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One More Self

"Fuu, thank you, Kaori I’lad… You have a lot of injuries, it ot flustered"

They had reached the final destination of the great labyrinth After she finished healing Shizuku as sitting down and leaning her back on the wall in front of that huge door, Kaori breathed out in relieve

‘That time’ that Kaori mentioned was about the time when they were reunited with Hajih the ene to each other with the determination to die when she recalled that unconsciously it drove her with uneasiness

"Coht? At the very least I didn’t get one of , minor"

Shizuku tapped ‘pon pon’ on her ar to the teary-eyed Kaori Soet your arirl could say

"Sheesh, Shizuku-chan you really…"

Kaori floated a troubled s like that Since the olden days, even when she was injured in kendo or sword practice, she was a girl that wouldn’t even complain that it hurt She would pretend to show endurance even while being teary-eyed Rather than calling that obstinate, Kaori knew that a large part of that was so that Shizuku wouldn’t ot worried for Shizuku ouldn’t whine or act spoiled But at the same time, she also knew that if she continued to worry for her, Shizuku would only grin brightly while saying "It’s fine!" So Kaori couldn’t say anything

And so, Kaori stayed quiet and only devoted herself to healing while snuggling up to Shizuku Her body was healed, but the whispering voice that had tore The balance of the ic, so Kaori eht

Fro still while staring at that scene He looked ad, or perhaps with an a

"… What?"

"No, nothing? I’ood relationship, huh? That’s all"

Shizuku acted threateningly to the grinning Haji

"Hhttt-"

"… Just like lovers"

Tio and Shia directed war s like that Naturally, Kaori objected veheain!"

"… I don’t have a prejudice against relationships between fellow girls May everlasting happiness be with you"

"I told you! Don’t say anything weird!"

Because Kaori got irritated and talked back, the ‘S’ part inside Yue got agitated, but Kaori still hadn’t noticed that Looking at an appearance that suggested Kaori wouldn’t separate fro, it see on their backs, yet the person herself was unaware

Yue and Kaori began to quarrel like that Shizuku, as between the two of them, knitted her eyebrows in aardness and tried to umo-kun Don’t just smile, stop theawa and others return, anyway Rather than that, how about saying ‘Stop! Don’t get into a fight because of me!’ Give that a try!"

"… What kind of indecisive woman do you think I a at hi then and opened hiseven ashi, you, it’s better if you act a littlethat you are too serious Even now your ht? Then, at this kind of tiether with them and refresh yourself After all, there is nobody here that you need to look after"

"…"

Hajime’s words made Shizuku opened her eyes wide For some reason that even Shizuku didn’t understand, she felt like her heartstring was stirred by that It was though she heard words that were the opposite of the whispering voice…

Without really being concerned about Shizuku falling quiet, Hajirin

"If you like, how about I lend you Shia’s rabbit ears so that you can relax? Oh, Shizuku-chan who loves cute thing?"

"-, shut up! No thanks-! Rather stop your grinning!"

Shizuku objected with a voice that expressed her full displeasure while her cheeks reddened like an apple But in the end, were her cheeks reddened because she was made fun of, or was it because she was suddenly called by her first narin that was exactly the sa fun of Kaori at the side Perhaps realizing that it was pointless no rily with a huff

And then fro at Shizuku as displaying such a reaction that was cute in this certain situation It was Yue and Kaori who stopped quarreling before anyone realized Those tere ‘jii?, staring unot red You are cuterbullied by Haji cute at all! You two don’tthat the two of the her, but as for Yue and Kaori, they were directing gazes filled with staggeringly deep suspicion at Shizuku They had felt this since before but, it felt like it was gradually becoether fro about the current situation, it feels like it’s too late to object even if it increases by one more person after this far… besides if it’s Shizuku-chan then rather…"

For an instant, Kaori and Yue’s facestheir respective thoughts and discussing soard to themselves Shizuku was about to open her mouth unconsciously, at that tiic power heaved up a spray of snow and thrust into the sky Right after that, the both was bloay and the snow pushed forward straight at Hajime

Hajime didn’t really show any surprise and took out a ate key, fro it at the space in front of hiate opened in front of his eyes

There, the torrent of light surged in while gouging away the ground And then it flew out froate that was opened with the keyhole model artifact ‘Gate Hole’ put beside Hajiht flew beyond the horizon

"Kouki!"

