After seeing Prince Kyle being taken away by Princess Naia, someone came to guide us to the inn, and he was a person who was very close to us.

 

"Oh my God, it reminds me of the first time I met you, Mr./Ms. Halfa."

"Me too, Mr./Ms. Usato."

 

Mr./Ms. Halfa, a demon eye user I met in Luxvis.

Is it someone related to the school who will guide you? However, I didn't expect someone I knew to come, so I was disappointed in a good way.

 

"I was instructed by the head of the school to guide you, and I am very happy to see you again."

"Oh, Principal Gladys ......."

 

I'd like to go say hello to him, but he's probably busy right now, so I'll go see him when the time comes.

As I was making up my mind to do so, Mr./Ms. Halfa opened her mouth, looking around at us with purple eyes tinged with purple light.

 

"The last time I saw you was a few months ago, and I was amazed at how much Mr./Ms. had grown so much."

"Is that it?"

"Yes, although there are differences between the three of them, each of them has such a characteristic magical power that makes you feel their individuality strongly."

 

It makes us feel our individuality strongly.

My seniors are very interested in Mr./Ms.'s words.

 

"Can you tell your personality and personality through magic?"

"Yes, after fighting Mr./Ms., I wanted to gain a deeper understanding of my magic eye, and as part of that, I realized that what can be read from the flow of magic is not only the opponent's movements."

 

When we fought before, I watched the flow of magic and read the movements, but now Mr./Ms. Halfa can see something else?

 

"The flow of magic power varies from person to person, and by observing it, we can roughly grasp the personality of the opponent and whether they are fighting with magic or using weapons."

"Does that mean you know what your opponent is going to do before you fight?"

"I don't know completely, though."

 

Mr./Ms. Halfa nodded at Kazuki's words, and I twitched my cheeks.

I've played against people a few times during my travels, but I think it's pretty hard to fight when your opponent knows what you're doing.

When I was terrified of the war, my senior called out to Mr./Ms. Halfa with some interest.

 

"What kind of magic has I grown into?"

"What? Subjectively, but is that okay?"

"Yes, yes!"

"That's right, the magic power of the tin Mr./Ms. can be likened...... Is it a wolf that is ready to move at any time? It always seems to be in a state where you can go from zero to limit your magic power in an instant."

 

Maybe he's talking about his senpai's new way of fighting, "Demon Armor and Thunder Beast Mode"?

It's a special combat method that raises the senior's magic and physical abilities from a state of 0 to the extreme. The fact that you can understand so much just by the flow of magic power is amazing after all.

When the senior heard that it was a wolf, he smiled and turned to look back at me.

 

"Even a wolf, Usato-kun!"

"Isn't it a dog's mistake?"

"yes, Suzune looks like a dog."

"I'm going to bite you guys!?"

 

Roar! And shocked and menacing? While appeasing the seniors who come to him, he turns his attention to Mr./Ms. Halfa, who is watching Kazuki's magic with a jerk.

 

"Kazuki Mr./Ms. is a little difficult to describe...... There are no ripples or sounds on the surface of the water...... That's the way it is. Surprisingly, there is no disturbance in the magical power. It's the quietest and most artistic flow of magic I've ever seen."

"Gee, that's what artistic ...... mean."

 

Kazuki's mastery of manipulating magic is probably reflected in his magical power.

In fact, his manipulation of magic is extraordinary.

 

What is the magical power of "Usato Mr./Ms....... Hmmm."

 

Mr./Ms. Halfa looks at me and puts her hand on her chin.

As I waited for his words with a little nervousness, I tilted my head in annoyance.

 

"He has a mysterious magical power, showing a quiet side like Mr./Ms., but at the same time, he has a powerful side like Mr./Ms.. It's like two opposing sides."

"...... two opposing sides?"

 

I wonder if it has something to do with my mental health.

I don't feel like I'm switching in particular, but I'm the one when I'm interacting with my seniors and the one who's interacting with the tough guys in the rescue team.

Both of them are the same self, but it may be unconsciously taking shape as a magical force.

 

"Well, it's not strange if it's Usato, he has a sudden change of heart that makes me suspect that he has a dual personality."

"Amako, I don't have a dual personality, I just get it when my emotions get the better of me."

"That's a problem, isn't it......

 

I can't help it because it's true.

While having such a conversation with Amako, she notices that Kazuki is talking to Mr./Ms. Halfa.

 

"You've softened the atmosphere."

"Is that so?"

"Oh, I feel like I'm smiling more naturally than I used to."

 

At Kazuki's words, Mr./Ms. Halfa nodded happily while looking forward.

 

"After Minna Mr./Ms. went on a trip, I talked to Kiriha and Kyo a lot."

"Hey, Kiriha and Kyo."

"I'm embarrassed to say that I've been shunned by my classmates until now...... It was the first time in a long time that I had a friend with whom I could talk seriously. Well, it's self-inflicted......

 

Before we left Luxvis, Mr./Ms. Halfa was feared by the students of the school.

The reason for this was the way he fought, which completely broke the hearts of his opponents due to the heavy use of dangerous and sharp attacks during battles.

