, but Congratulations on your victory.”Priscilla said so with an honest smile denuded of malice.
“Thank you. Also it’s a little late to express my grat.i.tude, but thank you for the delicious sandwich at that time.”
“No, it wasn’t much… Compared to what Amagiri-san did for me, that much was natural…”
Priscilla lowered her eyes as she was embarra.s.sed.
By “meal of that time”, Ayato was talking about the light meal that was given through Irene at the time when he was looking for Flora. Since he was in hurry and thus was not able to properly give his thanks afterwards, he thought that this was a good opportunity to say it.
“Ah, that’s right. If it’s fine with you, please come by. I can’t give you that great things, but…”
“Is perhaps Priscilla-san’s handmade cooking done here?”
“Well, yes.”
In that case, the taste was guaranteed.
As he turned his gaze, Sylvia who looking at Ayato and Priscilla’s exchange one step back lightly nodded, too.
“Yes, I don’t mind, either. Judging from the smell, it looks delicious.”
“Um, Amagiri-san. This person is…?”
Priscilla wonderingly asked so as she looked at Sylvia’s school badge.
As expected, it looked like even Priscilla was not able to find out Sylvia’s true ident.i.ty.
“Fufufu, h.e.l.lo. We are currently on date.”
When Ayato was wondering how he should introduce her, Sylvia said so with a teasing smile.
“Eeeh!? I-I’m sorry…! For interfering…!”
The face of Priscilla who heard that turned bright red and she buzzingly waved both her hands.
“U-Um, I’ll bring the menu now! P-P-Please take a seat of your choice…!”
Then she went inside the stall as if running away.
“…Sylvie”
“Oh my, it’s not a lie, is it?”
“That’s true, but…”
When Ayato said so as to blame her, Sylvia apologized with a wry smile as she thought that she was at fault.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t think that she’d return such a lovely reaction… Such purity (innocence) is rare nowadays. I might be a little envious.”
“You speak as if you aren’t the same.”
Maybe because it was still early, half of the tables were free.
When they properly secured a seat and sat down, Sylvia sighed exaggeratedly.
“When you’re in this industry, you also see various unpleasant parts of people after all. Besides, although mostly a decoration, I’m also a student council president; I can’t deny it no matter what…”
“I wonder about that. I think that you’re a remarkably straightforward and honest girl though, Sylvie.”
“……”
As for Ayato, he has only conveyed what he honestly thought, but Sylvia revealed a surprised expression for an instant, and then subtly averted her gaze.
“Hey Ayato-kun, you really like throwing curve b.a.l.l.s with such unfair timings, don’t you…”
“Eh?”
“S-Sorry to have kept you waiting, here is the menu.”
As Ayato was about to ask as he could not quite catch the intention of Sylvia’s words, Priscilla, with her face still slightly red, came over with the menu.
“Ah, yes. Errr, then…”
For the time being, he decided to properly choose something and ordered it.
“Speaking of which, Irene isn’t together with you.”
“Hahaha… I think Onee-chan is probably in the casino.”
As he casually asked so, Priscilla shrugged her shoulders with a troubled face.
“Ah, but she’s told me that she will partic.i.p.ate in that event from the evening. The one where Amagiri-san is also registered as a guest.”
“Eeh, Irene, too?”
“She said that there seems to be a reward of considerable amount.”
Speaking of which, he was not that much interested in it, but he remembered Eis.h.i.+ro saying that the event’s prize was fairly extravagant.
“She’s the same as usual.”
Then, Ayato noticed a certain thing.
“…Huh? Priscilla-san, are you perhaps training?”
“Eh? C-Can you tell…?”
Priscilla held her mouth in surprise.
“Yes, the way you walk is different from before and your trunk also looks much firmer after all.”
“Yes. The truth is, I train myself and Onee-chan also teaches a lot of things. I thought that I can’t have Onee-chan protect me forever.”
