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But,

「……Sonobe? So you actually want it just as I thought?」

「Eh?」

Yuka was puzzled by what Haji her own hand was placed on Hajiy It was as though she was reluctant to let go of the present that Hajime expressly offered to her

Yuka's face softly blushed

「Eerr, this is, that……」

, she could assert that the sli

However, still This was that Naguave it to her Though tentatively speaking, it wasn't like it was the first present he gave her ith the various equipment like artifacts, telepathic coave her to deal with the situation when they had just returned hos were "provision" They were a bit different froive it to you if you are fine with it……so, do you want it?」

With a doubtful expression, Hajiaze busily swaave a sy

Yuka looked alternately at Haji that was placed on her palm, then she spoke her thanks「Thank you」 with a small voice Hajian to sort the other object X while keeping silent, while Yuka was staring closely at the slihtly

「……Yu, Yuka-chi is, staring at so happily!」

「Yu, Yuka? You okay? Are you tired?」

Nana and Taeko who returned without anyone noticing were staring at Yuka with fear and unease in their expression Certainly, it was only natural that they would get worried if their friend was grinning while staring at hard to describe object

「Eh, wai-, that's not- This is, that's-」

Yuka stood up with bright red face while still holding the sliy, then she stepped toward Nana and Taeko to make excuse

Nana and Taeko retreated backward in proportion with the step forward Yuka took

Yuka stood still Nana and Taeko also stopped retreating

Yuka took a step forward Nana and Taeko took a step back

Yuka was slowly approaching Nana and Taeko were slowly backing away

A vein eed on Yuka's forehead She dashed forward fiercely Her two best friends escaped away like rabbit on fire

「Why are you two running awaaay!?」

「Because you're carrying soet closeee!」

The three close friends vanished inside the inn

「……They're exaggerating」

Haji out a faintly sad whisper

By the hen he showed it to Yue and others too, don'tit too Myuu, he was even prohibited fros possessed disgustingness that couldn't be described

It also becauide who had accoar content replenishh and saw the ar, she raised a shrike 「Kuee~~」 that sounded like an ouide who slept like a log until the nextof course had her memory bloay from the shock

There was tierous state, but it seeht she saw a happy dream where she ate a candy house to her heart content, so her condition was extremely excellent

Her mental self-defense and recovery poas treuide's SAN value52

Throughout all those, where Hajih craziness, sometimes escaped from reality, and so the school trip progra silently inside the bus that was returning ho about theflaccidly and entered a light sleep Aiko-sensei was co into the world of drea ' in her deep sleep Sheup inside her

「Nevertheless, just what in the world that person is?」

Shia was starting on that topic from her seat in the back that was near the

「Aah, that woe huh」

「……She was really beautiful but, she ht be a bit similar with Kaori」

When it was tie While Haji fun there, that wo The unfaaze and whispered 「How envious……」 while approaching the that wo what Yue said――

「……with how ill that woman felt」

「I'm not ill! I'm in perfect health!」

Yue and Kaori sat with Hajirappled with both their hands locked with each other through Hajime

「Rather than that, Hajime You really don't know that person? The other side know about you though」

Shizuku left alone Yue and Kaori ere raising their friendship physically and asked Hajime

Just as Shizuku said, when that beauty who approached with a dangerous look arrived at a distance where her hand could reach, her eyes opened wide as though she noticed solecting the bewildered Haji of so and whispered 「For us to meet in this kind of place……」

「No, I don't remember her at all But, from what she said at the end there, that's」

――I'll turn a blind eye in deference to that child

That child……"A child" that was related with Hajio I made a ht away no matter what happen And then, one day that Myuu, she saw a special coverage of Kyoto in TV and the next day, she said 『That's right! I'll go to Kyoto nano!』, and she went strolling alone Such thing happened before」

「……I, is that so Wait, you let her go alone?」

「More accurately, she only left a letter which said that and went as she pleased」

「What a light footwork」

Shizuku showed a dry suessed what Hajime wanted to say

In other words, at that tiain, and on top of that she easily formed friendly relationship with them

「I'm curious That wooosebumps here」

Not just Shizuku, even Kaori as in the middle of conflict and Shia shuddered fro atmosphere like that, and yet I couldn't detect her until she approached in that close range? This me couldn't detect her」

「No, now that Hajime-san said it, I also didn't notice her desuu!」

Kaori and Shizuku felt shuddering chill on their back Though it seemed only Yue who didn't think much about it

「Well, even if she is really Myuu's "friend", she pulled back because of that, so I don't think there is any reason toof a problem」

