And that morning came.

When I wake up in my dorm room, I close my eyelids again and feel the world around me with my eyes.

It's still early in the morning, so few people.

A little bird is flying around there, looking for food.

Taking one wind is eloquent.

Wind direction, speed, quantity, orbit.

In an instant, the information that boiled dozens of books enters my head like rage.

Oh...... quiet (...).

How quiet, how noisy.

I liked this kind of quiet place and time...

Open your eyes and get up, get out of bed.

It's a weekday. I have class.

One day there was always a rank match, it started late and ended early, but I wasn't going to skip it.

When I changed into a uniform, I took the pendant I had left on my desk.

I always keep my skin intact... it's my mother's shape.

- Kunz, be strong.

- Show it to everyone, that you are the strongest

I grabbed it with a blue glow - in the left pocket of my pants.

"Nah."

I hear voices.

At the window, the cat's kew was round.

The duty of care is with everyone in the class, but often they come to me because of what I do.

"... I'll be there"

I gently stroked Kyou's back and I left the room.

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When I got into S-Class early, I had a client.

"Hey, good morning"

I laugh bitterly at the guy who greets me exactly the way I normally do.

"... what the heck. I came early to try not to see you."

"You didn't want to see me?

"You're not tight, are you? Even before the match, we would normally meet and say hi."

"Sure."

I mean to be in good physical condition, class is short one day in a rank match, and people don't complain that I skipped it.

But I also don't like it when you seem oddly conscious to go out of your way to rest, so I decided to compromise and come early...

"What about Mr. Filine?

"I came out before I woke up. By now, I think it's about time I found a letter and made a fuss, and Azelea got involved."

"It's awful."

"By whom?

"In No Comments"

It's not like there's any particular change, the conversation goes on.

"How's it going?

"You ask.... Well, I guess I feel like I did everything I could."

"Oh well. Then you have to be careful."

"White"

"I mean it."

"That's why I'm scared."

"Are you scared?

"I don't know the bottom."

"Then I'm afraid of you, too."

"Can't you see the bottom?

"I don't know."

"You're seeing everything, aren't you? with its' eyes'."

"Whoa, I'm not gonna eat those hands."

"Chip."

"Hehe. I don't know the bottom of it."

"There's something to tongue about in public?

"There's something I can show you in public."

"I don't know..."

"I do, I think. I wonder if you're making a real appearance. The way Jack Lieber looks right now, I don't know if he's really you."

…………

I... barely, I put up with stuffing my breath.

"... what is that? Tell me so I can understand."

"It's nothing special. The story is that humans have surfaces on the surface and surfaces hidden behind them."

"Do you have one, too?

"Yes, of course."

"Behind you... You can't imagine much."

"On the contrary, I'm not sure about my own front side."

"You're a genius."

"Well said"

"I'm not great at royal jerks, I'm rather low back, and clearly, I'm not very dignified"

"It's often said too"

"But strong. Like a joke."

"That too... they say, sure"

"You look unhappy."

"I'm dissatisfied. I'm only dissatisfied."

"Even so much praise? Luxurious guy."

"That's why. No matter how praiseworthy I am, I'm unhappy with myself for thinking of it."

"What do you want, you?"

"I think it's just like you, I guess."

"So you want me to say it at the same time?

"Fine, that's fair"

We put each other down for a beat.

"" - I want to be stronger than anyone ""

"Look, it's the same"

"But me and you are different"

"Right. What do you want to be strong for?

"You're the one. What do you want to be strong for?

"You wanted to protect someone."

"You must have wanted someone to recognize you."

"Being the strongest is only a means"

"To be the strongest is the supreme purpose."

"Within reach is your happiness."

"The invisible side is your dream."

"So."

"So."

"I'm stronger than you."

For a little while there was silence in the classroom.

From the hallway outside the door, you can hear someone's footsteps.

"Shall we stop?"

Elvis loosens his mouth all the time.