“Heeh, that’s admirable.”
As he praised her so, Priscilla blushed with her head hung down.
“I-I was invited by Onee-chan to partic.i.p.ate in the event so as to test my ability, but as expected I’m still a little scared.”
“We don’t know what kind of event it’ll be, so I think you made a wise decision.”
At least It wasn’t supposed to be a beginner grand welcome.
“I’ll cheer for both Onee-chan and Amagiri-san, so please do your best.”
Priscilla said so with an embarra.s.sed grin and then returned to the stall.
After seeing her off, Ayato noticed that Sylvia was looking at him with a face as she seemed to want to say something.
“Hmm…”
“W-What is it?”
“No, I was just thinking that it’s a good thing for you to have a fan that will come cheer you.”
“Are you one to talk?”
She probably had so many fans to the extent that it would not be comparable with Ayato’s.
“That girl is slightly different from my fans, right?”
“Eh? Do you think so?”
“Yes.”
Sylvia took a small breath with an amazed expression.
Then, the dishes they ordered came before long.
“Oh, is it Basque style[4]? Looks delicious.”
Since it was exquisite when they were treated in Irene’s room, he ordered the recommended Paella this time, too; but the ingredients and smell were quite different from then.
When they ate a mouthful, it was, without fail ,delicious as expected.
Sylvia also seeming to like it, her face revealed a beautiful, broad smile.
“Mmm… this is great. To the extent that I might want her to tell me the recipe.”
“Heeh, Sylvie can even cook?”
“Why do you ask it with a face as if it was unexpected…? Even idols can at least cook, you know?”
“Sorry, sorry, that’s not what I mean; look, Sylvie looks busy after all.”
To Sylvie who pouted, Ayato hurriedly apologized as she waved both his hands.
“Well, I certainly haven’t contacted anyone recently, but… Ah!”
“W-What’s wrong?”
As Ayato asked while blinking with surprise, Sylvia rested her chin in her hand with a face saying “oops”.
“No. If today wasn’t the last day, I thought that I’d have made a bento tomorrow.”
“Hahaha, it’s a shame.”
“Well, never mind. Let’s leave it aside for the enjoyment next time.”
“…Next?”
As Ayato unintentionally inquired to Sylvia, who smiled teasingly with upturned eyes.
Today as well Julis was in a foul mood since morning.
It was the extent that she felt so by herself, so it was probably apparent from another person’s viewpoint.
Along the way to the training room, seeing the figure of Julis, who was now a celebrity, the general visitors who were about to call out to her increased in number as it is; but they all stopped halfway.
Even though it was supposed to be immensely wonderful without any trouble, it was also irritating now for some reason.
“Ah… Good morning, Julis-senpai.”
“Geez, it’ll be good if the school festival just ends quickly.”
When she entered to the training room, Kirin who was doing individual training bowed her head; but Julis suddenly spat out so.
But, she immediately came to her senses and frankly apologized.
“──No, sorry Kirin. It’s just not going well.”
“No, it’s all right. I agree, too.”
Kirin understood the cause of Julis’s irritation.
It was irritating to frankly admit it, but the fact that Ayato and Sylvia were acting together for the entire the school festival was the reason.
Of course, with whom, where and what Ayato did at his free time was his own convenience. Julis had no right to b.u.t.t in.
But even if she thought so and intended to calm her heart, it did not quite go well.
(Sylvia Lyyneheyme, huh…)
Needless to say, Sylvia was the highest ranked influential person in the present Asterisk. In fact, she always had her name entered in the top ten ranking even in the “OdoleliluPoem’s Mead” and “Hex PantheonSix Sided Temple” which were unofficial ranking sites on the net.
Even the matter with Ayato aside, Julis had paid attention to Sylvia since long ago.
