#One
A bad day begins.
The atmosphere of the Epic Class in District 2 of the Imperial Frontier Academy was the same as usual.
Some diligent students woke up early in the morning to train, while others were late for the morning lecture because they overslept while playing with their friends the night before.
Students plucking their hair while studying in time for the approaching exam period, taking a break in the cool breeze at the cafe in Building 3 or enjoying group leisure as usual.
Everything was the same as usual.
“Hello, Mu. He was here too.”
“… … ”
Except for a few.
There was one person who came to Mew, who was wielding a sword in the gym wearing a training suit.
Mew put her sword in her hand down on the floor for a moment, swiping her bangs with sweat.
Whoo, while exhaling a hot breath, unzip the jacket and pull it down.
“What’s up.”
A quiet voice turned towards Rubia.
The hostile, sharp-edged sharpness was still there, but it wasn’t just because Rubia spoke to her. On the contrary, Mu and Rubia have a much better relationship than before.
No, should I say this is better?
They were now a temporary partnership.
“I have something more to ask you.”
“Are you going to ask?”
I would have told you everything I knew. Mew also moved and tried to investigate, but someone he knew was there. It was Rubia who said that she would find out for herself.
Today is Sunday, April 10th.
It’s not always possible to go out on weekends, but it is highly probable that you went out yesterday when you have time to spare. Mew’s guess was correct.
“I was there yesterday. I haven’t met a senior I know… … Still, it wasn’t that there was no harvest at all.”
“okay? What did you find out?”
Yesterday, so Saturday. Rubia left the frontier after leaving a record of going out to headquarters as scheduled.
The place where Rubia, who was wearing such a robe, headed– The giant magic tower located in the center of the empire, the Star of Akasha.
For now, all the professors in the Epic class are silent, so Ezio’s tracks, unknown even to his footsteps, were the last remaining places.
But even before entering the tower, the words he heard from the guards were very surprising.
“The lord has not returned yet.”
“… … What?”
Mu’s expression hardened quickly.
“What are you talking about?”
“The owner of the 3rd Horse Tower has already been away for a year… … There was news that he was returning recently, but in the end, he didn’t show up at the welcome ceremony. So, there is no horseman there.”
“I can’t… … You must have told me He said he’s going to meet the master mate. I said he would help me sleep.”
“Did you tell me when that was?”
“… … It’s not, there’s nowhere else to go. Besides, he seemed to want to go as quickly as possible… … Most likely, they left the same day they disappeared.”
“Well… … That’s weird. really.”
Rubia quietly put her hand to her mouth. I had a habit of putting my nails between my teeth, but I stopped because I wanted to miss it.
“Anyway, I’m here to ask. I don’t doubt you, but… … Are you really heading there?”
“Because of the circumstances.”
“Uh… … really… … I don’t know.”
As the days go by, the anxiety increases.
Last Saturday, Ezio Cranil disappeared from the frontiers after going out.
On the following Monday, homeroom professor Tyler LeBeguin, who called the freshmen again, informed of the fact, and he sighed deeply, saying that it is difficult to get involved in strange things. First of all, Frontier is said to be conducting an investigation, but the results have not come out yet, so please be aware of that.
Upon hearing the news of Ezio’s disappearance, the first-year freshmen were naturally turned upside down. Ezio, who was also the main character in the last incident. What happened again this time? No one knew the story behind it.
Mew and Rubia, who were traumatized by Ezio’s serious injury or disappearance, as well as Yuri’s playfulness this time turned into a serious face. In the case of other people who were acquainted with Ezio—Stella, Gabriel, etc.—they were genuinely concerned about him and even conducted an investigation.
They are the same, but what about Mew and Rubia?
Immediately after the disappearance was known, he went to Professor Tyler and went to find all the people who might have anything to do with the case, rather than turning it upside down, and inquired about Ezio’s past.
However, people who are completely unrelated to the series of events have no way of knowing the story behind it. frequently stumbled. The case gradually fell into the labyrinth, and there were very few clues given. Mew and Rubia, who had a deep relationship with Ezio, lived with long-standing worries for about two days.
Rumors of the disappearance of a first-year student from the outside quickly spread throughout the Epic class. The fact that the subject of the rumor was Ezio Cranil, the 15th grader, was also added, and the students of the other grades were also in an uproar.
It was mainly the chairman of the “Masterpiece” circle, or the members of the “Exodus” circle who were taken aback by the fact that an important member had disappeared.