"That Aawa, he used ‘Liuessed that just noas the chant-oht’ stood up reflexively Haji the way, but he was directing his gaze at the spot where the blow came from and murmured

It was a self-evident truth that Kouki and Ryuutaro were having their consciousness incited so their attacks were ai the reliable gate rather than defending It seemed that, as expected, it was the correct decision

There was no other attack co until now Most likely that was because Kouki and others feared friendly fire and didn’t use anything except close range skills But it seeot cornered into a desperate situation and atteht about this ti pale because his attack flew in the wrong direction

"Now then, as expected, Aaho used ‘Limit Break’ will clear this after a few h…"

"Eh? I… is Kouki okay I wonder?"

Looking at Hajiaze, Shizuku called out with a worried expression Her gaze kept taking a glance at the direction where Kouki see to rush there for support, even now

Toward such a Shizuku who in a certaincould be said to be overprotective, Haji his words

"That guy still has the derivative skill of ‘Liht? Then, there is still leeway until he is forced to use that Besides, the clear condition of this great labyrinth is perhaps for one person to defeat one goleht now, for hi desirable"

"That’s… perhaps that’s true"

"Haa, that’s why Yaegashi is toolike ‘ that is just Nagury with her continuing words while consenting to what Hajinored her and this time he took out a compass from his breast pocket What he wished for was ‘the whereabouts of Taniguchi Suzu’

"… That way"

"Haji right now Rather than the attacker Sakagauchi isthat, Hajiuide of the compass Crossbit’s ‘distant penetration stone’ vanished inside the snow and as expected, only projected the color of snow But after a while, a faint radiance began to be visible on the other side of that veil

The crossbit that reached Suzu’s location cli view Thereupon, it seeole down from all directions were blocked by nor h-te ‘Holy Severance–Blaze’ that was a coic and Holy Severance

The frost goleinal size Even now, it was dripping with trickles of water It charged ahead and struck with its halberd several ti itself inside

With several attacks, cracks entered ‘Holy Severance--Blaze’ and it was about to collapse, but each time Suzu repaired it so it appeared that it was unable to coht after it attacked

But it also could be said that there was no proble the barrier

"Uh, haa haa, just a little more… just a little more…"

Sweat trickled like a waterfall fro blank She was considerably exhausted by preserving and repairing the advanced barrier continuously Her two opened iron fans were also tre to fall fro with ‘Holy Severance--Blaze’ The idea of noring the bad environic power efficiency of fire ele splendid for a barrier master who really understood her own skill

What was left was the probleainst the frost goleer…

"I won’t lose Haa haa, I absolutely won’t lose! No matter what I’ht now she was surely hearing the whispering voice She was rousing up her breaking heart with her war cry Her blank eyes recovered their shine showing strong will once again While roughly wiping her sith her sleeve, she fired herself up onceat such spectacle, Hajime was convinced that if it was Suzu, she would be fine Surely the experience at Haltina’s Great Labyrinth er

Next, Haji the compass And then he launched the crossbit at the direction it showed After advancing for a while ahead, it discovered a spot where snoas fiercely blowing in all directions

In the eyes of Haji froain, a fiercelyspectacle flew into his eyes

"UOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!"

"GAAAAAAAAAAAH!!"

They were punching each other earnestly frole step back while raising war cries For soolem didn’t carry its halberd and tower shield, if its left cheek got punched, then it would punch the left cheek back If its right cheek got punched, then it would punch the right cheek back That kept being repeated back and forth

It was like two delinquents hitting each other at the riverside ‘Surely a friendship would bud between the frost golem and the muscle head after this, wouldn’t it?’ That hat Hajiht with his eyes half-closed If not for the wounds all over Ryuutaro’s body due to the laser and the frost golem’s attacks, perhaps he would seriously consider such a possibility to happen

Rather, think a little about dodging! That hat Haji, ‘Evading the laser while defeating the frost goleave up ‘If that’s the case, I just need to defeat it before I get defeated!’ ht here…"

While controlling the crossbit, Hajime couldn’t hold back and murmured so

Hajime explained the situation to Kaori and the others while they looked at hi toward Suzu’s current state, the two childhood friends as well as everyone else made an exasperated face towards Ryuutaro’s state Especially Shizuku, who got a headache She was oleami’s momentum he will make it somehoell, Kaori, that’s your childhood friend Do your best"

"… Yes Ryuutaro-kun too needs to be lectured"

Kaori’s eyes weren’t s Hajime didn’t think that a muscle head could be cured, but he had to be scolded strictly by all means

A few ole his holy sword as a cane replacement due to the miserable weariness that was the side effect of ‘Limit Break’ Next, Suzu cleared her trial and a snow tunnel was opened Sa steps where Shizuku rushed to her in a hurry

And then, Ryuutaro who defeated the frost golem last… alone, he passed out and sunk into his puddle of blood with a satisfied face He didn’t enter the snow tunnel, so the laser was approaching at him mercilessly

"Wawa-, Ryuutaro-kun!"