This was because Sylvia was current the only student ── at least as far as Julis knew ── to have put up a good fight against that Orphelia as an opponent. As for the match contents, it was quite one-sided, but though temporary, Sylvia was able to deal with the ability of Orphelia. Julis who knew Orphelia’s power from experience understood how much astounding that was.
And even if they have not met directly, Julis could have a rough guess of her personality when seeing that match progressing.
Unfortunately, Sylvia’s fighting style was a desirable thing even judging from Julis. She showed respect to her match opponent and clashed with them head on without thoughtlessly using a plan ── Julis did not know whether it was because of Sylvia’s versatile ability and capability, but she could not help admire the fact that she carried through with it even with that Orphelia as opponent.
What was derived from that was that the person called Sylvia had a character which plotted and led people into traps──
(In other words, she invited Ayato from pure good will…)
Thinking up to there, Julis was greatly perplexed as she slightly groaned.
“J- Julis-senpai…?”
Kirin who was surprised at the sudden lack of responsiveness timidly called out to her, but it did not reach the ears of Julis who was lost in thought.
(No matter how blockheaded he is, the other party is a world’s diva and matchless top idol… in that case…)
“Um, are you all right? Julis-senpai?”
“Ah, no, I’m all right. There’s no problem!”
Julis who suddenly came to her senses as Kirin’s hand touched her shoulders cleared her throat so as to deny it and stood up.
“By the way, um… that. Saya doesn’t come today, either?”
“Y-Yes… looks like it. She seemed to have partic.i.p.ated in the swimming club’s event, but…”
“Yes, it seemed that she has rampaged there.”
Saya was probably venting her anger in her own way.
“A friend from the swimming club was lamenting the fact that they were troubled because she used it for letting out stress.”
Julis noticed that Kirin, who smiled wryly so, was not also that much enthused in her training recently.
──In fact.
“By the way, Kirin.”
“Yes, what is it?”
“It’s a little hard to say, but… your shoes are on the wrong feet.”
“Eh?”
“Also, your ribbon isn’t properly tied.”
“Eeh!?”
“Since your hair style is also loose, the right side is about to come loose.”
“Aww…!”
As Julis pointed out all of these, Kirin crouched down on the verge of tears.
As Julis lightly sighed, she went behind such Kirin and combed her hair.
“There, let me see. I’ll fix your hair at least.”
“T-Thank you… Julis-senpai.”
“Well, Saya’s way may seem to be more correct compared to us who are acc.u.mulating our stress.”
“Yes… but”
To Julis’s words, Kirin continued while slightly nodding.
“It looks like she ended up being forbidden to enter in the event of the swimming club because of that, so where will she go today? There are also other attractive events this year… she might have gone to the other academies, right?”
“No, considering her poor sense of direction, it’s hard to think that she went that far… hmm?”
At that timing, the training room door opened.
“Hou, speaking of the devil”
Having appeared was Saya with a somewhat sullen face.
Moreover from behind her, Claudia also entered with a smile.
“Ah, we thought the same thing. It’s just the right timing.”
“What, Claudia? Is your work over?”
“Yes, I somehow manage a part to the end. So since it’s a rare opportunity, I intend to go see that event and I have just invited Sasamiya-san. If you are fine with it, why don’t we go together?”
Claudia said so and joined both her hands.
“When you say that event, are you talking about the one organized by three academies joint where Ayato-senpai will also partic.i.p.ate?”
“Yes, that one. But the club a.s.sociations of each academy are the leaders.h.i.+p in this event, so we, as student council, have basically no hand in it. Of course, we were at least told about the outline.”
“……”
Since Ayato partic.i.p.ated, of course it was not like Julis did not think about it, too.
But, it was also difficult to say whether she could frankly cheer for Ayato with the present state of her feelings,
(It isn’t really like I’m sulking. It by no means really like I’m sulking, but…)
Then, as if she read Julis’s heart, Claudia said while giggling.
