[Is this some sort of ritual or something?]
[I’m trying to get into whichever way Fate is looking at.]
[No no, you’re trying way too hard to do that. It’s weird.]
[Un? Sloth said it would do me good to do so…]
[Don’t tell me Sloth also told you to do that hugging earlier?]
[Nn? That was just me. Actually I may want to do it again real soon]
[Fine… just don’t break my spine next time.]
[I will keep that in mind.]
[Ero hasn’t come back yet?]
[Yes, she hasn’t. She said that she’ll return once she gets ahold of the means to travel to Gallia.]
[Isn’t she just eating the grass on the road somewhere?]
[Of course she isn’t]
[What if she’s been kidnapped?]
[Don’t get ahead of yourself.]
When I saw her showing such a moment of weakness whenever Libra is involved, I couldn’t get myself to ask.
While talking to Myne, I was continuously keeping watch for any sign of magic power that approached Hauzen.
So I would know if Eris returned.
[Fate!]
[Yeah, this magic power signature belongs to Eris.]
[This is…don’t tell me…]
[Libra, without a doubt.]
Eris always acted unusual around Libra. She said that she’d fight him, but her fearfulness was obvious even to me.
Could she really partnered up with a person who caused her so much trauma?
[Unbelievable…]
[But there is no mistake. Those are Libra and Eris’ magic power.]
[Fai! This sign!]
[It’s just as you thought.]
[Eris-sama… Why is she together with Libra?]
[I also want to know why.]
[Indeed. It is nearly unthinkable for those two to actually act together.]
[Is Libra aiming for Hausen again?]
[Who knows. The door to His land is already opened. What lies here is only the underground city Grandeur. There are only ghosts who refused to be resurrected there…]
It’s simply too hard to understand Libra’s goal, no matter how hard I think about it.
[We can’t have Libra inside Hausen. Let’s meet them outside.]
[Yes.]
When I was about to run, someone called me from behind.
[Then I will stay behind as an answering machine again.]
[I’m sorry, again.]
[It’s alright. I’ll be watching Fate-sama’s heroic figure from here. I’m no longer a Holy Knight after all…and not even a warrior.]
[Mimir…..]
[Come now, I’m but your maid servant. And also your sister.]
She gave me a maid salute with a slight smile on her face.
[Fai! Hurry up!]
I heard Roxy urging me to go.
[Brother, come on now, go forth!]
[Yeah, I’m off.]
[Be careful on your way.]
Like the maid to her lord… and like a sister to her brother, Mimir bowed deeply as she saw me off.
I stroked her head gently in return. It’s not like this is our final farewell.
[I leave Hausen in your care.]
[Yes, as you wish.]
[Sorry for the wait. Let’s go.]
[Alright.]
[Let’s go through the rooftops.]
[I suppose that is for the best…kyah]
[I’m playing too～!]
Perhaps she had misunderstood us running on top of the roofs as playing some sort of a game.
[What a bully to leave me out!]
[We are not playing here.]
[Really?]
Snow looked back at me while tilting her head.
[Yes. We are leaving Hausen to head south. Where Libra is.]
[Libra…..]
[Let’s fuse!]
[Eeeeh, right here right now!?]
[Goo—-!]
[I haven’t prepared my heart yet.]
She looks divine no matter how many times I look.
[Fai! Can you stop gawking at me and get going already?]
[Ah sorry. I just think that you look beautiful]
[….I am glad to hear that, but it is not the time for this kind of thing!]
[I know. But now that you’re in that form, why not make a full use out of it?]
[I guess it cannot be helped.]
Roxy flapped her wings and started floating in the air. She then swooped in and hugged me.
[Alright then, I shall go full speed ahead!]
[Please do!]
Dooooooooooooooo!!