 

"I always had a smile on my face, trying to at least do something about it...... In fact, it seems to have caused people around me to be scared...... Hahaha"

"But you know, a smile...... It's difficult, isn't it?"

"Do you understand, Mr./Ms. Usato?"

"I know, yes, I know."

 

I've also had the experience of trying to smile at Kiriha and Linka, but they scared me off.

I still care a little bit about that.

Mr./Ms. Halfa and I turned around and nodded deeply to each other.

 

"They look a bit alike, Halfa and Usato."

"Both of you are mainly hand-to-hand combat while using magic."

"So Halfa Mr./Ms. ...... brain muscle too?"

 

Hey, little fox, don't get mixed up in the mess and treat Mr./Ms. and me as brains.

I'm just going to punch him in the end, and I'm thinking about it a lot.

As I glared at Amako with jito eyes, Mr./Ms. Halfa, who was walking in front of me, stopped in her tracks, wondering if she had arrived at her destination. If you look at it, there is a large building in front of you based on white.

An exclamation sigh leaks out of an inn that seems to be where people of high status stay.

 

"Well, this is the inn where everyone is staying, Mr./Ms.."

"It's pretty big."

"It's a place where representatives of the country are staying, and we can't afford to have a half-hearted lodging. By the way, there is also an inn nearby where people from other three countries stay."

 

If you look in the direction that Mr./Ms. Halfa instructed, you can certainly see a building similar to the inn in front of you and the knights of other countries gathered in front of it.

For now, we know where we're going to stay.

 

"Oh, and there's a training ground in the back, so if you want to train, you can use it."

"What? Is that right? If that's the case, I'll take your word for it."

 

With a training ground.

Even though I hadn't even entered the inn yet, the evaluation of this inn exploded in me.

 

●

 

We were guided to the inn and gathered in front of the inn again after placing our luggage in the room assigned to us. I also invited Kazuki to go with Kiriha and the others, but he said that "if you rush in with too many people, it will cause trouble", so I decided to act separately from him.

Halfa Mr./Ms. seemed to still have another job from Gladys Mr./Ms., so they parted ways on the spot.

Me, Senpai, and Amako headed to Kiriha's house as planned.

 

"Senior, I'll tell you now. Please be quiet."

"What, why?"

 

When I came near the house where Kiriha and the others lived, I stuck a nail in the senior who was somewhat excited.

 

"Obviously, okay? No matter how much Satsuki has feelings for you, it is only as an object of observation. It's like an elementary school kid petting a puppy he finds on his way home from school."

"I can't help but feel that the analogy is malicious, right? Huh, but Usato-kun, Satsuki-chan is a cat beastman, right? As a Beastman Master, you can't make that mistake, can you?"

"Senior, don't get me wrong, you're in the puppy position."

"Usato-kun, are you going to cry soon?"

 

It's never a bad thing for seniors to try to communicate quickly, but it's not a good idea to let them pull away because of it.

In fact, Kyo has a slight dislike for his senpai.

While glancing at me, I pass a senior who is trying to imitate crying, and I find a nostalgic and slightly old house at the end of my line of sight.

 

"It shouldn't have been that long, but I'm starting to feel nostalgic."

"Maybe it's because too much has happened since then."

 

Nodding at Amako's words, he was about to walk into the house where Kiriha and the others lived, when the door of the house was thrown open with a bang, and Kiriha, a girl with rounded animal ears resembling a weasel, appeared from inside.

When she spotted us, she gave us a surprised look on her face before smiling and waving at us.

 

"If you thought you were getting closer, it was you!"

"How have you been?" Kiriha"

"Oh, of course, I knew that you had helped your mother Mr./Ms.through a letter, but I didn't expect to see you so soon. Well, I don't want to talk about it here, so let's go inside."

 

Prompted by Kiriha, he enters the house.

As I sat down at the table, Kiriha looked up at the stairs leading to the second floor and called out to Kyo and Satsuki, so it seemed that they were also at home.

The person who immediately responded to Kiriha's voice with a bouncy voice was Satsuki, a cat beastman.

 

"Wow, Suzune! Nice to see you again! Tell me about your travels!"

"I'll tell you as much as I want, if it's for your sake."

 

Satsuki said so while running down from the second floor, and the senior answered with a straight face.

Kiriha, who was making tea for everyone, looked at me anxiously.

 

"Usato, Suzune is looking at Satsuki with a straight face, are you okay?"

"At worst, me and Amako will stop it."

"I can't, I think only Usato can stop Suzune."

 

Why do I have to be told that I am the only one who can suppress a runaway senior?

Well, that's fine. While paying attention to the situation of Satsuki and Senpai, who sat across from each other, he greeted Kyo who came down from the upper floor with a sleepy absenteeism.

 

"I'm bothering you, Kyo."

"Oh, you're surprisingly quick to come here."

 

Kyo sat down next to Kiriha and rested his elbows on the table.

Kiriha tilted her head as if agreeing with his words.

 

"I'm glad to see you, but what's going on today? Does it have anything to do with the meeting between the Four Kingdoms that will be held here?"

"Yes, we are here today as representatives of the Kingdom."

 

Kiriha replied, and she let out a sigh of admiration.