“Among the partic.i.p.ants, there also seems to be those who will partic.i.p.ate in the , so I think it can also serve as information gathering.”It was clearly understood whom that was directed to; but when being said so, it would be difficult to decline.
“…You’re an unpleasant woman as usual.”
“Now, what are you talking about?”
As Claudia replied sarcastically, she feigned ignorance with a face that expressed that nothing had happened.
The exteriorappearance of World Dragon Seventh Inst.i.tute was the most characteristic among the six academies of Asterisk.
Chinese-style buildings filled up the entire site and all of them are connected by corridors just like a labyrinth. Between two buildings were dotted with elegant gardens and huge open s.p.a.ces, to the extent that one was likely not to know where they were without a map.
“This is really amazing… I wonder if this place isn’t the liveliest.”
While being surprised at the liveliness, Ayato talked to Sylvia walking beside him.
“Though there is also the fact that it’s the academy with the greatest number of students, the school tradition in World Dragon is slightly different from the other schools after all.”
“School tradition?”
“Hmm… I don’t know whether I should say that it’s chaotic or that there is freedom… Traditionally, the Integrated Enterprise Foundation’s influence isn’t so great here.”
When sending their eyes to a slightly large open s.p.a.ce, several people were dancing while manipulating a huge dragon’s doll and people were crowded around them. In the garden on the opposite side, a tall mangiant with knives was doing acrobatics and was bathing in cheers.
“Do you mean that the students’ independence is respected?”
“That’s not it; there seem to be many students choosing World Dragon with the purpose of training themselves. For them, even regarding the , the champion is secondary and the meaning of testing their ability is stronger. That’s why it may be hard for the Integrated Enterprise Foundation to lure them with bait.”“Ah, in other words the is only a process of their training to the bitter end and they don’t necessarily have a wish that they want granted.”He remembered Song and Luo that he fought in the .Those two were certainly students of that kind. If their own training itself was their purpose, he could also understand that the Fist Warriors of World Dragon were strong.
“Of course, there are many such people; but those who enter World Dragon with some dream aren’t few in number, either.”
Maybe they were firecrackers’, lively sounds echoed here and there, and lively timbrestones were always flowing from somewhere. Because World Dragon was the only academy among the six that had an elementary division, figures of children running around happily could also be seen.
“Also for better or worse, that there is no unity as an academy is partly the reason, too. After all in World Dragon various branch factions are jumbled up close together and each of them is independent.”
“But, it’s also the same for Allekant, isn’t it?”
“Since Allekant’s research inst.i.tutions have their budget taken out from the Integrated Enterprise Foundation, the degree of freedom is entirely different. Well, World Dragon is also bureaucratic since their student council’s administrative body itself is closely related to the Integrated Enterprise Foundation.”
“I see…”
As he sneaked a look at a hall like a dojo, dozens of students were performing a dance in perfect order.
Just by looking at it in this way, he understood the reason why World Dragon has always maintained higher cla.s.s in the results of . Though there was also the fact that there were a great number of students, the ratio of students maintaining their will to fight was clearly high.“Speaking of which, Ayato-kun also used a peculiar grappling technique, right? Look, the one you use at the time of your duel with Toudou Kirin-chan.”
“Just for note, there are also grappling techniques in the Amagiri Bright Dragon Style after all. If you say that, then it means that even you’re quite skilled in close quarters combat, right?”
He said so remembering how she defeated a of World Dragon, although a former one, in a single blow at the time when they met for the first time, Sylvia lovely puffed up with pride.“Even I don’t neglect my daily training after all.”
“But, it was quite a movement typical of actual combat, right? What kind of martial art is that?”
“Hmm… I haven’t heard about the origin and the name in particular. I was also taught the general basics, but the rest is almost self-taught. Ah, look, my music’s teacher whom I spoke about yesterday, I received training from her.”
“…From a music teacher?”