In the case of 「Exodus」, if it wasn’t for the member who had a meeting on the day of the recruitment, I wouldn’t have seen Ezio’s face, but I couldn’t help but pay attention to the fact that something serious happened to the new member.
Iona, Laylin, a 3rd year student, has now made all the clothes, but I was very confused because there was no one to give it to me. Tears were shed as I worried about what might have happened to my junior, whom I really cherish.
On the surface, it is the same as usual, but when several students are living with their worries.
After Tyler summoned the freshmen again, he scratched his head announcing the new announcement.
──Ezio is not missing.
I can’t tell you the detailed reason, but I said that because I was staying outside for a while. However, it is not known when he will return, and he says he can only tell him that he is still alive. The information provided to the students concerned about Ezio was extremely limited, but that was sufficient.
Most were very reassured. It was revealed that he was alive without even knowing whether he was alive or dead. Gabriel took a deep breath, saying that he would not die so easily, and Yuri turned his attention away from Ezio saying that it was so. But last night, the wind suddenly rose, and I was nervous in the blanket.
However, Stella was still praying for Ezio’s safety and praying to the stars in the night sky, and Mu and Rubia were investigating the case of Ezio’s sudden disappearance after establishing a temporary cooperative relationship by sharing information as they do now.
The first time that Rubia went to visit Mew. I was wondering if there was anything about Mew who was close with Ezio recently. They both wanted to find Ezio as quickly as possible, so Mu gave Rubia a surprisingly positive answer.
Currently, Ezio has lost some memories. To solve it, I’m going to go to the Star of Akasha and ask for help from the 3rd mafia master. He said he must have said that to himself, and if so, maybe there is an answer there.
About Ezio’s condition, Rubia was well aware of it. However, when the words of Akasha’s star and Ma Thapju came out of Mew’s mouth, he could not hide his surprise. It was because Rubia, who had a knack for magic, was well aware of how great they were.
Thinking that Mew had no reason to lie, Rubia packed her bags and headed to Akasha’s Star as soon as the weekend, where she was able to act relatively freely, returned.
Akasha’s star also had an acquaintance—Shriel de Laparte—and was thinking of meeting him and asking about Ezio.
Of course, I may not be able to see Shuriel’s face comfortably, but it was something I had to go there to know. He said he was very busy at the tower, so he didn’t even know if he would be able to meet him or not.
It was Rubia who entered the Star of Akasha with a determined mind to find a clue, but eventually returned to the Frontier without any harvest.
no.
Like I just said, it wasn’t all there.
The 3rd Horseman was absent.
Ezio said that he was definitely going to meet the 3rd Horseman, but he said that he had already been away from somewhere since a year ago. He didn’t even return to the tower.
So what the hell was Ezio doing here?
Unless you’ve met the Master Ma Thap… …
“… … Maybe something happened in the tower?”
“Don’t talk nonsense.”
He said so, but Mu also harbored a feeling of insecurity inside. If Rubia’s words were true, it was because there were not one or two strange things.
Maybe he didn’t go to Akasha’s Star. If you’re caught up in something big in an entirely different place, you’ll need to do some more research.
“What is the answer from headquarters?”
“I didn’t come.”
“I will. Even the professors are shutting down. Can you tell me that it is the headquarter, the upper-head?”
Mu sighed. He grabbed the sword that had been laid down on the floor again and lowered it lightly once.
Boo-. A strong wind blew.
When I swing the sword, my mind calms down a little. With her hair fluttering in a weak sword wind, Mew asked Rubia.
“Other than that?”
“… … Yes?”
“Aside from that, did you find out anything else?”
“Well… … ”
The mage was absent. It was a fact that was confirmed from the entrance up to there. But if it is true that Ezio visited the Star of Akasha, then there must be someone somewhere who has seen him at least once.
No, you don’t have to.
“I think it is certain that Ezio went there.”
“What? You were suspicious before.”
“It is, but… … ”
Combine the information obtained. Rubia, who narrowed her fine brow, continued with a drooling voice.
“Yuri told me a while ago. I met Ezio last Saturday at a tram stop in broad daylight, and he told him he was going to the Star of Akasha.”
“… … what? really?”
“yes. Are you sure. He said he was eating because he wasn’t in a good mood… … I think it’s probably true. Considering that and all that, Ezio is definitely heading towards Akasha’s Star. And then suddenly disappeared there. However, Ma Thap-ju, who should have gone to meet him, has not yet returned, la… … There are only one or two things that are strange.”