 

"After the letter, it's a meeting, and you're going to have a hard time."

"If it were me, I wouldn't take such a hassle."

"Hahaha, I'm also responsible for the part."

 

Scratching his cheek in annoyance, Kyo crossed his arms and smiled.

 

"Well, that's why we're able to take a break from school! Well, in a way, thanks to you, I can take a break from my studies and enjoy my vacation——"

"If you have so much free time, you should work outside."

"Oh no! After all, I was busy studying on holidays, so I didn't have any free time at all!"

 

Kyo hurriedly says to Kiriha, who glared at him.

What should I say, I still can't get my head around my sister Kiriha.

 

"Kyo is going to knock you out later...... I'm glad Amako seems to be doing well. Haven't you been in danger since then?"

"There was a lot of danger, but it was okay, and thanks to Usato, my mother Mr./Ms. better."

"There were a lot of them, ......."

"Zombie attacks, dragon attacks, and so on."

"Aha, aha, you can joke around while you haven't seen it for a while...... You're kidding, aren't you?"

 

Amako tilts her head with a smile, and Kiriha, whose expression twitches, turns her gaze to us in confusion.

 

"Hey, did you hear about the commotion in your home country from your parents' house? It was going to be a big deal, wasn't it?"

 

Kiriha's parents' house is like a hidden village where Linka's grandfather lives...... Isn't it?

Had the information about what happened in the Beast Nation already been conveyed to the two of them?

 

"Well, I got into a bit of a commotion."

"It's not like there's a civil war or anything like that, what happened?"

 

Kyo also seems to be worried.

…… It seems that the details have not been conveyed to Kiriha and the others, but can I tell them? For the time being, it's a story that has to do with the two beastmen.

I decided to explain as briefly as possible why Amako's mother hadn't woken up for the past two years, and why it had developed into a civil war in the land of the beastmen.

After listening to the explanation, the two of them had complicated expressions on their faces.

 

"I've never been to my home country, but Amako's mother was bedridden for that reason, but I'm glad she's getting better. Amako"

"Yes."

 

Amako nods in a happy tone.

 

"But, you know, if you hadn't stopped the Chieftain, the Beastmen might have ended up fighting the humans, which is really ...... good."

 

Kiriha mutters somewhat seriously.

From Kiriha's point of view, who goes to Luxvis, it must have been a no-brainer.

I try to be as cheerful as possible.

 

"It's a temporary position, but someone I trust has been the new chief of the Beastman Nation, so I don't think that's going to happen in the future."

"That's right......

 

I think of Mr./Ms. Hayate, who is still working hard in the land of beastmen.

If Hayate Mr./Ms. hadn't been on his side at that time, the fight to get Amako back might have been much more painful......

Feeling so glad he was on my side, I decided to tell him about another requirement that came my way here today.

 

"Well, there's another reason I'm here today."

"Hmm? What is it?"

"I want Amako to stay here while we're here."

"It doesn't matter, it's okay that the reason is the same as before, right?"

"Oh...... Amako is fine with that, isn't it?"

"Yes."

 

Amako nodded, and when she was relieved, Kyo called out to her.

 

"So, what's going to happen to Usato? Are you going to stay here like you used to?"

"That's what I'd really like to do, but this time I have to be near the meeting place, so I'm going to stay at the inn that Principal Gladys has prepared for me."

"Yes, but the circumstances are different from before, so I can't help it."

 

I would have preferred to stay here, which is similar to the lifeguard quarters, but I have to prioritize the mission that has been given to me.

While he was here, he didn't want Amako to feel cramped, so he was hoping that Kiriha and the others would take care of him.

For the time being, I've fulfilled my purpose, so I'm going back to the inn for today.

 

"Then I'll be back soon."

"Are you going yet?"

"Oh, I'm keeping people waiting for me at the inn."

 

It's also bad to keep Kazuki waiting alone, so let's get back early.

I got up from my seat and shifted my gaze to Amako.

 

"Amako, don't bother Kiriha too much."

"I'm not a kid and I don't bother you."

"Haha, that's right, too."

 

I look up at me and smile wryly at Amako, who is stuffy.

Now, I have to bring back the senpai who is blossoming into a conversation with Satsuki.

 

"Senpai"

"Hey, Usato-kun."

"No, I can't."

"You haven't said anything yet!?"

"You said you wanted to stay at Kiriha's place, didn't you? If you look at the seniors earlier, you can see that much."

"Well, as expected, Usato-kun, you know me very well......!"

 

I think it's easy to see that you think that way by looking at your actions.

 

"But Usato-kun——"

"No, I can't."

"Satsuki-chan still wants to talk to me——"

"Eh, are you going home?" Then it's time to say goodbye!"

「……」

 

I mean, small kids are cruel sometimes, aren't they?

He makes his seniors stand up, feeling sorry for them for a moment, but he still resists.

 

"Usato-kun, it's a later life! A lifetime request!"

"Okay, please don't stay here."

"What did you just learn!?"

 

I returned the friendly smile to Kiriha, who was smiling like a troubled annoyed senior with Gabin, and Kyo, who was pulling back, and I left their house, a little mentally tired.