He felt that it was slightly unexpected, but he changed his mind that since it was a person who partic.i.p.ated in the in the first place, it was not strange.“Ah, but I have a memory of her seemingly having said it was somehow related to the Viking…”
While continuing such a conversation, they turned at the corner of a corridor.
──At that moment.
“!?”
“Eh…?”
When the mana all around suddenly wriggled, the surrounding scenery twisted flabbily.
Though they squared off as they wondered what that was, at that time Ayato and Sylvia were already standing in the hall of wooden floor that they had never seen before.
“This is…”
“Hohoho, sorry for having used a slightly rough way to bring you here. But, it will be troublesome if there was uproar, you see?”
Then, a girl who arranged her hair like the wings of a b.u.t.terfly appeared from the shade of a pillar.
She was about the same age as Flora. As she was wearing World Dragon’s uniform, she was probably a student.
“Phew… Geez, don’t surprise me too much like that, XingLu.”
“Long time no see, Ms. Diva.”
But, to the words of Sylvia who undid her guard as she said so, Ayato was at a loss for words.
“XingLu…? Then, this child is that Fan XingLu!?”
The Student Council President who was World Dragon Seventh Inst.i.tute’s rank #1 with the nickname of .
He heard stories about her, but he never thought that she was really such a young girl.
After all, XingLu hardly appeared in match videos. It was not like she was hiding her figure, but he heard that there were also many public events where she stood as representative.
It was no wonder that Ayato did not recognize her immediately.
“Indeed, I’m Fan XingLu. I’m glad to meet you, Amagiri Ayato. I have been interested in you since long ago.”
“Yea… Nice to meet.”
Still unable to understand the situation well, he took XingLu’s right hand that she held out.
“Your fighting style in the was really splendid. By just remembering it, it gives me chills even now. It’s a real pity. Why don’t you enroll in World Dragon?”“No, even you say that… wait, more importantly, how did you bring us here?”
The problem which came before that was how she noticed that they were Ayato and Sylvia even though they disguised themselves, but that was problem something trivial compared to the present situation.
“Shortening the earth vein and crossing over thousands of miles ── well, it’s the so-called Shukuchi jutsu[5]. Strictly it’s its application though.”
“In other words, teleportation? So, there is also such a technique in the Star Senjutsu…”
If so, then he would really have to think about a countermeasure.
“No. It isn’t a Star Senjutsu.”
But, XingLu slowly shook her head.
“Eh…?”
If not, what on earth was that?
“It’s pointless to just think about it, Ayato-kun.”
Sylvia shrugged her shoulders with a somewhat resigned tone.
“I think it’s also the same for the other academies; but at the time when we became student council presidents, there is something we are told without fail. If World Dragon representative of our generation was , don’t get involved with them more than necessary “no matter what”.”
“Hohou. It’s the first time hearing that, I see that you were told such a thing.”
XingLu looked pleased for some reason.
“No matter what?”
“Yes…”
Then after a deep sigh, Sylvia casually said.
“I don’t know whether it’s true or not, but it’s said that she has already lived more than one thousand years.”
“One thousand years…? No matter how you look at it, that’s a little…”
Even if she was an ability user or some sort, then it would mean that she has been living from far long before the . Hence, it was improbable since were born due to mana brought about by the .“Hmm, are you saying you don’t believe it?”
XingLu, with a face saying that it’s really unexpected, folded her arms and looked up at Ayato.
“No, after all…”
“Well, never mind; you’ve taken the trouble to visit our academy. I will slightly enlighten you about the principle of this world.”
Immediately after, the surroundings turned dark.
“──!”
“Don’t be so on your guard. It’s just… errr, right, what you call hologram.”
“Hologram…?”
Exactly as stated, a translucent Earth dimly appeared in front of Ayato and Sylvia.
The Earth which slowly rotated ── but, multiple meteorites suddenly appeared one after another there and poured down towards the Earth.
“Don’t tell me this is…”
“Yes. It’s the ’s reproduction.”“But like this… it looks like these meteorites suddenly appeared around the Earth…”
“Indeed.”
