Silence flows.

Yunfe looks at us a little worried that she said something wrong.

Yunfe doesn't understand the relationship between the Bell Sisters...

"Now, shall we go and see the simulation that Homura was talking about?

"That's right. Why don't you go away?"

So, let's go.

"- Yes, thank you for coming, Gil. And Mr. Velvet."

Oh, goodbye.

"Sorry to bother you, Yunfe."

"If anything goes wrong, report it to us. I'm in charge of walking around... well, there are others."

"Fufufu, I'm counting on you."

After Yunfe waves his hand in the form of a waitress, we move on to the crowd towards the back of the school building.

"Are you okay, Belle?

I call out to Belle, who tends to sink a little.

"Nh, what happened?

Bell replies with a voice without turning to me.

"No, Belle's sister... it was sudden."

"Ahahah, I'm fine. Gil, when you came home, I felt a little overwhelmed."

It's okay, as if you're telling yourself, I'm a little overwhelmed.

It is true that I was able to overcome it a little, but I'm sure there are feelings in Bell that I still don't understand.

"... that's why I'm fine, thank you"

"... that's fine."

I didn't go on talking about it any more.

I have a promise with Grandpa Charles... maybe next time I'll take a good look.

◇ ◇ ◇

Walk through the fountain near the school building for a while.

The streets are clearly less crowded than before.

Many people may not notice the stage of the mock game because it is written on the end of the school festival brochure.

"Hey, Belle..."

"Let's stop!!

In a moment, a fierce rage echoes.

Everyone who was there sees the voice.

"What...?!?

The entrance to the school building, where the voice originated.

There were two people standing there.

"That was... with the principal..."

The other one...

Bell speaks out.

"Austin Mayan....?

Yes, the same look as the one behind Linde's show earlier...

Austin Mayan.

Why are you here...?

It was that calm headmaster who shouted.

Austin Mayan took the voice with a faint smile.

Did you notice that they gathered their gaze? When they glanced at us, they disappeared into the school building.

A moment of silence comes, and soon the trample begins to ring.

"What was that...?"

"Austin Mayan and Principal Merlin, right? I can't believe the headmaster made such a loud noise....."

Unusual... passing through, unusual.

There is no doubt that something happened.

What the hell were you talking about...?

Don't worry... do you want to follow me?

- No, wait, that's not right.

I suppress myself and exhale slowly.

It's not our curtain... and you don't have to put your neck into anything extra.

But at least it's not that simple.

If you believe Linde's story, Austin is quite a sexy man.

It is not strange to say something that makes the principal angry.

Did you vaporize about something in the past, or did you do something more threatening...

I can't think of anything more than that calm headmaster yelling at me.

It feels like a kind of disturbing air is floating.

Non-magicians with mysterious patterns, Linde's arm bandages, the headmaster's rage, and Austin Mayan....

So far, there has been no noise, but it feels like quiet before the storm.

--I hope the school festival is over.

"Don't worry about it right now... It's just you and me."

"I see... Austin Mayan is also a graduate here, and there may have been an argument over something from the past..."

Maybe.

We left the scene with a subtle feeling of discomfort.

There's nothing we can do now.

◇ ◇ ◇

In the back of the school building, a simulation ring was made, and there were people around it.

The audience is also enthusiastic about fighting with magic.

It seemed like the end of the first battle, and the magic like a whip released by a student with black hair struck the other student's chest and fell painfully.

At that moment, you cheer up.

"Winner, Anguis, Thio Rain!!!

"" "Uh-oh!!

Apparently, unlike other non-magicians, many of the people here are militant. I'm used to watching and enjoying magic battles.

Probably the same type as the rookies.

Maybe there are a lot of magicians.

Besides, Homura and the others said it was a mock game, but it was obvious from the look of it that it wasn't that easy.

The seniors who are fighting are serious, and the audience seems to want it.

Fallen students get out of the stage with their own creativity while getting help from other students, and the three-year healing magician performs healing magic.

Of course, unlike the restoration magician sent by the sorcerers' association, its accuracy does not seem to be guaranteed, but it does not seem to be separate from life.

Quite a line wrestling simulation...

I guess we're a little bit at each other's mercy...

If you look closely at the audience, you can see a few people in uniform you've never seen before.

Another school student?

Bell looks at me.

"Should I stop this...?

"Hmm... that's fine. You have permission, don't you? I bet you do it every year... and Homura-san used to say the mock game is like a tradition."

"Yes, but... this is a bit too much..."

But this is what magicians are all about.

The search for magic takes precedence over your own life or that of the opponent.

You still believe that there is something sophisticated about fighting in this game.

I thought about it when I hurt the Grimm in the rookie fight, but London has a way of accepting it.

Then a man who looked like a host raised his voice.

"Next, Ulra three years!! Curos Dino!! And three years of Corkunix, Jean-Barr!!

They called out their names, and the two of them who stood behind them rose up to the ring with pride.

When the two of them walked in joy and looked after each other...

"Wait a minute!!

The voice came from among the guests.

The venue turns back to the scene and looks at its voice.

The three lords of that voice slowly came up to the simulation ring.

I've never seen a red dress before... that's a uniform.

I can't believe it's from another school...

"Hey, customers, no intrusion! Watch out!

However, the three did not hear the host's words.

Then Bell leaked his words.

"That's... Amalfis' uniform...!

"Amalfis... a special school for combat magic"

Belle nods with a cockroach.

"This... doesn't give me a bad feeling."

One of them, a man with short brown hair, raised his voice.

"This is what a magician in London looks like!? Traditionally?

A sudden quarrel was followed by an incredible sword.

"Ahh!? What the hell are you talking about... you amalfis... what are you doing out here?

He said, "We'll take care of you!

Instead, it heats up the atmosphere where we are about to start a fight.

"Are you having fun?!

Jesus Christ!

And irresponsible wildlings fly.

"Whoa, this isn't good!?

"And I have to stop!! It's our turn!

This is going to be a brawl...!

I don't have time for knights and teachers.

We hurry up to the ring.

Split between advanced students and Amalfis students and pull them apart.

"Hey, please stop fighting!

The man I grabbed my sleeve and pulled apart shouted.

"What the fuck!? We're going to teach you real magic, you cowards of London!!

Amalfis students continue to throw abusive words.

"Don't get on your nerves, Amalfis is fighting madness!!

Senior students also say they will lose.

Then Yaji flies one after the other from the outside of the ring.

"Start fighting! I don't see enough!

"It doesn't matter if it's Amalfis or London! We came to see the battle!!

Ah, damn it, you're just saying so much...!

You're definitely gonna have to stop this...!

"No, please don't, if the Rondor students are each other, it will be a magical battle with other school students!!

Belle persuades desperately, but the brown-haired man laughs at it with his nose.

"Ha, that silver hair... of the Roar family! I saw something more subtle than a rumor. Hey, Keel!

"Absolutely. If you don't fight, don't go up to this ring, little girl."

A man called Keel pushes the bell.

"Yikes!

I hurriedly catch the bell that was about to be pushed over.

"--Men, if you listen to me silently, I'll do whatever I want... I guess you're ready!?

"Hey, even Gil....!

"Ha!! Hey, those eyes! You finally got a guy who's motivated!