The hope that you might be saved, the happiness that you'll be waiting for.

Excited by such an impossible future, Miguel changed his complexion instantly when he saw what I had shown him.

"... wait, what are you doing?"

"You hurt me and Christina. But acquittal doesn't stop the belly bug. Then maybe we should retaliate and have a reciprocal relationship."

Concentrate on Christina's straight sword for mock combat.

"That will hurt, but if you crush the blade, you'll have to make a mistake and you won't die. What do you say?

"... hey, I don't know if that's what I'm saying."

Christina's confused face tended to hesitate to open her mouth.

"I'm not affirming retaliation, but how much is the price to pay for it? If you just miss it, you can't let Glenn Leck admit his activities."

"Too much?

"Of course."

That's right, laugh.

"But look at Miguel. He doesn't think so, does he?

Miguel, whose face was pale, looked at us with frightened eyes.

Christina frowned in suspicion at the expression that did not suit the situation.

"... what do you mean?

"Come on? Miguel may have a reason why he can't shake his neck vertically, even under incredibly delicious conditions."

"Do you understand?

It's logic.

"... what?

Suddenly, Christina twisted her neck.

"My name. I thought you didn't know because I only called you" you. "

"What if I'm saying something stupid in this situation?"

"You're going to study in the same study hall. You can remember as many names as you want."

"So think about the time and the case!

As Christina roughed up her voice, Miguel broke out of Risha's captivity with a moment of surprise.

We're not headed for an exit.

"Ha!?

Christina shouted in surprise.

Step back to clear the way, Miguel reaches for Christina's straight sword.

Send him over here! Christina! "

Remove the hardware from which Miguel, who grabbed the sheath, was fastened to the leather string and remove the sword from Christina.

Christina, who had been thrown away with a stick, had a toe on her ass.

Risha, that's enough.

Shortly afterwards, Risha, who jumped out of my back, twisted her body and danced in the air.

With a training dagger in his hand.

Because the blade is crushed, it cannot be used as a sword, but it can be used as a weapon as long as it is a mass of iron.

The swinging dagger captures Miguel's right hand armor while drawing silver trajectories.

Miguel screamed alongside a dull sound.

"Haah!

Remove the sword and put Risha on Miguel's arm, with her back rounded to cover her right hand, with her extended leg hanging from her shoulders to her neck.

I put up the momentum of my own fall and pulled it down under the thumb of my arm.

Hyoo, it's so stunning that you whistle without thinking.

He picked up the sword and crouched down in front of Miguel, who was lying on his back, peeking into his face.

With a smile on the edge of his mouth, Miguel's pale complexion burns bright red.

"Come on, Miguel. Whether we make a deal or not, it's truth or death. You know what that means because you're nothing else, right?

"Hey, this kid....!

"That's how you underestimated me, Miguel. You should have killed me if you wanted perfection. It was impossible to build a foundation for doing things without soiling my hands."

"It can't be! My plan was perfect!

Knuckles, and a voice comes out of my throat.

"Yes, it was perfect. If it wasn't for the two mistakes, it would be."

Miguel looked at me with his chaotic eyes as he breathed up and down his chest.

Phew, exhale one breath and stand up with your hands on your knees.

"Your purpose is twofold. Eliminate Lukulu and dispose of Christina."

Christina raised her eyebrows to my words. [M]

"And that's two miscalculations. It's ironic, but I don't feel sorry for you."

"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Christina asks me the dust when I put it on my buttocks.

There was great anxiety and a faint expression of anger on his face.

"That's what it means. I threw you away because you were no longer needed or in Miguel's way. [M] That's all I'm saying."

"That's not true! I'm asking why!

The crowded Christina looks down at me and says. [M]

A tight, biting tooth was peeking through the gap between lips.

"It's faster to see than to explain."

I will hand Christina the sword I had in my hand.

"Pull it out and see if there's anything funny going on."

The sight that was going back and forth between the sword and me stayed in the sword as if it were ready.

The sword that appeared with the sound of metal rubbing reflected the lighting on the ceiling and glowed dull.

……

Handle, Tsubaki, sword, tip -

The line of sight that had slipped back many times was pointed at the tip.

"No way...."

Suddenly remove the leather gloves and the long, supple fingertips touch the tip.

Huh

Christina's cheeks twitched.

At the tip of his finger, red blood emerged as a small ball.

"Here's Miguel's plan. During the entrance exam, you will kill or seriously injure Risha with this sword. If the training sword had been replaced by a real one, the school would have suspected the existence of someone behind it."

Christina turned to Lukulu as if she had noticed something.

"Risha is a silver-haired elf that can become a foreign object for the school. And if anyone wants to get rid of her..."

It's me, isn't it?

"Yes, it also applies to the condition that you can go anywhere in the school without the teacher's permission, and you can still freely handle the equipment. In the course of the investigation, Lukulu reacted with magic tools. I'm one of Risha's closest associates-- it's too coincidental."

"Ah, that's why Luku-chan!

She nodded to Yuri, whose nose became rough with excitement.

"If you do that, it's impossible to rub away the Glendarek family. How could a silver-haired elf be cut in front of a crowd? If there is any suspicion that Lukulu is involved, no one will suspect it."

Evidence, motive, not very good, but there's no escape or cover.

Even if I escaped, I wouldn't be able to stay in school.

"And Celia, you were probably in charge of the investigation, and you were supposed to find a lot of gold from Christina's belongings. So, what do we do?

"Proof that Glendrek and Christina were working together. The tyrants who wield their righteousness with money and power, the poor knights who have no money or backing, can no longer be doubted."

"With the detective's note, the killer was arrested and the case was solved. Happy birthday. And Miguel, you're going to continue your gambling with the new doll you're going to school with - right?

When she raised her shoulders, Miguel snapped her back teeth.

"There are two things you miscalculated - that Luc was thinking again and that Risha was stronger than Christina. Without those two, your plan would have been complete... but I will never forgive the one who harmed Risha. I'm afraid this fate hasn't changed in the end."

"... that's impossible, how do you know all the people who just stayed with you today! What the hell are you doing?

"Diviner..."

Celia laughed mockingly and shook her head immediately afterwards.

"... the way you do it is too dirty. Bluffs, provocations, compulsions, lies, all kinds of little villains."

That's right, and he smiles bitterly and opens his mouth.

"I'm not a fortuneteller, I'm a fraud."

She turned her back to Miguel, her eyes closed, and exhaled a long breath as she stretched out.