I laughed bitterly to match.

"Right. No matter how much you say, in the end, all you have to do is win or lose"

In a few hours, everything will be decided.

Whether my measures will reach a real genius.

Who the hell is stronger, me or Elvis?

"- No! Jack Lieber! Hey, this kid, do something!

"Ah! There he is!!

When the galloping door opened, there was Azelea and Phil strained as if to parasitize on its back.

Phil... you, you're not in the classroom here.

Ruby and Gawayne also attend school soon, and Raquel, the teacher, shows up.

As such, the class proceeded as usual.

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"Phew..."

I was in the pre-game booth, holding a mess and a building block in my hand.

Sometimes I try to line up at my desk or even stack it up.

Phil, who was lying there, looked at it with a strange eye.

"I do that sometimes, but what are you doing?

"Hmm? Oh... it's Routine"

"Ruh-huh?

"Do you mean a prep movement to do before you use spiritual art, or spiritual unity, or habit? I used to practice spirituality in the building blocks when I was pretty little. Is that why, if you haven't touched the building blocks this way, you feel like you're losing your senses... You have one, too, you know?

"Mmm. No?"

"Don't..."

Raquel said spiritualists generally have their own spiritual unity laws.

Well, is this the exception around here?

"This is how I just play with building blocks from time to time, but some people seem to have things like the output drops unless it's a determined garment, or I can't use the technique without posing"

"Huh. That's inconvenient."

"Not really. You know, guys with tight routines like that can use stronger technique."

Routine bondage means that you can unify your spirit so efficiently and deeply.

"Hmm. Is there such a thing?

"My master said I would fill my stomach"

"Ha. I see."

They say it's because they don't have to worry about starving to death. Convinced.

"... Well"

I got up.

"Is it time to go? You go to everyone in the audience."

"Ugh. Good luck!

So Phil kissed my lips chuppily.

"... you're really good at motivating me"

"Eh heh ♪ I was praised"

"I'm gonna hang in there."

This is an inevitable path to avoid repeating those nightmare days.

Today, I take a step towards the strongest.

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"Come on! Finally! This is the time! Game 8 of the 2nd level league!! Elvis-Kunz Windsor Level 2 vs. Jack Lieber Level 2!! It's an all-win showdown by two super rookies!! I, Emily O'Hara, Class B of the 37th Support Section, will send you the facts!!

I waited in the audience for the game to begin.

There are also Ruby, Mr. Gawayne and Dr. Rachel nearby.

Phil, who went to Jack Lieber's back up to the modem, is also scheduled to rendezvous soon.

... I don't know, it's weird.

The day Ruby and Mr. Gawayne had their match, I didn't think we'd be able to get back into a relationship like we did at the get-together.

That's sadder than I think I am, lonely.

I've always felt alone, even though I see each other in the classroom every day.

Yet this is how.

We're also in the same place.

... Not yet... as many as two, though not enough.

But I'm still anxious.

I don't know how this game will end.

What is certain, though, is that one of them loses.

That one of them will feel very, very sorry for you.

If that happens, we'll end up falling apart again...

- Watch this game, Jack Lieber said.

That way, you'll know better.

What is he going to tell me?

What do you want me to know?

And the answer to that... in a few moments, we'll know all about it.

"Description follows World War One, this way! He is our College Director, Tula Cleese Eternal Spirit King!! How about Spirit King, the College's biggest first place to fight is overcrowded! Definitely call it the most prominent of the year - '

"Ahhh I'm tired - ooh!! I won't do it again, Boke-ass. It's a game of this magnitude in the ranks! Staffing, strengthening security, thinking how much more effort."

'Uh, I'm sorry. Our college director looks tired. Once we finish the broadcast, ladies and gentlemen, please stay put and wait! Windsor 2nd Class VS Reaver 2nd Class, the all-win showdown that will determine the female male in the 2nd Class League this semester will start soon -!!