Kaori rushed out in a great panic Haji in ith ‘Vajra’, blocking that laser Looking at Ryuutaro’s carefree fainted face, a light killing intent welled up frounwhether he should just blow his face with a shotgun like this, Kaori reached Ryuutaro first and Haji and dragged hi healing si, but the back of Ryuutaro’s head bu Honestly, that treatment was just terrible

Perhaps because all the athered in front of the gate, the sun shining over their head suddenly vanished At the same time the laser stopped and the snow veil once more rose in to the sky and the field of vision cleared up And then the gigantic gate that should beco thean to forht is turning into the entrance"

"… It reseood feeling"

"Shia There is no way a trial in a great labyrinth will give a good feeling, right?"

"Ahaha Certainly Thethan this Ao I want to be spared froranted isn’t it… haah"

Shia’s rabbit ears dropped down gloomily If it was a physical attack, it wouldn’t be a threat for Shia who had been reed character, but a mental attack that bit by bit interfered with the subconscious territory felt irritating like a sh it wouldn’t kill you It was steadily getting under her skin

By the way as for Tio… it was fine to not pay her any ather over here! I will heal you two all at once"

Kaori called at Kouki and Suzu who reached in front of the entrance with staggered steps just sat down heavily as though expressing their extre to her wordlessly was quite eerie As for Suzu, for some reason, Shizuku carried her in a princess carry that umo… my attack was… my bad"

Koukiwrapped in light of healing

"I told you already you don’t need to feel reserved Even though it would be better if you just go all out frouess Even though le speck of dust on you No ive you a scratch That’s why I…"

"Kouki, are you okay? You feel strange for some reason Is the side effect of the ‘Limit Break’ that hard on you? Want to lie down a little?"

"…"

With a dark look, Kouki spilled out self-derisive words toward Hajime as not only unharue Shizuku addressed such a Kouki with a worried tone She would even lend hi her lap to show that

However, Kouki hilanced at such a Shizuku with a scared look for an instant before he averted his gaze i his anxiety After that, he closed his eyes But just before his eyes closed, the gaze that he sent at Hajime… it was only Hajiaze, but that was just his feeling…

"What a troublesome concept…"

Hajime unconsciously floated a wry s of every ree, so they headed toward the entrance of light They couldn’t wait for full recovery, but even so co theirvoice inside this labyrinth, they decided it was better to progress

"Now then, let’s go"

Along with Hajiht

When the brightness that dyed their field of vision settled, Hajiot divided Well, it’s within expectation"

Haji to click his tongue at any moment None of his coaze wandered around, it looked like Hajie were ure was reflected at his left and right up and down Even when he turned to look back there was only a wall There was not a single thing that seemed to be an entrance It was a place where he could only advance forward

Most likely, Yue and others were also sent to a sie like this by themselves alone Hajime advanced ahead with that assu on the mirror-like ice reverberated

It was perhaps after around ten ht path without any branching Before long, Hajie pillar that connected the ceiling and the floor in the center Similar to the mirror-like ice wall, the round ice pillar also reflected Hajie… thatto himself like that, Hajie, so Hajiht in front of it, it was like one more Hajime had come from the world inside the ot

Finally, Hajime approached to the distance where he could touch the ice pillar He looked fixedly at his ie reflected in the ice pillar White hair and eye patch, wearing a black coat with one artificial hand… as always, it was a splendid chuunibyou style Hajime fell on his knees

"… Damn it Recently I have never looked at mirror clearly so… what a shock…"

Haji down Actually, he didn’t really look at the e fro The black history sealed at the botto?" peeked out its face By the way, things like his bed hair or the like were handled by Yue every time It seemed that she liked to tamper with Haji voice was saying, perhaps there is no place to belong forvoice wanted to say wasn’t so (EN: The voice was saying he could never return to Japan because his strength and ic made him barely human, while he personally is bothered h to express that, suddenly, a voice that he was already familiar with resounded