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The This and That After the Reunion

While the sound of Kouki’s desperate voice subduing the silence, the person whoh he didn’t hear anything and walked towards Shia’s side, beside the collapsed Meld

Thinking there was no longer a need to protect Kouki’s party, Yue also walked towards Hajime and Shia "Ahh, One-sama!," Suzu’s shout, whose heart was just like a small old man, came from behind her

"Shia, how’s Meld’s condition?"

"It was almost too late He would not survive if ere even a little slower… I used "Holy Water" as instructed, but… was it really okay to do that?"

"Ah, I was indebted to this person Besides, the hole Meld left would be too big in a lot of ways It’ll be especially proble of the Hero’s party Well, seeing their current state, it looks like Meld was unable to finish their training properly… but it isn’t a mistake that he is a ret in variousat Hajime Supported by Ryuutarou, he walked towards Haji hi Holy Water on Meld Incidentally, what he meant by "someone weird" was the person from Church of the Saints such as Ishtal

"… Haji to my request"

"Nh"

Yue had arrived at the ti Yue’s cheek as looking up at hiratitude Yue’s gaze expressed, "Don’ther eyes Naturally, Haji each other

"… You two, please read the athered here!"

Hajian to create their oorld which could already be called a disease for them Thus, Shia clapped her hands and retorted to lares co had increased and Haji from different direction than Kouki and the others It uh there’s much I want to ask, how’s Meld-san’s condition? Fro is also steady But, he should’ve been mortally wounded…"

Kouki’s words to press a question onto Hajime was interrupted by Kaori, who came and knelt by Meld’s side with a serious expression and asked Hajime the details of Meld’s condition

For a aze, but thinking it was just his iination, he decided to answer Kaori’s question

"Yeah, that’s because… I used a rather special medicine The liquid type that will instantly heal a person co"

"S-Such a medicine, how come I’ve never heard of it?"

"That is because it was once only a legend… and no one would be able to obtain it, noric And here is the potion to recovercalled by Hajihtly staap between the current Hajime and the Hajime in her memory Hajiave another ht the potion bottle and drunk the content after she said her gratitude to Haji inside her radually recovered The class as Kaori recovers

For now, Kaori and the others breathed sighs of relief because they understood there was nothing to worry about in regards to Meld Then, Kouki once again opened his rateful about Meld-san’sMeld-san Also, thank you… for saving us"

Thus, he was once again interrupted by Kaori Kouki noore a truly subtle expression However, Kaori co straight at Hajih she received a severe shock fros she wanted to say She walked up until she was right before Hajiratitude about Meld’sher skirt with both hands, guh, the things she wanted to say were on the tip of her tongue, but she couldn’t say anything and her tears began to fall Although she was sobbing, she didn’t look away froh to confirm the him before her was not an illusion Hajiusuh, dat you’r alive Dat time, I ast the classuess Kaori’s feelings Soazes, but Kondou and some others had bitter expressions, while Kouki and Ryuutarou were dumbfounded since they could not understand Kaori The onist on earth, Kouki, and the muscle for a brain, Ryuutarou, made it hard for Shizuku and it could be seen in her eyes

With troubled expression, Shia said, "Uh, by any chance, is she a new rival?," while Yue was looking at Kaori with the usual silent and expressionlessness

The Kaori before hi which messed her face, and Hajime wore an indescribable expression when he realized Kaori had been worrying about him since the day he fell just as Endou had said

The truth was, he had told Yue once about his circu with the story about Kaori, but that hen they were still in the abyss, and he had cootten about Kaori until he radually feeling guilty because she thought of hi a troubled and at lost expression, Hajime answered Kaori’s words with a bitter smile

"…What to say, looks like I’veyou about it Well, just as you see, I aize… Also, u at Kaori with the sa about Kaori and said, "Please protectfilled with the ed the promise Inadvertently, Waahh, she cried and jumped into Hajime’s chest

At a loss of what to do about Kaori as crying while clinging on his chest, Hajime held up both of his hands If it was another classmate, he would have mercilessly threw the person away since he would feel irritated and use yakuza kick to ing goodhich was the same even before he fell into the abyssher coldly

But with Yue by his side, he couldn’t eh so a half assed respond since he just let Kaori cry It was truly not Haji her!," hat Shizuku’s gaze as beside hi, but it was hard tohelpless, he lightly pat Kaori’s head to stop her after a while Really, Hajientle She even cry in joy frou person We need to talk That’s why, that’s enough and you should get away froumo"

"You, read the mood!," hat soazes Even in such time, this boy was still unable to be considerate to Kaori’s feeling While glaring at Hajime mixed with condemn, he tried to pull Kaori away from Hajime Maybe it was simply because he didn’t want others to touch Kaori or because the caution he held fro beside a us?"

"But, Shizuku That woht There’s no need to kill her So what Nagu I can’t allow"

"See here, Kouki, can you cut it out already? To begin with…"

Kouki’s objection was rebutted by Shizuku The other classmates were flustered since they didn’t knohat to do, but Hiyaan to support Kouki

Gradually, it became a discussion about Hajime’s action Kaori had already separated from Hajime’s chest and wiped her tears, but there was still the shock she received froo, so she fell silent with a difficult expression while she was thinking of so

Suddenly, a voice came to douse them with cold water

"…What foolish people Hajio"

The one calling Kouki and the others "foolish" with tone so cold as if it was in absolute zero was Yue Although the voice was spoken in small mutter, it clearly resounded even inside the commotion of Kouki and the others For a moment, silence wrapped their location, then Kouki and the others in with, the reason Hajiation to Kaori, and it had been acco Yue who pulled his hand Shia followed after the the others

As such, the action of Hajime’s party made Kouki and the others stop

"Please stop Our talk here isn’t over yet I won’t take Nagumo as my comrade if he doesn’t tell me his real intention Besides, just who do you think you are? Although I arateful for your help, to call us foolish at our first … isn’t that rude? Just what is foolish about us?"

"…"

Kouki once again talk about soh what he said was correct in such situations, co their circu your hand on your chest" To even go this far, it wouldn’t be strange to say Kouki was cursed by so

Maybe because Yue had forsaken Kouki already; she didn’t look at hi at hi of Yue’s attitude, but he i she was just an ordinary girl, and he tried to talk to Yue

Because this wouldn’t end with the way it was going and he felt Yue’s discohed with an expression as though saying it was a hassle

"Aation to answer everything to you whose existence is a joke in more ways than one But, I’ll point it out to you a little because you are being persistent about it"