Hajime concluded like that, but inside his heart he was at his wits' end A speech of 「Don't pick up that kind of thing! Return it to where you found it!」 toward children was so relatively co" She only ever found "sorasped yet

As a papa, he wondered how far he should interfere with his daughter's strange friend relationship It was a proble the inside of Hajian to pat Hajime's head to comfort him

The atmosphere inside the bus was laid-back

The time flowed peacefully like that, and by the time there was only around one hour until they arrived, Kentarou suddenly yelled

「Se, sensei! Ai-chan-senseiii! Kousuke isn't here!」

「What did you sayyyy!?」

Aiko as fast asleep leaped up

'Again in this ti!?' The inside of the bus was thrown into uproar

「E, err Hatayama-sensei? Is there one student who isn't here?」

Even the drowsy rookie bus guide also asked uneasily Aiko told the rookie bus guide 「I'll confirm it!」 before she raised her voice

「Everyo~~ne! Look around you rea~lly carefully! Check that perhaps Endo-kun is in place like a crack or soht beside you but you just don't notice hi down under the bus!?」

――Rookie bus guide's SAN value49

The students looked every which way Coain」, 「Wait, did you ever see that guy in the middle of the school trip?」, 「Eh, come to think of it I didn't see Endo-kun at all……」, or 「As expected from the lord huh」 could be heard

The conclusion,

「Ai-chan-sensei! Kousuke isn't here!」

「Ee!? What to do!? Come to think of it, when it was ti Endo-kun's name! Uu, this is teacher's responsibility……」

The lord as forgotten even at the roll-call Aiko felt responsible and she turned pale and she blew up her fuse She ian to speak to the driver to turn back the bus

But before she could finish, Haji his phone and ask hi him back here」

「Hajime-kun……I'aze as though she was staring at the htly in response and told Aiko 「Don't worry about it Against the Abyss Lord, it can't be helped that you coot」

Hajime called the phone A beat later, it seemed Kousuke answered his phone

「Oi, Endo Where are yo――eh? What did you say? It's pretty noisy over there I cannot hear you Ha? What are you saying…………………」

After a long silence, Hajime suddenly switched his smartphone into speaker mode

Immediately, explosive sound resounded froht now, I'roup! Shit-, what the hell, these guys!』

「「「「「……」」」」」

Not just Hajime, all the classmates siht after that, a voice of a girl that sounded childish somehow resounded

『Endo-sama! Just leave me behind! Their objective is me! Please escape by yourself!』

『You think I can just say 'ok, bye' and left behind a child in this kind of place! Wait, what? Talis out that kind of――wait, that's a lie right!? Onmyouji-, are you an onmyouji!? I saw this kind of scene in alike fantasy is just cowardly!』

'Which ht man retort entered the heart of Hajime and co

『Shit-, enemy reinforcement!』

『Endo-sama, I'm already……』

『Don't worry about it, just shut up! I was shocked, but just so like this is no proble up on a child like this, that nature of yours is so that I really cannot stomach It looks like you lowlifes are in need of education huh』

『Endo-sama?』

『Fuh I'm not Endo Call me like this Kousuke E Aby――』

There the call cut off pushu Hajime was the one who cut it off

Inside the bus was silent as grave In the middle of that, Hajime carefully put back his s had happened

「Sensei There's no problelad」

Aiko-sensei sat down on her seat snugly after saying that The other students too were also as expected, they sat down again as though nothing had happened

Inside the bus that had recovered its peaceful at the inco fro the weird at as coe and left behind a weird groan

Ouide safely weathered the school trip of the "returnees" and she received a welcome like the hero's triuuide who pushed the responsibility this time to her suddenly noticed the keyholder that was attached on the rookie bus guide's bag It was a really beautiful crystal that had georaved within it

「My, it's a beautiful accessory I don't remember, was it already there from before?」

「No Actually this is a present from the students of the school trip this ti」

「Myy! That's great! There are various ruht happen, but for theratitude, it seems that rumor is just a rumor isn't it?」

'So you pushed this responsibility to uide had such thought while putting a smile on the outside If it was now she felt like she could unleash the greatest right straight of her life

Urged by the superior, their talk ended The rookie bus guide who took her own seat breathed out 「fuu」 while taking the crystal keyholder in her hand once more

And then, she recalled about what she was told when she received this present

「At time when you really need help, if you take this into your hand and strongly thought then you will have help, huh……those students, they looked really full of confidence but……is this thing really that effective?」

She dangled it at the height of her eye and stared at the dazzling crystal for a while

Like that, the rookie bus guide giggled, and then with a very small voice so that no one could hear――

「I wish that I won't encounter any evil god orany really had any effect or not

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