As Rubia struggled with a serious expression on her face, Mew wiped away her sweat and wiped her forehead with the hem of her robe.
“How was the atmosphere there?”
“Akasha’s Star?”
“uh.”
“Well… … I’ve never been there in my life, so I don’t know, but it didn’t seem that strange.”
“Isn’t it just ugly or something that happened recently?”
“yes. I don’t think anything happened.”
“Huh, one of the Frontier Epic Classes is missing there and there is no change in the mood… … ”
If the Frontier doesn’t tell you the details, and if you can’t find any traces on Akasha’s Star, then it must have been the breath from above.
“I think this needs further investigation.”
“I know… … ”
Soon, Mu’s eyes turned to Rubia.
“Did you say you knew someone there? Can’t you just ask that person?”
“Well, you are very busy. Maybe we shouldn’t see each other separately.”
“You can ask in a letter.”
“… … is it?”
I think so. Not a bad way. I don’t know if I’ll get a reply or not because I’m so busy, but I thought it would be possible if I just listened to the answers to my questions.
but.
‘… … Still, will it work?’
As Rubia, who remembered her last appearance with Shuriel, she couldn’t help but wonder if it was morally right to contact Ezio after a really long time to find out Ezio’s whereabouts.
“I’ll think about it.”
at that time.
“I’ll think about it, no. Write a letter and send it right away. I don’t have to do anything that is possible now.”
“That could be a nuisance to you… … ”
“Does it matter if it’s a nuisance now or not?”
Mew spoke in a horned voice for a moment.
“Ezio is missing. Say you’re lucky to be alive But I don’t know when I’ll be back. I don’t know where you are or what you are doing. I’m going to die of anxiety every day? I want to go and overturn everything right now, but then bigger things will happen, so I’m barely paying attention. but you are not you should do what you can You don’t want to find Ezio, either. In the meantime, is it time to worry about other people’s affairs?”
“No, I just… … ”
“Noisy. I really didn’t like you for a long time. They pretended to be for Ezio on the surface, but in the end, most of the actions were to make themselves more comfortable. is not it?”
“… … What are you talking about?”
“Yeah, you will. you won’t know anything You have to take the stance that you don’t know at all so that you can have the upper hand. Please stop pretending to be innocent. You are not innocent, you are indecisive and frustrated. Rubia.”
“I never said I was innocent.”
“Everything you say and do is saying that. you’re not doing anything wrong you didn’t know anything you did your best that everything could not be done So the responsibility is not on you. You may think you’re responsible, but the people around you don’t think so. You think it’s all your fault. In the end, nothing would have happened if you had made better choices. You rationalize everything in your favor.”
“… … What do you mean you know about me?”
“I know a little about you and Ezio.”
Mew licked her lips hard.
“Ezio gave his life for you.”
“… … ”
“I was for you that much, and I only looked at you. I’ve been wanting Ezio’s heart for over a year while I’ve been dating Ezio, but Ezio didn’t look at me until that day came. Instead, I kept you in my heart. Even though I was terribly abandoned by you. And he gave his life to save you. The Ezio I’ve seen so far was really, ready to give everything for you. How great is this… … Still don’t know?”
“… … ”
“It’s too late to regret it now, but looking at your words and actions now, it doesn’t seem like you’re doing it for Ezio. Still, you’re only pretending to care for Ezio. To relieve the debt of your heart. You may think that you are doing it for Ezio, but that is absolutely not true.”
“… … ”
“Hey. Maybe Ezio will disappear again. Maybe something really big has happened. And yet you are not looking only at Ezio. I still care about too much. It’s all useless in my opinion. Isn’t it time to let it go? What kind of atonement are you giving to Ezio with that kind of heartbreak?”
“you.”
at that time.
“What do you know—!”
Rubia exclaimed.
A high-pitched scream echoes in the hall. A sharp ringing pierced Mu’s ears. Mu’s eyes widened rapidly.
“… … you.”
“Don’t be rude to say that you have an open mouth. On a subject I know nothing about.”
Breathe out hot breath. Drops of water were glistening in Rubia’s gloomy eyes.
Mu’s eyes narrowed low. On the other hand, the lips gradually increased. Because it was a pretty interesting reaction.
Whether it’s been a long time since she’s vomited such intense emotions, or whether it’s the first time, Rubia stared at Mew, hugging her pounding heart as if it was about to explode.