behind her flushed face, Aiko suddenly began to beat the table She repeated her excuse to no one in particular

In addition, even though Aiko was an adult, she didn’t have any experience in love Even so, it was true that with her lovely looks, speech, and behavior changed, beco like someone as seriously in love After all, in Japan, there were only ‘gentlee-like appearance Aiko knew there were a lot of ood, but ood friends because none of theinning with ‘Lo’

Since it was not unusual for people in their earlier teens to ht and childish face; the so-called a little girl’s appearance So even though David and the other Knights were serious,… her small experience in love and her small stature made her believe no man would be interested in her, since she didn’t even notice the love call clearly sent by men fro measure Hajime had quite the iain recalled the things that wouldn’t get out of her head

(… To begin with, he already has girlfriends named Yue and Shia… There were already two, so it doesn’t ?! I am a teacher! He’s a student! Wait, that’s not the problem! It’s not like he thinks of ed to casually two-time! Illicit sexual relationships are forbidden! That’s insincere! Love should only be one way!… To have two at the same time… Kh, how shameless! I won’t allow such immoral relationships! H the table becas towards Yue-san is quite special Though her style isn’t so different from me… Could it be that h-he likes child-like wo! So what if I know his tastes! To begin with, he is eight years younger… Now that I think about it, aren’t people fro lifespan? In other words, he likes child-like older woman? Wait, so what if I knew that! Return to your senses, Hatayama Aiko! You are a teacher! He is a student! You are disqualified as a teacher if a little kissthe table, she held her face with both hands, began shaking her head while saying ‘No, no’, once again she beat the table, continued with another ‘No, no’, and finally she shouted "I aan to pound the table with her forehead

As expected, even the students and bodyguard Knights; the group who loves Aiko, was taken aback by her eccentric behavior When Foss noticed Aiko, who started a one-man show, he said, "Ohcal person

Afterwards, Aiko was able to cos towards Hajime about this and that, and self-concluded that was only a temporary hesitation caused by unstable ee, Hajime was her student While it was necessary to deliver inforedom, she also needed to be prepared to protect Hajiency, since she was deterdo about Hajime wasn’t concluded, it was just put on hold While she called the students in her mind as "that child," only Hajian to bud The time when Aiko finally took notice of it would be a little bit more in the future…