To Sylvia’s mutter, XingLu greatly nodded.
“『All the astronomical observatories around the world hadn’t perceived the at all』…you people are also taught so in your lessons currently, right?”There were still many mysteries regarding the , but at least it was currently common opinion that they were completely different from common meteorites.“Then, no way── are you telling us it really happened suddenly?”
“Now, next I will teach you how these meteorites were looking to us.”
Not answering Sylvia’s question, XingLu snapped her fingers.
At the same time, the three-dimensional vision of Earth suddenly approached; and became a vision of the surface of the Earth seen from the sky.
A huge meteorite crossed before their eyes, and at the time when it looked like they crashed into the Earth,
“Eh…?”
“This is…”
Both Ayato and Sylvia doubted their own eyes.
At the center of the meteorite, a magic circle of layers which shone spread out.
Though different of scale, it was really similar to the one which appeared when the ability users like Julis activated their power.
And the inner part of that magic circle disappeared as it was completely gouged out.
“It looks like it transforms the energy of collision into the technique. Most likely, it has completely transformed all materials within range.”[6]
“Transform…? Where to?”
“Even I don’t know. We call it the world over there.”
XingLu said so and broadly grinned.
“Now then, you are also taught this, right? That if it were a common meteorite, the mine dust due to excavating it from the earth surface and hauling it out should be hardly observed. This is the reason.”
Right. Looking from the scale, the should have a great disaster to the point that it wouldn’t have been a surprise even if the mankind was annihilated.“The isn’t a natural disaster. It’s something which was intentionally caused by someone’s hands.”“No way, such thing is…”
Even if someone who could do such a thing existed, his power could only be explain in the domains of divine.
But.
“──Well, such thing doesn’t matter. No matter who did it for what for purpose, it has nothing with us now.”
XingLu plainly said so.
“Huh…?”
Then, what was that story so far for?
“My point is, if the is something which was caused by someone’s hands, nothing tells us that it will be limited at only that one time.”“Do you mean to say that something like the might occur again after this?”“There’s also that ── but, what I want to say is the opposite.”
As she said up to there, Ayato also guessed what XingLu meant.
“I see…!”
Then, it meant that something similar might have happened in the past, too.
“Of course, the ’s scale is unheard of. We[7]were also surprised. But it isn’t like that time was the first time that both mana and mana dites were brought about in this Earth. Even more before ── long ago, although so little as not to compare with now, they have existed.”“…Of course, , too.”As Ayato continued so, XingLu greatly nodded.
“They were called wizards or Sennin[8] before.”
“Hmm… I wonder if the scale was a little too big that it wouldn’t be so readily accepted.”
When Sylvia muttered as troubled, XingLu cacklingly laughed.
“It’s fine like that. Believing in it or not is at your own conveniences. And just because you know that, it isn’t like something will change.”
“You’re right. Rather as for me, I’m more concerned about what purpose someone who has lived for a millennium pa.s.ses for a student.”
Although she was surprised at first, Sylvia asked naturally.
However, the eyes of XingLu heard it suddenly narrowed.
“…My purpose, you say?”
At that moment, a violent sense overpowering feeling blew.
An overwhelming ma.s.s of power as it looked like it stabbed the skin, smashed the bones and crushed the entrails by just being there. The air shook with a rattling sound and his body instinctively took a stance.
(I see… I agree with Captain Lindvall’s words.)
The two persons Orphelia Landlufen and Fan XingLu whom the Guard Captain Helga Lindvall once spoke of as “different existences”. With this, Ayato has encountered the two persons, but either of them was surely an existence of a different dimension.
“Isn’t it obvious? What I desire is to fight strong people.”
XingLu told with a joyful expression.
“Really, the current world is wonderful. It’s br.i.m.m.i.n.g with young people who possess promising qualities. But, there’s no meaning if that quality isn’t drawn out and they aren’t reared. Thus, I volunteer to teaching like this.”
“So in order for you to eat them tastily, you preciously raise the cattle, huh.”
Even while dripping sweat, Sylvia was confronting XingLu head-on.
It was a surprising courage within this overpowering feeling.
“Hohoho, you say something good, Ms. Diva. It’s my principle not to s.n.a.t.c.h food and eat without the meal starting, but… when you release such a nice fragrance, there is also a limit as to how I can endure it.”
Dangerous light dwelled in XingLu’s pupils.
──But.
“Master, the preparations of the airs.h.i.+p are complete… wait, what are you doing?!”
From the entrance of the hall which was left open, a surprised voice flew.
Immediately after, the overpowering feeling disappeared as if it was a lie.
“Oh, HuFeng. You came at a good moment. I was about to lose my patience.”
“Please, spare your personal struggles in the middle of the school festival. If such a thing were to happen, even if it is you Master, you would not leave without blame.”
“I understand, I understand ── sorry, Ms. Diva. It looks like the joke went a little too far.”
“No, after all I knew you weren’t serious.”
Saying so, XingLu and Sylvia exchanged smiles.
“Then Master, who are those people…?”
The boy with looks as to be mistaken for a girl at first glance looked at Ayato and Sylvia with a perplexed face.
(Huh…? If I remember correctly, he’s World Dragon’s…)
“Yea. They are Seidoukan and Queen Veil’s ranks #1. If I’m not mistaken.”
“Yes…?”
The boy who heard that revealed a flabbergasted expression.
Just for note, they were in disguise, but now that it has become like this, there was no longer meaning for it.
As Ayato and Sylvia looked at each other and removed their disguises, the boy intently looked at them for a while to confirm their ident.i.ties; but a color of surprise spread on his face in a twinkle before long.
“Eeeeeeeeeeeeeh!? W-W-W-W-What is Sylvia-san doing here!?”
“Oh, that’s right. Amagiri Ayato, You will also partic.i.p.ate in the “Grand Coliseum”, right? We were also about to head there. So you might as well come together with us.”
Ignoring the boy as is, XingLu forcibly pulled Ayato’s hand.
“Eh? W-Wait…!”
“Muh, Ayato-kun is still in the middle of a date with me, so don’t decide that on your own accord.”
Sylvia puffed her cheeks and ran after them, but XingLu turned a deaf ear to her.
“Hey, HuFeng. How long will you s.p.a.ce out like that?”
“──Ah! Y-Yes! I am sorry!”
As XingLu called out to him, the boy who was standing stock still in blank amazement suddenly came to his senses and quickly rushed over.
“Now then, it’s finally the main event. It’ll be good if I find good raw materials[9].”
While pulling Ayato’s hand and steadily advancing the corridor, XingLu laughed really joyfully.
ReferencesJump up↑ I could be wrong but I believe this is reference to the Cornucopia which, in Greek mythology, was in possession of the G.o.ddess who nourished Zeus as a child (when he was hidden from Kronos), Amaltheia. -YascobJump up↑ I guess he’s speaking here about Fan XingLu ()Jump up↑ up↑ up↑ up↑ Okay this part looks really hard on the translator so I’ll explain what I got from it when I looked at the raw and the translation. Basically, If I understand correctly, did no physical damage but was instead transferred the area of impact via magic (or transformed the word used is ambiguous but the following lines seem to point more towards transferring). I also think the comment about the dust later is also inferring that the dust in the air could cause problems just like ash does when a volcano erupts by suffocating or burying people but was not present when occurred. I hope that helped. -YascobJump up↑ Sorry to mention this late, but when XingLu says 儂らmeaning “we”, she addressed only herself; from what I know, it was like that great n.o.bles and people of royalty (Kings) were addressing themselves in old timesJump up↑ up↑ She speaks about students that would be worth training